Fallout 4

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  1. DrMisiaq
    Jun 24, 2019
    8
    Game has it's flaws. Many of them - to be honest. Who did not curse on "another settlement needs your help. I'll mark it on your map" quests and other repetitive stuff? Who did not moan about overall simplification and dialogue tree? But admit it - Fallout 4 is an amazing game. I wonder, how many people really appreciated it after the failure of 76. It has main story, which isn't theGame has it's flaws. Many of them - to be honest. Who did not curse on "another settlement needs your help. I'll mark it on your map" quests and other repetitive stuff? Who did not moan about overall simplification and dialogue tree? But admit it - Fallout 4 is an amazing game. I wonder, how many people really appreciated it after the failure of 76. It has main story, which isn't the deepest stuff in the neighbourhood, but really digs into ethics and questions the problem, of what the hell is humanity. There are tens of sidequests - each taking few hours to complete - which are as memorable as those from first two Fallouts. Sailing f***n' ship full of pirate-robots upon rooftops of Boston? Take my money please. Overall Fallout 4 is highly underappreciated and it deserves at least 8-9 out of 10 in terms of a great video game, even if it goes far from the origins of the series.… Expand
  2. 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
  3. mv999
    Jun 17, 2019
    10
    Sure it has bugs but when you look at how much fun I had those bugs dont matter.
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  4. 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.
  5. reclocco
    Jun 10, 2019
    8
    Really immersive game that sadly cuts down on some textures quality for some reason. Don’t be put off by that tho because this game still offers a lot.
    All in all it’s a sandbox with great character development, settlement building, crafting system and more. The downside for me is an OK storyline (mainly due to the mediocre human animation quality) and sometimes underwhelming graphics    Really immersive game that sadly cuts down on some textures quality for some reason. Don’t be put off by that tho because this game still offers a lot.
    All in all it’s a sandbox with great character development, settlement building, crafting system and more. The downside for me is an OK storyline (mainly due to the mediocre human animation quality) and sometimes underwhelming graphics (very rarely tho).    … Expand
  6. Blet
    Jun 5, 2019
    3
    Fallout 4 gets a 3 because it improves on the gunplay of previous entries into the fallout universe while achieving little else. The plot, interesting side quests and customisation are largely gone, replaced with a bland fps experience rather than the richer rp elements the franchise is known for. Fallout 4 was a warning sign of the direction Bethesda was taking the franchise. This isFallout 4 gets a 3 because it improves on the gunplay of previous entries into the fallout universe while achieving little else. The plot, interesting side quests and customisation are largely gone, replaced with a bland fps experience rather than the richer rp elements the franchise is known for. Fallout 4 was a warning sign of the direction Bethesda was taking the franchise. This is fallout 76's sad progenitor… Expand
  7. Your_Muza
    Jun 5, 2019
    4
    Terrible game. Bad graphics, bad gameplay, everything is bad, except for the plot. I tried to end this too quicly and i suffered. I don't like Bethesda's games and i didn't like Fallout 4.
  8. LesPaul
    Jun 1, 2019
    5
    A major disappointment, after having played both FallOut 3 and Fallout New Vegas. A soulless, by-the-numbers update of previous Fallout titles. After a couple of hours of gameplay, you realize that the landscape and the encounters found there, are crowded together like exhibits at an amusement park. You jog about 10 seconds in any direction and voulez! you come upon an encounter. You willA major disappointment, after having played both FallOut 3 and Fallout New Vegas. A soulless, by-the-numbers update of previous Fallout titles. After a couple of hours of gameplay, you realize that the landscape and the encounters found there, are crowded together like exhibits at an amusement park. You jog about 10 seconds in any direction and voulez! you come upon an encounter. You will meet ghouls in one place, jog 10 seconds and then meet bandits, turn and jog in another direction and come upon super mutants. How is it that they can exist so tightly packed together and not wiped each other out ? Like I said, after awhile it feels like you are at an amusement park going from one ride to the next.… Expand
  9. Cherudex
    May 29, 2019
    10
    10, just to trying to balance an unfair total score of 5.5... A fair score should be like 7
  10. nereed678
    May 23, 2019
    7
    Yes, fallout 4 is mediocre as a fallout game. Yet, it is still a fun game, full of exploration and an engaging story and environment. While not a classic in the vein of new vegas, it's still a worthy instillation in the series
  11. RudigerTech
    May 15, 2019
    8
    Its a very good Fallout. All in all, there aren't as much interesting characters as in Fallout 3 or New Vegas and it has some bugs. But above all its a solid Title, which have a big amount of sidequests and other things to do. Some mechanisms aren't 100% solid like the Building system without a gamepad.
    But if you like the setting its a must-have.
  12. grimsfield
    Apr 7, 2019
    0
    So I see the good people of metacritic decided to post a fake score of 9 for me on this game when in reality I never even scored it. For that reason I'm filling up the required text box and giving a 0. Not cool metacritic.
  13. Rholzy
    Apr 5, 2019
    7
    On one hand, it doesn't feel like a real Fallout game. It is more like a weird Action-Shooter-Hybrid-Thing. Gameplaywise it doesn't realy know what it want's to be. But still, i realy enjoyed it. Making Power-Armor more like a Vehicle instead of a cloting item was a good move. Crawling through ruins, looting and following the story missions kept several dozen hours playing. Even if you canOn one hand, it doesn't feel like a real Fallout game. It is more like a weird Action-Shooter-Hybrid-Thing. Gameplaywise it doesn't realy know what it want's to be. But still, i realy enjoyed it. Making Power-Armor more like a Vehicle instead of a cloting item was a good move. Crawling through ruins, looting and following the story missions kept several dozen hours playing. Even if you can see the technical limitatons of the engine.
    But i spend almost the same amount of time on the Nexus to mod out the oversights of it's developers. Another Bethesda-Title saved by kind modders.    … Expand
  14. i44arho
    Apr 1, 2019
    10
    Only after playing other similar games, I realized how good this game is! P.S I also played in the previous parts, each episode is good in its own way.
  15. ShonaNingyo
    Mar 23, 2019
    6
    When I first played this game, I had a lot of fun. Playing it the second time, the fun waned just a tiny bit. The third and fourth time..the fifth and sixth time, the appeal wore off very quickly.

    The game is a bit too streamlined and polished. The dialogue options are very limited, as is your ability to play a character like you want -- **** or saint. With the extremely high bar that    When I first played this game, I had a lot of fun. Playing it the second time, the fun waned just a tiny bit. The third and fourth time..the fifth and sixth time, the appeal wore off very quickly.

    The game is a bit too streamlined and polished. The dialogue options are very limited, as is your ability to play a character like you want -- **** or saint. With the extremely high bar that New Vegas set (and that wasn't even by the same people as this game), this game could honestly only disappoint on that front. Not only that, but there is no "END" to this game. As soon as you complete the last mission for what ever faction you've chosen, the game allows you to continue on. There aren't any end title cards, no "Where are they now" for your companions...Nothing. That was one of the best parts of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, seeing how your actions affected the people you encountered. I guess they dropped them in this game because you're now making a new life in this wasteland and your actions haven't caused your death or "sealed your fate"...except they have, at least regarding the latter.

    The fact that you have quite a few colorful companions to accompany you on your journey, and the fact that they are romanceable by you regardless of gender, is a plus for me since I am Bisexual and kind of laissez faire with the whole 'who do you love' sort of deal, but it is admittedly a shallow system: There aren't any indicators that the characters acknowledge your sex and how that plays into a relationship, because it is important despite this being a postnuclear apocalypse...But anyway.

    If I had to summarize this game, it would be that you need mod on top of mod to keep this game interesting past the first three playthroughs, while New Vegas and Fallout 3 require absolutely nothing.    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. MadnessisRising
    Mar 15, 2019
    5
    I really didn't enjoyed this. Which is really sad because it was my fullfilled wish for christmas in that year. It all began with the character-design witch is only made for console. Fine, then i'm playing with a random dude barely changed.. After leaving the Vault it was actually hard to find any quests.. Also the whole world was really boring in my opinion. What i liked were yourI really didn't enjoyed this. Which is really sad because it was my fullfilled wish for christmas in that year. It all began with the character-design witch is only made for console. Fine, then i'm playing with a random dude barely changed.. After leaving the Vault it was actually hard to find any quests.. Also the whole world was really boring in my opinion. What i liked were your followers, pretty cool designed characters. But overall it was a unnecessary game. Compared to Fallout 3 and New Vegas it was 90% the same, with some wrong new stuff. (For example the crafting.. gosh what a crap!)… Expand
  18. Sfs
    Mar 13, 2019
    6
    Игра - средняя . Сюжет не очень , диалоги просто супер, часто не влияющие на отношение к ГГ, повторяющийся квесты - на средне , графика в целом норм, но есть конкретное мыло, стрельба кривая, интересно(по началу) строить поселение, нормальные доп. квесты, большая карта для исследования и радует модифицировать оружие и броню. Игра интересна только 1 раз и то исследованием а не квестами.Игра - средняя . Сюжет не очень , диалоги просто супер, часто не влияющие на отношение к ГГ, повторяющийся квесты - на средне , графика в целом норм, но есть конкретное мыло, стрельба кривая, интересно(по началу) строить поселение, нормальные доп. квесты, большая карта для исследования и радует модифицировать оружие и броню. Игра интересна только 1 раз и то исследованием а не квестами.
  19. Whoahoot
    Mar 9, 2019
    8
    Highly underrated game. Not the best game or spectacular game, but in my opinion, a game worth playing. I've 118 hours into the game on a few different characters and I found the game very enjoyable. I thought the combat was fun and engaging, though I'll admit the story was about a 5/10 (average) and the dialog choices were rather leaned toward just a few ways of playing the game (sideHighly underrated game. Not the best game or spectacular game, but in my opinion, a game worth playing. I've 118 hours into the game on a few different characters and I found the game very enjoyable. I thought the combat was fun and engaging, though I'll admit the story was about a 5/10 (average) and the dialog choices were rather leaned toward just a few ways of playing the game (side with 1 of 3 factions).

