Fallout 4

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  1. Heaves
    Dec 30, 2015
    8
    I really don't understand some of the reviews on here. Some of the people who have given it a negative score have done so after 100+ hours of playing so it can't be that bad. Yes, the game could be better (if it was all that was promised, it would have got a 10) and, as usual with bethesda games, there are a few annoying bugs but the game is enjoyable nonetheless. If you want a game thatI really don't understand some of the reviews on here. Some of the people who have given it a negative score have done so after 100+ hours of playing so it can't be that bad. Yes, the game could be better (if it was all that was promised, it would have got a 10) and, as usual with bethesda games, there are a few annoying bugs but the game is enjoyable nonetheless. If you want a game that achieves everything that it sets out to do then fallout 4 is not for you. If you can look past a few bugs and one or two other features (the morality system for example is great in theory but poorly executed) then you will thoroughly enjoy this game.… Expand
  2. tankfun652
    Nov 17, 2015
    7
    Gun play is improved and extremely fun.
    Plot, writing, and story very well done.
    Characters are interesting and filled with depth. Main story is short (Approximately 25 Hours on normal), interesting, but not completely satisfactory. Repayable is very good. Side quests are abundant and very well done. Skills and leveling system improved. Animation, art, and models exceptional.    Gun play is improved and extremely fun.
    Plot, writing, and story very well done.
    Characters are interesting and filled with depth.
    Main story is short (Approximately 25 Hours on normal), interesting, but not completely satisfactory.
    Repayable is very good.
    Side quests are abundant and very well done.
    Skills and leveling system improved.
    Animation, art, and models exceptional.
    Graphics and rendering subpar. A number of frame rate drops on Xbox One.
    Awful companion Ai scripting.
    Enemy Ai scripting well done.
    Gun customization limited and near useless.
    Base building near useless but an interesting step up by Bethesda.
    Pip Boy inventory system easy to use and well done.
    Voice acting exceptional above all narrative driven games to date.
    Sounds exceptional.    … Expand
  3. Uryxt
    Feb 28, 2016
    9
    Although I dislike futuristic settings, I find myself enjoying the world of Fallout 4. I find it a bit hard - quick save very often!! - and the controls are not really intuitive BUT the experience is great! I love the simplicity of their skill tree! Many times, I got super stressed when you have to fight some Mutants in a building. There is a sense of danger that you do not find in so manyAlthough I dislike futuristic settings, I find myself enjoying the world of Fallout 4. I find it a bit hard - quick save very often!! - and the controls are not really intuitive BUT the experience is great! I love the simplicity of their skill tree! Many times, I got super stressed when you have to fight some Mutants in a building. There is a sense of danger that you do not find in so many games...
    Highly recommended!    … Expand
  4. Vroix
    Apr 4, 2016
    8
    This game is like your girlfriend. Sometimes it annoys you, sometimes it entertain you so much that you forget that you have a life.
    Anyway, from my point of view:
    What I liked: + Major improvement on combat (enemies actually take cover, not charging and shoot while running like before). + Shooting is smoother and more fun. + Power Armour system is awesome. + Weapon modification is    This game is like your girlfriend. Sometimes it annoys you, sometimes it entertain you so much that you forget that you have a life.
    Anyway, from my point of view:

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

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

    What I disliked:
    - No Hardcore mode like in New Vegas (perhaps the survival update will make it happen).
    - The Prologue is too rushed.
    - Weapons came out of nowhere. No longer you can see weapons holstered. It's just magically appear :D
    - So far, I haven't see special dialogue that checks our perks/ skill (since skill is gone).
    - No Companion Wheel :(
    - Should've use New Vegas Companion system where you're limited to only use 1 non-human companion and 1 human companion instead of limit all to 1 companion (But mod will fix it soon).
    - Romance system is kinda meh.
    - Too few side quest (compared to TES V side quest).
    - Long loading times (fixed it by turning vsync off)
    - Story, The way Bethesda design the choices and consequences of faction sometimes doesn't make sense to me.    … Expand
  5. direelite
    Nov 17, 2015
    10
    As a huge Fallout 3 fan this hit all the check marks for me. 40 hours in and I am still loving it. The atmosphere is fantastic. The gun play is great. Very few bugs mostly visual. Building settlements is a welcome addition. If you like Fallout 3 you will like this game.
  6. VainGentleman
    Feb 5, 2016
    10
    This game is really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really fun.
  7. 123456
    Mar 10, 2016
    8
    A fun FPS/RPG. Guns and modding is great, melee not so much.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    I haven't felt something like that in a game before. Excellent.    … Expand
  8. Bribarian
    Jan 2, 2016
    8
    I'm about 30 hours into this game. I'd have to say it's a solid addition to the franchise.

