Bethesda’s Pete Hines: ‘Fallout is a better game than Oblivion’

August 5, 2008

What’s a good way to hype your upcoming game? Saying that it’s better than the previous game you created is one way. Noting that your previous game was a blockbuster hit both commercially and critically also helps as well. That said, Bethesda VP Pete Hines thinks Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) is going to be a better game than The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 ). Learn more after the jump.

Bethesda Softworks has always had a penchant for making good games and, luckily, the hype they put out often coincides with the quality of their release. That’s why we’re excited about this recent bit of hype Pete Hines has mentioned regarding their game. Simply put, he says Fallout 3 (Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC) is a better game than The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion (PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3).

Hines recently spoke to Videogamer.com at a roundtable interview in London, and it’s there that he expressed his confidence in Fallout 3. Speaking about whether he thought Fallout 3‘s review scores would trump Oblivion’s, Hines wouldn’t make a definitive comment, but instead said,

I don’t have any doubts that on the whole, and I think this is a belief universally shared on the team that Fallout is a better game. But we’re also not oblivious to the fact that we have a lot of extra baggage that we’re carrying, being the guys picking up this franchise, that are re-imagining this series from 10 years ago, and there’s something that comes along with that. We’re very well aware of what we’re up against.

Hines further added, “I have no doubts in my mind that, at its core and for everything that it provides that Fallout is a better game than Oblivion was. For sure.”

That said, this latest statement from Hines makes us want Fallout 3 even more. Calling Fallout 3 better than one of the most critically successful games in the industry certainly is saying a lot, but we’re hoping Bethesda can pull off a good showing once the game comes out.