Fallout 4

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  1. jamdud22
    Jun 16, 2016
    7
    This could have been another capstone for Bethesda but they decided to just throw everything against the wall to see what would stick. This game has nothing on Fallout 3 and especially not Fallout New Vegas. I hope the addons add some depth to this game because there is none. It's all a hot mess with no substance and no story. I wonder did Bethesda fire all their writers or what happened.
  2. kingofworld
    Jun 16, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yeah, i spent more than 8 hrs per day on this game the first 3 months it released. have to say i really enjoyed digging up every junk i can find or shooting enemies with 12 new companions (every one of them has their own stories now, seems almost good as Serana in Skyrim) at first, even spending hours just trying to get a legendary minigun or fat man could be fun.

    But later i realized that i just wasted my 5 month time on endless repetitive crappy nonsense. Some awful game experience also started to sick me. i played TESV again and found out that Skyrim is a goddamn masterpiece. Bethesda only take half or less efforts on Fallout 4 than they did in Skyrim!

    I think Preston Garvey and his minutemen are totally garbage. They don't have any meaningful tasks for you, just bossing you around and making you play nice. I feel like a slave when forced to do their endless crap. I HATE PRESTON GARVEY. He is TOO good to be true, he seems fake to me. The guy has NO sense of humor, you can't even have a joke on him. Even worse, he asks player to be as Mr. Goody as he. You are the general? Sure. When people bump into him, he always says: YEAH, I AM THE PRESIDENT **** GARVEY. He NEVER Introduces ME, THE GENERAL to anyone, even once. HEY WHERE'S THE GRATITUTE? It's ME who safe their sorry asses from those scary little bugs or being kidnapped by hungry green-skin monsters LOL!

    And why the hell should i help those low life farmers? I build them houses, make them beds, give them food and water, hell i even set missile turrets all around the whole damn village, i **** did everything they asked, and what did they do? They steal my delicious deathclaw steaks, they steal my fat man and gatling laser, they steal my X-01 power armor and wouldn't get out, they sleep on the bed that is supposed shared only between Piper and me. Wait, there's more. They still think you are a dangerous figure who is looking for trouble, they still suspect you to be the synth spy sent by the evil institute, they still complain about their filthy fingernails filled with mud to ruin your dinner. And the best part is that these idiots love bossing you around. When i beat one place and about to loot legendary miniguns, a dude sit on the ground next to the treasure chest and yell at me: Hey you, i was kidnapped by these scary little bugs, take me to my house 100 meters from here or i won't get up and you are an **** WTF??? These kinds of kidnapping **** even happens before the task is activated. I dare say these cute bugs are the world's best bodyguards for those hostage cosplay lovers because the dude "kidnapped" will stay in that place forever if you just ignore them. Once i used console command to summon that idiot back to his house and guess what? He just walked back to the place where he was "kidnapped"!

    The companions are dull. Most of their stories are boring after all, losing girls, losing mommy and daddy, all the same stuff. You know, this is wasteland, i don't really care about some miserable pass, too common in this **** commonwealth. i want something new, something that can really hook my mind, some adventurous type story. This game has no totally badass followers. All humanoid companions dislikes murder. Why the hell? You gotta trust our judgement. We killed this son of **** because we have a DAMN GOOD REASON, that's why, and that's that. All companions except Hancock dislike chem use at last, even include Cait after helping her rid of drug addict and MacCready if romanced. What's wrong with chem anyway? Yeah we know drug is bad in real life but this is Fallout 4!

    BUT these are not the most disgusting thing. The worst **** is, why the hell is everybody just shoot player if they get pissed by a even accidental or minor mistake? I remember once i got caught when stealing a BOBBY PIN in Diamond City, the guard just shoot on sight, and the whole city turn hostile immediately. WTF is wrong with these people? Petty crime is different from capital offence, you know. The faction setting in this game is totally ****. NPCs solve problems only by killing and violence, they never talk or negotiate first. This is goddamn barbaric! NPCs in fallout 4 never understand the difference between friendly fire/collateral damage and intentional murder, the whole bunch of people just shoot you without warning first if you accidentally hit them. I remember in Skyrim friendly NPC would usually say I AM ON YOUR SIDE or DON'T DO THAT if you hit them by accident. The city guards will always try to ask for fine first before attack in TESV.

    The faction setting also makes companions can easily turn against you. Most companions will become immediately hostile in many cases. Where the hell is loyalty then? Sure, they have your whatever good point, but they shouldn't stab me on the back. That's treason, and I HATE TRAITORS. And i can't revenge on damn traitors because this game set companions as essential characters and they are invincible!    … Expand
  3. BMWfan
    Jun 15, 2016
    6
    Game with a crappy graphics and an old man and full of bugs and glitches graphics engine sometimes very marked and can jeopardize the missions in progress. I was really disappointed and the maximum is one that deserves enough.
  4. Myon-Neutrino
    Jun 15, 2016
    4
    Bethesda can´t do anything special anymore. I´ve played Fallout 3 and NV before and I loved it. But Fallout 4 still offers the same old ugly graphics as its predecessors and delivers an unfinished release-version where the modders have to fix basic problems and basically do bethesda´s job once again. The new action-oriented gameplay style sucks (VATS FTW), the dialoge-options have gotten aBethesda can´t do anything special anymore. I´ve played Fallout 3 and NV before and I loved it. But Fallout 4 still offers the same old ugly graphics as its predecessors and delivers an unfinished release-version where the modders have to fix basic problems and basically do bethesda´s job once again. The new action-oriented gameplay style sucks (VATS FTW), the dialoge-options have gotten a huge downgrade which results in the fact that this game isn´t a RPG anymore in my opinion. And what the hell were they thinking with the PC-controls - it´s the most embarrassing controls for a PC game i´ve ever seen, especially when it comes to build houses and stuff. The whole construcional funcionality may be a good idea, but it´s not intuitive at all. In 2016 there should´nt be any problems developing a simple system to lay electrical conduits and stuff. Instead we got crap at it´s finest. The story is shallow, boring and monotonous. I honestly don´t understand the hype and the "official" high ratings of this bad game.… Expand
  5. Mmollle
    Jun 12, 2016
    0
    A piece of crap game. Many people say "a bad RPG, a good game" but i say its a bad RPG and a bad game. Its an embarrasment to the whole Fallout franchise and the biggest dissapointment of a game Ive ever experienced.
  6. electric_blue
    Jun 10, 2016
    0
    I honestly do NOT believe for one second that the positive and negative reviews even out or represent players real feelings about FO4. I don't think it's a mistake to dislike this game because it is the worst in the Fallout series. Some people are saying, "well, it's a bad Fallout game, but it's a great game otherwise!" Baloney. If I wanted to purchase and play "it's a great gameI honestly do NOT believe for one second that the positive and negative reviews even out or represent players real feelings about FO4. I don't think it's a mistake to dislike this game because it is the worst in the Fallout series. Some people are saying, "well, it's a bad Fallout game, but it's a great game otherwise!" Baloney. If I wanted to purchase and play "it's a great game otherwise," I would purchase and play "it's a great game otherwise."

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

    Everything's already been said. It is truly an awful game, a chore all the way around, dumbed down to some ridiculous level for what reason I do not know why. Skip it and buy a case of good beer instead.    … Expand
  7. Crazyferret
    Jun 10, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. At first I was excited to play a new Fallout. I thought it looked amazing and the gunplay was good. As I kept playing though, I found that was about it. I saw that it was actually very shallow and became boring quickly.

    The voiced character is a mistake in my opinion, as it really restricts the dialogue. The dialogue choices rarely even mattered. For example, in the quest The whole yes, sarcastic (yes), No (yes), speech check (yes) is very true. Really makes the choices seem worthless, and they certainly are most of the time.

    The story wasn't really good. It came down to two things. They want you to care about this story by making you chase after a son you don't get to know. They make it seem like the story is urgent while wanting you to explore. Quest weren't that great either. some were interesting, but most fell flat. A lot ended with just killing everything in a certain area. Lots of unnecessary radiant quests that add nothing. Places you clear out will just spawn more raiders or super mutants for you to kill for your next quest.

    The roleplaying aspect is severely crippled. You don't get to build your own character but play their character. The voiced dialogue is part of the problem. You are always going to be the concerned parents. You aren't really able to be evil so much as just an **** sometimes. If you want to play like the exact character you are given, then you'll be okay. Anything else just doesn't fit. Really kills replayability. Fallout has always been about making your own character and acting like that character would. That shouldn't be taken away from a Fallout game or open world sandox RPGs.

    Fallout games should be a RPG first and a shooter second. This game is a FPS first with leveling and some perks on the side, and most of that seems meaningless anyway. It's closer to Farcry than previous Fallout games. The leveling doesn't have a cap, so you will get all the perks at some point. Skills were removed and SPECIAL is the only thing that affects stats, but you can max these out as well. Many of the perks are damage buffs, crafting, skills like lockpicking/hacking, and useless ones like less rads from food (which cooking removes from most things.) Weapons seem to be more important than anything else. I played on survival (the original with the bulletsponge enemies) without taking the damage buff perks for weapon, and I had no problems. the RPG elements are minimal and take a backseat to the gunplay.

    That's just a few things I found wrong. I've already rambled so I'll give my finale review.

    TL;DR Very dissapointing. Seems fun at first until you get into it. If you want Fallout, this isn't it. If you want an RPG, this isn't. If you want to go around shooting thing in an open-world FPS with some quests and a small story, then this is an okay game for that. There are games that do that better though. (Farcry, Borderlands, etc.)

    4/10 - No Ron Perlman intro/outro    … Expand
  8. esece93
    Jun 10, 2016
    4
    As a Fallout fan, I write this review for other Fallout fans. They destroyed the game. I give a 4 so just people know that, despite being a good game (and I say a GOOD game, which means that IS NOT a VERY GOOD GAME) is not a real Fallout.
    The perks and leveling system is now a sh** where you choose perks every time you level up, instead of the classic system in which you distribute 15    As a Fallout fan, I write this review for other Fallout fans. They destroyed the game. I give a 4 so just people know that, despite being a good game (and I say a GOOD game, which means that IS NOT a VERY GOOD GAME) is not a real Fallout.
    The perks and leveling system is now a sh** where you choose perks every time you level up, instead of the classic system in which you distribute 15 points and you choose a perk each two levels.
    Remember the satisfaction of completing a quest with a good charisma and hilarious conversations? Forget about that. Now this is all about shots, and more shots, and no really strong decisions, just more shots. Ah, and the conversation system is a failure (you can't even see what you are actually answering, just two words that more or less describe it).

    But this is what happens when you try to reach a more "casual" or bigger group of people, you kill the magic, and create a product that does not satisfy the fans, but the new generation of gamers.

    Such a disappointment, I trusted you Bethesda, but for the last time.

    We will miss you Fallout.    … Expand
  9. Biggjake93
    Jun 9, 2016
    8
    this game was quite good! I don't really have any problems with it but It also does not have any lasting effects on me. Pick up the game if your slightly curious but please remember that this game might be the weakest of the recent installments.
  10. 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.
  11. Udrakan
    Jun 6, 2016
    8
    Fallout 4... Fallout 4 is finaly here. I have finished Fallout 3+all DLCs, Fallout: New Vegas+all DLCs because I was on a hype train. Here I will tell you my experience from Fallout 4. This game had potential to be better, sure but there wasn't a single thought of dissapointment in my gameplay. I am lvl 106 now and this is my 2nd most favourite Fallout game after New Vegas. The game is soFallout 4... Fallout 4 is finaly here. I have finished Fallout 3+all DLCs, Fallout: New Vegas+all DLCs because I was on a hype train. Here I will tell you my experience from Fallout 4. This game had potential to be better, sure but there wasn't a single thought of dissapointment in my gameplay. I am lvl 106 now and this is my 2nd most favourite Fallout game after New Vegas. The game is so good I don't go to sleep somedays and just continue playing before I go to work in the morning. There is so much stuff, so many ways to do stuff. This game is just amazing. DLCs are a bit pricey but they will get cheaper in time, they are worth it. The emotion in this game, locations, music... everything is what you would expect from a proper Fallout game. This is definetly a VERY GOOD game. Revolutionary? No, but still a very good and memorable game. Do you need skill to play this? On survival difficulty definetly YES. On lower difficulties even new gamer will enjoy the game. I'd recommend this to every kind of player. Strategist will find his place in building settlements and tactics in combat. Stealth player will enjoy stealth options and different enemy AIs, player who just doesn't care and wants some rampage will find tons of crazy weapons and intimidation dialogue with tons of creatures to slay. This game is legendary.… Expand
  12. Cask_Fix_Sir_Us
    Jun 4, 2016
    5
    Bethesda failed.

    Fallout 4 doesn’t care who you’ve killed, or didn’t kill. It’s like they tried to come up with a formula they could sell over and over. Like a Q-tip or a cotton ball. There were no moral obstacles to overcome, no thought provoking moments about what faction your character should support. There was no world to explore, no towns to discover, no dungeons to explore, no    Bethesda failed.

    Fallout 4 doesn’t care who you’ve killed, or didn’t kill. It’s like they tried to come up with a formula they could sell over and over. Like a Q-tip or a cotton ball. There were no moral obstacles to overcome, no thought provoking moments about what faction your character should support. There was no world to explore, no towns to discover, no dungeons to explore, no magic to be discovered. Just reskinned enemies, and boring old Boston, those one dimensional buildings, shoot, go upstairs, shoot, jump downstairs, OMG please shoot me! Boston was boring! How did Skyrim feel like an entire world, yet all of Boston felt like a small thug’s neighborhood in GTA V?