    Everything about it, besides maybe the storyline/writing, was improved upon. The UI and combat feel much better compared to the previous titles. A bit smoother if you will. I'm not a huge fan of VATS, but I will use it ocassionally for a slow mode kill. The map is somewhat small as many    I'm about 30 hours into this game. I'd have to say it's a solid addition to the franchise.

    Everything about it, besides maybe the storyline/writing, was improved upon.

    The UI and combat feel much better compared to the previous titles. A bit smoother if you will. I'm not a huge fan of VATS, but I will use it ocassionally for a slow mode kill.

    The map is somewhat small as many have pointed out. Let's think quality over quantity in this regard. The areas in this small map have a lot of character, lots of polish, and a lot of loot.

    The intro to the game was a bit lackluster, I think I was more amazed with Fallout 3's intro and emerging for the vault.

    The crafting and modding of weapons/armor are both nice additions. I've spent lots of time already building up Sanctuary, the first settlement you're given. It's the first time I've personally seen a single player RPG do something like that and it's pretty cool to be able to craft the world you're playing in.

    Anyways, it's a fun game and is really content rich, even if many of the quests are a bit shallow.

    8/10    … Expand
  9. blackett511
    Jan 11, 2016
    8
    Hardcore RPG fans will be a little disappointed. The problem is that the game gives you the veneer of choice but then denies you any true storytelling elements. As most reviewers have noted, the world is huge and the game is relatively fun. The quests seem unrelated and meander a lot. You'll find yourself wandering across a barren landscape, performing arguably the same quest over andHardcore RPG fans will be a little disappointed. The problem is that the game gives you the veneer of choice but then denies you any true storytelling elements. As most reviewers have noted, the world is huge and the game is relatively fun. The quests seem unrelated and meander a lot. You'll find yourself wandering across a barren landscape, performing arguably the same quest over and over ad infinitum: Shooting, looting. The combat system is pretty good--better than in the Elder Scrolls games at least. But the quest system is worse. The crafting system is okay: It's a little overwhelming and dependent on you carrying tons of objects. The settlements seem like a pointless distraction.
    Since Oblivion, Bethesda has been driven by this idea of providing a bigger and bigger world, as though that's what players truly want. What Skyrim and New Vegas and Fallout 4 don't seem to realize, though, is that gamers don't want a bigger world, we want a world in which our characters have an impact in shaping. Oblivion was redeemed by a Main Quest that was actually pretty solid. Skyrim's sheer beauty helped compensate for a completely limp storyline. Fallout 4 is a good game in Bethesda's pantheon, but it lacks the intimacy of Oblivion and the epic quality of Skyrim. For the first few hours, you'll have a blast scavenging nuclear irradiated rivers and sniping Super Mutants from afar. But then the fetch quests start. The Brotherhood of Steel even has two infinitely recycling fetch quests, which undermines the sense of meaning in the world. Soon, after you've spent hours building settlements that do nothing and interacting with people in meaningless exchanges, you realize the biggest problem of Fallout is its purported strength. It is too open. Bethesda wants to give you so much that none of it really matters. One of the reasons I was so engrossed in BioShock was because they realized that, in order to drive home a powerful and emotionally eviscerating story, you sometimes have to eschew choice. Bethesda gives us mountains and mountains of inconsequential moments. By the time you've slapped around the fiftieth iteration of the same enemy, by the time you've cleared the same version of a similar raider-infested hideout, you get tired and bored and--what's worst--uninvested in the game. But that doesn't mean it's not fun. It is. And it's a brilliant game. It just doesn't connect emotionally or resonate on anything other than an aesthetic level, which is a hard bullet to bite from Bethesda.    … Expand
  10. TheOvershear
    Jan 26, 2016
    8
    First, let's get this out of the way: Fallout 4, mechanics-wise, is closer to Skyrim. So for the love of god, stop comparing it to Fallout 3 or New Vegas.

