Poll: Which is better: Fallout 3 or Oblivion? Back up your argument.
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Time for some idiocy busting. First of all, you must realize that the whole American patriotism was false propaganda and the government is your enemy through much of the game, so I'm sure you didn't play all the way through the game, or any of the other games.Malicious said:
With that in mind please don't judge the story, Oblivion didn't show its story well and neither did Fallout 3. The Elder Scrolls is a great story, but Oblivion does very little with it.
Also, radiation didn't turn anyone into super mutants, a specially engineered chemical called F.E.V. did. Again, play the other games before you judge the story. Also, the whole cold war culture was there because that's when history was replaced by the story of Fallout. There was no nuclear fallout because the games beliefs of nuclear aftermath were those based on the beliefs of the 60s-70s.
It is called Fallout 3 for a reason. There were 2 other fallout games (not counting tactics) that were made. Hard to believe right?
No, it isn't a stretch, so stop judging a game you haven't played through and obviously don't understand. Also, you DEFIANTLY shouldn't judge a game's story when you haven't played its previous installments.
And it doesn't "copy" anything, its the same company. If you must remember Oblivion has very similar gameplay to Morrowind. Fallout 3 also takes some of its gameplay from fallout 1 and 2 also.
Mimsofthedawg is not "painting it" in anyway. Its not a stretch. Its not an interpretation. He said it just as it is.
Back to topic. I liked both games, but I prefer Oblivion simply due to its modability. Also fallout 3 didn't go anywhere, back to fighting the "enclave" and/or super mutants like usual.
I liked neither, guess I'm not much of a western RPG player, but I preferred Fallout 3, if any of them. The combat is better, mainly cause you can use guns, the world has a nice feel to it, the quests are varied enough, even if most of the objectives are completed after killing tons of dudes to get where you want, and the world is more fun to explore.
Fallout because the ps3 will finally get some downloadable content. Seems odd to like a game because I get to pay for more but whatever.
Wow, it seems a couple of people don't really understand the Fallout setting. In the Fallout setting, everything is what people in the 50s dreamed about: Nuclear powered cars (I believe Ford actually made a mock-up back then), servant robots, infinite optimism and believing that science will fix everything by default. It also follows the logic of 50s horror movies, where stuff got bigger and meaner when it was irradiated. Thus, you have giant scorpions, giant mutated people (super mutants) and giant everything, really.
As for the two games, I have to say I have spent countless hours in both. But Fallout ultimately wins because oblivion wasn't very free when it came down to it: Caves involved in quests would be locked at some points if you didn't have the quest, you were rarely rewarded for exploring like you were in Morrowind, and the difficulty adjustment also hindered you in a way (why be level 200 when I can do everything at level 1?).
Other things to nitpick about Oblivion is that while it DID have a lot of quests, most of them were over in a few minutes because they were basically fetch quests. Some also didn't make sense at all. How much magic did you ever use in the mages guild? One is getting a book from a mountain top, one is helping with a prank (regular stealing), one involves being undercover (magic use is optional), one is fetching a staff, one is fetching a ring, one is fetching an amulet and then I can't remember the others if there were more. You did get to use magic a little at the university but once you're in there, you've already won the game due to custom spells. Frankly, the balance in the game sucked, but it ultimately was the freedom thing that discouraged me.
Fallout almost always motivates you to do stuff on your quests. Locked rooms, locked containers, stuff tucked away in corners and such always kept you wanting to check it out. You can find notes hinting of loot, make custom weapons from stuff you find and sell scrap, all of which keeps you on your toes for stuff. Outside quests and a few specific encounters in Oblivion, you were stuck with rusty swords and such until you levelled up sufficiently. It wasn't you having to level up to face a challenge and get rewarded with better gear, it was you working to make the monsters better. It might be a challenge for some who want to see all the gear and possible monsters but for me, it was simply like having another job.
As for the two games, I have to say I have spent countless hours in both. But Fallout ultimately wins because oblivion wasn't very free when it came down to it: Caves involved in quests would be locked at some points if you didn't have the quest, you were rarely rewarded for exploring like you were in Morrowind, and the difficulty adjustment also hindered you in a way (why be level 200 when I can do everything at level 1?).
