Fallout 4

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  1. RadicalRic
    Dec 16, 2015
    4
    There's hardly any wow factor in this game. If you close your eyes and try to imagine any generic post-apocalyptic setting, you'll find everything of the concepts you imagined in the first 4 seconds. Sure, there's 50s music and fedoras, but that's pretty much it. The problem is that the Fallout series were all about crazyness, and the predecessor to this particular game was as crazy as aThere's hardly any wow factor in this game. If you close your eyes and try to imagine any generic post-apocalyptic setting, you'll find everything of the concepts you imagined in the first 4 seconds. Sure, there's 50s music and fedoras, but that's pretty much it. The problem is that the Fallout series were all about crazyness, and the predecessor to this particular game was as crazy as a war between cowboys and the roman empire in post-apocalyptic Las Vegas who was now a robot controlled city ruled by an immortal mind connected to a machine. There's none of that interesting uniqueness here, just exploring a wasteland and make your own living out of scrap metal and rubber tires. There's a story somewhere in between that hardly made me involved. Shooting at things is still fun, regardless.… Expand
  2. Randomadmiral
    Dec 16, 2015
    9
    A massive sandbox for one, doing everything I wanted but never got from the mindless call of duty and assassins creed games that the AAA companies have been cloning the last years. No matter what the fans of Fallout 1 & 2 say it IS an rpg with an immersive and thought provoking story and Bethesda continues it´s tradition of "storytelling through environments" beautifully. All in all aA massive sandbox for one, doing everything I wanted but never got from the mindless call of duty and assassins creed games that the AAA companies have been cloning the last years. No matter what the fans of Fallout 1 & 2 say it IS an rpg with an immersive and thought provoking story and Bethesda continues it´s tradition of "storytelling through environments" beautifully. All in all a massive upgrade to fallout 3 in all aspects and a game worth playing.… Expand
  3. MrBright01
    Dec 16, 2015
    9
    Fallout 4 is not the second coming of Hesus from the gates of PC gamer heaven, but it is a remarkably good game.

    Let's visit the cons first: *) Main quest is shallow: The core premise could have been handled a lot better, but the main story lacks that sense of immediacy you would expect for your expressed goal. *) Bugs: For all the QQ going on, Fallout 4 is not the bug infested    Fallout 4 is not the second coming of Hesus from the gates of PC gamer heaven, but it is a remarkably good game.

    Let's visit the cons first:
    *) Main quest is shallow: The core premise could have been handled a lot better, but the main story lacks that sense of immediacy you would expect for your expressed goal.
    *) Bugs: For all the QQ going on, Fallout 4 is not the bug infested monster that, say, Arkham Knight was. You will experience, at least once, a slightly annoying moment. Maybe your one settler simply refuses to path through the defensive maze you made in a settlement, or maybe you'll see that Super Mutant clipping through the wall that you can VATS but not shoot normally. Little annoying things. Game breakers are rare, except for one sub-group...
    *) No SLI. Not an issue for my sub par system, of course, but like much of the gaming world beyond certain AAA's, they have decided not to support SLI, and that will anger some of you who invested into that system. Sorry.
    *) Repetition Value: It's a little odd. On the one hand, if you're like me, you'll quickly get bored with everything up till your first settlement. On the other hand, the map is so full of stuff that, if you choose so, you need never take the same path twice.
    *) It's not Fallout Van Buren. This is a non-issue for me, but for some, a FPS game will never be acceptable in the Fallout lineup. If you disliked Fallout 3/NV because you had to aim, or feel the game is not Fallout without a skill system, keep moving, this is not for you.
    *) There is no Low Intelligence or Pure Charisma options. The low intellect dialogue was always amusing, and an opportunity to play without pulling a gun was a thing for some folks. Sadly, those options are out.
    *) AI is a Crapshoot. Usually, the AI works fine, but on occasion, someone is going to get stuck on the corner of a car that got nudged lightly by an explosion, or get stuck on a doorway because they just tried to run over a small pile of rubble or a dead friend. It does happen, mostly because of how the game engine works. The reason this happens is the same reason you can show up at a location and see two different fights.

    Got it? Good. Here come the pros.
    *) For a FPS, it's good. Not great, good. The accuracy and iron sights system works well with the perk system. Enemies are not laser guided badasses, and have shooting accuracy and skills according to the weapon they have. If you are a sniper, and they have a shotgun, odds are they will not hit you. Further, they know it, and will try their best to get to you. They will also take cover, lean out of it to fire, flee grenades, and sidestep and tumble when moving under fire. It all could be smoother, but for what it is, it's fairly good.
    *) The side-missions are far more interesting. The world is filled with side missions, from map crossing exterminations to helping a companion lay their past to rest. The writing is tighter on these shorter missions, and the voice acting is generally good. Speaking of...
    *) The voice acting works. There are some wooden places, but for the most part, the voice acting is good, and it works in a game that has a specific, personal central quest. This is also delightful out in the world, because if you get anywhere near an intelligent creature, usually with stealth but occasionally in combat, it will converse with others of its kind, and generally in an amusing way.
    *) The Perk System. This system feels very, very fallout. It discarded the boring point system. For the most part, every level gives you something interesting or directly useful, and leads to an interesting choice dynamic. Do you want an extra %20 to that class of weapons you prefer, or a chance to reset your action points when you kill something in VATS? Oh, that's right...
    *) VATS. In Fallout 3/NV, VATS would freeze the game. In Fallout 4, VATS merely slows the world down. It is not only more visually interesting, but gives you a sense of urgency that can be real. Further, because they keep moving, if you do not act fast, they might reach cover (or get close enough to pass behind it in the middle of your shot).
    *) Settlements. If you like building, the settlement system is fun, if occasionally frustrating, and a remarkably good time waster. Settlements can be attacked, but it happens rarely, to avoid disrupting the game. And if building is not your thing, you can completely ignore the entire setup.
    *) Crafting/Modification. This is a blessing. Instead of an infinite number of different weapons, you have maybe 15, which you can generally modify to your play style. Prefer spewing bullets? That pistol can have an automatic receiver. Sniper? That assault rifle can be rechambered for .50 semi auto.
    *) Art Direction. Finally, something that is not a dull green or brown. Until you get to the atmospheric Glowing Sea...

    Final Verdict: Just go get it already. Steam refund if you really don't like it, because you will know very quickly if you don't.    … Expand
  4. VaultB0y
    Dec 15, 2015
    4
    Fallout 4 just feels kind of soulless compared to Fallout 3 and even New Vegas. It's not a role playing game anymore, it's an open world shooter as many other people have said. I can't be the drunk Russian guy that only uses Molotov cocktails and a mini-gun. I'm pigeonholed into a stereotypical white picket fence Mr. Jones character, and that's honestly lame as **** and something that iFallout 4 just feels kind of soulless compared to Fallout 3 and even New Vegas. It's not a role playing game anymore, it's an open world shooter as many other people have said. I can't be the drunk Russian guy that only uses Molotov cocktails and a mini-gun. I'm pigeonholed into a stereotypical white picket fence Mr. Jones character, and that's honestly lame as **** and something that i never would have picked on my own.

    I remember Todd Howard saying that the dialogue options wouldn't be limited despite the fact that they went for a voiced protagonist , so either he was lying or is just delusional. Everything in the game i come across feels forced and bland and i honestly can't play the game anymore. It feels like the project started with soul and passion because there are some traces of it still in the game, such as the Dunwitch area. However in the end they did the same thing to the fallout series that they did to Skyrim, except to an even greater extent. That being; ripping all of the soul and passion from the world in favor of lazy randomization and the legendary system, which is just an excuse for them to not design custom weapons or put any backstory into most locations of the game.

    A small upside is that the base engine and overall game has a lot of potential for improvement with mods. The shooting and actual combat is far improved from the other titles. The fact that they are also making consoles mod compatible leads me to believe that they knew this game wasn't going to live up to the fans' expectations, and were content to let unpaid modmakers place all of the heart into the game.

    Ultimately, I was really disappointed with this game, and it sucks after waiting for it for seven years. And at this point i don't really have any hope with future titles from Bethesda because they've ****ed my two favorite series with their latest installments, looking to appeal to the broadest audience possible, and make the most money possible. Rather than you know, making genuine pieces of art as they did with the others.    … Expand
  5. AndyRock5
    Dec 15, 2015
    4
    My experience can be compared to a lake that is a mile wide, but an inch deep. It seems like a large expansive word, but you quickly find out there is very little depth to anything. You end up redoing the same quests over and over and the writing is very much sub-par, from a role-playing standpoint fallout 4 is a failure. The additions of better shooting, crafting and the base buildingMy experience can be compared to a lake that is a mile wide, but an inch deep. It seems like a large expansive word, but you quickly find out there is very little depth to anything. You end up redoing the same quests over and over and the writing is very much sub-par, from a role-playing standpoint fallout 4 is a failure. The additions of better shooting, crafting and the base building seem great at first, until you realise that New Vegas mods did a better job years ago. Overall a mediocre game that fails to live up to my expectations, I might be able to recommend this when the GOTY edition comes out and the modding scene has had time to mature… Expand
  6. eldandy
    Dec 14, 2015
    2
    worst fallout ever. actions and dialogue don't matter. you can only play as a goody two shoes. they have destroyed one of the best series in gaming history. to be fair it looks better than fallout 3, a 10-11 year old game. Molerats look better, every other creature looks worse. even the radio guy is the worst in a fallout game. the main character? good actor but feels so... forced, notworst fallout ever. actions and dialogue don't matter. you can only play as a goody two shoes. they have destroyed one of the best series in gaming history. to be fair it looks better than fallout 3, a 10-11 year old game. Molerats look better, every other creature looks worse. even the radio guy is the worst in a fallout game. the main character? good actor but feels so... forced, not genuine. like this game, which is a dumbed down version created to appease mainstream gamers by badly emulating certain aspects of much better games instead of standing on its own merits. never been so heartbroken by a game before. Not terrible, but just not enjoyable. wanted to love it, but it is boring, unoriginal, rushed, unpolished. it is a half breed, the bastard child of greats but keeping only the worst of the gene pool. this is the most disappointing game of the decade, and we are not even half
    way there. it will ruin lives.
    I dont even care about the bugs. a disgrace    … Expand
  7. tsakiym
    Dec 14, 2015
    8
    nice game. nice graphics..but is that all? nop. excellent exploring but falls a bit at the quest and the story.. but still a very nice game. i felt guns armor and clothing items was nothing special. but its an another one game that honor well this title
  8. sylveria_relden
    Dec 14, 2015
    1
    TL;DR for the ADHD:
    Paid reviews = average of 80, User score = average of 5.5 - Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas's scores are around 80-something and User scores of around 8.0 or so average. Should tell you all you really need to know about how numbers are being "manipulated" and by whom. (I've also no doubt that Xbox and PS4 users come into the PC rating section to try and "boost" them    TL;DR for the ADHD:
    Paid reviews = average of 80, User score = average of 5.5 - Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas's scores are around 80-something and User scores of around 8.0 or so average. Should tell you all you really need to know about how numbers are being "manipulated" and by whom. (I've also no doubt that Xbox and PS4 users come into the PC rating section to try and "boost" them because they love their consoles, but that's another story)

    The LONG version (for those who aren't ADHD and can read)

    I've played Fallout since the very first one, and I remember grabbing it off the shelf and being excited for a new type of RPG. Ever since the first, I've welcomed each one on it's own merit- because I enjoy the story, the RPG elements such as being able to customize your skills and story as you go. The Skilldex system was innovative, especially being able to develop not only strengths but flaws and weaknesses along the way, making each character unique. Combine this with an evolving, unfolding story and you have an awesome experience, even if your character suffers a tragic death as a result of a mistake you made. You feel invested in the game, the NPC's you meet all have some sort of story as well, and most oftentimes a need of some sort. You can choose to align or be maligned, you can choose to do whatever you please along the way. Fallout 3 came along with a new FPS style interface, which at first was revolutionary combined with RPG elements, but it worked. I learned to like it, as I've played FPS games as well, and loved the combination of Fallout's RPG system being integrated. The ability for modders to create content and introduce it was also welcomed- which then continued with Fallout New Vegas with it's different story but very similar design of interface.

    Then comes Fallout 4.... a dumbed-down, consolized interface, lack of choice in almost any respect except for which weapon you choose and where you go. Perk system is a joke. Gone are the days of making choices that matter, gone are the days of feeling invested in the story in any respect. Now it's basically Call of Duty with a Fallout skin applied to it. It feels generic, dialogue system is horrid, and it randomly crashes to desktop without any hint or clue as to why. I play Fallout New Vegas on the same machine, with 120+ mods loaded and it (almost) NEVER crashes. (When it does, it's obvious as to why) Even those with high end equipment have issues with this game running stable at a decent speed. There's really no excuse whatsoever for a AAA developer to release a game in such a state. (but I'm sure fanbois will continue to defend this, too.)

    Two words for anyone considering purchasing this game for PC - "Caveat Emptor" (Buyer Beware). Don't say you weren't warned. Wait until the modders have released decent content and Bethesda (whenever they get around to it) releases a few patches to make the game stable. This release has also seriously made me question whether I'll invest in any of Bethesda's releases in the future- even TES which is another series I've always loved. I've no problem with choice- if you want to play on your console, play on your console- but developing crappy ports to PC and expecting PC users to put up with it will warrant poor consumer scores.

    Finally to those who question the "validity" of such reviews ask yourself a question-

    What does any customer who has bought this game and rates it poorly have to gain? IMO, absolutely nothing. They sure as hell aren't knocking down my door offering a refund.

    So what does any customer who has bought this game and rates it high have to lose?    … Expand
  9. SArais
    Dec 14, 2015
    0
    Hah. I knew it was god-awful. Oh well, back to playing the waiting game for a GOOD game. Not like I haven't been waiting 15 years already. Another typical corporate dump.
  10. Hassie
    Dec 14, 2015
    9
    Fallout is not perfect. The game definitely shipped with more than it's share of bugs, considering it is a triple A title, that sells for the steep price tag of $60. That being said, a game really is a source of entertainment, and if you enjoy the game, than it did it's job. Now in the first 2 weeks I owned the game, I spent 90+ hours playing, including what I consider to be one of it'sFallout is not perfect. The game definitely shipped with more than it's share of bugs, considering it is a triple A title, that sells for the steep price tag of $60. That being said, a game really is a source of entertainment, and if you enjoy the game, than it did it's job. Now in the first 2 weeks I owned the game, I spent 90+ hours playing, including what I consider to be one of it's best features, and that is it's settlement building system. That feature alone deserves a score of 5. Of course there is so much more to this game than just that, and I really like where they went with this NEW Fallout, like the SPECIAL system of perks/skills. I know so many people complain because they wanted Fallout 4/NV 2.0, instead of a brand new Fallout, but I take this game for what it is, a new game all to it's own.

