Fallout 4

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  1. TrueReviewer1
    Mar 31, 2016
    0
    Terrible Game I cant believe that this game has an 84 "professional" review score. the game is horrible in all aspects its neither a good Shooter nor a RPG game. this is the last Bethesda game I will buy as they are incompetent in making games true to what they should be. if you like to be guided in every single way with no freedom and enjoy no challenges or anything difficulty while beingTerrible Game I cant believe that this game has an 84 "professional" review score. the game is horrible in all aspects its neither a good Shooter nor a RPG game. this is the last Bethesda game I will buy as they are incompetent in making games true to what they should be. if you like to be guided in every single way with no freedom and enjoy no challenges or anything difficulty while being over simplificated a monkey could play this game then this "fallout" 4 is for you.… Expand
  2. Aelita
    Apr 8, 2016
    0
    Well, my first language is Russian and I appologize for my grammar mistakes. But I'll try to explain my opinion. Now I'm replaying Fallout 1 and 2. I don't know why I'm doing that, there are a lot of new games with perfect graphics and etc. But, you know, this games has something...unusal. I mean, you have already passed the game, you know endings, but you are play again and again. It'sWell, my first language is Russian and I appologize for my grammar mistakes. But I'll try to explain my opinion. Now I'm replaying Fallout 1 and 2. I don't know why I'm doing that, there are a lot of new games with perfect graphics and etc. But, you know, this games has something...unusal. I mean, you have already passed the game, you know endings, but you are play again and again. It's like reading a good science fiction. Like watching Stanley Kubrick's films. It's classic. You are not wasting your time. You are enjoying the game. It has a good story, music, atmosphere. It's all perfect. I feel sorry for Interplay. They could make a good games. But what we have now? Ok, I won't say about Fallout 3 and New Vegas, it's not bad at all. We are talking about Fallout 4. I am really disappointed. What happens with dialogues? I feel like a stupid, when I'm try to choose the answer. It's same, only intonation changes. And where is atmosphere? I only start a game and I already have power armor and minigun. And people call me a "general". What about the construction of the buildings? Forget physical science. You can build in the air! Where is the logic? Most of all I hate main plot. It's horrible. It's like a cheap and snotty novel. And I don't know, but I have a feeling of deja vu. No, really? How many years have passed since Fallout 3? And the only thing you did just replaced children and parents. And now motherfather save the child. Huh? Santa Barbara. Why Bethesda doesn't use plot from canceled game Fallout Extreme? I find it very cool! And much more gorgeous. Just google it. Why reinvent the wheel, when you already have one? Just imagine how Fallout looked like! Travel the world to stop chinese army! Visit Pacific Northwest, Bering Strait, Northeast Asia and China. See? It's open world. A big one. And an interesting one. You can see Fallout World from the other side. But it's only a dreams. A dreams that some day Fallout would be a great game just like old times.… Expand
  3. littlesushiboxj
    Apr 21, 2016
    0
    Basically it's a blank slate. It could be a game but it isn't. If only they let obsidian use this engine to make a game it could be great. It's basically call of duty and not an rpg. There are like 4 side quests and there's no choice in what you do. You can choose a faction but after that no choice.
  4. HALtheDuke
    May 19, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only a blind gamer can say that this is a good game. This is the worst episode of the fallout series. Nothing to add at the previous bad comment. Very sad...… Expand
  5. Indigetes
    May 20, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 4 is disappointing at best. In my honest opinion, it feels like they are getting lazier and lazier. There are plenty of problems in the game, leaving the bugs aside because they would need to invest money to fix them and we cant have a company doing that nowadays.
    The story could have being great, and that is a mayor point. They just took a great idea and implemented it in the worst possible way. There are plenty of choices for the player to do which seems to be important for the main plot but, ultimately, do nothing, being there for the sake of button smashing. In short, most of your “choices” don't matter at all.
    There are quest were you are sent to a combat zone, but you can literally walk through them, while naked and unarmed, but no one will pay you any attention.
    Half of the perks are simply useless, and, once you got the power armour (minute 10?), you have won.
    Once you have some levels, and you craft a good weapon of choice, most legendary enemies will go down in 4-5 hits while playing in survival (legendary deathclaw with two headshots? really?)
    Most heavy weapons are useless.
    Armour is useless because: power armour.
    I wish I could give it a -10.
    At least, you can blow the brotherhood's ship up. It's something.    … Expand
  6. Mmollle
    Jun 12, 2016
    0
    A piece of crap game. Many people say "a bad RPG, a good game" but i say its a bad RPG and a bad game. Its an embarrasment to the whole Fallout franchise and the biggest dissapointment of a game Ive ever experienced.
  7. electric_blue
    Jun 10, 2016
    0
    I honestly do NOT believe for one second that the positive and negative reviews even out or represent players real feelings about FO4. I don't think it's a mistake to dislike this game because it is the worst in the Fallout series. Some people are saying, "well, it's a bad Fallout game, but it's a great game otherwise!" Baloney. If I wanted to purchase and play "it's a great gameI honestly do NOT believe for one second that the positive and negative reviews even out or represent players real feelings about FO4. I don't think it's a mistake to dislike this game because it is the worst in the Fallout series. Some people are saying, "well, it's a bad Fallout game, but it's a great game otherwise!" Baloney. If I wanted to purchase and play "it's a great game otherwise," I would purchase and play "it's a great game otherwise."

    It's not just a bad Fallout game, it's a bad, and broken game. But not broken in the charming New Vegas kind of way. It's broken in the gameplay mechanics, the new combat system is bad, the character has a VOICE! That is total crap. Takes me right out of the RPG feeling. I'm not at all interested in the "story" as I was with the Lone Wanderer or the Courier, or Chosen One or Vault Dweller for that matter.

