Fallout 4

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  1. rammy
    Nov 10, 2015
    5
    This hurts..but..Fallout 4 feels unfinished and poorly done. The graphics, characters and interface are off and it's bugged like hell. It's just fallout 3 one more time, and that's not good enough for me anymore - not with other massive games like witcher 3 and phantom pain around. I think I'm gonna sell this off right away -what a massive disappointment (and I love the other games in theThis hurts..but..Fallout 4 feels unfinished and poorly done. The graphics, characters and interface are off and it's bugged like hell. It's just fallout 3 one more time, and that's not good enough for me anymore - not with other massive games like witcher 3 and phantom pain around. I think I'm gonna sell this off right away -what a massive disappointment (and I love the other games in the franchise).… Expand
  2. Toldu_I_Tango
    Nov 10, 2015
    3
    I will be short and brief SADLY !!! Wow after all of the HYPE this is a major DISAPPOINTMENT to say the least and the main one being the VERY POOR GRAPHICS which are so so so NOT UP TO NEXT GEN STANDARDS and than there's the STORY, Oh hang on, WHAT STORY??? BETHESDA HAS LOST THE PLOT SINCE THE BRILLIANT SKYRIM and folks be warned, if your like me and you bought a NEXT GEN consoleI will be short and brief SADLY !!! Wow after all of the HYPE this is a major DISAPPOINTMENT to say the least and the main one being the VERY POOR GRAPHICS which are so so so NOT UP TO NEXT GEN STANDARDS and than there's the STORY, Oh hang on, WHAT STORY??? BETHESDA HAS LOST THE PLOT SINCE THE BRILLIANT SKYRIM and folks be warned, if your like me and you bought a NEXT GEN console mainly for the GRAPHICS than you'll HATE THIS GAME......Somehow it feels like BETHESDA is simply ALL ABOUT RIPPING THE GAMER OFF AND MAKING PROFITS THAN PROVIDING A SERVICE..........BE WARNED GAMERS, THIS IS THE FLOP OF THE YEAR SADLY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!… Expand
  3. JoelCR
    Nov 14, 2015
    5
    The fallout series, it has one of my favourite games of all time (NV) and it also has my biggest disappointment of all time (Fo4). Note: this is a critique, I'm not mentioning the positives as Fo4 is still an ok game, not a good Fallout game mind you.

    Dialog system: While the voice acting of the average character is improved (mainly because there's more than 5 actors now), it goes to    The fallout series, it has one of my favourite games of all time (NV) and it also has my biggest disappointment of all time (Fo4). Note: this is a critique, I'm not mentioning the positives as Fo4 is still an ok game, not a good Fallout game mind you.

    Dialog system:
    While the voice acting of the average character is improved (mainly because there's more than 5 actors now), it goes to waste on lifeless personalities that have no depth to them - their just so unremarkable compared to the cast of previous fallouts. The voice actors that play our protagonist is quite good, but a bit one note. The real killer is the 4 option dialogue system, it's not just horrendous 'cause its "bastardised" compared to previous titles but to me it destroys any sought of role-playing; the speech checks in NV gave a distinction between characters, a player who role-played as a low intelligence character would be somewhat different then a character who has more intelligence and vice versa, unfortunately Fallout 4 removes that entirely and the dialogue consist of (a) one demented response, (b) the "lets skip this conversation already" or simply yes, (c) asking questions, or (d) the "i'm not sure yet" response. To me option "C" is the worst offender, its just a lazy way of expending lore; remember, Bethesda, showing me rather than telling me is always better since it doesn't interrupt game time at all.
    Combat:
    I don't have much to say on the fundamentals of combat, but after playing the masterful combat that was MGSV, it feels extremely basic. Stealth is as "unrepaired" as it has always been, but even worst here, since you need a to perk to muffle your footsteps to be competitive when using melee. The "gung ho" approach that was always punished in previous games is the easiest and least risky way to complete each mission, while keeping constant covertness is just too difficult on harder difficulties. While the enemies do give challenge to the game, their AI is just if not worst than previous fallouts. The game has automated spotlights that try to detect threats but their so useless that they might as well not be their; when the AI hears commotion, instead of searching they move away from the commotion (how'd that get pass testing?); no matter how many times you're detected by the enemies, once you lose your state of caution they completely forget that you existed, they should at least add more guards after this confrontation (this is the same in previous games, but this 2015 not 2008, we have higher expectations); the melee is just awful, in NV most weapons had a unique animation when preforming a running attack, in Fo4... well, I hope you like the seeing the same clunky animation play repetitively; overall the melee and unarmed weapons are nothing compared to the plethora of NV's arsenal, nothing will beat smashing a guys head in with a nine iron (I'm not sure if that's in Fo4). I'm could go on and on but I beating a dead horse here.