    When WoW came out, the face of MMO's changed forever. The days of hard grinding by killing monsters over and over for hours on end, like in Final Fantasy XI and Everquest, were in fact over. this game added that settlement system, that was a management system on top of the action RPG I purchased. I would love it if games would decide to add MORE, and give me a city builder/strategy game in addition to the RPG I bought.    … Expand
  11. Josphi
    Dec 14, 2015
    2
    Half of game is missing compared to FO3 and FONV: no karma system, awful quests (inc.main story line), terrible dailog system, factions are uninteresting and will recruit you and give you high rank with almost no effort effort on your side. Fallout lore is broken as if nobody on dev team played the orginal. Overall this is nothing but crappy shooter with minecraft elements, you will findHalf of game is missing compared to FO3 and FONV: no karma system, awful quests (inc.main story line), terrible dailog system, factions are uninteresting and will recruit you and give you high rank with almost no effort effort on your side. Fallout lore is broken as if nobody on dev team played the orginal. Overall this is nothing but crappy shooter with minecraft elements, you will find yourself killing enemies then packing whole place up into your bag and making 3-4 trips to your settlement every time what takes loads of time, because of loading times.… Expand
  12. DRITZZ_ZARCON
    Dec 13, 2015
    10
    Having played through the main story I must write a review due to the abundant amount of poor reviews. 49 hours later the game was complete and ive enjoyed some good times playing it.

    What i liked? 1.Good Story 2.Good Skill mechanics 3.Lots of guns and mods 4.Create your own communities 5.Factions are good Not so good. 1.Graphics are good but not up to witcher 3, or the    Having played through the main story I must write a review due to the abundant amount of poor reviews. 49 hours later the game was complete and ive enjoyed some good times playing it.

    What i liked?

    1.Good Story
    2.Good Skill mechanics
    3.Lots of guns and mods
    4.Create your own communities
    5.Factions are good

    Not so good.
    1.Graphics are good but not up to witcher 3, or the quests in the game
    2.Power armour given too early in the game
    3.Normal level was a little easy

    Overall id give it an 8/10 but due to balance out the fools giving it such low scores im going have to give it a ,10    … Expand
  13. Stoffendous
    Dec 13, 2015
    0
    Buy Fallout 4 is you like a game without a soul:

    - Had to spend 2 hours to be able to use the mouse without lag. - Story is extremely cliche and yawn-worthy: safe your son that you feel not emotional ties to whatsoever ZzZzZzzz. - Questobjectives can be summarised as "kill the raiders". - Powerarmor in 10 minutes. Good plan. - **** the minuteman - Play the sims in Fallout. Awesome    Buy Fallout 4 is you like a game without a soul:

    - Had to spend 2 hours to be able to use the mouse without lag.
    - Story is extremely cliche and yawn-worthy: safe your son that you feel not emotional ties to whatsoever ZzZzZzzz.
    - Questobjectives can be summarised as "kill the raiders".
    - Powerarmor in 10 minutes. Good plan.
    - **** the minuteman
    - Play the sims in Fallout. Awesome plan? No, just no.    … Expand
  14. Dawhogaboom
    Dec 13, 2015
    4
    I can say it's good.. but it's not a good Fallout game! People are right on the money with the user reviews. It doesn't matter what dialog options you choose the outcome is the same.. Fallout 3 had the same problem, you have to be the hero. Fallout: New Vegas by Obsidian you could kill everyone and take over if you wanted to. You cannot be evil in fallout 4 just a sarcastic good guy. NoI can say it's good.. but it's not a good Fallout game! People are right on the money with the user reviews. It doesn't matter what dialog options you choose the outcome is the same.. Fallout 3 had the same problem, you have to be the hero. Fallout: New Vegas by Obsidian you could kill everyone and take over if you wanted to. You cannot be evil in fallout 4 just a sarcastic good guy. No karma system, no immersion due to a talking protagonist, no special/skill dialogue, hell you cannot even use grenades in VATS! WTF Bethesda! Perhaps Obsidian will get the green light to make another Fallout game and make one right. Easily put over 1000 hours into New Vegas and countless playthroughs. I can't get myself to try to make a new character in Fallout 4 because every character inevitably turns out the same.. Overall it's Skyrim with guns..… Expand
  15. ChoBroooo
    Dec 13, 2015
    10
    Everybody is overreacting. It is not at all a bad game. If people are going to bash this game, then bash Fallout 3 because it was not the same as the first 2. I **** dare you.
  16. rentonB
    Dec 13, 2015
    5
    Worst fallout? The voiced characters are completely unnecessary and only creates countless of problems not giving much in exchange, the RPG aspect does not exist at all, the characters sucks, the story sucks the endings are big WTF. The only good addition to the game is stuff crafting but it wont save the game either.
    Is it worth the money? Maybe, if you don't mind spending them.
    Does it    Worst fallout? The voiced characters are completely unnecessary and only creates countless of problems not giving much in exchange, the RPG aspect does not exist at all, the characters sucks, the story sucks the endings are big WTF. The only good addition to the game is stuff crafting but it wont save the game either.
    Is it worth the money? Maybe, if you don't mind spending them.
    Does it live to hype? NO.
    Never ever gonna buy a Fallout from Bethesda, considering Fallout is my favorite genre i would like to punch Todd Howard in the face for what has he done to it.
    Was going to give it a 6, but they claimed it was 5 year development. LOL    … Expand
  17. Merari
    Dec 13, 2015
    4
    It's simply not a good Fallout game.

    It's a decent enough shooter but if this didn't have the Fallout name attached to it then it would have been gone and forgotten by 2016 and certainly would not have gotten such glowing reviews from the professional sites. Most all RPG elements have been removed. Choice and consequence, dialogue, removed. In its place are boring endlessly repeated    It's simply not a good Fallout game.

    It's a decent enough shooter but if this didn't have the Fallout name attached to it then it would have been gone and forgotten by 2016 and certainly would not have gotten such glowing reviews from the professional sites.

    Most all RPG elements have been removed. Choice and consequence, dialogue, removed. In its place are boring endlessly repeated quests and an incentive to collect every single bit of respawning trash on the map.

    I will never, ever pre-order another Bethesda game after this. They peaked with Morrowind and have been going steadily downhill ever since.    … Expand
  18. Kodie53
    Dec 12, 2015
    3
    The only way I could have any fun with this game was by cranking the difficulty to max, requiring pixel perfection on every move I made.
    Besides that the cliche story and forced characterization is extremely sub-par for a AAA $60 title, and completely removes any desire for a second play through.
    The overall atmosphere of the game falls flat, compared to the rest of the fallout series.    The only way I could have any fun with this game was by cranking the difficulty to max, requiring pixel perfection on every move I made.
    Besides that the cliche story and forced characterization is extremely sub-par for a AAA $60 title, and completely removes any desire for a second play through.
    The overall atmosphere of the game falls flat, compared to the rest of the fallout series.
    The main character is a cookie cutter 1950's family man/woman with a spouse and kid,and the player is given no real choice in how their story progresses. The only divergence in the path is through charisma based dialog options, and even those choices are completely negligible, only truly mattering to your current companion.
    Speaking of companions, the 'vast array' available in Fallout 4 are all extremely poorly coded, have lazily written dialog, have no affect on the plot/ending, and over all become more of a nuisance than an actual wasteland companion. All of them are like having the 'Adoring Fan' from Oblivion follow you around (nearly identical AI behaviors aside), but they block doorways more often.
    The graphics are decent at best,and the game speed being dependent on frame rate is a pathetic disease that should not plaque games with multi-million dollar budgets.
    The game's engine, Creation Engine, was old in 2011, and it shows in game play.
    Overall as a Fallout game its a 3/10 because it is possible to enjoy this game, and its not the worst game I have ever played.
    That being said, I have played the Fallout series since Fallout 2, and this is by far the least enjoyable, shallowest, and overall weakest game in the entire series.
    However, even taking the game out of Fallout context, and considering it its very own game belonging to no series, it is still a 3/10.
    The extremely heavy FPS focus turns away a lot of players, who aren't big FPS gamers.
    The 'infinite' quests are more redundant than for(;;), and about as interesting.
    The settlements feels like a game all on its own, was poorly implemented, and has nothing at all to do with anything else in the game. you get no ending relating to your settlement, no bonus karma, no army, nothing. At most you get some extra caps and junk materials.
    The AI is absolutely horrendous, beyond outdated, and if it weren't for the lone wanderer perk, it would bring the game down to a 2/10, but the developers obviously knew that they implemented a horrible AI system, so they gave you a perk so you didn't have to deal with followers. At least that is what I've decided to believe.
    And finally, getting back to the Fallout series, the end of the game is so immensely disappointing that I plan to never pick the game up again.
    The end of the game is defined by only 1 factor, with only 4 available endings, dependent solely on which faction you side with, a pathetically low number when you consider that there were:
    6 main endings and 2-4 distinct endings for each faction and companion in NV
    26 different factors in 3
    and in Fallout 2 there are 50+ ending scenes, all effected by your choices in the game.

    TL;DR
    This game is shallow, poorly written, poorly coded, all the 'extra cool features' felt last minute and are all buggy or poorly implemented. The game leaves you disappointed and unfulfilled, yet gives you no incentive to start a new play through.
    3/10 not worth the hype, 150 hours, or $60 dollars I wasted on it.    … Expand
  19. tbreakit
    Dec 12, 2015
    7
    1) Weak and short main plot. If you don't interested in building of your "castle", game will take only 4-5 hours.
    2) Because of low amount of side quests feels like a common shooter.
  20. Roguer
    Dec 12, 2015
    0
    Rubbish. Piss poor console port with all the underlying GUI and controls issues. Shallow and one dimensional with a lot less choice, character freedom of choice and pathetic conversation choices. Killed off most of the RPG elements in favor of the usual consolified FPS experience, catering to the lowest common denominator, thus practically no replayability. Steer clear of this heapingRubbish. Piss poor console port with all the underlying GUI and controls issues. Shallow and one dimensional with a lot less choice, character freedom of choice and pathetic conversation choices. Killed off most of the RPG elements in favor of the usual consolified FPS experience, catering to the lowest common denominator, thus practically no replayability. Steer clear of this heaping pile until it hits the bargain bin.… Expand
  21. NikLemos
    Dec 11, 2015
    10
    Hello! This is my first review ever. I like this game very much. Of course she is no 10, but 9 for sure. With mods is 10. Like Skyrim. No exists on our blue planet, games better than Elder Scrolls and Fallout series. Believe me, I playing from 1980, I'm 43 y.o. and has playing more than 5000 games (about 8-10 hours per day 30 years) on many platforms and computers. I'm bad in English, butHello! This is my first review ever. I like this game very much. Of course she is no 10, but 9 for sure. With mods is 10. Like Skyrim. No exists on our blue planet, games better than Elder Scrolls and Fallout series. Believe me, I playing from 1980, I'm 43 y.o. and has playing more than 5000 games (about 8-10 hours per day 30 years) on many platforms and computers. I'm bad in English, but believe me this game is absolutely great, like Fallout 3 like Oblivion, like Skyrim. I cant understand so little score of users reviews. I dont like Witcher, dont like Assasin Creed, by bias is Warlords, Panzer General , Fallout, Civilization, Elder Scrolls...

    + Great open world
    + Amazing shooter
    + Cool RPG elements
    + Magic of Bethesda
    + Stability (on my 2011 PC with 8 Gb Ram and GTX960 - always 60 FPS with medium-high setting)

    - I want even more realism and pure live world

    = Best PC game of 2015 (for me)    … Expand
  22. mava314
    Dec 11, 2015
    4
    Played over 100 hours, might be all I do for a while though. This review contains nothing related to bugs. Every game has bugs, and considering how huge this game is, i'm amazed at how few bugs there are. And my game has never crashed.

    I'm so sad that this is the game i've been so hyped up about. I've loved every bethesda game ever made until now. Fallout 4 doesn't come close to    Played over 100 hours, might be all I do for a while though. This review contains nothing related to bugs. Every game has bugs, and considering how huge this game is, i'm amazed at how few bugs there are. And my game has never crashed.

    I'm so sad that this is the game i've been so hyped up about. I've loved every bethesda game ever made until now. Fallout 4 doesn't come close to anything previous.
    What I like:
    -Graphics aren't that bad, not 2015, but not bad. Better than all previous bethesda games.
    -The potential. I think mods can do a lot to save this game. I'm just glad they didn't change their view on modding.
    -Exploration is pretty good. The world is huge, lots going on. Very well done ruined city, tons of buildings to explore. Can't imagine how much time was put into creating this world.
    -Crafting is good. I don't like how every single item can be used. A pack of cigarettes gives the same amount of cloth as an area rug... but hey, it doesn't have to be perfect. Crafting is powerful, and fun.
    -Power armor is cool. I really enjoy it, even if i feel a bit OP. Ok way OP. But cranking the difficulty changes that.

    What I don't like, too many thing to list, here are the top ones:
    -Removal of old features like weapon repairs and skill system.
    -Level progress is totally consistent throughout gameplay. It takes the same amount of effort to go from level 1 to level 2 as it takes to go from level 44 to level 45. WTF, thats not normal for rpgs.
    -Settlements are annoying, they break immersion, and make fast travel required. The feature feels unfinished, and unrewarding. It could be so much more than it is. I plan to make a mod to improve this.
    -The wasteland doesn't feel desperate. People seems to be doing just fine, like nukes never destroyed the earth. The environment says otherwise, but it fails to maintain the feeling in some areas as well.
    -Dialogue is a total joke, might as well not give the player a choice in conversation at all.
    -Not very immersive. But i think mods can fix this. All bethesda games need mods for total immersion, but fallout 4 is far worse than usual.
    -Enemies can take a lot of bullets, have way too much health. I'm sure this will be addressed by mods eventually.