    Just kill whoever, the world and its results are static, your presence here has no influence. I’m convinced that if someone programmed a barley functioning AI to play this game (a 5-year-old mind), the end would be the same as yours.

    I loved Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Skyrim. Skyrim was the culmination of great RPG writing and descent gameplay. Fallout 4 was tedious and painfully devoid of life. The future of Fallout 4 is frankly grim, just like Skyrim, it will end up just a weird naked porn machine for a very strange audience.

    Bethesda is drunk with cash, unfortunately for them, my cash isn’t going their way anymore.    … Expand
  13. joaodestroyer
    Jun 2, 2016
    7
    Here is the rest of my review. I ran out of characters so I'll continue it here: The map of the game is big enough, yet could have been bigger and more convoluted. I many times find huge, empty chunks of the map that could have been used more efficiently. Finally, I will end my review here since I've been writting this for about thirty minutes now. Fallout 4 is very fun, yet it lacks aHere is the rest of my review. I ran out of characters so I'll continue it here: The map of the game is big enough, yet could have been bigger and more convoluted. I many times find huge, empty chunks of the map that could have been used more efficiently. Finally, I will end my review here since I've been writting this for about thirty minutes now. Fallout 4 is very fun, yet it lacks a motivation to keep playing. As I played it always felt that I was just "wandering around" a sandbox map, almost randomly generated. The main quest is convolutedm yet dull. The gunplay is fun yet can be glitchy at times. The looting system is great. The settlement system is basic, unfinished, and somewhat broken. The companion system is absolutely terrible and laughable. Finally, I would recommend Fallout 4 to a friend, because although it may not feel entirely like a Fallout game, it is still a very fun one, and one which I will probably spend over 150+ hours plahing (I "only" have sixty-one hours so far). War, war never changes...… Expand
  14. rockman909090
    Jun 1, 2016
    6
    The game is unbalanced. 90% of time is fighting.. is it a rpg game? lol. And the map. Boston looks beautiful but exploration involves cleaning the another locations.. It's hard to find a side quest outside the factions. Weak dialogue system .
  15. Arunsun
    May 30, 2016
    10
    Great game worthy of investing quite some time. It has many interesting features unseen on any other RPG game. I hope the community to greatly support this game.
  16. Aven2334
    May 27, 2016
    3
    FFs Bethesda... Just give the Fallout ip to Obsidian. It seems this game was just a big cash grab from the start. Sure, you guys put work in your game, so that you claim, but it wasn't hard work. This game is one of the most lazy AAA titles I've ever played. I could list so much **** about how much you **** your fans over with this, but it looks like that has been said and done thousandsFFs Bethesda... Just give the Fallout ip to Obsidian. It seems this game was just a big cash grab from the start. Sure, you guys put work in your game, so that you claim, but it wasn't hard work. This game is one of the most lazy AAA titles I've ever played. I could list so much **** about how much you **** your fans over with this, but it looks like that has been said and done thousands of times over. I'll just mention a few thing that just annoy the **** out of me with this. The 'cinematic camera' during dialogue why the **** is this a thing? Do we need it? No, it's just annoying, Fallout isn't a movie. Weapons aren't kept on your character, and they pop into existence when you un-holster them. Combat rifle is the same model as the combat shotgun, but with minor tweaks. Power armor isn't unique. Loading screens are bad and show things to you that you haven't even seen yet in game (Que the loading screen with a big fat suit of X-01 power armor that you've yet to see in the actual game yet cus you haven't fount it yet.). Power armor isn't just the only un-unique thing in the game, I might as well say every thing in the game isn't unique, just renamed **** that looks the same as everything else (cryo sledge hammer? wtf is it magic or some **** why does it do frost damage?). The only companions I thought were worth the time were Cait and Nick, everyone else was just ****ty (boring), too stupid, or annoying as **** Dogmeat was even annoying! He doesn't even ****ing talk because he's a dog, and somehow, still annoying. "Hey what's that I hear? A good ending? Oh, you mean it was cut out? Why? You dunno? Ok." I will say this, Automaton and Far Harbor are worth it, cus they were pretty cool. Wasteland workshop could've been a free update or maybe even cheaper than it is. Oh **** I forgot to mention the assault rifle! No not that "assault rifle" I mean the Chinese one that was an actual assault rifle and is the reason why the assault rifle in the game has a quick select icon that looks like an Ak-47, because they couldn't spend just a little bit more time to finish it so the went through the trouble of renaming the, what was supposed to be, LMG to "assault rifle"(again, lazy).… Expand
  17. DAnzalone
    May 23, 2016
    7
    While improving on certain aspects (notably combat), the game is heavily stripped of the RPG elements from its predecessors. With a focus on fighting or story-telling, quests and random encounters are uninspiring. When compared to F3 and New Vegas, Bethesda seems to have taken a step backwards with Fallout 4.

    Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the game and did spend 400+ hours on it. But I    While improving on certain aspects (notably combat), the game is heavily stripped of the RPG elements from its predecessors. With a focus on fighting or story-telling, quests and random encounters are uninspiring. When compared to F3 and New Vegas, Bethesda seems to have taken a step backwards with Fallout 4.

    Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the game and did spend 400+ hours on it. But I could never feel as satisfied as I did in the previous games. I can only hope that the next Fallout game is developed by Obsidian.    … Expand
  18. fallouts
    May 22, 2016
    0
    It's a disaster. The story has many loopholes and the game pretty much is devoid of any RPG elements. Your role is determined from the get go, the quests lack choices, and they completely removed the skill system. The graphics in the world are nice but the character models look terrible with bad lip syncing. There are very few random quests with a good story, and most are just MMOish goIt's a disaster. The story has many loopholes and the game pretty much is devoid of any RPG elements. Your role is determined from the get go, the quests lack choices, and they completely removed the skill system. The graphics in the world are nice but the character models look terrible with bad lip syncing. There are very few random quests with a good story, and most are just MMOish go here and kill this quests. It's just a joke. I hope Bethesda takes their work seriously with ES 6, but they won't be getting my 60 bucks either way in the future. I will hold back and wait for the complete edition on their next game.… Expand
  19. Indigetes
    May 20, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 4 is disappointing at best. In my honest opinion, it feels like they are getting lazier and lazier. There are plenty of problems in the game, leaving the bugs aside because they would need to invest money to fix them and we cant have a company doing that nowadays.
    The story could have being great, and that is a mayor point. They just took a great idea and implemented it in the worst possible way. There are plenty of choices for the player to do which seems to be important for the main plot but, ultimately, do nothing, being there for the sake of button smashing. In short, most of your “choices” don't matter at all.
    There are quest were you are sent to a combat zone, but you can literally walk through them, while naked and unarmed, but no one will pay you any attention.
    Half of the perks are simply useless, and, once you got the power armour (minute 10?), you have won.
    Once you have some levels, and you craft a good weapon of choice, most legendary enemies will go down in 4-5 hits while playing in survival (legendary deathclaw with two headshots? really?)
    Most heavy weapons are useless.
    Armour is useless because: power armour.
    I wish I could give it a -10.
    At least, you can blow the brotherhood's ship up. It's something.    … Expand
  20. HALtheDuke
    May 19, 2016
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only a blind gamer can say that this is a good game. This is the worst episode of the fallout series. Nothing to add at the previous bad comment. Very sad...… Expand
  21. Setsuki
    May 19, 2016
    3
    The 3 first things I did when launching the game was :
    1 - enable subtitles
    2 - bind my keys 3 - set my graphical options Then, I launched the game 1 - The game starts a cutscene without subtitles 2 - the character editor doesn't take my binding into account (azerty users will be confused for quite a whie) (also, the interface for the editor is as unintuitive as can be) 3 - the    The 3 first things I did when launching the game was :
    1 - enable subtitles
    2 - bind my keys
    3 - set my graphical options

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

    But this was still the best part.

    I can't really explain what it is, but there is something about the controls that feels wrong. Oh yeah, they're sluggish and terrible.
    If you're playing with a controller, most of those issues will probably disappear, but for me, I tried, I played a bit of the "real" game, but when simply moving and looking around is a chore, there's nothing you can do...    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. chefino
    May 19, 2016
    1
    As a true fan of F1, F2, (not so much of Fallout: Tactics), F3 and New Vegas (although I didn't finish NV) I also took the hype-train and got F4 for my PC. Luckily a month or two after release and via a discounted coupon. Lucky me, would bash my head against the wall otherwise.

    As many have said, shallow story, no RPG elements, uninteresting characters, no real dialogue options, crappy    As a true fan of F1, F2, (not so much of Fallout: Tactics), F3 and New Vegas (although I didn't finish NV) I also took the hype-train and got F4 for my PC. Luckily a month or two after release and via a discounted coupon. Lucky me, would bash my head against the wall otherwise.

    As many have said, shallow story, no RPG elements, uninteresting characters, no real dialogue options, crappy crafting and useless base building. The performance is sub par and every time I had to stare at the freaking loading screen, just to exit a 1 room house, then forgot something inside, only to stare at that sh*t again for several seconds... made me loose all that was left of the appetite to play more. If GTA can do it, why can't they and still recycle this 10 year old engine (yeah Oblivion, I remember you).

    Stay away. You have been warned.    … Expand
  24. lippy77
    May 18, 2016
    0
    - Utterly non immersive. It feels like they came up with some areas and then just slammed them into a bland openworld map
    - Dull story
    - Dire graphics. The game is simply not fit to be called a AAA game in 2015 looking as it does - Shoddy performance - Same bugs as Skyrim. It's nice to know these idiots are learning from past games...oh wait... - 7 years waiting for this junk? What a    - Utterly non immersive. It feels like they came up with some areas and then just slammed them into a bland openworld map
    - Dull story
    - Dire graphics. The game is simply not fit to be called a AAA game in 2015 looking as it does
    - Shoddy performance
    - Same bugs as Skyrim. It's nice to know these idiots are learning from past games...oh wait...
    - 7 years waiting for this junk? What a joke. This game could have easily come out 4 years ago.
    - Far too easy. Within an hour you have power armour and have killed a Deathclaw. Within 3 hours I had killed a legendary deathclaw and got my hands on a Fatboy.
    - Still walled/loading screen separated towns. GTA doesn't need them so why the **** does this shoddy game?

    - No actual choice. Again, this game isn't fit for 2015. Unlike every other rpg out there this game still gives you no choice on how you want to play it. You have to be the good guy and go down the linear storyline. It's horribly dated.

    If this game didn't have Bethesda or Fallout stamped on it, it would have gone straight to bargain bins    … Expand
  25. 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
  26. Brackzillar
    May 13, 2016
    2
    If you thought Bethesda learned anything from Obsidian and user feed back on Fallout 3 you will be disappointed.

    Almost all RPG elements have been removed it mine as well be a Farcry expansion with 4 options to talk to people. Only reason I'm giving it a 3 is because settlements and they still managed to screw that up
  27. LightlySalted
    May 13, 2016
    6
    In many regards Fallout 4 is still a fun an interesting game to explore, but it lacks the depth and choice of its predecessors. The graphics are great and the game play is smooth, but the quests and dialogue are boring. There appears to be some major balance issues in the game, such as melee doing substantially lower damage than guns, that I hope get remedied in some patches or by usersIn many regards Fallout 4 is still a fun an interesting game to explore, but it lacks the depth and choice of its predecessors. The graphics are great and the game play is smooth, but the quests and dialogue are boring. There appears to be some major balance issues in the game, such as melee doing substantially lower damage than guns, that I hope get remedied in some patches or by users when Bethesda gets around to releasing the GECK 2.0. I think the game had potential and I certainly hope Bethesda hears our complaints for future installments.

    My recommendation if you're thinking about buying this game is to try and find it on sale.    … Expand
  28. lordaeron1
    May 13, 2016
    3
    Started playing the game with hopes that it's going to be better than Fallout 3 (spent months playing that one) but sadly after an hour or so i fell sick. I have never experienced Sea sickness (even on a Boat) but this game made me very sick. as a gamer i must say that i never thought that there will be a game that can make me sick but this one win's. i have only played it 1 hour and iStarted playing the game with hopes that it's going to be better than Fallout 3 (spent months playing that one) but sadly after an hour or so i fell sick. I have never experienced Sea sickness (even on a Boat) but this game made me very sick. as a gamer i must say that i never thought that there will be a game that can make me sick but this one win's. i have only played it 1 hour and i needed a week to get well again. after that i tried to play the game for about 5-10 minutes for few times before i gave up. the only think that drove me to try again knowing that i will feel sick is the Hype... it's not worth it.

    after researching the problem, i found that i am not the only one and many people get sick from this game.

    I choose feeling well than playing a Game!.

    giving it a score of 3 because the game looked pretty good until it made me Sea Sick.    … Expand
  29. Kevanoovitch
    May 12, 2016
    10
    I like this game. why?
    Well for 50 euro it has alot of content with the basic quest and small details and the "official content offer alot of play time. But when you also add mods,survival mod you get a load of content for 50 euro and if you hunger for more there is the dlc. But is it fun? Well yes it is fun to always strive for better gear or to uncover de story behind that secret    I like this game. why?
    Well for 50 euro it has alot of content with the basic quest and small details and the "official content offer alot of play time. But when you also add mods,survival mod you get a load of content for 50 euro and if you hunger for more there is the dlc. But is it fun? Well yes it is fun to always strive for better gear or to uncover de story behind that secret military compound. And the dialogue and characters feel great even thought some can feel a bit childish. I love this game but I haven´t played through fallout 3 and NV so I can see if people where disappointed over the change form fallout 3 and 4    … Expand
  30. CorvusMetus
    May 10, 2016
    7
    Fallout 4 is a mixed bag. It does a lot of good and it does a lot of bad. Over all, I find it enjoyable (and if I didn't, I wouldn't still be playing it almost six months after release) but its not without its flaws, so of which are pretty glaring. So let's start the review.

