Fallout 4

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  1. BlackEdelweiss
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    I got a refund.

    Why? I played it for three hours and it was one of the most boring three hours of my life. I jumped in enthusiastic, ready for a revamped, improved experience that would trump the fun I'd had with New Vegas and FO3. Instead, I find a comparatively barren, uninteresting world, a downright frustrating 3rd person experience, a severe lack of customization due to the SPECIAL    I got a refund.

    Why? I played it for three hours and it was one of the most boring three hours of my life. I jumped in enthusiastic, ready for a revamped, improved experience that would trump the fun I'd had with New Vegas and FO3. Instead, I find a comparatively barren, uninteresting world, a downright frustrating 3rd person experience, a severe lack of customization due to the SPECIAL system being butchered (no perks, skills, etc). NPCs are slow to respond and dialogue is mostly mindless, with no real choices or impact to your actions. Karma is gone. You could slaughter everyone if you want. The UI is somehow even more frustrating to navigate due to mouse lag. Speaking of lag, movement and combat is even more jarring, sluggish and troublesome due to laughable pathing, giant hitboxes, and a hackneyed environment. Camera angles too are god-awful and are constantly zooming in and out inappropriately. I found myself forced to FIND the VATS hotkey because shooting otherwise was a miserable experience (I had no trouble in NV/FO3 and enjoyed it), and yet the game doesn't even introduce VATS as a feature.

    Overall, it's a huge disappointment. I made an 8 CHR 8 INT character, ready to pump points into Guns/Speech/etc only to find that entire feature was GONE and I'd basically wasted points that could have actually opened up useful SPECIAL traits, and created a character that was more or less useless at anything other than meaningless speech checks that gave me slightly more caps for a job.

    Oh yeah, the quests? Already a MMO-esque experience in the few first hours. Go here, go there, kill these people, kill that person, pick this up, pick that up. No substance or emotion behind any of it. The NPCs themselves are bland and generic, the story lacking, weak.    … Expand
  2. Erupt50
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Yeah I had to refund this after a couple hours of play. How anyone could highly rate this game is beyond me. I won't even go into all the bugs I've run into because there has been a ton. Some were not a big deal, some were (like clipping through the environment to textures just not loading at times). But even if we ignore the bugs and assume they will mostly be fixed through patches (whichYeah I had to refund this after a couple hours of play. How anyone could highly rate this game is beyond me. I won't even go into all the bugs I've run into because there has been a ton. Some were not a big deal, some were (like clipping through the environment to textures just not loading at times). But even if we ignore the bugs and assume they will mostly be fixed through patches (which is a big assumption) the game itself is just simple not very good.

    The graphics are absolutely out-dated, barely better than Fallout 3.
    The animations especially are just horrid. These are just unacceptable in 2015.
    The textures look like something you would expect to see in a game 6-7 years ago(when they load of course).

    Of course you will have people saying "it's not about the graphics! I only care about gameplay!" Ok fair enough, let's talk about gameplay.
    First of all the controls are just terrible. Maybe this is better on consoles, but for PC users, the game doesn't control well at all. The UI in general is also a pain to use, especially when using the crafting interfaces, etc. It almost seems like they were purposely trolling with the controls in this aspect.

    The gunplay is also not fun at all. Simplistic, yet frustrating would be how I describe it. Frustrating mainly because of the controls, but there just is no depth at all to the actual gameplay. Very watered-down dumbed-downed gameplay in general. Other than that you have the same basic "open-world exploration" gameplay that we have come to expect from every single AAA game out there it seems.

    The conversation wheels are also very simplistic and uninteresting. The story itself is fairly generic and boring, but pretty much what you would expect from a Fallout game. The characters are extremely boring and make you feel absolutely nothing.
    I will admit that I did only play about 3 hours or so, so maybe there is a chance that this stuff (story, characters, etc.) might get better later in the game but I could not force my way through a game that was not fun at all to find out.

    In conclusion let me say that yes, it may seem that I'm being too harsh on the game, and maybe to an extent that's true. But to see so many people and reviewers singing the praises of this game is baffling. The one thing that Bethesda did do well was hype the crap out of this game and I think that's why. Do yourself a favor and at the very least, wait. Wait until the game is on a good sale somewhere, hopefully after the many many many upcoming patches that will be rolling out to slowly try to put together an actual finished game.    … Expand
  3. Violett
    Nov 14, 2015
    3
    Right, after first 10 hours of gameplay I finally want to state my opinion of the game.

    First of all – really it was not what I’ve expected after I saw all those advertisement trailers. We were promised none less but new Fallout 2 Starcraft Baldurs Gate Dark Souls, but from user reviews one can clearly see it was faaaar from truth. Far from truth in all directions: Graphics: We    Right, after first 10 hours of gameplay I finally want to state my opinion of the game.

    First of all – really it was not what I’ve expected after I saw all those advertisement trailers. We were promised none less but new Fallout 2 Starcraft Baldurs Gate Dark Souls, but from user reviews one can clearly see it was faaaar from truth.

    Far from truth in all directions:

    Graphics: We were promised graphics at least on par with The Witcher 3 level. Graphics is good, really, but comparing to Witcher? Nope, not even close. I can compare Fallout to Wolfenstein or Bioshock – 1-2 years old games – good graphics, but nothing more, although humongous system requirements trying to convince us otherwise. I even bought new videocard – and for what?

    Plot: This is the weakest point. After 10 hours of gameplay I completed only several dull quests. Protagonist is completely emotionless. He comes out on the surface with face like “ok, nuclear explosion, sh*t happends”. The game didn’t tell who are those people, how did they survive, where did they came from. You don’t live with your character, it is like you are playing Counter-Strike. But this is Fallout after all! Remember those quests lines from Fallout 2? I could feel the world is living there and my character lived in that world. Now I cannot understand why, what for, where …

    Gameplay: I don’t like the games when you need to create your own story. Take Bioshock Infinite for example – playing the game is like you are watching awesome action movie, every second something happens. In Fallout things are like this – you want to get fun? Ok, take hundred of house patterns, take walls, doors, bath tubes and flowes – and make your own home! Go and find some fun for yourself! Probably this is the core of sandbox – maybe I just don’t like sandbox games.

    Controls: This is just bad console port, controls are very bad, you can cancel some menus with ESC, but some only with TAB and this is really painful to remember HOW TO CLOSE EACH MENU – like wtf?! Why I cant cancel it all with ESC?

    Crafting system: For those who like The Sims probably it can be fun, although I have doubts Sims fans will play Fallout games. You can salvage everything – very “realistic” indeed.

    So what did we get? Another Skyrim in post-apocalyptic world with guns instead of magic. Skyrim was great (with better plot btw), but why make second one?

    You know, the best game of all Fallout series for me was Fallout Tactics, and you know why? Because the game had its story. You have had clear course of all missions, you knew that in the end of this map new gauss gun awaits you, while F4 presents with another rusted coffee cup in the end of the long cave.
    The only fun moment so far was in the beginning – the nuclear explosion is really well made – I could almost feel it on my skin, and share those people horror. Too bad that’s the only fun moment in the game. I really should spend those 60 bucks somewhere else. If you are Fallout fan – imagine F4 was never released. Probably it was just a mistake to bring Fallout in 3D after all.    … Expand
  4. max1c
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    Mediocre. Barely playable at launch. Feels very sluggish. Slow UI, terrible ported console controls, animations that take forever and can't be skipped. Almost everything about this game feels off. The good things are the gameplay and the voice over. Everything else and especially the graphics are really bad for a game released in 2015.
  5. inverguy
    Dec 9, 2017
    3
    ONLY WITH MODs!

    I'm a huge Fallout fan and do not confuse it with 'fanboy', as such I was extremely disappointed with Fallout 4. There were multiple reviews and attempts to compare F4 map size with F3 and I won't even comment on this. One thing for sure, this is not a Fallout game. This game is like a wolf in Fallout skin. It looks like fallout, it uses the same phrases, but it's not    ONLY WITH MODs!

    I'm a huge Fallout fan and do not confuse it with 'fanboy', as such I was extremely disappointed with Fallout 4. There were multiple reviews and attempts to compare F4 map size with F3 and I won't even comment on this. One thing for sure, this is not a Fallout game. This game is like a wolf in Fallout skin. It looks like fallout, it uses the same phrases, but it's not fallout. For someone playing this for the 1st time in their life I'm sure you'll be very happy with the purchase... BUT as PC gamer I was discussed by this poor attempt of a game. I made a mistake and pre-purchase it (I think) and when I launched it for the 1st time I played for 1.5 hrs and then uninstalled the game for about a year or so.

    After that 12 months I heard about multiple MODs for Fallout4 PC so I decided to give it a go and I had the best time ever!

    If you are a Fallout fan, do not buy this. The map feels small, the loot system alongside weapon building is... very console like and the RPG system and the main story feels shallow.

    If you are looking for a game to fool around... you don't want to treat this seriously, then you will enjoy this. mods mods mods

    Pros: decent graphics and sound
    Cons: small map, shallow story, few bugs (you won't be able to complete some missions - require early save game)    … Expand
  6. selsayed
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    This game has a severe case of consolitis. Yeah it's great that console players can play this game, but we have a situation now where the PC crowd has a screwed up UI(Too big, extremely unwieldly, obviously designed for a game pad), the controls are more often hardlocked than not(Again, obviously designed for a game pad) and we have frame rate caps because the developers weren't botheredThis game has a severe case of consolitis. Yeah it's great that console players can play this game, but we have a situation now where the PC crowd has a screwed up UI(Too big, extremely unwieldly, obviously designed for a game pad), the controls are more often hardlocked than not(Again, obviously designed for a game pad) and we have frame rate caps because the developers weren't bothered developing a game that could run safely beyond 50 frames per second.

    More than anything, this is unbelievably shoddy programming by Bethesda - more than usual, too, which is saying something - with absolutely stupid bugs all over the place. The engine limitations are also fairly obvious with how dated it is at this stage.

    It's also blatantly obvious Bethesda is using the modding community as a crutch for its poor development practices. I appreciate the dedication of modders and like that they're facilitated but this has enabled bad development practices from Bethesda. If you want a smooth game, wait a year and buy it, do not now.

    In terms of concrete game design, it's better in a lot of ways than 3/NV. The crafting system is amazing and has so much depth, and it will really thrive with the modding scene I think.

    The settlement building system has some interesting concepts but in real terms has poor implementation - you can flatten an entire building for scrap in like 10 seconds - but I think this definitely has a lot of potential and I can see it improving(Again, doubly so with mods. See what I mean?).

    The gun play is vastly improved. The Call of Duty hitmarker stuff is a bit unnecessary but I'm not bothered by it. I'm sure there'll be a mod(again) to disable it, though this should have obviously been a game menu option from release. But overall the gunplay has developed into a solid shooter.

    The dialogue wheel, however, is probably one of the worst design choices that nobody ever asked for. Like seriously, I've never sat through a Bethesda game and thought "You know what I want? A vague dialogue wheel which wont give me all the information I need to make informed decisions." It's a bad choice, it needs to go and never see the light of day in any other games. It's bad, bad, bad.

    The character creation system is probably one of the best I've seen, especially from a Bethesda publication. I'm also still coming to grips with the Perk/Skill system but I'm liking it.

    However, all in all, the design choices are massively overshadowed by the terrible bugs and development practices. For that I would recommend a DO NOT BUY. Wait it out for a few months at least.    … Expand
  7. Field_Moose
    Dec 21, 2015
    3
    Fallout 4 appeals to the lowest common denominator and in the process strips away everything that made the series amazing to begin with. The game was entertaining and was a fairly competent first person shooter/RPG hybrid. But as a fallout game it is extremely lacking. I do not have high hopes for the series in the future.
  8. Satisfaction
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Terribly overhyped with lots of issues. Bad writing, horrible dialogues, visible glitches/bugs. Gunplay is better than in F3/FNV, but I don't know if this is a merit, because this game was supposed to be a RPG, not half-assed sandbox with RPG elements. This game shouldn't be a successor to F1/F2 - hell, even F3 and FNV. Remember to refund it on Steam and do not pre-order uncertain games,Terribly overhyped with lots of issues. Bad writing, horrible dialogues, visible glitches/bugs. Gunplay is better than in F3/FNV, but I don't know if this is a merit, because this game was supposed to be a RPG, not half-assed sandbox with RPG elements. This game shouldn't be a successor to F1/F2 - hell, even F3 and FNV. Remember to refund it on Steam and do not pre-order uncertain games, otherwise they will continue to make crap like this and make it a standard.… Expand
  9. cosmitz
    Dec 2, 2015
    3
    I'm done.

    I'm 130 hours in the game. I'm close to level 70. I'm also close to finishing the game. But i'm done, tired, and disgusted with the game beyond all reason. This has been said but it needs underlining with a bold marker. THIS IS NOT AN RPG. It's a glorified shooter, and even that, it does semi-competently. You might think that if i spend 130 hours in the game it must be    I'm done.

    I'm 130 hours in the game. I'm close to level 70. I'm also close to finishing the game. But i'm done, tired, and disgusted with the game beyond all reason.

    This has been said but it needs underlining with a bold marker. THIS IS NOT AN RPG. It's a glorified shooter, and even that, it does semi-competently. You might think that if i spend 130 hours in the game it must be good, and i must have enjoyed myself... but that'd be false.