    Cons -
    1. Mediocre story with characters that make you feel little emotion
    2. Poor dialog choices in an RPG
    3. Few bugs (you shouldn't encounter too many typically speaking)
    4. Some of the textures can look a little poor

    Pros -
    1. I found the gameplay fun and engaging (combat, quests)
    2. Good reward system (perk points, weapon/ammo drops)
    3. Easy to dump time into and have fun for a long time
    4. Very high replayability; at least 80+ hours of enjoyable gameplay with too much repetition

    Conclusion: All in all, a good game I would recommend buying. The negative reviews on this are more negative than they should be as the game is much better than they make it out to be. However, this game is no 9 or 10 because it does have flaws and can be dull at times.    … Expand
  20. VincentVegan
    Mar 4, 2019
    7
    Trotz einiger Probleme (Grafik, Bugs, Bausystem, etc.) dennoch ein spielenswerter Ableger der Serie in welchen ich viele Stunden an Zeit investiert habe.
  21. JaydenPickens
    Feb 20, 2019
    4
    My review is too long for metacritic, so I'll keep it short. Conversations. In previous parts we didn't had to choose one dialog, but could speak with an npc with lots of options. Well, not in this game. Also did I forgot to mention, that there are always only 4 dialogue options? Movement. F4 introduces sprinting from Skyrim where you have stamina which is tied to action points, so now ifMy review is too long for metacritic, so I'll keep it short. Conversations. In previous parts we didn't had to choose one dialog, but could speak with an npc with lots of options. Well, not in this game. Also did I forgot to mention, that there are always only 4 dialogue options? Movement. F4 introduces sprinting from Skyrim where you have stamina which is tied to action points, so now if you want to get somewhere fast, be careful, because you might run into enemies and you won't be able to use VATS. Is this a joke? You've made a short game, so you've added sh***y sprinting that ends every 10 seconds? Where's the running from F3 or NV? Where you would press capslock and the character would always run without getting tired? The other thing missing is the "move button". In F3/NV you would press "q" and the character would move on its own. Well, you won't find this in F4. Thank you Bethesda... remind me to never buy anything from you ever again. But that's not the end of BRILLIANT changes. Remember VATS? Well, now it doesn't stop time. It just slows it down and if you won't make your decisions quickly enemies will hit you. WTF is this again? Why am I being rushed? I always loved the VATS in previous games, you could just relax, choose what body part you want to shoot, maybe drink some tea in meantime, while watching how enemies get torn into pieces. Well now that's gone, thank you Bethesda. You know what's not gone? Bugs. I played the GOTY edition with all the patches. I managed to fall under the world map 8 times. Not kidding. Every bug you saw in Fallout 3 is here again. Hmm I wonder why... maybe because it's the same engine just with a different name. You almost fooled me Bethesda... almost. So, we've established it's the same engine, but you know what's not the same? The requirements. I'm not a type of person, that cares about graphics, but if your game has such big requirements, I'd like to see better graphics. Instead we have sh***y graphics that require a huge PC to run, which is a joke. The optimalization doesn't exist in F4. This game should be able to run on a 1-core 1gb ram 512mb graphic card setup on ultra with 60 frames per second, because it looks like the game was made for such build. But who cares, right? Surely Bethesda doesn't. Let's move on to more funny stuff. The stuff that was the core of NV, F1 & 2, even F3. It's the quests. In previous games, they were more open, we had a few routes to complete them and usually you had a choice how to lead the quest and how it would end. Well forget all about it. Welcome to the "rpg" game where most of the missions are "go talk to someone, he'll tell you what/who to kill, do that, come back, here's your f***ing payment, now get lost". Yep, welcome to Commonwealth. The most funny stuff when it comes to the quests is Preston. He will harass you and talk about "another settlement needs your help". Then he'll mark the location of the settlement on your map and I don't even wanna know how many types of these missions are out there, because I maybe did 4 and all of them were the same. Someone is attacked, you must go and get rid of the problem and do it all over again someplace else. This is insanity. It's what Vass warned us about. The main story wasn't bad, but it also wasn't good. From characters, I really liked Nick Valentine and Piper. I also remember the dog who probably had more charisma than most of the npcs in the game. But in the end the story gets wrecked, because the game forbids us from making our own decisions. This is NOT New Vegas. There are two endings for the game and they both suck. You will not be able to make peace with all the factions, which is ridiculous. Also, if the game establishes that people can send their minds into synths and live in their robot-like bodies, then why would we care about anyone dying especially at the Institute. Logic is not something you will find in this story, which is hilarious, because the game literally focuses on science. This is what happens when you let fake gorillas write your script. So the story is a let down, there is almost none rpg elements left, the shooting is okay, but Fallout isn't supposed to be an fps game. Doom, Blood, Serious Sam, Quake, Painkiller are FPS and they do it well, F4 doesn't. They've also added crafting tools and emphasis on building your base and upgrading it. This might be the worst thing in the game. I don't want Minecraft in Fallout. This is tedious. To build something you will have to acquire items, so everything that is based around the settlements will include going somewhere and finding the tools you need to build the stuff you need to build. It's just a big waste of time and making this a center of your game was a big mistake. So, what's good in Fallout 4? Not much, mostly a few quests and some characters. Don't waste your money or time on this game. Life is not eternal and there's no afterlife. Spend your days on something worth your while. Pickens condemns!… Expand
  22. Battletoad
    Feb 18, 2019
    3
    Bad game. Mediocre shooter. Absolutely primitive, not interesting RPG. Not an exciting adventure. Silly story. Awful graphics for 2015.
  23. opium4free
    Feb 17, 2019
    8
    I didn't like how reply lines presented in dialogs and didn't like that annoying radiant-quests from P. Garvey. But for the rest game is actually good (i know that 10 hours played is not really enough).
  24. Zeratex
    Feb 11, 2019
    7
    I know the game is dumbed down version after Fallout 3 and Fallout NV but its still not that bad.
    The graphics are nice and animations are good.
    The soundtracks is also fine.
    The story and rpg elements however are very bad.
    The gameplay is fun with the guns and stuff but it has some bugs.
    Open world is ok a bit empty but still worth exploring.

    7/10
  25. 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.
  26. NightGeisha
    Jan 20, 2019
    8
    Fallout 4 is one of my best open world experiences of all times.
    This fantastic RPG will consume you, if you try to visit all the places, do all the quests and side quests you are encountering, collect everything you find and try to work and evolve all settlements of this massive world.
    Easily you can count on more than 120 hours of game, only in the core game. Then there are a number of    Fallout 4 is one of my best open world experiences of all times.
    This fantastic RPG will consume you, if you try to visit all the places, do all the quests and side quests you are encountering, collect everything you find and try to work and evolve all settlements of this massive world.
    Easily you can count on more than 120 hours of game, only in the core game. Then there are a number of DLC's and Add-Ons, but as if that were not enough, it has a fantastic community that creates amazing mods that added dozens of hours of fun.

    Like their predecessors Fallout 4 has an immersive history. Several factions and countless alternative stories make this game a fantastic experience. I will not discuss whether the story is better or worse than Fallout 3 or New Vegas which seems to me to have always been the main concern of the fans.

