Fallout 4

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  1. yogibbear
    Dec 5, 2015
    7
    Negatives:
    -Terrible UI, terrible M+KB controls, terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI
    -Terrible mouse acceleration (can be fixed in the .ini files) -Terrible Y-axis scaling (can be fixed in the .ini files) -Terrible performance (dropped Shadows to Medium & Godlight to Medium and I now get 45-60FPS on 770GTX, YMMV) -Weapon models are too large -FOV is horrible and    Negatives:
    -Terrible UI, terrible M+KB controls, terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI
    -Terrible mouse acceleration (can be fixed in the .ini files)
    -Terrible Y-axis scaling (can be fixed in the .ini files)
    -Terrible performance (dropped Shadows to Medium & Godlight to Medium and I now get 45-60FPS on 770GTX, YMMV)
    -Weapon models are too large
    -FOV is horrible and nauseating (you can and should fix this via the .ini tweaks)
    -UI colors OMG horrible
    -Removed complexity in levelling system, replaced with only perks, honestly this is horrible, but so far it works OK... [14 hrs in]
    -No companion army
    -Physical copy does not contain the entire game, you will have to download it still.
    -terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI.

    Positives:
    -Crafting weapons, armour, bases is cool and awesome
    -Scrapping stuff adds meaning to exploration and looting buildings
    -The gameplay loop is good
    -Building stuff is a new feature and it's pretty good, even though the UI and controls for it are stupidly wrong, but it works once you figure it out.
    -It's Fallout.
    -There's now a sprint button (like Skyrim added).
    -Boston gameworld is cool and art style is good.
    -Some character animations are better.
    -Getting in and out of power armour is cool.

    ---------------------------

    The above review was written after having played only 10 hours, I am now 67 hours into the game and need to make the following additions:

    Negatives:
    -Radiant quests are trash. There are too many of these thinly disguised "quests" that are just radiant go here, kill everything, repeating ad nausem trash quests for EVERY single damn faction in the game. This is not good game design. This is just bottom barrel scratching for something.
    -The dialogue system is completely trash with very little depth, frustrating "wheel" that doesn't explain what you're going to say, or what saying that will do to the conversation and ultimately leads you down the same linear pathway regardless.
    -The story is not interesting.
    -The settlement building mechanics and settlement happiness in relation to shops, defence, resources, etc. and settlement design could have had way better explaining. It's basically one giant mystery requiring exiting the game and seeing how someone else figured out how to get to 100 happiness, because it is not obvious at all what you are doing wrong.
    -Preston STFU stop giving me quests. Worst. Mechanic. Ever.

    Postives:
    -There are a lot of really cool designed places to explore, and the variety is really really good. Sadly despite all these brilliant places, with interesting tidbits and reasons for existing the actual stuff that you need to accomplish in these places boils down to the same repetitive radiant quest frustrations and ultimately boredom. If you designed any of the artwork, or levels, or world building in this game then you should truly be celebrated. But sadly the vision is not supported by gameplay, by sound, by RPG mechanics, by story, or by anything and the cracks show throughout and it all falls apart.    … Expand
  2. Ghua
    Nov 21, 2018
    7
    I finished it few days ago, a bit late to the party :)
    I must admit I started playing it without high hopes, I tried to play it when it was released and gave up after about 20 hrs. So I started from scratch this time and...
    ... initially it was really hard and boring, I couldn't find the original feel I knew from Fallout 3 and Fallout :New Vegas. I didn't like the quests which were of    I finished it few days ago, a bit late to the party :)
    I must admit I started playing it without high hopes, I tried to play it when it was released and gave up after about 20 hrs. So I started from scratch this time and...
    ... initially it was really hard and boring, I couldn't find the original feel I knew from Fallout 3 and Fallout :New Vegas. I didn't like the quests which were of standard Bethesda "go fetch" and "go kill" type.

    But then miracle happened: the main quest started to unfold and it turned out to be actually not bad at all. I must admit that final twist confused my feelings a lot (in a good way). Also, once I leveled up enough not to be killed in seconds it brought back curiosity and I started wandering around without fear :)

    So, let's start with cons:
    - lot's of standard, regular quests (it is not Witcher 3 unfortunately)
    - weird frame rate even on strong card, game feel sluggish
    - there is some weird problem with shooting things in FPS mode (no VATS), you should hit someone but because he moves fast you miss. Probably related to game being sluggish.
    -game quite linear despite having multiple endings

    Pros:
    - crafting system is step in the right direction, finally I had some use to all those cans and garbage. I enjoyed it
    - building mode was not bad, I especially enjoyed recycling my surroundings
    - weapon modding is actually useful
    - simplified perk system works good
    - game locations look nice, I also liked changing weather and day/night cycle
    - once you level up enough game feels like Fallout :)    … Expand
  3. alilsneaky
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    + gunplay much improved
    +consistent frametimes
    +gun modifications +mod support -the dialog system is only a shadow of what it was in previous games, this was one of the bigger draws of fallout and now it's been stomped because the masses don't like to read or w/e -still the same bethesda jank with awful animations, glitches, dialog audio skipping, corrupted saves etc etc etc.    + gunplay much improved
    +consistent frametimes
    +gun modifications
    +mod support

    -the dialog system is only a shadow of what it was in previous games, this was one of the bigger draws of fallout and now it's been stomped because the masses don't like to read or w/e

    -still the same bethesda jank with awful animations, glitches, dialog audio skipping, corrupted saves etc etc etc.

    -characters and their dialog are extremely forgettable, new vegas was a lot more interesting

    -while the framerate is very consistent (no stutters whatsoever if you can stay above 60 fps, which is a huge improvement over previous bethesda games), the game needs a really powerful pc to get to that 60 fps at decent settings @ 1080p, imo it doesn't look remotely good enough to justify being so demanding

    -enemies don't react to being shot (other than a canned animation that triggers at a certain hp treshhold)
    It's the same issue skyrim has, you might as well be swinging/shooting at thin air, no feed back whatsoever until they die. It's especially jarring on the enemies with more health.

    -base building/village managment addition adds nothing meaningful and isn't fun, it's just a timewaster

    Fallout 4 has basically reduced the 3D fallout formula to being a decentish shooter (except without the satisfying hit reactions from superior shooters like fear/max payne/painkiller etc) where you loot a lot of junk and do some crafting (which doesn't amount to anything more than raising stats on weapons, no cool creative stuff, it might as well not be in the game).
    The RPG aspects are not good in this game. The improved gun animations/behavior/sounds are what make this a 7, otherwise it would be much lower.    … Expand
  4. Ansatsu83
    Nov 14, 2015
    7
    The game is good but it is in NO WAY a 10 out of 10. The main complaints I have is in the combat. Without modding a decent gun you will be decimated. The new difficulty system is a double edged sword for me. Its best to slowly scale up the difficulty as you level your character, which is just odd to me. On top of this, melee weapons are pretty much pointless, right now. They have lots ofThe game is good but it is in NO WAY a 10 out of 10. The main complaints I have is in the combat. Without modding a decent gun you will be decimated. The new difficulty system is a double edged sword for me. Its best to slowly scale up the difficulty as you level your character, which is just odd to me. On top of this, melee weapons are pretty much pointless, right now. They have lots of them in the game, but you will get shot to death before you get close enough to melee the heavier types. Additionally, all 4 endings make me feel like I had no choice in the end, all of which caused me to sacrifice too much... Why cant I just play on a neutral path in the end? I started to lose interest halfway through because the sides are very much defined and I do not really agree with anything any of the factions are trying to accomplish. The other complaint I have is... I SWEAR they got M. Night Shyamalan to created the story as its nothing but obvious twists. 7 out of 10, its good but its not perfect, and it should never receive perfect scores.… Expand
  5. Rastrelly
    Nov 12, 2015
    7
    It's Fallout 3 the way it should be. But after New Vegas what adequate person would ever want Fallout 3, even if it's done properly? It has bad dialogs, it has poor roleplaying system, it has poor level balancing and leveling, all that stuff - as usual. Again, it's perfectly playable. It's just not a good Fallout game. Just like Fallout 3.
  6. Dethstar
    Nov 14, 2015
    7
    If you are not comfortable with modding and tinkering with the ini file, you might want to skip this one even if you liked all the fallout games prior. You could reply fallout 3 and mod it for more content to achieve something very similar. Indeed, the game is unplayable without modding anyway as it is clearly hampered by its not to run on a console. It even feels a bit small now we haveIf you are not comfortable with modding and tinkering with the ini file, you might want to skip this one even if you liked all the fallout games prior. You could reply fallout 3 and mod it for more content to achieve something very similar. Indeed, the game is unplayable without modding anyway as it is clearly hampered by its not to run on a console. It even feels a bit small now we have got used to having enough in game real estate to swing a cat.

    The story and the characters have been further sanitzed and made almost as character free as possible. This is fallout for the Middle East, afraid to offend anyone or challenge anyone with strong interesting characters behaving in character in a setting of this time. It is like global nuclear war never happened and I just popped into town for a Cappucino. I think this fear of doing anything at all for offending anyone at all (the ladies in this game either look like they are just going to church or are the children of good people being a little bit rebellious. Hardly the aftermath of generations of struggle in a post nuclear world Sure people do shoot at you a bit but even that is so random that there is nothing to connect with or make you care.

    It is hard to put a finger on it but the game feels smaller in 2015 (though the total KM simulated may even be the same as FO3 (which I also thought was too small) but it feels smaller in 2015 when I was expecting, more and bigger.

    OK. Lets get the obvious ou
    This engine / environment does feel quite dated now and I think it is time for a new engine. Physics does weird stuff, quest dialogues are fiddly and can be easily bugged. Many people report performance issues but personally, I haven't had any (playing on a machine with multiple Titan X's however, SLI is not engaged as it is not an option and I havent yet been running it on my Gsynch enabled 144hz monitor. There are a lot of reports at massive bugging at "high" frame rates. Coming from a console background, that could be any number of hz from 1980 on to the present day as TVs have not changed much in this regard. .

    Not going to list all of the bugs here, suffice to say, there are a huge amount. It is fallout after all, much of the game is based upon getting through a section without a bug stopping you or saving enough in different saves so you dont have to start out again.

    Keybinding is a notable disaster..
    AI - erm, what AI? It can barely get enemies through a building from one side to the other, forget the need for any clever strategy here. It is as dated as the rest of the engine.

    Let us be honest though, we bought this knowing that Bethesda have not been able to make a game for PC for a decade. So no wonder their engine seems frozen in time as that is the nature of the dinosaurs it has to run with. So, why am I still not unhappy?

    Modding is still wide open. So while Bethesda cant actually put together a bug free game they have enabled another world builder that is pretty accessible for those with the will to make it alright.

    Fix the fps limit, fix the field of view, upgrade the graphics, add content and textures and it starts to come together.

    One of the few really tangible and interesting additions is settlement building and development. It is an extremely welcome addition though it doesn't have a much to it as I would like and feels half implemented. and seems to have been implemented in a hurry. For example, the options to build anything bespoke involves some very clumsy components from a few very limited choices greatly limiting your creativity. However, I suspect modders are already hard at work, potentially making this a much deeper addition to the game that at first appears.

    Fully voiced dialogue. For me, it doesn't add anything to the game in terms of immersion but I know many people found it odd that it was never in Fallout 3 so I suppose it is a matter of taste.

    It looks as though the Fallout series has run out of Steam. *no pun intended, oh ok, just a little one.    … Expand
  7. Ivan
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    Mi aspettavo molto di piu' e non dico solo graficamente. La versione PC soffre di molti problemi. Gli fps a 1440p sulla mia GTX 970 passano da 80 a 45 in alcune zone. Spesso le conversazioni si bloccano e sono costretto a ricaricare la partita. Lo sli non e' compreso, c' e' una guida esterna per attivarlo ma sulla gtx 970 porta solo piu' problemi e crash. Le animazione sono le stesse diMi aspettavo molto di piu' e non dico solo graficamente. La versione PC soffre di molti problemi. Gli fps a 1440p sulla mia GTX 970 passano da 80 a 45 in alcune zone. Spesso le conversazioni si bloccano e sono costretto a ricaricare la partita. Lo sli non e' compreso, c' e' una guida esterna per attivarlo ma sulla gtx 970 porta solo piu' problemi e crash. Le animazione sono le stesse di fallout 3, il gioco e' lo stesso di fallout 3 ma molto meno originale . I progressi fatti con New Vegas a livello di reputazione,karma e la famosa modalita' duro tutto perso. Adesso abbiamo le conversazioni simili a Mass Effect, un personaggio parlante e la modalita' costruisci. Tutte cose molto belle a dirsi, peccato che le animazioni legnose e le texture in bassa risoluzione non aiutano certo il coinvolgimento nella trama. Gli sarebbe bastato essere fallout 4 per spiccare invece di avvicinasi ad altre produzione e ai nuovi arrivati che si volevano avvicinare alla serie. Poteva anche riuscirci con un motore di gioco corretto e rivoluzionato, ma in questo si e' solo persa parte della liberta' generale che si respirava nei titoli precedenti. Ci sono anche cose che invece mi stanno piacendo come la possibilta' di modificare armi e armature, molti piu' compagni da cercare, tutti con abilita' uniche ( anche se non tutti carismatici). L' editor del personaggio permette creazioni davvero soddisfacenti. Alcune citta' sono davvero realizzate bene, cosi come le conversazioni con alcuni npc. ( il problema e che con altri npc non appare nemmeno la finestra di dialogo, stanno li tnt per) Passeggiare in giro x il mondo di gioco e' sempre molto divertente. Spaccare la testa a mostri leggendari e tnt cose da raccogliere in giro sulla mappa rimane qualcosa di molto gratificante.. Voto 8 non appena fixano i problemi di fps e aggiungono il supporto sli. Per ora non consiglio il gioco su PC.

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    I expected a lot more. The PC version suffers from many problems. Fps in 1440p on my GTX 970 rose from 80 to 45 in some areas. Often conversations get stuck and I have to reload the game. Sli not 'inclusive.. The animation are the same fallout 3, then play 'the same fallout 3 but much less original. Advances with New Vegas in terms of reputation, karma and the popular mode 'hard all lost. Now we have conversations like Mass Effect, a talking mode and the 'build city system. All very nice things to say, but too bad animations and woody textures in low resolution do not help the involvement in the plot. It had only to be fallout 4 to stand out instead of get near to other productions and newcomers who wanted to bring to the series. He could also succeed with a new game engine and revolutionized correct, but in this you only lost part of freedom' general we breathed in previous titles. There are also things that are willing instead I like the possibility 'to change weapons and armor, many more' comrades to look for, all skilfully 'unique (although not all charismatic). L 'character editor allows creations really satisfactory. Some cities' are really well made, as well as conversations with some NPC. (The problem and that with other NPC does not even appear the dialog box) Walking around the game world and 'always very funny. Their heads bashed in legendary monsters and many things to gather around on the map is something very rewarding .. Rating 8 when they fix issues fps and add support sli.    … Expand
  8. harmattan
    Nov 12, 2015
    7
    Firstly, it's worth stating a "7.5" is my honest, "non-group-think" score, if FO4 had been released without predecessor or massive expectations therefrom.

    As for the game, Bethesda cannot expect to get away with releasing a game with middling graphics, AI and bugs (I hit two quest bugs in my first couple hours of play as well as a number of graphical glitches) like this in this day and    Firstly, it's worth stating a "7.5" is my honest, "non-group-think" score, if FO4 had been released without predecessor or massive expectations therefrom.

    As for the game, Bethesda cannot expect to get away with releasing a game with middling graphics, AI and bugs (I hit two quest bugs in my first couple hours of play as well as a number of graphical glitches) like this in this day and age, especially after we've seen such recent stellar entries in the genre such as DA:I and Witcher 3. This sort of half-hearted effort just won't pass nowadays for a AAA title. Where is the envelope-pushing Bethesda of the past, makers of Fallout 3, Morrowind and Oblivion?    … Expand
  9. Chomag
    Nov 12, 2015
    7
    This game is, astonishingly, a step backwards from Skyrim. Starting with the graphics, which are pretty average tbh.

    The game world feels empty, there are extremely few towns and for hours at the beginning of the game you won't find any npc to sell your loot to and when you do it's one of those roaming caravans and you can't sell much to it because you're not running around the wastes    This game is, astonishingly, a step backwards from Skyrim. Starting with the graphics, which are pretty average tbh.

    The game world feels empty, there are extremely few towns and for hours at the beginning of the game you won't find any npc to sell your loot to and when you do it's one of those roaming caravans and you can't sell much to it because you're not running around the wastes bent under the weight of the loot, so your loot will likely be in a container back at the base, and then you can't find the vendor anymore. And no, there are no carriages that take you to other towns, like in Skyrim.

    The power armor...I don't see its purpose. You can't use all the time because it runs on batteries which are pretty rare, so you can only fire it up when you have a hard combat zone to get through. Hell, if it was permanent, it would have made all other armors in the game pointless anyway.

    Stealth gameplay appears to be very frustrating as even with high agility mobs can still easily detect you. Add to this the fact that many areas are FILLED with mobs, such as ghouls, that pile up on you once discovered. Add to this the fact that the game world is teeming with hostiles and you can't really run from one threat without hitting another threat. Add to this the fact that you simply won't see most mobs until they jump you. Add to this the fact that ammo is pretty scarce and you can't use your best stuff on random dogs and ghouls or you will run out of ammo before you even reach that cave you need to quest in.