    Fallout 4 was, in aspect, Bethesda Softworks trying new things. From the gun play to the crafting, there's so much new here that it becomes very hard to compare this sequel to.. well.. anything! Is Fallout 4 worth the money?    First, let's get this out of the way: Fallout 4, mechanics-wise, is closer to Skyrim. So for the love of god, stop comparing it to Fallout 3 or New Vegas.

    Fallout 4 was, in aspect, Bethesda Softworks trying new things. From the gun play to the crafting, there's so much new here that it becomes very hard to compare this sequel to.. well.. anything!

    Is Fallout 4 worth the money? Absolutely.
    Is it as good as it could have been? Of course not.
    Game of the year material? Compared to Witcher, unfortunately, not quite.

    Gameplay is fun. Killing enemies is extremely satisfying. The only issue lies in the game's difficulty- or lack thereof. While the game has no level limit, and tons of character build potential, your character becomes so easily overpowered at level 30ish that it lacks any clear and necessary strategy. A few bugs also plague gameplay, and makes some situations irritating.

    Story is terrible. While some missions are fun, a few quest lines can make you laugh, the overall plot is laughable and poorly done. Bethesda is known for good story, and this isn't it. Endings are, in all, terrible.

    Building is amazing. Clipping issues are irritating, and it's clearly a skeleton for future updates, but it's a great new feature.

    Crafting is nice- but at the cost of little to no unique weapons. Legendary item system is poorly done.

    Graphics are FINE. People are forgetting how long this game has been in production. To top it off, the level design makes crappy graphics totally acceptable.

    Over all, it was the easiest $60 I've ever spent. Could've been much better, and Bethesda needs to step up their game for the next title- but this is still a good game.    … Expand
  11. Darth_
    Jan 30, 2016
    9
    Ok, the game itself is amazing! I love its graphics and its side quest and main missions! But if you are a pc player you will understand that the game crashes so much! Almost every time I try to load up the game it just crashes!
  12. TheKyzne4ik
    Dec 9, 2017
    7
    I like this game, I spend over 300 hours on it. At first I thought it was the best Fallout game ever created, but then I played Fallout 1... And I realized that Fallout 4 isn't so great as I thought.

    Overall it's a nice game. Bad it's bad Fallout.
  13. Mudslick
    Jan 21, 2016
    9
    The year is 2015 and I was at my local video game store and I saw a copy of Fallout 4 i had never played any of the Fallout games before but i had heard a great deal of hype about the game so i thought screw it, i'll buy it, when i got home i eagerly put the disc in my PS4 and then began my spiral into Fallout 4 addiction.
  14. lac61087
    Apr 13, 2016
    10
    This is Fallout 4, this game is PC friendly, this is a game where you create the story, you do what you want and nobody will hold your hand, Fallout 4 is an example of how games should be made, do yourselves a favour, don't waste your money on copy & paste franchises, Bethesda deserve the support, they are not a lazy development team, Bethesda have done the PC community proud with FalloutThis is Fallout 4, this game is PC friendly, this is a game where you create the story, you do what you want and nobody will hold your hand, Fallout 4 is an example of how games should be made, do yourselves a favour, don't waste your money on copy & paste franchises, Bethesda deserve the support, they are not a lazy development team, Bethesda have done the PC community proud with Fallout 4, i am only just beginning my story but it's hard not to recommend this masterpiece.

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

    10/10

    **This review was taken from my Steam review**    … Expand
  15. thedeuce75
    Jan 9, 2016
    9
    Loved it, put 140 hours into it. Exploring, building, scavenging and of course shooting stuff were the strongest parts. Sure the story could have been a little better or the graphics bumped up a littler higher, but I played through it like a crack addict and was pretty bummed when it was over.

    I hope they put out some decent DLC, so I have a reason to revisit my compound.
  16. nonchalantgamer
    Jan 28, 2016
    8
    Fallout 4 is a huge RPG with a great story, and revamped combat.

