Fallout 4

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  1. Nergui
    Jan 15, 2016
    6
    Made an account just to write this: The hype was huge, and I had high expectations. Like others, though, I was also disappointed. As a big fan of Bethesda games, I was really looking forward to sinking many hours into the game, and I did (60 - level 31). I found, however, an experience that felt shallow/static, and the more I pressed forward in search of that moment which would engageMade an account just to write this: The hype was huge, and I had high expectations. Like others, though, I was also disappointed. As a big fan of Bethesda games, I was really looking forward to sinking many hours into the game, and I did (60 - level 31). I found, however, an experience that felt shallow/static, and the more I pressed forward in search of that moment which would engage me, the more it became clear that real fun would not be found. There are more features at play here (crafting and settlement construction), but the core of the game has not evolved from previous Beth releases, while other developers have genuinely pushed the industry forward. For example, the voice acting is improved, but the writing is just boring and without the flair of talent. Additionally, the UI was maddening, and I never developed the muscle memory for it. The world itself is attractive, but feels static since there is little evidence of motion in it. The town's are tiny, as well, and outside of that, the gameplay really is just "shoot everything." It doesn't feel like an RPG, but rather a mediocre shooter. If I wanted a shooter, I would buy a shooter. Makes me wish I could be a fly on the wall to witness the decision-making process.

    Maybe I ruined my chance at having fun in this game by playing Skyrim with 230 mods tacked on. That's a serious possibility. But consider that I also really enjoyed vanilla Skyrim through two playthroughs before I even knew that mods existed. As it is, I uninstalled the game, and every few months I will check the mod lists to see if the community has injected some life into the game. I still have some hope that they will succeed where Beth's imagination went soft. That hope, though, is tinged with the understanding that turning this game into something more satisfying, and deeper, will be tough considering the game doesn't possess much beyond it's initial veneer.    … Expand
  2. JS99
    Apr 16, 2016
    5
    This is not a good RPG, and it's not a good FPS. The story is a tired and boring "save the princess" snooze-fest with a twist (yes I know that's a bit oversimplified). I was really looking forward to having an adventure, like I did with Fallout 3, and New Vegas. I wanted that feeling of excitement when I found a new area. I wanted a world that would make me want to explore. This game gaveThis is not a good RPG, and it's not a good FPS. The story is a tired and boring "save the princess" snooze-fest with a twist (yes I know that's a bit oversimplified). I was really looking forward to having an adventure, like I did with Fallout 3, and New Vegas. I wanted that feeling of excitement when I found a new area. I wanted a world that would make me want to explore. This game gave me a bland boring world that really looks the same. Skyrim made me feel like there was an entire world to explore, mountains to climb, towns to find, magic to be discovered. Boston on the other hand was just uninteresting. In conclusion, Bethesda has used up my loyalty, my wallet is now closed, glad I didn't buy the DLC. No more.… Expand
  3. Arseniy_Cat
    May 10, 2016
    1
    This game is so really bad! **** save don't working! SAVES! I lost 5 hours of my gameplay because they is not SAVE MY GAME. I can only say this "Bethesda,Bethesda do only ****
  4. MatureGamer
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    I know the game has guns, but I didn't know this was an FPS. What happened to this game? Fallout 3 -- Excellent. Fallout NV (I know Beth didn't make it) even better. Skyrim - thousands of hours played. The media that gave this game any score above 75 has failed their audience. As an ARPG it should be rated no higher than 50. I doubt the community can fix this. I hate the over-used phraseI know the game has guns, but I didn't know this was an FPS. What happened to this game? Fallout 3 -- Excellent. Fallout NV (I know Beth didn't make it) even better. Skyrim - thousands of hours played. The media that gave this game any score above 75 has failed their audience. As an ARPG it should be rated no higher than 50. I doubt the community can fix this. I hate the over-used phrase "dumbed down." I use the phrase "more accessible." This game is dumbed down. It is quite sad, really.… Expand
  5. Orishii
    Nov 21, 2015
    2
    Don't buy this product. Don't pirate this product. If you are a Fallout and a RPG fan stay away from this, its just a lazy game with no soul. No RPG elements at all. This product isn't coherent at all, if you don't follow game script and go to explore at beginning you'll see why. EG you are frozen for 200 and when you wake up world is changed (not much ) there is a city and your premadeDon't buy this product. Don't pirate this product. If you are a Fallout and a RPG fan stay away from this, its just a lazy game with no soul. No RPG elements at all. This product isn't coherent at all, if you don't follow game script and go to explore at beginning you'll see why. EG you are frozen for 200 and when you wake up world is changed (not much ) there is a city and your premade character cant know that city after 200 years of sleep but in conversation (dumped down ) talks like he know that city, but when you go back and follow the script, when that city its mentioned he ask : ''What city ? I don't know that city'' and demand more info about city. Game is scripted as **** and stupid. F4 its just a shooter. Very low textures to most of clutter and objects. Stupid AI, you fire a MINI NUKE at them and after 5-10 seconds they act like nothing happened. Ui is atrocious, for console, they didn't change it for PC. No FOV slide bar ( weapons cover half of screen ), no graphics settings IN GAME. Now we have Farmville in a ''Fallout'' product. Survival difficulty is a joke, to easy, only change is that stimpaks heal slower, that's all. No degradation, no repair, very few types of enemies ( nothing new ), boring quests, no alternative choices of doing quests ( just shooting all time ). You can mod a pistol into a sniper early in the game, Power armor in 30 mins of game. F4 is a lazy and unfinished product.… Expand
  6. rinner23
    Nov 12, 2015
    2
    This game is Trash. Coming from a long-time fallout fan from the very first, and I even loved Fallout 3.