    Everything's already been said. It is truly an awful game, a chore all the way around, dumbed down to some ridiculous level for what reason I do not know why. Skip it and buy a case of good beer instead.    … Expand
  8. BZibi
    Jul 8, 2016
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    Bethesda killed Fallout series, I hope it's clear for everybody now, from a epic game, with fantastic mechanics, advanced char building, superb dialogues, story and political incorrectness, we now have a first-person shooter with minimal story + Sims, but you can't build a big settlement even if you have quad GeForce Titan X in your PC, because the game engine is old, buggy and inefficientBethesda killed Fallout series, I hope it's clear for everybody now, from a epic game, with fantastic mechanics, advanced char building, superb dialogues, story and political incorrectness, we now have a first-person shooter with minimal story + Sims, but you can't build a big settlement even if you have quad GeForce Titan X in your PC, because the game engine is old, buggy and inefficient and it will still lag and your frames will drop to 2 FPS, so there's no endgame. The storyline for base game and the DLC's (Automatron and Far Harbor) is very short, you can finish the base game in one day. I'm not counting "Contraptions" or Wasteland Workshop" as a DLC's because that would be a bad joke, Bethesda focused on quantity of DLC's, not their quality. And one of the funniest things is that the modders realeased tons of stuff for free before Bethesda's pseudo-DLC's, like elevators more than three months before the "Contraptions DLC" was released.… Expand
  9. Inyuasha
    Jul 20, 2016
    0
    What a disappointing game, so disappointing I registered for metacritic just to leave this review. After playing and thoroughly enjoying Fallout 2,3 and New Vegas, I was eagerly awaiting this game. But boring, so boring it has turned out to be. Best of luck getting me to buy another one of your games Bethesda.
  10. LonelyPenguin
    Aug 13, 2016
    0
    Worst bethesda game. I was fanboy of bethesda, and I still cant believe how far have they fallen...

    thi is not an rpg anymore, its just a casual shooter, with no depth. There are a lot of location, but they are all filled with same mobs and uninteresting loot. The thing that they seize all development on this game after 8 months shows that they know they **** up big. u dun goofed,    Worst bethesda game. I was fanboy of bethesda, and I still cant believe how far have they fallen...

    thi is not an rpg anymore, its just a casual shooter, with no depth. There are a lot of location, but they are all filled with same mobs and uninteresting loot.

    The thing that they seize all development on this game after 8 months shows that they know they **** up big.

    u dun goofed, bethesda.    … Expand
  11. Brooderz
    Sep 3, 2016
    0
    Absolute ****. Okay ive never loved these games as much as others but at least they had something this was just a boring action game passing off as something better but its no better than a CoD game. Story absolute rubbish and i wonder if the critics were paid to write good reviews for this one.
  12. Yennefer
    Sep 23, 2016
    0
    when i die, have bethesda lower my coffin into the ground so they can let me down one more time. The game is bland, boring, badly written, badly optimized and full of bugs. They didnt event patch it properly and leave it to the modders to patch (after only 9-10 months!). DLCs over priced and comprised of mostly stuff that you hate.
  13. russianmetacrit
    Nov 24, 2016
    0
    This game is a disgrace to all fallout canons. How come we came to the same son/father **** again? Ripping off plots of previous installments almost completely.... Way to go Bethesda. Why dont you bother to work with Obsidian again? You cant go an inch without them!
  14. Fusie
    Sep 12, 2017
    0
    Fallout 4 is more or less a bugs and issues riddled game since release, and even up to this very day, there are still more then enough problems around, that should have priority over introducing an item shop called "Creation Club" to the game.
    And while Bethesda was busy with selling more "content" through a few half-finished DLCs, modders did the heavy lifting by providing the community    Fallout 4 is more or less a bugs and issues riddled game since release, and even up to this very day, there are still more then enough problems around, that should have priority over introducing an item shop called "Creation Club" to the game.
    And while Bethesda was busy with selling more "content" through a few half-finished DLCs, modders did the heavy lifting by providing the community with inofficial bug fixes, mods that improved the gameplay a lot, and in some cases even mods that could stand right beside any of the official DLCs.
    Instead of supporting those modders with some kind of recognition, Bethesda chosed to release the "Creation Club" for Fo4, which is nothing else then a rather tasteless atempt on trying to cash in on all the work the modders did for the game.
    The Creation Club isn't an option like any other paid DLC, it's forced upon every player instead, there is currently no official way to uninstall the CC and then play Fo4 as we were used to.
    A future update for the CC will probably get rid of the paid mods archives, but in the end, we'll still have to download every update for the CC that pushes another round of paid mods into the game.
    And those paid mods are really expensinve... and of course filled with bugs and issues like the game itself. So much for their advertised "quality control".
    Not to mention that this first update and installment of CC even broke free mods in the process, and that this will probably happen again with the next patch too.
    My guess, this is only the beginning, at some point they will probably turn the Creation Club into a Gatekeeper program for all mods, and you won't be able to use mods that aren't on their "list".    … Expand
  15. LoudBridge5284
    Jan 11, 2017
    0
    This game is an example of terrible design, storytelling and convenient, shallow plot.

    Nothing you do in this game means anything - no faction you join (out of the limited 4 that even exist) ever does anything or makes any amount of sense. Choice is completely obliterated, destroyed for the purposes of brainless gunplay. There are no interesting characters here - all facades are    This game is an example of terrible design, storytelling and convenient, shallow plot.

    Nothing you do in this game means anything - no faction you join (out of the limited 4 that even exist) ever does anything or makes any amount of sense. Choice is completely obliterated, destroyed for the purposes of brainless gunplay.

    There are no interesting characters here - all facades are easily and instantly seen through, as is the plot, which is about as cliche as literally any D- grade movie ever made.

    The graphics are quite terrible as well, limited by the ageing engine.

    Once again, there is no choice - you get to be the good guy, and only the good guy. While some may argue you can roleplay as either, this is false as there is no roleplay in the game from the start.

    The brainless fetch/kill quests are also a disgrace and an embarrassment to whoever had the inclination to decide upon this approach.