    First the good. The /good/ quests the game offers are great. While most are linear (more on that later)    Fallout 4 is a mixed bag. It does a lot of good and it does a lot of bad. Over all, I find it enjoyable (and if I didn't, I wouldn't still be playing it almost six months after release) but its not without its flaws, so of which are pretty glaring. So let's start the review.

    First the good.

    The /good/ quests the game offers are great. While most are linear (more on that later) , they are made interesting via the locations they are set or the events happening. And when they actually decide to give you some choice, they /really/ shine. As someone who has a been playing role-playing games since the early 90's, quests like "Last Voyage of the U.S.S. Constitution", "Human Error", and even "Reunions" are some of the most memorable.

    Bethesda actually handled moral choices /brilliantly/. This might be a controversial one, since a lot of people seem to be convinced you're stuck playing a good guy all the time but that's the real wonder of it. Gone are the clear cut good and evil choices that most role-playing games have. Instead, almost ever choice seems to be some shade of grey. While, yes, its true Fallout 4 doesn't allow you to be as big of a monster as you could have been in previous games its equally impossible to be the big damn hero and savior of the wasteland. And as far as I'm concerned, that's great. And its especially shocking coming from Bethesda, a company whose never really been good at that.

    The world is also well designed. There a a lot of memorable locations, some great ambient dialogue if you take your time and listen, and unlike Fallout 3, things feel less random. Everything goes together well.

    Most characters are likable and well-written. Some of them, such as Nick Valentine and Kellogg, are some of my favorite characters in the Fallout universe. And the Brotherhood of Steel's portrayal in the game is a brilliant evolution the controversial portrayal in Fallout 3. I was actually impressed and again, Bethesda has to do a lot to do that.

    Now the bad.

    Most of the quests are far to linear and violence is far to often the solution to everything. The options to make peace, to solve a lot of quests without gunning everything down are gone. This is especially disappointing in the endgame, when your choices lead to bloody results no matter what you do. And while there are some genuinely great quests, the vast amount of running and gunning can overshadow it, especially to a more cynical mind.

    The dialogue wheel is crap in almost every role-playing game and Fallout 4 is no exception. The worst part of it is the inconsistency, especially with the "sarcastic" option.

    And perhaps worst of all, there's quite a few points in the game where you feel like a great idea is wasted for more running and gunning... And so much more could have been done. Over all, that's the real fault of Fallout 4. It is a good game, with a lot of disappointing elements because while if feels more than complete... It also feels rushed.

    Over all, I'd say its a 7.5 game.    … Expand
  31. Arseniy_Cat
    May 10, 2016
    1
    This game is so really bad! **** save don't working! SAVES! I lost 5 hours of my gameplay because they is not SAVE MY GAME. I can only say this "Bethesda,Bethesda do only ****
  32. Renard
    May 7, 2016
    7
    Enjoyable experience so far. I had a good time but there are terrible performance problems and my first review was 0 because it took me 5 weeks to even start the game. I am not satisfied by DLC so far and I expeceted much more from season pass. I suppose it will end as an great polished game after the modders will have an opportunity to fix Buthesda game. If You like fallout You shouldEnjoyable experience so far. I had a good time but there are terrible performance problems and my first review was 0 because it took me 5 weeks to even start the game. I am not satisfied by DLC so far and I expeceted much more from season pass. I suppose it will end as an great polished game after the modders will have an opportunity to fix Buthesda game. If You like fallout You should play. If You loved Fallout 1 or 2 you may be dissapointed by dumbed down dialogues and lack of diversity in character building and world exploration. Fallout New Vegas had much better overall quality in gameplay. But I enjoyed Fallout 4 much more then Fallout 3. I liked the gunplay changes, climate and easthetics but thay could do so much more and so much better.… Expand
  33. Valaridan
    May 7, 2016
    0
    worst game of the year,why?because everything about this game is a cheap copy of the old games like skyrim and fallout 3,the just copy paste those and added some new building that look just as bad as in fallout 3 and skyrim 2015 game with 2010 graphics thats show fallout 4 its just a money steal game for fanboys,the thing that blows my mind even more if this game doesn't even have aworst game of the year,why?because everything about this game is a cheap copy of the old games like skyrim and fallout 3,the just copy paste those and added some new building that look just as bad as in fallout 3 and skyrim 2015 game with 2010 graphics thats show fallout 4 its just a money steal game for fanboys,the thing that blows my mind even more if this game doesn't even have a multyplayer and that really makes me wonder what the hell people see at this game even if you are a fanboy??this could saved a bit of this mess of a game for me this is the worst game of the year competing with superman 64 shave on you bethseda for making this crap and stealing people money,you can have the same experience by just playing the cracked game instead of paying and insane amo0unt of money for this crap called a game since it does not have multyplayer.… Expand
  34. 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
  35. Vel
    May 5, 2016
    7
    If you've played Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, and wanted more Fallout, this quenches that thirst. If you are hoping for a vastly improved experience....meh, not so much.

    The good: -The graphics continue to be very good. Not amazing or game-changing, but very very good. -The gameplay is simple and familiar to those who have played Fallout 3 or Fallout:New Vegas, making the    If you've played Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, and wanted more Fallout, this quenches that thirst. If you are hoping for a vastly improved experience....meh, not so much.

    The good:
    -The graphics continue to be very good. Not amazing or game-changing, but very very good.
    -The gameplay is simple and familiar to those who have played Fallout 3 or Fallout:New Vegas, making the transition easy.
    -There are endless little side quests, mission, and characters that make the game have enough depth to warrant the price.

    The bad:
    -The storyline is pretty boring and not particularly compelling.
    -The 3 main Factions that make up the game are interesting, yet their storylines and the choice you make as part of a faction don't tend to make a lot of sense. Granted, it is may be a little refreshing that there are no clear good/evil sides, but the factions are so morally ambigious that you tend to not care about their causes, either.
    -The missions, especially when it comes to settlements, are often boring and repetitive.
    -There still is not a great variety of ways to solve problems, so you are invariably going to end up with some sort of gun in a firefight with a bunch of raiders/supermutants/bad guys, and it always plays out in pretty much the same way. Opportunities to do things like sneak, or hack computers and turn the turrets against the unaware guards, are few and far between.

    Overall, it's a good game worth playing. And as I mentioned, if you liked Fallout3 and New Vegas, you will like Fallout 4. But it falls short of being some sort of truly amazing, game of the year game, and in the end is just pretty good.    … Expand
  36. chaos_1984
    May 5, 2016
    10
    Why all the negative reviews, in reality this is probably 8/10 but why all the 0's? Finally has a new engine from Fallout 3 and NV, NV prob has a stronger story. Solid gameplay and graphics overall though.
  37. OldSocks
    May 4, 2016
    0
    Game is a bug fest. The latest patch turned it into a grind fest on top of it.. Save your money, its extremely repetitive and not fun. The quests are boring. Expect most of the gameplay to involve collecting junk for crafting, endless hours of it.
  38. Raith
    May 3, 2016
    2
    Improved gameplay over Fallout 3 and New Vegas does little to diminish the simple fact that this so called Role Playing Game has very little actual role playing in it. I would consider the voiced protagonist to be a minor issue if it weren't for the fact that the voice actors for both the male and the female are the least committed bad guys ever. You cannot be evil in Fallout 4, at theImproved gameplay over Fallout 3 and New Vegas does little to diminish the simple fact that this so called Role Playing Game has very little actual role playing in it. I would consider the voiced protagonist to be a minor issue if it weren't for the fact that the voice actors for both the male and the female are the least committed bad guys ever. You cannot be evil in Fallout 4, at the very worst you are kind of a douche.

    Add this to the fact that Bethesda took out skills and you start to see issues. At level 1 a character with 10 perception and 10 agility is as good at aiming with a rifle as a level 20 character with lots of perks put into small guns. As an avid RPG player I am needless to say quite livid about this.

    Ok so no skills, what else is awful about the game? Well, the quests are awful, it's painful terrible writing. The factions are generally awful, several of them start out strong but quickly deteriorate into stupidity and contradictions, and the endings to the game are the most stupid illogical things I have ever seen. In every other Fallout, except maybe 3 to fair, you would have been able to roleplay into a logical ending but in Fallout 4 this is not allowed.

    I don't even know if mods can fix this one, at the very least it will maybe make the game more enjoyable to mess around and do nothing in.

    Oh and one last gripe, the gun models are absolutely massive. Several of the guns are so huge that they take up at minimal 50% of the right side of your screen. Thanks Bethesda.    … Expand
  39. game_over
    Apr 28, 2016
    1
    More heavy handed mod shenanigans from Bethesda. What a surprise.

    Why break a game that some people have more than 100 hours into? Why change your stance on mods? Greed and arrogance.
  40. MartysWasteland
    Apr 23, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have enjoyed many Bethesda and Fallout games and was rather interested yet critical about this game going in. I expected a fun world with a fun new combat system. What I got was a game that fails even at what was advertised (the combat) and what was to be expected from a Bethesda game (fun world). First off the story has an extreme problem handling emotions. What do I mean? Well at the start of the game your wife gets killed (or husband depending on what sex you choose at the start of the game) and you only have had one conversation prior to death about going to a park. You have no connection to the death and are supposed to care deeply for your son who was kidnapped. Later in the game you meat Kellogg which throws another "emotion" problem. What is the problem? Well the problem is your character cares so deeply for your kid he screams and curses at Kellogg no matter what dialogue you choose. As a character to little to no personality in other quest now all of sudden takes this set protagonist part is crazy. You have a massive player and character disconnect beyond belief. Also no matter what Kellogg will kill you or you him, but Bethesda tries to make you feel for this guy who did nothing good in a memory (thing?). Which would have been great if they established that he was "troubled" and gave you a sort of a benny amount of choices to kill or not kill him. Imagine if you were given the chance and Kellogg showed some emotions before hand--it would have been great, but Bethesda failed to that. The combat is a selling point for this game yet it is nothing of note. It is an objective upgrade handling and mechanically yet the enemy variety, weapons, and overall intrigue in the combat just isn't present. The world is another selling point, but sadly Bethesda forgot what made locations fun to discover and play around with. In this game everything is randomly generated besides a few unique weapons & FCs, so you have no real motive to go into these locations. However if they had fun and unique stories to tell it would have been different right? Well yep, but only 2 times I recall in which has that been the case. Most of the stories are about random uninteresting pre war stories. The staples of the Fallout series side quest, role playing, and lore are all ruined in this game also. Lore inconsistences are everyplace. Vertibirds being prewar, cats being alive, jet being prewar, and another FEV return. The quest are almost always besides 2 quest (gliding grasshopper & covenant) go to the place and kill that/get me that. The dialogue a pillar of role playing is not only glitchy it is broken to its core. It often gives you 4 options and 3 of them mean the exact same thing. No, yes, sarcastic, and ask a question. Sarcastic which is something that describes something should have been "sarcastic yes". Other times the dialogue fails is when sarcastic turns into rage against someone (like valentine in memory d). The only real choices in the dialogue system are the obvious "which faction are you going to choose" and sadly that is it. I could go on forever and will when I do my YouTube review on my YouTube channel (That Marty Fella). Today though I will just leave it at I think this a terrible game and disserves all the hate it is getting.… Expand
  41. Crispy_
    Apr 22, 2016
    7
    It's a great game in its own right.

    The major beef I see people have with this game is that it does things much differently than the previous fallout games. Fallout 4's main focus is on the shooter aspect and less on roleplay elements. You should expect to see better gunplay and better gameplay in general, however you may also notice a much less compelling story, lore and dialogue. I    It's a great game in its own right.

    The major beef I see people have with this game is that it does things much differently than the previous fallout games. Fallout 4's main focus is on the shooter aspect and less on roleplay elements. You should expect to see better gunplay and better gameplay in general, however you may also notice a much less compelling story, lore and dialogue.

    I just can't bring myself to hate this. It's honestly an excellent game, just in a different way. It has entertained me. I really enjoy the settlement building and the gameplay works very well. Official modding tools have not been released, however the modding community still manages to make some really good mods.

    Play it with an open mind, and enjoy it for what it is. Buy it on sale.    … Expand
  42. TheAngryJerk
    Apr 21, 2016
    4
    Well, as a fallout fan I was quite dissapointed. The game achieved all it wanted to be, but it wasn't a very high bar or what most people not bribed with early access content wanted. In the top corner of the map where you start, you see decent modern looking graphics with a lot of effort put into the map. As you progress, the game gets worse and worse with a few lights in the darkness.Well, as a fallout fan I was quite dissapointed. The game achieved all it wanted to be, but it wasn't a very high bar or what most people not bribed with early access content wanted. In the top corner of the map where you start, you see decent modern looking graphics with a lot of effort put into the map. As you progress, the game gets worse and worse with a few lights in the darkness. Sorry Bethesda, I didn't pay 60$ for 5 good quests in a "larger map" of total gray.

    Gone are character progression, actual choices, handwritten quests, and lore accuracy. Instead, you get a whole lot of half completed and/or auto generated enemies with no backstory. AI, graphics, repeated dialogue, or even survival mode. The game's difficulty does not increase over the course of the game, leaving the new combat becomes dry as enemies become auto leveled sponges with garbage guns. I love Fallout as a series, but hell if nostalgia is going to blind me into saying the game was good, or god forbid buy the season pass.

