Fallout 4

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  1. Brandybuck
    Mar 21, 2016
    9
    Will you get your money's worth out of this game? Yes! I have 250 hours on a single character in this game, more than twice the hours than any other game in this series, and am on my second playthrough. This game captures the spirit of the Fallout universe perfectly. Not too serious but not too silly. There are funny moments, bittersweet moments, and "OMG Lookatthat!" moments. The worldWill you get your money's worth out of this game? Yes! I have 250 hours on a single character in this game, more than twice the hours than any other game in this series, and am on my second playthrough. This game captures the spirit of the Fallout universe perfectly. Not too serious but not too silly. There are funny moments, bittersweet moments, and "OMG Lookatthat!" moments. The world and environment are rich, and are almost characters in their own right. It's has the best storyline Bethesda has ever created, but beyond the story there is a huge wealth of content. The game is a fusion of RPG and FPS, but it's not an old school style RPG, nor is it a twitchy FPS. This is the best open world sandbox game I have ever seen. This is a game for explorers and builders. My advice is to turn off the quest markers and take one's time checking out the world, rather than trying to rush through the story line as fast as one can. One could compare this to a Skyrim with a better sandbox, or a Morrowind with better quests.

    The combat is far superior to the prior titles, but it doesn't need a twitchy trigger finger to succeed. The VATS system is now slow motion, instead of a time stopper that it was in Fallout 3. Bethesda has also doubled down on the crafting, which is optional for those that are not into that. The crafting includes chems, cooking, modding weapons, armor, and power armor, and even building your own network of settlements and caravans. Player freedom is everywhere in the game.

    Finally, the NPCs are superb. Nearly every NPC is unique, even those that are generically named "Settler" or "Guard". Even the raiders have personalities. The companions are the best in the series, with wonderful voice acting, and most with extensive backstories. They are no longer slavish followers, but have their own likes and dislikes. The player character is also voice acted, and while this may dismay some users preferring older style games, the acting is superb and does not detract from the roleplaying.

    I recommend this game for those who enjoy the Bethesda style of open world roleplaying games.    … Expand
  2. Maxreviews420
    May 6, 2016
    9
    Alright I have never played a fallout game before this but I have seen the others and this is so damn fun that it's hard to get away from but it still has some terrible sides like being more of a shooter than an RPG and sometimes getting plain boring if you've done everything so apart from that check out this game
  3. SirFrolo
    Jun 8, 2016
    9
    Brilliant and fun game, amazing story, amazing environment, so much fun, over 100+ hours invested so far. Gave it a 9 because i just wish Bethesda would use a updated engine.
  4. smobo1
    Aug 16, 2016
    9
    Fallout 4 is an excellent game. It's hard to play this game without imagining how much better it could have been if it had more polish, more impressive and optimized graphics, and more interesting quest content. However, it has everything I wanted from a new Fallout game, and there is just no substitute for that.
  5. sgthombre
    Sep 26, 2016
    9
    I'm just writing at least 150 characters because I wanted to save this review in a more convenient way to look back at scores that I had given stuff as a user.
  6. MNCCritic
    Sep 14, 2016
    9
    I think the user reviews on this product are largely unfair and are the product of entitlement. This is a seriously well crafted product with a big story and lots of innovation over previous Bethesda titles. It isn't perfect, but it will consume hours and hours of you time.

    Now that I have defended it, I will briefly criticize its faults: 1) The fallout series needs a reboot. Drop the    I think the user reviews on this product are largely unfair and are the product of entitlement. This is a seriously well crafted product with a big story and lots of innovation over previous Bethesda titles. It isn't perfect, but it will consume hours and hours of you time.

    Now that I have defended it, I will briefly criticize its faults:
    1) The fallout series needs a reboot. Drop the canon. It is getting more ridiculous with each release...and this does not, in my opinion, work as well as it once did. Pushing reality works better if there is some basis to push from. Make the game environment much more believable...and write it from the present perspective with a retro flavor. Then introduce your wonderful capacity for humor and intrigue.
    2) Drop the terrible PIP boy graphics, bad functionality and interface. It's too important. Most gamers are not old enough to remember these graphical systems anyhow. Use a smart phone layout with LCD, simulated finger swipe, holograms and a whole suite of real next gen technologies then make it retro.
    3) Commit to the new features ...
    - Base building was a brilliant feature that was really underdone ... third party mods were essential but it was still lacking.
    - Legendary creatures and weapons were totally underdeveloped. Screwed up game play. Personally, I think they are a just not a fit for this game (a Borderlands like feature), and would be better to DLC them properly for enthusiasts.
    - if you are adding characters with more depth (a la BioWare), do more...but this was not a bad evolution from earlier titles ... I just see the potential.
    4) Know your setting and work within it. Steam engines, pocket watches, and water-cooled machine guns (the assault rifle) are not rooted in the fifties, but in earlier decades. There are many examples of these mismatches.
    5) Will the next city also be un-nuked? I assume it will be New York. Really? After Armageddon and 200+ years, New York and other major cities would not exist at all. An incinerated pancake buried by erosion. Back to point one about believably.    … Expand
  7. Viryel
    Sep 22, 2016
    9
    I have the game with the season pass. I would say that this is a great game, nice game mechanics, very very very long, but sometimes I feel that it could be better on make decisions / rpg system; previous fallout was better in rpg system. I can't really understand why people rate zero, that's totally no sense. If you are not sure, buy it, I suggest you this great game. Don't trust othersI have the game with the season pass. I would say that this is a great game, nice game mechanics, very very very long, but sometimes I feel that it could be better on make decisions / rpg system; previous fallout was better in rpg system. I can't really understand why people rate zero, that's totally no sense. If you are not sure, buy it, I suggest you this great game. Don't trust others very bad ratings, it's frustrated people who cannot enjoy their games.… Expand
  8. hockeyfn91
    Oct 3, 2016
    9
    Here is the real story. The game is awesome and the only thing stopping it from being a perfect 10/10 is glitches. There are random times when the game will get stuck. You will do everything you are supposed to do, and yet the game gets stuck and you cannot progress down that particular story line any further. The only way to fix this is to reload a previous save, thus forcing you to redoHere is the real story. The game is awesome and the only thing stopping it from being a perfect 10/10 is glitches. There are random times when the game will get stuck. You will do everything you are supposed to do, and yet the game gets stuck and you cannot progress down that particular story line any further. The only way to fix this is to reload a previous save, thus forcing you to redo things you have already done.

    This, and I grant that it is a big flaw, does not prevent this from being a landmark game in this genre. Now a days every developer is so infatuated with the idea of multi player. Bethesda has not yet infected their games with an online multi-player.... yet.

    Fallout is huge, expansive, immersive and one hell of a lot of fun to play. It is challenging without being to easy and not being to difficult. Get overly cocky or careless and that rad scorpion will kick your ass. Walk in guns blazing to a group of super mutants... and they will put you down. Enemies are diverse and some are creepy as hell. I cannot stand blood bugs and bloat flies and love locking on with VATS and watching their grisly demise in slow motion.

    People that hate the game over its various glitches I understand having to reload saves and go back to an earlier point is frustrating. Get past this and you have a near endless world to explore and how you conquer its many challenges is totally up to you. You dont like being diplomatic? Kill everyone in the room. The choice is yours.    … Expand
  9. vboy960
    Dec 22, 2016
    9
    Ok, so my first review on Metacritic! I'm not a hardcore Fallout fan (The only two I've played is Fallout: New Vegas and FO4). I can very easily see for the hardcore fans of Fallout why this game is such a disappointment. However if you are fairly new to the series...this is a good game at it's core. I will say this game without no potential to be modded....would be an average to goodOk, so my first review on Metacritic! I'm not a hardcore Fallout fan (The only two I've played is Fallout: New Vegas and FO4). I can very easily see for the hardcore fans of Fallout why this game is such a disappointment. However if you are fairly new to the series...this is a good game at it's core. I will say this game without no potential to be modded....would be an average to good game. The graphics and worldspace won't blow you away like Witcher 3 does. If you have "beastly" PC, you can make Fallout 4 a whole different experience. There is some great texture mods, and mods that fill in the "gaps" so to speak. I currently run about 230 mods with FO4 and it looks just as good as Witcher 3 does. I know having a computer that can run 4K texture mods or that many mods is not an option for everyone. We have a wonderful modding community and encourage anyone to enjoy and endorse their hard work. I personally love the settlement building and defending them (and there are many, many mods that expand this feature). The crafting systems are excellent and Survival mode is awesome. All is not pretty with FO4. Character animations need work, Being able to be evil or good and having your decisions have more moral impact in the world (like Witcher 3) would be awesome. I found the story line good. Quests are redundant, but I enjoy being out in the worldspace exploring and doing things so not so redundant for me. Anyway, in a nutshell, if you have a capable computer, go to Nexus and start modding your Fallout today!… Expand
  10. Naomii
    Dec 27, 2016
    9
    So listen, the first time I played a Fallout game was Fallout: New Vegas and when I heard this was coming out I just knew I ha to get it. The thing about these games is that this gives you an opportunity to EXPLORE. It's super important, this is not a game to be rushed. I would really advise people to go everywhere and explore every inch of everything all the time, theres so much stuff. ISo listen, the first time I played a Fallout game was Fallout: New Vegas and when I heard this was coming out I just knew I ha to get it. The thing about these games is that this gives you an opportunity to EXPLORE. It's super important, this is not a game to be rushed. I would really advise people to go everywhere and explore every inch of everything all the time, theres so much stuff. I personally think the character creation is amazing and I love the hair movement and details in the outfits. Your character can finally speak and you can really shift a situation based solely on what you say at times. The reason I gave it an 9 was about the storyline is pretty repetitive and those minuteman missions sometimes are a pain in the ass. I also experienced glitches...but like, characters disappearing and never seen again glitches. I also wish there was more ways to be part of a faction like in New Vegas, when you can blend in with an outfit. Other than that it's worth every penny.… Expand
  11. AlexanderDM
    Mar 20, 2017
    9
    This game has flaws, including dialogue, some half-baked characters, and rather repetitive shooter-based quests. I 100% recognize the lack-of-choice nature of these flaws takes away from some core fallout feeling.

    That said, a failure to meet hype does not make for a bad game. This is still a top 10% title, with an incredible rebuild-the-world construction system, well-tuned and    This game has flaws, including dialogue, some half-baked characters, and rather repetitive shooter-based quests. I 100% recognize the lack-of-choice nature of these flaws takes away from some core fallout feeling.

    That said, a failure to meet hype does not make for a bad game. This is still a top 10% title, with an incredible rebuild-the-world construction system, well-tuned and well-conceived weapon and armor crafting, and tight visuals and combat. The story contains a very real debate on whether apparently-sentient machines should be granted human rights, and your macro play style does feel like an impassioned quest to fulfill your beliefs on the subject. Power armor is captured perfectly as the lore has described it, and Boston residents can't but get excited about the captured feeling of the city.

    Not as good as past Fallout titles, I'll agree, but a grade A game regardless.    … Expand
  12. CoreGamer1408
    May 31, 2023
    9
    Oh my I can go to Boston and the frame rate doesn't tank below 30 FPS like on the legacy PS4. I did three faction runs in PS4 750+ hours. Now I can do it all again in 60 FPS and high 40's to 50's in Boston.

