Fallout 4

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  1. Petrosky
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Outdated subpar graphics, poor animations, unintuitive clunky interfaces, recycled gameplay. Incoherent story (you witness Boston being nuked, yet the entire city is intact? I mean come on seriously...) the ending is carbon copied from FO3. This is a lazy cash grab from beth seriously pathetic.
  2. regalbryant
    Nov 12, 2015
    1
    this game **** sucks. i dont care what all the fanboys who will stand by this company just because, if you release a game it should be finished. also wheres the morality system? there's no real consequence for being evil, where just in the year 2008 fallout 3, there was a morality system, you knew you were being bad, and oh it felt so good. this game there is no such thing, just yourthis game **** sucks. i dont care what all the fanboys who will stand by this company just because, if you release a game it should be finished. also wheres the morality system? there's no real consequence for being evil, where just in the year 2008 fallout 3, there was a morality system, you knew you were being bad, and oh it felt so good. this game there is no such thing, just your companion disliking it, by golly im worried. oh yeah you can be "sarcastic"!!! oh the choices!! no amount of fanboyism can just act like this game has no problems whatsoever. even the first 2 fallouts were better.
    10/10 would act like its a god given gift to play this game again    … Expand
  3. Jeffyjoe
    Nov 13, 2015
    1
    The UI for this is ridiculous. Remapping keys was very badly done. I'm left handed so I use my mouse with my left hand and tend to use arrow keys or keypad for fingerwork. tried remapping the interact key, most of the things I still need to press E for. I remapped the arrow keys for movement, but now I can't move while I'm in the building mode (you really need to be able to move inThe UI for this is ridiculous. Remapping keys was very badly done. I'm left handed so I use my mouse with my left hand and tend to use arrow keys or keypad for fingerwork. tried remapping the interact key, most of the things I still need to press E for. I remapped the arrow keys for movement, but now I can't move while I'm in the building mode (you really need to be able to move in building mode). I tried remapping the movement keys to the number pad. The game just flat out won't let you. So basically playing this game has become a ridiculous unenjoyable chore. I can't even get around to gameplay because the UI is so terribly setup I hate playing it. If Bethesday pulls there head out of there asses and makes this mess playable I might change my mind. However the condition this game came out in is a joke. It's like they didn't even care wether this game was in a state to be played on release.… Expand
  4. fakk3
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    This game is simply copy and paste of Fallout 3 but with more shooting, action, explosions and BUGS. Dialogues are castrated to short speeches and are similar to Mass Effect. The character development system is simplified and this looks like not in true cRPG. And Where is RON PERLMAN in intro?! How dare you remove so important and canonical voice for this series?!
  5. 731
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    Finally, it has happened. Bethesda has finally realized how bad they are at making RPG's so they go all-out with this post-apocalyptic Far Cry. Skyrim with guns? Ha, you wish. At least in Skyrim you had the desire to find out something interesting despite the **** design. In Fallout 4, your desire to vomit stops you even from laughing at the bland characters, HORRIBLE writing, crappyFinally, it has happened. Bethesda has finally realized how bad they are at making RPG's so they go all-out with this post-apocalyptic Far Cry. Skyrim with guns? Ha, you wish. At least in Skyrim you had the desire to find out something interesting despite the **** design. In Fallout 4, your desire to vomit stops you even from laughing at the bland characters, HORRIBLE writing, crappy voice-overs, dumbed down systems and retarded AI.

    Everything in this game is a step down from New Vegas and even Fallout 3 and Skyrim. Gone are the Fallout skills systems, reactivity and robust dialogue. They way Bethesda bastardized such an important core of Fallout is just baffling to me.

    Bethesda has never known how to properly write their games, and Fallout 4 is the ultimate testament to this. The new dialogue wheel is simply atrocious and I don't even want to guess how much ganja was consumed when the storyline was written. The opening is the ultimate cringe, even by Bethesda's standards. Main quest doesn't matter ? Guess neither do characters, side quests and dialogue. Because they are all garbage too.

    So, the legendary Bethesda performance? As expected, the game runs like **** and I've encountered more bugs than I care to list. Modders are going to have to work triple shifts to make this console port even semi-playable.
    I don't even care about the graphics that much, sure they are quite lame considering it's 2015 but art direction is actually alright at times. The lighting makes for some moody environments and gunplay actually feels improved but I am kinda past caring at this point.

    Bethesda, you sure never change. You won't even bother to improve the biggest shortcomings and bugs of your previous games. But hey, it's okay when Bethesda does it because their bugs are "heheheh so funny".

    GOTY 2015    … Expand
  6. diendjap
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    A very mediocre game by all standards. Gameplay is a straightforward FPS with some role-playing elements, RPG elements are dumbed down significantly even compared to Fallout 3, dialogue is really bad, graphics look fine if you look at something from far away, but once you get close, Creation Engine really 'shines' with its horrible textures, audio is pretty good, animations are terrible.A very mediocre game by all standards. Gameplay is a straightforward FPS with some role-playing elements, RPG elements are dumbed down significantly even compared to Fallout 3, dialogue is really bad, graphics look fine if you look at something from far away, but once you get close, Creation Engine really 'shines' with its horrible textures, audio is pretty good, animations are terrible. Story is really bad, especially the ending (which is binary, by the way). Some of the dialogue is B-movie tier, some of it is C-movie tier. That's about it. PC port also crashes a lot for me, so 4/10 for me.… Expand
  7. peikko
    Nov 11, 2015
    2
    Played nine hours and asked for a refund from steam (which was refused) even though most of the time was spent trying to get the game to run and reloading due to glitches.

    After Fallout New Vegas this game feels subpar on so many levels. The only new feature I like is the non-deteriorating weapons which prevents accidently using a favourite weapon as spare parts. The focus on modding    Played nine hours and asked for a refund from steam (which was refused) even though most of the time was spent trying to get the game to run and reloading due to glitches.

    After Fallout New Vegas this game feels subpar on so many levels. The only new feature I like is the non-deteriorating weapons which prevents accidently using a favourite weapon as spare parts.

    The focus on modding / manufacturing turns the game into a scavenger hunt. I got bored building the first settlement and gave up after beds. This is an RPG you are meant to develop your character, if I wanted base building I would play C&C or Minecraft.

    The weapons and armour are brutal - pipe guns look horrible and the amount of weapons is sparse compared to New Vegas. Armour similarly looks pretty crap and to be honest I couldn't be bothered with the system as due to the Pipboy interface you cannot tell what you are wearing half the time.

    One thing no one has mentioned in their reviews is that in Oblivion they removed the complexity of armour (i.e. there was something like 7 pieces in morrowind as opposed to 4 in Oblivion) due to the load on GPU / CPU. Now they have reintroduced it in this game for some reason?

    The final nail in the coffin for me is the total lack of atmosphere in the game, at no point in the nine hours did I feel as engaged as I did in NV.    … Expand
  8. ayylmao420
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    -Dumbed down
    -Idiotic dialogues with limited dialogue options (previous games had 10 or 15 well crafted dialogue options, this one always has 4 and mostly "Ok", "No" "What?" etc. what a joke.
    -Graphics are bad
    -Invisible walls everywhere and world is small
    -Less rpg, more shooting and action
    -Not much improvement from 3
  9. ysiwnb
    Nov 11, 2015
    1
    Realy bad game. Hard to control your character and the world does not help. Apart from the glitches, the game suffers due to bad optimization. People say story>graphics. Well this game has both bad story and bad graphics. I would not recommend this game.
  10. kurter
    Nov 11, 2015
    1
    This is without a doubt one of the worst games I've ever played and that's no exaggeration.

    Almost EVERTHING is bad. There's no fun at all. The combat is tedious. Yes shooting is improved but everything just jumps you. Some of the first raiders in the game throw molotov cocktails at you which is basically an instakill. Playing on Surival makes everything into a bulletsponge. The    This is without a doubt one of the worst games I've ever played and that's no exaggeration.

    Almost EVERTHING is bad. There's no fun at all. The combat is tedious. Yes shooting is improved but everything just jumps you. Some of the first raiders in the game throw molotov cocktails at you which is basically an instakill. Playing on Surival makes everything into a bulletsponge.

    The dialogues are completely stupid and make no sense. People don't introduce themselves, you magically know them, because maybe another character is supposed to introduce them. It doesn't matter if you hear the name you just know it all of a sudden. There are no choices. You can either say YES in 3 different ways or NO and leave. Then the game will wait until you say YES.

    The fact that it's voiced makes it even worse because it effectively ruins any role playing you might have had intended. I want to be a moronic brute who couldn't care less about any living being yet I have to look for my infant son and love my dog (who chooses to sit on his lap whining after he takes some hits. Then I have to option to heal him with a stimpack but why the **** would I do that when I can just wait 10 seconds and he's happily jumping around again?).

    Quests? Can't say because I haven't gotten anything yet. Only quest I got was go there kill the raiders. But that's out of the question because I only have like 200 bullets and there's about 30+ enemies. There's no indication where to go so you just stumble on through the wasteland but you'll come across some tough eniemies right from the bat. There's no pacing of story or gameworld.

    The perk system is laughable. Of course it gives you some kind of individuality but in the end it doesn't matter. And even the oh so praised crafting system turns into hoard everything to get adhesive (because you know when you want to harden that metal armor you need some glue...).

    You can't kill people that annoy you which in Fallout 4 is EVERYONE. I came across two totally random characters (a woman and her Jet Junkie son) and they were killable. But the first big town and people SIT ON THE GROUND after you hit them. But of course everyone is hostile then and kills you.

    I've played through the complete Fallout 3. Not the add-ons but the main game. I was frustrated like everyone else about what they did to our Fallout but damn I took it for what it was, and I even enjoyed it to a degree. But there's absolutely nothing redeeming about Fallout 4.

    The graphics are fine since I don't care that much, but the framedrops in certain areas are unbelievable. My system ran Witcher 3 on highest settings.

    I am not even mad but rather shocked at how incompetent and uncaring Bethesda really is. Apparently a big sum of the money usually used for development went straight into the pockets of gaming journalists. There's no other explanation for the oustanding praise this pile of **** has garnered so far.

    You are embarassing liars.    … Expand
  11. ObliviousAdobo
    Nov 13, 2015
    2
    The writing in this game is the typical abysmal writing we've come to expect from Bethesda, actual gameplay is good I guess but it's not Fallout. This game isn't a RPG it's some linear sandbox shooter game and has little to none of the original charm and personality that made the previous ones good. If you're unfamiliar to the series then you'll probably enjoy this game with no issue otherThe writing in this game is the typical abysmal writing we've come to expect from Bethesda, actual gameplay is good I guess but it's not Fallout. This game isn't a RPG it's some linear sandbox shooter game and has little to none of the original charm and personality that made the previous ones good. If you're unfamiliar to the series then you'll probably enjoy this game with no issue other than the occasional bug that will probably be patched given time and probably not care about how unbalanced the game is since part of what makes a sandbox game fun is all the broken things you can do in it. Also while I disagree with giving it a zero, don't be rating a 10 to cancel it out please because you're just skewing the rating and that making the user score unreliable.… Expand
  12. Hendricks
    Nov 30, 2015
    0
    Bethesda completely gutted their franchise, sacrificing the soul of their franchise in exchange for a quick pay day. The things that make Fallout what it is have been removed from this game. This is not a Role Playing Game, this is an open world shooter. You do not play a role, you are a designed character. The game has completely lost it's immersion and the world feels cold and empty, itBethesda completely gutted their franchise, sacrificing the soul of their franchise in exchange for a quick pay day. The things that make Fallout what it is have been removed from this game. This is not a Role Playing Game, this is an open world shooter. You do not play a role, you are a designed character. The game has completely lost it's immersion and the world feels cold and empty, it is impossible to forget you are playing a game. The worlds of Fallout New Vegas and Skyrim felt like they were alive, the characters had wants and needs, they had worries, they had motives, I cared about their stories and was able to base my further decisions in the game on those stories and those lives that felt like they really were being affected. The characters in Fallout 4 are a joke, they never feel authentic, though that may be due to the fact that Bethesda took away ALL decision making in this game. There is no choice in dialogue, just different ways of saying the same thing, seriously, your responses do not change anything, at all, ever. There is no weapon repair, there is no skills, SPECIAL doesn't matter, the closest RPG element is the fact that you level up and get "perks" (just stat increases, not really perks). You, of course, cannot play a "role" as there is no decision making or different between your character and everyone else for the most part., you cannot role play in this game. I could go on and on, but I've been clear, this is not Fallout as you would expect a sequel, this is an open world shooter that takes place in the Fallout world, but this game should not be Fallout 4.… Expand
  13. Bondagga
    Nov 10, 2015
    5
    So... I don't know, man. You start the game and everythng feels great. Back in Fallout. Feels like a 10/10 game. It has a great, great buildup.
    After that, it all goes downhill. You start noticing how atrocious the writing and overall story are. You notice how bland the characters are, and how empty the world is. There are barely any interesting NPC's or stories, especially if you compare    So... I don't know, man. You start the game and everythng feels great. Back in Fallout. Feels like a 10/10 game. It has a great, great buildup.
    After that, it all goes downhill. You start noticing how atrocious the writing and overall story are. You notice how bland the characters are, and how empty the world is. There are barely any interesting NPC's or stories, especially if you compare FO4 to games like New Vegas or The Witcher 3. Bethesda's writers are simply bad at their job, they can't write a single inspiring quest.
    Most of the quests are fetch quests, and the dialogue wheel doesn't help either (it feels like they told a few different people to write responses and they had no idea what the other's prepared, only the general idea of it). It's insulting and depressing how dumbed down it is, with choises that basically don't matter at all.
    Combined with the skills having been removed, and the fact that there are only perks and SPECIAL now, you can easily see how streamlimed they've made it. I felt like I played an FPS game, not an RPG.