    Why did bethesda think changing all this stuff was going to be a good thing? They have such a huge following now, they can release anything and make tons of money from the preorders alone, and they did. They clearly had a working formula for good games, beloved games. But instead of keeping the traditional elements alive, they ruined the game with stupid ideas. I will NEVER pre-order a bethesda game again. I wish i could get my money back, as i feel they don't deserve it. My only hope is that mods will fix this game.    … Expand
  23. SerMillian
    Dec 11, 2015
    0
    Terrible Game. Bugs at every turn, terrible character models, empty large landscapes, ugly and gross textures, horrible character animations, really bad shooting mechanics. Bethesda does it again, another failure Open world rpg that magically controls peoples minds into thinking its worth 64$

    For a real Openworld RPG experience, look toward Xenoblade Chronicles X.
  24. iceman994
    Dec 11, 2015
    0
    They think if they add a dog into the game it will makes everything better no it wont. First the game got low graphic changes using old engine update not so much stuff from a great game. Fallout 4 is the most disappointing title Bethesda has ever released.
  25. Shekel
    Dec 11, 2015
    1
    I am a very big fallout fan. With that said the overwhelming disappointment I feel while playing Fallout 4 makes me hurt even more. There is a major issue with companies misappropriating development funds and placing them into their marketing team and not the actual game. I haven't seen a game marketing department.
  26. Oxicleen
    Dec 11, 2015
    3
    Crafting system is okay, but its lacking. There's only maybe 10 total base guns to mod off of, and even then they really fall off in terms of damage compared to some of the goofy guns you find while exploring.

    they shouldn't have removed ammo from the workbench, as there is ammo scarcity in this fallout. The settlements are broken, you can build bases but sometimes they won't ever    Crafting system is okay, but its lacking. There's only maybe 10 total base guns to mod off of, and even then they really fall off in terms of damage compared to some of the goofy guns you find while exploring.

    they shouldn't have removed ammo from the workbench, as there is ammo scarcity in this fallout.

    The settlements are broken, you can build bases but sometimes they won't ever get attacked, and that's lackluster. Still couldn't manage to get npcs to come to my settlement to sell things, so it looks like they shipped half a game feature.

    There's tons of bugs, some of them showstoppers -- one of which made me have to restart the game after 20 hours in.. I had to restart 4 times to get the "ideal" special stat build so I wouldn't get locked out of stuff and story/plot.

    The companions will piss you off and get in your way.

    the dialogue is boring, previous bethesda games did it better.

    The characters are bland and forced, you don't really feel an emotional connection to them

    The artillery, flare, etc, systems are kinda broken, you have to invest a lot of dumb time farming certain crafting materials to get it set up to be useful, and by the time you do that, you've already cleared out the city

    map is tiny compared to previous fallouts and elder scrolls maps

    game humor went from quirky and funny to weird backwood inbred circus humor    … Expand
  27. Spectralfire
    Dec 11, 2015
    9
    I'm giving the game a 9 because its fun to play.

    Things I liked: Looting items is satisfying, its core gameplay so that's imporant. Immersive game world that's interesting to explore. Good voice acting and characters. Good fps elements.

    Things I didn't like: Wasn't that much different from Fallout 3
  28. iseeall
    Dec 11, 2015
    6
    I'm a Fallout 2 fan and played it for years, in "iron man" mode, as dumb character, using the "ultimate guide" etc. What made Fallout great is: 1) turn-based tactical combat; 2) complex dialog systems with multitudes of branching options and outcomes; 3) a skill system where you could go for a standard "diplo-sniper" but also for other custom builds which made all the fun.

    Fallout 4 is    I'm a Fallout 2 fan and played it for years, in "iron man" mode, as dumb character, using the "ultimate guide" etc. What made Fallout great is: 1) turn-based tactical combat; 2) complex dialog systems with multitudes of branching options and outcomes; 3) a skill system where you could go for a standard "diplo-sniper" but also for other custom builds which made all the fun.

    Fallout 4 is nothing like that (as was Fallout 3 or even New Vegas). It's such a different game that I wonder why at all they persist calling it Fallout and make all that decorative stuff like pip-boy trying to appeal to the fans of the original. No, they can't win those fans. This game is made for a new audience, and for that audience it's a pretty good game, so I give it a 6/10.

    Also, it's for consoles, so the GUI on PC is horrible, and there are always exactly 4 dialog options. It's a first person shooter. It has an elaborate crafting system which will appeal to Minecraft fans. You can upgrade all your stats to 10 easily. There is no tactical feeling in combat. Everything is linear. And the first person you talk to will point you right to where the Power Armor and the Minigun is.

    If you are a fan of Fallout 1 & 2 like myself, buy Wasteland 2 instead. But if you liked Fallout 3 or New Vegas, you will probably like Fallout 4 because it's something between the two.    … Expand
  29. taylist
    Dec 11, 2015
    4
    I was really exited when I started playing Fallout 4. Graphics looked good. Combat was great. Having a dog for a companion was a nice touch. And don't get me started on the power armor. Everything seemed lined up for a great gaming experience. Except there was no story at all. No memorable characters or interactions. It just doesn't have a soul. So when the initial excitement of shinyI was really exited when I started playing Fallout 4. Graphics looked good. Combat was great. Having a dog for a companion was a nice touch. And don't get me started on the power armor. Everything seemed lined up for a great gaming experience. Except there was no story at all. No memorable characters or interactions. It just doesn't have a soul. So when the initial excitement of shiny newness left, I was left wondering why I should even bother. So many memories from New Vegas, and none from this little gem surely born from market research instead of passion. I can only hope Elder Scrolls wont meet the same fate. Oh, and lack of native Steam controller support is really annoying.… Expand
  30. Monkeyman200
    Dec 10, 2015
    6
    Bethesda followed up their former Game of the year, Fallout 3, with class. This game continues to make use of former positive qualities, but now adds aspects that were previously derived from mods. Resource management and customization are more evident than ever. In contrast, the graphics aren't tremendous nor some of the skins, but those expecting games from the Fallout series to be atBethesda followed up their former Game of the year, Fallout 3, with class. This game continues to make use of former positive qualities, but now adds aspects that were previously derived from mods. Resource management and customization are more evident than ever. In contrast, the graphics aren't tremendous nor some of the skins, but those expecting games from the Fallout series to be at the forefront of visuals and cinematics aren't appreciating this game for what it offers.… Expand
  31. skyst
    Dec 10, 2015
    5
    Fallout 4 is an exceedingly difficult game for me to score. Currently, the game sits at a 5.4/10 here with just under 6,000 ratings. This low score does not come from the game being broken, buggy or bad per se, but from taking what could be a really fun game and then underperforming in basically every category, most offensively the fact that this a Fallout game.

    At the core, Fallout    Fallout 4 is an exceedingly difficult game for me to score. Currently, the game sits at a 5.4/10 here with just under 6,000 ratings. This low score does not come from the game being broken, buggy or bad per se, but from taking what could be a really fun game and then underperforming in basically every category, most offensively the fact that this a Fallout game.

    At the core, Fallout is a RPG franchise. Fallout 4 continues the trend of stripping away RPG mechanics and replacing them with more action. Gone are the intricate SPECIAL (ability score) builds to acquire certain skills and perks to make the wasteland diplomat or wandering sniper. Every character kind of plays the same here, exception being whether you deal double damage with a melee weapon or an automatic gun. Skills are out, replaced with stats which do nothing notable but gate perks which do nothing notable really. 20% extra damage with this type of weapon, some extra hit points, increased stealth, not much but combat stuff (base building stuff aside, we'll get there in a bit!), as far as I know, none of your character build choices can really affect much outside of killing things.

    By contrast, my typical Fallout 1 or 2 character prioritizes intelligence, charisma and speech skills to waltz his way through branching dialogue trees, unlocking all those juicy hidden speech checks, solving everyone's problems diplomatically and generally being a righteous dude. Fallout 4 dialogues essentially ignore your SPECIAL scores or perks, unless you're asking for more (and more, and more... really?) money, then you'd better be packing charisma (or, at least reload and put on a nice suit, hat and glasses for the same effect). Each and every dialogue boils down to saying yes 4 different ways. Unless, of course, you're chatting up a shopkeep, in which case you can click to spend money! Earlier Fallouts incorporated you character's SPECIAL, skills and sometimes perks into quests, from simply being able to fix a brahmin's broken leg to proving your handiness with explosives to an old cowboy. Unfortunately, Bethesda tosses it all out the window. Even Skyrim had some reactivity based on your character build, "Favor the bow, eh?" - none of that in FO4.

    Story has never really been this franchise's strong suit, Fallout is more about experiencing and interacting with a finely crafted, post apocalyptic world. That's fine, we don't always need twists, turns and huge reveals. Fallout 4 goes for it anyway and never really delivers. The big reveal 3/4 of the way through the main quest is so hamfisted and obvious by the time you get to it that you would have to be skipping all of the conversations to not see it coming a mile away. And it all feels exceptionally underwhelming, especially since you can't roleplay a character and only choose whether to be the solemn sole survivor or the sarcastic one.

    Fallout 4 attempts to build upon the faction system worked into Fallout: New Vegas by Obsidian. The system in NV was quite complex as you gain and lose reputation with the various players in the Mojave. The 'factions' in FO4 are more like the guilds in previous The Elder Scrolls games, you can work will all of them as much as you like with no consequences. After a handful of quests, you're up to the point where you choose who helps you win the game. And then none of these 'decisions' are factored into the ending, something FO1&2 did brilliantly over 15 years ago.

    Probably the biggest addition to the franchise is the town building aspect. Being able to choose from 20 or so locations to set up your own, personal Falloutville was a really neat touch, and what I spent most of my time on. The feature feels blatantly unfinished, bolted on and, usually, infuriating (damn you wall, attach to my floor!), but hauling materials back to my town and using them to build walls, houses and shops and then populate them tickled some simple, ocd part of me. Unfortunately, so much more could have been done with this feature, especially since the bulk of it had fairly steep character build requirements. I would have loved to see more unique settlers, quests and interaction between towns. After a while, settlement building, like the rest of the game, just gave more frustration than pleasure.

    In summary, had Fallout 4 been a new IP, it would have been rated much higher. People come into a Fallout game expecting a rich RPG experience. We got a FPS with stripped down RPG mechanics shoehorned in, insultingly simplistic storytelling, and unreactive world and an unfinished base building minigame. Is the game fun? Yes. Is it a true Fallout experience? No.    … Expand
  32. Lucy_black
    Dec 10, 2015
    1
    Let me start off by saying, I have waited almost a year for this game. I was very dissatisfied with it as a whole. Game is very repetitive, meaning you'll be doing the same thing over and over again. Map isn't that large, it takes a total of 13 minutes to get from one side of the map to the other ( I timed it). Game in general was fairly long which is a good thing, however it lackedLet me start off by saying, I have waited almost a year for this game. I was very dissatisfied with it as a whole. Game is very repetitive, meaning you'll be doing the same thing over and over again. Map isn't that large, it takes a total of 13 minutes to get from one side of the map to the other ( I timed it). Game in general was fairly long which is a good thing, however it lacked unique quests to help you make it through the grind. They force you to build settlements if you don't want to, then that's to bad. Next let me mention the visuals. this is a 2015 game, you should expect damn good graphics. However, they looked like Skyrim on LOW and I had all my setting cranked to max. Then there is the bugs and glitches, trying to adventure with Broken quests and bugs happening to main characters is super annoying. Anyway this is my review for fallout 4 take it or leave it… Expand
  33. mijxero
    Dec 10, 2015
    10
    There are a lot of "mixed" reviews on this game. I was a huge fan of all Bethesda games from Morrowind and up. Is it perfect, no. Is it what we were used to, no. Is it a ton of fun that I will probably invest hundreds of hours not even counting the fun of using mods, yes. This is more fallout and yes unlike the catchphrase, war is changing. I don't miss the clunky gunplay from beforeThere are a lot of "mixed" reviews on this game. I was a huge fan of all Bethesda games from Morrowind and up. Is it perfect, no. Is it what we were used to, no. Is it a ton of fun that I will probably invest hundreds of hours not even counting the fun of using mods, yes. This is more fallout and yes unlike the catchphrase, war is changing. I don't miss the clunky gunplay from before and don't understand how that is a bad thing. I like customizing the guns, much like enchanting in skyrim. The settlements just add more and if you don't like them, they seem very optional. Overall it has still wowed me and earns a 9 for its pure enjoyment divided by dollar equation.… Expand
  34. Bigm0nkey
    Dec 10, 2015
    0
    the worst game in the fallout franchise, everything except combat is worse and dumbed down. good thing the combat system is improved from previous games because combat is what you will be doing 90 percent of this game. very little unique side quests, most are just repeatable dungeons, and the main story has atrocious writing and none of the factions make a lick of **** sense. the lore hasthe worst game in the fallout franchise, everything except combat is worse and dumbed down. good thing the combat system is improved from previous games because combat is what you will be doing 90 percent of this game. very little unique side quests, most are just repeatable dungeons, and the main story has atrocious writing and none of the factions make a lick of **** sense. the lore has been absolutely destroyed with the institute and the entire story. such a disappointment, fallout 3 was a great game even though it had many flaws but fallout 4 is a huge step backward. please just give the fallout franchise to obsidian and don't **** it up anymore Bethesda.… Expand
  35. Winterspark
    Dec 10, 2015
    6
    After 200 years asleep a vault dweller goes on a genocidal rampage across the dubiously recreated ruins of alternative history future of Boston in search of his/her son and ends up taking over the world or something like that. The story is terrible, execution feeble and appearance rather reminiscent of four year old Skyrim.
  36. Chomag7
    Dec 10, 2015
    5
    And what the hell is with the instant gratification in this game!? It makes no **** sense.

    15 minutes after the start of the game you are just handed a suit of power armor and a minigun. These things were only available during the end of the game, certainly past mid game, and were something the player would look forward to acquiring. In F4, **** it, just take it! You also get    And what the hell is with the instant gratification in this game!? It makes no **** sense.

    15 minutes after the start of the game you are just handed a suit of power armor and a minigun. These things were only available during the end of the game, certainly past mid game, and were something the player would look forward to acquiring. In F4, **** it, just take it!

    You also get promoted to various ranks moments after **** meeting the bastards. The Minutemen rank of General is ok, the Minutemen are almost annihilated so ok, whatever can happen. But the others...man.

    Brotherhood of Steel. This paladin Danse guy just gives you his most prized possession simply for watching his back in an abandoned building. You, a guy he met minutes before. But wait! There is more! Very soon after that you have your first real encounter with the actual Brotherhood of Steel and what do they do? Oh, we just met you but Danse vouches for you so here's access to a BOS power armor, our most hidden secrets and the BOS quartermaster. Also you are free to walk around and read everyone's diaries and loot their **** and they won't mind.

    Railroad. Oh, some guy stumbled in our super secret base, let's test his loyalty by telling him to go kill some gen 1 synths (walking trashcans). That will prove his loyalty, I mean there is no way our enemies could allow some extremely disposable robots to be trashed by some potential undercover agent we just **** MET! Oh and while we're at it, here's our most prized possession as well.

    Then I met some vault guys that asked me to rescue a cat and then find a cure for some dying kid. After I did so, those ingrate bastards didn't even make me their overseer or anything, just gave me a room in their vault.

    What the **** is this?! Where is the RPG where you start as a nobody and have to actual prove yourself before you get any real goodies?! You're just handed everything on a silver platter and all you have to do is actually find the guy that does.

