Fallout 4

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  1. MasterHiei
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    +Improved gunplay
    +Improved companion mechanics
    +Weapon customization is vast -Complete removal of skills, giving birth to a streamlined, watered down perk system, thus removing any chance of going for unique builds like in previous games -Voiced dialogue, the MC sounds the same whether you have the face of a 200 Kg black man or an old man struggling with cancer -Complete removal of    +Improved gunplay
    +Improved companion mechanics
    +Weapon customization is vast

    -Complete removal of skills, giving birth to a streamlined, watered down perk system, thus removing any chance of going for unique builds like in previous games
    -Voiced dialogue, the MC sounds the same whether you have the face of a 200 Kg black man or an old man struggling with cancer
    -Complete removal of the Role Playing part of the RPG, now you are locked to play with Bethesda's concerned daddy character, which motives don't even click with the player since I'm not a father nor married.
    -The soundtrack is a huge step down from New Vegas, there isn't a single memorable track in this game that pumps you up during battles or keeps you wary of your surroundings whenever exploring
    -The pacing is all over the place, the game gives you a Power Armor and a Minigun in the very first quest, something that you had to work for in previous games and wouldn't be even usable without proper training
    -Bland NPCs with even worse voice acting (I'm looking at you Pothead Grandma), I was literally pushed into helping these Minutemen guys I couldn't care less about, there was no chance to refuse.
    -New dialogue wheel system consisting of just 4 options ( they are always revolve around Yes/No/Maybe/Sarcastic, the latter being even more confusing, since I can't know if my character will make a playful joke or be a complete **** to whoever I'm talking with). Compared to the vast amount of dialogue options in previous games, this feels like a cheap attempt at trying to appeal to wider, low attention spam audience who couldn't get into past titles since you had to read too much for their own tastes.
    -Base building is mediocre, you don't get to experience a bird's eye view of what you are building, this translates in poor positioning of structures. The building menus are also clunky and feel more like they were made with a console controller in mind.
    -The minimalistic, but huge UI is bland and makes you wonder how can someone get paid to design something so lifeless.
    -Gone are the different unarmed attacks able to be performed in VATS due the removal of said skill. The game using Damage Resistance instead of New Vegas' Damage Threshold also makes the life of an unarmed character very difficult.
    -Some guns also take considerable space on the screen, like the starter 10mm Pistol and the Laser Rifle
    -Lack of humor, there's no wacky/funny/unsettling tiny bits like those from the first two games and New Vegas' Wild Wasteland perk.
    -The whole ''War, War never changes'' phrase is said nonstop without any context whatsoever, what once was thrown once in a while to set up the mood, is now a ingame meme, hell, the main character says it to himself while looking at the mirror at the start while chatting with his wife.
    -The warmer color palette, alongside the wax, olive oil bathed character models gives the game a cartoon feel that makes no sense for such a game like Fallout
    -Legendary enemies/Epic loot system that seems to be taken straight out of Borderlands
    -Lore inconsistencies, Super Mutants shouldn't be this far on the East Coast, nor have Enclave PA pieces lying around to be picked (hell, no one even mentions anything while you are using it).
    -Weapons simply disappear when holstered, for no reason at all. I wonder if your equipment will also disappear in the next Elder Scrolls.
    -On rails adventure, your decisions don't matter anymore. Not to mention the complete lack of shades of grey story, it's Good vs Evil again and you are presented with the opportunity of being Wasteland Jesus instead of earning that spot and letting the wasteland turn you into a man like in Fallout 1/2/NV.

    This game is the best definition of mediocre I can think of, It's full of misguided design decisions, Bethesda came up with a dumbed down Fallout 3 - Season 2 instead of improving on everything that made New Vegas such a special Fallout game. This game isn't even Fallout anymore, is just a Far Cry game set in a wacky 50's sitcom setting.    … Expand
  2. Azverin
    Nov 13, 2015
    1
    Simsout 4. 3d

    Это что угодно, но это не фаллаут.

    -квесты
    -диалоги
    -интерфейс
    -баги
    -строительство
    -спутники
    -скиллы
    и ещё много чего.

    Rip.
  3. Kepaku
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    I expected a lot from this game and i found myself utterly disappointed. The graphics use the same textures all over, the menus are horrible, the item system too complex and most of the items you never get to see (They're text only with boxes that don't really open)
    NPCs start moving once you get closer.. until then they remain frozen..
    NPCs start "glitching" around corners when they    I expected a lot from this game and i found myself utterly disappointed. The graphics use the same textures all over, the menus are horrible, the item system too complex and most of the items you never get to see (They're text only with boxes that don't really open)
    NPCs start moving once you get closer.. until then they remain frozen..
    NPCs start "glitching" around corners when they move.. they feel stiff and more like mannequins.

    The meelee attack is delayed and does't react properly.. and so on.

    A big no.    … Expand
  4. Falloutholic
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    If you have played fallout 3, new vegas or even the old ones (1 and 2) be warned, this is not a fallout game, this an exploration shooter with minimal rpg elements, the game is dumbed down in it's core mechanics:

    weapon durability system removed ammo type system removed hardcore mode removed weapon model on character when holstered removed faction system removed karma system    If you have played fallout 3, new vegas or even the old ones (1 and 2) be warned, this is not a fallout game, this an exploration shooter with minimal rpg elements, the game is dumbed down in it's core mechanics:

    weapon durability system removed
    ammo type system removed
    hardcore mode removed
    weapon model on character when holstered removed
    faction system removed
    karma system removed
    Skills removed
    Traits removed
    Interior maps removed
    Dialogue system dumbed down, speech checks for various skills/special absent
    Narrative nowhere near New Vegas quality

    A bad fallout game, An okay shooter.    … Expand
  5. lastenemy
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    A lot has been said about this game in the past week. Here is the review of old-school Fallout fan, based on completing it and spending 80+ hours trying to find any sign of Fallout in this game.

    BETRAYAL I've been waiting for you for 7 years. I pre-ordered you. I upgraded my PC. I even took a vacation. And you betrayed me. You are not a Fallout game. What is the essence of Fallout    A lot has been said about this game in the past week. Here is the review of old-school Fallout fan, based on completing it and spending 80+ hours trying to find any sign of Fallout in this game.

    BETRAYAL
    I've been waiting for you for 7 years. I pre-ordered you. I upgraded my PC. I even took a vacation. And you betrayed me. You are not a Fallout game.
    What is the essence of Fallout world? What makes us dive into it again and again? What makes gamers play 1998 game in 2015?

    I think the answer is - Wasteland atmosphere and freedom of choice.
    Atmosphere of destroyed by war and slowly degrading society, where word "moral" is long forgotten and gun is the law. Atmosphere of despair where only drugs can give you a brief relief from severe reality, if you are lucky enough to get them. Atmosphere of living, dynamic post-nuclear world. And the freedom of choice when every word, every action impacts the world. And of course countless variants of player customization via level progression. That makes these games special.
    Fallout 1,2, NV meet these criteria, Fallout 3 partially. But not this abomination.
    Wasteland feels like Wasteland no more. First of all because of new blurred cartoon-like graphics. Everything looks new, bright and polished, as if some invisible stealth cleaning guy has been wiping and waxing every damn brick in Boston for 200 years. And this polished Boston is filled up with targets. I can't call them "enemies" - they have no character, no history, no motivation, no ai; their only purpose is to die from your bullet.
    I wonder how much does Todd Howard hate Fallout so he cut all RPG from it? This game is not an RPG. You cannot choose you role, it's been predefined for you. You cannot "do whatever you want ©", you can't even shoot whatever you want now. But you can choose whatever face, haircut or outfit you want, isn't that great?

    Linear plot is death penalty to an RPG game (they call it so, not me) . And here Bethesda beats all records.
    Each dialog has 4 options, but ALL lead to one (1) result. No matter what you say, it ends the same way - boring. This word can describe the whole thing. Boring. But there were pleasant surprises, couple of quests made impression of Alt-Tabbing to Fallout 3. Then idea came to my mind. I thought of ninja-designer, who sneaked into Bethesda office at night and wrote these quests, risking his life and freedom. Thank you, nameless hero.    … Expand
  6. AniZ1905
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    If it not called Fallout4 it might be a good sandbox game. But it totally ruin the great Fallout series.
    The game has a retard character building system, we can hardly call it a role playing game.
    The retard dialogue system is totally a shame.
    If you are a Fallout fan,don't buy it.
  7. MrJambalaya
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    This game is a dumbed down console port with performance problems.The gameplay feels unfinished and cheap and gameworks makes it even worse this game can't be called an rpg
  8. JOGRS
    Nov 11, 2015
    4
    The game simply doesn't deserve more than a 4.
    It's decent at best.
    The game play has been streamlined to the point of treating you like you're mentally slow.
    The specs listed are far higher than they even should be which only shows bad optimization.
    This will be yet another game from Bethesda, that modders have to fix.
    I plan to finish it then do all I can to get a refund steam.
  9. Serprent
    Nov 11, 2015
    1
    Полностью разочарован игрой.Сделаю возврат денег. Минусы описывать не буду,всё довольно популярно уже расписали в других отзывах. Ужас. От Bethesda не ожидал такого,прости Господи,кала.
  10. Dolfann23
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    An absolutely terrible game. The revamped dialogue wheel sucks, and makes the game much worse than its predecessor. The graphics are terrible for a AAA game as well. It is filled with tons of game breaking bugs that will crash the game. The story was dumbed down and all RPG elements were removed essentially destroying the franchise.
  11. TheDigitalComa
    Nov 12, 2015
    1
    Not a bad game... But it is not a fallout game. It is also not a great fps game. Its sad they have torn all the special out of a good game. It's now just a watered down version of a great series. Gone are Karma/reputation, the traditional skill point system, the old dialogue options, SPECIAL system is useless, Npc's are now immortal It not a bad game... Its not a fallout game,
  12. ekolet
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Complete garbage.
    **** console port, **** graphics, **** story, **** gameplay. This is not fallout, this is first person farmville.
    I don't even know why I expected anything good from these guys when the last good game they made was morrowind.
  13. Zuggtmoiz
    Nov 11, 2015
    4
    This game called Fallout 4 is the poor mans version of a true role-playing game. From what I garnered from many reviews on Youtube, the game is basically an FPS, and does not require much intellect to enjoy. It is most certainly NOT in the league of excellent, more challenging RPGs like Baldurs Gate, Eye of the Beholder, Ganbare or Ultima IV. Or evidently Bards Tale (the 1986 version,This game called Fallout 4 is the poor mans version of a true role-playing game. From what I garnered from many reviews on Youtube, the game is basically an FPS, and does not require much intellect to enjoy. It is most certainly NOT in the league of excellent, more challenging RPGs like Baldurs Gate, Eye of the Beholder, Ganbare or Ultima IV. Or evidently Bards Tale (the 1986 version, obviously) which I still very much enjoy today. For these reasons, Fallout gets a well deserved 0 out of 10 in my book. As an alternative, my mother (who has excellent taste in gaming) very much liked Divinity - Original Sin. And I tend to agree with her. Thank goodness, the RPG domain is not all lost ... yet ! And Yes yes, I am Old school, and proud of it! Have a great day… Expand
  14. PaulStranger
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    The plot of the game is very boring and primitive. Dialogues vague and uninteresting. Construction camps and homes made disgusting - all objects are hanging in the air. No physics! Primitive console UI control. Idiotic NPC AI. A lot of bugs and glitches. Very low optimization. Fallout 4 - the failure of the year. Developers should be ashamed of this project.
  15. gongal
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    I was expecting RPG not a shooter mixed with Sim Sheety mini game. Let Fallout die, Howard... Stop raping the great franchise you talentless hack. The game is so plain and emotionless, story so bland and boring, characters are basicaly blank slates, to make player focus on more action and durpy gunplay. Dialogue system is a travesty and should be killed before it lays more eggs.
  16. Kado_Sarat
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    The 100s of hours of meaningless questing that doesn't make you feel any different as you progress is garbage. Also, graphics that look like a minor upgrade from Fallout 3.
  17. dimasik
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Это какой-то паршивый шутан, а не постапокалиптическая рпг с продвинутой системой прокачке, интересными квестами и хорошо проработанными диалогами.
  18. TheDutchTexan
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    I am a big fan of the FallOut franchise, but this game has given that a huge black eye. I have tried all the known fixes, yet it continues to crash as soon as I hit "new game". This leads me to believe that not my hardware, but the games software into blame, otherwise the engine wouldn't have run from the get go. I run a 4790k, 16Gb RAM, XFX 280 3Gb DD and Win7 Ultimate. More than enoughI am a big fan of the FallOut franchise, but this game has given that a huge black eye. I have tried all the known fixes, yet it continues to crash as soon as I hit "new game". This leads me to believe that not my hardware, but the games software into blame, otherwise the engine wouldn't have run from the get go. I run a 4790k, 16Gb RAM, XFX 280 3Gb DD and Win7 Ultimate. More than enough horsepower to run the game. The auto config even set it to ultra when I first started it. I still remember how exited I got when I read that. That excitement has understandably been replaced by resentment.

