Ok, I know there are people on here who are going to knit pick about aspects of these games, and say things like "Oblivion's leveling system is messed up", or "Oblivion's AI is messed up", or "Fallout 3 doesn't have enough consequences when choosing dialogue", etc, etc, etc. But seriously people, these game are incredibly advanced compared all the other video games out there. They are entire worlds with a lot of unscripted, random, activities going on in the back ground. If you attack an innocent NPC in either game, the guards (or the whole town) turns against you. NPCs react to your charisma. If you try to hide in Fallout 3 and an enemy sees you they actually acknowledge that you were trying to hide. In both game if you steal something and if the NPC sees you, they actually acknowledge your actions. And the list goes on and on. The "Gothic" series comes close to being as advanced as these games, but not quite.
This is advanced stuff people. You have to at least appreciate the amount of work and time that must have gone into creating these games. Other games out there like shooters and adventure games may look nice and be fun to play, but are no where near as advanced, intelligent, or complex as Fallout 3 and Oblivion. One of the so-called "advanced" shooters out there is Crysis, and what does it really have that's so advanced? Good graphics, good physics, and the ability to shoot palm trees? Big deal. Compared to Fallout 3 and Oblivion, Crysis is nothing but a brainless run-and-gun game. Bioshock is a lot better in this regard, and is far more advanced overall than Crysis, but is still not to the level of Fallout 3 and Oblivion. Survival horror games often have great atmosphere, gameplay, and are a lot of fun to play, but are still not nearly as state-of-the-art as Fallout 3 and Oblivion.
Come on now, let's give Fallout 3 and Oblivion credit where credit is due.
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