You do hate oblivion because you don't know how to make a perfect character.
Fallout I love the series honestly if I hadnt played morrowind (which I fell in love with) I wouldnt have played fallout , I agree about the post apocalytpic setting as you said it more fun becuz it feels like anything can happen I cannot wait for fallout 4 I hope they keep some of the same aspect from fallout3 an they keep hardcore mode aswell I think the reason I like it so much is the guns the joy I get from walking around a destroyed city that once was washington d.c.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.