    I won't even start talking about graphical side of the game, because Bethesda is stuck in the year 2011.    … Expand
  14. Jeek
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    I love Fallout 3 and New Vegas so much that it feels very weird to say there is Fallout game i don't like. Fallout 4 is buggy mess and made the game completely different than Fallout 3 and NW. Question is why? Dialogues are now a lot worse, so is leveling up. And am i the only one who doesn't give a **** about building your own HQ?

    This is just not a good game. How is it possible for    I love Fallout 3 and New Vegas so much that it feels very weird to say there is Fallout game i don't like. Fallout 4 is buggy mess and made the game completely different than Fallout 3 and NW. Question is why? Dialogues are now a lot worse, so is leveling up. And am i the only one who doesn't give a **** about building your own HQ?

    This is just not a good game. How is it possible for Bethesda **** up Fallout game so badly? I'm not sure anymore do i even want new Elder Scrolls...    … Expand
  15. 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
  16. Yajuu
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    Bethesda killed Fallout.

    it is no longer an RPG with choice and consequence that also had great writing and characters. It is now just an open world theme park with terrible writing, extremely shallow RPG elements that caters to the casual crowd rather than RPG fans. The good: + Weapon crafting + Improved gunplay + Detailed character creator The bad: - No traits - No    Bethesda killed Fallout.

    it is no longer an RPG with choice and consequence that also had great writing and characters. It is now just an open world theme park with terrible writing, extremely shallow RPG elements that caters to the casual crowd rather than RPG fans.

    The good:

    + Weapon crafting
    + Improved gunplay
    + Detailed character creator

    The bad:

    - No traits
    - No skill points
    - No karma
    - No faction reputation
    - Dumbed down dialogue: Yes / No / Sarcastic / I dont understand
    - No weapon/armor degrading
    - No optional hardcore mode (Needing water/food/rest)
    - Awful writing and uninspired story
    - Bad voice acting
    - Very little choice and consequence
    - Extremely buggy
    - Bad performance on all platforms    … Expand
  17. TommyTheITGuy
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    It was a mistake to let Bethesda handle this franchise. They don't understand what a postapo game should look like. This game looks like a FPS game with more dialogues, has an unbalanced loot system, 80% of your enemies are raiders and ghouls, the story is pretty average tbh and tons of other things gone wrong, like for example, F4 still has the same bugs that were present in Oblivion,It was a mistake to let Bethesda handle this franchise. They don't understand what a postapo game should look like. This game looks like a FPS game with more dialogues, has an unbalanced loot system, 80% of your enemies are raiders and ghouls, the story is pretty average tbh and tons of other things gone wrong, like for example, F4 still has the same bugs that were present in Oblivion, showing us that Bethesda can't patch 9-year old bugs in their engine. The UI is just copy-pasted from the console version and looks awful. The graphics are pretty mediocre as well, remove some effects and it will look worse than in F3. The SPECIAL and Perks systems were literally DESTROYED in this game - they just tried to make a Skyrim in a postapo world. And really Bethesda, you give us only two radios? And one with classical music - what's up with that? No references from F1/F2/FNV in F4. The game doesn't support 5:4, 4:3, 21:9 monitors, which is pretty bad. The game is overall also absurdly easy to play, there are no challenges even at hardest difficulty, regardless of your stats.

    3/10, would not bang.    … Expand
  18. Spartank45
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    This shouldn't even be considered a Fallout-- compared to its predecessors in the series, it is a massive step in the wrong direction. Removal of skills, simplified/cringe-worthy dialogue, no innovation in freedom of choice, uninteresting NPC's and quests, and an incredibly linear story line. The only decent thing about this 'Fallout" is the customization and gunfights-- everything else isThis shouldn't even be considered a Fallout-- compared to its predecessors in the series, it is a massive step in the wrong direction. Removal of skills, simplified/cringe-worthy dialogue, no innovation in freedom of choice, uninteresting NPC's and quests, and an incredibly linear story line. The only decent thing about this 'Fallout" is the customization and gunfights-- everything else is a large letdown. I waited 7 long-ass years to play this game, and when I saw the trailer footage for the first time, tears of joy came to my eyes; thanks Todd for a 60$ disappointment. Never pre-ordering a Bethesda game again, fml.… Expand
  19. redcoatzygote
    Nov 16, 2015
    3
    I have to say before writing this that I am a hardcore fallout fan. I played the first fallout game back in '03 and it was a truly amazing experience.

    Then I played 2, and I loved it even more than the first. I was not a massive fan of tactics or BoS, but then again not many people were. Then came Fallout 3, which at the time I enjoyed but whenever I play it now I struggle to enjoy    I have to say before writing this that I am a hardcore fallout fan. I played the first fallout game back in '03 and it was a truly amazing experience.

    Then I played 2, and I loved it even more than the first. I was not a massive fan of tactics or BoS, but then again not many people were.

    Then came Fallout 3, which at the time I enjoyed but whenever I play it now I struggle to enjoy it. I think the main reason for this was the fact that most decisions did not seem meaningful, and the world seemed like it heavily revolved around the player character, and did not have their own motivations/lives behind the scenes e.g. how you can just do a couple missions, being with a faction for less than a week and become the leader of the faction, which would obviously never happen to anyone but the player.

    After that was New Vegas, which is now tied with 2 for my favorite game of all time. It had the new FPS elements but did not sacrifice it's identity as primarily an RPG. It had interesting characters that did not react to the player as the magical center of the universe. Everything was explained, and not only were the dialogue/missions rich in quantity, but they were also rich in quantity. I was also a big fan of the new setting and not to mention, the DLCs were all fantastic (with the exception of Honest Hearts).

    Then Fallout 4 was announced, and naturally, I was very excited for it, even though Bethesda made it, and I had not been impressed with any of their recent work. The countdown went down until it reached 0 and the teaser trailer was released. Overall, I liked the new art-style and thought the combat that they showed looked good. At E3 though, they showed the game in much more detail and revealed that they had removed skills, given the player character a pre-defined personality/life, as well as a voice. All of these things were OK with me though, because they could easily be worked around with mods. The thing that really pushed me over the edge was the fact that there are only ever 4 dialogue options now, and they are always pretty much just "Yes, no, sarcastic or a question". They even put them always in the same position e.g. Yes is always at the bottom, no on the right, etc. This, coupled with the fact that I already knew that Bethesda really struggled with making interesting stories, meant that this game was going to be an primarily an FPS and secondarily an RPG.

    Now that the game has come out and I have sunk 60 hrs into it, I can safely say that I was right. The optimization is awful 90% of the locations are just **** dungeons that you go into, kill some raiders and get some ammo from a crate at the end. The story is terrible, and you get shoehorned into the concerned parent role no matter what you do. These are only the few things wrong with the game that I can be bothered to list.

    If you are a fan of 1, 2 and New Vegas, this game is certainly not for you. If you want a really, really dumbed down version of Fallout 3 with better combat then you will probably like it.

    The fact that users give this game an average of 5.1 compared to critics with 8.6, shows that critics are not your friends when looking to buy games. I think if you were to compare only the in-depth reviews that talk in detail about all aspects of the game, the average would be between 2 and 4.

    tl;dr Don't pay money for this pile of garbage.    … Expand
  20. CNGA
    Nov 23, 2015
    3
    I gave it a 3 only cause it's a pretty world. This is so disappointing, I'm actually cut, I even per-ordered the pip-boy edition. My expectations were high. Simply put, this is not a good RPG, this is an adequate open world shooter though (No Shadow of Chernobyl though). As for choice, dialogue and subsequently immersion are the cornerstones of a good modern RPG, in this it simply does notI gave it a 3 only cause it's a pretty world. This is so disappointing, I'm actually cut, I even per-ordered the pip-boy edition. My expectations were high. Simply put, this is not a good RPG, this is an adequate open world shooter though (No Shadow of Chernobyl though). As for choice, dialogue and subsequently immersion are the cornerstones of a good modern RPG, in this it simply does not deliver. Dialogue is simply non-existent, the intro is the worst I've seen Bethesda do... it's overly hammed up tripe.... It's bad... like Poltergeist 2 or 3 bad... I'm being spoon fed everything, there is nothing to discover, no mystery, no sense of being in a Falloutesque world.

    I feel it's Fallout for a CoD audience.

    Maybe I'm fussy, but the intellectual stimulation of a good modern RPG simply isn't here. I honestly feel more immersion in the combat based Dark Souls 1 & 2 than I do this game. AND THERE'S NO DAMN DIALOGUE IN THOSE!! It really does feel like it's been dumbed down so much all immersion has been lost.

    Again, I may be a fussy gamer, I still think VTMB is the hallmark of 3d RPGs and I do believe good dialogue makes an RPG... and Fallout 4 has all but done away with dialogue as an in-game mechanism, this isn't a design choice, this is lazy, dialogue trees are hard, and hard to make entertaining, it's easier just not to do them.

    The only reason I've persevered thus far is because it's Fallout, and cause I hope it gets better. But I'll be honest, I would have binned this long ago if it were anything else.

    So disappointing.

    Doom 4 you'd better be good.    … Expand
  21. tibs2403
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    The voice acting hinders on role-playing. The dialogue options are abhorent. Most of the time you can't make out what the MC might say beforehand. Note that I'm calling him the Main Character. and not "you". This is no longer an RPG. Animations have been recycled from Fallout 3 and Skyrim. The graphics are last-gen. They lied about minimum requirements. They lied about no loading screensThe voice acting hinders on role-playing. The dialogue options are abhorent. Most of the time you can't make out what the MC might say beforehand. Note that I'm calling him the Main Character. and not "you". This is no longer an RPG. Animations have been recycled from Fallout 3 and Skyrim. The graphics are last-gen. They lied about minimum requirements. They lied about no loading screens anywhere. Fetch quests. The settlement system is mundane and gets real boring real quick. "Taken" story with a sub-par twist.
    Let. Obsidian. Make. A. Good. Game. Again.    … Expand
  22. smoothietime
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    This game plays much more like a Call of Duty or Halo game. Those games are fine in their own right, but this isn't what I wanted when I was told I'd be playing an open world RPG...

    I hate modern gaming **** me
  23. Doombeldore
    Nov 11, 2015
    4
    Very disappointing, genuinely feels like they have added nothing new to this game in terms of mechanics, AI and story. It will no doubt sell fantastically based on peoples previous experiences with Fallout but this is the last time I personally buy a Bethesda game so blindly.
  24. 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
  25. Purukinho
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Gráficos ultrapassados e taxa de quadros oscilantes, alem do preço absurdo que foi sobrado na steam para um jogo que não tem nem MP.
    Creio eu que a parte dos gráficos estarem abaixo é por conta dos consoles atrasando como ja é de costume.
  26. JoonMoon
    Nov 23, 2015
    0
    84. Well, I guess no bonuses, right? LMAO!