    This should never have been released. It is an insult to the artistic medium of interactive media.    … Expand
  16. MaddMike
    Feb 2, 2017
    0
    This is not a Fallout. This is not a RPG (probably, the worst Bethesda's rpg). This is a mediocre fps; you cant shoot through objects, **** aim, etc. And this "game" is even **** Sims. can you imagine? You may ask me: what the God is good in that **** To be honest - nothing. This bramin's **** is not even a game. -10/10.
  17. GarlDeathHand
    Apr 2, 2017
    0
    It is the first time i was ever so disappointed by Bethesda. All the things that make fallout what it is are gone.
    Special system, gone.
    Karma system, gone. Decisions affecting game world and different outcomes to a situation, GONE. Dialogue has been reduced to something i could only describe as boring and idiotic. They managed to turn a beautiful RPG game into a pre-written shooter    It is the first time i was ever so disappointed by Bethesda. All the things that make fallout what it is are gone.
    Special system, gone.
    Karma system, gone.
    Decisions affecting game world and different outcomes to a situation, GONE.
    Dialogue has been reduced to something i could only describe as boring and idiotic.
    They managed to turn a beautiful RPG game into a pre-written shooter adventure.
    Not a fallout game.    … Expand
  18. Firefly009
    Apr 22, 2017
    0
    DO NOT PURCHASE. Seriously, do not. I've played Bethesda games for many years and have put up with the incessant bugs, but Fallout 4 is over the top. The random frame rate drops on an Alienware make the game completely unplayable. After trying absolutely every tweak possible - including editing the .ini files which I should not have to do - I'm done with Bethesda. No, that's not just emptyDO NOT PURCHASE. Seriously, do not. I've played Bethesda games for many years and have put up with the incessant bugs, but Fallout 4 is over the top. The random frame rate drops on an Alienware make the game completely unplayable. After trying absolutely every tweak possible - including editing the .ini files which I should not have to do - I'm done with Bethesda. No, that's not just empty words until the next game comes out. I cut EA Games off, and I'm doing the same with Bethesda.

    Considering Witcher 3 and other major titles run PERFECTLY with superior graphics, performance and gameplay, it makes it clear Bethesda has no excuse - zero - for the state of this game. Dishonored 2 suffers the same exact fate. The common denominator is Bethesda. With so many people lodging complaints and nothing getting fixed, we should all learn a very simple lesson here: STOP SUPPORTING THIS COMPANY. They should be embarrassed and ashamed to be charging money for their ineptitude.    … Expand
  19. dEviL666
    May 4, 2017
    0
    Это не фаллаут,это call of duty с крафтом,скучные диалоги,казуальный геймплей.Все это уже надоедает на первом часу игры.
  20. TheBurninatorX
    Jul 4, 2017
    0
    What Metacritic fails to tell you about this game (mainly due to receiving incentives from gaming companies) is that this game has MAJOR FLAWS on the pc version! If you have a high end system, don't even think about buying this. First of all, the game will not even launch on ANY resolution above 1080. Secondly if you have a FPS above a certain threshold, EVERYTHING in the game will beWhat Metacritic fails to tell you about this game (mainly due to receiving incentives from gaming companies) is that this game has MAJOR FLAWS on the pc version! If you have a high end system, don't even think about buying this. First of all, the game will not even launch on ANY resolution above 1080. Secondly if you have a FPS above a certain threshold, EVERYTHING in the game will be massively sped up. All the conversation will be trashed, movement will be like the roadrunner on pcp. This is the first pc title I've played that penalizes you for being able to run at a high end capacity. Another note, even if you tweak your system to be able to run the game, it will spontaneously crash on you, with no cause or error codes or anything. This game has been out for almost TWO YEARS now, and if you read forums else where you will see that these issues have been continuous since nearly since it's release with nearly NO support from bethesda!

    If you want a good FPS or RPG shop elsewhere, giving this greedy company money for shipping out a knowingly flawed product is far becoming an industry standard, and only by boycotting their company can we send a message to them in the only way they'll notice...in their revenue.    … Expand
  21. LuckyMia
    Jul 8, 2017
    0
    This action RPG starts with a large action sequence where you kill a very powerful enemy and are awarded the strongest weapons at the start. You can do random generated mostly fetch quests, and save the EXACT SAME darn survivor kidnapped from your village the 30th time. Or blitz through the average generic main story that is 5 hours if you don't do side quests. You can level till like 300This action RPG starts with a large action sequence where you kill a very powerful enemy and are awarded the strongest weapons at the start. You can do random generated mostly fetch quests, and save the EXACT SAME darn survivor kidnapped from your village the 30th time. Or blitz through the average generic main story that is 5 hours if you don't do side quests. You can level till like 300 though because everything is split into tiny skills and stats allowing you to level every 5 minutes and feel special. It is The resident Evil 5 of the franchise; they jumped the shark with this one.… Expand
  22. realangrygamer1
    Aug 20, 2017
    0
    Fallout 4 Review from a Fallout gamer
    Fallout 4, is Duke Nukem meets Sim City, it is not the R.P.G. we were promised, it fails to deliver anything even close to the Fallout series, other than in name. Bethesda had 7 years to make this game, one of the best games ever and failed miserably. The following is a short list of why Fallout 4 is a terrible game.
    1) Same bugged game engine as    Fallout 4 Review from a Fallout gamer
    Fallout 4, is Duke Nukem meets Sim City, it is not the R.P.G. we were promised, it fails to deliver anything even close to the Fallout series, other than in name. Bethesda had 7 years to make this game, one of the best games ever and failed miserably. The following is a short list of why Fallout 4 is a terrible game.
    1) Same bugged game engine as Fallout 3, & Fallout NV. All Bethesda has done was add on to the game engine to support Fallout 4, they still have not bothered to fix the Crashing to Desktop, Hard Lock Up Crashes, and lagging issues.
    2) Broken Lore, Examples : T-60 power armor, and Jet. To name two, many more exist.
    3) Lack of choice, bad dialogue, bad writing, and ripping out the SKILLs system, replacing it with just Perks, that are mostly useless.
    4) Weapons, are mostly the same, Combat Rifle, Combat Shotgun, Combat Sniper Rifle, all the same look, and Sounds are all the same, Laser and Plasma Rifles that sound like a ballistic weapon. (Unlike any previous Fallout Titles!)
    Fallout 4 is the worst Fallout game in the series, and that is saying something since I do own every single game in the series with the acception of Fallout 4, which I played on a friends gaming PC. A P.C. that has a 4.2 Ghz 8 Core Processor, 32 Gb of Ram, and a very expensive 12 Gb Graphics card, on Windows 10. Still got the same crashes, as Fallout 3 & Fallout NV!!1 Bethesda has left the Budget PC Gamer out in the wasteland, with the overly high System requirements. (A PC that meets their "Minimum requirements" won't play Fallout 4 very well. Leaving those that can't afford $400 + to upgrade their PC's out of ever playing Fallout 4.
    To me the whole game looks like it was lazily slapped together inside a few months instead of the 7 years they had to really make it a great game. I for one won't be buying this game, I can't see wasting my money, on an FPS, when I wanted a Fallout RPG.    … Expand
  23. confector
    Aug 30, 2017
    0
    Having supported this developer since Elder Scrolls: Arena, here is my review.

