Fallout 4

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  1. Lachhh
    Feb 13, 2016
    3
    Oh wow, where to start. Like many, I've enjoyed previous Fallout games (a little too much) so here's the review I thought I'd never write. Please consider user reviews before making this (expensive) purchase people, there's quite a lot critics just don't touch on. I only wish I'd read some before throwing money at this game, as it turns out, the only fool is me. Let's get this on the road.Oh wow, where to start. Like many, I've enjoyed previous Fallout games (a little too much) so here's the review I thought I'd never write. Please consider user reviews before making this (expensive) purchase people, there's quite a lot critics just don't touch on. I only wish I'd read some before throwing money at this game, as it turns out, the only fool is me. Let's get this on the road. (Lengthy read ahead)

    Over the better part of a decade, a whole crop of great, immersive open-world RPG's have been released. The sheer amount of depth, immersion, gameplay and graphics quality of quite a few of them is impressive - we're no longer forced to make great consessions in favor of a superior RPG experience. (The Witcher 3 hammers that point home for sure) Which is why I was so sure that the previous "King of the Hill" of immersive RPG's would positively outdo itself in its newest itineration, as well as retain all the great stuff that fans of roleplaying games have come to expect from it. I thought it would be the postapocalyptic pendent to Witcher 3, turns out it's the postapocalyptic version of Far Cry - minus some of the entertaining characters.
    Well, nevermind all that - after having played Fallout 4 I'd be happy if it was so much as a carbon copy of Fallout 3 or New Vegas, truth be told it's not even in the ballpark on that front.

    So, let's get to the meat of it. What could possibly cause a game that came out close to a decade after Fallout 3 to be a vastly inferior roleplaying game? For starters, ask yourself what *you* expect from a game when you buy an open-world RPG. An exciting, intricately woven main story that keeps you on your toes? A slew of immersive and emotionally involving side quests with many characters outside the beaten track of the main story to keep you invested and playing all day? Wanting to sleep but you can't, because you have that last emotionally involving questline hammering in your head? A feeling that the world is populated with interesting characters with a unique backstory? Not knowing what you'll find beyond that next hill? The hard decisions? The diplomacy, the player choice? The freedom? The feeling that your choices in-game matter?

    Well, if the answer to any of this was "yes", then skip Fallout 4. None of that is present in the game. (I'm not going to go into the slew of bugs, the disappointing graphics, the horrid character animations, the watered down perks, etc. That's been said before and I'd like to focus on why FO4 is a dismal RPG experience.)

    If you're wondering why, after 15 hours of play, the world already feels devoid of people to talk to, interesting story lines and never generates an adequate sense of population (minus the shooting gallery of ferals, raiders and super mutants ofcourse) then the answer is --- because this is unfortunately what Fallout 4 is. It hands you a main storyline which, apart from being hammy and badly-written, is predictable and quite the F03 story copypasta. (Searching for a family member), the side quests are MMO-style fetch or kill quests, given to you by the same clone-stamp NPC's that hand you the same dialogue over and over with no backstory or immersion whatsoever.

    "But there's still the exploring!" You scream. Well, think about it this way. If you *know* ahead of time you'll either find a group of raiders or ferals or supermutants behind the next hill, what's the reason for wondering what's there in the first place? - You already know. You won't find any hidden interesting factions, pockets of people hidden away that give immersive quests or anything of the sort. You won't be asking yourself what painful, meaningful decisions you may be forced to make next - because there aren't any in this game. This "knowing" kills the fun of exploration the previous games had IMO. (Unless you treated the world as nothing but a loot chest with accompanying shooting gallery, in which case you may enjoy this - but even then only to a degree, and if loot is your main prio, so many more games centered around that have you well and truly covered.)

    I was stoked to hear they added relationships to the game. Like everything else remotely RPG in this game though, this too is a sick, outdated joke. You can "flirt" yet not a single frame of animation indicates you're actually in a relationship. Not one hug or kiss. Companions don't generally react any differently to you even at max affinity. You can't sleep in the same bed as your supposed "lover" at night. (Error message "this bed is being used" - yeah, by my supposed "lover"...) The relationship feels nonexistent to the degree i'm wondering why they bothered with the mechanic at all.