    I stopped using the best version the Steam version after (IMO) Valve started selling borderline pedo sex games. Just using the PC M$ Game Pass version and it has a a weird gas can    Oh my I can go to Boston and the frame rate doesn't tank below 30 FPS like on the legacy PS4. I did three faction runs in PS4 750+ hours. Now I can do it all again in 60 FPS and high 40's to 50's in Boston.

    I stopped using the best version the Steam version after (IMO) Valve started selling borderline pedo sex games. Just using the PC M$ Game Pass version and it has a a weird gas can exploding bug that tanks the FPS to freeze frame (until the map and/or cells reset over a period of game days). Community modder made a hot fix. So thankfully I play the M$ version as good as Steam version now

    Fun shooter, looter, explorer, crafter, base builder game. When the story and missions get old all you got left is the local and gameplay anyway. The main story did give me some feels though. A person out of time who had lost so much on so many levels. Anyone married and/or with kids should be able to relate for sure. Weakest part is the exploration and local. FO3 is still king in both of those departments over FO4 (and FNV).

    Currently playing the M$ version on the M$ client. I ended up earning points which I transfered into vouchers to buy games two thirds way into run of FO4. Just by playing FO4 I got TEW and Deathwing both wiith all the DLC. Yeah M$ version is so best version lol.    … Expand
  13. Fouadmohamed
    Sep 28, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My first impression was very bad as most of these negative reviews, but when i understand the game and take my time to be aware with that amazing world i can say now it the most complete game that i have played in my entire life… Expand
  14. 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
  15. 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.
  16. Panzerbjorne39
    Jul 24, 2022
    9
    Unfortunate that so many people were motivated to review bomb the game with super low scores. I really don’t know what the problem is. It’s a great Bethesda game, much like FO3 but bigger and better. Like Skyrim, it’s packed to the brim with content and a huge area to explore. The world is alive and full of danger. Plenty of interesting characters to talk to and cool stuff to scavenge.Unfortunate that so many people were motivated to review bomb the game with super low scores. I really don’t know what the problem is. It’s a great Bethesda game, much like FO3 but bigger and better. Like Skyrim, it’s packed to the brim with content and a huge area to explore. The world is alive and full of danger. Plenty of interesting characters to talk to and cool stuff to scavenge. I’ve got over 30 hours in, and still much to do.… Expand
  17. 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
  18. Steprock
    Aug 9, 2021
    9
    Still an amazing game, even in 2021. As far as I can tell, the people who dislike it are the ones who are into the previous games.

    This one plays a lot like Skyrim, but with Fallout style.
  19. glomman
    Oct 12, 2019
    9
    Fallout 4 is one of my favourite games of all time, sure it's not a good RPG, but over the 1300 hours that I spend in the Commonwealth, I always found myself engaging in new situations.
    It especially excels in terms of Gameplay and sometimes even in terms of Story. The first one manifesting itself in the form of a superb crafting and fps system, which severely lacked in previous titles. I    Fallout 4 is one of my favourite games of all time, sure it's not a good RPG, but over the 1300 hours that I spend in the Commonwealth, I always found myself engaging in new situations.
    It especially excels in terms of Gameplay and sometimes even in terms of Story. The first one manifesting itself in the form of a superb crafting and fps system, which severely lacked in previous titles. I also love the environmental storytelling the game presents you, it's very intriguing to find out what happened at any given place without a person specifically telling you what exactly happened.
    I can more than recommend it, even more so today, it might not be a good rpg, but it's definetely a good Fallout game, and if that's not enough to convince you, you can basically get the game+its season pass for 15€-30€ in conventional stores.    … Expand
  20. specialist99
    Jul 21, 2019
    9
    gameplay is fun, npcs feel real and story is heavily effected by player's choices and actions. you can even join the villains!
  21. Lizarino
    May 31, 2020
    9
    This was the first Fallout game I played and I really enjoyed it.
    As someone who likes exploring every area it took me around 50 hours to complete the main storyline
    The settlement building is a nice addition, only con to the game is it crashed sometimes
  22. VigilanteOito
    Jan 27, 2021
    9
    Jogo gostoso de bom.
    É uma pena que comprei apenas a versão base.
    Vi poucos bugs e não estragou em nada a gameplay.
    Ansioso para que lancem outro Fallout tão bom quanto esse.
  23. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    9
    기술적인 진보와 컨텐츠의 내실, 두개다 하기에 인력이 부족하다면 그냥 닥치고 잘하는것만 하자고 해서 나온듯한 작품. 그리고 그들은 잘하는건 참 잘하긴했다.
  24. DeniMars
    Dec 12, 2019
    9
    Отличная игра, если не брать во внимание то, что диалоговое окно ужасно- герой говорит не то, что заявлено в строке выбора реплики, а так же ни к чему эта кинематографичная камера во время диалогов? Не люблю смотреть на своего персонажа со стороны. Теряется отыгрыш роли. А так же не нравится инвентарь. Листать этот список ну просто ооочень утомительно, что бы найти что то нужное среди кучиОтличная игра, если не брать во внимание то, что диалоговое окно ужасно- герой говорит не то, что заявлено в строке выбора реплики, а так же ни к чему эта кинематографичная камера во время диалогов? Не люблю смотреть на своего персонажа со стороны. Теряется отыгрыш роли. А так же не нравится инвентарь. Листать этот список ну просто ооочень утомительно, что бы найти что то нужное среди кучи всякого барахла. Экранчик инвентаря мелкий, раздражающий. Ну в целом мне понравилось, прошел дважды и конечные ощущения от игры положительные.… Expand
  25. Leonidmalkoff
    Feb 2, 2020
    9
    "Fallout 4, что же это такое?" - Задавался я этим вопросом на протяжении всей игры, на протяжении более чем 200 часов. Первое впечатление у меня было неоднозначным, казалось что это будет личная история главного героя, у которого отняли всё. Но ближе к середине, история стала глобальнее в разы, так как появились старые и новые знакомые в лице крупных фракций, которые придерживаются"Fallout 4, что же это такое?" - Задавался я этим вопросом на протяжении всей игры, на протяжении более чем 200 часов. Первое впечатление у меня было неоднозначным, казалось что это будет личная история главного героя, у которого отняли всё. Но ближе к середине, история стала глобальнее в разы, так как появились старые и новые знакомые в лице крупных фракций, которые придерживаются собственной идеологии. Конечно они испортили Братство стали, испортили в разы. Вместо суровой организации с практически полной секретностью, Bethesda сделала Братство как Fallout 3, только ещё хуже. Институт был придуман ещё во времена Fallout 3, там ему даже квест посвящён, но речь не о тех прекрасных временах, а о наших суровых временах и в них Институт не плох, но проходить за него игру я не стал, мне больше по душе Братство и Минитмены, за которых и я и прошёл игру. Минитмены отличная организация, мне она по душе сильнее всех остальных, организация со своими идеями и порядком. А вот Подземка меня разочаровала, я ожидал что они будут иметь при себе тайных информаторов в институте, но таковых я там увы не встретил, в остальном они какие-то бомжи из подвала церкви защищающие синтов. Сюжет здесь не сильно изменился в отличии от Fallout 3, просто поменяли местами сына и отца и добавили 4 сюжетных линии за 4 выше названные фракции. Прокачка стала хуже чем в Fallout 3, это система прокачки из какой нибудь Dragon Age, но никак не из Fallout.
    Квесты стали лучше чем в Fallout 3, но хуже чем в моём любимом Fallout: New Vegas. Есть реально интересные, а есть и квесты по типу убей врагов там и принеси вот это, такие задания порой очень бесят, они подходят для ММО, но никак не для RPG 2015 года. И да, в Fallout 4 должен был быть мультиплеер, но от него отказались. Персонажи, а особенно напарники стали глубже и интереснее, огромный шаг в сравнении с Fallout 3, но маленький шаг назад в сравнении с New Vegas, это касается и квестов напарников. Со звуком точно такая-же история.
    А вот что стало лучше в сравнении с New Vegas: графика, стрельба, дизайн уровней, противников и мира. Стрелять удобно, пушки ощущаются очень реалистично. Графика не супермегахит, но лучше чем в New Vegas. Мир выглядит разнообразным не только благодаря дизайнерам, но и благодаря тому что Bethesda убрала цветовой фильтр в мусорное ведро и правильно сделала, он резал глаза в Fallout 3 и Fallout New Vegas. Противники стали красивее.
    И главное - поселения! Я сейчас на полном серьёзе. Мне они понравилась.
    Вердикт - 9/10 "Шикарно!"    … Expand
  26. Hrebicek
    Apr 23, 2021
    9
    One of the best RPGs I've ever played:
    + story
    + characters
    + dialogue options with big consequences
    .....

    - quite buged few years after release, but thats not big problem I think
    - not in game graphics settings
    ...

    9/10
  27. apokalipto
    Aug 8, 2023
    9
    Very good game. I enjoyed playing this game a lot. I strongly recommend this.
  28. RinKaiG
    Nov 16, 2020
    9
    Fallout 4 would be a masterpiece if it was a smaller map and a bit more story-driven game, but fallout 4 still a good game for this gameplay mechanics and dialogs. but...
    Fallout 4 a Masterpiece for this Soundtracks...
  29. TheWeeOne
    Apr 19, 2021
    9
    I really liked it. Expect at least 3-4 playthroughs. The only dissapointing thing weas that there werent a lot of quests fter the end of the game.
  30. JackPlack
    Jun 24, 2022
    9
    Today its a best game of Bethesda, but only if u like base building/settler games. Dialogues are little like bad joke sometimes. What is strongest point? Mods (game is nearly immortal with them, until Starfield after few years maybe). Story - isnt best but i remember more than from New Vegas. New Vegas for example is game for one time. Fallout 4 is little more like Minecraft, gatheringToday its a best game of Bethesda, but only if u like base building/settler games. Dialogues are little like bad joke sometimes. What is strongest point? Mods (game is nearly immortal with them, until Starfield after few years maybe). Story - isnt best but i remember more than from New Vegas. New Vegas for example is game for one time. Fallout 4 is little more like Minecraft, gathering resources, building, customizing armor, weapons, large amount of freedom and own targets/playstyle, sandbox. There is huge amount of features that cant be compared with other games. Only badly designed Fallout 76 and great Skyrim are close. Fallout universum is also unique. 70' vintage style, caps, nuka cola,... Lot of games have not so complete unique style/universum ideas and lot of things are not like Elden Ring/jRpg random mix named "Art Masterpiece"… Expand
  31. Nick7000
    Jun 1, 2023
    9
    Не лишенная недостатков, но великолепная в остальном. Колесо диалогов и упор в экшн можно потерпеть, хотя бы потому что экшн здесь выполнен блистательно.
    Отдельное спасибо можно сказать за качественные и интересные DLC.
  32. beyyko
    Sep 2, 2022
    9
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  33. TCM_Crash
    Mar 2, 2022
    9
    ---{ Graphics }---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☑ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☑ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of    ---{ Graphics }---
    ☐ You forget what reality is
    ☑ Beautiful
    ☐ Good
    ☐ Decent
    ☐ Bad
    ☐ Don‘t look too long at it
    ☐ MS-DOS

    ---{ Gameplay }---
    ☐ Very good
    ☑ Good
    ☐ It's just gameplay
    ☐ Mehh
    ☐ Watch paint dry instead
    ☐ Just don't

    ---{ Story }---
    ☐ No Story
    ☐ Some lore
    ☐ Average
    ☐ Good
    ☑ Lovely
    ☐ It'll replace your life

