Fallout 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    10/10

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

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

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

    Gameplay

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

    Story

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

    Visuals/Presentation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The one thing I cannot stand in this game is the ATROCIOUS HORRENDOUS GOD-AWFUL WEAPON SOUND EFFECTS. Who in their right mind would approve the weapon sound templates in the game?!?! Eagerly awaiting custom weapon sounds from the modding community.    … Expand
  31. Aeryx
    Mar 30, 2017
    6
    Fallout 4 worries me. it worries me because whatever good or bad things are present in this game will probably be carried over to Elder Scrolls VI. After 50 hours of playing, I can say that Fallout 4 has SUPERIOR gunplay, settlement building (really nice), streamlined perks and skills compared to Fallout 3, but it has INFERIOR story, dialogue (truly horrible), very small map, companionsFallout 4 worries me. it worries me because whatever good or bad things are present in this game will probably be carried over to Elder Scrolls VI. After 50 hours of playing, I can say that Fallout 4 has SUPERIOR gunplay, settlement building (really nice), streamlined perks and skills compared to Fallout 3, but it has INFERIOR story, dialogue (truly horrible), very small map, companions feel fake, loads and loads of fake choices, and everything feels procedurally generated with little hand-crafted love in many of its dungeons, bosses and other locations. The apocalypse has never been so colorful and hand-holding, populated and theme-park-like as it is with Fallout 4. In fact, it feels like a FAKE apocalypse took place and everybody is a poor actor at it. There is no shortage of resources, people, enemies, items and other things. You'd think that after the apocalypse, all production of most goods would have ceased, but here, you'll be swimming in them. You can't have these many items around as everybody alive on the surface since the apocalypse would have already scavenged everything useful and edible from these ruins! You'd be annoyed that you have so many items and not enough vendors with enough caps to sell them to. Fallout 4 is a very addictive game, I find myself playing it a lot, but this is not always a good thing as good dialogue and story were sacrificed for good gameplay. Addictive games are a trend in mobile (at the expense of story), but they shouldn't be the be-all end-all in PC and console games where there is always room for a good story. It shouldn't be this way and that both things can coexist in the same space. This is unacceptable coming from a AAA publisher like Bethesda. I am so thankful that I didn't pre-order this and bought it on a Steam Sale. Overall, it's still a good game (and great if you can mod it to the high-heavens like I did) but with everything that I saw here, I am VERY worried for Elder Scrolls VI. If the next Elder Scrolls has this poor dialogue, story and fake-feeling companions and characters, I'd rage at Bethesda. Overall, I'm disappointed at Bethesda for wasting Fallout 4 with its poor decisions and excessive shortcuts.… Expand
  32. a9249
    Jan 27, 2018
    9
    Another in a long line of amazing RPG experiences. Bethesda knows their players enjoy modding just as much as the game itself and give us a framework from which to build from. The story is just as complex as the previous iterations of the franchise, and like always... the side quests are often times better than the main story-line. This is one of those "you have to play if you like scifi"Another in a long line of amazing RPG experiences. Bethesda knows their players enjoy modding just as much as the game itself and give us a framework from which to build from. The story is just as complex as the previous iterations of the franchise, and like always... the side quests are often times better than the main story-line. This is one of those "you have to play if you like scifi" games. Minus one point for still using the same engine for over a decade.… Expand
  33. joaodestroyer
    Jun 2, 2016
    7
    Here is the rest of my review. I ran out of characters so I'll continue it here: The map of the game is big enough, yet could have been bigger and more convoluted. I many times find huge, empty chunks of the map that could have been used more efficiently. Finally, I will end my review here since I've been writting this for about thirty minutes now. Fallout 4 is very fun, yet it lacks aHere is the rest of my review. I ran out of characters so I'll continue it here: The map of the game is big enough, yet could have been bigger and more convoluted. I many times find huge, empty chunks of the map that could have been used more efficiently. Finally, I will end my review here since I've been writting this for about thirty minutes now. Fallout 4 is very fun, yet it lacks a motivation to keep playing. As I played it always felt that I was just "wandering around" a sandbox map, almost randomly generated. The main quest is convolutedm yet dull. The gunplay is fun yet can be glitchy at times. The looting system is great. The settlement system is basic, unfinished, and somewhat broken. The companion system is absolutely terrible and laughable. Finally, I would recommend Fallout 4 to a friend, because although it may not feel entirely like a Fallout game, it is still a very fun one, and one which I will probably spend over 150+ hours plahing (I "only" have sixty-one hours so far). War, war never changes...… Expand
  34. nehebukau
    Dec 9, 2015
    7
    BUGS BUGS BUGS!

    If you can get past them, the game is quit fun and engaging. How do you get past bugs? Don't use the console, save often. It's not as good as Fallout 3 but better than New Vegas. I am enjoying playing it but the bugs just lurk in the background like an angry bees nest.
  35. No1spank
    Nov 3, 2016
    7
    I've done over 20 ours now, adding a mod each time I play starting with head shots.
    Without mods the game would be pretty average, the plot is boring, speech options are a joke and like FO3 I don't feel my decisions make that much difference to the outcome of the game.
    Combat is better than previous especially with the modern guns mod and new VATS, early game guns such as pipe pistols    I've done over 20 ours now, adding a mod each time I play starting with head shots.
    Without mods the game would be pretty average, the plot is boring, speech options are a joke and like FO3 I don't feel my decisions make that much difference to the outcome of the game.

    Combat is better than previous especially with the modern guns mod and new VATS, early game guns such as pipe pistols are pretty pathetic and not believable. Power Armour is a joke as it is too easy to get and you can get killed by a baseball bat or BB gun if they get you enough times.

    Deathclaws are way to tough!! I emptied half my mini gun ammo into the first one to kill it!!

    It is a good game but it isn't as captivating as New Vegas which was excellent as an RPG. I enjoy developing my settlement in between missions but feel this was added to hide what is basically Fallout 3.

    I'm not into keeping settlers happy so I've only built a decent gaff for myself, I've been frozen for 200 years after all. The 'looking for my kidnapped son' quest was interesting until I killed the kidnapper. He might be dead, if not he'll be fine as I've got my own life to sort out. Not sure I will bother to finish this game.

    This could have been the best game of all time, with bars, clubs (like New Vegas), more interesting varied NPC's and some decent radio wouldn't go amiss. A couple of bands playing in the pubs would have been good too.

    Hopefully the people who did New Vegas will build a better game around this engine like they did the last one. Considering how good Skyrim is I'm surprised they didn't do better with this one.    … Expand
  36. Lucif3r
    Jun 1, 2020
    8
    If you are looking for an deep role playing experience like from the previous Fallout titles then this one doesn't deliver. But what it does deliver is an solid FPS experience. So newcomers to the series can enjoy. But it does not have the same replay value that the past games managed to deliver in an single player setting. The game truly feels like they dropped the production at some point.
  37. Emstein
    Nov 15, 2021
    5
    I thought that Fallout 3 was bad, but how i was wrong! All person in this game is so stereotypical! Illusion of choice! Useless vac! Loading simulator! But Far Harbor is really good! And some peaple still can have fun in this game with mods!
  38. Asper28
    Aug 26, 2017
    6
    Ah Fallout just saying the name of the franchise brings a tear to my eye not. That is not to say that I am the biggest Fallout fan as i've only ever played New Vegas (fantastic game) and Fallout 4.

    The game had some notable flaws such as optimization on older hardware, glitches etc.

    Story - 7
    Graphics - 6 (Passable for a 2015 game)
    optimisation - 6
  39. chowkaideng
    Aug 12, 2018
    9
    Not my kind of story, but it's truly a great RPG with a huge world to explore. Pretty much like in Skyrim, the amount of mini missions from NPCs can be a little bit overwhelming, but it's really fun to play. For me it was 154 hours of gameplay. I'm not sure why this game has a so low user score. Apparently was not good enough for many Fallout fans. I'm gonna try New Vegas for sure and compare :)
  40. teabisquit
    Feb 3, 2022
    0
    The game was released in a completely broken state, and 6 years later, it is still completely broken.
  41. Thengineer
    May 9, 2018
    10
    Playing at 4k30fps ultra settings with a GTX 1080, the game is pretty awsome, i didnt like old fallout, it used to be boring and unrealistic for me, but with Fallout 4 i just fell in love with the lore of the game, graphics and gameplay, i fixed all bugs with some mods btw.

    I actually have like 8 days (Real life time) to "complete" first walkthough of the game, level 90, doing all    Playing at 4k30fps ultra settings with a GTX 1080, the game is pretty awsome, i didnt like old fallout, it used to be boring and unrealistic for me, but with Fallout 4 i just fell in love with the lore of the game, graphics and gameplay, i fixed all bugs with some mods btw.

    I actually have like 8 days (Real life time) to "complete" first walkthough of the game, level 90, doing all secondary missions in survival mode. Now im trying to achieve all steam trophies, only 3-4 left. (NO DLC). In few words:

    THE GOOD:

    - Nice story.
    - Nice Graphics.
    - Nice Gameplay style.
    - Lot of endings.
    - Loot and crafteable weapons, armors and ítems.
    - Freedom and big map.
    - Survival mode.

    THE BAD:

    - Some bugs.
    - The need of DDR4 ram memory to avoid fps drops under 60.
    - The infinite bucle in secundary missions.
    - Poor interaction between your desitions and the story.
    - Some unkilleable characters.