    I'm happy with the game, yes it has bugs and all kinds of issues but I had fun most of the times. Fallout universe is one of the most fantastic universes in the history of video games. I feel sorry that fallout 76 not being up to the antecessors because with all this successful history it should have been a success too.    … Expand
  27. KuriousJorj
    Jan 15, 2019
    4
    Poor, weak, lazy game. Just boring. Boring combat, boring world, boring story. Not at all fun. Soulless. Empty. I used to love the Fallout games, but I'm done with them. No more for me.
  28. Artem5300
    Jan 11, 2019
    10
    Игра очень хорошая, Геймплей топ, Оптимизация хорошая. Такой маленький бал из за того то-что ее заср*ли олдфаги если вам не нравится идите играйте в свой fallout 1 и 2 на своем старом ноутбуке а так игра норм
  29. VG_Alex
    Jan 6, 2019
    8
    Excellent eschatological RPG game, the setting of the world background is very abundant, inherited the 'Creation' engine extreme degree of freedom, game play compared with the previous work has improved a lot, the workshop system are a major feature of this game, but there are still have few bugs to fix and the main story is too short.
  30. KeepinBlazin
    Dec 31, 2018
    10
    It's an amazing game, really. Sure the quests might not be what you'd expect but they're still great quests. The graphics? Great unless you're playing on Windows 95. All of the youtubers that say this game is terrible are wrong. For others that say it's terrible, you guys have just played better on a beefy PC. If you actually give this game a chance and explore, you'd find that it's a lotIt's an amazing game, really. Sure the quests might not be what you'd expect but they're still great quests. The graphics? Great unless you're playing on Windows 95. All of the youtubers that say this game is terrible are wrong. For others that say it's terrible, you guys have just played better on a beefy PC. If you actually give this game a chance and explore, you'd find that it's a lot better than you give it credit for. Maybe it's not as good as Fallout 76, which came out earlier this year, but this game still has good graphics compared to a lot of games now.… Expand
  31. toxyk
    Dec 26, 2018
    7
    Buen Farcry, pesimo Fallout, es triste que Bethesda se olvidase de que hace grande sus juegos. Casualizacion al poder. El peor de los Fallout hasta la fecha, sin duda...
  32. Lee_Bale
    Dec 25, 2018
    7
    The game is way more polished than Fallout 3 and Bethesda does what it does best here. The open world is beautifully done and gunplay is more fluid and realistic. However, the developers decided to make Fallout 4 more into a first-person shooter with RPG elements than into an RPG. If I were a fan of the original two Fallouts, I would be pissed as hell by this game. Gameplay is dumbed downThe game is way more polished than Fallout 3 and Bethesda does what it does best here. The open world is beautifully done and gunplay is more fluid and realistic. However, the developers decided to make Fallout 4 more into a first-person shooter with RPG elements than into an RPG. If I were a fan of the original two Fallouts, I would be pissed as hell by this game. Gameplay is dumbed down in almost every aspect, Bethesda learned almost nothing from Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas. The dialog system has been raped and adding a voiced main character makes it almost impossible to role play. Do you want to be a violent psychopath who disses everybody and everything? Too bad, you're either a former soldier who cares about kids or a law school graduate who cares about kids. This game features the most streamlined and forgettable quests I've ever seen in an RPG. It's a few months since I've last played it and I don't remember a single one. Can't Bethesda hire a few professional writers, since even their biggest fans admit that their quests suck? Just look at what CD Project Red did with The Witcher 3. This is I think the most frustrating thing about this game: the fact that Bethesda has given up on innovation in these aspects. I really hope that they will do something better with Starfield and The Elder Scrolls 6.… Expand
  33. TheBeast
    Dec 6, 2018
    7
    I just thought I'd review this game because of the idiots that gave this game a 0... I mean really? do you not know how reviews work? Fallout 4 is pretty good, I've got about 80 hours on it, haven't played the DLCs yet though. Sure it's lacking in the RPG elements, Bethesda tried something new with the dialogue options and it just didn't work out too well. It was a good idea, a naturalI just thought I'd review this game because of the idiots that gave this game a 0... I mean really? do you not know how reviews work? Fallout 4 is pretty good, I've got about 80 hours on it, haven't played the DLCs yet though. Sure it's lacking in the RPG elements, Bethesda tried something new with the dialogue options and it just didn't work out too well. It was a good idea, a natural progression from simple text to an actual voiced protagonist.

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

    Yes it's not a perfect game but is it a 2/10? 3/10? 0/10?!! that is absolutely stupid    … Expand
  34. DreamGary
    Dec 1, 2018
    9
    This is probably the best Fallout game, sorry but this is the truth. RPG mechanics are not as fleshed out as previous entries, but mechanics, locations, environment, characters (especially companions). Brownie points for the crafting, scrapping, and modding mechanics. Story will not blow you away, but there are choices given to you similar to New Vegas. The voiced protagonist: the voiceThis is probably the best Fallout game, sorry but this is the truth. RPG mechanics are not as fleshed out as previous entries, but mechanics, locations, environment, characters (especially companions). Brownie points for the crafting, scrapping, and modding mechanics. Story will not blow you away, but there are choices given to you similar to New Vegas. The voiced protagonist: the voice actors did a fantastic job, but I don't feel like the voiced protagonist fit well in the game.

    If you give this game a 0 because of "muh Fallout isn't RPG-like" you have bad opinions. Just play a game for fun, don't play a game because it isn't in a very specific genre.    … Expand
  35. jamesdanton
    Dec 1, 2018
    2
    I enjoy playing the game despite it not being very deep and quite limited in it's scope of choice but now I have encountered a game breaking bug that Bethesda has just told me to wait for a fix for. The game is nearly 3 years old! I've encountered many glitches and problems but this one has stopped me from progressing. 100 hours down the tube. Bethesda still hasn't fixed the massive bugsI enjoy playing the game despite it not being very deep and quite limited in it's scope of choice but now I have encountered a game breaking bug that Bethesda has just told me to wait for a fix for. The game is nearly 3 years old! I've encountered many glitches and problems but this one has stopped me from progressing. 100 hours down the tube. Bethesda still hasn't fixed the massive bugs and problems with Skyrim but HAS just rereleased it on the Switch. Bugs intact. We can see where their priorities lie.
    UPDATE: 3 years in AND IT JUST KEEPS CRASHING.    … Expand
  36. VendonJura
    Dec 1, 2018
    3
    I do love Fallout that's why I am giving 3 points. Fallout 4 is also a fully bugged game but that's not the point why I am giving 3 points only. The main reason for doing it is the Mod and Achievement block mechanic PLUS that reciolous paid Mods mechanic they have put in.l I love Fallout but I just can not give more score to a greedy cash grabbing company to support what they're doing toI do love Fallout that's why I am giving 3 points. Fallout 4 is also a fully bugged game but that's not the point why I am giving 3 points only. The main reason for doing it is the Mod and Achievement block mechanic PLUS that reciolous paid Mods mechanic they have put in.l I love Fallout but I just can not give more score to a greedy cash grabbing company to support what they're doing to their costumer who brought them there, where they are right now.… Expand
  37. harisoharos
    Nov 27, 2018
    2
    The only fun thing about this game is the exploration and the crafting, they improved combat a little. Other than that the game is bland, the story lacks depth and the writer didn't bother to develop it. The dialogues are usually boring, a couple of followers have a good stories to say but that's the exception. Rpg elements have been stripped away and game mechanics oversimplified to theThe only fun thing about this game is the exploration and the crafting, they improved combat a little. Other than that the game is bland, the story lacks depth and the writer didn't bother to develop it. The dialogues are usually boring, a couple of followers have a good stories to say but that's the exception. Rpg elements have been stripped away and game mechanics oversimplified to the point that it inhibits character customisation. Full of radiant quests which are go kill - go fetch, there is very little choice and consequence mechanics to the point this is no more Rpg than Diablo. Most of the textures look ugly and it is still full of bugs, even with the unofficial patches. 3 dlcs just with stuff to craft for mostly aesthetic purposes. Sloppy work not deserving of the full price.… Expand
  38. Starward
    Nov 27, 2018
    5
    This game has basic FPS combat, is lacking story, graphics, and an entertaining open world. Ultimately, this game feels as if they didn't put much effort, and quite frankly just feels like a Skyrim with guns. Mediocre game.
  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. skaltura
    Nov 26, 2018
    2
    Such extremely **** code and engine this is completely unplayable on fairly high end system. On decade old system works fine tho.

    Buggy stuttery unplayable mess. The only reason i gave it 2 points is that it somewhat still resembles Fallout. Quite ugly game for 2015, shows the age of the engine. Constant showstopper bugs causing restarts etc. in hopes it doesn't bug this time and you    Such extremely **** code and engine this is completely unplayable on fairly high end system. On decade old system works fine tho.

    Buggy stuttery unplayable mess. The only reason i gave it 2 points is that it somewhat still resembles Fallout.

    Quite ugly game for 2015, shows the age of the engine. Constant showstopper bugs causing restarts etc. in hopes it doesn't bug this time and you can continue on. Fights are almost impossible as the game speed fluctuates while is so stuttery it's almost impossible to aim. Unless you use a decade old system that is.

