
Today, October 28, Fallout 3 is released to the public. As exciting as it is, I can not help but compare it to the recently released Fable 2. A lot of people out there are trying to make the decision of which one to buy, or in my case, which to play first.
Let me start off by saying both the games are equally kick ass on all accounts. Having just played through most of Fable 2 and playing enough of Fallout to get a fair feeling of what its like, and let me tell yah, you can't go wrong either way! But if you had to choose I would say Fable 2.
What you say, Fable 2 over Fallout 3! Yes, I would choose Fable 2. Fallout 3 has all the aspects of a great game, be it the bleak environments, innovative take on FPS and storytelling that we have come to expect from Bethesda, but it lacks a certain charm that Fable 2 is full of. From start to finish, Fable succeeded in keeping me drawn to the ever changing world that I feel Fallout lacked. You could argue that Fallout is a post apocalyptic wasteland, of course it is, but it still makes for one lonely game experience. To put it simply, playing Fable is like going to Disneyland, the experience is fast fun a full of personality. Fallout is more like a real adventure, where for action packed moment there is another spent wandering around looking for your next objective. While some may enjoy that type of game play. I being as busy as I am with school and... well school, don't have time for that kind of thing which makes Fallout increasingly hard to feel rewarded from. For fans of the series or Oblivion you can't go wrong with Fallout 3, but for someone just entering the action RPG space, Fable 2 is much more enjoyable time to be had.
Alright, maybe Fallout 3 will grow on me, but I do love my Fable 2. : )