    If you have this problem I would suggest refunding the game before you hit your 2 hour play limit. I went over due to the fact I wanted to try everything to get it to work, and as such my refund is still pending and might be denied by Steam for having to much playtime. "Playtime" that only got me exited once, when I saw that power armor in the shop, and the camera panning around it. Once I hit "new game" it was all done.

    I wish I could give it a 10/10. But it being a non starter deserves the 0.0 score.    … Expand
  19. bloodtherover
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    I could write pages on just the technical failures of this game at release, let alone all the problems with mechanics and writing.

    To be short: I regret my purchase. This isn't a Fallout game, it's hardly even an RPG. I was quickly bored of it and have no desire to play it anymore. If you like shooters, you have better options. The same goes for RPGs. Yes, they added a boring base    I could write pages on just the technical failures of this game at release, let alone all the problems with mechanics and writing.

    To be short: I regret my purchase. This isn't a Fallout game, it's hardly even an RPG. I was quickly bored of it and have no desire to play it anymore. If you like shooters, you have better options. The same goes for RPGs.

    Yes, they added a boring base design minigame. Other games do that far better. Okay, weapon and gear modification. Too bad all the weapon designs are awful and Bethesda thinks that adding adjectives and attachments to a limited selection of guns means variety. Power Armor is ruined if you like wearing it a lot, and made a major point of the game even to people like me who never liked using it.

    They actually took away features. No karma system. No weapon/gear condition. Do you remember complaining about either of these things? Yeah, Bethesda had trouble getting the whole "moral grey area" thing in Fallout 3, but removing the concept entirely from 3D Fallout? SPECIAL and perks are completely ruined, they just act as FPS style buffs rather than anything that would really effect your play style. Skills don't even exist anymore... Is any of this at all excusable because of better shooting mechanics and a kinda cool layered armor system?

    The setting's awful. Boston was probably always gonna be pretty boring compared to most major American cities (we honestly could've had a Fallout in the Deep South instead of Fallout 3.5 minus any recognizable landmarks...), but the map is tiny and the world is boring. I walked to Diamond city without anything attacking me. Even worse, I walked to Diamond city without feeling compelled to explore or investigate a single damn thing in this open world. Bethesda uses some cartoonish character designs/animations and colors that really stand out as absolutely terrible in a series that's supposed to look gritty and talk clever.

    Dialogue's ruined. The wheel doesn't even accurately tell me what my character will say. You only ever have four options, which are almost always "nice response", "mean response", "sarcastic", or "question/speech check/lie". It's an absolute joke to call a game this simplified a real RPG. Oh, and Bethesda created a character with a backstory, set motivations, and A SINGLE VOICE ACTOR (per sex). I can't roleplay in this roleplaying game...

    If I still haven't convinced you not to play this game (please pirate it if you have to), consider how terribly it's written. Yes, all of dialogue is contrived and boring, but the train doesn't stop there! So the main plot, with the son and spouse. Cool, I'm glad the character that Bethesda created for me cares about them, but why should I? The prewar sequence is kinda cool in a lot of ways, but it's so short and contains nothing that would make me remotely attached to the would be female player character or an extremely bad looking baby that you literally never see do anything but scream and get kidnapped. God damn, I even care more about James from FO3... Oh yeah, Bethesda started working on the concepts for the game about the father from the vault finding his son in the wasteland right after we finished the game about the son from the vault finding his father in the wasteland. Bravo, it's like poetry. I guess Bethesda really wants to waste a postapocalyptic setting on personal family stories instead of, you know, significant geopolitical developments influenced by you and your companions a la 1, 2, and New Vegas... Yet, the pacing is the most glaringly obvious problem. Within the first hour, you have power armor, a companion, a minigun (THAT DOESN'T DETERIORATE), and a few hundred caps if you aren't stupid. That "immersive" voiced player character has a pretty interesting nonexistant reaction to being thrown into the apocalypse and having to fight a ton of radioactive monsters only a few hours after he woke up and got ready. This isn't Fallout. This isn't even a good game. For anything else, a 6/10 at best. For a AAA title from one of my favorite series that was hyped up to be a real game changer, a 0 is the closest justice (next to a refund) that is deserved.    … Expand
  20. ironknuckle
    Nov 12, 2015
    4
    In short, this game is disappointing as **** The PC port leaves a lot to be desired as well as the rest of the game. The story is uninteresting, cliche, and feels out of place in the Fallout mythos. All role-playing has been essentially stripped from the game. Skills. Gone! Traits? Gone! Instead we get generic perks, similar to that of Far Cry 3. That's what this game is actually now thatIn short, this game is disappointing as **** The PC port leaves a lot to be desired as well as the rest of the game. The story is uninteresting, cliche, and feels out of place in the Fallout mythos. All role-playing has been essentially stripped from the game. Skills. Gone! Traits? Gone! Instead we get generic perks, similar to that of Far Cry 3. That's what this game is actually now that I think about it. Far Cry 3, with even worse presentation and an uninteresting plot. That's a bad thing because I want a Fallout game, not a Far Cry game. The pacing is awful, within an hour you are given a minigun and Power Armor, which in this universe, are rare sought after items, all for the sake of dumbing the game down for casual players. NPC's are uninteresting and constantly spout the same dialogue, a common gripe with Bethesda games. That's it's biggest flaw right there, it's another typical Bethesda game. However at this point the formula is stale and we're sick of it.… Expand
  21. 21-5-73
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    I sneaked into the bandits house, wielding my shotgun, moving in the dark and silently fighting my first enemy, the atrocious FOV, when a second adversary, the much maligned Mouse Acceleration, stabbed me in the back. While I was struggling with these menaces, a raider appeared in front of me, but luckily he couldn't hite me with his spiked bat, because he couldn't walk past the open doorI sneaked into the bandits house, wielding my shotgun, moving in the dark and silently fighting my first enemy, the atrocious FOV, when a second adversary, the much maligned Mouse Acceleration, stabbed me in the back. While I was struggling with these menaces, a raider appeared in front of me, but luckily he couldn't hite me with his spiked bat, because he couldn't walk past the open door between us. I pointed my gun to blow his dumb AI head, and a moment later I was looking at my desktop, defeated by the most dangerous nightmare of the wasteland: the Crash to Desktop.

    -a minute of play extract from my actual Fallout 4 experience, hence my vote, until a patch makes remedy of this shame.    … Expand
  22. Saintkarl
    Nov 23, 2015
    3
    This game would had been great... 4 years earlier...

    Let's not talk about graphics, that's not my main concern when I'm experiencing a game. The story : empty as hell. Even the jokes are bad (really really bad...). No karma at all (hello, it's Fallout guys !), no possibility to act like a scumbag... The game is really far from the Fallout franchise... The gameplay : a bit more    This game would had been great... 4 years earlier...

    Let's not talk about graphics, that's not my main concern when I'm experiencing a game.

    The story : empty as hell. Even the jokes are bad (really really bad...). No karma at all (hello, it's Fallout guys !), no possibility to act like a scumbag... The game is really far from the Fallout franchise...

    The gameplay : a bit more nervous than Fallout 3, but that's all.

    The content : empty... There's a lot of point of interrest, like Skyrim, but that's all. At the end, I can't play more than 1h30 in a row, because of the boring aspect.
    The best description would be "there's a guy / girl, coming out a Vault, then he do stuff".

    That kind of Open World Game has just had been smashed by the Witcher 3, which was full of content, which was also consistent (not just adding some stuff, with no links at all...).

    I bought it last week, played maybe 20h, then stop.

    Ok, you can mod the game, and maybe, it'll get better in 1 or 2 year, but as rater, I'm rating the game "without mod". Bethesda is just selling us an engine, not a real game.