    The UI and controls are horrid on the PC. However, they don't interfere in combat like those from, say, Witcher 3 which imo is unplayable with kb&mouse. Still, looting (why the hell do we need two separate keys for looting, one for looting a chest/corpse and one for looting stuff off the ground?) and menu selecting are uncomfortable.

    The story is meh, nothing mind blowing, just the regular cliches and stuff and could have been written by a 6th grader.

    Also lots and lots of corner cutting such as very simplistic dialogue system, run of the mill kill X quests, etc etc etc

    Final rating: slightly above average.    … Expand
  10. Schuback
    Feb 27, 2016
    7
    Fun to explore and you do what you want to do as expected in a Bethesda rpg game. It's no overhaul from Fallout 3 as the graphics and combat gameplay are only slight improvements. But the core of what makes Fallout 3 or New Vegas fun is still here in Fallout 4 - immersing yourself in an open world, roam around, never in one place, just roam from town to town as you are the wanderer.Fun to explore and you do what you want to do as expected in a Bethesda rpg game. It's no overhaul from Fallout 3 as the graphics and combat gameplay are only slight improvements. But the core of what makes Fallout 3 or New Vegas fun is still here in Fallout 4 - immersing yourself in an open world, roam around, never in one place, just roam from town to town as you are the wanderer. Overall improvement in terms of graphics, combat.. but.... there are some other downsides besides the small improvements or lack of innovation.

    - Story not as good as New Vegas (better than FO3)
    - Followers are uninteresting compared to NV.
    - Boring factions
    - No slavers (hope it's not because Bethesda is aiming at younger audience under 18)
    - Lack of adult contents like the ones you see in NV (Kids mustn't see these..... or Bethesda afraid of backlash?)
    - Lack of epic moments like blowing up Megaton or stopping Mr Burke in FO3
    - The towns and societies in FO4 seem to lack soul. It's not like that feeling you get when you visit Megaton, Rivet City or Tenpenny Tower which gives you a weird feeling.
    - Side stories are uninteresting.
    - Aimed at casuals. No more using stealth play like sneaking in the casino in NV to rescue the kidnapped guy. Now it's just sent to a location, clear the place of bad guys. And that's it.
    - No major decision making. Or lack of them cause apparently (to Bethesda) gamers are dumber these days.
    - It's no longer an rpg with action play. It's now an FPS action game with rpg elements. =( Sad to see this. Hope Bethesda won't do this for the next Elder Scrolls.
    - Season Pass BS. Paying upfront without knowing what you gonna get.... Hmm... Not you too Bethesda.

    Anyway, despite these downsides it's still a solid game as Bethesda has added many other things. One of the major addition is settlements where you manage and grow your settlements. Which can be quite fun.

    It's still Game of the year 2015 for me (another bad year for gaming). Hopefully the dlcs add more to the game. Please Bethesda, I'm still holding my breath that you can be top again.    … Expand
  11. Beanbag
    Nov 21, 2015
    7
    Solid entry in the Fallout lineup.

    Graphics are nothing special, though it does look better than Fallout 3 or NV. Characters are somewhat forgettable and stiff, like most Bethesda games. Shooting feels a little sluggish, especially when aiming. The new settlement building is a LOT of fun (if you enjoy building, anyway) The main quest isn't terrible, but it isn't fantastic    Solid entry in the Fallout lineup.

    Graphics are nothing special, though it does look better than Fallout 3 or NV.

    Characters are somewhat forgettable and stiff, like most Bethesda games.

    Shooting feels a little sluggish, especially when aiming.

    The new settlement building is a LOT of fun (if you enjoy building, anyway)

    The main quest isn't terrible, but it isn't fantastic either. It will, however, require two play throughs at least to get a complete picture of it.

    The SPECIAL and perk system is much simplified, very similar to Skyrim. I was wary of this at first, but it's not bad at all. Doesn't feel like an improvement either though.

    Needs a bit of polish, as always. It's not overwhelmingly awesome nor is it hideously terrible and feels very much like an intentional direction. Not great, not bad, but good enough.    … Expand
  12. mwak
    Nov 12, 2015
    7
    It's a good game if you're seaching for a sandbox post apo shooter. A bad one if you're seaching for a RPG.

    Fallout 3 had its drawback from the first Fallout RPGs. Then came Fallout:NewVegas that was pretty good. Now we have Fallout 4 and it's not a RPG anymore, it's more like a shooter with pre-made choices. Visualy, The environment is gorgeous and more beliviable than ever but the    It's a good game if you're seaching for a sandbox post apo shooter. A bad one if you're seaching for a RPG.

    Fallout 3 had its drawback from the first Fallout RPGs. Then came Fallout:NewVegas that was pretty good.
    Now we have Fallout 4 and it's not a RPG anymore, it's more like a shooter with pre-made choices.

    Visualy, The environment is gorgeous and more beliviable than ever but the lack of dialogues options make it empty and frustrating.
    The major drawback is that you can't be the person you want. You are forced on some choices that are not the one you'd take. So you don't attach to your character because it doesn't feel like the one you'd play.
    Eventually you can do some side quests but even there it's really poor in story writtings and globally lack of fun.

    The funniest part are :
    - the exploration and find all the eastereggs and the attention to details.
    - the construction workshop

    I just hope some mods will do the trick and make it a good RPG game.

    I should have waited for the goty version :)    … Expand
  13. megaD
    Sep 15, 2016
    7
    Fallout 4 feels like an old game with refreshed graphics. In my opinion open-world games these days shouldn't load when entering a building or a new small area. What saves the game is an excellent story, the 50's like post-apocalyptic retro-future setting and some new elements like the Vertibird helicopters or more focus on the companion characters. On the other hand if there is fuel forFallout 4 feels like an old game with refreshed graphics. In my opinion open-world games these days shouldn't load when entering a building or a new small area. What saves the game is an excellent story, the 50's like post-apocalyptic retro-future setting and some new elements like the Vertibird helicopters or more focus on the companion characters. On the other hand if there is fuel for the Vertibirds why is there no single vehicle in thr entire Commonwealth? Again this feels like a limitation of an old game engine. The graphics is really good in my opinion but it's full of glitches at least on AMD. In terms of performance the game is terrible. On a high end AMD system you need to decrease shadow draw distance and reduce tesselation to make it playable with the rest on highest settings. Still on places high up in the air the framerate drops dramatically. Clearly a lack of optimisation because there are mods that reduce shadow draw distance dynamically or mods that add distance fog. Both something the developers could have implemented. What shocked me most is the amount of game play bugs. Some quests are almost a year after release and many patches later broken. I had to re-play some quests or just wondered how quirked they were. Often simple things like the weight limit of items you carry stopped working till I reloaded thr game.… Expand
  14. JUSTLIKEYOU
    Jan 4, 2016
    7
    + A great world with many locations, every place looks different, they didn't notably reuse buildings
    + Indirect storytelling in the world is good, maybe a bit worse than in FO3 and NV
    + Best gunplay so far, no more pointless weapon repairing + Crafting and legendary items are great + Settlements are also a good feature + The graphics look good, not worse than e.g. battlefield 4, as    + A great world with many locations, every place looks different, they didn't notably reuse buildings
    + Indirect storytelling in the world is good, maybe a bit worse than in FO3 and NV
    + Best gunplay so far, no more pointless weapon repairing
    + Crafting and legendary items are great
    + Settlements are also a good feature
    + The graphics look good, not worse than e.g. battlefield 4, as in they fit and are artistic, though not super realistic. I just never had the feeling that it was bad.
    + New levelling system is an improvement. Skills were unnecessary in previous games, also it didn't make sense that you could have 100 science with 1 intelligence. You can complete the game with many different playstyles, also on the higher difficulties.
    + Companion system was also improved.

    - Main story isn't great, not far worse than in FO3 (NV was best of the 3). The factions are cool though.
    - Perks should have had more use than what it says in their descriptions. As in Barter / Intimidation should have been a requirement for some dialogue options, not just randomized dialogue success depending on your Speech level. And Perks should generally have been used for dialogue, like Skills in FO:NV and FO3. Things like science should have had more use for repairing elevators etc.
    - Repeating Settlement quests are bad
    - Runs quite bad with AMD graphics, especially godrays are not usable with decent fps    … Expand
  15. Ib2deadly
    Jan 9, 2016
    7
    A superb 1st person action game that lacks the magic of an all time great game.

    I prefer my Fallout experience more grounded as an rpg. A great rpg I play, beat and repeat, repeat, repeat. I put hundreds of hours in the great ones. I try new builds and am constantly diving into the atmosphere to squeeze every detail out I can. I did not do this with Fallout 4. I played it quite a    A superb 1st person action game that lacks the magic of an all time great game.

    I prefer my Fallout experience more grounded as an rpg. A great rpg I play, beat and repeat, repeat, repeat. I put hundreds of hours in the great ones. I try new builds and am constantly diving into the atmosphere to squeeze every detail out I can.

    I did not do this with Fallout 4. I played it quite a bit, over 100 hours. I would say I got my moneys worth. I will not being headed back to Boston anytime soon.    … Expand
  16. JimCorbett
    Nov 27, 2015
    7
    Fallout 4 is certainly disappointing, but I don't think it deserves all the 0's it's getting. It is without a doubt a step back from New Vegas is just about every way other than texture quality and gunplay. The story, characters, and setting are all generally uninteresting. There are a few good characters and quests here and there but they are few and far between. The big thing that theyFallout 4 is certainly disappointing, but I don't think it deserves all the 0's it's getting. It is without a doubt a step back from New Vegas is just about every way other than texture quality and gunplay. The story, characters, and setting are all generally uninteresting. There are a few good characters and quests here and there but they are few and far between. The big thing that they hyped up prior to release was the settlement building. This mode is tedious and frustrating. It is impossible to create anything original since there are only a few preset structures to create and the way that things have to clip to each other makes it a pain to make something that the developers didn't envision. On top of this, the mode serves no purpose in the overall game. You build a settlement that looks like crap (because there are no nice looking options) and then it sits there and has no effect on anything. It's very disappointing. The world is not interesting and other than a few landmark buildings, it doesn't even look like Massachusetts. New Vegas has more interesting things going on and it was in a desert! I could live with all these problems, but they also decided to tear out the core RPG skills. I'm not even a huge fan of RPGs, in fact I prefer shooters, but this was a lame idea. When you level up you can pick one "perk" to get or you can level up one of your SPECIAL skills. Most of the perks are painfully boring or just plan useless. This means that you don't feel your character getting more powerful, and you have little control over them. You also can't be a bad guy. In NV you could choose multiple paths to take, NCR, Legion, Mr. House, etc. There is none of that here and it is very much a linear game which kills any interest I have in replaying it. I normally don't mind linear storylines, but this is Fallout and frankly the story isn't any good. Despite all these issues, I still enjoyed the 40 hours i put into the game. It's not bad, but it's not great. I feel like if i tried to play longer, or starting a new character then my score would go down, but i don't plan on playing this again. I'm also not looking forward to the next game by Bethesda Game Studios.… Expand
  17. CoolDadTx
    Oct 15, 2016
    7
    Nowhere near as good as FO3. The story starts out strong but quickly becomes boring. The plot twist in the middle of the game would be awesome if I was really invested in the characters or story but as it is I could have cared less about it.

    The way you are forced to side with one of the factions limits any sort of real choice. I personally didn't like any of the factions but I was    Nowhere near as good as FO3. The story starts out strong but quickly becomes boring. The plot twist in the middle of the game would be awesome if I was really invested in the characters or story but as it is I could have cared less about it.

    The way you are forced to side with one of the factions limits any sort of real choice. I personally didn't like any of the factions but I was forced to work with a couple of them just to move the main quest forward. Pretty lame.

    The crafting system was a joke, the settlement system is an utter waste of time that I was forced to use for a few questions. The perks were OK but the perk UI was horrifically designed.    … Expand
  18. Baronz
    Nov 19, 2015
    7
    Not a bad game overall, but texture looks terrible even at ultra settings, like someone puked on my armor :|
    Having to run around to gather every single piece of junk to build your settlement is tedious. Worth playing but not worth 60 euros
  19. krammerlock
    Nov 20, 2015
    7
    The game is ok. It is basically Fallout 3 with a less satisfying story and without the subway crawl to get to areas in the city. There is nothing new in the game and that is probably why most of us are underwhelmed by it. But it is still a game that is fun to play. Its just that the fun wears off pretty fast.
  20. Nemo7777
    Dec 22, 2015
    7
    First the bad news:

    This game is not as good as its predecessors. If you have played and enjoyed Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, you will be disappointed at what got left out. The repair system is gone. The skill system is reduced to a shadow of itself. To improve a skill, you select the skill in the perk tree on leveling up rather than having points to spend, or having skills    First the bad news:

    This game is not as good as its predecessors. If you have played and enjoyed Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, you will be disappointed at what got left out. The repair system is gone. The skill system is reduced to a shadow of itself. To improve a skill, you select the skill in the perk tree on leveling up rather than having points to spend, or having skills improve with use a'la Skyrim. There is no karma and no in-game consequences for being evil- except you may lose traction on any romance you may have going. The romance system is so rudimentary it falls to the level of parody. Worst of all, there is no way to craft ammunition- the single biggest improvement in F:NV. Have 2000 rounds of .38? Too bad. Sell it for 1/10 the value and buy 20 rounds of .50 from a gouging vendor. This is my single biggest complaint in the game- ammo is at a premium but 3/4 of what you find is of no use to you.

    The good:

    And yet, at the end of the day, the game delivers most- not all, but most- of what a Fallout game represents. The world space is detailed and large. There are many quests, both scripted and radiant. They take you all over the world space. Weather and other environmentals are well portrayed. The interiors are well put together. Probably the most radical new component is the settlement building system- you finally have a use for all the random junk you keep finding. Combat is good and V.A.T.S. is vastly improved into a sort of bullet time rather than the old -freeze everything, place your shots like a game of Battleship, unfreeze and watch what happens- model.

    If this had been the first Fallout using the Bethesda engine and design philosophy, it would be an exceptional game. Problem is, it isn't. And it's 2015, not 2008. F3 was a great game that I still play to this day. F:NV took the good things about F3 and gave us more and improved on the original. Fallout 4 is a step backwards. It feels flat. It almost feels like they decided to put out a baseline vanilla game knowing the mod community would improve it. It's the same disappointing taste I had with Mass Effect 3 though not as shattering.

    Still, worth playing and once the GECK comes out, mods will address the shortcomings. I'd wait for it to be on sale though.    … Expand
  21. GoneTomrrow
    Nov 14, 2015
    7
    Although this game certainly doesn't match up to it predecessor, it's not an outright horrible game. The mythos and world is still there.

    I'll just list my own pros and cons: Pros: 1. Excellent combat, one of the only accolades this game has received. AI can be genuinely hard, not relying just on how much damage an enemy can take. 2. Graphics are decent enough, though only    Although this game certainly doesn't match up to it predecessor, it's not an outright horrible game. The mythos and world is still there.

    I'll just list my own pros and cons:

    Pros:
    1. Excellent combat, one of the only accolades this game has received. AI can be genuinely hard, not relying just on how much damage an enemy can take.
    2. Graphics are decent enough, though only marginally better than Fallout 3.
    3. Settlement building is a neat idea and a great way to make use of the confetti items like fans, cups, etc.
    4. Reasonably lengthy game like most Bethesda titles.

    Cons:
    1. Some unforgivable glitches right from start. No matter what configuration I select for my character's appearance, the moment I leave the vault I either get a pasty freckled face with black irises or sometimes a hilarious jet black face. Dare I say blackface? RACIST BETHESDA!

    2. Graphics are nothing special. Very mute color scheme and potato-faced NPCs.

    3. As has been mentioned profusely, you get way too much way too quickly. After just 15 hours I was level 12+, had powered armor, and had most of the weapons in the game.

    4. Very weak dialogue writing and phony voice acting. I cringe whenever the main character speaks.

    5. Lackluster story compared to Fallout 3. Character origin is rushed and spelled out for you.

    So in conclusion, this lacks a lot of polish, but it's still fun enough to occupy my time.    … Expand
  22. Vel
    May 5, 2016
    7
    If you've played Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, and wanted more Fallout, this quenches that thirst. If you are hoping for a vastly improved experience....meh, not so much.

    The good: -The graphics continue to be very good. Not amazing or game-changing, but very very good. -The gameplay is simple and familiar to those who have played Fallout 3 or Fallout:New Vegas, making the    If you've played Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, and wanted more Fallout, this quenches that thirst. If you are hoping for a vastly improved experience....meh, not so much.

    The good:
    -The graphics continue to be very good. Not amazing or game-changing, but very very good.
    -The gameplay is simple and familiar to those who have played Fallout 3 or Fallout:New Vegas, making the transition easy.
    -There are endless little side quests, mission, and characters that make the game have enough depth to warrant the price.

    The bad:
    -The storyline is pretty boring and not particularly compelling.
    -The 3 main Factions that make up the game are interesting, yet their storylines and the choice you make as part of a faction don't tend to make a lot of sense. Granted, it is may be a little refreshing that there are no clear good/evil sides, but the factions are so morally ambigious that you tend to not care about their causes, either.
    -The missions, especially when it comes to settlements, are often boring and repetitive.
    -There still is not a great variety of ways to solve problems, so you are invariably going to end up with some sort of gun in a firefight with a bunch of raiders/supermutants/bad guys, and it always plays out in pretty much the same way. Opportunities to do things like sneak, or hack computers and turn the turrets against the unaware guards, are few and far between.

