I have both and I just can't get into Oblivion. Whenever I play it, I want that sword to be a Hunting Rifle and that castle to be a crumbled pile rocks. I'm not knocking Oblivion because the game is impressive. I just feel Fallout is much more fun.
Maybe spend more time with it?
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Game » consists of 31 releases. Released Mar 20, 2006
Travel the continent of Tamriel, defend the land against Oblivion's Daedra hordes, and help fill the empty throne of Cyrodiil in the fourth installment of the Elder Scrolls series.
Does anyone else think Fallout is better than Oblivion?
Did you play Fallout 3 first? I can definitely see it being hard following that progression in reverse. In the end they are very different games, if you can't get into Oblivion after five or six hours, then I doubt you'll find that changing. I think most people fall in love the moment they step out of the sewers.
Ye @KittenMitten said:
Yeah, I played Fallout 3 first." Did you play Fallout 3 first? I can definitely see it being hard following that progression in reverse. In the end they are very different games, if you can't get into Oblivion after five or six hours, then I doubt you'll find that changing. I think most people fall in love the moment they step out of the sewers. "
Maybe I'm just a post-nuclear radiation-bullet guy rather than a medieval sword-swinging shield guy. Although I love Demon's Souls.
I love the whole Medieval setting more then Fallouts Post-Apocalyptic story. Oblivion is full of magic, crazy lore and different races that make the story so much deeper. I also find it more satisfying to launch a fireball at an enemy and then hack them to pieces.
Fallout 3 has better game mechanics but I enjoy the world of Oblivion more. Really, Fallout 3 is too bleak for "fun" adventuring.
I like guns more than swords and Fallout's setting is more interesting than Oblivion's but that's just me. They're both pretty great.
I gotta say, blowing up Megaton was 10 times more thrilling than anything I have ever done in gaming.
I like Fallout, but I like Obsidian working on Fallout and Bethesda working on Elder Scrolls. Fallout is about complex moral choices and the political ramifications of many different points of view clashing against one another. Being good in Fallout is a matter of opinion, peacemaking and compromise between diametrical opposed viewpoints. Obsidian is capable of writing that, but Bethesda is only capable of writing monsters who want to destroy the universe, and designing unbelievably vast caves and castles. Fallout should not be about dungeon crawling, it should be about making choices. Elder Scrolls is about dungeon crawling and magic, Bethesda should focus on making that. So Bethesda should buy Obsidian and make them the full time Fallout guys.
Personally, I have always preferred Oblivion, having played through both multiple times, but I can completely understand why some people, such as yourself, would preferred Fallout. From a gameplay perspective, they are similar in terms of their basic structure, but there are plenty of differences which would appeal to some more than others. As much as anything else, it's a question of atmosphere and location, let alone the gameplay choices. For me, I preferred forests and green rolling landscapes, magical or otherwise, rather than a dull radioactive wasteland (I don't mean dull in an insulting way, of course, but just as a description of the barren landscape), so I would enjoy spending more time in the Elder Scroll's world any day of the week over Fallout's. Like I said though, I can completely understand why you would choose Fallout. They are both great games, and worth anyone's time.
" Personally, I have always preferred Oblivion, having played through both multiple times, but I can completely understand why some people, such as yourself, would preferred Fallout. From a gameplay perspective, they are similar in terms of their basic structure, but there are plenty of differences which would appeal to some more than others. As much as anything else, it's a question of atmosphere and location, let alone the gameplay choices. For me, I preferred forests and green rolling landscapes, magical or otherwise, rather than a dull radioactive wasteland (I don't mean dull in an insulting way, of course, but just as a description of the barren landscape), so I would enjoy spending more time in the Elder Scroll's world any day of the week over Fallout's. Like I said though, I can completely understand why you would choose Fallout. They are both great games, and worth anyone's time. "Yeah, the first time I played Fallout 3, I'll never forget stepping out of the Vault. Pure awesomeness. The way they did that was genius.