    Overall Rank 7/10. I will give it a 10/10 to compensate the "0/10 - graphics are **** old fallouts were better, cant launch the game, i hate people, i hate my life, etc" and other unjustified and non objective reviews.    … Expand
  42. smokestorm9121
    Mar 24, 2016
    8
    My opinion on this game is very much different from other people that have a negative opinion of the game. I think fallout 4 is one of the best western RPG's of our time. The map is expansive, now not as expansive as other Bethesda games, but it is very hard to find any spot in the world where there are no locations on your compass. As well as the new mod system is one of my favoriteMy opinion on this game is very much different from other people that have a negative opinion of the game. I think fallout 4 is one of the best western RPG's of our time. The map is expansive, now not as expansive as other Bethesda games, but it is very hard to find any spot in the world where there are no locations on your compass. As well as the new mod system is one of my favorite aspects customizing weapons was and still a blast., now you can't make weapons, but that makes since, it is a post nuclear wasteland, weapons would not be made as easily compared to before the war. Another thing I wanted to address is the shooting. Some people say the shooting mechanics are terrible, and to that I say this, the gun mechanics in this game can be viewed in 2 ways: 1. it is immersive, now hold your horses keyboard warriors hear me out, in a post-nuclear wasteland these guns may not have been cared for in years on end, they were probably banged up after being through a nuclear explosion, despite popular belief guns are as fragile as when they were first invented, I'm talking about the insides not outside, if a gun is roughed up enough the accuracy and ability are dropped significantly. 2. The devs dropped the ball; I can see how some people would believe this though I don't think this is true. So vats is a big debate right now should it have been kept in stop time mode or has the transition into slow-mo become a good thing, again on this note it is up to the player to decide. People who want a more realistic and adrenaline run game think it's a good idea, but someone who wants a simple game may prefer the frozen time version, it all comes down to preference. Voice-Acting has been a heated debate in my opinion when I first heard that it was going to be voice acted, I was a little worried and even angry, but the voice actors did a fantastic job and did not let me down. But again this is opinion based. So based on these opinions I'm going to give this game a 8/10.… Expand
  43. robomartion
    Oct 25, 2019
    7
    Lacks the atmosphere of Fallout 3 and the main mission gets in the way, but improved game mechanics, graphics and some interesting side missions make it at least worth playing.
  44. DinoBeam
    Mar 28, 2021
    6
    EDIT: I'm lowering this to a 6, Im trying to enjoy myself, I find a cool submarine, and where does that quest send me? TO **** SAUGUS IRON WORKS!!!! I'VE ALREADY CLEARED THAT PLACE OUT 4 TIMES FOR 4 OTHER **** QUESTS! HOW IS THIS GAME THAT TRASHY!?!??!?!??!??

    This is a solid game all around, yes it isn't as good as Skyrim for a number of reasons; --Too many boring go clear a    EDIT: I'm lowering this to a 6, Im trying to enjoy myself, I find a cool submarine, and where does that quest send me? TO **** SAUGUS IRON WORKS!!!! I'VE ALREADY CLEARED THAT PLACE OUT 4 TIMES FOR 4 OTHER **** QUESTS! HOW IS THIS GAME THAT TRASHY!?!??!?!??!??

    This is a solid game all around, yes it isn't as good as Skyrim for a number of reasons;

    --Too many boring go clear a building quests
    --Locations reused multiple times
    --Uglier terrain
    --Nameless NPCs to 'flesh out' cities
    --Lack of location variety
    --Obvious copy and pasted areas
    --More bland infinitely generated quests

    But it does come with a bunch of upgrades

    --you don't have to level up a perk to unlock a perk, you are free as long as you meet the level requirement for that stat
    --you don't have to go into a menu to loot containers and bodies
    --your followers all have their own backstories, and as they get to like you they reveal a little bit of it here and there, until they ask you to go on a quest with them!
    --completing said follower quest unlocks a perk
    --there are multiple factions that actually oppose each other, you can't just join them all

    There are also times it seems Bethesda didn't care about the game. When you clear out a location to build a settlement, the dead bodies stay there forever, and I am playing in 2021. You'll be addicted and frustrated. It feels so annoying and passive aggressive when they force a random event "kill some people for no real reason" missions to be selected and pop up on your HUD.    … Expand
  45. greentoast
    May 2, 2017
    7
    Fallout 4 is first and foremost an open world action first person shooter which yes, has some rpg elements.

    It's not the shooting which is done bad, in fact it's quite good. But if I wanted a good first person shooter, there is no shortage on the marketplace for good ones, Halo , Destiny etc. I never imagined a franchise known to be an rpg and which is labelled as an rpg which(I'm    Fallout 4 is first and foremost an open world action first person shooter which yes, has some rpg elements.

    It's not the shooting which is done bad, in fact it's quite good. But if I wanted a good first person shooter, there is no shortage on the marketplace for good ones, Halo , Destiny etc. I never imagined a franchise known to be an rpg and which is labelled as an rpg which(I'm reading from the back of the cover)"Every choice is yours".

    The storyline is mediocre at best, and horrendously awful at first. I think the opening sequence serves as a good microcosm of the roleplaying found in the rest of the game, you are railroaded through a boring sequence , you are given dialogue choices which all lead to the same choice. LITERALLY, THEY ALL DO, I RELOADED IT FOUR TIMES! THEY DON'T EVEN TRY TO HIDE IT!

    Then you go to Diamond City where you are confronted by Piper and you are FORCED TO TALK WITH HER AND NOT SIDE WITH DIAMOND CITY SECURITY AFTER SHE TRIES TO CHEAT ENTRY ! Maybe Bethesda could of let the player push Piper away from the intercom and snitch to the security about her plottings, but no , in typical neo-bethesda fashion you are just a walking spectator camera.

    I could go all day and go to town about how horrible this game is in terms of being a roleplaying game, But I won't. It's a generic typical game which had atypical potential.    … Expand
  46. PrincessRose
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    Fallout 4 is a fun game with the exploring and settlement building. Though the game has numerous annoying bugs and glitches and the game occasionally crashes for me.

    I spent my first 13 levels mostly just building. The game play is good but the story is nothing much and it's lacking depth of dialogue and choices. It would be nice to have a game that has both good game play and RPG    Fallout 4 is a fun game with the exploring and settlement building. Though the game has numerous annoying bugs and glitches and the game occasionally crashes for me.

    I spent my first 13 levels mostly just building.

    The game play is good but the story is nothing much and it's lacking depth of dialogue and choices.
    It would be nice to have a game that has both good game play and RPG story, but it seems like games are leaning heavily towards one and are not able to be outstanding in both.
    Fallout 4 is RPG light with not much of a story and is not as good in that aspect as NV was.
    But still is a lot of fun.    … Expand
  47. Bakgrind
    Nov 25, 2015
    5
    This game would be fun but I'm finding myself getting hit by annoying bugs. Having gotten to the 50 hour mark I find that my some of my quests do not update so as to let me continue them on a quest chain. Not only that but my game crashes frequently even though my pc exceeds minimum specs.

    I created another character an was going to compare and it wouldn't not let me get past the    This game would be fun but I'm finding myself getting hit by annoying bugs. Having gotten to the 50 hour mark I find that my some of my quests do not update so as to let me continue them on a quest chain. Not only that but my game crashes frequently even though my pc exceeds minimum specs.

    I created another character an was going to compare and it wouldn't not let me get past the "opening sequence as I it is frozen to where I have no keyboard and mouse movement input. This is very of putting and doesn't make for an enjoyable experience. I would rate the game higher but it's bugs cast a long shadow over the story and game play for my liking.    … Expand
  48. VeIdrin
    Jun 14, 2018
    3
    Neither an good RPG (especially not narrative wise) nor a narrative-driven choices-full tactic-shooter.

    This game is a hybrid with compromises. Narratives toned down. But ludic-wise it is neither satisfying for RPG fans and especially not satisfying for people that love immersive gameplay without perks and **** If you like RPGs. Avoid this. If you HATE RPGs. Avoid this. If you    Neither an good RPG (especially not narrative wise) nor a narrative-driven choices-full tactic-shooter.

    This game is a hybrid with compromises. Narratives toned down. But ludic-wise it is neither satisfying for RPG fans and especially not satisfying for people that love immersive gameplay without perks and ****

    If you like RPGs. Avoid this.

    If you HATE RPGs. Avoid this.

    If you like (tactical) shooters. Avoid this.

    If you liked fallout tactic's combat. Avoid this

    If you like dialogue choices, avoid this

    If you like interensting side quest, this game is not for you

    If you like good gameplay, dont play this

    If you like good narratives, dont play this.

    If you like crafting, and shooting around without any tactic and you like AWESOME perks and stuff and you don't mind doing dull quests, buy it, its especially for you.    … Expand
  49. TimeSnake
    Aug 23, 2016
    7
    Good game overall, but is unfortunate enough of carrying the famous title of the Fallout series. Had this game come out on its own independent of any game series, it would have done pretty well, but the Fallout series had a good reputation which made this game look much worse in comparison. The game is pretty fun to play with an open-world and enjoyable characters(even though they are moreGood game overall, but is unfortunate enough of carrying the famous title of the Fallout series. Had this game come out on its own independent of any game series, it would have done pretty well, but the Fallout series had a good reputation which made this game look much worse in comparison. The game is pretty fun to play with an open-world and enjoyable characters(even though they are more like robots than humans), the game is not quite as immersive and epic feeling as the previous Fallout games, but it is still enjoyable to play in your free time if you like FPS Open-World games. Story is lackluster to be honest, but gameplay is pretty solid in my opinion, don't pick it up if you're expecting a good story. Mods make this game much better, and can increase your enjoyment while playing by a lot, so keep that in mind if you are planning on downloading mods.… Expand
  50. elandroid
    Aug 30, 2016
    8
    Es un gran shooter, es un gran juego de mundo abierto, es un gran juego de aventuras, la ambientación y el mapa son brutales. Pero no es un Fallout, no hay rol, las decisiones que puedes tomar son estúpidas, el juego está bien, joder, pero dista mucho de ser el puto juegazo que fue el 3.
  51. Blackfalcon501
    Nov 28, 2015
    7
    Fallout 4; it's a well done game with a large attention to detail, nice visuals, great gun play and a soundtrack to match thanks to Inon Zur. BUT the game is seriously struggling in the RPG element sacrificing much of this element in exchange for a somewhat linear pathway of the "worried parent" which seems to be the forced path with the poor cutdown of dialogue choices and the overallFallout 4; it's a well done game with a large attention to detail, nice visuals, great gun play and a soundtrack to match thanks to Inon Zur. BUT the game is seriously struggling in the RPG element sacrificing much of this element in exchange for a somewhat linear pathway of the "worried parent" which seems to be the forced path with the poor cutdown of dialogue choices and the overall lack of choices to create your own character.