    Overall, it's a good game worth playing. And as I mentioned, if you liked Fallout3 and New Vegas, you will like Fallout 4. But it falls short of being some sort of truly amazing, game of the year game, and in the end is just pretty good.    … Expand
  23. Tubey
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    I was torn between a 6 and a 7 for this game, opted for the higher end because of this reason - ultimately, even after the glaring flaws that exist, this is a "decent" game if you take it on it's own merit and ignore the fact it's a Fallout game and just a standalone title instead.

    Yes, comparing it to Fallout 3 and New Vegas makes it harder to swallow. Fallout 4 lacks the general RPG    I was torn between a 6 and a 7 for this game, opted for the higher end because of this reason - ultimately, even after the glaring flaws that exist, this is a "decent" game if you take it on it's own merit and ignore the fact it's a Fallout game and just a standalone title instead.

    Yes, comparing it to Fallout 3 and New Vegas makes it harder to swallow. Fallout 4 lacks the general RPG elements that were so immersive in those titles, with a heavier focus on combat that screams Battlefield Fallout rather than what we expect from the Bethesda franchise by now. It also has bugs and glitches all over the shop, but manages to just about stay roped together enough to avoid this being a complete disaster.

    Graphically, this is sub-par. Not much of an improvement on, say, Skyrim really. But with all those flaws aside, this is still a massive, well made post-apocalyptic experience, which I'd class as an FPS with RPG elements, rather than a first-person RPG.

    You can safely wait to pick this up on sale quite frankly, but you won't regret playing it. If you're new to the idea of Fallout, you'd be best served going back and playing Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas before picking this up. The low scores for Fallout 4 are a result of the hype before the game not meeting the reality of the release, rather than a score of the games actual quality - the zero scores are even dumber than the nines in this regard, and are kneejerk, hysterical overreactions.

    That said, the practice of over-hyping games needs to stop. It is a direct result of the pre-order culture. People, start learning lessons, wait for a games release, try a demo if you can, THEN buy it if you want to, instead of buying into a game that doesn't exist yet.    … Expand
  24. Ghost67
    Oct 25, 2016
    7
    I'm having flashbacks to when Dragon Age 2 released and the game was flooded with mixed reviews, many of them angry Bioware fans feeling betrayed by Bioware's design choices. But DA2 wasn't a bad game. It's the same thing with Fallout 4. The thing is this, Fallout 4 is not a bad game, but Bethesda is clearly losing ground with their fanbase and making the wrong decisions in their games.I'm having flashbacks to when Dragon Age 2 released and the game was flooded with mixed reviews, many of them angry Bioware fans feeling betrayed by Bioware's design choices. But DA2 wasn't a bad game. It's the same thing with Fallout 4. The thing is this, Fallout 4 is not a bad game, but Bethesda is clearly losing ground with their fanbase and making the wrong decisions in their games. There has been a disturbing trend of Bethesda continually simplifying their games. This started with Oblivion and now it has made its way to Fallout.

    Of course, theres a bit of hypocrisy here from many fans. Skyrim was certainly dumbed down, yet has stellar reviews and has not received the hatred that Fallout 4 has gotten. Its as if all of a sudden the Bethesda fanbase has woken up to the fact that Bethesda has been dumbing down their games.

    But F4 is not a bad game. The 1 - 4 reviews are completely UNWARRANTED for this title.

    Both the Fallout series and Elder Scrolls are known for deep, complex immersion RPG games where player choice is supposed to matter. If you want to be an evil **** you can. If you want to be a goody two shoes, you can as well. There used to be a choice and consequence system that is sorely absent in F4. Its either friendly factions or raiders. There is little in between - there are a few notable quests that give you some choices, but in general you are forced to be the good guy.

    Bethesda has also once again simplified the character development process, instead of working on both SPECIAL perks and skills from F3, it has now just come down to just SPECIAL perks, and that's it - you also gain 10 HP when you level up. Wow. What happened Bethesda?

    Clearly the time Bethesda spent on development was the crafting system. F4 features a deep crafting system. As you explore, you pick up "junk", (which actually isnt junk at all) and use those parts to craft things, like weapon mods and upgrades, and your power armor. But this is where it gets funky - theres too much focus on crafting. Eventually, you are almost forced to get a "Settlement" - an actual town, so to speak. And you craft it from the down up, we're talking power generators, light poles, walls - etc. The problem is that I dont really want to do this, and clearly theres been plenty of time devoted to this sort of thing. You play Fallout for survival and exploration, not building towns and cities.

    It becomes extremely grindy, because you are constantly picking up junk and storing it. And it gets crazier, because you have other parameters, like town happiness, food, water - this is some complex stuff. Is this a town management game or Fallout 4? What was Bethesda thinking? If they added the complexity of town building to character development the game would have been much better off. Actually, yeah, ok, I see where they were going with this. But it doesn't work for F4.

    Another gripe I have is the fact that there is a bit of a Borderlands feel to it. There is a focus on combat, a bit too much. There are legendary enemies which drop super items akin to Diablo and ARPG suffix's (Pistol of Wounding). These items have special effects which cannot be crafted but are always superior to crafted items. This is cool and all, but adds another element of GRIND. This is not really Fallout. If I want to play Borderlands, I will play Borderlands.

    But F4 is NOT a bad game. Yeah, it has the typical Bethesda bugs - Bethesda is well known for their bugs and glitches, and F4 has plenty of them. But F4's combat system works beautifully. Its thoroughly enjoyable sniping that super mutant or smashing that hound to bits with my sledgehammer. F4's combat is extremely well done, and VATS makes it all the more fun! It was really, really fun exploring the South part of the map, where combat gets really hairy and requires you to stay on your toes. This is where F4 shines.

    F4's musical score is excellent and probably the best out of series and possibly the best out of any Bethesda game. 10/10 for music.

    Overall, F4 is disappointing, and just shows how too much hype can kill a game. I just wish Bethesda would have spent more money developing their game than making cool ads. The disturbing trend of Bethesda dumbing down their games continues. I dont see how they can do go any further, but they might just find a way in Fallout 5. Bethesda, please go back to your roots and make complex immersive RPG's where player choice matters. Please.    … Expand
  25. effataigus
    Aug 5, 2017
    7
    I'm having to change my review after realizing I've put maybe 25 hours into this game. That's a lot for me. At a blush, this game is terrible. The first few hours of the game is your character emptying entire clips into bad guys and them continuing to beat on you while you reload. The rest of the game is you staring at one of a million different inventory screens trying to decide whichI'm having to change my review after realizing I've put maybe 25 hours into this game. That's a lot for me. At a blush, this game is terrible. The first few hours of the game is your character emptying entire clips into bad guys and them continuing to beat on you while you reload. The rest of the game is you staring at one of a million different inventory screens trying to decide which random junk in the world (and OMG is there ever so much of it) is worth waiting through the constant barrage of loading screens to bring back to sell/scrap/whatever. I quit and left the game a terrible review with a clean conscience. I couldn't be paid to play that inventory management game. However, I decided to give the game another chance after finding out that there was a cheat that allowed your character to just carry everything. Between that and "favorite flagging weapons" the tedium of the game has been reduced by maybe 80% (still constant and unnecessary loading screens). This allowed me to get deep enough into the game to realize just how huge and dynamic the game is. Truly impressive that they've made a game that is this deep and that functions (if limpingly) as a FPS on both PC and console platforms. Ultimately, I'd say the game is underrated, but I absolutely do not blame the legion of players that didn't cheat, didn't give the game a 2nd chance, and just left a terrible rating. Without cheating, the game deserves the rating. A follow up recommendation for the game studio would be to have multiple difficulty sliders. One for difficulty (functioning as it currently does) and another for realism (affecting carry weight, radiation exposure consequences, healing, and all of those other things that make post-apocalyptic survival a drag).… Expand
  26. theirrelephants
    May 25, 2018
    7
    Update: Changing this from a 5 to a 7 after the horrible bugs at release that made me rage were fixed.

    I want to give this game more than a five, I really do. But I can't, and the following is why. 1) Awful optimization and graphics. I have a geforce 550 gtx. Old card, but still a great one. I can run skyrim on max settings, and it looks WAY better than Fallout 4. Try to put    Update: Changing this from a 5 to a 7 after the horrible bugs at release that made me rage were fixed.

    I want to give this game more than a five, I really do. But I can't, and the following is why.

    1) Awful optimization and graphics. I have a geforce 550 gtx. Old card, but still a great one. I can run skyrim on max settings, and it looks WAY better than Fallout 4. Try to put Fallout 4 on anything above high (or just turn on "godrays") and the game dies. Everything 10-20 feet away looks cartoony at times. I don't understand why this is happening when, as I said, the game looks worse than Skyrim.

    Right after I got the power armor I got into a fight with a deathclaw. I failed to blow up some cars near it, and I figured I was dead since it was closing in on me and my gun overheated.... nope. It just ran around in circles 10 feet in front of me. Maybe this is a "feature," though.

    3) Keyboard controls, to the point that it almost plays like a bad port. You can hit M to bring up the map, but you have to hit tab to close it. The keys for switching around screens in your pip boy are equally dumb. You have to manually edit ini files just to change mouse settings.

    4) The story and writing are meh, but this is Bethesda so I kind of expected that. A voice acted main character is stupid, and so is the mass effect dialogue. I want my lines back where I can actually see what I'm saying before I say it. There are several instances where I wanted to ask a question and ended up starting a fight.

    Pretty much everything I've listed is fixable, which makes it that much more disgusting that they released the game in this state.    … Expand
  27. GroinyGroin
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    It's just okay. Everything is okay. The settlement building (which is a grind) is a bit more fun than the rest of the game... I am not even butt hurt about the bugs (we all knew there would be bugs).
  28. TheBeast
    Dec 6, 2018
    7
    I just thought I'd review this game because of the idiots that gave this game a 0... I mean really? do you not know how reviews work? Fallout 4 is pretty good, I've got about 80 hours on it, haven't played the DLCs yet though. Sure it's lacking in the RPG elements, Bethesda tried something new with the dialogue options and it just didn't work out too well. It was a good idea, a naturalI just thought I'd review this game because of the idiots that gave this game a 0... I mean really? do you not know how reviews work? Fallout 4 is pretty good, I've got about 80 hours on it, haven't played the DLCs yet though. Sure it's lacking in the RPG elements, Bethesda tried something new with the dialogue options and it just didn't work out too well. It was a good idea, a natural progression from simple text to an actual voiced protagonist.

    Shooting is improved, animations, graphics are a pretty big improvement.

    Yes it's not a perfect game but is it a 2/10? 3/10? 0/10?!! that is absolutely stupid    … Expand
  29. papirnehezek
    Nov 16, 2015
    7
    Some thoughts:

    - The game engine shows its age, it does not look great, and it runs bad compared to other games - Combat encounters are dull, involving shooting each other from short distances - Overall AI is pretty terrible - Map should be bigger, or at least stuffed with more things to do - Some people you cannot kill - Weapon crafting/modifying is too grindy - Base building has    Some thoughts:

    - The game engine shows its age, it does not look great, and it runs bad compared to other games
    - Combat encounters are dull, involving shooting each other from short distances
    - Overall AI is pretty terrible
    - Map should be bigger, or at least stuffed with more things to do
    - Some people you cannot kill
    - Weapon crafting/modifying is too grindy
    - Base building has some issues, for example you can place things in the air if there is hillside in the way
    - No hardcore mode
    - Better gunplay mechanics than before
    - There are colour which look good, but that is just time that they changed from a washed out palette
    - The introduction is ok
    - People are still ugly
    - Pip-boy interface is a chore to use (still)

    I am disappointed. New Vegas had some many great things added to the core FO3 experience, that I thought they would keep them and improve on them. There are iron sights, but most of the things are gone, and as Obsidian works on their own projects right now we will not have another great improvement on the basic Bethesda game. Modders might do it, but that is only half solution. I better get back to my NV, add a few mods, and forget this one.    … Expand
  30. Kingbingo
    Nov 19, 2015
    7
    On balance good.

    This is a good game. It just could have been a lot better on the PC had Bethesda bothered to optimise it for the PC. Its not quite in the league of the greats like Fallout 3 or Skyrim, but its not far behind either. I had fun in the game and will sink many more hours into it. 7 out of 10, in what could have been 8 out of 10 if they optimised it properly, or 10 out of    On balance good.

    This is a good game. It just could have been a lot better on the PC had Bethesda bothered to optimise it for the PC.
    Its not quite in the league of the greats like Fallout 3 or Skyrim, but its not far behind either. I had fun in the game and will sink many more hours into it. 7 out of 10, in what could have been 8 out of 10 if they optimised it properly, or 10 out of 10 if they were quite as fastidious as they were with Skyrim or Fallout 3.

    Still worth playing though for sure. Will be greatly enhanced I suspect by the mods on their way.    … Expand
  31. xTobyMc
    Nov 12, 2015
    7
    It's unfortunate that people give the game a 0/10 rating simply based on launch day impressions or a few minor bugs they've experienced, I feel the overall rating here is very prejudice.

    Overall Fallout 4 is like a reskin of the older games. Mechanics, user interface, mission styles, environment, they're all very familiar if you've played the previous titles. For some this might be a    It's unfortunate that people give the game a 0/10 rating simply based on launch day impressions or a few minor bugs they've experienced, I feel the overall rating here is very prejudice.

    Overall Fallout 4 is like a reskin of the older games. Mechanics, user interface, mission styles, environment, they're all very familiar if you've played the previous titles. For some this might be a good thing but to me personally it shows a lack of innovation. Whilst I am enjoying the game it just doesn't feel 'next gen', I was hoping for more fluid animations, 2015 graphics, or at least a more friendly UI especially for us PC users. Fallout 4 is nothing more than a recycle with a new story.

    PC performance hasn't been too good either. I'm running the game on a GTX 980Ti and considering the underwhelming graphics (not that Fallout 4 is entirely about graphics anyway) the requirements are stupidly high. Indoors frame rate is fine, but once outdoors it drops, the fluctuation can be somewhat frustrating. There's also no ability to adjust graphics in-game, this is 2015 Bethesda... come on.

    It's very obvious this is a PC port too. Menus are awkward, the cursor lags, there's no field of view options (had to manually adjust it in .INI files), and there is a real lack of customisation for PC. There are also numerous bugs in the game. I often get stuck when accessing terminals and have to reload the game, dogmeat also seems all over the place whilst following you, such as getting stuck behind walls or just getting in the way in general.

    I can't say too much else as I'm still playing the game, but overall I'd say it's a good game but nothing worthy of game of the year, Witcher 3 was a million times better than this. Bethesda have really done little to make the game feel modern and it's unfortunate given the sheer hype this game has had.    … Expand
  32. Okazu
    Nov 19, 2015
    7
    Firstly, people giving 0-2 reviews because it "wasn't what you expected" need to learn that isn't how you review a game. Focus on both the good and the bad and not only negative aspects that you "reckon". Criticisms are valid and I have them too, but that does not mean the game is worth 1/10. All it does is make you look like a whining idiot who didn't get the toy he wanted.

    With that    Firstly, people giving 0-2 reviews because it "wasn't what you expected" need to learn that isn't how you review a game. Focus on both the good and the bad and not only negative aspects that you "reckon". Criticisms are valid and I have them too, but that does not mean the game is worth 1/10. All it does is make you look like a whining idiot who didn't get the toy he wanted.

    With that out of the way I'm going to keep this as short as I can. Fallout 4 is a decent looking game with a lot to see and do that will keep you playing long enough to get your value for money. The world is beautiful looking and immersive. It's a lot more dense than that of New Vegas and doesn't lead you as firmly around the map in a preset direction. The combat has been improved a bit and the addition of settlements adds to the game play time and allows you to flex your creative muscles.

    That said there are some disappointing aspects to the game. I'm aware New Vegas was developed by Obsidian but it's a shame Bethesda didn't have them on board for this one. The mechanics are somewhat dumbed down, for example the dialogue wheel and your SPECIAL stats, other than charisma, not influencing conversation choices. I can see why they went with the wheel given your character acts out the dialogue but it still feels like a step backwards. A helpful player has already developed a mod that allows you to see the full dialogue options and I recommend that if you miss the old style. I also wasn't a fan of getting power armour so early into the game because I always considered it to be a goal to work towards. As compensation however we are treated to a much more visually interesting world than New Vegas. Surely some of you were disappointed when you finally got to the strip only to realise how boring and depressing it was.

    Overall though, the fun has outweighed the bad and for all it's faults this is still a good game. I hope other reviewers grow up and stop giving it a 1 or 2 because they were personally hurt. I hope they learn to recognise that there is both good and bad things to say about almost any game and a fair review explores both before coming to a conclusion.    … Expand
  33. miker00lz
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    The game is fairly good. I was a huge fan of Fallout 3. New Vegas not so much. This is a step in the right direction compared to NV. However, compared to FO3, the story/dialogue/quests are on the dull side. That said, I'm only about 2 hours of gameplay in. It may improve later on. I have noticed the companion AI can be a little glitchy, but it's generally not too bad.

    The graphics    The game is fairly good. I was a huge fan of Fallout 3. New Vegas not so much. This is a step in the right direction compared to NV. However, compared to FO3, the story/dialogue/quests are on the dull side. That said, I'm only about 2 hours of gameplay in. It may improve later on. I have noticed the companion AI can be a little glitchy, but it's generally not too bad.

    The graphics though? Oh man, the graphics... they are absolutely unacceptable for a PC game in 2015. Hell, they're unacceptable for a PC game in 2012. GTA 4 and Dead Space from 2008 look far better. Luckily, I don't care and can look past it, but too many people can't these days since we have been spoiled in recent years. This really needs to be fixed in the next Fallout game, Bethesda. Did you even try? Hardly any better than Fallout 3.

