Oblivion vs. Fallout 3 : IV - Oblivion

» Wed May 18, 2011 10:07 pm

Oblivion and Fallout are different flavors of a sandbox rpg. Fallout's system is an improved version of Oblivion's.
I suppose I prefer Fallout's setting better, and I'd recommend it to new players because it's more put together. Oblivion's world felt "meh" to me but I prefer the fantasy setting and style of gameplay.

» Wed May 18, 2011 10:09 pm

Oblivion. I simply don't like Fallout 3. I feel that the story is too bland, the gameplay meh, the enemies WAY too difficult in certain spots, especially with Broken Steel installed. The world is also much more bleak than the world of Oblivion.

» Thu May 19, 2011 7:32 am

Oblivion would be my only choice. I don't like the fallout games at all really. They are boring and depressing. I love the lush and alive world that Oblivion pictures, and there is so much more to do. You get way more for your money if you get oblivion IMO.

» Thu May 19, 2011 12:43 am

I can't vote to the poll, too few options. I would not recommend either of them to a new player, because they are RPGs.. A new player shouldn't be trying out an open world game, he'd/she'd get lost in it.

I liked them both equally, which I cannot vote either..

» Thu May 19, 2011 10:33 am

I preferred Fallout 3, but only slightly.

» Thu May 19, 2011 11:30 am

A new player shouldn't be trying out an open world game, he'd/she'd get lost in it.

I was a new gamer when I played my first open world game. I loved it, and hated the first linear game I played. If I had started with a linear game I doubt I would be playing any game right now. Open world games are why I fell in love with RPGs and gaming in general, and they are why I continue to play games now.

» Thu May 19, 2011 3:02 am

Oblivion never sat well with me, being that is was so far from the love of my life, Morrowind. That being said, I never got the chance to play the original Fallout games before partaking in Fallout 3. My vote definitely goes to Fallout 3.

» Thu May 19, 2011 9:38 am

I spent far more time playing Oblivion than Fallout 3, so that's the one I prefer.

I recommend Oblivion to everyone, I only recommend Fallout to people who already played Oblivion.

» Wed May 18, 2011 9:27 pm

FO3 because I like the apocalypse feel more than medieval. 50s setting doesn't get old for me. Damn you Reds.

Thats basically the defining line to most of this.

» Thu May 19, 2011 7:39 am

Although Fallout 3 was a technical improvement with IMO a better levelling system, I prefer Oblivion. The music, the beautiful environments and sunrises/sunsets - just the whole vibe of the gameworld appeals to me more than that of Fallout 3. I do love FO3 and spent a lot of time scavenging the wasteland with its immersive atmosphere, but Oblivion is the one that feels more special to me.

» Thu May 19, 2011 6:20 am

Not taking mods into account, Fallout 3. It just fixed many of Oblivion's most glaring issues (level scaling, generic dungeons and loot) and improved on other things (NPC to NPC dialogue, choices in quests) so I consider it to be a much better game overall. It brought back the incentive to explore that I missed in Oblivion.

» Thu May 19, 2011 1:21 am

You want me to pick between which brother is better I can't do that. I'd pick Oblivion but I also would pick Fallout 3. Both games are awesome.

» Thu May 19, 2011 8:51 am

TES>Fallout.They are just deeper.

It's hard to put my finger on it but for some reason I have to agree with this.

There is something about the game worlds of Oblivion and Morrowind that lends itself to these marathon playthroughs of several hundred hours.

I love the FO world but I don't feel quite as "role-play-y" just hanging out and visiting different settlements as I do with Oblivion. Both are unparalleled among other games in terms of the fun of just exploring, however.

Plus the depth of the Oblivion mods available... :drool:

» Thu May 19, 2011 3:16 am

Woah, it's like stepping back to 2009!

Fallout 3, obviously.