    Really disapointed :-/    … Expand
  23. Blackcompany
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    An ancient engine, terrible graphics, a total lack of role playing features. And to add insult to injury the game contains ALL of the same bugs that make Bethesda notorious. They learned nothing, changed nothing and improved absolutely nothing. Do not buy this game.
  24. bordo
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    It's a shame they are trying to call this Fallout. This is definitely not it.

    All the aspects of the game is dumbed down. It just feels stupid trying to play this. I'd rather play the other Fallouts for tens of times.

    I am seriously expecting an apology from Bethesda.
  25. skyhound
    Nov 11, 2015
    2
    This is not a Fallout series game.
    Seriously, no dialogs, no more S.P.E.C.I.A.L system, no interesting quests - just loot' n' shoot. But it is a Bethesda game - actually, it is Buggerfall v.2 with F3-like "HELLO SON" scenario.
    Enjoy your AAA!
  26. radishes
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    This game has only partial keyboard support on PC. It's unplayable with a keyboard if you don't want to use WASD controls. While most keys can be re-bound, some common actions, such as those assigned to the E, R, and Tab keys, are permanently assigned to their respective keys. This is shocking and almost impossible to know about until you have already purchased and installed the game.This game has only partial keyboard support on PC. It's unplayable with a keyboard if you don't want to use WASD controls. While most keys can be re-bound, some common actions, such as those assigned to the E, R, and Tab keys, are permanently assigned to their respective keys. This is shocking and almost impossible to know about until you have already purchased and installed the game.

    Additionally, a large portion of the keyboard is "reserved" and can't be bound to anyway. For example, the entire numpad is off-limits. Huh!?

    It boggles the mind that an AAA game released by a major publisher is lacking such a basic feature as a usable keybinding system in this day and age. I had to return my game, as it is unplayable for me. I'm left-handed and I can't play with WASD. This is a major oversight that is disappointing considering that every other FPS in my collection can properly implement keybinding, even low-budget pre-alpha games. Shame on lazy Bethesda.    … Expand
  27. Styke
    Nov 11, 2015
    2
    I'm debating a refund because the issues with the game run so deep, I don't think mods will be able to bring it back or finish the game. It is painfully clear the target audience is younger than Fallout 3s, and the "season pass" adds more proof to this horrifying conclusion.
  28. Aetheryn
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    I must say that I take note of how my previous review mysteriously vanished.

    In any case, it won't stop me from voicing my opinions. This game is overhyped trash and I pity the delusional fans buying into Bethesda's latest scam.
  29. JediMasterRadek
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    Failure as a rpg. Butchered dialogue system, butchered character creation system. Game without a heart made by people believing the more dumbed down a game is the better.
  30. horatius83
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    I have no sound so Bethesda gets no points. I could wait for a patch to judge the game, but I know they don't care a bit about code quality or QA testing.
  31. Eero94
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Unfortunately this game is major disappointment after Fallout: New Vegas (made by Obsidian) which was vastly superior in quests, dialogue and storytelling. Bethesda doesn't make RPGs anymore they make sandboxes, I wish Obsidian would have made this game instead. Optimization is bad I get weird stutters all the time in city area with i5 and GTX 970 and there is no excuse when Witcher 3Unfortunately this game is major disappointment after Fallout: New Vegas (made by Obsidian) which was vastly superior in quests, dialogue and storytelling. Bethesda doesn't make RPGs anymore they make sandboxes, I wish Obsidian would have made this game instead. Optimization is bad I get weird stutters all the time in city area with i5 and GTX 970 and there is no excuse when Witcher 3 looked better graphics wise and ran a lot better than this title.… Expand
  32. Jazinto
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Promised was freedom and customization, yet you play a predefined character in this game with a set voice which is further limited by only ever having 4 dialog options designed around the consoles 4 buttons (ABYX, Cross Circle Triangle Square) which for the most part end up as Yes, No, Question, Maybe/Sarcastic. Those are as much information as the game will give you. Often your characterPromised was freedom and customization, yet you play a predefined character in this game with a set voice which is further limited by only ever having 4 dialog options designed around the consoles 4 buttons (ABYX, Cross Circle Triangle Square) which for the most part end up as Yes, No, Question, Maybe/Sarcastic. Those are as much information as the game will give you. Often your character will end up saying something you did no intend.

    As shown in various trailers and demos you start as either husband or wife, both from a military background, with a son and whether you want or not your character will genuinely love their spouse. No option is given in this regard. Lead writer Emil Pagliarulo said in an interview this set story and the voice were created to deepen the story. No Fallout before has ever limited who your character was so severely.

    All values of the original two games and Fallout New Vegas are discarded. Quests are only solvable in the one specific way spoon fed to you. Situations where a person is scripted to be killed cannot be altered or prevented in any way. There is no reputation system, not even the Kharma system returns.

    The characters are one-dimensional. They are cliches. The loyal Paladin, the lawful sheriff, the greedy hired gun, the stupid strongman. They do what you expect and nothing else. The vast majority are defined by a single characteristic. They love old baseball paraphernalia and give you a quest to collect a bat, a glove and a card or they love to paint and send you out to get some. Those are the interesting ones. There are dozens of people sending you to kill raiders, mutants and ghouls.

    Alongside those you meet the synths. Those are the four types of enemies you'll spent fighting in almost every dungeon right from the start. Supermutants are no longer end game enemies. They give as much experience as raiders or ghouls. There are elite and legendary versions of everything. They do a lot more damage and soak a lot of damage but their tactics do not change at all from normal versions.

    This game is essentially just a reskin of Skyrim. You crawl linear dungeons, skinned as buildings and vaults rather than caves and forts to kill and loot items from enemies to sell them for money. Pretty easily you end up with more money than you can ever spend and you only run through the dungeons to get the one item you were asked to retrieve or sometimes the one enemy you need to kill, which almost all quests amount to apart from those asking you to speak with someone.

    The crafting and building system is awful. All crafting is locked behind various perks as is installing shops and doctors to your settlements. Instead of just looting valuable weapons and armor in Fallout 4 you are encouraged to collect rare junk items for scrapping as well. However there is no autoscrap function. All items have to be dropped into the world and scrapped one by one in the building mode adding more to the routine of selling and storing after visiting a dungeon. Apart from the horrible console oriented controls the build mode offers very limited options. It is not possible to build a real house. Even if it's newly build 200 years after the apocalypse it still looks like a badly thrown together shed.    … Expand
  33. Azarack
    Nov 11, 2015
    4
    It realy bad game, and it is done for 10-15 old boys with no brain att all. Where ismple were stupid with minimum main story. Don't buy , it not worth it
  34. Sheev
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    This "game" is complete garbage. This was my most anticipated game of the year with MGS V being a complete disappointment but little did I know this was going to end up even worse. First off there's the story which I assume a 5 year old wrote because everything line of dialogue seems like it was meant for Fast and the Furious film. You may be saying "Hey dude the story doesn't matter lmaoThis "game" is complete garbage. This was my most anticipated game of the year with MGS V being a complete disappointment but little did I know this was going to end up even worse. First off there's the story which I assume a 5 year old wrote because everything line of dialogue seems like it was meant for Fast and the Furious film. You may be saying "Hey dude the story doesn't matter lmao the gaming does bro, as long as it's fun dude I'll be OK with Fallout 4 and chill", from my point of view the game play is awful too. This is probably the most dumbed down version of Fallout that exists, as soon as I booted up the "game" I knew something was wrong when I heard the first line of dialogue, but the more I played the more I was able to truly recognize the awfulness. In my few days of playing I have to say there is nothing even halfway redeeming about this game. This game is proof that "game reviewers" are paid off to give as high of a score as possible, and the worst thing is that people will buy it. People will still buy this "game" and maybe even enjoy it because of how casual and easy it is (the game practically plays itself). I don't want to give too much away but the ending is the worst thing to happen to video games since Mass Effect 3 and I'm not even joking. From a certain point of view this game is a master piece but from my point of view this game is evil, and if you like it then it's treason then.… Expand
  35. kzkcz
    Nov 12, 2015
    2
    REFUND 4.

    Skyrim was too casual and Fallout 4 going deeper. No story, no skill requiered. Overhyped. I love F1 & F2 but this is rly rly rly rly dissapointing. I refund money for F4 and cry a lot about Fallout brand, which I loved.
  36. RedWallcreeper
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    It's so boring, stupid and ugly.
    Graphics is **** Low poly trees make me scare.
    Storytelling sucks. For sure, it was the most boring runaway from Vault and I have the long list of stupid dialogues =_= It is very linear RPG. If you do not want to agree with NPC, nothing will happen. NPC will just wait for you until you'll come back and say "yes, I changed my mind". =_= Close-range fight    It's so boring, stupid and ugly.
    Graphics is **** Low poly trees make me scare.
    Storytelling sucks. For sure, it was the most boring runaway from Vault and I have the long list of stupid dialogues =_=
    It is very linear RPG. If you do not want to agree with NPC, nothing will happen. NPC will just wait for you until you'll come back and say "yes, I changed my mind". =_=
    Close-range fight animation taken from Skyrim. It's not funny to watch them in slow-mo from VATS mode. They are weird. Why should I pay for this game if developers didn't worry about how gameplay looks?    … Expand
  37. ReubenHood
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Old review was deleted.