    With perspective (taking time to play the game instead of logging 6 hours before release like every game review company this year), TheAngryJerk    … Expand
  43. littlesushiboxj
    Apr 21, 2016
    0
    Basically it's a blank slate. It could be a game but it isn't. If only they let obsidian use this engine to make a game it could be great. It's basically call of duty and not an rpg. There are like 4 side quests and there's no choice in what you do. You can choose a faction but after that no choice.
  44. KekL0rd
    Apr 18, 2016
    7
    Fair review.

    This game is a good shooter, and JUST good. If you are a newcomer to the Fallout series, it's definitely worth picking up to see what the hype is about. Unfortunately, Bethesda really made this game for a casual playthrough. You won't see any hardcore RPG mechanics like karma or cool dialogue (which has been dumbed down to 4 buttons, each with the same outcome). Fallout 4    Fair review.

    This game is a good shooter, and JUST good. If you are a newcomer to the Fallout series, it's definitely worth picking up to see what the hype is about. Unfortunately, Bethesda really made this game for a casual playthrough. You won't see any hardcore RPG mechanics like karma or cool dialogue (which has been dumbed down to 4 buttons, each with the same outcome). Fallout 4 has more shooting aspects and less immersive role-playing as the sole-survivor. Quests feel linear and repetitive, and there is very little interesting NPC action. The story is predictable with twists that you can see pretty clearly. Characters are not very memorable. The game definitely felt like it downgraded compared to the other games.

    But some people like the aesthetics brought out in this game. Bethesda improved some mechanics as well and made things easier. Albeit the same reused engine, the graphics and lighting look great for an openworld game. The atmosphere is clearly displayed in the ruined wasteland, and it feels like a fallout. Shooting things in the wasteland is actually more fun and smoother, adding an easy way to switch between weapons and stimpaks. V.A.T.S. feels less like a necessity now. The AI is not the best, but they feel more lively instead of running straight to you like in 3 or New Vegas. Crafting and modding weapons is actually pretty fun too, and it felt much less complicated and more easier to access.

    You might wanna buy this game if you like an FPS/TPS with a spice of role-playing elements. Plus with survival in beta for PC you might have some extra enjoyment out of your time. Otherwise play some New Vegas.    … Expand
  45. Militant_T
    Apr 17, 2016
    6
    Fallout 4 fell off the rails. I find it an OK mindless blaster. But by far the most piss pour Fallout ever. Its almost been 2 decade since I picked up Fallout. Oh it was wonderful. The reboot Fallout 3 made me forget I was stuck in Iraq. Played it on my way to expensive gaming laptop between missions and managed to forget where I was. Then New Vegas happened. OMG, its rememberingFallout 4 fell off the rails. I find it an OK mindless blaster. But by far the most piss pour Fallout ever. Its almost been 2 decade since I picked up Fallout. Oh it was wonderful. The reboot Fallout 3 made me forget I was stuck in Iraq. Played it on my way to expensive gaming laptop between missions and managed to forget where I was. Then New Vegas happened. OMG, its remembering its roots. Great! Not perfect, but nice. Then....F A L L O U TTT 4..... UGh. What happened?… Expand
  46. JS99
    Apr 16, 2016
    5
    This is not a good RPG, and it's not a good FPS. The story is a tired and boring "save the princess" snooze-fest with a twist (yes I know that's a bit oversimplified). I was really looking forward to having an adventure, like I did with Fallout 3, and New Vegas. I wanted that feeling of excitement when I found a new area. I wanted a world that would make me want to explore. This game gaveThis is not a good RPG, and it's not a good FPS. The story is a tired and boring "save the princess" snooze-fest with a twist (yes I know that's a bit oversimplified). I was really looking forward to having an adventure, like I did with Fallout 3, and New Vegas. I wanted that feeling of excitement when I found a new area. I wanted a world that would make me want to explore. This game gave me a bland boring world that really looks the same. Skyrim made me feel like there was an entire world to explore, mountains to climb, towns to find, magic to be discovered. Boston on the other hand was just uninteresting. In conclusion, Bethesda has used up my loyalty, my wallet is now closed, glad I didn't buy the DLC. No more.… Expand
  47. The_Sickness
    Apr 14, 2016
    10
    Yes, The game has changed, But, It stills feels like fallout, and fallout is awesome, they were never known because of their graphics, they are known because of their story.
  48. lac61087
    Apr 13, 2016
    10
    This is Fallout 4, this game is PC friendly, this is a game where you create the story, you do what you want and nobody will hold your hand, Fallout 4 is an example of how games should be made, do yourselves a favour, don't waste your money on copy & paste franchises, Bethesda deserve the support, they are not a lazy development team, Bethesda have done the PC community proud with FalloutThis is Fallout 4, this game is PC friendly, this is a game where you create the story, you do what you want and nobody will hold your hand, Fallout 4 is an example of how games should be made, do yourselves a favour, don't waste your money on copy & paste franchises, Bethesda deserve the support, they are not a lazy development team, Bethesda have done the PC community proud with Fallout 4, i am only just beginning my story but it's hard not to recommend this masterpiece.

    Listening to Skeeter Davis - The End of the World while scavenging through the wasteland, nuff said, BUY IT!

    10/10

    **This review was taken from my Steam review**    … Expand
  49. xZippy
    Apr 13, 2016
    6
    Have you ever watched a movie, and just *wanted* to be interested in it? But couldn't? Yeah, there's a video game like that now. The graphics are decent in one areas of the game, but really ugly and mushy in others, which can make things an eyesore.

    The quests are boring and the choices you make in the game don't seem to matter. For example, if I choose to spare a person's life, it    Have you ever watched a movie, and just *wanted* to be interested in it? But couldn't? Yeah, there's a video game like that now. The graphics are decent in one areas of the game, but really ugly and mushy in others, which can make things an eyesore.

    The quests are boring and the choices you make in the game don't seem to matter. For example, if I choose to spare a person's life, it doesn't make much sense to just have someone else kill them instead. The story is so painfully bland and many game mechanics have been pointlessly removed or oversimplified.

    It's one of those "it's fun for a while" games.    … Expand
  50. GreenIsTheBest
    Apr 10, 2016
    4
    More fallout 3 - nice ... they dont add good stuff from nv.... Lore ? Power armor fusion core is connected to ur spine there is no texture there. RPG side is dying. I would like to see more synergy in perks with vats and non-vats side settelments was probobly added just before E3. There is around 30 weapons types still u get only 1 type for 44 ammo. Pipe weapons wierd... Weapon modding isMore fallout 3 - nice ... they dont add good stuff from nv.... Lore ? Power armor fusion core is connected to ur spine there is no texture there. RPG side is dying. I would like to see more synergy in perks with vats and non-vats side settelments was probobly added just before E3. There is around 30 weapons types still u get only 1 type for 44 ammo. Pipe weapons wierd... Weapon modding is something fresh but still we cant see ap cost of shot of mod. Beth just add modding weapons and forget about SMG, HMG. Still most ppl uses pipe weapons instead of crossbows/bows. Laser muscet sounds fun and fresh but ... they make it look like laser beam is gathred inside glass tube ? Still hope modders will mod sheet out of fallout 4 and make that game great again ;)… Expand
  51. telefoonboek
    Apr 10, 2016
    4
    The game starts with an intro thats comparable to fallout 3 and fallout New Vegas, I played both of these games. U start in a normal house husband and wife when the nukes start falling and u have to run to the vault shelter. The first 30 minutes are the best the game has to offer, the rest is a huge let down.

    After u wake up and leave the vault, the game feels shallow and I feel no    The game starts with an intro thats comparable to fallout 3 and fallout New Vegas, I played both of these games. U start in a normal house husband and wife when the nukes start falling and u have to run to the vault shelter. The first 30 minutes are the best the game has to offer, the rest is a huge let down.

    After u wake up and leave the vault, the game feels shallow and I feel no connection to the story like I did in the previous games. I simply didnt finish the game by the lack of interest.

    If u really wanna try this game, I suggest u wait untill the prices drop below 30 euros.    … Expand
  52. JLindemann
    Apr 10, 2016
    8
    Greate game but not a great fallout game! I found myself playing this game for 100 hours and completing the story. Then there was nothing more to do. If you just want 100-200 hour of great gameplay this game is for you. If you want a great fallout game this is not for you!
  53. mcfried
    Apr 10, 2016
    10
    Played more than 240Hrs and still find new things/locations/characters … It's an amazing game with lots of possibilities and provides hours of fun. Full-Sync works perfect for me; dialogue-wheel is maybe not perfect but still very good. First DLC (Automaton) is great an makes me looking forward to the further more DLC announced. All in all a perfect game for me!
  54. Malefic
    Apr 8, 2016
    5
    Let me start by saying - shame on all the internet trolls that plague this site and give games bad reviews without ever owning or playing the game. Seriously, get a life.

    I also do not agree with all the 0's and hateful comments from players who supposedly own the game. Ratings are used for comparative purposes, and to give a game a zero rating is to imply it's the worst game you've    Let me start by saying - shame on all the internet trolls that plague this site and give games bad reviews without ever owning or playing the game. Seriously, get a life.

    I also do not agree with all the 0's and hateful comments from players who supposedly own the game. Ratings are used for comparative purposes, and to give a game a zero rating is to imply it's the worst game you've ever played - which frankly when said about a Fallout title is just stupid.

    That being said I will say that I was giddy with anticipation when this game was announced and couldn't wait for the day it came out. Even getting into it, I really liked it. Sure I immediately felt that it was perhaps not as grand as advertised, but still pretty ambitious. So I started exploring, gearing, building, scrapping, all the good stuff Fallout offered. For a time it was fun. I even went out and bought a brand new graphics card and a 2k gsync monitor to enjoy the game better. But then all of a sudden I lost interest, not sure how or why, though I do have my suspicions now that I think about it. Here's what I think went wrong
    1. The game - quickly I realized that this was a Fallout 3 do-over. Not to insult the game but even F3 was a bit hollow for me. Perhaps because each game tries to remake F1 and F2 as opposed to doing something different. Yes the locations are new, but the progression feels weird and well, the shiny factor gets quickly lost when you know what the next upgrade will be (pistol, smg, shotgun, laser pistol, plasma rifle, etc., you get the jist). So like someone else wrote, it was an odd feeling of de-ja vu, but not in a good way. The other thing that failed to captivate me was the story. It felt incohesive and rather bland. I get that Bethesda tried to draw some powerful emotions with the start of the game - the baby being taken, the parent shot (sorry spoilers but it's been out for a while). As a new parent that struck a cord with me. But then it was quickly forgotten and when it came up again I found myself telling my character - guess what, you've been frozen, your kid is probably an old man, get over it and move on. Somehow these 2 parts of the premise really clashed for me (frozen for 200 years and emerging into a completely different world, and oh-noes my baby is kidnapped).
    2. The mods - so with all the initial hype that followed the release of F4, quickly news spread about the community mods for the game. One thing led to another and quickly I found myself with a couple of inocent enough mods (weather, texture, etc) and then boom - unlimited power armor mod and max SPECIAL exploit. I could've resisted, but the temptation was too great. Next thing I know I'm a super badass babe (ditched my guy after the newly discovered exploit) pew-pewing my way through anything in sight. Deathclaw, whaat - 2 shotgun blasts to da face and bye bye. You get the gist. What I had inadvertently done is killed the fun of combat. So then what was left was exploration and story, and guess what we're back at problem #1. My own fault though for cheating in the game - back in Doom 2 days I promised myself to never cheat, hack or otherwise try to manipulate game mechanics because it just strips away all the fun of trying to survive, beating the odds, being "good". So, lesson learned.

    When all is said and done, I keep thinking of going back and finishing Fallout 4 but I just can't prioritize it high enough with the limited amount of time I have to play these days. And if I do, can I really live without my power armor and max special? Probably not, now that I have a taste for it.

    So what's the bottom line here. Perhaps it's that Bethesda tried too hard to capitalize on a cult franchise by giving the fans what they think they would want - an open world sandbox, flying limbs and full mod capability. Perhaps it's that they keep trying to recapture the magic of F1 and especially F2, but let's face it - you can't discover the moon twice, once you've discovered it you know it's there. So either build a moon base or go find another moon (like Phobos - hint, hint)

    Anyway, a great game that I really want to give a 10/10 and I would if I never played F1,2,3 and NV.    … Expand
  55. Aelita
    Apr 8, 2016
    0
    Well, my first language is Russian and I appologize for my grammar mistakes. But I'll try to explain my opinion. Now I'm replaying Fallout 1 and 2. I don't know why I'm doing that, there are a lot of new games with perfect graphics and etc. But, you know, this games has something...unusal. I mean, you have already passed the game, you know endings, but you are play again and again. It'sWell, my first language is Russian and I appologize for my grammar mistakes. But I'll try to explain my opinion. Now I'm replaying Fallout 1 and 2. I don't know why I'm doing that, there are a lot of new games with perfect graphics and etc. But, you know, this games has something...unusal. I mean, you have already passed the game, you know endings, but you are play again and again. It's like reading a good science fiction. Like watching Stanley Kubrick's films. It's classic. You are not wasting your time. You are enjoying the game. It has a good story, music, atmosphere. It's all perfect. I feel sorry for Interplay. They could make a good games. But what we have now? Ok, I won't say about Fallout 3 and New Vegas, it's not bad at all. We are talking about Fallout 4. I am really disappointed. What happens with dialogues? I feel like a stupid, when I'm try to choose the answer. It's same, only intonation changes. And where is atmosphere? I only start a game and I already have power armor and minigun. And people call me a "general". What about the construction of the buildings? Forget physical science. You can build in the air! Where is the logic? Most of all I hate main plot. It's horrible. It's like a cheap and snotty novel. And I don't know, but I have a feeling of deja vu. No, really? How many years have passed since Fallout 3? And the only thing you did just replaced children and parents. And now motherfather save the child. Huh? Santa Barbara. Why Bethesda doesn't use plot from canceled game Fallout Extreme? I find it very cool! And much more gorgeous. Just google it. Why reinvent the wheel, when you already have one? Just imagine how Fallout looked like! Travel the world to stop chinese army! Visit Pacific Northwest, Bering Strait, Northeast Asia and China. See? It's open world. A big one. And an interesting one. You can see Fallout World from the other side. But it's only a dreams. A dreams that some day Fallout would be a great game just like old times.… Expand
  56. Smilingcookie
    Apr 8, 2016
    5
    This is a mediocre shooter with a semi interesting story, not a smart and exciting RPG like previous Fallout games. I was really excited for Fallout 4, but after 27 hours I quit because it started to feel too bland and boring. There is no real way to influence the story in any significant way, the world is open but feels "set on rails" and there's not really a lot you can change in it.This is a mediocre shooter with a semi interesting story, not a smart and exciting RPG like previous Fallout games. I was really excited for Fallout 4, but after 27 hours I quit because it started to feel too bland and boring. There is no real way to influence the story in any significant way, the world is open but feels "set on rails" and there's not really a lot you can change in it. Choice & consequence are inexistent. There are no more skills and your S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats don't have any noticeable influence on how you play the game. As a result, character building and development are pointless. Dialogue system is completely changed (and dumbed down). There are little or no ways to talk yourself out of conflicts without violence. This in stark contrast to previous fallout games where it was possible to finish the game without killing anyone (if you run from raiders). In FO4 it always comes down to the same thing: eplore a place, kill everything in there, get a reward.