    I played it because it was easy, and casual, and not a hassle. It didn't challenge me in any way, shape or form, and i even played on Survival. And when i mention easy i'm not just talking difficulty, i'm talking being comfortable. I got in the game and just shot my way through another few dungeons. I could have done anything in that time in any other game, but Fo4 was just easy and comfortable.

    That should be on the box.

    I tried my best, i really did, to immerse myself and role play this, but the game cut me off at each path, and it did a horrible job of presenting its world, of allowing me into it, and in allowing myself to act in that world in the way that i thought was proper.

    Let's bullet point this instead of me ranting.

    - No dialogue trees, no grays, no morality, just acceptance and denial, oh, and charisma checks for more money
    - Horrible pacing
    - Bad story arching
    - No memorable sidequests
    - TWO entire skill-checks in the entire game. TWO.
    - Poor execution of story-threads
    - Half-arsed settlements mechanics
    - Horrible FPS hiccups even on a 980
    - Shoddy game balance and design

    + Cool crafting system

    So, after all this, you might ask why am i done?

    Because after multiple transgressions, the game doesn't want to 'play' with me, and allow me to make a major role-playing choice.    … Expand
  10. alekseymazgo
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    The dialog system is terrible,the game doesnt have any variation in the dialogues.Compared with the first and second part of this game it has developed into an ordinary shooter for stupid freaks.Вevelopers have taken all the worst aspects of the fallout 3 and made them much worse.
  11. Razielogus
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Appcrash when i try to play. Nothing helps me and Bethesda make bugged and broken game. I spend a lot of money for it and i even cannot play. Totally joke with bad taste.
  12. Belshazzar
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    pros: +Good world for exploration can take up many hours
    +Crafting system
    +Mod support cons: +Awful texture, crappy animation, poor optimization, locked fps, +Control also seem awkward: cant use middle mouse to scroll, mouse move like **** the only way to return from menu, quest, map etc is tab. Stupid interface: wasd to move but arrow to choose between items and mouse to place    pros: +Good world for exploration can take up many hours
    +Crafting system
    +Mod support

    cons: +Awful texture, crappy animation, poor optimization, locked fps,
    +Control also seem awkward: cant use middle mouse to scroll, mouse move like **** the only way to return from menu, quest, map etc is tab. Stupid interface: wasd to move but arrow to choose between items and mouse to place item...
    +Not support 4:3 and ultra wide: can only config through game files but it mess up with the UI
    +Story seem kinda lame plus facial animation don't show any emotion make it even more meh, also stupid dialogue...
    +Retarded AI
    +Bugs, glitches
    +I don't even feel like this is a RPG anymore    … Expand
  13. thorn6
    Nov 27, 2015
    3
    It is a sad game. Good polished presentation, but empty inside. Dialogues, story and characters are badly executed. It feels like epitaph of game industry, where all that money can produce such boring and shallow experience.
  14. Shadeling
    Jan 13, 2016
    3
    My first impression of Fallout 4 immediately got off to a bad start right after I finished installing when I realized, to my horror, that ultra widescreen resolutions were not supported in a AAA game and that I had to research how to edit the ini files to get something passably decent so that the HUD wouldn't drive me crazy while playing. In 2015, there's absolutely no excuse for that!!My first impression of Fallout 4 immediately got off to a bad start right after I finished installing when I realized, to my horror, that ultra widescreen resolutions were not supported in a AAA game and that I had to research how to edit the ini files to get something passably decent so that the HUD wouldn't drive me crazy while playing. In 2015, there's absolutely no excuse for that!!

    As usual, Bethesda crafted a very detailed, open world but unfortunately, the game itself is extremely shallow. The main story is pretty bland. Skills and perks have been gutted, aka 'Streamlined', and combined into one fairly generic system. The dialogue wheel is awful, extremely terse and often misleading. The new voiced protagonist is also a bummer. Even though I really enjoyed Courtenay Taylor as Jack in Mass Effect 2, I found her to be fairly bland and flat as the main protagonist.

    It's clear to me that the bulk of Fallout 4's budget was funneled into the settlement building mechanics which I have to admit can be quite fun especially since I also enjoy builder type games but that's not the experience I'm looking in this franchise. I want Fallout, not Fallout-esque Minecraft. If the roleplaying aspect of the game had even a tiny amount of depth, I'd probably feel a lot better about it but Fallout 4 is so shallow as far as the roleplaying aspect goes, it's just damn sad. I know there will be mods that will probably make up for that but I'm sick and tired of letting Bethesda off the hook with that excuse. The game should stand on its own at release and Fallout 4 does not.

    I'm giving this game a score of three because of the fact that I can find some enjoyment in the settlement building and exploration aspects of the game but as a Fallout roleplaying experience, Fallout 4 fails miserably.    … Expand
  15. daanelf
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Pro
    - character creation.
    - seems like you can play this game for hundreds of hours.
    - replayability
    - great setting to shoot stuff and do whatever you want. Dont take it serious and have fun.

    Con
    - graphically it looks like a console port. Not impressed. Even when this game came out 4 years ago.
    - buggy
    - crappy AI
    - mediocre story
  16. MSY
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    I have put so many hours into this series, so many hours into New Vegas, why? Because of the RPG element of the game, you know, the "role-playing" bit, too bad that's missing in Fallout 4. The dialogue and the dialogue wheel has destroyed that element and that's really sad. Want to play as a down-on-his-luck Russian alcoholic immigrant? Mel Gibson/Mad Max type character? An IrishI have put so many hours into this series, so many hours into New Vegas, why? Because of the RPG element of the game, you know, the "role-playing" bit, too bad that's missing in Fallout 4. The dialogue and the dialogue wheel has destroyed that element and that's really sad. Want to play as a down-on-his-luck Russian alcoholic immigrant? Mel Gibson/Mad Max type character? An Irish bare-knuckles boxer? Nah, no clean slate character for you, here's a copy paste voice white American voice who has military background, oh, he's also a loving father with a loving family. Enjoy. (FO1 you're just a vault dweller, no attachments, clean slate. FO2 you're a descendent of a vault dweller, clean slate. NV you we're just a courier, and that's it, weren't forced into a character at all. FO3 you had a dad and wanted to find him sure but it never impacted the RPG element). By forcing in this Voiced Protagonist Bethesda has forced you into this box, you play how they want you to play.

    The glitches and bugs are unacceptable for a AAA game (I don't know if I can even call it that), "but it's Bethesda, you should be expecting it", if I hear or read that one more time I'm going to punch my screen. The interface is horrid. The settlements was a nice idea but execution again was lacking, Dogmeat is just forced in, you walk for a bit and then there's a dog, you like dogs don't you? The AI on the companions is not good to say the least.    … Expand
  17. Whoami
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    I'm not all about graphics but this game looks like a 50 foot pile of rotted testicles. That would be okay if the AI wasn't retarded and your companions can't even die which takes away from the RPG aspect. It just feels like a crappier version of Fallout 3. A game does not have to be innovative to be good but Fallout 4 my aswell be a dumbed down reskin of Fallout 3... Bethesda isI'm not all about graphics but this game looks like a 50 foot pile of rotted testicles. That would be okay if the AI wasn't retarded and your companions can't even die which takes away from the RPG aspect. It just feels like a crappier version of Fallout 3. A game does not have to be innovative to be good but Fallout 4 my aswell be a dumbed down reskin of Fallout 3... Bethesda is sitting there laughing because they dont need to give a crap about good products anymore because they know the majority of their fanbase are bunch of ball ticklers.

    Bethesda can suck my gooche.    … Expand
  18. Reinth
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    It's unfortunate to see this game fall flat on it's face after all the massive amounts of hype that went into it, you would think for not announcing it until June, and promising a 2015 release they would have been sitting on a mostly complete game when they announced it, it seems that this wasn't the case, the FPS locks, the crashing bugs, and the fact that a high end pc has incredibleIt's unfortunate to see this game fall flat on it's face after all the massive amounts of hype that went into it, you would think for not announcing it until June, and promising a 2015 release they would have been sitting on a mostly complete game when they announced it, it seems that this wasn't the case, the FPS locks, the crashing bugs, and the fact that a high end pc has incredible stuttering makes me sad, I loved the first 20 minutes that I was able to play, but after that I kept running into glitching, crashing and fps drops to the point that my immersion was killed.

    Once the patches roll out and they finish the game I'll look forward to paying it, but for now, buyers remorse.    … Expand
  19. lurch
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    I've clocked about 40 hours in this game. It's a good shooter I suppose but technically and storyline wise the game is a huge mess. It could have been so much better but they need to ditch this old ass engine and get some better writers.
  20. ZombieTech
    Jun 26, 2017
    3
    Game engine is okay, gameplay mechanics are decent, base-building is fun... but OMG, the storyline has to be one of the worst.

    You wake up after seeing your son kidnapped and your wife murdered (not really spoilers, it's the opening to the game FYI)... you then prance all around the wasteland doing everything else except finding your son... however, when you do finally find your son,    Game engine is okay, gameplay mechanics are decent, base-building is fun... but OMG, the storyline has to be one of the worst.

    You wake up after seeing your son kidnapped and your wife murdered (not really spoilers, it's the opening to the game FYI)... you then prance all around the wasteland doing everything else except finding your son... however, when you do finally find your son, the story and explanation behind it are just God awful rubbish! >_    … Expand
  21. Fanaro009
    Nov 18, 2018
    3
    Beyond mediocre. Completely out of tune with what Fallout is. Fallout 4 is just a cash cow for Bethesda, a buch of generic quests and lazy map design. Why not follow the good examples of Fallout New Vegas - which was developed by another company? Because, to Bethesda, it doesn't matter, their reputation won't go down due to the legion of blinded fanboys and the hypocritical reviewBeyond mediocre. Completely out of tune with what Fallout is. Fallout 4 is just a cash cow for Bethesda, a buch of generic quests and lazy map design. Why not follow the good examples of Fallout New Vegas - which was developed by another company? Because, to Bethesda, it doesn't matter, their reputation won't go down due to the legion of blinded fanboys and the hypocritical review websites, and they can just milk our money without consequences.

    Thank you Bethesda for killing my love for your games and showing once more that the gaming industry has become one with the movie industry, spitting out an infinite stream of special effects garbage to rob the more ignorant side of the audience their money.    … Expand
  22. jamiemgr
    Jun 21, 2017
    3
    What an awful game! full of bugs, terrible dialogue, boring boring boring. What a waste of time and money that was! A badly made game, wouldn't recommend to anyone
  23. silverghost
    Dec 2, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the worst games I've paid for. Graphics-horrible (kill your character and watch some Nintendo grade graphics). Gameplay - good grief! (Spend 5 minutes building the wife a face, only to watch her die a few minutes later). ( Or, walk for 10 minutes-literally- to get from point A to point B. Or, spend hours collecting bottle caps and rubber bands so you can build your own weapons. Or, once you die, watch the screen for minutes while they reload the game. Or, strike out to find yor kidnapped baby, but totally forget that's what your mission is. Of, get into a conversation with a game character. Your side of the discussion goes like this-you get a choice of dialog, choose 1 of 4 answers, the last choice Always being the only logical one. Or, if you choose to have a dog, you can't name him-his name is Dogmeat, which is appropriate. Ever few minutes he gets attacked by people or creatures, and if you don't stop what you're doing and rescue him, he will be killed. Is this fun or what? Don't know if you can have a name either, mine was called 'Player'. How original! Seriously, don't waste your money on this 1990-looking trash.… Expand
  24. fredhorrigan
    Dec 3, 2015
    3
    It's a Bethesda game

    The shooting (and only the shooting, enemies are still bullet sponges on normal and up and melee is worse than New Vegas) was improved and the graphics are certainly better but just about every flaw you expect from a bethesda game is here is one way or another, joined by a dumbed down conversation system that limits you to 4 choices that are almost completely    It's a Bethesda game

    The shooting (and only the shooting, enemies are still bullet sponges on normal and up and melee is worse than New Vegas) was improved and the graphics are certainly better but just about every flaw you expect from a bethesda game is here is one way or another, joined by a dumbed down conversation system that limits you to 4 choices that are almost completely identical most of the time and a building system that's acceptable for building a player house but extremely shallow when it comes to building settlements (settlers being invincible unless killed by the player doesn't help).

    Fallout 3.1/10    … Expand
  25. Boberbunker
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    It's not an RPG anymore, just another mass effect-like shooter, but much worse. After 30 minutes in game you find a minigun and power armor... Really? 4 primitive responses in every dialogue. World map is way too small and lifeless.
    Actually it's been said already by everyone here. How could they make such a bad game after New Vegas?
    Please don't waste your money on this piece of garbage    It's not an RPG anymore, just another mass effect-like shooter, but much worse. After 30 minutes in game you find a minigun and power armor... Really? 4 primitive responses in every dialogue. World map is way too small and lifeless.
    Actually it's been said already by everyone here. How could they make such a bad game after New Vegas?
    Please don't waste your money on this piece of garbage or wait for mods.    … Expand
  26. victorvic0
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    summary. this is a casual game to build a settle, this is not fallout NV or 3,

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

    i've played this game for 13 hours until i said, it's enough, i don't have any reason to keep playing because all quest are boring and the only thing is kill guys, mutants and big rats.
    ->The dog is stupid and inmortal, comeon
    ->the enemies are more stupid than my dog, he only know how to shot me and in some cases, hide form me behind a corner.
    ->full of bethesda bugs, but this time is worse.
    ->my power armor is amazing but i can't find power so it's useless
    (spoiler)
    what about my daughter? someone kidnap her and i'm wasting my time looking for cooper in the ruins to build up a generator or something else.    … Expand
  27. VeIdrin
    Jun 14, 2018
    3
    Neither an good RPG (especially not narrative wise) nor a narrative-driven choices-full tactic-shooter.