    Overall it's a great game but a bad RPG in my opinion 7/10    … Expand
  52. Biggjake93
    Jun 9, 2016
    8
    this game was quite good! I don't really have any problems with it but It also does not have any lasting effects on me. Pick up the game if your slightly curious but please remember that this game might be the weakest of the recent installments.
  53. Artur_
    Jan 28, 2017
    6
    This is an opinion about game without DLC: I didn't buy any.

    Advantages: - great sandbox giving you a freedom to explore, - interesting idea about settlement building, - well done power armor, - good weapon and armor crafting, - fine shooter. Drawbacks: - main story and most sidequests short and boring, - limited companion relations, - barely useful local map with    This is an opinion about game without DLC: I didn't buy any.

    Advantages:
    - great sandbox giving you a freedom to explore,
    - interesting idea about settlement building,
    - well done power armor,
    - good weapon and armor crafting,
    - fine shooter.

    Drawbacks:
    - main story and most sidequests short and boring,
    - limited companion relations,
    - barely useful local map with mixed-up-down levels,
    - companions shoot walls rather than enemies, quite often practice yoga without movement,
    - graphics optimalization in towns: huge FPS drops with GPU use at 60%, and CPU at 50%.

    Others:
    - some music similar to Dragon Age Origins, void theme?    … Expand
  54. twobadcrew
    Oct 29, 2020
    7
    Addicting base building and weapon customization however, just a bland story and a world filled with bland characters. This game is more a framework of a game made to be polished by mods, and it still runs on the same buggy engine with un-patched bugs from previous games.
  55. muzmuz
    Nov 21, 2016
    7
    A decent title from Bethesda, but I can't say it's particularly hooking. Less than fifteen hours in and I'm already playing another game. In the presence of a few changes and improvements, which were mostly minor, Fallout 4 still failed to deliver a terrific experience. Oh yes, five years later yet I didn't see any stunning changes to the graphics, what a letdown. But despite of those,A decent title from Bethesda, but I can't say it's particularly hooking. Less than fifteen hours in and I'm already playing another game. In the presence of a few changes and improvements, which were mostly minor, Fallout 4 still failed to deliver a terrific experience. Oh yes, five years later yet I didn't see any stunning changes to the graphics, what a letdown. But despite of those, Fallout 4 is an okay game that isn't actually a waste of time.… Expand
  56. god_of_chuck
    Nov 23, 2015
    7
    75/100

    The User score section of metacritic is always a mess, with most people unable to strike any sort of balance in their review. You see a lot of "this is the best/worst game i have ever played" followed by large exaggerations in either direction. Here is the Lowdown as I see it. Fallout 4 is a really good game, plagued by issues that detract some from the experience. The well    75/100

    The User score section of metacritic is always a mess, with most people unable to strike any sort of balance in their review. You see a lot of "this is the best/worst game i have ever played" followed by large exaggerations in either direction. Here is the Lowdown as I see it. Fallout 4 is a really good game, plagued by issues that detract some from the experience.

    The well -packaged world and its big heaps of content plus a large mod base make this game a very attractive candidate to sink many hours into. The graphics don't set my world alight but they certainly aren't the boon people make them out to be. If you don't like them now wait a few months,or even weeks, and you will have a plethora of mods to improve and tweak them to your liking. The keyboard and mouse controls are sketchy at times, and have always been questionable in Bethesda titles. I would use a controller. IMO a controller with full support is very comfortable in these games, especially for the long sessions, and very little is left to be desired in the speed and accuracy department as it isn't a fast paced, competitive game. I don't like the conversation setup, where it doesn't show you what you are saying next, but there is already a mod to correct that (which I highly recommend). The opening is top notch, and the main story line is more immersive than I expected, but it certainly isn't the strong point of the game. The volume of quests and things to do/explore in this game are what really entice me. the world begs to be explored, and challenges you when you foray into the unknown. It is woefully unforgiving at higher difficulty settings. So unless your the type with 300 hours logged into dark souls games id stick to good old normal. If you haven't enjoyed previous Bethesda titles, then this game isn't for you. But for those who are new to Bethesda or even fans, my suggestion to most is to wait a few months til it drops in price (or catch the eventual steam sale) and/or some bugs and optimization issues have been corrected. If you can look past the occasional dip to 30 fps or so and some of the quirks we all know are prominent, then buy it now. The $60 price tag is justifiable on content alone, and im sure you'll get more hours out of it than most AAA titles in your steam library.    … Expand
  57. missinglink42
    Dec 9, 2015
    6
    (Sorry for not puctutation but im writing a game review not a broadway play and i with something this long i don't want to waste time editing so... umm sorry?) Im going to say this right off the bat i love the fallout series and with a burning passion i literally counted the days until fallout 4 and i enjoyed the game i definitely got my money's worth out of it and then some but when i(Sorry for not puctutation but im writing a game review not a broadway play and i with something this long i don't want to waste time editing so... umm sorry?) Im going to say this right off the bat i love the fallout series and with a burning passion i literally counted the days until fallout 4 and i enjoyed the game i definitely got my money's worth out of it and then some but when i started to play it what i got wasn't a fallout game hell it wasn't even a Bethesda game this game feels plays and looks like a 2nd party developer made this and tried to get innovative but for the most part they struck out especially with the voice acting so ill get started with that with my first character i started off as a young long haired mel Gibsonish character and the voice matched pretty well to the character i built but that was the only character the voice matched to after i completed the game i created a character who was an old chiseled Asian character who was a master at silent killing and took **** from no one but the character sounded like a 25 year old guy who just came out of college and it just ruined the feel for me so i had to give up on the character also with the voice acting/voice wheel you can't choose your exact words and its usually a guessing game on what you say and how the characters will react which also help ruin the RPG feeling also with the voice acting you only had for choices for everything so that also limited the amount of things i could say and it just felt like bethesda was ripping of the Mass Effect dialogue system which is more of an interactive story like telltale's games than a hallmark RPG youre used to also the perk system is crap immediately right off the bat you have to choose what kind of build you want your character to begin with and if you want to change that after leaving the vault then you have to grind for a long time to change what you want your character to be instead of Skyrim and Fallout 3 starting you off basically as the same character for everyone and as you progress your charcter seems more like the person you want it to be also skill points are gone and it is just perks which you can only select a certain perk if you have enough of any of the S.P.E.C.I.A.L which is annoying because each effect a certain part in combat stength is damage and carry weight perception accuracy endurance health charisma..... nothing intelligence amount of experience points agility AP (your stamina bar) and Luck your critcal hit chance which fallout was already like this but its way more noticable if your character is unbalanced as for the graphics they are not the best but they are not the worst it is definatly a step up from fallout 3 and Skyrim vanilla but with my mods on skyrim Skyrim looks 10 times better than fallout 4 does so if a bunch of nerds with to much time on their hands doing stuff for free can top one of americas best gaming publishers in terms of graphics then thats just sad also i would like to ad on that just because i am **** doesnt mean i don't like the game the combat mechanism is excellent and so is the crafting and building system oh the story the story is stale and copy and paste with all but one of the 4 endings i would also like to ad that the basis for the story is stale and starts off with you trying to find your son.. you know because you like love him or something which is something that a lot of gamers can't personally relate to because most aren't mothers and fathers i can almost certainly garentee that unlike fallout 3 and NV where chances are you had a loved one taking care of you and if they left you'd want to find out why and NV where if you got shot in the head youd track that fcker down and kill him... or befriend him whatever suits you aside from the story the lore is great but as an overall bethesda game this does not level with the groundbreaking games that they have made so i am giving it 6/10… Expand
  58. marcantoineg
    Nov 15, 2018
    8
    Decent graphics. Decent story. Good gameplay. If we forget about horrible fps in boston, you can get a lot of fun from this game.
  59. Kohlins
    Dec 26, 2015
    8
    After reading many of the reviews here it's hard to say anything that hasn't been said already and it seems that players either love or hate this game and either give it a ridiculously low or high score, none of which it should deserve. First of all, I want to emphasize that it is not a bad game, I spent quite a lot of time with it and pretty much enjoyed it, but I was still disappointedAfter reading many of the reviews here it's hard to say anything that hasn't been said already and it seems that players either love or hate this game and either give it a ridiculously low or high score, none of which it should deserve. First of all, I want to emphasize that it is not a bad game, I spent quite a lot of time with it and pretty much enjoyed it, but I was still disappointed in the end. I simply expected more of such a title.

    The game provides a really good atmosphere. The post-apocalyptic world of Boston is truly fascinating, full of small details and easter eggs worth exploring. I found myself spending far more time exploring the world than doing quests and yet, after watching Youtube videos I had to realize how deep the content is and how many things I simply hadn't noticed.
    I think the combat has improved since Fallout 3. VATS is still fun and provides many bonuses, but no longer absolutely necessary to use. Aiming in general is much easier but it also means that is no longer that dependent on character abilities, you can easily headshot every opponent with any sort of character. The enemies disappointed me a bit, as there's no real variety, especially if you already know the series. You'll be fighting pretty much the same raiders, super mutants, animals, feral ghouls and robots you've already encountered in the previous games with synths being the only main exception. Sure there are variants of each type, but still gets boring pretty soon. I also have to mention that the AI is quite bad with many opponents getting stuck. There aren't many weapons in the game as well, although they can be modified which is a nice new feature compared to previous Fallout games.

    The graphics were... fine. That's the correct word for that. Nothing spectacular, but as a fan of the series I couldn't care less. Yet it could disappoint some people. Certain things look nice, and it's more colourful than the third game. However the character animations, especially the facial expressions during dialogues are just horrible. As if the developers didn't care about it, it's just not synchronized with the audio. Speaking of the audio, I liked the voice acting, think it's better compared to the previous games and we also have a voiced protagonist here. The radio stations were fine but not as enjoyable as in Fallout 3. The DJ was quite the opposite of Three Dog, yet the music was almost the same with very few new tracks. Couldn't the developers find anything new from that era or what?

