Fallout 4

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  1. folhadelfia
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Uninspiring gameplay, with vague and bad gun feeling. Quests are broken, graphics and art style are appalling and a true shame to Bethesda, and a Bethesda game having bad graphics or art style coming as a surprise is saying a lot. About the plot: lol. About the dialog: a bad joke. Avoid at all costs.
  2. KalameetTheEthe
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    Fallout 4 is an amazing came. I feel as though the detractors of the game did not give it a proper try. I implore you to try and enjoy the game before ranting about the minor things you dislike, or if you are writing a negative review because you are crashing, don't write a review on the game until you can actually play it.
  3. Krefchenko
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    Pure garbage, horribly optimized and horrible looking, unsatisfying gunplay and controls in general, companion AI is broken and insanely annoying in tight places, AI in general is broken, the quests are boring (like 5 quests in a row had me going to different places just to kill every single raider there, my character literally had the option to respond with: "great, more raiders" IFPure garbage, horribly optimized and horrible looking, unsatisfying gunplay and controls in general, companion AI is broken and insanely annoying in tight places, AI in general is broken, the quests are boring (like 5 quests in a row had me going to different places just to kill every single raider there, my character literally had the option to respond with: "great, more raiders" IF YOU'RE AWARE YOU'RE DOING THIS DON'T DO IT PLEASE), dialogue is never interesting, dialogue options have been severely limited and dumbed down to just "sarcastic" or "no" most of the time. When I was making my character, while disappointed in the options available to me I was very pleased with the character I made for myself. A gritty sort of woman with messed up hair and tired eyes, I was excited to roleplay as this kind of person roaming the wasteland, doing everything for my own good, not caring much about others, etc.. However, the devs felt that roleplaying was unnecessary and so they have introduced this new thing where your character talks a lot. So this character of mine was a completely insane person that went from being totally uninterested and cold in conversations to a completely different personality outside of them. Also the game crashed 4 times over 10 minutes of gameplay. All in all, I'm giving it 1/10 because I really like this character I made and would like to play her in a game that's good, there isn't anything good to say about this game.… Expand
  4. Coalman
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Unfinished game that has visuals that are not groundbreaking shooting that is not groundbreaking and a limited conversation line set than ever before in a Bethesda game.
  5. Greenwood0
    Nov 10, 2015
    9
    I felt like I had to review this game after all the bad critics, here's what I think after playing for 3-4 hours. I'm not new to Fallout, played Fallout 3 and New Vegas for around 140 hours combined.

    - It feels like a Fallout game. - The first hour of play is amazing, the beginning of the story is great. - No more durability on weapons and apparel is AMAZING! I hated it so much in    I felt like I had to review this game after all the bad critics, here's what I think after playing for 3-4 hours. I'm not new to Fallout, played Fallout 3 and New Vegas for around 140 hours combined.

    - It feels like a Fallout game.
    - The first hour of play is amazing, the beginning of the story is great.
    - No more durability on weapons and apparel is AMAZING! I hated it so much in the other games that I installed a mod to remove it.
    - Nice crafting system!
    - You can store your junk in the craft bench with 1 button! No more spending hours in your inventory, understanding what's important or not.
    - The is some humour in the game.. I don't understand the reviews saying it's not humorous...!
    - I like that there is no more reputation system, it makes it easier to just do whatever you want.
    - It's too bad Karma is gone, I liked it.
    - Various weird bugs on launch day, the worst I got was not being able to move after a dialogue.. I had to restart the game.

