Should I start a New Vegas or Oblivion playthrough?

Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:00 pm

Then that's your answer :)

You're probably right. But while I'm here, I just read the first 12 or so posts on your thread "I feel really stupid posting things like this..", and I'd just thought I'd let you know I'm here to give advice on my past experiences with depression if you want me to. I know how it feels.
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Wayne Cole
 
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 2:28 pm

Lonesome Road is coming up for New Vegas.
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Angela
 
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:27 pm

If it won't burn you out, I think it would be great fun to build a character in oblivion and then rebuild them for skyrim.

But I'd probably go for New Vegas and the DLCs.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:48 pm

Seems like Oblivion would be a natural progression to Skyrim, but for that matter Morrowind would fit the bill as well. TBH, I'm playing one last Fallout 3 character and enjoying it quite a lot. If I have time I might do a New Vegas character (never liked it as much as FO3). New Vegas is a pretty short game as well (compared to Oblivion and FO3). I've played Oblivion to death - at least 1,000 hours or more - so no desire to do it again.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:37 pm

New Vegas is a pretty short game as well


If you do the Main quest, but if you do all the sidequest and the 3 DLC, its fairly long
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:51 pm

This is my opinion, please don't yell at me for it. I bought the GOTY Edition of Oblivion off of Steam, started playing it and simply could not get into it. I loved hearing Patrick Stewart's voice at the beginning, but after playing Fallout 3 and Fallout NV I was kind of disappointed. The story didn't draw me in like some other games and I really hate it that the graphics bothered me, but they did. If anything I would suggest people play Oblivion before they play either of the newer Fallout's, because they have ruined it for me.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:36 am

This is my opinion, please don't yell at me for it. I bought the GOTY Edition of Oblivion off of Steam, started playing it and simply could not get into it. I loved hearing Patrick Stewart's voice at the beginning, but after playing Fallout 3 and Fallout NV I was kind of disappointed. The story didn't draw me in like some other games and I really hate it that the graphics bothered me, but they did. If anything I would suggest people play Oblivion before they play either of the newer Fallout's, because they have ruined it for me.

Yeah, I'm definitely not going to yell at you. The announcement of Skyrim had the same effect on me.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:08 pm

Well if you want something bethesda made, Oblivion or Fallout 3.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 12:59 pm

Are you on PC or consoles??
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Justin
 
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:41 pm

New Vegas then, its not gloomy and dark

New Vegas can be pretty damn dark.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 2:32 am

Well if you want something bethesda made, Oblivion or Fallout 3.

Can't tell if trolling or just didn't read.


Are you on PC or consoles??

Xbox 360.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 6:37 pm

Can't tell if trolling or just didn't read.

I did read. What you are asking is, after you have played both games a lot but never finished either, you want to know which you should finish. Seing how new vegas and skyrim have nothing common, I'd say play oblivion through.

but seriously though, three months is enough to beat Oblivion, fallout 3 and fallout new vegas.
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Post » Wed Dec 07, 2011 1:02 am

New Vegas.

Whilst the core gameplay is much alike, the different setting could make Skyrim feel a bit fresher than by playing Oblivion right before.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 5:27 pm

Xbox 360.


No mods for you then :(. It's a difficult one then.
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 11:09 pm

No mods for you then :(. It's a difficult one then.

There are some mods, but I can't speak about them here. :whistling:
And yes, the ultra limited modding abilities does make it a hard choice. :sadvaultboy:
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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 3:14 pm

You don't really need to complete a run-through of Oblivion to have a blast with it and get warmed up for Skyrim. You can start it, do some quests, increase some skills and just run around in the world. I just tried some new techniques along the lines of a semi-Pacifist character to see how it would go. I've gotten through a few quests with zero kills...the Azani Blackheart with Modryn Oreyn and one of The Collector Ayleid ruin dungeon crawl ones. It was fun and I learned some new things.

You can get through a FNV in 150 hours or less depending on how much you want to do...way less if you don't do everything. Then you can do more next time.

I just went back to a FO3 run I had going and it's fun. I keep a few games going so I can jump to one if I feel like it. I said Oblivion for you by the way. :)

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Post » Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:26 pm

I've chosen Fallout New Vegas.
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