    Now a few words about the role-playing aspects of the game. As if the developers forgot that Fallout is indeed an RPG where you can shoot guns and not an action game with some RPG elements. Those who expect it to be an FPS-like game will be disappointed because combat (although improved) doesn't match that of a real action game. Those who expect an RPG will also be disappointed because of the really simplified RPG elements. It's a simplified hybrid that exceed neither as an FPS or RPG. The main story starts promising but in the end it turns out to be nothing more than a simple faction war with few possible choices. The writing is bad, you have very few dialogue options and your responses don't seem to alter the story. This is not acceptable for an RPG I think. I also didn't like the ending. I don't want to add spoilers, but don't quite understand why a faction which wants to preserve technology would destroy something more advanced in such a post-apocalyptic scenario. It's just not logical to me among many other things.

    The skill system is gone, every time you level up, you simply gain one perk point which adds a certain bonus (such as the ability to pick more advanced locks). The perk tree is interesting at first, but the character development is way too simplified in my opinion. Those who liked Fallout, pretty much liked it because of its character customization, you had to plan your build. Here your levelling is not limited, the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. stats can be improved as perks, so theoretically you can have everything useful unlocked with a single character. Way too bad for an RPG. Seriously. As I mentioned before the main attributes don't affect much of the gameplay neither, you can shoot as accurate as you want even with low perception for instance, the latter only affects accuracy in VATS.

    Settlements are a completely new feature of the game. I guess they realized how successful Minecraft was and simply wanted to add something similar where players can use their creativity and build anything they can imagine. Or at least that was the idea. Fortunately, the game doesn't force you to use it, it's just a bonus and can be fun, but it's not a revolutionary change.

    Besides all the errors, Fallout 4 is a good game and really enjoyable. Yet it has serious faults and I haven't even mentioned its bugs, many of which are quite annoying, though I have to admit that some are funny as hell. Good, but definitely not the game of the year as expected.    … Expand
  60. DGPony
    Mar 22, 2016
    9
    The initial poor user reception here put me off getting FO4 at launch. So I waited a few months and for the GECK & survival mode news before upgrading my PC and jumping in. (Having played all Bethesda games I know they are like good wines: they take some ripening before they are best consumed and player mods are the cheese in that analogy).

    Impression so far: A very happy surprise :)    The initial poor user reception here put me off getting FO4 at launch. So I waited a few months and for the GECK & survival mode news before upgrading my PC and jumping in. (Having played all Bethesda games I know they are like good wines: they take some ripening before they are best consumed and player mods are the cheese in that analogy).

    Impression so far: A very happy surprise :)

    • Graphics: Amazing and way better than expected. The folks responsible for the world design and all that's in it deserve statues. On random hikes through the wasteland I find myself stopping all the time to look around and appreciate the vistas and rich, immersive detail. From cities to the back country: jaw dropping gorgeous. Also the vintage style artwork is better than ever.

    • Combat: best combat in Fallout games so far. Much more smooth and action packed compared to previous titles. More interesting monsters and the implementation of Power Armor is awesome.

    • Open world content & quests: Though the quests seem less fleshed out compared with the excellent writing and immersion of FO : New Vegas, (Obsidian did a great job there), the world feels less linear and is more open and filled to the brim with content. A staggering amount of content.

    The main story line doesn't interest me so much: I think that's a mistake from Bethesda: shoehorning you into a very specific back-story in such an open, free game world. I prefer an 'anonymous prisoner' start, where players are able to immersive themselves in backgrounds of their own imagining. At least I haven't encountered birth-marks and 'you are the chose one' clichés so far. Although various factions do act like you are god-sent. I am not bothered with my character having a voice, by the way.

    • Settlement building & crafting: I am in love with the modification system and settlement building. It's a great, rich addition to the core gameplay and makes living in the wasteland much more immersive and compelling. Can't wait for the survival mode to make this game the ultimate post-apocalypse sim.

    • Polish: Probably the most polished Bethesda game yet. Haven't encountered bugs so far. Some mechanics feel a little quirky and your dog companion tends to stand in your way (much like real dogs), but no game breaking stuff yet. The dog is easily replaced later on. They could improve a little on the settlement mechanics and explanations perhaps.

    All in all: very happily surprised with a much more fleshed out, beautiful and compelling game than I expected and completely in awe with the world design. 9/10    … Expand
  61. BleedTechBlue
    Jan 26, 2016
    8
    This game is entertaining. Bethesda has always laid great groundwork, then people come in behind them to flesh it out. Overall the game is very good.

    Pros: The setting is fantastic. It's full of memorable locations, and overflowing with the dark humor well known in the Fallout universe. The combat is fantastic, with both melee and gunplay very smooth and enjoyable. The voiced acting is    This game is entertaining. Bethesda has always laid great groundwork, then people come in behind them to flesh it out. Overall the game is very good.

    Pros: The setting is fantastic. It's full of memorable locations, and overflowing with the dark humor well known in the Fallout universe. The combat is fantastic, with both melee and gunplay very smooth and enjoyable. The voiced acting is new, and uncomfortable for many, yet can add to the immersive experience with a bit of imagination. The story is quite good and well thought out. It's concepts have been done before, but not to this extent, with as many options, or in a Fallout game. Plus the crafting, while rudimentary, is brilliant. The bugs are minimal for a Bethesda open-world rpg, though some do crop up.

    Cons: The conversation wheel is lacking in choice, and when an option is chosen, it can take you by surprise what is said. The persistence of the same quests. While a great way to earn xp, they get old quick. Lack of a F:NV hardcore mode was disappointing aspect for many, including myself.

    Overall, this game is a must play. It continues to hit home the "looking to the future" aspect. Sure it has it's problems, but we as gamers must be objective. Is this game better than Fallout 3 or Fallout: New Vegas? Not by a long shot. Are those games better than this iteration? No. This game brings change, for better or worse. People hate change, just look at some of the other reviews. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for this game, and the franchise as a whole.

    Enjoy!    … Expand
  62. killerpuppy
    Feb 6, 2016
    6
    Fallout 4 is not a bad game. It has easily over a hundred hours worth of entertainment and a large world-map to explore. I will agree that the story line is not the greatest but neither was Skyrim in my opinion and I still enjoyed playing it. If you want a game that lets you explore new and interesting areas while letting you kill everything in sight with a Fat Man than this is the gameFallout 4 is not a bad game. It has easily over a hundred hours worth of entertainment and a large world-map to explore. I will agree that the story line is not the greatest but neither was Skyrim in my opinion and I still enjoyed playing it. If you want a game that lets you explore new and interesting areas while letting you kill everything in sight with a Fat Man than this is the game for you. If you want a game with a better story line, stick to Telltale games.… Expand
  63. Lootdood44
    Feb 11, 2016
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Before I start please remember that I love this game and I am starting my second playthrough.

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

    Cons: Well the graphics are dated they look like they came straight out of half life 2.
    The storey is crap it is like mario you go find a kidnapped princess but in fallout 4 instead the princess being kidnapped it is your 60 year old son who is older than you. I got the game on November 10 2015, night of the premier. I am playing on a very high power pc so I can play the game with Ultra high graphics with no lag at all, even with max graphics it still does not look great. Over all I think it is a Great game with amazing detail, but is has a crappy storey and bad graphics.    … Expand
  64. vetle1409
    Feb 11, 2016
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have just started my fallout 4 adventure, but i have played 10 hours of fallout and i love it. When you get a quest on fallout you walk to the quest, but on the way you fint something else that is enteresting. So the value of this game is at least 60 usd. The grafhics are decent, nothing spesial, but after a wile you don't care, because you meet new characters and people on the way. 9/10… Expand
  65. VoxMare
    Mar 3, 2017
    6
    Это не RPG, это опен-ворлд шутер с прокачкой. Как FarCry.
    Вся прокачка сведена к порядку получения перков. У вас нет иного пути, как стать терминатором. Нет перекрывающих друг друга перков, спешл можно повышать. Все диалоги сведены к 4 фразам, из которых нужна лишь одна -- толкающая сюжет вперед. Квесты тут -- это неплохие истории, но абсолютно унылы геймплейно. В общем, рпг нет.    Это не RPG, это опен-ворлд шутер с прокачкой. Как FarCry.
    Вся прокачка сведена к порядку получения перков. У вас нет иного пути, как стать терминатором. Нет перекрывающих друг друга перков, спешл можно повышать. Все диалоги сведены к 4 фразам, из которых нужна лишь одна -- толкающая сюжет вперед. Квесты тут -- это неплохие истории, но абсолютно унылы геймплейно. В общем, рпг нет.

    Крафтинг... Шикарнейшая кастомизация оружия под ваш вкус. Возможность пробегать игру в костюме Выходца. А вот другая сторона медали.. Начнем с того, что вся стройка поселений украдена с RTS-Мода. Интерфейс, логика работы поселений и взаимодействия с ресурсами. Ну, такое себе. Вдовесок докину слишком большое количество ресурсов -- их не 5, их не 6, их десятки и все нужны.

    А вот с миром получше. Мир -- мне понравился. И красивые локации, и наконец-то погода(ну, она была в длс к ФНВ, но там был лишь дождь). А беседка традиционно сильна в небольших историях, рассказанных через левелдизайн. Впрочем, кинуть камень в беседку я все же хочу: КАКИЕ НАХРЕН ГРАЖДАНИН 1 ГРАЖДАНИН 2 АГРХХХ. Ну и да, опять бесезда клала ♥♥♥♥♥♥ на весь мир фоллыча, кроме ее собственного, я запомнил лишь одну отсылку к БлекАйловским играм.

    Звук -- ну, он уныл.

    Буду честен, именно игровой процесс в фоллычах всегда был уныл. Но четверка.. Ух, это нечто. Я не знаю как, но эти черти одним режимом поменяли все мое мнение об игре. Из скучного шутера без баллистики -- они сделали неплохое и даже напрягающее приключение. Режим очень хорош и я его мельком описал в полной версии. Очень хорошо: радиация и броня. 1 -- наконец-то радиация опасна. Теперь радиация основательно жрет хп и это шикарно. А броня.. Чтож, броня очень крутая. Изменение интерфейса, акцент на "передвижном танке", возможность апгрейда -- все круто. С балансом проблемы правда. Лекарств все также слишком много, еды тоже, воды тоже, а ядерные батареи для брони везде прям есть. Это все убивает необходимость крафтинга этих вещей и вообще облегчает игру. А, еще тут есть легендарное оружие. Это, скажем так, ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ец. У меня все.