    Best "enjoyed" with a PC from around 2010 mark. Recommended if torture and anger is your idea of fun time. For extra hell recommend completely top of the line system Threadripper 2950x (2990WX for extra points!) + 2x2080 Ti or 2xVega 64, and set everything to minimum with fps clamp = 60 and freesync/gsync enabled on a 240hz monitor and enjoy the torture!    … Expand
  41. Ghua
    Nov 21, 2018
    7
    I finished it few days ago, a bit late to the party :)
    I must admit I started playing it without high hopes, I tried to play it when it was released and gave up after about 20 hrs. So I started from scratch this time and...
    ... initially it was really hard and boring, I couldn't find the original feel I knew from Fallout 3 and Fallout :New Vegas. I didn't like the quests which were of    I finished it few days ago, a bit late to the party :)
    I must admit I started playing it without high hopes, I tried to play it when it was released and gave up after about 20 hrs. So I started from scratch this time and...
    ... initially it was really hard and boring, I couldn't find the original feel I knew from Fallout 3 and Fallout :New Vegas. I didn't like the quests which were of standard Bethesda "go fetch" and "go kill" type.

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

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

    Pros:
    - crafting system is step in the right direction, finally I had some use to all those cans and garbage. I enjoyed it
    - building mode was not bad, I especially enjoyed recycling my surroundings
    - weapon modding is actually useful
    - simplified perk system works good
    - game locations look nice, I also liked changing weather and day/night cycle
    - once you level up enough game feels like Fallout :)    … Expand
  42. BulgarianCritic
    Nov 21, 2018
    2
    Game's should evolve not devolve or maybe Fallout New Vegas put the bar too high and bethesda cant make a game to pass it or even compare to it.Fallout 4 was an incredibly shallow and boring fallout game with fetch quests that makes you want to put a bullet in your head.Bethesda even though that it was a good idea to remove most of the rpg mechanics and make the game into a boring fpsGame's should evolve not devolve or maybe Fallout New Vegas put the bar too high and bethesda cant make a game to pass it or even compare to it.Fallout 4 was an incredibly shallow and boring fallout game with fetch quests that makes you want to put a bullet in your head.Bethesda even though that it was a good idea to remove most of the rpg mechanics and make the game into a boring fps that allows you to craft houses and other stupid **** only interesting thing about this trash of a game were the companions arcs which i think that 80% of the game's budget went to.Todd just let obsidian make fallout games because you certainly are not the man for the job… Expand
  43. 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.
  44. Nagita
    Nov 20, 2018
    2
    In Fallout 4, the name is what is left of the Fallout RPG franchise.

    Most RPG mechanics has been stripped away alongside any attempt of writing an engaging story. Choice no longer matter, as you fasten your seat belts for the bland tale that paints out the world of the game. Instead we have a clunky and awkwardly tacked on base building simulator, and a watered down first person    In Fallout 4, the name is what is left of the Fallout RPG franchise.

    Most RPG mechanics has been stripped away alongside any attempt of writing an engaging story. Choice no longer matter, as you fasten your seat belts for the bland tale that paints out the world of the game.

    Instead we have a clunky and awkwardly tacked on base building simulator, and a watered down first person shooter experience.

    It seem to me, that Bethesda is striving for mediocrity. Aiming to capture every demography of gamer there is within one, watered down wasteland.

    And so the game turned out a jack of all genres, but master of none.    … Expand
  45. 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
  46. Gregnator
    Nov 16, 2018
    7
    Fallout 4 is by no means a terrible or bad game.
    It's a decent Fallout game.
    You would expect that Fallout 4 builds on New Vegas and Fallout 3, but they don't. The amazing things like the deep story from NV, the choices, mechanics etc So many things they could have built on, but they decided not to. Fallout 4's story is okay, it's not the worst, it's not the best. The dialogue    Fallout 4 is by no means a terrible or bad game.
    It's a decent Fallout game.

    You would expect that Fallout 4 builds on New Vegas and Fallout 3, but they don't.

    The amazing things like the deep story from NV, the choices, mechanics etc
    So many things they could have built on, but they decided not to.

    Fallout 4's story is okay, it's not the worst, it's not the best.
    The dialogue system is god awful and makes the game feel dumbed down.
    They got rid of the morality system, which is a very poor choice.

    This Fallout could have been so much better, but maybe they need to give Obsidian a second chance and learn from them, because if Obsidian can make an amazing game in 2 years time, what has Bethesda been doing?    … Expand
  47. ad_victoriam
    Nov 15, 2018
    7
    Bethesda, Bethesda, Bethesda. I know you think you're going to escape criticism on Steam by making a slow, shameful withdrawal from the platform, trying to erect your own shanty-town edifice on which to build your shameful Creation Club. But you can't escape me and you can't escape MetaCritic.

    As a game Fallout 4 is another solid release in the series. I genuinely enjoyed the added    Bethesda, Bethesda, Bethesda. I know you think you're going to escape criticism on Steam by making a slow, shameful withdrawal from the platform, trying to erect your own shanty-town edifice on which to build your shameful Creation Club. But you can't escape me and you can't escape MetaCritic.

    As a game Fallout 4 is another solid release in the series. I genuinely enjoyed the added dimension of base-building that the game offered in settlements. Weapon and armor customization also injected a high degree of character customization into a franchise already renowned for it. Improvements to their follower NPC system are also welcome upgrades. The open world of Fallout 4's Boston is carefully crafted and exciting to explore.

    But the game has a hell of a lot to answer for as well. The complete gutting of the skill system, the unwanted simplification of the face editor through the removal of sliders, and the absolutely abhorrent Creation Club being chief among them. Bethesda's utterly cynical exploitation of the modding community has divided and cheapened it, and will poison the well for generations to come. Todd Howard's idiotic obsession with streamlining the games are, at this point, reducing them to point-and-click mobile games in term of simplicity, making them ever wider but more shallow. While these deficiencies are not enough to significantly detract from Fallout 4's quality as an open-world RPG in themselves they will have long-term negative effects for the franchise and for Bethesda, casting a lengthening shadow over subsequent releases in all their franchises.

    You will reap what you have sown.    … Expand
  48. marcantoineg
    Nov 15, 2018
    8
    Decent graphics. Decent story. Good gameplay. If we forget about horrible fps in boston, you can get a lot of fun from this game.
  49. gregthebunny
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Best Fallout game of 2015. The only way Bethesda could top Fallout 4 is if they make a better game.
  50. xemnii
    Nov 14, 2018
    7
    This is an alright game but is unfortunately not a very good Fallout title. I'd expect more from a singe player Bethesda title. Fallout 3 and New Vegas were very well done titles in the series and while this game has a few steps forward, there are a ton back.

    This is a very average game. A below average single player Fallout title.
  51. Hcoalex
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    Graphics in game 2000 (Paleozoic). Sorry but it is a fallout, No more role-playing game.
  52. TylerJL1
    Nov 14, 2018
    6
    It's not the best Fallout but it's also not the worst. It's very disappointing seeing how far Bethesda missed what the series was all about. Overall though, it has it's decent moments but to think I waited 5 years after New Vegas for a worthy successor it just makes me sad.

    I like Nick Valentine though, he's a great character, which is surprising knowing that hardly any character from    It's not the best Fallout but it's also not the worst. It's very disappointing seeing how far Bethesda missed what the series was all about. Overall though, it has it's decent moments but to think I waited 5 years after New Vegas for a worthy successor it just makes me sad.

    I like Nick Valentine though, he's a great character, which is surprising knowing that hardly any character from Bethesda is memorable.    … Expand
  53. retard6897468
    Nov 1, 2018
    0
    No story, no dialogue, stupid quests, but shooting is much better. It is a shooter for kids.
  54. nintendo-sekta
    Oct 31, 2018
    4
    Игра не ужасна но и не дотягивает до среднего. Ужасен основной квест; дополнительные квесты либо плохи, либо средние; диалогове окно деградировало; канон предыдущих частей переписан. Проблем много но это тот же Fallout по атмосфере что и раньше.Игра не ужасна но и не дотягивает до среднего. Ужасен основной квест; дополнительные квесты либо плохи, либо средние; диалогове окно деградировало; канон предыдущих частей переписан. Проблем много но это тот же Fallout по атмосфере что и раньше.
  55. canceRnya
    Oct 29, 2018
    3
    Типичное бесесдоподелие про пещерки, правда они тут убежищами называются. Один балл за радио, еще один за не плохую стрельбу, и еще один за реально открытый мир и ощущение свободы. 310, лучшая игра мисс Говарда, кста.
  56. Dankrou
    Oct 28, 2018
    8
    Yes, many did not like this part because it lost its former atmosphere of hopelessness, gray wasteland and other things. Well, I believe that sooner or later this atmosphere in its original form, as in the first parts-would have ceased to be relevant in the modern world. And save more or less the skeleton of the last part and remake it for the modern world at Bethesda quite well turnedYes, many did not like this part because it lost its former atmosphere of hopelessness, gray wasteland and other things. Well, I believe that sooner or later this atmosphere in its original form, as in the first parts-would have ceased to be relevant in the modern world. And save more or less the skeleton of the last part and remake it for the modern world at Bethesda quite well turned out. Yes, the game has a lot of shortcomings, I fully agree with this. But if I wanted to see Fallout in the near future, it would be better than 90 hours of gameplay in gray colors and poor settlement level because. Bethesda does not know how to make games in gray. To return the first 2 parts you need to hire people who developed these parts. And in the parody of Bethesda on the old Fallout do not really want to play because they are quite bad convey such an atmosphere.… Expand
  57. killer1237
    Oct 24, 2018
    8
    As a massive Fallout fan, I was disappointed with this game. It had very few dialogue options that had an actual impact, and the dialogue was not as clever or funny as previous games. However, if I judged this as a game in itself and not on what I expected, it is a genuinely fun rpg shooter with mostly interesting quests, enemies, and guns that only has the downfall of a lack of rpg elements.
  58. calderra
    Oct 22, 2018
    0
    Garbage. The only people who like this game are people who still think loot boxes are okay, seriously.