    Played this game for 180 hours, it's worth the money at least, but I never finished it and I don't consider it to be a great game. It has a certain addictive element but around level 25 the boredom finally catches up with you as that's when you realize the game is pretty repetitive and boring once you saw everything.

    Oh and this game IS NOT an RPG, this is basically post-apocalyptic Farcry with a dialogue wheel.    … Expand
  37. GhostDog85
    Dec 10, 2015
    9
    War...war never changes. Neither does Bethesda putting out astounding games!

    I will say, to address the people writing whiny reviews about graphics, they could be better. There is no doubt about it, but really, if you're only interested in graphics Fallout isn't the game for you. Go play the snooze-fest that is The Order 1886. Substance > Graphics. I'm not saying the graphics are    War...war never changes. Neither does Bethesda putting out astounding games!

    I will say, to address the people writing whiny reviews about graphics, they could be better. There is no doubt about it, but really, if you're only interested in graphics Fallout isn't the game for you. Go play the snooze-fest that is The Order 1886. Substance > Graphics.

    I'm not saying the graphics are bad, by any stretch though. I'm running 1440 at 60fps and the game is beautiful.

    This game really shines where all Bethesda games do, the sandbox world is unparalleled. I can't confirm, but I've heard in multiple places the game is equivalent to 30 square miles to explore. It took me hours to get by the first few quests because I just ate up the scenery and soaked in the glory that is the post-apocalyptic wastes.

    That being said, the voice acting is not the best and I really wish they hadn't changed the dialogue system from the previous games (had the chat been the same this would have been a 10/10).

    All in all, this is a wonderful game with a ton to do, interesting stuff to find, and I highly recommend it!    … Expand
  38. objectivelytrue
    Dec 10, 2015
    7
    I enjoyed it for mainly the reason I enjoyed Skyrim, I like the atmosphere and exploration. You have to prepare for cliche, rushed storylines with post-morrowind Bethesda and this was no different, however my main concern is the severe lack of content. In a single mission with the Brotherhood, you go from a stranger to a Knight with the full trust of their hitler-esque leader Maxson. TheI enjoyed it for mainly the reason I enjoyed Skyrim, I like the atmosphere and exploration. You have to prepare for cliche, rushed storylines with post-morrowind Bethesda and this was no different, however my main concern is the severe lack of content. In a single mission with the Brotherhood, you go from a stranger to a Knight with the full trust of their hitler-esque leader Maxson. The Atom Cats Garage, a funny 50s hipster power armor garage, has only a single mission before the characters become dull vendors. The Railroad and Minutemen questlines feature blatant repetition of previous content, and the new base-building is meaningless and not related to the plot at all. Enemies spawn in the same location quite often, leading to the feeling of repetition and of accomplishing nothing. Still worth playing I think, but you might not like it depending on how critical you are.… Expand
  39. TheSlakey
    Dec 9, 2015
    3
    The dialog and quest writing just killed it for me. Side quests and incidental encounters, which are usually the bread and butter of Bethesda games, are reduced to "kill all X at Y" or "bring standard monster drop X to NPC Y". There are no alternate paths to complete any quests unless you count skipping parts with basic "I implore you to reconsider," speech checks. A lot of the companionsThe dialog and quest writing just killed it for me. Side quests and incidental encounters, which are usually the bread and butter of Bethesda games, are reduced to "kill all X at Y" or "bring standard monster drop X to NPC Y". There are no alternate paths to complete any quests unless you count skipping parts with basic "I implore you to reconsider," speech checks. A lot of the companions feel hastily bolted on too. This is worse than it may sound, because they try to give everyone lots of dialog and back story, and it just ends up being cringeworthy.

    On the plus side, the game mechanics are good...for Bethesda, and the main faction stories are actually pretty well thought out. There's no obviously right choice in the endgame, which is refreshing.

    tl;dr: Read the Wiki and maybe watch some YouTube highlights if you care about Fallout, otherwise give it a pass or wait for the Ultimate Edition to go on sale.    … Expand
  40. missinglink42
    Dec 9, 2015
    6
    (Sorry for not puctutation but im writing a game review not a broadway play and i with something this long i don't want to waste time editing so... umm sorry?) Im going to say this right off the bat i love the fallout series and with a burning passion i literally counted the days until fallout 4 and i enjoyed the game i definitely got my money's worth out of it and then some but when i(Sorry for not puctutation but im writing a game review not a broadway play and i with something this long i don't want to waste time editing so... umm sorry?) Im going to say this right off the bat i love the fallout series and with a burning passion i literally counted the days until fallout 4 and i enjoyed the game i definitely got my money's worth out of it and then some but when i started to play it what i got wasn't a fallout game hell it wasn't even a Bethesda game this game feels plays and looks like a 2nd party developer made this and tried to get innovative but for the most part they struck out especially with the voice acting so ill get started with that with my first character i started off as a young long haired mel Gibsonish character and the voice matched pretty well to the character i built but that was the only character the voice matched to after i completed the game i created a character who was an old chiseled Asian character who was a master at silent killing and took **** from no one but the character sounded like a 25 year old guy who just came out of college and it just ruined the feel for me so i had to give up on the character also with the voice acting/voice wheel you can't choose your exact words and its usually a guessing game on what you say and how the characters will react which also help ruin the RPG feeling also with the voice acting you only had for choices for everything so that also limited the amount of things i could say and it just felt like bethesda was ripping of the Mass Effect dialogue system which is more of an interactive story like telltale's games than a hallmark RPG youre used to also the perk system is crap immediately right off the bat you have to choose what kind of build you want your character to begin with and if you want to change that after leaving the vault then you have to grind for a long time to change what you want your character to be instead of Skyrim and Fallout 3 starting you off basically as the same character for everyone and as you progress your charcter seems more like the person you want it to be also skill points are gone and it is just perks which you can only select a certain perk if you have enough of any of the S.P.E.C.I.A.L which is annoying because each effect a certain part in combat stength is damage and carry weight perception accuracy endurance health charisma..... nothing intelligence amount of experience points agility AP (your stamina bar) and Luck your critcal hit chance which fallout was already like this but its way more noticable if your character is unbalanced as for the graphics they are not the best but they are not the worst it is definatly a step up from fallout 3 and Skyrim vanilla but with my mods on skyrim Skyrim looks 10 times better than fallout 4 does so if a bunch of nerds with to much time on their hands doing stuff for free can top one of americas best gaming publishers in terms of graphics then thats just sad also i would like to ad on that just because i am **** doesnt mean i don't like the game the combat mechanism is excellent and so is the crafting and building system oh the story the story is stale and copy and paste with all but one of the 4 endings i would also like to ad that the basis for the story is stale and starts off with you trying to find your son.. you know because you like love him or something which is something that a lot of gamers can't personally relate to because most aren't mothers and fathers i can almost certainly garentee that unlike fallout 3 and NV where chances are you had a loved one taking care of you and if they left you'd want to find out why and NV where if you got shot in the head youd track that fcker down and kill him... or befriend him whatever suits you aside from the story the lore is great but as an overall bethesda game this does not level with the groundbreaking games that they have made so i am giving it 6/10… Expand
  41. nehebukau
    Dec 9, 2015
    7
    BUGS BUGS BUGS!

    If you can get past them, the game is quit fun and engaging. How do you get past bugs? Don't use the console, save often. It's not as good as Fallout 3 but better than New Vegas. I am enjoying playing it but the bugs just lurk in the background like an angry bees nest.
  42. markb1166
    Dec 9, 2015
    9
    After ten hours in the game and being sidetracked continuously I can say I am enjoying Fallout 4 as much as did Fallout 3.

    Haven't had any issues with glitches as yet but have two save files at the ready in case but loads to do to take up your time and a great game.
  43. Kainanteh
    Dec 9, 2015
    1
    Almost all sections of the game are inferior or ridiculous:

    Dialogues, companions, construction, terminals and locks, history and secondary missions, pipboy (inventory, map), weapons (legendary and modification) and armor, enemies, the extras, the combat, the key assignment, difficulty.

    Conclusion: Fraud || they have not had time || mismanagement || money >>>>> quality
  44. robiuploader
    Dec 8, 2015
    10
    100hr into the game.. i can see very much potential in the game. why the negativity??? wait for the MODS for years to come. i bet you there will be so many custom campaign n building own stage. so much Potential. just wait for it. just hoping for better dlc n optimization from beth
  45. desoul
    Dec 8, 2015
    6
    before writing anything: so many bugs, many many many bugs and glitches.

    shooting is good world is big story is bad and not engaging main character is annoying speech options are silly sometimes, most of the time what you pick is not what you will get. very easy to figure out the patterns though, you will be able to figure out how to sweet talk anyone if you follow certain    before writing anything: so many bugs, many many many bugs and glitches.

    shooting is good
    world is big
    story is bad and not engaging
    main character is annoying
    speech options are silly sometimes, most of the time what you pick is not what you will get. very easy to figure out the patterns though, you will be able to figure out how to sweet talk anyone if you follow certain patterns.
    armor is annoying, preferred playing without it
    graphics are not that great, but still good for a standalone game.
    building a house is not for everyone, if you enjoy games like minecraft, gmods, and stuff, you might like this option, for the rest, this is just a hassle
    didnt have much fun with this game    … Expand
  46. BlackFlag66
    Dec 8, 2015
    3
    Terrible game.

    Graphics: Inferior to Half-Life 2 from 11 years ago. Look almost exactly the same as Fallout 3. Is this an expansion, or stand-alone sequel?! Controls (on PC): Terribad. Do you like WASD? No? Too effing bad. Story: Bad. Developers needed to pick an idea and run with it. If it's a choose-your-own-adventure sandbox, they shouldn't have made the main    Terrible game.

    Graphics: Inferior to Half-Life 2 from 11 years ago. Look almost exactly the same as Fallout 3. Is this an expansion, or stand-alone sequel?!

    Controls (on PC): Terribad. Do you like WASD? No? Too effing bad.

    Story: Bad. Developers needed to pick an idea and run with it. If it's a choose-your-own-adventure sandbox, they shouldn't have made the main storyline so dramatic and compelling. My son is kidnapped.... allowing me the "freedom" to not start moving that storyline ahead until 15 hours of gameplay in is STUPID. I'm normally all for freedom in an RPG-ish game, but in this instance, it makes no sense... especially considering I don't have any REAL freedom. I can't join up with the raiders. I can't say no to certain quests, I can't be evil in any meaningful way.... but I can be a bad father who is in no hurry to save his son. Great Jorb.

    Gameplay: zero nuance, and absurdly hard legendary enemies. ABSURD. One mele hit from one of them kills me, but I can crit them in the face with my highly upgraded shotty and point blank range for about 20% of their health. I'm sorry, but unless they're a liquid metal terminator, NOTHING should be that durable. I guess the developers don't really get physics. I suppose that's why I can nuke something 50 yards away and live to tell the tale.

    Wait for this one to be on sale for $2 on steam. Not worth the $60 I paid.    … Expand
  47. Gorsky
    Dec 8, 2015
    10
    I had to boost this score - it's not the perfect game and I should even say it was a little disappointment for me but I would rate it 7-8/10 because it's still a decent title.
  48. Exwin0880
    Dec 8, 2015
    9
    Love the game.

    Fallout 4 is a worthwhile entry into a storied franchise. The world is large and filled with interesting people and things to do.

    Its shortcomings are in the main story, which I feel is a bit lacking in such a well thought out game.
  49. Morris_Goodlife
    Dec 8, 2015
    10
    I currently have 303 hours official played time (12d 15h), I am level 68, I have 29 settlements each with 25-35 settlers, 40 food, 40 water, 105-155 defense, etc. I consider this game a 10.
  50. LostSandwich
    Dec 8, 2015
    7
    While it is a far from perfect game, full of bugs and poor gameplay and story elements, it is still a good game worthy of the Fallout name.

    The Performance: This is where Fallout 4 falls flat on it's face. The visuals are very mediocre yet still the game has massive FPS drops and other performance issues. Bethesda really needs to get a better engine to develop their games on. If you do    While it is a far from perfect game, full of bugs and poor gameplay and story elements, it is still a good game worthy of the Fallout name.

    The Performance:
    This is where Fallout 4 falls flat on it's face. The visuals are very mediocre yet still the game has massive FPS drops and other performance issues. Bethesda really needs to get a better engine to develop their games on. If you do not have a decent PC i recommend waiting for patches (Whether official or unofficial) to help steady the performance for this game (As of the release of this Review there has already been a patch from Bethesda that has somewhat helped performance).

    The Story:
    The story is nothing amazing but is generally a descent story with some cool twists. The ending, on the other hand, is very poor, with almost no player choice. (SPOILERS)While you can choose which faction to go with and whether or not to blow up the institute it really boils down to 1. Save the Institute 2. Blow up the Institute. And with either choice you get the same ending cut scene(End of Spoilers).

    The World:
    The world in Fallout is a pretty big world, not much bigger from previous Fallout games but it is packed with things to do and random events all over the world, it feels very alive. Settlements is a pretty cool side activity though depending on the type of player you are it will get boring fast and the UI for it is pretty bad. There are tons of side quests and a lot of which have pretty interesting plots some of which even more interesting than the main campaign.

    The Gameplay:
    The shooting in this game has been massively improved from New Vegas, it is easily one of if not the best improvements from the previous Fallout. While it can't stand up to entirely FPS focused games, it is massively improved and now provides some intense and fun action.

    Overall:
    While the performance could have been better, and the glitches fewer. The story could have been more interesting and the world could have been bigger this is still a good game worthy of your time and money.    … Expand
  51. fernandohebcker
    Dec 8, 2015
    0
    Sorry but this is not a 2015 game. The main history have to many holes and grand part of the side missions are annoying and repetitive. So many companions for what? All act the same and have no affinity.
  52. Hint_Of_Lemon
    Dec 8, 2015
    6
    Okay, I'm going to make this relatively short and sweet and (hopefully) include all the necessary details you would be concerned about when considering buying this game.

    First of all, I have played every Bethesda game since Oblivion including New Vegas and many a time I've loved the Fallout franchise more than Elder Scrolls! So this is also coming from a fanboy. I would like to begin    Okay, I'm going to make this relatively short and sweet and (hopefully) include all the necessary details you would be concerned about when considering buying this game.

    First of all, I have played every Bethesda game since Oblivion including New Vegas and many a time I've loved the Fallout franchise more than Elder Scrolls! So this is also coming from a fanboy.

    I would like to begin by establishing a seemingly contradictory point and then elaborate slightly on it;
    Fallout 4 feels too different, and too familiar, and I mean those in a negative light.