    In every way shape and form, this game underdelivers on the RPG element and overdoes it on the "stoof 2 shoot" motif. If you haven't played previous installments, do yourself a favour and give this one a miss in favour of modded versions of previous games. You'll get a far more rewarding package all the way.    … Expand
  2. Autumnny
    Dec 20, 2015
    3
    Oh my god this edition to the Fallout series is embarrassing. This game is more of an Action FPS rather than an RPG! The dialog has been dumbed down to a terrible dialog wheel, and your character has a pre selected background that you CANNOT change.

    The only thing I can say about this game is that it has the best gun play out of all the fallout games, but that's really about it.
  3. fabittar
    Jun 9, 2017
    0
    By far the worst Fallout game ever made. It's a mediocre "action / RPG" and it failed as both action game and RPG.

    The shooting mechanics are awful. VATS, on the other hand, will carry you throughout the game and make firefights too easy. As for fire fighting, there's too much of it (and fetch quests... but it's usually 'kill everybody and fetch X quests'). Crafting is bland as there's    By far the worst Fallout game ever made. It's a mediocre "action / RPG" and it failed as both action game and RPG.

    The shooting mechanics are awful. VATS, on the other hand, will carry you throughout the game and make firefights too easy. As for fire fighting, there's too much of it (and fetch quests... but it's usually 'kill everybody and fetch X quests'). Crafting is bland as there's very little reason to not use the single best MOD for each slot (the fact there is a BEST mod for each slot is enough for you to realize there's very little choice involved). Perks are awful and uninspired. Narrative is linear and there's very little you can do to change it - meaning there is very little (or rather, NONE) roleplaying going on, as the outcome to every quest is the same.

    Overall, a horrible game that might keep you interested for 20 hours or so. It's BORING. Somehow Bethesda is making WORSE games with each new title. I don't think Oblivion is the best game in the world - it had its fair share of issues - but the questlines were some of the most interesting I'd seen in a long time (even more interesting than the quests in Morrowind, honestly). Skyrim was an ACTION RPG with interesting mechanics, but HORRIBLE story telling and awful quests. Fallout 3 was somewhat bad, but New Vegas made a good impression on me.

    Fallout 4 is AWFUL. Seriously, I wish I could take my money back.    … Expand
  4. Raziel7
    Jan 31, 2016
    0
    This game is trash, the soul of fallout is make decisions, you can finish Fallout NV whitout killing a single person (main history only) this game is just a bad copy of borderlands, shot, kill and be a stupid. F*** this game.
  5. adamh9999
    Feb 14, 2016
    3
    So disappointed with this game. I tried so hard to love it, even put about 15 hours into it. Unfortunately, I got to a point where I just completely lost interest and stopped playing. The missions get repetitive and if you have any skills as a gamer the enemies are easy to defeat and the missions even easier. Sure, I could have upped the difficulty at some point, but to be honest I justSo disappointed with this game. I tried so hard to love it, even put about 15 hours into it. Unfortunately, I got to a point where I just completely lost interest and stopped playing. The missions get repetitive and if you have any skills as a gamer the enemies are easy to defeat and the missions even easier. Sure, I could have upped the difficulty at some point, but to be honest I just felt like I was playing this game because I felt obligated to, not because I was enjoying it. What a let down.… Expand
  6. SpittlePig
    Mar 8, 2016
    0
    I am done with Bethesda. To call this a RPG is a joke. I doubt I will buy another game from them ever again. The writing, dialog, and character build is so simple and dull. Just run around and kill stuff. I wish Obsidian would get to make a real Fallout game.
  7. BigJimmy1234
    Dec 21, 2015
    0
    - Utterly non immersive. It feels like they came up with some areas and then just slammed them into a bland openworld map
    - Dull story
    - Dire graphics. The game is simply not fit to be called a AAA game in 2015 looking as it does - Shoddy performance - Same bugs as Skyrim. It's nice to know these idiots are learning from past games...oh wait... - 7 years waiting for this junk? What a    - Utterly non immersive. It feels like they came up with some areas and then just slammed them into a bland openworld map
    - Dull story
    - Dire graphics. The game is simply not fit to be called a AAA game in 2015 looking as it does
    - Shoddy performance
    - Same bugs as Skyrim. It's nice to know these idiots are learning from past games...oh wait...
    - 7 years waiting for this junk? What a joke. This game could have easily come out 4 years ago.
    - Far too easy. Within an hour you have power armour and have killed a Deathclaw. Within 3 hours I had killed a legendary deathclaw and got my hands on a Fatboy.
    - Still walled/loading screen separated towns. GTA doesn't need them so why the **** does this shoddy game?

