Oblivion or The Witcher ?

my vote goes to the witcher.

Both have their drawbacks, but the witchers more adult and mature content makes it more fun. By this don't mean the fact that you can have sex with strange women, but the ambiguity and serious nature of story and the choices you make. Outside of that I also liked how most of the witchers quests/missions drew back into the main storyline. The thing that I really didn't care for about oblivion was that it had 1 main quest/storyline and a million others that had no relation to the main storyline...I ended up not caring about the actual game story.

Try em both...be warned though...they both require quite a bit of power to get really smooth gameplay at higher resolutions. I have an e6750 oc'd to 3ghz with 2 8800gt ssc in sli and I still get some hitching on both games at 1680x1050

most people that don't like oblivion are those that expected it to be a role playing game but found it to lack essential role playing elements that make up a great rpg.

most people who like oblivion didn't have those expectations and enjoyed oblivion for purely what it is, OR they are not rpg fans and prefer the action/adventure/rpg hybrid that oblivion presented.

i personally don't like oblivion that much, because it doesn't do anything particularly well (mind you, i've only played like 10 hours of the game). it doesn't do the action element that well (so it doesn't appeal to me as an action game), it doesn't do the adventure element that well, and it doesn't do the rpg element that well. there's no incentive for me to play a game that combines three mediocre game elements, no matter how pretty the game may be. plus, from what i can tell, the story just blows. and that's unfortunate for an adventure game or an rpg game and certainly for an action/adventure/rpg hybrid.

the witcher appeals to rpg fans cuz, well, it's an rpg game. and a good rpg to boot.

Oblivion since it allows you to play the game in more ways then the Witcher. It aslo offers a much better combat system. The witcher has an easier linear story to follow but I found it basic, rushed, and a little childish.

Oblivion since it allows you to play the game in more ways then the Witcher. It aslo offers a much better combat system. The witcher has an easier linear story to follow but I found it basic, rushed, and a little childish.

ct1615

Have you played the witcher? You found it childish o.O? You must be really old....

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Oblivion since it allows you to play the game in more ways then the Witcher. It aslo offers a much better combat system. The witcher has an easier linear story to follow but I found it basic, rushed, and a little childish.

death1505921

Have you played the witcher? You found it childish o.O? You must be really old....

Yes i have played it and maybe I am older then you ( I don't know your age). Just because you talk about a mature theme does not make a mature conversation. The dialogue can be rushed or just feel flat out silly.

For example

listening to two game developers discuss making children's game can be a mature conversation about a childish subject.

listening to two "stoners" talk about world politics can be a childish conversation about a mature subject.

The dialogue in the witcher read like it was written by a 12 year old...for 12 year olds.

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Oblivion since it allows you to play the game in more ways then the Witcher. It aslo offers a much better combat system. The witcher has an easier linear story to follow but I found it basic, rushed, and a little childish.

ct1615

Have you played the witcher? You found it childish o.O? You must be really old....

Yes i have played it and maybe I am older then you ( I don't know your age). Just because you talk about a mature theme does not make a mature conversation. The dialogue can be rushed or just feel flat out silly.

For example

listening to two game developers discuss making children's game can be a mature conversation about a childish subject.

listening to two "stoners" talk about world politics can be a childish conversation about a mature subject.

The dialogue in the witcher read like it was written by a 12 year old...for 12 year olds.

did you get the uncensored version? i haven't played it enough to know for sure, but i hear that the dialogue in the uncensored version is far better than those found in the censored one (which is why i got the uncensored version). but yeah, i heard some of the dialogue in clips (the censored version, i think), and it was pretty funny, and i could totally imagine a 12 year-old kid having written the script.

no clue on the version, i got the US retail onect1615

that's the censored version. but i'm not sure that the uncensored version's any better. that's just what i heard. obviously, foul language doesn't make a game any more mature (it might have the opposite effect, in fact), but a more mature approach to writing some of the adult situations may. and who knows - the dialogue may not even be all that different; it may just be the nudity that's censored. i dunno. i'll post on here again in 2 months when i finish the game, which is how long it'll probably take me, since i'm swamped with new games at the moment.

