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Bethesda: 'Fallout is a better game than Oblivion'

Speaking to VideoGamer.com at a recent roundtable interview in London, Bethesda Softworks vice president Pete Hines has confidently declared that Fallout 3 is a better game than the highly praised The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

Asked directly if he felt the review scores for Fallout 3 will beat those of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Hines wasn't to be drawn on Fallout 3's review scores, but did express his confidence in the game.

"I don't have any doubts that on the whole, and I think this is a belief universally shared on the team that Fallout is a better game," said Hines. "But we're also not oblivious to the fact that we have a lot of extra baggage that we're carrying, being the guys picking up this franchise, that are re-imagining this series from 10 years ago, and there's something that comes along with that. We're very well aware of what we're up against."

He added: "I have no doubts in my mind that, at its core and for everything that it provides that Fallout is a better game than Oblivion was. For sure."
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Published: 500 days 10 hours ago | News | PlayStation 3 | Xbox 360 | PC | Dev News
 
 

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JEDI WOLVERINE - 500 days 10 hours ago
1 - Fallout - hmmmmmmm.
I know the setting of Fallout 3 is post apocalistic ish but i do prefer the lovely greens and crumbling castles of Oblivion.

Really cant make my mind up to get this or not.

Footage ive seen doesnt really 'grab me' like i thought it would and i havent got that 'magical buzz' about the game at the moment that ive got for Gears2 and Red Alert3..........
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NO_PUDding - 500 days 8 hours ago
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Oblivion was crap, by my logic, Fallout 3 will be too.

Morrowind was Beths last good game.
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ikiru3385 - 500 days 9 hours ago
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didn't really like oblivion, but i did like the environments. it's good to hear from bethesda that this title will surpass that.
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badz149 - 499 days 19 hours ago
2.1 - come on!
you really took that? this is marketing! how many times did you hear dev said their former games are better than the upcoming one?? NONE! dev will always say that their new game is better but at the end of the day, what matters are what gamers think about it! don't take the bait that easily! just wait for several reviews before you make up our mind! I'm not saying reviews are reliable but just to get a rough impression first! personally, I don't like the concept of Fallout3 but that's just me!
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MK_Red - 500 days 8 hours ago
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It HAS to be or I'll burn down their offices. Seriously, Oblivion was a decent game on its own but compared to previous ones and classic RPGs, it was horrible!
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Fishy Fingers - 500 days 8 hours ago
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Well Oblivion in most peoples eyes, mine included was a 9/10 game so this certainly bow's well for Fallout.
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Muddyalcapones - 500 days 6 hours ago
4.1 - bow's?
do you mean "bodes"?
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renanbianchi - 500 days 8 hours ago
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Man, i doubt that they will ever make a game as good as Oblivion, i only wish they would send the trophies patch for PS3 owners =/
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Vecta - 500 days 7 hours ago
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They have, its called Morrowind.
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kosha - 500 days 8 hours ago
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If they can get it as good as oblivion i will be happy let alone better. Although i never really got on with the levelling system in oblivion.
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Shortstop - 500 days 8 hours ago
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Yeah that leveling system sucked. I can see what they were trying to accomplish in trying to make every level fun, but you never got rewarded for all that leveling. I stopped playing without finishing it because I preferred to just do my own thing and eventually got to a high enough level that I should have been able to demolish most of my opponents, but instead they were just more difficult than they were in earlier levels.

Simply became a "go invisible then run to goal" fest.
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NO_PUDding - 500 days 7 hours ago
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Get Morrowind

Better artistic direction plus no levelled enemies.
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Extra Guy - 500 days 7 hours ago
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You know that it's possible to complete Morrowind in <16 minutes right?
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Garrison - 500 days 8 hours ago
7 - Oblivion is still my fav Ps3 game.
So this is great news coming from it's developer. I'm really excited for this game and it's world. Oblivion on the ps3 was really impresive and hopefully this one will be even more so.
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watashi hideo kojima - 499 days 15 hours ago
7.1 - i agree
it was a great porting to ps3.faster load times.iy made my whole summer.it is worth every penny u spend for it.as mgs.
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BoneMagnus - 500 days 7 hours ago
8 - Bethesda makes great games. Period.
I'll agree that Morrowind had a certain something special that Oblivion lacked, but Oblivion is still a fantstic game - just put it in again last night to try on my new TV, and I'm hooked again.

Fallout 3 will be great as well.

Its all about creating interesting worlds to explore, and Bethesda does it best.
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mepsipax - 500 days 5 hours ago
10 - yesh but
is Fallout 3 a better game than Fallout,
lets examine it
Fallout 1 < Fallout 2
so in theory
Fallout 2 < Fallout 3
but in practice
Fallout 2 >>>>>>>&g t;>>>>>>>& gt; (big kick in the balls) Fallout 3
while people say, oh but fallout 3 won't be oblivion with guns because look at all the awards it won at E3
if I remember correctly Oblivion won, IGNs best of E3, Gamespys best of E3 and tons of other best of E3's, and oblivion was garbage.
and so the patient man waits.
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MK_Red - 499 days 23 hours ago
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Holy awesome. Dude, so you do agree that Fallout 2 > Fallout 1!
Awesome. I'm just tired of many Fallout fans saying Fallout 1 > Fallout 2.
Seriously, both Fallouts are classics but Fallout 2 is better and has many more ideas. Plus, Brige of Death RULES!

Back on topic, I hear you but still, since Bethesda has made decent games in past (Morrowind to me), I think they might be able to make a decent game out of Fallout 3 and avoid going anywhere near Oblivion.
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bpac123456789 - 499 days 23 hours ago
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I don't understand why everyone is saying that oblivion sucks, it was one of the best rpg games that i have ever played.
I don't know about fallout though i just cant see it being as addictive as oblivion was. I liked the environments and weapons in Oblivion and i don't think the crumbled scenery of Fallout could surpass it.
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