    - No actual choice. Again, this game isn't fit for 2015. Unlike every other rpg out there this game still gives you no choice on how you want to play it. You have to be the good guy and go down the linear storyline. It's horribly dated.

    If this game didn't have Bethesda or Fallout stamped on it, it would have gone straight to bargain bins.    … Expand
  8. ZaPaAl
    Feb 27, 2016
    3
    Enough with open world games filled with nothingness! I had hopes, because somehow I did like Fallout 3 and New Vegas, but this just doesn't work for me. I looked up a few old fallout videos, and instantly remembered, why they were great. The feeling of progress, hubs filled with good quests, fighting with a lot of strategy ...

    It does start engaging, but looses consistently until I    Enough with open world games filled with nothingness! I had hopes, because somehow I did like Fallout 3 and New Vegas, but this just doesn't work for me. I looked up a few old fallout videos, and instantly remembered, why they were great. The feeling of progress, hubs filled with good quests, fighting with a lot of strategy ...

    It does start engaging, but looses consistently until I just couldn't endure it anymore, feeling crushed by how much (50-66%?) still was unexplored. And why should I explore? To kill another pack of raiders or super mutants, clean out some thrashed buildings and gain hundreds of tons of useless stuff? I had some fun building up my first settlement, building defenses, housing etc. Until I realized, doing so is just a great waste of time. Even with dozens of turrets, walls etc. they can't fight for themselves at all. If a settlement is attacked and you don't show up, everything is lost. So, what for?

    The story isn't motivating, it just dissolves somehow. The parties you can join are boring. Most of the character's you meet are boring. The quests aren't interesting or meaningful. Skill system isn't fun or meaningful. Game looks bland. It can be modded, and needs a lot of it, but that doesn't help on the long run, if the design is broken. It's their best voice acting and dialog system to date, but in it's core it has nothing of fun to offer. What a waste of potential.    … Expand
  9. BowserTheBig69
    Nov 14, 2015
    4
    The disappointment of the year. The game has a lot of problems. First, the graphics. This is a problem, but this is not all. The immersion (the blue sky is very WEIRD in this atmosphere) ans the story is not good at all. But the lack of RPG features is its main problem: all mechanics has been simplified, the importance of karma has been reduced and the VATS is now useless.

    In other    The disappointment of the year. The game has a lot of problems. First, the graphics. This is a problem, but this is not all. The immersion (the blue sky is very WEIRD in this atmosphere) ans the story is not good at all. But the lack of RPG features is its main problem: all mechanics has been simplified, the importance of karma has been reduced and the VATS is now useless.

    In other hand, the game is huge and has a lot of hours of funny content. This is the main positive point, but Fallout is more than that. A game that has no relevance in the year of Witcher 3, and will be remembered as the black sheep of the Fallout series.    … Expand
  10. Cyclictunic209
    Jan 19, 2016
    3
    - **** Story
    - 2008 graphics
    - Terrible quests, all generic kill and loot quests - Buggy as **** - Streamlined the game to appeal to the masses - Perhaps the worst of all is the dialogue wheel, what the **** were they thinking? Allows for no role playing what so ever. All you are is a concerned parent. This is a warning to Bethesda. If this same **** occurs with the Elder Scrolls 6    - **** Story
    - 2008 graphics
    - Terrible quests, all generic kill and loot quests
    - Buggy as ****
    - Streamlined the game to appeal to the masses
    - Perhaps the worst of all is the dialogue wheel, what the **** were they thinking? Allows for no role playing what so ever. All you are is a concerned parent.

    This is a warning to Bethesda. If this same **** occurs with the Elder Scrolls 6 I will not be purchasing your games anymore.    … Expand
  11. Lightbringer
    Dec 18, 2015
    0
    Bethesda has completely trashed a beloved and rich IP with its Fallout games. They have gutted the franchise of everything that made it great in the first place; fun RPG mechanics that allow for many different types of character builds; morally ambiguous choices that impact the game world and story; and writing that is equally dark, comedic and original. In place of those qualities theyBethesda has completely trashed a beloved and rich IP with its Fallout games. They have gutted the franchise of everything that made it great in the first place; fun RPG mechanics that allow for many different types of character builds; morally ambiguous choices that impact the game world and story; and writing that is equally dark, comedic and original. In place of those qualities they have left an empty, Fallout shaped shell.

