Dragon Age or Oblivion?

A few of my own questions to begin... Which game will take me longer if I decide to do the side quests AND the main quest? Which game has the better story? Which game has more replay value? Which game has more customization? Those are my main questions. Anything else you can add, maybe your own opinion on why one game is better than the other or whatever, would be greatly appreciated. I'm just having a tough time deciding between the two. I've heard great things about both and have also done some research, but I thought I could get some answers from the GS community. Thanks guys.scass319

i played oblivion on pc,which is better than console for all the free mods...so i would recommend it for pc before console (cheaper on pc too)...for example there is a mod called Midas Magic that adds over 200 spells along with sum quests and all u do is download it to pc and follow directions....adds to replay value

mod site http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/top/check it out

Dragon Age- just ordered it myself,waiting for it to be delivered....with all the dlc i'm guessing this is a higher quality game by it being newer, but oblivion is a great game also (been at least a year since i played it though)...

oblivion for everything.

oblivion baby

Thanks for the responses guys, much appreciated. Can anyone else throw in their opinions?scass319

Personally, I'm still more inclined to play Oblivion. I agree that Dragon Age is quite impressive, but it's really linear as far as exploration goes. In this day and age of free-roaming and do-what-you-will gameplay, it felt like a step backwards. Though the story is much much better, and there's a lot more to be done and decided upon, I just can't get past the feeling of being told where to go. I like to find my own way through a game. A lot of my disappointment stems from the fact that Bioware developed the NWN franchise, which, in my opinion, is a masterpiece of role-playing games.

Merits given, Dragon Age will last longer as far as playthrough, but Oblivion's open endedness reigns supreme.

They're both cheap, why not just snatch them both up?

Which game will take me longer if I decide to do the side quests AND the main quest? Oblivion is probably the most time consuming RPG on the PS3.

Which game has the better story? Dragon Age. No competition here really. DA:O has an amazing story that you get to shape while Oblivion's story is more of an excuse to put you in the world. Not to mention Dragon Age also has some pretty tough choices to make.

Which game has more replay value? Both have good replay value. In DA:O you'll enjoy replaying it again to see how the story folds out this time around while in Oblivion your character is highly customizable and can solve quests in a variety of ways. There's also no way you'll discover everything in a single Oblivion playthrough.

Which game has more customization? I'd say Oblivion. There's hundreds of different objects across the world to use or wear as well as the leveling system. DA:O has a more complex leveling system but isn't as customizable overall.

They're both fantastic games but I like Dragon Age slightly better because of its story and world that it takes place in. It's also probably the most old school WRPG on the PS3. You can't go wrong with getting either game though.

yeah u got a lot of great responses here. i put a crap load of hours into oblivion, its a great game because of the freedom and open world and also has a lot of quests and side quests to do, although the story isnt all that great. i think a mixture of dragon age's story structure (u know how u have cutscenes and a bunch of choices) and oblivion's gameplay would make an awesome game. with oblivion there isnt really any scenes, its always u just see the person's face when u talk to them the same view everytime and they seem kinda lifeless. awesome game though gameplay wise, and yeah its much better on pc with all the mods. one of my favourite things to do in oblivion was just where some glorious looking armour and ride through the land on my horse while listening to the soothing music and taking in the scenery lol. dragon age was great cuz of its story but i pretty much only played it thought because of the story, cuz i really thought the battle system sucked.