    Bethesda, you failed so much. Why you even bought this franchise? Just give it to Obsidian. They know what is Fallout, unlike you.
  27. naxilo
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    (TL;DR AT BOTTOM)

    We're this a game by another other name not known as an Rpg First before anything else, it would have gotten a 5/10. It gets zero from me as it's yet again another half effort attempt to cash in on a franchise that has gained immense popularity by tailoring it to as many different people as possible since the release of Fallout 3. This is an Rpg in name only, much    (TL;DR AT BOTTOM)

    We're this a game by another other name not known as an Rpg First before anything else, it would have gotten a 5/10. It gets zero from me as it's yet again another half effort attempt to cash in on a franchise that has gained immense popularity by tailoring it to as many different people as possible since the release of Fallout 3.

    This is an Rpg in name only, much of what made Fallout an actual rpg has been thrown out for the sake of keeping it "simple" to the point the game expects most of its players to be at best children. Mindless action with admittedly superior gunplay are the only things keeping this amusing, with the character models being improved over the hideous ones from the previous 2 games as another bonus.

    However the story is as predictable as it is simple, with the writing probably being of the worst quality akin to a B movie script at best. Dialogue is at times cringe worthy, with few characters being in any way interesting to those requiring more than a laser pointer to entertain them. Some characters however I've noted have lots of potential but quickly drop off what with the restrictions of having such a small amount of dialogue present in the game.

    And that really sums up Fallout 4 for me; It had so much potential yet dropped the ball in near every way.

    You'll see many reviewers giving this title a 10/10 as it diverts further away from what made Fallout great, Rpg elements, grand story and a plethora of well built content to explore. It may be fine as an every gamer kind of game but for true fallout fans, this is one disappointing title.

    To rate it as high as far more respectable games such as Witcher 3 or MGS 5 is a notion most would find laughable.

    **TL;DR : You like CoD? Hate good story and RPGs? Get this. Other wise, Rent it or wait for Obsidian to do another Fallout. 0/10**    … Expand
  28. Advocater
    Nov 18, 2015
    0
    I'm sorry but it needs to be said: This game can't be reviewed because in my opinion it is unpolished...unfinished...and basically a post-nuclear Skyrim. Out of all the big AAA game releases this year, Fallout 4 spits in the face of its own hype. The across the board glitches, late PS2/early PS3 textures, and the dull storyline clearly indicate that this 'game' did not spend enough timeI'm sorry but it needs to be said: This game can't be reviewed because in my opinion it is unpolished...unfinished...and basically a post-nuclear Skyrim. Out of all the big AAA game releases this year, Fallout 4 spits in the face of its own hype. The across the board glitches, late PS2/early PS3 textures, and the dull storyline clearly indicate that this 'game' did not spend enough time in the oven. It is my contention that Bethesda released this disaster with full expectation of a horde of modders descending on it to fix its many and gratuitous faults. (Hooray, for the modders...Boo for Bethesda for using you as a resource for free labor).

    In the wake of The Witcher 3 and yes, even GTA V this can't be the "masterpiece' that Bethesda wanted to gift the gaming world. The fact that the major review sites can even give it such high scores has permanently damaged my opinion of their objectivity and increased my possibly paranoid belief in a behind the scenes payola scheme.

    Avoid this at all costs... or at least until the talented modders have transformed it into the game it SHOULD be a year from now.    … Expand
  29. Fran_cisco
    Nov 22, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. RPG elements core to the franchise are close to non existant

    SPECIAL is meaningless pretty much everywhere

    The controls are a nightmare to use, it's obviously badly ported from console. A PC game with **** mouse controls? Yeah they actually screwed that up too. Want to use the mouse wheel on some menus? Nope!

    The story is way too streamlined, few choices, with mostly no consequences.
    Terribly written story.

    Performance: Never stable 60 FPS, some times as low as 10. Even in monster computers the performance sinks.

    This lump of crap isn't worthy of the Fallout name.    … Expand
  30. Whadafug
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    All I will say is: Bethesda. Bethesda never changes.

    I'm not really sure how or why they think this is an acceptable release in today's world? It is utterly and totally outclassed by games like Dragon Age: Inquisition and The Witcher 3. Fallout New Vegas is a vastly superior game from a gameplay stand point. The game world lacks charm and often doesn't give you enough reasons to mesh    All I will say is: Bethesda. Bethesda never changes.

    I'm not really sure how or why they think this is an acceptable release in today's world?

    It is utterly and totally outclassed by games like Dragon Age: Inquisition and The Witcher 3. Fallout New Vegas is a vastly superior game from a gameplay stand point. The game world lacks charm and often doesn't give you enough reasons to mesh with it emotionally. Case in point: the start of the game is too short to have anything resembling a meaningful emotional impact, despite wife, baby and dog. The graphics aren't even true next gen (again, The Witcher 3 makes it look like a late XBox 360 title).

    I won't go any further; don't want to spoil the awful for you.

    Then again, we have to remember that this is a game from a company that thought it would be "cool" to profit off modifications that have traditionally been free, so expecting them to actually invest in and make a game that moves the franchise on in any meaningful way is a tall order.

    Bethesda won't be enjoying their lofty position for much longer if this is the best they can manage. Along with Blizzard, it seems all my favourite developers of yore have become greedy, self-congratulationist corporate gits. Frankly.    … Expand
  31. serverny
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Huge hyped game with lots things to do, BUT:
    1) its extremely BOOOORING, fetch quests, awful dialogues, braindead main quest, bleak characters.
    2) broken game, more buggy than Fallout3, New Vegas or AC:Unity. Lost hours of progress to craches/bugs. 3) outdated tech with fugly animations and ZERO actual roleplay in an RPG. TL;DR 11/10 - MUST BUY!!! /s God bless Steam has refund    Huge hyped game with lots things to do, BUT:
    1) its extremely BOOOORING, fetch quests, awful dialogues, braindead main quest, bleak characters.
    2) broken game, more buggy than Fallout3, New Vegas or AC:Unity. Lost hours of progress to craches/bugs.
    3) outdated tech with fugly animations and ZERO actual roleplay in an RPG.

    TL;DR 11/10 - MUST BUY!!! /s
    God bless Steam has refund option, by the time this game is remotely fixed it will be $10 on Steam sales.    … Expand
  32. BigDiggerNick
    Nov 10, 2015
    2
    If you liked previous fallout games - especially new vegas, then you will find this game a disappointment. You may find entertainment in this game if you enjoy shallow, brainless shooters with the "open world" gimmick tagged on - because that's all you are getting here.
    Firsts things first, however; performance. This game performs quite poorly. While at first, it gave me a decent 60fps,    If you liked previous fallout games - especially new vegas, then you will find this game a disappointment. You may find entertainment in this game if you enjoy shallow, brainless shooters with the "open world" gimmick tagged on - because that's all you are getting here.
    Firsts things first, however; performance. This game performs quite poorly. While at first, it gave me a decent 60fps, performance gradually deteriorated as time went on to the point where the game was nearly unplayable. Stuttering is all over the place, as well as frame rate drops and glitches in textures. Considering that this game is far from impressive in terms of scale and graphics, there is no reason other than sheer incompetence that this game performs so badly. As far as I am aware, this is not limited to my PC (which, I admit, is not top of the range); people with high spec rigs also are reporting serious performance issues with this game.
    While the performance may have pushed me over the edge with this game, it's problems only begin there. As mentioned previously, the game has bad graphics and visuals. Sure, the animations are an improvement on the last installments. However, these are years old by now, and had bad animations and visuals even for when they were new. Character facial animations are wooden, and animations in dialog often glitch out. All in all, games which came out last year look considerably better than this. Hell, slap an enb mod on skyrim and you have better graphics than fallout.
    In terms of gameplay, it can be said that there is an improvement over last games. However, gunplay was awful in previous installments, so it isn't really saying much. The combat is mediocre, nothing more. AI is improved, but still pretty retarded. Just like in skyrim, NPCS get stuck on objects when travelling from location to location, take wild detours en route, and overall act like complete potatoes. In all, combat is playable (when the game isn't stuttering), but nothing particularly entertaining or impressive.
    The controls and UI however, are terrible. The game was clearly designed around consoles, with PC as an afterthought. Everything involving a ui (looting, crafting, dialog) is a complete chore on a keyboard and mouse setup, and feels clunky. The game feels like a badly done console port when it comes to control and UI.
    But the real problem with this game is the writing. Fallout was always an RPG. However, most RPG elements are either gone or dumbed down in this game, to the point where it feels like an actions game. Dialog choices are terrible, and you cannot predict what your character is going to say based on the two syllable (at most) prompts which are given to you. Most dialog choices are "yes" "no" "maybe" or "sarcastic". Seriously. Your character will then enact some lines which you had no idea he was going to say upon clicking one of these choices, of which you are given only four. There is no role playing whatsoever, and no real dialogue choices. You cannot decide what sort of character you want to be beyond a minimal "perk" system which has little bearing on the gameplay. The story is also completely nonsense. I did not once become attached to any of the characters in it, and did not sympathise with the railroaded protagonist at any point.
    Finally, the world. Bethesda has always been reputed for large and impressive open worlds. However, the world in this game is not particularly large, nor is it impressive. It lacks the details previous games had, and I am unable to become immersed in it like I was in the mojave or capital wasteland. I am left with no desire to explore, not least because the controls and UI make everything such a chore.

    Overall the game improves on combat, making it mediocre in comparison to the terrible combat of the last games. However, every other aspect of the game is a step backwards. Role playing is non existent, dialogue is awful, the writing in ridiculous, the UI is even more consolised than skyrims and the world is boring. Combine this with the glitches, terrible performance and drab visuals, and you're left with a game which fails to live up to expectations, hype, or the standards set by previous titles. Nothing but disappointment, all for £39.99.    … Expand
  33. BUTTERING
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    1 Bad graphics
    2 Bad optimization
    3 Bad physics/animation etc
    4 Bad story line
    5 Terrible, primitive RPG system
    6 Small dead world

    Good job Bethesda, you killed Fallout series.
  34. Necrotech
    Nov 15, 2015
    3
    Well, this game turned out to be the most bland experience since eating wallpaper paste.

    Pros: Shooting is improved Power armor is unique* Settlements are a nice addition* Graphics are...better? I guess? I mean better than New Vegas but by no means good. Cons: Can't alt tab Can't play in windowed cause the game flashes black with every mouse click AI is horrid Storylines    Well, this game turned out to be the most bland experience since eating wallpaper paste.

    Pros:
    Shooting is improved
    Power armor is unique*
    Settlements are a nice addition*
    Graphics are...better? I guess? I mean better than New Vegas but by no means good.

    Cons:
    Can't alt tab
    Can't play in windowed cause the game flashes black with every mouse click
    AI is horrid
    Storylines garbage and perdictable
    No chat checks like intelligence or anything, just some garbage mass effect RNG minigame
    Can allocate points into special traits freely whenever you want making the choice at the start useless
    Perks seem non existent and boring
    VATS is absolutely garbage now. Point blank I still have a 45% chance to hit a mutants head when I could lovingly caress his lips with the barrel
    Power armor is a gimmick and has absolutely no integral use to anything
    Ditto for settlements, not integral to anything
    Building is terribly designed
    Incredible lack of objects to build/furnish houses or settlements with
    AI companions and settlers is garbage and same with their control scheme
    Weapon modding is unimaginative or the naming convention is disgusting
    The standard array of glitches/bugs/game problems (Game speed tied to FPS, what am I playing? Morrowwind?