    ---{ Game Time }---
    ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
    ☐ Short
    ☐ Average
    ☑ Long
    ☐ To infinity and beyond

    ---{ Price }---
    ☐ It's free!
    ☑ Worth the price
    ☐ If it's on sale
    ☐ If u have some spare money left
    ☐ Not recommended
    ☐ You could also just burn your money    … Expand
  34. imreviewingstuf
    Mar 29, 2022
    9
    Not a rpg like previous fallouts but makes up for it with best word of any fallout game. Like any bethesda game mods add and fix much.
  35. george_bondo
    Nov 13, 2022
    9
    well that was a good journey with interesting characters and missions, and classic music is in my heart baby!
  36. dr-kenobi
    Sep 7, 2022
    9
    Не найкращий тайтл Бетесди, але роботи і душі в 4ці чимало. Досліджувати Бостон було цікаво, лінійки персонажів як завжди на висоті. Врахували також фанатську думку про багато алтернативнихкінцівок з Нью-Вегасу.
  37. coso132
    Oct 16, 2022
    9
    Im probably biased as this was my first fallout game, but this is just so incredibly fun to me that i didnt spot most of its deserved faults
  38. JussaGamber
    Apr 1, 2023
    9
    You can do whatever you want, but some cynical hipsters were mad that it wasn't a 500 page novel.
  39. Mikey01
    Dec 30, 2022
    9
    I really like this fallout chapter, everything is very nice, even if in some ways I find the grinding annoying in regards to the camps, but it's my problem
  40. Asparz
    Feb 10, 2023
    9
    A game that has new and better things although I understand that it needs some dlc with other stories as in fallout new vegas, better I mean because there are half **** but it is a game in which I have more hours, more than in fallout new vegas, and the mods is good that they want to make the game realistic or something like that but there are already many and bored a lot.
  41. SpaceDux
    Sep 6, 2023
    9
    Even though Fallout 4 may not be as in-depth as its predecessors when it comes to story, characters, and RPG elements, it still manages to create a living and breathing world. This includes mechanics like building and managing settlements and creating an interesting and believable environment. This game is the perfect example of one that's obviously lacking in certain aspects but stillEven though Fallout 4 may not be as in-depth as its predecessors when it comes to story, characters, and RPG elements, it still manages to create a living and breathing world. This includes mechanics like building and managing settlements and creating an interesting and believable environment. This game is the perfect example of one that's obviously lacking in certain aspects but still delivers a near-perfect gaming experience.… Expand
  42. zcat5
    Jun 26, 2023
    9
    This game brings the core elements from New Vegas and Fallout 3, but it takes the game in a completely new direction with the addition of the settlement building system. The mods alongside the settlement system result this game being the best overall Fallout game of the series.
  43. Dimocracy
    Jul 6, 2023
    9
    I'm a Fallout fan: New Vegas, but this part is also very good. The graphics are still nice, but it lacks the atmosphere of New Vegas.
  44. Guskica
    Jul 23, 2023
    9
    Nice graphics and gameplay. The story was a bit weird but it was still nice. Didn't know it was RPG when I first got it but fell in love with the genre ever since I played this game, same goes for the music on the radio. Can't wait to try the mods.
  45. MaxWarrior
    Sep 1, 2023
    9
    I'm fully immersed into the fallout world, everything is so genuine, every character and every story is so intriguing just like Fallout 3. Only flaw is that some side quests are similar and only wish is let next fallout release as soon as possible!
  46. Pevalwen
    Jan 2, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 4 is a jolly fun game with lots of imagination put into it. As someone who values aesthetics, I particularly appreciate the advanced character creator.

    Improvement could come in the form of having more complex quests that involve more than going somewhere and having to shoot things to reach something.

    It would also be more engaging to have more independence- the situations sometimes feel like they'll have the same result regardless of what I say (and the vague dialogue options make it difficult to know what I will say anyway). When the narrative gets more intense such as (SPOILER) when I'm ordered to destroy Railroad, I'd like to have a few options to make it more engaging- Can I try to talk it through with them? Can I trick the Institute? Such options could still have tragic consequences but it'd be nice to have more narrative choices regardless. After all, a role playing game should be about the player's decisions.

    (SPOILER) The thing that bothers me the most is the conclusion of the main quest. The narrative became dramatic when I entered the Institute, discovered its secrets and had to choose if I wanted to join it. The intensity increased (in my chosen plot path) when I discovered that Father was dying. After that, it was anti-climactic; there were no new revelations or twists. It was just a case of finishing off missions until Father died. Then he died and that was that.

    Minor thoughts are that it'd be nice to have a bigger range of clothing and for locations to be more interesting (Diamond City is a village and wasteland buildings all hold the same things).

    Aside from those points, I'm perfectly happy with it!    … Expand
  47. decx
    Dec 21, 2015
    8
    Bethesda did it again, they built a giant world with amazing detail and tons of little stories told through world building. The gameplay is a mighty step up, it's fun to shoot and melee which has always been a problem in beth games

    There is however a step back and it's not because of the voicewheel or lack of skill based speechchecks, that stuff really doesn't matter. What does matter    Bethesda did it again, they built a giant world with amazing detail and tons of little stories told through world building. The gameplay is a mighty step up, it's fun to shoot and melee which has always been a problem in beth games

    There is however a step back and it's not because of the voicewheel or lack of skill based speechchecks, that stuff really doesn't matter. What does matter is the reliance on radiant quests to give the illusion that the amount of quests is even close to older titles.

    Don't worry compared to its competition (apart from the witcher 3) the amount of content is still impressive, it's just not as staggering as the older titles where even after 200+ hours you were able to find new quests.

    If you are into the beth formula you will still put in 150+ hours to see everything so it's still worth the full price, the main quest is compelling and the characters likable.

    With the right mods and dlc this could become game of the decade but as it is it is just a competent entry into the bethesda portfolio.    … Expand
  48. Sh8de
    Nov 18, 2015
    8
    Overall I enjoy this and while I do wish Bethesda was better at making titles for the PC instead of porting it over with sub-par menus and settings interaction. Shouldn't have to go into ini files to change FOV etc. Game play wise though this is very good bugs aside, the mod community as usual will pick up for Bethesda's shortcomings with features that should be part of the game (ammoOverall I enjoy this and while I do wish Bethesda was better at making titles for the PC instead of porting it over with sub-par menus and settings interaction. Shouldn't have to go into ini files to change FOV etc. Game play wise though this is very good bugs aside, the mod community as usual will pick up for Bethesda's shortcomings with features that should be part of the game (ammo crafting, etc) which is as usual their saving grace. The visual bells and whistles part of me is disappointed without a doubt but the game play while similar to Fallout 3 is good enough and has enough subtle changes to keep me interested.… Expand
  49. Jason999
    Nov 14, 2015
    8
    Here's a few Pros:

    (1) The combat is quite enjoyable. The weapons have a decent feel. (2) The environment is desolate, suitable for the post-nuclear world we're dealing with. (3) The graphics, while not stellar or up to 2015 standards - are acceptable. Remember, you were forewarned well in advance what graphics engine they were using and what to expect. Graphics are quite    Here's a few Pros:

    (1) The combat is quite enjoyable. The weapons have a decent feel.

    (2) The environment is desolate, suitable for the post-nuclear world we're dealing with.

    (3) The graphics, while not stellar or up to 2015 standards - are acceptable. Remember, you were forewarned well in advance what graphics engine they were using and what to expect. Graphics are quite important to me and although Todd Howard is full of you know what - the game is perfectly playable and enjoyable to look at.

    Here's my biggest gripes with the game:

    (1) The inventory management is terrible, absolutely horrid. What arse thought they'd torture us with such an antiquated inventory management system, deserves to be fired and slapped around with a wet trout.
    The need (not desire) to pick up anything not bolted to the ground, does get ridiculous. You need the items (junk) to construct other items.

    (2) Conversations - the lip syncing / movement is horrible. Bethesda should be absolutely ashamed - but of course they aren't.

    Remeber - this is what happens when you try to dress up an old graphics engine with a few new lighting techniques. It still doesn't fix the cartoonish mouth movement, that might have looked ok 8 years ago.

    Overall, I recommend the game.
    I've never played the other Fallout games so I cannot compare, but ithere's enough fun to keep your occupied for quite awhile. Just keep in mind - Bethesda did drop the ball in a few areas and if you're ok with the outcome, then give it a try.    … Expand
  50. Masterhummel
    Nov 19, 2015
    8
    Fallout 4 has flaws. Especially the dialogues and awkward start. But then, the game does a great job on telling story with world building. Most locations feel unique and quite a few tell a story of their own, just told by carefully aranged props, logs and notes, even without quests. Speaking of them, I helped a crew of robot pirates on a flying sail ship, i followed radio signals and foundFallout 4 has flaws. Especially the dialogues and awkward start. But then, the game does a great job on telling story with world building. Most locations feel unique and quite a few tell a story of their own, just told by carefully aranged props, logs and notes, even without quests. Speaking of them, I helped a crew of robot pirates on a flying sail ship, i followed radio signals and found out about the entire history of a settlement from the brothers who founded it to the supermutants inhabiting it in 2282 and i found out about a boy exploiting his teacher who fed his students with mentats - shortly before discovering his mentats stash.

    Fallout was never about a controlled experience that feeds you content step by step, personally i fell like it was always was about observing and exploring instead of participating in a rollercoaster ride. With all the shortcomings the game has - and there are plenty of them - i'm happy they did things the way they did.

    The game might not be for everyone, and that's okay. Inform yourself before you buy- there are enough possibilities to do so.    … Expand
  51. Hellion
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    So far so good. If you're a fan of the Fallout series you should feel at home. It's every bit as exciting as Fallout 3. Especially the environment, attention to detail, and atmosphere. I don't know why everyone is complaining about the graphics. The engine does a fine job and improves the aesthetic of Fallout 3. Gun play is sharper. Power suit is a blast. Lot of improvement in menu designSo far so good. If you're a fan of the Fallout series you should feel at home. It's every bit as exciting as Fallout 3. Especially the environment, attention to detail, and atmosphere. I don't know why everyone is complaining about the graphics. The engine does a fine job and improves the aesthetic of Fallout 3. Gun play is sharper. Power suit is a blast. Lot of improvement in menu design and the pipboy menu is a lot smoother. Crafting and building is fluid to use with a good amount of options. Lot of people mentioning the bugs and frames. Noticed some bugs with the wrong dialogue displaying, lips not moving, slow reaction from NPCs. Bethesda hopefully will fix these issues. It would be nice if the PC version didn't have to use Steam to install. Include the content on the disc. Will stick with consoles until that changes.… Expand
  52. MadclownJack
    Nov 30, 2015
    8
    I'm not gonna lie, i rode the "hate train" at first. The developer had reinvented a lot of the things familiar from the last two games, most of which weren't very accessible and clear at first glance. The new perks system seems a lot less "RPG" than the last one, the Map is smaller but more dense than the ones before and i can't really find a purpose for the new "minecraft" system they gotI'm not gonna lie, i rode the "hate train" at first. The developer had reinvented a lot of the things familiar from the last two games, most of which weren't very accessible and clear at first glance. The new perks system seems a lot less "RPG" than the last one, the Map is smaller but more dense than the ones before and i can't really find a purpose for the new "minecraft" system they got going on, at the moment. Also, same as any other game these days, there are bugs of all sorts and sizes, though the game was stable even without the updates. The main story line is a bit flimsy and anticlimactic, but what are you gonna do. The graphics aren't all that stunning, but i'm sure the mods will take care of that in the near future. There were a couple of things done better here, than in the previous games like the battle and crafting systems, better animations and movement (Skyrim level, maybe a bit better) there are a lot more open buildings which lessens the need for loading, essentially making the gameplay a lot smoother. The battle system i especially like because it seems more realistic than the ones in F3 and NV. In the previous games i felt as if the hit box and enemy reaction to taking damage (or lack thereof) were somewhat weird, which prompted use of VATS, in turn making the game a bit "distant". The crafting is also nice, armor and weapon creation is similar to Skyrim, but with more depth. I found the fact that the character is an established person, rather than a blank slate, in the game world, a tad impersonal to the player, but it's not a deciding factor in the gameplay so i guess it doesn't matter. The game world seems more alive, although i think the AI would benefit from some more development.