    Started the game, tried to rebind my keys to the number pad, couldn't do that so I closed the game and refunded. There is absolutely no excuse to not allow remapping keys for a PC game. Since I can't play it because it was programmed so poorly I rate it 0 and would warn anyone who likes to customize their controls to stay away from it.
  38. DVcon
    Nov 11, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Put 2 only for radio and logo Fallout. Bethesda renounce the copyright to the series. You kill it . Return and Interplay Obsisdian, and buy yourself the right to Crysis and have fun .… Expand
  39. mike87
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Clunky controls
    Interface design isn't the best
    Outdated graphics (like really outdated, I mean come on it's almost 2016) Doesn't really feel like a RPG (both story and dialogues are the worst in the series, also boring NPCs) Skill system - gone Boring side quests AI is pretty bad For an openworld game the map is really small and dull In general this game feels like brainless    Clunky controls
    Interface design isn't the best
    Outdated graphics (like really outdated, I mean come on it's almost 2016)
    Doesn't really feel like a RPG (both story and dialogues are the worst in the series, also boring NPCs)
    Skill system - gone
    Boring side quests
    AI is pretty bad
    For an openworld game the map is really small and dull
    In general this game feels like brainless shooter with Fallout name slapped on it
    Overhyped title exploiting once great franchise
    Even bigger disappointment than FO3 (I am not saying FO 3 is better, but NV actually is way way better than FO4)
    If you are fan of a Fallout games better stay away from this one and go back to NV until modders find a way to fix this one
    I can't believe Bethesda screw it up so hard    … Expand
  40. MarcioCavalcant
    Nov 15, 2015
    4
    Well, all I have to say is that it was pretty disappointing to see that Bethesda stepped down on the RPG type of game and just created another FPS for teenagers. It's a nice FPS, but it's just not a true Fallout game as 1 or 2 (or even FO3 - NV).
    It's also as bugged as you would expect a Bethesda game to be, and on the top of that there is no Karma system, no plethora of lines to follow    Well, all I have to say is that it was pretty disappointing to see that Bethesda stepped down on the RPG type of game and just created another FPS for teenagers. It's a nice FPS, but it's just not a true Fallout game as 1 or 2 (or even FO3 - NV).
    It's also as bugged as you would expect a Bethesda game to be, and on the top of that there is no Karma system, no plethora of lines to follow in conversations (as the good old FO1 & 2 had) and also way less dark humour than the first ones in the series. So, yeah, do buy it if you just want a casual FPS game, but if you wanted a true Fallout, you'll just have to way a few more years.
    I wish the developers would understand people crave for a game that requires more brains than fingers to be well played.    … Expand
  41. victorvic0
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    summary. this is a casual game to build a settle, this is not fallout NV or 3,

    i've played this game for 13 hours until i said, it's enough, i don't have any reason to keep playing because all quest are boring and the only thing is kill guys, mutants and big rats. ->The dog is stupid and inmortal, comeon ->the enemies are more stupid than my dog, he only know how to shot me and in    summary. this is a casual game to build a settle, this is not fallout NV or 3,

    i've played this game for 13 hours until i said, it's enough, i don't have any reason to keep playing because all quest are boring and the only thing is kill guys, mutants and big rats.
    ->The dog is stupid and inmortal, comeon
    ->the enemies are more stupid than my dog, he only know how to shot me and in some cases, hide form me behind a corner.
    ->full of bethesda bugs, but this time is worse.
    ->my power armor is amazing but i can't find power so it's useless
    (spoiler)
    what about my daughter? someone kidnap her and i'm wasting my time looking for cooper in the ruins to build up a generator or something else.    … Expand
  42. mrlolenzis
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    This game is a joke,
    - Piss poor performance on PC outdated graphic
    - Story boring as hell and terrible dialogue,
    As a fan of FallOut 2 this is a bad fallout game
    As a fan of RPG this is very bad game
    AS a fan of shooters i rather buy another call o duty.
  43. sashaCZ1
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    I've never been a fan of Fallout series. But there was so much hype around THIS game, I couldn't just walk past it. I played it. The graphics was fine, I wouldn't call it a next gen game though. The game was so boring, I started to look at some details, and even at small details, the game failed hardly. For example, I found a mop inside a suitcase. I dropped the mop, and it was WAY biggerI've never been a fan of Fallout series. But there was so much hype around THIS game, I couldn't just walk past it. I played it. The graphics was fine, I wouldn't call it a next gen game though. The game was so boring, I started to look at some details, and even at small details, the game failed hardly. For example, I found a mop inside a suitcase. I dropped the mop, and it was WAY bigger than the suitcase. If the game was at least a bit more interesting and entertaining, then I probably wouldn't even notice these things. I regret buying this, waste of money. I rate 3 out of 10.… Expand
  44. CodeJerry
    Nov 13, 2015
    1
    This game was by far the worst of fallout series. Only because you can tell how lazy the developers were. . Honestly a few times I thought i was playing Borderlands, Which ain't bad except imagine playing borderlands without friends. The quests are now all becoming escort/get this/kill this. I just beat it and the ending was well.. predictable. . Maybe it will grow on me but the wholeThis game was by far the worst of fallout series. Only because you can tell how lazy the developers were. . Honestly a few times I thought i was playing Borderlands, Which ain't bad except imagine playing borderlands without friends. The quests are now all becoming escort/get this/kill this. I just beat it and the ending was well.. predictable. . Maybe it will grow on me but the whole thing of wearing power armor that costs fuel but doesn't have unlimited sprint.. kinda pointless. You will find yourself wishing it didn't so you could actually do some skill combat that requires moving around fast and not just press E or click. It seems like most side quests when in fallout 3 had meaning and could actually change the enviroment you lived in. Also all the weapons in this game are a few good ones that actually work and the rest can look awesome but are crap and unusable in combat. I wish they would of added some sort of delivery system for your power armour since that would make it more bearable instead you need to walk all the way to where you left it and pick it up and walk all the way back adding pointless things to do to waste time and make your think because your spent this long playing a game you must of liked it.… Expand
  45. kylerstorms
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    I literally just finished fallout 3 for the first time. Sold my ps3 and all my games to get fallout 4 and a ps4. Played it and absolutely hated it. Boring as hell. They made things overly complicated and strenuous with the weapons systems and gutted things that were well functioning and enjoyable in the old game that (if they were going to be this lacking in creativity or making anyI literally just finished fallout 3 for the first time. Sold my ps3 and all my games to get fallout 4 and a ps4. Played it and absolutely hated it. Boring as hell. They made things overly complicated and strenuous with the weapons systems and gutted things that were well functioning and enjoyable in the old game that (if they were going to be this lacking in creativity or making any changes or improvements) they should have left the **** alone! Created an account just to warn you not to waste your time. I'm heartbroken. I'm even more sad that I can't finish the add ons that I bought but never got to play because I sold the game in time to get this piece of ****. I think my desire to buy fallout 3 again and replay my 100 hours already spent (now that I don't have my saves) rather than spend 1 more second playing this **** speaks for itself.… Expand
  46. Con64
    Nov 12, 2015
    1
    Another disappointed PC gamer...yet another console (sole-less) piece of crap game!
    Tried it for 29 gruelling hours before I could take no more. Really Bethesda???
    6-7 Years working on this? Ui for PC = BAD! Locating voices/A.I in a buildings = They all sound like they are right behind you. (Not so immersing) Graphics on players face and other textures = Not up to scratch for a game    Another disappointed PC gamer...yet another console (sole-less) piece of crap game!
    Tried it for 29 gruelling hours before I could take no more. Really Bethesda???
    6-7 Years working on this?
    Ui for PC = BAD!
    Locating voices/A.I in a buildings = They all sound like they are right behind you.
    (Not so immersing)
    Graphics on players face and other textures = Not up to scratch for a game released 2015
    Intelligence level of the whole game = Definitely under par
    Yes.... I enjoyed playing Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas very much. Fallout 4 not so much!    … Expand
  47. expromtcore
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Что такое четвертый фолач? Боевка из фаркрая, коридорность из калл оф дюти, и крафт с предметами и захватами земель из дайн лайт. А, еще битва за независимость из асасина третьего. Адский коктель вышел, лишь отдаленно напоминающий третью часть. Эта игра слишком запутана, в ней очень много всякого хлама, скучного и нудного. Кроме того, в ней почти нет никакого постапокалипсиса. Куча врагов,Что такое четвертый фолач? Боевка из фаркрая, коридорность из калл оф дюти, и крафт с предметами и захватами земель из дайн лайт. А, еще битва за независимость из асасина третьего. Адский коктель вышел, лишь отдаленно напоминающий третью часть. Эта игра слишком запутана, в ней очень много всякого хлама, скучного и нудного. Кроме того, в ней почти нет никакого постапокалипсиса. Куча врагов, куча зданий, бомба, упавшая почти рядом с нами, световой волной нас не трогает, а ударной - почти не задевает бостон и здания вокруг него. И дизайн... все это больше напоминает какой-то сай-фай, никакого привычного, простого, живущего по определенным правилам мира здесь нет. Все сумбурно, взбалмошно и уныло. В общем-то можно констатировать факт: в погоне за наполняемостью, масштабностью и детальностью разработчики совсем забыли о главном - об увлекательность. Это касается и сюжета, и миссий, и локаций - всего. Если вспоминать третий, то, помните? В нем хоть и локаций было мало, зато была уникальность. И заданий, и зданий и оружия. Здесь этого нет. Есть лишь мир - ради мира, задания - ради длительность и локации - ради наполняемости.… Expand
  48. DreadstoneofXev
    Nov 15, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wanted to love this game. So disappointing. From the clunky, not optimized for older PCs feel, to the mouse lag, to the horrid chat options.

    Fallout has always been about a lone wanderer, moving from town to town, ala Kung Fu with David Carridine. This game has me building beds.

    Bethesda ripped out the heart and soul of the Fallout franchise and replaced them with a poorly done FPS that is obviously meant for the console and not PC. Save your money and wait until it goes on sale.

    You aren't missing anything.    … Expand
  49. allwewantishf3
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    Story Boring. Combat lame. Bugs everywhere which severely made FO4 unplayable. Even at times you can play, the game is just not worth your time. Don't even have any fun playing.
  50. TiesTorN
    Nov 16, 2015
    0
    Game speed tied to game fps? and 60 fps cap? unbelievable... It's 2015 goddammit, I don't want a 60 fps game on my 144hz monitor. This issue alone is enough for me not to buy it. I couldn't tolerate playing Skyrim because of this nonsense and this will be no different.
  51. REEDCHRA
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    I have been waiting for Fallout 4 since it was first revealed.Just to make sure that's the same old Fallout we love so much:with outstanding dialogues,interesting character progression,and of course it's post-apocalyptic atmosphere,which is a keystone in the whole series. Well,the point is, it's all gone in the 4'th. So,please,Bethesda, give your engine to the Obsidian Ent. and watch theI have been waiting for Fallout 4 since it was first revealed.Just to make sure that's the same old Fallout we love so much:with outstanding dialogues,interesting character progression,and of course it's post-apocalyptic atmosphere,which is a keystone in the whole series. Well,the point is, it's all gone in the 4'th. So,please,Bethesda, give your engine to the Obsidian Ent. and watch the birth of the true masterpiece.… Expand
  52. ForewardSlash
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    Graphics are nice OK and can be modded - good but from what hear they can be much better. Understandable since they want the game to be playable to a large audience.

    Large stretches of land with no enemies. Enemies are too simplistic. only 4 choices for dialogue. UI is clunky. perks are pretty cool but perk ui is clunky. building is cool but UI is clunky. wpns could be more interesting.    Graphics are nice OK and can be modded - good but from what hear they can be much better. Understandable since they want the game to be playable to a large audience.