    My experience can best be summed up by the super mutant tower. Midway through, somehow I have a 45% chance to miss in vats even though I am point blank but wanted to make sure said mutant died as I was approaching. I am unsure how this is possible to have such a lower percentage but, there it was. Top it off, head shots apparently mean jack now but during the call of duty style rescue mission where you stand with your thumb up your ass waiting for a trolley to get to the bottom of the tower, A super mutant who decided he could tank 5 head shots from a sniper rifle tossed a grande into the trolley, killing me instantly. This isn't difficult, it's just stupid. The settlements are uneventful, ugly and have an aggressively small amount of things to build. Power armor is gimmicky, has no real purpose or any innovation behind it aside from replacing my HUD with a different one and needing fuel so it can trundle along and be of any use. Sadly, not useful for a sneak/sniper character though it hardly matters cause theres barely any need for perks to make that happen now. Dialogue is crap but we all knew that, same for the story. Game functions fine on my PC but my PC is overkill for this garbage but the bugs are there. Crashes, getting locked into a terminal with no way out. One time I glitched through the map. The companion commands are god awful and rarely get followed and more often than not they just get in the way somehow more often than new vegas which they had to try to make that happen. This game is worth 15$ in a steam summer sale and I am glad I got it at GMG for 25% off cause had it not been discounted I'd have been seriously ticked. Bethesdas now on a list of devs I'll only pirate from but the only saving grace is skyrim was enjoyable and I never paid for it so here you go Bethesda. Maybe if they took all the effort into make the dumb robot at the start say everyone's name (Though somehow Kyle slipped them through, but not Boobies, Idiocy of the devs I imagine) they could put that into something that matters. Only points it gets is for being function on a gunplay only level and that is its only meret. Bethesda finally learned how to make fallouts gunplay feel halfway decent but in all that time copying Destiny, they clearly copied the story, characters, dialogue and its bland MMO sense of adventure into the game with it.    … Expand
  35. narwain
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    I dont have words for this... this disaster. They took away the esence of Fallout world. NO RPG anymore. Nothing. Just kill and kill and then kill again until you get bored and throw this to the bin. Its a pity that they are converting the videogame industry in this...
  36. Rpgfan14041991
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    This game is a scam, worse bethesda game in a long long time. ( FO3 is way better than this **** ).

    Horrible plot, especially the side quests ( go kill x,y,z hurr durr). Terrible pot issues on pc ( controls + fps). Disgusting dialogue, you can't even ask multiple things, you choose a,b,c,d, it changes nothing and you can't ask other things. Disgusting rpg system, where like    This game is a scam, worse bethesda game in a long long time. ( FO3 is way better than this **** ).

    Horrible plot, especially the side quests ( go kill x,y,z hurr durr).

    Terrible pot issues on pc ( controls + fps).

    Disgusting dialogue, you can't even ask multiple things, you choose a,b,c,d, it changes nothing and you can't ask other things.

    Disgusting rpg system, where like skyrim, you don't roleplay at all, you are the dragonborn of the wastes who can do everything ( max up every single stat ). Worse, it's voice-acted so you can't even have immersion.

    All in all, congrats bethesda you got my pre-order ( i'll try to refund thou ). Never again.    … Expand
  37. nermack
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    This game is just not good. I loved fallout 1-3 and new vegas. This game just is not fun. For every hour i spend exploring or doing quests i have to spend 5 hours crafting..... There is no choice or consequence.
    The game engine is almost a decade old. And nothing about the wooden animations helps me give a damn about any npc in this game. There is just no reason to play it. Pass on this    This game is just not good. I loved fallout 1-3 and new vegas. This game just is not fun. For every hour i spend exploring or doing quests i have to spend 5 hours crafting..... There is no choice or consequence.
    The game engine is almost a decade old. And nothing about the wooden animations helps me give a damn about any npc in this game. There is just no reason to play it. Pass on this game. Even mods can't save it.    … Expand
  38. NullBeast
    Nov 14, 2015
    1
    No longer RPG, quests feel like MMO quests and the story is like a can of pea soup watered down with a few bits of "oh ok thats alright". Getting stuck in elevators, jumping over things to find out I cannot jump back over to have to load a save and getting stuck inside a building after an npc used a door outside THE ONLY ONE OUT and they buggered the door so it never closed. A couple ofNo longer RPG, quests feel like MMO quests and the story is like a can of pea soup watered down with a few bits of "oh ok thats alright". Getting stuck in elevators, jumping over things to find out I cannot jump back over to have to load a save and getting stuck inside a building after an npc used a door outside THE ONLY ONE OUT and they buggered the door so it never closed. A couple of things like that and the feeling and atmosphere of the game would shine through but it's such a repetitive thing that it grinds away the real enjoyment of it.
    The game gets a 1 from me only because Dogmeat is back and looking wonderful.    … Expand
  39. Ozwald
    Nov 17, 2015
    1
    No choice on how to develop your character, no branching storylines in quest, no real RPG elements what so ever. This is one of the most dumbed down entries I've seen in a series that once prided itself on choice and consequence.
  40. MSY
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    I have put so many hours into this series, so many hours into New Vegas, why? Because of the RPG element of the game, you know, the "role-playing" bit, too bad that's missing in Fallout 4. The dialogue and the dialogue wheel has destroyed that element and that's really sad. Want to play as a down-on-his-luck Russian alcoholic immigrant? Mel Gibson/Mad Max type character? An IrishI have put so many hours into this series, so many hours into New Vegas, why? Because of the RPG element of the game, you know, the "role-playing" bit, too bad that's missing in Fallout 4. The dialogue and the dialogue wheel has destroyed that element and that's really sad. Want to play as a down-on-his-luck Russian alcoholic immigrant? Mel Gibson/Mad Max type character? An Irish bare-knuckles boxer? Nah, no clean slate character for you, here's a copy paste voice white American voice who has military background, oh, he's also a loving father with a loving family. Enjoy. (FO1 you're just a vault dweller, no attachments, clean slate. FO2 you're a descendent of a vault dweller, clean slate. NV you we're just a courier, and that's it, weren't forced into a character at all. FO3 you had a dad and wanted to find him sure but it never impacted the RPG element). By forcing in this Voiced Protagonist Bethesda has forced you into this box, you play how they want you to play.

    The glitches and bugs are unacceptable for a AAA game (I don't know if I can even call it that), "but it's Bethesda, you should be expecting it", if I hear or read that one more time I'm going to punch my screen. The interface is horrid. The settlements was a nice idea but execution again was lacking, Dogmeat is just forced in, you walk for a bit and then there's a dog, you like dogs don't you? The AI on the companions is not good to say the least.    … Expand
  41. exeeter702
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Id love to give an honest review of this game, if only the buggy POS would work properly on my PC.

    At launch i spent more time diving into the games various .ini files and various 3rd party tools to force the game to simply function on the most basic level for someone that has decent PC hardware. When i realized i had spent more time online reading guides and forums posts on how to    Id love to give an honest review of this game, if only the buggy POS would work properly on my PC.

    At launch i spent more time diving into the games various .ini files and various 3rd party tools to force the game to simply function on the most basic level for someone that has decent PC hardware.

    When i realized i had spent more time online reading guides and forums posts on how to get the god damn game to perform as advertised, than actually playing the game itself, i simply submitted a refund request from steam and called it a night.    … Expand
  42. Shmorgan
    Nov 11, 2015
    1
    Terrible game, invincible companions armor and weapons don't break. Not worth the purchase. I thought it would be fun to play, boy was I wrong removal of gear being able to break does not make if fun. Invincible companions is the worst design decision EVER by BGS. You thought Skyrim's protected companions was worse? Think again. No more purchases from BethSoft from me.
  43. Kutanoid
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Fallout ? This is Fallout ???? This is some kind of joke. I've played Fallout 1, 2, 3 , 3 NV and i admire that some parts was better, some was worse but now it's hard to call this piece of crap a Fallout.
  44. Treus
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Horrible, just horrible. I read on the internet someone saying New Vegas was still better, and thought "ha, that's funny" Turns out it wasn't a joke, New Vegas is leagues above this abomination. This is just Fallout 3, but now worth 60 bucks. And I dare to say, it's even worse than Fallout 3, with all the things they took away to make it even more casual.

    Fallout 4, not even a 4/10
  45. Discusguy
    Nov 12, 2015
    1
    Bethesda what are you doing? Dialogue wheels do not belong in your games those belong in BioWare's games. Your storytelling has become worse and worse with each game you make. Next time hire Obsidian to write your stories for a Fallout made by them and ES 6 and Fallout 5. This game makes me sad I spent $60 on it, never again until I see Obsidian's writing from here on out.
  46. Prommy
    Nov 12, 2015
    1
    It was soo bad it forced me to create an account. (just a small info: i already refunded the game and not planning to play it ever again)
    To start I was greatly dissapointed by the pile of crap which was presented to me as a fallout 4 BUT i try to remain calm as there are some good things in new fallout soo:
    + The "minecraft villagebuilder" is great, soo is weapon modifications i really    It was soo bad it forced me to create an account. (just a small info: i already refunded the game and not planning to play it ever again)
    To start I was greatly dissapointed by the pile of crap which was presented to me as a fallout 4 BUT i try to remain calm as there are some good things in new fallout soo:
    + The "minecraft villagebuilder" is great, soo is weapon modifications i really like that part
    + finnaly someone thought about fallout characters sprinting
    - companion
    - super weak main story (So Chliché WITHOUT ANY F. CHOICES TO MAKE)
    -stupid power armor
    -stupid perks and oversimplification of special and perks
    -I cried during dialogues ass they dont matter at all, because dubbing a proper dialogue would cost more right? Soo lets point a middle finger at players, i mean they already pre-ordered it

    and one small + : I laughed my ass off when Codsworth said to me at the start: Hello mr. ****    … Expand
  47. alicedupre
    Nov 13, 2015
    1
    I'll give you an unbiased review.

    First - Gameplay: -If you try to play it in third person inside a building, you can't. Trying to pick up an item, pressing a button or shooting an enemy is a chore because of the bad camera; -The settlement building is ok at best. Once you start building stuff you see how shallow it is. Everything you build is rusty and decaying despite being brand    I'll give you an unbiased review.

    First - Gameplay:
    -If you try to play it in third person inside a building, you can't. Trying to pick up an item, pressing a button or shooting an enemy is a chore because of the bad camera;
    -The settlement building is ok at best. Once you start building stuff you see how shallow it is. Everything you build is rusty and decaying despite being brand new. There isn't much variety in what you can do with the settlement building and if you try to build walls on any terrain that isn't completely flat you will see the disaster, you will see how rushed and shallow this gimmick is. It is a great idea that suffers from poor execution.
    -The weapon crafting is the same as settlement building. Great idea that suffers from poor execution. Not only the weapons are ugly, but they look like something straight out of Borderlands. They don't look like real pipe weapons at all. Just compare them to the Bosnian-war homemade weapons.
    -Power Armor suffers from the exact same problem as weapon crafting and settlement building: Poor execution. 10 minutes into the game you get the power armor. Another 10 minutes and you are swimming in fusion cores. The Power Armor in the Fallout franchise is supposed to be a really rare and end-game armor, not something you get in the first 10 minutes. This completely undermines it.
    -It is cool that enemies take cover now, but their AI is still as bad as it was in Fallout 3.
    -No sense of self-preservation, the enemy who is wielding a bat sees you in a power armor with a minigun and he/she still runs towards you and tries to kill you with his/hers bat.
    -Melee is still the same bad thing from Skyrim. Enemies standing still while hitting each other. Piper was just there gun-butting the Super Mutant in the head while the Super Mutant was hitting her with a piece of wood.
    -Bullet sponges. I played the game on Survival and there is no difficulty except for artificial difficulty a.k.a. bullet sponges. The enemies aren't clever, their AI is not improved, they are just turned into bullet sponges. Then there are some that are LEGENDARY bullet sponges that can "mutate" and restore their healths fully.
    This is not difficult at all. This is boring and turns the gameplay into a chore.
    I love when enemies outsmart me and I have to outsmart them, this is difficulty, but turning a dumb enemy into a bullet sponge is not difficulty. It is a really bad gameplay design.

    Second - The World and Lore:
    -If you ever played Fallout 1, 2 or New Vegas you probably understand how wrong the world of Fallout 4 is in the setting. If not, then there is no point explaining it here since it would take more than 5000 characters, but just a quick thing:
    Fallout is a post-apocalyptic game not focused on the destruction of the wasteland, but on the people rebuilding, the world being rich culturally and society going back to the way it was. You don't have that in Fallout 4. You have an empty world devoid of content (unless you call content the same copy-pasted ruins with the same ghouls or raiders, which I don't). And, oh yeah, plastic and micro-electronics in Fallout 4, both of them shouldn't exist because of the petrol shortage in the setting.
    -And why is the BoS destroying technology? They are hoarders, they want technological supremacy and to do that they hoard every piece of technology so their scribes can study them and make advancements. But in Fallout 4 they want to destroy technology.

