Poll: Elder Scrolls or Fallout?

[shrimpcel]

I'm going with The Elder Scrolls, no questions asked.

A friend gave me New Vegas as a gift and I got bored rather quickly. Oblivion and Skyrim, on the other hand, have both kept me entertained for a very long time.

The only thing I'd take out of New Vegas to include it in TES would be the "Hardcore" mode, or survival mode. And even then, it would be appropriate for Skyrim but not necessarily for Oblivion, which was set in a much more "tame" environment.

 

[Vern5]

Fallout wins by having a better setting spread out between all of its games whereas the Elder Scrolls has one cool setting (Morrowind) and the rest are just generic.

 

[ohnoitsabear]

I do not feel qualified to answer this question. I've never played any Fallout game except about fifteen minutes of the first one, but the only Elder Scrolls game that I've really fallen in love with is Morrowind. Of course, Morrowind happens to be my favorite game of all time. Anyway, I'm not going to answer this question until I play Fallout 1 and 2 (they're on my to play list, but I haven't gotten around to them).

 

[Darren716]

Fallout I find the alternative history of the cold war escalating much more exciting then a generic fantasy story. Also I enjoy fallout's combat much more than tes since it feels that every new weapon I get is unique to my last one and each has it's own situational uses while in tes when I find a new sword that has better attack power I'm going to stop using the old sword all together.

 

[Tdoodle]

Probably The Elder Scrolls, I find it much easier to get lost in those worlds than Fallout. But I'm going to invest in New Vegas in the near future so that might change. Love both series though.

 

[epidemia]

New Vegas is the best thing to come from bethesda since morrowind, but considering they didnt develop it, no surprise. The only gripe I have with it is that its actually quite linear. The placement of high level enemies means you are pretty much forced to go south and take the long route to Vegas every single time unless you want to risk coming across those giant wasps or deathclaws at level 1.

 

[epidemia]

Yeah duh did you read my post?

 

[babinro]

Voted Elder Scrolls.

I don't care for post apocalyptic theme and I also dislike the Vats mechanic.
That said, Elder Scrolls actually has an even worse combat system but a far more interesting world IMO.

I used to love Bethesda, but these days I've grown out of their games.
I love the open world options but they just can't create fun gameplay and combat.

 

[Fijiman]

Bah! I can't choose one over the other. They're both equally awesome in their own way.

 

[Mr.PlanetEater]

Fallout because I grew up with Fallout 2 and Tactics. However, TES has recently roped me in with Daggerfall and Morrowind. I sure loves me some Morrowind.

 

[Iyon]

Elder Scrolls

I love me some Elder Scrolls.

Fallout has a really cool atmosphere but...

I love me some Elder Scrolls. Even the combat. That's right.

 

[Jezzascmezza]

I really like both, but probably prefer the Elder Scrolls games more.
Mainly because I've always felt as though they have a bit more content in them in regards to side quests and misc objectives. Plus the depressing wasteland settings of the Fallout games can get to me after a while.

 

[Yabu]

TES. Ever since I played daggerfall as a teenager I was hooked.

 

[eimatshya]

Well, I haven't played every entry for each series, but out of the ones I have played (Daggerfall, Redguard, Morrowind, and Oblivion vs. Fallouts 1-3 and NV), I prefer the Fallout series overall. I played epic amounts of Daggerfall when I was a kid, but I've never been able to get into Morrowind or Oblivion. They just feel flat and lifeless, and I can never get immersed. It never feels like anything I do matters.

In contrast, in the Fallout games, the world feels much more vibrant and dynamic. I can believe that this is a real place where people could and do actually live. It feels like I am legitimately part of its fantasy world, rather than just playing with some action figures against thematically appropriate backdrops (as I tend to with Morrowind and Oblivion).

As such, the Fallout series wins for me due to the greater sense of immersion.

 

[Pebkio]

Gotta go with Elder Scrolls for the magic. And the only Fallout game I've liked is Fallout 3. But I like Fallout 3 more than any of the Elder Scrolls games... just... not more than them combined.

 

[Berithil]

Gotta go with Fallout too. The series as a whole is more interesting and unique than The Elder Scrolls. TES seems at times like a generic fantasy RPG.

Dont get me wrong, the Elder Scrolls games are fun. I just prefer Fallout overall