" I love the whole Medieval setting more then Fallouts Post-Apocalyptic story. Oblivion is full of magic, crazy lore and different races that make the story so much deeper. I also find it more satisfying to launch a fireball at an enemy and then hack them to pieces. "Haha me too. And nothing beats "Stop right there criminal scum!" And there are no mudcrabs in F3 either! :P
" @Alcamin said:Agreed, it was a memorable moment and effectively pulled off. Something similar happens in Oblivion too, now that I think about it, which was also nicely done and equally striking, but in a different way. Both were a good way of giving you your sense freedom after the linear, claustrophobic introductions. I hadn't really though about it before." Personally, I have always preferred Oblivion, having played through both multiple times, but I can completely understand why some people, such as yourself, would preferred Fallout. From a gameplay perspective, they are similar in terms of their basic structure, but there are plenty of differences which would appeal to some more than others. As much as anything else, it's a question of atmosphere and location, let alone the gameplay choices. For me, I preferred forests and green rolling landscapes, magical or otherwise, rather than a dull radioactive wasteland (I don't mean dull in an insulting way, of course, but just as a description of the barren landscape), so I would enjoy spending more time in the Elder Scroll's world any day of the week over Fallout's. Like I said though, I can completely understand why you would choose Fallout. They are both great games, and worth anyone's time. "Yeah, the first time I played Fallout 3, I'll never forget stepping out of the Vault. Pure awesomeness. The way they did that was genius. "
What the OP says, though I realized that it might be preferance on my part on setting. I do not feel interested in fantasy magic, medieval, sword and bow type worlds. I like guns science and modern...and it is probably keeping me away from something that might be interesting if I try it once.
I'm considering Skyrim...
" Nope. It feels like there's more to do with the Elder Scrolls series compared to Fallout. "That's not always a good thing...
I was going to say...with all of the shit to do in Fallout, Oblivion must be an absolute grind for completion." @ch13696 said:
That's not always a good thing... "" Nope. It feels like there's more to do with the Elder Scrolls series compared to Fallout. "
" @LordAssinhiemr said:Sometimes it's the little touches that make a game so memorable." @Alcamin said:Agreed, it was a memorable moment and effectively pulled off. Something similar happens in Oblivion too, now that I think about it, which was also nicely done and equally striking, but in a different way. Both were a good way of giving you your sense freedom after the linear, claustrophobic introductions. I hadn't really though about it before. "" Personally, I have always preferred Oblivion, having played through both multiple times, but I can completely understand why some people, such as yourself, would preferred Fallout. From a gameplay perspective, they are similar in terms of their basic structure, but there are plenty of differences which would appeal to some more than others. As much as anything else, it's a question of atmosphere and location, let alone the gameplay choices. For me, I preferred forests and green rolling landscapes, magical or otherwise, rather than a dull radioactive wasteland (I don't mean dull in an insulting way, of course, but just as a description of the barren landscape), so I would enjoy spending more time in the Elder Scroll's world any day of the week over Fallout's. Like I said though, I can completely understand why you would choose Fallout. They are both great games, and worth anyone's time. "Yeah, the first time I played Fallout 3, I'll never forget stepping out of the Vault. Pure awesomeness. The way they did that was genius. "
Nope. I couldn't bring myself to finish New Vegas, and I thought Fallout 3 was meh. On the other hand Oblivion was basically my favorite game from this generation.
New Vegas is better than Oblivion
Oblivion is better than Fallout 3
Morrowind is better than all of them
I feel the same way. I felt like Oblivion needed to be a little more streamlined after the tutorial.
Fallout, nothing beats the post apocalyptic experience!
And how can you compare Skyrim to Fallout 3?
Its 3 years apart and different game engines, lets wait for Fallout 4 and then we'll talk
" I would agree with you pre-Skyrim. Just because I'm a huge Fallout fan. But, Skyrim looks like it will just decimate Fallout on every single level. "Ironic. I would think Fallout got decimated enough. ;)
@LordAssinhiemr said:
" Also, does Oblivion have this?
That's what I thought. :) "
Did Fallout 3 had the Dark Brotherhood quest?
I would have loved Oblivion had the combat been a little less tedious. I have tried playing it 5 or so times, and I always just make a character, do the excellent Dark Brotherhood quest line, do some other quests, then get way too bored of the combat. Fallout 3 on the other hand I couldn't put down until I was done.
That said though, Skyrim is looking like it's shaping up to be awesome.
They're two completely different types of games. I like both series, but I could never say which is better.
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