Fallout 4

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  1. Not_Casual
    Feb 26, 2016
    2
    For every step forward in refining their combat, they took two steps backwards on their rpg element's. Questing, character decisions, and conversation are horrifyingly bad for a game that should be an rpg. After the shining improvements made by obsidian in new Vegas, Bethesda turned and went the opposite direction.

    Rather than feeling like a fallout game, i'm left with this bland    For every step forward in refining their combat, they took two steps backwards on their rpg element's. Questing, character decisions, and conversation are horrifyingly bad for a game that should be an rpg. After the shining improvements made by obsidian in new Vegas, Bethesda turned and went the opposite direction.

    Rather than feeling like a fallout game, i'm left with this bland wasteland of dead characters and streamlined, casual garbage. To top off the utter lack of content and rpg elements, the game difficulty is a joke. With max difficulty, I can't remember the last time a creature did damage to me, or didn't die in two hits.

    Mods can't save an utter lack of immersion, unless they go and redo every quest in the game there's no way to save this hunk of streamlined garbage.    … Expand
  2. PointBreakCali
    Feb 22, 2016
    0
    This is not an RPG at all. Bethesda completely changed the genre of the game to an action game with almost no rpg elements at all. The locations are poorly thought out with little to no imagination. Really what were they thinking Fallout is an RPG series and you turn it into a simplistic shooter type game and you think people are going to like it. Honestly dont know what the developer wasThis is not an RPG at all. Bethesda completely changed the genre of the game to an action game with almost no rpg elements at all. The locations are poorly thought out with little to no imagination. Really what were they thinking Fallout is an RPG series and you turn it into a simplistic shooter type game and you think people are going to like it. Honestly dont know what the developer was thinking but i gave up on this game after 8 hours. Doesn't get any better but if your IQ is below 50 and you like a third person Halo game then by all means.

    Bethesda if you read this PLEASE DONT RUIN THE ELDER SCROLLS SERIES TOO.    … Expand
  3. regolit
    Feb 20, 2016
    2
    Total disappointment. I could find a much better use for this money( Game lacking almost everything what I expected from "Fallout 4". It is not Fallout at all, just one big scrapyard filled without any logic with some enemies for you to kill and get your exp, money and better gun.
    200 yo ghouls walking streets 5 meters from town? Nobody killed them in 200 years? Seriously Bethesda?    Total disappointment. I could find a much better use for this money( Game lacking almost everything what I expected from "Fallout 4". It is not Fallout at all, just one big scrapyard filled without any logic with some enemies for you to kill and get your exp, money and better gun.
    200 yo ghouls walking streets 5 meters from town? Nobody killed them in 200 years? Seriously Bethesda?
    Raiders behind every corner in amounts that make Fallout 3 envy? I can push "E" and my character will instantly build autocanon from **** sticks and toaster? Sniper rifle what can freeze enemy? Kneepad what give you additional damage for ghouls? Refugees who ask you to build a beds for them? I need to pick every Teddy bear and pan in the world now? It is Fallout now?
    No atmosphere of survival and adventure at all. Super interesting (no) dialogues. Zero logic in world design. Awesome "volume light" effect that will make your video card cry.
    I expected it to be at least little better than F3:New-Vegas, but it is worse than even Fallout 3. No amount of mods can repair it. Considering game need at least 2 much bigger map.    … Expand
  4. rich_pl
    Feb 19, 2016
    4
    Incredibly linear gameplay, very few real impactful player choices and after only a short while it becomes utterly repetitive.

    the graphics are quite nice, but not without a few notable glitches - combined with a physics engine that can be comedic at times, only further removing the player from any form of immersion. The dialogue options are awful, and more often than not leave the    Incredibly linear gameplay, very few real impactful player choices and after only a short while it becomes utterly repetitive.

    the graphics are quite nice, but not without a few notable glitches - combined with a physics engine that can be comedic at times, only further removing the player from any form of immersion.

    The dialogue options are awful, and more often than not leave the player with no option.

    I gained some enjoyment out of the 'settlement building' feature but even this feels like an empty reproduction of the Sims.

    The game offers zero challenge even at the highest difficulty.

    There is simply no reason why this game has gone so backwards in so many regards.    … Expand
  5. listenmymp3
    Feb 19, 2016
    1
    This game should be the last in the Fallout series, because Bethesda has perverted everything that was dear to me and people like me in this game series. The game was lost the spirit of wasteland, an interesting plot (what we were shown in 4 parts - this would be ashamed to even the first man who undertook to write a short story, all the money spent on advertising or premium executiveThis game should be the last in the Fallout series, because Bethesda has perverted everything that was dear to me and people like me in this game series. The game was lost the spirit of wasteland, an interesting plot (what we were shown in 4 parts - this would be ashamed to even the first man who undertook to write a short story, all the money spent on advertising or premium executive staff?), So that there is, in the game even one interesting side of the story, the realities of a post apocalyptic world (slavery, prostitution, hopelessness etc). But we got a simulator gardens, a dead alien (shame, shoved him for show to fans not vozbuhali (indignation)), empty monotonous world, lost all the dialogues and received crosshairs Yes, No, sarcasm, output (misery) and of course we got empty and monotonous world shooter, which in 2015 was awarded DITSE AVARDS GAME OF THE YEAR! and RPG of the year! - A slap in the face to all fans of RPGs. I am sure that these nominations were purchased. The lowest estimate for the worst game of the year.… Expand
  6. lovemygamesca
    Feb 19, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Seven years?! Seven years for this POS?!