    Сюжет. Сначала: спасибо, что бесезда решила перенять опыт у ФНВ и сделать политические игрища. На этом "спасибо" в отношении сюжета заканчиваются, начинается ненависть. Какого хрена у них сюжет спизжен с "Мечтают ли андроиды об электровцах"? Я понимаю, когда это один квест в тройке. Но они весь сюжет построили на этом, на отсылке, это просто тотальный ад, это.. Ух, я сейчас инфаркт получу..
    Ладно, зато напарники получились забавными, но до харизмы хотя бы Буна им далеко.

    Подведя итог, я скажу что игру тянет выживание. Если вам интересен шутер в красивом опенворлде и неплохим уровнем сложности в любимом сеттинге -- милости прошу к нашему шалашу.    … Expand
  66. Cougargames
    Nov 1, 2019
    6
    I do think this game is a decent game even thoe ive only played it once back when it launched, even thoe Im not planning to revisit this game anytime soon I still think this could be a game for a big fallout fan. God parts are some side quests (not all side quests unfortunately) Probadbly the best gunplay in any fallout game so far but ummm... Yeah thats it everything else they **** up bigI do think this game is a decent game even thoe ive only played it once back when it launched, even thoe Im not planning to revisit this game anytime soon I still think this could be a game for a big fallout fan. God parts are some side quests (not all side quests unfortunately) Probadbly the best gunplay in any fallout game so far but ummm... Yeah thats it everything else they **** up big time. They advertised an amazing deep rpg and we got a somewhat good fps. This game can be fun with mods but if your not even modding this game as a part of your plan then this seriously isnt worth getting.… Expand
  67. yamumsmum
    Mar 3, 2016
    10
    please please please do not listen to these idiots giving a low rating, they are just afraid of change, just like the republican party, this is an excellent game, far better shooting, far better gameplay. dont make the mistake of listening to these numb nuts who gave anything below a 7 out of 10. one of the best games out there which is why critics gave it such a good score. And as a hugeplease please please do not listen to these idiots giving a low rating, they are just afraid of change, just like the republican party, this is an excellent game, far better shooting, far better gameplay. dont make the mistake of listening to these numb nuts who gave anything below a 7 out of 10. one of the best games out there which is why critics gave it such a good score. And as a huge fallout and bethesda fan overall, I cant stress enough how big of a regret you will make if you listen to these ignorant irrational people giving bad reviews, in short BUY THIS GAME, BUY THIS GAME… Expand
  68. saintbrew
    Mar 21, 2016
    8
    I will be quick about it, the game is not a fallout game, at least not a fallout 1, 2 & tactics game, i now a lot of fan base is really mad about the fact the game is not a RPG anymore, or that the game doesn't have the fell of the Fallout franchise that the originals had, but, it is a good game, fallout 3 too was not a game with great RPG elements but it was a good game, When Bethesda gotI will be quick about it, the game is not a fallout game, at least not a fallout 1, 2 & tactics game, i now a lot of fan base is really mad about the fact the game is not a RPG anymore, or that the game doesn't have the fell of the Fallout franchise that the originals had, but, it is a good game, fallout 3 too was not a game with great RPG elements but it was a good game, When Bethesda got the IP for Fallout the game was going for a more FPS type of game to catch up with the necessity of the time, when FPS games were more appealing for the gamers, at least for the new gamers, but maintaining its RPG elements in your own way, i now its a dam shame that the game is not anymore the same RPG story driven game that was, but we have to take risks in these times we have to sacrifice and bet on new ways to improve, i don't see this game as 0 or a 4 but i can see that is a 5 6 or 7, but for me is a 8, not for the pieces that made me happy or the ones that made me mad, but for the total product that gave me 200 hrs of play, and is still a hell 'a of game with content to the brim that i have not seen it all, i just hope that yourself view the game for all of it and not just for the things that make you sad, and i say this:

    The game is WORTH BUYING in its full price for a FPS with a little bit of RPG elements, but its NOT WORTH BUYING for a RPG game, but all in all it still a GOOD GAME.    … Expand
  69. Hcoalex
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    Graphics in game 2000 (Paleozoic). Sorry but it is a fallout, No more role-playing game.
  70. mcfried
    Apr 10, 2016
    10
    Played more than 240Hrs and still find new things/locations/characters … It's an amazing game with lots of possibilities and provides hours of fun. Full-Sync works perfect for me; dialogue-wheel is maybe not perfect but still very good. First DLC (Automaton) is great an makes me looking forward to the further more DLC announced. All in all a perfect game for me!
  71. The_Sickness
    Apr 14, 2016
    10
    Yes, The game has changed, But, It stills feels like fallout, and fallout is awesome, they were never known because of their graphics, they are known because of their story.
  72. CorvusMetus
    May 10, 2016
    7
    Fallout 4 is a mixed bag. It does a lot of good and it does a lot of bad. Over all, I find it enjoyable (and if I didn't, I wouldn't still be playing it almost six months after release) but its not without its flaws, so of which are pretty glaring. So let's start the review.

    First the good. The /good/ quests the game offers are great. While most are linear (more on that later)    Fallout 4 is a mixed bag. It does a lot of good and it does a lot of bad. Over all, I find it enjoyable (and if I didn't, I wouldn't still be playing it almost six months after release) but its not without its flaws, so of which are pretty glaring. So let's start the review.

    First the good.

    The /good/ quests the game offers are great. While most are linear (more on that later) , they are made interesting via the locations they are set or the events happening. And when they actually decide to give you some choice, they /really/ shine. As someone who has a been playing role-playing games since the early 90's, quests like "Last Voyage of the U.S.S. Constitution", "Human Error", and even "Reunions" are some of the most memorable.

    Bethesda actually handled moral choices /brilliantly/. This might be a controversial one, since a lot of people seem to be convinced you're stuck playing a good guy all the time but that's the real wonder of it. Gone are the clear cut good and evil choices that most role-playing games have. Instead, almost ever choice seems to be some shade of grey. While, yes, its true Fallout 4 doesn't allow you to be as big of a monster as you could have been in previous games its equally impossible to be the big damn hero and savior of the wasteland. And as far as I'm concerned, that's great. And its especially shocking coming from Bethesda, a company whose never really been good at that.

    The world is also well designed. There a a lot of memorable locations, some great ambient dialogue if you take your time and listen, and unlike Fallout 3, things feel less random. Everything goes together well.

    Most characters are likable and well-written. Some of them, such as Nick Valentine and Kellogg, are some of my favorite characters in the Fallout universe. And the Brotherhood of Steel's portrayal in the game is a brilliant evolution the controversial portrayal in Fallout 3. I was actually impressed and again, Bethesda has to do a lot to do that.

    Now the bad.

    Most of the quests are far to linear and violence is far to often the solution to everything. The options to make peace, to solve a lot of quests without gunning everything down are gone. This is especially disappointing in the endgame, when your choices lead to bloody results no matter what you do. And while there are some genuinely great quests, the vast amount of running and gunning can overshadow it, especially to a more cynical mind.

    The dialogue wheel is crap in almost every role-playing game and Fallout 4 is no exception. The worst part of it is the inconsistency, especially with the "sarcastic" option.

    And perhaps worst of all, there's quite a few points in the game where you feel like a great idea is wasted for more running and gunning... And so much more could have been done. Over all, that's the real fault of Fallout 4. It is a good game, with a lot of disappointing elements because while if feels more than complete... It also feels rushed.

    Over all, I'd say its a 7.5 game.    … Expand
  73. UltraFilip
    Feb 17, 2022
    10
    PL:
    No i bardzo porządna gierka. 500+ godzin nabite. Nie żałuję. A nawet chwalę sobie czas spędzony w słynnej Wspólnocie. DLC obowiązkowe dla ciekawych historii!
  74. Arunsun
    May 30, 2016
    10
    Great game worthy of investing quite some time. It has many interesting features unseen on any other RPG game. I hope the community to greatly support this game.
  75. Tagirix
    Jul 3, 2016
    8
    Many people tell me that Fallout 4 is **** But I disagree. The point why they think so is that 4 game is pretty similar to the previous ones. Maybe. But as I haven't ever played any Fallout games, I really enjoyed playing Fallout 4. Yes, sometimes the game makes you angry, but eventually you start loving it. Interesting quests (with the except of sidequests), pretty good combat system (aMany people tell me that Fallout 4 is **** But I disagree. The point why they think so is that 4 game is pretty similar to the previous ones. Maybe. But as I haven't ever played any Fallout games, I really enjoyed playing Fallout 4. Yes, sometimes the game makes you angry, but eventually you start loving it. Interesting quests (with the except of sidequests), pretty good combat system (a lot of weapons and stuff). The con is lack of unforgettable soundtrack. Whatever people and journalists say, I'd definitely recommend trying Fallout 4, especially if you haven't ever played Fallout.

    P.S. Currently I have got 70 hours played, and I haven't completed any DLCs fully.    … Expand
  76. Udrakan
    Jun 6, 2016
    8
    Fallout 4... Fallout 4 is finaly here. I have finished Fallout 3+all DLCs, Fallout: New Vegas+all DLCs because I was on a hype train. Here I will tell you my experience from Fallout 4. This game had potential to be better, sure but there wasn't a single thought of dissapointment in my gameplay. I am lvl 106 now and this is my 2nd most favourite Fallout game after New Vegas. The game is soFallout 4... Fallout 4 is finaly here. I have finished Fallout 3+all DLCs, Fallout: New Vegas+all DLCs because I was on a hype train. Here I will tell you my experience from Fallout 4. This game had potential to be better, sure but there wasn't a single thought of dissapointment in my gameplay. I am lvl 106 now and this is my 2nd most favourite Fallout game after New Vegas. The game is so good I don't go to sleep somedays and just continue playing before I go to work in the morning. There is so much stuff, so many ways to do stuff. This game is just amazing. DLCs are a bit pricey but they will get cheaper in time, they are worth it. The emotion in this game, locations, music... everything is what you would expect from a proper Fallout game. This is definetly a VERY GOOD game. Revolutionary? No, but still a very good and memorable game. Do you need skill to play this? On survival difficulty definetly YES. On lower difficulties even new gamer will enjoy the game. I'd recommend this to every kind of player. Strategist will find his place in building settlements and tactics in combat. Stealth player will enjoy stealth options and different enemy AIs, player who just doesn't care and wants some rampage will find tons of crazy weapons and intimidation dialogue with tons of creatures to slay. This game is legendary.… Expand
  77. SirFrolo
    Jun 8, 2016
    9
    Brilliant and fun game, amazing story, amazing environment, so much fun, over 100+ hours invested so far. Gave it a 9 because i just wish Bethesda would use a updated engine.
  78. Velgus
    Jul 4, 2016
    5
    This game isn't as terrible or great as many of these reviews on either extreme suggest. The following is a list of observations that I'll try to make as objective as possible.