    This game is a hybrid with compromises. Narratives toned down. But ludic-wise it is neither satisfying for RPG fans and especially not satisfying for people that love immersive gameplay without perks and **** If you like RPGs. Avoid this. If you HATE RPGs. Avoid this. If you    Neither an good RPG (especially not narrative wise) nor a narrative-driven choices-full tactic-shooter.

    This game is a hybrid with compromises. Narratives toned down. But ludic-wise it is neither satisfying for RPG fans and especially not satisfying for people that love immersive gameplay without perks and ****

    If you like RPGs. Avoid this.

    If you HATE RPGs. Avoid this.

    If you like (tactical) shooters. Avoid this.

    If you liked fallout tactic's combat. Avoid this

    If you like dialogue choices, avoid this

    If you like interensting side quest, this game is not for you

    If you like good gameplay, dont play this

    If you like good narratives, dont play this.

    If you like crafting, and shooting around without any tactic and you like AWESOME perks and stuff and you don't mind doing dull quests, buy it, its especially for you.    … Expand
  28. Jeek
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    I love Fallout 3 and New Vegas so much that it feels very weird to say there is Fallout game i don't like. Fallout 4 is buggy mess and made the game completely different than Fallout 3 and NW. Question is why? Dialogues are now a lot worse, so is leveling up. And am i the only one who doesn't give a **** about building your own HQ?

    This is just not a good game. How is it possible for    I love Fallout 3 and New Vegas so much that it feels very weird to say there is Fallout game i don't like. Fallout 4 is buggy mess and made the game completely different than Fallout 3 and NW. Question is why? Dialogues are now a lot worse, so is leveling up. And am i the only one who doesn't give a **** about building your own HQ?

    This is just not a good game. How is it possible for Bethesda **** up Fallout game so badly? I'm not sure anymore do i even want new Elder Scrolls...    … Expand
  29. Beery
    Nov 14, 2015
    3
    Sadly, the series has devolved, with all the worst problems with earlier games coming back with a vengeance. I won't go into detail on issues that others have mentioned, but one thing always stands out for me as a lost opportunity with all the Fallout games - the scriptwriting and the voice acting. Bethesda made a great decision going with a 1950s inspired future world, but the dialogueSadly, the series has devolved, with all the worst problems with earlier games coming back with a vengeance. I won't go into detail on issues that others have mentioned, but one thing always stands out for me as a lost opportunity with all the Fallout games - the scriptwriting and the voice acting. Bethesda made a great decision going with a 1950s inspired future world, but the dialogue and voice acting never seems to reflect this. It's a great pity that they just won't hire the talented writers or actors necessary to really get the player immersed in the wonderful graphical world they create, and for me, it's become a critical flaw. I really want to like Fallout, but Bethesda never seems willing to help me to like their games. There are too many great games out there for me to be satisfied with mediocrity, and Bethesda is no longer on the cutting edge. These days they just aren't trying hard enough.… Expand
  30. Jason71
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    This is not Fallout, but Fallout Cry. Really disappointing game for older players of Fallout. They removed the skills, simplified every aspect of the game, removing the wear of objects and the effect of SPECIALThey are fully commercialized.
  31. barzozwierz
    Nov 19, 2015
    3
    + art style (imho doesn't fit Fallout, but... it's interesting)
    + power armour
    + a nice idea for crafting, if underdeveloped - no character development (both numbers and role-playing) - linear (aka absolutely no choice and consequence) and cliche story (bad writing, terrible VO) - no alternatives to... shooting things - autodialogue with yes/yes/sarcastic(yes)/no(yes) options - UI    + art style (imho doesn't fit Fallout, but... it's interesting)
    + power armour
    + a nice idea for crafting, if underdeveloped

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

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

    All in all... 3/10
    People will probably find it fun and casual shooter. For me it's just too... boring and underdeveloped.    … Expand
  32. dirtinhand
    Dec 5, 2015
    3
    The hype was so intense that even me, a casual "gamer" got excited about Fallout 4. The previous 2 release (3/NW) were my favorite games in the past decade, but didn't want to get too excited about the new release, because I didn't want to feel let down...

    but in the end I did. Everything feels like it's a family dinner on Thanksgiving. Everything and everyone is familiar, every    The hype was so intense that even me, a casual "gamer" got excited about Fallout 4. The previous 2 release (3/NW) were my favorite games in the past decade, but didn't want to get too excited about the new release, because I didn't want to feel let down...

    but in the end I did.

    Everything feels like it's a family dinner on Thanksgiving. Everything and everyone is familiar, every minute is predictable and as you progress further it gets more boring by the minute. The AI is terrible, the graphic is barely mediocre in 2015, the dialogues are so dumb, that even my little brother could write similar to this.

    The town building is fun at least. but as I last checked I didn't bought the latest Sims:Apocalypse expansion pack. So much disappointment, that I couldn't play with the game more than 15 hours.

    I don't know if a hardcore Fallout fan could ever justify this game, but it's just a huuuge letdown after the hype around it.    … Expand
  33. FloralPetticoa
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    Unfinished, bug ridden mess that only managed to garner a 3/10 from me for moderate improvements to combat, a reconfigured SPECIAL system and Bethesda's usual environment building.
  34. weirdcryo
    Nov 20, 2015
    3
    Remember the song they used to promote the game "The Wanderer", after playing the game makes more sense cuz the only fun thing to do in this game in wander around.

    Story sucks, characters suck, the writing is really cheap and the rpg elements are almost non existent but you can still spend lot of hours wandering around killing stuff and "helping" random people till you get bored and    Remember the song they used to promote the game "The Wanderer", after playing the game makes more sense cuz the only fun thing to do in this game in wander around.

    Story sucks, characters suck, the writing is really cheap and the rpg elements are almost non existent but you can still spend lot of hours wandering around killing stuff and "helping" random people till you get bored and stop playing for a while.
    The map is huge, has some couple of interesting places, the game play isn't that different from F3 and the "game improvements" are all in the wrong places (like building).
    Then we have a lot of weird decisions like the new SPECIAL system that only matters in the beginning, somehow they manage to make dialogue worst, the story, like already say, it's really cheap and try to feed of some nostalgia and to force feelings that don't emerge because they use the wrong elements, we can build stuff, mod weapons and armor but forget about building ammo.

    It's a really mediocre game, to me it feels like F3 with lot of mods, a bigger map full of details but a poor story with awful restrictions in dialogue and RPG elements. At least with F3 they tried to keep some RPG stuff, now they just give up and went full casual explorer shooter.

    If Fallout weren't in the name I would give it a 5 or a 6, maybe a 7 because it gave me lot of hours of wandering and I'm still far from finishing all the side quests.    … Expand
  35. screamshield
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Character creation and the perk systems are ok.But after that the game is complete garbage.The dog...oh god don't get me started on this **** Unoptimised game like any other console port garbage out there.

    I give it 3/10 for the character creator. Do not buy unless you plan on going for nude mods cus everything else is Skyrim tier.I never thought i'd miss Fallout 3 and think of how    Character creation and the perk systems are ok.But after that the game is complete garbage.The dog...oh god don't get me started on this **** Unoptimised game like any other console port garbage out there.

    I give it 3/10 for the character creator.

    Do not buy unless you plan on going for nude mods cus everything else is Skyrim tier.I never thought i'd miss Fallout 3 and think of how much better it is than any game out there but thanks to bethesda now we have this piece o crap.    … Expand
  36. Battletoad
    Feb 18, 2019
    3
    Bad game. Mediocre shooter. Absolutely primitive, not interesting RPG. Not an exciting adventure. Silly story. Awful graphics for 2015.
  37. mrlolenzis
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    This game is a joke,
    - Piss poor performance on PC outdated graphic
    - Story boring as hell and terrible dialogue,
    As a fan of FallOut 2 this is a bad fallout game
    As a fan of RPG this is very bad game
    AS a fan of shooters i rather buy another call o duty.
  38. cyllan
    Aug 16, 2016
    3
    meta critic has stopped being any kind of benchmark...........it is another paid up propaganda tool to sell ......

    i dont use it anymore....except the user reviews........the last game i trusted and i ignored the users was wastelands 2.......wont be making this mistake anymore. 60% of reviews are negative/neutral........but for metacritic it was an 84%.......sorry no........ the    meta critic has stopped being any kind of benchmark...........it is another paid up propaganda tool to sell ......

    i dont use it anymore....except the user reviews........the last game i trusted and i ignored the users was wastelands 2.......wont be making this mistake anymore.

    60% of reviews are negative/neutral........but for metacritic it was an 84%.......sorry no........

    the rpg elements are simplified........eveyrthing is dumbed down "special" is gone ......check steam user reviews check user reviews.....dont ever rely on media....

    pc gamer originally scored drafon age 2 a 94%.........rome 2 high 80's on RELEASE!!!!!......

    enough manipulation    … Expand
  39. Setsuki
    May 19, 2016
    3
    The 3 first things I did when launching the game was :
    1 - enable subtitles
    2 - bind my keys 3 - set my graphical options Then, I launched the game 1 - The game starts a cutscene without subtitles 2 - the character editor doesn't take my binding into account (azerty users will be confused for quite a whie) (also, the interface for the editor is as unintuitive as can be) 3 - the    The 3 first things I did when launching the game was :
    1 - enable subtitles
    2 - bind my keys
    3 - set my graphical options

    Then, I launched the game
    1 - The game starts a cutscene without subtitles
    2 - the character editor doesn't take my binding into account (azerty users will be confused for quite a whie) (also, the interface for the editor is as unintuitive as can be)
    3 - the game runs at 20 FPS during the entire intro sequence. (went from ultra to medium/low settings, didn't change a thing)

    But this was still the best part.

    I can't really explain what it is, but there is something about the controls that feels wrong. Oh yeah, they're sluggish and terrible.
    If you're playing with a controller, most of those issues will probably disappear, but for me, I tried, I played a bit of the "real" game, but when simply moving and looking around is a chore, there's nothing you can do...    … Expand
  40. sashaCZ1
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    I've never been a fan of Fallout series. But there was so much hype around THIS game, I couldn't just walk past it. I played it. The graphics was fine, I wouldn't call it a next gen game though. The game was so boring, I started to look at some details, and even at small details, the game failed hardly. For example, I found a mop inside a suitcase. I dropped the mop, and it was WAY biggerI've never been a fan of Fallout series. But there was so much hype around THIS game, I couldn't just walk past it. I played it. The graphics was fine, I wouldn't call it a next gen game though. The game was so boring, I started to look at some details, and even at small details, the game failed hardly. For example, I found a mop inside a suitcase. I dropped the mop, and it was WAY bigger than the suitcase. If the game was at least a bit more interesting and entertaining, then I probably wouldn't even notice these things. I regret buying this, waste of money. I rate 3 out of 10.… Expand
  41. ShimakazeMG98
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    The graphics is looks like s***
    The Control makes you crazy...
    The AI is very damn stupid just standing on the middle of the road while i shooting at them with a mini gun..! LoL
    Getting the armor suit is very damn easy like no challange or something rewarding.
    This game is poorly optimized so its a bit laggy and glitchy at some place

    soo then this is very much a shame and over hyped...
  42. AngryDweller
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Interesting quests? No, just go and kill a few raiders. man... Deep characters? Exciting story? Not in this game, absolutely no emotions. Bethesda once again gave us the framework for mods so users perhaps will be able to ensoul this game. The only thing I liked is the crafting system although sometimes I feel myself like a garbage collector.
    Would not recommend to buy this game.
  43. ippiki
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ce jeu n'est pas un Fallout c'est un synthétique ! kill him! il en a le corps mais, pas l'esprit. Donc pour une promenade shoot'm'up dans un univers qui ressemble à un Fallout cela peut le faire mais, pour un jeu acide avec un bon scénario et des rencontres atypiques travaillées on passe son chemin ! Enfin grande déception pour un monde ouvert plein de contenu mais, du contenu creux.… Expand
  44. bocksy
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    The story just doesn't make any sense, you can't go into any buildings, the dialogue is severely limited and immortal NPCs . This isn't an RPG, it's a sandbox with some RPG-like elements, unless you want to role play the way Bethesda has set the game up. Not to mention the talking protagonist and attempts at forced emotions. The whole game is so bizarre because of the poor writing, evenThe story just doesn't make any sense, you can't go into any buildings, the dialogue is severely limited and immortal NPCs . This isn't an RPG, it's a sandbox with some RPG-like elements, unless you want to role play the way Bethesda has set the game up. Not to mention the talking protagonist and attempts at forced emotions. The whole game is so bizarre because of the poor writing, even the most delusional fans will see it's faults. I did give it 3 points because exploring, while extremely limited, does give it a little bit of play-ability. It's sad to see another great franchise ruined by poor developers.… Expand
  45. CirclesofJerk
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Terribly balanced and coded game. You can get the most powerful equipment in the game effortlessly within the first hour of play. The game engine is directly tied to framerate, so good luck running it at 120fps because everything will zip by at twice the intended speed. Storyline is a huge downgrade from Fallout :NV. Your choices all result in the same railroaded ending, so there is littleTerribly balanced and coded game. You can get the most powerful equipment in the game effortlessly within the first hour of play. The game engine is directly tied to framerate, so good luck running it at 120fps because everything will zip by at twice the intended speed. Storyline is a huge downgrade from Fallout :NV. Your choices all result in the same railroaded ending, so there is little replay value to be had.… Expand
  46. AlderEinsatz
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    The good
    + open world to explore
    + nice weapon customization + good character creation + nice side quests + finally iron sight (altough they just took this from Obsidians Fallout New Vegas) + nice setting and atmosphere The bad - hardly an RPG - no skill points - no actual role playing since they put you in a movie like character position - dialog has become as dull as it gets    The good
    + open world to explore
    + nice weapon customization
    + good character creation
    + nice side quests
    + finally iron sight (altough they just took this from Obsidians Fallout New Vegas)
    + nice setting and atmosphere

    The bad
    - hardly an RPG
    - no skill points
    - no actual role playing since they put you in a movie like character position
    - dialog has become as dull as it gets
    - (again) a standart vanilla main story
    - ''dungeons'' all feel the same
    - embarrassing graphics and animations for a 2015 AAA game
    - combat is again mediocre at best
    - difficulty sucks: it's either way too easy or way to hard (bullet sponge enemies don't make the game harder Bethesda... rather improve the way they act)
    - base building is a dissapointment and is more annoying than fun
    - annoying physic
    - Bethesda didn't care about the lore again (which is also disrespectful for the creators of FO1 and 2)
    - buggy as hell. any other developer would get insane amount of hate for this amount of bugs and failures

    Overall it's more of the same.
    If you didn't like FO3 or NV you wont like this game since not much has changed. Not even the non gameplay stuff like story or graphics will help you.
    If you enjoyed FO3 or NV you don't have to buy this game. It's more of the same and NOT worth 60$ since it does not add anything new but even manages to feel less fun than New Vegas.    … Expand
  47. zaedas99
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Huge disapointment vs. new vegas / fallout 3. Expected much more than that.