    Bethesda have basically dumped a terrible console port onto the laps of PC Gamer's everywhere. To do that in itself is bad enough, but to do it with so beloved a franchise is unforgivable. There was a reason for the strict review embargo - this game is trash through and through.    This game is Trash. Coming from a long-time fallout fan from the very first, and I even loved Fallout 3.

    Bethesda have basically dumped a terrible console port onto the laps of PC Gamer's everywhere. To do that in itself is bad enough, but to do it with so beloved a franchise is unforgivable.

    There was a reason for the strict review embargo - this game is trash through and through. It's designed for consoles and even then doesn't come close to 'Next-Gen'. You can't even re-bind all the keys, change the FOV (WTF!), or equalize the horizontal/vertical mouse sensitivity.

    Aside from all the atrocious bugs, the awful face textures, crappy animations, and poor performance this game is just so DULL, DULL, DULL and BORING.

    This game is a horrible, shameful mess, and Bethesda have just lost a customer for life.

    AVOID.    … Expand
  7. SubStandard
    Nov 13, 2015
    2
    Plays like a clunky FPS with some basic RPG elements. The game engine is showing its age, and the story seems like a last minute thought.

    This is not the Fallout you are looking for.
  8. Lycanthrope
    Nov 20, 2015
    6
    Another vapid Bethesda "RPG" made to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

    Here's hoping Bethesda sign Obsidian up again to come along and give old fans who still can't quite accept that Fallout is, for all intents and purposes, dead an actual Fallout game with some substance. The game somehow manages to have glaring grammatical and spelling errors, more often in the terminals but    Another vapid Bethesda "RPG" made to appeal to the lowest common denominator.

    Here's hoping Bethesda sign Obsidian up again to come along and give old fans who still can't quite accept that Fallout is, for all intents and purposes, dead an actual Fallout game with some substance.

    The game somehow manages to have glaring grammatical and spelling errors, more often in the terminals but frequently in the subtitles as well. My favourite of which is the phrase, "make due"--a mutilation of "make do."

    Where did you find your writers, Bethesda? Grade school?    … Expand
  9. kingplain
    Dec 18, 2015
    2
    This incarnation throws out all the elements that made the series: The lore, Humor, RPG elements, immersiveness, ability to tackle objectives in numerous way, a blank slate main character turn into whoever you please.

    You take all that away and what you're left with is a series that never would have had a following to begin with. It's a linear 1st person shooter that's dated and    This incarnation throws out all the elements that made the series: The lore, Humor, RPG elements, immersiveness, ability to tackle objectives in numerous way, a blank slate main character turn into whoever you please.

    You take all that away and what you're left with is a series that never would have had a following to begin with. It's a linear 1st person shooter that's dated and mediocre to poor across the board.

    I don't know who's playing and enjoying this. I don't know if people who think this game is great are actual people and not just an overzealous social media ads. Anyone who's played the last game or is a fan of series would have been disappointed. Anyone who hadn't, probably wouldn't think anything of the brand and would instead gravitate to other games that are far superior in terms of gunplay, RPG, collecting, crafting, story, etc.