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

    Gameplay

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

    Story

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

    Visuals/Presentation

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

    Overall Fallout 4 is a great RPG with good customization, a very fun story, with nuanced companions, and tough choices to be made, and all though it doesn't feature anything groundbreaking and is more fallout, is still a great experience that you can sink countless hours into.    … Expand
  17. vault2wasteland
    Jan 5, 2016
    8
    Just spent 7 days in the Commonwealth and it was a great experience. I've made friends, saved a bunch of folks, crafted, base built, taken on deathclaws and assaultrons, traded a ton, perked up and loaded up with junk. Days disappear when I play this one. For me this is a sign of a good value game. But Fallout 4 is not for everybody.

    PROS -weapon and armour customization -companions    Just spent 7 days in the Commonwealth and it was a great experience. I've made friends, saved a bunch of folks, crafted, base built, taken on deathclaws and assaultrons, traded a ton, perked up and loaded up with junk. Days disappear when I play this one. For me this is a sign of a good value game. But Fallout 4 is not for everybody.

    PROS
    -weapon and armour customization
    -companions are stealthy, entertaining and useful if you give them good gear
    -base building option gives xp
    - VATS and shooting from the hip improved
    -more streamlined action
    -option to use power armour for difficult battles
    -Don't need to choose between energy weapons and small guns
    -Loot is actually useful
    -Buildings often have exits to the outside so you can fast travel without having to backtrack once you've cleared them
    -Bobbleheads are back

    CONS
    -sometimes buggy (but not even nearly as bad as fallout 3). Pip boy and gun disappear, occasionally stuck in doorways and have to console command to get out. Some missions have to be reloaded because they won't progress. I wouldn't recommend playing on console for this reason
    -Repetitive fetch quests to locations already visited rather than new ones I haven't
    -Very vague about what you are supposed to do
    -Settlers can run off with your power armour

    Notable differences
    -no more skills like small guns/big guns/energy weapons
    -skills unlock as perks in the perk tree
    -No real option of evil run
    -Most choices don't matter very much    … Expand
  18. JDM90
    Mar 4, 2016
    8
    Wow a lot of harsh criticism here, seriously people who give games a 0 need to to get out more.

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

    I've put about 200 hours in to Fallout 4 and it's becoming a bit boring... that's because it has entertained me for over 200 hours. This is a great game, the main story, the side quests all are fantastic however they could have made more from the settlement building, it seems a little pointless in it's current form. My biggest criticism of this game however is the almost unusable UI, it's dreadful! did anyone even play test this on a PC first? Fallout 4 doesn't quite know what it's supposed to be, a shooter or an RPG and gets neither of them right but both aspects are fun and I've enjoyed my time with it.    … Expand
  19. DouglasT
    Jan 2, 2016
    8
    Everything in this game is what I always wanted from a Fallout franchise game, from gameplay to graphics. I'm giving a 8 because the story is not that good.
  20. Brandybuck
    Mar 21, 2016
    9
    Will you get your money's worth out of this game? Yes! I have 250 hours on a single character in this game, more than twice the hours than any other game in this series, and am on my second playthrough. This game captures the spirit of the Fallout universe perfectly. Not too serious but not too silly. There are funny moments, bittersweet moments, and "OMG Lookatthat!" moments. The worldWill you get your money's worth out of this game? Yes! I have 250 hours on a single character in this game, more than twice the hours than any other game in this series, and am on my second playthrough. This game captures the spirit of the Fallout universe perfectly. Not too serious but not too silly. There are funny moments, bittersweet moments, and "OMG Lookatthat!" moments. The world and environment are rich, and are almost characters in their own right. It's has the best storyline Bethesda has ever created, but beyond the story there is a huge wealth of content. The game is a fusion of RPG and FPS, but it's not an old school style RPG, nor is it a twitchy FPS. This is the best open world sandbox game I have ever seen. This is a game for explorers and builders. My advice is to turn off the quest markers and take one's time checking out the world, rather than trying to rush through the story line as fast as one can. One could compare this to a Skyrim with a better sandbox, or a Morrowind with better quests.

