Fallout 4: Automatron

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  1. imbtyler
    Apr 5, 2016
    8
    I really enjoyed this first DLC from Bethesda for Fallout 4. "Automatron" brings the *incredible* opportunity to build your own robot companion(s), which leads to a very unique experience, and opens up for Robot Mods to be released in future DLC, as well.

    Though the DLC Main Quest is only 3-4 hours long, the introduction of robot creation is what really stands as the foundation of this    I really enjoyed this first DLC from Bethesda for Fallout 4. "Automatron" brings the *incredible* opportunity to build your own robot companion(s), which leads to a very unique experience, and opens up for Robot Mods to be released in future DLC, as well.

    Though the DLC Main Quest is only 3-4 hours long, the introduction of robot creation is what really stands as the foundation of this new content. I only started playing FO4 a month ago, just dinged lvl26 while writing this; with that said, I'd have to admit that this content isn't very valuable for players who have already finished the game in its entirety. This is definitely the kind of DLC pack that can completely change how you play the game, if you have it installed early in your campaign.

    I usually prefer to travel with Dogmeat, because DOGS.... but being able to run around the Commonwealth with one of my own custom robots, while I'm still relatively new to the game, makes all the difference in the world.    … Expand
  2. Joker92
    Jul 2, 2016
    10
    Loved it. The quest is decent concerning length and pretty interesting. The Robot function is the best thing in crafting since mine craft lol. See people continue to be sour about this master piece of a game. Bethesda was far too ambitious in their advertising for this game, because it seems these people that have no idea what Fallout even is refuse to leave.
  3. Dal_ReviewedDat
    Mar 29, 2016
    9
    Value for Money right here.

    As a DLC Automation opens up a smallish dungeon and story (no more than a handful of hours) and the ability to build your own robot companion - which is as deep as the rest of FO4! Don't see this DLC pack as meant to change the game entirely, but as someone that's wondering the wasteland some 700+ hours in, I find this DLC and the new mechanical gangs    Value for Money right here.

    As a DLC Automation opens up a smallish dungeon and story (no more than a handful of hours) and the ability to build your own robot companion - which is as deep as the rest of FO4!

    Don't see this DLC pack as meant to change the game entirely, but as someone that's wondering the wasteland some 700+ hours in, I find this DLC and the new mechanical gangs refreshing.

    People complaining it's to easy are ... ???!!! THERE'S AN OPTION TO CHANGE DIFFICULTY, USE IT!!

    Personally, I'm really pleased I bought the Season Pass the day I bought the game last year, this is just the beginning and FO4 is already a superb sandbox RPG now :)    … Expand
  4. Destroyer67
    Apr 12, 2016
    8
    Automatron is the first of many DLCs Bethesda plans to release. Automatron starts with a Radio transmission coming from a Caravan pleading for help, where events transpire. Without spoiling anything, Automatron has an intriguing story with awesome and extensive Robot customization. The Robot customization allows you to mix and match robot parts, picture Mr. Potato Head but in Fallout withAutomatron is the first of many DLCs Bethesda plans to release. Automatron starts with a Radio transmission coming from a Caravan pleading for help, where events transpire. Without spoiling anything, Automatron has an intriguing story with awesome and extensive Robot customization. The Robot customization allows you to mix and match robot parts, picture Mr. Potato Head but in Fallout with RoboCo and General Atomics Robots. For example you could have a Protectrons body, Mr. Handy thruster and Sentry Head and Assaultron arms with a rapid fire laser rifle on the left hand and a Shishkebab on the right. Automatron is a great start to the sets of upcoming DLCs in Fallout 4.… Expand
  5. Devivre
    Mar 24, 2016
    7
    If you want to build robot companions that fit your needs (for example if you can't do any hacking, make a robot that is able to do it for you...) go for it. But keep in mind that you must not make them too big because otherwise they are plain useless and get stuck all the time.

    But when you're with the minute men and have to keep watch over many settling's then the new Automatron dlc    If you want to build robot companions that fit your needs (for example if you can't do any hacking, make a robot that is able to do it for you...) go for it. But keep in mind that you must not make them too big because otherwise they are plain useless and get stuck all the time.

