I enjoyed Oblivion more than Fallout, though. They both just felt boring and monotonous. And Oblivion felt much more like a Hack ‘n’ Slash than an RPG, to me. Oblivion is about as much of an RPG as Borderlands is. (Just a little)

But I still enjoyed Oblivion a good bit until I got about fifteen hours into the game (Had gotten a good ways through the factions sidequests, I was halfway up the Mage Guild one, Done with Arena, and getting into Dark Brotherhood/ Theives Guild. Also started Shivering Isles and KOTN, which I think I finished. (Knights of the Nine))

oblivion feels even more grander in scope than fallout 3, and after you finish the primary quest line, you can continue to play the game as much as you want so ppl can play it practically forever if they are so inclined.

the biggest difference in oblivion vs fallout 3 is the leveling system. fallout 3 follows a more traditional RPG leveling system, but oblivion’s was based on using your abilities. if you used abilities that were primary ones for your class (that you decided in the beginning of the game), you level up. all gear and enemies in the game level up with you, so you are honestly free to explore anywhere you want and hold on to any gear that you find. some ppl complain about that, since they don’t like that they never become ultra powerful since the enemies ramp up in levels accordingly, but i actually thought it was pretty cool since it keeps the challenge consistent. it also allows you to tackle the world in any order you wish without feeling like you’re too weak to do something.