    I played it for 10 hours and just uninstalled it. I tried to like it, but it was too much of a chore. I remember one in-game moment where I killed a guy's wife. He walked over, looked at her dead body and went "hm" before walking away. How he feels about his wife is how I feel about this game.

    Hopefully obsidian will make a Fallout 4.5 (like the did with New Vegas.) Either way, I'm not buying before I see user reviews ever again.    … Expand
  10. Asbest-Men
    Nov 11, 2015
    5
    Самая переоценённая игра года после новой Колды. Плохо почти всё:
    Оказуаленный гемплей
    Никакой сюжет и квесты, диалоги убиты Устаревшая графика Дебильный отклик на ПК Маленькая карта Поставил 5 исключительно за начало, крафт. Гореть в аду беседке.    Самая переоценённая игра года после новой Колды. Плохо почти всё:
    Оказуаленный гемплей
    Никакой сюжет и квесты, диалоги убиты
    Устаревшая графика
    Дебильный отклик на ПК
    Маленькая карта

    Поставил 5 исключительно за начало, крафт. Гореть в аду беседке.
  11. kozhura
    Nov 21, 2015
    2
    Bethesda muddled while releasing this game. There is no atmosphere of the universe, which had been before. Awful dialog system like in Mass Effect. Futhermore, everything you doing is shooting everywhere. There is no balance in game. Too poor.
  12. LanceVanceDance
    Aug 23, 2016
    0
    Bethesda didn't give any f*cks about this game, why should YOU?

    If you see Fallout 4 on a store page, stay away. It doesn't deserve a cent of your money. And there are a lot of OTHER games that do, so why not make a GOOD choice instead? You wonder why? Well then, get some popcorn and relax, here it comes! Fallout 4 is a mediocre, lame, uninspired experience. It's something you    Bethesda didn't give any f*cks about this game, why should YOU?

    If you see Fallout 4 on a store page, stay away.
    It doesn't deserve a cent of your money. And there are a lot of OTHER games that do, so why not make a GOOD choice instead?

    You wonder why?
    Well then, get some popcorn and relax, here it comes!

    Fallout 4 is a mediocre, lame, uninspired experience. It's something you will regret playing, it's something that will loose your interest like a goldfish, and it's something you just wish was done better. It's an experience that leaves you with a bitter shovelware aftertaste.

    Every single core aspect of this game feels underdone, rushed and primitive. From rudimentary RPG elements and artless voice acting, to mediocre graphics and terrible, TERRIBLE optimization.

    Ever wondered what an RPG would look like if stripped of most RPG elements? If you guessed "sh*t", then you're pretty close to getting the core idea behind Fallout 4. Progression is absolutely trashed, with butchered skills and meaningless SPECIAL the experience is bland and doesn't differ much from play-through to play-through. It simply doesn't matter - no matter what you do, every time you will end up with the same bloody character. Forget being specialized in a weapon class. Forget deep character customization, there's none of that here.

    Game mechanics are so ironed, so simplified and so pre-digested that it makes you wonder whether Bethesda treats you like a brain amputee or the game was in fact designed for baby seals.

    Writing is a special subject with this one as it hits all the records of triviality and stupidity, even by the very low standards of Bethesda. Fallout 4 is easily the dumbest and the blandest story from Bethesda so far. And perhabs the biggest issue here is cold, under-thought world with NO depth to it. All of the characters are absolutely superficial, they don't have anything to them - not even the main ones!

    It feels like you wander across a ghost town with uncanny robots all over you, nobody of them ever feels like a real human.

    For instance, NOBODY in this game ever WANTS anything. Nobody ever expresses any wish for anything. Nobody ever makes any plans whatsoever. They are quite literally like goldfish with no own will, they only exist as a means to your quest, and distinguish themselves little from the furniture or the scenery.

    Only the main characters have some simple personal traits, but even they function without any kind of motive or will. This makes them feel like brainwashed cultists who's sole reasoning seems to be "because cthulhu commands so". All characters act according to the ideologies of their faction(there are only 3), with no personal incentive or interest. All other non faction npcs and raiders don't have a will and a point to their lives.

    "Good writing."

    The Institute makes androids just because why not. The Brotherhood hates androids just because "it's technology". You will never even remember the characters once you're done with the game. They are meaningless, and they will be gone.

    The Institute itself is a freaking joke. It's a major plot device and perhaps the biggest letdown in the story. It's a token of how old, rusty and unimaginative the writers of Bethesda have become.