    So overall it's a really good game that I will play for a couple of years. Sure, there are some changes, but as always, most people hate when things change.    … Expand
  6. abk815
    Nov 10, 2015
    5
    wth! I thought i would buy an RPG not a SHOOTER? Are you kidding me? Words cant really even describe my disappointment atm. Crashes at every occasion, cant rebind certain keys, graphics look horrible, cant search drawers and objects anymore, it just displays the content in on overlay, REALLY??!?, the voice acting is horrid....... i could go on and on... first time i am really speechlesswth! I thought i would buy an RPG not a SHOOTER? Are you kidding me? Words cant really even describe my disappointment atm. Crashes at every occasion, cant rebind certain keys, graphics look horrible, cant search drawers and objects anymore, it just displays the content in on overlay, REALLY??!?, the voice acting is horrid....... i could go on and on... first time i am really speechless about the poor quality of a Game. Holy **** Fallout franchise is dead now, epic stuff. I don't know, who is responsible for those blatant bad design decisions, but you better fire him (or them). This is not a Fallout Game, its a generic indie shooter. Last game i purchased from Bethesda.… Expand
  7. Inductionist
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Terrible letdown. Fallout 1 and 2 fans will hate this game. Random first person shooter fans might like it.
    - Ridiculously dumbed down character development system: Most attributes have NO consequence, you can have 1 in intelligence and still hack computers or have most dialogue options, Perks have been messed up
    - Skills are GONE (yes, you read right: GONE) - You can use all weapons    Terrible letdown. Fallout 1 and 2 fans will hate this game. Random first person shooter fans might like it.
    - Ridiculously dumbed down character development system: Most attributes have NO consequence, you can have 1 in intelligence and still hack computers or have most dialogue options, Perks have been messed up
    - Skills are GONE (yes, you read right: GONE)
    - You can use all weapons regardless of type right from when you find them (no more specialisation requirements)
    - No hardcore mode (basically all improvements Obsidian made on Fallout 3 in New Vegas are gone)
    - OK graphics, but terrible face animations
    - Pointless build and craft system
    - OK story    … Expand
  8. SalesDonkey
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    I'm a big fan of fallout saga.
    But after some time i realized something went wrong with that title.
    First warning was there when salesman was talking about customized buttons in consoles and crafting. Its is related to RPG ? It is the essence of the playability ? Maybe for him but he is a wrong person in wrong place. For me that was obvious they have big problem with that title.    I'm a big fan of fallout saga.
    But after some time i realized something went wrong with that title.
    First warning was there when salesman was talking about customized buttons in consoles and crafting.
    Its is related to RPG ? It is the essence of the playability ?
    Maybe for him but he is a wrong person in wrong place.

    For me that was obvious they have big problem with that title.
    Big enough to say the only way to sell this is pray to good.

    Because of people like him today true successor of fallout 2 is "fallout shelter" not fallout 4.
    It is best game ever made by Bethesda studio , small enough to deal with bugs and enough funny to provide entertainment of monkeys from sales.

    Rest of the money from fallout 4 budget was used to "craft" of lives a few "chosen one " people.
    For me this is fail 4 not fallout 4.    … Expand
  9. zaedas99
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Huge disapointment vs. new vegas / fallout 3. Expected much more than that.

    They removed everything that made the franchise unique, starting with the skills (which is a huge factor into replayability). I see people complaining about the graphics, however i don't think they were that bad. I actually liked them. My main gripe is that i've had fps drop across my entire playthrough...    Huge disapointment vs. new vegas / fallout 3. Expected much more than that.

    They removed everything that made the franchise unique, starting with the skills (which is a huge factor into replayability).

    I see people complaining about the graphics, however i don't think they were that bad. I actually liked them. My main gripe is that i've had fps drop across my entire playthrough... (outside + inside). This is a huge letdown considering i have quite a decent rig... (see my profiles for specs). What i mean by fps drop is that it couldn't stay "locked" at 60 fps. i.e if you have an explosion and you zoom on it it drops a little bit... If you're on a roof with a lot of enemies and you start shooting at them, depending on how you look at them, it drops a little bit.. etc

    Also, the interface is a pure nightmare. Can't believe they released that on the PC. Luckily we'll have mods but for now it makes every interaction with it a disgrace and an annoyance, preventing me from enjoying the game.

    In other words, i do not recommend this game and only buy it when it goes on sale. Wait for mods to enhance it.

    It's a complete let down...    … Expand
  10. stradian
    Nov 10, 2015
    2
    This game had one amazing feature that died on release: The largest and most expensive marketing campaign as of late. Outside of that it is a sub par creation unworthy of the reputation of Bethesda.