    In summation, there is a lot to be seen and experienced in Fallout 4, especially to new players. That said, if i were a new player, i'd do some review reading before i decide if this is what i really want.

    My opinion is that it's a good, if not great, game. Though i secretly hope that future DLC is free, because the price seems a bit steep for the current game content. Maybe try and get it on a dicount?    … Expand
  53. Kluge
    Nov 15, 2015
    8
    More of Fallout 3 with a few big adjustments. Pathing and combat is wildly improved over FO3, which I'd argue were its worst points. Dialogue is about as uninteresting as FO3, and the dialogue system is exceptionally irritating (it definitely isn't placating that it looks like the bad system was due to making it relatively usable on consoles), but the voice acting is substantiallyMore of Fallout 3 with a few big adjustments. Pathing and combat is wildly improved over FO3, which I'd argue were its worst points. Dialogue is about as uninteresting as FO3, and the dialogue system is exceptionally irritating (it definitely isn't placating that it looks like the bad system was due to making it relatively usable on consoles), but the voice acting is substantially improved. I've only experienced one CTD in ~35 hours of play, which's kind of shocking for a Bethesda game, and I have only experienced minor glitching (mostly occasional missing textures, which is my own fault for trying to use Ultra textures on only 2GB gfx RAM). Optimization is also surprisingly solid -- I have an old A8-6600k I was worried would severely bottleneck the engine, but everything's going well, with utilization ~70-85% on 1080p Ultra (but shadows on low).

    Didn't get into the crafting system -- begrudgingly collected a bunch of litter for the essentials, but that's always been the case for me in Bethesda games. Bethesda took a page out of the 2000-aughts (or someone there really liked Path of Exile) by giving a %chance of enemies being legendary. They're typically unimpressive, though, largely because there aren't mods yet to limit the absurd quantity of health items drowning the player at any given time -- the game really needs a reduction of ~95-98% on Normal, and still ~60-80% on Hard. Especially once you're reasonably pleased with what you're wearing and holding, and given your health rapidly restores to 100% with any one of your 500 stimpaks if you should ever run in trouble, there's no joy in finding legendary enemies unless the item they drop has a funny name, like the furious rolling pin. -But that only accounts for maybe 1% of legendary drops... and they all involve the rolling pin.

    Speaking of procedural generation - Bethesda did some really cool stuff with it, most noticeably (well, for most, probably unnoticeably) with procedural generation of minor locations. I once fell to my death, and on my way to that death, I noticed a safe which I picked and looted. On reload, in this safe's place was a bartender named Mac with a little wooden stand... in the middle of the street, in the middle of nowhere. Cool!

    Unfortunately, the major locations range from dull to outright frustrating in boredom caused. Level design's typically great and varied, but the stories involved feel like rehashings of everything in FO3+NV but with slightly altered details. I did indeed sigh out loud the moment I realized I'd 1) be at a military-owned airport, 2) be investigating supplies going missing, and 3) everyone thinks it's an inside job (and, yes, again, it is - and yes, there's another twist at the end - BUT THE TWIST'S TWISTED DIFFERENTLY THIS TIME). They feel well-made, but they're not fun. Having the game ask you to revisit these locations after you've already appreciated the nice little design touches by doing a World of Warcraft style of awful repeated fetch/kill/escort quests is THE WORST.

    Music selection's initially irritating since it's all repeated content, but the game starts throwing in some new (and original!) stuff as you progress, which is a nice touch.

    The game almost look like it was built from the ground up for modding. The number of dictionaries and other forms of pools in place are going to lead to a 10/10 game - no doubt - but for now, it's just too flawed and dull to blindly recommend, and I actually think the game would be substantially improved by CUTTING OUT a lot of the uninteresting content currently littering the game - but at the same time, I'll probably spend ~100 hours just in vanilla before I'm ready to put it on ice for a year to come back and see what modders do with it.    … Expand
  54. NachtkindFX
    Jul 11, 2016
    8
    Fallout 4 has some problems, but does a lot of things very well. Once you have understood the new world will you have a lot of fun. The crafting and some of the told stories are great. The world is awesome. There are sometimes a few bugs, but none of them was game breaking yet.
  55. AtomicNutzSlam
    Nov 24, 2015
    8
    The game may not be as good as Fallout 3 or NV. However, in comparison to the state of those games at launch, Fallout 4 may very well end up being better.

    (NEW EDIT: After over 100 hours of playing, I still haven't finished the game, but I have seen much more of what the game has to offer. I have changed my review from a 9 to an 8... but I've already played the game for over one    The game may not be as good as Fallout 3 or NV. However, in comparison to the state of those games at launch, Fallout 4 may very well end up being better.

    (NEW EDIT: After over 100 hours of playing, I still haven't finished the game, but I have seen much more of what the game has to offer. I have changed my review from a 9 to an 8... but I've already played the game for over one hundred hours. And it is very worth it, whether it's an 8 or a 9.)

    I still believe most of the people who give this game under a 5 either hated Fallout 3 or Bethesda games in general, or ragequit in frustration after getting mini nuked or otherwise exploded for the umpteenth time. Or came from 4/8chan.

    Fallout 4's main standout is that the combat is much improved. The enemies are much smarter and more exciting to fight (Feral Ghouls in particular).

    EDIT: The combat can be punishing at times, even on normal difficulty. Getting power armor early on is just something different. And the punishing difficulty is probably tuned with the knowledge that you have power armor access from early on. The new system isn't better or worse, but it is different - and before you get accustomed to the difficulty it will leave you in a tough spot when deciding whether or not to go grab your armor.

    I think I personally prefer the longer buildup to getting power armor, and then being able to wear it permanently. But after you've played the game a bit you can better gauge when you may need power armor and leave suits at different settlements to make it slightly less of a pain to manage.

    The difficulty of some settlement defense missions is probably the biggest problem in terms of combat difficulty, because you often don't have time to (fast) travel to your main settlement to pick up your armor, before (fast) travelling to the settlement under attack. Before I built up my defenses at several settlements I had a few fights that I had to reload far in excess of a dozen times before I was successful. Fallout 4 combat definitely has some rage quit inducing potential (and I think some of the negative reviews here are a good indication of that - though they would likely never admit that the "dumbed down" game is actually kicking the hell out of them).

    "The RPG elements aren't as cut down as people are suggesting IMO," is what I said previously. I was wrong. The RPG elements are very cut down. The dialogue wheel and its abbreviated choices are awful, and the four options you get almost always boil down to yes/no/sarcastic/more information. You cannot really play the Fallout 4 protagonist as an evil character through dialogue choices. Moreover, charisma is the only stat that matters in conversation. Charisma in general is very powerful, too much so in my opinion.

    The Local Leader perk is **** It should either be moved down to 1-3 charisma category, or it should be entirely removed from the game and all players should have supply lines and store building by default. Having to have 6 charisma +3-4 perks for all settlement options is **** Having no other int/perk checks for outside the box dialogue choices is also ****

    The Witcher showed that deep character protagonists aren't a death knell for RPGs, but that the choices you do get to make should make an impact. There isn't much impact from the yes/no/sarcastic options of FO4.

    All in all, counter to what I first said after playing only for 10-20 hours, the RPG elements have taken a big hit, and this is ultimately the main reason why I lowered my score from a 9 to an 8.

    My previous main gripe remains, although somewhat abated: the outside world seems rather dead. You go up to a building with raiders in it and there are often no raiders outside. No guards, no sentries, you just walk up and enter the building. Now, there are places that absolutely do have outside raiders, and some of them are pretty challenging/silly, like a place you are likely to come across early on with a raider in power armor and a fat man occupying a great firing position...

    EDIT: The outside world gets more lively as certain events occur in the wasteland and as you move south. But other areas, particularly the northwest of the map where you start, are still quite dead. I suppose this is intentional. I would suggest new players to push forward in the main quest a bit before going off on your own if you want a more exciting wasteland.

    It remains my opinion that there are legitimate complaints about this game, but as far as a new Bethesda open world game release goes... Fallout 4 is one of the better ones, and almost all of the previous games with rockier starts are now classics (after much patching/modding/DLC). I do think FO4 will only get better. And we can only hope the dialogue wheel and abbreviated RPG system dies a painful death as a result of the outcry for butchering much of Fallout 4's RPG elements.    … Expand
  56. 123456
    Mar 10, 2016
    8
    A fun FPS/RPG. Guns and modding is great, melee not so much.

    Quite a few fun missions and a couple of really great companion characters. Storyline is slightly contrived when you really get into it, partly because of its content and partly because the game gives the player too much freedom to ignore the story and have fun in the world. One of my favourite things in the game, or any    A fun FPS/RPG. Guns and modding is great, melee not so much.

    Quite a few fun missions and a couple of really great companion characters.

    Storyline is slightly contrived when you really get into it, partly because of its content and partly because the game gives the player too much freedom to ignore the story and have fun in the world.

    One of my favourite things in the game, or any game actually, was making the choice to save or kill one of my companions.

    Without giving too much away, they found out something about themselves which they felt they could no longer live with. My character had begun to be romantically involved with them, but when confronted this character asked me to kill them, arguing that they could no longer be trusted.

    I'm not normally one for role-playing a character a certain way that doesn't feel natural to me, but after I had killed my companion, I felt really guilty, and even angry at the ones who asked me to do so, but I did not reload and not kill them - instead I kept playing it out.

    I did not take revenge on those who gave the order, I had decided to kill the companion and took the blame myself. My character became a dog of war, blindly following orders and killing old allies as if nothing in the world really mattered anymore, because it genuinely felt like it didn't.

    I haven't felt something like that in a game before. Excellent.    … Expand
  57. Honelith
    Nov 20, 2015
    8
    A small step in the right direction for improvements such as better combat, no more god mode VATS system which adds more challenge to Fallout 4 as you're still receiving damage while you decide which part to aim at! Graphics are vastly improved and looks really good on PC, launch Fallout 3 and New Vegas then load up Fallout 4, character models look much better, there's some much nicerA small step in the right direction for improvements such as better combat, no more god mode VATS system which adds more challenge to Fallout 4 as you're still receiving damage while you decide which part to aim at! Graphics are vastly improved and looks really good on PC, launch Fallout 3 and New Vegas then load up Fallout 4, character models look much better, there's some much nicer environmental effects and a much better draw distance, the texturing is weak in Fallout 4 which will get fixed (as they would anyway) once modding tools are released but they should have been much better for PC to begin with!

    Weak points are terrible UI and UI controls, weak dialogue system which is quite limited and doesn't change much to the gameplay, bigger map but things feel more spread out so lots of emptiness inbetween awesome looking places (pro and con here), the story is so-so and questing is nothing special.