    Throughout the game's exposition you're immensely hyped to finally meet the institute.
    And when you do finally get there, what f*cking mysteries do you discover?

    They make androids. That's it.

    You know they've been doing androids SINCE FALLOUT 3! This isn't even spoilers cause there's nothing to spoil. They don't make nothing else. No awesome super-weapons, no mind-boggling experiments, NOTHING.

    And what about he story itself? Guess what's it about. If you said it's about searching your dad, you're almost right. It's about searching your son.

    Player choices, a token of the Fallout series, are a joke. There is either A or B, often you aren't given even that, and frequently both A and B result in the same thing.

    The dialogue is shrunk, so are your choices as well. It's either "Tell me more", "Yes", "No" or "Goodbye". Genius. Do you remember dialogues from the previous games?

    Voiced protagonist my *ss. And the voice acting is mostly mediocre, with only small sparks of good acting.

    Bethesda has done nothing to improve on the game and the genre, there is no innovation and even the basic mechanics are just poor and limited. The core pillars of a fallout experience - progression and writing - are a f*cking shame in this game, cut, butchered mess with no proper concept. What were those greedy bastards thinking?    … Expand
  13. Giusyone
    Nov 11, 2015
    5
    A medrioce game designed for console players, than doesn't improve anything from the past but ruisn almost everything you liked in the past series.
    Buy when the sales come if you really want to do.
  14. billybaggggg
    Nov 12, 2015
    6
    It's an ok game... lots of glitches and such... mods usually make Bethesda games for me, and mods will fix and add on the the game. I like modding as well, so this ought to be great!
  15. DarmaniLink
    Nov 21, 2015
    1
    A disgrace to the fallout series. This game contains so many glitches that the game is almost unplayable. The story is is like that of a JRPG, minus the gameplay, which is actually good in those. One big streamlined story that you follow with a few sidequests that lack any effects other than you getting more money. That was the whole point of fallout 4. To get more money.

    In its current    A disgrace to the fallout series. This game contains so many glitches that the game is almost unplayable. The story is is like that of a JRPG, minus the gameplay, which is actually good in those. One big streamlined story that you follow with a few sidequests that lack any effects other than you getting more money. That was the whole point of fallout 4. To get more money.

    In its current state, the game is unplayable. It contains too many glitches, the story is awful, and the mechanics are horribly made. This is not an RPG with guns, this is an FPS with a storyline.

    They attempted to make a PC port, and they failed, miserably. They even managed to **** up mouse controls.

    Wait for patches to come out for the game to be in a stable state. At this point, it shows absolutely no effort, at all. They released an alpha stage game and expected people to spend $60 on it.