    Let put some useful information in point form for easy reading:

    -The dialogue system may be more dynamic in the sense that you can view it in 3rd or 1st person, or walk away when you please(which is finicky in and of itself) but the depth is completely stripped away. New dialogue options based on skills like Medicine or Science? Nope. Player choice? I don't think so. Even if you say no you can always return and say yes. There's no lasting impact in the dialogue and it doesn't feel right.

    -The world is smaller, yes. I don't much mind small worlds as long as sufficient detail has been placed in them and they're dense with activities to do. Unfortunately it just isn't the case. One of the first towns you're in, Concord, has almost all its doors barred. Why? No idea. Many times it feels like it's packed with a lot but with some insight and careful inspection it isn't. Bethesda have slightly abused quest generation to make the game go on "indefinitely". Maybe it would work if you didn't have to go to the same building 5 times and clear out the same raiders 5 times to retrieve an item in a chest for a particular quest which was the same chest that held all other 4 items. Wow.

    -Skills? Nope. They're gone. Remember Bartering and Sneak and Lockpicking and Science and Repair? Gone. Everything is now a perk. You level up, you get a perk and that is it. The perks fall under the categories of S.P.E.C.I.A.L attributes. So you want a perk that would allow you to carry more? That would be under Strength. If you don't have enough points assigned to Strength, the perk will be locked until you assign some points. It's not terribly, but I miss the Fallout 3 and New Vegas systems. This feels like it was made for a dumber crowd.

    -Something that has bugged me almost more than everything else is the feeling of being in the post apocalyptic wasteland. It's supposed to feel like a survival game. Scavenging, looting and getting by, hoping to not get jumped by a passing group of raiders or super mutants. This doesn't feel like that. I have way too many Stimpaks (they heal you) and Radaways (they remove radiation poisoning). And grenades and ammo are supplied one metric ton at a time. Raiders seem to have infinite molotovs or grenades as they constantly spam them until you're nothing but an ash pile. -The radio. You remember those songs from Fallout 3? HERE THEY ARE AGAIN. Maybe 2 or 3 new songs added to the collection. Hope you're not sick of them from, you know, playing hundreds of hours of Fallout 3 or anything. Radio DJ is funny at first, then obnoxious... until you just put the radio off.

    ALRIGHT

    I've had my negative rant but let me point out some positive points.

    +Power Armor is what it always should've been. It's like you're in a badass mech.

    +Modifying weapons is excellent.

    +Modifying armour is also great, but no where as good as weapon modification. Limited.

    +Settlement construction is nice. That's it. Finicky; feels tacked on. Feels like it was put in for people to spend most of their time doing it instead of questing but it's honestly just ok.

    +Gunplay is great. Feels natural and visceral at its greatest.

    All in all. Fallout 4 is a good game. But not a good Fallout by any standard.

    Welcome to FarCry: Wasteland Edition    … Expand
  53. stiglitzz
    Dec 7, 2015
    10
    This restart of the series, the better.

    for me - the game, the real Fallout. Probably because it is not played in 3 parts, because. , Nothing moved, and not recalled fallaut. only played 1 and 2, 9 years ago. 4 on the move captured me, feel the atmosphere (remembered with a smile 1.2 part), felt the work of developers, the speaker finally - is playing with a patch on the dialogue, they    This restart of the series, the better.

    for me - the game, the real Fallout. Probably because it is not played in 3 parts, because. , Nothing moved, and not recalled fallaut. only played 1 and 2, 9 years ago.
    4 on the move captured me, feel the atmosphere (remembered with a smile 1.2 part), felt the work of developers, the speaker finally - is playing with a patch on the dialogue, they do not seem truncated.

    RPG - a concept strongly extensible. I do not like the dialogue? God, do not read a ton of text as before, well all game, failed.

    And just not understand the situation ..

    The Witcher received the "game of the year", which I took and licked every last quest and armor for 67 hours.
    in fallout, 1 fraction was held for 97 hours (and have not found armor X01 and a bunch of additional quests left), I am now going through a second time, feeling like a 1-time pass, and went a little differently from the map, and already over 18 hours of play, none other than the quest story does not happen again.

    And certainly not pleased that due to such as you sobbed, "I was in New vegasss in New Vegas, I was worried, and then not worry about the NPC !!! return my money !!! I want to read, to delve into. Why I book series ?? !!! ?? nooo 11 I want two New Vegas !!! " He received a 84 rating on meta.

    And remember, all developers fallout, the main priority - the game world. Here - they succeeded.

    Who really fashionable watering ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 4 part.

    That's all I wanted to say.    … Expand
  54. Braxmapoutras
    Dec 7, 2015
    3
    Its not a bad game,its a bad fallout and bethesda game though....
    Almost non existent rpg elements,unlimited repeatable and stupid fetch quests,exploration rewarding only until you find the best weapon possible....which by the way you'll get depending on your luck as loot system is rng....and it has the most ridiculous pacing in all of bethesda games...in the first hour you get an OP    Its not a bad game,its a bad fallout and bethesda game though....
    Almost non existent rpg elements,unlimited repeatable and stupid fetch quests,exploration rewarding only until you find the best weapon possible....which by the way you'll get depending on your luck as loot system is rng....and it has the most ridiculous pacing in all of bethesda games...in the first hour you get an OP power armor and a minigun and a laser musket ...all in less than an hour...and not to mention that you also become a faction leader within that time as well....i'm very disapointed in bethesda truly they got realy lazy this timeq..aaaaand teeerible performance and dated **** engine....hope they make it a better game at least though expansion packs and updates...which i doubt but lets hope for the best...    … Expand
  55. REDECT
    Dec 7, 2015
    3
    I hate this game! Really!

    Start of this game is ok and interesting, first crafting is useful and interesting too....and also, storyline interesting too....for first half of game, after this part, you understand, that you tired from this game, you want to finish it faster, you will finish storyline and.....when you will see the ending you will cry! Cry, because it's worst ending in    I hate this game! Really!

    Start of this game is ok and interesting, first crafting is useful and interesting too....and also, storyline interesting too....for first half of game, after this part, you understand, that you tired from this game, you want to finish it faster, you will finish storyline and.....when you will see the ending you will cry! Cry, because it's worst ending in story!
    A lot of people say: Mass Effect 3 had a worst ending....NO! Mass Effect 3 ending was awesome against ending of Fallout 4.

    I played all Fallout games, and I like Fallout 1-3 and New Vegas a lot. But this....this game a piece of **** It's look like addon to Fallout 3, but not as Fallout 4!

    I hate this ending, how they can do it with us - with players!

    Don't buy this game, really, better if you will play again in previous Fallouts.

    I spent here 85 hours and I think that it was a stupid wasting of time, it was better if I see all storyline on youtube with popcorn for 2-3 hours.

    It's all!    … Expand
  56. DeltaSigma38
    Dec 7, 2015
    5
    So I'm feeling really alienated about this game by the community so I thought I'd be brief. Fallout 4 doesn't feel like fallout, it improves enemy models, types, gun play and companions. But sacrifices interesting characters, plot, quests, and what makes fallout most important :Extraordinary people changing the world. whether good or bad, this game removes what makes fallout interesting,So I'm feeling really alienated about this game by the community so I thought I'd be brief. Fallout 4 doesn't feel like fallout, it improves enemy models, types, gun play and companions. But sacrifices interesting characters, plot, quests, and what makes fallout most important :Extraordinary people changing the world. whether good or bad, this game removes what makes fallout interesting, and the only true interesting thing, the main shining point is one character- Nick Valentine. Without that the game would be worse off in my opinion. I hope mods come to consoles to silence the voiced protagonist, and hopefully DLC may add some life into this game.… Expand
  57. GolovA
    Dec 7, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Well, first of all, people, i don't get u - y u giving 0, 1, & 2's or on the other spectrum - 9 & 10's? I mean 0-3 score is basically an abomination to avoid, and 9-10 is perfection itself. And FO4 is neither. The funny thing is that 1's balance the 9's at the end and the mean average is not really affected. But come on - giving a game a 1 just because "the graphics sucks, man!" is not helping anybody, plus the technology is not moving at a lightning fast speed. It is still gradual, although i agree the graphics in FO4 are behind - mind you, most likely because the game was designed for an outdated console. Giving it a 9 is also obnoxious - the fact is, it is far from being a masterpiece.

    Having said that, i will not dwell in depth on the topic. What i'd like to do is to share a few observations in defense of my rating. I am currently playing Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 4 and can compare the two. Now i have to admit, i am playing FONV with mods such as Nevada Project, EVE, Weapons Mods Extended, and Nevada Skies. However, even though they greatly improve the atmosphere of the game, they don't have any effect on some of my criticism of FO4. Also, all of the mods are almost as old as New Vegas.

    First thing's first - bugs. Yes, there are many many bugs in the current release. Are they destructing? You bet your sweet bb gun they are! Annoying? Bull's eye too. But the game is still entertaining enough to get that Save reloaded and start over. Just pray your last Save isn't an hour old! :D RELOAD!

    Lip sync. Lip syncing in FO4 is quite atrocious. By comparison - NV is like a lip syncing marvel. What does it tell me about developers of FO4 and their mentality towards gamers? /:) yep. RELOAD.

    Dialogue. Man, this latest trend to streamline everything that doesn't need to be streamlined is bugging the **** out of me. All dialogue is watered down to 4 choices most of which are very obscure since all of them are limited to like 3 words! Are you crazy!? Sentences such as "Give Money" make no sense, and plenty a time i had to find out that behind a remark was hidden a line of dialogue i did not wish to follow. Give money to you? Are we talking about giving money? Will you be giving money to me? Is there a catch? By comparison FO3 and NV dialogue trees are extremely prolific. RELOAD!

    Combat. I don't know, man. I don't know. I guess combat is a little better and more dynamic? I don't know. Just slightly. I don't see it anything to be raving about. It's ok. Not gonna give the game a 10 because i can throw a grenade (finally!) with a key.

    Character development and skill tree. Oh boy. It's new. But i can't bring myself to like it. Basically, in place of skills (all skills) you now have perks. Again, streamlining something that needs not be. In FO3 perks were unique and depended on your characteristics, and you could put points in any skill you wanted. So if u were an Intelligence 1 Village Idiot, you could still up your science or repair or whatnot, but would never get perks that depended on intelligence. In FO4 you only get perks, so, using the example above, you cannot become a master hacker with Intelligence 1. It's kind of more realistic, yet also so limited and even degraded. Can't there be an Imbecile Savant (u know wat i'ma talkin' bout!) who can hack computers at a whim but like unable to get dates?! :D come oooon!!! RELOAD!

    Side quests. Ok, ok - my friend who finished the game testifies that i am about one-third in. At this point i can say a few things about the main story line and side quests. Some side quests are pretty involving and fun, while others (such as "Build me a Village") are plain boredom. Sure, it is fun to recycle old cars and broken fences in order to built some houses for the nomad Minute Men - but that's precisely where the danger lies - while being fun IT IS NOT FALLOUT! Damn it, what's next - "Fallout Settlers", "Apocalyptic Minecraft", "LEGO Fallout"?! Dude! My husband was just shot, and i am searching for my kidnapped baby! You want me to build you a shack, you lazy **** I'ma shoot you in your foot for dat!
    Yes, i do like building - but, man, when i start playing FO i am as far from wanting to build as North Pole is from Jamaica. Call me Paradigm Dave - but i don't like my white wine in the same glass with the red. RELOAD!

    Main Story - it's pretty decent, and has its own twists and turns. Sure, it's not elaborate, but come on - the main story is ok. And if the old dialogue system remained it would actually be pretty damn good, i reckon, if only too linear. But you know what, i am playing NV right now, and the main story line is too - kind of linear. Compare to Fallout 1 & 2, where, for example, you could play with INTELLIGENCE 1 and play a different story almost.

    Oi! :) can i recommend Fallout 4? No. Not at this stage. However, after the bugs are fixed, and Mods come out from the loving community - this will be a nice solid game. But don't expect anything specia    … Expand
  58. TOdi1234
    Dec 7, 2015
    2
    Upgraded visually F3 with few cool addition like expanded crafting. The main story line is weak, and boring compared to F2 or even F3. Tones of bugs in every aspect of a game. Broken dialogue system - decision making process has been dumbed down to" Yes"- "No" option.
    But still , AWESOME music , cool looking world, nice shooting mechanic , cool looking power armours.. i can explore this    Upgraded visually F3 with few cool addition like expanded crafting. The main story line is weak, and boring compared to F2 or even F3. Tones of bugs in every aspect of a game. Broken dialogue system - decision making process has been dumbed down to" Yes"- "No" option.
    But still , AWESOME music , cool looking world, nice shooting mechanic , cool looking power armours.. i can explore this **** four hours and for that i will easly give this game 7 but ..this is not what I expected. This is not a quality jump. This is not a Upgraded F3 with the depth of f2... and this is bethesda - they can do better !!!! so 3.    … Expand
  59. SuspiciousBread
    Dec 7, 2015
    7
    It has been said before that "fallout 4 is a good game just not a good fallout game", i completely agree with this.
    The game has a great setting and design, good gameplay and shooting mechanics and a pretty solid story, but it's just not quite "Fallout" enough, for me anyway. To me fallout was never really about the shooting or gameplay but more about the conversations and the choices i    It has been said before that "fallout 4 is a good game just not a good fallout game", i completely agree with this.
    The game has a great setting and design, good gameplay and shooting mechanics and a pretty solid story, but it's just not quite "Fallout" enough, for me anyway. To me fallout was never really about the shooting or gameplay but more about the conversations and the choices i made, It had interesting side missions that were cool and memorable, but Fallout 4 doesnt really have any of this.

    First off the conversations are dumbed down, a lot, and i dont mean the vague choice you have i mean the outcome, in fallout 3 your conversations could go a number of ways, you could end them with shooting the persons head off, or bribing them, or using your science skills to gain more info, there was so much more depth to them which is why im very disappointed in fallout 4's system, usually you always end up with the same result no matter what you pick, that or you either end up in a firefight or you end up not in a fire fight.

    One of the faults for this the fact you dont have a science skill anymore, or explosive, or anything like that, now all you have are perks which all have different effect but none on the conversation, there's no situation where you use your skills to disarm a bomb, now you can just do it. This really limits the "RPG" aspect of the game seeing as you can pretty much do anything no matter how you play your character, if i want to be a smooth talking charisma based character i still have to be able to fight my way through a horde of enemies, there's no more talking my way out of a situation now it's shoot first ask questions later which really bummed me out seeing as that's usually how i like playing these games.