    This persistent model of trying to move to a microtransaction system and forced downloads of content that you do not want, cannot opt out of, and break your game if you have already taken steps to mod (correct/fix) it in the first place. Stop it. I have spent a good chunk of my free time in life    Having supported this developer since Elder Scrolls: Arena, here is my review.

    This persistent model of trying to move to a microtransaction system and forced downloads of content that you do not want, cannot opt out of, and break your game if you have already taken steps to mod (correct/fix) it in the first place.

    Stop it. I have spent a good chunk of my free time in life specifically patronizing your titles because of the enjoyment offered, the modding opportunities at MY direction and choice, NOT YOURS, were my ideal way of passing free time.

    No longer.    … Expand
  24. Riwean
    Sep 4, 2017
    0
    Paid mods... Again. Paid mods... Again. Paid mods... Again. Paid mods... Again. Paid mods... Again. Paid mods... Again. Paid mods... Again. Paid mods... Again.
  25. swiffty
    Sep 12, 2017
    0
    Garbage developers are a pitiful paid mods are you **** kidding me I hope they learn a lesson greedy bastards like honestly Bethesda used to be good but now there just turning into EA don't buy!
  26. ntblood
    Oct 2, 2017
    0
    Creation Club is a greedy money-grab, making the game we paid full-retail for into bloat-ware with microtransactions. No to paid mods! The suits will try to kill free modding.
  27. FluttershysPet
    Oct 3, 2017
    0
    This game was never good I played through it once and said why bother and moved on, but now it has paid mods and that never sits right with me. I am all for mod authors making money for what they are doing but this is a scummy way that Bethesda has come up with that actually screw over the mod makers. So in short do not support this title and buy something else. Simply put it is a ok gameThis game was never good I played through it once and said why bother and moved on, but now it has paid mods and that never sits right with me. I am all for mod authors making money for what they are doing but this is a scummy way that Bethesda has come up with that actually screw over the mod makers. So in short do not support this title and buy something else. Simply put it is a ok game if you have never played a Fallout game before but if you had it is ****… Expand
  28. TFOFB
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Беседка не умеет делать фаллауты или же просто не хочет их делать
  29. NoirDetectiv
    Dec 7, 2017
    0
    I played the Fallout series for a long time, I always liked the atmosphere that prevailed in that post-nuclear world, the World that you could believe in, because there were certain rules of the world that he did not violate, there were a lot of thoughtful stories, there I could decide the fate of the whole wasteland, earlier the elections were not divided into good and bad, they wereI played the Fallout series for a long time, I always liked the atmosphere that prevailed in that post-nuclear world, the World that you could believe in, because there were certain rules of the world that he did not violate, there were a lot of thoughtful stories, there I could decide the fate of the whole wasteland, earlier the elections were not divided into good and bad, they were divided into bad and terrible ones, this world wanted to come back again and again ... But one day everything changed.Bethesda that was famous for thoughtful worlds made with obvious love, refers to Fallout to to crap without thinking in Laura not interfacing, and basic interest side quests. They scored on interesting quests for the sake of creating a weak shooter with elements of urban development, which might be liked by gamers of a new show. I do not want to see how the series that I loved under the pressure of major studios turns into a project designed for casual players who have not gotten out of their mother's womb ...… Expand
  30. ter0liu
    Dec 9, 2017
    0
    this is not fallout, this is stupid shooter.

    In this game there is no RPG component of the word at all, the most lame dialogues and uninteresting quests, here you can not play any role, you're either a good warrior or a good housewife, quests are not memorable, except that quest where you are traveling on the mind of Kelog, the ending is just horror, this fallout breaks the story of the    this is not fallout, this is stupid shooter.

    In this game there is no RPG component of the word at all, the most lame dialogues and uninteresting quests, here you can not play any role, you're either a good warrior or a good housewife, quests are not memorable, except that quest where you are traveling on the mind of Kelog, the ending is just horror, this fallout breaks the story of the series completely, New Vegas turned out much better. (If there are any errors in the text and some nonsense is written, say thank you to Google translator)    … Expand
  31. Wineneeder
    Aug 5, 2018
    0
    Truth be told, this game actually gets a 3 from me, but I give it a 1 because Bethesda deserves that. Now, there's a lot of prettiness here, some excellent art design at points, and also modelling. Stuff just looks good!

    Now, does a lot of it make sense? Well, no. The Commonwealth looks closer to a particularly bad Earthquake than it does a living world 210 years after global nuclear    Truth be told, this game actually gets a 3 from me, but I give it a 1 because Bethesda deserves that. Now, there's a lot of prettiness here, some excellent art design at points, and also modelling. Stuff just looks good!

    Now, does a lot of it make sense? Well, no. The Commonwealth looks closer to a particularly bad Earthquake than it does a living world 210 years after global nuclear apocalypse and also need I mention, TWO HUNDRED AND TEN YEARS. Brick and wood houses are still standing, bottles are still upright, skeletons are still boning it up and clothed, .. there's a lot of little problems like this.

    It seems, again, Bethesda's design really was thinking a world 5 or maybe 10 after the bomb, but wanted to have a time frame including the events of the first two Fallouts when designing Fallout 3. So this is a holdover

    The gameplay isn't really good. I do admit, I had some fun early on walking through the world conserving power armor energy, praying my next encounter would yield a fusion core. Popping out to snipe targets and stealth around, running back to the frame when I got caught. This worked, this was fun for a while.