    They removed everything that made the franchise unique, starting with the skills (which is a huge factor into replayability). I see people complaining about the graphics, however i don't think they were that bad. I actually liked them. My main gripe is that i've had fps drop across my entire playthrough...    Huge disapointment vs. new vegas / fallout 3. Expected much more than that.

    They removed everything that made the franchise unique, starting with the skills (which is a huge factor into replayability).

    I see people complaining about the graphics, however i don't think they were that bad. I actually liked them. My main gripe is that i've had fps drop across my entire playthrough... (outside + inside). This is a huge letdown considering i have quite a decent rig... (see my profiles for specs). What i mean by fps drop is that it couldn't stay "locked" at 60 fps. i.e if you have an explosion and you zoom on it it drops a little bit... If you're on a roof with a lot of enemies and you start shooting at them, depending on how you look at them, it drops a little bit.. etc

    Also, the interface is a pure nightmare. Can't believe they released that on the PC. Luckily we'll have mods but for now it makes every interaction with it a disgrace and an annoyance, preventing me from enjoying the game.

    In other words, i do not recommend this game and only buy it when it goes on sale. Wait for mods to enhance it.

    It's a complete let down...    … Expand
  48. NovaDeluxe
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Эта игра зашквар года. А еще, это самый успешный финансово экономический проект беседки за последние 10 лет. Сотворить такой кошмар с моей любимой серией игр и при этом прогнозируемо получить, скорее всего, самые большие продажи в истории издателя это достойно восхищения. Те кто защищает эту игру, либо не знакомы с серией (им простительно), либо врут сами себе, пытаясь оправдать 2к рублей,Эта игра зашквар года. А еще, это самый успешный финансово экономический проект беседки за последние 10 лет. Сотворить такой кошмар с моей любимой серией игр и при этом прогнозируемо получить, скорее всего, самые большие продажи в истории издателя это достойно восхищения. Те кто защищает эту игру, либо не знакомы с серией (им простительно), либо врут сами себе, пытаясь оправдать 2к рублей, отданные, по сути, на новенькое Ламборджини Тодда Говарда.

    А что с игрой то собственно? Да ничего. Реклама у Fallout 4 была грандиозная. Настолько грандиозная, что Беседка забыла сделать игру. Вы ждали некст гена? Нет, мы лучше сделаем вам мультяшную графику. Вы хотели бесшовного мира?(на дворе 2015год). Нет, вот вам здания с отдельной загрузкой на каждый этаж. Хорошая РПГ система? Нет, вот вам кастрированый обрубок от предыдущих частей с минимумом перков и прокачкой характеристик s.p.e.c.i.a.l вместо нормальных навыков. Интересные разветвленные диалоги? Нет, давайте лучше поместим в игру плод инцеста Dragon Age 2 и Mass Effect, который вобрал от родителей только самое худщее и уберем из него возможность использовать характеристики своего персонажа (кроме 1). Сюжет? Не интересный и плоский, как и заведено у беседки.

    Наиболее обидно мне от того, что эта игра могла стать лучшей чуть ли не во всей серии. У нее был на это огромный потенциал, в ней были идеи. Крафт, например, отличная задумка. Просто если бы разработчик делал игру, а не чесал жопу в ожидании денег, то все могло получится.
    По факту, даже со всеми минусами это не плохая игра. Но это ОТВРАТНЫЙ Fallout. Это просто плевок в лицо всех фанатов и просто уважающих себя людей.

    В итоге 3 из 10, Беседка в очередной раз доказала, что не может сделать хороший Fallout и что они просто до сих пор паразитируют на отсуженных у Interplay правах на эту серию. У меня нет слов, что бы полностью выразить то чувство обиды и огорчения, которое у меня вызвал данный продукт. Я очень сильно рад, что не сделал глупость и не предзаказал эту игру.    … Expand
  49. falloutfanboy
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    To start of this review; I've played all previous fallout games in the past, though i am partial to liking F1 and F2 better than Bethesda versions. This sums up my experience with F4, the dialog is really really boring, the people in this game are really really boring, the dog is really really boring, the quests are really really boring. Everything in this game is so incredible boring. TheTo start of this review; I've played all previous fallout games in the past, though i am partial to liking F1 and F2 better than Bethesda versions. This sums up my experience with F4, the dialog is really really boring, the people in this game are really really boring, the dog is really really boring, the quests are really really boring. Everything in this game is so incredible boring. The fps (shooter) part of the game has become a lot better, but that's not what i wanted from an RPG-classic like the fallout franchise!

    This has in essence become a very poor version of Skyrim (even some of the animations look like those from Skyrim) and even worse dialog then the game that took the arrow to the knee.    … Expand
  50. Maquabra
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Do you like the Sims? Did you enjoy Minecraft? Then the game is perfectly tailored for you! Gather old tires, toasters and cup, hit them with a hammer and build a shack out of them! Want some magic with alchemy? No problem! Mix 3 bottles of irradiated water and it's safe to drink now! Miracles! If you really love pictures instead of numbers, dialogues that don't strain your brain cells andDo you like the Sims? Did you enjoy Minecraft? Then the game is perfectly tailored for you! Gather old tires, toasters and cup, hit them with a hammer and build a shack out of them! Want some magic with alchemy? No problem! Mix 3 bottles of irradiated water and it's safe to drink now! Miracles! If you really love pictures instead of numbers, dialogues that don't strain your brain cells and you are brave enough to gaze into the uncanny valley of horrible Fallout 4 faces, you'll love the game.

    Unfortunately, if you enjoyed Fallout 1 and Fallout 2, loved story told in both of these games, interesting characters, tactical combat and immersion in a post-apocalyptic world, you have nothing to do here. The game should be called Minecraft 2: Call of Duty and Fallout, because that's the feeling you're get.

    You all got fooled by pre-release hype. You loved the game because of trailers it showed you. There will still be thousands of people who will be thrilled about the game and will have hard time deciding between Minecraft and Fallout 4. Unfortunately, if you are not entertained by collecting all the junk in the wasteland, this game is not for you.    … Expand
  51. Remembrancer
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    As a long time fallout fan this is very disappointing. The textures are subpar, the interface is poorly designed and the controls are janky (this has always been the case in the series however.)
    To make matters worse the plot is nonsensical and the dialogue...well perhaps it's best you see for yourself. Let's just say the switch to the dialogue wheel has not benefited the game, neither    As a long time fallout fan this is very disappointing. The textures are subpar, the interface is poorly designed and the controls are janky (this has always been the case in the series however.)
    To make matters worse the plot is nonsensical and the dialogue...well perhaps it's best you see for yourself. Let's just say the switch to the dialogue wheel has not benefited the game, neither has the skill removal.

    Even with those flaws is it not an OK game? The answer is no in its current state unfortunately. Its utterly bug ridden and suffers from instability. A rig that can run Witcher 3 smoothly on max settings should not be struggling with this graphically inferior game, but it is...    … Expand
  52. stonedblues
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Thanks to Bethesda we have a railroad-like shooter with a little RPG-elements based on skyrim. Poor optimisation, awful texture quality, horrible Mass Effect-like dialogue system, and a clusterf**k of bugs, what makes this game barely playable. And of course, seven years of one game making method: release new TES game, add guns and post-apocalyptic atmosphere, and new fallout game is done!Thanks to Bethesda we have a railroad-like shooter with a little RPG-elements based on skyrim. Poor optimisation, awful texture quality, horrible Mass Effect-like dialogue system, and a clusterf**k of bugs, what makes this game barely playable. And of course, seven years of one game making method: release new TES game, add guns and post-apocalyptic atmosphere, and new fallout game is done! I'm tired of this bulls**t… Expand
  53. deltakilo
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    This game will be great when the modders get done re-adding all the stuff that should've been there since day 1. It has a poor selection of ugly weapons, the game feels more like a shooter than it ever did an actual RPG, there's not much presented in the way of an immersive choice, and everything about the environment and the story is just a shadow of the retrofuturism that made FO3 and NVThis game will be great when the modders get done re-adding all the stuff that should've been there since day 1. It has a poor selection of ugly weapons, the game feels more like a shooter than it ever did an actual RPG, there's not much presented in the way of an immersive choice, and everything about the environment and the story is just a shadow of the retrofuturism that made FO3 and NV so appealing. I was really hoping this game would be good, or at least FO3 rebuilt on the skyrim engine, but no. It's just a painful slog.… Expand
  54. plastus82
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    This is no what i expected. First its a shooter, i wanted RPG. Second, its minecraft. And last but not least, characters are so flat and boring, The Witcher showed us how open word with living characters should looks like. This is not bad game... but its not Fallout that i used to know.
  55. stairmand
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    No FOV or multiscreen support on PC in 2015 is unforgivable. These are things that have been asked for ages.

    Graphically poor, poor animation. Wait for discounts.
  56. AniZ1905
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    If it not called Fallout4 it might be a good sandbox game. But it totally ruin the great Fallout series.
    The game has a retard character building system, we can hardly call it a role playing game.
    The retard dialogue system is totally a shame.
    If you are a Fallout fan,don't buy it.
  57. Somethingya
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    It runs like trash and it looks like trash. Who the hell optimized this game?

    And why is Bethesda still using their terrible engine after 7 years?
  58. Woohoohoo
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    After painfully lengthy introduction, a game starts. Then you encounter radroaches, token rat creature in every Bethesda game. 10-15 into the game, you have more junk that you can carry and little idea if you ever need it. Why does this exist in 2015 game (while games like Pillars of Eternity handled this elegantly), I'm don't know. Few more minutes later, you're wielding a minigun whileAfter painfully lengthy introduction, a game starts. Then you encounter radroaches, token rat creature in every Bethesda game. 10-15 into the game, you have more junk that you can carry and little idea if you ever need it. Why does this exist in 2015 game (while games like Pillars of Eternity handled this elegantly), I'm don't know. Few more minutes later, you're wielding a minigun while in big metal suit. And then you leave it, because it's almost impossible to explore while wearing it. Then there's some caves and forts, just like in Skyrim. That give no challenge whatsoever, just like Skyrim. And when cleared, give random, usually useless loot, just like - you guessed it - Skyrim. Jerky animations, half-finished physics, ugly textures and horrible gunplay, not to mention terrible UI and game design choices make whole thing feel like Unreal Tournament mod from 2004, badly hidden under modern shaders and Ambient Occlusion. Well, and a bit higher polycount.
    As desperately as I didn't try to get into it, I found that I just don't care. I don't care about 60's style (that feels more like a gimmick than art direction), annoying robots with British accent (which Portal 2 did much better), empty landscape that has dungeon or quest at every step (but of which none matters) and gunplay that is just nowhere as solid and elegant than other games do, say - Half-Life 2 from 2007 or even Call of Duty.

    In general, it's the same stupid game with exactly same content and horrible, unmanageable UI (that has no place in PC game to start with) that Bethesda has been making for years. While being Dragonborn and shout people off cliffs was entertaining for a while, collecting scrap metal just doesn't have the same feel.