    The writing is horrible and riddled with cliches and tropes. There is basically no reason to even pretend that this is an RPG anymore rather than merely an open-world shooter. The narrative is completely linear and accepts very little input from the player. The mechanics, while enjoyable as merely an action game, have no relation to the character-building depth that is supposed to be associated with RPGs, especially considering that your character is a blank slate.

    The graphics are not on par with what is technologically feasible at this time. It is one of the worst looking games to come out this year.

    All in all, Bethesda has succeeded in making a game that is nearly perfect in its mediocrity. They have shown themselves to be careless and faithless stewards of the Fallout franchise and have shown a complete lack of respect for its fans. At this point, Fallout has been reduced to the creative level of Call of Duty and can be expected to come out every once in a while as barely improved iterations of the same mediocre formula, just because people will buy it and not for the love of game development or the IP itself.    … Expand
  12. Alaska_Wolf
    Feb 7, 2016
    2
    Fallout 4 was disappointing, to me at least, but then I have played all of the Fallout games. Fallout 3 set the bar for the series, Fallout: New Vegas was a close contender; Fallout 4 on the other hand was mediocre at best. With its very poorly implemented settlement system, and it's vast array of technical and graphical issues, most of which Bethesda has yet to acknowledge much lessFallout 4 was disappointing, to me at least, but then I have played all of the Fallout games. Fallout 3 set the bar for the series, Fallout: New Vegas was a close contender; Fallout 4 on the other hand was mediocre at best. With its very poorly implemented settlement system, and it's vast array of technical and graphical issues, most of which Bethesda has yet to acknowledge much less address, the game failed to even come close to the high bar established by Fallout 3.

    I have never been bored with any Fallout game until now, I found the storyline to be pale, non immersive, repetitive and poorly written. The companions and their storylines were also mediocre and I ended up leaving them farming or defending somewhere... To me, the only companion, except Dogmeat, which which I was able to form any sort of bond with was...umm...well, I guess there weren't any. The much touted graphics simply were not that good, and certainly not in the same league as DA: Inquisition or Witcher 3.

    Fallout 4 seems more like a game that was pushed out the door before it was ready. There is a rough, poorly crafted and unfinished feel about the game that I haven't before in the entire Fallout universe. That coupled with Bethesda's insistence on putting it on the much hated Steam platform makes this my least favorite of all of the Fallout games. Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, and its heavy metal game music as opposed to the 30s - 50s genre of the rest of the series, was my least favorite Fallout game until now.

    I have finished my first playthrough, and I am not even remotely interested in going through the game for a second playthrough; F03 and Vegas I have played and replayed for years now. In all honesty, F04 will probably end up relegated to Walmart's bargain game bin, it's just that poorly done. Truthfully, I am surprised that there is such a disparity between the critic and user ratings.    … Expand
  13. primalthingsome
    Feb 3, 2016
    0
    Terribly flat dialogues, almost no improvement in graphics, non existent RPG! Totally disgrace for Fallout series. I hope Bethesda will suck enough money from this and sell rights on Fallout to someone else.
  14. littlesushiboxj
    Apr 21, 2016
    0
    Basically it's a blank slate. It could be a game but it isn't. If only they let obsidian use this engine to make a game it could be great. It's basically call of duty and not an rpg. There are like 4 side quests and there's no choice in what you do. You can choose a faction but after that no choice.
  15. xeonmagma
    Dec 26, 2015
    0
    What a steaming pile of garbage, no amount of mods on earth will fix this horrible game. They've made it so casual a 4 year old could probably beat it while drinking a juice box and button mashing. Your choices don't make a bit of difference because the 4 choices you get all do the same thing, and you only get to choose between 2 endings. There is no good or evil because your character canWhat a steaming pile of garbage, no amount of mods on earth will fix this horrible game. They've made it so casual a 4 year old could probably beat it while drinking a juice box and button mashing. Your choices don't make a bit of difference because the 4 choices you get all do the same thing, and you only get to choose between 2 endings. There is no good or evil because your character can only be good. The story line and characters are so boring and forgettable I fell asleep several times while playing. The entire wasteland is made up of almost nothing but generic raiders who's sole purpose in life is to raid these struggling settlements on the other side of the map rather than just scavenge through local buildings for easily available loot.. The weapons modding and settlement building are cool I guess, but I don't really understand how a weapons and armor made from scrap found around the wasteland can have unlimited durability yet a military grade suite of armor needs to constantly be repaired. They took out factions, speech checks, persuasion, armor and weapons durability, karma, and the ability to choose several different endings. I can see now why Bethesda didn't want any leaked footage getting out before launch day, people would have cancelled their pre-orders and never bought the game.… Expand
  16. colaeric
    Mar 11, 2016
    0
    Absolutely the worst Fallout game in the series. Like other reviewers have stated, the game is consist of nonsensical/boring storyline, uninteresting world, and terrible combat mechanics.
  17. Benng1349
    Feb 6, 2016
    0
    You do not need me to tell you that the game is garbage you probably are like me and just came here to make sure you were not the only one who hated this garbage post-apocalyptic Call of duty that Besthesda is trying to pass as fallout. Yes the guns are boring, yes the quests are boring, yes the main quest line is a generic cut and paste job, yes the dialogue wheel is a terrible idea thatYou do not need me to tell you that the game is garbage you probably are like me and just came here to make sure you were not the only one who hated this garbage post-apocalyptic Call of duty that Besthesda is trying to pass as fallout. Yes the guns are boring, yes the quests are boring, yes the main quest line is a generic cut and paste job, yes the dialogue wheel is a terrible idea that spoils the game, and no you aren't crazy you should feel ripped off. I waited years for this game. Fallout 3 alone I must have logged nearly 750 hours if not more. I was stuck on that game for literally 2 years enjoying every moment of it. I bought it for every platform I owned over the years. Fallout: NV was nearly the same. But, fallout 4 I put 150 hour (at least 20 of which I'm sure was me texting/being afk), and just moved on to other games. It was boring, tedious, survival mode is just bullet sponge mode, and the rpg elements have been so stripped down so a smart lemur could figure it out.