    Third - The Characters and Interactions:
    -Fallout was always a game with charming characters, clever dialogue, dark humour and good voice acting.
    But no single character in Fallout 4 ever acts, speaks or thinks like a human being.
    -Courtney Taylor who amazingly voiced Jack in Mass Effect 2 and 3 (one of my favourite video-game characters) was bad in Fallout 4, same as the male voice actor. If you can make a competent voice actress like Courtney Taylor sound bad, then you have a huge problem with the dialogue of your game.
    -The only good character was Nick Valentine. He was a easy one to write, just a copy-pasted noir detective, but still I have to give props to Bethesda for including him.

    Last - The plot:
    -After the intro happens, you say "I'll find whoever did this", then 2 minutes after that you see a Cryolator Pistol locked in a case and says "Nice! I'm coming back for you later!". Then five minutes after that you find Codsworth and says "B-but it's all... dead...". Then five minutes later you are already cracking jokes ("SARCASTIC" option in dialogue).
    -You are supposed to care about your family but you don't spend even 3 minutes with them. There is no bonding moment, nothing. The game forces you some strangers, say that they are your family and you're supposed to care.
    -No roleplaying possibility. You can either say yes, say yes in a sarcastic manner or says no that leads to the same thing as saying yes. No evil choices. Only flavours of saying yes.

    So I have to give the game a 1/10 because I liked Nick.    … Expand
  48. Oersted
    Nov 13, 2015
    1
    Bad game, bad design decisions, Beth failing at making games again.

    Armor and gear don't break

    Dialogue wheel

    Crappy level scaling

    World doesn't feel too filled.

    Bodies of dead NPC's glitch through the ground half out half under map.

    Immortal companions. Really Todd you don't want us to re-load if a companion dies? Do you think I'm stupid?

    All in all upset at Beth and Todd.
  49. Lingitiz
    Nov 15, 2015
    1
    Bethesda, Bethesda never changes...

    Fallout 4 is terrible it doesn't feel like a RPG game anymore. A LOT of RPG elements have been cut out. If your a RPG heavy fan stay away from Fallout 4. To make it simpler for you here's missing features that made Fallout 1, 2 and Tactics great. -Companions are immortal they should all be able to die. - Armor & weapons CND from Fallout 3 and    Bethesda, Bethesda never changes...

    Fallout 4 is terrible it doesn't feel like a RPG game anymore. A LOT of RPG elements have been cut out. If your a RPG heavy fan stay away from Fallout 4.

    To make it simpler for you here's missing features that made Fallout 1, 2 and Tactics great.

    -Companions are immortal they should all be able to die.
    - Armor & weapons CND from Fallout 3 and Fallout: NV is gone.
    -Level scaling sucks it's in again.
    -Dialogue wheel is terrible.

    Terribly disappointed in Bethesda I give Fallout 4 a 1 and never buying their games again.    … Expand
  50. MrDaravon
    Nov 15, 2015
    1
    Fallout 4 sucks, Witcher 3 is better BGS fails and failed to deliver. That dialogue wheel is terrible and my god is it bad to see. I feel so bummed I spent $60 BGS should be ashamed they ruined a good franchise and Fallout 4 lacks RPG elements. Witcher 3 will be my chosen game for GOTY, I will never buy games again from Beth. Lets not forget no Hardcore Mode suck too.

    This game is an    Fallout 4 sucks, Witcher 3 is better BGS fails and failed to deliver. That dialogue wheel is terrible and my god is it bad to see. I feel so bummed I spent $60 BGS should be ashamed they ruined a good franchise and Fallout 4 lacks RPG elements. Witcher 3 will be my chosen game for GOTY, I will never buy games again from Beth. Lets not forget no Hardcore Mode suck too.

    This game is an abomination of every other Fallout games, even Fallout 3 is better than 4.

    Also Pete Hines should be ashamed for not letting all of Fallout 4's files be included on the disk for the PC. Screw Steams download some people don't have reliable internet.    … Expand
  51. Rustaf
    Nov 16, 2015
    3
    This is not Fallout. This is not even a RPG.
    Fallout 4 has many problems: new dialog system, new S.P.E.C.I.A.L system, a lot of useless locations, non-rewarding settlements and adventuring, and casual gameplay on Survival difficulty. And most of them just can’t be solved by modding this game.
    New Vegas had many problems, but the core of game was excellent, and fans could make the game    This is not Fallout. This is not even a RPG.
    Fallout 4 has many problems: new dialog system, new S.P.E.C.I.A.L system, a lot of useless locations, non-rewarding settlements and adventuring, and casual gameplay on Survival difficulty. And most of them just can’t be solved by modding this game.
    New Vegas had many problems, but the core of game was excellent, and fans could make the game far more better. This is also true for Morrowind, Skyrim and even Fallout 3.
    If you are fan of Fallout 2 and Fallout: New Vegas – there is nothing to be find if Fallout 4. Don’t buy it. If you like Fallout 3 – may be you can spend about 100 hours in F4.
    Pros: Design of locations is beautiful. That’s all.    … Expand
  52. r0llinlacs
    Nov 19, 2015
    0
    I don't even know where to start. So much has been lost. It's simply not Fallout anymore.

    Marketing duped everybody. Bethesda's PR team is hard at work, defending their garbage excuse of a Fallout game and banning everybody that thinks otherwise on their forums. Don't trust the paid "critic reviews". Don't trust Bethesda's army of PR trolls leaving positive reviews and comments on    I don't even know where to start. So much has been lost. It's simply not Fallout anymore.

    Marketing duped everybody. Bethesda's PR team is hard at work, defending their garbage excuse of a Fallout game and banning everybody that thinks otherwise on their forums.

    Don't trust the paid "critic reviews". Don't trust Bethesda's army of PR trolls leaving positive reviews and comments on places like Steam and the Bethesda forums.

    The game is crap. Anybody that knows and loves Fallout knows this game is crap and it isn't Fallout. I'm not going into any more depth than that. The other 2000+ negative reviews elaborate my thoughts to a T.

    Bethesda messed up, but the sad part is, they really think they did a good job. Bethesda needs a reality check from Obsidian.

    Don't buy it. Pirate. I truly feel sorry for everybody that was duped into spending their hard earned cash on this game, and was horribly disappointed. I feel for you.

    40 hours in and I'm done with it. No interest in it what-so-ever. Mods can't fix this game. It's crap to the core. I really tried to like it but it's not possible.

    R.I.P. Fallout    … Expand
  53. Valkyan
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    I don't want to cause any spoilers here, so I will just say, that storyline is complete steaming pile of goat ****.
    I really can't believe that somebody has nerve to put this game out to the world.

    Feels like alpha version.

    Clunky weapons, insane unusable UI, terrible scripted events, NPC walking at 0.1m / hour, and that terrible storyline?

    No thank you ...
  54. 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
  55. Stoffendous
    Dec 13, 2015
    0
    Buy Fallout 4 is you like a game without a soul:

    - Had to spend 2 hours to be able to use the mouse without lag. - Story is extremely cliche and yawn-worthy: safe your son that you feel not emotional ties to whatsoever ZzZzZzzz. - Questobjectives can be summarised as "kill the raiders". - Powerarmor in 10 minutes. Good plan. - **** the minuteman - Play the sims in Fallout. Awesome    Buy Fallout 4 is you like a game without a soul:

    - Had to spend 2 hours to be able to use the mouse without lag.
    - Story is extremely cliche and yawn-worthy: safe your son that you feel not emotional ties to whatsoever ZzZzZzzz.
    - Questobjectives can be summarised as "kill the raiders".
    - Powerarmor in 10 minutes. Good plan.
    - **** the minuteman
    - Play the sims in Fallout. Awesome plan? No, just no.    … Expand
  56. gromenawer
    Nov 10, 2015
    2
    In Fallout 5 the SPECIAL system will be simplified by having only one number, going from 1 to 10, that tells how cool is your character. Perks are completely removed.

    In Fallout 6 you only have one dialogue option. You can press X to initiate dialogue whenever you want. Game still get 10/10 reviews and it is chosen as RPG of the year.

    Fallout 7 have complete Facebook integration.
  57. iamawesome
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Apparently my review has been deleted.

    Okay. I'll keep it simple this time: dumbed down shooter, unjustified system requirements, dumbed down shooter, unjustified system requirements, dumbed down shooter, unjustified system requirements

    Still 0/10
  58. TurtleBurger
    Nov 12, 2015
    4
    Other than the game being broken on release, there are a lot of problems. The progression makes no sense. You're instantly given power armor, a minigun, and a Fat Man is near the start. The guns may seem like they're too powerful early on, but they're actually pretty bad. You can't craft ammo and vendors never carry enough ammo, so once you're done with all 300 5mm bullets, you willOther than the game being broken on release, there are a lot of problems. The progression makes no sense. You're instantly given power armor, a minigun, and a Fat Man is near the start. The guns may seem like they're too powerful early on, but they're actually pretty bad. You can't craft ammo and vendors never carry enough ammo, so once you're done with all 300 5mm bullets, you will probably never regain the loss, and the minigun becomes almost completely useless. The Fat Man's mini nukes seem more common than 5mm bullets...

    The companions are pretty boring and don't have quests like they do in Fallout: New Vegas. The way you get them to like you is also pretty boring; especially Codsworth, where all you have to do is upgrade your power armor. The amount of names Codsworth can say is pretty impressive, though. Other than that, the dog (as seen in the trailers) is even more boring. Unlike something like Rex in Fallout: New Vegas that would have quests and a story, the dog in this is just for the trailer it would seem. They don't do much.

    The quests are very bad. Most of them are fetch quests or quests to clear areas. It gets very, very boring very fast.

    The "legendary" creature system sucks, and makes areas either too easy or way too difficult; especially when you end up getting a high level legendary enemy that can kill you in one hit. I've even had two spawn at the same time.

    The dialogue is very vague. I'm sure everyone knows by now.

    The perk system sucks compared to Fallout 3 or New Vegas. There are no perk/skill/stat-based dialogue checks. So if you liked having a very perceptive or intelligent, maybe even a cannibalistic character with some cool dialogue, say goodbye to that, because now charisma is all that matters with any dialogue. Also, it makes the game way more linear. You can't make your character a good hacker early on because there's an unnecessary level requirement for things that seem like a fair trade for a perk point.

    Almost every NPC is essential, even if they don't serve a purpose.

    There's a lot more, but I can't be bothered.    … Expand
  59. Rst123
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    This game is terrible.
    Bad graphics, horrible dialogs, boring gameplay, a lot of bugs. I expected fallout, but got sims.
    I have never been so disappointed about the game.
  60. plastus82
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    This is no what i expected. First its a shooter, i wanted RPG. Second, its minecraft. And last but not least, characters are so flat and boring, The Witcher showed us how open word with living characters should looks like. This is not bad game... but its not Fallout that i used to know.
  61. stairmand
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    No FOV or multiscreen support on PC in 2015 is unforgivable. These are things that have been asked for ages.

    Graphically poor, poor animation. Wait for discounts.
  62. onlinecrithit
    Nov 14, 2015
    3
    It's not necessarily a bad game - i'm sure 9/10 of people will enjoy. However it feels very outdated compared to recent RPG releases. A poor combat system, boring writing, voice acting, a poorly PC optimised inventory system and graphics that make you cringe. It does not feel like a 2015 game and certainly does not live up to it's hype.
  63. Superior97
    Nov 18, 2015
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Spoilers in review)
    I enjoy the new crafting system and the addition of building settlements but after a few hours these become very gimmicky and in some cases completely useless.

    The story on the other hand is completely abysmal there is no interaction between your husband or child making his death completely pointless and I found myself having no motivation what so ever to find Shaun besides the quest requires me to.
    The whole plot twist with your child now being a elderly man was completely pointless as you have no reason to care about this character,the game completely lost me when I had to decide my "faction" because each of their quests are so limited and you basically do the same thing in each quest.