    The story? The entire emotional setup of the opening chapter lasts about 30 seconds, so by the time the "big plot event" happens you barely have any idea who these characters are and you certainly don't have any reason to care about them. No build-up, no payoff. The RPG mechanics?    Garbage. The only people who like this game are people who still think loot boxes are okay, seriously.

    The story? The entire emotional setup of the opening chapter lasts about 30 seconds, so by the time the "big plot event" happens you barely have any idea who these characters are and you certainly don't have any reason to care about them. No build-up, no payoff.

    The RPG mechanics? Hilariously bad. I hadn't been sufficiently warned by other reviews so here's the deal. You only get a few points to put into your SPECIAL stats at the start. This is because at any level up, you can put that point into any SPECIAL stat- OR IN ANY PERK IN THE ENTIRE TREE! This means that by Level 3 you could already have every single perk you really need for a super-overpowered build that will destroy combat for the rest of the game. In older fallouts, many perks were gated by level or by other perks so you had to build things on top of each other. That system was way more rewarding. Like the plot there's no build-up, so there's no pay-off. You don't feel like you earned anything on the entire tree- because you can get the "best" perk in the game at Level 1. Seriously.

    The shooting mechanics? This engine is old, ugly, buggy, and clunky. There's not getting around this. So even though the shooting is much more like "Caller Doody" than in past entries, it's still bad. So they sacrificed all the RPG elements, for mediocre-at-best- shooting. Not worth it.

    The time sinks? Base building / settlements are an MMO-style time sink. You really have to look up tips online for almost everything because the interface is awful and poorly described in-game. The materials are absolutely a time-waster. Trying to craft settlements, weapons, and armor will add literally tens of hours to your game- not by increasing the fun you'll have- but by making you pick up every freaking thing you run across to throw it into the recycling bin and turn it into crap. Bo-ring. Luckily, you can skip almost all of it. Deposit your normal armloads of crap into the bin, and combined with the easy game and overpowered perk system, you don't really have to worry about crafting good stuff to complete the game. Ever.

    The settlements? I'm not doing them except for the main story. Period. It's absolute bullcrap MMO-style time sinks. And the system behind the settlements is useless- anyone who actually cares about this part of the game has to mod it heavily to make it behave in a sane way. Short version- even if you arm your best settlement with way too many defenses, the game caps out at something like 80% chance they'll lose when they get attacked. It's stupid. There is no point.

    The business practices? Creation club is horrible business. They tried to make you pay money for community-developed mods. So people in the community improve the game, and Bethesda wants to profit off them. Absolutely greedy.

    Worst entry in the Fallout series, save for the "Fallout Shelter" mobile game. It's that bad. Do not buy at full price, ever. Maybe worth $15 if you're a hardcore fan. But 5 minutes in you may get a loading screen that spoils the biggest reveal in the entire plot since they're randomized. Non-spoiler.. the "new kind of robot" in the game was my second-ever loading screen. Now the whole second half of the game is spoiled for me. Who the hell decided that was okay?    … Expand
  59. Gvinpin
    Oct 22, 2018
    1
    Start as a game service, a test for grind and other things peculiar multiplayer shooter that serves to pull the money, and the gradual reduction of the bar to the game service could be sold as a full-fledged game with a full single mode and with the original story
  60. 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.
  61. Andremax
    Oct 17, 2018
    8
    Game stole mechanical and too many elements from Skyrim and you can feel resemblance with this one by far. Stealing all this, has been stolen the immersion and giant map (even bigger than Skyrim) too, what makes game funny and full of things to do. Not forgetting vintage-modern-dirty game's visual that makes game even more interesting.
  62. douglascat3
    Oct 13, 2018
    10
    One of the best games I ever played. The best game in this generation until now in my opnion. Don't undestand why so many critics about this game. Spent so many hours playing this game, so many things to do, incredible atmosphere, awesome game. Bad graphics? Are you sure you played the same game as me? 10.
  63. dkah7777
    Oct 11, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It wasn't really apparent how disappointing this game was until a second play through. It's not that it's a bad game, it was fun, I did play 130 hours. but it wasn't what I was expecting. I liked, the branching story paths, unpredictability and the ability to solve problems without violence, that the previous games had. None of which are found in this one. Great movie!!! I saw the movie yesterday and for me it's a 10/10, good story, entertaining and with good fighting moments. I do not understand the critics. I look forward to a second part!!… Expand
  64. Blipps
    Sep 22, 2018
    7
    My heavily patched and modded version of Fallout 4 GOTY review:

    Cons: On PC this game requires mods and to edit its files to work properly which is really despicable Horrible engine utilisation to not fully use the GPU and bottleneck the use of the CPU FPS Fluctuating drastically (12 FPS-95 FPS That is despicable) FPS is tired to gameplay and load screens which slows down loading    My heavily patched and modded version of Fallout 4 GOTY review:

    Cons:
    On PC this game requires mods and to edit its files to work properly which is really despicable
    Horrible engine utilisation to not fully use the GPU and bottleneck the use of the CPU
    FPS Fluctuating drastically (12 FPS-95 FPS That is despicable)
    FPS is tired to gameplay and load screens which slows down loading times and breaks the game past 75fps
    The cities not being open in the world-space to reduce loading screens
    FPS Stutter issues
    No FOV Slider
    Really limiting Rebind-able key system
    Really inconsistent environmental textures
    Poor facial and clothing textures, inconsistent character animations and extremely poor lip-sync technology
    Flimsy Dialogue camera
    Weak antialiasing that creates a blur effect
    My spouse never responds to the explosion glitch
    Infinite water splashing glitch
    Vault door not opening glitch which is game breaking
    Horrible tutorials for the settlement system and other systems
    Settlement system should be more optional by having a strong auto build settlement type of feature so that you would be able to never touch the settlement system (apart from making the player aware of it) but to not suffer as a result of that
    Some poor UI
    No traits system
    Horrible hacking mini-game
    Not able to climb ledges
    It being 200 years later and almost nothing has happened to the wasteland in terms of progression which is ridiculous
    Inconsistent/bad faction reputation and general reputation system
    Predefined character which restricts what your character can be for an RPG
    Shaun being kidnapped is supposed to give the character urgency which simply doesn’t work for an exploration game especially when both the character's spouse and son aren’t developed before we are supposed to care that they have been taken/killed
    Restricted to a horrible dialogue system which has to be 4 no matter what
    Charisma is the only thing that matters in dialogue with very few exceptions
    Poor story and character pacing/building
    Really poor writing
    Really poor balancing and difficulty inconsistency for combat
    Carry weight is really unbalanced
    Too many settlements that weren’t varied or interesting enough unlike the world space itself
    A lot of really shallow quests
    Morally uninteresting most of the time
    Very very few choice or choices making changes in quests and the stories in a **** RPG
    Almost impossible to even be an evil character

    Pros:
    One of the best world-space/open world in any game ever telling its own stories visually
    All of the crafting systems is amazing
    Great first person shooting mechanic, in my opinion, making fallout finally playable (I need Fallout 4 New Vegas in my bloodstream)
    The Art-style is **** fantastic and realised amazingly
    The 1960s/vault-boy type aesthetic is perfect The companions (apart from Preston Garvey) and the companion system is exceptional
    All of the modernisation from previous games that aren’t in the cons are done really well in my opinion
    The addictive nature of the game even with flaws and all
    The feeling of unlimited content
    All the attention to detail can be seen in things like the easter eggs
    The power armour system is a drastic improvement How easy it is to be immersed into this world The satisfying looting system Overall 6.5/10    … Expand
  65. tommasov
    Sep 15, 2018
    8
    Not well optimized, it drops frames in full hd even with a 980ti... but i really enjoy playing fallout, one of my favorites action rpg ever
  66. EriRei
    Aug 24, 2018
    10
    Gave it a 10 just to offset the scrubby 0 reviews. Realistically its like a 7 vanilla, 8 with mods.
  67. Daggerrim
    Aug 13, 2018
    10
    This Game Is Amazing From it's World To All Of It's Gear. Even Though The Story Is Not Bad But it Could Have Used Some Work And More Choices, Other Than That It An Amazing RPG, And If You Are Starting A New Character And You Don't Want To Have To Go Through The Kind of Boring Just Get The Start Me Up Mod.
  68. chowkaideng
    Aug 12, 2018
    9
    Not my kind of story, but it's truly a great RPG with a huge world to explore. Pretty much like in Skyrim, the amount of mini missions from NPCs can be a little bit overwhelming, but it's really fun to play. For me it was 154 hours of gameplay. I'm not sure why this game has a so low user score. Apparently was not good enough for many Fallout fans. I'm gonna try New Vegas for sure and compare :)
  69. LetMePickThat
    Aug 7, 2018
    10
    Fallout 4 is a good game.
    Even though it differs quite considerably from the two previous FPS titles of the franchise, it is still a very solid game. Sure, there are some issues with the approach Bethesda chose. The perk system is average at best, the RPG side is nonexistent and the timeline differs considerably from what was established in the previous Fallout games.
    Yet it is    Fallout 4 is a good game.
    Even though it differs quite considerably from the two previous FPS titles of the franchise, it is still a very solid game. Sure, there are some issues with the approach Bethesda chose. The perk system is average at best, the RPG side is nonexistent and the timeline differs considerably from what was established in the previous Fallout games.