    Positives: -Graphics & Sound. Like the aesthetic or not, the technology is superior to all previous vanilla Bethesda games. Some of the textures are lacking, and it is not as good as many other modern titles,    This game isn't as terrible or great as many of these reviews on either extreme suggest. The following is a list of observations that I'll try to make as objective as possible.

    Positives:

    -Graphics & Sound. Like the aesthetic or not, the technology is superior to all previous vanilla Bethesda games. Some of the textures are lacking, and it is not as good as many other modern titles, but overall it is a step-up. The sounds, score, and music selections also are all solid.

    -Updated (64bit/DX11) Game Engine. This alleviates many of the memory-related limitations of previous games (especially relevant to people who mod their game heavily).

    -Improved Gameplay Elements. A robust weapon modding/crafting system, legendary items, unique power armor mechanics, smoother feeling gun-play than previous Fallout games, and a generally polished feel all around.

    -Mod Support. This goes without saying for Bethesda games.

    Neutral/Personal Opinions:

    -Voiced Player Character. I personally don't like it, as it further removes the game from being an RPG in a traditional sense. None of the characters I can make in FO4 feel like my own, but instead feel like a version of the same guy/girl I made before with a mood swing. Having a voiced character also limits the feasibility of having a lot of dialogue options (see the "Negatives"). That said, the voice acting itself is quite strong on average for what it's worth.

    -Settlement Building. It feels like a rushed-out feature to me - it's very clunky, limited, and relatively inconsequential. It's getting better with some of the DLC (and even more so with mods), but overall it still feels like a bit of a missed opportunity.

    -Story. I feel it's weak, and predictable - additionally the premise is a rehash of Bethesda's last FO game, Fallout 3 (instead of "find your father", it's "find your son"). The story has some good moments, and there are a few memorable side-quests, but overall it feels lacking to me compared to previous games.

    -Perk System. I like it more than the arbitrary skill point numbers in previous Fallout personally, but there are still some areas of weakness. In an ideal perk system, I believe no one perk should feel mandatory - each perk should be interesting and provide its own unique benefits over taking other perks. In Fallout 4 it feels like you end up missing out on a LOT of the game if you don't take some crafting perks and at least one of Lockpicking and/or Hacking.

    -Minigames (Lockpicking/Hacking). I dislike them, some people don't mind them or even like them. Personally when playing Fallout, I'd rather continue playing Fallout, rather than continuously being interrupted by some silly minigames.

    Negatives:

    -Dialogue System & Variety. Four vaguely worded responses is rarely, if ever, enough - this is even worse when the responses are oftentimes meaningless. The common joke is that the options are typically "Yes", "No (Yes)", "What? (Yes)", and "Sarcastic (Yes)" - sadly this is actually pretty accurate. It is somewhat the fault of having a voiced player character, as having more options would require more voice acting.

    -Lack of Player Choice. As mentioned above, Bethesda seems to want you to do everything possible in the game in a single play-through. There is almost never an option to simply refuse a quest through dialogue. As a result, the game ends up feeling very railroaded and not much like an RPG.

    -"Radiant" Questing. +90% of the quests in the game feel like dynamically generated "go here and [kill/collect] [raiders/super mutants/ghouls/an object]" - even many of the main quest tasks feel this way. Sadly some of the most intriguing/interesting/impact-ful quest premises end up boiling down to this as well (thinking of the tasks surrounding a certain robot-oriented side-quest).

    Conclusion:

    It feels like Bethesda is trying to move away from the formula that made them so successful in the first place. While changes can often provide a breath of fresh air, making too many changes at once risks alienating the existing audience.

    I'm sure that with more interesting mods I'll get my fair share of enjoyment out of this installation, but I really wish Bethesda had done some things differently.    … Expand
  79. localhost
    Jul 10, 2016
    8
    I was surprised to see such a low average rating. I mean, sure, as usual, Bethesda made something with outdated graphics and a fair amount of bugs, but it's not so horrible.
    Then after reading the negative reviews, I realized most are from Fallout fans that got disappointed because this game isn't in the spirit of the previous Fallout games. Maybe so. I did play Fallout 3 and Fallout New    I was surprised to see such a low average rating. I mean, sure, as usual, Bethesda made something with outdated graphics and a fair amount of bugs, but it's not so horrible.
    Then after reading the negative reviews, I realized most are from Fallout fans that got disappointed because this game isn't in the spirit of the previous Fallout games. Maybe so. I did play Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas, and it didn't struck me that much. Apart from the very awkward dialog wheel which doesn't properly present the dialog choices (it summarizes them in a few words), which means often you can't understand fully what the different options mean until you pick them.
    The settlement building is a really nice idea, sadly the building controls are really poor. The companion system is nice too, but the companions tend to get stuck, and when you park them in a large settlement good luck finding them (even worse, when you don't remember in which settlement you stored them, there's no quick way to find them - without using the console I mean).

    All in all, it's a decent game with a large world and many quests and places to build stuff, but it gets repetitive and tedious. If you are a die-hard Fallout fan maybe you'll be disappointed, but if not, despite the bugs it's quite worth playing I think.    … Expand
  80. Rc3639
    Aug 2, 2016
    6
    I rented this game very recently and safe to say I'm glad I didnt spend 60 bucks or wait in line for it. I enjoy the exploring, the dog, the rebuild the settlement aspect, the atmosphere and environments have a very cool look but over all the game doesnt have much polish and is very buggy. The faces look weird in dialogue some of them looking even looking demonic plus the writing andI rented this game very recently and safe to say I'm glad I didnt spend 60 bucks or wait in line for it. I enjoy the exploring, the dog, the rebuild the settlement aspect, the atmosphere and environments have a very cool look but over all the game doesnt have much polish and is very buggy. The faces look weird in dialogue some of them looking even looking demonic plus the writing and voice acting isnt very good, I mean some of the delivery is just horrible , like the little girl that shouts with the Newspaper in Diamond City, might be the worst I've ever heard, its a nitpick but I expect more polish. Third person view is basically unplayable its very jagged jumpy and ugly especially when you are running. In the first person view there were many times where the frame rate would just go insane for about 10 seconds mostly during combat or explosions and I would have to put the controller down while the game spazzed out. Combat also kind of gets old and the A.I. partners are terrible. Too many times I looked around and they were miles away, too many times they stood by in a fire fight while I got swarmed by enemies while they fired maybe 3 shots and hid in a room. The game is also void of any real weight nothing you do really feels impactful and I thought that was pretty disappointing. There is also two major bugs in the game that infuriated me. One the map would send you across the map to incorrect mission locations and for someone that just started playing and cant fast travel everywhere thats a big waste of time. Second one is there's a mission where you must take back the old minutemen castle, to use as a central base from these crab creatures and its a pretty difficult for me at least and it took a little while to complete then at the end the game tells you to "Meet the minutemen in the courtyard, only the guy you need to talk to Garvey isn't there. So I wasted about 15 minutes wondering around the castle destroying egg nests (which no matter how many you destroy the objective doesnt get completed another bug) until I saw far away o my map, the original objective marker, so I went to it and its Garvey running on a loop yelling about taking back the castle (which we already did) and fixing the radio (not even in the mission). And so i talked to him and... nothing he just kept running, so the mission I took the time to complete was for nothing because of a stupid **** bug. I rambled but thats a damn shame that a developer cant even keep major mission and story altering bugs out of the final product. This was an okay rental but i'd be mad if I spent full price on this.… Expand
  81. smobo1
    Aug 16, 2016
    9
    Fallout 4 is an excellent game. It's hard to play this game without imagining how much better it could have been if it had more polish, more impressive and optimized graphics, and more interesting quest content. However, it has everything I wanted from a new Fallout game, and there is just no substitute for that.
  82. SvenRogueKnight
    Sep 9, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. *SPOILER WARNING AHEAD! YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!*
    Fallout 4 is one of the most post apocalyptic/open world game of entire "Fallout" Series. This game is still fun though but some features were removed.
    Weapon:
    I like weapon systems in the game. But unfortunately, Weapon Condition (CND) is gone from Fallout 3/New Vegas but replace with weapon modifications system that can modify your weapon at any time.
    I will give this: 9.5 of 10
    Gameplay:
    Fun, Absolutely amazing. a kit of Companions, Unique Enemies and lots of place to explore including Vault.
    I will give this: 10 of 10
    Graphics:
    I want to say though, the graphics is F***ING ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL unlike Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas.
    I will give this 10 of 10
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    But unfortunately. Bethesda has developed this game with lots of bugs (Glitch, etc.) so Bethesda will fix it later. I will give User Score 10 of 10 anyway because it's so fun for me.    … Expand
  83. live4speed
    Sep 10, 2016
    10
    This game is fantastic! If you enjoy games that you start off a weak and find gear and build your character into a god you will love this! Sure there are elements that have taken a step backward from Skyrim such as speechcraft and length of game content... (it took me 100 hours for the main game versus 180+ for Skyrim) but the story is great, the characters are memorable, the gun play isThis game is fantastic! If you enjoy games that you start off a weak and find gear and build your character into a god you will love this! Sure there are elements that have taken a step backward from Skyrim such as speechcraft and length of game content... (it took me 100 hours for the main game versus 180+ for Skyrim) but the story is great, the characters are memorable, the gun play is super fun, the crafting is the best ive seen, and the workshop is like Legos for adults. Let yourself get lost in the world. Slow down and explore. I really don't understand how such a fun game can get such a bad rep. Play it!… Expand
  84. sgthombre
    Sep 26, 2016
    9
    I'm just writing at least 150 characters because I wanted to save this review in a more convenient way to look back at scores that I had given stuff as a user.
  85. Viryel
    Sep 22, 2016
    9
    I have the game with the season pass. I would say that this is a great game, nice game mechanics, very very very long, but sometimes I feel that it could be better on make decisions / rpg system; previous fallout was better in rpg system. I can't really understand why people rate zero, that's totally no sense. If you are not sure, buy it, I suggest you this great game. Don't trust othersI have the game with the season pass. I would say that this is a great game, nice game mechanics, very very very long, but sometimes I feel that it could be better on make decisions / rpg system; previous fallout was better in rpg system. I can't really understand why people rate zero, that's totally no sense. If you are not sure, buy it, I suggest you this great game. Don't trust others very bad ratings, it's frustrated people who cannot enjoy their games.… Expand
  86. hockeyfn91
    Oct 3, 2016
    9
    Here is the real story. The game is awesome and the only thing stopping it from being a perfect 10/10 is glitches. There are random times when the game will get stuck. You will do everything you are supposed to do, and yet the game gets stuck and you cannot progress down that particular story line any further. The only way to fix this is to reload a previous save, thus forcing you to redoHere is the real story. The game is awesome and the only thing stopping it from being a perfect 10/10 is glitches. There are random times when the game will get stuck. You will do everything you are supposed to do, and yet the game gets stuck and you cannot progress down that particular story line any further. The only way to fix this is to reload a previous save, thus forcing you to redo things you have already done.