    Engine and Graphics: The only excuse for how this game looks and plays is that Bethesda honestly finished it in 2010 and they've been keeping it on ice until they needed to raise their profit statement after the failure of Elder Scrolls Online. I'm convinced a malevolent AI from the future sent Fallout 4 back in time to destroy the past. I shudder when I think of the assault on my CPU and graphics card every time I launch this unoptimized

    Story: What story? All roads lead to "Pick A Side". No alternatives, no negotiations, no character development, no customization. It's a story on rails. Your character is already defined by Bethesda. It's an 'open world' game that has you by the collar, no leash to be found. You're held hostage until you arrive at the shamefully disappointing universal ending. My mouth was literally agape as I watched the PS1 era conclusion to the main storyline. Okay, let's see if we can change things up...I played through the main quest again. I randomly pushed buttons for responses for all of the choices and every single one leads to the same conclusion. Every choice is YES...sometimes it is a questioning YES...a sarcastic YES...a negative YES...but still ultimately YES. Why even bother to pretend I have a choice with that abysmal decision wheel. Just give me a cutscene and move me to the next area!

    Gameplay: Every mission, but a few here and there, are fetch or rescue missions. The real reason early promotions focused on Dogmeat is to get you acclimated to the fact that you're no better than a dog. I spent most of my game running to save settlements. I would consciously avoid Preston Garvey, because I knew if talked to him I would be sent on yet another monotonous rescue mission. Not that they're difficult. Opponents run straight at you despite the fact you're lighting them up with gunfire.

    Overall: This is is the most disappointing game of this generation. The fact that Bethesda has failed to even address the OVERWHELMING chorus of voices with legitimate complaints about this turd of a game is further proof of their undeserved arrogance. But, when you think about it, why should they answer to their consumers? I'll admit...it's a hell of a business model. You release an unpolished and unfinished game made on an engine you've been using for almost a decade and allow the modders to fix and improve it over the next few years until they make it playable (if not great).

    Unfortunately, since I bought a retail copy of the game I can't get my money back. Congratulations Bethesda on your brilliant gaming ponzi scheme. I demand answers for this POS...and I'm sure I'm not the only one out there who wants an explanation. So far all we're hearing is crickets and the thud of your bank deposits.    … Expand
  7. owenw218
    Feb 18, 2016
    7
    This game is fun and more accessible than Fallout 3 in some ways, but it isn't without it's flaws.

    Pros: The game is more action oriented, fps shooting is more enjoyable. The game is fun and expansive, you will spend hours exploring Customization options for weapons armor and power armor are excellent additions! Cons: While the base building is a fun addition it seems pointless    This game is fun and more accessible than Fallout 3 in some ways, but it isn't without it's flaws.

    Pros:
    The game is more action oriented, fps shooting is more enjoyable.
    The game is fun and expansive, you will spend hours exploring
    Customization options for weapons armor and power armor are excellent additions!

    Cons:
    While the base building is a fun addition it seems pointless in most cases and doesn't offer much more than the illusion of comfort / world building. I did a lot of this and felt like it wasn't really that useful without really trying to immerse myself into it.

    The story and dialogue options are watered down from the previous games. This might be ok for casual, newcomers but for fans of the series, you will inevitably be disappointed both in the dialogue options and the story arcs.

    Ultimately, this game is fun and I got my money's worth out of it, but it isn't the game I hoped it would be in several key areas, particularly in dialogue options. The different character builds offer a lot of interesting ways to play, making subsequent playthroughs worthwhile, but it falls short of the hype and expectations.