    Not sure what the deal is with people saying the game is instable though, I've had zero stability issues and it's lightning fast. Try upgrading your video drivers? I don't know what else to say. That's always a risk for developers making PC games. The hardware, unlike a game console, can be considerably different from system to system and you can't always account for every configuration so there are bound to be some people with problems that later get patched. Comes with the territory.    … Expand
  34. sft
    May 27, 2018
    7
    Another blast with an eye to the past

    3.75/5 • Few game franchises inspire as much bile from its fans as does the Fallout series. Many, it seems, mourn the days when it was an isometric, turn-based RPG, à la F1 and 2. Personally, I didn’t get involved until F3, so I can’t say much about this except that I’m glad the format changed because FPS/RPGs are more my kind of thing. I enjoyed F3    Another blast with an eye to the past

    3.75/5 • Few game franchises inspire as much bile from its fans as does the Fallout series. Many, it seems, mourn the days when it was an isometric, turn-based RPG, à la F1 and 2. Personally, I didn’t get involved until F3, so I can’t say much about this except that I’m glad the format changed because FPS/RPGs are more my kind of thing. I enjoyed F3 and FNV, and I’ve also enjoyed F4. At least for the most part. Aside from a reasonable upgrade to the graphics (it still lags behind other AAA games from 2015, but there are mods that improve it further), and the addition of more nuanced crafting and upgrade mechanics, not much has changed since FNV. Combat has been improved, but it still lacks the feel or finesse of games that place more emphasis on this aspect. But that’s okay, because this is an RPG with FPS elements rather than the other way around. I don’t much care for settlement building so I did as little of this as possible, but from what I gather this feature is quite popular. The story isn’t particularly inspiring but it’s robust enough to propel the game, as is the faction element. For me, the most appealing thing about the Fallout games is the opportunity to explore a large open world environment and do cool stuff along the way. In this respect F4 delivers in much the same way as the previous two games did. However, I would’ve liked to see something new, and this is where F4 suffers: it’s not different enough. If there’s to be a Fallout 5 (and I hope there is) Bethesda need to use a better game engine and perhaps better writers (or at least push their existing creatives to be more innovative). Maybe then they’ll surprise us.    … Expand
  35. Crispy_
    Apr 22, 2016
    7
    It's a great game in its own right.

    The major beef I see people have with this game is that it does things much differently than the previous fallout games. Fallout 4's main focus is on the shooter aspect and less on roleplay elements. You should expect to see better gunplay and better gameplay in general, however you may also notice a much less compelling story, lore and dialogue. I    It's a great game in its own right.

    The major beef I see people have with this game is that it does things much differently than the previous fallout games. Fallout 4's main focus is on the shooter aspect and less on roleplay elements. You should expect to see better gunplay and better gameplay in general, however you may also notice a much less compelling story, lore and dialogue.

    I just can't bring myself to hate this. It's honestly an excellent game, just in a different way. It has entertained me. I really enjoy the settlement building and the gameplay works very well. Official modding tools have not been released, however the modding community still manages to make some really good mods.

    Play it with an open mind, and enjoy it for what it is. Buy it on sale.    … Expand
  36. LoveName
    Dec 22, 2015
    7
    I want to abstain from this 1/10 score holywar, so I give it 7. It's not a bad game, and it has its good sides. Thirst of all, I liked the whole craftingconstruction thing, it's very well made. Second, as much as I love original isometric Fallout, I can't deny that tabletop ruleset is not that good for a 1st person perspective. Yes, they simplified it too much I think, but it's a lotI want to abstain from this 1/10 score holywar, so I give it 7. It's not a bad game, and it has its good sides. Thirst of all, I liked the whole craftingconstruction thing, it's very well made. Second, as much as I love original isometric Fallout, I can't deny that tabletop ruleset is not that good for a 1st person perspective. Yes, they simplified it too much I think, but it's a lot better case, than if they leaved it as is. (I didn't play Fallout3 or NV, so I don't know how they dealt with that earlier) Classic Beth's open world and beautiful scenery is also a big +. It's also a very good shooter experience. I think, if you do a Fallout 1st person perspective game, gameplay-wise it should be like Fallout 4.

    But as you know, gameplay is not the only part of the final product.

    The quests, oh my god, the quests are awful! "Go there(where you have been 3 times already), kill trillion of respawned raiders and bring me this thing". And almost ALL quests are like this! Yes, some have good and interesting backstory, but they all end in this awful go-kill-bring pattern. I was in horror how much potential they just trampled into the ground.

    Overall it's a typical action-RPG, and it's not that bad.    … Expand
  37. joaodestroyer
    Jun 2, 2016
    7
    Here is the rest of my review. I ran out of characters so I'll continue it here: The map of the game is big enough, yet could have been bigger and more convoluted. I many times find huge, empty chunks of the map that could have been used more efficiently. Finally, I will end my review here since I've been writting this for about thirty minutes now. Fallout 4 is very fun, yet it lacks aHere is the rest of my review. I ran out of characters so I'll continue it here: The map of the game is big enough, yet could have been bigger and more convoluted. I many times find huge, empty chunks of the map that could have been used more efficiently. Finally, I will end my review here since I've been writting this for about thirty minutes now. Fallout 4 is very fun, yet it lacks a motivation to keep playing. As I played it always felt that I was just "wandering around" a sandbox map, almost randomly generated. The main quest is convolutedm yet dull. The gunplay is fun yet can be glitchy at times. The looting system is great. The settlement system is basic, unfinished, and somewhat broken. The companion system is absolutely terrible and laughable. Finally, I would recommend Fallout 4 to a friend, because although it may not feel entirely like a Fallout game, it is still a very fun one, and one which I will probably spend over 150+ hours plahing (I "only" have sixty-one hours so far). War, war never changes...… Expand
  38. nehebukau
    Dec 9, 2015
    7
    BUGS BUGS BUGS!

    If you can get past them, the game is quit fun and engaging. How do you get past bugs? Don't use the console, save often. It's not as good as Fallout 3 but better than New Vegas. I am enjoying playing it but the bugs just lurk in the background like an angry bees nest.
  39. No1spank
    Nov 3, 2016
    7
    I've done over 20 ours now, adding a mod each time I play starting with head shots.
    Without mods the game would be pretty average, the plot is boring, speech options are a joke and like FO3 I don't feel my decisions make that much difference to the outcome of the game.
    Combat is better than previous especially with the modern guns mod and new VATS, early game guns such as pipe pistols    I've done over 20 ours now, adding a mod each time I play starting with head shots.
    Without mods the game would be pretty average, the plot is boring, speech options are a joke and like FO3 I don't feel my decisions make that much difference to the outcome of the game.

    Combat is better than previous especially with the modern guns mod and new VATS, early game guns such as pipe pistols are pretty pathetic and not believable. Power Armour is a joke as it is too easy to get and you can get killed by a baseball bat or BB gun if they get you enough times.

    Deathclaws are way to tough!! I emptied half my mini gun ammo into the first one to kill it!!

    It is a good game but it isn't as captivating as New Vegas which was excellent as an RPG. I enjoy developing my settlement in between missions but feel this was added to hide what is basically Fallout 3.

    I'm not into keeping settlers happy so I've only built a decent gaff for myself, I've been frozen for 200 years after all. The 'looking for my kidnapped son' quest was interesting until I killed the kidnapper. He might be dead, if not he'll be fine as I've got my own life to sort out. Not sure I will bother to finish this game.

    This could have been the best game of all time, with bars, clubs (like New Vegas), more interesting varied NPC's and some decent radio wouldn't go amiss. A couple of bands playing in the pubs would have been good too.

    Hopefully the people who did New Vegas will build a better game around this engine like they did the last one. Considering how good Skyrim is I'm surprised they didn't do better with this one.    … Expand
  40. JQLeitch
    Nov 14, 2015
    7
    Odd changes but still a great game.

    Removal of many great RPG elements, no repair, cliche story, removal of skill points and many more. These changes do make the game more streamlined and harder to role play in but the game is still a blast to play especially due to the improved gunplay. The biggest complaint I have is the dialogue system which is abominable, such an unwelcome change    Odd changes but still a great game.

    Removal of many great RPG elements, no repair, cliche story, removal of skill points and many more. These changes do make the game more streamlined and harder to role play in but the game is still a blast to play especially due to the improved gunplay.

    The biggest complaint I have is the dialogue system which is abominable, such an unwelcome change and negatively effects the entire immersion of the game. I hope Bethesda return to form in their next games, the dialogue system just felt lazy.    … Expand
  41. TheKyzne4ik
    Dec 9, 2017
    7
    I like this game, I spend over 300 hours on it. At first I thought it was the best Fallout game ever created, but then I played Fallout 1... And I realized that Fallout 4 isn't so great as I thought.

    Overall it's a nice game. Bad it's bad Fallout.
  42. GirlWithBig1s
    Nov 15, 2015
    7
    Intro is male-centred, it would have been better if they had let Ron Pearlman do his thing there. Kept it gender neutral and classic Fallout at the same time. Why they didn't I cannot quite fathom. Then they put us in half-by-half pre-made characters - married with kids. No longer a blank canvas for you to paint on, but either a war veteran if you pick the guy or a lawyer if you pickIntro is male-centred, it would have been better if they had let Ron Pearlman do his thing there. Kept it gender neutral and classic Fallout at the same time. Why they didn't I cannot quite fathom. Then they put us in half-by-half pre-made characters - married with kids. No longer a blank canvas for you to paint on, but either a war veteran if you pick the guy or a lawyer if you pick the gal (thought he gets the intro video, she, uh, indeed, a diploma). Why not both veterans? Or neither? Or better still, a different story altogether that didn't try to force you into the roles they made for you, or half made.

    Being born to 'random' parents is one thing (Fallout 3 and even previous games) is one thing, being given a spouse and kid another.

    Dialogue wheel, oh how I detest thee. It is like a guessing game what your character will say at times. Voice acting is doing this and will do so until it can be replaced with natural sound synthetic voices (synths, ha, yeah...) that can express (user controlled) emotions. As it stands now, it constantly sandbags you in addition to severely limiting the number of options open to you (after all, can't record dialogue for another three years just to add one more option to each encounter, and how would it work on a controllers directional pad any way?).

    Voice acting has, since it entered the RPG genre, served to limit the options in dialogue, even when it was 'only' used for NPCs. RPG sandboxes are not the best genre for it, whereas it works fine in games with a non-sandbox world and a completely pre-set character (by-the-rail-shooters, for instance).

    Personally I cannot wait for 'alternative start' mods to come in. Start as a single neighbour of this couple, or live somewhere else (a few other Vaults out there, after all), giving us this blank canvas again. Or even as a ghoul, for those interested in that, perhaps trapped for 200 years (it happens, you know)?

    But most of all, a mod that turns the wheel into a list with the full dialogue text displayed. That alone would have made me rank this eight (8) instead.

    The artificial 'care-for-me' scenario and shoe-horning into a role that not all may enjoy or desire cost it two stars. The third is lost due to the obvious concession to controller support with half-hearted keyboard+mouse alternative seeming tacked on - and even lacking in clear controls at time (such as scrolling on the mouse doesn't show more text on the terminals, but rather the unannounced Enter key). Bizarre feeling to it, and overly large text for a computer screen. Again, mods will fix it, in time, but it is sad to see this haunt nearly all games these days.

    Also wish I could assign more keys for functions so the did not share the same. Support keyboards properly, please.

    It is also a bit jarring to step out of the vault and turn from grieving to mass killing literally within minutes, yet later in the game you can feel sorrow over killing a mid-level henchman, albeit briefly. Yes, it's Fallout, fighting is part of it, but it is poorly paced and feels jarring. Like all those films where the 'hero' kills countless 'goons' and refuses to kill the Main Bad because 'there's been enough killing'. I say.

    I have not had many bugs, I must say, apart from once when I had to reload a save (save often, make it a habit, not just because of potential bugs) - mostly my bugs have been hilarious air-born bodies upon death and other harmless ones (shot a raider in the head, he launched straight up for, oh, 100 metres or so). I came prepared for worse, but I might have gotten lucky.

    Graphics are fine. It does not strive to be ultra-realistic but to have its own style. It achieves that. What is clumsy are some facial animations, mostly.

    All this said, I enjoy it and will probably keep playing for a long time (I still play Skyrim, with maxed out number of mods), I just hope Bethesda reverts back to the blank canvas and proper RPG dialogue interface. I recommend it, with these reservations in mind.    … Expand
  43. BardiaSaeedi
    May 31, 2017
    7
    I'm not sure if people reviewing this game understand what a 0/10 or 1/10 actually means. If you are giving a game 0/10, that is the lowest possible score. You are basically saying that game is Big Rig Racing.

    Fallout 4 is certainly not 0/10 material but it's not 10/10 either. The dialogue is not as interesting as the previous games. Gameplay hasn't been improved much. Graphics aren't    I'm not sure if people reviewing this game understand what a 0/10 or 1/10 actually means. If you are giving a game 0/10, that is the lowest possible score. You are basically saying that game is Big Rig Racing.

    Fallout 4 is certainly not 0/10 material but it's not 10/10 either. The dialogue is not as interesting as the previous games. Gameplay hasn't been improved much. Graphics aren't that good considering Witcher 3 is an open world game of similar scale and has much better graphics.

    The scale set by Fallout 3 and New Vegas was so high, and the hype train for Fallout 4 was so big that people expected the greatest game ever made. That's not what you will receive. But you will receive a solid open world RPG with many memorable moments.    … Expand
  44. tbreakit
    Dec 12, 2015
    7
    1) Weak and short main plot. If you don't interested in building of your "castle", game will take only 4-5 hours.
    2) Because of low amount of side quests feels like a common shooter.
  45. GRANITsalvo
    Nov 12, 2015
    7
    15 Hours played.
    Running an AMD A-10 6800K at 4.7Ghz, 16GB RAM, Radeon R9 280X, SSD, Win7UE.
    7/10 summary: While it's not exactly like Fallout 3, I really enjoy some of the changes and that Bethesda did not fall to the dark side with micro-transactions. It's not what I expected, but I am having a lot of fun with it, which is good enough for me. Also, in 15hrs of play I have encountered    15 Hours played.
    Running an AMD A-10 6800K at 4.7Ghz, 16GB RAM, Radeon R9 280X, SSD, Win7UE.

    7/10 summary: While it's not exactly like Fallout 3, I really enjoy some of the changes and that Bethesda did not fall to the dark side with micro-transactions. It's not what I expected, but I am having a lot of fun with it, which is good enough for me. Also, in 15hrs of play I have encountered only one bug, which was during dialogue, but it was solved by walking away and trying again. Oh, and currently GodRays kill my FPS.

    Things that I liked:
    + No micro-transactions.
    + Pip-Boy app (don't have the plastic, but use my phone next to me.)
    + Improved animations, especially with Dogmeat take-downs.
    + "Pick and choose" perks let me get to my ideal character quickly.
    + Each Attribute feels useful.
    + Gunplay feels better.
    + Good gun customization and making Gun-nut a useful perk.
    + Less perks, but they are all useful.
    + Improved faces and hair. (finally)
    + Dialogue is not as boring as Skyrim.
    + Relationships and relationship freedom are not forced down your throat like the Dragon Age games ("Look how progressive we are") and you are not locked down by your choices. (not seen first-hand yet, based on a friend's playthrough)

    Things that bothered me.
    - Only 4 dialogue options per step. Yes,No,Sarcasm,Maybe. And you can't see what your character says ahead of time. If it turns out to not be what you wanted....tough. Major step backwards.
    - While the UI and buttons are streamlined, it still feels worse than before using M+K. Mainly with this 4-way dialogue.
    - I don't agree with the power armor up front. Yes it felt cool, but now it just sits in the garage because it really eats fusion cores. If I wanted a "heavy" character, I would dislike the battery search. Also...it's a fusion core that powers large turbines for 200 years, but powers your suit for 2 hours?
    - While base building is nice, it seems like a gimmick (almost forced), and wouldn't fit at all when I do a "evil" play-through. IDK, maybe they wont go to sanctuary when I do that play-through.
    - Weak opening goal....seriously, the gunshot they chose is like a cheap jump-scare in horror games. Is that the best you could do? A cheap tug at human instincts?

    Side thoughts on the fusion cores: I wonder if there are enough cores in the default world to roleplay a heavy character through an average play-though. I bet not. If someone told me Bethesda almost went to micro transactions with fusion cores as the forerunner, I would believe it. It explains the "giving" of the armor rather than earning, and the short lifespan of the cores. If that happened, it would shoot my score down to a 4/10, as it would kill my immersion on any play-though.

    Performance: At first I gave a test on Ultra. I averaged 40-60 FPS with some dips to 26FPS when large groups popped-in. After turning off God Rays and scaling back some distances, mainly shadows (biggest impact), I rarely drop below 50FPS. Then again, AMD hasn't released any drivers yet and it was built for NVIDIA gameworks. This could change in the future. I did not unlock the Framerate Cap.

    Had to open .ini for FOV change and removing mouse acceleration.

    I am disappointed in the Config screen....missing a ton of options. It's now all Low-Medium-High-Ultra.

    ==Lessons Learned===
    - The 'missing perks' are now magazines scattered about the wastes. I think this is better than generic +5 boosts of previous games.