    I honestly believe that Bethesda was much more worried about having Fallout sell in mass quantities, which is perfectly fine, but to do this instead of making a great game they made the game play "streamlined." With dialogue that was easier to choice, gun play that fells more like battlefield or cod, and most of all releasing it before the bomb cost became too much. The latter is most apparent not by the insane amount of glitches (which is almost Bethesda's trademark), and more to do with poor animations, a weak variety of location, guns, quest types, etc..., characters you don't care about, and writing that is cringe worthy.

    In short If you haven't bought it wait for the game of the year to drop to 20 bucks then buy it. If you already have bought it sorry for your lose of $60 I feel your pain.

    On a different note I would like to get on my soapbox for the next few sentences. Nearly 90% of reviews I see positive and negative alike say something to the effect of "the modded community will fix [fill in thing that Bethesda should have fix or included before release]." My reason for bring this up is to ask is it right of us to expect unpaid people to fix a shoddy game made by studio that made millions in sales of a product that personally I feel is not really complete or up to par. I believe that it is not fair to except modders to fix salaried developers short comings. Unfortunately Bethesda doesn't care they their made money and the modding community will fix the garbage textures, etc.. because they care, its their hobby, or they are passionate about fixing issues they see in the game. But, personally I do not feel comfortable with that and you should take a second to question if you are too.    … Expand
  18. nextgengameflop
    Mar 31, 2016
    0
    - Terrible writing
    - Terrible dialogues
    - Terrible lip sync - Terrible voice acting - 2008 graphics - Almost no RPG elements - Stupid design decisions - Lousy game mechanics - Bad retcons - Limited Choices - Character Roleplaying ruined - Buggy - Bad AI - Radiant quests - Bethesda still doesn't understand the source material Worst game I played in 2015. ITS A GOOD GAME ITS    - Terrible writing
    - Terrible dialogues
    - Terrible lip sync
    - Terrible voice acting
    - 2008 graphics
    - Almost no RPG elements
    - Stupid design decisions
    - Lousy game mechanics
    - Bad retcons
    - Limited Choices
    - Character Roleplaying ruined
    - Buggy
    - Bad AI
    - Radiant quests
    - Bethesda still doesn't understand the source material

    Worst game I played in 2015. ITS A GOOD GAME ITS JUST NOT A GOOD FALLOUT GAME GUYS! Literally Call of Duty is a better shooter than this trash.    … Expand
  19. Wakko
    Jan 10, 2016
    3
    This game is a flat warm coke. It looks like coke, it has the same ingredients, but it tastes horrible.