    I'd say this is worth getting if you're even somewhat interested in the series, I put in 40 hours before feeling worn out on it. Perhaps one day I will return to it for more.    … Expand
  8. Trooper224
    Feb 18, 2016
    4
    My First Fallout Game Was Fallout 3 back in 2011 in my PS3. Played all the DLCs i loved it too bits. Then in the same year i got New Vegas. At first i hated the game. but i gave New Vegas another go and i fell in love with it and then i bought the Ultimate edition in 2012 and enjoyed the heck out of it.
    Then in 2014 i bought these games again in Steam & downloaded mods but honestly i    My First Fallout Game Was Fallout 3 back in 2011 in my PS3. Played all the DLCs i loved it too bits. Then in the same year i got New Vegas. At first i hated the game. but i gave New Vegas another go and i fell in love with it and then i bought the Ultimate edition in 2012 and enjoyed the heck out of it.
    Then in 2014 i bought these games again in Steam & downloaded mods but honestly i played more Vegas instead and became a Legion Character and played a Survival Hardcore Mod.
    And then Fallout 1 and 2 along with Tactics jumped into Steam. As a Fan of these series i wanted to try these old school games when i played a bit of Fallout 3 in PC with the Classic Old School Weapons Mod.
    And Yes i had a Blast with these games. Played Fallout 1 with the Fixt Mod and Fallout 2 Unmodded but then with the Restoration Patch in the 2nd Playthrough as a Female Character.
    I Love these games and i have yet to complete Fallout Tactics but when Fallout 4 Came out. I was not these people who jump into the Hype train as i watch instead.
    it turns out the Hype is a bad omen to all of us sadly.
    Pros
    1.Okay Graphics
    -Graphics i don't care for them as they don't make the games ( Just look at MGS1 at the PSX Bad Graphics Awesome Game! ) well unless you put your eyes into the walls to see muddy textures instead.
    2.Weapon Customization
    -A Huge Step up from New Vegas Weapon Customization as you can throw in a Huge Magazine to your 10mm Pistol and then Turn it into a Machine Pistol with a amazing DPS!
    Mixed
    1.The Removal of Choices and Karma and Reputation.
    -I Was upset at seeing this and complained at the Steam forums but no avail the people there are very unhelpful as they say it was flawed. yes dammit but they can atleast fix this but removing these takes away the roleplay and choice as i can't play a Evil Character only an Jerk Marty Stu/Mary Sue.
    as last seen FNV with karma and reputation.
    2.No Ammo Swapping
    -No Armor Piercing. No Hollow Point. No EMP Shotgun Rounds WTH Bethesda!? Oh But you can turn your 10mm Pistol into a Incendiary Firing Pistol with A Weapon Mod. NO!
    In Bioshock 1 i can switch to 3 types of ammo for my guns. Normal, Armor Piercing for Big Daddies, Anti-Personel for the Splicers.
    New Vegas i can do these as well to add strategic elements like should i use Normal Bullets or AP on Deathclaws? Why take this away man? now i can't have a Anti-Material Rifle loaded with incendiary or Explosives rounds now. Only some Unique Weapon can do this as i read the Wiki but none for the Combat Shotty :(
    Hopefully the DLC and the Modding Community will throw these back.
    3.The Story
    -By the Gods it is bad... but its just in the middle of the road. Look i watched a Youtube Lets play and see that... yay family! oh no family got shot by bad guy... and they took the macguffin. its time for revenge! Hell yeah go America! *facepalm*
    The Fallout series was a deconstruction of war and the use of nuclear weapons and America saves the day in the Fallout universe set in a Alternative Time line. War... War never changes. Fallout was never about America's history it was about Fallout's History. the Minutemen which i wish where optional but nope they force you to join them! BOS Isn't even better either too.
    There are Plot holes here and there. Why the Hell the Enclave Power armor Mk1 has Mk3 and Mk5??
    Deathclaw Chameleons? Wern't they unable to do that? ( could had saved for a special area )
    Don't get me started with the Plot twist and the endings because i hate it.
    Get out of Emil Pagliarulo Stalker... I Wished they had Obsidian do the story because FNV's Story was Very Good and i mean it.
    Bad
    1.Voiced protagonist
    -I Don't care about people complaining about Silent protagonists but this one is the Worst thing shoehorned into this game!
    Whats the point? Bethesda only wasted money for this!? now you got limited choices because of this! no more roleplaying and no option to mute the character. I don't care just get a Silent Player Mod instead.
    2.Non-killable Characters -In FNV you where almost able to kill everyone. no one is immortal except the kids and the vendertron. Killing everyone including Doc Mitchel. Marcus. Caesar & Mr.House. only leads to Yes man who Respawns and gives you the Wild card path. Heck FO1 & FO2 Even did this! FO4? Can't i kill the minutemen leader instead? Nope Plot Armor! Kill Dogmeat like a cruel monster? NOPE! Even when you kick him out of your party! FNV Yes Companions were essential. but not when they are out of your party or in Hardcore mode where they can die horribly... ED-E NOOOOOOOO!!
    3.Limited Dialogue -Yes No. Barter. Sarcasm. Nuff Said. Only 4 Options. *sigh* Thank God i didn't buy this game. to expensive man. i read it. watched it and spoiled it. i still got other bads in this game but i don't care anymore. the more i talk the more i hate this game. I rather play STALKER, Metro 2033, Mad Max, Borderlands, Wasteland and Fallout 1,2,3 & NV instead. Just get Obsidian to work on Fallout Bethesda please.    … Expand
  9. moobol
    Feb 15, 2016
    1
    A sloppy dated looking mess. Would just about be excusable if this was released for 9.99 by an indie developer but only just.
    Story - Terrible
    Graphics - about 10 years out of date. RPG mechanics - is it still an RPG? Doesn't feel like it Choices / Decision making - which area of the map do i want to run to and kill things now? is about the only choice to make. Bugs - everywhere.    A sloppy dated looking mess. Would just about be excusable if this was released for 9.99 by an indie developer but only just.
    Story - Terrible
    Graphics - about 10 years out of date.
    RPG mechanics - is it still an RPG? Doesn't feel like it
    Choices / Decision making - which area of the map do i want to run to and kill things now? is about the only choice to make.
    Bugs - everywhere. Characters get stuck all over the place. Can't shoot people just because they are hiding behind something even if i am flanking them.
    AI - horrendous. Preston Garvey can't hit a barn door.
    Voice acting - amateurish
    And as for the base building crap, it's really annoying.
    Stopped playing after about 15 hours and I haven't played a computer game since it's that depressing.
    Sticking with Bioware and CD Projekt Red for my AAA RPG fun.
    Never buying Bethesda ever again and I used to be a fan.
    Oh and the quests are moronic... go here get this and kill that.. because some faceless badly acted person who can barely be bothered to make conversation says you should.
    Oh and it's full of totally forgettable unlikeable characters.
    I can't understand why so many people rate this garbage, it's like Bethesda could send you a poop in a can and people would still say it's great.    … Expand
  10. Cyper
    Feb 15, 2016
    4
    This is ’’Fallcry 4’’.

