Fable Vs Oblivion?

Hey Everyone.

I was recently talking to my friend about the great game fable in which was released for Xbox. He then stated that 'Oblivion' was better than it, Obliviously the graphics will be, as it's for Xbox 360/PS3, but the actual game-play? Share your thoughts in which YOU think is better. Thanks :D.

oblivion is the best game on the 360 and if u dont have it u should get it nowRedick_is_Magic

Yah, people said I should get it, But I'm asking to people who have played both games, and share which games is better.

Dont get me wrong, Iv'e played Oblivion for like an hour :P, but thinks it's a great game.

Oblivion's story was generic and lifeless, the level scaling made leveling useless, the fast travel and compass made everything easy as hell to find and all the quest's were "Go to objective A, kill monster B and/or bring back item B." with little to no variation. Of course they mixed that up a bit with Shivering Isles, but the level scaling was so game defeating that after fully completing Oblivion I just couldn't stomach it.

Fable had a generic story too, but at least it had charm. It was far too linear, didn't have the family features in it like had been suggested, and it was a lot more stylistic then Oblivion so while Oblivion certainly has better graphics I think Fable was a lot more fun to look at. Even the backgrounds at time had an oustanding amount of detail to them.

Both games are shallow RPG's at best. Fable get's the nudge in my opinion simply because the experience was more memorable in my opinion.
NumenDivinum

You know , i have a friend in which i told about this. And he said pretty much EXACTLY what you said :p.

Yah, Speaking abou tthe new fable - does anyone have any idea when it's coming out? I'm a huge fan of fable, and i want to preorder it , even if it's MONTHS before the release date :p.RaseshX

sometime in 2008. im predicting Q3 or Q4

I played Oblivion first, so maybe thats why I was dissappointed with Fable. I was told it was amazing and the best RPG ever, but I didn't see it. You were restricted to where you could go, by which I mean the paths and what not. It felt like there were very tight boundaries. It was still a fun game dont get me wrong, but I also thought the game was quite shallow. Just the wholle marriage and what not, there was no point.

They were both great RPGs. Its just Oblivion is soo amazing that nothing can top it. It does everything right. It has anything you coluld ever want, from picklocking, to murdering, to getting chased by the police, to entering a parallel Hell-universe. you MUST play this game. Coming from a guy that has played both.

i say fable since i never played oblivion. lol. fable was such a great game. that game got me started on RPG'sRealKilla_789

Fable got you started on RPG's, and you haven't played oblivion. That's rich

Fable was a great game

However I enjoy Oblivion more because of all the extra content, items, quests, etc. also Fable seemed a little more limited than Oblivion kind of like Mass Effect is, but Fable 2 looks like it has alot of potential

Thanks for sharing your thoughs :P.

Anyone else :D?

Fair enough.

But I tjought, with all the amount of Gameplay oblivion offers- and people say it's very repetitive , surely it will get a bit boring somtimes.

Where as Fable, althought i had that 'i give up' moments i'd still play it, and it's a very good game!

You can't compare a game that's out to a game that isn't out yet. Oblivion will probably be better, though.Trickshot771

Hence why the tital is FABLE vs Oblivion , not Fable 2 Vs Oblivion..

no contest, fable walks all over oblivion.. oblivion is boring repetetive and an rpg shuldnt be in first person.. fable hands down.

1st in line for fable 2 :P

no contest, fable walks all over oblivion.. oblivion is boring repetetive and an rpg shuldnt be in first person.. fable hands down.

1st in line for fable 2 :P

DCFennell

Id have to say oblivion because its like having a second life. Sure that sounds stupid but you really can do alot of things in that game. You can do even more in Oblivion if you have it for the PC because of mods and stuff

In my opinion, Fable. I loved Fable, the gameplay, story, combat, magic, characters, and I really loved the music. I can't wait for Fable 2! It's just more my type of RPG. I absolutely hated Oblivion, it was a complete borefest, the voice work was crap, the combat was crap, and every dungeon or cave looked exactly the same. Total freakin snoozefest in my opinion. And I also wasn't going to invest 100+ hours in that.

