Oblivion or Dragon Age?

[zerocool84]

Oblivion/Fallout 3 are so boring. Story lines suck, side quests suck, voice acting is terrible, combat is ok but not very engaging, but freeroaming is the only good thing about those games. Dungeon/town designs are very boring and everything looks the same.

I'm currently playing Dragon Age (15hrs into it) and it's infinitely more engaging. Graphics aren't that good but they have good art design. Storyline seems better so far. Voice acting is infinitely better and I actually care about the people I'm helping unlike Oblivion/Fallout 3.

 

[jlee]

I haven't played DAO, but Fallout 3 and Oblivion both bore me to death...so I'm going to vote for DAO...

 

[Absolution75]

^ same. I current own DA:O, but have yet to play it because I'm out of town on holiday break.

Oblivion just bores the hell out of me - what is the point of a single player game if it has a terrible story and is completely boring. I can't believe i wasted money on oblivion. . .

 

[Praxis1452]

I really disliked oblivion, but I did like the regular fps combat of Fallout 3. Not a huge fan of Mass Effect's 3rd person shooter. If fallout 3 had a better story, and better voice acting, and some more rpg elements, similar to fantasy rpg's with spells or aoe, or crowd control, it would be something I would love to play.

 

[jlee]

I really disliked oblivion, but I did like the regular fps combat of Fallout 3. Not a huge fan of Mass Effect's 3rd person shooter. If fallout 3 had a better story, and better voice acting, and some more rpg elements, similar to fantasy rpg's with spells or aoe, or crowd control, it would be something I would love to play.

I didn't play Fallout 3 for long, but the lack of ammunition was rather frustrating. I want to blow everything up, not hunt for bullets.

 

[2Dead]

I like both Oblivion and DA:O. Get both.

As for the main campaign in Oblivion, I think I only did it once. I spend most of my time doing side quests and wandering around ignoring the main quest completely.

 

[RaistlinZ]

I like both Oblivion and DA:O. Get both.

As for the main campaign in Oblivion, I think I only did it once. I spend most of my time doing side quests and wandering around ignoring the main quest completely.

What parts did you wander around in? The game is pretty restrictive about letting the player just wander about aimlessly. Even the main cities like Denerim and Orzammar are fairly small.

I need a satisfying MMORPG to come out ASAP. These solo RPG games like DA:O and Oblivion are fun and all but they aren't quite filling the void for me.

 

[Kyanzes]

Dragon Age FTW!!!! Quality scripted gameplay over AI every day!!!!

And when you have finished with Dragon Age it's time to move on to Oblivion and have some fun still.

 

[Modular]

What parts did you wander around in? The game is pretty restrictive about letting the player just wander about aimlessly. Even the main cities like Denerim and Orzammar are fairly small.
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I think he was referring to wandering around in Oblivion.

I think each of the games is worth a playthrough. They each have their own way of being played and cater to different types of gamers.

I loved Oblivion for the "wow, look at that scenic vista!" factor , but the gameplay got really repetitive and boring, add to that the fact that

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each stinking Oblivion gate was exactly the same once you got into the main tower

and you have a recipe for a bored gamer, but an interested graphics whore. Really, the gaphics were what kept me coming back to that game, not the story or the gameplay. The side quests actually seem better than the main in some parts to be honest.

Fallout 3 was a ton of fun as well. It was, as others have said, Oblivion with guns. The gameplay was way better than Oblivion IMO, but the story was about the same. Graphics were worse IMO, simply because they were depicting a wasteland...so, not much beauty there.

I'm not that far into DA:O, but what I love so far is that it's very much like an interactive movie. While this can get tedious at times, the reality is that I'm growing to "care" about the characters that are with me and am interested in the story that's unfolding. What I don't like is that once you move out of a certain area, you can't go back and complete any unfinished quests there (at least from my experience with the Missionary quests).
Graphics aren't quite as good as the other 2, but I enjoy them nonetheless. My wife was watching me play and was commenting about how cool the heat rising off the campfire looked...

Again, each game has its place. I'd say DA:O is the best of the three though.