    The story itself is a good idea but unfortunately, poor design choices stands in the way for the story to develop. When I play the story I feel like i’m a dog on a leash with someone who hold my paw throughout the whole game. There is nothing unexpected that happens but it all feels very predetermined in advance. The game is extremely easy as well. There is no    This is ’’Fallcry 4’’.

    The story itself is a good idea but unfortunately, poor design choices stands in the way for the story to develop. When I play the story I feel like i’m a dog on a leash with someone who hold my paw throughout the whole game. There is nothing unexpected that happens but it all feels very predetermined in advance. The game is extremely easy as well. There is no sense off difficulty to it. In less than in an hour of playing you got your first power armor.

    In terms of gameplay Fallout 4 is a mix between Fallout and Far Cry. The main concern in the game is to shoot other people in the head. RPG element of the game has been weakened in many ways (even though it has been improved in others). The new dialog layout is stupid and unintuitive but after all the dialog does not offer much variety and regardless of what action you take it has more or less not impact on the world or the player. For example the whole Karma system is removed completely from the game and this is and this is a terrible great loss.

    I can forgive bugs and other small errors in the game given that these are fixed latter. I am not picky when it comes to graphics either. But textures look very poor and for some reason they get worse after i’ve been playing making the world look uggly. However, I can not forgive the developers to create a game that does not measure up in the story and gameplay.

    To me, it seems like ’new devs’ were let into the warm room to make the game more ’’accessible’’ and ’’streamlined’’ as its called… and it shows because the game suffers because of these stupid ideas and if it becomes more dumbed-down you may as well not call it fallout anymore.. but Fallcry.

    There is great potential for this game... the problem is that there obviously is CONFLICTING IDEAS of how the game should be because now it does not feel like a coherent experience.    … Expand
  11. adamh9999
    Feb 14, 2016
    3
    So disappointed with this game. I tried so hard to love it, even put about 15 hours into it. Unfortunately, I got to a point where I just completely lost interest and stopped playing. The missions get repetitive and if you have any skills as a gamer the enemies are easy to defeat and the missions even easier. Sure, I could have upped the difficulty at some point, but to be honest I justSo disappointed with this game. I tried so hard to love it, even put about 15 hours into it. Unfortunately, I got to a point where I just completely lost interest and stopped playing. The missions get repetitive and if you have any skills as a gamer the enemies are easy to defeat and the missions even easier. Sure, I could have upped the difficulty at some point, but to be honest I just felt like I was playing this game because I felt obligated to, not because I was enjoying it. What a let down.… Expand
  12. Lachhh
    Feb 13, 2016
    3
    Oh wow, where to start. Like many, I've enjoyed previous Fallout games (a little too much) so here's the review I thought I'd never write. Please consider user reviews before making this (expensive) purchase people, there's quite a lot critics just don't touch on. I only wish I'd read some before throwing money at this game, as it turns out, the only fool is me. Let's get this on the road.Oh wow, where to start. Like many, I've enjoyed previous Fallout games (a little too much) so here's the review I thought I'd never write. Please consider user reviews before making this (expensive) purchase people, there's quite a lot critics just don't touch on. I only wish I'd read some before throwing money at this game, as it turns out, the only fool is me. Let's get this on the road. (Lengthy read ahead)

    Over the better part of a decade, a whole crop of great, immersive open-world RPG's have been released. The sheer amount of depth, immersion, gameplay and graphics quality of quite a few of them is impressive - we're no longer forced to make great consessions in favor of a superior RPG experience. (The Witcher 3 hammers that point home for sure) Which is why I was so sure that the previous "King of the Hill" of immersive RPG's would positively outdo itself in its newest itineration, as well as retain all the great stuff that fans of roleplaying games have come to expect from it. I thought it would be the postapocalyptic pendent to Witcher 3, turns out it's the postapocalyptic version of Far Cry - minus some of the entertaining characters.
    Well, nevermind all that - after having played Fallout 4 I'd be happy if it was so much as a carbon copy of Fallout 3 or New Vegas, truth be told it's not even in the ballpark on that front.

    So, let's get to the meat of it. What could possibly cause a game that came out close to a decade after Fallout 3 to be a vastly inferior roleplaying game? For starters, ask yourself what *you* expect from a game when you buy an open-world RPG. An exciting, intricately woven main story that keeps you on your toes? A slew of immersive and emotionally involving side quests with many characters outside the beaten track of the main story to keep you invested and playing all day? Wanting to sleep but you can't, because you have that last emotionally involving questline hammering in your head? A feeling that the world is populated with interesting characters with a unique backstory? Not knowing what you'll find beyond that next hill? The hard decisions? The diplomacy, the player choice? The freedom? The feeling that your choices in-game matter?

