Fallout 4

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  1. Olter
    Nov 23, 2020
    6
    What a disappointment this game was. The dialogue is horrific, the quests are bland and unmemorable as are the characters. What happened to the kooky goofy people found around the wasteland in NV and FO3, not to mention FO1 and FO2. What about the choices with lasting consequences? Karma is gone none of your actions matter. RPG? Doesnt really feel like it. Just feels like a generic FPSWhat a disappointment this game was. The dialogue is horrific, the quests are bland and unmemorable as are the characters. What happened to the kooky goofy people found around the wasteland in NV and FO3, not to mention FO1 and FO2. What about the choices with lasting consequences? Karma is gone none of your actions matter. RPG? Doesnt really feel like it. Just feels like a generic FPS game with a crap story and clunky combat.

    But the gunplay and gun mods are certainly improved and it can be fun at times. And exploring every location and finding all kinds of notes etc finding out more about the world is great as per usual though in this game it just doesnt feel like the world has as many interesting places to explore.

    The vaults of FO3 and FO NV with their messed up backstories that make you feel upset? None of that here. The vaults are generic and their backstories are weak. Disappointing. Whats even more disappointing is the branching endings of the main story line. You choose between 3 factions, all with their own takes on synths. Personally, I didnt really care. Even though your son is involved, you just dont feel compelled to care.

    The engine is terrible, runs like crap and looks even worse Bethesda needs to throw this trash away ASAP.

    Far worse than FO3 and NV but its still an enjoyable game, the combat can be fun at times, exploring the world is fun as well. If you have nothing better to do its worth checking out    … Expand
  2. Locusthorde300
    Jun 27, 2020
    4
    I knew this game was bad about 80 hours into the game. The characters are simple, the plot is atrocious, and bugs and issues are all over this game. This is the game where Bethesda just stopped caring about the IP as anything other than a money machine.
  3. sheudkd305
    Jun 20, 2021
    0
    worst rpg ever played, the main plot is complete trash, a disapointment comparing to old fallout and new vegas
  4. ewenr
    Jun 24, 2020
    8
    There are many things I can criticise about this game.. The voiced protagonist, the poor quantity and quality of meaningful dialog and choices and oh my G*d the bugs.. That said, I had an immense amount of fun with this game.. I am, unapologetically, a massive Fallout fan and have an incredible number of hours played but I am still left thinking that this is a poor quality, unfinished andThere are many things I can criticise about this game.. The voiced protagonist, the poor quantity and quality of meaningful dialog and choices and oh my G*d the bugs.. That said, I had an immense amount of fun with this game.. I am, unapologetically, a massive Fallout fan and have an incredible number of hours played but I am still left thinking that this is a poor quality, unfinished and unpolished game with many, many unresolved flaws.

    What hurts the most, is that Bethesda don't seem to give a crap about any of the faults and have grifted by on the love of the fan-base and it is getting tiresome. Loving this game feels like being in an abusive relationship.. I keep hoping they will change and do better by me but they don't care enough to do that.

    Thank heavens for the modding community at Nexusmods.    … Expand
  5. localuser0091
    Jun 26, 2020
    7
    impressive graphics, still good game design, but those new systems are only a problem.
  6. Pumpk1n_
    Jun 28, 2020
    7
    After 200 hrs of playing, my opinion on the game itself is "Ok". Adding mods on PC would introduce much more fun.

    I can feel that the game did try to include RPG elements and create a huge post-apocalyptic world, but the lacking of variety in quests and most of times spent on meaningless reqeusts, makes the world a bit void. The story was also not attractive enough to encourage playing    After 200 hrs of playing, my opinion on the game itself is "Ok". Adding mods on PC would introduce much more fun.

    I can feel that the game did try to include RPG elements and create a huge post-apocalyptic world, but the lacking of variety in quests and most of times spent on meaningless reqeusts, makes the world a bit void. The story was also not attractive enough to encourage playing through.