    Apart from all that another flaw i found, and maybe this is just me, but i didn't think there were many memorable locations, sure the main story takes you to cool locations but besides that none really come to mind, it also doesnt help that the vaults in the game you can visit are pretty lackluster, again none as memorable as "Gary" or the vault from 3 where you hallucinate, which again is a massive disappointment.
    maybe their saving the best for DLC but if that's the case it's even more depressing.

    Also after putting over 100 hours into the game i kinda feel like ive done everything i want to, the rest are just boring side missions that say "hey go here and kill these guys and ill give you some caps", which gets pretty repetitive.

    A great feature that i do keep going back to is the settlement builder, it's very fun and engrossing to build up a settlement from the ground up and make your own cool and unique locations in the map, but it's very limited if you don't use mods, which takes me to my next point.

    Mods, possible the best feature in any Bethesda game, the modding community already has a ton of mods available that are great, i spend a lot of my time just browsing the nexus forum and picking out mods that i think are cool, this game will have a much longer timespan thanks to mods, just looks at Skyrim still going strong because of mods.

    All in all Fallout was my most anticipated game of the year and though it has satisfied me as a game, it has also become one the most disappointing games for me, sure i can't blame bethesda for not making the perfect game that i imagined it would be but to me fallout just seems like it saw other game and tried to copy them and in doing so it lost the heart of a fallout game.

    That's what i'll leave this with, Fallout 4 is a good game but it's lacking the heart of a fallout game which could have made it great    … Expand
  60. MeritCoba
    Dec 7, 2015
    5
    I have opted for a simplified scoring system, with 5 being a meh. Fallout 4 gets a five from me because a one is a bit too harsh and thus it escapes a four, which is what it deserves.

    Enough has been said by others and I will not repeat what has been said before ad nauseam other then to note that Bethesda has finally done away with the roleplay elements of the game, which isn't really a    I have opted for a simplified scoring system, with 5 being a meh. Fallout 4 gets a five from me because a one is a bit too harsh and thus it escapes a four, which is what it deserves.

    Enough has been said by others and I will not repeat what has been said before ad nauseam other then to note that Bethesda has finally done away with the roleplay elements of the game, which isn't really a surprise as we shall see shortly. In fact it is the goal Bethesda has been progressing towards.

    I will concentrate on what for me simply breaks a game, which is the story. In this respect Bethesda has been very consistent in that none of their flag ship games, being the Elder scrolls series and the Fallout series, have anything resembling a good story. Take the story lines of both Oblivion and Skyrim, they are very similar and just bare bones enough to get you out into the world. The world is basically a sandbox where you can roam around doing repeat missions that have no consequences. Go and kill some elder dragons up on the mountain and return to town to find out that nothing has changed. In Skyrim Bethseda has made boring what in other games is the summon of tension: fighting dragons. Next we will see fights with demons, as boring as can be(compare this to Dragon Age III)

    Fallout is now the same game as the Elder scroll series. It is a sandbox game that has a flimsy storyline to get you going. It is so inconsequential that the game spends less then 10 minutes on your background story, it might be longer if you take the time to extensively alter your look.The whole story in a nutshell: a short introduction to your family, after which you agree to a place in the nearby Vault. Then the alarms sound, you run to the Vault getting while the bombs drop. You get frozen in, wake up for unknown and unexplained reasons, to see your partner getting killed and your kid stolen. Some unknown time passes and you get out of your cryogenic module, to find everyone in the Vault dead. Except for the radroaches, that is. It ends when you escape to the surface to enter the world of Fallout.

    Fallout fails as a story because there is nothing to make you go out there. There is no imminent danger, no sword of Damocles or time limit. There is no evil character to beat, a threat to thwart or a world to save. My son is supposed to be the MacGuffin that ought to get me going, but since nobody else is(Maltese Falcon: everyone wants it) there is no pressure and, given that no time is spend on making him matter to me, I basically don't care what happens to him. In fact I know nothing will happen to him as the story won't progress unless I talk to the next NPC in line. He is so unimportant that I even forgot his name until it popped up in my conversation options.

    This game now has the option to build things, not that it matters to the world at large. It won't get any safer or more advanced. In fact nothing happens. The same goes for the killing of all the monsters and raiders. What you get is empty looted places, not safe havens: the beginnings of a new civilization. You make a wasteland by killing everything and then that might be called peace.

    Someone compared it to State of Decay and indeed even that game shows how soulless Fallout has become. In State of Decay you cared for your small group of survivors and building mattered for it made your base safer and for you especially when you had to find resources that were important and in short supply. It also had a story with a definite end and a heightened pressure when more deadly monsters appeared. There were many faults in State of Decay, but you felt that it what you did mattered, you had your favorite survivors you cared for and gave the best of your equipment.

    And this then compared to the empty world of Fallout. No story to be had, no characters to care for, you don't matter, the world doesn't matter and nothing matters. It is a sandbox where you can roam around for ever for there are always randomly spawned monsters and raiders around the corner. It has no story and no soul. How utterly soulless it has become is shown by the fact that any humor is lacking. This game is as dry as a desert and devoid of life as a graveyard. Compare that to Fallout 1 and 2.

    And this is what Bethesda wants. Offering a sandbox game without a story so they don't have to spend time on writing, without roleplay elements so they can go on forever, and with just shooting and looting. What is next? Fallout online or Elder Scrolls online no doubt. Perhaps that already exist? Maybe. It is what a MMO is basically: sand box games with a flimsy story. Soulless worlds.    … Expand
  61. Desirus
    Dec 7, 2015
    4
    A lot of expectations and disappointments ... The plot is banal, the world is empty, horrible ending, the character development is greatly simplified, zero replayability.
  62. Plzstandbuy
    Dec 7, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. RPG mechanics and dialogue are water down to the point of non-existence. The story is poorly written and unoriginal, and the ending is insulting to the franchise.

    Besides from improved gunplay the game mechanics are a downgrade meant to pander towards younger audiences with short attention spans.

    The beloved Fallout lore has been soiled at almost every opportunity, from magic hats that give telekinetic powers to ghoul children that can live trapped in a refrigerator for 200 years without food or water.

    If your past fan, you will feel insulted and depressed, by the utter lack of care or respect Bethesda has made this Franchise.    … Expand
  63. coolcatsavesthe
    Dec 6, 2015
    8
    Somewhat disappointing if you were hoping for something like New Vegas or the first two Fallouts, but definitely a good game.

    Although the dialogue and plot is significantly worse than it's predecessors I feel that the improved gunplay(seriously, it's so much better) and the modding and settlement systems make this a great game, although maybe not what fans of the fallout franchise wanted.
  64. EABanBoy
    Dec 6, 2015
    5
    I was hoping for a combination of New Vegas (which exemplifies the old goodness of fallout, with factions, story and dialogue ) and Fallout 3 (the open world and game play). instead it was just an evolution of fallout 3, and meh on the whole, it has its great moments and terrible. Story and dialogue have reached an all time low (voice acting was fine, but the lack of options and lack ofI was hoping for a combination of New Vegas (which exemplifies the old goodness of fallout, with factions, story and dialogue ) and Fallout 3 (the open world and game play). instead it was just an evolution of fallout 3, and meh on the whole, it has its great moments and terrible. Story and dialogue have reached an all time low (voice acting was fine, but the lack of options and lack of an evil karma options were sorely missed.) Game play is great, and the world on a whole is great, it's what Bethesda is good at. But they are bad at story and making you feel like you ultimately accomplished something, can't put my finger on it, but New Vegas did do that aspect much better.

    I don't think Bethesda will be getting game of the year sadly, which ruins their streak, but still for all it's flaws the game is DEFINITELY worth the price of admission. I had just really hoped for more of an evolution in the storytelling and dialogue, and not a streamlining.

    Hopefully they can turn it around for their next game, and we can get more "RPG" to match their strides in "Action" but I doubt it.

    Here's to you fallout 1 and 2.    … Expand
  65. Mantas35
    Dec 6, 2015
    4
    “My idea is to explore more of the world and more of the ethics of a post-nuclear world, not to make a better plasma gun.”
    Tim Cain, creator of Fallout.

    I think that sum up everything wrong with this game.
  66. Dudraug
    Dec 6, 2015
    4
    it is not good game, it is not fallout, it is not rpg. this game don't have good sotry, good quests or anything interesting. I don't want to explore this word like Morrowin. I can't to love any characters, places, sotries. I can't love this game, sorry. 4/10
  67. hifiboi
    Dec 6, 2015
    6
    Do you remember the feeling when your weakling character met the Brotherhood in Fallout 1 and 2 and you just knew you had to get into their little bunker and had to complete initiation tasks even though you had no idea what they were about other than having badass armour and weapons. Yeah, don't expect anything like that, when you meet them after a few hours you will already be moreDo you remember the feeling when your weakling character met the Brotherhood in Fallout 1 and 2 and you just knew you had to get into their little bunker and had to complete initiation tasks even though you had no idea what they were about other than having badass armour and weapons. Yeah, don't expect anything like that, when you meet them after a few hours you will already be more powerful than them.

    What a disappointment, I just hope the mods can salvage this game, I was so excited for this game after being a lifelong fan since Fallout 1. They kept all the bad stuff from their other re-skinned games, Bethesda apparently don't learn anything from previous games:

    individually loading generic dungeons - check
    horrible character design - check
    poor dialogue - check
    forgettable npc's - check
    bad animations -check
    new poorly implemented tagged on world building - check

    I don't know why I expected anything different from Bethesda, they are a passionless husk of a company.    … Expand
  68. istvan
    Dec 6, 2015
    5
    too much flaws to be a worthy follower of fallout 3

    - crappy end
    - no decisions/differences by playing good or bad
    - annoying sidequests - sim city ....

    my top 3 -_-
  69. heygetoffmylawn
    Dec 6, 2015
    4
    I started the series from the beginning, so I feel I might be biased, but as much as I want to like it, I feel it's simply mediocre--and sometime outright bad.

    I will start with the things I felt were noteworthy: The gunplay. Shooting the various creatures of the Commonwealth was certainly just as satisfying as it always was in NV or 3, but what was even better was the tuning of VATS.    I started the series from the beginning, so I feel I might be biased, but as much as I want to like it, I feel it's simply mediocre--and sometime outright bad.

    I will start with the things I felt were noteworthy: The gunplay. Shooting the various creatures of the Commonwealth was certainly just as satisfying as it always was in NV or 3, but what was even better was the tuning of VATS. Instead of trying the mimic the pause-the-game turn based combat of 1 and 2, 4 now slows time while choosing a specific target. I feel this was a good choice.

    And that's about sums up my praise for the game. Almost everything else, I didn't care for, or I felt was totally forgettable. Models, sound, the dialog wheel and it's vague choices. The forced, repelling main story line, the fact that they dropped the Notes tab and now we use the Misc tab like a junk drawer. 'Rolling' a character is pointless if you can upgrade their base stats every consecutive level. The settlements (as neat as the idea) don't really fit in the game. How they totally **** on the lore. Why do we have power armor in the beginning, and why is it so goddamn OP? And the balance is off so much that I don't even have to use it! Increasing the difficulty simply makes the AI bullet sponges, no upgrade in speed or actions--there's so many things I could just nitpick this game to death, but ultimately I think it was just trying to be too many games at once; sandbox, RPG, shooter. Quality over quantity.    … Expand
  70. JohnConnor333
    Dec 5, 2015
    5
    Could only stomach playing through the game once. When I booted up a second playthrough, the dialogue was exactly the same no matter what I chose to say. So streamlined. I did get about 50 hours out of the game, so it's not terrible, but it's easily forgettable and depressing. I began having fun with side missions, but as soon as I continued story, frustrationan and boredomCould only stomach playing through the game once. When I booted up a second playthrough, the dialogue was exactly the same no matter what I chose to say. So streamlined. I did get about 50 hours out of the game, so it's not terrible, but it's easily forgettable and depressing. I began having fun with side missions, but as soon as I continued story, frustrationan and boredom ensued. "where's my son.....I want my son....I'm trying to find my son....have you seen my son" SHUT UP!… Expand
  71. leopoldo
    Dec 5, 2015
    9
    Fallout 4 is a great RPG. The story is good, but not as good as that of Skyrim because it gets lost at times. The gameplay is great, has lots of guns, lots of customization, many side quests, a huge map and a lot to explore. The soundtrack is good, but visually the game is ugly and outdated, and that's the biggest problem of the game, Bethesda should learn how to make a beautiful game,Fallout 4 is a great RPG. The story is good, but not as good as that of Skyrim because it gets lost at times. The gameplay is great, has lots of guns, lots of customization, many side quests, a huge map and a lot to explore. The soundtrack is good, but visually the game is ugly and outdated, and that's the biggest problem of the game, Bethesda should learn how to make a beautiful game, this is the fourth game that is visually exceeded. Overall, Fallout 4 is a great and very long game, but visually exceeded. 9/10… Expand
  72. yogibbear
    Dec 5, 2015
    7
    Negatives:
    -Terrible UI, terrible M+KB controls, terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI
    -Terrible mouse acceleration (can be fixed in the .ini files) -Terrible Y-axis scaling (can be fixed in the .ini files) -Terrible performance (dropped Shadows to Medium & Godlight to Medium and I now get 45-60FPS on 770GTX, YMMV) -Weapon models are too large -FOV is horrible and    Negatives:
    -Terrible UI, terrible M+KB controls, terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI
    -Terrible mouse acceleration (can be fixed in the .ini files)
    -Terrible Y-axis scaling (can be fixed in the .ini files)
    -Terrible performance (dropped Shadows to Medium & Godlight to Medium and I now get 45-60FPS on 770GTX, YMMV)
    -Weapon models are too large
    -FOV is horrible and nauseating (you can and should fix this via the .ini tweaks)
    -UI colors OMG horrible
    -Removed complexity in levelling system, replaced with only perks, honestly this is horrible, but so far it works OK... [14 hrs in]
    -No companion army
    -Physical copy does not contain the entire game, you will have to download it still.
    -terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI, terrible UI.

    Positives:
    -Crafting weapons, armour, bases is cool and awesome
    -Scrapping stuff adds meaning to exploration and looting buildings
    -The gameplay loop is good
    -Building stuff is a new feature and it's pretty good, even though the UI and controls for it are stupidly wrong, but it works once you figure it out.
    -It's Fallout.
    -There's now a sprint button (like Skyrim added).
    -Boston gameworld is cool and art style is good.
    -Some character animations are better.
    -Getting in and out of power armour is cool.