    - You can move mods from one weapon to the other without paying the rare resources again: 10mm #1 has a scope and you want it on 10mm #2. Customize 10mm #1 and switch out the scope for ironsights. This makes the scope a 'mod item' in your inventory. Go to 10mm #2 and give it the scope....no resources needed.    … Expand
  46. Hack
    Jun 29, 2017
    7
    A decent game that could have been so much more. Overall I found Fallout 4 to be enjoyable but it's let down by numerous flaws and an overall lack of polish. There's a real clunkiness to certain systems, for example the dialog system which really is poor by default, it can be improved with mods but it's just not good enough for an RPG. The devs also made some bizarre decisions, like notA decent game that could have been so much more. Overall I found Fallout 4 to be enjoyable but it's let down by numerous flaws and an overall lack of polish. There's a real clunkiness to certain systems, for example the dialog system which really is poor by default, it can be improved with mods but it's just not good enough for an RPG. The devs also made some bizarre decisions, like not allowing us to remap most of the keys, I had to use external software to do it which is ridiculous.

    I've just finished the main story and I feel like I'm done with the game, there's still plenty more to do I just don't feel like doing it. I never really enjoyed Settlements, it just felt like busy work, I had the most fun when I was following the main story or major side quests and now that's over I see no reason to keep playing, but I definitely don't regret my time spent in the Wasteland.

    The game has a lot of issues or well things I didn't care for but most of them can be fixed or altered with mods, without mods Fallout 4 would be a far worse game that's for sure. Mods allowed me to remove a lot of the tedium, for example hacking and lockpicking, I can't imagine anyone enjoying those mini-games after the first time, but with mods you can remove the time spent fiddling with them, I tweaked the game to my liking and enjoyed it much more as a result.

    Technically the game was really bad at launch but it's in a much better state now, but far from perfect, certain areas still tank the frame rate and you'll need to turn down several settings to medium if you value smooth gameplay and don't wish to dip under 60fps. I needed to down shadows, god rays and draw distance using a GTX 970 which kept me above the threshold in most areas, but at times I still dropped down into the 30s, but for the most part it was smooth and you can really tinker with the game depending on your PC. I should also note the loading times which are atrocious, without exaggeration the worst I have ever experienced, and I'm using 16GB 2133MHz RAM and a Samsung 850 EVO SSD.

    Overall I enjoyed my time with the game and definitely do recommend it when on sale, for the £9.99 I paid I'm perfectly happy with what I got, but I am left wondering how good it could have been.    … Expand
  47. Shelledfade
    Nov 14, 2015
    7
    I have played fallout 1, 2 , 3, and new vegas. I've played this game for 39 hours so far on survival difficulty. It's a solid 7 in my opinion. The settlements seem very fun at first, but then you realize that they don't get attacked if you have a good defensive score, so then what exactly is the point? I'm not really sure to be honest. I built stores but they don't seem to be making me anyI have played fallout 1, 2 , 3, and new vegas. I've played this game for 39 hours so far on survival difficulty. It's a solid 7 in my opinion. The settlements seem very fun at first, but then you realize that they don't get attacked if you have a good defensive score, so then what exactly is the point? I'm not really sure to be honest. I built stores but they don't seem to be making me any money, so I'm a bit confused on what the point of settlements are at all. They don't give you money, and they don't get attacked. After you get bored of building; which admittedly was fun for a while, the whole settlement mechanic just seems pointless. Also Building on slopes is a downright painful.

    The game was definitely designed around the power armor and its a major improvement compared to other fallout games, but once you start finding or buying a lot of fusion cores which power the armor, it seems like you're in a constant state of overpowered mode. My companion is even able to use a 2nd power armor suit that I found, without a fusion core lol. I pulled the core and told them to go inside it and they have no problem running around and fighting in it when it has no fusion core. Nice one bethesda.

    There isn't really any "survival" aspect to "survival". Unlike hardcore mode in fallout new vegas, you don't have any food/health or sleep needs. In my opinion Bethesda dropped the ball on that. That was a great improvement that new vegas added to the series and I really don't know why that isn't in fallout 4. I expect mods to fix a lot of the issues with food/water/sleep needs and the settlement issues.

    Shooting has been vastly improved from the previous fallout games which is a major bonus, and I think a lot of people are saying that this isn't an RPG anymore because you don't need v.a.t.s to play this game now. You have way more options when it comes to perks and building a character compared to previous fallout games, and your character is actually voiced which I found an improvement over the previous fallout games as well. I haven't gone to deep into the story yet but so far side-quests have been highly entertaining. The way they made ghouls crawl from random places in the environment is also a major improvement.

    The graphics aren't as bad as people are saying. Yes, textures can be low-res at times but I expect beth may do a high-res pack as they did for skyrim. If not, mods will solve those problems over time.

    I really don't understand all this hate. This game IS a vast improvement over new vegas and fallout 3. The only thing it didn't get right was the actual survival aspect of the food/water/sleep needs which isn't THAT big of a deal. The only thing they really messed up on here are settlements. They don't get attacked which is just boring and they aren't making me money so I don't understand what purpose they have, you don't have any escort caravan type missions either when you make supply lines between the settlements so I really don't understand why something like that isn't there either. I would have gave the game an 8 but these settlements just don't make sense to me so I gave it a 7.

    It's a solid game. It has some problems and issues that may get resolved with mods or with patches from bethesda. It doesn't deserve this level of hate though that I've been seeing.    … Expand
  48. CoromWTF
    Dec 1, 2015
    7
    The problem with fallout is not that it is a terrible game, far from it; but it is also not a perfect game. It seems to be plagued with minor graphical glitches, mechanical inconsistencies, and a overall lack of basic features everywhere.

    In a game about shooting, you would think a glitch that prevents you from pulling the trigger or being able to reload would be something the QA team    The problem with fallout is not that it is a terrible game, far from it; but it is also not a perfect game. It seems to be plagued with minor graphical glitches, mechanical inconsistencies, and a overall lack of basic features everywhere.

    In a game about shooting, you would think a glitch that prevents you from pulling the trigger or being able to reload would be something the QA team would have caught and ironed out long ago. The sad part is, Bethesda probably knew about every glitch and error, but chose to release it anyways, knowing full well that they would still make a killing from this game's release. I could probably end it like that, "Fallout 4: good enough to not hurt our sales". And that's truly what this feels like, a calculated game from upper management where the errors were left to the modding community to fix. If they could get away with not putting it into the game, they didn't. Why waste resources when you know other will do a better job and for free.

    It's very difficult to explain why, for example, a player cannot see their own weapon holstered, like they could in fallout 3, New Vegas, Oblivion, Skyrim, etc. etc. etc. Yes, the weapons are configurable and so you can literally start with a gun the size of a pistol and mod the thing into a full sized sniper rifle, which would look ridiculous if it was holstered on the leg, but you can't tell me they couldn't figure out some algorithm where the engine looks at what mods are on a given weapon to determine the size and placement when not in your hand? Modders will figure that out ASAP as soon as they are given the tools. And this isn't just a minor oversight, something where you can just configure a .ini file to show holstered weapons, it flat outs doesn't exist! Bethesda didn't even bother to make the sheathing animations for characters!

    It is ridiculous, for example, that on the character select screen there is no 'randomize' feature for the character creation! Indeed it will ALLWAYS default to white male. A few years ago, this would have been acceptable as the 'normal' for this industry, but in this day and age with this level of technology? Really? Can't do it? I can't make the girl the war vet? Ok, what about inconsistencies, such as if I step on a landmine and immediately reload my save, the trap is now gone. What about basic game settings, such as a gamma slider in the options menu so I can adjust the darkness, so that I can actually see something at night? That seems like a somewhat major oversight, the ability to change the darkness/brightness settings in the game! Maybe it's some setting in the .ini file, a number I can adjust? NOPE, DOESN'T EXIST! I had to download a retexture mod to overhaul the entire engine to make everything visible to me, because even at max brightness/contrast settings on my screen it was still too dark!

    The most glaring of problems in this game seem to be the overall LACK of features, simple fixes and small changes that should have been in this game at launch. Witcher 3 showed us that massive worlds can exist with little to no loading screens and Call of Duty plays smooth with weapon cycling and doesn't leave the player foundling air, waiting for a gun to spawn before being able to return fire. If the old engine can handle it, make a new engine! If this game had come out 4 years ago, would have been groundbreaking! As a AAA game today? It's sad.

    Fallout 4 is still a good game and you can read other reviews for all of the positive parts. I would still pay full price for it, but I this should be a warning to Bethesda. The next time, they will not be so lucky.    … Expand
  49. robomartion
    Oct 25, 2019
    7
    Lacks the atmosphere of Fallout 3 and the main mission gets in the way, but improved game mechanics, graphics and some interesting side missions make it at least worth playing.
  50. MaoJin93
    Sep 1, 2016
    7
    Let's get the bad things out of the way first:

    1. I really like the idea of having a voiced protagonist but unfortunately the dialogue system has stripped away the role-playing aspect of the game. Your options are pretty much limited to being a good guy. Take a look at DA: Inquisition and give us different voices to choose from next time Bethesda. 2. The overall story is a bit    Let's get the bad things out of the way first:

    1. I really like the idea of having a voiced protagonist but unfortunately the dialogue system has stripped away the role-playing aspect of the game. Your options are pretty much limited to being a good guy. Take a look at DA: Inquisition and give us different voices to choose from next time Bethesda.

    2. The overall story is a bit uninteresting and you didn't get enough time during the intro to really grow to care about your family or the world. (the intro movie is actually excellent, but the rest is just "meh")

    3. Performance can still get pretty crappy even on my machine (Sapphire 390X 8GB Tri-X OC + FX9590 @ 5 GHz + 16 GB RAM) [partially due to mods]

    As for the good things:

    1. Weapon customization - probably the best improvement over Fallout 3 given how much it lets you personalize your weapons. But it needs more base weapons along with some decals/colors/whatever that you can add. (modders to the rescue fortunately)

    2.
    a) The companions are convincing and really well voice-acted and you grow to like many of them for their own personalities.

    b) I love the way you've recorded so many names for Codsworth to call you. More of this in future games, for at least all main NPCs!

    c) The "romance" plots are a marked improvement over Skyrim but they're still very shallow compared to e.g. Bioware games.

    3. Everything else is pretty great. Love the atmosphere with immersive weather events like radiation storms, building settlements, etc. It's nice to see Bethesda bring in more of the immersion features that are so popular in mods.

    These are my main thoughts that come to mind at the moment. I still have a long way to go and yet to even finish the main quest but at this moment I think the game will be worth your money. It feels like it has quite a lot of replay value. Will see if I update this review later.    … Expand
  51. Glitshy
    Jun 17, 2016
    7
    After having sunk more than 200 hours in the game I have to re-do my review. I originally gave it a 9/10, as the gunplay was great, the graphics were good enough to not be a problem, the dialogue felt organic and the exploring was much fun. And all of these points still stand. But why the 7/10 then? Well, for a open world exploring game/ sandbox it's still a 9/10, but for a RPG it's just aAfter having sunk more than 200 hours in the game I have to re-do my review. I originally gave it a 9/10, as the gunplay was great, the graphics were good enough to not be a problem, the dialogue felt organic and the exploring was much fun. And all of these points still stand. But why the 7/10 then? Well, for a open world exploring game/ sandbox it's still a 9/10, but for a RPG it's just a 4/10. Why? Well, I would pin it down to two words: dialogue and decisions
    Wait, didn't I just said the dialogue was organic in the sense of good? Well, the dialogue is acutally now halfway entertaining to watch/listen, the cinematic camera does a really good job at that, compared to FO3's and NV's static system with a silent protagonist. The problem though is the actual content of the dialogue, including the limitation of only 4 options of what to say. Because in the content of what your character can say lies point 2: The decisions. Can you be a nice guy? Yes. Can you be a sarcastic nice guy? Yes. Can you be a greedy sarcastic nice guy? Yes. Can you be evil or anything else? No. No options for beeing "evil", no alternative solutions for quests (for example, maybe not just kill these raiders but tell them to go somewhere else?), using your SPECIAL stats or perks to find solutions like these? Nope, a few half-baked "speech checks" which are percentage based, so you can reaload the game tilli t works, and all they give is more caps (hence the "greedy sarcastic guy" thing). But that's basically it in the sense of roleplaying. You can't be very much someone else then whot he game wants you to be. Also there are way too many essential (unkillable) NPCs which also reduces my possible decisions.
    Oh, and let me make a comparison to NV: In NV, there was the Brootherhood of Stell in a bunker. Someone may later give you the quest to take them out or make peace with them (you can decide). But you can simply kill them all and blow up the bunker or become their ally without the quest. In FO4, there is also the Brootherhood of Steel. They have an airship. You can kill everyone on the airship, yes, but you can't bring it down. You need to get to the quest which demands you to. And you also can't be allied with them/irgnore them unlike you help them (or you side with the MInute Men, but then again you aree not allowed to destryo the airship), then you have to destroy all the other factions though. See the problem? Fallout 4 is a good exploration game and a piss poor RPG.    … Expand
  52. himynameiswill
    Dec 2, 2015
    7
    The first Fallout I played was 3 and I enjoyed it a lot. New Vegas was even better. Fallout 4 has gone in a new direction and in many ways has taken steps back.

    Firstly, the gunplay is the best it's been. Nothing spectacular, but it is fun. The graphics are out of date, yes, but personally I feel this whole outrage regarding the graphical fidelity has been blown out of proportion, as    The first Fallout I played was 3 and I enjoyed it a lot. New Vegas was even better. Fallout 4 has gone in a new direction and in many ways has taken steps back.

    Firstly, the gunplay is the best it's been. Nothing spectacular, but it is fun.
    The graphics are out of date, yes, but personally I feel this whole outrage regarding the graphical fidelity has been blown out of proportion, as it doesn't look too bad.
    The story, quests and characters have got a lot better from Fallout 3, a major reason why people didn't like Fallout 3 has been resolved.

    What I have an issue with is how far Bethesda have taken this towards a simple action shooter from and action RPG. With the exclusion of skill points, the game lacks build diversity. Many traits are simply boring passives.

    In all, the game is good. I really enjoy it, but I was let down. Would recommend when it comes down in price a little bit.    … Expand
  53. DeanNovelli
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    Some of these reviewers has never touched Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas, otherwise they would quickly notice that in Fallout 4, many essentual features that helped define them as a rpg, well they're missing.

    - Karma: You remember looking for red items or even trying to avoid stealing from certain factions in Fallout 3 or New Vegas, whatever you decided to do it would have an impact on    Some of these reviewers has never touched Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas, otherwise they would quickly notice that in Fallout 4, many essentual features that helped define them as a rpg, well they're missing.

    - Karma: You remember looking for red items or even trying to avoid stealing from certain factions in Fallout 3 or New Vegas, whatever you decided to do it would have an impact on your reputation.

    - Reputation: it is like taking the vault out of Fallout, you just don't do it. Reputation was one of the things that made the series what it is today and i blindly expected it to be there. Instead of just blasting everything around you without worry like now in Fallout 4. If you desired to stay friendly or the opposite in Fallout3/New Vegas, you often selected your targets more carefully.

    Durability/repairs: i had a discussion on this subject and most people were happy that they no longer had to carry 3 of each item around in order to repair which i can relate to. However they seem to have forgotten that there was alternative methods to repair, like using repair kits that tends to be rare in the beginning or vendors(even more with mods). I still do not see this as a valid reason to strip down something that has always added depth and realism, unless you were expecting to play a modern First Person Shooter.

    Dialogue: In the previous games as i recall Fallout 3 and New Vegas, you could see how much of each special were needed in to progress further in that part of the dialogue, if you had less than that you could simply not pick it or sometimes they would give you a different answer than if you had the special requirements.

    If you prefer the action elements over rpg then this is probably the best game you will touch for a very long time, however i know most of the old timers play it solely for the rpg and for that i have to give it a 7 until i see some or all of the missing features added.    … Expand
  54. greentoast
    May 2, 2017
    7
    Fallout 4 is first and foremost an open world action first person shooter which yes, has some rpg elements.

    It's not the shooting which is done bad, in fact it's quite good. But if I wanted a good first person shooter, there is no shortage on the marketplace for good ones, Halo , Destiny etc. I never imagined a franchise known to be an rpg and which is labelled as an rpg which(I'm    Fallout 4 is first and foremost an open world action first person shooter which yes, has some rpg elements.

    It's not the shooting which is done bad, in fact it's quite good. But if I wanted a good first person shooter, there is no shortage on the marketplace for good ones, Halo , Destiny etc. I never imagined a franchise known to be an rpg and which is labelled as an rpg which(I'm reading from the back of the cover)"Every choice is yours".

    The storyline is mediocre at best, and horrendously awful at first. I think the opening sequence serves as a good microcosm of the roleplaying found in the rest of the game, you are railroaded through a boring sequence , you are given dialogue choices which all lead to the same choice. LITERALLY, THEY ALL DO, I RELOADED IT FOUR TIMES! THEY DON'T EVEN TRY TO HIDE IT!

    Then you go to Diamond City where you are confronted by Piper and you are FORCED TO TALK WITH HER AND NOT SIDE WITH DIAMOND CITY SECURITY AFTER SHE TRIES TO CHEAT ENTRY ! Maybe Bethesda could of let the player push Piper away from the intercom and snitch to the security about her plottings, but no , in typical neo-bethesda fashion you are just a walking spectator camera.

    I could go all day and go to town about how horrible this game is in terms of being a roleplaying game, But I won't. It's a generic typical game which had atypical potential.    … Expand
  55. PrincessRose
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    Fallout 4 is a fun game with the exploring and settlement building. Though the game has numerous annoying bugs and glitches and the game occasionally crashes for me.

    I spent my first 13 levels mostly just building. The game play is good but the story is nothing much and it's lacking depth of dialogue and choices. It would be nice to have a game that has both good game play and RPG    Fallout 4 is a fun game with the exploring and settlement building. Though the game has numerous annoying bugs and glitches and the game occasionally crashes for me.