    In my play through I sided with the BOS and I found it complete stupid how in the final mission you blow up the institute,the brotherhood is about preserving technology and there you just nuked the biggest cache of technology available.

    I also found quest structure completely worthless as I felt some of the things I was being forced to do I wouldn't have done if i had my own option this is only limited more by the terrible speech system.

    The ending was completely terrible too,there are only 2 endings to the entire game this is a huge step backwards from New Vegas' multiple endings and even fallout 3's multiple endings. I was left completely unsatisfied.

    I also found the environments and city's lacking character and lore they are only there as a trading hub and giving you a minigun and power Armour that early in the game is completely infuriating.
    Companions seem 2 dimensional and way too strong and the endgame is completely boring.

    The radio is good on the other hand though but I recommend Fallout 3 or New Vegas to anyone wanting to play fallout over this.    … Expand
  64. Xmire
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    It looks like developer team really didn't enjoy the process of... well... developing this game. Its just too mediocre.
    - The main story drama.. looks ridiculous. Would be much better without it.
    - Core gameplay - fine, but the RPG elements are weak.
    - Dialogue system - gross, especially on the PC.
    - UI is too slow and disturbing. Especially when using mouse/keyboard.
  65. max1c
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    Mediocre. Barely playable at launch. Feels very sluggish. Slow UI, terrible ported console controls, animations that take forever and can't be skipped. Almost everything about this game feels off. The good things are the gameplay and the voice over. Everything else and especially the graphics are really bad for a game released in 2015.
  66. chumpwithnoname
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    This is just not a true Fallout game. Fallout games were always about story. Fallout 1, 2 and New Vegas are like best books in terms of good storytelling. But this? This "masterpiece" is worse than Fallout 3 which already was a game with bad writing and non believable characters and quests.
    If you really want to play this game just wait for 2 years and buy it -75% off on Steam with all DLCs.
  67. ThatBoyJackie
    Nov 17, 2015
    4
    Fallout 4 is a game with potential. Wasted potential.

    First of all, PC version feels like a sloppy console port, especially when it comes to operating any kind of menu (press E, Tab, W, E, Arrow Down, A, E, Put Your Feet In, Put Your Feet Out And Shake It All Around to choose your Perk). Graphics are nice, nothing groundbreaking, feels more Fallout 3 on heavy mods rather then new    Fallout 4 is a game with potential. Wasted potential.

    First of all, PC version feels like a sloppy console port, especially when it comes to operating any kind of menu (press E, Tab, W, E, Arrow Down, A, E, Put Your Feet In, Put Your Feet Out And Shake It All Around to choose your Perk).

    Graphics are nice, nothing groundbreaking, feels more Fallout 3 on heavy mods rather then new production tho.

    Character development (from rpg perspective) in this game is... non existing? I mean, don't get me wrong, you can still make some choices, tho in the end, they do not really matter. You are not playing Your character, you are playing Bethesda's one. Dialogue options are, in most cases "Yes", "No", "Sarcasm", "Goodbye". Remember New Vegas, finding your own way toward the end, backstabbing the faction you've worked for just to gain all the power for yourself? Do you want to see something like that in Fallout 4? Yeah, me too.

    World of Fallout 4 is full of places to see, Raiders to kill, crates to loot, Feral Ghouls to kill, landmarks to see, Raiders to kill, people to talk, Feral Ghouls to kill. You can even take a follower with you, like one of the Minutemen, a great faction that after first quest - killing raiders - makes you their leader and send you to do other quests - killing raiders. Half of the game is killing raiders, And feral ghouls. And closed doors that can be only unlocked by a console next to them. No hacking needed, just use console, use only option "Unlock doors" and... viola, the doors are open.

    It was realy hard for me to "get into" this world, it felt so unreal. Level scaling feels clumsy as hell. Let me give you an example. I'm killing two raiders wearing Power Armors in Camp A. Nothing hard, few shots, they are down, I'm barely bruised. 100 meters from Camp A I've found Camp B with higher level raiders. Guard dog one-shots me. Yay, hurray for the attack dog!.

    Crafting system makes you collect all the trash, pop it into workbench and change some aspects of your weapon. This is actually a nice feature, tho it's nothing special, just a fun lill addition (that we all know from F3/FNV mods *cough*). "Bob the builder" mode on the other hand feels like uncompleted fan created mod. Clumsy, clumsy, clumsy and pointless.

    Overall Fallout 4 don't feel like this AAA that Bethesda promised us. It's more like a community made big patch/update rather then a effect of 7 years work). It works, but it felt so stiff and clunky. Sure, after some time modders will turn it into something better, no doubt about it. But, for now on, I can only suggest playing this game if you are either completely new to Fallout franchise or you have your die-hard-fan-will-defend-the-game-until-I-die glasses on.    … Expand
  68. Vechna
    Nov 12, 2015
    4
    I want to begin by saying, I'm enjoying the game as a First Person Shooter with a fancy Fallout Universe Skin. Having said that, I feel like the game is off the lack of Skills, Role-play options and rather hazy and clunky Perk system makes it have almost no replay-ability for me. I'm going to beat it, shelf it and go back to Fallout 1-3/NewVegas. Its a good FPS and a Mediocre RPG
  69. Necroscope
    Nov 10, 2015
    4
    Now I know exactly what one of the leakers meant by saying that voice acting plays against this game: it feels utterly unnecessary and awkward more often than not. Plus the the dialogue wheel thing; I always thought that people exaggerate when criticizing ME in that respect, but in this game it's really badly executed and I feel like I have no control over what my character is going toNow I know exactly what one of the leakers meant by saying that voice acting plays against this game: it feels utterly unnecessary and awkward more often than not. Plus the the dialogue wheel thing; I always thought that people exaggerate when criticizing ME in that respect, but in this game it's really badly executed and I feel like I have no control over what my character is going to say. For example, I can never tell if "sarcastic" means that my milf is about to tell a joke or something mean to the speaker. It's a bit like playing that retarded mini-game from Oblivion, except without hints as to how the NPC is going to react. The facial animations are abysmal and somehow worse than before.

    The whole parenting emotional bull***t is a total failure, not only on it's own (the beginning is probably the most cringeworthy of all Bethesda games), but also because of how over the place the pacing is; "Oh no, they killed my husband" "Hell yeah let's kick some asses God bless America!"

    Graphics are f*****g ugly - not really because the quality, but that pastel and glary color palette that messes with your eyes. What I find the biggest annoyance, though, is that the environment is so viciously bright. Seriously, it feels like a flash bomb went off in the sky permanently. All in all, I have difficulties recognizing what I'm looking at.

    The only positive thing is the improved gunplay and that the game is more challenging than it's 2 predecessors. The enemies are smarter and I often find myself in a position where I have to escape.

    Overall, a very overrated game with tons of bad game design and only a few minor improvements over it's predecessors. Fallout: New Vegas outclasses this game on every level.    … Expand
  70. Capitol18
    Nov 12, 2015
    4
    Three major points;

    1. Writing. This is the biggest issue for me, and it's something I've always disliked bethesda for. Their writing sucks and with the exception of one or two masterpiece quests always has. It's bland and dull, often doesn't make sense, morality is always black and white, character motivation is frequently unclear, and in this case a lot of what they've written doesn't    Three major points;

    1. Writing. This is the biggest issue for me, and it's something I've always disliked bethesda for. Their writing sucks and with the exception of one or two masterpiece quests always has. It's bland and dull, often doesn't make sense, morality is always black and white, character motivation is frequently unclear, and in this case a lot of what they've written doesn't mesh with established lore in the Fallout universe (which is a huge annoyance factor, especially as I assume this means they're just retconning a lot of the older games). They can't even get their own lore right sometimes. Bethesda's writing has been something I've had a minor issue with since Oblivion, but since playing New Vegas it's been accentuated.

    2. Choice. There is hardly any. There's an illusion of choice, but if you try and actually do anything but the obvious route it hamfists you back into it. From the very get-go with the salesman, if you try and decline your wife eventually steps in and you go through the same screen. You know what would have been fairly easy to do and enhanced that scene a ton? Allow the player to decline, then have the television announcement anyway and when you run up to the vault the soldiers won't let you in. Maybe add a speech check, or allow you to sneak past them somehow, or hell maybe even fight them to get through. If you can't, the bombs fall and you die (which they actually already added if you run too far up the street instead of going to the vault). You see what I'm getting at? Having multiple ways to solve something is intrinsic to Fallout. Most quests that I saw in my time playing were simply, "Go here, kill everything" or sometimes "Go here, kill everything, fetch something". Fallout 1, 2, NV, and to a lesser extent 3 allowed you to go through a whole hell of a lot of the game without escalating to violence, and they all had more interesting stories and better writing attached to each quest. It really seemed like most quests in Fallout 4 are just an excuse to give you more silhouettes in the shooting gallery. Don't like Preston Garvey? Want to do something other than get in the power armor and shoot stuff? Too bad, either do that or don't do the quest. There are options in most quest dialogues that suggest other routes, but actually choosing them either puts you on the same route with the same quest objective or just nets you a "come back later if you change your mind mane" response. Illusion of choice. And of course unkillable NPCs are back in full force. Add to all of this the fact that your character is now voiced, and it has removed almost all RP potential.

    3. I don't like the scrapping of the leveling system that has been with the game since the first. I don't consider this as major a point as the others since Fallout has undergone considerable change in it's gamesystems from 1-NV and still managed to hit the right notes, but the new system seems too 'casual' (for lack of a better word) for my tastes. It reminds me too much of Skyrim. Still, more personal preference than anything else. I know another fan of the series who primarily plays the originals who was praising the new system for fixing inherent issues in the previous SPECIAL system. Like high-INT builds being way overpowered, and that sort of thing.

    Other than that, the game does an okay job. The visuals are good enough and I love the art direction, though they could be better and things like not having parallax mapping on brick walls is baffling. The crafting and settlement building is great. The new Power Armor system is very cool, even if fusion cores run out in minutes instead of the lore-accurate years or lifetimes it's supposed to take. Gunplay feels fantastic. Animations are for the most part pretty good. Characters emote and move around instead of standing stock-still when talking to you, and I would have loved the new dynamic dialogue system had they removed the voiced player character and not **** up the choice aspect so much. And exploration is, as always, fantastic (that's the one thing Bethesda consistently gets right). If it weren't selling itself as Fallout I would have probably enjoyed it, but as it is I can't. It just feels wrong somehow. I'm just waiting for the announcement of the Obsidian 'spinoff' so I can enjoy all the things I like about Fallout with the work Bethesda has done on the engine, art, animations, crafting, etc.    … Expand
  71. meloji
    Nov 11, 2015
    1
    I have played Fallout since the beginning, and even enjoyed the new style in Fallout 3 & New Vegas, but this version is trash. I have never written a bad review - because how can anyone speak ill of the Fallout brand? Sadly, this game is clunky, even though I have a solid computer. The engine just isn't designed to provide you with a good, clean experience. If you have played a BlizzardI have played Fallout since the beginning, and even enjoyed the new style in Fallout 3 & New Vegas, but this version is trash. I have never written a bad review - because how can anyone speak ill of the Fallout brand? Sadly, this game is clunky, even though I have a solid computer. The engine just isn't designed to provide you with a good, clean experience. If you have played a Blizzard game, you probably have been spoiled by what is possible and will find that this game does not live up to a modern standard. The sad part is that I REALLY want to play it, but sitting down and actually spending time on the game is painful - it just HURTS. The designers give you zero orientation about how to play, how to use VATS, etc. One of the very first quests bugs and forced me to use reedit to complete it. The explanation of the building system is weak. Bethesda is just careless. I don't go around writing bad reviews, but seriously, it is 2015 and people should expect more. The only good thing about this game is that it came out at the same time as Legacy of the Void so that I can distract myself from how disappointed I am with a game that actually makes me feel immersed in and has a story I give a crap about. Unbelievable how cowed game critics are to provide us with such lies about the play-ability of this game. Please.… Expand
  72. Viltor
    Nov 12, 2015
    3
    Great Game but almost completely UNPLAYABLE due to constant crashes despite every single fix out there.
    I would return it if I didn't go over my time limit of play time trying to stop the crashes.
    Story: I find a lot of the start trite, but in a large game it is hard to make it get going quickly without resorting to it. It is not compelling at all so far, but admittedly I am no where    Great Game but almost completely UNPLAYABLE due to constant crashes despite every single fix out there.
    I would return it if I didn't go over my time limit of play time trying to stop the crashes.

