Fallout 4

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  1. Mortimer992
    Jun 6, 2022
    7
    I'm a huge Bethesda Fanboy but I must say Fallout 4 didn't get me the way the others got. Somehow the certain something was missing. Compared to my Time spent in Morrowind, Oblivion or New Vegas Fallout 4 stayed on the shelf and got old....
  2. 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
  3. BlackWidow
    Feb 3, 2021
    6
    The first time I played FO4, I didn't like it. I put it aside for nearly a year. I didn't think I'd ever play it again. However, after the huge disappointment with FO76, and the Steam Version of FO3 being a broken mess, I decided to give FO4 another chance. Eh... it's...OK. Here's my honest opinion into the Good & Bad points of FO4...

    ------------ THE GOOD No level cap. AI    The first time I played FO4, I didn't like it. I put it aside for nearly a year. I didn't think I'd ever play it again. However, after the huge disappointment with FO76, and the Steam Version of FO3 being a broken mess, I decided to give FO4 another chance. Eh... it's...OK. Here's my honest opinion into the Good & Bad points of FO4...

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

    THE GOOD

    No level cap.
    AI intelligence is pretty good.
    Great leveling and perk system.
    Skill books are interesting.
    Pre-War start is epic.
    Nice crafting system.
    Lots of lore reading.
    Dynamic weather system.

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

    THE BAD

    Main Story is complete garbage.
    Exploration is not up to par with FO3.
    Occasional bugs/glitches/crashes.
    Graphics are good, but could be better.
    The DLC (more about that below).
    Repetitive settlement building.
    Companions are stupid; even dogmeat. Best to solo.
    Limited dialogue options and player choices.
    Survival Mode is unbalanced and unrealistic.

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

    My favorite part of the game is the Pre-War start. Having your character in game in 2077 before the bombs fall, and then returning 210 years later in 2287 is EPIC! Seriously, what a great concept and Bethesda executed it beautifully.

    I also love the weather system. Rad storms are no joke. Make sure you carry Rad-X and RadAway.

    More about the DLC.. IMHO, only "Far Harbor" and "Automatron" are worth getting. The others are mediocre at best.

    As many have stated, it's not a "true" Fallout game. It's more of a shooter with RPG elements. Sad.

    The settlement building is really boring, repetitive and tedious. Also, many settlements are forced on you rather you want them or not. But... thank God, you can ignore most of them, and just leave them to their fate.

    The lack of dialogue and players choices through that dialogue is what killed the game for many people. Some of them quests, you have no choice but to accept, and not only that, be a NICE guy/gal.

    As for the story, well... aside from that Epic pre-war start, I didn't really care for an already made family, and then trying to feel sorry for a dead spouse and kidnapped baby. I mean you knew them for what, 5 minutes? The player character should have been single as they were in the previous games. The end game was just horrid. Very disappointing. Not enough options or choices.