    Large stretches of land with no enemies. Enemies are too simplistic. only 4 choices for dialogue. UI is clunky. perks are pretty cool but perk ui is clunky. building is cool but UI is clunky. wpns could be more interesting. more mods would be great. wpns are not interesting enough. main storyline is bland. voice actors are great but dialogue lacks kick and is bland. side quests are bland. i havent come across any really fun/weird stuff nothing to peak my interest - side quests are bland. companions have good character but are still bland not enough character imo.

    i like the perks and the mechanics taken from other games thats not that bad it only helps but doesnt help that much as a good story with lots of options and branching consequences. environment "places" dont have much character.

    the game lacks so much story depth its just like playing a boring shooter.

    the perks and mechanics are good though i liked that and graphics the environment was well made (i think) but again is bland. color was nice. i feel like i give this game a 5 but it really deserves maybe a 6
    rated 0 because its so boring.    … Expand
  53. stephendriscoll
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    Just stunned that Bethesda would put a game like this to market. I'm only an hour in, but that has been the most dissapointing hour of gameplay that I've encountered. I can't imaginatively leap into a gameworld if the characters around me all stare at me cross-eyed, lips moving out of sync, dialogue inane and childish, amid a world of giant blocky textures that jiggle in the wind likeJust stunned that Bethesda would put a game like this to market. I'm only an hour in, but that has been the most dissapointing hour of gameplay that I've encountered. I can't imaginatively leap into a gameworld if the characters around me all stare at me cross-eyed, lips moving out of sync, dialogue inane and childish, amid a world of giant blocky textures that jiggle in the wind like mother nature in the midst of an epileptic episode.

    Yes, the dissapointment is a product of my expectations. I admit that. I expected Bethesda to take good care of the Fallout franchise that I have loved through five iterations (FO1, FO2, Fallout Tactics, FO3, FONV). But none of those looked as half-♥♥♥♥♥ as this. I expected BS to follow FO3 with a polished, refined game, with top notch characterisation, story, pacing, a world-class RPG system, with an enlarged, gorgeous game-world.

    I expected immersion. I expected to walk out of the vault and feel like I had entered a living breathing wasteland. A real place. But there's a four pixel dog that post one pat wants to follow me for life and a bloody Power Armour repair station next door. There's Raiders dressed like 12 year old punks head shotting people who explode brain matter across the pavement like a dropped bottle of Fanta, all in VATS slow mo.

    In the age of Witcher 3, this is just appalling. Sort of like a C grade film, aimed at kids, seemingly without a budget.

    There's a reason FO4 has 3,000 reviews on Metacritic with an average score in the 4's. Stay well away, unless brainless, low quality crafting shooters are your thing.    … Expand
  54. lastbesthope
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    If Fallout 4 wasn't a game of the Fallout franchise, I would rate it 5/10 because it is mediocre.
    But the issue is that Fallout 4 is a Fallout game and being a Fallout game it has amazing predecessors.
    If you want to play Fallout 4, forget about politics, forget about communities, forget about human characters acting like human characters, forget about a world that makes sense in it's    If Fallout 4 wasn't a game of the Fallout franchise, I would rate it 5/10 because it is mediocre.
    But the issue is that Fallout 4 is a Fallout game and being a Fallout game it has amazing predecessors.

    If you want to play Fallout 4, forget about politics, forget about communities, forget about human characters acting like human characters, forget about a world that makes sense in it's own setting. Basically, forget about Fallout and forget about RPG.

    This game deserves a ZERO because it is not a Fallout game at all. It is another dumb Bethesda game made for 14 years old kids.    … Expand
  55. vermak
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    This is s h i t not Fallout! Это дерьмо, не Fallout. Просто высер от бетхезды, чтобы срубить бабла, на большее игра не тянет. Все выдает в игре Skyrim с пушками.Сюжета нету,карта маленькая,диалогов нету, ВЫБОРА,что всегда был в Fallout ,здесь нету.Какие-то пидарасы постоянно ноют с постройкой домов и зачисткой от рейдеров.This is s h i t not Fallout! Это дерьмо, не Fallout. Просто высер от бетхезды, чтобы срубить бабла, на большее игра не тянет. Все выдает в игре Skyrim с пушками.Сюжета нету,карта маленькая,диалогов нету, ВЫБОРА,что всегда был в Fallout ,здесь нету.Какие-то пидарасы постоянно ноют с постройкой домов и зачисткой от рейдеров.
  56. GarvielLoken
    Nov 28, 2015
    0
    Bethesda has ruined a legendary franchise. This is NOT an RPG. Not by a longshot. Call of Duty has more RPG elements than this. And probably more dialogues.
    This game has nothing in common with Fallout. I have forced myself to finish this turd of a game and i have never been so dissapointed.
    There are THREE dialogue options: YES NO SARCASM Every NPC's reply to "SARCASM" in the    Bethesda has ruined a legendary franchise. This is NOT an RPG. Not by a longshot. Call of Duty has more RPG elements than this. And probably more dialogues.
    This game has nothing in common with Fallout. I have forced myself to finish this turd of a game and i have never been so dissapointed.

    There are THREE dialogue options:

    YES
    NO
    SARCASM

    Every NPC's reply to "SARCASM" in the entire game is "yeah yeah, you're a really funny guy".
    I can write better dialogues by repeatedly smashing the keyboard with a shoe.

    Side quests dont exist:
    "Raiders are in location A, fast travel there and kill them for 50 caps plz".----- This is the idea of a side quest for Bethesda.

    Witcher 3 had side quests so huge and massively narrated i had problems recognizing if they're side quests or main quests. That's how you're supposed to write a game.

    What else....
    Oh, yeah.

    Music is literally copy/pasted from Fallout 3.
    The game runs on the same prehistoric engine, all Bethesda did was slap on a poopton of motion blur and god-rays.

    Waste of money, waste of time.
    Dont buy this trash.    … Expand
  57. epoc1337
    Nov 11, 2015
    1
    A huge disappointment. Pre-purchased the Game, installed and boom. It doesnt even launch. Even after several clean installs of several driver settings, nothing. I got meanwhile my money back from Steam support. Never again Bethesda.
  58. qaz24
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    Basically no story. Buggy. Boring atmosphere and gameplay, half the time is spent in menus and the other half running from point A to point B whilst shooting endless enemies with various guns. Bethesda clearly didn’t put much effort into this game, and are just preying on blind fan loyalty to make some easy money.
  59. olejka
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    People developing Fallout:NV fired?

    Fallaut 4 is a series of degradation. This is what you need to be willing to release the game worse F3?
    Every year, the game makes everything easier for a larger number of persons. Soon you can play with just one button:
    PRESS Y TO WIN.
  60. ProGamer7
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    This game is horrid. Nothing more to say here. It's sucks. I looked at the graphics and I almost crapped out a turd. A turd would have looked better by the way!
  61. icextend
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Pros
    +character creation
    +the name
    +nice Fallout 4 S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Video Series

    Cons
    -poor graphics, blurry textures, nothing more than a moded fallout 3
    -clunky animations at the level of 2007
    -extremely small map size of 1.2 square miles
    -RIP skill points and RPG system
    -console peasant style dialogues
    -tries to be a Witcher 3, but fails to reach Witcher 1
  62. thedstrat
    Nov 12, 2015
    2
    I was so excited for the new Fallout because I've loved all the previous games in the series. I bought a new laptop with intention on playing the game with most game requirements above recommended (asus zenbook). As soon as I clicked Play, the game wouldn't load. Eventually, after doing all the fixes that I saw online and communicating directly with Bethesda, I was able to get the game toI was so excited for the new Fallout because I've loved all the previous games in the series. I bought a new laptop with intention on playing the game with most game requirements above recommended (asus zenbook). As soon as I clicked Play, the game wouldn't load. Eventually, after doing all the fixes that I saw online and communicating directly with Bethesda, I was able to get the game to start. However, it was unplayably slow. Now I want a refund. How can any game be made this sloppily, where a one week old computer with all the recommended settings and configurations, does not even run it? I'm somewhat pissed at Bethesda for this one.… Expand
  63. Jwintucson
    Nov 13, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Never wrote a review before, never felt the need. Been gaming for 30 years, 100s of games, good titles and bad ones, this is the first time I felt ripped off, and am pursuing a refund.

    Played all of the fallouts, and all of ES games, and Bethesda titles included. FO3 and NV are top 5 favorites, I've replayed both literally dozens of times to try out all the different plot paths.

    This game is just ... really boring.

    Set all the glitches aside, that's FO charm. Set aside the mediocre graphics, that's not why I spend time with these games. Best armor in the game 10 mins in ... Ok ... Being asked by some stoned hobos to build beds instead chasing after my kidnapped child ... Seriously?

    I've been a Popsicle for 200 years, I saw my spouse murdered, child kidnapped, and now I'm building furniture for a lazy crack head?

    FO3 had Moriarty ... First moments out of the Vault and you meet this guy. He's an ass, but he acknowledges you have a problem, and then helps and screws you over at the same time ... classic! Of course, he already had a bed ...

    Lazy, unimaginative, phoned in ... If they spent a fraction of the time on the game as they did the hype, the game would rock.

    For those of you who really like this game, that's fine, you're right. But every review I see with a 10 on it also has they "yeah, but" qualifier. It's not a 10. It's not a zero. The 4 point something I see is probably about right.

    And that is not where a AAA Fallout game should be.    … Expand
  64. Razielogus
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Appcrash when i try to play. Nothing helps me and Bethesda make bugged and broken game. I spend a lot of money for it and i even cannot play. Totally joke with bad taste.
  65. nzxt_extreme
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    If you are looking for Story ? Stay away !
    Game is big big disappointing , Side quest , Main story , Character dialogues all are so crap !

    I gave it multiple chances but I really could not enjoy this game ! It's Horrible
  66. A_verycool_guy
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    I can not think of an adjective to describe how terrible this game is. So instead I'll use analogy. If 9/11 were a video game it would be Fallout 4. THIS GAME IS A **** EMBARRASSMENT.

    First off it barely runs. It struggles to get out of the launcher without having issues, I had to reinstall it 4 times. Then once I got it running it would barely run 10 minutes without dropping to below    I can not think of an adjective to describe how terrible this game is. So instead I'll use analogy. If 9/11 were a video game it would be Fallout 4. THIS GAME IS A **** EMBARRASSMENT.