    Other stuff:
    *Unique weapons have the same model as their standard counterpart (don't quote me on that).
    *The beginning of the game is so disjointed that it nearly killed it for me, like I have no other leads other than a drug addicts visions to go Diamond City? In NV, you already knew where to go, that city in the distance (show don't tell, remember Bethesda?).

    In conclusion, I've enjoyed myself but it could be so much better. I have yet to complete the main story, but so far the side activities are clustered but fun    … Expand
  4. KingMiky1994
    Nov 17, 2015
    4
    This game feels like Fallout 3.5, Fallout HD Remaster or whatever you want to call it.
    The story is predictive and okay at best. Storytelling has never been Bethesda's strength , but i expect more in 2015 in terms of Animation, writing as The Witcher 3 has really set the bar for RPG's.
    Every Character seems Soulless, boring and the AI is straight outta 2009. When i try to sneak around    This game feels like Fallout 3.5, Fallout HD Remaster or whatever you want to call it.
    The story is predictive and okay at best. Storytelling has never been Bethesda's strength , but i expect more in 2015 in terms of Animation, writing as The Witcher 3 has really set the bar for RPG's.
    Every Character seems Soulless, boring and the AI is straight outta 2009.
    When i try to sneak around enemies my Companion chooses to just facetank everything and give up my stealth advantage. They block paths and pick up random stuff no one told them to do.
    Quests are "Go there and kill" in short or "go there, kill and bring back"
    Map size has been reduced and its filled with Locations without any meaning where u just face hordes of enemies. The new dialogue system is a joke, u don't really have any options except Yes,No,not sure and a dumb question. After playing the main story and a few sidequests u begin to realize that there's not much to do at all. Combat system has improved but still has a long way to go before I can call it decent.
    The game is filled with countless (old) bugs and framerate issues which i cant understand because the graphic is far from being anywhere near GTA 5 or The Witcher 3.
    All in all just a huge disappointment of a Game that in the end doesn't deserve a rating higher then 6/7
    or all this hype. too bad i didnt buy the retail version of this game to refund it. i hope people don't pre order Bethesda's next TES to make them work for their money.
    I do have hope tho if Bethesda makes it able to mod this game for ps4. Until then just wait for the game to drop to about 30 €.    … Expand
  5. Spunkmire
    Nov 12, 2015
    5
    I'd rather have some HD texture and graphics mods on fallout 3, and just play through that again. The pipboy app is the only thing I feel was innovative and refreshing on this game. Shame I can't port that to fallout 3.

    Animations and textures seem so random in quality. NPCs throughout the game look awful, but when I run into a random settler, his animations and textures look great.    I'd rather have some HD texture and graphics mods on fallout 3, and just play through that again. The pipboy app is the only thing I feel was innovative and refreshing on this game. Shame I can't port that to fallout 3.

    Animations and textures seem so random in quality. NPCs throughout the game look awful, but when I run into a random settler, his animations and textures look great.

    My score is based off of the inconsistent nature of how the game was assembled.

    Overall, it''s on par with the company's track record.

    Regardless, it's still something new to play, and I thank all the people for their hard work, supervisors and quality control department messed up though.    … Expand
  6. Farsearcher
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Fallout 4 serves as another Bethesda copy and pasted game, cash grab aimed at casual gamers. Shipped with issues but worst of all no innovativeness or creativity 7 years later.
  7. dannygards
    Jan 7, 2016
    0
    *Updated review after actually finishing the game*

    Having now finished the game I feel compelled to amend my initially favourable review. I am/was a massive fan of the Fallout/Elder Scrolls series however I feel completely disappointed and even cheated by Fallout 4. I can live with PS3 re-mastered graphics, and even the odd glitch here and there (I didn’t run into anything too    *Updated review after actually finishing the game*

    Having now finished the game I feel compelled to amend my initially favourable review. I am/was a massive fan of the Fallout/Elder Scrolls series however I feel completely disappointed and even cheated by Fallout 4.

    I can live with PS3 re-mastered graphics, and even the odd glitch here and there (I didn’t run into anything too significant in my 70 hour play through). However what has ruined the entire game for me was the complete an utter lack of originality, and criminally repetitive missions.

    90% of the time you are sent from point A to B, you will clear out 15-20 Raiders, Feral’s or Super Mutants collect something then return to point A. I soldiered through it, but quite frankly I was so bored after a while I just powered through the main storyline so I could start playing MGS5.

    I do not know anything about the development process, but to me it feels like a game that has been thrown together for maximum profit with a few cosmetic upgrades, a change of scenery but zero innovation, originality or thought to the repetitive nature of open world missions.