    But once again Bethesda creates a stunning world to explore, an amazing atmosphere that pulls you in, great sense of wonder as you explore every inch of the map, tinkering with your power armour(s) has the same addictiveness as Mad Max's Magnum Opus! Crafting is much better in FO4 and building settlements is the icing on the cake. You can now play in 3rd person thanks to the much better animations. FO4 feels more like STALKER than Fallout as it's more about action and exploration with questing as a distraction and light RPG elements, but I'm a big fan of STALKER so this change to Fallout's RPG system doesn't bother me so much but would have preferred it if Bethesda stuck to Fallout's roots and they experimented with a new IP.    … Expand
  58. Kyou
    Nov 19, 2015
    8
    Fallout4 is no means a bad game, in fact it’s a really beautiful game with TONS of content that I doubt any other game can come close to matching it, furthermore it’s one of the most bug free Bethesda game yet.

    However I would not recommend this game now to the fans of original fallout series or who really liked fallout NV or 3. The reason for this is fallout 4 has heavily dumbed    Fallout4 is no means a bad game, in fact it’s a really beautiful game with TONS of content that I doubt any other game can come close to matching it, furthermore it’s one of the most bug free Bethesda game yet.

    However I would not recommend this game now to the fans of original fallout series or who really liked fallout NV or 3.

    The reason for this is fallout 4 has heavily dumbed down the RPG elements which is the reason why so many fallout fan love fallout, but is now more combat focused and feels more like "Fallout: call of borderlands" rather than traditional fallout games. To keep this spoiler free as possible I won’t go into the details but the main story is also poorly written and is not immersive.

    Lastly despite the graphical and gameplay improvements the game overall seems unpolished for example the UI and settings for PC is horrible you will have to mod and play around with the ini files. But this is nothing new for Bethesda games (Wait for SDK to be released).

    TLDL: Good Game, just not a good fallout game. Just wait for the MODS.    … Expand
  59. strangermoon
    Sep 23, 2019
    8
    not as good fallout 3 storyline and darktone of fallout but its more like fallout 2. you are more free and hang out on fallout world. what makes good firt time brings truerly 3d ruined city without too much loading like necroplis in old fallout first time maded true way. what lack of is game its too fun or shiney. t60 power armor not fit universe its bascily advence version of fallout 3not as good fallout 3 storyline and darktone of fallout but its more like fallout 2. you are more free and hang out on fallout world. what makes good firt time brings truerly 3d ruined city without too much loading like necroplis in old fallout first time maded true way. what lack of is game its too fun or shiney. t60 power armor not fit universe its bascily advence version of fallout 3 t4s but bos using this instead of t51bs makes them feelng more robocupy rather than first fallouts joinable faction. using bos more active makes game better than fallout 2 but absence of power armored bad faction make the game worst than fallout 2 and 3. syth faction more like secret faction not feels like treat as terminators. raiders even feels more treat in this which they using even some kinda power armor. which thinking raider never be treat of fallout universe bos never consider to fight raiders even. what the game real drop too much focing on creating homes or towns like sims game. dlc can be make better if they like fallout 3 dlc but in this dlc even moslty sim addons. nuca cola like again funny mood. only far harbor make seriousy which island dlc not bring the main game too much. custominazion in this game best in serie es for armors and weapons but for ex makes vault armor weak and armored vault armor looks like raider fashinoed. the biggest lost hides weapons on third person yo cant see on your char shoulder which make you dump like armless chracter. adding power armor mixed use each other and inside power armor look best addon for fallout maybe. and nuked wheather in this game true fallout addon but it was much better if it was used on some areas as default wheather rather than sunny mood. using vats still in there tactcaly but game also playable good amount of fast acton style which not fmany fans wanted as tactical rpg. they need to add lower of acton style stats to make them game more than 8 for fallout fans. still the vatts not freeze time as fallout 3 and slows better. in the end com f3 and nw 6 step foward 4step backs exeptvisualls.… Expand
  60. ChoicestGames
    Nov 24, 2021
    8
    Fallout 4 takes the formula started by Fallout 3 and expands upon it offering things such as better character customisation and the ability to literally build new settlements. The game also brings the usual hallmarks of the franchise such as plot twists galore, charming companions and many ethical dilemmas to contend with, all brought to life thanks to a sensational soundtrack by Inon ZurFallout 4 takes the formula started by Fallout 3 and expands upon it offering things such as better character customisation and the ability to literally build new settlements. The game also brings the usual hallmarks of the franchise such as plot twists galore, charming companions and many ethical dilemmas to contend with, all brought to life thanks to a sensational soundtrack by Inon Zur and excellent voice acting.

    The game has its flaws though: the game might be not an innovative enough leap for some and the dated graphics, audio bugs and a crummy UI don’t help. The game is also very grindy thanks to radiant quests, the constant need for ammo and an overreliance on crafting.

    Overall though, if you’re a fan of the world of Fallout and you enjoyed Fallout 3 there’s a good chance you’ll like this one too. There’s definitely a lot to do and a lot to like about this game which is why I'm recommending it if you want a post-apocalyptic RPG fix.    … Expand
  61. TheVindelator
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    Did you like Fallout 3? Do you want more of that? If the answer is yes, this game's for you. I don't think it revolutionizes anything but it does make small improvements upon the original.
  62. Armis
    Nov 12, 2015
    8
    It's a Bethesda game, what can I say. Some things have changed, much has stayed the same. It's a massive world to explore with all sorts of kooky places to find.

    - You can build settlements. It's OK. A bit slow and fidgety, but I guess some people enjoy that sort of thing. - You can modify gear extensively. It's fun, if a bit annoying to hoard up the required components. This goes for    It's a Bethesda game, what can I say. Some things have changed, much has stayed the same. It's a massive world to explore with all sorts of kooky places to find.

    - You can build settlements. It's OK. A bit slow and fidgety, but I guess some people enjoy that sort of thing.
    - You can modify gear extensively. It's fun, if a bit annoying to hoard up the required components. This goes for the above as well.
    - The dialogue system has changed. I think it's a downgrade from earlier Bethesda games, but it gets the job done.
    - Skills are gone, there are only perks now. I miss the skills, but it doesn't ruin the game.
    - The story is competent. Nothing new here.
    - Worst negative so far: I had a quest fail due to the time running out, I guess. Bad Bethesda! No timers on quests! (Especially invisible timers).

    Bottom line: It's another Bethesda open world time sink.. and I LOVE it.    … Expand
  63. Molvanian
    Aug 26, 2016
    8
    I will never understand why this game has such low reviews. It's a fun first person rpg shooter. Yeah, they dumbed it down a bit, but the characters are likable. The voice acting is all over the map, but the writing's generally very good. The shooting's fine, the weapons customization, even if over all options are a bit limited. It's a solid game. It's not perfect, the AI could be better,I will never understand why this game has such low reviews. It's a fun first person rpg shooter. Yeah, they dumbed it down a bit, but the characters are likable. The voice acting is all over the map, but the writing's generally very good. The shooting's fine, the weapons customization, even if over all options are a bit limited. It's a solid game. It's not perfect, the AI could be better, there could be more weapons, different ammo types like the previous games would be nice, ect. But what it does do, it does well.… Expand
  64. DonDozone
    Nov 16, 2015
    8
    Fallout 4 is a really good game. It may not fulfill all the expectations people had, which explains the harsh user reviews.
    Summary: If this would have been Fallout 3, it's score would be around 95, but 7 years later the 87 or so is adequate.
    I must admit, that it doesn't improve Fallout 3 in a way I hoped, but rather makes some rather subtle tweaks and changes to it's mechanics. -    Fallout 4 is a really good game. It may not fulfill all the expectations people had, which explains the harsh user reviews.
    Summary: If this would have been Fallout 3, it's score would be around 95, but 7 years later the 87 or so is adequate.
    I must admit, that it doesn't improve Fallout 3 in a way I hoped, but rather makes some rather subtle tweaks and changes to it's mechanics.
    - Gunplay feels a lot better.
    - I love the new crafting system for guns and armor.
    The building system on the other hand fells somewhat unfinished. There is no real purpose of building besides just wanting to do it. Here I'm really missing some higher tiers of building. You can just build shabby shacks that look somewhat rotten and dirty. That way you can't really build a nice home. Hopefully they'll fix it with some DLC.
    - First I was a bit reluctant towards the new perk system and the removal of skills, but now I LOVE IT! So many useful perks and no level cap, which means I can get all of them! Level ups are more frequently and I enjoy it everytime I'm allowed to pick a new perk
    I'm playing with a xbox controller and love the controls. I must admit that playing it with keyboard and mouse may feel clunky.

    Now to Fallouts strengths: The world! Bethesda did one again an amazing job in creating a world that looks and feels as one imagines the apocalypse. There is so much to see and so much to do. I get lost in this world and want to explore every bit of it.

    Now excuse me, I have to go back to the wasteland!    … Expand
  65. JJUSA12
    Nov 13, 2015
    8
    My only real gripe with the game is they way dialog is handled. Only four choices available for a dialog is not enough. The game is though beautiful and really fun to play.
  66. dkaizer
    May 19, 2016
    8
    A good game with a rather robust crafting and base building system if you are able to overlook the bugs common in a the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series. The ability to support custom user mods raises the fun factor. The story line is average and the ending was quite a letdown for me.

    The one thing I cannot stand in this game is the ATROCIOUS HORRENDOUS GOD-AWFUL WEAPON SOUND EFFECTS.    A good game with a rather robust crafting and base building system if you are able to overlook the bugs common in a the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series. The ability to support custom user mods raises the fun factor. The story line is average and the ending was quite a letdown for me.

    The one thing I cannot stand in this game is the ATROCIOUS HORRENDOUS GOD-AWFUL WEAPON SOUND EFFECTS. Who in their right mind would approve the weapon sound templates in the game?!?! Eagerly awaiting custom weapon sounds from the modding community.    … Expand
  67. akarnokd
    Nov 16, 2015
    8
    I found Fallout 4 to be a nice next episode in the series. I'm running it on medium on a slightly above-minimum spec'd GPU but the world looks great, the places are unique enough and are now filled with stuff. Unfortunately, the game has limited support for 4:3 aspect ration and I have to run it in a window (otherwise the UI gliches). I experienced frame drops when enemies are numerous,I found Fallout 4 to be a nice next episode in the series. I'm running it on medium on a slightly above-minimum spec'd GPU but the world looks great, the places are unique enough and are now filled with stuff. Unfortunately, the game has limited support for 4:3 aspect ration and I have to run it in a window (otherwise the UI gliches). I experienced frame drops when enemies are numerous, the environment too complex or having too much fire around me. The UI is acceptable and finally I can use the key E to accept a dialog (which requires a mod in Skyrim?!). I also like the fonts are big and the environments are bright (unlike Witcher 3 where I once failed to exit an Inn because I couldn't locate door in the darkness).

    The economy seems to be scaled back, armor and weapons sell for tens of caps. When I clear out a location, it yields only about 400-900 caps which I usually spend on ammunition and relatively expensive Rad-Away. However, about 20 hours into the game and with the right perks, ammo won't be an issue anymore. Big positive property is that crafting has now real impact; I pretty much liked improving my armor and weapons and cook my food and investing in the associated perks proven to be rewarding. In addition, cooking now removes rad from the food, however, I don't think classical food such as Pork'n'Beans can be cleaned this way and as such are now useless to me at this point.