    On top of that there is a settlement building aspect included in the game, use of which is required to finish the main quest. This system has a terrible interface (on PC). It is literally a nightmare to control. The hearthfire DLC for Skyrim did this aspect way better, there at least you could "drag and drop" items.

    One defendable aspect is the implementation of the power armor. Combat is OK but becomes repetitive due to lack of peaceful/diplomatic options.

    The only hope for the Fallout series is Obsidian creating an actual New Vegas Style RPG in this engine.    … Expand
  57. neves
    Apr 7, 2016
    8
    A great open-world game. Lives up to the franchise. Bethesda did a good job. The graphics are somewhat lackluster as it is painfully obvious in places that they reused character assets from Skyrim. The story is somewhat trite and stilted. Overall, though, a fun gaming experience with decent replayability. A decent buy, but buy it on sale for great value.
  58. mp303
    Apr 4, 2016
    5
    Its Fallout 3.5 really, just a little better on the graphics.....

    The gameplay did change for the better but the same dull mechanics are still there like horrible inventory, terrible customization mechanics and so on.......

    If it werent for certain moments of this game the score would be lower
  59. Vroix
    Apr 4, 2016
    8
    This game is like your girlfriend. Sometimes it annoys you, sometimes it entertain you so much that you forget that you have a life.
    Anyway, from my point of view:
    What I liked: + Major improvement on combat (enemies actually take cover, not charging and shoot while running like before). + Shooting is smoother and more fun. + Power Armour system is awesome. + Weapon modification is    This game is like your girlfriend. Sometimes it annoys you, sometimes it entertain you so much that you forget that you have a life.
    Anyway, from my point of view:

    What I liked:
    + Major improvement on combat (enemies actually take cover, not charging and shoot while running like before).
    + Shooting is smoother and more fun.
    + Power Armour system is awesome.
    + Weapon modification is awesome.
    + Building settlement is cool. Really feels like I'm rebuilding the wasteland.
    + Several piece of armour is cool, reminds me of morrowind.
    + Each companion has their own interesting story and quest.
    + Exploring the wasteland is fun.
    + I haven't encountered major bug or glitches so far. No CTD either. It's a good thing for me. Sure there are minor issues like enemies stuck in the wall but that's not a major issue.

    What I'm not sure whether to like or dislike:
    ? I like the new real-time conversation system, but the response I get to choose is kinda meh. Limited to only 4 options.
    ? Removal of skill and integrate it to S.P.E.C.I.A.L and perks.
    ? Graphic is not really fancy, but personally I think it's still acceptable.
    ? Animation is not really smooth.
    ? Voiced protagonist. Often the problem on game with voiced protagonist is, they said things that I was not meant to say.
    ? I thought the world will be truly open, but there are still interior cells. I guess it's still not possible for that to happen with current Engine.

    What I disliked:
    - No Hardcore mode like in New Vegas (perhaps the survival update will make it happen).
    - The Prologue is too rushed.
    - Weapons came out of nowhere. No longer you can see weapons holstered. It's just magically appear :D
    - So far, I haven't see special dialogue that checks our perks/ skill (since skill is gone).
    - No Companion Wheel :(
    - Should've use New Vegas Companion system where you're limited to only use 1 non-human companion and 1 human companion instead of limit all to 1 companion (But mod will fix it soon).
    - Romance system is kinda meh.
    - Too few side quest (compared to TES V side quest).
    - Long loading times (fixed it by turning vsync off)
    - Story, The way Bethesda design the choices and consequences of faction sometimes doesn't make sense to me.    … Expand
  60. Pagani202
    Apr 3, 2016
    4
    Just go watch the Fallout 4 Teaser Trailer. There's something about those images and that music that makes you nostalgic and excited isn't there? That excitement is based off of your previous Fallout experiences. Well, it should be. Unfortunately that isn't what you get with Fallout 4. No longer can you be who you want to be. Whether it's a good-hearted individual who just wants to makeJust go watch the Fallout 4 Teaser Trailer. There's something about those images and that music that makes you nostalgic and excited isn't there? That excitement is based off of your previous Fallout experiences. Well, it should be. Unfortunately that isn't what you get with Fallout 4. No longer can you be who you want to be. Whether it's a good-hearted individual who just wants to make the wasteland a better place, or an **** who finds joy in killing. The beauty of Fallout 4's successors was that you could make these choices and the consequences would be reflected into the wasteland. Even in the ambitious Fallout 3, which brought Fallout to the 1st person world. The story in Fallout 3 is a good or bad ending, nothing else. It never bothered me, but I still prefer New Vegas' endings I mean the possibilities were endless. Fallout 4 fails in that aim with having copy paste endings (I mean 3 out of 4 are the same), a voiced character which prohibits you to became in full who you wish to be, and a story in which your choices are extremely limited. There is no evil ending, no good ending, only faction endings. This game could have been SO much more, but Bethesda decided to attract new customers with jetpacks, settlements that you can build, and flashy images which give very little to the story. Bethesda screwed up, and threw out the rpg elements which made this series great. It is astonishing that a company who has games like Skyrim and Fallout 3, which are masterpieces (Fallout 3 just has low resolution textures), can throw that out the window in the name of money.… Expand
  61. TrueReviewer1
    Mar 31, 2016
    0
    Terrible Game I cant believe that this game has an 84 "professional" review score. the game is horrible in all aspects its neither a good Shooter nor a RPG game. this is the last Bethesda game I will buy as they are incompetent in making games true to what they should be. if you like to be guided in every single way with no freedom and enjoy no challenges or anything difficulty while beingTerrible Game I cant believe that this game has an 84 "professional" review score. the game is horrible in all aspects its neither a good Shooter nor a RPG game. this is the last Bethesda game I will buy as they are incompetent in making games true to what they should be. if you like to be guided in every single way with no freedom and enjoy no challenges or anything difficulty while being over simplificated a monkey could play this game then this "fallout" 4 is for you.… Expand
  62. Bobthesponge
    Mar 31, 2016
    0
    0 might be a bit harsh on the game, but for posterity, i don't want it to be remembered as a fallout game. It's not on par with any of the previous games, and not on par with skyrim, that i kinda liked.

    The dialogs are terrible. There is a worrying lack of choice. It is a combat game. The only redeeming aspect is the settlement "rebuild the world" idea, unfortunately that part is    0 might be a bit harsh on the game, but for posterity, i don't want it to be remembered as a fallout game. It's not on par with any of the previous games, and not on par with skyrim, that i kinda liked.

    The dialogs are terrible.
    There is a worrying lack of choice.
    It is a combat game.

    The only redeeming aspect is the settlement "rebuild the world" idea, unfortunately that part is not good enough to make fallout IV a game to remember. Some low cost indie game do a better job at it, in my opinion.

    You can play it of course,, if you don't have anything better to do, it's an AAA title, a game that can swallow a bunch of hours of time. But this is not a game that i recomand. And i hope bethesday will do it's best to release a suitable game next.    … Expand
  63. nextgengameflop
    Mar 31, 2016
    0
    - Terrible writing
    - Terrible dialogues
    - Terrible lip sync - Terrible voice acting - 2008 graphics - Almost no RPG elements - Stupid design decisions - Lousy game mechanics - Bad retcons - Limited Choices - Character Roleplaying ruined - Buggy - Bad AI - Radiant quests - Bethesda still doesn't understand the source material Worst game I played in 2015. ITS A GOOD GAME ITS    - Terrible writing
    - Terrible dialogues
    - Terrible lip sync
    - Terrible voice acting
    - 2008 graphics
    - Almost no RPG elements
    - Stupid design decisions
    - Lousy game mechanics
    - Bad retcons
    - Limited Choices
    - Character Roleplaying ruined
    - Buggy
    - Bad AI
    - Radiant quests
    - Bethesda still doesn't understand the source material

    Worst game I played in 2015. ITS A GOOD GAME ITS JUST NOT A GOOD FALLOUT GAME GUYS! Literally Call of Duty is a better shooter than this trash.    … Expand
  64. tiblimoni
    Mar 26, 2016
    0
    Fallout of the Year.

    I tried to love it, but playing it hurts more than it does good to you. The main story is a fart. When I was through, an NPC said something along the line of "finally, we have defeated this threat". I honestly didn't know why the faction I defeated was a threat at all. The story was ridiculous at best; brain damaging at worst. I often thought "how stupid is    Fallout of the Year.

    I tried to love it, but playing it hurts more than it does good to you.

    The main story is a fart. When I was through, an NPC said something along the line of "finally, we have defeated this threat". I honestly didn't know why the faction I defeated was a threat at all. The story was ridiculous at best; brain damaging at worst. I often thought "how stupid is this?" and never got involved emotionally.

    The focus on crafting and building settlements is even a bigger fart. You can build tons of settlements navigating through a terrible interface. But then, there's no effect on the story or the wasteland. Once again: ridiculous at best, brain damaging at worst.

    The animations are **** I often turned around to not have to see the terrible animations, e.g. of the journalist that you meet. Graphics are otherwise OK, but not astonishing.

    I already mentioned it in connection with crafting: user interface is **** than **** Nothing more to say.

    Quests are **** farts, literally all of them. Yes, that's right: all of them! Kill X, kill Y, bring me Z, kill X, bring me Y, find X, kill Y. Be careful, this is brain damaging and an insult to intelligence.

    I could continue but I won't. I played the game for 15 hours and that'll be it.

    Buy it once it's at 5 Euros if you really want it. It may not even be worth this much.    … Expand
  65. Arkess
    Mar 26, 2016
    2
    РПГ-элементов в игре меньше, чем в Far Cry 4. Открытый мир, окружение, графоний, да даже сюжет, которым ФК4 вообще не блистала - по каждому пункту Фаллаут 4 сливает... шутеру. Игру можно воспринимать исключительно как плевок в лицо фанатам, тем же, кто еще не познакомился с данным эм... продуктом, советую пройти мимо - 2015 год выдался урожайным на хорошие РПГ, Фаллауту 4 не место средиРПГ-элементов в игре меньше, чем в Far Cry 4. Открытый мир, окружение, графоний, да даже сюжет, которым ФК4 вообще не блистала - по каждому пункту Фаллаут 4 сливает... шутеру. Игру можно воспринимать исключительно как плевок в лицо фанатам, тем же, кто еще не познакомился с данным эм... продуктом, советую пройти мимо - 2015 год выдался урожайным на хорошие РПГ, Фаллауту 4 не место среди них.… Expand
  66. 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
  67. Agent7300
    Mar 23, 2016
    6
    Fallout 4 is a pretty lame fallout game, but a great game on its own. In comparison to its predecessors, there is a lack of content. however there are some very odd, and in most cases changes that shouldn't of even left the dev conference room. For example: they changed power armor so that its customizable and you can build it from scratch, which is good, but now you need fusion cores toFallout 4 is a pretty lame fallout game, but a great game on its own. In comparison to its predecessors, there is a lack of content. however there are some very odd, and in most cases changes that shouldn't of even left the dev conference room. For example: they changed power armor so that its customizable and you can build it from scratch, which is good, but now you need fusion cores to power it which is absolutely absurd. of course it was implemented for balancing purposes, however fallout has never worried about balancing. walking around the capital wasteland in winterized T51-B with a gatling laser is overpowered, but it was fun.
    Now lets get to the more important, and stupid changes.
    #1. voiced protagonist ruins any and all immersion
    #2. very minor gripe: explorable vault doors are already open when you find them, removing the "whats inside?" tension.
    #3. Very short, boring and easy main questline story.
    #4. Side missions consist of the same missions.
    #5. uninteresting and bland game map.
    In short, before i put over 100 reasons on why this game isn't that great of a fallout game, its almost like they took all the progress they made with new vegas and 3, sucked it all out and "casualized" it for the mainstream average player, which in turn ruined the experience for all players including the audience they were targeting to bring into the franchise.    … Expand
  68. DGPony
    Mar 22, 2016
    9
    The initial poor user reception here put me off getting FO4 at launch. So I waited a few months and for the GECK & survival mode news before upgrading my PC and jumping in. (Having played all Bethesda games I know they are like good wines: they take some ripening before they are best consumed and player mods are the cheese in that analogy).

