Poll: Mass Effect or Fallout?
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How about letting FO:NV come out first before we start making threads like this.
If you want to be fair compare ME1 to FO3....obviously FO3 is the winner....ME2 is another story.
But to be even more fair the games are like apples and oranges:
ME is about discovering new friends and embarking on an impossible quest to save the galaxy from a great evil.
FO is about discovering yourself feeling truly alone in a harsh world that sees you as dinner.
And considering I'm an X-Gen, FO will always be the better series....I mean we're a generation of loners go figure...lol
If you want to be fair compare ME1 to FO3....obviously FO3 is the winner....ME2 is another story.
But to be even more fair the games are like apples and oranges:
ME is about discovering new friends and embarking on an impossible quest to save the galaxy from a great evil.
FO is about discovering yourself feeling truly alone in a harsh world that sees you as dinner.
And considering I'm an X-Gen, FO will always be the better series....I mean we're a generation of loners go figure...lol
Both are fantastic series, there's no doubt about it. But I've invested far more time in both Mass Effect games and enjoyed every second of it.
I don't know if you can compare the two. Fallout's been around for a lot longer, and has 2 classic games plus the third one which is really more of a reboot. Mass Effect just has two games. I suppose if I had to compare...I liked the first Mass Effect game better than any individual Fallout game. The story was engaging, the characters well-developed, and the missions interesting. But the second one was a complete and utter disappointment. I liked both of the first two Fallout games much better because I like RPGs, and I like RPG elements, which ME2 declared war on for some reason. So Mass Effect is the superior game, but classic Fallout is the superior series. Make sense?
Which one do you define as being a shooter with RPG elements? They're both quite definitely WRPG's which feature guns.blindthrall said:
Also have you ever seen 2001? Because it's nothing like Mass Effect, other then the fact that they both take place in space.
I was referring to Mass Effect 2, at least from what I've heard.Anticitizen_Two said:
2001 is just the movie that I thought had the most to do with Mass Effect. Yes there are elements of Star Trek and Starship Troopers in there, but I like 2001 better. The Protean relay on Mars being the key to mankind's advancement into the stars is the obvious example.But the better example is something you might not have found. One of the planets had a floating metallic orb that Shepherd touched. When he did, he was dragged into an ancestral memory of a Cro-Magnon seeing the same ball, and of being changed by interacting with it. Shepherd wonders if this is proof that the Proteans may have directed human evolution, or maybe even the evolution of all sentient races. Maybe that religion about the Makers is right. It's hard as hell to find, as it requires alot of maneuvering with the Mako, so if you weren't big on finding every resource you probably didn't find it.
And, ya know, murderous AIs, the first that you run into looking suspiciously like HAL.
EDIT: Nice avatar by the way. Does it represent a particular branch of politics, or does it just look cool?
I pretty much agreed with your entire post, very well written.Talshere said:
Except this - you can get Zaaed to be loyal while being a paragon (even if you choose the 'screw loyalty!' and go save the workers). You don't even need that much paragon points to do it.
This is just too difficult I mean really now we have to chose between two different awesome worlds?
If Fallout 3 had roving motorcycle gangs, and cars could function as legitimate cover (rather than being exploding barrels), and the vault dives were deeper, it'd be no contest. As is, I can only say this conclusively: Fallout 2 is better than Mass Effect. Fallout 3 and Mass Effect are about on the same level.
Though, at least it was nice to have actual weapon choices in Fallout 3; in Mass Effect, there was absolutely no reason not to use the Assault Rifle at all times, except for maybe the first few levels if you're playing a class without the assault rifle skill. And VATS earns some points for being able to shoot grenades and rockets out of the air.
Haven't played Mass Effect 2 yet, so no comment.
Though, at least it was nice to have actual weapon choices in Fallout 3; in Mass Effect, there was absolutely no reason not to use the Assault Rifle at all times, except for maybe the first few levels if you're playing a class without the assault rifle skill. And VATS earns some points for being able to shoot grenades and rockets out of the air.
Haven't played Mass Effect 2 yet, so no comment.
I'm a fan boy to both and love em both but i liked fallout better. Mass effects shooter elements were good but fallouts rpg elements were better than mass effects shooter elements. I can't wait for new vegs and ME 3. BROKEN STEEL DOES NOT EXIST AND ANYONE WHO SAYS OTHER WISE DESREVES DEATH. falout tactics was also preety crap
If we're counting all games, I prefer Fallout.
If we're talking only the current-gen ones, Mass Effect wins.
If we're talking only the current-gen ones, Mass Effect wins.