    I spent my first 13 levels mostly just building.

    The game play is good but the story is nothing much and it's lacking depth of dialogue and choices.
    It would be nice to have a game that has both good game play and RPG story, but it seems like games are leaning heavily towards one and are not able to be outstanding in both.
    Fallout 4 is RPG light with not much of a story and is not as good in that aspect as NV was.
    But still is a lot of fun.    … Expand
  56. isidore12
    Sep 3, 2021
    7
    I am not surprised by the average users' reviews. The game lack of depth compare to Fallout 3. Bethesda has been trying to create a cash machine out of the game. Half of the add-ons are just a rip-off (should have been included in the base game).

    The game is very linear in the story, and very unbalanced. Once you get a power armor and good gun, you will finish the game very quickly.    I am not surprised by the average users' reviews. The game lack of depth compare to Fallout 3. Bethesda has been trying to create a cash machine out of the game. Half of the add-ons are just a rip-off (should have been included in the base game).

    The game is very linear in the story, and very unbalanced. Once you get a power armor and good gun, you will finish the game very quickly.

    Shame, Fallout series have such a great potential.    … Expand
  57. Aereid
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    Bad PC port, Keybindings are atrocious and not everyone in the world uses Qwerty Keyboards. And you can not change them, will probably update review later have not advanced the game that much only 2 hours in.
  58. mutterfujjer
    Jan 6, 2016
    7
    I'm new to Fallout series. I'm aware most die hard fans hate the dumbed-down dialogue lack of options, but that didn't hurt me as much, since I've never played any other Fallout. That being said:

    Positives: - Hard at first. Requires you to think before spending points in the SPECIAL thing. Once you define and stick with your build, the game becomes super easy. But that feels like it    I'm new to Fallout series. I'm aware most die hard fans hate the dumbed-down dialogue lack of options, but that didn't hurt me as much, since I've never played any other Fallout. That being said:

    Positives:
    - Hard at first. Requires you to think before spending points in the SPECIAL thing. Once you define and stick with your build, the game becomes super easy. But that feels like it was thanks to your choices. The game could easily be harder if I didn't stick with a build (I went stealthy/sniper);
    - Playing stealth is fun. The AI is not the worst I've seen, and sniping stuff with the right perks is rewarding;
    - Interesting side quests. More fun than the actual main story. It is not as interesting as The Witcher 3, but it still has funny dialogues;
    - Great atmosphere, SUPERB soundtrack. The music is the best in this year. And the post apocalyptic world is really immersive;
    - Crazy amount of content to explore. I didn't clocked it, but I've played it for more then 80 hours for sure.

    Negatives:
    - Settlements are completely useless and boring. I'm glad I've ignored it completely, because it wouldn't make any difference in the end anyway; If i want to build things I will play Sin City or something. At least give me some reward for investing time on it. This is the major fail in this game.
    - The graphics are terrible. Old gen stuff. When you're at close range all you see is blurry textures. God it's PSOne quality textures. And when you're out in open world prepare your fps to drop to the single numbers. Seriously, it almost froze my PC (and I'm with a 980 GTX Ti here).
    - Even thought some quests are fun, the game becomes really repetitive after some time. By the end of the game I was urging for it to end already, I couldn't take it anymore. You just kill stuff or do some dumb item bringing here and there;
    - The replay value is zero. I never thought I would say this about a Fallout game, after so many people recommended it for all the branches I could fork the storyline in. But I've lost all interest for this game after I finished it once, since I've heard all the endings are pretty much the same.

    All in all I'd say the game is OK. It's far from what all the masterpiece people told me it would be. But it provided good fun while it lasted. At least it had a lot of content to explore.    … Expand
  59. R3cKi
    Nov 23, 2015
    7
    playtime 4days with lvl 58 on survival.
    love the crafting and new fog and light effects.
    also the skill system is a lot better. but still a lot of missing comfort functions (inventory/settlement management) and technical problems and loading times are frustrating. bugs, glitches that sometimes block a complete quest. settlement crafting is fun but very imprecise and buggy.    playtime 4days with lvl 58 on survival.
    love the crafting and new fog and light effects.
    also the skill system is a lot better.

    but still a lot of missing comfort functions (inventory/settlement management)
    and technical problems and loading times are frustrating.
    bugs, glitches that sometimes block a complete quest.

    settlement crafting is fun but very imprecise and buggy.

    dialogs and decisions are a clear step back compared to F3 or vegas.    … Expand
  60. XxSoULxMaNxX
    Dec 23, 2015
    7
    I had hoped for a game more captivating than Fallout New Vegas, which I enjoyed much more than Fallout 3. Did not happen. There were some great / redeeming aspects, however, with the help of a large amount of mods. Yet, the game's lack of character building (via the new streamlined perk system that does not force any tough choices that define the type of character you will be, includingI had hoped for a game more captivating than Fallout New Vegas, which I enjoyed much more than Fallout 3. Did not happen. There were some great / redeeming aspects, however, with the help of a large amount of mods. Yet, the game's lack of character building (via the new streamlined perk system that does not force any tough choices that define the type of character you will be, including the weapons you will use), meaningful dialogue options, interesting quests (that go beyond going somewhere and killing everyone), complex characters, romance-able companions, environments and current-generation textures held it back. Ultimately, it worth playing but...… Expand
  61. LordHagen
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    Graphics is nice but... oh my god... how... how you can sleep dear Bethesda after that?... why? Why you killed Dialogue system?? WHYYY?! People will not forgive you >:-(
  62. sscott0829tw
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    Fallout4 is an outstanding Sandbox game,the story and its characters is very decent.The game world is not only beautiful but filled with contents.I especially loved the weapon customization system,I can make some very badass weapons.The building system is good but I don't think is very necessary,cause this is not a multiplayer game,it is boring to build houses and decoration without otherFallout4 is an outstanding Sandbox game,the story and its characters is very decent.The game world is not only beautiful but filled with contents.I especially loved the weapon customization system,I can make some very badass weapons.The building system is good but I don't think is very necessary,cause this is not a multiplayer game,it is boring to build houses and decoration without other players playing with you.Dialogue and conversations are awesome and well designed,your decision really matters.But the graphics are not that good for next gen,perhaps is because Bethesda took too many times to make the game.There are some glitches too,but not many.Overall I do think Fallout 4 is a great game,but failed to reach a higher level.… Expand
  63. LostSandwich
    Dec 8, 2015
    7
    While it is a far from perfect game, full of bugs and poor gameplay and story elements, it is still a good game worthy of the Fallout name.

    The Performance: This is where Fallout 4 falls flat on it's face. The visuals are very mediocre yet still the game has massive FPS drops and other performance issues. Bethesda really needs to get a better engine to develop their games on. If you do    While it is a far from perfect game, full of bugs and poor gameplay and story elements, it is still a good game worthy of the Fallout name.

    The Performance:
    This is where Fallout 4 falls flat on it's face. The visuals are very mediocre yet still the game has massive FPS drops and other performance issues. Bethesda really needs to get a better engine to develop their games on. If you do not have a decent PC i recommend waiting for patches (Whether official or unofficial) to help steady the performance for this game (As of the release of this Review there has already been a patch from Bethesda that has somewhat helped performance).

    The Story:
    The story is nothing amazing but is generally a descent story with some cool twists. The ending, on the other hand, is very poor, with almost no player choice. (SPOILERS)While you can choose which faction to go with and whether or not to blow up the institute it really boils down to 1. Save the Institute 2. Blow up the Institute. And with either choice you get the same ending cut scene(End of Spoilers).

    The World:
    The world in Fallout is a pretty big world, not much bigger from previous Fallout games but it is packed with things to do and random events all over the world, it feels very alive. Settlements is a pretty cool side activity though depending on the type of player you are it will get boring fast and the UI for it is pretty bad. There are tons of side quests and a lot of which have pretty interesting plots some of which even more interesting than the main campaign.

    The Gameplay:
    The shooting in this game has been massively improved from New Vegas, it is easily one of if not the best improvements from the previous Fallout. While it can't stand up to entirely FPS focused games, it is massively improved and now provides some intense and fun action.

    Overall:
    While the performance could have been better, and the glitches fewer. The story could have been more interesting and the world could have been bigger this is still a good game worthy of your time and money.    … Expand
  64. TimeSnake
    Aug 23, 2016
    7
    Good game overall, but is unfortunate enough of carrying the famous title of the Fallout series. Had this game come out on its own independent of any game series, it would have done pretty well, but the Fallout series had a good reputation which made this game look much worse in comparison. The game is pretty fun to play with an open-world and enjoyable characters(even though they are moreGood game overall, but is unfortunate enough of carrying the famous title of the Fallout series. Had this game come out on its own independent of any game series, it would have done pretty well, but the Fallout series had a good reputation which made this game look much worse in comparison. The game is pretty fun to play with an open-world and enjoyable characters(even though they are more like robots than humans), the game is not quite as immersive and epic feeling as the previous Fallout games, but it is still enjoyable to play in your free time if you like FPS Open-World games. Story is lackluster to be honest, but gameplay is pretty solid in my opinion, don't pick it up if you're expecting a good story. Mods make this game much better, and can increase your enjoyment while playing by a lot, so keep that in mind if you are planning on downloading mods.… Expand
  65. Blackfalcon501
    Nov 28, 2015
    7
    Fallout 4; it's a well done game with a large attention to detail, nice visuals, great gun play and a soundtrack to match thanks to Inon Zur. BUT the game is seriously struggling in the RPG element sacrificing much of this element in exchange for a somewhat linear pathway of the "worried parent" which seems to be the forced path with the poor cutdown of dialogue choices and the overallFallout 4; it's a well done game with a large attention to detail, nice visuals, great gun play and a soundtrack to match thanks to Inon Zur. BUT the game is seriously struggling in the RPG element sacrificing much of this element in exchange for a somewhat linear pathway of the "worried parent" which seems to be the forced path with the poor cutdown of dialogue choices and the overall lack of choices to create your own character.

    Overall it's a great game but a bad RPG in my opinion 7/10    … Expand
  66. Schlapatzjenc
    Nov 22, 2015
    7
    I feel like this game deserves an honest opinion from someone who actually spent some time on it. To address some of the issues people have pointed out:

    1# Comparing this game to Fallout 1 or 2 is utterly pointless. It works differently, as did New Vegas and 3. It's not your classical point'n'click adventure type RPG and you can't divert all your focus into how well the script is made.    I feel like this game deserves an honest opinion from someone who actually spent some time on it. To address some of the issues people have pointed out:

    1# Comparing this game to Fallout 1 or 2 is utterly pointless. It works differently, as did New Vegas and 3. It's not your classical point'n'click adventure type RPG and you can't divert all your focus into how well the script is made. There are other important factors that REALLY take a ton of time to take care of. It's not the same type of the game, and as much as I love F2, I would like to stress that most people perceive the game as better because of nostalgia/lack of certain mechanical expectations. It could very well receive a similar amount of criticism on various aspects.

    2# Combat is more dynamic, which is a good thing. No, it's not Call of Duty, unless you pay no attention to what type of enemy you're facing (different resistances) and don't use V.A.T.S. at all. New Vegas was exactly the same. The animations given to Ghouls, or Deathclaws actually make the game feel more immersive, aside from being fast-paced.

    3# Difficulty system is done poorly, the enemies simply becoming bullet sponges at higher levels. Fortunately, there already are mods to address that.

    4# Main quest indeed is boring and predictable. I felt literally no drive towards doing it and I still don't 80 hours in. That being said, certain sidequests (mostly tied with exploration) are really interesting. Naturally there are some "fetches" or "exterminations" that seem bland, but at the same time, all you have to do is dig deeper to find something really good. I feel like most people here didn't.

    5# THE GAME IS PRETTY. I don't know if you are comparing it to Mirror's Edge 2, or Crysis 7, but there really isn't much room to complain. It's much prettier than all Fallouts before it and does live up to expectations. The only thing I found annoying was discrepancy between resolutions of textures on certain surfaces. But hey, that will either be patched or modded very very soon.
    Contrary to a popular belief, animations are actually made well enough, some surprisingly good (certain enemies), some disappointing (lip sync). They average out on just about what you'd expect from another Fallout, looking at F3 and NV. Models are flawless.
    Don't like the color palette? Download re-shading mod, like I did. 2 minutes and the engine gave me exactly what I wanted.

    6# Performance isn't horrible. The game on my PC runs better with high settings than NV. Certainly could be improved, certain areas are prone to stutter for no apparent reason. Are the graphics justified? Arguably yes. Please consider the amount of assets placed in each location.
    And frankly, if you can't meet box-requirements, you have no right to be complaining about FPS issues. Some 'reviewers' here are.

    7# Developers' choice of timing on introducing certain things (Power Armor, Minutemen) is horrid. It does not break the game, but makes you feel like you missed a few episodes of your show. Deserves reprimand.

    8# UI is just as usable, as it was in previous titles. Frankly the only annoying part to me is how slow the scrolling is. Dialogue wheel... it's worse than box was. Not much worse, just worse. It doesn't make talking a pain, it doesn't make your milk go bad. It's an understandable choice considering chaotic writing of dialogues (otherwise it would be sometimes impossible to tell which answer is sarcastic and which outright negative) but that shouldn't be a case in the first place.
    Building mode is made well, though could use some things like TUTORIAL or being able to run and open doors while in it. If you're not an idiot, you'll get it in a couple of minutes. Still, could use polishing.

    9# Bugs. A lot of bugs. From A.I., through sound, up to some quests. Personally haven't encountered anything game-breaking, but most are outright annoying. The game clearly did not receive enough testing before release, but I'm willing to forgive Bethesda, as they are known for releasing massive batches of bugfixes every so often.

    To put it as simply, as I can...

    Is the game a piece of fecal matter, deserving 1/10?
    No and you'd have to be high to give it that. Anything below 5 is a result of finger cramp and missing the right mark. I strongly believe 6-7 is fair at this point, before changes are made.

    Will you have fun with this game?
    Yes, you will, unless you are a game-fascist. All it needs is a little bit of brains behind it and patience for devs to release patch. I was disappointed at first, I am having fun after giving it some time.

    Do I work for Bethesda?
    I'd wish.

    Should I pay [original retail price] for it?
    I'd wait until it drops to New Vegas initial level. You won't feel like you overpaid and the game should be much more polished by then.    … Expand
  67. Rilke21
    Jan 24, 2016
    7
    58 hours in, and quite a few of them were decent. I held off on this latest installment because of the terrible reviews. I don't regret the purchase, but I won't be playing more any time soon.

    The writing, characters and dialogue are not nearly as bad as the reviews suggest. (That said, the "upgrade" to the combat isn't nearly as impressive, either.) The game started slowly, managed    58 hours in, and quite a few of them were decent. I held off on this latest installment because of the terrible reviews. I don't regret the purchase, but I won't be playing more any time soon.

    The writing, characters and dialogue are not nearly as bad as the reviews suggest. (That said, the "upgrade" to the combat isn't nearly as impressive, either.)

    The game started slowly, managed to draw me in...but then spit me back out again. Ultimately, the "final stage" quest decisions left me feeling empty. None of the faction endings made any sense to me. Let's just say that I was craving some alternative solutions...

    This isn't the Fallout 4 I was hoping for. It could have been excellent, but seems to fall flat. Worth playing, but keep your expectations in line.    … Expand
  68. scotyrpg
    Nov 14, 2015
    7
    Whilst I like this game and I can appreciate where it was trying to go unfortunately for me nothing was executed fantastically. Fallout 4 manages to bring on board everything that was good about the franchise but cram some unneeded mechanics that just seem to draw the game out for a longer length of time. Things like repairing now have to be done at a station rather then on the fly andWhilst I like this game and I can appreciate where it was trying to go unfortunately for me nothing was executed fantastically. Fallout 4 manages to bring on board everything that was good about the franchise but cram some unneeded mechanics that just seem to draw the game out for a longer length of time. Things like repairing now have to be done at a station rather then on the fly and whilst it was a simple as combining two pieces of equipment together last time it is now much more tedious and complicated. Other mechanics such as the new crafting system seem forced and feel like they were copied and pasted from another survival game. The chat system has been modified to feel more like something Bioware would make and whilst it works I never got the feeling that I knew what I was going to say before selecting an option. Immersion has been ripped from the game with full protagonist voice acting which adds to my list of unwanted features to the game. Don't get me wrong the voice acting is good but in a franchise which has the main goal of putting you as the protagonist this just pulls us back from the experience. Colour has filled the wasteland like never before but whilst we have nicer graphics the areas are generic and forgettable at best with mere copies of Fallout 3's environment. The addition of having to run a town is annoying with its population constantly poking you to find materials in order to make their lives better. I always enjoyed the idea of picking up my things in Fallout 3 and finding a small settlement to camp in whilst I try to level up or hunt for a specific item however with the mayor like system it has you pinned down to the same town from time and time again so whenever I explored the wasteland I would always have to pop back and use my valuable resources instead of modifying my equipment I would have to waste it on beds and other useless scenic props. The companions have never felt more alive with them responding to practically anything that is happening however the game only limits you to having one. I hate this as now I have to pick between companions that could have been a great combination. In the end Fallout 4 definitely does not live up to its predecessors and feels like a step back from the franchise that was moving so well. The game is good and I would happily sink many hours into it however I would rather go back to Fallout 3 and New Vegas as I will probably sink many more into them.… Expand
  69. Mendoras
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    The game is fun.