    Impression so far: A very happy surprise :)    The initial poor user reception here put me off getting FO4 at launch. So I waited a few months and for the GECK & survival mode news before upgrading my PC and jumping in. (Having played all Bethesda games I know they are like good wines: they take some ripening before they are best consumed and player mods are the cheese in that analogy).

    Impression so far: A very happy surprise :)

    • Graphics: Amazing and way better than expected. The folks responsible for the world design and all that's in it deserve statues. On random hikes through the wasteland I find myself stopping all the time to look around and appreciate the vistas and rich, immersive detail. From cities to the back country: jaw dropping gorgeous. Also the vintage style artwork is better than ever.

    • Combat: best combat in Fallout games so far. Much more smooth and action packed compared to previous titles. More interesting monsters and the implementation of Power Armor is awesome.

    • Open world content & quests: Though the quests seem less fleshed out compared with the excellent writing and immersion of FO : New Vegas, (Obsidian did a great job there), the world feels less linear and is more open and filled to the brim with content. A staggering amount of content.

    The main story line doesn't interest me so much: I think that's a mistake from Bethesda: shoehorning you into a very specific back-story in such an open, free game world. I prefer an 'anonymous prisoner' start, where players are able to immersive themselves in backgrounds of their own imagining. At least I haven't encountered birth-marks and 'you are the chose one' clichés so far. Although various factions do act like you are god-sent. I am not bothered with my character having a voice, by the way.

    • Settlement building & crafting: I am in love with the modification system and settlement building. It's a great, rich addition to the core gameplay and makes living in the wasteland much more immersive and compelling. Can't wait for the survival mode to make this game the ultimate post-apocalypse sim.

    • Polish: Probably the most polished Bethesda game yet. Haven't encountered bugs so far. Some mechanics feel a little quirky and your dog companion tends to stand in your way (much like real dogs), but no game breaking stuff yet. The dog is easily replaced later on. They could improve a little on the settlement mechanics and explanations perhaps.

    All in all: very happily surprised with a much more fleshed out, beautiful and compelling game than I expected and completely in awe with the world design. 9/10    … Expand
  69. idikov
    Mar 22, 2016
    6
    Fallout 4 is not a bad game. It is a bad RPG and a misdirected installment in the franchise. Still, many Bethesda fans or just players who enjoy exploring unfamiliar worlds will be satisfied with it, as it has one of the richest, most detailed game worlds ever created. Lore is presented to the player in different ways around every corner of the game world. Together with the masterfullyFallout 4 is not a bad game. It is a bad RPG and a misdirected installment in the franchise. Still, many Bethesda fans or just players who enjoy exploring unfamiliar worlds will be satisfied with it, as it has one of the richest, most detailed game worlds ever created. Lore is presented to the player in different ways around every corner of the game world. Together with the masterfully crafted sound design it will help immerse even newcomers in the interesting world of Fallout. The game also has a lot to offer to gun nuts as the game features improved shooting and an expansive crafting system that takes resources from the clutter in the open world.

    However, Fallout 4 is a big departure from the franchise in terms of its way of storytelling and RPG mechanics, which will most likely disappoint long-time fans of the franchise. It is apparent that BGS have taken inspiration from other popular games. It seems to me that in the beginning of the development cycle of the game, the developers asked the question “can we” too many times and didn’t ask the question “should we” enough. As a result the narrative of the game suffers, as the actions of the player often contradict with or completely undermine the meaning of the main story of the game.

    For the first time in a Bethesda game, the protagonist is given strictly defining traits that force them to follow a linear path towards an endgame goal. This not only limits the possibilities for role playing, but it creates a pseudo narrative dissonance between the actions that the player makes during the main quests and the rest of their journey in the open world. On one hand the game tries to be an emotional story about family and difficult choices. On the other, it tries to tell a story about hope, building a new healthy community in the post-apocalyptic world. Unfortunately it does not spend enough time on any of these two sides and fails to tell a coherent story as a result of their inability to exist in correlation.

    This new way of storytelling is totally uncalled for and it betrays the philosophy of player freedom that BGS has always had. Fallout 4 is a lesser RPG in almost every aspect, even compared to Fallout 3: The removal of the karma system (and the ability to role play as an evil persona); The new “dialogue wheel” which only gives the illusion of choice but ultimately lacks any consequences; The voiced protagonist with defined traits and goals; The removal of skills making your character inexplicably proficient in any kind of weapon and power armor from the very start of the game; The overall lack of choice in quests or the illusion of such. All of these aspects were hallmarks of the franchise and, in my opinion, made the previous Fallout games one of the best RPG games of all time.

    Moreover, the quest scripts themselves are repetitive, uninspired and boring. In terms of their mechanics, the quests of Fallout 4 could very well exist in an MMORPG, just in bigger numbers. All quest objectives can be narrowed down to: Acquire X item, place X item, kill X NPC, talk to X NPC, escort X NPC. Inexplicably, 95% of the population of the Commonwealth consists of generic, respawning enemies to kill in an attempt by Bethesda to bring the franchise to the mainstream audience of action hungry FPS players.

    The lack of innovation in the mechanics of the game might very well be due to engine limitations. Unsurprisingly, Bethesda decided to use an upgraded version of the engine that they used for Skyrim. This is not the first time that the Fallout franchise receives this kind of treatment as Fallout 3 used an upgraded version of Oblivion's engine. It might have made sense at the time, as Fallout 3 was Bethesda’s first try at the IP and there was a certain amount of risk involved but it cannot be justified after the huge success of both Fallout 3 and Skyrim.

    There has been an argument that the team behind these games is considerably small and they like to keep it this way because they are used to working with each other. This is possibly the biggest lie that Bethesda’s PR team has come up with and anyone with even a little knowledge about the game industry can pick it apart. I am totally fine with BGS keeping their artists and world designers and writers as they are. However, the choice by Bethesda not to hire more software engineers and graphics designers is a purely business decision since those types of employees rarely have any influence on the overall theme of the game. It is unforgivable for a AAA title in 2015 to have so many bugs, to look considerably worse than other games that came out in the same year while running poorly. This is not the quality that we should expect from the company behind some of the best selling games of the decade. As long as the community shows that they are willing to forgive poor mechanics, ugly, not optimized textures and game breaking bugs, BGS will keep releasing games in an unfinished state.    … Expand
  70. prince_warhero
    Mar 22, 2016
    5
    Gameplay will be good for starting 10 hours, after that you will realise that this is not rpg rather than a first person shooter... the minimalized dialogue system has a great negative impact on the game.. The side quests are dumb as anything could get, boring at its peak..

    I don care about graphics when gameplay is great. but.. BUT .. the bugs , glitches, animations they are    Gameplay will be good for starting 10 hours, after that you will realise that this is not rpg rather than a first person shooter... the minimalized dialogue system has a great negative impact on the game.. The side quests are dumb as anything could get, boring at its peak..

    I don care about graphics when gameplay is great. but.. BUT .. the bugs , glitches, animations they are unacceptable, js coz its a bethesda game doesnt mean they can release with wateva bugs.. hell the game even doesnt have the most basic - a brightness option in the consoles or PC !! Now bethesda is a very experienced developer, and i totally agree that this game looks gorgeous with lighting and stuff.. but being created many open world games, y cant they release bug free, without performance issues ?? with same engine as skyrim *cough* (when small devs like CDPR released a more polished product). That's what i cant accept.. hope many realizes, and i am really glad that this game has a low user rating in meta critic, and the devs learn a lesson.    … Expand
  71. 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
  72. saintbrew
    Mar 21, 2016
    8
    I will be quick about it, the game is not a fallout game, at least not a fallout 1, 2 & tactics game, i now a lot of fan base is really mad about the fact the game is not a RPG anymore, or that the game doesn't have the fell of the Fallout franchise that the originals had, but, it is a good game, fallout 3 too was not a game with great RPG elements but it was a good game, When Bethesda gotI will be quick about it, the game is not a fallout game, at least not a fallout 1, 2 & tactics game, i now a lot of fan base is really mad about the fact the game is not a RPG anymore, or that the game doesn't have the fell of the Fallout franchise that the originals had, but, it is a good game, fallout 3 too was not a game with great RPG elements but it was a good game, When Bethesda got the IP for Fallout the game was going for a more FPS type of game to catch up with the necessity of the time, when FPS games were more appealing for the gamers, at least for the new gamers, but maintaining its RPG elements in your own way, i now its a dam shame that the game is not anymore the same RPG story driven game that was, but we have to take risks in these times we have to sacrifice and bet on new ways to improve, i don't see this game as 0 or a 4 but i can see that is a 5 6 or 7, but for me is a 8, not for the pieces that made me happy or the ones that made me mad, but for the total product that gave me 200 hrs of play, and is still a hell 'a of game with content to the brim that i have not seen it all, i just hope that yourself view the game for all of it and not just for the things that make you sad, and i say this:

    The game is WORTH BUYING in its full price for a FPS with a little bit of RPG elements, but its NOT WORTH BUYING for a RPG game, but all in all it still a GOOD GAME.    … Expand
  73. bigboss9191
    Mar 20, 2016
    0
    I can summarize the game with one question. I need to write 150 chars in order to post review... sec...
    Is fallout 4 a good game? :

    (UP) YES
    (RIGHT) MAYBE
    (DOWN) LATER
    (LEFT) Ask random question
  74. FallableNinja
    Mar 15, 2016
    0
    All the quests are crap. If you are hoping for a classic Fallout experience you will be sorely disappointed. If you want an RPG you should look elsewhere. If you like COD games then Fallout 4 will probably interest you. Emil Pagliano is the head writer by the way and the reason why the quests are abysmal. This individual was also the lead writer for Skyrim which explains the **** quests inAll the quests are crap. If you are hoping for a classic Fallout experience you will be sorely disappointed. If you want an RPG you should look elsewhere. If you like COD games then Fallout 4 will probably interest you. Emil Pagliano is the head writer by the way and the reason why the quests are abysmal. This individual was also the lead writer for Skyrim which explains the **** quests in that game. I'm just curious how he's going to put out even **** work in the next Elder Scrolls title. Can he top himself? Probably and only time can tell.… Expand
  75. MartianAxolotl
    Mar 14, 2016
    5
    Really Short Review:

    Bethesda: "We've been hyping this for like 3 years but we dont actually have anything, what are we gonna do guys?" Bethesda Employee: "Okay were gonna... uh... reverse the plot from Fallout 3... make the world smaller so we dont have to make too much. Give them everything in the first 30 minutes so we dont have to complicate the plot... and... take out the    Really Short Review:

    Bethesda: "We've been hyping this for like 3 years but we dont actually have anything, what are we gonna do guys?"

    Bethesda Employee: "Okay were gonna... uh... reverse the plot from Fallout 3... make the world smaller so we dont have to make too much. Give them everything in the first 30 minutes so we dont have to complicate the plot... and... take out the morality system because thats too complex"

    Bethesda: "But thats means its gonna be s***"

    Employee: "Okay we'll add better guns. All the 9 year olds only care about guns anyway"

    Bethesda: "Alright" *makes game in 2 months* *makes it look like theyve been perfectng it for the past 6 years* *bribes the media into saying 10/10 IGN*    … Expand
  76. GameplayExpert
    Mar 14, 2016
    5
    Bethesda знает, как испортить Fallout, она ничему не научилась после того, как Obsidian показала, как же на самом деле нужно делать игры этой серии. Но нет, они решили, что сами лучше других знают как нужно делать и в итоге мы получили обычный шутан с RPG элементами, лишённый духа оригинальной серии, это просто проявление неуважения к фанатам серии и её истокам.Bethesda знает, как испортить Fallout, она ничему не научилась после того, как Obsidian показала, как же на самом деле нужно делать игры этой серии. Но нет, они решили, что сами лучше других знают как нужно делать и в итоге мы получили обычный шутан с RPG элементами, лишённый духа оригинальной серии, это просто проявление неуважения к фанатам серии и её истокам.
  77. KaosNegative
    Mar 14, 2016
    4
    This Fallout game is Garbage, I loved Fallout New Vegas, but this is an extremely watered down excuse for a Fallout game, not recommended to anyone especially the heart of the fan-base -_- I said it many time before and I will say it again, this wasn't supposed to be mostly fps with rpg elements, it's meant to be the other way around or maybe JUST rpg like the original games which wereThis Fallout game is Garbage, I loved Fallout New Vegas, but this is an extremely watered down excuse for a Fallout game, not recommended to anyone especially the heart of the fan-base -_- I said it many time before and I will say it again, this wasn't supposed to be mostly fps with rpg elements, it's meant to be the other way around or maybe JUST rpg like the original games which were much farther in depth than this game could ever began to dream of. This is just Bethesda trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator rather than listening to their actual fan-base. Oh how I wish Obsidian would return to development :(… Expand
  78. Kevinas001
    Mar 13, 2016
    3
    Ill start off with that this game is an overhyped mess.
    5 years Bethesda and you pulled something out of your ass.
    The game is full of glitches. The plot is absolute **** Compare it to Fallout 3 or New Vegas. You could finish those games without pulling any trigger. Here its like Shoot kill shoot kill. People are praising it for its big map. Well fallout 3 and New Vegas had a big    Ill start off with that this game is an overhyped mess.
    5 years Bethesda and you pulled something out of your ass.
    The game is full of glitches.
    The plot is absolute ****
    Compare it to Fallout 3 or New Vegas.
    You could finish those games without pulling any trigger.
    Here its like Shoot kill shoot kill.
    People are praising it for its big map.
    Well fallout 3 and New Vegas had a big map too.
    All of the quests are shoot and loot.
    310    … Expand
  79. Tecnologgamer
    Mar 13, 2016
    2
    This is the worse Fallout release ever (after Brotherhood of Steel). The Bethesda unhappy for destroying TES series with Skyrim now he destroy Fallout series with elements of Skyrim and simplifying the Fallout elements.