    3 stars for entertainment value. It's different, its fun, and its entertaining. However; its buggy, broken, and terribly supported (1 patch since release two months ago and DLCs are already being touted before another patch). No more money from me, Bethesda. Not until you make a    This game is a flat warm coke. It looks like coke, it has the same ingredients, but it tastes horrible.

    3 stars for entertainment value. It's different, its fun, and its entertaining. However; its buggy, broken, and terribly supported (1 patch since release two months ago and DLCs are already being touted before another patch).

    No more money from me, Bethesda. Not until you make a Fallout game, because that's not what this is.    … Expand
  20. FallableNinja
    Mar 15, 2016
    0
    All the quests are crap. If you are hoping for a classic Fallout experience you will be sorely disappointed. If you want an RPG you should look elsewhere. If you like COD games then Fallout 4 will probably interest you. Emil Pagliano is the head writer by the way and the reason why the quests are abysmal. This individual was also the lead writer for Skyrim which explains the **** quests inAll the quests are crap. If you are hoping for a classic Fallout experience you will be sorely disappointed. If you want an RPG you should look elsewhere. If you like COD games then Fallout 4 will probably interest you. Emil Pagliano is the head writer by the way and the reason why the quests are abysmal. This individual was also the lead writer for Skyrim which explains the **** quests in that game. I'm just curious how he's going to put out even **** work in the next Elder Scrolls title. Can he top himself? Probably and only time can tell.… Expand
  21. MrSoap
    Jan 16, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lets just say the hype train...crashed. Its hard to call this game, a Fallout game. Bethesda completely removed all the elements that Fallout Fans loved. The biggest element that Bethesda removed was choice. Literally you can make zero game changing choices in this game. Remember in the past Fallouts when all the little side quests actually affected the ending of the game or the side quest would affect the main quest. Well that's gone. To some up Fallout 4, Its just one big disappointment… Expand
  22. barzozwierz
    Nov 19, 2015
    3
    + art style (imho doesn't fit Fallout, but... it's interesting)
    + power armour
    + a nice idea for crafting, if underdeveloped - no character development (both numbers and role-playing) - linear (aka absolutely no choice and consequence) and cliche story (bad writing, terrible VO) - no alternatives to... shooting things - autodialogue with yes/yes/sarcastic(yes)/no(yes) options - UI    + art style (imho doesn't fit Fallout, but... it's interesting)
    + power armour
    + a nice idea for crafting, if underdeveloped

    - no character development (both numbers and role-playing)
    - linear (aka absolutely no choice and consequence) and cliche story (bad writing, terrible VO)
    - no alternatives to... shooting things
    - autodialogue with yes/yes/sarcastic(yes)/no(yes) options
    - UI and M&KB support
    - bugs, crashes, low performance
    - immortal NPCs

    I'm not sure what this game is. I know it's not a RPG. A shooter? Metro is a better shooter with similar setting, at least highest difficulty means realism, not HP pool bloat. Town sim? Minecraft? Rage?

    All in all... 3/10
    People will probably find it fun and casual shooter. For me it's just too... boring and underdeveloped.    … Expand
  23. LibertyPrime
    Feb 12, 2016
    0
    I just finished the game and i think im gonna puke.

    - the story is terrible -all the characters suck -main character is boring as hell autistic dude -every single quest revolves around: "go there and clear the zone of raiders/ghouls/supermutants" -the settlement building is a pointless, incomplete, buggy mess -bugs, bugs everywhere -its a friggin shooter now, with terrible    I just finished the game and i think im gonna puke.

    - the story is terrible
    -all the characters suck
    -main character is boring as hell autistic dude
    -every single quest revolves around: "go there and clear the zone of raiders/ghouls/supermutants"
    -the settlement building is a pointless, incomplete, buggy mess
    -bugs, bugs everywhere
    -its a friggin shooter now, with terrible shooting mechanics

    Bethesda take my 60$ and shove it up your ass. Thank you for ruining one ot the greatest gaming franchises of all times.    … Expand
  24. Stopdumbingdown
    Mar 5, 2016
    0
    nobody who cares about video games or rpgs should ever forgive this hack game by beth. all pc gamers should vocally deny tes6, demand beth release properly finished games and let tes6 flameout without honors. let the sheeple burn.

    due to my love for (actual) rpg's (of which, there are very few) i have to label this slop of a game as my most disappointing game ever. fallout 3, as a    nobody who cares about video games or rpgs should ever forgive this hack game by beth. all pc gamers should vocally deny tes6, demand beth release properly finished games and let tes6 flameout without honors. let the sheeple burn.

