I'm just not fond of the Elder Scrolls setting... if I get plopped into a Tolkien-esque fantasy world with something simpler than a D20 system, I tend to get bored of the mechanics quickly. Set me in the Fallout universe with something resembling S.P.E.C.I.A.L. though, and I'm happy...ish. I'll ***** about RPG elements being made less punishing than I'd like... but at the end of the day, they're still great games in my book.
Poll: The Elder Scrolls or Fallout? Which game/s and why?
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I have never played Elder Scrolls 1 or 2 neither did I play Fallout 1 and 2, but I did get introduced into the Elder Scrolls series by Morrowind and it is still my favorite RPG that I have played from Bethesda. Fallout 3 was a great game as well and in my opinion better than Oblivion (which I also loved and lost many nights of sleep over) but Morrowind is still my personal favorite
Honestly I haven't been impressed with ES as of yet, but I'm hoping Skyrim changes that...so..yeah.
This is a hard decision. I prefer the Fallout series over Elder Scrolls. Though, since Elder Scrolls is a fantasy game, it seems to have more potential in being an ultimate rpg. I mean, since it's fantasy, there isn't much you can't add to it. With Fallout, things are a bit more set. I mean, you can still do some really cool stuff, and there is cool to be seen, but it doesn't seem like there can be nearly as much.
oh by GOD i want to get into that game.DEATHROAD said:
the first time i played fallout it nearly suffocated me, but i gave it another chance and boom, i was hooked for the next hundred hours or so.
next time i get paid i'm going to give it another chance (this would be the third btw, i first bought it for PC and that's when i became a console boy because it crushed my hopes and dreams of being able to play good-looking games on a PC...)
skyrim is something i'll be looking into as well. regardless of whether or not i got into any elder scrolls game before. i'm willing to give it a chance just because its a fantasy RPG, and i always buy those.
the first and last fantasy RPG that hooked me so thoroughly that i was willing to buy anything even REMOTELY western RPG-ish was Fable 2, but after that it's been a LOOOOOONG string of crushed dreams from the moment i'm given freedom... starting with Oblivion, then Morrowind. Then Dragon Age. Then Diablo.
but Fable had such an impact on me that i was willing to give them all a good long try before i walked away with my head down. and i still try all their sequels, regardless of how bad the previous one crushed my dreams. so that's why Skyrim is still one of my most anticipated games (not above Saints Row and Mass Effect, though. those would be tough to beat)
I like them both, but they're different enough that it wouldn't work if you fused them. Though putting V.A.T.S. into an Elder Scrolls setting would be kind of cool, maybe allow you to set the path of your blade to bypass armor (go for the joints in the armor to sever forearms) or shields, or maybe plant an arrow into the eye of a large creature to blind/stun it.
In the end it doesn't really matter, seeing as both have pros and cons. I will admit that I do love using magic, and bludgeoning someone to death with a mace is just awesome. While at the same time shooting someone in the face with a shoutgun never gets old.
In the end it doesn't really matter, seeing as both have pros and cons. I will admit that I do love using magic, and bludgeoning someone to death with a mace is just awesome. While at the same time shooting someone in the face with a shoutgun never gets old.
fallout.(puts on hipster glasses: i liked and played fallout before it was popular) but yeah while i do appreciate a good fantasy game. the fallout universe is so rich,diverse and varied. iv always had a fondness for everything postapocliptic. iv always thought it would be cool to be a lawman in a law-less world dispensing justice from the barrel of a gun.
good times were had wandering the capital wastes listing to butcher Pete on my pipboy while gunning a raider down with my laser rifle as my duster billows in the wind.
good times were had wandering the capital wastes listing to butcher Pete on my pipboy while gunning a raider down with my laser rifle as my duster billows in the wind.
The Elder Scrolls, because it's not shitting all over someone else's game
Edit: I assumed you were asking which betheseda game I preferred. If we are talking about the entire Fallout series then without a doubt I perfer fallout. Though that was probably pretty obvious
Edit: I assumed you were asking which betheseda game I preferred. If we are talking about the entire Fallout series then without a doubt I perfer fallout. Though that was probably pretty obvious
Personally, I would have to go with a bit of a mixture. As far as setting I think a futuristic Elder Scrolls would be a lot of fun. As far as game play I would lean a bit more to Elder Scrolls because (at least with Oblivion, I haven't played the others) there isn't a cap on how skilled your character can become and your skill in something is based on how often you use that skill. A really cool feature that I would like, is at that the beginning of the game, to be able to choose whether or not the world around you levels.
You should try to play Oblivion a little more, once you get a nicely rounded character you can really find yourself immersed in the world and it's lore.Zaverexus said:
Tried Oblivion, can't get into it. Played Fallout 3 and New Vegas, LOVE THEM.
Don't get me wrong, I still intend on at least finishing Oblivion... I want to at least have SOME context going into Skyrim which looks really cool.
EDIT: I forgot to put why. Fallout just has a lot more personality in my eyes. The 50s style of certain objects and the music really do it for me, and the game is pretty funny at times, despite the premise being kinda depressing.
Don't get me wrong, I still intend on at least finishing Oblivion... I want to at least have SOME context going into Skyrim which looks really cool.
EDIT: I forgot to put why. Fallout just has a lot more personality in my eyes. The 50s style of certain objects and the music really do it for me, and the game is pretty funny at times, despite the premise being kinda depressing.