    BUT: The graphic was known, especially in comparison with a Witcher 3 it is extremely dowdy and dreary, but graphics are not everything. Much worse are the problems on PC. Who goes to a terminal of more than 110 FPS stuck to 90%. On my 144 Hz GSync monitor only remains for me to hrottle by hand to 85 Hz, because otherwise he would just always trying to reach    The game is fun.

    BUT:

    The graphic was known, especially in comparison with a Witcher 3 it is extremely dowdy and dreary, but graphics are not everything.

    Much worse are the problems on PC.

    Who goes to a terminal of more than 110 FPS stuck to 90%. On my 144 Hz GSync monitor only remains for me to hrottle by hand to 85 Hz, because otherwise he would just always trying to reach the 144 Hz. If I keep the FO4 FPS Lock, it runs only on ~ 10 FPS.

    The control has been even worsened compared to FO3 and Skyrim. How can such a system release on the PC is a mystery to me. Alone the "Quick Bar" is bad, the whole navigation just as cruel as in FO3.
    When building, it is a single seizure and there was just 0.0 thinking how possibly could better transpose on the PC.

    Who can come to terms with who can also buy the game and will probably have fun, but you should be absolutely aware of it.

    Before the developers do improve here MASSIVELY I can not fully recommend, as sorry as I am..    … Expand
  70. Zajcew
    Nov 17, 2015
    7
    Pros:
    - Huge open world full with things to do, areas to explore, quests to finish, monsters to kill and loot to be obtained.
    - Customization: player character, weapons, armor, power armor, even settlements are are fully customizable. The interface you use to do it is not the best, but the sheer amount of things you can customize will make your head spin. - Combat: Slow mo in VATS never    Pros:
    - Huge open world full with things to do, areas to explore, quests to finish, monsters to kill and loot to be obtained.
    - Customization: player character, weapons, armor, power armor, even settlements are are fully customizable. The interface you use to do it is not the best, but the sheer amount of things you can customize will make your head spin.
    - Combat: Slow mo in VATS never gets old. How ever when not using VATS F4 feel like a proper FPS. Super fun in both modes.

    Cons:
    - Graphics and animations. This game looks like it's at least five years old. Especially NPC characters during conversations look off. Their animations are stiff, facial animations are non-existant and lip-sync is most of the time wrong too.
    - Voice acting: Most NPCs deliver their lines in a monotone, flat voice completely devoid of any emotion.
    - Bugs. Not the buggiest game I ever played, but it's still pretty bad.
    - Performance. While the game runs at 50-60 fps most of time, sometimes, for no apparent reason it drops to less then 20 for a bit. This doesn't happen often, but enough to be annoying.
    - Inventory management: Way to much time is spent sifting through your bag, making sure your not encumbered, looking for crafting components etc.

    Overall it's a good game (I'm over 50 hrs in to it atm), however the various problems and bugs keeps from reaching it's true potential. This is not the GOTY candidate everyone was expecting, but it sure as hell is still fun to play.

    7/10    … Expand
  71. Havoc44
    Nov 17, 2015
    7
    I like the exploration of the game and all the little things you could find in the world. Also the game has some interesting characters. The companions are great and helpful. Enemies are good too. They use cover effectively and have good ai.

    Issues: I found the story not engaging. I felt no real motivation to get back the guy from the vault. Compare to other games, like Witcher 3    I like the exploration of the game and all the little things you could find in the world. Also the game has some interesting characters. The companions are great and helpful. Enemies are good too. They use cover effectively and have good ai.

    Issues:
    I found the story not engaging. I felt no real motivation to get back the guy from the vault. Compare to other games, like Witcher 3 for example where I was engaged and very interested to find Ciri and learn more about her. And Witcher 3 was my first Witcher game as Fall Out 4 is my first introduction into the series. The building system is nice yet incomplete. (feels tack on) The graphics are good, not great. Combat was a mix bag for me.

    Overall, I am having more fun exploring and with a few side quests then the main story. A good game for sure, though for me not a great game.    … Expand
  72. klille
    Nov 14, 2015
    7
    coming in to it i expected a light version of fallout 3 with a building gimmick tacked on, even then i was slightly disappointment. some of the improvements seem to be that the gunplay is smoother and the graphics are improved (note, still not on par with modern standards, but that was to be expected). however, it seems to suffer in other several other ways, such as dialogue, quests,coming in to it i expected a light version of fallout 3 with a building gimmick tacked on, even then i was slightly disappointment. some of the improvements seem to be that the gunplay is smoother and the graphics are improved (note, still not on par with modern standards, but that was to be expected). however, it seems to suffer in other several other ways, such as dialogue, quests, roleplaying elements, pacing, and simply on how "grand" the entire thing feels. in the end it just simply feels bland compared to the other fallout games.

    one of the biggest direct gripes i got with the game is the new dialogue system, it's gimped (compared to the possibility of much more options with some NPC's and much fewer with others as needed), confusing (sometimes the choices are misleading towards what you are actually going to say) most of the time necessary (i do not want the option of saying "yes" in four different ways) and the sarcastic option which bugs me to no end. what do you mean "sarcastic" i have no way of knowing how the dialogue is going to continue if i have no idea what you are going to say, i only know you're going to say it in a sarcastic tone. this is nothing but a cop out, both for the player that doesn't have to make a real choice and for the developers that can put whatever they want in there.

    overall, it's less of a fallout game and more of yet another open world post apocalyptic fps. mediocre on all accounts.    … Expand
  73. davinhi00
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    The game itself i thought would be trash. I played and I'm kinda hooked into it. Yes, it's got a lot less "cells" with loading screen doors, but there's still a large amount of them. It's a bit bland, and needs some mods to freshen things up, because, without them, this game isn't too great. Although I'm loving the game so far, it's got its flaws like: "Welp I gotta save x, but let'sThe game itself i thought would be trash. I played and I'm kinda hooked into it. Yes, it's got a lot less "cells" with loading screen doors, but there's still a large amount of them. It's a bit bland, and needs some mods to freshen things up, because, without them, this game isn't too great. Although I'm loving the game so far, it's got its flaws like: "Welp I gotta save x, but let's do a bunch of y"… Expand
  74. Speech
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    A pretty good game. It has its share of issues, but so did Skyrim. For me, the biggest issue is the use of combat instead of non-combat roleplay. I had a similar problem with Skyrim, where every quest involves fighting your way through a horde. Though Fallout 4 disguises the hordes well, they're still hordes. Morrowind and Oblivion were much better at story, because it's the thing theyA pretty good game. It has its share of issues, but so did Skyrim. For me, the biggest issue is the use of combat instead of non-combat roleplay. I had a similar problem with Skyrim, where every quest involves fighting your way through a horde. Though Fallout 4 disguises the hordes well, they're still hordes. Morrowind and Oblivion were much better at story, because it's the thing they could do best. As Bethesda becomes better at developing combat systems, they forget to develop on their story telling.

    It's a good game. But it's one of the few Bethesda games that will never be a 'classic'.    … Expand
  75. Pitonas
    Nov 27, 2015
    7
    Good think about fallout is that it's fallout and after waiting for eight years I was counting days before it's release. Now when I finished it I am very much disappointed. It does improve over fallout 3 but is lacking atmosphere of Fallout. Like fallout and fallout2 had. Removing dialogues is a big mistake, I am happy that it's voiced but YES,NO,SARCASTIC is just... Story line is shortGood think about fallout is that it's fallout and after waiting for eight years I was counting days before it's release. Now when I finished it I am very much disappointed. It does improve over fallout 3 but is lacking atmosphere of Fallout. Like fallout and fallout2 had. Removing dialogues is a big mistake, I am happy that it's voiced but YES,NO,SARCASTIC is just... Story line is short and ending is incredibly disappointing. Especially that linearity in last missions. All an all it's 8 but would be 6 be it some other game and not Fallout franchise.… Expand
  76. twobadcrew
    Oct 29, 2020
    7
    Addicting base building and weapon customization however, just a bland story and a world filled with bland characters. This game is more a framework of a game made to be polished by mods, and it still runs on the same buggy engine with un-patched bugs from previous games.
  77. muzmuz
    Nov 21, 2016
    7
    A decent title from Bethesda, but I can't say it's particularly hooking. Less than fifteen hours in and I'm already playing another game. In the presence of a few changes and improvements, which were mostly minor, Fallout 4 still failed to deliver a terrific experience. Oh yes, five years later yet I didn't see any stunning changes to the graphics, what a letdown. But despite of those,A decent title from Bethesda, but I can't say it's particularly hooking. Less than fifteen hours in and I'm already playing another game. In the presence of a few changes and improvements, which were mostly minor, Fallout 4 still failed to deliver a terrific experience. Oh yes, five years later yet I didn't see any stunning changes to the graphics, what a letdown. But despite of those, Fallout 4 is an okay game that isn't actually a waste of time.… Expand
  78. Bobk
    Nov 26, 2015
    7
    Story is short and generic, it took me under 1 week to complete the story which is sad. Also after you finish the game, it feels boring. It took me 3 weeks to finish Witcher 3 and then I played the game for 2 more weeks (DLC took me 3 days). But the game still has some good moments and average visuals.
  79. TromboneSteve
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    I'm enjoying the game. I recommend getting a console version of the game because the PC version has a lot of technical issues. My biggest issues with the game so far are:
    The X and Y sensitivities are different and cannot be changed independently. I don't even want to look up or down because of the excessive mouse movements required.
    After I use any computer terminal I can't move and I    I'm enjoying the game. I recommend getting a console version of the game because the PC version has a lot of technical issues. My biggest issues with the game so far are:
    The X and Y sensitivities are different and cannot be changed independently. I don't even want to look up or down because of the excessive mouse movements required.
    After I use any computer terminal I can't move and I need to load my last save.
    There's some weird mouse smoothing and acceleration thing going on.
    There's no FOV slider, and the default FOV is low.
    I don't mind the look of the graphics, but how can framerates be so low compared to games that look way better?
    There needs to be more useful keybind options. Also, you can't re-bind the dialogue keys.

    While I have enjoyed the game so far, the poor implementation as a PC game just leaves a bad taste in my mouth while I'm exploring the wastelands. If the issues I listed are fixed, I'd easily give this game at least a 9 out of 10    … Expand
  80. Renard
    May 7, 2016
    7
    Enjoyable experience so far. I had a good time but there are terrible performance problems and my first review was 0 because it took me 5 weeks to even start the game. I am not satisfied by DLC so far and I expeceted much more from season pass. I suppose it will end as an great polished game after the modders will have an opportunity to fix Buthesda game. If You like fallout You shouldEnjoyable experience so far. I had a good time but there are terrible performance problems and my first review was 0 because it took me 5 weeks to even start the game. I am not satisfied by DLC so far and I expeceted much more from season pass. I suppose it will end as an great polished game after the modders will have an opportunity to fix Buthesda game. If You like fallout You should play. If You loved Fallout 1 or 2 you may be dissapointed by dumbed down dialogues and lack of diversity in character building and world exploration. Fallout New Vegas had much better overall quality in gameplay. But I enjoyed Fallout 4 much more then Fallout 3. I liked the gunplay changes, climate and easthetics but thay could do so much more and so much better.… Expand
  81. Kenshinzen
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    Actually not a bad game, but a very bad Fallout:
    -Most dialogues are bland and the dialogue system will makes you save scum just to be able to say want you really wants to say.
    -VATS isn't a viable gameplay alternative to FPS gameplay anymore, an bullet time makes trying to use strategy a moot point.
  82. Adamanianx
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    This game is Fallout 3 with improvements in most categories. I'm disappointed about no skills, no hardcore mode and the mouse acceleration thing they added is awful, but can be fixed with the .ini files. Graphics are nice and stories and characters are good so far.
  83. Donstheman
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    Just of note, this is a three to four hour gameplay review. Most of this play time has been spent doing the first handful of quests and generally wandering around on a high end PC with graphics set to ultra. FPS maxed out at 60 and it's lowest drop was 54.

    Fallout 4 from Bethesda strikes out slightly from what people are used to in their Fallout games, the graphics in comparison to    Just of note, this is a three to four hour gameplay review. Most of this play time has been spent doing the first handful of quests and generally wandering around on a high end PC with graphics set to ultra. FPS maxed out at 60 and it's lowest drop was 54.

    Fallout 4 from Bethesda strikes out slightly from what people are used to in their Fallout games, the graphics in comparison to previous games are clearly a large leap. Compared to other similar games however it is is left wanting, but only by a small margin. The game itself has seemed to take a considerable step back from the RPG element in favor of a more action based theme, thrusting you into a a big confrontation early on.

    On personal taste, this could either be a good thing or a bad thing, and as someone that has played Fallout 3, New Vegas, Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 this felt rather jarring. the fighting, whilst slightly more difficult than before, is messy and far from perfect though exciting. The movement feels almost a little too smooth, as if sliding rather than walking and the view point, though have I have yet to change it, feels condensed.

    That's not to say that the game doesn't have it's positives. Fights are, again, exciting and each kill feels earned, the game looks far better when compared to previous games, the atmosphere can be effective and exploration is, as to be expected, rewarding. As I mentioned, this is an early review so perhaps there will be more to the RPG and story elements as I continue.

    Nit picking, I dislike the four options in conversations, the list of options has always worked well and there was no need to change that. The early burst of action feels like it is going to prep the rest of the game for failure, especially, and spoilers ahead, gifting us the power armour and springing the Deathclaw on us so soon with no real warning. On top of that, the crafting system, whilst promising, made me sigh at the list of items required because now I know I'm going to have to scratch through the dirt to find the right amount of wonderglue. On top of that, the perk system feels dull when compared to previous games as well as being able to specialize and build the exact character you want with skill point placements.

    All in all Fallout 4 is fun but falls short of being great. I have been luckily spared the technical issues that have plaqued many others thus far but that is not a positive, every game now days should be released without major flaws like that and developers should not be congratulated on releasing a game that is not a buggy mess. Fallout 4 is a fun action game but a good RPG it is not and that is a real shame when considering that has been it's main appeal.

    In trying to give us more bang for our buck Bethesda have gutted Fallout 4 of what a this series of games has always gotten by on the most. Its soul.

    Hopefully Bethesda will listen to the calls of their fans and fix this, and if not, hopefully the ever talented modding community will step in, as always, to pick up the slack.    … Expand
  84. Trooper123
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    Bethesda. Bethesda never changes...
    -Bad graphic
    -Engine from the Paleolithic
    -Dialogues... They are disgusting
    -Bad otimization
    -Building as you play indie game

    +Nice palette of colors
    +Normal but still twitching animation
    +Good shooting
    + great editor of characters
  85. chris_rees
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Brilliant start to the game, fallout 4 has some features that are disappointing as u have to level up picking perks rather than skill sets. The wasteland exploration hasn't been to challenging as it mainly consists of ghouls and raiders so far. some quests have interesting stories and a very hard Mire-lurk Queen to take down. In all its a good game its better than New Vegas but struggles to keep up with the story of fallout 3. i wouldn't listen to the people giving the game a zero rating.… Expand
  86. Cransoon
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    Fallout 4 is one of those games that is enjoyable to play in spite of itself. A PC port lacking fundamental options (I had to edit 2 separate .ini files to change the FOV and turn off Mouse Acceleration), a UI optimized for consoles, and a LOT of bugs all try desperately to make it so you won't have a good time. In my first 6 hours of play, I lost at least an hour of progress due to aFallout 4 is one of those games that is enjoyable to play in spite of itself. A PC port lacking fundamental options (I had to edit 2 separate .ini files to change the FOV and turn off Mouse Acceleration), a UI optimized for consoles, and a LOT of bugs all try desperately to make it so you won't have a good time. In my first 6 hours of play, I lost at least an hour of progress due to a mixture of bugs that locked up the game (always quicksave before using a terminal), and a horribly sporadic autosaving system. Additionally, the movement feels extremely dated. The AP you use to activate VATS also serves as a stamina meter that you use up while running (a la Skyrim). That's right, a stamina meter that gates how long you can run, in an open world game where 90% of your time is going to be spent running. I didn't like the mechanic in Skyrim, and I like it even less now.

    But despite all of that, I find myself about 10 hours in, and wanting to play more of it, once I finish writting this review. The fundamental exploration is solid, the crafting system is interesting, and actually gives me a justification to pick up literally everything I possibly can, and the settlement system seems to have a decent amount of potential. The shooting is actually serviceable, compared to Fallout 3, but you'll still likely find yourself going into VATS on certain enemies with erratic movement patterns to try and conserve ammo.

    Basically, I think that if you didn't like Fallout 3, there's almost no way you'll like Fallout 4. If you wanted to like Fallout 3, but couldn't because of the shooting mechanics/VATS, then you'll probably have a good time here. If you loved Fallout 3, and want more, then this is the game for you, but just know what you're getting yourself into. This is not a perfect game, or even a fantastic game in the year 2015, despite what many reviewers have said. Go back to 2011 or 2008, and my opinion would likely be different, but in 2015 I think this is a really solid exploration FPS/RPG with a lot of problems. If you're on the fence about this game, then don't get it now. I don't think I'd have a hard time recommending the game for $40, but $60 is just a bit steep (imo) for how many problems it has    … Expand
  87. kellboy
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    After seeing all the reviews for this game i felt i needed to sign up and write my own review. Now i dont have an issue with negative reviews. My issue is giving something a 0 or 1 just because it didnt fulfill their every expectation. In absolutely no circumstance is this game a 1 or 0/10. And similarly while I understand people want to raise the metascore it is also no way a 10/10 andAfter seeing all the reviews for this game i felt i needed to sign up and write my own review. Now i dont have an issue with negative reviews. My issue is giving something a 0 or 1 just because it didnt fulfill their every expectation. In absolutely no circumstance is this game a 1 or 0/10. And similarly while I understand people want to raise the metascore it is also no way a 10/10 and both are misleading and do no justice in helping people make a decision to buy this game.  