    First off it barely runs.
    It struggles to get out of the launcher without having issues, I had to reinstall it 4 times.
    Then once I got it running it would barely run 10 minutes without dropping to below 40fps.
    I have more than adequate hardware to be able to run this game and I can barely maintain a steady 60 fps on the lowest settings. HORRIBLE OPTIMIZATION.
    This is worse than that **** show that was Batman Arkham City.

    Second of the dialogue is a **** JOKE.
    Its like it was written for a sitcom. I'm expecting laughtracks after every line a character says. I would suspect that if you took the dialogue from this game and passed it off as a script you would have an episode of "The Big Bang Theory". And thats not a **** good thing, if you even crack a smile while watching that show you should seriously contemplate walking in front of a subway car.

    Third the voice actors are even worse than the lines they are reading which I didn't even think could be possible but these acting school dropouts managed it.
    Where the hell did they find these guys ?
    Did all the "talented" voice actors go out on that "voice actor" strike ??? PFFFFFT.
    They are just terrible but than again maybe they read the lines themselves and were thinking the whole time "They really don't plan to sell this to people ???? Do they ??", maybe the actors aren't to blame.

    4th.
    Gamplay. It is atrocious its a **** travesty.
    I mean the Fallout3 and FNV gameplay were pretty **** terrible considering the majority of it took place through VATS, but this game takes **** to a whole new level.
    Its some horrible hybrid of Borderlands(also terrible) and Mass Effect(literally the worst game ever) mashed together for the game that nobody wanted but every moron is going to by because the TV and Internet told them too.
    I thought this was supposed to be an RPG ?
    How do i level up my skills ?
    Do I even have skills ?
    Where the **** are the RPG elements ?
    Where are the leveling points ? perks ? traits ?? SOMETHING that involves building a character for better or for worse SOME TRAIL AND ERROR.
    I see no skills or even purpose for the trivial level system that there is.
    I was able to kill a Deathclaw which is normally a pretty end game type enemy at level 1.
    Yeah got to make sure we have this scripted action sequences to entertain the idiots.

    If you bought this game and don't demand a refund as I have than you deserve everything you get.
    The next time a big company is going in raw on your **** I don't want to hear you complain, I want you to smile , look up at them and make eye contact and than thank them for railing you so good because you **** asked for it and did nothing to stop it.

    In short, Metacritic does not allow my rating to lower than 0/10 and that is a damn shame.    … Expand
  67. Kadasma
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    First of all, **** EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU THAT LIKES THIS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD TRASH OF A GAME! Ill let you know, I've been playing Fallout since the original, and this is a aborted piece of CRAP, The GRPAHICS are literally PIXELATED, it is STUPID AND simplified compared to other fallout games and there is A ****ING LACK OF SKILLS!! **** YOU! This game sucks DICK! I have played this game forFirst of all, **** EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU THAT LIKES THIS ABSOLUTELY ABSURD TRASH OF A GAME! Ill let you know, I've been playing Fallout since the original, and this is a aborted piece of CRAP, The GRPAHICS are literally PIXELATED, it is STUPID AND simplified compared to other fallout games and there is A ****ING LACK OF SKILLS!! **** YOU! This game sucks DICK! I have played this game for 15 hours and my OBJECTIVE view is this game SUCKS! **** you Bethesda! I CAN CReATe a BetTTer fallout than you can! I bet anyone can!… Expand
  68. mentaldrift
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    Bastardising a great game franchise and turning it into reskin is one thing, riddling it with game breaking bugs (corrupt saves, regular CTDs, disappearing UI), awful graphics, unimaginitive ctr+c/ctrl+v elements built world, boring 'plastic' characters, dumbing down progression and gutting RPG elements... is plain scum act. Terrible waste of money, stay AWAY.
  69. Vaultboy47
    Nov 15, 2015
    1
    "Press X to be Sarcastic."

    Huge disappointment. I think I understand the direction Bethesda is trying to go with Fallout, however I disagree with the limited dialogue wheel. If you want a voiced protagonist, fine, but please make the dialogue as deep and branched as previous games. I miss talking endlessly with people like Moira in Megaton, and I haven't had such an experience after 20    "Press X to be Sarcastic."

    Huge disappointment. I think I understand the direction Bethesda is trying to go with Fallout, however I disagree with the limited dialogue wheel. If you want a voiced protagonist, fine, but please make the dialogue as deep and branched as previous games. I miss talking endlessly with people like Moira in Megaton, and I haven't had such an experience after 20 hours in the game. The dialogue wheel and lack of actual conversation ruins the role-playing experience for me. Let me use an example: Dragon Age: Origins was considered one of the greatest RPGs ever made with its cleverly crafted dialogue which you could read in your own voice and play how you wanted. Then, Dragon Age 2 decided to throw all of that out the window and introduce a dialogue wheel and a voiced protagonist. It was a resounding flop and alienated a large portion of RPG fans.

    The weapons, crafting, and FPS aspects are a great improvement, but this is overshadowed by the fact that the dialogue options are now limited to nothing more than Yes No Maybe Sarcastic with a very limited number of characters you can talk to. Having really good gun mechanics and weapon crafting with a lack of dialogue and RPG elements makes you Borderlands 3, not Fallout. And I do not like the Borderlands series, because it is clearly that - a boring, repetitive first person shooter pretending to be an RPG.

    If you want an RPG with great writing and dialogue, see Fallout 1, 2, 3, New Vegas, Wasteland 2, Pillars of Eternity, Morrowind, Oblivion, and so on. This dialogue wheel bollocks is pushing the Fallout series dangerously close to generic FPS interactive movie territory, and to see such a great universe go to waste is heartbreaking. Fallout 4 is a good, even great game on its own, but as a Fallout fan it feels like they listened too much to the people complaining that Fallout 3 and New Vegas had bad combat FPS characteristics, and not enough to the people who like RPGs. In other words, the balance between RPG and FPS has shifted a bit too much towards standard FPS. The voiced protagonist also limits role playing and player agency, and I think it simply is not a good idea. That said, none of these things are making the game unplayable or unenjoyable, just a disappointment since I know what Fallout 1, 2, 3, and New Vegas were like with better dialogue and more characters to talk to.

    Bethesda has done a wonderful job of recreating the atmosphere of the Fallout world, it is just the lacking dialogue and character interaction that really, really miffs me - I'll be enjoying the world one moment and the next this awful voice acting and writing breaks immersion and reminds me I'm playing this badly written character instead of my own as in previous games. I hope this decision to go to a wheel is reversed but all other changes seem good.

    In summation, if the dialogue and conversation wasn't completely gutted and awful relative to the previous games I'd probably give this game a 10 out of 10. If this really was Borderlands 3 I'd say it was a great improvement over the originals. But this is a Fallout game, and I was expecting an engrossing, well-written dialogue system with characters to talk to and instead was stuck with a dialogue wheel. The dialogue wheel and voiced protagonist are incredibly disappointing as a longtime Fallout fan, but it is definitely worth a look and undeserving of the red review scores.

    If you are new to this series, you will find a lot to enjoy. If you are a previous fan, I think you to will find the dialogue system and lack of NPCs that will talk to you quite sad. It holds its own as a game if you do not compare it to previous installments, but therein lies the problem - this is Fallout, and the thing RPG fans fear the most is their beloved, deep role playing games being distilled to a very generic, on-rails experience where they are being told a story instead of creating their own story with branching dialogue and alternative paths.

    TL;DR: Worth a look if you like MMORPG/Borderlands type grindfests with no dialogue; disappointing dialogue system for fans of the previous games. New players will find a lot to enjoy and think this is a "deep" game, older fans will have to compromise and accept the questionable decision to pull a Dragon Age 2 and move to a dialogue wheel and voiced protagonist and greatly limit the amount of conversation you can have with people. All other aspects of the game are so greatly improved that it is disappointing that someone was paid for this insanely bad writing.

    I predict Elder Scrolls VI will have only one race you can choose from and it will be horribly voice acted with "Press X to be Sarcastic."    … Expand
  70. silviozulato
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    Dear Bathesda, I was expecting much more from you.
    First: The game looks like Fallout 3 remastered plus.
    I'm not complaing just about the graphics, it's about all that bugs, deadpan characters.
    Second: The way of characters walk -> TERRIBLE ugly
    third: WTF that texture in 2015?
    I'm sorry Bathesda but in this game you failed to me :(
  71. wthulmann
    Nov 11, 2015
    4
    What to say, I am disappointed.
    - expectations were high, so was price
    - no eyefinitiy support? are you kidding me? I have to play only on one of my lcds. - are you serious with the GUI? I have paid for PC version, this console port makes angry - graphics is ok, for 2010. Have you seen Witcher or at least Stalker? Where is the graphics from presentations? - I was buying RPG, but you    What to say, I am disappointed.
    - expectations were high, so was price
    - no eyefinitiy support? are you kidding me? I have to play only on one of my lcds.
    - are you serious with the GUI? I have paid for PC version, this console port makes angry
    - graphics is ok, for 2010. Have you seen Witcher or at least Stalker? Where is the graphics from presentations?
    - I was buying RPG, but you sold me shooter

    I regret, that I have spent my money in presale and cannot return my copy.

    I like the open world, you have made, but it is not enough, You will never see my money again.    … Expand
  72. Harlot
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    Registered just to write this review. Let's start with support for high-end PCs. It's non existant. There's literally zero support for SLI. You must play with only one GPU which combined with gameworks is just ridiculous.

    Creation engine's history of bad performance at resolutions higher than 1080p is visible here. I have a 980 in SLI and i7 4790k. Well over recommended specs. At 1440p    Registered just to write this review. Let's start with support for high-end PCs. It's non existant. There's literally zero support for SLI. You must play with only one GPU which combined with gameworks is just ridiculous.

    Creation engine's history of bad performance at resolutions higher than 1080p is visible here. I have a 980 in SLI and i7 4790k. Well over recommended specs. At 1440p after disabling all gameworks, dropping everything to high and shadows to medium I still struggle to keep solid 60fps.

    Bugs are aplenty. I've been playing for 1hour and 15 minutes. The game crashed twice and forced me to reload three times because of a persisting bug with terminals and character getting stuck.

    The UI is really, really bad. There's no keybinding consistency and loot menu is very counter intuitive. To navigate it you must do three things at the same time. Keep your mouse coursor on an object, scroll with your wheel and use a keyboard key to move items into your inventory.

    I'm constantly finding myself having to alternate between navigating with WSAD and a mouse to switching to directional arrows to navigate dialogue. In menus I'm confirming with e, then suddenly e cancels all my choices cause I was supposed to press space or enter. It's really, really bad.

