Why do you people prefer Oblivion over Fallout 3 ?
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I prefer the fantasy setting, and TES has an insane amount of backstory, and a better modding community.
Asking questions like this will make the thread become one though.Ieyland said:
EDIT: Bah, you made me insert my Fallout 3 disc in my PC again, darn you!
I don't have Oblivion on pc, but thanks anyway.Ieyland said:
The leveling system still kinda pisses me off when I think about it. The moment I was finally strong enough to wipe the floor with those leopards, they get replaced with fucking Kodiak bears.
Fallout 3 is a complete bore. But then again, Oblivion is horrible buggy. I spent basically the whole game on a horse legging it from guards. They can follow you even if you're across the map... Yeah, that makes sense.
I prefer Fallout 3 personally, I tried to get into Oblivion and it didn't hold me the same way as Fallout did. Not sure why tbh
Both games are excellent. But the reasons why I prefer Oblivion over Fallout 3 are that:
- Oblivion has so much more content, so many more hours of play then Fallout 3.
- You can continue playing after the main quest, plus the 4 major guilds in themselves have more play time that the Fallout 3 main quest.
- Oblivions game world is so much bigger and there are so many more quests and things to do.
- You actually need to train a skill to go up in it, not just level up and chose to direct skill points into areas, like you do in Fallout 3.
- No level capacity.
- A nicer, more immersive environment.
- Also, the scenary is beautiful and roaming the coutry side is so peaceful.
They are some of the reasons people prefer Oblivion over Fallout 3. Mind you, Fallout 3 is still an excellent game and the add-ons solve a few of it's problems, adding more quests and allowing you to play after finishing the main quest, etc.
- Oblivion has so much more content, so many more hours of play then Fallout 3.
- You can continue playing after the main quest, plus the 4 major guilds in themselves have more play time that the Fallout 3 main quest.
- Oblivions game world is so much bigger and there are so many more quests and things to do.
- You actually need to train a skill to go up in it, not just level up and chose to direct skill points into areas, like you do in Fallout 3.
- No level capacity.
- A nicer, more immersive environment.
- Also, the scenary is beautiful and roaming the coutry side is so peaceful.
They are some of the reasons people prefer Oblivion over Fallout 3. Mind you, Fallout 3 is still an excellent game and the add-ons solve a few of it's problems, adding more quests and allowing you to play after finishing the main quest, etc.
I actually prefer Morrowind over BOTH.. because it is clearly the superior game in terms of story, pacing and leveling.
I like the gameplay of oblivion better overall. The combat feels a lot more unique because it's a mixed bag of melee, archery, and the huge array of different spells that you shoot, punch, or use on yourself. Fallout basically just has guns and seldom used melee weapons. Sure there might be different weapons that splatter enemies diferent ways, but in the end the alien blaster and the handgun function the same way, and I've played at least a hundred games wherein you shoot enemies with guns in first person.
Plus, fallout has like, twice the amount of finicky "this shit broke/you have (x) health related issue/ you ran out of this" that oblivion already had way too much of, so you spend like, half the game in the inventory screen applying medical supplies, switching gear around, and fixing shit.
As far as setting and story, it really depends on what i feel like, though oblivion is a bit less realistic so I tend to lean towards that after the real world yields another boring/crappy day.
That's why I prefer oblivion, though both games are flat out amazing.
Plus, fallout has like, twice the amount of finicky "this shit broke/you have (x) health related issue/ you ran out of this" that oblivion already had way too much of, so you spend like, half the game in the inventory screen applying medical supplies, switching gear around, and fixing shit.
As far as setting and story, it really depends on what i feel like, though oblivion is a bit less realistic so I tend to lean towards that after the real world yields another boring/crappy day.
That's why I prefer oblivion, though both games are flat out amazing.
I prefer most of the actual game mechanics of Fallout but the world of Oblivion is significantly more interesting to explore.
My theory, there were two types of people who played Fallout 3.
1. The Elder Scrolls fans who were just happy to have a new Bethesda Games.
2. The venerable veterans of the original Fallout's who just wanted a new fallout game for the suddenly resurrected franchise.
The problem with this is the in-built human resistance to anything new. The oblivion fans were angry because they interpreted it as an elder scrolls RPG with guns added to the mix, and the fallout veterans interpreted it as the defilement of a classic franchise by changing it.
The second reason is that the games are similar enough to be compared as part of the same series, (Not my opinion but I'm stating fact here) and it is a natural reaction to regard the 1st of anything superior.
Of course, there are also the smart gamers who judged it on its own merits. Personally I fall into both categories mentioned above, as I have played Bethesda since Morrowind, and I remember playing Fallout 2 as a kid.
And guess what? I Thought Fallout 3 was the best of both worlds.
1. The Elder Scrolls fans who were just happy to have a new Bethesda Games.
2. The venerable veterans of the original Fallout's who just wanted a new fallout game for the suddenly resurrected franchise.
The problem with this is the in-built human resistance to anything new. The oblivion fans were angry because they interpreted it as an elder scrolls RPG with guns added to the mix, and the fallout veterans interpreted it as the defilement of a classic franchise by changing it.
The second reason is that the games are similar enough to be compared as part of the same series, (Not my opinion but I'm stating fact here) and it is a natural reaction to regard the 1st of anything superior.
Of course, there are also the smart gamers who judged it on its own merits. Personally I fall into both categories mentioned above, as I have played Bethesda since Morrowind, and I remember playing Fallout 2 as a kid.
And guess what? I Thought Fallout 3 was the best of both worlds.