    €60 is waaay overpriced for what is generally a crappy Skyrim mod.    … Expand
  59. Alozar
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    Бомбит, страшно бомбит. Такой шлак что мамочка родная. И не шутер и не рпг. Что же это. Это YOBA господа. В общем удачи всем в рефаунде денег, а я пойду пройду еще раз New Vegas.
  60. GLANBC
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    Боль! Унизили всю серию Fallout этой частью. Что мы получили: Шутан с элементами рпг, Прямолинейные квесты, Пустой мир, Skyrim 2.0.
  61. daymare
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    The game is soulless, not comparable to Fallout 1 or 2 or even Fallout Tactics. Bethesda ruined the series, got rid of skills, the diversity in this game is very poor despite some tricks like building the shelter etc (loads of crap). Dialogs are missing (you have only 4 options to choose from and basically it doesnt matter what you say (at all). THis is another FPS with a MINOR rpgThe game is soulless, not comparable to Fallout 1 or 2 or even Fallout Tactics. Bethesda ruined the series, got rid of skills, the diversity in this game is very poor despite some tricks like building the shelter etc (loads of crap). Dialogs are missing (you have only 4 options to choose from and basically it doesnt matter what you say (at all). THis is another FPS with a MINOR rpg elements. 30 mins and u get power armor, 2 hours and you join BoS!!! U dont get any other armors either, just one... WHat a horrible game, dont buy.… Expand
  62. edwardblack
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    I am not going to talk about the technical aspects at all since this is a bethesda game and the fact that it runs at all on release is a small miracle in itself (though to be fair the engine seems promising,i am sure it will be playable and enjoyable even in 4-6 months,give or take), i am going to focus on what i personally consider important, namely gameplay, atmosphere and other suchI am not going to talk about the technical aspects at all since this is a bethesda game and the fact that it runs at all on release is a small miracle in itself (though to be fair the engine seems promising,i am sure it will be playable and enjoyable even in 4-6 months,give or take), i am going to focus on what i personally consider important, namely gameplay, atmosphere and other such unneeded things which bethesda tried to "streamline".
    First of all,this is not an rpg in any sense,its a mediocre shooter with (light) rpg elements set in the fallout universe designed for consoles with the pc "port" feeling as an afterthought. Everything we loved in previous game is gone (yes,i am one of the masochists who actually enjoyed FO3), no skill system, no 100s of perks to personalize our character, no survival mode.What we get instead is a half baked building system ,a new power armor system (which is one of the few good things in this abomination imo) and (finally!) cats.
    The dialogue has been replaced by a choice system (namely yes no maybe sarcasm) without any effect on gameplay , not that you actually want to talk to any of the npcs,mind, everyone and everything is mind-numbingly boring without the personality and stories we were used to.
    Atmosphere-wise this is one of the worse games i've seen this decade, there are a ton of places to explore but you don't have any reason to (at ~12 hours in game most of which was spent hoarding junk and planting carrots i have enough stuff to build a megacity and enough weapons to invade russia) ,gone are the little stories you discovered in previous games by looking around,everything (with the notable exception of the airship) is a generic lootfest with enemies spawing out of the ether, magical mutating bosses and... i am sure you get the idea.
    tl;dr if you were smart enough to not preorder (unlike yours truly,i even got the season pass) stay as far away as possible and get it next Christmas on sale.    … Expand
  63. tibs2403
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    The voice acting hinders on role-playing. The dialogue options are abhorent. Most of the time you can't make out what the MC might say beforehand. Note that I'm calling him the Main Character. and not "you". This is no longer an RPG. Animations have been recycled from Fallout 3 and Skyrim. The graphics are last-gen. They lied about minimum requirements. They lied about no loading screensThe voice acting hinders on role-playing. The dialogue options are abhorent. Most of the time you can't make out what the MC might say beforehand. Note that I'm calling him the Main Character. and not "you". This is no longer an RPG. Animations have been recycled from Fallout 3 and Skyrim. The graphics are last-gen. They lied about minimum requirements. They lied about no loading screens anywhere. Fetch quests. The settlement system is mundane and gets real boring real quick. "Taken" story with a sub-par twist.
    Let. Obsidian. Make. A. Good. Game. Again.    … Expand
  64. Kennethbj
    Nov 28, 2015
    3
    The story, the dialog and general writing is terrible. The voice acting is terrible, maybe because of the writing, but it's emotionless, NOT engaging and extremely shallow. The NPCs you meet are lifeless. The dialog wheel is horrible. The base building is nothing short of bonkers, should have been done via an overview-type UI, the current one is just a mindless minecraft wanna-be feeling,The story, the dialog and general writing is terrible. The voice acting is terrible, maybe because of the writing, but it's emotionless, NOT engaging and extremely shallow. The NPCs you meet are lifeless. The dialog wheel is horrible. The base building is nothing short of bonkers, should have been done via an overview-type UI, the current one is just a mindless minecraft wanna-be feeling, and it simply takes too long to do simple things. And the general UI, dear actual old man in the sky, it is poor and NOT intuitive. The shooting is mediocre, but it could be a lot worse. The music is actually pretty decent, captures a good atmosphere, but they manage to spoil any potential in it due to the lack of engagement from the story and characters in it. The protagonist, despite what he goes through at the start of the game makes me feel NOTHING for him. The start of the game greatly misuses the setup. A setup that should have taken way more time as to allow for the player to build some empathy with the involved parties, but alas it just assumes that because of what happens surely the player MUST empathize. Guess what, I don't in the slightest. It's frankly the worst AAA game I've played this year.… Expand
  65. oumajgad
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    Take Fallout game. Remove Fallout from it and put Borderlands in that place. This would be perfect description of what Fallout 4 is and what it isn't.
    As a shooter it's decent. But as next game from Fallout franchise which supposed to be RPG it's a joke. Many people already pointed out lack of skills, karma, items degradation, hardcore mode. Every great thing from Fallout 1,2 and NV was    Take Fallout game. Remove Fallout from it and put Borderlands in that place. This would be perfect description of what Fallout 4 is and what it isn't.
    As a shooter it's decent. But as next game from Fallout franchise which supposed to be RPG it's a joke. Many people already pointed out lack of skills, karma, items degradation, hardcore mode. Every great thing from Fallout 1,2 and NV was removed and replaced with mechanics taken from other games: we got Borderlands-ish perks, Sims - Wasteland and graphics from 2009 games.

    There are more flaws. Everything is needed. Good thing isn't it? Well, not exactly. Everything can be broken down which basically means there is no thrill that happens when You find something cool. Remember when You first picked Gauss Rifle in F2? Not gonna happen in F4 because here You already build yourself better gun with 100 coffee cups and 50 tin cans.

    Next terrible thing will be UI. It's one huge mess designed with consoles in mind. You are lefty and You want to rebind numkeys? Good luck. You are right handed and You want to use keyboard to choose dialogue options? Use arrows instead of WSAD. Basically everything about UI and controls is made in worst possible way.

    Graphics. Well, good RPG doesn't need good graphics. Problem is that F4 isn't good RPG. It also lacks good graphics. It's basically refreshed F3. Still, in my opinion it's simply wrong to release game in late 2015 with graphics on 2010 level.

    And my biggest issue. Game is simply boring. No arguments here. It's just personal feeling.    … Expand
  66. mrclopes
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    Welcome to Fallout 4. The graphics looks good, the dialog looks good, the story looks good, the gameplay looks good... But not!

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

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

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

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

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

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

    However, I'm giving a 3/10 because bashing enemies heads with a melee weapon still fun, and the construction mechanics still have potential (if you like sandbox games). But other than that, Fallout 4 have nothing else to offer.    … Expand
  67. Zachf510
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    Let me start by saying I had medium to high hopes for this game. I was expecting a mix between Fallout 3 and Skyrim but I was very disappointed.

    The game plays way better than fallout 3. For example the first person shooter mechanics are very good. However, I was not compelled to do any exploring or side missions like I was in Skyrim. Skyrim had the College of Winterhold and the Dark    Let me start by saying I had medium to high hopes for this game. I was expecting a mix between Fallout 3 and Skyrim but I was very disappointed.

    The game plays way better than fallout 3. For example the first person shooter mechanics are very good. However, I was not compelled to do any exploring or side missions like I was in Skyrim. Skyrim had the College of Winterhold and the Dark brotherhood to name a couple of the extremely entertaining main side quests but Fallout 4 does not deliver on any emotional drive to play the game. If you only want to go to a location and shoot people, then maybe get a semi useful perk, you will be happy. If you expect anything like a compelling story or an important leveling system you will be let down.

    The graphics in this game were very poor. The lighting is improved from Skyrim but the textures are terrible. My fallout actually looks worse than Skyrim because I had a few mods to improve Skyrim. This game will definitely look better in the future with mods, but to be so similar to a game as old as Skyrim is disrespectful to customers.

    I will finish by noting I only played for 13 hours so maybe the game's story improves but the core mechanics and game play were not enough to keep me interested.    … Expand
  68. AfterNov10
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    Notice that critic reviews are before the game even released.

    This is the most down hill development I have ever seen from a popular business, next to Stronghold 3. I've played the game Fallout 4. I've played past the character creation. I've seen most that people are still trying to find out. But most importantly I'm not giving this a 10 out of 10 just because I'm delusional about it    Notice that critic reviews are before the game even released.

    This is the most down hill development I have ever seen from a popular business, next to Stronghold 3. I've played the game Fallout 4. I've played past the character creation. I've seen most that people are still trying to find out. But most importantly I'm not giving this a 10 out of 10 just because I'm delusional about it being a fallout game that can do nothing wrong, and if it had good graphics at the start.

    There's complaints about how the game doesn't support computer as much and the bugs. But that's not where I'm going with this. This game has even less content than its original series. Most of what you knew from the open world fallout series is completely gone: There's no fractions. People aren't piss about you shooting them (Nor do they die.)."Levels" are gone. Perks are turned into skill trees. Most things are scripted. And so on.

    Graphic-wise. It's decent but the lighting doesn't make sense at times. The application for map, ammo and so on looks completely lazy and abysmal. The ammo looks like someone took front from Microsoft word and colored it.

    As for over all feeling it feels anything but serious. Everything you do is met with happy dramatic orchestrated music. Everything looks bright and sunny even with unnatural lighting. Struggles of the war aftermath is only implied via story. Hardly anyone is dirty like they should be. For example: There's a skeleton of a dead man that's been dead for years in the vault you start in, but hot damn his lab coat is white and clean from his body decaying.

    You want to know what I think this game is? An open world Call of Duty with weapon mods.    … Expand
  69. sonofdad
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    Its stripped down rpg elements make this the worst Fallout of the series. I like a lot of what Bethesda has done with the game but limiting the player's choice in character creation and dialogue is a huge misstep. They've made a ton of improvements since Fallout 3 but for whatever reason completely neutered what makes the franchise so great to begin with.
  70. Widgez
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    It's Fallout in name only. It's now just a watered down version of a great series. Gone are Karma/reputation, the traditional skill point system, the old dialogue options, SPECIAL system is useless, Dogmeat is now immortal an on and on.
    Graphics are dated and glitchy, buggy but not as bad as FO3 at it's release. Gunplay is better but since this now basically a FPS instead of an RPG it had    It's Fallout in name only. It's now just a watered down version of a great series. Gone are Karma/reputation, the traditional skill point system, the old dialogue options, SPECIAL system is useless, Dogmeat is now immortal an on and on.
    Graphics are dated and glitchy, buggy but not as bad as FO3 at it's release. Gunplay is better but since this now basically a FPS instead of an RPG it had better be. UI is TERRIBLE with locked hotkeys and no consideration for lefties. Ai is below average as well.
    I tried to like it, I really did. I'm a huge fan of the series but after about 5 hours in I just sighed and gave up. There was nothing to compel me to play anymore as the main story was lame and the dialogue was boring and pointless. The game may actual be good after a year or so when the modders work their magic but until then I would stay away. Sad day.    … Expand
  71. qaz24
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    Basically no story. Buggy. Boring atmosphere and gameplay, half the time is spent in menus and the other half running from point A to point B whilst shooting endless enemies with various guns. Bethesda clearly didn’t put much effort into this game, and are just preying on blind fan loyalty to make some easy money.
  72. BoiledMonkey
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    Complete and utter abuse of the company's cherished reputation, as was the case with ESO.

    Story is completely uninspired, and as predicted the voiced protagonist means quests and dialogue are paper-thin in terms of plot and gameplay. Entire character motivation is based around a 15 minute cutscene at the start of the game that does nothing to establish a narrative beyond rely on    Complete and utter abuse of the company's cherished reputation, as was the case with ESO.

    Story is completely uninspired, and as predicted the voiced protagonist means quests and dialogue are paper-thin in terms of plot and gameplay. Entire character motivation is based around a 15 minute cutscene at the start of the game that does nothing to establish a narrative beyond rely on pre-established lore (which gets completely disrespected immediately after). Could not care less about my shoe-horned 'family' that im supposed to care about.

    After playing for 15 hours I'm yet to find a quest that isn't 'go here, kill x and return'. Game hits a huge wall around the 10 hour mark, where you realize you've seen all the content you're getting - its just reiterations after that. Those claiming the game is decent are simply yet to hit this wall, or blinded by hype.
    Quest environments are predictable and linear, with little opportunity for straying from the beaten path or using character traits to explore new opportunities. 90% of scenarios are indoor, path driven experiences that only support the run-and-gun tactic.

    Weapon and armor customizations are a joke, differences between customized versions are often completely arbitrary (e.g 5-10% range damage drop off improvement with NO difference in base damage between pistols and SNIPER variants). Ammunition sub-types are completely abolished, and weapon variety is hilariously small compared to previous games - coupled with above mentioned lack of impact from customization, weapons rarely feel any different.

    RPG elements are completely missing, this is an FPS by anyone's standard. Only semblance of RPG is the perk system, which is boring and uninspired compared to previous games. Removal of skills TRIVIALIZES character progression and makes levelling up and making a 'build' a complete waste of time. Unless you're the type that enjoys cracking out a spreadsheet and calculating that extra two damage or ten caps you're saving because of those uninspired perks you spent hours grinding out, prepare to be very disappointed.