[QUOTE="Trickshot771"]You can't compare a game that's out to a game that isn't out yet. Oblivion will probably be better, though.RaseshX

Hence why the tital is FABLE vs Oblivion , not Fable 2 Vs Oblivion..

Well I'd just assume that you'd be talking about a game for the 360, not a game for the Xbox, being that this is the 360 forum.

Oblivion destroys the first fable in every aspect.

I think the original Fable and Oblivion are very similar in terms of concept. Sure, there were plenty of differences but on the whole I think it comes down to a question of style. Fable had more of a jokey, light-hearted flare while Oblivion was more serious and dramatic.

I'd have to say that Oblivion beats out Fable, but the margin of victory comes purely from the advancements allowed from one console to the next. I absolutely expect Fable 2 to take the next step forward and leave Fable and Oblivion behind.

no contest, fable walks all over oblivion.. oblivion is boring repetetive and an rpg shuldnt be in first person.. fable hands down.

1st in line for fable 2 :P

DCFennell

Well you have an image of young Link right? kids dont know anything about games, although i loved Fable when i played it like 4 years ago, Oblivion is just so much, much, much better, the story is really well done, theres hundreds of books in the game that explain it to you, the gameplay is just so great and the leveling system is just GOTY, thats why it got a 9.5 in every respected review and Fable got a 8.0, Oblivion is everything that Fable promised and couldnt accomplish.

I think the original Fable and Oblivion are very similar in terms of concept. Sure, there were plenty of differences but on the whole I think it comes down to a question of style. Fable had more of a jokey, light-hearted flare while Oblivion was more serious and dramatic.

I'd have to say that Oblivion beats out Fable, but the margin of victory comes purely from the advancements allowed from one console to the next. I absolutely expect Fable 2 to take the next step forward and leave Fable and Oblivion behind.

amozarte

Word dude, exactly what i was thinking

In my opinion, Fable. I loved Fable, the gameplay, story, combat, magic, characters, and I really loved the music. I can't wait for Fable 2! It's just more my type of RPG. I absolutely hated Oblivion, it was a complete borefest, the voice work was crap, the combat was crap, and every dungeon or cave looked exactly the same. Total freakin snoozefest in my opinion. And I also wasn't going to invest 100+ hours in that.

paul52181

All the thing's you just said you hate are the most praised by reviewers, you sure didnt even play for more than 5 hours did you? geez i played it for 200 hours and i didnt even got bored.

Fable was good but the only great thing about it was the story and the argument, but the level design, enemies designs, gameplay, replay value and different quests were just crap.

Fable costs like $10 in bargain bins. I bought haven't beat it yet but as was stated its got a charming factor that oblivion lacks. However I logged over 100hours in Oblivion and know that it is one of the most immersive games ever made. There need to be more NPC's roaming around in future iterations but they have realy did a great job in creating a great atmosphere with great music voiceacting. It good to just wander around and take in the sights. Fable was just too much loading and I didn't feel as connected because I did not customize my character at all. Fable2 so far is on course to dethrone Oblivion but will wait and see.

Thank you for your comments :).

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I think i will have to pic Fable greatly on camera and controls. I like the third person thing and it was easy....saying that, it was Too Easy. I only rented Oblivion and it was great just like Morrowwind and everything else, story is second to none and being a clepto is fun untill you try to sell something back to the owner by accident. In Morrowwind you could make it into a 3rd person camera angle but it made the game practicly unplayable.

If there is a feature i would like is the 3rd person camer (except for when shooting arrows), I may look like an idiot and there may be an option but with my experience i never found it.

If there is a way to make it 3rd person and actually play at the same quality as first then i would get in my car right now and go buy the GOTY Editon

Can I just make this clear people :P!

I'm not looking to buy Oblivion - Iv'e already bought Oblivion but i'm saying which one is better out of the two.