    As far as role-playing goes, there are only 3 types of human bad guys, with one of the types optional. You can't be a bad person in this game until the end. I won't spoiler the ending, but    This game had one amazing feature that died on release: The largest and most expensive marketing campaign as of late. Outside of that it is a sub par creation unworthy of the reputation of Bethesda.

    As far as role-playing goes, there are only 3 types of human bad guys, with one of the types optional. You can't be a bad person in this game until the end. I won't spoiler the ending, but the game holds your hand until you make a mass effect like decision at the very end, and it only affects what reward video you see. The game also forces you to acquire a dog, you can get rid of him by telling him to stay. The feature promoted at E3 if you have one of the 1000 names, every npc will call you by that name. Unfortunately, only one NPC (the mr.handy at the beginning) will actually say your name.) In addition, Bethesda ensured to give profanities priority over actual names. You can be called **** **** you name it, but "Kyle"? Nope.

    The powerarmor is one of the few assets that's fun. Unfortunately, the worth of powerarmor is hugely diminished by the ability to acquire it (if you go raider hunting) from near the beginning of the game and wear it. In addition, the game is too short that once you get it in the main quest about 3 hours later, you are almost finished with the game. The jetpack also breaks the game. NPCs can not respond to you when you are above them. They won't run into cover, or try to reach you, unless they are at the same ground level as you.

    The legendary items are stupid gimmicks. There is a double barrel shotgun that you never have to reload. Item customization isn't really that much better. Its nice that you can change style of play... but you will end up using the same mods over and over again, because they actually make a real and heavy change.

    The wasteland construction also really serves no point. You can make nice structures, but you have a base already given to you, and you need its utility. Its a utility that can not be replicated. Therefore, you can build around your already established base, but nothing will attack it because its a protected area where no hostile will spawn.

    The voice acting is also annoying and have kirks. The characters are one dimensional, and serve only one purpose. There is little or no character development in this game. They also sandbox terribly, run into walls, and overall be buggy. You can't kill the characters unless they are the only one of the three types I mentioned before. Therefore, if a character is never bad... they are invincible. You can't do mass murder sprees and wipe out towns like you use to.

    Overall... This is a game in a sandbox that has a track. You can play in the sandbox a little with exploring and building creation, but other then that it doesn't serve its purpose as a fallout game. You can't play in the sandbox in protected areas like towns, the main base (you can build around there though), and places where the story take place. Other then being in the sandbox, its like being in an amusement park ride.

    The graphics requirements for this game are too high for what it offers. It just looks bland, and some structures look absolutely low res, even on ultra. View distance has been noticeably slashed from previous games. For the graphics fidelity promised, its disappointing.    … Expand
  11. maxpaint
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    This is a total scam. It's not even a Fallout game. It makes Fallout 3 and New Vegas look like perfect continuations to the original RPG titles, which it's anything but. I want my time and money back. And shame on you Bethesda for ruining the series.

    I don't want to waste any more of my time complaining so I'll list the problems as a warning to those of you who were thinking of getting    This is a total scam. It's not even a Fallout game. It makes Fallout 3 and New Vegas look like perfect continuations to the original RPG titles, which it's anything but. I want my time and money back. And shame on you Bethesda for ruining the series.

    I don't want to waste any more of my time complaining so I'll list the problems as a warning to those of you who were thinking of getting it:

    - Bugs, bugs, bugs and more bugs. Models and textures glitch, broken game physics, doesn't work with SLI. Bad framerate on a gaming spec system that runs everything maxed out.
    - Zero RPG element with no dialogue. Uses the console styled "wheel" with vague responses that do nothing for the story.
    - Bad storyline. Boring and generic and you're dragged on a linear path. Your choices don't matter.
    - Bad interface. A pain to use with the keyboard and mouse.
    - Field of vision too small. Hard to see anything especially with the weapon blocking half the screen.
    - Bad graphics. It looks like FO3. And FO3 modded looks better than this 2015 release.
    - The map and world is tiny and restrictive. Unimaginative. Nothing unique scattered around to pique your interest. Feels like they hired mappers who made the rest of the top budget generic corridor shooters.
    - Boring gameplay. Shoot random enemies that come straight for you or stand in the open firing their weapons at you like there wasn't an AI programmed. And do more of the same.
    - The world building they hyped up was so preset it felt like grinding to make things appear. Doesn't hold a candle to the Real Time Settlers mod.