    Progression is terrible - power armour is found an hour into the game that makes you nearly invulnerable, and you're also given a minigun and 700 rounds at the same time. Perks are separated in ranks by huge level gaps that make no sense and restrict creativity in building your character. Many rank 10 perks will require level 1 for the first rank, then level 20+ (??!?!?!?) for the second. Many of the seemingly end-game legendary items have trivially easy methods of collection, when compared to some of the massive effort you had to put in to find them in previous games.

    Companions and general AI are PLAGUED with issues, from obvious things like teleporting into elevators and suddenly turning against their own factions at a moments notice, to subtle things like blocking doorways when you're under fire or walking infront of thrown grenades. Enemy AI is completely predictable and does not change at ALL regardless of difficult settings, despite promises that 'higher difficulties wont just turn enemies into sponges' during E3. Enemies will consistently hide behind cover that offers laughable protection and have no concept of how they are placed as a group (I've seen groups of five all trying to use the same doorway as cover...)

    Finally, the world feels empty and barren compared to other games. You don't feel as though you're part of a living, breathing world - you just stumble into an area and everyone is immediately willing to accept this total stranger into their ranks for the most insignificant stuff. Things like being allowed into diamond city or joining the brotherhood of steel after a 30 second encounter just completely devalue the role they play in the world.

    You had seven years Bethesda, what the hell. Obsidian wrote half of this **** for you, all you had to do was pretty it up and create a different looking world for us to exist in. Why would you just cut the franchise to pieces? Why take everything that made the games good and just throw it to the wind in the pursuit of casual FPS appeal?    … Expand
  73. Vlad777
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    This game does not live up to my expectations.The beginning of game quite good, but after passing of the first city where give power armor... It becomes boring to play.
    Also I want to note lag of dialogues in the Russian version when some characters speak.
    As a result: game not failure, but also and also doesn't show something outstanding, fascinating.
  74. Viltor
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    Great Game but almost completely UNPLAYABLE due to constant crashes despite every single fix out there.
    I would return it if I didn't go over my time limit of play time trying to stop the crashes.
    Story: I find a lot of the start trite, but in a large game it is hard to make it get going quickly without resorting to it. It is not compelling at all so far, but admittedly I am no where    Great Game but almost completely UNPLAYABLE due to constant crashes despite every single fix out there.
    I would return it if I didn't go over my time limit of play time trying to stop the crashes.

    Story: I find a lot of the start trite, but in a large game it is hard to make it get going quickly without resorting to it. It is not compelling at all so far, but admittedly I am no where near where I should be with the play time I have put in because at least 3/4 of the time is repeating areas repeatedly due to crashing.

    Companions/NPCs: I like seeing a dog intercept another critter and break it's neck! The gun wielding npcs (evident when using lasers) definitely react faster than you can, which breaks the immersion somewhat, as does them never having to worry about power armor energy seemingly. Enemy NPCs ai indicate they have had their brains apparently turned to mush, they just move and respond fast.

    Mods: They don't really feel meaningful, I tweak tons of my guns but in the end it felt like fractional increases "Wow! I just got a .0005% increase in raw damage!"

    Ambiance: This is the strongest point for fallout 4. I loved stumbling across things that made the world feel like it was lived in with a history. Mix it with the music and you have a great feel.

    OVERALL: Do not buy it for PC. It is unplayable. It is the first game I have ever asked for a refund on because it crashes THAT much.    … Expand
  75. lafouboy
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    Fallout 4 is really not that great. It's not terrible, but it's not as good as a "Fallout" game. The storyline is an utter crock of crap with completely unlikable characters as your leaders (whom you have to choose one of them to progress the story). You can't be your own leader (like in New Vegas, with Yes Man [my favorite ending]) and the voiced character interactions force the characterFallout 4 is really not that great. It's not terrible, but it's not as good as a "Fallout" game. The storyline is an utter crock of crap with completely unlikable characters as your leaders (whom you have to choose one of them to progress the story). You can't be your own leader (like in New Vegas, with Yes Man [my favorite ending]) and the voiced character interactions force the character to completely align themselves with the faction you are following to finish the game no matter how much you don't agree with their teachings. I agree with certain things and disagree with others with factions, yet my character is 100% gung-ho with the faction's mindset (no matter how **** up it is). The four choices you have to choose from almost always are just you saying the same thing in a different way (either in a nice way, a snarky way, a passive aggressive way, or you just ask a question to get more info). Also, no matter what you choose the response from the NPC is the same; your decisions carry literally no weight in 90% of interactions. And because you character speaks beyond what the text is, a lot of the time they say things that you didn't want to say at all. This is also contributing to the character's ridiculous attitude that goes into one of the three faction's beliefs like a puzzle piece during dialogue; which for me, who is cycling through the 3 factions at the moment, my guy goes from an extreme stance on something to the complete opposite extreme within just a few minutes from different conversations with different faction leaders. It completely breaks the immersion to have such a ridiculous character that I can't relate to in the slightest. His reactions are inhuman and stale as **** during the somewhat emotional scenes, goofily stupid and unbelievable during the extremely emotional scenes, and bland as can be during normal dialogue (with constantly changing morals and beliefs based on who he is speaking to, literally like changing from one character to another).

    While I could go on about the travesty that is Fallout 4's dialogue and story, I feel like going any further would just be rambling. I could also go on to talk about how unbalanced Power Armor is and how it feels like a mundane task to deal with it now, or I could talk about the terrible town crafting mini game that is worse to use than Halo 3's Forge mode (something from many years ago), or how all of the comedy has been sucked out of the game and replaced with terrible soap opera levels of stupid drama and its slightly cartoonish feel/look replaced with something straight out of Gears of War's rectum levels of brown, or I could even go on to speak about the terrible new perk system and how inconsequential/creative the perks feel; I literally don't even notice them anymore during gameplay. I could.. but instead I'll just say:
    "If you want a Fallout game like 3 or New Vegas, buy Fallout 3 or Fallout New Vegas. Don't buy Fallout 4. It's a heap of trash compared to those two games. It compares to a more bland, ridiculous, boring, and stupid version of Mass Effect; where the acting is terrible, your character doesn't give a **** about what you them to act like as a player, and every moment of the game is about as enjoyable as the ending of Mass Effect 3. Bethesda saw that everyone was enjoying First Person Shooters many years back and decided to turn Fallout 4 into that. It's not a good game anymore. It's combat is worse than the more popular FPS games on the market and it's generally mediocre to absolutely terrible as an RPG."

    If you're just looking to kill some time with a game that will get you addicted, then wait until this game isn't so ridiculously priced. It's worth about $15, so buy it once you can get it for that price or cheaper.

    Also, as expected from a Bethesda game, Fallout 4 is littered with bugs and glitches. Not even fun or funny ones like in Skyrim, but just really annoying/game-breaking ones.    … Expand
  76. magie666
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    Sadly I have to write this. Fallout 4 is utter GARBAGE. I find it a Major Chore to even start the game up again to play.
    The game has been Dumbed down no doubt for kiddy's thesedays which is a genuine shame. It comes as no surprise on the amount of negativity surrounding the game. Bethesda's had a lot to prove with this and they FAILED.
    Minecraft system is utter garbage and a complete    Sadly I have to write this. Fallout 4 is utter GARBAGE. I find it a Major Chore to even start the game up again to play.
    The game has been Dumbed down no doubt for kiddy's thesedays which is a genuine shame. It comes as no surprise on the amount of negativity surrounding the game. Bethesda's had a lot to prove with this and they FAILED.

    Minecraft system is utter garbage and a complete waste of time.
    Item management is just a mess.
    Killing for unique items is non existant, there is no longer any reason to go killing bosses or like because they seem to be FORCING you to use their crafting system which is a game killer for me.
    I could go on but I 'll just be repeating almost if not EVERYTHING thats been said in the other ''negative reviews''    … Expand
  77. TommyTheITGuy
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    It was a mistake to let Bethesda handle this franchise. They don't understand what a postapo game should look like. This game looks like a FPS game with more dialogues, has an unbalanced loot system, 80% of your enemies are raiders and ghouls, the story is pretty average tbh and tons of other things gone wrong, like for example, F4 still has the same bugs that were present in Oblivion,It was a mistake to let Bethesda handle this franchise. They don't understand what a postapo game should look like. This game looks like a FPS game with more dialogues, has an unbalanced loot system, 80% of your enemies are raiders and ghouls, the story is pretty average tbh and tons of other things gone wrong, like for example, F4 still has the same bugs that were present in Oblivion, showing us that Bethesda can't patch 9-year old bugs in their engine. The UI is just copy-pasted from the console version and looks awful. The graphics are pretty mediocre as well, remove some effects and it will look worse than in F3. The SPECIAL and Perks systems were literally DESTROYED in this game - they just tried to make a Skyrim in a postapo world. And really Bethesda, you give us only two radios? And one with classical music - what's up with that? No references from F1/F2/FNV in F4. The game doesn't support 5:4, 4:3, 21:9 monitors, which is pretty bad. The game is overall also absurdly easy to play, there are no challenges even at hardest difficulty, regardless of your stats.

    3/10, would not bang.    … Expand
  78. wordwaster
    Nov 13, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. so disappointing in so many ways.

    the heart and soul of fallout have been cut out of nearly every aspect.

    in a real rpg i wouldn't love my spouse by default. i wouldn't automatically say "i'm so proud of him/her" when looking at their law degree or "i'll make them pay for this" when looking at their corpse. i would have the option to resent or even despise them. because guess what...i DON'T love my in game spouse. i feel no attachment to them at all. i'm not a middle class former soldier with a newborn living in the suburbs, i have no personal connection to these predefined characters. I should be the one that defines my own emotions, not the game. i should decide how i interact with the world. without choices this game lacks everything that made fallout great.

    this isn't fallout. this is just a game painted to look like fallout.

    with one can of green paint

    ok. so i have to judge this game as a non-fallout game.

    best way to sum this game up is settlements. huge part of the game. settlement construction is obtuse. settlement management is a disaster. for all the talk of "streamlining", you would think that settlement management would be...streamlined. it isn't. about 13 settlements in, i realize i want to change the way my supply lines are set up.

    so i just go to the settlement management window, where all the relevant settlement issues can be easily inspected and dealt with.

    wait....no. that doesn't exist. instead i have to go to each and every one of my settlements, track down each individual provisioner, and manually change their destination. keep in mind that provisioners travel between settlements, so in a game where it can be hard to find settlers IN the settlements, finding the provisioner between settlements is a time consuming chore. "chore" isn't a word that should come to mind when "playing a game". and be careful that you get the right provisioner. you may want to change the one travelling from a to b, but end up changing the one going from b to c instead. because they aren't labelled. they are all just "provisioner"

    just like the settlers are "settler". how is it that as the person that constructed these settlements i don't know the names of the handful of people living in the town that i built?

    hell it would be nice if their names were all just changed to their assigned task. would be a huge leap to rename the farmers "farmer" and the guards "guard". as it is there is no way to know who is assigned to what unless they are at their station. which is a real problem if you stop in to manage things at night or if you use the bell to gather everyone up.

    i always wanted to build my own vibrant community in the wastes. the settlements in fallout aren't vibrant. they are tedious. dull.

    this game is such an unbelievable mess. and i'm not even referring to the technical issues. the actual game, when working correctly, is a total mess. and not the fun "everything is blown up" sort of mess.

    i could go one about how my inventory is constantly cluttered with dozens of variants of the same worthless gun. completely disorganized because of the new mod system applying prefixes. selling all your pipe guns requires searching through every weapon, every time. because streamlined.

    but i won't do that.

    if i went through every aspect of the game interface that defied common sense, i would be writing all night. the game interface is just BAD. it is like no one on the design team actually played the game.    … Expand
  79. onlinecrithit
    Nov 14, 2015
    3
    It's not necessarily a bad game - i'm sure 9/10 of people will enjoy. However it feels very outdated compared to recent RPG releases. A poor combat system, boring writing, voice acting, a poorly PC optimised inventory system and graphics that make you cringe. It does not feel like a 2015 game and certainly does not live up to it's hype.
  80. RichardFeynman
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    Fallout 4 is rated at 5.0 by users! I couldn't believe it. Professional critics rate it above 8/10 all across the board. How can you explain this disparity? Are professional critics just a branch of PR arm for these game companies? Or is the game truly that good? If you check the scores of Fallout 3 and New Vegas ratings they are rated in the 8/10 by regular users – players like myself.Fallout 4 is rated at 5.0 by users! I couldn't believe it. Professional critics rate it above 8/10 all across the board. How can you explain this disparity? Are professional critics just a branch of PR arm for these game companies? Or is the game truly that good? If you check the scores of Fallout 3 and New Vegas ratings they are rated in the 8/10 by regular users – players like myself. That’s a great score. Both critics and gamers agree here. Perhaps Fallout 3 and NV are not as good as the old Fallout classics of 1 and 2, but they are very much enjoyable. And it reflects in the rating scores. Obviously I have bought Fallout 4 already, being a fan of the series, but this time I was eager to see for myself whether these bad ratings had any weight to them. Unfortunately after playing the game I have to agree with most of the heavy criticism I’ve seen so far.