    My true score would be something in the region of 4 or 5 out of 10, but given the resentment I feel to this cash in I'm giving a zero in hope that they may actually try next time.    … Expand
  8. willmoy38
    Nov 20, 2015
    9
    Ok, here is my review to negate my 10 from earlier. I have put about 28 hours into this game and honestly, I am just as impressed as I figured I would be. It's a very good game to me. Not a 10, but I am not even sure what a game would have to be to get a 10 from me. The graphics are awesome. I loved the color rather than the drab, boring atmosphere of New Vegas. The companions are actuallyOk, here is my review to negate my 10 from earlier. I have put about 28 hours into this game and honestly, I am just as impressed as I figured I would be. It's a very good game to me. Not a 10, but I am not even sure what a game would have to be to get a 10 from me. The graphics are awesome. I loved the color rather than the drab, boring atmosphere of New Vegas. The companions are actually interesting and have personalities. The combat is improved, but vats is still pretty much a necessity about 65% of the time. The ability to reconstruct the wasteland was incredible. It has been over 200 years, time for humanity to start rebuilding. The weapon and armor modding is good.
    Here's what I didn't like. Too much reliances upon the "Charisma" skill tree. You couldn't have settlement stores until your charisma was a 6. Bad movement of your character when placed in a bind. If you get surrounded by enemies, you might as well just wait for game to reload. You're not going to get out of situation. Your decisions don't really seem to impact the world. Now this doesn't too far stray from Bethesda's modus operandi because in Oblivion your decisions meant nothing, in Fallout 3 your decisions meant nothing, in Skyrim your decisions meant nothing, but it's still disappointing. I was hoping for a more Witcheresque decision influence in the game. Haven't seen it thus far.
    With all of this being said, so far, I have still thoroughly enjoyed the game. It MIGHT even be, alongside Witcher 3, a game of the year contender for me.    … Expand
  9. tdsmith5556
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    Bought the game a five hours ago and I'm going to give a 100% honest review about it.

    Fallout 4 is a massive game. In the strategy guide there's roughly 150 quests and I estimate the map is about as big as skyrim's, but there seems to be a higher density of areas to explore with fewer mountains and whatnot in the way to make the map feel bigger than it actually is. In comparison to    Bought the game a five hours ago and I'm going to give a 100% honest review about it.

    Fallout 4 is a massive game. In the strategy guide there's roughly 150 quests and I estimate the map is about as big as skyrim's, but there seems to be a higher density of areas to explore with fewer mountains and whatnot in the way to make the map feel bigger than it actually is.

    In comparison to previous Fallouts people keep saying it isn't a big step up. I disagree with them, but I will admit the facial expression are a bit stiff and lip syncing is a tiny bit off. Some people dislike the aesthetics of the game because they went with a much more punchy and bright color pallet rather than just make everything poop brown and puke green like Fallout 3. I actually enjoyed the more colorful environments.

    Looking at the pc specs this game is technically graphically superior to any other game out right now even if some people are saying the graphics are not very good. I honestly thought the graphics looked amazing, but I'm just putting it out there that not everybody shares my opinion and some people think games like Witcher 3 actually have better graphics. Personally, I don't think it should matter all that much because it's really about gameplay, not graphics.

    Gameplay wise what Fallout 4 brings to the table over previous games is a vastly improved combat system, much better balance regarding things like stimpacks and perks, and overall more challenge on higher difficulties. Gun play feels almost exactly like Call of Duty instead of very stiff and clunky like New Vegas. You definitely will feel noticeable improvements on how guns and things handle regarding sight clarity, draw animations, sway, recoil, and smoothness adjusting aim. Movement also feels more in line with Call of Duty. Sprint is in the game and is balanced by taking away action points to use in vats, a great mechanic imo that adds more fluidity and better pacing to everything. In other words you no longer have to worry about slowly plodding from one area to the next making for less overall downtime to deal with.

    What this game offers over Destiny, which probably it's main competition atm is a much more engaging story and much much more content than Destiny could ever hope to deliver. I mean in comparison I finished Destiny including all story missions, all strikes, and the two raids in about 20 hours. The story missions in the vanilla game itself you could easily get through in about 5 hours. Even if all 150 quests take a half hour each you are still talking about 75 hours of content to go through so even the most viscous haters on here would have to admit at minimum this game at least offers a lot in quantity of content even if one could make an argument about the quality of it.

    Sound wise Fallout 4 offers MUCH more voice actors than previous games leading to much more variations in how npcs interact. Games like Elder Scrolls online will recycle the same voice actors. It's not like that in this game. I also enjoyed how gun sounds have much more "oomph" than Fallout 3 and New Vegas. Everything sounded like it really had impact and the blood splatter in response seemed really satisfying. Unfortunately, didn't like the music track in the game so far, but oh well.

    People on here are complaining about very specific nitpicky issues with the game like for instance the facial expression/lip syncing issue, a few specific non game breaking bugs, color aestetics, and blah, blah, blah.

    All I got to say is please examine the facts for yourself. I encourage anybody reading this to just look at the amount of content and all the customization and what you are getting here and then decide based on that rather than some extremely specific little thing somebody is complaining about.

    I assure you this game has a lot of bang to offer for your 60 bucks and well deserves 10/10 in my very honest opinion.    … Expand
  10. Trinity
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    I actually bought this game today and have been playing for a few hours. I'm only leaving this review to cancel out some of the completely exaggerated negative reviews on here. I've read a bunch of them and it just feels like they are copying really generic 'criticism' from the **** video game board. It's obvious most of the people leaving 1/10 reviews have not even played the game and areI actually bought this game today and have been playing for a few hours. I'm only leaving this review to cancel out some of the completely exaggerated negative reviews on here. I've read a bunch of them and it just feels like they are copying really generic 'criticism' from the **** video game board. It's obvious most of the people leaving 1/10 reviews have not even played the game and are just on a hate campaign against Bethesda for whatever reason.

    The game feels like a vastly improved version of fallout 3, with better character interaction and smoother combat. It's a FPS/RPG hybrid like FO3, but you can tell they decided to take it in a more action-oriented direction. However, statistics are still a big part of the game and you have to plan in advance which perks you want to get or you'll end up with a gimped character. If you enjoyed FO3 or FO NV, you will also enjoy this title. My biggest issue with the game thus far is some minor technical issues, but I'm sure they will be resolved with the next patch. However, I have not encountered any major technical issues or bugs and the game plays smoothly pretty much the entire time.

    I advice everyone to disregard the clearly biased hateful reviews and make up their own mind. If you liked any of the 3D fallout titles, chances are you will fall in love with this latest incarnation as well.    … Expand
  11. bryan101384
    Nov 23, 2015
    10
    Fallout 4 is a massive success. I believe the negative reactions surrounding it's graphics have been greatly exaggerated. The lighting effects are great, the color that was completely absent in previous titles is now vibrant and plentiful while not taking away from the fact that you are in a wasteland. The world itself looks drastically different depending on the time or day andFallout 4 is a massive success. I believe the negative reactions surrounding it's graphics have been greatly exaggerated. The lighting effects are great, the color that was completely absent in previous titles is now vibrant and plentiful while not taking away from the fact that you are in a wasteland. The world itself looks drastically different depending on the time or day and weather, which in previous titles never changed. The gunplay has been improved upon to where if you run out of action points shooting doesn't feel wrong and is actually quite fun. The game world itself is jam packed with things to do around every corner, space has not been wasted here. The crafting system and addition of settlements is receiving less praise than it deserves. Thie entire world truely is a sandbox for you to mold and shape to you're liking, from the story to the actual physical environments. The voice acting is much improved and the fact that your character has a voice in my opinion adds to the level of immersion. Character models are very hit and miss some you can see a significant imrovement while others are just downright bad. The framerate studders quite a bit but overall does not take away from the experience. Overall the technical issues are no worse or better than any of Bethesdas other big titles and as with their other games does not really take away from the experience.… Expand
  12. onekill
    May 12, 2016
    8
    I gave this game a pretty stingy review at first... But despite all it's shortcomings, which are many, the game really grew on me... Now I have plowed through it, and there is not a location left to discover or a side quest left to take... Kudos for a bumpy, but in the end, pretty interesting, and most addictive journey.
    But all things aside, I must say it was a total bull**** move to not    I gave this game a pretty stingy review at first... But despite all it's shortcomings, which are many, the game really grew on me... Now I have plowed through it, and there is not a location left to discover or a side quest left to take... Kudos for a bumpy, but in the end, pretty interesting, and most addictive journey.
    But all things aside, I must say it was a total bull**** move to not make the Jetpack be able to fully fly... total anticlimax... but that's my only real grudge..    … Expand
  13. thomasnichols
    Nov 11, 2015
    8
    This is only my opinion and thoughts on the game. Okay, so we all know the game's not perfect, and it did not live up to all of the hype, but in my opinion it's still very enjoyable. So there are lots of bugs and glitches which can get annoying or even not let you carry on with the game. This is one of the biggest problems with the game (I'm sure they'll patch them soon though). Many ofThis is only my opinion and thoughts on the game. Okay, so we all know the game's not perfect, and it did not live up to all of the hype, but in my opinion it's still very enjoyable. So there are lots of bugs and glitches which can get annoying or even not let you carry on with the game. This is one of the biggest problems with the game (I'm sure they'll patch them soon though). Many of the things they had previously promised were not included in the final product which kinda sucks. The story can feel dull at times and slow. The fact is that it's basically the same old thing as Fallout 3, just a different story and some new additions thrown in there. The graphics aren't great but they surely aren't terrible. Character's faces can look really ugly at times but everything else seems to be alright. And it's not like Fallout New Vegas was anything spectacular for 2010. The gunplay is very fun and pretty addicting, I have no complaints there, and the crafting system is pretty good (although sometimes it gets annoying when things don't fit into places correctly). Overall it is a good game, and a good addition to the Fallout franchise, but before you buy it you might want to wait until it is patched and up to standards. I don't agree with most of these ratings all at 0, and I know all those people aren't going to agree with me either, but I think the reason all these people are so butthurt about it is because there was way to much hype for this game, and the final product failed to meet that hype. I have been thoroughly enjoying the game so far at about 10 hours in, and the thing is that if you judge the game based of the other Fallout games quality then people will say it sucks, but on it's own, it's pretty good.… Expand
  14. kitchenspoon
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    I've seen alot of people bash this game and i have no idea why. Having played Fallout 1,2 &3 before along with every TES game released, this is another fantastic title. Is it different from previous iterations? Ofcourse.. Is the story a little flaky sometimes, most definitely. Could the graphics of been better? Well that depends if your playing next-gen consoles or PC. For me, this game isI've seen alot of people bash this game and i have no idea why. Having played Fallout 1,2 &3 before along with every TES game released, this is another fantastic title. Is it different from previous iterations? Ofcourse.. Is the story a little flaky sometimes, most definitely. Could the graphics of been better? Well that depends if your playing next-gen consoles or PC. For me, this game is a fantastic achievement any anybody that downgrades this game based on its graphics is not a true gamer. The content is extensive, the gameplay is fun, the weapon choices are incredible.... JUNK GUN!!! Id give it a solid 9/10 due to its few shortfalls.

    What it comes down to is that i enjoy playing this, alot. Thats what games are about (enjoying them and being entertained). As others have mentioned, it does feel alot of these reviews are one-trick ponys having never left a review before and signed up just to bash.    … Expand
  15. roadwarrior234
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    Don't you hate it when people give a game zero that they haven't even played. Fallout 4 came out yesterday, it's a 40 hour game. So your telling me you beat that whole 40 hours yesterday, either your super good or a liar. I dont think you should review a game unless you beat it because Fallout 4 is a massive game and there is always something that someone will like. And 0, really!! A zeroDon't you hate it when people give a game zero that they haven't even played. Fallout 4 came out yesterday, it's a 40 hour game. So your telling me you beat that whole 40 hours yesterday, either your super good or a liar. I dont think you should review a game unless you beat it because Fallout 4 is a massive game and there is always something that someone will like. And 0, really!! A zero is a game like Big Rigs or Rogue Warrior that are almost unplayable, if you want to compare Fallout 4 with Big Rigs than your standards are way too high. Most of the people creating fake accounts and fake reviews are Witcher 3 fans that feel threatened by this game.… Expand
  16. sir_toasty1
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    The only thing i can complain about is the controls at PC and some loading screens last a bit long. The graphics are better than expected, not best you´ve ever seen but good and it runs stable. Bethesda did a good job and i don´t get why so many people are complaining, its an worthy addition to the Fallout series because it improved many aspects of the previous games. Your choices haveThe only thing i can complain about is the controls at PC and some loading screens last a bit long. The graphics are better than expected, not best you´ve ever seen but good and it runs stable. Bethesda did a good job and i don´t get why so many people are complaining, its an worthy addition to the Fallout series because it improved many aspects of the previous games. Your choices have impact on the story, crafting, weapon modification, the armor system .. all this is way better than before (there are more improvements but i dont want to turn this into a novel). 9.5/10
    oh and sorry for my English I´m not a native speaker    … Expand
  17. notfromreddit
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    Forgot Final Fantasy VII and The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, this is the greatest game ever made. The graphics are amazingly beautiful, the story and quests are fantastic and the gameplay is perfect. No game will ever be better than this one. This is the pinnacle of video games.
    Also, all the people leaving 0s are trolls that are mad because their mommy won't buy the game for them.
  18. nnoom
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    Amazing. Simply, amazing. I cannot believe the amount of 0/10 reviews. NEVER take a 0/10 seriously. That score is reserved for ET for Atari. Anyone who gives a score like that to a game is pissed off at something. Either they suck, or the game didn't bring their mother back like they were hoping. Seriously, what did people want from another Fallout game? Do you **** even know what youAmazing. Simply, amazing. I cannot believe the amount of 0/10 reviews. NEVER take a 0/10 seriously. That score is reserved for ET for Atari. Anyone who gives a score like that to a game is pissed off at something. Either they suck, or the game didn't bring their mother back like they were hoping. Seriously, what did people want from another Fallout game? Do you **** even know what you wanted? Did you want Fallout 4 to pay off your back taxes? Wash your car every day for the next six years? WHAT THE HELL. This game is everything you'd want in another Fallout and more. Literally ignore the negative reviews. I'd go as far as to say that every single one is from a complete idiot.… Expand
  19. Hive_Geek
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    This game, Oh boy this game. This game may hold a different graphic style than how people are used to, but I love it, it is so beautiful , The weapons and shooting system are amazing, The story from what I saw is just as good. Disregard the 388 negative reviews, because this is such an amazing game.
  20. Vetinium
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    I wouldn't call it perfect,but with so many people giving it horrible scores just for being a little buggy i'm giving it a 10. Bethesda continues to amaze with every game they drop and Fallout 4 is no different. From the amazing story to the great Boston landscape i'm 20 hours in and still don't wanna put the controller down.
  21. Gamecriticpro
    Aug 9, 2016
    7
    Fallout 4 is a good action adventure/FPS, but it is severely lacking in the RPG department. It's not a bad game, but I can't help but feel Bethesda outright ignores fans demands of endint casuallization.
  22. shaung7
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    master piece just like 3 10/10 game of the year so many trolls giving it 4's or lower DONT LISTEN already played 5 hours and love every second of it feels just like the old fallout 3 but with tighter controls and better gameplay
  23. haoideag
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    Great game, not sure why it's attracting so much trollage. While i do miss some elements like karma, reputation, and the old voice system, it's vastly improved in so many respects. world is so big and the questlines are fantastic
  24. Wojtek1207
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    Amazing game! Much better story than in F3, beautiful graphics and great crafting system. Ever since I left Vault 111 it took my attention like sponge. I recommend this game to everyone who likes post-apo games. Absolutely No. 1! (Maybe except for Skyrim). I completely don't understand those, who rate it 0. I suppose it is the first game they have ever played.
  25. Dundr
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    Caught myself looking for scrap to build new stuff while walking the streets in my town and I even dream about the game, so I'm giving it a solid 10 to offset the **** by people that repeat pre-release reddit soundbites incl. several lies (the 5-10min walk) and don't sound like they even own it or have spent more than 5 hours.

    I guess this game is targeted at people like me, ie a casual    Caught myself looking for scrap to build new stuff while walking the streets in my town and I even dream about the game, so I'm giving it a solid 10 to offset the **** by people that repeat pre-release reddit soundbites incl. several lies (the 5-10min walk) and don't sound like they even own it or have spent more than 5 hours.

    I guess this game is targeted at people like me, ie a casual gamer, not hard-core with mega-skills or hundreds of hours to spend to level up (hello Destiny), not familiar with the previous games. Sure, the facial animations are last-gen, the dialogue mechanism is stilted/annoying, but who cares… game-play is engrossing, environment is consistent and above all beautiful… I keep discovering new stuff.    … Expand
  26. KingOfRock
    Nov 11, 2015
    9
    Don't let the crying coming from entitled 2015 gamers fool you: This is a great game more than deserving of the praise it's been given. This game is proof graphics don't matter, but any real gamer could have already told you that.

    Fallout 4 offers exciting game play in an immersive world. There is very little wrong with the game, though it still isn't perfect. However, the story is    Don't let the crying coming from entitled 2015 gamers fool you: This is a great game more than deserving of the praise it's been given. This game is proof graphics don't matter, but any real gamer could have already told you that.

    Fallout 4 offers exciting game play in an immersive world. There is very little wrong with the game, though it still isn't perfect. However, the story is great and there are great new additions to the game, even if some old ones were taken out (which isn't a big deal). The game can be buggy at times, but the bugginess of the game isn't as bad as people on the internet would lead you to believe.

    The controls are smooth, the story is great, and the game puts you into a haunting post-apocalyptic world.

    Just remember when you read reviews from people online: The internet is full of people that use the internet, and 2015 is the year of gamer self entitlement. If a game isn't what a gamer wants it to be they'll get on the internet and complain and nitpick until the tips of their fingers bleed. Nitpicking flaws (real or perceived) isn't the way to prove a game is bad. If you're one of the people that can't see the forest for the trees you won't like it, but if you can see the game as a whole (like a smart person) you will like this game.    … Expand
  27. jml8080
    Nov 10, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Felt compelled to give an opinion on this one. This game is a massive disappointment so I bullet the reasons why. IMHO, I bulleted important and then made comparisons to previous games.

    - Voiced character/Commander Shepherd, accept much worse, has a dialogue box that destroys any form of imagination and immersion. Yes, like 5-8 word responses, sometimes taken exactly from the dialogue boxes. Codsworth, your robotic butler, has more emotion then your player character. He's like Commander Shepherd with a T-800 automated voice response. This is a major step backward for the game franchise. The opening narration and ending from your voice character was good and so was the end. There was no need to change the dialogue system and they did. It's really, really not good.

    2. Game world appears to be significantly smaller then FO3 and FNV. We are talking a DLC sized map. They spent seven years to bring us this?!!

    3. Game characters are inferior to the cast of colorful characters in FO3 and especially, FNV.

    4. Fallout 4 asks the question what would happen if we reversed the main plotline with the two main cast of characters? Still confused? Don't worry, you'll find out when you play.

    5. A lot of game glitches and optimization issues. This is handing a broken game to gamers for $60. FNV was attacked on release by major reviewers, but most are sold (bought, kaching, kaching) on this one.

    6. Get BOS power armor in 20 minutes and kill a death claw.

    Now with those impressions out of the way, I really don't know what to say. FO3 and FNV are superior games . The game reminds me of a good launch title to show off a system, sort of like what it did at the E3 press conference. It reminds me of the game RAGE. In fact, I was having more fun with Rage at this point. Meaning a colorful vibrant world, but a lack of dialogue, depth, speech points, and a story recycled and rehashed from FO3. Diamond City looks like Megaton. The lack of any type of ingenuity or progression in this game is staggering.

    Fallout 3 is a phenomenal game, possibly one of the best games of all time. FNV had some flaws, but made up for its hilarious dialogue, quirkiness of Characters and plots (Yes Man flipping general off Hoover Dam, ding a ding ding baby, crossdressing, super mutant Tabitha, the Elvis gang, ghouls in rocket ships, the lottery winner, the excellent idiocy of Fantastic, the various factions, and moral choices throughout the game). FNV was flawed but it was hilarious and sometimes was superior to FO3, having the dark comedy of FO and FO2. The fun of the characters, along with the snide and hilarious responses are gone. I named my character Commander Shepherd btw lol.

    The issue of this game stems from the continued lack of ingenuity, sequelitis, and a half polished game for a cash grab.

    The game is a 6. The graphics are of a good quality and the locations are good, when you're not talking. It's not groundbreaking in any way shape or form. Personally, this is the worst disappointment since the ME 3 ending. Yes, I think its that bad. It may actually be worse. We'll see.

    So do yourself a favor and buy this at your own risk. This is not a revival of the game franchise. It is a devival of the highest caliber. Unless you a hardcore fan, you will be disappointed with this one. Hopefully, this allow gamers to think twice about this one, before buying it if at all. The game is anywhere between a 5-7 on a scale of 1-10.

    Not a 9-10 from all of the game reviewers and Let's Players who broke street date, thank you so much so drop a "like" and then get cash and repeat, like Bethesda. I worry about Elder Scrolls and hopefully they'll learn from this one. So please complain and speak up. They need to hear it.

    YOU'VE BEEN WARNED. I'm out.

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  28. Noiseblock
    Nov 10, 2015
    7
    So this is Fallout 4, the title some gamers have been waiting for with devotion since its announcement. I had played big chunks of Fallout 1, completed Fallout 3 and New Vegas and especially appreciated New Vegas` great storyline/characters and liked Fallout 3 for making such an hard transition into the FPS-Genre without losing the feel of the franchise. That said, I wasn´t very much hypedSo this is Fallout 4, the title some gamers have been waiting for with devotion since its announcement. I had played big chunks of Fallout 1, completed Fallout 3 and New Vegas and especially appreciated New Vegas` great storyline/characters and liked Fallout 3 for making such an hard transition into the FPS-Genre without losing the feel of the franchise. That said, I wasn´t very much hyped for Fallout 4 since I didn´t really see too much variety in gameplay to keep me entertained after the already quite similar New Vegas and 3, plus one can see the nuclear wasteland and all its factions only so many times till it eventually gets a bit too familiar.

    Now that Fallout 4 is out, I feel a bit sad for all the ones who have so eagerly awaited this game.

    Technical aspects: Fallout 4 is not the most beautiful game ever put before the eyes of gamers, but the quality of the graphics and textures suffices for the most part. For the most part, that is, because there are still some annoying textures that pop up or just won´t load properly or seem very grainy when directly looking at them. That´s not very much desired, but in a game this big it´s forgivable and no real buffer. What is a buffer, however, is that the framerate leaves a lot to be desired on the consoles, regular framedrops are the norm. The AI, too, varies from being ever-observant to degenerating into plump, brainless bullet-sponges that get stuck behind small bushes and walls, ready to be riddled with gunshots. Such glitchy behaviour is so regularly encountered, I started to incorporate it in my startegy of survival to predict that at least one enemy would be easily taken down due to that behaviour. However, we were warned, Bethesda-games are usually riddled with bugs. This may not suffice as an apology, but it didn´t diminish the fun of playing too much that I wanted to quit.

    The world: No doubt, this is what Fallout 4 has going for it. It´s a wasteland with heart, where nice little surprises await in some seemingly abandoned cars/houses, the paths are all but beaten and feel bursting with mysteries that want to be unravelled. From interesting scrap-metal-palaces to the ruins of gloomy suburbs to just wandering the wasteland, there is much to be seen. The new, slightly lighter colour-pattern helps to create the feel of a wasteland-world that is slowly starting to feel very natural to its inhabitants. Thus it looks bleak overall, yet still strangely inviting. However, one cannot shake the feeling of "been here, done that", especially when having played Fallout-titles before. The world is as inviting as ever, yet it feels a tad too familiar and close too Fallout 3/New Vegas by now, without real higlights like the life-filled casinos in New Vegas, which is why strong gameplay is needed to shake things up a little.

    Gameplay: Sadly, gameplay is the least riveting thing about all of fallout 4. It does very little to exceed the expectations that people had, it still feels as sluggish as ever, guns don´t give that much feed-back as one would have wished and feel very similar to each other, so that once again the VATS is the saving grace of Fallout not becoming too stale over time. Furthermore, enemies do not need some special tactics to deal with them, it usually boils down to "shoot it till it doesn´t move" which gets very familiar very fast. The customization is nice, but why should I feel excited about customizing guns that do not really have much of a feel to them and are quite similar in the first place? On the other hand, the house-building is maybe the freshest idea bethesda has had in a long time and I will give them credit for that, if it is not me, at least many other gamers will have fun playing Wasteland-Architect for some more time in F4, good job on that one.

    Story & Questlines: I will not talk about the story for obvious reasons (spoilers), the game is too fresh out the oven to discuss that. What can be said: It´s enough to keep you engaged, but it doesn´t reach the heights of NV and falls flat when compared to the strong competition like Witcher 3 and even GTAV. A fortiori, I was very dissappointed that not even the normal questlines tried to be something special, they´re typical fetch-quests, shoot-up-the-bandit-quests, go-there-look-at-that-quests. Sure, those are the standard for open-world games, but Fallout 4 has no stories in that quest-lines to keep me engaged, GTAV and Witcher (that often have similar quests) have the decency to make me care for the quests through meaningful dialogue and superb characters. Fallout 4, on this aspect falls flat, it just indulges in its own sense of dark humour yet completely forgets that it also needs good characters to make me care for the tasks they´re posing.

    Overall, Fallout 4 plays, looks and feels familiar and if it wasn´t for the engaging premise of the nuclear wasteland per se, it would be a standard open world. Furthermore, technical issues pile up and thus drag the game down. 65/100    … Expand
  29. CoreyN62
    Nov 11, 2015
    10
    Game is rather amazing, a lot of people are complaining about bugs and graphics. I've played for just over ten hours now and I've noticed near to no bugs, I can't argue however that there won't be bugs. This is a bethesda game after all but people are going low as 3 - 5 just over bugs that cause no real distractions or mixes towards the game.
  30. Steven105
    Jan 1, 2016
    3
    I had originally given this game a 10 because i was so hyped and having a blast with it , but after beating it and exploring the open world for 2 weeks i started noticing just how dumbed down it was. The rpg elements are gone THE NPCS ARE INVINCIBLE , remember when todd howard said " you can shoot em in the the face if you want to " That is a hilarious lie , you can shoot an npc and theI had originally given this game a 10 because i was so hyped and having a blast with it , but after beating it and exploring the open world for 2 weeks i started noticing just how dumbed down it was. The rpg elements are gone THE NPCS ARE INVINCIBLE , remember when todd howard said " you can shoot em in the the face if you want to " That is a hilarious lie , you can shoot an npc and the npc will fight back but once you deplete the npcs health bar he will just sit on the ground , regenerate his health then stands back up and holsters his weapon as if nothing happened . Fallout 4 is plagued with this , does that sound fun to you? The best fallout 4 has to offer is exploring its open world its fun, and the loot is carefully placed and hidden , but the problem is the world feels empty and lifeless and the raiders dont feel like a threat anymore, in fallout 3 and fallout new vegas the raiders were known as the chem addicted cannibalistic sadists of the wasteland , in fallout 4 raiders feel like their soul purpose is to raid peoples farms and steel their vegetables . Anyways this game is a huge step back ,but one things forsure its still better than destiny.… Expand
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#16 Best PS4 Game of 2015
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#3 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2015
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#2 Most Shared PS4 Game of 2015

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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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