    Story: I find a lot of the start trite, but in a large game it is hard to make it get going quickly without resorting to it. It is not compelling at all so far, but admittedly I am no where near where I should be with the play time I have put in because at least 3/4 of the time is repeating areas repeatedly due to crashing.

    Companions/NPCs: I like seeing a dog intercept another critter and break it's neck! The gun wielding npcs (evident when using lasers) definitely react faster than you can, which breaks the immersion somewhat, as does them never having to worry about power armor energy seemingly. Enemy NPCs ai indicate they have had their brains apparently turned to mush, they just move and respond fast.

    Mods: They don't really feel meaningful, I tweak tons of my guns but in the end it felt like fractional increases "Wow! I just got a .0005% increase in raw damage!"

    Ambiance: This is the strongest point for fallout 4. I loved stumbling across things that made the world feel like it was lived in with a history. Mix it with the music and you have a great feel.

    OVERALL: Do not buy it for PC. It is unplayable. It is the first game I have ever asked for a refund on because it crashes THAT much.    … Expand
  73. Raimoraimo
    Jan 5, 2016
    0
    Utterly dissapointing. I did beat the game (rushing towards the end), so in reality I guess it would be a 6/10 or 7/10, but the 10's need to be balanced badly. Bethesda *really* should have just perma-hired Obsidian as their developer, as FO:NV is the only 3D-FO that has the good original Fallout vibe. And we don't need to compare this to the old classics either, coming to F4 from WitcherUtterly dissapointing. I did beat the game (rushing towards the end), so in reality I guess it would be a 6/10 or 7/10, but the 10's need to be balanced badly. Bethesda *really* should have just perma-hired Obsidian as their developer, as FO:NV is the only 3D-FO that has the good original Fallout vibe. And we don't need to compare this to the old classics either, coming to F4 from Witcher 3 highlighted all the flaws here very clearly. The writing, storytelling, graphics, worldbuilding, all sub-par, sadly.… Expand
  74. Asinann
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    The game might be good, it might be bad: I never got the chance to play it because it wouldn't stop crashing when I hit the play button. Great job Bethesda, bet you expect the modders to fix your screw ups again.
  75. renferos
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    I am a long time fan of fallout and have played fallout, fallout 2, 3 and new Vegas. If I had to rate them in terms of enjoyment I would say 2>NV>1>3>4. Fallout 4 attempts to be fallout and exploit the best parts of the fallout universe to sell the game to a larger demographic. It lacks choice, depth and any semblance of characters to care about. If this game did not use the falloutI am a long time fan of fallout and have played fallout, fallout 2, 3 and new Vegas. If I had to rate them in terms of enjoyment I would say 2>NV>1>3>4. Fallout 4 attempts to be fallout and exploit the best parts of the fallout universe to sell the game to a larger demographic. It lacks choice, depth and any semblance of characters to care about. If this game did not use the fallout universe it would probably sell moderately, and still be rated as mediocre at best. This game attempted to be much more than it delivered, leaving a bitter taste in my mouth.

    People do not want an RPG's dialogue to consist of YES, NO, SARCASM, MAYBE. This is a joke. I get it the game has to evolve over time and voicing dialogue may be a future evolution, but we aren't there yet. Why? Because when you voice dialogue and make a Mass Effect wheel you create Mass Effect. I didn't buy Fallout 4 to get Mass Effect. Modding will not save this game from the absence of story. Witcher 3 will be the RPG of the year.    … Expand
  76. dervel
    Nov 25, 2015
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I was gonna write a list about the negatives of this game but you can just read the comments from other people. Bethesda said "it's not meant to be the most stunning RPG ever" however they ended up making the most crappy game because they didn't even tried at the first place. The only reason this game sold the copies was because of the marketing and the fact that is was a fallout series. Had it been not, none would have played this garbage. And for the people expecting modders to fix it, i hope they(modders) don't even bother with this trash game. The only thing Bethesda could do worse, would be an in-game store to buy fuse cores to use the power armor.

    And one last thing "We want this massive interactive world, where you can talk to people, choose your own path and everything in the world has meaning and is an actual object.". Just because you have 2 different endings which u choose based one line selection (at the very end) doesn't mean the world is interactive.    … Expand
  77. 6ucciMane
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Omg, it is worst game of the year.... How bethesda made it? Everything scores was bought. IGN, you should to fight with evil, dont connect with it!
    Ok guys! In this game you haven't take none 1 plus of this game its craft guns! THATS ALL! ITS REALLY THE WORST GAME! I wait f4 for this? NO! I wait it for story, dialogs, open world... Bethesda, my congratulations, you is failed! The end!
  78. Sean_Alexander
    Nov 11, 2015
    2
    Fallout 4 might be great for console players who are used to a lack of playable depth and simplified controls. However, it is a big disappointment for us PC enthusiasts because it lacks the depth of New Vegas from several years ago. Fallout 4's underwhelming graphics and dumbed-down complexity make it a clear miss compared to previous Bethesda gems like New Vegas and Skyrim. Fallout 4Fallout 4 might be great for console players who are used to a lack of playable depth and simplified controls. However, it is a big disappointment for us PC enthusiasts because it lacks the depth of New Vegas from several years ago. Fallout 4's underwhelming graphics and dumbed-down complexity make it a clear miss compared to previous Bethesda gems like New Vegas and Skyrim. Fallout 4 reminds me more of ESO than Fallout, and that's a real bummer.… Expand
  79. 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.
  80. Zachf510
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    Let me start by saying I had medium to high hopes for this game. I was expecting a mix between Fallout 3 and Skyrim but I was very disappointed.

    The game plays way better than fallout 3. For example the first person shooter mechanics are very good. However, I was not compelled to do any exploring or side missions like I was in Skyrim. Skyrim had the College of Winterhold and the Dark    Let me start by saying I had medium to high hopes for this game. I was expecting a mix between Fallout 3 and Skyrim but I was very disappointed.

    The game plays way better than fallout 3. For example the first person shooter mechanics are very good. However, I was not compelled to do any exploring or side missions like I was in Skyrim. Skyrim had the College of Winterhold and the Dark brotherhood to name a couple of the extremely entertaining main side quests but Fallout 4 does not deliver on any emotional drive to play the game. If you only want to go to a location and shoot people, then maybe get a semi useful perk, you will be happy. If you expect anything like a compelling story or an important leveling system you will be let down.

    The graphics in this game were very poor. The lighting is improved from Skyrim but the textures are terrible. My fallout actually looks worse than Skyrim because I had a few mods to improve Skyrim. This game will definitely look better in the future with mods, but to be so similar to a game as old as Skyrim is disrespectful to customers.

    I will finish by noting I only played for 13 hours so maybe the game's story improves but the core mechanics and game play were not enough to keep me interested.    … Expand
  81. Dalz
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    constant crashes with a nvidia 970
    SPECIAL rework is **** compared to old
    No more karma system

    This is just a fps game (with boring plot and npc) and very far away from F1 F2 and even F3NV

    Maybe Bethesda like trolling and should have named F4 CoD edition or Farcry edition
  82. 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.
  83. Blackmessiah
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    The worst disappointment this year for me, i don't even look forward to the new Elderscroll anymore i feel like bethesda didn't even try. They should invest in a new engine thats the only things that can save them
  84. idodabs
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    absolute horse trash i can't believe this is 89 dollars canadian, with taxes. the graphics engine is many years old, no effort was done on the graphics part. Steam refund in process.
  85. Staiden
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    Do not buy this! The story is horrible, I played for 6 hours and I couldn't take it anymore. The lack of choices in dialogue is a disgrace to the fallout games. Most of the time giving you options that are the same, it really doesn't matter what you pick. The end of talking to whatever person will be the same as if you picked any of the other things down the line.

    Then theirs the    Do not buy this! The story is horrible, I played for 6 hours and I couldn't take it anymore. The lack of choices in dialogue is a disgrace to the fallout games. Most of the time giving you options that are the same, it really doesn't matter what you pick. The end of talking to whatever person will be the same as if you picked any of the other things down the line.

    Then theirs the graphics..... I have 970s in SLI with a 4k monitor for some background. It looks like Fallout 3 with some skyrim textures mixed in there are a few new textures but even the new textures are in potato quality. The areas are pretty boring with not much thought put into them. You can tell they rushed right through this game.