    And I say unfortunately because this is Fallout, a game you really hope and want to enjoy. I am sorry to say that it's a disaster on so many levels. The worst part of the game has got to be the story, writing and dialogue. You have got to be kidding. Are people this brain dead in this day and age? The player gets to choose his dialog responses, just like in the old Fallout titles, expect that your responses are trivialized to simple “YES” and “NO” type of answers. Remember all the cool dialog options you could pick in the previous Fallout games with charisma or intelligence modifiers? Well, it's all gone. The whole RPG aspect is gone as well. Skills – removed. One has to admit that with such a degree of dumbing down this is nothing more than a brain dead shooter. This is not what Fallout is supposed to be about. I can only fit a few flaws here which, in my opinion, blows Fallout 4 apart.

    • Certain aspect ratios of monitors don‘t work. I had the option to use a widescreen monitor, but instead after a few hours of digging and modding I was able to play it on a 5:4 monitor.

    • Many un-killable NPC‘s. You don‘t have the option to kill these people, even if it‘s for the sake of having little bit of fun. Yes, you wouldn’t be able to complete certain quests or even the main story, but that’s what the LOAD save game is for if you change your mind about the massacre you unleashed.

    • Full of game breaking bugs. Getting stuck all over the place, crashing. Stealth bugs; lock picking bugs; terminals bugs. You name it.

    • Abysmal story, writing and dialogue. The things you say don't have any real impact at all. All you get to choose is “Yes”, “No”, “Sarcasm” type of responses. Hell, is it really necessary to point out that a certain response might be sarcastic? I've seen this trend lately in popular culture. Are people this stupid in this day and age? It's a simple concept. If you point out that something is sarcastic in advance, it kind of defeats the whole purpose of sarcasm! It’s not funny or witty anymore. On top of that the game doesn’t really tell you whether these “sarcastic” responses are painted in negative or positive colors. Not that it matters. The story is totally streamlined and makes no difference which response you pick.

    • No Karma system. The world doesn’t care whether you are good or evil. You can’t build your character around that either.

    • You get power armor and a minigun 5 minutes into the game. “I get this stuff already?" - asked myself. What the hell am I going to do later on? I don't deserve to get that, because I didn't actually do anything just yet. I didn’t feel like using those items afterwards. In the previous Fallout games you had to work for the cool and powerful stuff.

    • Fallout 4 lacks the RPG elements of previous Fallout games. The game ages quickly after what seems to be a cool intro and a good start. You mostly just shoot stuff.

    • The graphics aren't good for a game in the year 2015. I don’t really mind that too much, but they are still using the same old engine, which also comes with many of the same old problems. The real issue here is the performance, which is my point.

    • The performance in this game is horrendous. And it’s not just me. I'm running a great rig with a GTX970. I had and still have serious FPS problems, as many people do with even better machines. The only thing that helped was doing some heavy modding (getting old now). Maybe Bethesda is relying on the modders to make their game playable? Is it a way to save some money on developing costs? If there weren’t any modders, Fallout 4 would NOT even be playable.

    • Skills are removed from the game. People often say it’s an “illusion” and those stats or skill points have no real impact. That’s what they did in Diablo III. Well, so what? Is the solution to remove everything entirely? It’s a mistake to remove these mechanics from a game that previously worked just fine.

    • Isn’t the world a bit too small? They had many years to make this game. A few hours into the game and I had half the world covered.

    How could they make it this bad? No room for positive stuff.    … Expand
  81. Spartank45
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    This shouldn't even be considered a Fallout-- compared to its predecessors in the series, it is a massive step in the wrong direction. Removal of skills, simplified/cringe-worthy dialogue, no innovation in freedom of choice, uninteresting NPC's and quests, and an incredibly linear story line. The only decent thing about this 'Fallout" is the customization and gunfights-- everything else isThis shouldn't even be considered a Fallout-- compared to its predecessors in the series, it is a massive step in the wrong direction. Removal of skills, simplified/cringe-worthy dialogue, no innovation in freedom of choice, uninteresting NPC's and quests, and an incredibly linear story line. The only decent thing about this 'Fallout" is the customization and gunfights-- everything else is a large letdown. I waited 7 long-ass years to play this game, and when I saw the trailer footage for the first time, tears of joy came to my eyes; thanks Todd for a 60$ disappointment. Never pre-ordering a Bethesda game again, fml.… Expand
  82. Singion
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    Its such a step back from the previous fallouts. The story is very dull, the ending is a few seconds long and not interesting at all.

    The choices of weapons and gear is severly limited. the map size is far smaller than previous games. The Shooting is far better, but the overall game created does not compare and does not live upto expectations. its a small short game over hyper by    Its such a step back from the previous fallouts. The story is very dull, the ending is a few seconds long and not interesting at all.

    The choices of weapons and gear is severly limited. the map size is far smaller than previous games.
    The Shooting is far better, but the overall game created does not compare and does not live upto expectations. its a small short game over hyper by bethesda.

    And it hurts me to say this given how much i enjoyed the previous two    … Expand
  83. GoddHoward
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    Best game I have ever played. People these days are just so demanding in games and can never be happy. MAINSTORY: This game has a great main story line actually the best one Bethesda has ever made. CRAFTING: There is crafting, customization of amour and guns like you would not believe this is a truly perfect system that allow you to be who you want to be. BUILDING: The settlement buildingBest game I have ever played. People these days are just so demanding in games and can never be happy. MAINSTORY: This game has a great main story line actually the best one Bethesda has ever made. CRAFTING: There is crafting, customization of amour and guns like you would not believe this is a truly perfect system that allow you to be who you want to be. BUILDING: The settlement building is my favorite part it even gives Minecraft a run for it's money and they give you so many options and settlements to take ownership of and if you don't manage the settlers they will leave. They also provide support to you in the wastes like flare signals to alert the minutemen you are in need of help or providing artillery support for you it's an amazing system that really makes you feel like you are in control and have to work to have a successful Clan. GRAPHICS: The graphics have been controversial between gamers but in my eyes they are step in the right direction for Bethesda I never once felt like they were bland or boring, the game really has a great color and feel to it. SHOOTING MACHANICS: Oh boy they are greatly improved in Fallout 4, never once did I grow tired of shooting people because the gore and V.A.T.S system is so well done. SIDE QUESTS/ WORLD: Fallout 4 has the best map Bethesda has made yet. It may look small but it is very dense and unique, every area is interesting with some story to tell or a fight breaking out or maybe someone in distress. The side quests are fun and often more fun then main story quests with tons and tons of them this game is almost endless. DIALOUGE: The dialogue system worried me at first with there only being 4 options and a few words to predict what you charter would say but I almost liked it more then the old dialogue system in Fallout 3 because I don't have to scroll and read different options for half a minute, never once did I choose an option and the charter not say what I thought or wanted him to say. CONS: On the PS4 and Xbox 1 the frame rate dips when you go into the main downtown city but it's they are not extreme just enough for you to notice them. However when you are out of the downtown city the frame rate is a solid 30 even when in combat for the most part but I am sure Bethesda will patch it for better performance. Now I am a console gamer but I noticed that on PC the game still had multiple use keys so it made for frustrating moments when you would try to loot something and instead throw grenade. OVERALL: Overall Bethesda really hot home base with this one its very challenging I have died over 40 times just on normal mode and the game has a great main story, great gunplay, on par graphics, great voice acting and over all an amazing game with a few minor FPS problems and PC configuration problems that will hopefully get patched soon. 10/10… Expand
  84. Necrotech
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    Well, this game turned out to be the most bland experience since eating wallpaper paste.

    Pros: Shooting is improved Power armor is unique* Settlements are a nice addition* Graphics are...better? I guess? I mean better than New Vegas but by no means good. Cons: Can't alt tab Can't play in windowed cause the game flashes black with every mouse click AI is horrid Storylines    Well, this game turned out to be the most bland experience since eating wallpaper paste.

    Pros:
    Shooting is improved
    Power armor is unique*
    Settlements are a nice addition*
    Graphics are...better? I guess? I mean better than New Vegas but by no means good.

    Cons:
    Can't alt tab
    Can't play in windowed cause the game flashes black with every mouse click
    AI is horrid
    Storylines garbage and perdictable
    No chat checks like intelligence or anything, just some garbage mass effect RNG minigame
    Can allocate points into special traits freely whenever you want making the choice at the start useless
    Perks seem non existent and boring
    VATS is absolutely garbage now. Point blank I still have a 45% chance to hit a mutants head when I could lovingly caress his lips with the barrel
    Power armor is a gimmick and has absolutely no integral use to anything
    Ditto for settlements, not integral to anything
    Building is terribly designed
    Incredible lack of objects to build/furnish houses or settlements with
    AI companions and settlers is garbage and same with their control scheme
    Weapon modding is unimaginative or the naming convention is disgusting
    The standard array of glitches/bugs/game problems (Game speed tied to FPS, what am I playing? Morrowwind?

    My experience can best be summed up by the super mutant tower. Midway through, somehow I have a 45% chance to miss in vats even though I am point blank but wanted to make sure said mutant died as I was approaching. I am unsure how this is possible to have such a lower percentage but, there it was. Top it off, head shots apparently mean jack now but during the call of duty style rescue mission where you stand with your thumb up your ass waiting for a trolley to get to the bottom of the tower, A super mutant who decided he could tank 5 head shots from a sniper rifle tossed a grande into the trolley, killing me instantly. This isn't difficult, it's just stupid. The settlements are uneventful, ugly and have an aggressively small amount of things to build. Power armor is gimmicky, has no real purpose or any innovation behind it aside from replacing my HUD with a different one and needing fuel so it can trundle along and be of any use. Sadly, not useful for a sneak/sniper character though it hardly matters cause theres barely any need for perks to make that happen now. Dialogue is crap but we all knew that, same for the story. Game functions fine on my PC but my PC is overkill for this garbage but the bugs are there. Crashes, getting locked into a terminal with no way out. One time I glitched through the map. The companion commands are god awful and rarely get followed and more often than not they just get in the way somehow more often than new vegas which they had to try to make that happen. This game is worth 15$ in a steam summer sale and I am glad I got it at GMG for 25% off cause had it not been discounted I'd have been seriously ticked. Bethesdas now on a list of devs I'll only pirate from but the only saving grace is skyrim was enjoyable and I never paid for it so here you go Bethesda. Maybe if they took all the effort into make the dumb robot at the start say everyone's name (Though somehow Kyle slipped them through, but not Boobies, Idiocy of the devs I imagine) they could put that into something that matters. Only points it gets is for being function on a gunplay only level and that is its only meret. Bethesda finally learned how to make fallouts gunplay feel halfway decent but in all that time copying Destiny, they clearly copied the story, characters, dialogue and its bland MMO sense of adventure into the game with it.    … Expand
  85. dragoot
    Nov 16, 2015
    3
    This is a game, set, of different, poorly implemented game mechanics.

    Fallout 4 isn't greater in anything.
    not in story
    not in shooting
    not in base building
    Exploration of the world here, but it is not rewarded great written quests as in Fallout 3.
  86. redcoatzygote
    Nov 16, 2015
    3
    I have to say before writing this that I am a hardcore fallout fan. I played the first fallout game back in '03 and it was a truly amazing experience.

    Then I played 2, and I loved it even more than the first. I was not a massive fan of tactics or BoS, but then again not many people were. Then came Fallout 3, which at the time I enjoyed but whenever I play it now I struggle to enjoy    I have to say before writing this that I am a hardcore fallout fan. I played the first fallout game back in '03 and it was a truly amazing experience.

    Then I played 2, and I loved it even more than the first. I was not a massive fan of tactics or BoS, but then again not many people were.

    Then came Fallout 3, which at the time I enjoyed but whenever I play it now I struggle to enjoy it. I think the main reason for this was the fact that most decisions did not seem meaningful, and the world seemed like it heavily revolved around the player character, and did not have their own motivations/lives behind the scenes e.g. how you can just do a couple missions, being with a faction for less than a week and become the leader of the faction, which would obviously never happen to anyone but the player.

    After that was New Vegas, which is now tied with 2 for my favorite game of all time. It had the new FPS elements but did not sacrifice it's identity as primarily an RPG. It had interesting characters that did not react to the player as the magical center of the universe. Everything was explained, and not only were the dialogue/missions rich in quantity, but they were also rich in quantity. I was also a big fan of the new setting and not to mention, the DLCs were all fantastic (with the exception of Honest Hearts).

    Then Fallout 4 was announced, and naturally, I was very excited for it, even though Bethesda made it, and I had not been impressed with any of their recent work. The countdown went down until it reached 0 and the teaser trailer was released. Overall, I liked the new art-style and thought the combat that they showed looked good. At E3 though, they showed the game in much more detail and revealed that they had removed skills, given the player character a pre-defined personality/life, as well as a voice. All of these things were OK with me though, because they could easily be worked around with mods. The thing that really pushed me over the edge was the fact that there are only ever 4 dialogue options now, and they are always pretty much just "Yes, no, sarcastic or a question". They even put them always in the same position e.g. Yes is always at the bottom, no on the right, etc. This, coupled with the fact that I already knew that Bethesda really struggled with making interesting stories, meant that this game was going to be an primarily an FPS and secondarily an RPG.

    Now that the game has come out and I have sunk 60 hrs into it, I can safely say that I was right. The optimization is awful 90% of the locations are just **** dungeons that you go into, kill some raiders and get some ammo from a crate at the end. The story is terrible, and you get shoehorned into the concerned parent role no matter what you do. These are only the few things wrong with the game that I can be bothered to list.

    If you are a fan of 1, 2 and New Vegas, this game is certainly not for you. If you want a really, really dumbed down version of Fallout 3 with better combat then you will probably like it.