    I'm never preordering a game ever again. They'll break all promises to make a quick buck.    … Expand
  12. nhaxor1336
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    poor optimization, bugs and casualized gameplay ... this not what I expected from Fallout 4
    graphics looks like cartoon sometime and there are problems with nvidia drivers
  13. 21grams
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    This game is one big disappointment. The game doesn't look good (event terrible at times) ant it literally feels very dated. I wouldn't care that much about graphics if it could compensate in other areas, but it simply doesn't.

    From technical standpoint, this game is not suitable for PC - no FOV slider (locked at consolish 80), weird mouse acceleration, different camera speeds for X and    This game is one big disappointment. The game doesn't look good (event terrible at times) ant it literally feels very dated. I wouldn't care that much about graphics if it could compensate in other areas, but it simply doesn't.

    From technical standpoint, this game is not suitable for PC - no FOV slider (locked at consolish 80), weird mouse acceleration, different camera speeds for X and Y axis - luckily you can fix that by messing with config files manually. But not including these options in UI is disrespect to PC platform. Game also looks pretty bad, textures are simply terrible, character detail is absent, I've seen tons of indie games that look better and are more polished.

    UI - well nothing had change, as bad as it was, very uncomfortable to use and browsing inventory (which is one big mess) is simply waste of time.

    Dialogues are lame, and with voice actor, the choices are absolutely ridiculous: yes, no, maybe, sarcastic, just wow... 20hours into the game I haven't met an interesting character yet - all feel very generic and all are like emotionless robots, not human beings at all. Quests make me fall asleep - they feel like a MMO quests just with some dialogues here ant there, but they don't have any interesting story background - we need you to clear that spot from riders - isn't that amazing? I'm falling asleep within 1-2hour of gaming session.

    Once again, Bethesda confirms it's one of the most overrated companies in triple A market. It's basically a Fallout 3 with dumped down dialogs and some new effects for graphics which event don't make the game look and feels any better. This game is huge let down, now I feel MGS 5 was way better game with its half content missing and being unfinished, which was considered biggest disappointment of 2015, well I think Fallout 4 is bigger fail than MGS5 was.

    I would not recommend buying this game at current price and until modders will fix all this crap which should be already made and polished by the developers. In short, this ain't a 60eur (triple A priced) game at all.    … Expand
  14. junkgunk
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    The dialogue system of past fallout games was one of their best attributes. The new system blows and ruins the whole game. Hopefully Bethesda will realize their mistake and avoid migrating the new system to future fallout and elder scroll games.
  15. VaultGirl
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    It's alright, but I am disappointed.
    The combat is fantastic, they definitely went two steps forward with it. But the roleplaying aspect is **** and two steps back. To me, Fallout was all about the roleplaying, combat was crap but it wasn't that big of a deal. With Fo4 they made the combat so much better, but they didn't put any effort into the most important part of their game, the    It's alright, but I am disappointed.
    The combat is fantastic, they definitely went two steps forward with it. But the roleplaying aspect is **** and two steps back. To me, Fallout was all about the roleplaying, combat was crap but it wasn't that big of a deal. With Fo4 they made the combat so much better, but they didn't put any effort into the most important part of their game, the roleplaying, it should be better than 3 and NV, not worse than them.

    I'm also VERY disappointed they removed some features of the game that required the player to prepare and plan before doing a quest or journey (Condition, Hardcore mode etc). Though i'm loving the base building and part collecting feature, it's a fantastic addition though it feels like the game is constantly shoving that aspect in my face all the time. Just don't see why hardcore/condition/jamming was removed, Fallout is a survival themed game, it just makes sense to have it available at least as an option (like FNV).

    Removal of skills was silly, limits roleplaying. 95% of perks are combat related, forcing you to play a blockbuster action hero. Factions suck, No Karma, No Reputation (Really Bethesda?). I'm very annoyed the pipboy doesn't tell/show you how irradiated you are as I play with the hud off. Also, traps disappear if they kill you? It's too much spoon feeding.