    However with Mods it could be a rather open world FPS game plus some RPG elements.    … Expand
  7. SewAwOw
    Jun 30, 2020
    7
    После замечательных NV и 3, 4й Фоллыч чувствуется даунгрейдом в плане механик, проработанности сюжета и RPG-составляющей. Слабенькая часть вышла, увы.
  8. DeCho5en1
    Jul 10, 2020
    5
    СПАСИБО БЕСЕЗДА ЗА РУССКУЮ ОЗВУЧКУ. А так игра кал, зря деньги потратил, но кому-то нравится, значит игра не такая плохая, графен кстати мертв=(
  9. Realnoobman
    Jul 19, 2020
    6
    It is a good game. To play if you love the fallout nuclear and apocalyptic scenario. The gameplay is funny but missions are repetitive and the lore is not good as the one from Fallout 3 or Fallout new Vegas. Great character creations mechanic, bad crafting.
  10. murtazasamiwala
    Aug 6, 2020
    7
    This isn't like previous fallout games, its not much of an RPG. Nonetheless, it has a pretty good open world setting and a decent story, and i spent a lot of time playing this. However, many of the quests are repetitive (Read Preston) and grindy. Mixed bag.
  11. doproyee
    Nov 15, 2020
    8
    though as not good as vegas it's still enjoyable. but their policy about mods is kinda throwing **** to their fans
  12. emilyratesgames
    Jul 20, 2020
    7
    Score: 7
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  13. Fredamm
    Jul 21, 2020
    3
    здесь ровно 75 букв чтобы просто оставить оценку игре, не описывая ее + и -
  14. Xeculiar
    Dec 23, 2021
    3
    all they did was take fallout remove everything that made it good and put even worse **** on top of it well atleast its not 76
  15. SirDragdord
    Aug 1, 2020
    10
    Балдёжная игра. Не на десятку конечно, но ставлю её для повышения общей оценки, а то игра заслуживает явно большего, чем 5.5.
  16. shinkleihh
    Jul 23, 2022
    10
    No way do I think this game is a 10. But it's damn sure much closer to a 10 than it is to a 0. I think the game has many flaws, but is too solid to be even lower than a 7. I think the perfect score for this game is an 8 to 8.5.

    + The levelling system is no Elder Scrolls but I'd reckon it's above average. I think the way they implemented S.P.E.C.I.A.L in this entry is unique, but still    No way do I think this game is a 10. But it's damn sure much closer to a 10 than it is to a 0. I think the game has many flaws, but is too solid to be even lower than a 7. I think the perfect score for this game is an 8 to 8.5.

    + The levelling system is no Elder Scrolls but I'd reckon it's above average. I think the way they implemented S.P.E.C.I.A.L in this entry is unique, but still great.
    + VATS is much better compared to 3 & New Vegas. The time not stopping may take away some strategy, but it adds a lot more stress to an encounter as you don't have all the time in the world to target a person/body part.
    + The game, at least compared to previous titles, has an amazing world in terms of things like immersion. Exploring feels rewarding in this game.
    + Gameplay is just a major step up from previous titles.

    - The main issue is the story, and how you really define RPG. For the most part, if you want to categorise this game, then it's safer to call it an RPG rather than something like a first person shooter. However, while this game does have large decisions for the player to make, it's somewhat lacking for the smaller ones that you'd find in previous titles, or even in other RPGs like The Witcher 3.
    - Also weapon variety.