    But then it just got too easy. By the time I had met the Brotherhood proper, I had 37 fusion cores, combat had gotten laughably easy despite me leveling non combat, social and settlement traits and having a charisma/int build.

    I couldn't find a single enemy worth cheesing or even cheating over and I know all the console commands. And I was still 21 levels from the goddamn jet pack. Oh and the writing was making it clear it wasn't going to get better on a storytelling or characterization front.
    I cannot believe how bad the main character is and how dumb and hysterical. Your lines are terrible. the dialog wheel choices are worse than Mass Effect, often don't matter or make no sense, and they rarely lead to different outcomes. This becomes extremely blatant if you get a "full dialog choice" mod and you can actually see what you'll say. Or more often they just railroad you into their outcome after a snide remark.

    I am tired of ranting so I am just going to say I cannot believe this is in the same family tree as Fallout 1 and 2. I am aghast. They were roleplaying games in the original sense. You could design a character, your character, and you had so many more ways to be it.

    Now what do we have? This is pretty much the same plot line as Fallout 3, only this time the guy with the beard and white lab coat is technically your son, but they still call him father. Man I don't even know the ethos and doctrine of the Institute, and I just did their questline.. aye yai yai.

    I know and understand the Master's points and maneuvers. I get Gizmo's philosophy even if i disagree with it. I understand the FO1 Brohood and sympathize with them, even if they are wrong. Even the Vault City and the Enclave from FO2 make sense, although they are evil.

    I wish I could get a refund, I wish I could summon back the world where Kirkbride and others did Bethesda's writing or better yet revive the real Black Isle Studios, people who knew how to make a goddamn game and did make the best of them    … Expand
  32. extrememuslim10
    May 28, 2018
    0
    Long story short: "I used to love Fallout, but then Bethesda took the RP out of the G"

    Short story long: What the hell has bethesda done to the franchise? Fallout 1, 2, and NV have spectacular RPG elements. For example, in NV you can kill Benny in a million different ways or you can join him in reigning New Vegas. In fallout 4, all you do is help settlements and perform side-quests    Long story short: "I used to love Fallout, but then Bethesda took the RP out of the G"

    Short story long: What the hell has bethesda done to the franchise? Fallout 1, 2, and NV have spectacular RPG elements. For example, in NV you can kill Benny in a million different ways or you can join him in reigning New Vegas. In fallout 4, all you do is help settlements and perform side-quests where it asks you to shoot people. I wish Obsidian would make another spin-off    … Expand
  33. dabbas
    Jun 12, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 4 is the 4th numbered title in the Fallout series developed by Bethesda Game Studios. Fallout 4 is a single player, open world RPG(role playing game) set in a post nuclear fallout America. The game was released on November 10th 2015 after its announcement at E3(electronics entertainment expo). Fallout 4 provided much of the same aesthetic found in previous titles with washed out colors and destroyed landscapes, which was the backdrop to my adventures as a drug abusing, raging alcoholic using his powerfist to beat down any enemy in his path. This essay will explore the history behind the Fallout series, the genre of the game and the aesthetic, as well as the narrative developed for this game.
    Fallout 4 was developed over 7 years, with the full focus of the 100 developers starting in mid 2013 (game was released November 2015), or about 5 years into development. The team that worked on Fallout 4 was small in relation to other dev teams developing games on a similar scale to Fallout 4. What is more, Fallout 4 beat out the previous best selling game of 2015, Activision’s Call of Duty: Black Ops 3, which generated $550 within 72 hours, while the more popular Fallout 4 sold 12 million copies and generated $750 million in sales within 24 hours.
    Similar to other its predecessor, Fallout 4 is a single player, open world, adventure RPG set in a post nuclear apocalypse landscape. Fallout 4 remains one of the few AAA single player games, providing the player a balance of action level and story level creating the sense of interactive storytelling; developing a sense of immersion which helps the player feel invested in the story. Furthermore, Fallout 4 provides an insightful look into the idea of a nuclear apocalypse, which seems to bear relation to the 1960s aesthetic and that time period being associated with the cold war and the fear of nuclear war.
    Throughout my playthrough I chose to ignore the main questline created by Bethesda Game Studios’ developers, choosing to roleplay; adding an extra element of challenge to my playthrough. Instead of playing by the game’s rules and playing the role of a concerned father looking for his son, I play the role of a man distraught by the death of his wife and kidnapping of his son so he chooses to suppress his emotions with copious amounts of drugs and alcohol. Additionally, Bethesda Game Studios provided a plethora of new content with DLC(downloadable content) such as Fallout 4 Nuka World, which adds a completely new map; which is a theme park turned city, controlled by rivalling factions. As part of the DLC you quickly become the ruler of the park, giving the player a sense of power within the world. This DLC provides the player with, on average*, 12 and a half hours of extra gameplay.
    Aesthetic, when used within the context of a video game, is used to describe how a game makes you feel. Fallout 4 provides players with a vast landscape, littered with adventures and items, giving the player a constant stream of quests and new experiences. Another aspect of the game, which is seen in many Bethesda, games is the ability to switch in between third and first person, each of which give the game a different look and feel; while first person creates a sense of immersion as you play through the eyes of the character, playing with third person allows the player to separate themselves from the character, providing players with the same narrative experience through a different perspective.
    In conclusion, Fallout 4 provided me with a true single player experience, where I was immersed in a post nuclear apocalypse world. The game provides a balanced mix of focus on the narrative and aesthetic, which provides an interesting story wrapped in a pleasing looking and feeling package.    … Expand
  34. HorseArmor
    Jul 9, 2018
    0
    I made this account after extensively playing Fallout4 on PS4.
    I also played some on PC. (does it matter?)
    To be poignant 13d20hr18m into my latest Survival No kills save It's absolute garbage; Bethesda should be ashamed. As a kid I used to play Morrowind on the PC, Watching your modding community flourish around the Construction Set was beautiful. The game itself didn't need    I made this account after extensively playing Fallout4 on PS4.
    I also played some on PC. (does it matter?)
    To be poignant 13d20hr18m
    into my latest Survival No kills save

    It's absolute garbage; Bethesda should be ashamed.