    Well, if the answer to any of this was "yes", then skip Fallout 4. None of that is present in the game. (I'm not going to go into the slew of bugs, the disappointing graphics, the horrid character animations, the watered down perks, etc. That's been said before and I'd like to focus on why FO4 is a dismal RPG experience.)

    If you're wondering why, after 15 hours of play, the world already feels devoid of people to talk to, interesting story lines and never generates an adequate sense of population (minus the shooting gallery of ferals, raiders and super mutants ofcourse) then the answer is --- because this is unfortunately what Fallout 4 is. It hands you a main storyline which, apart from being hammy and badly-written, is predictable and quite the F03 story copypasta. (Searching for a family member), the side quests are MMO-style fetch or kill quests, given to you by the same clone-stamp NPC's that hand you the same dialogue over and over with no backstory or immersion whatsoever.

    "But there's still the exploring!" You scream. Well, think about it this way. If you *know* ahead of time you'll either find a group of raiders or ferals or supermutants behind the next hill, what's the reason for wondering what's there in the first place? - You already know. You won't find any hidden interesting factions, pockets of people hidden away that give immersive quests or anything of the sort. You won't be asking yourself what painful, meaningful decisions you may be forced to make next - because there aren't any in this game. This "knowing" kills the fun of exploration the previous games had IMO. (Unless you treated the world as nothing but a loot chest with accompanying shooting gallery, in which case you may enjoy this - but even then only to a degree, and if loot is your main prio, so many more games centered around that have you well and truly covered.)

    I was stoked to hear they added relationships to the game. Like everything else remotely RPG in this game though, this too is a sick, outdated joke. You can "flirt" yet not a single frame of animation indicates you're actually in a relationship. Not one hug or kiss. Companions don't generally react any differently to you even at max affinity. You can't sleep in the same bed as your supposed "lover" at night. (Error message "this bed is being used" - yeah, by my supposed "lover"...) The relationship feels nonexistent to the degree i'm wondering why they bothered with the mechanic at all.

    In every way shape and form, this game underdelivers on the RPG element and overdoes it on the "stoof 2 shoot" motif. If you haven't played previous installments, do yourself a favour and give this one a miss in favour of modded versions of previous games. You'll get a far more rewarding package all the way.    … Expand
  13. LibertyPrime
    Feb 12, 2016
    0
    I just finished the game and i think im gonna puke.

    - the story is terrible -all the characters suck -main character is boring as hell autistic dude -every single quest revolves around: "go there and clear the zone of raiders/ghouls/supermutants" -the settlement building is a pointless, incomplete, buggy mess -bugs, bugs everywhere -its a friggin shooter now, with terrible    I just finished the game and i think im gonna puke.

    - the story is terrible
    -all the characters suck
    -main character is boring as hell autistic dude
    -every single quest revolves around: "go there and clear the zone of raiders/ghouls/supermutants"
    -the settlement building is a pointless, incomplete, buggy mess
    -bugs, bugs everywhere
    -its a friggin shooter now, with terrible shooting mechanics

    Bethesda take my 60$ and shove it up your ass. Thank you for ruining one ot the greatest gaming franchises of all times.    … Expand
  14. Zeriel
    Feb 12, 2016
    4
    As a huge Fallout and Bethesda fan this game was a huge disappointment. It's an uninspired mess with a terrible game engine and loading screens every 2 minutes. The quest are repetitive and it's like Bethesda just phoned in the whole game without giving a damn. I loved these series, I saved money for months to buy an R9 390 to play this game and here I am using my 300$ video card to playAs a huge Fallout and Bethesda fan this game was a huge disappointment. It's an uninspired mess with a terrible game engine and loading screens every 2 minutes. The quest are repetitive and it's like Bethesda just phoned in the whole game without giving a damn. I loved these series, I saved money for months to buy an R9 390 to play this game and here I am using my 300$ video card to play League of Legends. **** you Bethesda for abandoning your fans :(… Expand
  15. vetle1409
    Feb 11, 2016
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have just started my fallout 4 adventure, but i have played 10 hours of fallout and i love it. When you get a quest on fallout you walk to the quest, but on the way you fint something else that is enteresting. So the value of this game is at least 60 usd. The grafhics are decent, nothing spesial, but after a wile you don't care, because you meet new characters and people on the way. 9/10… Expand
  16. Zigmar
    Feb 11, 2016
    3
    It might me not a bad game by itself, it is, after all, a quite beautifully designed action game with some RPG elements. But if one judge it as a Fallout game - it just plain terrible. Absolutely nothing of what made Fallout series great isn't here, besides maybe a good music and beautiful world. There is no consequences whatsoever to anything you do (crazy example: insulting a BoS elderIt might me not a bad game by itself, it is, after all, a quite beautifully designed action game with some RPG elements. But if one judge it as a Fallout game - it just plain terrible. Absolutely nothing of what made Fallout series great isn't here, besides maybe a good music and beautiful world. There is no consequences whatsoever to anything you do (crazy example: insulting a BoS elder and mocking their values, won't prevent them from making you a paladin two minutes later), there is no real dialogue (all choices have exactly same outcome, you can't even deny doing quests for NPCs, if you say you don't want - they just ask to think again, and you go back to the same dialogue fork, with only way out to accept the quest), there almost zero interesting bald characters (I could count two or three maybe), all the side quests and huge chunk of main plotline are boring fetch and kill quests (which game happily generate procedurally for you, as all you want to do in Fallout game is do boring kill-all-raiders-and-get-an-item quests). Note: if you familiar with other games in series, you no doubt aware, that side quests, where you meet interesting character and discover things about the world, were the actual "meat" of the games, where main quest line was just a skeleton it was handing on. Non of it is here, after doing couple of dozen of side quests, I just stopped bothering, because literally not of them were interesting, it was just a boring side activity, without as much as an interesting story to discover in old terminal. Grind, as they call it.
    Every faction in game was just a bunch of boring illogical one-dimensional cliche stereotypes, leaving me with non to emotionally or rationally relate. And you didn't even had an option to side non of them, you had to join one of them, and kill all the others (BTW: peaceful solution was not an option in absolute majority of main and quests).
    Out of love for the series, I decided to finish the game (main quest) but I must tell, it wasn't a rewarding experience. At the end, I just ignored all the sides quests, dragged myself throughout the rest of the game, reluctantly joined one faction (which looked only a tiny bit less stupid than the rest) to finish the main quest. And I got rewarded by most boring and anticlimatic ending one can imagine. And they added insult to an injury, as apparently no matter which faction you end with - you get the same cinematic (albeit few phrases changed).And you just continue playing (read: killing raiders and fetching items) as nothing had happened. Nothing you did - really mattered.