    But when you're with the minute men and have to keep watch over many settling's then the new Automatron dlc can become annoying - I suddenly had three situations in short time, where two settlements at once were attacked (and half of these attacks were obviously related to the dlc). On the plus side you get a really big building space you can redecorate and you get a new armor at the end...

    However if all you want is more quests, this rather short dlc is probably not worth 10 bucks.    … Expand
  6. olivermatt
    Mar 23, 2016
    9
    With the idea of this DLC, along with wasteland workshop, being a fillers for the real player in Far Harbor coming this may, The installment of Automatron did its job wonderfully. It brought together the customization aspect of character creation to your mechanical companions. The customization possibilities are endless and this was a major must have for this DLC. Now in terms of theWith the idea of this DLC, along with wasteland workshop, being a fillers for the real player in Far Harbor coming this may, The installment of Automatron did its job wonderfully. It brought together the customization aspect of character creation to your mechanical companions. The customization possibilities are endless and this was a major must have for this DLC. Now in terms of the story, it was not all it could have been, robot companion Ada lacks excitement and doesnt pressure current involvement with the mechanist. If there was more emphasis on the need to fight the mechanist, the gameplay would be more intense and more enjoyable. The dungeons were very thorough and provided fantastic loot, the end of one having all three of the new weapon editions. Overall, this was more than i could have ever hoped Automatron to be. It is well worth paying for anyone who missed the opportunity of buying the 30 dollar season pass. Rejuvenates the game and adds more hours of enjoyment!!!… Expand
  7. Greentoast11
    Mar 22, 2016
    7
    Decent experience with 3-4 hours of Main quest line. A lot of illusion of choice tbh which takes a way a lot from the experience, This gives it a very linear feel like Mothership Zeta or Operation Anchorage.

    Some interesting loot and the Robot creation mode is fun for a while but gets kind of meaningless as this game doesn't give you any new areas to explore and clear out. The ending    Decent experience with 3-4 hours of Main quest line. A lot of illusion of choice tbh which takes a way a lot from the experience, This gives it a very linear feel like Mothership Zeta or Operation Anchorage.

    Some interesting loot and the Robot creation mode is fun for a while but gets kind of meaningless as this game doesn't give you any new areas to explore and clear out.

    The ending is a great boss battle sequence but is pretty underwhelming to finish it and then go back out and your back where you started with nothing else to do in the world. Would of been nice to get a few new areas to clear.

    But all things considered its 10 bucks, Some great sequences in the main quest with interesting new enemies and a new raider faction.    … Expand
  8. LegendarySoap
    Mar 23, 2016
    7
    Good value for the money, especially if you got the Season Pass before the price rise. Story missions take around 3-4 hours to complete and consist of some interesting fights against new enemy types.

    Jezebel is a fantastic character, probably one of the most interesting in the game, her quips and comments on your performance during her quest was reminiscent of GLaDOS in Portal 2. The    Good value for the money, especially if you got the Season Pass before the price rise. Story missions take around 3-4 hours to complete and consist of some interesting fights against new enemy types.

    Jezebel is a fantastic character, probably one of the most interesting in the game, her quips and comments on your performance during her quest was reminiscent of GLaDOS in Portal 2.

    The new weapons were interesting, Tesla gun being a satisfying new weapon with a small number or modifications available. The new Robot Armour, functioning as over-powered Metal Armour was visually interesting, with the new helmets serving as good collectibles with interesting features such as the Assaultron Helmet opening when not in combat.

    The actual robot modding itself is in-depth and extremely satisfying, particularly the ability to modify already existing robot companions Codsworth and Curie (non-synth version).

    Robobrains make a return and are expanded upon, with their backstory being revealed through dialogue, terminals and clues in the environment.

    The final story mission is a long slog, giving a good sense of finality and playing into the superhero narrative the Mechanist had created, serving as a satisfying conclusion to the DLC.