    Only reason it gets a '1' is because it actually runs and the graphics render correctly most of the time.    … Expand
  16. 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
  17. Sszrysn
    Nov 13, 2015
    2
    If you're never played any Fallout games before then you might want to consider buy New Vegas instead. Because this is pretty mediocre FPS/TPS with dumbed-down RPG elements, awful storyline, badly-implemented dialogue wheel and bad voice acting.
  18. CataclysmCyber
    Nov 23, 2015
    0
    Graphic 2009 year level +1
    Casual +1
    Crafting +1
    3D SHUTAR +10
    = 13/1000000
    it's isn't fallout at all
    Even multi-threaded optimization don't make this game good, bcase graphic in fallout 4 looks like graphic in Stalker Call of Pripyat with better shadows and High Res. Textures.
    And there is a Question Why in fallout 4 my fps lover than in STALKER FROM 2009????!!
  19. sendkeys
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    As of the release date its very disappointing. The PC versions feels like a bad console port. A lot of the keep features in fallout3/vegas were removed. The textures on the PC are very bad for a 2012+ game. The controls are 100% made for a console and not for a keyboard/mouse. There is a lot of negatives and less positives after 20 hours into the game. Over all if i had to do it again iAs of the release date its very disappointing. The PC versions feels like a bad console port. A lot of the keep features in fallout3/vegas were removed. The textures on the PC are very bad for a 2012+ game. The controls are 100% made for a console and not for a keyboard/mouse. There is a lot of negatives and less positives after 20 hours into the game. Over all if i had to do it again i would wait 6 months until the modders could fix this game.… Expand
  20. Gaghar
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Можно так сказать, я являюсь огромным фанатом игр серии The Elders Scrolls и Fallout, причем фол я узнал уже в бетездовском исполнении. Начиная с Моровинда я "заиграл" все их последующие игры до дыр, совершил наверное миллионы установок модов за многие разы перепрохождений. Сказать что я ждал новую игру с нетерпением - ничего не сказать. Но к моему разочарованию я получил совсем не то чего так долго ждал. Чтобы все было понятно задам себе тут вопрос: "Что я хотел увидеть в новой части игры?" Думаю с ответом на него со мной согласятся многие игроки. Я хотел увидеть развитие наработок Вегаса, все хорошее старое вместе с новыми возможностями, увлекательный сюжет, проработку персонажей и диалогов, и мир который хотелось бы изучать. ВСЕ. А получил я в итоге: выпиленное все то хорошее что было в Нью Вегасе (крафт патронов и оружия, хардкор режим, далее подробней); убитую систему диалогов; тупорылую озвучку главного героя; жену и ребенка (на которых мне наплевать потому что я их вижу в игре 5 минут, но как не странно они являются движущей силой всего сюжета); порезанную систему прокачки, абсолютно несуразную и дибильную, которая ограничена уровнем персонажа; новый крафт, идея которого неплоха, но выполнена плохо (крафт, каким он был в NV убили, вместо того чтобы добавить новые возможности к отличным старым фишкам они все выпилили. В игре пропало чувство "полные штаны радости" от того что нашел в какой то трудной локации отличную винтовку, которая в магазине стоит больше тебя, просто потому что оружия тупо НЕТ. Вместо этого есть дибильные пистолеты которые можно улучшить до вундервафель, разнообразия это нисколько не принесло. Зато теперь единственный стимул лезть в какие то дыры, логова рейдеров и супермутантов это МУСОР, да мусор, из которого мы клепаем заборы и прицелы для пушек. Ожидал увидеть глубокую кастомизацию стволов, а не улучшение пистолета до снайперской винтовки 50го калибра, писал бы про этот крафт вечно, но надо идти дальше); куда уж в отзыве про Фол4 без жалобы на силовую броню в первом квесте? Вместо того чтобы показать новые возможности брони и "сюжетным" способом отобрать ее у игрока, например сломать ее в бою с Когтем смерти, нам дарят самую имбовую штуку в игре, и вся игра превращается в симулятор силовой брони. Скажете можно отказаться же.. конечно можно, но ведь она продается у торговцев, просто так валяется во многих местах, дается по сюжету несколько раз. По силовой броне можно было сделать целую квестовую цепочку, чтобы достать ее из самых опасных подземелий по кусочкам, и тогда игрок ощутил бы всю радость от того, что НАКОНЕЦ ТО он оденет этот божественный доспех. Само собой чтобы это был единственный способ получить силовую броню. Но увы; вся бронь, кроме силовой, выглядит убого, одеть реально нечего, кроме СБ; отсутствие хардкорного режима вообще возмущает. Зачем строить дом, кровать, место для готовки еды если спать и есть в принципе то не обязательно?; отсутствие репутации и кармы; не развитая толком система постройки, для галочки, где можно сделать промышленную водоочистную установку, мощные электрогенераторы, турели, но нельзя сделать нормальный дом без текущей крыши и дырявых стен. Поселения статичные и мертвые, кроме игрока никто ничего не делает, только если пальцем ткнуть мол иди поли грядки итп. А если занять ту же бензоколонку то на нее тупо нельзя поставить двери (вообще эта фича с постройкой поселений изначально мертвая, но можно было сделать толково, раз такой упор на нее сделали); разнообразия ноль, везде натыканы рейдеры и супермутанты, локации красивы внешне, но уровни это копипаста из лесниц и этажей; и наконец то, самое главное - сюжет! Сюжета нет. Главная сюжетная ветка настолько тупорылая, что слов нет... Сайд квесты генерируемая копипаста, сходи убей, сходи принеси. Если многое из вышесказанного можно исправить модами, то сюжет не исправить ни как. Игра пустая, безжалостно тупая, порезанная, упрощенная до не могу. Очень жаль выливать столько говна на Бетезду, действительно жаль. Как я писал выше я провел уйму времени в TES и Fallout, верный так сказать фанат их творчества. Надеюсь эту игру зальют таким количеством негатива, что в будущем они даже не подумают выкатывать на рынок такой огрызок. Хватит все упрощать, вместо того чтобы делать игры глубже и сложнее вы делаете поверхностное кинцо для дибилов с наивным сюжетиком и собачкой. И чтобы добавить в конце соли на рану так сказать, маленькое обращение: уважаемая Bethesda Game Studios, МАМОНТ игровой индустрии, мастера рпг, посмотрите на своих коллег из CD Projekt Red. То творение которое они недавно выпустили в виде Ведьмака 3 настолько крутое, что в сравнении с ними, исходя из качества вашего последнего продукта, вы кажетесь просто кучкой недоучек вместе с друзьями из Bioware которые не годятся даже полы мыть в их студии. The Witcher 3 игра года, Fallout 4 провал года.