    This, and I grant that it is a big flaw, does not prevent this from being a landmark game in this genre. Now a days every developer is so infatuated with the idea of multi player. Bethesda has not yet infected their games with an online multi-player.... yet.

    Fallout is huge, expansive, immersive and one hell of a lot of fun to play. It is challenging without being to easy and not being to difficult. Get overly cocky or careless and that rad scorpion will kick your ass. Walk in guns blazing to a group of super mutants... and they will put you down. Enemies are diverse and some are creepy as hell. I cannot stand blood bugs and bloat flies and love locking on with VATS and watching their grisly demise in slow motion.

    People that hate the game over its various glitches I understand having to reload saves and go back to an earlier point is frustrating. Get past this and you have a near endless world to explore and how you conquer its many challenges is totally up to you. You dont like being diplomatic? Kill everyone in the room. The choice is yours.    … Expand
  87. REEDDLES
    Jul 19, 2019
    6
    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 6
    -Atmosphere: 6 -Characters: 7 -Graphics and design: 5 -Gameplay: 7 -Sound and Music: 6 -Animations: 5 -Bugs: 6 -Interface: 8 -Completeness of the world: 6 Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment): -Freedom of choice: 7 -Coop in Story mode: 0 -Multiplayer: 0 -Mods and the ability to change the game: 8 Scores    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 6
    -Atmosphere: 6
    -Characters: 7
    -Graphics and design: 5
    -Gameplay: 7
    -Sound and Music: 6
    -Animations: 5
    -Bugs: 6
    -Interface: 8
    -Completeness of the world: 6

    Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment):
    -Freedom of choice: 7
    -Coop in Story mode: 0
    -Multiplayer: 0
    -Mods and the ability to change the game: 8

    Scores from 1 to 10, the higher the better    … Expand
  88. Lightside
    Jan 6, 2018
    8
    I think the graphics engine they use despite many bugs suits the Fallout world perfectly and it actually looks incredibly good and vibrant. Fallout 4 is terrific and I love how much they packed into just the base game itself. I'm slowly liking it more than Fallout 3 and New Vegas even. It just hits all the right notes with great companions and sub quests. It definitely has an East coastI think the graphics engine they use despite many bugs suits the Fallout world perfectly and it actually looks incredibly good and vibrant. Fallout 4 is terrific and I love how much they packed into just the base game itself. I'm slowly liking it more than Fallout 3 and New Vegas even. It just hits all the right notes with great companions and sub quests. It definitely has an East coast feel to it in the writing and care taken to portray Boston. My only complaints come from the game design itself in the form of managing weight which becomes a real issue and too many settlements which after a while turns into babysitting. I only stayed in Sanctuary but I do like the break it gives by extending the longevity of the game. Cannot recommend highly enough. A must play. (PC rating being lower than my PS4 review is because of that initial lack of PC support).… Expand
  89. Sfs
    Mar 13, 2019
    6
    Игра - средняя . Сюжет не очень , диалоги просто супер, часто не влияющие на отношение к ГГ, повторяющийся квесты - на средне , графика в целом норм, но есть конкретное мыло, стрельба кривая, интересно(по началу) строить поселение, нормальные доп. квесты, большая карта для исследования и радует модифицировать оружие и броню. Игра интересна только 1 раз и то исследованием а не квестами.Игра - средняя . Сюжет не очень , диалоги просто супер, часто не влияющие на отношение к ГГ, повторяющийся квесты - на средне , графика в целом норм, но есть конкретное мыло, стрельба кривая, интересно(по началу) строить поселение, нормальные доп. квесты, большая карта для исследования и радует модифицировать оружие и броню. Игра интересна только 1 раз и то исследованием а не квестами.
  90. NeuroShock
    Apr 25, 2017
    6
    I just feel that this game is best described as a rushed incomplete jumbled mess. Bethesda repeats their same mistakes again and again and players are finally sick of it.

    STORY: 7/10. This game story has a great set-up but not a great executions. It is the same old same old look for family member. Discover the world. The bad side is your forced to be a good guy and do not have so    I just feel that this game is best described as a rushed incomplete jumbled mess. Bethesda repeats their same mistakes again and again and players are finally sick of it.

    STORY: 7/10. This game story has a great set-up but not a great executions. It is the same old same old look for family member. Discover the world. The bad side is your forced to be a good guy and do not have so much freedom. If you not good your companions will leave you.

    I feel disconnected from my character because the dialogue options are so limited and ambitious. You never know what you are really saying OR the context the speech will be said in. For example, in 2 different conversations “Put your gun down,” is an option. In one conversation, it is a peaceful request and in a different request you say it as a threatening demand. Because of this the dialogue is dumb-ed which is unacceptable for a game that supposed to be heavily engrained in story. Every interaction has been downgraded and limited.

    The building options in the game are absolutely unacceptable mess due to their poorly developed mechanics and limitations in the quality & quantity of what you can build. You are not given very many options in terms of what you want to build and how you build it. You might want a 2 story house but you have to manipulate the system do it. The building materials you need for corners are not included making finishing touches impossible. To top that off… the roof pieces do not always fit that well if you build outside of a boxed structure. Building is a jumbled mess… some pieces just do not snap into place when they should. You literally have to fight to get some pieces snap into place the way you want it to function if you need stairs to face a certain way. There are too many building sites in this game so building becomes a terrible chore you are forced to do and you will hate that you could not build what you want to because the limited options. You are limited to 1 type of store look instead of building dedicated buildings. The face that you are limited to your first person view is unacceptable. They should have made it so that it felt like an out of body experiences where you can float in mid air. If enemies are killed at your site their bodies will pollute that site forever (unless you use console commands).

    Bethesda NEVER learns from their mistakes. Their menu is the same jumbled unorganized mess it always will be. Weapons are renamed based on their upgrades making selling them a horrible headack because even a crappy pipe-gun is given so many names you have to look at everything closely to know what it is. I cannot express my hate for the menus enough.

    Balancing problems make it so enemies are too easy OR too hard. I feel like I want a lot more strategy in these types of games. Same repetitive game play as always.

    I LOVED the fully voiced characters companions with their own unique stories that are very interesting and I LOVE Valentine. The fully voiced world and complains except for the one strongly associated with the Minutemen who sounds terrible. The downside is that Bethesda followers have this problem with saying the same 3 things over and over and over like always. I love how they each have ONE unique comment for specific areas when you explore and they have some interesting conversations with other NPC which is AMAZING. They would be so much better if the conversations were not so superficial. I feel like Unique conversations and hope that future Bethesda games will expand on this. If you have companions then make them unique and write them to say something different.

    Speaking of positive changes… when your complain blocks your movement… THEY GET OUT OF YOUR WAY. THIS IS A MIRICAL… no longer will you have to hit them to get out of your way… most of the time they will just move out of your way!!!    … Expand
  91. Jorreto
    Feb 2, 2017
    6
    Bethesda, я был бы очень вам благодарен, если бы вы позволили Obsidian на таком хорошем движке с отличной графикой сделать новую игру. Fallout 4 плохой назвать, конечно же, нельзя. Однако речь идёт о Fallout. Надеюсь, в будущем вы будете лучше прислушиваться к фанатам серии. Особенно к фанатам серии Fallout. Тем, кто делает отличные моды на уровне официальных дополнений. Тем, кто сделалBethesda, я был бы очень вам благодарен, если бы вы позволили Obsidian на таком хорошем движке с отличной графикой сделать новую игру. Fallout 4 плохой назвать, конечно же, нельзя. Однако речь идёт о Fallout. Надеюсь, в будущем вы будете лучше прислушиваться к фанатам серии. Особенно к фанатам серии Fallout. Тем, кто делает отличные моды на уровне официальных дополнений. Тем, кто сделал Fallout of Nevada. Тем, кто сделал Fallout 1.5. Тем, кто сделал Project Nevada и многим другим.… Expand
  92. Panica3643D
    Jun 16, 2018
    6
    Если честно, немного удивлён. После поливания грязью 3ей части (которая мне понравилась), думал, что и тут ситуация будет аналогичной. Но после прохождения этой игры, вынужден полностью согласиться с другими пользователями. Игра провальная.Если честно, немного удивлён. После поливания грязью 3ей части (которая мне понравилась), думал, что и тут ситуация будет аналогичной. Но после прохождения этой игры, вынужден полностью согласиться с другими пользователями. Игра провальная.
  93. bellonman
    Sep 25, 2017
    7
    I think most fallout games have been overrated because although they are fun, they also have their fair share of issues. Now let's start with the positives; this game boasts beautiful graphics and a memorable architecture compared to the other games. This variety in settings keeps the game interesting when exploring every nook and cranny. The game play in fallout 4 is much faster then theI think most fallout games have been overrated because although they are fun, they also have their fair share of issues. Now let's start with the positives; this game boasts beautiful graphics and a memorable architecture compared to the other games. This variety in settings keeps the game interesting when exploring every nook and cranny. The game play in fallout 4 is much faster then the previous games, which is overall to my liking. Where the game starts to lose me is with the main story line, it just isn't that different from the previous fallout games and doesn't make any new strides. Depth with conversations is also an issue, when in previous games it was done so well. Another thing that bethesda refuses to change about their game designs is fixing of bugs; this game is littered with annoying bugs, glitches, and freezing. All these things make the experience a lot worse than it should be, but it's still overall a decent game.… Expand
  94. buranya
    Mar 24, 2017
    7
    First of all, as a Fallout player, i expected a lot of Fallout 4. And, i can say without any doubt that, after 297h played that i can give my opinion with some credit.