    In previous games, you had to earn the right to use a Power Armor whereas here you get it as part of the main quest. This may seem odd and non rewarding but I think the game is balanced around it acceptably. It runs on fusion cores which are rare so you won't try to use it all the time except in hairy situations. For example, I run into a pack of Super Mutants of which 1-2 were way over my level. Returning with a Power Armor leveled the field nicely.

    I don't mind the radiant quests either because of the XP reward helps reaching the next level much quicker. Otherwise, I didn't invest to much in the main quest line so far so I can prepare myself for it (hope it doesn't level enemies). Indeed, side quests so far are a bit uninspired: kill or fetch, not boring but not exciting to me either.

    One negative thing about how the first few hours and levels I've spent is the fear of the environment. You are at a low level with simple guns with which you can't properly hit a Bloatfly or a Ghoul running at you 2x as fast than in FO3. I was afraid to take any of the starting quests because of the "show-off" with the Power Armor in the beginning: what if I run into a pack of Supermutants or Deathclaw with my little pistol? If an early quest sends you across the map, who nows what the intended levels are? But one has to go out to get XP to get perks to be able to upgrade stuff and once I got over the start, now I'm more confident and whenever I see some location, I go in without any fear by now (and get back in a Power Armor if necessary).

    Given the new dialog wheel, I liked the previous list-based conversations (modded to show more lines) better as I find it a bit difficult to hit those small arrows on screen (are there keys for those?). Big positive thing that you don't have to open the transfer dialog (which was becoming quite slow to show up in FO3 and FNV) for containers but just point at them and loot them directly and immediately.

    I haven't experienced any quest/game breaking bugs yet but had plenty of the ordinary bugs: Pip-boy and weapons invisible, stuck in rubble, CTD. Enemy pathing is sometimes buggy and they get stuck on things (which of course makes them easier to kill).

    Perhaps the worst technical problem I'm facing is the loading time when fast traveling or entering/exiting a building. It can take up to a half a minute until the game loads up despite it runs on a 500MB/s SSD. I know this game is like 4-5x of Skyrim but Skyrim transitions rarely take 2-3 seconds on the same SSD. (I utilize this time to check my emails and social network sites...).

    Bottom line is that this game is indeed more intended towards those kinds of people who want to experience a game without limits in a streamlined fashion (i.e., who have a daily job and/or family) and don't really want to spend time on too many branches and replays.    … Expand
  68. Piecefighter
    Nov 17, 2015
    8
    I have about 30 hours in now and I still like this game! I explore and find all the hidden areas and loot and clear every town as I go, this makes for an interesting treasure hunt. I get to upgrade weapons which is cool. You get to build your own town if you like that sort of thing. You get to explore the open world! I like this game and so far for me this easily beats: COD3 and StarI have about 30 hours in now and I still like this game! I explore and find all the hidden areas and loot and clear every town as I go, this makes for an interesting treasure hunt. I get to upgrade weapons which is cool. You get to build your own town if you like that sort of thing. You get to explore the open world! I like this game and so far for me this easily beats: COD3 and Star Wars BF for what I want in a PC video game, Thank You Bethesda!.… Expand
  69. ILikeBosch
    Nov 12, 2015
    8
    About 20 hours into the game and I'm very satisfied. I was not expecting Witcher graphics because let's face it - this is Fallout. They're not breaking graphics records or creating new ways to approach AI, but the Fallout feel is there. The soundtrack is vastly improved from previous titles; however, sometimes the music drones and continuously lends to ambience when a more natural,About 20 hours into the game and I'm very satisfied. I was not expecting Witcher graphics because let's face it - this is Fallout. They're not breaking graphics records or creating new ways to approach AI, but the Fallout feel is there. The soundtrack is vastly improved from previous titles; however, sometimes the music drones and continuously lends to ambience when a more natural, scoreless atmosphere would do. Many will complain about animations and facial flaws, but I'm pleasantly surprised with the amount of personality they've injected into each character. No one NPC really looks the same as another. You don't get the sense that they're recycling voice actors either, although there are familiar "faces" from previous titles that we expected to hear. The voiced dialogue is a boon, in my opinion. While select NPC voice actors are terrible, the majority of conversation is realistic, convincing, and interesting. I rebuilt my PC to accommodate the seemingly intensive system specifications that were published recently. Granted, much of the PC community knew that they were inflated as a safety byproduct, so when my high-mid tier/low-low high-tier rig auto adjusted to Ultra settings upon install I was pleasantly surprised. FPS drops are common while up high in say a city, or a mountain that high (which I haven't yet found). This is due to FPS being tied to engine performance, which is good and bad. Everything will typically load the way it should, but those familiar graphical bugs are back - laggy water loading, meshy land features forgetting to render right away. It's all what we've seen before. Regardless of a carbon copy menu and inventory system, it still feels a bit more responsive than previous pip-boy inventories. With the addition of the favorites quick menu, time spent in your pip-boy is vastly cut down. The radar system is marginally improved, but overall a let down. It feels like a prototype, or a filler for very early alpha testing. I can find my way to nearby beacons easily, but I find myself referencing the map much more than I used to. Gunplay is vastly improved. When Todd Howard mentioned it should feel like a modern shooter, he wasn't wrong. Smooth, fluid animations and reactive hitboxes make the V.A.T.S. system that much more satisfying. Companion A.I. is stlil relatively poor, but much more engaging. Character function relies more on the perk chart this time. No longer can you level lockpicking or hacking, but instead you must elect to level certain perks to achieve these abilities. It lends to much deeper customization and character backstory, but can be frustrating to miss out on certain things that you wouldn't have if in Fallout 3. I'm still clammering for more as I sit here waiting for work to end so I can get back out into the Wasteland - that's the ultimate stamp of approval. I think with the mod community coming to the rescue, this game can achieve a quick 10. Remember - the hype was created by the gaming community, not guaranteed by Bethesda. I still think much of the hype was warranted.… Expand
  70. aidan0
    Nov 22, 2015
    8
    If you believe in hype you are going to be disappointed. I’ve played pretty much every fallout game from with the best being fallout tactics IMO. So yeah, Fallout 4 is a $60,- game, but it looks and feels like a $35,- game. Thank god for mods. No ultra wide support yet. UI is still messed up.

    That’s about it. Don’t expect the Witcher 3 quality in looks and story. Witcher 3 gives you a    If you believe in hype you are going to be disappointed. I’ve played pretty much every fallout game from with the best being fallout tactics IMO. So yeah, Fallout 4 is a $60,- game, but it looks and feels like a $35,- game. Thank god for mods. No ultra wide support yet. UI is still messed up.

    That’s about it. Don’t expect the Witcher 3 quality in looks and story. Witcher 3 gives you a lot more than you pay for. Fallout 4 gives you a lot less in terms of story. But there's more to do than Witcher 3. The map might be smaller than Witcher 3, but if you factor in the area's inside the maps (buildings, faults, etc) it's not small by any means.

    Unless you find the monotones building of bases fun. Sure building 1 or 4 is fun, but then it just get tedious and boring. It’s just a huge time sink, like they do in MMO’s.

    But for what you get, this is still a 8 out of 10 (80 hours in) Most $60 only last about 18 ~20 hours. I'm only at 45% I think. Yay for hording simulators.    … Expand
  71. TimW001
    Dec 24, 2015
    8
    A fun expansive game which one can spend many hours enjoying the wastes of Boston. Fun art style. Gun use has been incredibly improved to the point where this is a fun FPS, weapon and armour customization is also a great addition. The story, character development, and graphics certainly lack in Fallout 4. But the bottom line is that the gameplay is very fun. If one enjoys RPG's or FPS'sA fun expansive game which one can spend many hours enjoying the wastes of Boston. Fun art style. Gun use has been incredibly improved to the point where this is a fun FPS, weapon and armour customization is also a great addition. The story, character development, and graphics certainly lack in Fallout 4. But the bottom line is that the gameplay is very fun. If one enjoys RPG's or FPS's this is going to be a great game.… Expand
  72. kingADZ12
    Nov 22, 2015
    8
    Having around 80 hours played so far, I feel that this game is a fantastic game if you separate it from the previous Fallout games.

    Also, ikr! An 8/10? Am I an alien or something? Because, you know, like 95% of Metacritic users only seem to know the numbers 0 and 10.
  73. veyron2222
    Jan 3, 2016
    8
    It took the game a long time till it really "fired up" in my opinion, but after it did the game was great, the graphics are awesome and the game-play is great the only thing i hated was the settlements building mechanics, it is too hard to handle with, also the story was bad, i literally played the game just because it was Fallout 4.
    To sum up:
    Graphics- 9/10
    game-play-8/10
    story-5/10
  74. Duloth
    Nov 16, 2015
    8
    This is both an improvement and downgrade of Fallout 3/New Vegas, both excellent games. It is heavily faction-oriented, with two major fleshed-out factions and a couple of less developed ones, all of which you will interact with and ultimately determine the fate of.

    Settlements you can customize from houses and furniture to defensive turrets and artillery pieces. Long, extensive    This is both an improvement and downgrade of Fallout 3/New Vegas, both excellent games. It is heavily faction-oriented, with two major fleshed-out factions and a couple of less developed ones, all of which you will interact with and ultimately determine the fate of.

    Settlements you can customize from houses and furniture to defensive turrets and artillery pieces. Long, extensive storylines. Once you've completed enough missions the game actually generates repeatable ones; you can kill raiders, supermutants, and ghouls at the same plant multiple times each.

    The biggest flaw is the leveling system/character adjustments, a major downgrade from previous games in the series, where the 'skills' have been completely removed and replaced with more perks, including 'tiers' of perks to accomplish what skills once did; instead of having skills in lockpicking, you need to buy levels of the lockpicking perk. In addition, level gates on these 'skills' mean that you cannot focus on sneaking, or shooting, or bargaining, for the first few levels to attain mastery; you have to be a jack of all trades.

    Overall; flawed but okay. New Vegas and Fallout 2 are still my favorite games in the series. This may change as DLC and mods come out.    … Expand
  75. m0nitor
    Nov 14, 2015
    8
    1.) Graphics/ crashing: My machine is Xeon 1230 v.2 (60w!) paired with Z77 chipset. I built this two years ago with 32GB of ram. I upgraded last Christmas to GTX760. Read what I type next very carefully:

    I have experienced ... no ... crashing and ... no ... graphical corruption. None. Windows 7 x64. Everything looks infinitely better than FONV. Environments are more alive and    1.) Graphics/ crashing: My machine is Xeon 1230 v.2 (60w!) paired with Z77 chipset. I built this two years ago with 32GB of ram. I upgraded last Christmas to GTX760. Read what I type next very carefully:

    I have experienced ... no ... crashing and ... no ... graphical corruption. None. Windows 7 x64.

    Everything looks infinitely better than FONV. Environments are more alive and less depressing. Again, developers listened to the modding community and implemented their own rad storms and left out the green filter.

    People have commented on lack of detail. I noted on starting the game for the first time yesterday that textures in the vault seemed a bit washed. Some textures even seemed outright wrong like a leather texture which glistened like lip gloss. Apart from the vault textures and the glossy leather I experienced once, everything is a lot better looking and I think it's because this time they didn't slap rust on EVERY SINGLE INCH OF EVERY SINGLE THING. That effect got old quickly in FONV.