    PS: что за сложный прекол с манекенами?

    PSS: псс, Bethesda, позови Obsidian, пусть ребята сделают нормальный фолыч.    … Expand
  21. superuser
    Nov 15, 2015
    2
    Ridiculous, how can this game getting 9/10 rating? I think the most reasonable rating is ard 4/10. Character design is weak, look at that **** face, poor animation, boring game plot. Not worth it !
  22. DMTesla666
    Nov 14, 2015
    4
    What needs to be said that hasn't already? Fallout 4 was not the game we were promised.

    Thankfully it seems that I wasn't alone in my immense disappointment of this game, the 0/10 scores are definitely not justified but simple the reaction of incredibly angry fans. Had this game came out under another name, anything other than Fallout, it would have been met with a decent reception and    What needs to be said that hasn't already? Fallout 4 was not the game we were promised.

    Thankfully it seems that I wasn't alone in my immense disappointment of this game, the 0/10 scores are definitely not justified but simple the reaction of incredibly angry fans. Had this game came out under another name, anything other than Fallout, it would have been met with a decent reception and probably been a 7-8/10 game. But that is not the case here, Fallout is an old franchise with a hardcore, dedicated core fan base that froths RPG, so it's no wonder so many people have reacted so negatively to what was delivered.

    The mod community will surely come in and clean parts of this game up, provide alternative entertainment and quest but the real problem that no mod will ever solve is the ingrained linear story, the voiced dialogue, which leads to the offensively simple response options of Yes/No/Maybe/Info, the S.P.E.C.I.A.L system and tied perk chart and the basic idea that you cannot be your own character.

    You are Bethesdas character, going through Bethesdas world, making Bethesdas choices, being who Bethesda says you are.

    THE GREAT -
    - Weapon Modding
    - Armor Modding
    - General Gun Play

    THE OKAY -
    - Base Building/Settlements
    - Graphics/Performance (worked on my PC with XBOX controller really well)

    THE BAD -
    - Removal of Skills
    - Dialogue Options
    - Voice Acting
    - Removal of Karma/Reputation
    - Removal of Hardcore/Survival Mode (despite the world still being littered with water, food and cooking stations?!)
    - Small/Empty Map
    - Repetitive Enemies/Quests
    - Sooo many more, just read other negative reviews

    Fallout 4 was going to be my life for the next few months, hell, I had even pre-ordered the collectors edition I was THAT excited. That excitement has already gone, I will drop at least 100 hours into this game (60hrs already) but as for replay-ability? What's the point? Your character isn't unique to bother doing the game again, it only has 2 different endings so you might bother to do the game again, but seriously, after playing it once you'll be done.

    Go get New Vegas during a Steam sale, watch a youtube video on what mods to install, figure it out like a big boy and enjoy a vastly superior game to this embarrassment.    … Expand
  23. oversteer
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Alright. I love the series, I absolutely do. These are my impressions 4 hours in. The gun mechanics are fantastic. The gun mechanics just works. Fallout 3 had clunky mechanics, VATs felt at home in this world, FO4 fixes this and I am never clicking Q. The guys are enjoyable and seamless. The radio host is hilarious. The voice acting is good. The lighting looks great. I forgot how much I enjoyed doing the hacking mini-game. Alright, I can stop here. Onto the bad.

    The quests so far have hideous dialogue. Early in the game you meet up with the minuteman. They immediately lead with there being power armor on the roof; they have no reason to trust the main character, they are concerned about getting this power armor but also seem unconcerned with the armor falling into the wrong hands. Weirdness of this nature continues with almost every quest.

    The map is tiny and completely devoid of anything resembling historical new England. Seriously, there are no features of Concord MA that look anything like Concord. The geography isn't even remotely similar. Concord is built around a roundabout, this is missing. This isn't concord. Similarly unrecognizable Bedford, Lexington, and even Boston.

    The game doesn't look good. The textures--while they use 3GB+ video ram--do not look good.