    While the story is relatively short, the modding is expansive with every available mod being unlocked upon completing the story, this provides some longevity to the mod as new builds are worked out to provide a real meaningful companion who impacts gameplay more than those available in the base game.    … Expand
  9. Willynailer
    Mar 23, 2016
    3
    I've always been a first person shooter type of gamer but liked fallout 4 as an RPG because of its excellent shooting mechanics. I have spent a lot of time building my settlements, and developing my character because I enjoyed the game and the unique companions, along with the perk system.
    Unfortunately this DLC seems pretty weak. I played it on very hard mode, not survival, but still    I've always been a first person shooter type of gamer but liked fallout 4 as an RPG because of its excellent shooting mechanics. I have spent a lot of time building my settlements, and developing my character because I enjoyed the game and the unique companions, along with the perk system.
    Unfortunately this DLC seems pretty weak. I played it on very hard mode, not survival, but still was completed in around 3 hours. I guess if you compare it to the price of an "OK" movie, you won't be disappointed.
    Hopefully Bethesda steps up their game and makes it a little more challenging, along with more content in the upcoming DLC's.
    If not this will be my first and last Fallout    … Expand
  10. Critigamer
    Mar 28, 2016
    7
    Fallout 4s first doc is a mixed bag. On one hand building my very own killer robot is a priceless experience, the story is interesting, but not memorable, the missions are fun but nothing you haven't done in fallout before, I wish jezebel could become a companion (love interest companion) it would be nice to be the one to melt her icy heart, but most of all, I really wish the dlc was a lotFallout 4s first doc is a mixed bag. On one hand building my very own killer robot is a priceless experience, the story is interesting, but not memorable, the missions are fun but nothing you haven't done in fallout before, I wish jezebel could become a companion (love interest companion) it would be nice to be the one to melt her icy heart, but most of all, I really wish the dlc was a lot longer. For me it took about 3 hrs. All in all a fun first dlc, but are you looking for fun or are you looking for something more?… Expand
  11. lizardking420
    Mar 22, 2016
    3
    gave me great pleasure. I pay more for more. I bow to your pleasure. the pleasure it felt so good. I want to give you even more money for even less it would be greatest pleasure.
  12. ErikDimtri
    Apr 8, 2016
    4
    The DLC is about 1 hour long and it could of been longer if they not done a stupid thing with unlocking every single robot mod after final quest is completed which in my opinion was a stupid thing to do coz they could of made the DLC longer by letting the player go out and hunt for special/legendary or just simple robot mods that could of made the DLC longer and more worth its asking priceThe DLC is about 1 hour long and it could of been longer if they not done a stupid thing with unlocking every single robot mod after final quest is completed which in my opinion was a stupid thing to do coz they could of made the DLC longer by letting the player go out and hunt for special/legendary or just simple robot mods that could of made the DLC longer and more worth its asking price which is £7.99.… Expand
  13. Shellcore
    Apr 15, 2016
    7
    Automatron is the first piece of DLC for Fallout 4. This retails for £10.00 in my local game, so that is what I will base my score against. Automatron is basically a new quest line with the end game of confronting the Machinist. The DLC also introduces robot crafting elements and the ability to have new robot companions.

    The quest line portion of the DLC lasts a couple of hours and    Automatron is the first piece of DLC for Fallout 4. This retails for £10.00 in my local game, so that is what I will base my score against. Automatron is basically a new quest line with the end game of confronting the Machinist. The DLC also introduces robot crafting elements and the ability to have new robot companions.

    The quest line portion of the DLC lasts a couple of hours and is quite a good ride to be honest. There are a couple of new locations all seamlessly fit into the existing Fallout map. You will be fighting mostly against robots and a new faction which I will not spoil. Both of these adversaries offer unique loot and fighting patterns which was the best thing for me about this experience. On completion of the main quest, a new radiant quest is made available. The quest is well made, comes with plenty of new items and weapons and has a great branching storyline at the end.

    The robot crafting element is half weapon mod and half pokemon. At the beginning of the quest storyline, you are given a robot workbench to build your own creations. New blueprints can be attained by defeating enemy robots in battle and collecting the parts they drop. The amount of combinations has a lot of potential. My current robot companion is far more combat ready than any of the base game characters. They do, however, lack personality and expanded back story missions.