    So if you looking for a Fallout game - skip this or you will be greatly disappointed. If you just want to shoot some raiders in a Fallout-themed world - you might give it a try. But you might as well go play Borderland - at least has better written characters (I'm not joking!).    … Expand
  17. babooba3465
    Feb 11, 2016
    1
    Fallout 4 is the worst title in the Fallout series.

    It is so poorly optimized that if feels that the developers just wanted to throw out a sandbox game and wait for third party modders to fix the game to make it better. So it feels that Bethesda, an amazing RPG developer and publisher, now wants to cash grab what they can while putting in minimal effort, and as well as appealing to the    Fallout 4 is the worst title in the Fallout series.

    It is so poorly optimized that if feels that the developers just wanted to throw out a sandbox game and wait for third party modders to fix the game to make it better. So it feels that Bethesda, an amazing RPG developer and publisher, now wants to cash grab what they can while putting in minimal effort, and as well as appealing to the least common denominator modern RPGS. Skyrim was similar but at least I felt that it was more appropriate since it's medieval fantasy, so it was like Witcher (I think the Witcher games are some of the best and even comparing it to this feels insulting to me as well, I just can't think of a better analogy at the moment) on a smaller/casual scale with a huge world, Fallout 4 doesn't do anything like that. It took it a step back.

    There is no immersion in the game. Bethesda wanted to give the players many choices but in doing so it really redistricts the player further.

    They spent too much time of gun customization and settlement building that everything else falls so short or has to revolve around it. I did not buy a Fallout game so I can run around and play Forge from Halo, pick up random wonderglue and desk fans (essentially garbage I would avoid in other games), and having to build a house to keep people out when in the other games you just get one at the start, it is pretty empty but you customize it as you get actual items to put in. I just don't appreciate having this "forced" onto me (by that I mean you won't get very far without taking advantage of it. Enemies just become bigger bullet sponges so you have to upgrade your stuff but to get materials in a reliable manner, you gotta take advantage of this mechanic).

    The graphics look like it is from the PS3/360 era with severe optimization problems. I could be walking down a road and my foot would get stuck in a crack that looking down, you won't even see it.

    The AI are really retarded and you can't kill most of the characters, looking at you Garvey (I think that's his name). By retarded I mean that I can be standing on the top of a hill with a .45 revolver, a raider from the bottom will try to rush me with a stick and doesn't even bother going for cover, just a straight run at me while I put caps in him. Turning the difficulty up doesn't make it any harder really, instead of shooting the raider once or twice, it'll take five or six shots. Essentially a bullet sponge difficulty change.

    The questing system is that of an MMORPG. Go to point A, kill or pick up B, return to A, get reward. I can't think of how many quests I did like those. After doing a few side quests, I just gave up on them all together. I am not trying to play a World of Fallout game.

    The storyline was a complete letdown. They try to start off strong by taking your son away from you and you begin a quest to traverse the wasteland to find him. But after about 45 min of playtime, the character pretty much forgets about the kidnapped child and is far more interested in looking for fans and glue inside torn down houses. Some of the faction quests are alright but some are buggy so you can just farm infinite experience.

    Speaking of leveling, the jack of all trades system that was used in Skyrim was brought back (although it did start in Oblivion but it was still at a minimal back then). There are infinite levels so eventually the character will get all the perks and can do ANYTHING in the game (ex: I can be a super doctor, hacker, lock-picking thief, the hardest hitting melee character while manning chain guns and fire with almost perfect aim, and at the same time have the charisma level of a president). This presents the problem is having very low replay value in it. Like why go back and make a new character when it's going to turn out pretty much exactly the same?