» Thu May 19, 2011 12:48 am

Oblivion is much better in my opinion. Recommending either game would depend on a number of factors, if the person does not like fantasy and only likes shooters I would recommend Fallout. If they like both I would recommend Oblivion since I found Fallout 3 to be more difficult than Oblivion when I first played it.

» Thu May 19, 2011 9:14 am

Both games are awesome. I still play both.
Oblivion has a better RP value, imo, than FO3. FO3 is more of a survival-based adventure. In the end, I find myself always going back to Oblivion for RP richness. On the other hand however, I thoroughly enjoy the survival aspects of FO3. I find it hard to RP in FO3.

» Thu May 19, 2011 11:22 am

Not taking mods into account, Fallout 3. It just fixed many of Oblivion's most glaring issues (level scaling, generic dungeons and loot) and improved on other things (NPC to NPC dialogue, choices in quests) so I consider it to be a much better game overall. It brought back the incentive to explore that I missed in Oblivion.

I agree about the dialogue: it was nice that NPCs actually addressed each other by name, though I did miss the conversations about mudcrabs.

Oblivion with mods is amazing, though the point about FO3 not having such a need for them is well made.

One feature they both have in common that I could do without is the bugs, though. I fired up Oblivion last night for the first time in months (I'd moved it to another disc to free up some space: playing with the registry is such fun!) and within a few minutes some glaring errors appeared and then a crash bit me. Bummer.

» Wed May 18, 2011 10:23 pm

I prefered Fallout 3 to Oblivion. Mostly because Oblivion was such a let down compared to Morrowind, for me.
And I haven't played the old Fallouts, so when I first played that I didn't feel dissapointed. I also prefered the world in fallout a lot more than Oblivions.
Not to say I don't like the Elder Scrolls world, but how it was presented in Oblivion was rubbish. Fallout 3 also felt like it had a lot more fun features, quests and an a lot more living world.

As for new players I think the two are similar enough so the only real factor should be your prefered setting.

» Thu May 19, 2011 3:04 am

Oblivion.

Fallout 3 had great possibilities but it was spoiled by a commercial push of the editor to produce an FPS. The game lose in depth, find a quest in Fallout 3 which has the urge, the immersion, the interest of the "Vampire Cure".
In addition of all that has been said, look the mods for Oblivion and Fallout3. Oblivion's mods offer a lot of new lands, new dungeons etc... In Fallout 3, despite there are some, it is very limited.

» Wed May 18, 2011 11:55 pm

I am going to have to say Oblivion. Mainly because of how if you train in blades you only gain a level in the blades skill. In Fallout, you can train with small guns and choose to upgrade your lock picking. It didn't make much sense to me. :shrug:

» Thu May 19, 2011 5:03 am

No vote: I have not played Fo3. I probably will never play it, because I don't really like shooter games and the mud-brown post-apoc. setting, I prefer melee combat.

» Thu May 19, 2011 9:38 am

Fallout 3, because I enjoyed exploring it more than I did Oblivion. I always had to make a conscious effort to explore in Oblivion. On the other hand I couldn't get enough of it in Morrowind and Fallout 3. I must have scoured Fallout 3's map a handful of times, while I know there are places in Oblivion I've never even come near. Not because it's a bigger map, but because I just felt no non-quest based motivation to go to those places.

Exactly what I was going to say.

» Wed May 18, 2011 8:29 pm

I like the leveling system in Oblivion more because, if you use a skill then naturally you will get better at it.

In Fallout 3 I would never use explosives but somehow I am able to increase my ability to use it in the next level without ever using it at all.

» Thu May 19, 2011 6:44 am

I love both games, but I prefer Oblivion more because I enjoy medieval-fantasy settings so much. Also, Fallout 3's setting was a bit dark and depressing compared to Oblivion.

» Thu May 19, 2011 6:32 am

The level scaling in Oblivion is so gawdawful that I would never suggest the game over Fallout 3.

If they were looking for a fantasy game... Mebbe.... But if they just wanted a good RPG, Fallout every time.