    This DLC is short, but sweet. The new weapons I am still using on my main character, along with the robot companion. The downsides are the length of the main storyline which is over too soon, and the fact that all robot blueprints can be unlocked on completion of the story, therefore rendering the radiant quest pointless aside from xp grinding. If you would like more Fallout, I recommend this. However, it will only last one sitting, unless you really like robots.    … Expand
  14. TheTrurth
    May 11, 2016
    5
    Robot creating is the only good aspect of a poorly made 10 dollar DLC. Story is short and the only challenging part was to keep myself awake in the final act. But then again I made a pretty sweet robot!
  15. rockman909090
    Jun 1, 2016
    4
    Short and not interesting. To much fighting. Missions include cleaning another room and room. No decision, no interesting characters, nothing special...
  16. AristotlesPal
    Jun 3, 2016
    6
    Automatron is not terrible, especially when you consider it's only 10 euro. But it does some very inexcusable things, for example. The dialogue is god awful , the illusion of choice here is painstakingly obvious and it doesn't help that the main storyline's writing is just 'meh'

    The game adds one new big location , which is a huge dungeon which is nice as it has interesting lore. But    Automatron is not terrible, especially when you consider it's only 10 euro. But it does some very inexcusable things, for example. The dialogue is god awful , the illusion of choice here is painstakingly obvious and it doesn't help that the main storyline's writing is just 'meh'

    The game adds one new big location , which is a huge dungeon which is nice as it has interesting lore. But upsettingly most of the dlc takes place in slightly refurbished already existing locations and serve as 'go here kill this' locations.

    After 3-4 hours of main quest you get decent unique armor and all but Robot Creation is what is the big meat here, Sadly whilst robot creation is great. There is little incentive to do it, they are loud and clunky and simply can't compete with uniquely voice acted companions in strength and in writing. They will give you another 2-3 hours of gameplay MAYBE. It also seems like oversight that after completion of the main storyline , you automatically unlock the ability to create EVERY robotic component. This completely defeats the point of building robots to go out and kill more robots for new and exciting parts to customize.

    For these reasons I feel while this DLC isn't 'bad' , it's very 'meh' and hence I will give it a 6/10.    … Expand
  17. Nathaniel_Cage
    Dec 11, 2020
    8
    Great story and well portrayed characters made me play this game for 100+ hours. Definitely will play this game again in the future!
  18. eva3si0n
    Oct 17, 2021
    6
    Automatron short DLC for Fallout 4. For the most part, the main story is not affected globally. The main quests here are 5-6 and 2 more repeating. The story itself is banal and simple, in general, DLC quests do not look on their own. They were simply ripped out and the original and decided to sell separately. The only good thing about DLC is the ability to design robots for yourself, theyAutomatron short DLC for Fallout 4. For the most part, the main story is not affected globally. The main quests here are 5-6 and 2 more repeating. The story itself is banal and simple, in general, DLC quests do not look on their own. They were simply ripped out and the original and decided to sell separately. The only good thing about DLC is the ability to design robots for yourself, they are very convenient to assign to communication between the settlements of the main character.… Expand
  19. Jmar
    May 17, 2020
    6
    This DLC was nothing special but I had fun playing it. It basically offered a lot that the base game did and never blew my mind in anyway. The story was not bad and I had some fun playing it.
  20. nurfedx
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    Mediocre Game and an Insult to every Fallout-Veteran. Still better than F76 tho. DONT BUY!
  21. RGNS
    Nov 7, 2022
    0
    Cant see enemies. Dont know where they shooting from. Dogmeat gets in the way while i am looting. Asking me to kill raiders in a factory or some crap but the raiders dont come to me! I must find them and then kill them? Grenade markers are worthless. CRAP GAME WASTE OF TIME. STUPID BETHESDA. EAT 0 NOOB DEVS. CANT EVEN MAKE GAME THESE STUPID DEVS.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

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  1. CGMagazine
    Apr 14, 2016
    50
    I don’t know what makes me angrier, that Automatron is a hollow and boring bit of DLC, or that it actually made me have to reinstall Fallout 4 on my PS4.
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  2. GameGrin
    Apr 13, 2016
    75
    A bunch of new items and weapons, with a new companion and a huge amount of exploring to be done, there’s little reason Automatron shouldn’t be on your radar.
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  3. RPG Site
    Apr 11, 2016
    60
    With Automatron Bethesda has shrewdly managed to zero in on one already compelling point of Fallout 4's experience, dropping in a new twist that solidly expands on that point in an interesting new way. As such, it's a perfect add-on for those either experiencing the wasteland for the first time or returning for a new play-through. It's simplistic and short story component means that it arguably doesn't have enough content to actually draw you back in on its own, and that's a shame, but if more Fallout 4 is on the cards for you already and you love customization, there's a strong argument for playing it with Automatron attached.
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