    As a kid I used to play Morrowind on the PC, Watching your modding community flourish around the Construction Set was beautiful. The game itself didn't need character narration; the game was smooth, the characters were well thought out (Vivec, Dagoth Ur still bring a smile to my minds eye), There was a massive depth to your plot back then it seemed. I could depend on dropping into this RPG for hours at a time; if even just to play around with different cheats or spells for sillies. ( or even better mods from the community)
    With Fallout 4 . . . on Survival. . . I hope you realize your engine's bugs crash the game every 30m - 2 hrs consistently right? yet the game of the year edition came out and i see no updates fixing these issues. . . seemingly you want everyone seeing a loading screen (laments; fast traveling in lower difficulty with a smaller loot tree)
    every 30 min or the game will crash due to zone renderings, or any # of other immersion breaking issues.
    ( i have had cars thrown into me by companions instantly killing me, even discovered running into said cars sitting still can be fatal. . .)
    I am sure every player has noticed falling cars from highways and other needless animations that bug up the engine, when all we did was max-craft our character to run fast through the zones (because minutemen) and here we are, un-immersed, probably broke due to the expansions/skins, and nothing to really show for it except our Bethesda Fandom. . . & all the aforementioned hours spent in a broken game you refuse to spend any time(or $) fixing . . . despite how much money we have literally just thrown at you.
    I can't even fathom how much you probably make off these ripoff's you call creations in your club but it is downright despicable how you went from a Construction Set to a Creation Club. . .
    & you think your better than EA. . . Tsk, tsk.

    Watching the hype following your latest presentation at E3 I am feeling all sorts of deja vu when compared to f4's hype.
    I am not enthused, I am not excited.
    I am mildly disgusted and sad to see a great company brought so low by it's shareholder greed.

    Until you start acting more like Cd Projekt Red
    (you know a responsible game developer that keeps it's audience in mind, doesn't give in to corporate greed, and seemingly loves doing what it set out to do in the first place; creating)
    I won't be buying your games. I am done. You gave up on me. Us.
    & we are legion.
    you?
    Todd Howard, you are Caesar.
    The knives in your back?
    You put them there yourself.
    Suicide.    … Expand
  35. joeskb7
    Oct 21, 2018
    0
    It's not Fallout anymore... Let's be fair, Fallout series ended on Fallout 2. Bethesda is just making money on its name, nothing more. "New Vegas" was so-so approximation. But next games are just shooters. It would be fine game if they rename it to something else. But if they call it "Fallout", then the rating is 0/10, because it's too bad by Fallout 1/2 standards.
  36. RazorSamurai
    Jun 11, 2019
    0
    there is no optimizaiton for pc at 2019. vsync is broken when u uncap it game will speedup as hell. and btw the game is fking joke, its not a fallout series game its call of duty new generation (do not confuse with good old cod parts) chapter.
  37. retard6897468
    Nov 1, 2018
    0
    No story, no dialogue, stupid quests, but shooting is much better. It is a shooter for kids.
  38. SneakyBasterd
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Very shallow game, shooter for kids. Only worth of playing because of camping mode. Otherwise very empty and stupid. Map is quite small and your character decisions dont mean anything. Bethesda just want money from teenagers, they dont care for fans.
  39. NoCompromise
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    A game focused on graphics, fps style gamely and appealing to a wider audience. That sums up Fallout 4 more then any review can tell you about the lack of choices, unique interesting quests and a story lacking any sort of emotion. What makes Fallout 3 and more importantly Fallout New Vegas fantastic games was not the looks or the shooting mechanics but rather the amazing and well thoughtA game focused on graphics, fps style gamely and appealing to a wider audience. That sums up Fallout 4 more then any review can tell you about the lack of choices, unique interesting quests and a story lacking any sort of emotion. What makes Fallout 3 and more importantly Fallout New Vegas fantastic games was not the looks or the shooting mechanics but rather the amazing and well thought out quests, unique and interesting locations, compelling dialogue/characters, and a story that makes you wonder if your truly making the morally right (or wrong if your playing a evil character) decision, as well as having an impact in the Fallout universe. The new additions of crafting weapons and home building is uninspiring. When getting unique weapons tied to quests or beautifully imagined locations in New Vegas your left with a feeling of accomplishment rather then the bland and easily collected modular weapons in Fallout 4. Having played the game years ago and revisiting it when possible New Vegas still leaves players daydreaming of the days they played and slowly discovered all the interesting intertwined story elements unlike Fallout 4's leaving you to forget much of the locations (excluding Far Harbor) and story elements. Many new to the series might wonder why so many reviews are unhappy with the game they might find very interesting, but to those who played the original Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas even when being released 5 years prior (New Vegas) are still assuredly better iterations in the series and a more indents look at the Fallout universe, while only being in development for 18 months (yes, obsidian developed the game in its entirety in under 2 years). I could go on and on but if your interested in playing a real Fallout 4, purchase New Vegas and enjoy the amazing stories in the game (use moods if you want a gamely experience similar to that of Fallout 4).… Expand
  40. John_Gamerson
    May 14, 2020
    0
    best game ever made 10/10
    todd howard has blessed us again with his magnum opus.
    truly a masterpiece.
  41. KeonKG
    Jan 27, 2019
    0
    This game is crap. Very buggy and annoying. Most time of this game you wil spend watching loading screens ... Worth maybe 2 cents.
  42. Psiraphim
    Mar 21, 2019
    0
    Вы действительно можете это хвалить? В этой игре неплохие только первые два часа, чтобы потом вы не успели вернуть за нее деньги. И то - они НЕПЛОХИЕ, но это не значит что они Хороши.
    Игра ОЧЕНЬ плоха. Это надо было понять сразу и не давать возможности Беседке делать 76-ой. А теперь ее вообще надо бойкотировать во всех играх - Беседка должна понять свою ошибку! Лучший способ - наказывать    Вы действительно можете это хвалить? В этой игре неплохие только первые два часа, чтобы потом вы не успели вернуть за нее деньги. И то - они НЕПЛОХИЕ, но это не значит что они Хороши.
    Игра ОЧЕНЬ плоха. Это надо было понять сразу и не давать возможности Беседке делать 76-ой. А теперь ее вообще надо бойкотировать во всех играх - Беседка должна понять свою ошибку! Лучший способ - наказывать рублем.    … Expand
  43. GrindedStone
    Jun 22, 2019
    0
    FO4 requires over 70Gb of mods to even begin to make the game fun, and this is without the HD DLC. Not 3D assets to make the game look better. It needs over 70Gb of gameplay (design/mechanics/systems) just to begin to make the game playable. This being compared to about 10Gb or less of mods in all previous titles.