    It was also not cool to introduce power armor that early in the game. In all the others, you have to work and go through the training thing to use it.

    Pretty bad game, I would not recommend it unless you want Call of Fallout: Modern Post-Apocalyptic Warfare.    … Expand
  18. Lootdood44
    Feb 11, 2016
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Before I start please remember that I love this game and I am starting my second playthrough.

    Pros: Some of the reasons I love this game is because how smooth the gameplay is and, the controls are setup very well I think the dialogue is quite good and the map is quite big and fun to explore

    Cons: Well the graphics are dated they look like they came straight out of half life 2.
    The storey is crap it is like mario you go find a kidnapped princess but in fallout 4 instead the princess being kidnapped it is your 60 year old son who is older than you. I got the game on November 10 2015, night of the premier. I am playing on a very high power pc so I can play the game with Ultra high graphics with no lag at all, even with max graphics it still does not look great. Over all I think it is a Great game with amazing detail, but is has a crappy storey and bad graphics.    … Expand
  19. dejawolf
    Feb 11, 2016
    4
    to be fair, i enjoy the gameplay. what mars my experience, and the reason i give it such a low score, is because of the technical problems i've experienced, THAT STILL HAVEN'T BEEN FIXED 2 MONTHS AFTER RELEASE.
    problem number 1 is the resolution is locked to about half my actual screen resolution, unless you start editing INI files. this is just pure laziness. so everything is just crazy    to be fair, i enjoy the gameplay. what mars my experience, and the reason i give it such a low score, is because of the technical problems i've experienced, THAT STILL HAVEN'T BEEN FIXED 2 MONTHS AFTER RELEASE.
    problem number 1 is the resolution is locked to about half my actual screen resolution, unless you start editing INI files. this is just pure laziness. so everything is just crazy blurry.
    problem number 2 is UI bugs. i had to spend 2 hours trying to search for a MOD that fixed the disappearing lockpick. FFS, it still pisses me off thinking about that. it is SHAMEFUL for a AAA publisher to release a game with problems like these. it feels like i'm playing a game from 2005.    … Expand
  20. AlexanderFerris
    Feb 10, 2016
    1
    I have to say I am very disappointed with Fallout 4. I received Fallout 4 as a gift and I initially I loved this game, however I got only 20 hours out of this game at best. I used to work fine but recently I have been getting unexplainable and random crashes to desktop every time I try to play. I have no mods whatsoever, and my rig is built to play games like this at the highest graphicI have to say I am very disappointed with Fallout 4. I received Fallout 4 as a gift and I initially I loved this game, however I got only 20 hours out of this game at best. I used to work fine but recently I have been getting unexplainable and random crashes to desktop every time I try to play. I have no mods whatsoever, and my rig is built to play games like this at the highest graphic setting. This problem only seems to happen to Fallout 4 not to Skyrim or any other game I have installed on my computer. I have literally tried everything from multiple reinstallations of the game to attempting to tweak my graphic card, and hard drive. Needless to say I am frustrated beyond belief and am ready to give up on the game all together.… Expand
  21. VasiliJerkof
    Feb 10, 2016
    6
    Did not live up to the hype in my opinion... :/
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  22. FWordFizz
    Feb 7, 2016
    6
    Im really iffy on this one. The world of Boston is one of Bethesda's finest productions, but... it just feels so empty. I know the lack of depth in Bethesda's games has always been a common complaint but boy can you feel it here. Skyrim got a lot of flack for being shallow, but at least there was stuff in it. Fallout 4 just has reasonably polished gunplay to hold the world together than aIm really iffy on this one. The world of Boston is one of Bethesda's finest productions, but... it just feels so empty. I know the lack of depth in Bethesda's games has always been a common complaint but boy can you feel it here. Skyrim got a lot of flack for being shallow, but at least there was stuff in it. Fallout 4 just has reasonably polished gunplay to hold the world together than a whole lot of nothing. After the incredibly deep narrative that New Vegas brought us Fallout 4 had huge standards to live up to and it didn't. There wont be enough here to hook you in. So dont bother… Expand
  23. Alaska_Wolf
    Feb 7, 2016
    2
    Fallout 4 was disappointing, to me at least, but then I have played all of the Fallout games. Fallout 3 set the bar for the series, Fallout: New Vegas was a close contender; Fallout 4 on the other hand was mediocre at best. With its very poorly implemented settlement system, and it's vast array of technical and graphical issues, most of which Bethesda has yet to acknowledge much lessFallout 4 was disappointing, to me at least, but then I have played all of the Fallout games. Fallout 3 set the bar for the series, Fallout: New Vegas was a close contender; Fallout 4 on the other hand was mediocre at best. With its very poorly implemented settlement system, and it's vast array of technical and graphical issues, most of which Bethesda has yet to acknowledge much less address, the game failed to even come close to the high bar established by Fallout 3.

    I have never been bored with any Fallout game until now, I found the storyline to be pale, non immersive, repetitive and poorly written. The companions and their storylines were also mediocre and I ended up leaving them farming or defending somewhere... To me, the only companion, except Dogmeat, which which I was able to form any sort of bond with was...umm...well, I guess there weren't any. The much touted graphics simply were not that good, and certainly not in the same league as DA: Inquisition or Witcher 3.

