User blog comment:Wagnike2/Fallout 3 vs. Skyrim/@comment-24.23.135.229-20111125205123

i cant say it is possible to choose which is better, both represent a different world to roam and different fights to choose. while fallout 3 had its -shoot-em-up awesomeness, skyrim brings an equally awesome up close and personal feel with dagger, swords and axes. and both worlds are HUGE. fallout's provide a scarily accurate representation of the US capitol, where skyrim has pristine environments that dont give off radiation 24/7. the big kicker is that skyrim has so much customization of your character's skills, its not funny. fallout had the perks and the karma, but it doesnt come close to wieghting which way you fight; in fallout you can be any level, and set of perks, and still be able to effectively use any gun, whereas in skyrim, if you are a nord, with maxed out onehanded and heavy armor, is wont be very useful to put on a set of mage robes and blast things with novice fire spells. fallout's approach makes the game easier to go around and do what you want, which is what you would probably do if you found a post apocalyptic playground, but skyrim's system makes you choose what you are going to do and "suffer" the consequences, allowing a realistic feel in that regard. as far as weapons are concerned, you cant expect to take an alien blaster in ye olden days, and disintegrate a dragon. each game has its own feel and realm, which deserves two completely different armories. while fallout had the occasional melee weapon like a lead pipe or a pool cue, they never were completely perfect in animation or usefulness, you cant hide the fact that a shotgun does more damage than a machete at the same range... in skyrim, however; the animations are beautiful and since the game doesnt have any guns, running people through isnt only fun, its effective. finally, while deathclaws look like bipeadal dragons, both game support different wildlife and enemies. the yao-guai of the scorched forests in fallout were definintly creepier and therefore deadlier than un-mutated bears, and most other creatures posed an emininant threath to you throughout your entire playthrough, but in skyrim the challenge isnt supposed to be the rabbit and the wolves. you are going big game hunting against dragons, trolls and giants. in the end, it isnt really fair to try and pit each game against one another, they both are epic and deserve number one in thier own categories. both games are better than all the rest, but even though theyre both classified as rpgs, comparing them is like comparing dragurs to radscorpions. -skeeter :P