    The fact that users give this game an average of 5.1 compared to critics with 8.6, shows that critics are not your friends when looking to buy games. I think if you were to compare only the in-depth reviews that talk in detail about all aspects of the game, the average would be between 2 and 4.

    tl;dr Don't pay money for this pile of garbage.    … Expand
  87. shemonger
    Nov 16, 2015
    3
    Are you serious? All the improvements from Fallout 3 and New Vegas (from Obsidian) are removed. Poor gameplay except of FPS. Poor survival. Poor dialogue...
  88. Rustaf
    Nov 16, 2015
    3
    This is not Fallout. This is not even a RPG.
    Fallout 4 has many problems: new dialog system, new S.P.E.C.I.A.L system, a lot of useless locations, non-rewarding settlements and adventuring, and casual gameplay on Survival difficulty. And most of them just can’t be solved by modding this game.
    New Vegas had many problems, but the core of game was excellent, and fans could make the game    This is not Fallout. This is not even a RPG.
    Fallout 4 has many problems: new dialog system, new S.P.E.C.I.A.L system, a lot of useless locations, non-rewarding settlements and adventuring, and casual gameplay on Survival difficulty. And most of them just can’t be solved by modding this game.
    New Vegas had many problems, but the core of game was excellent, and fans could make the game far more better. This is also true for Morrowind, Skyrim and even Fallout 3.
    If you are fan of Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas – there is nothing to be find if Fallout 4. Don’t buy it. If you like Fallout 3 – may be you can spend about 100 hours in F4.
    Pros: Design of locations is beautiful. That’s all.    … Expand
  89. stormbringer83
    Nov 17, 2015
    3
    This is Sim City: Fallout Edition. Or The Sims: Fallout Edition. Or maybe Minecraft: Fallout Edition. But this is definitely _not_ a part of the great FALLOUT series. No strong storyline, no real drama, no difficult choices, no bloody humor, but dumb dialogues and simplified skill system. Everything, that makes every Fallout game so remebering and S.P.E.C.I.A.L, is gone. It's a loss.
  90. MGSPhilly
    Nov 28, 2015
    3
    After Fallout New Vegas, Oblivion, and Skyrim I am outrageously disappointed as if the floor caved in, with Fallout 4. I feel that Bethesda has lost its touch and path to continued glory. Big sandbox game, relatively few quality quests, and the graphics seem like they have taken a step backward. People look unreal as if made of plastic or rubber. All that money on pre-releaseAfter Fallout New Vegas, Oblivion, and Skyrim I am outrageously disappointed as if the floor caved in, with Fallout 4. I feel that Bethesda has lost its touch and path to continued glory. Big sandbox game, relatively few quality quests, and the graphics seem like they have taken a step backward. People look unreal as if made of plastic or rubber. All that money on pre-release marketing...I hope Bethesda learns a big lesson here. Forget Fallout 4, stick with New Vegas and revel in the glory of game-making that puts Skyrim in a legendary class.… Expand
  91. Superior97
    Nov 18, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Spoilers in review)
    I enjoy the new crafting system and the addition of building settlements but after a few hours these become very gimmicky and in some cases completely useless.

    The story on the other hand is completely abysmal there is no interaction between your husband or child making his death completely pointless and I found myself having no motivation what so ever to find Shaun besides the quest requires me to.
    The whole plot twist with your child now being a elderly man was completely pointless as you have no reason to care about this character,the game completely lost me when I had to decide my "faction" because each of their quests are so limited and you basically do the same thing in each quest.

    In my play through I sided with the BOS and I found it complete stupid how in the final mission you blow up the institute,the brotherhood is about preserving technology and there you just nuked the biggest cache of technology available.

    I also found quest structure completely worthless as I felt some of the things I was being forced to do I wouldn't have done if i had my own option this is only limited more by the terrible speech system.

    The ending was completely terrible too,there are only 2 endings to the entire game this is a huge step backwards from New Vegas' multiple endings and even fallout 3's multiple endings. I was left completely unsatisfied.

    I also found the environments and city's lacking character and lore they are only there as a trading hub and giving you a minigun and power Armour that early in the game is completely infuriating.
    Companions seem 2 dimensional and way too strong and the endgame is completely boring.

    The radio is good on the other hand though but I recommend Fallout 3 or New Vegas to anyone wanting to play fallout over this.    … Expand
  92. aleczander
    Nov 20, 2015
    3
    Old engine, Old texture requirements, old glitches, old problems. Why should I think this is a next gen game when I'm able to fix the problems using FO3 ini and console tweaks? Simply lowering the resolutions of the in game textures gives me the same FPS as Skyrim.
  93. tonyfalcon
    Nov 20, 2015
    3
    Fallout 4 has unfortunately failed. It has become a shooter instead of RPG, but even in shooter games player never receives best armor and weapon in the first hour of playing. Role play system has also failed, special is not special anymore if you know what I mean. Smart, ironic, funny dialogs that made previous Fallout games unique turned into stupid and simple phrases, it seems thatFallout 4 has unfortunately failed. It has become a shooter instead of RPG, but even in shooter games player never receives best armor and weapon in the first hour of playing. Role play system has also failed, special is not special anymore if you know what I mean. Smart, ironic, funny dialogs that made previous Fallout games unique turned into stupid and simple phrases, it seems that Bethesda finds users not smart enough to understand more than 2 words on the screen. I've finished the game and I have no wish to play it anymore. The best thing about Fallout 4 is the Simslike construction of Sanctuaries.… Expand
  94. Saintkarl
    Nov 23, 2015
    3
    This game would had been great... 4 years earlier...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Really disapointed :-/    … Expand
  95. CNGA
    Nov 23, 2015
    3
    I gave it a 3 only cause it's a pretty world. This is so disappointing, I'm actually cut, I even per-ordered the pip-boy edition. My expectations were high. Simply put, this is not a good RPG, this is an adequate open world shooter though (No Shadow of Chernobyl though). As for choice, dialogue and subsequently immersion are the cornerstones of a good modern RPG, in this it simply does notI gave it a 3 only cause it's a pretty world. This is so disappointing, I'm actually cut, I even per-ordered the pip-boy edition. My expectations were high. Simply put, this is not a good RPG, this is an adequate open world shooter though (No Shadow of Chernobyl though). As for choice, dialogue and subsequently immersion are the cornerstones of a good modern RPG, in this it simply does not deliver. Dialogue is simply non-existent, the intro is the worst I've seen Bethesda do... it's overly hammed up tripe.... It's bad... like Poltergeist 2 or 3 bad... I'm being spoon fed everything, there is nothing to discover, no mystery, no sense of being in a Falloutesque world.

    I feel it's Fallout for a CoD audience.

    Maybe I'm fussy, but the intellectual stimulation of a good modern RPG simply isn't here. I honestly feel more immersion in the combat based Dark Souls 1 & 2 than I do this game. AND THERE'S NO DAMN DIALOGUE IN THOSE!! It really does feel like it's been dumbed down so much all immersion has been lost.

    Again, I may be a fussy gamer, I still think VTMB is the hallmark of 3d RPGs and I do believe good dialogue makes an RPG... and Fallout 4 has all but done away with dialogue as an in-game mechanism, this isn't a design choice, this is lazy, dialogue trees are hard, and hard to make entertaining, it's easier just not to do them.

    The only reason I've persevered thus far is because it's Fallout, and cause I hope it gets better. But I'll be honest, I would have binned this long ago if it were anything else.

    So disappointing.

    Doom 4 you'd better be good.    … Expand
  96. Foxov
    Nov 24, 2015
    3
    The game feels like a conversion from a console. Hard binded keys (such as - Enter on the numpad doesn't work, you have to press the other one), if you have a lot to scrap or mod you have to constantly move your hands around - wsad, cursors, mouse, enter, spacebar, tab etc, etc. Basicaly - shows how much devs care for PC gamers.
    Graphics - nice, but barely an improvement from Fallout 3.    The game feels like a conversion from a console. Hard binded keys (such as - Enter on the numpad doesn't work, you have to press the other one), if you have a lot to scrap or mod you have to constantly move your hands around - wsad, cursors, mouse, enter, spacebar, tab etc, etc. Basicaly - shows how much devs care for PC gamers.
    Graphics - nice, but barely an improvement from Fallout 3.
    Dialogues are dumbed down, as well as the whole dialogue system. Weapons don't malfunction anymore. Main story line? Protagonist is dumb, to the point where I don't even want to pursue this quest... And I made him with 10 Inteligence, and walk around in a lab coat giving +2 int. But he's still an idiot.    … Expand
  97. LiZaL
    Nov 25, 2015
    3
    This game isn´t that great. It´s nothing special but a mediocre, generic follower of Fallout 3 and New Vegas without significant improvements. I encountered so many major glitches, it was a hell of a mess. Blocking Dogmeat/other NPCs, Jumping issues and other weird control malfunctions just went way too far... The control with Keyboard and Mouse is ridiculous - using the crafting systemThis game isn´t that great. It´s nothing special but a mediocre, generic follower of Fallout 3 and New Vegas without significant improvements. I encountered so many major glitches, it was a hell of a mess. Blocking Dogmeat/other NPCs, Jumping issues and other weird control malfunctions just went way too far... The control with Keyboard and Mouse is ridiculous - using the crafting system properly is impossible and makes no fun at all. I also disliked you were thrown into the game world without any "tutorial" and stuff and the character development just started to suck as soon as you exit Vault 111. The Graphics quality of this game is embarrassing and doesn`t belong to 2015 anymore. It looks awkward and outdated, Bethesda didn´t even attempt to match up their game to current standards. The Story itself is ok to me, although a bit too mainstream. The VATS System didn´t satisfy that much anymore, the FPS Mode simply sucks and the dialogue options are a bad joke. At least tell me what sarcastic comment the character is about to express, not simply "sarcastic", this is just stupid. In conclusion: Good Ideas (crafting, companions, rebuilding some settlements and stuff...) but at the end Fallout 4 misses the opportunity to be good, instead it´s unfinished and already outdated. Take a look at The Witcher 3 to see how it´s done right.… Expand
  98. Magicpickle
    Nov 25, 2015
    3
    It's a lousy first-person shooter trying to be a mediocre RPG. The best part of the game was the intro, and it went all downhill from there. Boring, tedious, and all-around shallow, Fallout 4 is the most disappointing title Bethesda has ever released.
  99. Alexbattledust
    Nov 26, 2015
    3
    The problem with this game is most highlighted by removal or revamps of three systems. The karma system, the perk system, and the dialogue system. First the karma system. With it's removal, they didn't need to add any truly evil acts to remove karma. Without this the developers didn't have any incentive to add very many evil actions. Even choosing the be rude option in dialogue nets theThe problem with this game is most highlighted by removal or revamps of three systems. The karma system, the perk system, and the dialogue system. First the karma system. With it's removal, they didn't need to add any truly evil acts to remove karma. Without this the developers didn't have any incentive to add very many evil actions. Even choosing the be rude option in dialogue nets the same response half the time. Second is the redo of the perk system. Because you can potentially unlock any first level of a perk, they made most of them combat oriented, but unnecessary. Since there are no skills, there are very little ways perks play into missions. Finally the dialogue system is just confusing.… Expand
  100. pfyfe441
    Dec 1, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ok so, I don't normal do reviews and created an account just for this. This game sucks. I was one of the many people waiting for years for this game, I have played all the Elder Scrolls and previous Fallout games and when it came to this I was shocked to see how lazy Bethesda has become.

    1. The graphics are horrible. Yes most people argue graphics aren't everything and I agree, they aren't, but when the graphics are a have minor improvements to the previous game made on old gen hardware, something is seriously wrong. Many would argue that for an open world game the graphics will need to be downgraded to run but just look at the Witcher 3.

    2. Gameplay. Yes this is an improvement from the previous games however it feels like a cheap Call of Duty rip off.

    3. Story is awful. I normal don't look for amazing stories in RPG's (this isn't an RPG) however they are always a plus. The story in Fallout 4 is awful. It feels fine and well past after the first 4 missions then it speeds up to an unoriginal mess of a story with characters no one cares about. It tries to play on old players nostalga bring back characters such as Doctor Li, Liberty Prime and Arthur Maxson. This annoyed me greatly as instead of making new and interesting characters they bring a robot, an up tight **** and a spoil child who thinks he's a man. There is no real choices in this game. Let the Institute live or blow a big hole in the ground. WOW! Also part of the final battle has you holding hands with a giant robot as it is incapable to walk on its own, sound familiar?

    4. UI and dialogue. Dialogue is bad. Real bad. Here are you options. The friendly option, the sarcastic option, the **** option, a question option and sometimes an awful persuasion attempt to get and extra 25 caps to go fetch some random farmer his carrots back from some Super Mutants. Stop trying to copy Mass Effect, Bethesda. UI is so poor, so bland and plain.

    5. Crafting. The crafting was a welcome feature for me when it came to this game. However there is no tutorial at all guiding you, showing you how to build this and that. Once I figured it all out and began enjoying it.... then it became repetitive and boring.

    Here are some-things I would also like to note. Bad animation, horrible performance on consoles and sometimes on PC, buggy and has not been patched since release, some horrible voice acting, honestly quite a boring location, perk chart is a horrible idea, lip sync is so annoying, Bethesda are too dependent on modders to fix their game for them, has no RPG elements to it apart from character creation and Bethesda, please don't ever have a voiced protagonist again.

    All in all this is a bad game. Without the Fallout name in front of it, it's nothing more than a poor shooter copying Call of Duty. Bethesda, you should be ashamed.    … 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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