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  1. Mar 2, 2019
    5
    Nearly lifeless, perhaps it is not just for me. To go into what I liked, that beginning was intense and hooking however this being my first Fallout game, I soon was put into a near lifeless environment with no clue where to go. I could tell that this game emphasizes content over style but with this sort of game, it seems more of a chore than a game. I do see many who are fans of thisNearly lifeless, perhaps it is not just for me. To go into what I liked, that beginning was intense and hooking however this being my first Fallout game, I soon was put into a near lifeless environment with no clue where to go. I could tell that this game emphasizes content over style but with this sort of game, it seems more of a chore than a game. I do see many who are fans of this series and can play for hours but considering how Fallout 76's reception was, I think this series' faults have now come to light. Expand
  2. Jun 12, 2019
    5
    I thought this would be the first good first person Fallout game since Fallout 3. I totally believed the hype and wanted it to be as memorable as that first time I played Fallout 3. But it just didn't deliver. The story is generally not very compelling and I found myself pretty disinterested in it fast. Everything just feels like a bit of a chore and there's no real sense of fun to any ofI thought this would be the first good first person Fallout game since Fallout 3. I totally believed the hype and wanted it to be as memorable as that first time I played Fallout 3. But it just didn't deliver. The story is generally not very compelling and I found myself pretty disinterested in it fast. Everything just feels like a bit of a chore and there's no real sense of fun to any of it. I put quite a lot of hours into this game,but just couldn't be bothered to finish. I realized I just didn't care enough to continue. Expand
  3. Sep 5, 2019
    5
    Lleno de bugs, sistema de decisiones muy pobre. El tramo final solo quieres que se termine. Ni me llateo jugar los DLC.
  4. Feb 10, 2022
    5
    Вот решил написать... Я ОДНОГО НЕ ПОНИМАЮ, ЗАЧЕМ ЧИНИТЬ ТО, ЧТО И ТАК ПРЕКРАСНО РАБОТАЕТ, А...?
    Я начал свое знакомство с серией с Fallout 3, как же мне игра понравилась, 3 раза прошел! New Vegas не зашел, опять таки из-за "нововведений" Obsidian, но им видней они родоначальники. Но зачем было в четверке ломать всю систему перков и очков? Кому это было нужно?
    Зачем было делать так чтобы,
    Вот решил написать... Я ОДНОГО НЕ ПОНИМАЮ, ЗАЧЕМ ЧИНИТЬ ТО, ЧТО И ТАК ПРЕКРАСНО РАБОТАЕТ, А...?
    Я начал свое знакомство с серией с Fallout 3, как же мне игра понравилась, 3 раза прошел! New Vegas не зашел, опять таки из-за "нововведений" Obsidian, но им видней они родоначальники. Но зачем было в четверке ломать всю систему перков и очков? Кому это было нужно?
    Зачем было делать так чтобы, выбрав одну из сторон, ты АВТОМОТИЧЕСКИ теряешь все связи с остальными. Меня заставляют, искусственно, проходить игру 2 раза, чтобы увидеть весь сюжет полностью. Это не честно!
    К тому же чью бы ты сторону не избрал: Подземку, Институт, Братство стали или даже Минитменов, ты всё равно окажешся подлецом и придателем. Очень странно. Отыграть хорошего человека в Fallout 4 не получится.
    Добавили это идиотское строительство, кому это надо? Хотели объять все жанры - не выйдет!
    Производительность на PS4 так себе, fps часто сильно падает.
    Опять таки та атмосфера апокалипсиса, какая была в третьей части, пропала, толи из-за картинки, толи, почему то ещё, не знаю.
    Ещё нет русской озвучки, а жаль, погружение в мир игры страдает. А для таких атмосферных игр это очень важно.
    О, эти возрождающиеся противники. Это же Fallout, как я понимаю, очень дорогая игра, а не какая то бюджетная инди разработка. Так навскидку. Я зачистил от супер мутантов один дом, когда вернулся в эту локацию из соседней, дом был опять полон этими же мутантами и так много раз. Хотели заполнить жизнью мир игры? Ну замените мутантов на рейдеров, а за тем на каких-нибудь гулей. А то замочил мутанта, ушел, вернулся, а он опять живой, на своём же месте, трупы пропали. Ё маё, это же портит всё ощущение живого мира! И куда исчезли мои любимые кентавры?
    А в остальном вроде ничего, шутан подкрутили, анимацию тоже, броню проработали, а так же.........всё.
    Так что я разочарован.
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  5. Nov 11, 2019
    5
    I disappointed, Fallout: New Vegas is much better than this but this Fallout not bad at all.
  6. Nov 17, 2019
    5
    Technisch, eines der schwächsten Spiele die ich je erlebt habe..............
  7. Jan 21, 2020
    5
    The good: SHOTTING IS GOOD NOW
    the bad:
    The story suck
    The game is ugly
    The most of the side quist are boring
    the speech is gone Rpg is gone
    Stats are gone.
    Now i did have fun but god even fallout 3 was'nt this bad
  8. Jul 16, 2020
    5
    RESUMEN; Es entretenido si toleras los bugs que te aseguro son varios
    Lo compre con la idea de que estaba doblado al español, PUES NO (solo la versión española esta doblada) los primeros bugs que me encontré tuvieron que ver justo con los subtitulos que se quedaron congelados mientras me hablaban de un plan del que ni me entere.
    Estuve a punto de rendirme en mas de una ocasión pero
    RESUMEN; Es entretenido si toleras los bugs que te aseguro son varios
    Lo compre con la idea de que estaba doblado al español, PUES NO (solo la versión española esta doblada) los primeros bugs que me encontré tuvieron que ver justo con los subtitulos que se quedaron congelados mientras me hablaban de un plan del que ni me entere.
    Estuve a punto de rendirme en mas de una ocasión pero seguí adelante, poco a poco le fui tomando cariño pero siempre aparecía algún bug que casi me hacia querer borrarlo
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  9. Dec 21, 2021
    5
    Before I note the many issues I have with this game, I should mention that the combat, gunplay, and controls of Fallout 4 have never been better in the entire series. The shooting feels completely different from Fallout 3 and New Vegas, and for the first time, I feel like shooting my way out of a situation is more fun than talking through dialogue. Now that the positives are out of theBefore I note the many issues I have with this game, I should mention that the combat, gunplay, and controls of Fallout 4 have never been better in the entire series. The shooting feels completely different from Fallout 3 and New Vegas, and for the first time, I feel like shooting my way out of a situation is more fun than talking through dialogue. Now that the positives are out of the way, I have to say that Bethesda really ruined what they had began to build up within the series. They've oversimplified nearly every RPG element that made the last two games fun and exciting. The dialogue system lacks any real depth and the fact that they added voice acting to the protagonist makes it feel less like I made my own unique character, and more like Bethesda made one for me and I just happen to be able to control him. The leveling up system is no longer enjoyable either, and the writing and plot are so bad and downright insulting to the intelligence of the player that it feels like Bethesda just gave up caring. Fallout 3 was a love letter to the original Fallout games, while this felt like it was just an excuse for Bethesda to keep their hands onto the Fallout IP. Expand
  10. Dec 11, 2021
    5
    I really liked the game but now that i have played fallour new vegas and fallout 3 i don't find it good anymore but the gameplay is fine
  11. Jul 17, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Начнем наверное с самого неожиданного–управление,оно здесь сделано через 5-ую точку, тоже самое могу сказать и про графику. Теперь поговорим о сюжете, который повествует о том как ГГ теряет сына и идет на его поиски спустя сотни лет. Надо ли уточнять,что сюжет здесь калл? Единственное, из за чего стоит такая оценка–это наследие серии и геймлей. Expand
  12. Aug 29, 2020
    5
    good game interesting story but missed some aspects that the game had brought to the table
  13. May 23, 2022
    5
    although i did enjoy my time with the game i cannot overlook its issues. the dialogue in this game is AWFUL, the characters are one dimensional, the bugs and lag on the console version are annoying as balls, the overall feeling of the sensitivity when aiming with a gun feels off, although i dont really care about graphics in video games this game definitely was lacking in that category,although i did enjoy my time with the game i cannot overlook its issues. the dialogue in this game is AWFUL, the characters are one dimensional, the bugs and lag on the console version are annoying as balls, the overall feeling of the sensitivity when aiming with a gun feels off, although i dont really care about graphics in video games this game definitely was lacking in that category, the world was uninteresting the story was bad i dont even remember what i liked about this game lol but i did enjoy it quite a bit 5/10 Expand
  14. Nov 10, 2015
    4
    The game is not intuitive, it is not a game for casual players. Here guides do not exist, you'll be tired half a day to move the game forward. PS4 is declines frames per second. The story is as simple as tripe with oil, literally the moment we are in the apocalypse. Nothing special.
  15. Dec 6, 2015
    4
    I recently beat the game and I felt that I had to write a review.