    Story is pretty good. Map is gorgeous so far, though it feels disappointingly small. Visuals are fantastic despite what people are saying. Ghouls, roaches, and other beasts have improved drastically. And there's an excellent modding community coming up.

    I'd give it a 7/10 if it weren't a Fallout title. But since it is, and it's supposed to be a sequel, an improvement in all aspects over it's previous entries, I feel like it deserves a 5/10 for failing in that regard.    … Expand
  16. sabenabe
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Its no longer the Fallout we knew. Its more FPS focused instead of RPG. Also a bad console import to PC. Same failure happened with Dragon age 2 after the beautiful Dragon Age origins.
    Thanks to new generation consoles, ruining games.
  17. cidlain
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    9 years for modded and bugged Skyrim.
    Shi... Bad role-playing, bad plot, dumb quests. And my favorite: SO DEEP DIALOGUES WITH ABSOLUTE FREEDOM OF CHOISE. Bethesda ruined Fallout once again and eventually turned it into a shooter. Hope that mods and Obsidian will fix that game.
    Never buy this if you wand to stop developers from making such a trash.
  18. Ryyx
    Nov 10, 2015
    9
    Don't listen to the haters, if you are a fallout fan, and ok with bethesda bugs, this game is great. First 7 hours of the game have been utterly flawless. Not sure what everyone's beef with the graphics are... They are certainly Next Gen, even if they are on the lower end of the next gen benchmark. Settlements is a cool new feature, though i suspect it will become tedious later in theDon't listen to the haters, if you are a fallout fan, and ok with bethesda bugs, this game is great. First 7 hours of the game have been utterly flawless. Not sure what everyone's beef with the graphics are... They are certainly Next Gen, even if they are on the lower end of the next gen benchmark. Settlements is a cool new feature, though i suspect it will become tedious later in the game.

    The crafting and modification system is fun, I am constantly seeking new components to make new mods for my favorite guns.

    Sure, it doesn't have micromanagement of repairs and boring stuff like that, instead you get settlements and a robust crafting system.

    The inventory system still sucks, no idea how my character can carry so much crap... But whatever. It's all good when it comes together.

    Now, if you will excuse me. I got some raiders to hack apart.    … Expand
  19. AlderEinsatz
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    The good
    + open world to explore
    + nice weapon customization + good character creation + nice side quests + finally iron sight (altough they just took this from Obsidians Fallout New Vegas) + nice setting and atmosphere The bad - hardly an RPG - no skill points - no actual role playing since they put you in a movie like character position - dialog has become as dull as it gets    The good
    + open world to explore
    + nice weapon customization
    + good character creation
    + nice side quests
    + finally iron sight (altough they just took this from Obsidians Fallout New Vegas)
    + nice setting and atmosphere

    The bad
    - hardly an RPG
    - no skill points
    - no actual role playing since they put you in a movie like character position
    - dialog has become as dull as it gets
    - (again) a standart vanilla main story
    - ''dungeons'' all feel the same
    - embarrassing graphics and animations for a 2015 AAA game
    - combat is again mediocre at best
    - difficulty sucks: it's either way too easy or way to hard (bullet sponge enemies don't make the game harder Bethesda... rather improve the way they act)
    - base building is a dissapointment and is more annoying than fun
    - annoying physic
    - Bethesda didn't care about the lore again (which is also disrespectful for the creators of FO1 and 2)
    - buggy as hell. any other developer would get insane amount of hate for this amount of bugs and failures