    Yet it is definitely worth playing if a Skyrim in a post-apocalyptic world is what you're looking for.    … Expand
  70. 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
  71. skystaff
    Jul 21, 2018
    4
    Map is incredibly small.Dialog sistem is an disaster.World is not interesting to explore like in previous games.Game runs extremely bad and needs a ton of optimization.Side quests are boring as hell and after 70 hours in i see that there is no other storyline except the main storyline.Only one setlement called Diamond city in the game while in Skyrim you had a bunch of them.Rpg elementsMap is incredibly small.Dialog sistem is an disaster.World is not interesting to explore like in previous games.Game runs extremely bad and needs a ton of optimization.Side quests are boring as hell and after 70 hours in i see that there is no other storyline except the main storyline.Only one setlement called Diamond city in the game while in Skyrim you had a bunch of them.Rpg elements are gone and although i am having some fun with the game i think it is the worse game bethesda game studios have ever made,It feels like they did not put almost any effort in making of this game.I am not meeting anyone while i am exploring this world,all in all they took a lot of steps back with this game… Expand
  72. Imotep
    Jul 20, 2018
    10
    Great shooting game with a fantastic world to discover but not the best RPG game nor Fallout game
  73. BathroomSync
    Jul 17, 2018
    3
    Fallout 4 is a slap in the face to those who have cherished the series for its amazing narrative and attention paid to player freedom.

    Fallout 4 places you into the shoes of one of two predetermined characters and pulls you through a shallow narrative in which you have an abysmal impact on the world. It doesn't allow you to flesh-out your character with an intuitive skill system like    Fallout 4 is a slap in the face to those who have cherished the series for its amazing narrative and attention paid to player freedom.

    Fallout 4 places you into the shoes of one of two predetermined characters and pulls you through a shallow narrative in which you have an abysmal impact on the world. It doesn't allow you to flesh-out your character with an intuitive skill system like previous games, and after reaching maximum level, literally every character will play the same. You don't have to carefully invest skill points to tailor your character to your play style.

    The dialog system is a disaster. Bethesda coded themselves into a wall by making it so that the conversation UI only allows for four options. That often means that you don't have enough things to say, or you have four ways of saying the exact same thing. Skill checks are gone. In their place is an occasional RNG persuasion option that is affected by your charisma, but it's pointless due to the fact that you can quicksave and quickload during conversations, so you can just keep reloading until you get the outcome you desire.

    Fallout 4's graphics are really poor for 2015. The world is dull, the textures are muddy (moreso due to the poor quality than the presence of actual mud), and human characters look like they're made of clay and plastic. Even worse, it runs quite poorly, in spite of its low fidelity. Bloated texture files and poorly-optimized lighting and shadows are mainly to blame. Also, the engine is running on outdated code with a few recent additions. It may as well be a modded Morrowind engine. Actually, that's literally what it is.

    Fallout 4 focuses more on maintaining a repetitive gameplay loop than good storytelling and characterisation. Most of the quests just boil down to "go there, shoot the enemies, grab something". Most of the locations in the game are just full on enemies. There aren't many towns because of the settlement system, and when you make some towns, they're never full of interesting characters. It even throws out the idea that Power Armour is rare by having it randomly spawn in the wasteland, PLUS giving a full set of it to players within the first hour of gameplay. Power armour is no longer a powerful late-game item, it's just another game mechanic now. People seem to praise the combat mechanics, even though they're just passable at best. There are no different ammo types for each weapon, and there is a small variety of weapons. Sure, there's a lot of weapon customisation, but it's mostly just linear upgrading and doesn't allow for very unique weapons.

    Now, about the weapons, so many of the designs make no sense. First, they're all left-handed. The bolts and ejection ports are all on the left sides of the guns, so the hot spent casings just fly in front of your face. Second, the assault rifle and combat rifle are really poorly thought-out. The assault rifle is extremely bulky and looks more like a LMG. The combat rifle has an extremely similar model to the combat shotgun and uses .45 rounds. That's a pistol caliber, not a rifle caliber. The lever-action rifle in Far Harbour is really weird. It has a magazine capacity of five rounds, but when you fire two of them and hit your reload key, the character shoves five back in every time and works the lever, ejecting a live round from the chamber. Even Obsidian was able to avoid this in New Vegas. They had to jury-rig the engine to do it, but they made sure that the courier only reloads as many rounds as he or she needs to.

    The institute weapons are bad as well. The models are massive and take up a whole third of your screen. They do abysmal damage for laser weapons made by the most technologically advanced faction in the game. They were also designed so that Bethesda could re-use the regular laser weapon animations, which is really lazy when you think about it.

    Bethesda disregards the lore on multiple occasions. The first offender is T-60 suddenly appearing as a new set of pre-war power armour when it was clear that T-51 was the latest set before the bombs fell. Second is pre-war terminal entries about Jet, when its invention is part of a large subplot in Fallout 2. Next is the fact that a ghoulified child survived in a fridge without food and water for 210 years, when ghouls would previously die without water in Fallout 1. One more breach of the lore is the fact that there is a full set of Nuka Cola Quantum-themed X-01 (The Enclave's Advanced Power Armour) sealed in a pre-war case in Nuka World, when the Enclave's armour was first made in 2215.

    A lot of people hate the Creation Club system with a burning passion, but it's not very malicious in practice. It's just an overpriced microtransaction system with crappy items. Just look at the Doomguy armour. That's the worst offender.

    Overall, Fallout 4 isn't just a bad Fallout game, it's also a bad game.    … Expand
  74. Boomguy1997
    Jul 15, 2018
    10
    Love the fallout games. Can't wait for 76. Love the Far Harbor DLC. Don't really like the other one except for Nuka World.
  75. Menshawy
    Jul 12, 2018
    1
    So still no interactive dynamic world, no live active cities, no interesting NPCs, no good faction system, no innovative not kill-fetch quests, no decent main story, no choice and consequence system, no vehicles, graphics are still not good, animations feel so much artificial and not natural, factions are just there to either be friendly or - like raiders and super mutants - to attack onSo still no interactive dynamic world, no live active cities, no interesting NPCs, no good faction system, no innovative not kill-fetch quests, no decent main story, no choice and consequence system, no vehicles, graphics are still not good, animations feel so much artificial and not natural, factions are just there to either be friendly or - like raiders and super mutants - to attack on sight for no reason and then get killed - even gun for hire gunners mercenaries somehow still attack on sight though I could pretty much be a possible client -, animals and wild life do not act like wild life and are just there to attack on sight for no purpose, forced to be the good guy all the time, followers and companions are not interesting and all the same in combat, AI is non at all existent neither for friends or foes. It's so sad it took them 7 years to come up with.....that. They even removed a very good elements like the karma system. The only improvement was in the combat system so I gave it only 1 and I feel I was too generous… Expand
  76. 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
  77. markjohnson7861
    Jun 24, 2018
    3
    I'm writing this review on 24.06.2018. The hype is dead - new fallout 76 was announced. It's the best time for me to grab this one and try it. And you know what? I won't buy next one. If you ever wanted to play any of this series, don't pick 4, it's just not right. The brand keeps people interested, but if it were Random Title Triple A it would be a disaster. You see those 3k positiveI'm writing this review on 24.06.2018. The hype is dead - new fallout 76 was announced. It's the best time for me to grab this one and try it. And you know what? I won't buy next one. If you ever wanted to play any of this series, don't pick 4, it's just not right. The brand keeps people interested, but if it were Random Title Triple A it would be a disaster. You see those 3k positive reviews? It's only because of the brand. The game as a product is bad, really bad. Experience is just dull.There are better games about post-apo than this. Go and buy something else.… Expand
  78. WahjahEater
    Jun 21, 2018
    1
    Good First Person Shooter. Bad Fallout Game.

    The enjoyment of this title will totally depend on the type of person playing Fallout 4. If you're into Bioshock-esque type of games where the narrative is drawn mostly from the environment, terminals, and notes left behind by "people" of the waste along with a solid FPS system then Fallout 4 might be for you. I see Fallout as a way different    Good First Person Shooter. Bad Fallout Game.