    The AI is quite bad. You can get monsters to glitch into corners and trap themselves, as I did with the first death claw. Monsters will yell that they saw you before turning. Monsters will not see you when you are really close. It is bad.

    The dog is really glitchy and annoying. Sure he can open doors and heals instantly when you travel through load screens. Whatever, companions are just as bad as they were before. No points deducted.

    The game runs like absolute **** This will be fixed, i know. But it really runs worse than my old hardware did on fallout 3 and doesn't look much better/ Not marking down any points for this.    … Expand
  24. TyLee
    Nov 14, 2015
    2
    Too many problems that I end up dropping the game after a few hours. A lot more bugs than I expected at launch. Dialogue is a huge step backwards from previous games. Loading screens are incredibly long. stuttering most of the time, and so many more problems. Could have been better.
  25. 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
  26. BSim500
    Jan 13, 2016
    2
    I really couldn't get into this at all. And it wasn't because of some nostalgic FO 1-2 "love-in". So many other issues spoil it even without arguing over its "Fallout-ness":-

    - Chronic stutter even though FRAPS says a constant 60fps which suggests an internal engine render issue. They still haven't fixed some of this engine-level micro-stutter stuff that's plagued Bethesda games since    I really couldn't get into this at all. And it wasn't because of some nostalgic FO 1-2 "love-in". So many other issues spoil it even without arguing over its "Fallout-ness":-

    - Chronic stutter even though FRAPS says a constant 60fps which suggests an internal engine render issue. They still haven't fixed some of this engine-level micro-stutter stuff that's plagued Bethesda games since at least Oblivion (2007)
    - The ugliest UI imaginable. Remember the stock Oblivion & Skyrim's UI's that everyone quickly downloaded mods to fix? Well this is worse than those but there seems to be no equivalent of "DarnifiedUI" and "SkyUI" at time of writing (which itself is 2 months after launch). Once is "acceptable" but Bethesda seem to have some serious long-term learning disability when modders have to finish their games for them 4 times in a row...
    - Inventory management is hideous (not helped by the fact the inventory takes up barely 1/9th of the screen with the remaining 8/9ths just wasted). Items themselves are just an A-Z mess with little sensible category grouping. Good God, I have 1997-era RPG's with less painful trading mechanics than this
    - Maps (especially local) are totally useless
    - Those awful dumbed down "Mass Effect" style conversation options (Yes, No, Sarcastic) where the conversation lines and the summary regularly don't match up, leaving you thinking "WTF?!? I didn't select that!" half the time
    - Hugely consolized. Simple stuff like you can't click on a conversation option anymore. You have to use the cursor keys. Problem is, when you're walking past someone and a conversation auto-starts up, you then accidentally select the "Up" option (from still walking forward if using the cursor keys for movement). Likewise, if you bind say "Use" to RMB, then issuing commands to followers is just right clicking - but so too is opening containers, so almost every other time you go to search a container you "ask" your companion to stand in front of it instead. ESC doesn't exit menu's nor does clicking the same key, eg, I to open inventory then I again to close (like almost every PC game written since the 90's including Oblivion & Skyrim). If I wanted to be forced to use a controller, I'd go buy a console...
    - Building settlements is mostly pointless and feels "tacked on". It's just another thing to micro-manage for little gain. If you're not there to defend it, it'll get flattened if attacked, so why bother?
    - Can't enter 90% of buildings in many areas. I think Morrowind's (2002) Dunmer villages had more immersion & atmosphere than this
    - Quicksave's randomly go missing. Happened twice now and I definitely didn't delete them myself
    - Dumb "hacking" mechanics
    - Ludicrously "bullet spongy" enemies on "Normal", even for a Bethesda game. A 3s burst, up close from a minigun and a simple human "Raider" keeps coming without a hair out of place? Seriously?
    - The usual "Bethesda Bugs" (plot / faction quest glitches, environmental clipping / iffy collision detection, conversation timing, etc)
    - General writing & voice acting is poor. The intro was good. Unfortunately the intro WAS the most interesting and immersive part of the game
    - RPG? What RPG? With the removal of skills and Karma, the dumbed down "simple dialogue" (because even speaking in sentences is 'too hard' for 'the modern casual audience'?), the dumbed down perks, that the "Power Armor + Minigun" is virtually given to you in Hour 1, "combat is the only option", etc, and it's turned into more of a badly paced shooter than anything RPG-like. Bethesda have been "stream-lining" since Morrowind. Some stuff was needed, other stuff not so much but still arguably acceptable. But this time, they've literally "stream-lined" the whole RPG feel out of Fallout franchise well into the realms where "dumbed down" isn't some relative opinion up for debate. It simply IS...