    Its worth mentioning at this point I am not a die hard fallout fanboy although i have played both 3 and new vegas. I Hope this will help give any reader the impression i can deliver a fair review.  

    Ill start with the bad and get it out the way!  

    As others have mentioned the graphics are quite poor and more importantly the performance and frame drops should be better considering they are not up to standard. While i agree graphics are not everything we are indeed consumers and in no other industry would you pay top money for an out of date product ( think mobile phones etc )  

    Bugs- during my 16 hours I have had no game breaking bugs or hard crashes . However they are present and can at times break immersion or be frustrating.  

    Dialogue wheel - A great device in bioware titles where games usually give you a defined character . But Bethesda titles are usually more about creating your own character with motives and so it just doesn't fit in well here. The topics are extremely vague so it is also hard to know what your character is going to say.

    The mediocre  

    Story telling and characters. - While i have not completed the main story I have played enough to not feel emotionally attached to the centre plot. The character voice acting to go with it is also neither bad or good and just rather does it's job then actually impress.  

    The good.  

    Combat- Improved over previous titles without losing that fallout touch. VATS is even better now that it does not freeze time. Depending on the situation this can be a blessing like as an enemy dives out of cover. It can also be a curse when your forced to make decisions quick. In all it adds more depth to the combat system.  

    Perks- a marmite subject atm. Some believed the new system has been dumbed down. I Disagree which I will cover in the next point. I personally felt there was a alot of trash perks in the older games. The new perk system gives you a good amount of freedom to make your favourite arch types but enough restriction to make you invest points carefully.  

    Weapon and armour modding- Not only do both weapon and armour mods have cosmetic changes, they drastically change how your character plays. Thus still having strong rpg elements. How you build your armour and guns should reflect your play style and if they dont. You will notice your combat abilities suffer. The entire crafting system across the game is fantastic and there is alot of variety for making grenades , food, and the meds etc.  

    shelters- The new craftable towns amd shelters does not really serve a purpose at the moment but that doesnt stop them being fun to use and building on an all ready good sandbox game.  

    Environment- The strongest thing about this game. Tonnes of areas to explore, you will want to spend a lot of time just wandering the wasteland! New dynamic weather affects are cool like the radiation storms!

    If you want to see what a 1 out of 10 game is. Watch angry joes review of ride to hell. Use this to learn what a really bad game looks like.    … Expand
  88. CMur
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    I was a huge fan of all of the games in the series. This game is not in the spirit of it's predecessors but is still a pretty decent game. It's probably closer to a Borderlands type game than a Fallout game. The graphics are allright, definitely an improvement over fallout 3. Weapon customization is cool but not nearly as in-depth as you may have been lead to believe. I've only set up aI was a huge fan of all of the games in the series. This game is not in the spirit of it's predecessors but is still a pretty decent game. It's probably closer to a Borderlands type game than a Fallout game. The graphics are allright, definitely an improvement over fallout 3. Weapon customization is cool but not nearly as in-depth as you may have been lead to believe. I've only set up a single settlement so I can't comment too much on that.… Expand
  89. Null_Code
    Nov 11, 2015
    7
    First of all this is my first review... and english is not my native lenguaje...
    Fallout 4 is NOT A BAD GAME... just is a game that fails trying to be what we all ( fallouts fans) were expected.
    This game is far than never from what a rpg should be and close than never to be a COD. Im enjoying the game ... only becouse i like every thing related to a post    First of all this is my first review... and english is not my native lenguaje...
    Fallout 4 is NOT A BAD GAME... just is a game that fails trying to be what we all ( fallouts fans) were expected.
    This game is far than never from what a rpg should be and close than never to be a COD.
    Im enjoying the game ... only becouse i like every thing related to a post apocaliptic world...(wasteland)
    but im not enjoying it becouse is a fallout game.
    I going to make a list abput the really big absences.

    *A extensive and diverse dialogue contempt
    *Degradation in gear and weapon
    *Diverse side quest ("Insert generic "go and clena rider camp" here)
    *HARDCORE MODE (A huge miss here)
    *No karma sistem

    Im still trying to find the reasons behind this desicions and hoping that is not another attemp to attrac "casual gamers".
    Again "THiS IS NOT A BAD GAME" just is really bad comparing to expectations .    … Expand
  90. Kalantris
    Nov 12, 2015
    7
    After thirty hours spent in Commonwealth I must say, that there is something to this game. I can't really pinpoint it, because if you break the game apart you see mostly bad design, bugs and oversimplification of important elements. When you combine them together though... it just sucks you in. I can't recall the last game, that kept me chained to my PC for so long.

    Graphics: nothing    After thirty hours spent in Commonwealth I must say, that there is something to this game. I can't really pinpoint it, because if you break the game apart you see mostly bad design, bugs and oversimplification of important elements. When you combine them together though... it just sucks you in. I can't recall the last game, that kept me chained to my PC for so long.

    Graphics: nothing special compared to some titles this year in visuals department, but they do create a certain climate, which keeps you playing. Props to the game designers for not copy-pasting everything everywhere. Locations look different, they all have their style.

    Story: You can clearly see moment, when story designers tripped over their own legs. Four options dialogues are acceptable, but sometimes the choices you pick have nothing to do with what the character says. Your character has a voice! A nice one too... :) I like the way story unravels and the plot twists. I'm so swamped in side quests however, that I didn't really push that forward too much. I hate the idea of repeating quests (like for the BoS), but they keep pointing me to new locations, which is nice. I wonder if they ever run out of them and I'm inclined to check :).

    Building: This is actually the boring part. Yes, it's fun to build your own house. Even if it has to look like a shed (because there's no normal parts). Even if it's bugged and sometimes you have to redesign everything, because pieces, that should fit together just don't. It's not fun to run around all the encampments and keep building crap to make people happy. What kind of settlers are they if they can't even build themselves a bed? :)

    Crafting: That's how you do it. It's really awesome.

    Power armor: We all know how important that part is in every Fallout. I hated Power armor designs in F3 and FNV, they basically looked like jackets. Power armor should look like a tank on foot. We finally got it. A power armor, that looks like a tank. The fusion core system, which limits Power Armor usage is also very nice... but I'll end the game with a hundred cores left, because I'll hoard them till the end. Obviously ;).

    Map: The map is really nice, even though it's small. I wouldn't complain about a bigger and emptier map. Sometimes things are right on top of each other and you have to zoom in to choose the proper location to fast travel to.

    Companions: Not much to say yet, I spent most of my time with Codsworth the family robot. I really like Nick Valentine thouth. Then there's this lady from Combat Zone, which seems interesting, but I heaven't had the chance to meet her properly yet. The dog despite getting so much publicity is useless.

    Character development: I like the new system. I liked the old system more. I liked F1-FT system even better. I started playing Wasteland 2 Director's Cut two days before I got F4 in my hands and it made the difference even easier to see. The new system is oversimplified. Also I found out you can actually choose any perk in the tree around level 24 and there's no respec. I grinded my way down the perk vault through skills I'm never gonna use. Thanks for the pro-tips Bethesda :).

    In general there's nothing special about any part of the game, but as a whole it has its purpose and gives you a lot of fun.    … Expand
  91. Malcolmfx
    Nov 12, 2015
    7
    Oh yeah and regarding the supposed "dumbing down for kids".

    I am in my late 30s and have played games all my life. I guess "dumbing down" is equal to streamlining and improving...? Most of the dorks that scream about Bethesda's later games not being as good as the earlier ones are probably still virgins with no outside hobbies, friends (that exist outside the internet/video games)    Oh yeah and regarding the supposed "dumbing down for kids".

    I am in my late 30s and have played games all my life. I guess "dumbing down" is equal to streamlining and improving...?

    Most of the dorks that scream about Bethesda's later games not being as good as the earlier ones are probably still virgins with no outside hobbies, friends (that exist outside the internet/video games) and so on.

    In all honesty, even if Bethesda made a game faithful to the old ones in every way, these people would moan that they "haven't moved on" or are "stuck in the past".

    I guess you just can't please everyone.    … Expand
  92. darksouls2044
    Nov 12, 2015
    7
    This is a good game. But it's not a Fallout game.
    a huge step back from new vegas. wait until it's on sale.
    Any true Fallout fan (including Bethesda Fallouts) Would be hugely disappointed in this game. While there are some great additions, the crafting system, improved combat, building etc. It's one step forward, FIVE steps back. The poor performance on all platforms, optimization and    This is a good game. But it's not a Fallout game.
    a huge step back from new vegas. wait until it's on sale.

    Any true Fallout fan (including Bethesda Fallouts) Would be hugely disappointed in this game. While there are some great additions, the crafting system, improved combat, building etc. It's one step forward, FIVE steps back. The poor performance on all platforms, optimization and bugs are almost game breaking. The main story is extremely uninspired, and is almost a carbon copy of the story of Fallout 3, with a few minor tweaks. The voice acting and writing is extremely poor, for example the Boston accents sound like they were done from people off the street. For SEVEN years of development time, and with so many marks missed, I would not recommend this game, as anyone who has any respect for the RPGs of the past will be sorely disappointed with this.    … Expand
  93. ethanm1834
    Nov 12, 2015
    7
    There are some pretty glaring things about this game that others have spoken too. Some of the systems that people have grown to love are gone.

    It seems people are having frame rate issues, I haven't had them personally or the score would be much lower. Maybe I lucked out who knows. The side quests and characters are pretty fun. I enjoyed the story, and found the game a bit too much of a    There are some pretty glaring things about this game that others have spoken too. Some of the systems that people have grown to love are gone.

    It seems people are having frame rate issues, I haven't had them personally or the score would be much lower. Maybe I lucked out who knows. The side quests and characters are pretty fun. I enjoyed the story, and found the game a bit too much of a shooter.

    At the end of the day for me am I immersed and having fun? The answer is yes. I enjoy the music, while the map seems small, in comparison to say other games. I find that its because things are dense. In terms of how the city itself is Diamond city for example. I enjoy scrapping parts to make new weapons or armor etc. I like exploring and stealing from the settlers I'm supposed to help.

    I want to be fair to this game and I think this score is pretty fair, because I am having fun. However I think the biggest thing about this game that seem to have people angry is it feels like its missing that sense of wonder and soul. Even with its issues, if it still had that sense of dread and survivability of old. I think you wouldn't see 0 scores. Put it this way, if this game wasn't called fall out, I think would see that most would score this from 5-7.    … Expand
  94. marius5704
    Nov 13, 2015
    7
    Как шутер с элементами VATS по вселенной FALLOUT - смотрится не плохо. Но как полноценная FALLOUT 4 никак нет.
  95. Pletter
    Nov 13, 2015
    7
    Do you get bang for your buck? Yes absolutely, the game is filled to the brim with content.
    Is the perk system in-depth? No, progression happens through the mod system which is conveniently locked behind a level wall which is a shame. Some drops are pre-modded though so you can get them that way, but crafting is just far superior.
    Is exploring worth it? It wouldn't be a Bethesda game if    Do you get bang for your buck? Yes absolutely, the game is filled to the brim with content.
    Is the perk system in-depth? No, progression happens through the mod system which is conveniently locked behind a level wall which is a shame. Some drops are pre-modded though so you can get them that way, but crafting is just far superior.
    Is exploring worth it? It wouldn't be a Bethesda game if it wasn't, and I find it just as satisfying as Skyrim.
    How is progression/endgame? Have not reached it yet so cant say anything about that.
    Graphics? Nothing impressive but it does the job nicely just like skyrim.

    Is this a bad game? No, it is not. It is un-optimized at launch. Since you are looking at the PC section that is exactly what I am reviewing, and it runs poorly on PC. 10 hours in however the only bug I found was a random teleport into the air, otherwise this game is pretty ok.

    I would suggest to wait a little while and don't jump on the hypet rain, it worked wonders on skyrim and it will here as well    … Expand
  96. niesse
    Nov 13, 2015
    7
    this didnt live up to the expectations. the game is full of bugs and the story is kind of meh. i just finished the game and i got to say that it has a very short main storyline. yes, i know there are alot of sidequest too. but i want a really rich main story. i hope that bethesda atleast can fix the problems. first of all the game engine is tied to your framerate. so if you have like 200this didnt live up to the expectations. the game is full of bugs and the story is kind of meh. i just finished the game and i got to say that it has a very short main storyline. yes, i know there are alot of sidequest too. but i want a really rich main story. i hope that bethesda atleast can fix the problems. first of all the game engine is tied to your framerate. so if you have like 200 fps, everything will be going twice as fast as the normal speed. which is capped on pc.… Expand
  97. Brend0g
    Nov 14, 2015
    7
    I don't know why people rate this game 0/10, it isn't unplayable but i am disappointed that it wasn't how I expected the series. Apart form a few bugs encountered at the start, there was no major issue. This is an alright game. An improved game from Fallout 3/New Vegas with graphical improvement but losing its RPG feeling present in the Fallout 4. That's the main disappointment for me.
  98. Azaxul
    Nov 14, 2015
    7
    Design of Fort Hagen really bad does not look like retro futuristic military base and no spirit of old world . This is really sad after amazing Fort Constantine one of my favorite locations in F3
  99. AntediluvianSer
    Nov 14, 2015
    7
    Let me start this review by saying that I have entertained myself for many, many hours in the Fallout franchise, especially New Vegas. I simply adore that setting. When Fallout 4 released, I was naturally happy but also sceptical, since 3 is the least favorite of the games, and after seeing what a good job Obsidian had done in New Vegas, I had to be realistic in my expectations on whatLet me start this review by saying that I have entertained myself for many, many hours in the Fallout franchise, especially New Vegas. I simply adore that setting. When Fallout 4 released, I was naturally happy but also sceptical, since 3 is the least favorite of the games, and after seeing what a good job Obsidian had done in New Vegas, I had to be realistic in my expectations on what Bethesda would do.
    I played this game with very, very low expectations and apparently it turned out well for my experience. I was not as disappointed as many other people, but I still expected to see more.

    In short, Fallout 4's roleplaying elements are the fewest I've seen in the franchise. Your character's background is pretty much established, while the previous protagonists have been more or less blank slates. In Fallout 4, not only do they talk, but their dialogue options are severely limited. This is probably the biggest sin in my opinion. I want to roleplay as whoever I want, a dumb good natured baseball bat-swinging ninja or a malicious post-apocalyptic wooer of people. In Fallout 4 all I can be is a bit sarcastic. That's not player freedom exactly.
    I simply do not understand the dialogue wheel at all. I never liked it, and never will, especially not in games that I want to have total roleplay freedom. Here's hoping that this dialogue system gets forgotten real soon.
    I was also disappointed with the lack of a Hardcore mode like the one in New Vegas. But I'm 100% certain that a mod will include something closely resembling it, so I'm not taking it into account for this review (even though I should)

    Moving on from roleplay to the actual gameplay: That one is the strong point in the game. I liked the gunplay, and the use of the covers. In survival difficulty unfortunately is quite artificial. The enemies are tougher and shoot harder, and healing is nerfed. What I was hoping was high lethality for both sides; you AND the enemies could kill each other with a couple of bullets. Here's hoping that another mod fixes that issue. The settlement building needs a few tweaks in the hotkeys and placement, but it's a fun feature. I liked the perks and haven't noticed the absence of skills that much. Although finding ways to amplify the damage of your weapons is quite difficult, having to rely on magazine and the SPECIAL more than ever before.

    It is quite apparent that Bethesda has borrowed lots of ideas from players mods. The slow time effect some perks have, the way stimpaks heal the settlement building and others have existed in the past as mod projects. It is without doubt that they have been lazy when it came to Fallout 4, and I'm left a bit disappointed. It could have been so much better.

    Still, I don't think it deserves the scorn it has suffered from the more bitter fans. This game is a solid, and I mean SOLID 7/10. Performance-wise it's exceptionally good and I have not crashed to desktop a single time (I'm using a r9 270x).I should add at this point that it feels a bit weird, having to thank a game for not crashing on me.

    Now as far as the story and setting goes, my personal opinion is that I find the Commonwealth quite lovely. I never imagined a morbid wasteland when it came to Boston anyway. The story is as good as you'd expect from a game with dialogue wheels and limited choices. This and the lack of roleplaying freedom cost the game 2 point from me. The other point was removed thanks to limitations in gameplay and apparent console port leftovers.

    It is still 7 as in 'quite above average, but with distinct flaws that keep it from becoming a GOOD game'    … Expand
  100. Slowdive
    Nov 15, 2015
    7
    Well, I give it 7 only because I like this one way more than Fallout 3 which was a total piece of crap with weak plot, elusive characters and locations. Compared to Fallout 3, F4 is a step forward (even with all that rubbish like dialogues): Boston wasteland has some really interesting people and places, fighting system is finally decent and you can't mark it as "Skyrim with guns"..

    But    Well, I give it 7 only because I like this one way more than Fallout 3 which was a total piece of crap with weak plot, elusive characters and locations. Compared to Fallout 3, F4 is a step forward (even with all that rubbish like dialogues): Boston wasteland has some really interesting people and places, fighting system is finally decent and you can't mark it as "Skyrim with guns"..

    But compared to Fallout: New Vegas it's awful. Really. Looks like Bethesda tried to show that FNV doesn't exist. What a failure. Bethesda really has to stop and make Obsidian permanent devs for the next Fallout games. Keep publishing and let the real pros who know how to make post-nuclear american world looks gorgeous, do their job.

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