    2.) Voiced main character: Big mistake but you know what? It's not a canned, hipster-tidal-wave-of-diarrhea voice a la Far Cry 4 so I'm not all that bothered. It's only odd when the dialogue gets corny - mainly during "Family Time" which is any time he's talking to his wife or about his son.

    3.) Actual Power Armour (finally!): You're not jumping into this and playing the rest of the game with it on. You need to keep it powered up and the fusion batteries you need are around but rare enough that the suit won't spoil the game. The power armour hud is glorious. The suit feels (and sounds!!) fantastic. Heavy and it's upgradable with science and certain crafting materials. I also enjoy the way you step in and out of it.

    4.) Speaking of science: what the hell happened?? The skills/perks system is a MESS. I have NO IDEA what the hell is going on and I don't even know how to increase science. This aspect of the game is aggravating.

    5.) People have complained about character animations. With regard to the NPCs, their facial animations while talking are actually interesting. I like the new style. The animation for the running power armour is a joke. lol What's all that about?

    6.) RPG elements: I don't understand how 4 differs in this regard from NV apart from being better. A lot of the things people lament having been removed are things I think the game is better off without. "There are fewer dialogue options!" Really? Seriously - I see FO4 as leaner and meaner in the sense that it does away with a lot of superfluous crap from the previous releases and instead focuses on more enjoyable details. It also gets to the point.

    This world felt so much more real to me. And I'm not taking anything away from NV which was great but this is definitely an improvement and easily the liveliest of the three worlds. One of the things I hated about 3 and NV was how dead the worlds felt despite the fact that they were teeming with life. I think 4 got the global atmosphere right, this time.

    Also technology. The crafting system is so deep now it's incredible. I thought it was VERY smart the way they treated the power armour like a vehicle to the extent that you climb in and out of it and you have to keep it fueled. Really good thinking.    … Expand
  76. Umbrella-17
    Mar 22, 2017
    8
    An inferior product to FNV Skyrim and F3 the game has been casualized it became more of a shooter than an Actual RPG while this hasn't stopped me from playing 1107 hours thanks modding for that. The Game in itself is alright and was worth the full retail price like every Bethesda Game studios games. But this is really more casual to appeal to a wider audience. If you want a uniqueAn inferior product to FNV Skyrim and F3 the game has been casualized it became more of a shooter than an Actual RPG while this hasn't stopped me from playing 1107 hours thanks modding for that. The Game in itself is alright and was worth the full retail price like every Bethesda Game studios games. But this is really more casual to appeal to a wider audience. If you want a unique experience i suggest you to play on Hardcore which make it closer to a Dark-souls kinda game with Bed to save disease fatigue etc. And if you can get it on PC GET IT ON PC because modding will make it worth every pennies. there is no way i would have spend 1000 hours the vanilla experience and console mods especially on PS4 are really limited PC is the way to go. As For the rest it Bethsoft and you will have bug problem instability and such even poor performance on PC if you can go beyond that its worth it especially now the game is easy to find used at a lower price. Also when it comes to DLC's you need mostly Far harbor and Nuka world the rest is just Settlement building assets if you are into it than get them if not stay aways.… Expand
  77. sqaush25
    Nov 13, 2015
    8
    While i agree with most of the negative coments, i still think its not a terrible game. i played fallout 3 for a very, very long time, but didnt touch much of new vegas as i never really liked it. fallout 3 was one of my favourite games for the time, so i initially thought this would be the next big thing. Its not a terrible game as everyone seems to be making out. there are obviously alotWhile i agree with most of the negative coments, i still think its not a terrible game. i played fallout 3 for a very, very long time, but didnt touch much of new vegas as i never really liked it. fallout 3 was one of my favourite games for the time, so i initially thought this would be the next big thing. Its not a terrible game as everyone seems to be making out. there are obviously alot of problems like a pretty average AI, a dumbed down story line and quite a bug few issues, but it still hones down to the fallout 3 i loved. I cant judge on the graphical side too much since i have a lowered pc, it still looks quite good even for the lowest of lows. and the gameplay is just the game i know and love. I can see how other people would not like this game, but for what ive played i think its great.… Expand
  78. Basilone
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    There are a couple of things I don't like about the game, but a 4.7 user is definitely undeserved. The major complaint is the skill systems and linear story. The skill increases at level up is gone and has been replaced with a Skyrim-like talent system which combines some distinctly Fallout perks in to a skill tree. The main story (disclaimer I haven't beaten it) is supposedly linear,There are a couple of things I don't like about the game, but a 4.7 user is definitely undeserved. The major complaint is the skill systems and linear story. The skill increases at level up is gone and has been replaced with a Skyrim-like talent system which combines some distinctly Fallout perks in to a skill tree. The main story (disclaimer I haven't beaten it) is supposedly linear, but that has been the case in every Bethesda game except for New Vegas. And there is a lot of hate about the graphics, but I don't have a problem with them. Its not setting a new standard for sure, but it is satisfactory and my 970 handles the game pretty well except for one or two locations that have stuttered a bit.

    Gameplay is great. Bullets actually go where you are aiming instead of sometimes going off on a tangent because of your skill. I prefer the new VATs system slow mo, stealth seems more viable than in previous Fallouts (it feels like Skyrim, you can even take people out with guns from a good location without being instantly detected). Your pip boy can be used as a flashlight, sprinting is a welcomed feature, preserving your power armor fusion cores is a nice mechanic, and exploring is fun as always.

    The bad: early bugs typical of every Bethesda game, NPCs getting annoying in doorways. I won't dock the game any points for those, since those have also been issues in every other Bethesda game I loved, but its disappointing it wasn't improved on. The areas where I feel like the game really regressed is the 4 choice dialogue and no faction reputation system. People like or dislike you on an individual basis, which isn't very well explained how that works. IMO everyone except for maybe a half dozen super characters should be killable, and it seems like this game doesn't let you RP the evil guy as much as before. Another problem is the settlements aren't very well explained. I have built up sanctuary a bit so that I can have a good place to stow my gear and have some merchants there, but the game doesn't try to tell you why it is important to maintain the other settlements.    … Expand
  79. Sjalka
    Nov 14, 2015
    8
    Presentation:
    Good graphics, but not outstanding. For what is on the screen - the game feels rather poorly optimized - but certainly prettier than Fallout New Vegas - but not by a mile.
    UI and gameplay: It is very similar to Fallout 3 and New Vegas. I dare say that a heavily New Vegas may come suspiciously close to Fallout 4 in terms of customization even. Other than that - it is    Presentation:
    Good graphics, but not outstanding. For what is on the screen - the game feels rather poorly optimized - but certainly prettier than Fallout New Vegas - but not by a mile.

    UI and gameplay:
    It is very similar to Fallout 3 and New Vegas. I dare say that a heavily New Vegas may come suspiciously close to Fallout 4 in terms of customization even. Other than that - it is almost identical with Pip-boy menu and interacting with the world.

    Immersion and story:
    Hm - this one certainly does not stand out much. The story is clichéd and simplified. I miss the black humor of New Vegas DLCs (yea - only the DLCs .. New Vegas vanilla did not have such a great story either - but even NV vanilla had a better story than FO 4 vanilla)

    Difficulty and open world:
    The AI is better than FO3/NV ... but not by much. The world feels a lot smaller, more cramped than Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 3 - due to being more detailed in looks - but also because there are more hotspots that spawn stuff. When you are meant to escort someone through "the perilous Wasteland to his destination" - and it turns out that his destination was almost in plain sight all along - it kind of breaks immersion about the ... well.. "wasteland" being this open wide arena.

    Things i am disappointed with:

    Customizing weapons looked like you were able to actually use almost any "stuff" you found and try to make it into a weapons part (from how it seemed to be in the early trailer) - but it turns out to be "just" a New Vegas style of customization/upgrading. So i cannot use my 10mm pistol grip on a laser rifle that fires through a pipe repeater barrel or so. (yes - i know it makes no sense but still) - So the system is fun and nice, but i had kind of - maybe unjustly - expected more. Also it seems that New Vegas customization - while not offering the same amount of options - had more impact. (truth be told - New Vegas was less modding and more upgrading)

    NPCs. Especially New Vegas had a huge amount of interesting NPCs .. from Red Mesa to Old World Blues - and even the vanilla NPCs. Compared to those .... the NPCs i encountered in FO4 are in one word ... boring. They are stereotypes of your "101 needy quest-giver" that will send you out on a suicide mission to fetch some useless stuff. While that is kind of the case for most RPGs ... The world of Fallout does not seem to be "alive" much. (compared to Skyrim or so) So in terms of a living world - there has not been any advance from Fallout 3.

    All in all though - i will spend many hours with that game and i will have fun - so it doesn t make much sense to rate it low.    … Expand
  80. 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.
  81. mortendc
    Nov 26, 2015
    8
    The game is great and I enjoy playing it very much. For me it gives the same reward as playing Fallout 3 and new vegas when you scavenge places and collect (hoard) stuff back to you "base". The thrill of discovering and exlporing new places is great and all the negative reviews are hard for me to understand. The are minor bugs and glitches but nothing that can take away the joy of playingThe game is great and I enjoy playing it very much. For me it gives the same reward as playing Fallout 3 and new vegas when you scavenge places and collect (hoard) stuff back to you "base". The thrill of discovering and exlporing new places is great and all the negative reviews are hard for me to understand. The are minor bugs and glitches but nothing that can take away the joy of playing a great open world game… Expand
  82. druout1944
    Nov 10, 2015
    8
    This game is a lot of fun; enough fun for me to give it 8/10. But the performance issues are the same as Skyrim/FO3; Besthesda once again has ignored their engine stability problems. Also, there is no excuse for textures this bad in 2015 on a PC.
  83. Add1cted
    Nov 12, 2015
    8
    Not sure what all the fuss is about. My PC is mid range and it runs great. The graphics look good to me. The world itself is fantastic to explore. Well written. Challenging.

    I'd imagine future patches and mods will knock this up to a 9 or 10.
  84. yogesh487
    Nov 18, 2015
    8
    This game sure has flaws but this game deserves a 7.0 rating at the least.
    what"s Good
    1. gun-play & customization
    2. building houses
    3. good graphics for a Bethesda game
    4. great open world

    Cons
    1. rpg element less than fallout nv
    2. clunky
    3. Characters

    and this game is not in any way better than witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  85. Lucif3r
    Jun 1, 2020
    8
    If you are looking for an deep role playing experience like from the previous Fallout titles then this one doesn't deliver. But what it does deliver is an solid FPS experience. So newcomers to the series can enjoy. But it does not have the same replay value that the past games managed to deliver in an single player setting. The game truly feels like they dropped the production at some point.
  86. knallfix
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    The game: You get what you expect from Bethesda, just a little more less than the last times.
    But: No preorder bonuses, no ingame shop, no day 1 dlc. It has a concole, cheats. etc.
    Everything other Publisher throw at you or took away..
    Big props for this.
  87. Xani_
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    Good game, solid 8 points of 10. Name "Fallout" is the main reason why the game has bad rating on metacritic. Make your own opinion on game, don't listen the others.
  88. braindamage
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    witcher 3 was lame , dragon age inqustions was mundane e pile of fecal matter ,

    even though this game was probably idealized in a time for power pc based console architectures , and I have some dog that follows me I don't like that much compared to the dog in dragon age origins, and a crappy frame rate in certain areas in my light year beyond pc, , this game is better the other crap    witcher 3 was lame , dragon age inqustions was mundane e pile of fecal matter ,

    even though this game was probably idealized in a time for power pc based console architectures , and I have some dog that follows me I don't like that much compared to the dog in dragon age origins, and a crappy frame rate in certain areas in my light year beyond pc, , this game is better the other crap like mgsv and other piles of crap getting high ratings as of late , a lot of these games I wouldn't even complete them if you gave me a copy for free ,

    sorry to the fans of the game who missed the role playing as I did with dragon age but I guess that's the way it is, and btw I have shot up some people in a diner , and activated talking robot that killed a bunch of enemies for me , so dont tell me nothing son    … Expand
  89. nonchalantgamer
    Jan 28, 2016
    8
    Fallout 4 is a huge RPG with a great story, and revamped combat.