    You could always go deeper, but it's not really worth it for this type of review. I definitely shouldn't be giving this a 10, but I hate the way the majority of people rate games on these sites. They either give it something extremely low, or a 10. No way in hell is this game lower than a 6 or a 10. It's at least a 7, and I'm not gonna budge. I'm only giving this a 10 because I'd rather iron out the reviews.    … Expand
  17. Oshiri_Maeda
    Mar 22, 2021
    6
    So many mechanics and none of them work good, just meh. The dialogue system is just joke, a very bad joke.
  18. Climan
    Sep 9, 2020
    3
    Poor rpg mecanic : you Can be in situation where all answers means YES . 4 choices discussion and you need to Guess what he will say .
    Leveling system ...more casual IS it possible ?
    Poor story
    Take Fallout 3 story , sens away interesting quest exange your scientific father for your scientific son ...
    And adds bugs a lot of bugs Worst Fzllout game
  19. Ballistic_Ball
    Sep 11, 2020
    7
    To me, this game is the definition of a bad game that's fun. It's so unfinished but I still enjoyed it, definitely doesn't feel like a Fallout game. Hopefully Bethesda is able to someday return to their former glory.
  20. ElConsesna
    Oct 29, 2020
    0
    would have been 6.5/10 if it were just some random game, but my score is to warn you that you wont enjoy this game if you bought it to play an RPG with choices. FO4 is the DragonAge2 of Fallout Games. it is supposed to be a better version of all previous Fallout games, and the only thing it did better was actual combat. Sadly every other aspect of previous Fallout games (dialogue, choices,would have been 6.5/10 if it were just some random game, but my score is to warn you that you wont enjoy this game if you bought it to play an RPG with choices. FO4 is the DragonAge2 of Fallout Games. it is supposed to be a better version of all previous Fallout games, and the only thing it did better was actual combat. Sadly every other aspect of previous Fallout games (dialogue, choices, skills/perks, characters depth, weapons) is either severely degraded or completely removed.

    just another brick in Bethesda's wall of "over-simplifying games in hope of attracting more buyers", which does not seem to be working as well as they hoped. bethesda did not even learn from FO4, they actually released the worst game of the year (Fallout 76) and added very greedy anti-consumer features into it.    … Expand
  21. Mondyjoy
    Sep 23, 2020
    3
    This was not good at all, maybe I need to retry but I just can't see myself do that in some years or so. Combat was boring, characters was bad and I did not care enough.
  22. DiegoGamboa
    Sep 18, 2021
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Things I enjoyed about Fallout 4:
    - The gun play is the best of the entire series.
    - The power armor system is incredible, it actually makes you feel like a two legged tank.
    - Chems are way more useful than before.
    - Building a settlement is actually fun.
    - The graphics
    - The armor system.

    Things I disliked about fallout 4:
    - The skill points system being removed, alongside other very fun features from both Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas.
    - The main antagonist faction lacks an actual goal, they're just evil and replacing people with robots and turning them into mutants because why the hell not.
    - Capital Wasteland BOS shows up but there is absolutely no mention of the Lone Wanderer.
    - The main story is decent at best.
    - Have I mentioned the lack of proper RPG features compared to the classic Fallouts or even New Vegas?
    - Another settlement needs our help.
    - Bethesda bugs.

    The game is still fun, don't get me wrong, but it could have been so much better in both gameplay and story.    … Expand
  23. Natway
    Feb 26, 2022
    10
    Largement meuilleur fallout 4 et ce qui dise que new vegas est mieux je les comprends vraiment pas
  24. SuperFiremen
    Nov 6, 2020
    8
    A pretty good RPG.
    The gameplay and the graphics are average, the Many of the quests, from main to secondary, were well-thought-out and have interesting stories and charismatic characters that keep you in the game for hours
    Bugs are basically part of the experience! Overall the game is much better when playing with mods, since many of the problems that the base game has, can be    A pretty good RPG.
    The gameplay and the graphics are average, the Many of the quests, from main to secondary, were well-thought-out and have interesting stories and charismatic characters that keep you in the game for hours

    Bugs are basically part of the experience!

    Overall the game is much better when playing with mods, since many of the problems that the base game has, can be easily solved this way.
    Now if you'll excuse me, a settlement needs my help ... after that I'll see if I can find Shaun once and for all, I promise..    … Expand
  25. Game_Matrix
    Feb 26, 2021
    8
    The game is fun, I don't know why so many people hate it. Maybe because it isn't really an RPG, like the people wanted. But when you are looking for a great exploration shooter, with an okay story. You should definitely check it out.
  26. EwokSmuggler
    Nov 10, 2020
    10
    Amazing Game. Hundreds of Hours worth of content, exploration, questing, combat, etc. Only criticism i can give the game is voice acting and lack of dialogue choices. Everything else about the game is perfect. Gunplay, perks, SPECIAL, good and interesting factions to join and help.
  27. RinKaiG
    Nov 16, 2020
    9
    Fallout 4 would be a masterpiece if it was a smaller map and a bit more story-driven game, but fallout 4 still a good game for this gameplay mechanics and dialogs. but...
    Fallout 4 a Masterpiece for this Soundtracks...
  28. OldManGamerOMG
    Dec 7, 2020
    8
    Normally, I like to finish/win a game before I write a review, but 100+ hours already, and I show no signs of slowing down. War never changes, but neither does my enjoyment of the Fallout game series. Here are some points of the game as I see it.