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

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

    I recommend this game for those who enjoy the Bethesda style of open world roleplaying games.    … Expand
  21. veyron2222
    Jan 3, 2016
    8
    It took the game a long time till it really "fired up" in my opinion, but after it did the game was great, the graphics are awesome and the game-play is great the only thing i hated was the settlements building mechanics, it is too hard to handle with, also the story was bad, i literally played the game just because it was Fallout 4.
    To sum up:
    Graphics- 9/10
    game-play-8/10
    story-5/10
  22. Klewer
    Dec 29, 2015
    9
    Fantastic continuation of the series that lives up to the expectations. Comparing to the previous versions can be hard at stages, as a few features are removed that probably stop this from being a 10. Any fan of the other games or a FPS with a bit of RPG elements should take a look at this.
  23. MikeWhitfield
    Feb 4, 2016
    8
    First, the good. The game is incredibly stable for a large, open world game. It's reasonably pretty, especially outdoors, without terribly noticeable pop-in. Combat mechanics are great, especially with guns. Nick is a great companion. Some of the map is very nice, unique and often beautiful. The game has weather, often spectacularly, and while there are radiation storms andFirst, the good. The game is incredibly stable for a large, open world game. It's reasonably pretty, especially outdoors, without terribly noticeable pop-in. Combat mechanics are great, especially with guns. Nick is a great companion. Some of the map is very nice, unique and often beautiful. The game has weather, often spectacularly, and while there are radiation storms and radioactive zones, Bethesda has finally figured out that radioactivity is not making everything green. There is some humor, and plenty of interesting little side stories told in notes and on CRTs. Weapon crafting is decent, although a dearth of pre-war military and civilian weapons makes zero sense in a world full of perfectly edible pre-war food. Settlement building is nice for those who like it, although it's often crippled by arbitrary limits and most of the pieces don't snap together. Factions are reasonably varied (four) and are not completely caricatures.

    Now the bad. Enemy AI is pretty bad for a 2015 game, and companion AI is ludicrously bad. The role playing aspects have been dumbed down to the point of being largely useless, little more than yes/no/sarcasm/huh? buttons, and often what your character says is not what you expect since the choices, to accommodate consoles, are just short summaries. Bethesda's work on character models, textures and animations are still far behind the best of the modders, much less the AAA competition. Guns are not well thought out (26 pound 5.56mm assault rifles) although they do function well. The settlement crafting is crude and often the arbitrary limits make no sense - why am I jury rigging housing when just beyond the glowing green line are perfectly good buildings and houses? Why am I making a settlement on a tiny mud island in the middle of a swamp? The map is way too small, so antagonistic groups live virtually on top of that be another, with zero thought given to how they eat, and firefights often become three-way affairs. The voice acting for the player is supposed to allow emotion, but that is hardly used. Companions have far too little dialog for the programmed amount of chatter. Many of the side quests are extremely repetitive. And the main quest is, um, not very inspiring.

    Overall I like it a lot, but I had hoped for more. However, the revised engine is decent and we are promised a G.E.C.K. So Bethesda's biggest strength, its unmatched modder support, will eventually allow us to tailor the game to our individual preference. In the mean time, it's a pretty good game out of the box. Just be aware that it is more an atmospheric shooter than an RPG.    … Expand
  24. Makaronnelle
    Dec 22, 2015
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really can't understand people... And trust me, I'm trying my best. But at this point, with 55 hours of gameplay, I have to say, it's definitey not a bad game ! First off, I have played Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas (the last one is still my favorite even after playing Fallout 4 though), and I got to say, this one has definitely lots of differences: no more skills, another approach on SPECIAL, and different dialog system. It may feels strange at first, but you can eventually get used to it and still get fun out of it. Now, this game has also other bad aspects like any game: bad optimisation on PC, bugs, and such. Other than that, it's a pretty high quality game: good writing with political and morals implications in it (spoiler alert: it's about AIs) with also comic aspects like in the previous games, pretty graphics, the vaults (oh my gosh the vaults), nice crafting system, the VATS better than ever, it's even easier to have a power armor than before, it's safe to say: if you're not a die hard fan that won't play anything that's made by Black Isle Studios, then here you have it, Fallout 4, a good game !… Expand
  25. Schuback
    Feb 27, 2016
    7
    Fun to explore and you do what you want to do as expected in a Bethesda rpg game. It's no overhaul from Fallout 3 as the graphics and combat gameplay are only slight improvements. But the core of what makes Fallout 3 or New Vegas fun is still here in Fallout 4 - immersing yourself in an open world, roam around, never in one place, just roam from town to town as you are the wanderer.Fun to explore and you do what you want to do as expected in a Bethesda rpg game. It's no overhaul from Fallout 3 as the graphics and combat gameplay are only slight improvements. But the core of what makes Fallout 3 or New Vegas fun is still here in Fallout 4 - immersing yourself in an open world, roam around, never in one place, just roam from town to town as you are the wanderer. Overall improvement in terms of graphics, combat.. but.... there are some other downsides besides the small improvements or lack of innovation.