    due to my love for (actual) rpg's (of which, there are very few) i have to label this slop of a game as my most disappointing game ever. fallout 3, as a new-gen starter left great impressions, despite, its casual inclusions. newvegas remedied so much of the casual, stupefied, dumbnumb of fallout 3 that i thought skyrim would, obviously, be the best rpg to date. lol. beth proved that a more casual, stupefied, accessible game is NEVER beyond reach. (LUCKILY, the very INHERENT nature of tes games allows the decline of rpg mechanics and gameplay to be masked and LIED about. ie. skyrims a great game, but, for true rpg gamers its a joke.)

    fallout 4 is a technical mess. a creative mess. a coherent mess. a mechanical gameplay mess.

    i've argued since oblivion that i will NEVER again put tes/beth games on my auto-buy list.

    with fallout 4, i now put beth on my DO NOT BUY until they pluckin prove it to me list.

    how far they have fallen...    … Expand
  25. eroeru
    Jan 21, 2016
    0
    Dumbed down to an insult. Exactly what Dragon Age 2 was for DA:O, a braindead mess of a game that not only disappoints but rather insults the fan. Even the dialogue system that used to have lots of different RP options in DA2ised - every option comes down to the exact same effect in the game, said in a badly voice-acted cringe-inducing voice (voiced protag goes against the genre itselfDumbed down to an insult. Exactly what Dragon Age 2 was for DA:O, a braindead mess of a game that not only disappoints but rather insults the fan. Even the dialogue system that used to have lots of different RP options in DA2ised - every option comes down to the exact same effect in the game, said in a badly voice-acted cringe-inducing voice (voiced protag goes against the genre itself really, besides the bad quality). With dialogue and effect that would be thouught out by a 6-year old. The story is bad. No immersion to the world.

    All in all, it's a shooter for the COD fanboy, set in a wasteland. Nothing to do with the original series anymore. Plus, quests have degraded to a MMO standard.

    An absolutely horrible game by a funding/quality standard.    … Expand
  26. Bobthesponge
    Mar 31, 2016
    0
    0 might be a bit harsh on the game, but for posterity, i don't want it to be remembered as a fallout game. It's not on par with any of the previous games, and not on par with skyrim, that i kinda liked.

    The dialogs are terrible. There is a worrying lack of choice. It is a combat game. The only redeeming aspect is the settlement "rebuild the world" idea, unfortunately that part is    0 might be a bit harsh on the game, but for posterity, i don't want it to be remembered as a fallout game. It's not on par with any of the previous games, and not on par with skyrim, that i kinda liked.

    The dialogs are terrible.
    There is a worrying lack of choice.
    It is a combat game.

    The only redeeming aspect is the settlement "rebuild the world" idea, unfortunately that part is not good enough to make fallout IV a game to remember. Some low cost indie game do a better job at it, in my opinion.

    You can play it of course,, if you don't have anything better to do, it's an AAA title, a game that can swallow a bunch of hours of time. But this is not a game that i recomand. And i hope bethesday will do it's best to release a suitable game next.    … Expand
  27. TrueReviewer1
    Mar 31, 2016
    0
    Terrible Game I cant believe that this game has an 84 "professional" review score. the game is horrible in all aspects its neither a good Shooter nor a RPG game. this is the last Bethesda game I will buy as they are incompetent in making games true to what they should be. if you like to be guided in every single way with no freedom and enjoy no challenges or anything difficulty while beingTerrible Game I cant believe that this game has an 84 "professional" review score. the game is horrible in all aspects its neither a good Shooter nor a RPG game. this is the last Bethesda game I will buy as they are incompetent in making games true to what they should be. if you like to be guided in every single way with no freedom and enjoy no challenges or anything difficulty while being over simplificated a monkey could play this game then this "fallout" 4 is for you.… Expand
  28. Absolutionv8
    Dec 30, 2015
    0
    Bethesda told us that the freedom of the player was their first priority. Well...NO!
    - No karma
    - No reputation, no factions - Most of npc are so-called "essential" and unkillable - You have NO CHOICE except for your haircut - You are a "good boy" boring character with his own idiot voice who does everything that he's told to. - Dialog sucks, only 4 words to say and it doesn't    Bethesda told us that the freedom of the player was their first priority. Well...NO!
    - No karma
    - No reputation, no factions
    - Most of npc are so-called "essential" and unkillable
    - You have NO CHOICE except for your haircut
    - You are a "good boy" boring character with his own idiot voice who does everything that he's told to.
    - Dialog sucks, only 4 words to say and it doesn't change anything. Sarcastic is useless.
    - You become a killing machine, peacefull options don't exist anymore, you are send here and here to murder billions of raiders.
    Let obsidian make another "NewVegas" style or drop the liscence.
    Please bethesda, you are ruining fallout. It's all about the money...    … Expand
  29. ArchAthiest
    Dec 20, 2015
    0
    Fallout 4 is ultimately disappointing. The story is beyond wretched, being shallow and pedantic, offering the playing no insight or even enjoyment. The big surprise during the game was so insulting I went on a murderous rampage which only served to illustrate how little the players actions actually drive anything since no one in the Institute seemed to care that I had just blown theirFallout 4 is ultimately disappointing. The story is beyond wretched, being shallow and pedantic, offering the playing no insight or even enjoyment. The big surprise during the game was so insulting I went on a murderous rampage which only served to illustrate how little the players actions actually drive anything since no one in the Institute seemed to care that I had just blown their leader's head off with a Gauss Rifle.

