Gears of War or Elder Scrolls IV?

Hi guys.

I got a 360 yesterday, and I've got $70 in birthday money, but I don't know what I should get. Should I get Gears of War or Elder Scrolls IV? I've played Gears at my friend's house, and it's a really great game, but I've never played Elder Scrolls, but that game sounds good too.

Both games got a 9.6 from GameSpot so I'm really confused. What do you guys think?

It all depends on what you like.

Gears of war is fast paced and has great online play...you know about it, you've played it.

Oblivion is one of the best RPG release as of late. There's a lot of freedom and a lot of hours to be spent. No multiplayer though. But you can buy expansions for the game on XBox live. So if you like RPG's, you'll most likely like this game.

oblivion has 100+ hours of game, plus another 30-40 if you download the expansion. gears has 10 hours. easy choice if you ask me. azshorty2003

They way I see it, Oblivion is probably the best starter game for the 360. Sheer hours of content, diverse ways to play(dungeon crawling, making spells, guilds, treasure hunting, main quest, endless combat etc.) you won't get bored. Gears is just the same old game all the way through, fun, but it'll get tiring eventually. Oblivion is also a great game to show off the raw graphical power of the 360, and I really think it's the top 3 in graphics(Gears looks good too).

Honestly though, can I recommend BioShock? It's a shooter and an RPG, so you kill 2 birds with one stone. And with 20+ hours of gameplay, you'll have fun for a long time.