    Overall it's more of the same.
    If you didn't like FO3 or NV you wont like this game since not much has changed. Not even the non gameplay stuff like story or graphics will help you.
    If you enjoyed FO3 or NV you don't have to buy this game. It's more of the same and NOT worth 60$ since it does not add anything new but even manages to feel less fun than New Vegas.    … Expand
  20. valtsu
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    Textures are really bad comparing to Witcher 3 and other games released this year.. why can't Betheseda make some nice textures and good animations with all money?? I'm really disappointed after all hype
  21. anon6076
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful, simply awful.
    Quests - idiocy, you've just got out of hibernation: 'hi man, we got fusion core down there, power armor and minigun, go grab it and kill some people, right. Go kill some raiders, kill them more. Plant some food, you did already? Doesn't matter go do it. Hey, we have a junkie with prophetic powers, really.
    Characters: absolutely boring
    Role playing: you can be worrying for Shawn parent, or worrying for Shawn parent, and of course - worrying for baby.
    Dialogues: Yes, no, joke, what=yes.
    Crafting: go collect some garbage and make more beds, more, we need more.
    Physics: cathedral with foundation of wooden stair
    Graphics: awful everything - **** textures, melted plastic faces, plastic hair, no mirror images, seriously, doom 1 had them, but no, it's 20 years of progress - no mirrors for you.
    Interface: throw garbage on the floor, enter workshop mode, point, press R), now press Enter. You cant recycle from inventory, everything is separated, unsorted inventory lists, HUGE pip boy and hand with tiny letters of 15 per line.

    What the hell was Bethesda doing for 7 years? It's looks like a product of one modder's work for year with F3 editor.    … Expand
  22. SaturnFX
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    After 5 hours of gameplay: I am absolutely immersed in the story, the world, and the combat system. I want to go explore the wastes now (unlikes in NV when there was no compelling reason to run after).
    Graphically its stunning, and with absolute freedom of movement, it is quickly becoming GoTY materials. Will see if the rest of the game lives up to a fantastic first impression.
    About    After 5 hours of gameplay: I am absolutely immersed in the story, the world, and the combat system. I want to go explore the wastes now (unlikes in NV when there was no compelling reason to run after).
    Graphically its stunning, and with absolute freedom of movement, it is quickly becoming GoTY materials. Will see if the rest of the game lives up to a fantastic first impression.
    About poor scoring: read them. some say they simply didn't even play. just being negative for the sake of it. how many "cash grabs" can you read before you realize something might be up...they seem to be all over the place as to why someone -should- hate it.
    Anyhow, its a bethesda fallout game. people who enjoy that will clearly love this. people seeking call of duty or bioware style characters need to realize this is not those franchise.
    now..bring on the mods.    … Expand
  23. LockNesTom
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    I absolutely love this game. Have played several hours now and Its great. So far the story is amazing and the settlement system is very enjoyable. There are the occasional glitched but that is to be expected from a game this size.
  24. Kolugn
    Nov 10, 2015
    5
    Fallout 4 is by no means a bad game in itself, but being released in 2015 where there are so many great alternatives it's certainly a bad game.

    Fallout 3 was released 7 years ago while Fallout: New Vegas was released 5 years ago. Having played both games in the past I was expecting 5 years to give the game new life with many new things to do but this is where Fallout 4 falls especially    Fallout 4 is by no means a bad game in itself, but being released in 2015 where there are so many great alternatives it's certainly a bad game.

    Fallout 3 was released 7 years ago while Fallout: New Vegas was released 5 years ago. Having played both games in the past I was expecting 5 years to give the game new life with many new things to do but this is where Fallout 4 falls especially short.

    Fallout 4 is almost identical to Fallout 3 in every way besides a housing system that this game introduced. The main difference is the graphics which doesn't cut it for many people. As always Bethesda's games are filled with both game breaking and simply immersive breaking bugs at launch that the community will have to fix on their own.

    This brings me to their mod-system. Bethesda has been incredibly lazy this time to fix small errors in the game that anyone can spot through playing the game. The way Bethesda handles this with their given release date for the game is that they simply give the community the tools they need to correct the errors that Bethesda made.
    This is an incredibly cheap way of solving problems given how large of a budget this company has for making games, which is one my viewpoints when I'm making the final score.

    The gameplay is very repetitive with most quest involving "Get to X and bring back Y". The combat which is arguably the most important part of an RPG shooter is identical to Fallout 3, which is undeniably very dated at this point.

    The graphics on par with similar games released in 2015 given that your PC is powerful enough to run it on high settings. The game isn't very optimized on PC at the moment which often causes even the most powerful gaming PC's to drop heavily in framerates at times.

    Although Fallout 4 some parts of its soundtrack from previous games it overall has a superb soundtrack. The music feels carefully placed and does a good job of setting the right tone for the given situation.

    The story is what you would expect from a modern Fallout game. It has some memorable characters and while the main quest is almost always the weakest part of the story there are some parts that are really memorable, but still quite few in regard to how many quests there are.

    Summary: Fallout 4 is a very bad sequel to Fallout 3 that was released in 2007. It doesn't bring many new things to the table and its gameplay doesn't line up with its competitors. Anyone can play the game for around 10 hours and make a huge list of things that could've been fixed prior to the game's launch. I think it's arrogant of Bethesda to expect the community to fix their problems that they without a doubt has noticed themselves.

    If you're new to the Fallout series or RPG's in general I have faith that you will enjoy the game very much where you might even give it a 9/10 or 10/10. If you're a seasoned player you'll likely find this game to be incomplete in several ways and you'd do best to either rent the game or wait for the game to receive the mod support it currently needs to add to the depth of the game, and frankly speaking fix this broken game.

    5/10    … Expand
  25. TragicHarmony28
    Nov 10, 2015
    9
    Fallout 4 is in my top lists of favorite games in the past 10 years. The story unfolds, creating a funfilled, chaotic gaming experience. If you're a fan of RPG's then you will definately enjoy this game. The only reason i knocked the game down to a 9 was for the occasional glitches and graphics are somewhat underpar. Have fun with, which i beleive will be game of the year.
  26. painor
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    I have over 200 hours in fallout NV. so I am not new to the fallout series and this is by far the worst game so far . 'Dialogue wheel' ? 'immortal NPC?' 'Graphics from 2009 for an AAA game?' 'Good quests? nah' '11 min map ?' JUST remember This game took 7 YEARS to make . And even though it's **** the so called game journalist are giving it 90+ so be sure that something fishy is going onI have over 200 hours in fallout NV. so I am not new to the fallout series and this is by far the worst game so far . 'Dialogue wheel' ? 'immortal NPC?' 'Graphics from 2009 for an AAA game?' 'Good quests? nah' '11 min map ?' JUST remember This game took 7 YEARS to make . And even though it's **** the so called game journalist are giving it 90+ so be sure that something fishy is going on and this isn't the first time .… Expand
  27. elg133
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Very disapointing nothing works like it should, a lot of bugs like textures not loading (i have gtx 980ti its not the pc), game doesnt look good and that would be all right if the game was to compensate with a good story, but it doesnt, 0/10 tires of console ports
  28. AlKappaccino
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    The game overall does not meet my expectations. Heck not even 21:9 support. Let's wait until our greatful mod community fixes things and smooth the game up
  29. TheNaturat
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    This is Fallout. This is Fallout 4. This is Bethesda.

    Love you guys for providing a new part of epic game, which Fallout 4 for sure is. I have no doubts that almost everything here reached the level that is unreachable for anybody. The Witcher 3 may be a great Action RPG, but its scenario is linear, in this way that it dominates everything you do there. In Fallout, the same as in The    This is Fallout. This is Fallout 4. This is Bethesda.

    Love you guys for providing a new part of epic game, which Fallout 4 for sure is. I have no doubts that almost everything here reached the level that is unreachable for anybody. The Witcher 3 may be a great Action RPG, but its scenario is linear, in this way that it dominates everything you do there. In Fallout, the same as in The Elder Scrolls series, you 'do the game' and you don't have to care about the main plot. You can live there and almost taste fallout, its radioactive nature, the world, the people and so on. Sounds, particurarly music is epic, it's something which makes this game so wonderful and so immersive. I don't have to play this game to be sure that everything what I described above is contained by Fallout 4. This is just Bethesda and its specific and very individual approach to games, which I just extremely love. Therefore each free moment I will find, I will spend playing this 'life'. Especially that it's closer and closer to Christmas and Fallout series is always very suitable for Christmas carols and snow outside.

    Thank you Bethesda.    … Expand
  30. daanelf
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    Pro
    - character creation.
    - seems like you can play this game for hundreds of hours.
    - replayability
    - great setting to shoot stuff and do whatever you want. Dont take it serious and have fun.

    Con
    - graphically it looks like a console port. Not impressed. Even when this game came out 4 years ago.
    - buggy
    - crappy AI
    - mediocre story
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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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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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