    The enjoyment of this title will totally depend on the type of person playing Fallout 4. If you're into Bioshock-esque type of games where the narrative is drawn mostly from the environment, terminals, and notes left behind by "people" of the waste along with a solid FPS system then Fallout 4 might be for you. I see Fallout as a way different brainchild from Fallout 3, and Fallout: New Vegas. I've been playing the Fallout series starting back in 98' on my old Dell Pentium I (one) during the RPG isometric days. I was intially happy to hear about Fallout's reboot around 2007, but was a bit disappointed in a way to find out it would be done with Bethesda's dated Gamebyro engine, which I was not impressed by ESIV: Oblivion (but you when got to save cash where it matters I suppose it isn't all that bad from a devolper's point of view) nonetheless I was still excited to hear that it would get its reboot, regardless of how it would be released. I'll give Bethesda credit for being able to create interesting worldspaces and level designs, very great at setting up atmospheres and all that it entices. But what I won't forgive them for is the lack of intelligence or effort that they decide to put into their writing for this type of role playing game. The thing that made the early Fallout titles memorable and replayable, was its really interesting story and story arcs although contained within a limited worldspace, it was able to conjure up the idea or illusion of a civilization in shambles. It was able to sustain an interesting type of universe that warded its lore with believable tragedies and at times humorous writing; all without holding the players hand through a well thought out system of dialog choices ranging from good, bad, everything in between and outright goof that would affect or tie-into the endgame story and it's arcs. It would keep you invested enough to get into its sometimes tough RPG Special system and turn based combat. It was something you learned to live with because that was what they could pull off due to technical limitations which was strongly influenced from table top games that relied heavily on the players imagination. A sort of freedom or spark that is lacking from both Fallout 3 and Fallout 4. It's something that Bethesda has failed to recapture with its own iteration's of this IP. So Fallout 4 is a whole different beast in terms of what its pretending to do. It pretends to give you choice through this awfully adopted Mass Effect dialog wheel where none of the choices you choose have any affect in the outcome of the game itself. I would not have mind the voice protagonist had it not lend itself to a linear style. Although I found it's linear narrative annoying, it's a nice post apocalyptic worldspace to look at and it comes with FPS mechanics and graphics you'd come to expect with any modern shooter. Is it a good RPG? No. Is it a good shooter? Yes.    … Expand
  79. VETRA
    Jun 18, 2018
    6
    Esto seria un Fallout simplificado a la maxima, lo mejor es la ambientacion y el mundo que te rodea, aunque no se siente muy "vivo".
  80. kype
    Jun 17, 2018
    10
    I'm giving it a 10/10 not because it's a masterpiece (far from it) but because so many dissatisfied fan abuse the rating system with zero scores... you didn't get what you wanted?! Fine, but it won't make it a bad game, just because you are offended.
    Yes the RPG elements are a bit weaker then in the previous installments, but the lore is still great! The world is simply gorgeous! In none    I'm giving it a 10/10 not because it's a masterpiece (far from it) but because so many dissatisfied fan abuse the rating system with zero scores... you didn't get what you wanted?! Fine, but it won't make it a bad game, just because you are offended.
    Yes the RPG elements are a bit weaker then in the previous installments, but the lore is still great! The world is simply gorgeous! In none of the previous Fallout games have I ever felt that I kinda want to see it in it's prewar state, full of life... And all the stories that the city of Boston has to offer makes you realize that the prewar America was just as **** up under the surface as the wasteland is.
    As I said it's not a 10/ 10 but rather a solid 8 or 9    … Expand
  81. Panica3643D
    Jun 16, 2018
    6
    Если честно, немного удивлён. После поливания грязью 3ей части (которая мне понравилась), думал, что и тут ситуация будет аналогичной. Но после прохождения этой игры, вынужден полностью согласиться с другими пользователями. Игра провальная.Если честно, немного удивлён. После поливания грязью 3ей части (которая мне понравилась), думал, что и тут ситуация будет аналогичной. Но после прохождения этой игры, вынужден полностью согласиться с другими пользователями. Игра провальная.
  82. 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
  83. 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
  84. 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
  85. sft
    May 27, 2018
    7
    Another blast with an eye to the past

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

    3.75/5 • Few game franchises inspire as much bile from its fans as does the Fallout series. Many, it seems, mourn the days when it was an isometric, turn-based RPG, à la F1 and 2. Personally, I didn’t get involved until F3, so I can’t say much about this except that I’m glad the format changed because FPS/RPGs are more my kind of thing. I enjoyed F3 and FNV, and I’ve also enjoyed F4. At least for the most part. Aside from a reasonable upgrade to the graphics (it still lags behind other AAA games from 2015, but there are mods that improve it further), and the addition of more nuanced crafting and upgrade mechanics, not much has changed since FNV. Combat has been improved, but it still lacks the feel or finesse of games that place more emphasis on this aspect. But that’s okay, because this is an RPG with FPS elements rather than the other way around. I don’t much care for settlement building so I did as little of this as possible, but from what I gather this feature is quite popular. The story isn’t particularly inspiring but it’s robust enough to propel the game, as is the faction element. For me, the most appealing thing about the Fallout games is the opportunity to explore a large open world environment and do cool stuff along the way. In this respect F4 delivers in much the same way as the previous two games did. However, I would’ve liked to see something new, and this is where F4 suffers: it’s not different enough. If there’s to be a Fallout 5 (and I hope there is) Bethesda need to use a better game engine and perhaps better writers (or at least push their existing creatives to be more innovative). Maybe then they’ll surprise us.    … Expand
  86. Iwu
    May 25, 2018
    10
    My favorite game. Great storyline . Great graphics. Hah , not for nothing spent my money
  87. theirrelephants
    May 25, 2018
    7
    Update: Changing this from a 5 to a 7 after the horrible bugs at release that made me rage were fixed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Pretty much everything I've listed is fixable, which makes it that much more disgusting that they released the game in this state.    … Expand
  88. Thengineer
    May 9, 2018
    10
    Playing at 4k30fps ultra settings with a GTX 1080, the game is pretty awsome, i didnt like old fallout, it used to be boring and unrealistic for me, but with Fallout 4 i just fell in love with the lore of the game, graphics and gameplay, i fixed all bugs with some mods btw.

    I actually have like 8 days (Real life time) to "complete" first walkthough of the game, level 90, doing all    Playing at 4k30fps ultra settings with a GTX 1080, the game is pretty awsome, i didnt like old fallout, it used to be boring and unrealistic for me, but with Fallout 4 i just fell in love with the lore of the game, graphics and gameplay, i fixed all bugs with some mods btw.

    I actually have like 8 days (Real life time) to "complete" first walkthough of the game, level 90, doing all secondary missions in survival mode. Now im trying to achieve all steam trophies, only 3-4 left. (NO DLC). In few words:

    THE GOOD:

    - Nice story.
    - Nice Graphics.
    - Nice Gameplay style.
    - Lot of endings.
    - Loot and crafteable weapons, armors and ítems.
    - Freedom and big map.
    - Survival mode.

    THE BAD:

    - Some bugs.
    - The need of DDR4 ram memory to avoid fps drops under 60.
    - The infinite bucle in secundary missions.
    - Poor interaction between your desitions and the story.
    - Some unkilleable characters.

    Overall Rank 7/10. I will give it a 10/10 to compensate the "0/10 - graphics are **** old fallouts were better, cant launch the game, i hate people, i hate my life, etc" and other unjustified and non objective reviews.    … Expand
  89. recom100
    May 8, 2018
    5
    I really wanted to like Fallout 4. The hype was unreal when it got announced back at E3. But sadly I was disappointed. The world feels and looks amazing and the combat is so good, but when you look back on previous instalments, it feels weak and some what lacking in areas of what the original games had (Fallout 3 and New Vegas) It's a turtle without it's shell, an engine without a vehicle.I really wanted to like Fallout 4. The hype was unreal when it got announced back at E3. But sadly I was disappointed. The world feels and looks amazing and the combat is so good, but when you look back on previous instalments, it feels weak and some what lacking in areas of what the original games had (Fallout 3 and New Vegas) It's a turtle without it's shell, an engine without a vehicle. What I'm saying is, it's a concept and grounds to be built up on. It doesn't have the "RPG" we all wanted from the previous games, and then some.

    The way you could affect and impact the people around you with different choices would have made this game a 10/10 but also realising you can complete the game using the first gun, you obtain in-game just by using the "Scrounger Perk" and "Gunslinger Perk" and by the help of removing the repair guns mechanic from the game, it made it very easily to do so.