    -This game has a very enjoyable storyline, side stories and everything we already know about Fallout games, as well as an interesting romance    Normally, I like to finish/win a game before I write a review, but 100+ hours already, and I show no signs of slowing down. War never changes, but neither does my enjoyment of the Fallout game series. Here are some points of the game as I see it.

    -This game has a very enjoyable storyline, side stories and everything we already know about Fallout games, as well as an interesting romance delivery, though not anything to write home about, aside from the enjoyment to get to know your companions. They are all enjoyable. You can easily get lost in side stories and find yourself forgetting where you left off on the main story, by choice.

    -The radio seems annoying at first, but gets better as you go. However, the companions are a huge step up, more involved, more interesting, and I already liked the previous. Each companion is worth taking around for a time, just to enjoy their personally stories and comments, so, do not linger on one companion for too long.

    -The crafting system in this game is very simple, and yet, it has tedious complexities. You have many options, but holding onto old mods for the next weapon has yet to prove useful.
    -This is the first Fallout that introduces settlements, and despite the issues, I enjoy it very much. You can setup turrets, alarms, traps, and even arm and armor your settlers. This part of the game is completely optional, but I am thoroughly enjoying it.

    With so many positive things of the game, it is important to know the negative too.

    -Save often. I run on a beast of a pc. As such, I have very limited issues, from what I have read of some others experiencing. However, I have crashed twice, both times losing anything done from the last manual save. The auto save seems to be lost, or so it was on mine. I only lost about 10 minutes, as I save about every 15 minutes or sooner.

    -Settlement building can being very frustrating at first, but with patience it is not so bad. It really depends on how much time you want to sink into it. I have seen many that go crazy and create cities instead, and I have seen some that just make a shack. I am in the middle somewhere, though I might find myself expanding on the settlement later.
    Myth busting negative reviews and comments that I have seen.

    -Stealth is not broken. I have seen one even post a video to prove it, and he was crouched but still running, not walking. Without points put into your skill for that, running crouched is easily detected. I use this often to get them to come around the corner and pop them off into a trap, or wander into my mines. Stealth works great when you use it properly.

    -Items will not stay where you put them. Not sure if this was fixed in a patch or not, but as long as you place the items, junk or trophies, while in settler building mode (hold down 'V' to enter this) then those items do not fall through the floor or get lost. If you do not use this method, it is a mess.

    -You need a lot of power to use a lot of lights. This is one a friend told me and showed me a guide on. You do not need anything more than access to power to power anything that does not have a number next to the lightning bolt. If it requires and uses your max limit of power from your generators in your settlements, then it will have a number showing how much it will consume to be active.

    -The game is too easy. Put the game on a much harder difficulty, play survival mode, do not cheat. I haven't found the game overly easy by any means.

    Overall, this game is definitely worth the price, and I do recommend the season pass, however, getting it on sale is of course the best of choices.    … Expand
  29. Bioreactor1987
    Oct 19, 2021
    8
    Мне игра понравилась. Я тот псих, который отстраивал все поселения... Сюжетка, квесты, эксплоринг, бои - всё на хорошем уровне. Может, в сравнении с прошлыми частями, она может показаться не очень, но игра определенно хорошая.Мне игра понравилась. Я тот псих, который отстраивал все поселения... Сюжетка, квесты, эксплоринг, бои - всё на хорошем уровне. Может, в сравнении с прошлыми частями, она может показаться не очень, но игра определенно хорошая.
  30. Leatherman
    Feb 21, 2021
    10
    Todd - GENIUS.
    In the near future this game will become a classic. Better than WitcherDAOFO 1-2 and other overrated games. I LOVE THIS GAME.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 30 out of 38
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  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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