Poll: Poll: BioWare or Bethesda?
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It's funny. I got Dragon Age: Origins (Bioware) and Fallout: New Vegas (Bethesda) for Christmas. I've been playing Fallout more, but overall I'm have to say I prefer Bioware.
Their games just have better stories (well... maybe the stories are a tie, but Bioware tells the story better), and their characters are well-developed.
I mean if I were to go on an epic quest, I'd rather have HK-47, than random Fallout Companion (except maybe Fawkes).
Their games just have better stories (well... maybe the stories are a tie, but Bioware tells the story better), and their characters are well-developed.
I mean if I were to go on an epic quest, I'd rather have HK-47, than random Fallout Companion (except maybe Fawkes).
The folks at Bethesda are incompetent. I like their open-world style games, but I can't stand the shitty combat, horrible dialog, bad writing and crap-tastic quality that they are unfortunately filled with.
Bioware works on a smaller scale in terms of worlds, but they at least seem to know what they're doing most of the time.
That, and less glitches and shitty programming.
Bioware works on a smaller scale in terms of worlds, but they at least seem to know what they're doing most of the time.
That, and less glitches and shitty programming.
Bioware.
Because Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn still remains the best RPG I've ever played in every single way.
Because Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn still remains the best RPG I've ever played in every single way.
This is what I have to say. They are both better than the other, but at different things.
If you want to be thrown into a huge world and roll around in it. Then play a Bethesda game.
If you want to be taken on an epic ride with great characters, interesting plot, and probably one sex scene. Then play a Bioware game.
I would rather play a Bioware game because, in my opinion, what good is a giant world if it feels empty?! Also New Vegas pissed me off. While not made by Bethesda the 'open world' wasn't so open because when even I went off the beaten path mutant wasps would fuck me up. Still the endings of New Vegas were more satisfying than Fallout 3.
In short both are good but at different things. I would say Bioware is better though.
If you want to be thrown into a huge world and roll around in it. Then play a Bethesda game.
If you want to be taken on an epic ride with great characters, interesting plot, and probably one sex scene. Then play a Bioware game.
I would rather play a Bioware game because, in my opinion, what good is a giant world if it feels empty?! Also New Vegas pissed me off. While not made by Bethesda the 'open world' wasn't so open because when even I went off the beaten path mutant wasps would fuck me up. Still the endings of New Vegas were more satisfying than Fallout 3.
In short both are good but at different things. I would say Bioware is better though.
Bioware
Both companies make great games that have their own RPG styles that are highly successful. I give the nod to Bioware because their games are far less likely to frustrate due to bugs/crashes.
Bioware games also have better overall stories in my opinion. But Bethesda have more interesting side quest characters and a great sense of humour built in to lighten the mood.
Both companies make great games that have their own RPG styles that are highly successful. I give the nod to Bioware because their games are far less likely to frustrate due to bugs/crashes.
Bioware games also have better overall stories in my opinion. But Bethesda have more interesting side quest characters and a great sense of humour built in to lighten the mood.
I love both and I agree with others who've said that the two could learn a lot from each other, but I have to say that I'm pretty partial to Bethesda. I just love exploring a world and learning about its people through experiencing it and finding items like recordings and books, rather than in Bioware where I am told things about the world by the characters.
I always get pretty lonely in Bethesda games, though. Even in Fallout 3 and NV where you have followers who journey with you it still feels as if you are by yourself and your interaction with them is very limited. In Bioware games you actually make friends with the NPCs you travel with, which feels good for a person like me who often goes long periods of time without much real meaningful social interaction.
I always get pretty lonely in Bethesda games, though. Even in Fallout 3 and NV where you have followers who journey with you it still feels as if you are by yourself and your interaction with them is very limited. In Bioware games you actually make friends with the NPCs you travel with, which feels good for a person like me who often goes long periods of time without much real meaningful social interaction.
Bioware.
Copy pasted areas and hugesandbox map that takes ages to explore with nor real sense of direction does not equal rpg Bethesda. Also difficulty scaling with player levels and a difficulty bar directly affecting monsters is horrible from a rpg point of view. A sea of green supermutants and some raider bits don't create game other then popgun shooting. Silly dialouge trees with no reward speach checks are just a massive waste of time.
Copy pasted areas and hugesandbox map that takes ages to explore with nor real sense of direction does not equal rpg Bethesda. Also difficulty scaling with player levels and a difficulty bar directly affecting monsters is horrible from a rpg point of view. A sea of green supermutants and some raider bits don't create game other then popgun shooting. Silly dialouge trees with no reward speach checks are just a massive waste of time.
The Escapist is a very pro-Bioware, anti-Bethesda environment. I have learned to deal with that even though I still love Bioware.
Bethesda comes out on top in more "mainstream" US sites.
Edit: Everyone criticizes the "bugginess" of Bethesda's games. Honestly, I have no clue what you are talking about, as Bioware's games are much, much more buggy than Bethesda's on the 360. Just today, I had Tali's eyes disappear and when I first got to Azure, it glitched and none of the trucks would come.
Granted, my heavily modded (100+) Oblivion used to CTD before I got OBSE and added a clean quit mod.
Bethesda comes out on top in more "mainstream" US sites.
Edit: Everyone criticizes the "bugginess" of Bethesda's games. Honestly, I have no clue what you are talking about, as Bioware's games are much, much more buggy than Bethesda's on the 360. Just today, I had Tali's eyes disappear and when I first got to Azure, it glitched and none of the trucks would come.
Granted, my heavily modded (100+) Oblivion used to CTD before I got OBSE and added a clean quit mod.
Hint: Bethesda has only done TES and FO3 since Morrowind. Wet and Rogue Warrior are published under "Bethesda" which is actually Zenimax, the publishing arm.mattttherman3 said:
