Fallout 4

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  1. Jhursk
    Jul 7, 2023
    4
    Terrible game the build sanctuary SUUUUCKS donkey. It take forever to get going for anything. If you want to play a good fallout play new vegas if you want a good bethesda game skyrim all the way or fallout 3. Anything but this game
  2. Muzketin
    May 24, 2023
    1
    "Fallout" except the target audience is 10 year olds. Cartoonish characters for the most part, weapons who don't make sense, most of them are ugly pipe "guns" (who can shoot .50 cal.... not even a crackhead would believe that thing to be possible). And the rest have poor attention to details. Devs should hire a gun expert to make better guns, tho i believe even simple common sense would"Fallout" except the target audience is 10 year olds. Cartoonish characters for the most part, weapons who don't make sense, most of them are ugly pipe "guns" (who can shoot .50 cal.... not even a crackhead would believe that thing to be possible). And the rest have poor attention to details. Devs should hire a gun expert to make better guns, tho i believe even simple common sense would have prevented them from making such mistakes. Lever action shotgun has not even a proper reload animation... but i guess they don't care as "mods will fix it". Big disappointment. Next time make OBSIDIAN make a good Fallout game.… Expand
  3. WingerZingers
    May 20, 2023
    3
    One of the most glaring issues with Fallout 4 lies in its narrative. The game's main storyline fails to engage and falls flat compared to the intricate and morally ambiguous narratives of its predecessors. The choices and consequences, which were a hallmark of the series, are disappointingly shallow and fail to have a meaningful impact on the world or the characters. The lack of branchingOne of the most glaring issues with Fallout 4 lies in its narrative. The game's main storyline fails to engage and falls flat compared to the intricate and morally ambiguous narratives of its predecessors. The choices and consequences, which were a hallmark of the series, are disappointingly shallow and fail to have a meaningful impact on the world or the characters. The lack of branching paths and limited dialogue options undermine the sense of agency, leaving players feeling like passive participants rather than active contributors to the story.

    While the game's open world is expansive and visually impressive, it lacks the depth and variety seen in previous entries. The settlements system, touted as a major feature, feels underdeveloped and tedious, with repetitive tasks and limited customization options. The side quests, while numerous, often lack the creativity and complexity that players have come to expect from the franchise, resulting in a sense of monotony and missed opportunities for engaging gameplay.

    Additionally, Fallout 4 suffers from technical issues that hinder the overall experience. From frequent crashes and frame rate drops to glitches and inconsistent AI behavior, these technical flaws break immersion and undermine the game's potential. The lack of polish and attention to detail is particularly disappointing, considering the pedigree of the series and the long development cycle.

    Despite its shortcomings, Fallout 4 does offer solid combat mechanics and improved gunplay. The V.A.T.S. system, which allows players to target specific body parts, adds a tactical element to encounters and injects some excitement into the otherwise lackluster combat. The gun customization system also provides a satisfying sense of personalization and variety in weaponry. However, these gameplay improvements are not enough to compensate for the game's overall weaknesses.

    In conclusion, Fallout 4 is a letdown for fans of the beloved franchise. While it presents a visually impressive open world and refined combat mechanics, the lackluster narrative, technical issues, and missed opportunities prevent it from reaching the heights of its predecessors. This installment fails to capture the essence of what made the Fallout series so captivating, leaving players with a sense of disappointment and a yearning for the depth and innovation that defined earlier entries. Unfortunately, Fallout 4 falls short of its potential and feels like a missed opportunity in the franchise's storied history.    … Expand
  4. 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.
  5. Artimus
    Sep 29, 2022
    0
    This game is just A pathetic excuse for entertainment. The story is just a reversed version of the previous games story with A pointless plot twist and forgettable characters.
  6. EptaEpt
    Sep 13, 2022
    1
    Sorry, but positive feedback is not available in your region. At least until your leadership changes the two-faced policy in their actions and statements.
    Sorry, but positive feedback is not available in your region. At least until your leadership changes the two-faced policy in their actions and statements.
  7. ablemorghon
    Aug 29, 2022
    2
    A very mediocre game, at best. Visually not so much better than Fallout 3. In all honestly, it looks real bad for a PS4 game.

    Game is also full of glitches, but that was expected. It's always been like that with Fallout games. Enemies getting stuck in fences/stairs etc, alleys disappearing (worst of them being your dog), missions not showing up correctly +++. The only good thing    A very mediocre game, at best. Visually not so much better than Fallout 3. In all honestly, it looks real bad for a PS4 game.

    Game is also full of glitches, but that was expected. It's always been like that with Fallout games. Enemies getting stuck in fences/stairs etc, alleys disappearing (worst of them being your dog), missions not showing up correctly +++.

    The only good thing about the game is the story and amount of content.

    All in all, I don't recommend this to anyone.    … Expand
  8. Ausmic
    Jul 31, 2022
    0
    If you enjoyed this game your iq is lower then 75. Nothing about this game is good. There are better rts mods for fallout 3 and new Vegas that are better then the settlement builder bethesda gave us in this pile of garbage they call a game.
  9. YT_GunslingerSy
    Jul 27, 2022
    3
    This is a bit of a bugbear of mine, too many games play fast and loose with their main narrative drive and saddle you up with irrelevant sidequests as you go, and it's a serious conflict that ends up undermining their fiction.

    Basically, it's quite common practice for RPG developers to write a strong main plot, typically with dire personal stakes, but then also bolt on a large sandbox    This is a bit of a bugbear of mine, too many games play fast and loose with their main narrative drive and saddle you up with irrelevant sidequests as you go, and it's a serious conflict that ends up undermining their fiction.

    Basically, it's quite common practice for RPG developers to write a strong main plot, typically with dire personal stakes, but then also bolt on a large sandbox around it. On the one hand, this has the benefit of fleshing their world out, making it feel like it's an autonomous, functioning space, but it also has the risk of introducing severe narrative dissonance. An excellent example of this problem is Fallout 4 (though most open-world titles are guilty of it), where you're theoretically on a desperate quest to find Shaun, but in practice you keep taking detours to help some **** dirt farmer with his bloatfly problem.

    Ideally, when making a plot-driven RPG, you'd want to pace your story progression with natural downtime periods, when maybe you're chasing leads that might further your urgent goals or you're trying to earn your keep while you're waiting for a previously-concluded thread to bear fruit, thus introducing both the opportunity and excuse to engage with side-content.

    When people say they want choices, they want meaningful choices. All the choices and solutions to quests in Fallout 3 are absolute meaningless, with no affect on anything whatsoever. Not to mention a lot of the solutions are overly simplistic and too easy to achieve.

    Also, Fallout 3 didn't translate jack and **** from the first two games. It's like someone parading around in your favorite series's clothes, telling you that it's totally part of your favorite series. But it's not. It's a cobbled together pretender that uses recognizable iconography and some RPG systems from the series to make people think it's an actual Fallout game.    … Expand
  10. Kells_ExE
    Feb 7, 2022
    1
    The Worst Game in the Series.

    The Game to this Day is still full of bugs and constantly Crashing. The DLC weapons are just cut content from the Base Game.
  11. FuN3y
    Jan 2, 2022
    0
    Quests Garbage
    Ghoul in refrigerator idiot,Raider attack her,who knew in refrigerator>Nothing know
    Refund Family Kid Ghoul,What eat,What thirsty water,100 logic error in quest Fraction Idiotism,Cringe Brothes Steel - techoonazi,clowns shame Miniments - Your need help settlements shame,idiotism her dialogs cringe Dialog system Sarcasm Shame and Cringe,Very Bad 1)You Igree 2)I agree    Quests Garbage
    Ghoul in refrigerator idiot,Raider attack her,who knew in refrigerator>Nothing know
    Refund Family Kid Ghoul,What eat,What thirsty water,100 logic error in quest
    Fraction Idiotism,Cringe
    Brothes Steel - techoonazi,clowns shame
    Miniments - Your need help settlements shame,idiotism her dialogs cringe
    Dialog system Sarcasm Shame and Cringe,Very Bad 1)You Igree 2)I agree and Scream 3)I agree no don't agree my review
    Final quest laugh find Shoun facepalm
    Shot system better,No im no want shoot all time
    Design Weapons Cringe handmade,Plasma
    Design Enemy:Ghoul shamde,cringe,Robots so-so all others Good
    Upraged system good,No Logic stats
    Optimization He's Dead
    Graphic disgusting,shame on 2015 year included games beauty
    Atmoshphere she nothing
    It no Fallout,It Bad Skyrim with guns
    ID Software Respect work with Gun System very good,Desingner Map and spawn Enemy system shame    … Expand
  12. the_console_guy
    Dec 22, 2021
    0
    I will be just like every other ps5 player out there, being a ps4 player and now a ps5 player with no other console I hate the lack of variety of mods.
  13. nurfedx
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    Mediocre Game and an Insult to every Fallout-Veteran. Still better than F76 tho. DONT BUY!
  14. DevilSurvivor
    Nov 18, 2021
    0
    This game is a massive downgrade from 3 and New Vegas yet is rated higher even while having MORE bugs and glitches than its older counterparts, and some of the bugs fixed by Obsidian back in NV reappear in this game!!! How are people so blinded by this?? It completely butchered the S.P.E.C.I.A.L and made the entirety of the game not only more casual, but also insultingly easy with givingThis game is a massive downgrade from 3 and New Vegas yet is rated higher even while having MORE bugs and glitches than its older counterparts, and some of the bugs fixed by Obsidian back in NV reappear in this game!!! How are people so blinded by this?? It completely butchered the S.P.E.C.I.A.L and made the entirety of the game not only more casual, but also insultingly easy with giving you the power armor so early in the game.

    And the dialogue... I haven't seen this type of bad dialogue since video game ads back in the 80s. How can you neuter down a dialogue system so well done in past Fallout games into "Yes, No, Sarcastic, Funny".    … Expand
  15. JereParker
    Sep 4, 2021
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No es un juego que cumpla las expectativas como tal. Un juego que tiene muchos fallos tales como bugs entre otros.… Expand
  16. EddBoy
    Aug 18, 2021
    0
    Worst Fallout game, not even a RPG. Far Cry style FPS with rpg leveling system in fallout universe. Quests are boring and have no alternative ways to finish. Dialogs are on school level writing. Every location has mass enemies with nothing interesting to interact withwith.
  17. Kessarath
    Jul 18, 2021
    1
    Huge, even gigantic disappointment and to think that Metal Gear Solid V or The Witcher 3 were released in the same year! Fallout 4 is just Fallout 3 with high definition textures, worse plot, meaningless dialogues. It's more like a mod, not a full-fledged game. Full of bugs and glitches even in 2021. Embarrassment. Fallout 3 was one of my favorite games. I finished F4 with the all DLC andHuge, even gigantic disappointment and to think that Metal Gear Solid V or The Witcher 3 were released in the same year! Fallout 4 is just Fallout 3 with high definition textures, worse plot, meaningless dialogues. It's more like a mod, not a full-fledged game. Full of bugs and glitches even in 2021. Embarrassment. Fallout 3 was one of my favorite games. I finished F4 with the all DLC and achieved all the trophies. It was a very unpleasant experience. This game should never come out.… Expand
  18. fabgo
    Jun 15, 2021
    0
    This game is incredibly over-rated in my opinion. It completely pales compared to previous Fallout games. I played about 50 hours, and don't think I met a single interesting character. In fact, I hardly met any characters at all. The world is pretty much empty except for raiders and bugs and what not, and filled with enormous amounts of trash that you are compelled to pick up so you canThis game is incredibly over-rated in my opinion. It completely pales compared to previous Fallout games. I played about 50 hours, and don't think I met a single interesting character. In fact, I hardly met any characters at all. The world is pretty much empty except for raiders and bugs and what not, and filled with enormous amounts of trash that you are compelled to pick up so you can craft various armor and weapon upgrades, or to build pieces for the useless settlements. In fact, that seems to be the main point of the game. Collect trash, and build and maintain settlements all over the map.

    The graphics are very sub-par, so is the music/soundtrack. I was surprised how poor the game looked. Not much of a step up from Fallout 3. Controls are super clunky on PS4. I had the hardest time aiming and targeting.

    There really are so many much better games available for PS4/PS5, I don't know why anyone would bother with this trash.    … Expand
  19. Goodbad
    Jun 11, 2021
    0
    This game has a seperate place in my dustbin...............................
  20. IPT19
    Apr 16, 2021
    0
    Just overly complicated mess ! Worst base building ever in a video game, main plot line is terrible too ... just simply not owrth
  21. mario999
    Feb 23, 2021
    0
    One of the worst games you can play on ps4. This game almost made me stop playing videos games
  22. Spuffo
    Jan 14, 2021
    0
    Вылеты, баги, низкий фпс, неинтересные квесты, ужасный режим выживания, пустой мир, отвратительный сюжет. Из плюсов неплохая стрельба и прокачка оружия.
  23. CoreGamer1408
    Jan 13, 2021
    4
    Oh wow PC version really spoils you. No crappy 30 FPS no crap constant dips, Boston being the worse place. Yeah you'd think you was in a jet mode, before even taking jet, but a jet that gives you the shakes and jerks.

    | am glad they changed the format of Fallout even if it took a while to get into. It is more Borderlands action packed shooter than a ARPG with shooting mechanics. Played    Oh wow PC version really spoils you. No crappy 30 FPS no crap constant dips, Boston being the worse place. Yeah you'd think you was in a jet mode, before even taking jet, but a jet that gives you the shakes and jerks.

    | am glad they changed the format of Fallout even if it took a while to get into. It is more Borderlands action packed shooter than a ARPG with shooting mechanics. Played the game back to back with the female/male characters. I enjoyed all of the shooting, looting, crafting and exploring. I had a lot of fun with the upgradeable power armors and the weapons. The settlement building side was a bit basic and simplified. While being somewhat of a drag to micro manage. Some bugs, frame rate dips, terrible clipping now and again with several BSOD over a space of 400 hours of back to back game play. Technically the game is not great and has issues, but oh boy was it still loads of fun to game on.    … Expand
  24. sonersupertramp
    Jan 6, 2021
    3
    I can’t play this “game of the year” because of bugs and glitchs even after FIVE years. Sad and angry.
  25. Charadez
    Sep 13, 2020
    2
    Spent an hour trying to get one raider in power armor to lock off of me, using an angle, my companion, stealth boy, chems and so on.. the game was not having it.

    Spent an hour and half building a fairly symmetrical foundation, to have a piece get stuck in a bad spot and I had to scrap the whole thing because I didn't autosave. . Not having it. I spent well over an hour trying to    Spent an hour trying to get one raider in power armor to lock off of me, using an angle, my companion, stealth boy, chems and so on.. the game was not having it.

    Spent an hour and half building a fairly symmetrical foundation, to have a piece get stuck in a bad spot and I had to scrap the whole thing because I didn't autosave. . Not having it.


    I spent well over an hour trying to reestablish the exact same charm test with the girl who knows Henry's just going to kill her anyway, but again.. the Game was not having it..

    With all of the Quality and Performance Errors this game is riddled with, it's hard to believe it gets such great reviews.    … Expand
  26. ArnauAzu
    Aug 22, 2020
    3
    Malos gráficos,no es nada agradable de jugar,unas conversaciones penosas y un mapa vacio que no vas a querer explorar
  27. Cyper
    May 23, 2020
    3
    THE GOOD

    · An amazing, open world · Improved shooting mechanics · More fluid gameplay · Settlement building THE BAD · DOWNGRADED. Fallout 4 basically REMOVES many of the core mechanics from previous games; skill points, proper player dialogue, player choice, karma system, and the reputation system, faction affiliation, There is barely any survival elements to the game. Within    THE GOOD

    · An amazing, open world
    · Improved shooting mechanics
    · More fluid gameplay
    · Settlement building

    THE BAD

    · DOWNGRADED. Fallout 4 basically REMOVES many of the core mechanics from previous games; skill points, proper player dialogue, player choice, karma system, and the reputation system, faction affiliation, There is barely any survival elements to the game. Within an hour you're given a Power Armor and a mini-gun. Choosing answers via the dialogue is difficult because the whole sentence is not spelled out meaning that your character might say something that you did not intend him or her to say. But that does generally not matter. While there is options, these are only an illusion of freedom. There is Yes (yes) sarcastic (yes) and No (yes) and more information. So there is really no choice. Many characters are invincible. The game is constantly telling you where to go and who to talk to.

    · Lack of INNOVATION. Fallout 4 re-use the same creatures and enemies as in FO3. The world design is more or less the same as well. It's as if this is forcibly put into the game to make it LOOK like Fallout. But in the end it's a post-apocalyptic gallery with content from Fallout crammed into the mix. The mission design is outright horrible. All missions in the game can more or less be summarized as such: (1) Retrieve someone or something or (2) Kill someone. Then you ALWAYS have to shoot your way though hordes of enemies to complete the task. What's then the POINT with roleplaying??? There is no roleplay. The only SKILL that really is valuable in Fallout from a role-playing point of view is shooting. Worse than that the game forces you to do so. This also means that there is no surprise elements. You always know what the next mission is or what's behind the next corner.

    There is more to say about the good and the bad - but what I already have said summarize it. In the end Fallout 4 is downgraded from previous titles and the game lacks innovation. I will NOT buy the next Fallout game if it is like this.    … Expand
  28. OddballTV
    May 8, 2020
    1
    I felt as if the story had very little depth to it, regardless of how wide and open you try to make the world, the characters are still shallow to a point that limits me from enjoying the game as an RPG, I gave it a 1 and I gave it a 1 for one reason exclusively, it's not a bad FPS, but for the storyline and character development, it's a pile of hot garbage, especially with Fallout NewI felt as if the story had very little depth to it, regardless of how wide and open you try to make the world, the characters are still shallow to a point that limits me from enjoying the game as an RPG, I gave it a 1 and I gave it a 1 for one reason exclusively, it's not a bad FPS, but for the storyline and character development, it's a pile of hot garbage, especially with Fallout New Vegas, which is a genuinely amazing game, kickstarting the hype train for many Fallout Veterans who came to Fallout 4 with the expectation that it'd learn from its mistakes in Fallout 3, low and behold: it didn't whatsoever. Waste of Money and a Waste of space for those who can appreciate real Role-Playing Games.… Expand
  29. jefferz
    Apr 2, 2020
    0
    I'm going to be honest and say that I way so hyped when this game came out at first because I was a starved Fallout fan, but honestly, if you enjoy this game or even outright call it a fallout game, then the underlying concept of the fallout series obviously has gone over your head.

    The only reason this game isn't considered **** is due to alot of ignorant gamers only having played    I'm going to be honest and say that I way so hyped when this game came out at first because I was a starved Fallout fan, but honestly, if you enjoy this game or even outright call it a fallout game, then the underlying concept of the fallout series obviously has gone over your head.

    The only reason this game isn't considered **** is due to alot of ignorant gamers only having played Fallout 4 and not any other games.

    It's a mediocre AAA game at best, probably why so many ignorant gamers enjoy it, because they've never explored anything else.

    As a fallout game this just totally fails, don't buy it, and if you like the Fallout Franchise you shouldn't support this game at all    … Expand
  30. Edwindyeywuve
    Jan 22, 2020
    0
    Gráficos penosamente malos, se vuelve aburrido y daños de juego que lo convierte todo en una experiencia de juego desagradable (Fallout 76 es un poco más de lo mismo).
  31. rageredline
    Jan 16, 2020
    4
    A strictly worse version of fallout 3 and NV, not many choices or depth and poor storytelling in comparison to previous games, Graphics are so so, Fallout but it feels lice they didnt really care.
  32. Cafe_8bits
    Nov 14, 2019
    3
    This game was a huge disappointment. I´ve been a fan of the series, i played 1, 2 and New Vegas. But F4 just thrown away the best things of the franchise, and turned a nice WRPG into a action based game. Don´t get me wrong, there´s nothing wrong with action games. But... Fallout is a RPG, and even the roleplay dialogue options were removed. The skill tree does not make any sense, and thusThis game was a huge disappointment. I´ve been a fan of the series, i played 1, 2 and New Vegas. But F4 just thrown away the best things of the franchise, and turned a nice WRPG into a action based game. Don´t get me wrong, there´s nothing wrong with action games. But... Fallout is a RPG, and even the roleplay dialogue options were removed. The skill tree does not make any sense, and thus any RPG feeling was removed.
    The plot of the game is boring, and the only 2 things good about this game were SOME of the factions and the polished gameplay. The rest of the game looks just unfinished. Play New Vegas instead.    … Expand
  33. Rus24
    Nov 10, 2019
    4
    I played over 90 hours and I can say about the game that this is a great shooter, but a bad Fallout.
  34. mathiasthewise
    Nov 3, 2019
    3
    A lot of world to explore, yet it feels so incredibly empty. Quests hardly interact with each other from a narrative standpoint, the village building while interesting can be very frustrating especially when the building placement bugs out. Also bugs, because Bethesda. I personally got much more from New Vegas.
  35. MazrimTaim14
    Oct 14, 2019
    3
    Its more similar to Skyrim than Fallout 3 but a crappier Skyrim version.

    The dumb down dialogue system was one of the dumbest decision they made. Guns are derivative. Power armor lost is novelty when it drops down to you at the early part of the game.

    Base building was a nice idea but very very poorly executed. Characters were not memorable.

    A preclude to this to come.
  36. Lucasvini117
    Sep 23, 2019
    2
    O jogo tem vários bugs de seleção de conversas como sistema de mira totalmente truncados e gráficos muito fracos para a geração.
  37. Barney5297
    Sep 20, 2019
    3
    Will review (out of 10) Story, Audio (Music, Sound and direction), Graphics, Game play, RPG mechanics, World Building and Side quests, Content and a completionist rating

    1. This is my first Fallout game made by Bethesda 2. This is my first Bethesda game 3. No spoilers 4. I mainly play Asian developed games and ARPGs 5. Each section will be rated individually and averaged for overall    Will review (out of 10) Story, Audio (Music, Sound and direction), Graphics, Game play, RPG mechanics, World Building and Side quests, Content and a completionist rating

    1. This is my first Fallout game made by Bethesda
    2. This is my first Bethesda game
    3. No spoilers
    4. I mainly play Asian developed games and ARPGs
    5. Each section will be rated individually and averaged for overall score

    Story - 5
    The mainline and faction stories are bland and are just used as a means to transport the player across the map. The endings especially, leave you feeling unfulfilled and do not have the pay-off that is required from an RPG. The good news is that it is quite short. The side stories are very intriguing and do pull the score up but the frequency is not there with only around 4 non-story quests that truly immersed me in the world.

    Audio - 3
    The music is lackluster with ambiance preferred to musical storytelling with great opportunities to enhance the on screen story missed entirely. There are also very, very few tracks for an RPG. The sound design is also not good, with nearly all sounds taking away from the immersion. Frequent audio glitches are also present (roughly once per hour). This game would benefit massively from investing a lot more in the audio department.

    Graphics - 5
    For the time it was released it is insufficient, but since the game is quite large I can't complain.

    Gameplay - 0
    It hasn't been play-tested. During my 160 hours with the game there were 6 times losing over 5 hours progress due to quest bugs (e.g. Danse not speaking, Ballistic Weave bug, Characters dying automatically before being able to speak to them etc). A lot of quests and end-game materials were also bugged away from me as they were unable to be completed. Overall, a mess, I stopped playing for several weeks at a time because of this.

    RPG mechanics - 3
    No depth. The skill trees are basic with no real tactical different caused after playing for a while (after discovering the map). The perks are mediocre and the leveling system could in fact be completely replaced by companion perks and magazines in my view. I am a grinder, but left with no investment in the systems. In terms of communication trees, they do redeem some points for giving the impression of choice, but there isn't really much there. Giving the character a voice also really retracts from role-playing.

    World Building/Sidequests - 2 (but could have been a 7)
    Without bugs, this is a solid 7/10. There is lots to do, lots to see all quite fulfilling. They could do with some more scripted set pieces though. With bugs, you will need a guide to navigate you through the quests to avoid breaking the game. I ended up with 9 FAILED quests caused by completing the main story line because they couldn't be completed as I didn't have a previous save to return to. Be careful, this happened when I was using a guide to avoid the most serious ones.

    Content/Completionist rating - 1
    There's lots of it, but a real lack of care is on show in the logic and assets. 160 hours, Level 81 (all perks etc), it has enough to keep you going for weeks. But you have to really persevere to get that far. I am a compulsive completionist that completes games once I've started them, I could not have finished the story if I didn't have the compulsion. WARNING: There are a lot of repeatable and tedious tasks that are asked of you that add no value to the game outside of doing them once (except for companion affinity). IT IS NOT WORTH COMPLETING THIS GAME. I became so angry and disillusioned with the whole process, it is one of the worst games I've completed for the bugs.

    Overall - 3 (rounded up)
    If you like games for story, graphics, music or game play, don't buy this game. For World Building, it does do a quite decent job, if only because of the amount of lore and content it throws at you, so to each their own (I didn't think it was good). If you want an RPG with guns, this isn't it. I would not recommend this game.    … Expand
  38. dangyosabyss
    Jun 28, 2019
    3
    Skyrim is a flawed masterpiece so I gave bethesda the benefit of the doubt and bought Fallout 4. I regret it. The nice-ish graphics would matter more if the frame rate were above 4. It is a juddering janky mess of a game that tries to be a jack-of-all-trades but masters none. It is probably why you get a mech suit early on - not many people want to wander through dark brown street afterSkyrim is a flawed masterpiece so I gave bethesda the benefit of the doubt and bought Fallout 4. I regret it. The nice-ish graphics would matter more if the frame rate were above 4. It is a juddering janky mess of a game that tries to be a jack-of-all-trades but masters none. It is probably why you get a mech suit early on - not many people want to wander through dark brown street after dark brown street. To give a tangible metaphor it is like a chinese-made knockoff sandbox with knock-off toys that comes in a shiny new (£50 at launch) box. It accurately foreshadowed Fallout 76 and bethesdas laziness. I will not be buying another bethesda game after this broken mess. It plays like a ps1 game.… Expand
  39. onehitok
    May 26, 2019
    4
    This game was just boring to play, you are the father of some family that is trying to rescue your child, I think. Since your wife is dead, you are left to roam on a desolated earth. Obviously the combat needs no aiming, but the guns need aiming, what's up with that? The graphics are good, though.
  40. Thegame123
    Mar 26, 2019
    4
    Although the games graphics were impressive and the weapons were overall very good, the npcs, plot, and quests were a major step down from fallout: new Vegas and fallout 3
  41. lewaforever15
    Nov 27, 2018
    3
    Although I did have occasional fun playing Fallout 4, overall the game felt like a dumbed-down entry, lacking the RPG elements that made New Vegas and 3 so much fun, and adding tedious, exhausting crafting mechanics that slow down the game's pacing to a crawl, and make the game feel like a chore.

    At first I was open to the changes in skills, perks, and dialogue, but eventually found all    Although I did have occasional fun playing Fallout 4, overall the game felt like a dumbed-down entry, lacking the RPG elements that made New Vegas and 3 so much fun, and adding tedious, exhausting crafting mechanics that slow down the game's pacing to a crawl, and make the game feel like a chore.

    At first I was open to the changes in skills, perks, and dialogue, but eventually found all of these new changes to be huge mistakes. The dialogue being the biggest offender for me, as your character having a voice completely disconnects you from being immersed in the world, and significantly shortens the amount of response options during conversations with NPCs.

    This barely feels like an RPG, if at all, and feels more like an open world First Person Shooter, with minor, beginner RPG elements thrown in. Overall it just feels like a massive step backwards for the franchise, and it makes me concerned for Elder Scrolls 6. Bethesda needs to stick to what works, and make minor tweaks and changes. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. Though the game is often severely broken too, so I guess I can't even say that.

    Get rid of the freaking crafting! Good lord it's annoying. Stopping a quest every two seconds to gather resources and craft trivial structures that in no way impact your game is so mind-numbing and awful. They've doubled down with the crafting crap in Fallout 76, and look how that turned out. MAKE CRAFTING AN OPTION, NOT A REQUIREMENT. In Skyrim they got it right with Hearthstone. An OPTIONAL DLC, that made crafting fun and easy, and actually had a purpose! To store and display your stuff, with some minor mini-events/quests thrown in to boot. The crafting for me is the fatal flaw of Fallout 4, it really ruined the experience for me.

    There are occasional moments of brilliance, but they're too far and few between to justify ever returning to this game. Play Fallout: New Vegas instead, you'll be glad you did.    … Expand
  42. AJFreeney
    Nov 25, 2018
    2
    This game is dead as **** Basically, I've played it for about 4 hours so you could argue I've given up a bit quick but I do expect stuff to draw me in. I left the bunker and went to the people in the town hall or whatever and then put on the suit. A big lizard thing came at me and then we walked off with the people back to where my house is. I was then told to find some people in troubleThis game is dead as **** Basically, I've played it for about 4 hours so you could argue I've given up a bit quick but I do expect stuff to draw me in. I left the bunker and went to the people in the town hall or whatever and then put on the suit. A big lizard thing came at me and then we walked off with the people back to where my house is. I was then told to find some people in trouble eastwards and it turned out they were being attacked by things south of that location. So basically I knew this was just going to be another Bethesda game of trecking across the map to kill one thing and then coming back and getting the reward and then just grinding everything out with no purpose. I had this trouble with Skyrim as well where I found that there was far too much to do to the point where the side quests are well over 10 times the size of the main quest and they just spiral out into this endless void. But it's not worth it at all. All the characters are boring and they all sound depressed or just poorly voiced so I just don't care about them at all. Every quest is just so much effort and there's no final boss or thing to work towards. I personally prefer a game I can beat in about 40 hours and be satisfied with. This game cannot be beaten and so I just cannot be arsed to play it for 60 hours and try and immerse myself in a boring world.… Expand
  43. MaxPayneIsGod
    Nov 7, 2018
    3
    I resent this game so much.
    I loved FO3, 100%'d it and all DLC on Xbox 360.
    FO4, though, it doesn't work, it just, doesn't, work. It is suffering from a MAJOR identitiy crisis, part FPS, part skill-tree action game. I've put roughly a total of 30>40 hours into this game since release, restarting it multiple times but nothing can hook me past about the 10 hour mark. Its just so    I resent this game so much.
    I loved FO3, 100%'d it and all DLC on Xbox 360.
    FO4, though, it doesn't work, it just, doesn't, work.
    It is suffering from a MAJOR identitiy crisis, part FPS, part skill-tree action game.
    I've put roughly a total of 30>40 hours into this game since release, restarting it multiple times but nothing can hook me past about the 10 hour mark.
    Its just so aimless, but at the same time there is no freedom either. You can't wander without getting caught up in something trivial, or feel obliged to "go here and do this". There is no sense of wonder like FO3 had, no awe.
    I wanted to love this game, I really did, but I can't.
    Its like the girl who looks amazing from 20m away but when you get close you see zits on her chest, waxy ears, hairy armpits, acne around her mouth and forehead and has missing teeth.
    I went there, more than once and I'm ashamed and let down.
    Fallout 4 and all its DLC (which I own, but clearly will never play) is good from a-far, but far from good.    … Expand
  44. MathiasVoorhees
    Nov 1, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So let me get this straight: there are no choices that actually matter. Let me explain in Fallout New Vegas at the beginning you can join the raiders that prey on a small town or the townsfolk and each opens up a lot of different quests. In Fallout 4 the raiders attack you on sight and if you say no to helping Preston Garvey it still makes you do it, I said no and the objective still said do that action. And also the characters can't be killed, in New Vegas (kina ironic that what most people say is the best Fallout is the only not made by them) you could kill anyone, here more than half of these terrible characters you simply cannot kill. Lastly the graphics are terrible, when I shoot the ground I expect a bullet impact but no not even that... The graphics per time can be really pixelated, do you have any idea what game came out the same year and had excellent graphics (Mad Max). Sorry if this review is a bit short but I don't have much to say.… Expand
  45. khain
    Oct 31, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have restarted my game for the third time yesterday. The first time, it was because a key NPC had just disappeared, yesterday I just lost the ability to crouch. I decided to start all over again, in a kind of hopeful way - maybe if I went back to square one, I would minimize the risk of bugs or something. And then I was hit by the bug where you're stuck right out of the pod until you restart your console.

    So, yeah, even by Bethesda standards, this is painful. I've had buggy saves in their RPGs before, but the worst that had happened was to have a secondary quest I couldn't finish in Skyrim. Never anything this terminal and annoying. And I'm not mentioning all the bugs I managed to work around: crash to PS4 home when changing Piper's weapon, and so on.

    Then, there's what Bethesda have done with Fallout, and that's worse than any technical glitch.

    I can't stand the dialog system. I used to love it in the old Fallout games, and Planescape: Torment, when you had pretty much half a screen of dialogue options to read, and in certain cases having to be real careful about what you picked. The new system is just risk-free, over simplified nonsense.

    Cardboard cutout characters, complete lack of substance in their backgrounds...

    It just doesn't feel like a RPG any more. I miss my drug-addicted prizefighter from Fallout 2, a guy who had amassed terrible karma before setting on the path of redemption. That guy had a story, that guy had a style of his own, that guy was FUN. He was utterly rubbish at many things, he had to give up on some parts of the game because of that, and he felt real.

    This guy I'm playing in Fallout 4 can just do everything, and he can do it very well. He's neither a beacon of hope leading a rebellion, nor the scourge of the wasteland terrorizing settlements. He's just an asshat who tinkers in his shed and just happens to own 4 power armours and 3 Fat Men despite having been outside the vault for a week or so.

    I miss the quests from the old Fallout games where you could kill a guy subtly by tampering with his heart medication, rather than HAVING to blow his brains out with a shotgun.
    (Spoilers ahead)

    The bit in the Combat Zone is, for me, very representative of the turn that Bethesda has taken. In an old Fallout game, you could have probably done any of the following:
    1. Wait for a fight night to rob the betting money
    2. Enter the cage yourself and become the local champion
    3. Bet on any fighter to rake in some caps
    4. Buy out one the fighter to have as a companion
    and probably more.

    In Fallout 4, well, none of that. You're in a place, where there are other people. Therefore you will fight, and kill them all, and loot them to get back to base and continue building your glorified shed. Woohoo.

    It's a decent shooter, despite the glitchy stuff. The modding mechanism on weapons is rather fun, and as usual the random exploration of places is by far the most exciting element of the game.

    But it's jut not a Fallout game any more, and it's not really an RPG either.    … Expand
  46. AtkaHUN
    Oct 30, 2018
    1
    If this game not named Fallout then I can score it 8, but it's Fallout and I have more expectation from that series.

    Bethesda is the worst thing what happened with this series. This game degrade the Fallout RPG system, degrade the dialogue system and lot more. The only improvement is the gun play, that's why I give this game 1 instead of 0.
  47. GenuineBruv2021
    Oct 29, 2018
    3
    This was my first Fallout game, and I really didn't like it. This game is really boring a lot of the time and depressing. I don't like any of the weapons in this game at all and the thirdperson perspective is really choppy and bad. There's really no story in this game and there isn't much character customization either. I really don't like this game.
  48. TatsMcGee
    Sep 8, 2018
    4
    On paper, I thought I would like this game. I like First-Person Shooters, I like RPG’s and leveling up mechanics but something about this game didn’t do it for me.

    I didn’t like the way the shooting looked or felt. I wasn’t loving the guns and the story itself did not hook me is anyway. I think I was supposed to feel something but I felt nothing when playing this game. After a couple of    On paper, I thought I would like this game. I like First-Person Shooters, I like RPG’s and leveling up mechanics but something about this game didn’t do it for me.

    I didn’t like the way the shooting looked or felt. I wasn’t loving the guns and the story itself did not hook me is anyway. I think I was supposed to feel something but I felt nothing when playing this game. After a couple of hours, I had to walk away from this game.

    I wasn’t enjoying myself and I wanted to move on.    … Expand
  49. Justmygaming
    Aug 15, 2018
    2
    I wanted to like this game, but it doesn't feel like an RPG, there's not really any meaningful choices, and I'm just not a fan of the game.
  50. HorseArmor
    Jul 9, 2018
    0
    I made this account after extensively playing Fallout4 on PS4.
    To be poignant 13d20hr18m
    into my latest Survival No kills save It's absolute garbage; Bethesda should be ashamed. As a kid I used to play Morrowind on the PC, Watching your modding community flourish around the Construction Set was beautiful. The game itself didn't need character narration; the game was smooth, the    I made this account after extensively playing Fallout4 on PS4.
    To be poignant 13d20hr18m
    into my latest Survival No kills save

    It's absolute garbage; Bethesda should be ashamed.

    As a kid I used to play Morrowind on the PC, Watching your modding community flourish around the Construction Set was beautiful. The game itself didn't need character narration; the game was smooth, the characters were well thought out (Vivec, Dagoth Ur still bring a smile to my minds eye), There was a massive depth to your plot back then it seemed. I could depend on dropping into this RPG for hours at a time; if even just to play around with different cheats or spells for sillies. ( or even better mods from the community)
    With Fallout 4 . . . on Survival. . . I hope you realize your engine's bugs crash the game every 30m - 2 hrs consistently right? yet the game of the year edition came out and i see no updates fixing these issues. . . seemingly you want everyone seeing a loading screen (laments; fast traveling in lower difficulty with a smaller loot tree)
    every 30 min or the game will crash due to zone renderings, or any # of other immersion breaking issues.
    ( i have had cars thrown into me by companions instantly killing me, even discovered running into said cars sitting still can be fatal. . .)
    I am sure every player has noticed falling cars from highways and other needless animations that bug up the engine, when all we did was max-craft our character to run fast through the zones (because minutemen) and here we are, un-immersed, probably broke due to the expansions/skins, and nothing to really show for it except our Bethesda Fandom. . . & all the aforementioned hours spent in a broken game you refuse to spend any time(or $) fixing . . . despite how much money we have literally just thrown at you.
    I can't even fathom how much you probably make off these ripoff's you call creations in your club but it is downright despicable how you went from a Construction Set to a Creation Club. . .
    & you think your better than EA. . . Tsk, tsk.

    Watching the hype following your latest presentation at E3 I am feeling all sorts of deja vu when compared to f4's hype.
    I am not enthused, I am not excited.
    I am mildly disgusted and sad to see a great company brought so low by it's shareholder greed.

    Until you start acting more like Cd Projekt Red
    (you know a responsible game developer that keeps it's audience in mind, doesn't give in to corporate greed, and seemingly loves doing what it set out to do in the first place; creating)
    I won't be buying your games. I am done. You gave up on me. Us.
    & we are legion.
    you?
    Todd Howard, you are Caesar.
    The knives in your back?
    You put them there yourself.
    Suicide.    … Expand
  51. Coombs
    Jul 3, 2018
    4
    Fallout 4 is an RPG with no role playing. If they'd given you the option to sort inventory by weight/volume, rather than one or the other, you'd actually have the tools needed to get the job done and you wouldn't be stuck figuring out what junk to throw away for hours on end. What a stupendously boring game. It's everything that was lacklustre about Fallout 3 dialed up to 11. Skip it,Fallout 4 is an RPG with no role playing. If they'd given you the option to sort inventory by weight/volume, rather than one or the other, you'd actually have the tools needed to get the job done and you wouldn't be stuck figuring out what junk to throw away for hours on end. What a stupendously boring game. It's everything that was lacklustre about Fallout 3 dialed up to 11. Skip it, there's too many other games that are actually worth your time.… Expand
  52. Elpunto
    Jun 20, 2018
    3
    This game was a big letdown from the previous fallout games. The voicing of the main character felt like it restrained you from making the character you wanted.
  53. DirectoStream
    May 19, 2018
    0
    Este juego tiene unos gràficos de mierda ademas de que es jodidamente dificìl incluso en facil lo que lo hace injugable
  54. RafaelBarrera
    Apr 20, 2018
    4
    I'll begin this review by saying Fallout 4 does not deserve to be called a Fallout saga video game.
    I'm a big fan of the Fallout Saga and this title has a scarcity of Fallout features such as:
    - a deep conversation system which has been simplified to the maximum... Oh if you didn't notice a console controller has FOUR BUTTONS then... why don't we put ONLY FOUR DIFFERENT ANSWERS ? That    I'll begin this review by saying Fallout 4 does not deserve to be called a Fallout saga video game.
    I'm a big fan of the Fallout Saga and this title has a scarcity of Fallout features such as:
    - a deep conversation system which has been simplified to the maximum... Oh if you didn't notice a console controller has FOUR BUTTONS then... why don't we put ONLY FOUR DIFFERENT ANSWERS ? That must have been the **** they were thinking when creating that conver system. And by chance those answers are divided in : evil, good, neutral and funny. We have lost a lot of depth in the development of story because of that.

    - The game play has been improved... but now this video game looks like a Call of Duty, losing the strategy element , being possible to fade the enemies only with our fire power. You can argue this by saying that the main character is an ex soldier so he's skilled with weapons, and that leads to the next point...

    - An ARPG must make feel the player to be part of the story by giving the player a huge fan of possibilities to personalize the experience. But in this game we are forced to play with a character that has an own story ( SPOILER: he's an ex soldier of the US army ) which eliminates a lot of role from our experience, not as the other video games in which you were someone building your story step by step, discovering who you were.

    - The character has voice which personally I think it's horrible since this is supposed to be an ARPG .

    - SO MANY BUGS: disappearing characters, if it's in the night and you are inside a building everything is illuminated which makes no sense, and so on.

    - TOO EASY : in Fallout video games the pinacle of experience was getting a power armor which was the moment you could feel the power flowing your veins , but in this game you are getting the power armor in the FIRST MISSION which makes the video game less enjoyable since you are the **** boss since the first moment. The fusion batteries are no excuse because there are loads of them and you never need to get out of the armor.
    Almost the same thing happens with the Fatman.

    - ANIMATIONS : it looks like you are talking to robots , and this isn't anything new in the saga, but ffs this is a 2015 video game, they could have worked on that a bit. It's funny when you are talking to a character and it turns its back on you.

    CONCLUSION: If you are not a Fallout fan and want a light entrance to ARPG genre this is a good option, but if you are a Fallout fan , you can't approve this because it could lead to the deterioration of the saga.    … Expand
  55. ter0liu
    Dec 9, 2017
    0
    this is not fallout, this is stupid shooter.

    In this game there is no RPG component of the word at all, the most lame dialogues and uninteresting quests, here you can not play any role, you're either a good warrior or a good housewife, quests are not memorable, except that quest where you are traveling on the mind of Kelog, the ending is just horror, this fallout breaks the story of the    this is not fallout, this is stupid shooter.

    In this game there is no RPG component of the word at all, the most lame dialogues and uninteresting quests, here you can not play any role, you're either a good warrior or a good housewife, quests are not memorable, except that quest where you are traveling on the mind of Kelog, the ending is just horror, this fallout breaks the story of the series completely, New Vegas turned out much better. (If there are any errors in the text and some nonsense is written, say thank you to Google translator)    … Expand
  56. vgmkyle
    Oct 19, 2017
    2
    This game is for people that play with their own poop. It's quite a ghastly game to look at it with hideous graphics, creatures -- absolutely horrible plot. The gameplay can shine, but in a world like the one created here -- why would anyone want to?
  57. Velgar
    Oct 17, 2017
    0
    Stupid shooter not a Fallout. Definitelly not an RPG, but an open world FPS only. No narrative, no atmosphere, no NPC interactions, dumbed down dialogues. Total disappointment :(
  58. DerLars
    Oct 4, 2017
    1
    A all around flat and forgettable FPS with minor rpg elements and an insult to the "Fallout" series. Bad storyline without alternate pathes then the given one. No way to realy roleplay a character.
    At least the gunplay was not the worst i ever saw...
  59. Sky123
    Aug 6, 2017
    0
    Graphics are Just Ok, Game starts well but after an hour or so Fallout 4 is nothing more then Garbage.Boring ugly atmosphere, Dull shallow world, Terrible user interface, Clueless crafting; Looting; Collecting useless trash And Miserable Shooting. There is also hacking terminals Again clueless & annoying and an other reason not to play any more, After a couple of tries you will have anGraphics are Just Ok, Game starts well but after an hour or so Fallout 4 is nothing more then Garbage.Boring ugly atmosphere, Dull shallow world, Terrible user interface, Clueless crafting; Looting; Collecting useless trash And Miserable Shooting. There is also hacking terminals Again clueless & annoying and an other reason not to play any more, After a couple of tries you will have an idea how to do it but its no fun.

    The game is very dull, boring and unappealing. The RPG Elements are mostly limited to Just YES & NO, Start a mission or Meander a little longer. Basic Story Quests where you have to find your son WELL....! you don't care b/z you are doing more important things like hacking terminals, Collect enemies weapons and customize them OR Listening to an old women who cant talk any more b/z she is tired but will walk miles after that AND Ohhh....! The Old women can see future & Past AND have visions SO why isn't there an option to ask about just the Meaningful thing?

    Bethesda published a game called RAGE back in 2011 also post apocalyptic sandbox Style, With Extraordinary Shooting, Excellent Crafting, Fun looting and Collecting stuff. Spiked with a dash of customization. AMAZINGLY that game still looks batter, Fell batter and is still fun to play then Fallout 4.    … Expand
  60. JoelTheHole
    Apr 16, 2017
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Where do I start.

    I guess, I'll start with the new improvements and good things. The shooting is nice, and the graphics are alright at best, but still satisfying. The customisations also pretty good. And that's where the positive points end.

    Next, the bad things. The dialogue is horrible. You have for options, to speak for every conversation, and that's it. I'll give you an example;

    Quest Giver: "Please sir, I need help, my daughter is in trouble! Can you go save her from these raiders?"

    You: Yes (Yes), Maybe (yes), How about some money (yes), or no (you will still get the quest anyways).

    And if you decide to say no, maybe because your busy or something, your character will say something along the lines of this:

    "I don't have time for your **** old man." (Remember, he still gives you the quest)

    Next, there are no choices. It gives you the illusion of choice, but no real choices are ever made. Even when you beat the game with a faction, all that changes is literally three guards from said faction will hang around Diamond city, and the flags in diamond city will change. THAT'S **** IT.

    Next, the voice acting. The guy sounds like a douche so much, and some of the sarcastic choices make me cringe so badly.

    Next, there are next to no side quests. Once the main quest is finished, good luck trying to find ANYTHING else to do. The side quests that are there are lackluster, and boring most of the time.

    Next, there is no role playing, which is strange for a role playing game. You HAVE to love shaun, your son, even though you've only known him for three minutes. You HAVE to love your wife or husband, whom you have only known for a massive FIVE minutes, before he/she dies. You are forced to have a kid, a wife or husband, which seriously sucks. It takes away roleplaying, as you can't choose your life before the wastes. Also, you are given no time to feel any sort of love or attachment to these two, which also sucks, as they expect you to care for them.

    Next, the Minutemen. Hands down, this is the WORST faction in fallout history. They are the goodie two-shoes of the wasteland, and have next to no lore, and their sole purpose of being there is to endorse the settlement building, which brings me to my next point.

    Without mods, the settlement building sucks. You can't place things where you want almost all of the time, and there is no real reward in it unless you simply do it for fun.

    Next, the loading screens. This game was made in late 2015, on next gen platforms, and on console the loading screens are still long as **** You'll find yourself walking into a building by accident, and actually getting mad, because you now have to wait bout a minute before you can go in, then leave, which is another minute.

    Overall, not a good game, but sometimes it can be enjoyable. SOMETIMES.

    Do not buy this game.    … Expand
  61. Mizque
    Apr 13, 2017
    2
    So, here's my 2 cents on it. Sure it's a fun enough game, but it is not a fun Fallout game. Sure it has it's moments (like when telling a Mr.Gutsy to 'F*** off you crazy robot' which convinces it your an american citizen) but that's about it. The charming moments that made up the other games, are notably rarer in this, and honestly only situational for some character. Your options areSo, here's my 2 cents on it. Sure it's a fun enough game, but it is not a fun Fallout game. Sure it has it's moments (like when telling a Mr.Gutsy to 'F*** off you crazy robot' which convinces it your an american citizen) but that's about it. The charming moments that made up the other games, are notably rarer in this, and honestly only situational for some character. Your options are also severely limited when it comes to dialog (seriously....4 choices, that's it?) and don't even show you what your going to say accurately. Hell, some one made a mod, JUST FOR THAT. Dynamic Dialogs are cool concept, but they make some aspects of the game notably less fun, like if your companion decided they need to talk with you, right now, while your running from a deathclaw. The plot could easily be described as 'Bladerunner if it happened in the post apocalypse' and the lack of character build options by gutting out skills and changing the perk system to this....chart....is seriously disappointing. Sure the combat bits are pretty good, but Fallout as a series has been a game with conflict/combat, not only about rushing to the next fight. The scattering of legendary enemies/effects also makes legendary weapons feel less special, like...alot less special, than it did in the older games, and then the workshop dlcs that basically pay wall people to be able to craft ammo is terrible. Just like the change to radiation lowering your max health instead of, at set points, weakening your character in various ways, so your not INSTANTLY GETTING SCREWED OVER BY IT.

    TL:DR It's a good general game, but not a good FALLOUT game.    … Expand
  62. Lilpain97
    Mar 16, 2017
    3
    So, Fallout 4... Were do I begin oh I don't because the games a mess. Constant fps drops, glitches everywhere, constant crashing and a **** world with little to do other than collect scrap to build a little town.

    So the story... Wait theres a story? Well yes there is but its terrible so ill skip it. Ill make this easy Graphics: Not good Gameplay: Not good The world: Not good The    So, Fallout 4... Were do I begin oh I don't because the games a mess. Constant fps drops, glitches everywhere, constant crashing and a **** world with little to do other than collect scrap to build a little town.

    So the story... Wait theres a story? Well yes there is but its terrible so ill skip it.
    Ill make this easy

    Graphics: Not good
    Gameplay: Not good
    The world: Not good
    The music: Good
    The Voice acting: Average at best
    Seeing a pattern? Yes you guessed it its absolute f u c k i n g trash.

    Ps **** Todd Howard and the paid reviews, come at me fanboys    … Expand
  63. trendkill87
    Mar 10, 2017
    2
    I felt a bit cheated with this game. With most games I'm not sure about purchasing I watched a video on YouTube showing the start of the game to see if I found it interesting. I was blown away by the start and thought wow this looks great. So I went out, got it, and enjoyed the first couple of hours of gameplay. After that it all went downhill. The game becomes incredibly boring, doing theI felt a bit cheated with this game. With most games I'm not sure about purchasing I watched a video on YouTube showing the start of the game to see if I found it interesting. I was blown away by the start and thought wow this looks great. So I went out, got it, and enjoyed the first couple of hours of gameplay. After that it all went downhill. The game becomes incredibly boring, doing the same boring stuff that even just thinking about is making me want to fall asleep. I rarely sell games but I got rid of this after a week. One of the biggest disappointments I've had with a game.… Expand
  64. DreamEaglr
    Mar 1, 2017
    4
    Как бы я не относился плохо к этой игре в момент анонса, как бы я ее не оскорблял, я все это время надеялся, что Разработчики поняли свои ошибки в 3-ьей части и видя Fallout New Vegas, они выкатят что-то невероятное, но к моему глубокому сожалению, этого не случилось. Fallout 4 оказался как раз той игрой, какой я ее и описывал в большинстве споров и даже хуже.

    Начнем с плюсов, их не так    Как бы я не относился плохо к этой игре в момент анонса, как бы я ее не оскорблял, я все это время надеялся, что Разработчики поняли свои ошибки в 3-ьей части и видя Fallout New Vegas, они выкатят что-то невероятное, но к моему глубокому сожалению, этого не случилось. Fallout 4 оказался как раз той игрой, какой я ее и описывал в большинстве споров и даже хуже.

    Начнем с плюсов, их не так уж и много:
    №1 У игры неплохая атмосфера, несмотря на то, что 1 и 2 часть фоллаута были похожи на 1 и 2 мэд макса соответственно, мне пустошь в 4 фоллауте понравилась, возможно карта практически как в Скайриме, но суть не в этом, суть в том что куда бы ты не пошел, ты наткнешься на что-то, и тут нету огромных пустых пространств, "якобы сделанных для атмосферы путешествия", как в третьей части.
    №3 Напарники. Их много и несколько из них очень интересны.
    №2 Силовая броня(или терминатор на батарейках). Они сделали главное, теперь это действительно силовая броня, которая падает на дно, если попадет в воду, от которой отрываются куски(при ударе об нее любой палкой, ага), в которой даже можно таранить всех и так далее.

    Минусы:

    №1 Геймплей. Он отвратителен, многие хвалят шутерную составляющую, мол она стала лучше и стрелять приятнее, нихрена подобного, оружие все так же не чувствуется, а противники практически не реагируют на выстрелы. Все оружие одинаковое и вообще начальный пистолет оказывается чуть ли не самым мощным оружием на хардкоре.
    №2 Диалоги - Великолепные, разнообразные и интересные[САРКАЗМ]
    №3 Квесты. Пожалуй, главный минус этой части. Квестов здесь очень мало, хорошие вообще можно по пальцам одной руки сосчитать, а остальное это из разряда убей 100 супермутантов/гулей/рейдеров/стрелков и так далее.
    №4 Фракции. Мне напомнить сколько их было в New Vegas? Пять, это если я никого не забыл. У каждых свои истории, квесты и причины. В 4 фоллауте же у нас Две основных фракции и две второстепенные, квесты которых состоят из убей 100 противников. Гениально, бефезда.
    №5 Города. Один город на всю игру, остальные стройте сами, а мир мертв, вообще. Даже случайных встреч нету. №6 Крафт. А на самом деле его отсутствие, все что мы делаем это создаем маленькие детали к оружию, которое почти его не меняет. То же касается брони, с крафтом Тодд Говард нас всех знатно обманул. Ну ему не впервой.
    №7 Оптимизация. Худшая AAA игра в этом году в плане оптимизации(бэтмена не считаем, потому что сейчас говорится о PS4-версии). При настолько отвратительной графике, дальности прорисовки и количестве физических обьектов, лаги, провисания, загрузки длинною в 2-3 минуты, это просто что-то за гранью говна и зла.
    №9 Сюжет - ПРИВЕТ СЫН    … Expand
  65. PsychoShane123
    Feb 15, 2017
    4
    As addictive as you'd expect, but also repetitive, with a noticeable lack of interesting quests or any sort of world building. RPG elements are good, but are too simple to be anything worth talking about. An all round disappointment.
  66. Alpha92
    Jan 25, 2017
    0
    I could have lived with the graphics and low design clothing ( which most of them are ) BUT :
    1. Most boring quests of all fallout games
    2. Terrible male voice acting 3.Great map but unlike previous fallout game hardly any secret stashes or hidden locations 4. And the most important to ME : unbelievably **** weapons!!! Like how do you go from FAL and M4 Lookalikes to **** pipe guns    I could have lived with the graphics and low design clothing ( which most of them are ) BUT :
    1. Most boring quests of all fallout games
    2. Terrible male voice acting
    3.Great map but unlike previous fallout game hardly any secret stashes or hidden locations
    4. And the most important to ME : unbelievably **** weapons!!!

    Like how do you go from FAL and M4 Lookalikes to **** pipe guns and car exhaust looking rifles???

    7 Years after fallout , 7 Years of development time and THIS is what you have to offer??? LATE    … Expand
  67. NewGamePlus
    Dec 30, 2016
    4
    Welcome to Fallout: Shooter Edition!

    Such a shallow and dissapointing game, lacks any real exploration, story is half baked and it makes no difference what "path" you take to the end. What at first seems like a great game ends up being boring and lifeless, doesn't at all feel post apocalyptic! Also worth noting that the emphasis is very much on combat, so if you enjoyed the RPG element    Welcome to Fallout: Shooter Edition!

    Such a shallow and dissapointing game, lacks any real exploration, story is half baked and it makes no difference what "path" you take to the end. What at first seems like a great game ends up being boring and lifeless, doesn't at all feel post apocalyptic! Also worth noting that the emphasis is very much on combat, so if you enjoyed the RPG element of past Fallout games...this isn't for you!

    Theres also a real problem with exploration...theres way too many boarded up houses that cant be accessed at all, dungeons that are one room, and Bethesda really missed an oppurtunity to add a Capitol Wasteland DLC. (in fact the DLC for Fallout 4 is lazy and short, now we know why the season pass was so cheap at launch)

    Such a huge let down given how good 3 and NV were, we waited years for this and it just doesn't measure up to the high bar set by past Fallout games.

    Pros: Base building
    Weapon customisation
    Audio/Music

    Cons: Graphics
    World is empty (no dungeons/bunkers or secrets to be found)
    Story is just dumb
    Dialogue options
    Frame rate stutters
    Emphasis on combat
    Incredibly long install time
    Slow down/Infrequent crashes
    Sh** DLC
    Long load times
    Voice acting
    V.A.T.S is pointless    … Expand
  68. alandeanavery
    Dec 22, 2016
    0
    The latest trend in game sequels is something called streamlining. You take a game that was successful by virtue of its deep and engrossing gameplay, and in an effort to make it 'more accessible' to the sort of fringe case gibbering idiots who didn't buy the last installment, you remove all of the complexity that led to the success of the original.

    Played once. now the disk case    The latest trend in game sequels is something called streamlining. You take a game that was successful by virtue of its deep and engrossing gameplay, and in an effort to make it 'more accessible' to the sort of fringe case gibbering idiots who didn't buy the last installment, you remove all of the complexity that led to the success of the original.

    Played once. now the disk case collects dust under a wobbly table leg in the dining room.

    Power armor sucks.
    The weapons suck.
    Story sucks.
    Advancement sucks.
    Not enough side elements.
    Sidekicks suck.
    No good story choices. No evil story choices either. Only bad ones.    … Expand
  69. MercenaryofHate
    Dec 13, 2016
    4
    The most disappointing experience on the PS4. No real RPG elements meaning critical choices and decisions are often not present. Instead you get scripted set pieces and events that happen based on your characters actions. Lack of variation in the environment; Every area looks similar to one other aside from buildings but there are some exceptions like the Glowing Sea or Boston Common. TheThe most disappointing experience on the PS4. No real RPG elements meaning critical choices and decisions are often not present. Instead you get scripted set pieces and events that happen based on your characters actions. Lack of variation in the environment; Every area looks similar to one other aside from buildings but there are some exceptions like the Glowing Sea or Boston Common. The factions present in the game, Bethesda tried their best to make them varying but they are all pretty much after the same goals. Ironically Fallout 4 actually left me feeling no connection to the Commonwealth as the choices I made neither changed the map, territory of certain factions or the weather. The only thing that actually changed was settlements. Settlements, limitless simple tasks to gain area to craft and rest but that's pretty much it. In earlier games like Fallout New Vegas if you were to adventure into the open you would stumble on an interesting scene or battle however in Fallout 4 this is more rare and more likely you will be attacked by a legendary creature before you actually got to see something interesting. The lack of weapons and clothing should also be noted as most of the weapons present in the game is a type of pistol; The actual interesting weapons such as Laser Guns or Energy Weapons are rare and either look unattractive sound annoying or both. The assault and combat rifles look bland and dull, Few interesting or varying weapons, which is a real deal-breaker for me. Combat actually feels devolved from the last games and less immersive. Armors usually range from small sets of items that you can equip on your body but there doesn't seem to be any variation aside from color or material and the cool looking glowish or flamed clothing in no where to be found. Cloth is awful on it's own so lets not go into that cause of lack of casual or modern attire, lack of any powerful combat armor that doesn't look like a robot, lack of attractive faction attire. You run out of ammo very fast and need to constantly switch weapons or find some. Mods do not turn the game into a new experience the most mods can do is create interesting new weapons and settlements but that's about it. A.I mods are decent but could be better as followers disappear and all environment mods due is add vegetation. Most mods require some type of DLC to work and Sony refuses to allow any real changes to come to this already short lived game. Fallout 4 is immensely boring and the developers do little to change this throughout your "journey" through the Commonwealth you will kill, fight, eat, sleep, die, help and that's it the main story line can be captivating some times but falls to certain cliches like "you must have x amount of x to complete this quest. Some characters are likable but other annoy the hell out of you and make you want to kill them. Fallout 4 also does a horrible job of "splitting the story" as in creating your own arcs or alternate missions cause these only include help the x settlement defend x OVER and OVER. Or go fetch x from x! it's mediocre to it's core what we wanted was some epic adventure story with awesome enemies and weapons we did not get this. Fallout 4 could have done more to improve the game like add more weapons and perks but they choose not to. The devs failure to innovate outside of DLC has dramatically reduced Fallout 4's replay value. Certain situations where you should be able to intervene are not present and instead you are given simple scripted events like help x fight x! It is a disappointment to say the least. I guess when I was playing the Vanilla version of this game completely mod-free the promise of reward and adventure kept me going and kept me curious but now I've realized what a truly empty experience it is.… Expand
  70. generlcustard
    Oct 24, 2016
    4
    I've tried multiple times to get into this game, and the most I cared to get was about 20hrsin, and I really had to suck it up and grind through, I kept hoping if I just pushed through it would start to get interesting, it never happens. All the wit and charm of the previous fallout out games is missing. It's an RPG in only the most superficial sense, almost as an after thought. The storyI've tried multiple times to get into this game, and the most I cared to get was about 20hrsin, and I really had to suck it up and grind through, I kept hoping if I just pushed through it would start to get interesting, it never happens. All the wit and charm of the previous fallout out games is missing. It's an RPG in only the most superficial sense, almost as an after thought. The story makes no attempt to keep you engaged and the missions do nothing to drive the story forward and are extremely repetitive. They mostly consist of fetch quests and go here and kill the raider/mutants/synths. NPC's are totally forgettable and undeveloped. Technically it's fine, except for the bugs and dated graphics, which would be totally forgivable if the game had any sort of depth or heart. If you play about 5 hrs of this game, you seen it all. Find a building, shoot everything there, loot all the stuff, become over encumbered, go back to your base, repeat ad nausea. I think people who loved the Star Wars prequels or Jurassic World will enjoy this game.… Expand
  71. Eretik
    Oct 20, 2016
    0
    Trash as a game. Absolute trash if compare this "game" with, for example, WItcher-3

    Do not bother with this game. Try something more interesting: Witcher, Uncharted, Bloodbourne, XCom-2. Anything! Even some Indy-games may be better than Fallout-4.

    Shame, Bethesda, just shame.
  72. Unlimitedpowa2
    Sep 9, 2016
    0
    Fallout 4 is probably biggest disappointment I have ever played, let me explain why okay here we go.

    Fallout went from a Roleplaying series to a shooter series. Fallout 3 watered down most roleplaying elements. Fallout New Vegas bought back the roleplaying elements. But then Bethesda watered down and removed ALL roleplaying elements. Karma system was removed, you can't be evil, the    Fallout 4 is probably biggest disappointment I have ever played, let me explain why okay here we go.

    Fallout went from a Roleplaying series to a shooter series. Fallout 3 watered down most roleplaying elements. Fallout New Vegas bought back the roleplaying elements. But then Bethesda watered down and removed ALL roleplaying elements. Karma system was removed, you can't be evil, the endings are the same it doesn't matter which faction you choose, I can go on.

    The graphics are disappointing for a 2015 game, even Skyrim on the PS3 back in 2011 has better graphics than Fallout 4's. Sure it may have better graphics than the previous Fallout games. But compared to previous Bethesda titles and other 2015 games. This was just a disappointment.

    None of the characters are interesting. Among 100+ NPCs I can only remember 3-4 of them.

    Fallout 4 is the first console game to feature mods... on XBOX ONE and obviously PC. Since Fallout 4's launch Bethesda had worked with Sony to try and get mods to PS4. Sony how ever denied them. I'm not blaming the lack of PS4 mods on Bethesda. This is 100% Sony's fault.

    So that's pretty much my review of Fallout 4. A watered down "Roleplaying" game with less content than PC and XBOX ONE users.    … Expand
  73. Sentinel2
    Aug 29, 2016
    4
    Whats good - the world, the shooting, some interesting enemies

    Whats bad - The story is terrible, the premise is amazing, the potential themes incredible, but Bethesda have put little effort into it. choices don't feel like they matter, voice acting is seriously flat, weapon modding system is awful, repetitive quests, recycled fetch quests. If you're after a GOOD RPG, then don't buy    Whats good - the world, the shooting, some interesting enemies

    Whats bad - The story is terrible, the premise is amazing, the potential themes incredible, but Bethesda have put little effort into it. choices don't feel like they matter, voice acting is seriously flat, weapon modding system is awful, repetitive quests, recycled fetch quests.

    If you're after a GOOD RPG, then don't buy fallout. It just fails as an rpg. as a shooter its good, exploring is fun, but this game is whitout a doubt a shadow of the game it could of been. Obsidian do it better, New Vegas I think is the fallout to play. Don't give bethesda your money.    … Expand
  74. SCLancho
    Aug 21, 2016
    0
    Frames per second so low that sometimes the game just freezes. First time i see a game freezing in a PS4!!
    Graphics from 90s, disappointing ending with just a short video.... i can't believe how they can release a game like this and in this price.
    It could be a decent game 20 years ago, today It doesn't deserve a cent. Don't waste your time.
  75. stupiddog79
    Aug 2, 2016
    2
    Version 1.08 is still full of bugs. The construction menu only opens not every time, same problem with the pip-boy. Yesterday, I lost five hours because of a bug in the quest system (I already killed the mission target, yet the quest wants me to do it, which is not possible anymore..). It is a really nice game with an interesting setting and a good plot, but Bethesda's QA department wouldVersion 1.08 is still full of bugs. The construction menu only opens not every time, same problem with the pip-boy. Yesterday, I lost five hours because of a bug in the quest system (I already killed the mission target, yet the quest wants me to do it, which is not possible anymore..). It is a really nice game with an interesting setting and a good plot, but Bethesda's QA department would be to first to face the wall if only they and I survived a nuclear apocalypse.… Expand
  76. Pingleawkwin
    Jul 28, 2016
    3
    Honestly, **** this game. After trying to give it an honest second chance and being *so* excited about the new survival mode... I realized just how lazy the developers were for Fallout 4.

    This game is buggy to the point of being borderline unplayable. Survival mode is not playable, unless you really ****ing hate yourself and love constantly backtracking due to crashesbugs. I repeat: if    Honestly, **** this game. After trying to give it an honest second chance and being *so* excited about the new survival mode... I realized just how lazy the developers were for Fallout 4.

    This game is buggy to the point of being borderline unplayable. Survival mode is not playable, unless you really ****ing hate yourself and love constantly backtracking due to crashesbugs. I repeat: if you are a hardcore gamer, DO NOT BOTHER WITH SURVIVAL MODE. See below.

    Around the start of the game it's kind of amusing and cute, these funny little bugs happening. And then it stops being cute entirely when you're an hour and a half deep into a mission - one that you couldn't save in that entire time because survival mode is just tacked on and badly designed - and the game crashes. If this had only happened once, I could get over it. After about 15 crashes and 10+ hours of game play lost, I just have no desire to play this game at all.

    Next, the settlements. Wow, what can I say about these half coded pieces of tepid garbage. To sum it up - a fantastic concept that apparently never made it past the alpha stage of testing and then was included in the final release. And then, you know, release 3 DLCs for it despite the fact that the core mechanics of the settlements simply do not work. I am not exaggerating. They do not work. Have fun spending 10 hours building a magnificent castle that your buggy settlers will not be able to navigate or use. Oh, and by the way the more you build in your settlements the more your game will crash. YAY! FUN! **SONY ACTUALLY REFUNDED MY MONEY FOR THE FALLOUT 4 WORKSHOP DLCS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO BUGGY AND NON FUNCTIONAL. THEY LITERALLY NEVER EVER EVER REFUND PURCHASES IF YOU DIDNT KNOW. THATS HOW BAD IT IS.**

    And that's not even getting into buggy companion quests, buggy vertiberds, a REALLY lame and shallow weapon + armor system (that is made even more lame by the fact all armor you find is useless because youll only ever use power armor 100% of the time), complete removal of the dialogue and choice system (you can either say 'yes' in a nice way, or in a mean way. wow. much rpg.), and the horrible building interface for settlements that have no point to exist other than bolster your already infinite piles of cash.

    Just don't bother. I can't even explain my disappointment in this game.    … Expand
  77. FFJamie94
    Jul 26, 2016
    3
    Fallout 4 is one of the laziest games I've played in a while. It's a massive disappoint and a huge disgrace to the Fallout name.
    I purchased this game on release, and I feel bad having spent money on it.
    Within the first hour, I knew something was wrong, from the absence of Ron Pearlman on narration (his part is nothing more than a News reporter who has nothing of importance to say) and    Fallout 4 is one of the laziest games I've played in a while. It's a massive disappoint and a huge disgrace to the Fallout name.
    I purchased this game on release, and I feel bad having spent money on it.
    Within the first hour, I knew something was wrong, from the absence of Ron Pearlman on narration (his part is nothing more than a News reporter who has nothing of importance to say) and the rushed opening, this game doesn't take a rest for you to allow to enjoy the moment.
    Which is really sad, we've not had a Fallout game set before the War. Instead, this prologue is shoved to the side, mostly because it was viable to build hype around the game by saying you can play the pre-war events.
    Shortly after waking up, we get some time to breath and explore the damage that the bombs had done.
    But straight away, we are thrown into a short battle where we get Power Armour and fight a Deathclaw.

    The story remains uninteresting, with most of it being a rehash of the previous game (F3, which already had ideas taken directly from the previous two games), lore-breaking details such as the Kid in a Fridge Quest and the idea of Jet being a pre-war drug.

    Not only that, but the dialogue system is a dumbed down, stripped of any complexity and pretty moronic with a voiced protagonist whom feels out of place in the series.
    On top of the broken settlement building mechanics, bullet sponging enemies, completely insulting ending and a reuse of radio songs from Fallout 3, and we get one of the biggest problems plaguing the Industry today.

    The only good things about this game I can say is that the combat is a lot smoother and the Power Armour customisation is a nice touch.
    Other than that, this game is completely useless.

    This doesn't even qualify as an RPG let alone a Fallout game.
    The game is ripped off from ideas from Fallout 3, the DLC is ripped off from both Modders and Fallout 3 DLC and yet Bethesda have the audacity to charge full price for this game and claim they spent 7 years working on it.
    This is one of the biggest insults I've ever had the displeasure of playing and is one of the ugliest releases from the past few years.
    I expect this type of crap from EA, but Bethesda, the Company which many regard as being the saviours of the AAA market? No, I find this release completely disgusting.

    Avoid at all costs.    … Expand
  78. Jacknuaf
    Jul 2, 2016
    0
    This game is the worst thing Bethesda has made sense horse armor. I have put over 70 hours in this game, i kept thinking "this cant be it, the game cant just be dungeons with generic loot chests at the end" but it is almost every single thing fallout 3 stood for was trashed in this game. In Skyrim the loot box at the end was an added bonus to whatever unique way the dungeon went, but inThis game is the worst thing Bethesda has made sense horse armor. I have put over 70 hours in this game, i kept thinking "this cant be it, the game cant just be dungeons with generic loot chests at the end" but it is almost every single thing fallout 3 stood for was trashed in this game. In Skyrim the loot box at the end was an added bonus to whatever unique way the dungeon went, but in fallout 4 there is nothing unique about any of the locations, you either fight synths, super mutants, raiders, or animals. no variation at all. ive wasted so much time on this game. Not to mention the dlc they added is obviously just cut content, like armor racks and weapon racks ( the weapon racks can be see in the main menu teaser) the fact that so many people praise this game baffles me.… Expand
  79. THATcreepyUncle
    Jun 9, 2016
    0
    I know the world has been a bad place lately....but no one deserved this. The most disgusting, vile piece of trash to ever be released on console. It is an insult to the gaming industry and a complete shambles of an RPG. Only give this to your enemies and even thn feel really horrible about it! Really sad day for humanity
  80. Mike_M
    Jun 8, 2016
    0
    "It's a feature, not a flaw" - Bethesda

    Short Version: Some of the serious bugs and glitches are now game-breakingly annoying with the new Survival Mode. Long Version: The new Survival Mode checkpoint saving (beds only) PLUS a buggy game EQUALS 0 score. Why 0? Because the game is broken in my eyes, no matter how large it is, no matter how many features it has, and so on. If I'm    "It's a feature, not a flaw" - Bethesda

    Short Version:
    Some of the serious bugs and glitches are now game-breakingly annoying with the new Survival Mode.

    Long Version:
    The new Survival Mode checkpoint saving (beds only) PLUS a buggy game EQUALS 0 score.

    Why 0? Because the game is broken in my eyes, no matter how large it is, no matter how many features it has, and so on. If I'm being punished for their bugs, the game is broken.
    • I refuse to repeatedly replay half-hour survival runs that I got right, because of their poor programming.
    • I refuse to play on a lower difficulty. It's too easy as it is.
    • I refuse to constantly find checkpoint-beds to work around the bugs and flaws, because it also means having to replay parts of the game that I got right.

    1)Watching bodies / loot disappear before I can grab the loot feels like an excercise in epic trolling.
    2) Having my settlers suddenly start stealing from both workshops and containers is not a game feature. It is a design flaw or bug that feels like an exercise in epic trolling.
    3) If a game feature (building/settlements/settlers) is implemented so poorly that the players have to talk to each other to find ridiculous work-arounds, the game is broken.

    I don't care that the game is an A for art design and map design.
    Make a game that's half as big, with half as many features, and get it right.    … Expand
  81. Unlimitedpower4
    Jun 5, 2016
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 4 is the latest "Roleplaying" game from Bethesda, known for creating The Elder Scrolls, an actual roleplaying series. And buying the Fallout series just to downgrade it.

    First of all, Fallout 3 and NV was amazing, I have over 200+ hours on those games. In Fallout 4 I had to force myself to play it for 60 hours. This game is so dull and boring, well let's just start the review.

    1. The Story
    The story is so predictable and repetitive. It has the same concept that previous Fallout games did. Find someone or something. The only difference is that those stories wasn't full of clichés. So I'm gonna sum up the story right now:
    1. Exit a vault
    2. Find your son
    3. Find some s**t in order to find your son
    4. Get help from different factions
    5. Your son turns out to be the leader of the bad guys faction (Original, I know)

    2. The graphics and audio
    The graphics and audio in Fallout 4 has to the worst of last year, seriously it looks like a 2011 game. Audio doesn't even match up with what you walk or run on. The only good audio is Dogmeat's.

    3. The characters
    All the characters and companions in this game are either from previous game, or they have a backstory that you honestly don't care about.

    4. The game world
    Since this is an open world game you expect hours worth of quests and locations, right? Well there are 70% less quests and locations than in previous Bethesda titles, like Skyrim or Fallout 3. You'll just end up going to the same location for the same repetitive quests give to you by faction leaders over and over and over.

    5. Almost no RPG elements
    That's right, you read that right. Almost no RPG elements. They were either removed or watered down since the last game. Let's list them all because I have nothing better to do.

    1. The dialogue system: The dialogue system has suffered a huge downgrade since the previous games. Remember how you could select from a bunch of dialogue options and use your skills? Well in Fallout 4 it has been downgraded to 4 options.
    Yes
    No
    Sarcastic
    Bye
    2. The Karma system: The Karma system from FO3 and NV has been removed. So you can just go around stealing and kill everyone you see without being punished.
    3. Skills: Skills have been removed and have been replaced with perks. Each time you level up you can chose from different perks.

    6: The HUD
    The HUD in Fallout 4 is so badly make, the green color makes you want to puke. And the power armor HUD will give you a headache. Sure you can change it by going to the options, but do you really want to spend time to chose which color you want the HUD to be?

    7. The game is way too easy.
    Even on Hard difficulty the game is too easy. You get power armor in the first 20- 30 minutes of the game, plus a minigun. From there you can just buy new weapons and armor by using exploits. Stimpaks and Rad-Aways are also too easy to find. I remember in Fallout 3 and NV when I found almost no Stimpaks and Rad-Aways. I Fallout 4 you find them in almost every location.

    8. The Power Armor
    Remember how in FO3 and NV you found no power armor untill you reach a high level or start a quest that requires you to be high level? Well, as I said before you now find it in the first 20-30 minutes of the game. Taking away that epic feeling of finally entering a set of power armor.

    Well, I gues that's all. I really don't recommend this game if you own a PS3, PC or XBOX 360. Because you can just buy FO3 and NV on those systems. BUT! If you don't own those systems, then I guess you can buy this. Just be ready to be disappointed    … Expand
  82. crstig
    May 31, 2016
    3
    I know I'm in the minority but I find this game incredibly dull. What could have been a decent game has been over complicated and the fun bits are minimal.
  83. screamshout
    May 24, 2016
    0
    this game deserves 0 it's one of the most boring games i've ever played the game is too slow the gameplay is so terrible puts you to sleep the graphic sucks it's a waste of money and energy i really couldnt finish this game it's unplayable
  84. BigBen8100
    May 23, 2016
    0
    World Design:
    I got the impression that a lot of time and effort was put into making the downtown area grandiose, large scale and overwhelming. Towering dilapidated skyscrapers dot the sky and some are even explorable to a degree. While other areas are barren, nonsensical, quirky or not ideal or logical. Secure locations are abandoned, dilapidated structures are for some reason ideal to    World Design:
    I got the impression that a lot of time and effort was put into making the downtown area grandiose, large scale and overwhelming. Towering dilapidated skyscrapers dot the sky and some are even explorable to a degree. While other areas are barren, nonsensical, quirky or not ideal or logical. Secure locations are abandoned, dilapidated structures are for some reason ideal to live in. Survivors living in remote locations with hostiles all around. Enemy groups with opposing ideals so close they could be considered in the same area. Gunners sharing a rooftop or overpass with Super Mutants, while raiders are just below. There is enough real-estate on the map for these groups to have a bit more room from each other in a more natural way. I feel that this was not done. Repetition also sets in when you finish killing Super mutants and you predict Raiders next, then Gunner will follow, or Synths and then Raiders. The scale and size of the map seems smaller then other Bethesda titles and I believe this is due to having mostly open cells and a lot of assets in a small area. There is nonsensical placement of Power Armor for every 2-5 minute in game walk. I give this aspect 0. as it breaks my suspension of disbelief.

    Story/Writing:
    It is a rehash of Fallout 3, Lazy and embarrassing. In all Bethesda's games many things can be fixed by modders from textures to sounds to levelling. The core quest in the game can only be fixed if it is removed or replaced and that will likely not happen. Most of the side quests and Faction quests are tied into the main quest giving no player agency. The player can't choose to evade the quests and all replayability is lost.

    Dialogue:
    Lazy, mediocre, repetitive, insulting.

    NPC's:
    Aesthetically they are recognizable though their writing subtracts from this. Lip Sync is an awful mess. Too many NPCs rely on leveled actor lists which leads to repeat faces and generically named characters with no substance or value.

    Combat:
    It was improved in some ways, lack of weapon types, ammo types, more defined specialization detracts from this.

    Player Character:
    Player character gets its own category as this has always been very important not only in Fallout but also Elder Scrolls. The player having a full back story that plays out throughout the game in a unavoidable way breaks replayability, immersion and player agency.

    Attributes/Skills/Perks:
    Attributes seem superficial and only help in getting more caps or better at killing stuff. Skills were removed and perks seem superficial and only help in getting more caps or better at killing stuff.

    Loot:
    Bad.The loot in Fallout 4 is 3 sided. Crafting, killing and collecting. These three sides are of a triangle and are always connected, junk is for killing to help you get more junk for crafting which helps you collect things that will help you kill and craft. It's boring and repetitive.

    Voice Acting:
    Repetitive, most conversations are based off of the radiant quest and the same lines are heard over and over. Not enough voice diversity, Abernathy guy plays a dozen characters and gets old fast, Male voiced protagonist is embarrassing. The female is good, but having her waste her potential on player voice subtracts from her use in the game. Using Linda Carter in ever Bethesda game is getting really old, please stop, she can't voice act.

    Replayability:
    I can't find any, I tried real hard too. Honestly, if the story was ripped from the game and all NPCs were unessential I might give it a try. I can forgive most aspects listed here, but if I find the story insulting and painful what can I do? When I say I find it insulting and painful, I'm not being edgy, I mean it. I feel like I am being spat in the face and kicked in the nuts when it comes to the story and plot.

    Exploration:
    It honestly wouldn't be so bad if the game was better balanced and it wasn't a focus on shoot and loot.

    Music:
    Stunning and incredible 10/10 Zion is a god of music, however, the radio music is copy paste from Fallout 3 and the lack of effort really shows.    … Expand
  85. fallouts
    May 22, 2016
    0
    It's a disaster. The story has many loopholes and the game pretty much is devoid of any RPG elements. Your role is determined from the get go, the quests lack choices, and they completely removed the skill system. The graphics in the world are nice but the character models look terrible with bad lip syncing. There are very few random quests with a good story, and most are just MMOish goIt's a disaster. The story has many loopholes and the game pretty much is devoid of any RPG elements. Your role is determined from the get go, the quests lack choices, and they completely removed the skill system. The graphics in the world are nice but the character models look terrible with bad lip syncing. There are very few random quests with a good story, and most are just MMOish go here and kill this quests. It's just a joke. I hope Bethesda takes their work seriously with ES 6, but they won't be getting my 60 bucks either way in the future. I will hold back and wait for the complete edition on their next game.… Expand
  86. Shum1981
    May 8, 2016
    0
    ethesda killed Fallout.

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

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

    The good:

    + Weapon crafting
    + Improved gunplay
    + Detailed character creator

    The bad:

    - No traits
    - No skill points
    - No karma
    - No faction reputation
    - Dumbed down dialogue: Yes / No / Sarcastic / I dont understand
    - No weapon/armor degrading
    - No optional hardcore mode (Needing water/food/rest)
    - Awful writing and uninspired story
    - Bad voice acting
    - Very little choice and consequence
    - Extremely buggy
    - Bad performance on all platforms    … Expand
  87. Prospector
    Apr 27, 2016
    1
    With the oversimplification of dialogues, the predominance of repetitive fetch quests, and the linear narrative, Bethesda's poor commitment to storytelling again comes to light. Though games like Skyrim might get away with it, due to the richness of the setting, Fallout 4 falls short, and fast, into a futile repetitive exercise of killing, fetching and modding with no discernible meaningWith the oversimplification of dialogues, the predominance of repetitive fetch quests, and the linear narrative, Bethesda's poor commitment to storytelling again comes to light. Though games like Skyrim might get away with it, due to the richness of the setting, Fallout 4 falls short, and fast, into a futile repetitive exercise of killing, fetching and modding with no discernible meaning nor deep objective, the Fallout setting just seems coincidental to this.

    Bethesda does not yet understand, that what made Fallout a great franchise was it's capacity of turning the setting into a story. Instead of just putting content for the sake of it, when developing, the priority should be on exploring the relations of power between communities that have survived, and get aspects, social, economical, even philosophical into the game, that's the way you create immersion. But with this game everything remains on the surface, there is no deep engagement, only inconsequential actions and a less than engaging main plot.

    If you are looking for a meaningful story, as in previous Fallout releases, this is not your game.    … Expand
  88. 998817268
    Apr 23, 2016
    0
    This game literally should be called Fallout 4: And Expansions, because you have to pay for two games to experience the full amount of content. I appreciate that Bethesda needs to make as much money off of the game as they can, but I actually don't, and I think the amount of DLC, and the amount being asked for it is ridiculous. The DLC, which should generally have been in the game to beginThis game literally should be called Fallout 4: And Expansions, because you have to pay for two games to experience the full amount of content. I appreciate that Bethesda needs to make as much money off of the game as they can, but I actually don't, and I think the amount of DLC, and the amount being asked for it is ridiculous. The DLC, which should generally have been in the game to begin with, is not worth as much as a full separate game.… Expand
  89. optimokris
    Apr 22, 2016
    3
    Uninspiring:

    Fallout 4 is a game that seems good on the surface but gets more and more tiresome once spending some time with it. After having played all of the previous entries I was expecting to get a 100+ hours out of Fallout 4 too. While it kept me entertained for about 60 hours I just stopped playing at one day and never looked back. I have since realized that I have never even    Uninspiring:

    Fallout 4 is a game that seems good on the surface but gets more and more tiresome once spending some time with it. After having played all of the previous entries I was expecting to get a 100+ hours out of Fallout 4 too. While it kept me entertained for about 60 hours I just stopped playing at one day and never looked back. I have since realized that I have never even started the main quest in that 60 hours because the writing is just so uninspiring.

    Positives:
    - Looks better than the previous entries
    - Combat system got better
    - Crafting is nice

    Negatives:
    - Performance is bad, unoptimized
    - Uninspiring story
    - Uninspiring main characters
    - Factions are just plain boring
    - Dumbed down in nearly every aspect

    Not a bad game on its own but as a Fallout game it is not something I would ever recommend.    … Expand
  90. munkybushwa
    Apr 20, 2016
    0
    This isn't a Fallout game.
    How can this be called an RPG if you have no choice in dialog? (Yes is the only option)
    I'll keep playing NV when I have a post-apocalyptic itch to scratch.
  91. mikehettfield
    Apr 12, 2016
    1
    This game is mediocre, it looks like a ps1 on graphics , full of glitches, characters and clothes desigs are so ugly, framerate drops a lot, it's not an RPG, overhyped game.
  92. VaclavBeran
    Mar 28, 2016
    0
    This game is bad in many aspects - rpg elements, AI, no freedom of choice, strange weapons system. But story and graphics are even worse. I don't understand, why Bethesda produced this trash. Very sad for me. Fortunately there are another good developers.
  93. everythingsucks
    Mar 27, 2016
    4
    tl;dr - bugs.

    this should be an amazing game. it should be about a 9.5. it should be deep and fun. but the bugs. bethesda has lived up to their reputation. this is easily the buggiest game i've ever played (it's also my first bethesda game). the more i played, the more frequent the bugs became. they became insurmountable. sadly, this is the current state of gaming - games get    tl;dr - bugs.

    this should be an amazing game. it should be about a 9.5. it should be deep and fun. but the bugs. bethesda has lived up to their reputation. this is easily the buggiest game i've ever played (it's also my first bethesda game). the more i played, the more frequent the bugs became. they became insurmountable. sadly, this is the current state of gaming - games get released before they're ready, under the premise that patches can fix whatever issues they may have in their current state. but... then they don't. we're numerous patches in, and i can't play for more than 3 minutes without encountering a problem. it's maddening. it makes me wonder if it was even alpha tested.

    if the issues actually get addressed/fixed, it should be a marvelous game. as it stands, it's going to be largely unplayable for many (if you don't care about settlements and you want to fly through the main content as fast as possible and skip most optional quests, you might be fine and have a quite enjoyable experience. if you're a completionist, you're doomed).    … Expand
  94. Jpwr39
    Mar 24, 2016
    4
    My issue with the game is that it doesn't bring anything really new or interesting to the franchise. It's just a re-skinned F3/FNV with slightly better graphics. I'm pretty sure they re-used a ton of assets from those two games as well. The story is retarded. The facial animations on the NPCs when they are talking and interacting with you look ridiculous. They look like wooden dummies.My issue with the game is that it doesn't bring anything really new or interesting to the franchise. It's just a re-skinned F3/FNV with slightly better graphics. I'm pretty sure they re-used a ton of assets from those two games as well. The story is retarded. The facial animations on the NPCs when they are talking and interacting with you look ridiculous. They look like wooden dummies.
    The quests are boring as hell and I have zero interest in finishing them or the game so I returned it.    … Expand
  95. noiselesspurse
    Mar 10, 2016
    0
    This game has very little RPG elements and doesnt even feel like a fallout game but instead feels like an average shooter with bad writing, no character development, boring map and overall shallow gameplay. If youre a diehard fallout fan it will be a big letdown as it completely different to the others. To be honest I would rather wipe my ass with the 70 Euro I wasted on this game.

    Also    This game has very little RPG elements and doesnt even feel like a fallout game but instead feels like an average shooter with bad writing, no character development, boring map and overall shallow gameplay. If youre a diehard fallout fan it will be a big letdown as it completely different to the others. To be honest I would rather wipe my ass with the 70 Euro I wasted on this game.

    Also before you people come whining about this I would like to clarify that I have around 100 hours in this game, mostly looking for things to do as I didnt want to believe it sucks but as much s I hate to say it does.
    Hopefully BGS give the Fallout IP to Obsidian as theyre much much better at making Fallout    … Expand
  96. hiddenpheonix
    Mar 8, 2016
    0
    I'm sick of bugs forcing constant restarts and then 5 minutes loading screens. I fill like this point I have replayed half the game.

    WTF did they do the Fallout franchise? Everything combat, dialogue is pointless, mystery, and usually painful just to play through.
  97. Nightlistic
    Mar 6, 2016
    1
    Fallout 4 was my most anticipated game of next gen. That is until I met Preston. Why Bethesda thought it would be a good idea to add someone like him into the game that claims he's a follower but all he does is give you commands to save this settlement, and save settlement is beyond me. Way to much time was put into making settlements busy work to keep the players busy. It wouldn't haveFallout 4 was my most anticipated game of next gen. That is until I met Preston. Why Bethesda thought it would be a good idea to add someone like him into the game that claims he's a follower but all he does is give you commands to save this settlement, and save settlement is beyond me. Way to much time was put into making settlements busy work to keep the players busy. It wouldn't have been so bad if the residence of one of what felt like an endless amount of would at least show some gratitude towards you. However they treat you most of the time less than a raider yet are always needing your help. I had 20 settlements before even reaching the mid point of the game, and by that time I was wasting two hours dealing with all the issues each settlement had, that by the time I was done I just didn't care about the main quest line anymore. Fallout 4 basically turned into a more violent version of Sims 4.… Expand
  98. Sky-Moondrift
    Mar 3, 2016
    1
    Played FO3 - 2,000+ hours (mostly FWE + MMM)
    Played FNV - 800 hours (mostly modded)
    Saw preview of FO4 - Looked like watered down console dregs Did I buy it - Nope! Did I even play it - Nope! Do I know what it would be like to cut my balls off - yes That's why I don't do it. Come on people, stop fueling the downfall of PC gaming. Really it's the user's fault we are expected to    Played FO3 - 2,000+ hours (mostly FWE + MMM)
    Played FNV - 800 hours (mostly modded)
    Saw preview of FO4 - Looked like watered down console dregs

    Did I buy it - Nope!
    Did I even play it - Nope!
    Do I know what it would be like to cut my balls off - yes
    That's why I don't do it.

    Come on people, stop fueling the downfall of PC gaming. Really it's the user's fault we are expected to like this crap just the same as it is the greedy developers for making the crap.

    STOP BUYING OBVIOUS $HIT OR GET YOU REFUNDS - FIX THE INDUSTRY!    … Expand
  99. liveAndLetLive
    Feb 28, 2016
    4
    I thought I was going crazy. This game is just as awkward to play as MGSV. Thank you to other reviewers who shared this opinion. I am very upset at this game plus Bloodborne and MGSV. I feel robbed of about $180, wait The Order Of 1886 makes $240.

    2015 was pathetic and I lost hope in gaming.

    Thank You God for THE WITCHER 4 & RISE OF THE WOMB RAIDER.
  100. GamerZero
    Feb 23, 2016
    2
    As a long time fan of the series, sadly for the first time I got bored with a fallout game before even getting close to finishing it. It is so simple and repetitive that I started to feel like I was working rather than playing as I wanted badly to enjoy the game but it became a chore. The same formula over and over again, go here and do this, go here and kill that, go here and rescue theseAs a long time fan of the series, sadly for the first time I got bored with a fallout game before even getting close to finishing it. It is so simple and repetitive that I started to feel like I was working rather than playing as I wanted badly to enjoy the game but it became a chore. The same formula over and over again, go here and do this, go here and kill that, go here and rescue these people...blah blah blah. After I got bored I thought, you know what I'll just make a new character and play the villain...nope you can't do it.

    For me this game ended up being the same as Star Wars Battlefront in that they both feel like so much is missing and have that training wheel feel to them. I guess many game companies are starting to design their titles fro kids and leaving the older gamers behind and that is why many games are being dumbed down to the point in which they are...just a theory. Any way if anything this is Fallout Lite, less calories and less filling.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 58
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 58
  3. Negative: 0 out of 58
  1. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    Dec 16, 2015
    80
    A strong return for the franchise, boasting incredible customisation, a fascinating world and brutal yet brainy shooting, slightly tarnished by lacklustre AI and tedious inventory management. [Christmas 2015, p.88]
  2. Playstation Official Magazine Australia
    Dec 15, 2015
    90
    Feral Ghoul ugly in many ways, but beneath its iffy exterior beats the heart of one helluva great RPG. Get past the graphics deficiency, and the sheer thrill of Fallout 4’s combat, crafting options, and exploring will hold your attention for months. [January 2015, p64]
  3. GameOver.gr
    Dec 11, 2015
    70
    Fallout 4 leans to the Shooting side of things. It strips down the gameplay from the actual RPG elements and offers a meta-nuclaer shooting gallery which of course keep its charm and gameplay wealth but also feels a little too friendly for the new comers. The Base builder mode is unnecessary, boring and irritating. Unfortunately, overall, there are no steps forward for this Nuclear Holocaust Behemoth of the video games industry. Only steps sideways.
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