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

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

    It's still Game of the year 2015 for me (another bad year for gaming). Hopefully the dlcs add more to the game. Please Bethesda, I'm still holding my breath that you can be top again.    … Expand
  26. NachtkindFX
    Jul 11, 2016
    8
    Fallout 4 has some problems, but does a lot of things very well. Once you have understood the new world will you have a lot of fun. The crafting and some of the told stories are great. The world is awesome. There are sometimes a few bugs, but none of them was game breaking yet.
  27. Molvanian
    Aug 26, 2016
    8
    I will never understand why this game has such low reviews. It's a fun first person rpg shooter. Yeah, they dumbed it down a bit, but the characters are likable. The voice acting is all over the map, but the writing's generally very good. The shooting's fine, the weapons customization, even if over all options are a bit limited. It's a solid game. It's not perfect, the AI could be better,I will never understand why this game has such low reviews. It's a fun first person rpg shooter. Yeah, they dumbed it down a bit, but the characters are likable. The voice acting is all over the map, but the writing's generally very good. The shooting's fine, the weapons customization, even if over all options are a bit limited. It's a solid game. It's not perfect, the AI could be better, there could be more weapons, different ammo types like the previous games would be nice, ect. But what it does do, it does well.… Expand
  28. Vel
    May 5, 2016
    7
    If you've played Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, and wanted more Fallout, this quenches that thirst. If you are hoping for a vastly improved experience....meh, not so much.

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

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

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

    Overall, it's a good game worth playing. And as I mentioned, if you liked Fallout3 and New Vegas, you will like Fallout 4. But it falls short of being some sort of truly amazing, game of the year game, and in the end is just pretty good.    … Expand
  29. ReubenIsAGod
    Nov 9, 2022
    6
    Bad narrative, horrible writing!

    Very cringe main story that is quitteee silly in a taking-itself-to-seriously kinda way! With all that said, It's very fun to just sit down and play through the wasteland listening to a podcast or listening to music. The Boston setting is really enjoyable and fun to explore, really nicely usage of the map. *Graphical/art direction is kinda sloppy and    Bad narrative, horrible writing!

    Very cringe main story that is quitteee silly in a taking-itself-to-seriously kinda way! With all that said, It's very fun to just sit down and play through the wasteland listening to a podcast or listening to music.
    The Boston setting is really enjoyable and fun to explore, really nicely usage of the map. *Graphical/art direction is kinda sloppy and gross* the shooting/crafting and fps/rpg elements really make this game.

    Genuinely think what if fallout 3 - with slightly better writing/worse dialogue and more of an action shooter. Once u acept this and just ignore the narritive and explore **** and go on evil murder sprees listening to podcasts/music the game is MUCH better and fun!

    Really intrigued to see this game be updated next year! Hoping for 144ghz refresh rate n fps !    … Expand
  30. dkaizer
    May 19, 2016
    8
    A good game with a rather robust crafting and base building system if you are able to overlook the bugs common in a the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series. The ability to support custom user mods raises the fun factor. The story line is average and the ending was quite a letdown for me.

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

    The one thing I cannot stand in this game is the ATROCIOUS HORRENDOUS GOD-AWFUL WEAPON SOUND EFFECTS. Who in their right mind would approve the weapon sound templates in the game?!?! Eagerly awaiting custom weapon sounds from the modding community.    … Expand
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#31 Best PC Game of 2015
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#2 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

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