    Bottom Line : It's buggy, consolized, boring & non-immersive (post-intro). I'll give it 2 (for the intro & soundtrack), but I'm not remotely enjoyable "playing" a game where you spend nearly all the time fighting not to save your son, but against hideous UI & controls, and conversation & inventory mechanics that are another step back from "PC UI lessons (obviously not) learned" in Bethesda games sold 9 years ago...    … Expand
  27. roberttrufant
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    It's clearly not done yet. In standard Bethesda fashion, they've released a product which presents a huge opportunity for the modding community to finish it up. The graphics are half baked, with some of the textures being good and some of them being poor in quality. The roleplaying aspect of the game has been extremely simplified and dumbed down, most likely to appeal to a largerIt's clearly not done yet. In standard Bethesda fashion, they've released a product which presents a huge opportunity for the modding community to finish it up. The graphics are half baked, with some of the textures being good and some of them being poor in quality. The roleplaying aspect of the game has been extremely simplified and dumbed down, most likely to appeal to a larger audience and generate more revenue. This is most unfortunate and I have seen it so many times, but I did not expect this from Bethesda. Only twice in my life have I paid full price, and this was one of those times. It is also the last time. I am officially back to my original decades long position of waiting at least 6 months after a game's release to see the truth about what's really going on. The game needs more content, it needs the graphics cleaned up, it needs the UI redone, as, once again, they simply ported it over from the console version. I don't mind this too much except for the fact that it would be nice if they would recognize the PC market a little bit more than they do. After all, it all started with us and ends with us, doesn't it? Game desperately needs real quests with real quality and the main story needs some alternatives; I pray that the modding community provides some really good stuff. I have faith here. If you have not yet purchased this game, I would hold off for quite a while, and be advised: it is not an RPG in the Fallout sense; it would be more accurate if it were to be named: Fallout: Action.… Expand
  28. justhec
    Nov 16, 2015
    4
    Fallout 4 é um jogo normal, ele é divertido até certo ponto aonde o jogo se torna repetitivo e as vezes frustrante. Possui longos tempos de carregamento ao se viajar rápido pelo mapa. O sistema de controle das suas colônias é mal feito e sem graça, parece inacabado e deve mais tarde ser arrumado por meio de mods ou dlcs.
    Acredito que os únicos ponto forte desse jogo seja o sistema de    Fallout 4 é um jogo normal, ele é divertido até certo ponto aonde o jogo se torna repetitivo e as vezes frustrante. Possui longos tempos de carregamento ao se viajar rápido pelo mapa. O sistema de controle das suas colônias é mal feito e sem graça, parece inacabado e deve mais tarde ser arrumado por meio de mods ou dlcs.
    Acredito que os únicos ponto forte desse jogo seja o sistema de abilidades que possui uma arvore mais customizável e ampla que Fallout 3 e a customização de certos equipamentos que apesar da maioria ser muito linear, alguns (como a sua power armor, que você possui um sistema de "gasolina" para poder usar, logo, você só usa em situações necessárias) são um pouco mais legais.
    Se você pensa em gastar R$260 nesse jogo, saiba que existem melhores opções de jogos mais divertidos que esse. Muito melhor esperar uma promoção que abaixe esse jogo em pelo menos 75% .    … Expand
  29. MGSPhilly
    Nov 28, 2015
    3
    After Fallout New Vegas, Oblivion, and Skyrim I am outrageously disappointed as if the floor caved in, with Fallout 4. I feel that Bethesda has lost its touch and path to continued glory. Big sandbox game, relatively few quality quests, and the graphics seem like they have taken a step backward. People look unreal as if made of plastic or rubber. All that money on pre-releaseAfter Fallout New Vegas, Oblivion, and Skyrim I am outrageously disappointed as if the floor caved in, with Fallout 4. I feel that Bethesda has lost its touch and path to continued glory. Big sandbox game, relatively few quality quests, and the graphics seem like they have taken a step backward. People look unreal as if made of plastic or rubber. All that money on pre-release marketing...I hope Bethesda learns a big lesson here. Forget Fallout 4, stick with New Vegas and revel in the glory of game-making that puts Skyrim in a legendary class.… Expand
  30. 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
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#31 Best PC Game of 2015
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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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