    So... Fallout 4 is an OK game, but is certainly not up to par with FO3 or New Vegas. I think a rating of 6 is about right, and is more than generous. Hopefully FO5 will return to its old roots and gives us an epic game. If not, I'd say Fallout is dead. This and 76 has ruined the series. Sad but true. Cheers!    … Expand
  4. rezo_21
    Feb 27, 2023
    7
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  5. Soullex
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    Tabi bir new vegas değil. Hayranların bu kadar sinirli olmasının nedeni yapılabileceklerin yanına yaptıkları.
  6. Rustick
    Jun 13, 2023
    6
    не могу назвать эту игру плохой, графика красивая, атмосфера хорошая, стрельба неплохая, но сюжет и доп квесты вообще ниочем, ролевая система плохая, сколько бы не играл, так и не могу осилить
  7. J1mbo
    Jun 14, 2023
    6
    The gameplay/gunplay is fantastic, it's way better than Fallout 3 and new vegas. However, that's the only good thing about this game. The story is mediocre and linear, unlike fallout new vegas and Fallout 3 your story is already chosen for you from the beginning. You have a bit of freedom to choose who you are but as a whole, your backstory and future were already decided before you evenThe gameplay/gunplay is fantastic, it's way better than Fallout 3 and new vegas. However, that's the only good thing about this game. The story is mediocre and linear, unlike fallout new vegas and Fallout 3 your story is already chosen for you from the beginning. You have a bit of freedom to choose who you are but as a whole, your backstory and future were already decided before you even booted up the game.… Expand
  8. Ratingss
    Jan 20, 2023
    7
    This is a difficult game to rate, because from the very first quest outside of the bunker you already understand that the developers intention was to make a boring filthy casual version of the older games, to the point that even the story is just a lazy rehash.
    The game still has the same dumb AI and all other shortcomings found on 3, some long quests are broken and they never bothered to    This is a difficult game to rate, because from the very first quest outside of the bunker you already understand that the developers intention was to make a boring filthy casual version of the older games, to the point that even the story is just a lazy rehash.
    The game still has the same dumb AI and all other shortcomings found on 3, some long quests are broken and they never bothered to fix.
    On the other hand, the modding community is amazing, playing this game without at least 200 mods is unacceptable.    … Expand
  9. eefeef
    Aug 31, 2023
    7
    Fallout 4 was an improvement over 3 and a step up from New Vegas, but that was in graphics and systems.
    As an open world, it's a step backwards from New Vegas and less than 3 in terms of immersion. Of course, the game isn't without its fun
  10. DeadJotaPe
    Apr 10, 2023
    6
    I gave up playing this on Pc. Crashes happens too often. If you change the graphics settings to custom, its already a motive to crash. And when It doesnt crash, you feel the game heavier that It should be. Without this tecnique problems, ill give an 7,5 to the game
  11. Izoeros
    Aug 24, 2022
    7
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  12. Krutonite
    Apr 22, 2023
    5
    It's not bad, definitely in improvement in gunplay and graphics but it really falls in the department of story, dialogue, characters and choices... and these are the things that I generally look for in these games. The humour of Fallout became a bit too low brow/silly, or maybe it's just the main character who feels like an absolute dingleberry... either way, something is off here.It's not bad, definitely in improvement in gunplay and graphics but it really falls in the department of story, dialogue, characters and choices... and these are the things that I generally look for in these games. The humour of Fallout became a bit too low brow/silly, or maybe it's just the main character who feels like an absolute dingleberry... either way, something is off here. Installing the mod which lets you see your actual dialogue lines before you select them, and seeing that often times it's 3 or 4 of the same exact line... really quite jarring.
    A couple momentous areas, characters, ideas and missions... but not enough to be anywhere near the level of F3 or FNV.    … Expand
  13. Mike95Ita
    Jun 26, 2022
    5
    Contro Skill e perk sbilanciato Sistema di build e classi inesistente
    Sistema di dialogo imbarazzante
    Quest non influenzabili da scelte Pro
    Ha un eccellente mondo di gioco
    Buon gunplay
  14. PetyaBiszeps
    Aug 25, 2022
    5
    Fallout 4 has one of the worst plots in all AAA games i've played in. But brightness of this game is ability to be a sandbox. Modders saved this game and despite bad plot, a lot of mediocre characters i would rate it as 7/10 because of it's fun to play with mods.
  15. Czechinator
    Aug 16, 2022
    5
    Combat system was fun.
    The world wasn't very interesting or pretty.
    the dialogue was an insult to my intelligence. the companions were uninteresting and annoying. it's such a classic bethesda game for winter . when you don't want to go out too much. Finish your game using the modding community. the talent tree pissed me off. Of course I'm going to put a talent point into damage, not    Combat system was fun.
    The world wasn't very interesting or pretty.
    the dialogue was an insult to my intelligence.
    the companions were uninteresting and annoying.
    it's such a classic bethesda game for winter . when you don't want to go out too much. Finish your game using the modding community.
    the talent tree pissed me off. Of course I'm going to put a talent point into damage, not to swim faster in the water.    … Expand
  16. PenetratorGod
    Aug 20, 2023
    5
    It's even worse than Fallout 3 in some ways and I still haven't managed to finish it in years. So I don't think very good things about this game. If I manage to finish it, maybe I will change my review later.
  17. DieterfallCZE
    Nov 15, 2022
    7
    good :)
  18. Bayoyo09
    Nov 16, 2022
    7
    If you're looking for an interesting story i suggest you look elsewhere, the story is stale and boring. Besides the story being lazy and unfinished, the gameplay aspect is outstanding, the weapons feel a bit unrealistic but the amount of mods you have at your hand + legendary effects makes this game more unique than it's older titles. Tlhe companions system is the most interesting thingIf you're looking for an interesting story i suggest you look elsewhere, the story is stale and boring. Besides the story being lazy and unfinished, the gameplay aspect is outstanding, the weapons feel a bit unrealistic but the amount of mods you have at your hand + legendary effects makes this game more unique than it's older titles. Tlhe companions system is the most interesting thing that this fallout game offers. They're backstories are interesting and I'd love to see that system come back. As for settlments i have mixer feelings. If they didn't shove up your throat problems every 5 seconds it would be better. The price is a bit of an overpay so get it on sale… Expand
  19. h3is3nb3rg
    Apr 16, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The beginning was very good but the story could have been a lot better than what was given. The requirement to kill all the other factions if you side with one is really annoying and some kind of mechanic where you could make them coexist would have been a lot better. But still it was a very good experience. I spend over 70 hours in the commonwealth.… Expand
  20. somovbiu
    Jul 24, 2023
    7
    + The post-apocalyptic world is amazing, everywhere you go is dangerous, filled with raiders, mutants and scary creatures.
    + Perks are fun to try
    - The main story is so terrible, so anticlimactic. - Tons of basic bugs, no wonder people call the developer "Bugthesda" - Absolutely atrocious loading time, and the solution is unlocking FPS for it. What level of amateur programming is    + The post-apocalyptic world is amazing, everywhere you go is dangerous, filled with raiders, mutants and scary creatures.
    + Perks are fun to try