    The visuals are decent but definitely not at a level that warrants that high system requirements and performance this poor.

    Overall I gotta say that I'm not impressed. This isn't a finished game and shouldn't be released in this state. Shame on you Bethesda. Was going to be a game of the year and it seems we're in for a dissapointment of the year.

    Recommendation: Don't buy. Wait for Bethesda to get their **** together or - more likely - for modders to clean up their mess. Again.    … Expand
  73. kingraptor724
    Nov 10, 2015
    2
    Its funny that people think this trash will beat witcher 3 for GOTY. Completed the game, its very predictable story line and pretty boring. The shooting in the game and combat isnt as clunky as like skyrim etc so it was pretty enjoyable. But the graphics, terrible pacing in story, and very empty feeling world makes this game quite easily to fall asleep playing
  74. Maurader69
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Sign this if you don't want another abomination from Bethesda: https://www.change.org/p/robert-altman-ernest-del-jerry-bruckheimer-michael-dominguez-zenimax-media-inc-contract-obsidian-entertainment-for-future-fallout-games
  75. DeN_DarK
    Nov 16, 2015
    0
    When Fallout 3 was made - I thought:"They simplified game very much and make it boring and repetitive. Characters became plastic and stupid, not because of engine but because of bad dialogues and scenario"
    Now they made Fallout 4. It is much more simplified, plot is slightly better (still not even on the New Vegas level), but dialogues and plot details are much worse.
    I hope they give    When Fallout 3 was made - I thought:"They simplified game very much and make it boring and repetitive. Characters became plastic and stupid, not because of engine but because of bad dialogues and scenario"
    Now they made Fallout 4. It is much more simplified, plot is slightly better (still not even on the New Vegas level), but dialogues and plot details are much worse.
    I hope they give game to Obsidian again and they still can make something better with it. Bethesda cannot make good stories. Sad but true.    … Expand
  76. ChaffToxicS
    Nov 11, 2015
    1
    Game is not fun at all. It just doesn't feel right without you're gear breaking and maintaining for repairs. Companions being immortal is bad too. Bethesda has entered the COD realm, my last purchase from now.
  77. batelkom
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The failure of the year( (… Expand
  78. TheExtremeTroll
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    I have one question to ask myself: Why did I buy this crappy piece of junk? Biggest waste of $60 in my life. I have more respect for Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing.
  79. LedZepp1109
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    Hype culture is here represented by people who would die screaming it's awsome for something which literally kills them, simply because they spent money, fell for good marketing and are emotionally invested (irrationally).
    This backlash Bethesda is getting is natural, they stepped on too many feet and lied to way too many people on the way with the franchise to not end up in such    Hype culture is here represented by people who would die screaming it's awsome for something which literally kills them, simply because they spent money, fell for good marketing and are emotionally invested (irrationally).
    This backlash Bethesda is getting is natural, they stepped on too many feet and lied to way too many people on the way with the franchise to not end up in such situation.

    1) Group of 'old' tactical isometric view RPGs fans, which loved their Fallout 1, 2 and Tactics. Why Bethesda could not create their own postapocalyptic world akin to Skyrim (they helped publishing the series at start but failed in continuation of development)? Why did they feel it is a good idea to gut franchise from one genere and stuff things they think they specialize in?
    People from this group were disappointed in Fallout 3 (again, because of genere and playstyle change) but they were buying into 'trying out the game' out of nostalgia. Some were furiously disappointed some liked it in the end, because it were 'still like Fallout' in it's core character building system... which this time got thrown out and replaced with premade 'talent trees'.

    2) Then there is group of people who enjoyed Fallout 3 and NV and franchise in new genere setting. They are RPG fans, loved the system, world and expected to get more and better version in Fallout 4. What they got instead is again different genere but this time it's an FPS with some story elements and mundane tasks. Missions (now only gun blazing and pick ups), puzzle solving, interaction, character building. It all got cut down or cut out, streamlined if you please for casuals. However this group feels stiffled - Bethesda did not delivered on their promises.

    3) Yet another group are the people who just want to play 'best games'. But it is tricky to define what they consider best. T hey will compare graphics, size of created world, hours of gameplay, stability of the game (lack of bugs etc.) and be very quantitative about it. Bethesda has some fault here and some bad luck as well. Recently published games (not gonna start naming them cause I don't want this to get derailed, what's bigger better discussion this group strives in) that fall into genere they claimed Fallout 4 is had better graphics, larger more vibrant worlds, more bang for the buck and then there are glitches, crashes and save corrupting bugs which Bethesda is known for and let slip to Fallout 4 as well. Outrage? Ofcourse. This group thrives on it but still they are pretty damn self-aware customers. They know what they want, they sing peans when they get it and are complete dicks when they are promised something and then underdelivered.

    My view on what is happening: Bethesda made what they do best with all the shoddy and lose parts included as usual, which fans grew to overlook. However they used franchise they didn't create and never understood (tried to redefine it instead), wound up a huge hype campaign around their product and directed it at the wrong target audience (perhaps to create a new niche they'd fit in, somewhere between FPSs and RPGs) and it all backfired. Game could be o-k and it would definetly be acclaimed if it were a newly created world (franchise) and marketed to fans of FPS and FPS with RPG elements but instead it gets smashed by disapointed, disgruntled customers. Not some mythical 'vocal minority' but majority of customers who found in the box not what was on the cover so to speak. And there's absolutely nothing wrong about it. It's actually great en masse (game industry should learn on this case similar as outrage swatted away abhorent pre-order system for new DeusEx... less marketing, less hype building), if not for few people going over the line in their 'anger'.    … Expand
  80. Bellian
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    Просто убогая игра! Перечислять все ее недостатки слишком долго, для меня фаллаут закончился на втором! А сейчас это не игра, а просто дешевый шлак за безумные для игры в России деньги!
  81. neldot
    Nov 12, 2015
    1
    Sad game for sad players. Where has gone the humour that made the Fallout serie legendary?
    Dumbed down mechanics for dumbed down players. Now it's more a 200h Shooter than a RPG.
    Ugly graphics, ugly lights, ugly characters. Dumb and uninspired story. Dumb missions. Bugs Ridden. I feel very sorry that Bethesda has destroyed this serie, after giving some hope with the Obsidian    Sad game for sad players. Where has gone the humour that made the Fallout serie legendary?
    Dumbed down mechanics for dumbed down players. Now it's more a 200h Shooter than a RPG.
    Ugly graphics, ugly lights, ugly characters.
    Dumb and uninspired story.
    Dumb missions.
    Bugs Ridden.

    I feel very sorry that Bethesda has destroyed this serie, after giving some hope with the Obsidian developed chapter, Fallout New Vegas. But I feel also sorry for the people voting 10 to this puke of a game. Forgive them because they didn't play Fallout 1 & 2 and they don't know what they're saying.    … Expand
  82. dragoot
    Nov 16, 2015
    3
    This is a game, set, of different, poorly implemented game mechanics.

    Fallout 4 isn't greater in anything.
    not in story
    not in shooting
    not in base building
    Exploration of the world here, but it is not rewarded great written quests as in Fallout 3.
  83. pioslik
    Nov 10, 2015
    2
    This game is a joke made for Minecraft-kids in mind. I didn't thought that it is possible to make a worse game than Fallout 3, but here it is- Fallout 4. Holy grail of boredom, crappy writing, boring NPCs, quests, and more casual and dumbed-down than ever!
  84. Barbar_Conan
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Please Bethesda, let Obsidian make another Fallout game. This is just pathetic. Everything is poor in this game; graphics, writing, story, even the combat.
  85. waxaw
    Nov 11, 2015
    2
    I cannot understand why there is a major discrepancy between critic and user reviews. Are today all reviewers payed to been positive? What is going on?
    Fallout 4 is a punch in the face, NV was the last title worth a positive review, but not this crap. Where is the Fallout atmosphere? From the beginning the story was not convincing me, for example: if the humanity managed to use Fusion why    I cannot understand why there is a major discrepancy between critic and user reviews. Are today all reviewers payed to been positive? What is going on?
    Fallout 4 is a punch in the face, NV was the last title worth a positive review, but not this crap. Where is the Fallout atmosphere? From the beginning the story was not convincing me, for example: if the humanity managed to use Fusion why for god sake are the energy resources depleted??? for fusion you need just tritium and that can you get from water.
    The map size is another down-vote, really Bethesda.
    I have no problem to play it at max, but the graphics are not much better than NV.
    Crafting? OK but this is a pain
    Building system? what? whats the purpose?    … Expand
  86. XmasonX
    Nov 11, 2015
    1
    I thought game would be great, BOY was I WRONG. BGS removed a lot of features which made Fallout Fallout and what made me enjoy BGS games like Fallout 3 and F: NV was armor breaking and at least companions can die. NOW? Whoa BGS disappointed me.

    I have 1 pro for this game, MODS! I don't think mods will make me buy BGS next game too much automatic features playing the game for you. Like    I thought game would be great, BOY was I WRONG. BGS removed a lot of features which made Fallout Fallout and what made me enjoy BGS games like Fallout 3 and F: NV was armor breaking and at least companions can die. NOW? Whoa BGS disappointed me.

    I have 1 pro for this game, MODS! I don't think mods will make me buy BGS next game too much automatic features playing the game for you. Like the unkillable companions.    … Expand
  87. nbrado
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Long time fan of the series but quite frankly you can polish a turd all you want buts its still a turd. First performance! Terrible and no excuses but is it any wonder when you are dealing with Bethesda. Now onto the gameplay and story which at best is a yawn fest. The Dialog system is complete rubbish and now the game has been reduced to a lame shooter.

    Hype at the end of the day and a    Long time fan of the series but quite frankly you can polish a turd all you want buts its still a turd. First performance! Terrible and no excuses but is it any wonder when you are dealing with Bethesda. Now onto the gameplay and story which at best is a yawn fest. The Dialog system is complete rubbish and now the game has been reduced to a lame shooter.

    Hype at the end of the day and a complete and utter letdown. Oh and due to the terrible performance I was granted a steam refund.    … Expand
  88. janki
    Nov 12, 2015
    4
    I don't like that with each release they are going away from the RPG and turning the series more and more into an fps. That's not what it should be about. While the story so far is decent im not a fan of the game play. Graphics aren't all that great either.

