Any answer on the Fallout 3 gameplay question?

It is making me assume the worst... knowing it is pretty much an Oblivion clone with a different settings, only with guns added in.

Gears 2 probably.

I have not played fallout so I can't judge that one.

For MP:
For WaW, it just feels like a slightly inferior version of 4, and I am just struggling to get into the MP a bit, I have only played like 3 hours, and it has not quite dragged me in in the same way that 4 did. That is its major downside, 4 is so good it could never live up to it, and with slightly worse maps it does not quite.
Gears 2's MP is severely flawed, and I probably would not be playing it if it were not for the achievements. Having said that, once you get over the fact that the gameplay is radically different from the single player mode, and your shotgun and chainsaw will be your best friend.
However, horde mode is incredible. It is great fun, and allows you to play 5 player co-op against wave and wave. Apart from boosting your KDR on GeoW.com it is also very satisfying when you have a team working together, taking down huge numbers of locust.

For SP:
WaW, good. But not mind blowing. Looking back on it, there are not that many moments that really stand out for me, because while having Jack Bauer there does make it awesome, it did not feel that new, and it is just filled with so much action, when you see another 30 Japanese around the corner, it does not get you that excited and it does just become a little tedious, especially with the infamous respawning enemies and invisible trip wire. However, the set piece missions are great, such as the one in the plane, and the tank mission provide a great change of pace
As for GeoW 2, it is far superior to 1. The storytelling is excellent, and for the most part it is varied. The gameplay balance is very good, with a mix of small encounters and larger ones, but the problem is, you just play through sitting back, and sniping people, which can be a little bit slow, but it is generally okay. The tank mission was a bit rubbish, but it did provide a change of pace. My problem is that acts 3 and 4 were quite dingy for the most part, and I certainly got tired of act 3 quickly, it just felt like a copy of 1 in the abandoned factory. But anyway, 2 is a great game, and I actually though chapter 5 was fantastic, though it is certainly a very cinematic chapter, and it does feel quite emotional at the end as you can relax after having fought through so many locust

So overall, Gears does win it by some distance from WaW

Don't play it in 3rd person.

It's actually much more like FPS in many aspects. It's similar but much better than Oblivion in almost every point.

You said the one thing I did not want to hear.

Not that I hated Oblivion or anything. I was just hoping it would give a good 3rd person option, unlike Oblivion which was atrocious.

Character models and enemies at least look better?

Gears 2 has a great campaign, but the online is awful on so many levels. I don't know why Epic is incapable of making a single decent playlist (save for Horde).

Appearance? Yes. Animations and overall bugs? No, not in the least.

They do, but they're still often emotionless. The enemies are looking good as well. You'll mostly fight against super mutants, ghouls, Enclave soldiers, some bounty hunters (Talon Company) and some crazy Wastelanders

I am not really interested in online. I should have put that in the OP.

I am looking for a good single player game. I have LIVE for just this Month so I will probably hop on regardless.

@mummelmann

I keep leaning further and further away from Fallout3 with each response I get in this thread.

That's sad, because it's my second pick for my personal GOTY award. Very addicting

Oh. Well if you're not interested in online, Fallout 3 is the best choice by far. Just get it. Do it.