    All in all. Graphics, and Game-play (Combat) a major step up, but falls short of RPG elements and Story telling which gives this a 6/10 but the reason I give it a 5/10 is because personal, I had such high hopes.. Just to be disappointed, knowing what made this franchise just so great, which this game just doesn't have. More Choice's, Good and Bad. The impact of these choices, and the events that can occur with said choice. Just my opinion. Thanks for listening guys, appreciate it. :)    … Expand
  90. Evgeny__N
    May 4, 2018
    10
    Кратко: Одна из лучших игр 2015 года. Открытый мир, моды...
    Плюсы:
    -Огромный открытый мир. -Свобода действия. -Диалоги. -Графика. -Разветвленность сюжета. -Саундтрек. -Куча модов. Минусы: -(лично мне) на PC и PS4 слишком плавно ощущается перемещение прицела.    Кратко: Одна из лучших игр 2015 года. Открытый мир, моды...
    Плюсы:
    -Огромный открытый мир.
    -Свобода действия.
    -Диалоги.
    -Графика.
    -Разветвленность сюжета.
    -Саундтрек.
    -Куча модов.
    Минусы:
    -(лично мне) на PC и PS4 слишком плавно ощущается перемещение прицела.
  91. Warlady
    May 4, 2018
    9
    I loved Fallout 4, I think it's the best one in the Fallout series. I would give it a 10 but pay for mod crap and it went down to a solid 9.
  92. Carnifex387
    May 3, 2018
    3
    Fallout 4 is a FPS and not an RPG. It ripped off Fallout 3 and got rid of good elements like karma/speech/repair. In Fallout 3 you are a son looking for your father, in Fallout 4 you are the father looking for the son. Fallout 4 Far Harbor DLC is a spitting image of Fallout 3 Point Lookout DLC and many more similarities between the two. The leveling for perks is just a joke from what itFallout 4 is a FPS and not an RPG. It ripped off Fallout 3 and got rid of good elements like karma/speech/repair. In Fallout 3 you are a son looking for your father, in Fallout 4 you are the father looking for the son. Fallout 4 Far Harbor DLC is a spitting image of Fallout 3 Point Lookout DLC and many more similarities between the two. The leveling for perks is just a joke from what it used to be. For speech options you will chose an answer like "No" and your character will speak 2 sentences. Fallout 4 threw away all of the progress made by Fallout New Vegas. The game is nothing than a glorified FPS bearing the Fallout franchise name but it is unfaithful to the benchmarks that made the Fallout name so renowned an loved by so many.… Expand
  93. Angelonewarrior
    Apr 29, 2018
    9
    First of all, graphics is amazing, Huge ruins of Boston are like over the half of whole map, that`s also amazing thing. Another is weapon modification, where is possible to adjust best weapons you get exactly to your needs. Perks helps you to choose your play style so crazily, that you can be depend mostly on Luck, which is something I didn`t seen before. A lot of improvements in rpgFirst of all, graphics is amazing, Huge ruins of Boston are like over the half of whole map, that`s also amazing thing. Another is weapon modification, where is possible to adjust best weapons you get exactly to your needs. Perks helps you to choose your play style so crazily, that you can be depend mostly on Luck, which is something I didn`t seen before. A lot of improvements in rpg systems makes the game really separated from Skyrim. And also, you can build your own stuff in settlements and that is what makes me very happy and I was able to recreate some place from my hometown.… Expand
  94. silkforcalde
    Apr 24, 2018
    10
    Easily the most misunderstood game of all time. An absolute masterpiece of level design, world design, loot, combat, etc. Wonderful visuals. Amazingly well designed side characters with truly fantastic dialogue. One of the best games of all time, no contest. No other game provides such a feeling of dangerous adventure. To get the full experience this game must be played on survivalEasily the most misunderstood game of all time. An absolute masterpiece of level design, world design, loot, combat, etc. Wonderful visuals. Amazingly well designed side characters with truly fantastic dialogue. One of the best games of all time, no contest. No other game provides such a feeling of dangerous adventure. To get the full experience this game must be played on survival mode, the best hard difficulty mode of all time. Nothing else is as deep, challenging, immersive, and enthralling as this game. A masterpiece.… Expand
  95. kman5473
    Apr 17, 2018
    5
    This is Fallout for Dummies. Still a fairly solid game, but its continuous play-ability is minimal at best. Skyrim still feels like a bigger game because of the variety of characters, quests, interactions, and dungeons. Fallout 4 is just miles and miles of dead trees.

    The Good -Graphics -Stability of gameplay -Voice Acting -Animations The Bad -Character Development -Diversity    This is Fallout for Dummies. Still a fairly solid game, but its continuous play-ability is minimal at best. Skyrim still feels like a bigger game because of the variety of characters, quests, interactions, and dungeons. Fallout 4 is just miles and miles of dead trees.

    The Good
    -Graphics
    -Stability of gameplay
    -Voice Acting
    -Animations

    The Bad
    -Character Development
    -Diversity of quests
    -Minimal effect from choices overall
    -There is clearly a "good guy" faction in this, with a couple morally ambiguous and one or two bad choices

    The Ugly
    -All game play feels redundant
    -The main quest is the most developed plot line, yet least satisfying
    -A multitude of perks are completely useless and don't really effect gameplay at all
    -Overall, 60% of this game feels complete, while 40% feels empty and under-utilized
    -The map prioritization of Boston was completely underwhelming. I would have rather seen Bethesda make a map as close to the real city than this summarized/miniature version they came up with.    … Expand
  96. elmogrita
    Apr 10, 2018
    5
    Not a terrible game overall but not a good fallout game by far. Massively dumbed down mechanics, cut most RPG aspects, etc

    its pretty and combat is fun tho.
  97. AmrKassem
    Mar 29, 2018
    10
    Bugs aside (which are a lot until now, March 2018), this is one of the best games I played in my life. If you are missing this, you are missing one of the best, most immersive games ever made. Strongly recommend it.
  98. cammellogiallo
    Mar 25, 2018
    5
    Aesthetically it looks pretty good and the gunplay is solid, much better than its predecessors.
    The extensive armor / weapon modding is also welcome and provides a lot of diversity.
    The dealbreakers are: - awful dialog options, dumbed down to some stupidly simple choices - TERRIBLE UI, one of the worst I've ever seen. Navigating through menus and lists is a massive pain in the    Aesthetically it looks pretty good and the gunplay is solid, much better than its predecessors.
    The extensive armor / weapon modding is also welcome and provides a lot of diversity.

    The dealbreakers are:

    - awful dialog options, dumbed down to some stupidly simple choices

    - TERRIBLE UI, one of the worst I've ever seen. Navigating through menus and lists is a massive pain in the a$$, everything you want to do takes many, many actions.

    Example 1: you can order your dog (Dogmeat) to look for enemies / items / containers.

    In order to do this, you have to:
    - Approach him
    - press E
    - select Talk
    - select Fetch
    - wait for a stupid small dialogue scene to complete
    - select a choice (Enemies / Items / Containers)

    5 actions for something you'd like to do a lot, without any possibility of keybinding. Just stupid.

    Example 2: comparing armor / weapons

    when you highlight another weapon in your inventory, a "comparison" will be performed
    against your currently equipped weapon.

    A NORMAL UI would either display the stats of both items or the offset (e.g. +5 dmg, -7 accuracy etc).
    No, Fallout 4 gives you a bunch of pluses and minuses that only give you a very rough idea if something is better or worse. It looks like it's tailored for a 5 years old.

    I'm glad I pirated it, that's the silver lining.    … Expand
  99. Jhoathan
    Mar 14, 2018
    9
    I really don't get it why some people whine that much about this game. It's unfortunate but sometimes I wonder that the only solution for developers to avoid the fanbase's rage would be to end/close the story of their franchise and start working on new titles rather than a sequel. This game is really amazing, I've played for 275 hours and still didn't beat it, Bethesda have delivered usI really don't get it why some people whine that much about this game. It's unfortunate but sometimes I wonder that the only solution for developers to avoid the fanbase's rage would be to end/close the story of their franchise and start working on new titles rather than a sequel. This game is really amazing, I've played for 275 hours and still didn't beat it, Bethesda have delivered us plenty locations to discover and explore. The game isn't perfect though: there have been some changes, such as seen in the skills system as well as the exclusion of the karma, but nothing, in my opinion, that justifies all this hatred.… Expand
  100. chingchangwalla
    Mar 3, 2018
    3
    An epic game ruined by bugs which mean you cannot complete tasks, some two years after the game's release. I can only imagine professional game reviews were posted immediately after leaving the vault.
    Has the clunkiest user interface I've encountered and you will end up with arthritis continually scrolling down your itinery as even a scroll bar is emitted. Another crap story ending (see    An epic game ruined by bugs which mean you cannot complete tasks, some two years after the game's release. I can only imagine professional game reviews were posted immediately after leaving the vault.
    Has the clunkiest user interface I've encountered and you will end up with arthritis continually scrolling down your itinery as even a scroll bar is emitted. Another crap story ending (see Fallout 3) when you are ironically railroaded into "choices" you might not take. Contrived. At least VANS helps overcome another useless unfathomable map (without using mods).

    Most irritating of all is enemies giving themselves away with moronic chatting.    … Expand
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#31 Best PC Game of 2015
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84

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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