Other things to nitpick about Oblivion is that while it DID have a lot of quests, most of them were over in a few minutes because they were basically fetch quests. Some also didn't make sense at all. How much magic did you ever use in the mages guild? One is getting a book from a mountain top, one is helping with a prank (regular stealing), one involves being undercover (magic use is optional), one is fetching a staff, one is fetching a ring, one is fetching an amulet and then I can't remember the others if there were more. You did get to use magic a little at the university but once you're in there, you've already won the game due to custom spells. Frankly, the balance in the game sucked, but it ultimately was the freedom thing that discouraged me.
Fallout almost always motivates you to do stuff on your quests. Locked rooms, locked containers, stuff tucked away in corners and such always kept you wanting to check it out. You can find notes hinting of loot, make custom weapons from stuff you find and sell scrap, all of which keeps you on your toes for stuff. Outside quests and a few specific encounters in Oblivion, you were stuck with rusty swords and such until you levelled up sufficiently. It wasn't you having to level up to face a challenge and get rewarded with better gear, it was you working to make the monsters better. It might be a challenge for some who want to see all the gear and possible monsters but for me, it was simply like having another job.
OBLIVION IS BETTER THAN GOD!!!!11111one
If any thread is asking for a flame war, this is it.
I love Fallout 3, but it was INCREDIBLY short (I beat the main storyline in one day). Oblivion is massivley huge and after completing all the quests, the expansions (Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles) added even more fun. It is incredibly immersive and has very interesting storylines, which are very original. One moment I was playing as and Assassin and heading to eliminate a target, and the next I was helping a band of ogres take over a farm. It's insane the amount of work that went into making this jewel of a game. Fallout just didn't cut it for me.
If any thread is asking for a flame war, this is it.
I love Fallout 3, but it was INCREDIBLY short (I beat the main storyline in one day). Oblivion is massivley huge and after completing all the quests, the expansions (Knights of the Nine and Shivering Isles) added even more fun. It is incredibly immersive and has very interesting storylines, which are very original. One moment I was playing as and Assassin and heading to eliminate a target, and the next I was helping a band of ogres take over a farm. It's insane the amount of work that went into making this jewel of a game. Fallout just didn't cut it for me.
Morrowind. What, how could that not be an option?
Eh, I'm hard pressed to choose. They're the same, but different. But because of length and replayability, I'll say Oblivion.
But Fallout 3 was still an awesome game.
Eh, I'm hard pressed to choose. They're the same, but different. But because of length and replayability, I'll say Oblivion.
But Fallout 3 was still an awesome game.
I'm one that likes pretty much any genre as long as it's good, but I do think I prefer Fallout 3 because I just really enjoyed that world. Plus it's refreshing to see an RPG with that type of setting. I still love Oblivion and have been playing it a ton lately though. I just see wat to many fantasy RPGs.
Plus you actually had to find the towns in Fallout 3 until you could fast travel, on Oblivion right from the start you can warp to any major city and I just don't like that at all.
Plus you actually had to find the towns in Fallout 3 until you could fast travel, on Oblivion right from the start you can warp to any major city and I just don't like that at all.
for starters, fallout three has alot more personality, making you look forward to buying hats from a bloomin random trader. if a game can to that then... secondly, the combats generally better and more balanced, with some of the most awesome weapons in gaming (M.I.R.V, rock-it launcher, railroad gun, shiskebab etc anyone?) and its just so gosh darn atmospheric ^^
warning though, DO NOT GO TO THE DUNWICH BUILDING. unless you hate your sanity.
warning though, DO NOT GO TO THE DUNWICH BUILDING. unless you hate your sanity.
I vote Oblivion, the colourful and vibrant environments appealed to me better than the mostly gray squander of Fallout. Don't get me wrong I still really enjoyed Fallout, how can one not love the post-nuclear apocolypse scenario? I just found it to be more rewarding to explore and do stuff in Oblivion. Maybe its just my general unreasoning hate of '50s culture and music that turned me away from Fallout. I know I can turn off the games music and use my own, and I always do, it just feels like everything has a '50s vibe to it and I just didn't enjoy it.
And as Grayl said there its a longer experience with more depth and mods to help it last.
And as Grayl said there its a longer experience with more depth and mods to help it last.
It depends on what setting you like more, personally I loved Fallouts setting and liked the game a bit more then Oblivion. Oblivion was still a great game, I jusy didnt get into it as much as Fallout