F.E.A.R. 2. I mean, come on...raped by Alma? She destroys cities, kills a ton of people, and scares the hell out of us all because she thinks Beckett looks like a good lay? I cried in my shower for 6 hours when I beat that game. I felt dirty.

And while I'm on the subject of monolith games, condemned 2. You're making peoples heads explode, which is cool. But you're doing it with you're screams, which is lame. I thought I was a badass drunk that beat the hell out of people...not an emo singer. That game just got...wierd.

elder scrolls for me. fallout was too depressing although the voice acting was more diverse. i just wish the designers did better motion capture for both these games. most characters look like puppets compared to other nextgen titles.

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I have to agree with you here, there was so much detail afforded to the gameplay, graphics, sound and stories in these games that the animations must've just kinda fallen by the wayside. I'd like to see some better animations, especially with regards to the melee combat...it's hard to imagine the Elder Scrolls being more badass, but with some better animations and maybe some more attack variety...

Ultimately, I feel it boils down to personal opinion. If your more of a sci-fi, fps, gun nut type of person, Fallout's for you. If you're more into the the fantasy, melee combat, and albeit deeper experience that The Elder Scrolls series offers, then that's your baby. Both are AMAZING games that have eaten up entirely too much of my life :D , but I gotta go with Fallout on this once. I've spent alot of time in Washington D.C. and seeing it in ruins the way that Fallout showed it...there's something very chilling, and very cool about it. Creepy thing is, while Bethesda took many liberties with the city's layout, certain areas (like the National Mall) are spot on. It may not be as deep or engrossing as The Elder Scrolls series, but hopefully the DLC can make it a little more worthwhile (despite the added price tag- but hey, at least it's not horse armor..which I bought :oops: ).

Plus my little sister used to be one of those Sims only types of gamers, but after playing Fallout 3 for an hour, she was begging me to buy her a 360 so she could play it herself. Since I bought her it in January, and by Feb she had beaten all the quests, and the game...Twice :P

Can't wait for the next Elder Scrolls game, though. My only hope is that there's some really in-depth weapon selection/customization, and some sort of online component. That world is just begging for some co-op or competitive fun!