    Fallout 4 seems more like a game that was pushed out the door before it was ready. There is a rough, poorly crafted and unfinished feel about the game that I haven't before in the entire Fallout universe. That coupled with Bethesda's insistence on putting it on the much hated Steam platform makes this my least favorite of all of the Fallout games. Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, and its heavy metal game music as opposed to the 30s - 50s genre of the rest of the series, was my least favorite Fallout game until now.

    I have finished my first playthrough, and I am not even remotely interested in going through the game for a second playthrough; F03 and Vegas I have played and replayed for years now. In all honesty, F04 will probably end up relegated to Walmart's bargain game bin, it's just that poorly done. Truthfully, I am surprised that there is such a disparity between the critic and user ratings.    … Expand
  24. Benng1349
    Feb 6, 2016
    0
    You do not need me to tell you that the game is garbage you probably are like me and just came here to make sure you were not the only one who hated this garbage post-apocalyptic Call of duty that Besthesda is trying to pass as fallout. Yes the guns are boring, yes the quests are boring, yes the main quest line is a generic cut and paste job, yes the dialogue wheel is a terrible idea thatYou do not need me to tell you that the game is garbage you probably are like me and just came here to make sure you were not the only one who hated this garbage post-apocalyptic Call of duty that Besthesda is trying to pass as fallout. Yes the guns are boring, yes the quests are boring, yes the main quest line is a generic cut and paste job, yes the dialogue wheel is a terrible idea that spoils the game, and no you aren't crazy you should feel ripped off. I waited years for this game. Fallout 3 alone I must have logged nearly 750 hours if not more. I was stuck on that game for literally 2 years enjoying every moment of it. I bought it for every platform I owned over the years. Fallout: NV was nearly the same. But, fallout 4 I put 150 hour (at least 20 of which I'm sure was me texting/being afk), and just moved on to other games. It was boring, tedious, survival mode is just bullet sponge mode, and the rpg elements have been so stripped down so a smart lemur could figure it out.

    I honestly believe that Bethesda was much more worried about having Fallout sell in mass quantities, which is perfectly fine, but to do this instead of making a great game they made the game play "streamlined." With dialogue that was easier to choice, gun play that fells more like battlefield or cod, and most of all releasing it before the bomb cost became too much. The latter is most apparent not by the insane amount of glitches (which is almost Bethesda's trademark), and more to do with poor animations, a weak variety of location, guns, quest types, etc..., characters you don't care about, and writing that is cringe worthy.

    In short If you haven't bought it wait for the game of the year to drop to 20 bucks then buy it. If you already have bought it sorry for your lose of $60 I feel your pain.

    On a different note I would like to get on my soapbox for the next few sentences. Nearly 90% of reviews I see positive and negative alike say something to the effect of "the modded community will fix [fill in thing that Bethesda should have fix or included before release]." My reason for bring this up is to ask is it right of us to expect unpaid people to fix a shoddy game made by studio that made millions in sales of a product that personally I feel is not really complete or up to par. I believe that it is not fair to except modders to fix salaried developers short comings. Unfortunately Bethesda doesn't care they their made money and the modding community will fix the garbage textures, etc.. because they care, its their hobby, or they are passionate about fixing issues they see in the game. But, personally I do not feel comfortable with that and you should take a second to question if you are too.    … Expand
  25. killerpuppy
    Feb 6, 2016
    6
    Fallout 4 is not a bad game. It has easily over a hundred hours worth of entertainment and a large world-map to explore. I will agree that the story line is not the greatest but neither was Skyrim in my opinion and I still enjoyed playing it. If you want a game that lets you explore new and interesting areas while letting you kill everything in sight with a Fat Man than this is the gameFallout 4 is not a bad game. It has easily over a hundred hours worth of entertainment and a large world-map to explore. I will agree that the story line is not the greatest but neither was Skyrim in my opinion and I still enjoyed playing it. If you want a game that lets you explore new and interesting areas while letting you kill everything in sight with a Fat Man than this is the game for you. If you want a game with a better story line, stick to Telltale games.… Expand
  26. Ernestei
    Feb 6, 2016
    0
    Probably the worst game I've ever played.

    Simple as that.

    When you play it you have the feeling of playing an alpha, it doesn't feel finished. Pure rubbish.
  27. RangerMiG
    Feb 5, 2016
    10
    Although I'm a hardcore fan of the series since it first came out I did approach this game cautiously due to the negativity and all the winding up hype, I was expecting a disaster. But boy I was wrong its great atmosphere, great story, good graphics and can be greater by mods, best shooting system in the series. I'm still playing this gem 140 hours and counting.
  28. 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.
  29. JazzTheMan
    Feb 5, 2016
    6
    The game could've been a lot better, the story wasn't as good as any previous story. It was dull, and there weren't as many endings or dialogue options as any previous fallout game.
    Long story short: It's a good game, but not a good Fallout or Bethesda game.
  30. LordOfX
    Feb 4, 2016
    7
    Fallout 4 - A Good Game with a good graphic, a weak Story and a weak build-mode. I like the game all in all, but it's not that epic game i wish it were. (Sry for my bad English)
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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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  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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