    - Leveling die. Now you don't have level cap and you now your character can be the most overpowered thing in the game (what break the need of have companion on party)    This is the worse Fallout release ever (after Brotherhood of Steel). The Bethesda unhappy for destroying TES series with Skyrim now he destroy Fallout series with elements of Skyrim and simplifying the Fallout elements.

    - Leveling die. Now you don't have level cap and you now your character can be the most overpowered thing in the game (what break the need of have companion on party)

    -VATS dead, is better you aim for your own than using vats because the game lost the "skills" and now you don't need high points for hits the bullets on enemy.

    -Gear dead. On classics Fallout I always needed find better weapons and better gear for your character do damage and take less damage. Now you take the weapon you more like for grind enemies and use the armor who you like to use (have exception, but is rarely happen).

    -Pointless base build who have nothing cool, just make you more slave of game like Skyrim.

    -Boring quest

    -Story is a copie from Fallout 3 and more boring, they try to putting some companion on main stories, but without sucess.

    -Copie Borderlands elements without the same quality of Borderlands

    -Companions are imortal and don't need equipaments and unlimited ammo.

    -2008 graphics, bad animation, bad modelling, etc.    … Expand
  80. colaeric
    Mar 11, 2016
    0
    Absolutely the worst Fallout game in the series. Like other reviewers have stated, the game is consist of nonsensical/boring storyline, uninteresting world, and terrible combat mechanics.
  81. 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
  82. Ourlig
    Mar 10, 2016
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I just finished Fallout 4 and it's almost funny how it reminds me of Fallout 3. To sum it up, OK Game, BAD Fallout.
    It's a bit like going to the movie expecting to see an Indiana Jones Movie and ending up watching the mummy (or Indy 4, for that matter). It is fun at times but it's clearly not what I could expect from the franchise

    The things I liked :
    - The story is a bit bland but looking for your kidnapped infant is a much better reason to explore the world than trying to catch up with your lousy father so I would give the game a free pass.
    - The building part is fun. it's not why i played the game but I can see the appeal.
    - So is the shooting part. Even if I suck at FPS and didn't buy the game for that.
    - The overall design of the Wasteland has improved. There are a lot of locations with a real, unique atmosphere.
    - the weapon and armor customization. Even if the main reason for it in the first place has disappeared (no more damaging for equipment), it is still fun to improve (and even name) your favorite weapons.
    - The legendary items : fun to collect until you realize your common items are good enough for the job anyway

    The things that annoyed me :
    - The wheel speech. The fact that you only have 4 different things available to say is annoying but to me, the real RPG-feeling killer is that you don't know exactly what your character will say. so you spin the wheel hoping the end result will be good.
    - The key map. more specifically the fact that one key might do the exact opposite of you're expecting simply because you're in a different menu.
    - The control over companions or should I say the complete lack of it. Even in 3, you were able to ask a companion to switch from ranged to melee. Now you can romance them. Great ...
    - the non-existent optimization for PC. Seriously. It's a port (and a rather bad one). otherwise I just can't explain why my PC, despite the fact that it is technically better than a PS4, can only run the game with graphics set on Low (so without any sort of anti-aliasing... in 2016)
    - One common rant is about the acting. Believe me, the English version is FINE, The French one, on the other end, is just horrendous. Bad lip sync, bland acting... it is just pure crap. I switched to English as soon as I realized it was possible. (Thank you steam)

    The real problems :
    - the general dumbing down. Forget everything you learned in the previous game. No enemy should be a real challenge. Super Mutants used to be a deadly threat but since 3, we all know they are a joke. But then Bethesda created the Behemoth. Now, you might not be able the one shot kill them, but a couple of well placed shots will do the trick... as for Deathclaws... they were dangerous. something to treat with caution even for a well prepared end-gamer (especially when found in packs). Now you almost HAVE to kill one in your first hour outside the vault. But don't panic, Bethesda made sure you will have the infinity-1 sword so you can kill it... So the real danger is humanity except it's not raiders, coursers, even power-armor paladins are a joke
    - The quests, secondary or not, are almost exclusively fetch ones. And most of the time, you will have to kill everything in the locations to get it
    - at this point, I don't even want to talk about the biggest problem, the biggest betrayal to the fallout spirit :
    the new perk system that turn every thing into a perk. Building your character up is not a hard choice anymore. So I don't see why I would even try a rerun. Pity    … Expand
  83. SocratesPOV
    Mar 9, 2016
    5
    Fallout 4 is the showcase of what happens when developers spend more for merchandising than actual game development.

    Graphics and physics are the same since Fallout 3 but what did you expect, right? If you can get through the gory paste and gummy bodies and, yes, some fresh post processing, worry not, this game has many more aces in the hole to disappoint you! Let's start with the    Fallout 4 is the showcase of what happens when developers spend more for merchandising than actual game development.

    Graphics and physics are the same since Fallout 3 but what did you expect, right? If you can get through the gory paste and gummy bodies and, yes, some fresh post processing, worry not, this game has many more aces in the hole to disappoint you!

    Let's start with the few good things about Fallout 4: Boston and its outskirt are big and it takes quite some time to explore the whole map, there is variety and i personally liked the glowing sea as it feels like the apotheosis of atomic annihilation. From the FPS perspective this game got far from his previous chapters as it now features more control over envirorment while shooting (peeking from cover for instance). Character customization, aesthetically speaking, have been improved. This said, roll up your sleeves, we are going deeper.

    From the RPG perspective the game feels hollow: personally the voice acting of the main character wasn't necessary as it rips away whatever you wanted to imagine it was the voice of your character, although the acting is not that bad. The dialog circle is terrifying: the option swings from "good answer" to "bad answer" to the ominous "sarcasting answer", never in all the 3 cases you have an idea of what your character is going to say, you can vaguely imagine but you can't be sure. Thankfully modders fixed this. Hardcore mode, introduced in NV, disappeared, making this title look more like a walk in a theme park than a survivalish RPG in a ravaged wasteland. The choices you make sometime matters but in the big picture you have 4 endings and they all look the same, you just swap Preston with whoever is the leader of the faction you chose. Speaking of Preston there is a settlement that require your aid, General... Preston is just one of the many npcs who offer a series of repetitive quest which require you to go to "X" slay "Y enemies" go back, rinse and repeat. There are some engaging quest lines indeed but there are so few compared to the 3-line-of-dialog-repeated-x-times quests.

    Technically as stated graphics and physics are docked safely at Fallout 3, there are very few moments of awe while walking the wasteland; the tree, grass, waters and whatever debris of the old world remain still as if the bombs deprived the world of atmosfere, leaving it windless. Entering every building has a loading screen and while this not being a big problem it still feel silly being this game released the same year as The Witcher 3 (or MGSV:TPP if you will) which doesn't have any loading time and is still a huge world much more vibrant and detailed than Fallout 4. Game difficulty is nothing to meddle with since it will not make the game a real challenge but will, instead, transform enemies in walking brickmen who need several clips before you down them or, if you are too sluggish to unload hell on some random raiders , get shotted by any silenced weapon with a couple of perks.

    To conclude, Fallout 4 is , in my opinion, an under developed game who sold out more because of it's name than his qualitative gameplay. It's an "ok" game but absolutely not worth 60€    … Expand
  84. unbornchikken
    Mar 9, 2016
    1
    It's abysmal. First and foremost the loading time is long, you gotta stay still for a minute to get in or out of a f*** building. It's actually because of laziness of programmers, because could be worked around by using a simple DirectX FPS hack tool. Secondly it's not a Fallout game, it's a lame shooter game with some skills. There is no real decisions, no skills affecting conversations,It's abysmal. First and foremost the loading time is long, you gotta stay still for a minute to get in or out of a f*** building. It's actually because of laziness of programmers, because could be worked around by using a simple DirectX FPS hack tool. Secondly it's not a Fallout game, it's a lame shooter game with some skills. There is no real decisions, no skills affecting conversations, no immersion just kills. And there is that extremely annoying settlement building crap, which is there for improving the gaming experience. I mean if you ignore settlements, you get a way much better and enjoyable game.… Expand
  85. crypticturtle
    Mar 8, 2016
    6
    While not a bad game, there is nothing memorable about it. There is also a lack of compelling side content which makes the massive world feel empty after the story is complete. They seem to have put all their side content effort into the clunky settlement system, which I only used for farms. Overall, a forgettable game.
  86. SpittlePig
    Mar 8, 2016
    0
    I am done with Bethesda. To call this a RPG is a joke. I doubt I will buy another game from them ever again. The writing, dialog, and character build is so simple and dull. Just run around and kill stuff. I wish Obsidian would get to make a real Fallout game.
  87. Zeak
    Mar 7, 2016
    3
    I can't believe how Bethesda manage to release such an utterly boring game in the Fallout franchise.. As many people already noted here, Fallout is all about the choice and it is basically absent in this instance. All you do is kill kill kill. Kill everyone. You just grind through the main quest by shooting everything you see. You encounter a few interesting situations during the gameI can't believe how Bethesda manage to release such an utterly boring game in the Fallout franchise.. As many people already noted here, Fallout is all about the choice and it is basically absent in this instance. All you do is kill kill kill. Kill everyone. You just grind through the main quest by shooting everything you see. You encounter a few interesting situations during the game which eventually turn into a shoot out anyway. The base building part which was so much advertised essentially is DOA. This Fallout is basically brain dead.… Expand
  88. Stopdumbingdown
    Mar 5, 2016
    0
    nobody who cares about video games or rpgs should ever forgive this hack game by beth. all pc gamers should vocally deny tes6, demand beth release properly finished games and let tes6 flameout without honors. let the sheeple burn.

    due to my love for (actual) rpg's (of which, there are very few) i have to label this slop of a game as my most disappointing game ever. fallout 3, as a    nobody who cares about video games or rpgs should ever forgive this hack game by beth. all pc gamers should vocally deny tes6, demand beth release properly finished games and let tes6 flameout without honors. let the sheeple burn.

    due to my love for (actual) rpg's (of which, there are very few) i have to label this slop of a game as my most disappointing game ever. fallout 3, as a new-gen starter left great impressions, despite, its casual inclusions. newvegas remedied so much of the casual, stupefied, dumbnumb of fallout 3 that i thought skyrim would, obviously, be the best rpg to date. lol. beth proved that a more casual, stupefied, accessible game is NEVER beyond reach. (LUCKILY, the very INHERENT nature of tes games allows the decline of rpg mechanics and gameplay to be masked and LIED about. ie. skyrims a great game, but, for true rpg gamers its a joke.)

    fallout 4 is a technical mess. a creative mess. a coherent mess. a mechanical gameplay mess.

    i've argued since oblivion that i will NEVER again put tes/beth games on my auto-buy list.

    with fallout 4, i now put beth on my DO NOT BUY until they pluckin prove it to me list.

    how far they have fallen...    … Expand
  89. PeyoteCoyote
    Mar 4, 2016
    5
    Nothing really new and innovating and absolutely horrible framerate problems even this long after release. I concur with other reviews that this game along with others that are targeted towards both PC and Console are ruining PC gaming.
  90. cossayos
    Mar 4, 2016
    5
    First the positive things. As opposed to previous Bethesda games, this one hardly crashes. It's much more stable than Skyrim at release, that's for sure.

    It's a fun game and certainly was worth it's money, but it's seriously lacking in every aspect, if you expect more than a shooter. I've expected the game to be dumbed down when I first heard about the fully voiced protagonist, but the    First the positive things. As opposed to previous Bethesda games, this one hardly crashes. It's much more stable than Skyrim at release, that's for sure.

    It's a fun game and certainly was worth it's money, but it's seriously lacking in every aspect, if you expect more than a shooter. I've expected the game to be dumbed down when I first heard about the fully voiced protagonist, but the dialogues are almost non present. You get the choice between three or four option and your player says something. But whatever they say, it has absolutely no influence on how your opposite reacts. You can outright insult them and they just go on with their dialogue, as if nothing happened. Same goes for quests. Refuse to do them and they end up in your journal nonetheless.

    Which brings me to quest design, if you want to call it that. It's almost always, shoot, kill, fetch, repeat. It's worst with the radiants that are handed out in kind of a driveby shooting manner. Pass a questgiver on the streets and you got another one in your journal. They take you to locations, you have visited about a million times before, to kill the same bunch of generic enemies again and again and again. Bethesda never were great storyteller, but this main quest may be the worst attempt at drama they ever made. I won't go into details here, suffice to say, it creates a false sense of urgency without drawing you in emotionally. And it is mainly, you already guessed it, shoot, kill, fetch, repeat. I would be hard pressed to point out even one memorable quest in the whole game.

    So, companions. You can romance them now, if you want to call it that. It's mainly brownie point collecting to aquire the stat they hand out, if their disposition towards you is maxed out. They like and dislike certain actions you take, which is perfectly fine, since it adds to character. What's not fine is, that you can romance almost all simultaneously. You can set up a mixed harem, regardless of gender, since all of them swing both ways without any of them being jeallous of the other. I'm fine with miixed or gay, but it should be in character. Not everyone should be available to everyone, just because. And not everyone should be available at the same time. It breaks immersion in a big way and renders romances totally meaningless. Which is a pity, since some of the characters are really interesting. In fact, their design is one of the select few reasons why I'm not rating that game on the red scale.

    Immersion is another big no no. I'm with Bethesda since Morrowind and they still haven't managed to create a reactive NPC environment. The ordinary NPC, even if you already met them about a thousand times already, treats you like the dirt under their shoes from start to finish. It has been that way with every Beth game. Regardless of your achievements, you end up as Johnny or Jane noname to be exposed to any snide comment.