    There's a good reason why the Fallout community is the most negative    FO4 requires over 70Gb of mods to even begin to make the game fun, and this is without the HD DLC. Not 3D assets to make the game look better. It needs over 70Gb of gameplay (design/mechanics/systems) just to begin to make the game playable. This being compared to about 10Gb or less of mods in all previous titles.

    There's a good reason why the Fallout community is the most negative communities of all time. With the release of F76 all the glaring issues specific to F76 ignited a garbage fire that burned all the way back to Morrowind. Even the good games are tarnished by the same poor design/development at Bethesda Game Studios specifically.

    The Mod Devs, Mod Authors, or Modders get to see the quality of the work put into the game, and let me tell you that work is messy & poor quality. We're officially sick of fixing this. We are sick of playing this. We are sick of being tricked into buying poor quality games based on trickery and deception. Then you still have a host of anti-consumer practices to reason with after those facts.

    2018/2019 Zenimax Media/Bethesda Studios/Bethesda Game Studios has burned itself in a garbage fire from 2004 to 2030. This is solidified by the fact that there are so many other games which are higher quality while being more fun to play. All things being equal those better games win, and not even the people that love these games can stop that from happening.

    Let's just base the review on that I have to spend 6 months working on FO4 just to get it to begin to reach a playable state. Yeah, I still play these games. I still work on these games. But it's a dispassionate thing. Circling the drain on my way out. There were good things to experience with these games in the work that we are allowed to perform on the games work/play, but that depends entirely on if the publisher/studio can make a decent game. That just isn't true anymore after 2018.

    Sorry for the bad news. The 2004-2018 work/play Bethesda party is over.    … Expand
  44. lautaropw
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    It's absolute garbage, what Bethesda has done over the past years is pretty known all across the board.
    How could you ever imagine a Fallout game heavy on the FPS action when the shooting was always It's weakest part. Waste of time.
  45. Admiral_makke
    Apr 28, 2020
    0
    Пропадающие лица? Зависающие диалоги? Застрял в текстурах? Это фаллаут, детка!
    Такое ощущение что эту игру сделали за неделю. Место фракций кучки шизов со своими идиотскими идеями, вместо сюжета пропал сынуля, похоже Тодда Говарда в детстве украл мародер и надругался над ним в поле, так он и придумал сделать спустя время Выпадать 4,худшая игра, полная дрисни    Пропадающие лица? Зависающие диалоги? Застрял в текстурах? Это фаллаут, детка!
    Такое ощущение что эту игру сделали за неделю. Место фракций кучки шизов со своими идиотскими идеями, вместо сюжета пропал сынуля, похоже Тодда Говарда в детстве украл мародер и надругался над ним в поле, так он и придумал сделать спустя время Выпадать 4,худшая игра, полная дрисни
  46. RIPtheWitcher
    Feb 4, 2020
    0
    Это не фоллаут а хз что. Кто играл в первый и второй понимает сколько всяких крутых возможностей беседка слила. Вместо крутого сюжета, интересных квестов и вариативности. Они сделали тупую гриндилку с унылыми квестами сходи/принеси/убейЭто не фоллаут а хз что. Кто играл в первый и второй понимает сколько всяких крутых возможностей беседка слила. Вместо крутого сюжета, интересных квестов и вариативности. Они сделали тупую гриндилку с унылыми квестами сходи/принеси/убей
  47. Kizuro
    Jan 30, 2020
    0
    Higher graphic but with worse and lazy a** story and the always present bug. Instead of focusing on the necessary part they made a completely useless base making that barely work. A disappointment compared to their previous installment on the franchise.
  48. vasistha
    Mar 17, 2020
    0
    Disappointing for all the reasons cited by others. Should have been marketed as an inspired by game specifically targeting a lighter form of play. Would like to see the publisher lose this IP and pass it on to others who would bring something interesting in the original idea of retrofuturism.
  49. almax
    Apr 23, 2020
    0
    a total disappointment: i played the game for 20 hours and was disgusted by insignificant story, terrible dialogues, bad controls and non sense recycle mechanism. do not waste money and time and stay away from this game
  50. Firansoll
    May 11, 2020
    0
    В целом на 5 из 10, сделано плохо. Графика, эти мини анимации миссий в пип-бое, создание города могло бы увлечь сильно, но мир на "отвали".
  51. Elysium82
    Nov 28, 2020
    0
    I hated every moment of this game. I was expecting a game filled with action, but instead it is an adventure game with lame quests and dialogues. It was also a freaking mission to do basic things like setting the resolution. Terrible game. I'll only trust the user scores from now on. I know that for sure.
  52. sheudkd305
    Jun 20, 2021
    0
    worst rpg ever played, the main plot is complete trash, a disapointment comparing to old fallout and new vegas
  53. popbob
    Sep 9, 2020
    0
    this game sucks nuff said. not worth the money and has a boring story. there are no likeable npc's and it wont evean let you kill them. do me a favor and dont buy this stupid game. it is nothing but a cash grab. the only way to make this game fun is with mods and evean then it will run like a turd in a lawn mower!!!!! DO NOT BUY DO NOT BUY DO NOT BUY DO NOT BUY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  54. ElConsesna
    Oct 29, 2020
    0
    would have been 6.5/10 if it were just some random game, but my score is to warn you that you wont enjoy this game if you bought it to play an RPG with choices. FO4 is the DragonAge2 of Fallout Games. it is supposed to be a better version of all previous Fallout games, and the only thing it did better was actual combat. Sadly every other aspect of previous Fallout games (dialogue, choices,would have been 6.5/10 if it were just some random game, but my score is to warn you that you wont enjoy this game if you bought it to play an RPG with choices. FO4 is the DragonAge2 of Fallout Games. it is supposed to be a better version of all previous Fallout games, and the only thing it did better was actual combat. Sadly every other aspect of previous Fallout games (dialogue, choices, skills/perks, characters depth, weapons) is either severely degraded or completely removed.

