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?

nah i love me some swords and sorcery, from a technical standpoint though fallout is better than oblivion but it looks like skyrim will blow them both out of the water.

Nope. It feels like there's more to do with the Elder Scrolls series compared to Fallout.

Aaaaaabsolutely not.

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. 

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:

" 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. "

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 think that you had to of played it when it came out to really enjoy it. Stepping out of the sewer just won't be as much as an experience as back then

I  do not like that high fantasy stuff so I feel the same way. I played Oblivion but I enjoyed Fallout 3+ so much more. I will likely not play Skyrim.

Guns > Swords
 
Nukes > Magic
 
Mutants > Elves
 
Having more than 3 voice actors = priceless

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 played Oblivion first, but still liked Fallout 3 better. Maybe I just love sci-fi more.

Also, does Oblivion have this?
 
  

i like fallout more than oblivion as of now, but man...skyrim....

Skyrim looks awesome, that's for sure.

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.

A little bit, maybe. I had trouble getting into either one as an RPG, but for different reasons.

" 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. "

Sure, Fallout 1 and 2 are two of my favorite games of all time.

" 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.    "

nope, get out. Oblivion had....oblivion gates. kthx

" @Alcamin said:

" 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. It feels like there's more to do with the Elder Scrolls series compared to Fallout. "

" @ch13696 said:

" Nope. It feels like there's more to do with the Elder Scrolls series compared to Fallout. "

That's not always a good thing... "

" @LordAssinhiemr said:

" @Alcamin said:

" 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. "

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. "

Should've aded a poll there.
 
I like Oblivion alot more, since I prefer a fantasy setting to a post apocalyptic one these days.

I'm not a great fan of Tolkien fantasy, so... Fallout. 
 
And by not a great fan I mean I despise it.

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.

I got into both, and spent alot of time with both.  Fallout 3 is still better despite my preference for fantasy over post apocalypse.

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.

I haven't played Elder Scrolls yet, but im excited for Skyrim, however I can't imagine it can beat Fallout's atmosphere. 

I agree. I played 200 hours of Fallout 3, but I can't get that into Oblivion. I want to love Skyrim, but I hope I at least like it.

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

Fallout 3.

I like Fantasy over Sci-Fi, so I prefer Oblivion... But Fallout is pretty fantastic.

" 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.  "

" Also, does Oblivion have this?
 
  

   That's what I thought. :) "

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.

Yes. Mods were what salvaged Oblivion for me. I couldn't play more than an hour without mods. And yet I was able to finish Fallout 3 mod-free.

I repeatedly tried to get into Oblivion, both the PC and Xbox 360 version, but it just never clicked with me, I really didn't like the game. Fallout 3 on the other hand, I had a great time with.

They're two completely different types of games. I like both series, but I could never say which is better.

I'm probably completed biased because I played over 100 hours of fallout 3 while playing oblivion for like 3. But, yeah i like shooting things so fallout wins.