    This game has also a lots of bugs. Some of which can break the game.
  89. Tgc
    Nov 16, 2015
    0
    Just before F4 I've played CoD: Black Ops 3. That game had more RPG features than f4. This game is a grim joke. Creators decided to take **** and put fallout flag in it, and some blind fans will buy it anyway. Great marketing strategy. Why not sell boxes with real poo in it? Playing with faeces will give you better post apocalyptic role-playing experience.
  90. TheRulesLawyer
    Nov 12, 2015
    2
    Lots of bugs in the game that are pretty game breaking causing you to have to replay sections again and again. Save often. Character model look decidedly last gen and textures are super low res. Pretty crappy UI that wants you to keep having to move your hands around. Give this one a few months minimum before you buy.
  91. Staeni
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Simply put, this is NOT a finished game. But not only is it unfinished, it's built on a broken foundation. The Creation Engine (based on Gamebryo) has fundamental flaws that have been around since the get-go. Mainly being the physics and many aspects of game logic being tied to the framerate. It's also an engine known for poor CPU utilization, and extremely poor SLI / Crossfire support,Simply put, this is NOT a finished game. But not only is it unfinished, it's built on a broken foundation. The Creation Engine (based on Gamebryo) has fundamental flaws that have been around since the get-go. Mainly being the physics and many aspects of game logic being tied to the framerate. It's also an engine known for poor CPU utilization, and extremely poor SLI / Crossfire support, Last but not least; a vast array of bugs. And of course all of this applies to Fallout 4.

    Problems so far:
    -Character gets stuck after acessing a terminal, can't progress the game
    -No FOV slider
    -Forced mouse acceleration
    -Mouse sensitivity and physics tied to framerate
    -No SLI support even with the newest game ready driver
    -Changing stuff in the .ini files has no effect on anything (tested and tried MANY times)
    -No in-game developer console

    Pathetic attempt at porting a console game. And from what I've seen not only the PC version has problems. Xbox One and PS4 seem to have performance issues and freezes aswell.

    Other than that, the game and story looks decent, but I simply can't give any positive score because the game is unplayable.

    It's a bug ridden mess built on top of a broken foundation, a pretty clear indicator that these bugs will not be fixed any time soon, if at all. And it doesn't help that Bethesda's fanbase rushes in for damage control and defending such a broken and unfinished game. Yes; it's normal for Bethesda games and open world RPGs in general to have some bugs. But it's not excusable, and this is getting beyond ridiculous. Why do people still accept this trend? If the developers and publishers won't give us a finished product, WHY do we still support them? This is why the game industry has gone downhill.

    Do not buy this game. If you already have, refund it.    … Expand
  92. Wolfmoon23
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    I was seldom bored as fast with a game as in this case. played for 2 hours, Pacing is too slow, characters are dull, gameplay is clunky , weapons have no impact to them, everything looks like it is made of clay, AI is retarded, bugs everywhere, writing is lazy and sometimes nonsensical.
    I found no redeeming qualities in this game.
  93. Fuzi0n
    Nov 11, 2015
    1
    Take Fallout 3, minimally improve the graphics, dumb down the RPG elements even more, create a wonky dialogue system, add in some kind of MMO resource collecting BS system and otherwise keep everything exactly the same. Then shove it out the door in an unfinished state.

    That is Fallout 4. And it is boring as heck. Avoid this drive at all costs.
  94. mrclopes
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    Welcome to Fallout 4. The graphics looks good, the dialog looks good, the story looks good, the gameplay looks good... But not!

    GRAPHICS The graphics are technically good. It have high-res textures, terrain tesselation, up-to-date shaders and last-gen video card effects. But they weren't able to use that in their favor to deliver stunning scenarios or polished graphics, in other words,    Welcome to Fallout 4. The graphics looks good, the dialog looks good, the story looks good, the gameplay looks good... But not!

    GRAPHICS
    The graphics are technically good. It have high-res textures, terrain tesselation, up-to-date shaders and last-gen video card effects. But they weren't able to use that in their favor to deliver stunning scenarios or polished graphics, in other words, it lacks artistic quality. I've played older games were artistic teams were able to deliver much more beautiful and polished graphics with much less in terms of technology.

    DIALOGS AND NPCS
    After I saw the "wheeled" dialog choices and the player character speaking in trailers. Mass effect came to my mind, but it's not even close in terms of immersion. I didn't feel attached to any of the characters in Fallout 4, and the dialogues were very unsatisfying, boring, uncreative, and the worst of it - DOESN'T MATTER AT ALL - No choices are really made.

    STORY
    The plot is so unimaginative that I never really felt involved or the urge to persuit something. And the side quests are ridiculous kill and fetch chores which doesn't add anything to the game or it's lore. I don't think the people who "wrote" this quests play games at all. I really felt intellectually offended.

    GAMEPLAY
    To simple put, it's a mess, the controls are laggy due massive drops in FPS for no apparent reason. The VATS feel more like a cheap "fix" for a broken and boring gameplay mechanics than a feature. It's neither a 3rd person tactical combat, nor a realtime first-person-shooter. A tactical combat would have something like cover, slow thinking combat or even a semi turn-based system, and a FPS would have bold physics, stable fps and well designed levels to guide a player trough them. Fallout 4 fails as much as a gameplay engine as in terms of level design. After few hours, combat were nothing but a chore.

    VEREDICT
    I always thought Bathesda games lacked quality in many aspects, specially artistically compared to other well-founded companies. But their games were ambitious and had unique concepts to get my attention. But in my opinion, they never really delivered top-quality products for me to consider their games an "A" quality. However, after Skyrim seemed to me that they took some criticism serious and tried to improve, but Fallout 4 proved me I was wrong, they don't give a s**t about quality.

    However, I'm giving a 3/10 because bashing enemies heads with a melee weapon still fun, and the construction mechanics still have potential (if you like sandbox games). But other than that, Fallout 4 have nothing else to offer.    … Expand
  95. korork
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game still uses the buggy Creation Engine and it's abhorrent collision detection that allows bugs such as:
    -walking underwater; not swimming, walking
    -cars clipping into the ground and then exploding
    -falling through the ground because you stood on something and intersected its hitbox so the game teleports you underground
    -Dogmeat bringing you an item only to drop it through the floor
    -You can pick up the engine in the river under the bridge on your way to Concord and use it to fly by jumping with it

    Bethesda still hasn't fixed the issue of companions blocking doors and walkways, you can clip through the floor, but you'll never ever clip through your companion. Maybe they should apply the companion hitbox to the floors and walls.

    The story is a pathetic and clichéd "I must rescue my son, where is my son" story, that's weirdly paced, and your character's motivations don't really match your possible actions actions; you either join Father and help the Institute hide away forever with their robots, or you blow up the Institute. The entire game tells you that the Institute is some sort of bogeyman kidnapping people in the night, but it never actually happens to anyone in the game. This is poor writing, just telling and not showing.

    The game auto-detects controllers and disables mouse and keyboard input while it's plugged in, which really adds to the feel of it's a bad console port, and the controls are weirdly designed i.e. melee/throw grenade/hold breath are the same key, and you can't separate them into different key-binds, leading to many awkward grenade throws after sniping, or throwing a grenade when you wanted to melee someone up close.

    Skills have been change from a levelling up due to use to a more washed out, and casual, perk based skill system. Instead of using a skill to get better at it, every time you level up you just pick a skill to level up with you.

    People are just becoming complacent with Bethesda producing the same low quality game, that cuts more and more corners with every iteration of their games, removing multiple features but adding a shiny new one to distract everyone from what was removed. Removing things like:
    -survival difficulty, where you need to drink, eat and seek doctors to fix damaged limbs.
    -waiting, something you use to change the time of day to a more favourable time to attack, to just limiting it only when you're seated in a chair.
    -multiple conversation choices, to be limited to just 4 possible choices, hardly able to get information out of characters when you can only have 4 questions.

    People have come to expect to fall through the floor in a Bethesda game and no longer even see that as a problem; but it is, it always was.

    The game runs, looks, feels and plays like it was made half-assed in a month using the majority of Fallout 3's code, improving upon nothing but adding in the base building gimmick that was originally just a mod. It plays as a shooter and has barely anything that you could consider classifying as an RPG, other than RPG isn't a properly defined genre and any game could be called one.    … Expand
  96. Djeam
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    You need to replace the writers in the development team on the hoses from the vacuum cleaner . It definitely will improve the quality and interesting f4.
  97. matt79
    Nov 11, 2015
    4
    I can't find any pleasure in playing Fallout 4. Mediocre combat mechanics. Extremly simplified, almost non existent RPG elements - the most singnificant part of character creation is face sculpture, so go figure. UI is clunky and not really user friendly. But the worst thing are the dialogues. Damn! The dialogue wheel from Mass Effect got simplified even further. Plus, it just looks dated,I can't find any pleasure in playing Fallout 4. Mediocre combat mechanics. Extremly simplified, almost non existent RPG elements - the most singnificant part of character creation is face sculpture, so go figure. UI is clunky and not really user friendly. But the worst thing are the dialogues. Damn! The dialogue wheel from Mass Effect got simplified even further. Plus, it just looks dated, the world doesn't really give the sense of immersion.… Expand
  98. NoMoreTrolls
    Nov 11, 2015
    1
    I got excited for the Fallout 4 announcement in June. I was excited to get more information. E3 videos looked like game would be fun, as more info started coming out I grew a bit less excited.

    Game releases yesterday played it for 10 hours. It's EXTREMELY BORING.

    Feels like Beth went the cod route, no more games to be bought from Beth any longer from me. Sad...
  99. kgersen
    Nov 11, 2015
    4
    "text UI" is from the 90s, I guess it's mainly because of console support. PC gaming is dying because of games like this.

    In 2015 a RPG should have full mouse support, click &drag for inventory management and crafting, colorized items : the top weapon is just a green line of text like the lowest junk item...that's just silly. the Pip is just an annoying gimmick. The time wasted    "text UI" is from the 90s, I guess it's mainly because of console support. PC gaming is dying because of games like this.

    In 2015 a RPG should have full mouse support, click &drag for inventory management and crafting, colorized items : the top weapon is just a green line of text like the lowest junk item...that's just silly. the Pip is just an annoying gimmick.

    The time wasted dealing with that outdated UI is just phenomenal.

    Tip for Bethesda: at least provide a customizable UI system with addons (like WoW for instance) if you can't code a decent UI yourself.    … Expand
  100. PSz
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    This game is so bad it's gonna make kids play F1 and F2 in a desperacy act.
    Pros:
    -Kids are finally gonna play a good Fallout game.
    Cons:
    -Fallout is officialy dead.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 38
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  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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