    just another brick in Bethesda's wall of "over-simplifying games in hope of attracting more buyers", which does not seem to be working as well as they hoped. bethesda did not even learn from FO4, they actually released the worst game of the year (Fallout 76) and added very greedy anti-consumer features into it.    … Expand
  55. gerardiph
    Dec 25, 2020
    0
    The most prominent video game industry failure for me lately was Fallout 4. They eliminated all the RPG components and transformed it into a shallow dumbed-down shooter looter.

    How many FPS games and shooter looters are there on the gaming market? Approximately a billion, and they offer more invariably. How typical are post-apocalyptic RPGs? These games are very sparse, yet they still    The most prominent video game industry failure for me lately was Fallout 4. They eliminated all the RPG components and transformed it into a shallow dumbed-down shooter looter.

    How many FPS games and shooter looters are there on the gaming market? Approximately a billion, and they offer more invariably. How typical are post-apocalyptic RPGs? These games are very sparse, yet they still had to take Fallout from us and make it into a stupid game for idiots.

    For example, Fallout 3 significantly altered the F1 and F2 isometric 2D engine to a complete 3D powerhouse. Bethesda did a satisfactory job with F3, and I nevertheless go back to it occasionally. I've remained a die-hard Fallout enthusiast since I learned about the game (many believed they would adopt a GURPS based system at the moment) in a publication back in the mid-90s. However, the disappointment of how poorly Bethesda did with Fallout 4 has made me never want to play another Fallout game ever again.    … Expand
  56. 1SUN3
    Jan 26, 2021
    0
    Скучный сюжет. Необходимый нудный гринд, 0 рпг. Все это в сумме выдало продукт под названием Fallout 4. Не советую
  57. WADS
    Feb 4, 2021
    0
    Play this **** ass game just like some idiot 3 years old kid **** on my face and said **** you, well **** you bethesda, your fallout 4 can suck my dry balls,this game is nothing but **** retarded
  58. Goodbad
    Jun 11, 2021
    0
    Only bots can play a game with this level of ANOTHER SETTLEMENT NEEDS YOUR HELP
  59. Ivanie
    Jul 29, 2021
    0
    What a boring piece of garbage with full minute loading screen. What a waste of time
  60. Qmeon
    Oct 30, 2021
    0
    I got five strokes and three cancers .
    I got five strokes and three cancers.
  61. chartain
    Nov 11, 2021
    0
    "TODDY-Todd The Howard" made this game, it doesn't work.
    Not even Nostradamus saw that coming !
  62. StarkAgentos
    May 17, 2022
    0
    Худшая игра, в которую я когда-либо играл. Нереально кривая. Анимации использования предметов отсутствуют. Графика дерьмовая. Стоит лок на 48 фпс, который нельзя убрать. Игра вылетает на одном и том же моменте перед заходом в убежище. Автосохранения привязаны не к прогрессу, а к временному отрывку. В это в буквальном смысле невозможно играть.Худшая игра, в которую я когда-либо играл. Нереально кривая. Анимации использования предметов отсутствуют. Графика дерьмовая. Стоит лок на 48 фпс, который нельзя убрать. Игра вылетает на одном и том же моменте перед заходом в убежище. Автосохранения привязаны не к прогрессу, а к временному отрывку. В это в буквальном смысле невозможно играть.
  63. roten
    Apr 30, 2022
    0
    this product is not available in your region
    "games out of politics" right?
  64. GamesToRussia
    Mar 20, 2022
    0
    Ну и чего вы добились? У меня в стиме есть Фаллаут 4 с 100+ часам, а тут недавно я решил купить сезонный пропуск. Ах да, а теперь я его не могу его купить, я же, наверное, главный зачинщик этой "военной операции". Сами себя же закапываете в ямуНу и чего вы добились? У меня в стиме есть Фаллаут 4 с 100+ часам, а тут недавно я решил купить сезонный пропуск. Ах да, а теперь я его не могу его купить, я же, наверное, главный зачинщик этой "военной операции". Сами себя же закапываете в яму
  65. RGNS
    Nov 7, 2022
    0
    Cant see enemies. Dont know where they shooting from. Dogmeat gets in the way while i am looting. Asking me to kill raiders in a factory or some crap but the raiders dont come to me! I must find them and then kill them? Grenade markers are worthless. CRAP GAME WASTE OF TIME. STUPID BETHESDA. EAT 0 NOOB DEVS. CANT EVEN MAKE GAME THESE STUPID DEVS.
  66. Wavew
    Sep 12, 2023
    0
    Demasiado feo, aburrido y lento. A pesar de que los 2 anteriores me trajeron buenos momentos, de este no he podido pasar de las 10 horas.

    Construir es horrible, después de jugar a No Mans sky es imposible tomarse en serio un editor de construcción tan mal hecho. Esta totalmente desbalanceado aun en la dificultad normal. Todas las misiones son de recadero, y la iluminación genera    Demasiado feo, aburrido y lento. A pesar de que los 2 anteriores me trajeron buenos momentos, de este no he podido pasar de las 10 horas.

    Construir es horrible, después de jugar a No Mans sky es imposible tomarse en serio un editor de construcción tan mal hecho.

    Esta totalmente desbalanceado aun en la dificultad normal. Todas las misiones son de recadero, y la iluminación genera dioptrías.

    Fallout esta muerta como saga    … Expand
  67. Artimus
    Sep 29, 2022
    0
    This game is just A pathetic excuse for entertainment. The story is just a reversed version of the previous games story with A pointless plot twist and forgettable characters.
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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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