    Any and all RPG elements have been stripped away leaving a bare bones PERK chart that does not allow for any kind of character customization beyond what kind of pants are you going to wear.

    Side quests are the same rehash of shot all the mutants and raiders, find some random piece of fluff and pound sand.

    And while this is easily the nicest looking Fallout game, with excellent use of colour and weather effects, the character models can't seem to work their mouths properly.

    It's hard to believe this repetitive, shooter mess has come from Bethesda, the same company that brought us Morrowind's completely player driven experience and seemingly endless night sky. Bethesda seems to have made Fallout 4 as streamlined as possible and in so doing has alienated the Fallout audience.

    "Disappointing" sums up Fallout 4, with the only worth while addition being a deep and involved crafting system. I rather like crafting systems especially in post-apocalyptic settings. But the crafting and base building of Fallout 4 belong in a better game, plain and simple.

    Fallout 4 is too simple to appeal to any Role-Playing game enthusiast, it's combat is too clumsy and awkward to appeal to shooting fans and the story is too **** to appeal to anyone!    … Expand
  30. Park501
    Jan 25, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very disappointing, especially if you play on PC, game is designed and significantly hurt by alot of design decisions to cater to a console crowed, resulting in a significantly dumbed down game

    expect to hear the phrase "I normally don't like RPGs, but I really like this one", as it is a FPS (Boaderlands is a close comparison) with weak RPG elements, almost all choice and story striped out to cram in more go to radiant location kill everyone get radiant item, repeat

    and as is common with Large AAA games expect the ending to be very unpolished and half arsed (suffice to say all the paths to the end are more or less copy and past, and the path you take is akin to pressing one of three buttons), the further you go expect conversations to end half way through, bosses to spawn where they are not supposed to, and lots of sitting (or shooting) for X amount of time until the story wants to progress

    your seance of agency is pretty much zero

    and three months after release there has been one minor patch, leaving many bugs (including game backbreaking ones such removing from the game world your companions or Quest NPCs, Ending Quest Conversation Prematurely, or a peak you get early on thats supposed to give 20% increase to headshoot chance...gives 2000% pretty much eliminating any difficulty, only way to get rid of is to restart or use command codes)    … Expand
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#31 Best PC Game of 2015
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#2 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 4, 2016
    80
    After terrible first couple of hours Fallout 4 pulled itself together and ultimately was almost as fun as The Witcher 3. There’s a huge chasm between these two games in terms of technology (F4 looks like a X360 game), but their open worlds are equally good and Bethesda did a better job with crafting. [01/2016, p.42]
  2. PCWorld
    Jan 19, 2016
    70
    This isn’t the step forward I expected, though. Here we are, the first Bethesda game on a new hardware generation, and I can’t help feeling like we’ve regressed—like Fallout 4 really is Oblivion-with-guns. A decade later, it certainly makes many of the same mistakes.
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  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 4, 2016
    92
    It’s easy to get carried away by Fallout 4’s massive open world. While the gunplay is much improved and the quests fun, I found the UI lacking on the PC. The inventory and build menus are really tedious to use. [Dec 2015]
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