    Fallout 4 starts with a great plot. But, the storyline tends to decay on it's intense. By the end of game you only want to focus on other things, and you sometines forget the main storyline. This is not something i like    First of all, as a Fallout player, i expected a lot of Fallout 4. And, i can say without any doubt that, after 297h played that i can give my opinion with some credit.

    Fallout 4 starts with a great plot. But, the storyline tends to decay on it's intense. By the end of game you only want to focus on other things, and you sometines forget the main storyline. This is not something i like on a Fallout game, as i loved Fallout 3 and Fallout NV storylines. In this storyline you fell you have no freedom apart from two or three general choices.

    But, in the other hand, i would like to say some good things of this game. Firstly, some sidequests are simply brilliant. The chances to raise some villages, build your own structures, etc, makes you feel you are evolving the world that surrounds you. The 4 main factions of the game are quite good, even more if you choose railroad. The graphics are accurate to the year of releasing. The customization of weapons, the perks and the game system is quite similar to other Fallout games, maybe with more Action.

    And, if you choose hard mode, with some survival aspects, game turns even more interesting. Adding some mods to it will make the game very inmersive.

    That's why i think that, despite the low main quest, the game is acceptable, It doesn't deserve a 9 or 10, but either less than a 6, as it has a lot of good and acceptable things.    … Expand
  95. Topsecret
    Mar 29, 2017
    7
    Rich and detailed world and excellent guns and technology let down by bugs and flaws in the game story and mechanics. The concept of the game is great and I really enjoyed exploring the world, upgrading tech and shooting things, however a few vital things have been overlooked.

    Playing this game felt like a beta. There are so many graphical glitches, quest completion bugs, characters    Rich and detailed world and excellent guns and technology let down by bugs and flaws in the game story and mechanics. The concept of the game is great and I really enjoyed exploring the world, upgrading tech and shooting things, however a few vital things have been overlooked.

    Playing this game felt like a beta. There are so many graphical glitches, quest completion bugs, characters getting stuck in objects, perspective view glitches, textures missing. Come on, this isn't amateur hour, you should expect to be able to play a game to completion with none of this.

    A fundamental flaw is the combat mechanics. Although the blocking system works well with melee attacks, the cover system is far below par when you can't even hide behind cover or walls or interact with the world around you to help you in fights, which is the whole focus of the game.

    The worst is the stealth system, hearing the constant barrage of comments from enemies who can seemingly hear you through walls is an absolute joke and I couldn't see any reason to try and pick anyone's pocket or try a stealthy approach when killing and looting is easy and straightforward.

    There is way too much clutter around the place, most of it useless or irrelevant. By the end of the game I had 400 unused stim-packs and a mountain of junk. It would have been much better if items were rare and more associated with quests in the game. And the crafting stations around the world seemed totally pointless when you were forced to store your mountain of loot back at the base because it was too heavy to carry around.

    So much of the content in the game feels like a waste of time, protecting and building at settlements for instance, why bother when you can just go kill some enemies and sell their weapons for caps. And most of the perks are terrible, if you max out commando and heavy weapons expert you get double damage and stagger on heavy and automatic weapons which make you virtually invincible.

    By the end of the game my defence rating in power armour was 1900, and I had a maxed out Final Judgement gatling laser with 100 cores which is the equivalent of 50000 ammo and I was fighting what was supposed to be boss characters who had a single armour item giving them a 50 defence rating and a laser pistol, which meant that they all died more or less instantly and barely made a mark on me. Even the ones in power armour only seemed to last a few seconds.

    Finally the storyline, I wanted to achieve world peace however the game put me into a situation where whichever path I chose seemed to result in my character having no problem with killing civilians or characters I had previously been friendly with to achieve somewhat sketchy goals.

    Nice try but it felt more like a sandbox world experiment than a polished game ready for sale, people need to start realising with these games that too much freedom means too many flaws and that basic standards for glitches and game mechanics should never be overlooked.

    The sandbox element can easily ruin a game when you can complete difficult quests early, get the most powerful items and then find that most of the remaining game content gives you useless items and is too easy to be fun or relevant..    … Expand
  96. lmon
    Mar 31, 2017
    7
    Fallout 4 is a game that I both love and hate, as a game it is very good and extremely fun, but as an RPG it is very lacking, especially compares to other games of the same franchise. I am going to give the game an ultimately positive review, this is because I personally enjoyed it thoroughly, though I can see why other wouldn't. I enjoyed the game play a lot more than I have enjoyed it inFallout 4 is a game that I both love and hate, as a game it is very good and extremely fun, but as an RPG it is very lacking, especially compares to other games of the same franchise. I am going to give the game an ultimately positive review, this is because I personally enjoyed it thoroughly, though I can see why other wouldn't. I enjoyed the game play a lot more than I have enjoyed it in other Fallout games, the guns are fun and responsive and actually usable without VATS, though VATS is fun too. The weapon modding is well done and does a lot to vary the game play. The base-building is a strange aspect that I did, kind of, enjoy. I liked being able to make my own little fort but I cannot understand why it was included above other aspects like a more engaging story or better running engine. Speaking of the engine, it is unacceptable that Bethesda still makes modern games on an engine that has been stressed to it's breaking point. The load times and frame rates do not represent the visual quality that the game presents, the game looks decent in general but many aspects of the game are below standard or downright ugly. The main story was decent but not exactly the gripping story telling that I would expect from a Bethesda RPG, the side quests were arguably more fun and I especially enjoyed the idea of factions like the institute, Brotherhood of Steel, etc. though I wish there was more of that in the game. However, the RPG elements are extremely lacking, very little you do or say will truly change anything apart from the major changes in the main story or certain side quests. The AI is buggy and annoying, but it didn't significantly detract from the overall experience, it was just disappointing and distracting. The open world is what I most enjoyed, it has a lot to explore and do, the post-war Boston landscape is interesting enough for me to wander around on my own time, just to see what I could find. The music is great and I especially loved Diamond City Radio. As for UI it was lacking and kind of annoying, having to scroll through a long list of items on the tiny pip-boy screen is interesting but ultimately becomes a nuisance. Overall, Fallout 4 is an enjoyable experience, even for all of its many flaws, and I did enjoy it and would recommend it only if you would enjoy the combat, exploration, and question, not for the RPG elements or a gripping main story line.… Expand
  97. lord_raccoon
    Apr 19, 2020
    8
    This is my first fallout game and i enjoyed it a lot. I was playing it 2 weeks non-stop. With lots of amazing mods this game became insane, for me. I was spending hours on completing quests, on building my settlements, organization of passive income from them. Spent hours on creating my own Vault 88, amazing far harbor, nuka cola. I think i spent around 100+ hours in Single(!)player gameThis is my first fallout game and i enjoyed it a lot. I was playing it 2 weeks non-stop. With lots of amazing mods this game became insane, for me. I was spending hours on completing quests, on building my settlements, organization of passive income from them. Spent hours on creating my own Vault 88, amazing far harbor, nuka cola. I think i spent around 100+ hours in Single(!)player game and that's a reason why i give 8 points to this game. Even though, there are lots of disadvantages. Bugs (lots of them), poor animations and graphics, dumb AI and simplified combat. But that wasnt so important for me. To the advantages, i enjoyed a building mode in settlements (thanks to amazing mods), tonns of quests and interactions, lore of the game, and in fact tonns of activities to do, tonns of things to achieve, tonns of people to see. Thats probably one of my greatest single-player experience of last time.… Expand
  98. nereed678
    May 23, 2019
    7
    Yes, fallout 4 is mediocre as a fallout game. Yet, it is still a fun game, full of exploration and an engaging story and environment. While not a classic in the vein of new vegas, it's still a worthy instillation in the series
  99. Fouadmohamed
    Sep 28, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My first impression was very bad as most of these negative reviews, but when i understand the game and take my time to be aware with that amazing world i can say now it the most complete game that i have played in my entire life… Expand
  100. wiss2wiss
    Sep 28, 2017
    7
    I know that this is a tittle that people either hate or love it. I am not a big fan of Fallout to begin with. I have played Fallout 3 and NV but I did not really enjoy it that much. This game, on the other hand, was more enjoyable in comparison. My main complain is too much action oriented and kind of mixed narrative. I know that Bethesda is not a master of narrative but they can do itI know that this is a tittle that people either hate or love it. I am not a big fan of Fallout to begin with. I have played Fallout 3 and NV but I did not really enjoy it that much. This game, on the other hand, was more enjoyable in comparison. My main complain is too much action oriented and kind of mixed narrative. I know that Bethesda is not a master of narrative but they can do it better, i.e. I feel that Skyrim's narrative is better and have more context (it could be the effect of being frozen for a long time). The character relationship could also be improved with more back story and side quests with companions. I would not say this is a bad game. It is fun and will keep you busy for a long time. Unfortunately, this is not the best in its genre.… Expand
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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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