    Gameplay First off is the combat, which has seen a very nice overhaul compared to Fallout 3 which was pretty much unbearable if not for the V.A.T.S system, and the shooting is well done and is now competent. The V.A.T.S system is not as "required" now but still fun to use, and its always a pleasure having a slow mo cam    Fallout 4 is a huge RPG with a great story, and revamped combat.

    Gameplay

    First off is the combat, which has seen a very nice overhaul compared to Fallout 3 which was pretty much unbearable if not for the V.A.T.S system, and the shooting is well done and is now competent. The V.A.T.S system is not as "required" now but still fun to use, and its always a pleasure having a slow mo cam zoom in for some head pops.

    Story

    The story is long, and has some intriguing plot points in it under the initial one that is shown off to you. The biggest star of the game though is the players relationship with companions and the multiple side quests that flesh out the world. They made you care for your companions and gave a sense of place in this world. The factions are also all fleshed out and it makes the decision of picking which one to join and stick with a tough choice as the game progresses.

    Visuals/Presentation

    The visuals in the game are fine and wont blow anyone away but they are good enough and for all the criticisms the game has gotten about bugs i have not run into any particular ones except for slight frame-rate hitches every now and then but overall the game ran good enough without detracting from my experience.

    Overall Fallout 4 is a great RPG with good customization, a very fun story, with nuanced companions, and tough choices to be made, and all though it doesn't feature anything groundbreaking and is more fallout, is still a great experience that you can sink countless hours into.    … Expand
  90. anggadaz
    Nov 21, 2015
    8
    this game is great game. the game is adventure and role playing game. the normal human with mutant villain. the game story is good. the game graphic is good too.
  91. AlexChauvin
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    Fallout 4 was a good game but, it did not live up to the hype surrounding it. As the follow up to two fantastic RPGs it was always going to be a difficult task and with the whole Fallout fan base waiting this only made it more difficult. I found the graphics to be okay, they were very similar to the graphics of 3 and NV but they felt new and fresh. The locked framerate, although unstableFallout 4 was a good game but, it did not live up to the hype surrounding it. As the follow up to two fantastic RPGs it was always going to be a difficult task and with the whole Fallout fan base waiting this only made it more difficult. I found the graphics to be okay, they were very similar to the graphics of 3 and NV but they felt new and fresh. The locked framerate, although unstable at times, was mostly consistent and I rarely noticed when it struggled. The story wasn't too bad either although predictable at times. To conclude, Fallout 4 is a good game but not necessarily a good Fallout game.… Expand
  92. Silas92
    Nov 12, 2015
    8
    In the game I spent ten hours. At first I felt the overall game, but over time this has changed. In fact, the game must be given a chance. The game world is large and filled with content. VATS bit lame, as for me, time should stop completely. The skill has been highly simplified but it does not prevent reap enjoyment from the game.
  93. Franck8666
    Nov 10, 2015
    8
    If you like skyrim, you wont be disappointed by fallout 4. Everything that made skyrim a fantastic game is in fallout 4 so give it a shot, The same weak point from skyrim are there too : so so facial animation and emotion.
  94. Leap8
    Nov 10, 2015
    8
    I have no idea why people thought this was going to be more like Fallout NV (not created by bethesda) than Skyrim (Bethesdas last game).

    I personally preferred fallout 3s more serious tone than the tone in new vegas. And i loved Skyrim way more than both of them. Currently experiencing none of the bugs other people are talking about. Anyway positives and negatives Positives -    I have no idea why people thought this was going to be more like Fallout NV (not created by bethesda) than Skyrim (Bethesdas last game).

    I personally preferred fallout 3s more serious tone than the tone in new vegas.
    And i loved Skyrim way more than both of them.

    Currently experiencing none of the bugs other people are talking about.
    Anyway positives and negatives

    Positives

    - Combat is 100x better than before

    - Story seems more intriguing so far than the other fallouts

    - Base building is a lot of fun

    - The customizations you can put onto your weapons and armor are really cool and varied.

    Negatives

    - Janky ass companion AI

    - Awful facial animations

    - Dated graphics (two years or so old feeling not anywhere as near as bad as others are saying)

    - The niggling feeling that Witcher 3 is better in every regard.    … Expand
  95. fightfire
    Nov 13, 2015
    8
    Por toda a tradição, definitivamente você deve jogar Fallout 4, mas não espere nada surpreendente. Fallout 4, claro, quem acompanhou sabe de toda a HYPE que se passou, mas o jogo fica entre bom e regular. Com certeza o terceiro capitulo da saga não será batido agora. Temos mecânicas ultrapassadas e cenários pobres ainda, sistemas fracos de diálogos e etc. O jogo é grandiosamente "legal",Por toda a tradição, definitivamente você deve jogar Fallout 4, mas não espere nada surpreendente. Fallout 4, claro, quem acompanhou sabe de toda a HYPE que se passou, mas o jogo fica entre bom e regular. Com certeza o terceiro capitulo da saga não será batido agora. Temos mecânicas ultrapassadas e cenários pobres ainda, sistemas fracos de diálogos e etc. O jogo é grandiosamente "legal", mas não tão imersivo quanto Fallout 3.… Expand
  96. Emphatic
    Nov 13, 2015
    8
    This doesn't feel like a new game, this feels like a long drawn out Dlc to F3 or NV only the few systems left that felt like true Rpg elements have been even further simplified, making this entry into the franchise feel dated and rehashed. Technically the game looks only slightly better than the previous installment and runs only adequately given that fact, the graphics are roughly equalThis doesn't feel like a new game, this feels like a long drawn out Dlc to F3 or NV only the few systems left that felt like true Rpg elements have been even further simplified, making this entry into the franchise feel dated and rehashed. Technically the game looks only slightly better than the previous installment and runs only adequately given that fact, the graphics are roughly equal to Skyrim's, which is not boasting much. Combat is unresponsive and there are some serious mouse smoothing issues to be addressed, the quests are one directional and almost all completely combat oriented (go here kill this, return said item to quest giver). The writing and dialogue system are among the worst in genre and definitely the worst in the franchises history, if this is the portent of things to come from Bethesda, I worry for the future of Fallout and Elder Scrolls. If you like shooters with a smattering of lazy rpg elements tacked o, then you'll likely love this game, if you are a fan of true sandboxes and true RPG's then please move along this game is not for you. if you are a a die hard fallout fan and will play this regardless, try to forget you ever played fallout 1 or 2, it will make it easier.… Expand
  97. smokestorm9121
    Mar 24, 2016
    8
    My opinion on this game is very much different from other people that have a negative opinion of the game. I think fallout 4 is one of the best western RPG's of our time. The map is expansive, now not as expansive as other Bethesda games, but it is very hard to find any spot in the world where there are no locations on your compass. As well as the new mod system is one of my favoriteMy opinion on this game is very much different from other people that have a negative opinion of the game. I think fallout 4 is one of the best western RPG's of our time. The map is expansive, now not as expansive as other Bethesda games, but it is very hard to find any spot in the world where there are no locations on your compass. As well as the new mod system is one of my favorite aspects customizing weapons was and still a blast., now you can't make weapons, but that makes since, it is a post nuclear wasteland, weapons would not be made as easily compared to before the war. Another thing I wanted to address is the shooting. Some people say the shooting mechanics are terrible, and to that I say this, the gun mechanics in this game can be viewed in 2 ways: 1. it is immersive, now hold your horses keyboard warriors hear me out, in a post-nuclear wasteland these guns may not have been cared for in years on end, they were probably banged up after being through a nuclear explosion, despite popular belief guns are as fragile as when they were first invented, I'm talking about the insides not outside, if a gun is roughed up enough the accuracy and ability are dropped significantly. 2. The devs dropped the ball; I can see how some people would believe this though I don't think this is true. So vats is a big debate right now should it have been kept in stop time mode or has the transition into slow-mo become a good thing, again on this note it is up to the player to decide. People who want a more realistic and adrenaline run game think it's a good idea, but someone who wants a simple game may prefer the frozen time version, it all comes down to preference. Voice-Acting has been a heated debate in my opinion when I first heard that it was going to be voice acted, I was a little worried and even angry, but the voice actors did a fantastic job and did not let me down. But again this is opinion based. So based on these opinions I'm going to give this game a 8/10.… Expand
  98. AndreRLZ
    Jan 18, 2016
    8
    Storia abbastanza interessante, anche se il finale non è entusiasmante. Graficamente un po' datato ma questa cosa si risolve con le mod. Ricco di bug e glitch vari, alcuni risolti via patch, altri via mod. Meraviglioso, appunto, il parco mod. Questo gioco, come Skyrim, ne è veramente ricchissimo e questa cosa lo rende decisamente molto molto più divertente ed interessante. Molto bello ilStoria abbastanza interessante, anche se il finale non è entusiasmante. Graficamente un po' datato ma questa cosa si risolve con le mod. Ricco di bug e glitch vari, alcuni risolti via patch, altri via mod. Meraviglioso, appunto, il parco mod. Questo gioco, come Skyrim, ne è veramente ricchissimo e questa cosa lo rende decisamente molto molto più divertente ed interessante. Molto bello il sistema di modifica delle armi. Bellissima la gestione degli accampamenti e degli arredamenti/difese/alimentazione e quant'altro. Tantissime missioni secondarie, 4 fazioni tutte molto interessanti e finali multipli. Enorme la mappa di gioco (nonostante non sia al pari di altri giochi, ma poco importa). Un bel gioco, su PC. Non sono sicuro lo consiglierei altrettanto anche su console...… Expand
  99. Gohenko
    May 15, 2016
    8
    Performance issues, bugs and glitches, simplified RPG elements, improved FPS mechanics that are still not quite on the same level as proper first-person shooters, absolutely abysmal dialogue wheel and everything is running on an engine that really needs to go away.

    But it's still Fallout.

    Fallout NV > Fallout 4 > Fallout 3
  100. phwaap
    Nov 28, 2015
    8
    No, this was not the game I expected either. But I'm also not wedded to the idea that game series need to remain the same. After 120 hours I was pretty pleased with the overall experience, though there's definitely a lot of room for criticism.

    Some positives: * It makes you want to explore. * Combat was excellent, better than the previous two. * Some entertaining side quests *    No, this was not the game I expected either. But I'm also not wedded to the idea that game series need to remain the same. After 120 hours I was pretty pleased with the overall experience, though there's definitely a lot of room for criticism.

    Some positives:

    * It makes you want to explore.
    * Combat was excellent, better than the previous two.
    * Some entertaining side quests
    * The settlements were interesting, though rudimentary

    Not up to snuff:

    * The graphics were terrible. I kept thinking of MoH:AA for some reason.
    * The main quest line was less than satisfying.
    * Most of the factions were one-dimensional
    * Controls were awful. Never quite got used to them even after customization.    … Expand
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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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