    ---------------------------

    The above review was written after having played only 10 hours, I am now 67 hours into the game and need to make the following additions:

    Negatives:
    -Radiant quests are trash. There are too many of these thinly disguised "quests" that are just radiant go here, kill everything, repeating ad nausem trash quests for EVERY single damn faction in the game. This is not good game design. This is just bottom barrel scratching for something.
    -The dialogue system is completely trash with very little depth, frustrating "wheel" that doesn't explain what you're going to say, or what saying that will do to the conversation and ultimately leads you down the same linear pathway regardless.
    -The story is not interesting.
    -The settlement building mechanics and settlement happiness in relation to shops, defence, resources, etc. and settlement design could have had way better explaining. It's basically one giant mystery requiring exiting the game and seeing how someone else figured out how to get to 100 happiness, because it is not obvious at all what you are doing wrong.
    -Preston STFU stop giving me quests. Worst. Mechanic. Ever.

    Postives:
    -There are a lot of really cool designed places to explore, and the variety is really really good. Sadly despite all these brilliant places, with interesting tidbits and reasons for existing the actual stuff that you need to accomplish in these places boils down to the same repetitive radiant quest frustrations and ultimately boredom. If you designed any of the artwork, or levels, or world building in this game then you should truly be celebrated. But sadly the vision is not supported by gameplay, by sound, by RPG mechanics, by story, or by anything and the cracks show throughout and it all falls apart.    … Expand
  73. dirtinhand
    Dec 5, 2015
    3
    The hype was so intense that even me, a casual "gamer" got excited about Fallout 4. The previous 2 release (3/NW) were my favorite games in the past decade, but didn't want to get too excited about the new release, because I didn't want to feel let down...

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

    but in the end I did.

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

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

    I don't know if a hardcore Fallout fan could ever justify this game, but it's just a huuuge letdown after the hype around it.    … Expand
  74. FiveAM
    Dec 5, 2015
    0
    Lacking in literally every area other than graphics compared to previous fallout games. Not worth the full price at all.
    If you're a diehard FO1/2/NV fan, stay away from this one.
  75. bolt007
    Dec 4, 2015
    3
    I have never written an online review until now. This game sucks! It is so boring its not even funny. Its not an RPG, its not an FPS, its some awful mix between the two and does both extremely poorly. After 17 hrs I cant bare to play it anymore. What an over-hyped lump of crud. All there is to do in this game is shoot things with guns in broken buildings. There is no difference from 1 hrI have never written an online review until now. This game sucks! It is so boring its not even funny. Its not an RPG, its not an FPS, its some awful mix between the two and does both extremely poorly. After 17 hrs I cant bare to play it anymore. What an over-hyped lump of crud. All there is to do in this game is shoot things with guns in broken buildings. There is no difference from 1 hr gameplay to 17hrs gameplay. Very disappointed.… Expand
  76. pi972
    Dec 4, 2015
    6
    It's... Disappointing. That's the word. I set my expectations really low, and this game still didn't meet any of them other than the "it'll be fun for a while" one. There are better games for this price.
  77. swade21
    Dec 4, 2015
    6
    A had t o sign in to metacritic just to give this game a review. I have not give any game review before but now I had to.

    First of all this game does not fell at all like Fallout game. Gun play is weak. You can scope to enemy's upper body and shoot but nothing happends. World is not big and most of the buildings are unable for entry. They are just for decorating this town. Also towns    A had t o sign in to metacritic just to give this game a review. I have not give any game review before but now I had to.

    First of all this game does not fell at all like Fallout game. Gun play is weak. You can scope to enemy's upper body and shoot but nothing happends. World is not big and most of the buildings are unable for entry. They are just for decorating this town. Also towns inner city and its achitecture feel a bit like half life 2. It is too modern. Again I say that this game does not feel like fallout game. Whit this game and its plot this game feels like some sort of scifi fps game. One bad this is that exploring game world in this game is really boring if compared to other Fallout games. There is no prices. Just junk everywhere. The power armor is a joke to me. It is more like a tank that you can suit in you. This game does not have replay value. Even if modders work hard day and night. This is because geme world is boring. Fallout New vegas was really good if compared to this. In this game the dialogue is crap. This game is not a roleplay. You don't have to watch what you say. There is not so much different weapons to choose. Almost everything in this game is hostile to you. You cannot choose who is and who is not. You just shoot, do what you have told to do and finish the game. Crafting weapons and mods is not so much fun as it was in New vegas and its mods. The main plot is not interesting at all. I waited it to be over so I can uninstall this game. One really annoying thing is that animals pop up from the ground. So you cannot know where rad scorpions are. This is really stupid. Also characters are shallow. For example Brotherhoods leader does not look like leader from the fallout series. It looks like a hipster. Also leveling, perks and character development is much worse that new vegas. I waited this game for six moths. I have played Fallout New vegas many times throught. I really give this game a change to be the next fallout game but it is not. I started playing it and at first it felt a little bit ok. But then I noticed that this game and its atmosphere does not feel like fallout at all. I hope that they make another fallout game which feels like fallout. :)    … Expand
  78. Derklucas
    Dec 4, 2015
    9
    Is this game the perfect game? No. Is this game a throwback to Fallout 1 and 2? A little.

    I'm over 100 hours into the game and it has been one of my most fun experiences in a videogame in a long time. Of course that is a personal preference. There's pretty much a pop reference behind every corner. And the difference in atmosphere between the areas makes it a lively game.
  79. Ensigned
    Dec 4, 2015
    2
    This game has several glitches that make it flat out unplayable. If this were a good game, then maybe one could overlook the fact it was completely rushed and unfinished -- but it is not. It is a hot mess of glitchy gameplay. The combat system sucks. The character development system is far too linear to the point it does not even feel like you are playing an RPG. The story is abysmallyThis game has several glitches that make it flat out unplayable. If this were a good game, then maybe one could overlook the fact it was completely rushed and unfinished -- but it is not. It is a hot mess of glitchy gameplay. The combat system sucks. The character development system is far too linear to the point it does not even feel like you are playing an RPG. The story is abysmally boring. Side quests are redundant and boring. I have seen better graphics on the Nintendo gamecube.

    Add to the fact there exists ample mature content that appears to be there only for the sake of being there, and you have one terrible game and (arguably) the most overhyped game of all time). The game is a disgusting excuse for entertainment. The only reason I give it a 2 instead of a 1 is because of the Fallout name. But make no mistake, this is a franchise ender. Terrible game.    … Expand
  80. Victordeus
    Dec 4, 2015
    9
    If you liked Fallout 3 you will probably love this game as well. If you loved Fallout: New Vegas you might not like this game as much. The story and RP is definitely there, but it isn't as strong as it was in New Vegas. My little nitpicking of the game is that I miss having my skills and intelligence helping me out during conversations, if there is any of this in Fallout 4 I haven'tIf you liked Fallout 3 you will probably love this game as well. If you loved Fallout: New Vegas you might not like this game as much. The story and RP is definitely there, but it isn't as strong as it was in New Vegas. My little nitpicking of the game is that I miss having my skills and intelligence helping me out during conversations, if there is any of this in Fallout 4 I haven't noticed it. Everything interesting seems to be based off of Charisma.… Expand
  81. Ittadakimasa
    Dec 4, 2015
    10
    Who need graphics ? if you need graphics, go play bo3 casul.
    If you need nice hair, go play Witcher 3,
    If you need Good Game, lets play Fallout 4 :) :)
  82. Ekchuah
    Dec 4, 2015
    3
    Having finished the game:

    It's honestly the least moving, most formulaic ending I've seen in years. Despite the attempt at pathos, there's ... none. There's nothing. 'I'M READY. BECAUSE WAR... WAR NEVER CHANGES.' It sums up the game, but not in a good way. It's unintentionally a great way of driving home that you in fact have no agency as a player when it comes to the story, at    Having finished the game:

    It's honestly the least moving, most formulaic ending I've seen in years. Despite the attempt at pathos, there's ... none. There's nothing. 'I'M READY. BECAUSE WAR... WAR NEVER CHANGES.'

    It sums up the game, but not in a good way. It's unintentionally a great way of driving home that you in fact have no agency as a player when it comes to the story, at least. Is this not how "your" character would react? Well, you don't actually have a character. You customize your appearance, but in no meaningful way are you actually making a character. You're Joe Soldier or Jane Lawyer. The people defending this - I don't know. Part of it's blind fanboyism, some of it's this weird drive to maintain the letters 'RPG' because the original Fallout games have them, and I strongly suspect some of it's ignorance from never having played an actual CRPG - just iterations of The Bethesda Game and maybe some JRPGs.

    A lot of people defend it on the basis that the combat is better. But "better" in no way means "good". Despite positioning itself as a shooter, Fallout 4 fails as thoroughly as an FPS as it does as an RPG. The combat is simplistic, the weapon balance is a joke, the much-touted mod system is largely just upgrades to damage and scope range and is used to justify a tiny number of base weapons, and one of the only pair of RPG mechanics Fallout 4 retains makes it all the more annoying - enemies are bullet sponges, soaking up dozens of .308 or .50 bullets to go down if they spot you and remove the stealthed damage bonus.

    It's the summer blockbuster of games. It's formulaic, it's flashy, and it's enormously dumb. If you turn your brain off, it can be fun - until the threads start to unravel, until the endless inconsistencies of the world become impossible to ignore, until the tedium of combat mounts, etc, etc, etc.

    It's a game that's going to be utterly forgotten. Almost 20 years later, people still talk about Fallout.

    Nobody's going to talk about Fallout 4.

    Not in a positive way, and not even in a negative way. It's going to leave absolutely no impact whatsoever.    … Expand
  83. Strawberryblast
    Dec 3, 2015
    3
    Fallout 4 is what you'd call the McDonald's of video games. Such averageness should be considered an art form. It's a video game for everyone. It's a soulless husk of a game made for the sole purpose of money. The excellent writing previous in the series (admittedly, not the Bethesda one) has been completely thrown out for some attempt at Mass Effect dialogue. It's the illusion of choice,Fallout 4 is what you'd call the McDonald's of video games. Such averageness should be considered an art form. It's a video game for everyone. It's a soulless husk of a game made for the sole purpose of money. The excellent writing previous in the series (admittedly, not the Bethesda one) has been completely thrown out for some attempt at Mass Effect dialogue. It's the illusion of choice, very similar to a McDonald's burger.
    You can add and take away as much as you want from a McD's burger and it will make no difference because the foundations are painfully average, much like Fallout 4.

    Have you ever thought that Fallout 4 would be better if it wasn't an RPG? No, nobody has. Bethesda seems to think the people just want a shooting gallery with arbitrary numbers.

    What people want is a Fallout game. What people got was Skyrim with guns, with somehow even less RPG components.
    I wouldn't be surprised if the next Elder Scrolls is basically a first person Zelda game at this point.

    The story is exactly the same as Fallout 3 but with axis tilted slightly to fit in with the commonwealth. I can't believe how lazy this idea was. If New Vegas was accomplished in around a year and a half, how is Fallout 4 in this state after four years? It would've made sense if they changed engine. But they didn't.

    This is still gamebryo and it's the anchor that just holds down Fallout 4 from being painfully mediocre to a solid "meh."

    What I did enjoy was exploring the world and the gunplay. That's about it though.
    The settlement building is incredibly tedious. Despite advertising itself as completely optional, several instances in the main quest will shove it down your throat.

    Bethesda have stopped trying, and this is a problem.    … Expand
  84. deathclaw
    Dec 3, 2015
    10
    Have you wrote a 0 point review of fallout 4? Tell me about it. Did you watch Boston from a vertibird? no? so stfu, you havent even seen the game... it has many flaws as every bethesda games but the base is fantastic, if you know how to play an open-world game there is a lot to enjoy. go grab a gun, pimp it up and get some trophies on the wall of your very own home... side with whicheverHave you wrote a 0 point review of fallout 4? Tell me about it. Did you watch Boston from a vertibird? no? so stfu, you havent even seen the game... it has many flaws as every bethesda games but the base is fantastic, if you know how to play an open-world game there is a lot to enjoy. go grab a gun, pimp it up and get some trophies on the wall of your very own home... side with whichever faction you want they will add special events to the game, some side quests are the best I've ever met in pc games (like the USS Constitution), for all the complaining noobs who said its linear and brought up FO NV with its 3 endings, now this has 4 possible ending (well, its really 5) and are much more morally different than ever (what I don't like is beth stamped the brotherhood as evil. they have a questionable ethic but its far from any evil). I wish they would postpone it for 3 more years and polish the building/crafting/npc stuff but its already a goty worth game... the only thing I want is CK now to be able to make it even more to my liking.… Expand
  85. Alkatraz
    Dec 3, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There's love for this game from Bethesda....just...not enough.

    Like everyone else I looked forward to this game, and going through a dry spell of decent RPG's, Fallout 4(F4) was the light at the end of the tunnel - although, yes, the game itself has many redeeming qualities, the intense immersive gameplay the previous fallout games possessed show how lackluster F4 is.

    Here's what you'll enjoy:
    - More of the F4 world
    - New base building
    - Interesting new equipment mechanics
    - New and interesting perks
    - More action and fighting focus

    Here's what you may dislike:
    - Dated graphics engine
    - A reliance of mod community to clean up some of the graphics, fix power suit balances, and essentially rely on the community to refine the game.
    - Shallow characters and stilted dialogue
    - More action and fighting focus

    You might be wondering why I give it a 6, because honestly it is not a bad game, the controls and FPS component feel more refined, the world appears to be well detailed, the seed community's allowing players to build a town is a great idea, and the atmosphere of F3 is still present. What F4 is missing, imo, is character.

    The dialogue is terrible, you obtain equipment far to easily, and have access to the power suit quite early on. The beginning of F4 is painstakingly boring (for me), and I [spoiler] before we really get to enjoy our family or create a bond they are ripped away - I don't know them enough to care....

    Suggestions:
    - Give the player a powersuit but have it break after using it the first time; the player is given time to VALUE the immense power of the suit, so that they work towards it's repair. Create value for players so they see the need to use the suit and how important it is.
    - Spend more time with your family or don't make the story about your family if you can only attribute 10 minutes of gameplay to them. Perhaps make it about your family, but cryogenic damage has caused memory loss, or someone has implanted memories that were never there....give me a reason to care Bethesda....give us a unique story....