    Settlement building is a nice addition and another reason why I move the game slightly to the plus side. But, as everything else it stays half assed and is a pain in the backside to manage on the PC. It's so obviously designed for console that it's extremely clunky with mouse and kkeyboard. Nothing wrong with designing for console, but please don't treat PC as an afterthought without being arsed to implement a UI and controls that are manageable without getting frustrated.

    All in all I had my fun. But now I get bored even reflecting on that game. I won't pick it up again until the modding community takes care of quest design, stories and UI. If that is ever going to happen, since I realize that voiced characters are just one of the stepping stones to make life more difficult for modders.    … Expand
  91. captainkane
    Mar 4, 2016
    6
    I agree with those critics who acknowledge Fallout 4’s biggest shortcoming: It doesn’t push the series forward. The only risk Bethesda took was settlement creation, a poorly implemented mechanic. Fallout 4 can be fun, but its buggy. The story is ho-hum and the perks system is half-baked. If anything, FO4 shows us how lazy Bethesda games have become. It lacks the spark that’ll keep gamersI agree with those critics who acknowledge Fallout 4’s biggest shortcoming: It doesn’t push the series forward. The only risk Bethesda took was settlement creation, a poorly implemented mechanic. Fallout 4 can be fun, but its buggy. The story is ho-hum and the perks system is half-baked. If anything, FO4 shows us how lazy Bethesda games have become. It lacks the spark that’ll keep gamers coming back.

    I enjoyed Fallout 3. It sucks players in with a great intro and then throws them to the wolves. There is so much uncertainty after those beginning moments. Fallout 4 dumbed it all down. Everything is sped up so to keep the attention of impatient tween gamers. I actually had a laugh out loud moment just before my character stepped out of the vault. The sense of awe Bethesda captured with FO3, Oblivion, and Morrowind simply isn’t there. Even Skyrim does a great job instilling a feeling of adventure into axe wielding drifters. Fallout 4 never does that, which is sad given the protagonist’s dilemma.

    The optional companions are hindrances more than aids. Stealth players are better leaving them at home. Companions possess no situational awareness. They walk into ambushes, give aware hidden positions, and pin players against obstacles. Managing them is a pain because there’s no quick menu for issuing commands. Players must actually look at companions, mark them, and then direct them exactly where to go. They habitually ignore orders, or get lost. There are no indicators on the minimap for companions’ locations. If players want to find someone, good luck. I only keep companions around to hold loot.

    Companions don’t contribute to the story either. Unlike Mass Effect, the actions of one companion have no influence on another’s behavior. Dialogue options don’t reflect previous decisions. Conversations are shallow. For completionist, the romance options and companion perks are added benefits. It only takes an hour or two to max a companions affinity meter. Unlike well-constructed RPG’s, FO4 doesn’t emphasize loyalty among companions. I guess that’s a good thing since they suck anyway. Overall, companions are hardly beneficial.

    Like every other Bethesda game, the engine is a wreck. Low framerates, texture pop ins, clipping issues, and long load times are just a few problems. Save often. My character has gotten stuck in midair, fallen thru map, and walked thru all the buildings of Boston Commons. These problems forced me to quit the game and reload. Now I save every few minutes. Bethesda is notorious for releasing buggy games, and FO4 is no exception. Despite using a speedy ssd, load times are slow when entering buildings and dungeons. Character interactions are sometimes delayed as dialogue is loaded. Witcher 3 has its share of problems, but it sets a high bar on performance. No loading screens and impressive frame rates create a seamless, immersive experience, something Bethesda should imitate.

    Graphically, FO4 is unimpressive. Visually, Dying Light on Xbox One blows the PC version of FO4 out of the water. Perch on a skyscraper in each game and the differences are obvious. The Creation engine is unsophisticated and poorly optimized. The problems listed above are bad enough. But it’s also plagued by slow rendering, short draw distances, and muddy textures. Just inferior performance overall. Skyrim has several game breaking bugs that Bethesda refuses to fix, and the same will happen with Fallout 4.

    The VATS system is back, but feels less important now. The SPECIAL attributes are nifty, but unbalanced. Except for Strength and Endurance, attributes primarily benefit VATS users. Charisma requires a hefty investment to be useful. Players must pump 8 points into it if they want to pass speech check or build settlements. Agility and Perception offer no benefits in real time combat. Bethesda offsets the less than stellar attributes by binding them with perks. No skills this time. On low difficulties, perks aren’t even necessary. Unfortunately, sneaky players will have the most difficult times because stealth mechanics are crap, as usual. Boss fights take a page from Dues Ex: HR. They cater to specific playstyles, namely brute force or heavy VATS usage. Other builds are at disadvantages.

    Settlements require valuable upgrade points but offer debatable benefits. They aren’t necessary. FO4 provides zero information in game on building them. The mechanics are cobbled together, so constructing anything from scratch is painstakingly difficult. At best, it’s a shoddy level creator tacked on just before launch.

    Fallout 4 isn’t a bad game. But it feels dated and clumsy. The thin story, shallow characters, and average gameplay remind me of Far Cry games. All the RPGness is gone. Terrible optimization is par for the course. Bethesda is cruising on autopilot and Fallout 4 confirms this. If you’ve played one Bethesda’s game, you’ve played them all. Hopefully its next release offers real innovation instead of pandering to casual kids.    … Expand
  92. Rivendau
    Mar 4, 2016
    0
    This is the worse Fallout game on the series. As a shotter could be reviewed like a decent one with a 6 or even 7/10. But as RPG its really a bad game. Without any real decision, you only can say Yes or ignore the quest, that´s all this game lies to you and tries to care of his bland characters. But you can´t the ending is so dumb. Kill, kill and kill. You can't do anything else. AvoidThis is the worse Fallout game on the series. As a shotter could be reviewed like a decent one with a 6 or even 7/10. But as RPG its really a bad game. Without any real decision, you only can say Yes or ignore the quest, that´s all this game lies to you and tries to care of his bland characters. But you can´t the ending is so dumb. Kill, kill and kill. You can't do anything else. Avoid this game. if you want to play Fallout play the first ones or New Vegas. The next time i will not preorder any Bethesda Game.

    And let´s talk about the performance. Is really bad for his dated graphics. You can play it well but don´t expect a constant 60 fps even with a decent machine.

    Seriously run from this game.    … Expand
  93. JDM90
    Mar 4, 2016
    8
    Wow a lot of harsh criticism here, seriously people who give games a 0 need to to get out more.

    I've put about 200 hours in to Fallout 4 and it's becoming a bit boring... that's because it has entertained me for over 200 hours. This is a great game, the main story, the side quests all are fantastic however they could have made more from the settlement building, it seems a little    Wow a lot of harsh criticism here, seriously people who give games a 0 need to to get out more.

    I've put about 200 hours in to Fallout 4 and it's becoming a bit boring... that's because it has entertained me for over 200 hours. This is a great game, the main story, the side quests all are fantastic however they could have made more from the settlement building, it seems a little pointless in it's current form. My biggest criticism of this game however is the almost unusable UI, it's dreadful! did anyone even play test this on a PC first? Fallout 4 doesn't quite know what it's supposed to be, a shooter or an RPG and gets neither of them right but both aspects are fun and I've enjoyed my time with it.    … Expand
  94. yamumsmum
    Mar 3, 2016
    10
    please please please do not listen to these idiots giving a low rating, they are just afraid of change, just like the republican party, this is an excellent game, far better shooting, far better gameplay. dont make the mistake of listening to these numb nuts who gave anything below a 7 out of 10. one of the best games out there which is why critics gave it such a good score. And as a hugeplease please please do not listen to these idiots giving a low rating, they are just afraid of change, just like the republican party, this is an excellent game, far better shooting, far better gameplay. dont make the mistake of listening to these numb nuts who gave anything below a 7 out of 10. one of the best games out there which is why critics gave it such a good score. And as a huge fallout and bethesda fan overall, I cant stress enough how big of a regret you will make if you listen to these ignorant irrational people giving bad reviews, in short BUY THIS GAME, BUY THIS GAME… Expand
  95. nikovitch
    Feb 28, 2016
    6
    Still can t believe my first dialogue in the game: 4 times this guy ask me to follow him, 4 times i say no.. the 5th time, the game force me to follow... it s not a rpg at all...
  96. gameren82
    Feb 28, 2016
    5
    - The real problem with dialogue system is that choice "either puts you on the same route with the same quest objective or just nets you a "come back later if you change your mind mane" response. Illusion of choice.
    -Repetetive, similar quests.
    - No hardcore mode.
    - No reputation.
    - Graphics and animations outdated.
    - Inventory and sorting
    - Dumbed down RPG elements. '
  97. Uryxt
    Feb 28, 2016
    9
    Although I dislike futuristic settings, I find myself enjoying the world of Fallout 4. I find it a bit hard - quick save very often!! - and the controls are not really intuitive BUT the experience is great! I love the simplicity of their skill tree! Many times, I got super stressed when you have to fight some Mutants in a building. There is a sense of danger that you do not find in so manyAlthough I dislike futuristic settings, I find myself enjoying the world of Fallout 4. I find it a bit hard - quick save very often!! - and the controls are not really intuitive BUT the experience is great! I love the simplicity of their skill tree! Many times, I got super stressed when you have to fight some Mutants in a building. There is a sense of danger that you do not find in so many games...
    Highly recommended!    … Expand
  98. ROK1992
    Feb 27, 2016
    5
    Such a disappointment... It seems Bethesda had completely forgotten what made Fallout 3 and Fallout NV such a classic. Morally controversial choices, one of a kind atmosphere and a flexible RPG system. I'm truly sorry to say that Fallout 4 lacks all of that (or is non-existent). A mediocre, generic shooter is simply not acceptable for a Fallout title.
  99. ZaPaAl
    Feb 27, 2016
    3
    Enough with open world games filled with nothingness! I had hopes, because somehow I did like Fallout 3 and New Vegas, but this just doesn't work for me. I looked up a few old fallout videos, and instantly remembered, why they were great. The feeling of progress, hubs filled with good quests, fighting with a lot of strategy ...

    It does start engaging, but looses consistently until I    Enough with open world games filled with nothingness! I had hopes, because somehow I did like Fallout 3 and New Vegas, but this just doesn't work for me. I looked up a few old fallout videos, and instantly remembered, why they were great. The feeling of progress, hubs filled with good quests, fighting with a lot of strategy ...

    It does start engaging, but looses consistently until I just couldn't endure it anymore, feeling crushed by how much (50-66%?) still was unexplored. And why should I explore? To kill another pack of raiders or super mutants, clean out some thrashed buildings and gain hundreds of tons of useless stuff? I had some fun building up my first settlement, building defenses, housing etc. Until I realized, doing so is just a great waste of time. Even with dozens of turrets, walls etc. they can't fight for themselves at all. If a settlement is attacked and you don't show up, everything is lost. So, what for?

    The story isn't motivating, it just dissolves somehow. The parties you can join are boring. Most of the character's you meet are boring. The quests aren't interesting or meaningful. Skill system isn't fun or meaningful. Game looks bland. It can be modded, and needs a lot of it, but that doesn't help on the long run, if the design is broken. It's their best voice acting and dialog system to date, but in it's core it has nothing of fun to offer. What a waste of potential.    … Expand
  100. Schuback
    Feb 27, 2016
    7
    Fun to explore and you do what you want to do as expected in a Bethesda rpg game. It's no overhaul from Fallout 3 as the graphics and combat gameplay are only slight improvements. But the core of what makes Fallout 3 or New Vegas fun is still here in Fallout 4 - immersing yourself in an open world, roam around, never in one place, just roam from town to town as you are the wanderer.Fun to explore and you do what you want to do as expected in a Bethesda rpg game. It's no overhaul from Fallout 3 as the graphics and combat gameplay are only slight improvements. But the core of what makes Fallout 3 or New Vegas fun is still here in Fallout 4 - immersing yourself in an open world, roam around, never in one place, just roam from town to town as you are the wanderer. Overall improvement in terms of graphics, combat.. but.... there are some other downsides besides the small improvements or lack of innovation.

    - Story not as good as New Vegas (better than FO3)
    - Followers are uninteresting compared to NV.
    - Boring factions
    - No slavers (hope it's not because Bethesda is aiming at younger audience under 18)
    - Lack of adult contents like the ones you see in NV (Kids mustn't see these..... or Bethesda afraid of backlash?)
    - Lack of epic moments like blowing up Megaton or stopping Mr Burke in FO3
    - The towns and societies in FO4 seem to lack soul. It's not like that feeling you get when you visit Megaton, Rivet City or Tenpenny Tower which gives you a weird feeling.
    - Side stories are uninteresting.
    - Aimed at casuals. No more using stealth play like sneaking in the casino in NV to rescue the kidnapped guy. Now it's just sent to a location, clear the place of bad guys. And that's it.
    - No major decision making. Or lack of them cause apparently (to Bethesda) gamers are dumber these days.
    - It's no longer an rpg with action play. It's now an FPS action game with rpg elements. =( Sad to see this. Hope Bethesda won't do this for the next Elder Scrolls.
    - Season Pass BS. Paying upfront without knowing what you gonna get.... Hmm... Not you too Bethesda.

    Anyway, despite these downsides it's still a solid game as Bethesda has added many other things. One of the major addition is settlements where you manage and grow your settlements. Which can be quite fun.

    It's still Game of the year 2015 for me (another bad year for gaming). Hopefully the dlcs add more to the game. Please Bethesda, I'm still holding my breath that you can be top again.    … 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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