Oblivion is an Indiana Jones simulator, minus the cool factor.

The Witcher is the "gameization" of a series of popular fantasy novels.

It's based on the Eastern-European folklore, without the bajillion stereotypes you usually find in an WRPG.

It also has a storyline that makes fun of a lot of things in our pop-culture - something along the lines of Fallout's irony.

The combat pwns, and Oblivion's sucks.

The RPG system is complicated, but really smart and with some unique touches. The best part is that you really make decisions that influence the world, not like in Oblivion, and whoever calls this aspect overrated didn't play the game again in another style to really see the differences.

You can't create a main character, but that doesn't matter, since Geralt is badass.

The adult themes may offend some people, but who cares? It's a gritty world... Violence and profanity belong there, it feels natural.

And if you buy it, get the European version, coz the US one is censored (and this sucks, it makes everything seem artificial).

If you like first person action, go with Oblivion obviously. The witcher is pretty good though, although it has some problems like load times each time you enter some area.pseudodog07

The update coming ina few weeks will have reworked dialogue, 50 new NPC types and 80% shorter loading times.

It depends.

DO you want a fantasy-based shooter with elements of RPG goodness and awesome side quests and free roaming? Then Oblivion

Do you want perhaps the greatest "traditional" RPG of the 21st century with awesome story, cool NPCs, and a gritty setting? Then the Witcher

Theyre both awesome games imo, theyre just at opposite ends of the RPG genre.

[QUOTE="pseudodog07"]If you like first person action, go with Oblivion obviously. The witcher is pretty good though, although it has some problems like load times each time you enter some area.Baranga

The update coming ina few weeks will have reworked dialogue, 50 new NPC types and 80% shorter loading times.

That update has been delayed. :(

The Witcher 9.5/10

Oblivion 8.3/10

Just read my oblivion review

And I don't have time to explain why hyped games get high scores even though they suck, never trust reviewers, they get payed by publishers and/or developers. It also all depends on the person, assassin's creed got a 9 on gamespot while 7.something on IGN

Oblivion is kind of open-ended to a fault in my opinion. That doesn't make it a bad game, but even though there is a main plotline to the game, there is no particular goal I feel driven towards most of the time, which is just a personal pet peeve of mine. It's just like you're thrown in a world and after the tutorial part at the beginning, "Okay, do whatever you want." A lot of people dig that type of game, but I just don't think it's really my cup of tea. I haven't played The Witcher, but it seems like I'd probably like it better because I don't think it's quite that open-ended. Also, Oblivion sometimes feels like a FPS with merely superficial RPG elements to me.

Additionally, I think I just like my RPGs to be about controlling and customizing a whole party, not just a single character (unless it's an online game), which would be a strike against both of them.

The Witcher 9.5/10

Oblivion 8.3/10

Just read my oblivion review

And I don't have time to explain why hyped games get high scores even though they suck, never trust reviewers, they get payed by publishers and/or developers. It also all depends on the person, assassin's creed got a 9 on gamespot while 7.something on IGN

Darth_Kane

thats your opinion, every gaming site out there has Oblivion a full point over the witcher.

Oblivion. Even though i can't play it for more than 10 minutes without the game blue screening or crashing to desktop, i still prefer it to the Witcher. I tried the Witcher demo and couldn't stand it. Although there are many others out there who loved the game. Maybe try the demo for yourself.Rattlesnake_8

Blue screening, man? You really need to get off of Windows 9x. :shock:

(Seriously, I can't remember ever getting a BSOD in Windows XP. I'm not sure if it even exists in the code.)

thats your opinion...

ct1615

Which is what the OP asked for, is it not?

the witcher

IGN - 8.5

Gamespot 8.5

Game Informer - 8

Oblivion

IGN - 9.4

Gamespot 9.3

Game Informer - 9.5

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thats your opinion...

SpaceMoose

Which is what the OP asked for, is it not?

don't ruin my rant with facts.....

:D