The Daily Grind: Fallout or Fable?

Look, gamers. We know you're not just playing MMOs. You've got to get your Bejeweled fix in once in a while. I'm sure at least some of you are happily awaiting the release of today's Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-slick Precipice of Darkness Episode 2. And ... LittleBigPlanet? Hello? Normally we wouldn't talk about games like that because big-sis site Joystiq has all of those covered and more. But when two open-world games are released for the 360 at the same time, it's hard not to sit up and take notice.

Peter Molyeneux's Fable 2 is like an MMO with heart, essentially. Capture the love and adoration of a fantasy world's populace, or grind them unrelentingly beneath your bootheel. Meanwhile Fallout 3 offers up a vision of post-apocalyptic awesome that has nearly everyone this blogger knows head-over-heels for Bethesda's grim vision of war. With two such amazing almost-MMOs on the scene this week, we know a few of you tired of Warhammer and waiting for Wrath have to be giving your consoles some TLC. So ... which is it? Fallout, or Fable? Alternatively, you could kvetch at us for bringing up single-player games, we're okay with that too!

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I played Fable 2 pretty much constantly from the day it came out until yesterday. Unfortunately, I'm mostly out of things to do.

This is why I play MMOs!

Considering I only play PC games, this is an easy choice.

Fallout 3 has been great so far, and can easily run it with all graphics turned up full and runs very smooth. Graphically looks great, nice upgrade over Oblivion.

Loving it, most likely game of the year.

Fallout 3

dictated mostly by the fact that i have a PS3 and not an Xbox. Fallout is great so far, been a while since i played an RPG where your choices have so much consequence

Fallout 3

That game looks amazing.

I am sorry, but I strongly disagree with the author that Fable II is 'almost a MMO' at heart. I think this runs in contrary to what Peter M. has envisioned for this simply brilliant game. He wants it to be a living world where your actions determine the future of the world & simply put I am sorry to say MMO's fail to do that.
It's a brilliant game as it is and even the thought of it being a MMO makes me cringe.
As for Fallout 3 I am yet to try it and just might order it for my PC which I made for AoC.

Actually, the writer said it was like an MMO *WITH* heart, not at heart. In which case you've just argued parallel to the author.

You are right in saying that, but I still cannot wrap my head around using Fable II and MMO in the same sentence:). I would not like to see this turn into a MMO especially since the whole premise of the game is 'your choice as a hero have big consequences'

I agree with the essence of Arnie’s statement. The MMORPG and the single player RPG are two different animals. The lack of other living players in a SUVW is a significant difference that should not be passed off as a “feature” of a single player environment. Admittedly, many MMORPGs out there are based on single player architecture, some more than others. It is only natural in the evolutionary process coded entertainment of this type is going through.

This inverted conceptualization basically states that a SUVW is a MMORPG that enforces solo play, which is as absurd of an idea as an MMORPG that enforces grouping. The MMORPG should offer a user the opportunity, nay, the ability (which is, in my opinion tantamount to a right) to choose to play solo or in groups. That difference is semioticly very stark.

As far as choices go: red rover red rover let post apocalyptic awesomeness come over!

Are you joking? Are you seriously comparing Fallout 3 to fable? Fable is a joke of a game compared to most PC rpgs, and isn't even in the same frikin' league as such a game as fallout 3. >_>

Fallout 3. Without a doubt.

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