    - The main story is so terrible, so anticlimactic.
    - Tons of basic bugs, no wonder people call the developer "Bugthesda"
    - Absolutely atrocious loading time, and the solution is unlocking FPS for it. What level of amateur programming is this?
    - Absolutely shtty tutorial, in the first playthrough I didn't know what VATS and never used it can you believe it? Because they never told you how to trigger it, or maybe it did with a 3-second laughable text prompt.
    - Abysmal open-world programming. The developer just wasn't paying enough attention. They do have in mind how they want you to play, so if you don't follow their expectation, you'll get hilarious bugs.

    I hoped that they would remake this game, but given that it's Bethesda, they would only break this game. So never mind.    … Expand
  21. LambdaLocator
    Jul 21, 2023
    7
    A downgrade from previous games, but I still had a lot of fun with the combat and the open world.
  22. nadeauhugo
    Jan 24, 2023
    5
    Fantastic world building, great gameplay and combat, good sense of exploration, fun crafting features, but the dialogues are very underwelming, the choices are disappointing and the story sucks. Also, trying to avoid combat is a lost cause in that game.
  23. Magical_Viktor
    Apr 30, 2023
    6
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  24. jamlk
    Jun 12, 2023
    7
    Not the most well crafted Fallout but it is still a fun one. Classic Bethesda fashion
  25. whoisbre
    Jun 14, 2023
    5
    This could be a good game if it wasn't called "Fallout".

    Both "Fallout 3" and "Skyrim" are great games. "Fallout 4" doesn't have anything in common but the bad Engine.
  26. fnenamg
    Sep 8, 2023
    6
    It has undermined most of the elements that make up the game's fun. Only a few struggling aspects manage to barely hold the game together.
  27. alexnikolov667
    Aug 19, 2023
    7
    ---{ Story }---
    The main story did not grip me. In the first 10 minutes of the game, your baby gets kidnapped, and your spouse is murdered. There is no time to develop a connection to these characters, the whole thing feels awkward, and forced, and i don't understand why i should care about these people. The extent of your opportunity to bond with your family boils down to getting chatted    ---{ Story }---
    The main story did not grip me. In the first 10 minutes of the game, your baby gets kidnapped, and your spouse is murdered. There is no time to develop a connection to these characters, the whole thing feels awkward, and forced, and i don't understand why i should care about these people. The extent of your opportunity to bond with your family boils down to getting chatted up by your spouse during character creation, and poking your baby to stop him crying. You adopt a dog shortly after venturing into the world, and honestly, i care more about this abandoned german shepherd than i do the baby. I cannot stress enough the shallowness of these interactions. You meet some more people later who seem a little more interesting.

    ---{ Gameplay }---
    Solid, many improvements over FO3. Gunplay makes a bit more sense in the FPS era. I love the weapon customisation and the improvised feel of so many elements in this game. The way power armour is used in this game is so much better than in any previous, it functions a bit more like a vehicle, it's super creative. The perk system is a bit weird, but does make sense for Fallouts migration from RPG to action-RPG

    ---{ Graphics }---
    Graphics are fantastic. The visual design of everything is spot on, with the only caveat being that it's a little too colourful.

    ---{ Audio }---
    The sound design is excellent. The voice acting is mostly spot on. Your characters dialogue is pretty decent, some other characters less so, but the robots easily steal the show. The music is pretty good, although not on the same level as New Vegas.

    ---{ Difficulty }---
    It's too easy on easy, but just tedious on higher difficulties (enemies become bullet-sponges). Survival difficulty is a very creative addition, and i recommend trying it at least once.

    ---{ Grind }---
    This game can be very grindy, but it's not necessary for completion.

    ---{ Bugs }---
    I've had one crash in 2 hours of gameplay. Could be a lack of hardware, could be a mod, could be a bug in the game. All are equally likely.
    Frame-rate tanks in some areas of the game world.

    ---{ PC Requirements }---
    Max settings on an i5-9600K and an RTX 2070 = constant 60fps.    … Expand
  28. UrchinChieftain
    Aug 29, 2023
    7
    Fallout 4 has a lot of technical issues, the fact that they didn't make the Protagonist an android( or at least openly) alone took a whole point out of my score... Squandered opportunity, this game could have been great...
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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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