    Just don't buy this game!!! Which its already a bit too late for most of us but this needs to be a good lesson. Make these game companys produce a good game before everyone in the world throws down on a pre-order of a complete pile of garbage.    … Expand
  86. kru_
    Nov 11, 2015
    1
    I expected a RPG. I received a FPS-lite with some perks. Play Borderlands instead of this if FPS with character building is your thing. Stay far away if you want a RPG.
  87. Procyonlotor
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    This is some terrible mistake. I bought Fallout 4, but when I try to download Fallout somehow downloaded Sims and Rage. I want to play Fallout!
    Todd Howard, I really hate you!
  88. Manetad
    Nov 13, 2015
    1
    Its not Fallout... Pile of crap this scale I've never seen... Forget the brand atmosphere, gameplay balance, role-playing system and all that you know about the fallout - a farm simulator crossed with CoD
  89. Plasma_Boy
    Nov 14, 2015
    0
    Если бы меня попросили описать Fallout тремя словами, я бы сказал - атмосфера, история насилие. Главное это атмосфера. Атмосфера это то что отличает великую игру от хорошей. Атмосфера это сверх тонкая материя, это душа произведения. Создают атмосферу фанаты своего дела, любящие то чем они занимаются, люди с широким кругозором, люди знающие жизнь не по наслышке, видящие фальш в любомЕсли бы меня попросили описать Fallout тремя словами, я бы сказал - атмосфера, история насилие. Главное это атмосфера. Атмосфера это то что отличает великую игру от хорошей. Атмосфера это сверх тонкая материя, это душа произведения. Создают атмосферу фанаты своего дела, любящие то чем они занимаются, люди с широким кругозором, люди знающие жизнь не по наслышке, видящие фальш в любом произведении, в любом действии, люди знающие как надо, имеющие чувство вкуса и такт. Атмосфера в играх создается за счет реализма и тщательной проработке деталей. Каждая деталь должна продумываться с позиции здравого смысла, а для этого нужно иметь огромную фантазию и широкий кругозор. И если в ваших деталях создающих атмосферу затесалось несколько (не говорю о большом количестве) фальшивых, то все начинает сыпаться. Человек на подсознательном уровне понимает, что то тут не так, что его дурят и атмосфера улетучивается подобно утреннему сну. Атмосфера была в первых двух частях Fallout, но увы ни в третьей ни в четвертой ее нет.
    Bethesda не в состоянии передать дух оригинала, ребята хотят, но не могут, похоже не один человек в компании не способен понять в чем секрет духа Fallout, не способен объяснить это себе и остальной команде разработчиков. Они не понимают что дух строиться из мелких достоверных деталей. Мелкие достоверные детали это не детализированные убежища в Fallout 4 по которым бегают бездушные высокополигональные болванчики, не понатыканные где ни попадя скелеты в одежде призванные сделать нам "Атмосферненько" Детали это проработка вещей опираясь на здравый смысл, логику, но в тоже время без перегибов.
    В игре прошло 200 лет, двести мать их лет!!! Разработчики не в состоянии осознать эту цифру - это печалит и раздражает! За двести лет ландшафт может поменяться до неузнаваемости, песчаные бури, ветра заметают все на своем пути, потоки воды размывают, мусор гнеет, железо ржавеет и превращается в ржавый прах, скелеты жертв ядерного взрыва уходят глубоко под землю, растаскиваются животными, рассыпаются под действием солнца и воды. А что мы видим? Разруху как после не сильного торнадо! Свеженькие скелеты жертв ядерного взрыва! Отполированного робота на ходу! Это один из самых сильных ударов по атмосфере игры, сразу в лоб, с самого начала, чтоб не питал иллюзий. Прошло максимум 25 лет, но никак не двести. Взрывающиеся машины, это бесило еще со времен fallout 3, не должно остаться не одной покрашенной машины за 200 лет. Собака Горец Маклауд, почему не сделали собаку главным героем, ведь она такая крутая. ГГ таскающий миниган с вертибайдера без силовой брони - это смотрится ну просто нелепо, Арни из хищника рыдает при виде этого действа. Куча всякого не нужного и нужного хлама на полках, который можно собирать, его настолько много что глаз замыливается с самого начала, не понятно что надо, а что не очень. Собирательство превращается в рутину, от которой просто тошнит. У вещей нет стиля, нет индивидуальности, тоже и касается оружия. Ты находиш столько стволов, что можеш открыть 15 оружейных магазинов через 5 часов игры, оружие безликое, ты не ощущаеш его ценности, его желанности. Оружие и вещи обесценены. Пять домов считается городом, условности на каждом шагу. Персонажи в квестах ведут себя как идиоты больщую часть времени, ты не вериш им, многие поступки не логичны с позиции здравого смысла. Квесты высосаны из пальца, многие из них не логичны и не есттественны и нужны только ради наполнения игры контентом. Урезанные диалоги были введены под предлогом удобства, на самом деле причина проста.- Не хочет и не может разработчик придумывать интересные диалоги и истории - это вам не ребята ролевики с огромной фантазией из Black Isle и Troika Games, способные на ходу рождать захватывающие истории. Ролевую систему порезали до нельзя, теперь абсолютно без разници как ты изначально распределил параметры персонажа, зачем тебе это, ты ведь все равно играеш в шутер.- Смысл ролевой системы пропадает. Кривая расчелененка, головы противников взрываются уж слишком часто. Игра не учитывает калибр и силу оружия, стреляеш из пистолетика или из дробовика, голова разлетится в любом случае. Не покидает ощущение Ощущение пластмассовости мира, что это все декорации с неумными статистами.
    Видно что разработчики делали игру не потому что им было что сказать, а потому что им нужно было ее сделать, потому что надо было заработать денег. Это не произведение искусства, это не игра которая станет классикой, это разуляпистый, цветастый, с кучей всего ненужного, малодушный, скучный комерческий продукт. Который найдет свою аудиторию и несомненно будет очень успешным, а другого и не надо, в наш век погони за баблом другого ожидать не приходиться. Это касается не только Fallout 4, а большинства современных игр. Игры с душой сейчас выходят крайне редко и являются настоящим праздником, но это не про Fallout 4. Пора наконец-то похоронить надежду на возрождение легендарной серии и принять реальность таковой какая она есть. И вместо Fallout 4 перепройти    … Expand
  90. swagmonster
    Nov 22, 2015
    0
    This game is garbage. I have a 980 ti and I get drops to 30fps in some places. Graphics are crap. Story is boring. Most over hyped piece of **** in the last 10 years.
  91. wawekar
    Jan 28, 2016
    0
    No amount of modding can fix this game! It is a shell, all the missing parts of the fallout franchise are missing. No skills, No reputation, No Dialog! This is the worst game I have purchased in the last 10 years. No longer a fan of Bethesda, why are we supporting companies like this.
  92. franklinzunge
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    I can't believe the Gaming Press is giving this 90% and above across the board. And the negative that they say is its too similar to FO3 or NV. I wish it was similar to those games. New Vegas still outdoes it in every area except graphics. I actually prefer the gunplay in new vegas to be frank, I can at least aim the gun when I want and put it down when I want. Its not a good game. YouI can't believe the Gaming Press is giving this 90% and above across the board. And the negative that they say is its too similar to FO3 or NV. I wish it was similar to those games. New Vegas still outdoes it in every area except graphics. I actually prefer the gunplay in new vegas to be frank, I can at least aim the gun when I want and put it down when I want. Its not a good game. You can't even walk correctly in third person which at least Skyrim was able to do. The UI is just tons of flashing **** in your face, no way to customize, no way to get rid of it without making the game impossible to play. Millions of customizable modded guns? based on a few ****ty generic guns and you cant even holster them or put it down when you want to. This isn't an rpg in any way anymore. I am done with Bethesda. I took the week off of work, and I bought a new pc 6 months ago for Fallout 4. It just makes me want to play new vegas or fallout 3. I'm really disgusted by basically every decision.… Expand
  93. MrZanyGaming
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    This game is completely broken. I often find myself stuck after leaving terminals and being forced to reload/restart. The skills system is gone and this game is more of an FPS than an RPG. Graphics, lip sync, and animations are all horrible. Do not buy.
  94. Snoopy123
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    This has to be the biggest letdown for every true Fallout fan.

    + Character creator + Weapon crafting + Voiced character + I actually don't mind the graphic - Base building is THE WORST on PC. Annoying, buggy, sloppy - Dialogues are stupid and boring, dumbed down dia-wheel is the worst I ever saw - Therefore the story is boring - Doesn't feel a bit like an RPG anymore - No    This has to be the biggest letdown for every true Fallout fan.

    + Character creator
    + Weapon crafting
    + Voiced character
    + I actually don't mind the graphic

    - Base building is THE WORST on PC. Annoying, buggy, sloppy
    - Dialogues are stupid and boring, dumbed down dia-wheel is the worst I ever saw
    - Therefore the story is boring
    - Doesn't feel a bit like an RPG anymore
    - No skills
    - No optimization at all, hardly playable on PC without fiddling with .ini files

    I think Bethesda basically killed Fallout. It used to be about story, dialogues and fun. This is sad and I wish this game never came out. Hope Bethesda won't do another one unless they don't plan to really redeem themselves.    … Expand
  95. ItzAPILLOWPET
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    This game is a complete insult to the human intelligence and the RPG genre. This is the furthest thing to an RPG with completely dumbed down dialouge, no choices and consequences, no skills, and all the quests are "mmo" kill this group or get this item **** The settlement builder is a clearly shoe horned mess that is a damn chore to get anything to work right. The worst part about it isThis game is a complete insult to the human intelligence and the RPG genre. This is the furthest thing to an RPG with completely dumbed down dialouge, no choices and consequences, no skills, and all the quests are "mmo" kill this group or get this item **** The settlement builder is a clearly shoe horned mess that is a damn chore to get anything to work right. The worst part about it is that Bethesda really thought they could use this as an excuse to not add any real settlements to the game, "You **** can do the work for us!". The story is most shallow **** there is in the game. Feeling like a Fallout 3 redux(it's like poetry, it rhymes), that's not a good thing. Fallout 3's story was already a nonsensical mess that was nothing like Fallout. Fallout isn't about Daddy/Son "Emotionally Driven!" **** The dialogue is also completely shallow and is probably the worst thing about the game, why even have the characters talk at all? The companions and factions in this game are also completely shallow and uninteresting. It's almost like Beth completely ignored New Vegas(We know they did). In almost every category, New Vegas is still the king over the rest of the Bethesda "RPGs". Fallout 4 is nothing more than a shoot and loot, hobo simulator. I am truly saddened that such a great franchise must go through such butchery from a company that just doesn't care/understand.

    R.I.P. Fallout    … Expand
  96. daymare
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    The game is soulless, not comparable to Fallout 1 or 2 or even Fallout Tactics. Bethesda ruined the series, got rid of skills, the diversity in this game is very poor despite some tricks like building the shelter etc (loads of crap). Dialogs are missing (you have only 4 options to choose from and basically it doesnt matter what you say (at all). THis is another FPS with a MINOR rpgThe game is soulless, not comparable to Fallout 1 or 2 or even Fallout Tactics. Bethesda ruined the series, got rid of skills, the diversity in this game is very poor despite some tricks like building the shelter etc (loads of crap). Dialogs are missing (you have only 4 options to choose from and basically it doesnt matter what you say (at all). THis is another FPS with a MINOR rpg elements. 30 mins and u get power armor, 2 hours and you join BoS!!! U dont get any other armors either, just one... WHat a horrible game, dont buy.… Expand
  97. Ganda
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is really a horrible bad game. And are you sure this is RPG?? horrible ui. horrible FPS feeling. boring dialogue..I cant believe this is fallout.
    Damn i want my money back.    … Expand
  98. vault-tec-rep
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    This game does not live up to the expectations, not even close. This is not Fallout anymore. It's a post apocalyptic action game. Had it not been in development for such a long time and being slapped with the Fallout title this game would have been just fine. Not good, not bad. just Fine. But it does come with the name Fallout 4. Certain expectations come with it. Namely it being and RPG.This game does not live up to the expectations, not even close. This is not Fallout anymore. It's a post apocalyptic action game. Had it not been in development for such a long time and being slapped with the Fallout title this game would have been just fine. Not good, not bad. just Fine. But it does come with the name Fallout 4. Certain expectations come with it. Namely it being and RPG. You know. Role playing game! It all goes out the window when you start talking with npc's. Your dialogue options are minimal and i can't for the life of me to relate to the main character. This dialogue system is not new and can be good if done right. I actually liked it in Mass Effect, since ME was basically a playable movie type game it fitted there, you played the hero and the dialogue was befitting for it. It wasn't a real RPG game so it worked. Had they gone fully the ME dialogue route my character would have been a total badass in a good or bad way. But instead we get a dialogue system that is just all over the place. Many times i'm unsure what he is going to say next and the responses just felt flat and uninterested. The Dialogue in Fallout 1&2 was one the best all time and what we get now pales in comparison. I don't mind that they tried to innovate the series with a voiced protagonist since if done right it can be awesome (witcher,mass effect), but they failed.

    Removal of Skills. Again a bad decision. No more character specialization just pump up your s.p.e.c.i.a.l to 10 on everything and pick up every single perk and there you go, you are a god so much fun right? Yeah you can do that just keep lvling.

    The story falls flat and fails to keep me interested in the characters and factions. No surprise there after skyrim. But in Skyrim the gameplay and character building made up for the lack of story. Here nothing holds the game together.

    Companions then? Bad ai, getting in the way, op killing machines, and they cannot die.

    The UI? A clunky mess and not fitted for PC mouse&kb. Same goes for the rest of the game. Not fitted for PC period.

    This game was made for consoles in mind now actually this part doesn't surprise me one bit though i was counting on it.

    The game is pretty stable for a Bethesda game. I only experienced a handfull of ctds. But the glitches and bugs are a plenty.

    I was so happy back when Bethesda started working on a Fallout game. I would finally see another game in my favorite setting. Fallout 3 came and to this day i don't get the game of the year label it got. It was better then Fallout 4 right out the box though. Still i felt like Fallout series as i knew was over up until Obisidian came with New Vegas. My faith was restored. And i bought in to the hype hoping that they learned from the mistakes of FO3 and made improvements to FO4 and took notes from New Vegas. They did not. And apparently they are going on their own way with this series. A direction i don't want to follow anymore. I will not buy another Bethesda game on launch. Maybe after heavy sales and patches&mods have fixed their garbage launch versions. And i will not play another Bethesda Fallout game period. My hope in the series is with Obsidian or another company making them in the future. If Fallout remains with Bethesda the series is dead to me.

    Money talks to Bethesda after the success with Skyrim these are the type of games we can expect them to put forward.

    If you are expecting to immerse yourself in deep story and building your character your own way and taking on the tasks at hand by various different means. Stay away from Fallout 4

    If you are looking for a game to dick around in and shoot mutants and ghouls with funny weapons and build houses and stuff. This is for you.    … Expand
  99. e0068
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Bethesda should be ashamed of this. Crippled role-play system, absolutely ruined dialogues (yes/no/what?/sarcasm) and not a single step towards something better since New Vegas.
  100. Guasimodo
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    The game is horrible compared to Fallout 3, almost all the fun features have been removed or dumbed down.
    All there is a left is a boring, empty world with nothing meaningful to do. Not to mention all the technical glitches and slow downs that make the game nigh unplayable themselves.
    Bethesda really needs to step up their game, or this will definitely be the last game I will ever buy    The game is horrible compared to Fallout 3, almost all the fun features have been removed or dumbed down.
    All there is a left is a boring, empty world with nothing meaningful to do. Not to mention all the technical glitches and slow downs that make the game nigh unplayable themselves.

    Bethesda really needs to step up their game, or this will definitely be the last game I will ever buy from them.    … Expand
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#31 Best PC Game of 2015
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#2 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015
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#2 Most Shared PC Game of 2015

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84

Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

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