Why do you people prefer Oblivion over Fallout 3 ?

[busterkeatonrules]

I just love Oblivion's setting and atmosphere much more than Fallout's.

But then, I'm a sucker for medieval fantasy.

Seconded.

Where would YOU rather go for a walk? In a bombed-out desert area, or in a lush, green forest? Fallout 3 is a great game, but Oblivion is set in a more attractive world!

 

[gmaverick019_v1legacy]

I've noticed that a lot of people (including fellow escapists) prefer Oblivion to Fallout 3.
First i played Fallout 3 and it blew me away so when a heard that Oblivion is similar i gave it a try. To me it was really boring and i just couldn't get into it. So tell me why do you think Oblivion is better?

Just don't say because it was grey =)

i do like both games and im actually playing fallout 3 right now, BUT for discussions sake:


well first off, the super shit brown apocolyptic colors dont catch me at all, its so boring and honestly it seems more samesy to me than oblivion does.

to kind of catch on to that point, there is like what, 2 towns that are actually worth calling towns in fallout 3? i know its post apocolypse and all that shit, but its so fucking empty out there, there is no depth to good people hardly at all.

next step is the music, honestly i am so bored with that fallout 3 music i can't stand it, it gets so annoying, so thank GOD for the iPip player so i can play my own music station over that stuff, it helps SO MUCH MORE getting through that game.

the main quest in fallout 3 is complete facepalm stupidity (not that oblivion is so much better, but i think it has more depth to it on how much it takes/the length of it)

i think the combat has more depth too for oblivion, such as magic/arrows/sword and shield, melee in fallout 3 is freaking stupid, you will get mowed over by guns/rockets galore of super mutants if you just run around with a sledgehammer. (no offense to anyone who does use that playstyle)

now these are just what came off the top of my head, the games are both still great and i love the modding communities of both of them!

 

[Valkyrie101]

I didn't. Fallout 3 had a lot more depth and personality, and more unique quests and better dialogue and choices.

 

[Naota_391]

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And Oblivion actually didn't include any fairies, much to my chagrin. Luckily there were mods to change that. <3

There were trolls in that game? U: Word.

Also, how the hell do you not have fairies? They should be all over a forest or something where you trip out and they try to seduce you and keep you there until you die.

 

[Uncanny Doom]

The reason I like Oblivion over Fallout 3 is simple. The combat. Fallout 3's VATs system is great but the real-time shooting is kind of lacking and dodgy.

 

[mattttherman3]

Main story was so much better, saving the world from the demons from Oblivion, or Purifying a lake. The gameplay of Fallout 3 was better.

 

[Mikeyfell]

Swords are Cooler than guns
that's about it
Fallout 3 is a better game than Oblivion but I'd rather swing a sword at a goblin than shoot a supermutant.
plus Fallout 3 won't let you play as a cat thing

 

[XzarTheMad]

Love them both, but for different reasons. Fallout is very impressive, but feels somewhat "smaller" because it has less quests, no real factions to work for and a finite storyline that ends at some point (lest you buy an expansion). I love Oblivion 'cause it has a ton more stuff, but as I said I love both games. Only thing I don't like about Fallout are the expansions or DLCs, since apart from Broken Steel they're pretty much standalone 5-10 hour "single adventures", and I don't like that. I prefer stuff that integrates into the premade world.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Oblivion has magic.

Magic is awesome.

 

[The Lost Big Boss]

What do you mean, you people?

 

[feeback06]

Honestly I just prefer the fantasy setting over the post apocalyptic setting.

 

[MechaBlue]

I liked Fallout 3 better because it was easier to cheat at than Oblivion. You don't need that feat that allows you to retry hacking a computer, you just have to exit before ti locks you out and try again. You can save a hell of a lot of lockpicks as well if you exit when you've gotten two wrong attempts, the sweet spot isn't going to change. And combat? You don't need to be a marksman shooter to get a headshot.

While I personally like Fallout 3 for these aspects, I can see where people are coming from when they say that Oblivion has a superior system to it. Fallout 3 is pretty glitchy, and so is Oblivion in some respects.

 

[cefm]

The two games aren't really in the same genre and have enough differences that they are bad candidates for head-to-head comparison.

I think that Obilivion had much more potential because it had the bigger world, more variety, magic (that always increases your options) and had a dedicated fan-base to provide additional content and downloads.

However, under all those advantages was a horribly conceived and executed game. It is buggy as shit, has terrible combat control, a ridiculously flawed leveling and skills system that requires PHD-level research merely to avoid complete frustration, and ANY game that scales up enemy difficulty with yours is shit because it punishes you for playing more. They basically threw it out the door on release day with the assumption that the community would fix its glaring flaws with FAQ's and Patches.

Fallout 3 was less ambitious in all ways, but that also meant they could do a better job with it. Gameplay enjoyment-wise, it is "better" than Oblivion simply because it was more successful in delivering what it promised.