    I feel my gripe lies heavily in what feels like an unpolished gem, that will only get better once the modding community and DLC for the game comes out. The game is fine, playable, but by no means GOTY quality, or has the same enjoyable traits as F3; but I can't ignore the fact that it does a "good" job, and not a "great" job. So if you like the Fallout world and want more of the same-ish, add it to you list. If you were expecting something different, innovative, and there to create RPG memories, it just didn't draw me in like the previous Fallout's have.    … Expand
  86. BorkLazer
    Dec 3, 2015
    10
    Awesome game, decent graphics, I don't always compare games from the same franchise to other visualy pleasing games I compare them to previous games in the franchise and it is much approved, people saying otherwise are just butthurt becuase it has very much improved. Gunplay is nice, models are nice, crafting system is nice, settlement building is awesome, power armor is cool as hell,Awesome game, decent graphics, I don't always compare games from the same franchise to other visualy pleasing games I compare them to previous games in the franchise and it is much approved, people saying otherwise are just butthurt becuase it has very much improved. Gunplay is nice, models are nice, crafting system is nice, settlement building is awesome, power armor is cool as hell, Boston's buildings have awesome designs, a lot of new features have been added. Has some flaws but mods will fix 99% of them. People who are complaining are only doing so cause they expected something that would completely revolutionize rpgs and just blow everything out of the water. I was expecting something that improved upon previous games and had a new story and areas to explore. If you liked fallout 3 but were hoping everything would be 100% improved and better than you probably won't like it much but if you enjoyed fallout 3 without worrying too much about the every single detail than you will love this game. I would give a 9 but with mods it's an easy 10… Expand
  87. ViDeOGaMeZ
    Dec 3, 2015
    7
    Take away the number from the title, give it a subtitle, rename Fallout New Vegas to Fallout 4 and you've got a accurate title.

    I'm taking away 3 points for the over-importance this game is to being a main fallout game since things are missing as well as some mechanics changed or added that are not needed.

    Overall a great but not fantastic game in everything else.
  88. HappyTofu1234
    Dec 3, 2015
    8
    I am a simple person.

    I do not wish to rate a game based on who made it, how great or terrible games in a series were, how it 'isn't a true rpg' or wether it's 'a modern classic' or whatnot. I simply rate a game based on how much I actually enjoy it. I have 216 hours in this game as of now. 216 hours I enjoyed to the fullest. I realise this might be one of the less usefull reviews    I am a simple person.

    I do not wish to rate a game based on who made it, how great or terrible games in a series were, how it 'isn't a true rpg' or wether it's 'a modern classic' or whatnot.

    I simply rate a game based on how much I actually enjoy it.
    I have 216 hours in this game as of now. 216 hours I enjoyed to the fullest.
    I realise this might be one of the less usefull reviews around.. But I felt like I needed to say something in defense of a game I like enjoy a great deal, when it is being bashed for 'not containing X feature from Y game'.

    So.. instead of being a proper objective and constructive critic or whatnot.. I would just like to say that I have used just aobut all of my free time up to this point on 'Fallout 4'. And I want to recommend this to anyone who is just looking to have a great bit of fun rather than look for the perfect rpgready to blow you away, with new innovations and modern revolution, at a moment's notice nor take you for a ride back to the old days where everything was better.

    So, 216 hours of enjoyment for 60 dollars/euros/whatnot is well worth an 8/10    … Expand
  89. fredhorrigan
    Dec 3, 2015
    3
    It's a Bethesda game

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

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

    Fallout 3.1/10    … Expand
  90. rockdacazbah
    Dec 3, 2015
    5
    I knew this game was off to a bit of a bad start when in the first hour of game play I was clonking around in power armour wielding a mini-gun shooting at a deathclaw.

    Bethesda Definitely pandering to the action fps console brigade and its an over used phrase but they have "dumbed down" fallout. Its enjoyable as a fps as such, but nothing near what I was expecting after 7 years. hmm    I knew this game was off to a bit of a bad start when in the first hour of game play I was clonking around in power armour wielding a mini-gun shooting at a deathclaw.

    Bethesda Definitely pandering to the action fps console brigade and its an over used phrase but they have "dumbed down" fallout. Its enjoyable as a fps as such, but nothing near what I was expecting after 7 years. hmm shame Bethesda.

    oh and if you are going to add settlement building to the game please make it work properly and not make it half assed. Asmodius got it spot on in his review (Kudos on the Brahmin caravan) . I would add that constantly respawning junk in locations like the 3 fuses and 2 light bulbs in the hardware shop in Concord is just bad,,, put a bloody perk in so we can salvage scrap cars, power cables etc from outside the settlement areas. Oh and please make the settlements self defending If I set up guard posts and turrets and blumming walls, I should not have to trek from 1 side of the map to the other every verse end while I am in the middle of something else to "help defend" it

    and yes the UI really does suck, but hopefully when the modding community really get going these issues may be resolved

    So if you are expecting a fallout game in the true fallout fashion you will be a tad disappointed with FO4.    … Expand
  91. GwionBach29
    Dec 3, 2015
    9
    The reviews here are ridiculously negative and biased. Hard to believe people are playing the same game I am.

    Bottom line, it's not a perfect game, and deviates from the Fallout norms in some ways that may annoy you if you're a purist. -AI still has serious issues -The amount of junk in the game is overwhelming -Power armor is given too early All that aside, I found the    The reviews here are ridiculously negative and biased. Hard to believe people are playing the same game I am.

    Bottom line, it's not a perfect game, and deviates from the Fallout norms in some ways that may annoy you if you're a purist.

    -AI still has serious issues
    -The amount of junk in the game is overwhelming
    -Power armor is given too early

    All that aside, I found the storytelling to be quite good, and the game's combat is significantly improved from previous Fallout games. All in all, this game is a big step forward for the Fallout series.    … Expand
  92. bischofs
    Dec 3, 2015
    1
    I was a bit disturbed when I fired up Fallout 4 and the first thing I noticed was the giant blood splotches when I shot at anything - then I switched over to third person and noticed that when I focus aimed at something the character did not bring the rifle up to his eyes - also the gun was not pointing to where the target was. These small but important details illustrate how the priorityI was a bit disturbed when I fired up Fallout 4 and the first thing I noticed was the giant blood splotches when I shot at anything - then I switched over to third person and noticed that when I focus aimed at something the character did not bring the rifle up to his eyes - also the gun was not pointing to where the target was. These small but important details illustrate how the priority has shifted away from realism and immersion to a gimmicky first person shooter set in an "open world." it is amazing how much support and hype this series has and how hard Bethesda would have to try to screw it up - but they did for the sake of money and expanding the base to more stupid console gamers. Another classic gaming series destroyed by the soulless MBAs.… Expand
  93. CaptainCoD3273
    Dec 3, 2015
    10
    Best game ever nothing could beat it is amazing Todd Howard is bae. Fallout is love Fallout is life. Bethesda makes very good games hopefully ES6 is good.
  94. Floruit
    Dec 3, 2015
    7
    Nice game

    good open wolrd , craft an build is funny , but the graphism are very bad !
    long time to finish if you don't rush the final quest !

    just the speak is not ok whith PNJ , We wan't more choice ! :)

    good for 30 €
  95. gofindlucy
    Dec 3, 2015
    2
    Game is meh. Pretty bad story, shallow characters. Very un optimized. Honestly fallout 3 and NV look FAR better and run better once modded. Very dissapointed in the gameplay,. All the workbenches are nothing new, we saw much better systems in modded fallout 3 and NV. Very far from an RPG, its more like far cry meets minecraft. The FPS aspect is slightly better than the previous Fallout,Game is meh. Pretty bad story, shallow characters. Very un optimized. Honestly fallout 3 and NV look FAR better and run better once modded. Very dissapointed in the gameplay,. All the workbenches are nothing new, we saw much better systems in modded fallout 3 and NV. Very far from an RPG, its more like far cry meets minecraft. The FPS aspect is slightly better than the previous Fallout, jus meaning the guns are more accurate and not perception dependent (not very immersive imho). They made fallout very cookie cutter and basic this time. Would not spend money on this game, although bethesda would call this game a success and critic reviews are way to high. The game looks and feels dated, the UI is terrible until heavily modded. Oh and did i mention how bad this game runs on ALL systems. xbox and ps4 dipping down to the 10 fps and even mega PCs cant work with the garbage shadows, most of us are removing shadows completely jus to make the game a playable fps. The female voice acting was..well..it was terribly drab. I keep trying to find something positive to say about the game but i just cant seem to think of anything innovative, new, or refreshing about the game. There is no cause and effect in game, its completely linear up until the end where u can join the insitute and have every faction hate you, or not. None of the factions had captivating story or made you feel like you wanted to join them, or hate them. Shipped without the creation kit was another major failure. I mean atleast give us the tools to fix this garbage b4 we all throw it in the recycle bin.… Expand
  96. kosar1k
    Dec 2, 2015
    0
    They call this an RPG, It's not an RPG anymore.it is no longer an RPG with choice and consequence that also had great writing and characters. It is now just an open world theme park with terrible writing, extremely shallow RPG elements that caters to the casual crowd rather than RPG fans.
  97. cosmitz
    Dec 2, 2015
    3
    I'm done.

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

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

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

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

    That should be on the box.

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

    Let's bullet point this instead of me ranting.

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

    + Cool crafting system

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

    Because after multiple transgressions, the game doesn't want to 'play' with me, and allow me to make a major role-playing choice.    … Expand
  98. Hroderick
    Dec 2, 2015
    8
    I had the urge to register just to give my impression of a fair review given all the unfortunate 0/10 scores which make absolutely no sense (to be fair, some 10/10 are overly enthusiastic). Particularly since many of those "reviews" are focused on whining about the graphics, FPS mechanics (in an ACTION RPG game) and a story that I feel these players did not understand. At the same time,I had the urge to register just to give my impression of a fair review given all the unfortunate 0/10 scores which make absolutely no sense (to be fair, some 10/10 are overly enthusiastic). Particularly since many of those "reviews" are focused on whining about the graphics, FPS mechanics (in an ACTION RPG game) and a story that I feel these players did not understand. At the same time, there is a total disregard for many innovative gameplay features like the weapon and stronghold crafting systems (which rightfully puts the DA:I crafting choices at a subpar level), a wonderful, huge map which I honestly never felt like it was boring.

    In my opinion, the positives start with the fact that it feels like a Bethesda game. Plenty of places to explore, lot of little quests and fun side trips aside from the main missions, decent enough fighting and shooting engine for an ACTION RPG. This is not Call of Duty, nor it should be, and while it is indeed a bit flawed, it is completely appropriate for the type of game. Add up that Bethesda did learn something from Obsidian and decided to create an entire crafting system that actually makes you scrounge for junk in the wasteland (something could be expected in a postapocalyptic game). It offers many options to use your weapons and armor, combined with several perks in the leveling system to tailor your "class" to your needs (I like the high INT, PER shooter build, but I see many are having a blast with the high END, STR tank builds and the high AGI sneaky dudes). It also offers the ability to create and shape new settlements, a feature that has taken me at least 20% of my time. This settlement feature granted its not for everyone, but unlike the Batmobile in Arkham Knight you can totally disregard it if you want your gameplay concentrated on other matters.

    I am totally in disagreement with those who think the story was bland. Maybe because I have played plenty of Pen & Paper RPGs, but I honestly don't need 10 minute introduction concentrated in your background to get in character. I felt that the introduction was enough to become the Sole Survivor and make the quest for his family my quest. Given that, I enjoyed the story, the plot twist and the moral choices presented to you particularly in the final act. My impression is that the story was awesome, and a good way to measure is to ask which faction did people initially decided to side. The fact that many get the moral quandaries and/or can become outraged at other people "wrong" choices should tell you Bethesda played its cards right. The game includes several silly quests that can be highly amusing ("calling the Silver Shroud!") and homages to Lovecraft, 1950s alien sci-fi, the Salem Trials, etc. The detail, IMHO is in the right places, even if in the end the graphics are not at the same level as EA's Frostbite engine.

    As for the negative, the reason why I didn't give this game a 10/10 is because I dock one point off due to the outdated graphics and the many minor bugs, particularly with the AI scripts. I feel this is not a major issue, and honestly, the last thing I want Bethesda to do is to become EA and release a SW:Battlefront game that looks amazing but has a deficient gameplay and story. At the same time, we should not pretend this issue does not exist. I hope Bethesda invests in a new, true next-gen engine for future Elder Scroll and Fallout games.

    The second point goes off due to the features that the previous Fallout got right and Bethesda removed in an attempt to copy Bioware (and for the life of me, I will never understand). I am talking about the godforsaken, awful, hateful dialog wheel for idiots (I despise it with all my heart and what it represents) and the lack of the karma wheel which really helped you choose an angel or devil path in the Wasteland (were they emulating Dragon Age???). The dialog wheel actually lowers your IQ, and as the Witcher has proved, it is not even necessary for full speech to your character. Honestly, Ultima IV had better dialog options 30 years ago with "Name", "Job" and "Bye".

    All in all, this game is totally worth it for Bethesda fans and people looking for a fun, and immersive action RPG. If Call of Duty, Destiny and or SW:Battlefront are your thing, this game will probably bore you and look like it was from 3 years ago.    … Expand
  99. LockeJohn
    Dec 2, 2015
    0
    This game is a travesty.This is a simplified, dumbed-down, water-downed fallout experience. Not that I particularly care for this one game, but I''m afraid for the coming games in the future.
  100. Japko
    Dec 2, 2015
    4
    After over 100 hours of gameplay, I finally decided to give this game a 4, which basically means below expectations. This is how I feel right now. I feel tricked.

    Game has these fallout vibes. World, even though less interesting, is still doing the job. You can feel all that stuff that previous fallout games gave you. But It makes this game only playable, not a game which you want to    After over 100 hours of gameplay, I finally decided to give this game a 4, which basically means below expectations. This is how I feel right now. I feel tricked.

    Game has these fallout vibes. World, even though less interesting, is still doing the job. You can feel all that stuff that previous fallout games gave you.
    But It makes this game only playable, not a game which you want to play another time after you finish. I tried, it's just too boring, even for me, a guy who only plays few games beside fallouts. All things has been already said, but to make sure:
    -poor dialogues
    -poor story
    -Illusion of choice. You just dont have a real choice. Your only choice iif you want to kill that guy, or u want to talk with that guy, and even that is in most times unavailable, because random guys usually shoot you.

    I bought this game for RPG reason, and what i got is a fu*king shooter. I'll just wait for some big mod that will change this sh*t    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. CD-Action
    Feb 4, 2016
    80
    After terrible first couple of hours Fallout 4 pulled itself together and ultimately was almost as fun as The Witcher 3. There’s a huge chasm between these two games in terms of technology (F4 looks like a X360 game), but their open worlds are equally good and Bethesda did a better job with crafting. [01/2016, p.42]
  2. PCWorld
    Jan 19, 2016
    70
    This isn’t the step forward I expected, though. Here we are, the first Bethesda game on a new hardware generation, and I can’t help feeling like we’ve regressed—like Fallout 4 really is Oblivion-with-guns. A decade later, it certainly makes many of the same mistakes.
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  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Jan 4, 2016
    92
    It’s easy to get carried away by Fallout 4’s massive open world. While the gunplay is much improved and the quests fun, I found the UI lacking on the PC. The inventory and build menus are really tedious to use. [Dec 2015]
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