    Fallout 4 is not a bad game. There are moments in the game where you lose yourself in hoarding objects, building settlements, or exploring new locations. That actually can be very fun. But it gets boring quickly. You talk to people and they tell you to go to such location and get a certain item or clear a number of
    I recently beat the game and I felt that I had to write a review.

    Fallout 4 is not a bad game. There are moments in the game where you lose yourself in hoarding objects, building settlements, or exploring new locations. That actually can be very fun. But it gets boring quickly. You talk to people and they tell you to go to such location and get a certain item or clear a number of enemies. This is basically the whole game. Even during end-game quests, you go to a location and kill all the bad guys. The game occasionally gives you the option of peaceful resolution but mostly you are forced to kill every moving thing. This gets really boring and really brakes immersion.

    The game has instances of severe framerate drops on the ps4.

    I had fun playing the game but overall I felt that it reused the old formula and abused it. I would have given it a 6 were it not for the framerate issues.
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  16. Nov 24, 2015
    4
    About 8 hours into my first character I go into someones shack and steal an empty cola bottle when no one is looking. Unknowing that everyone has psychic powers the entire town teleports through the door and guns me down. Following a load screen I respawn in the same place with everyone shooting me I die again. This repeats until eventually my PS4 crashes and I'm forced to start the gameAbout 8 hours into my first character I go into someones shack and steal an empty cola bottle when no one is looking. Unknowing that everyone has psychic powers the entire town teleports through the door and guns me down. Following a load screen I respawn in the same place with everyone shooting me I die again. This repeats until eventually my PS4 crashes and I'm forced to start the game from scratch. So far on my second character and much further into the game nothing game breaking has happened yet but I feel like I have to be very careful which is not a problem I should be having.

    So Fallout 4 is a buggy mess and I would have awarded a higher score if it hadn't been however, probably not that much higher as the game itself isn't really very good.

    The game has a very stupid and intrusive 'government took ma be-beh' storyline. The worst thing about this is every time you speak with an NPC your character insists on telling them something that you already know and don't care about for the entire game.

    Dialogue choices that don't matter is something that really annoys me about modern games and Fallout 4 does it all the time which is a massive problem for an RPG with so many of them.

    The game world is massive and exploring it is probably the most fun thing to do in the game. There are loads of missions and side quests but unfortunately everything you do feels like busy work. There is so much busy work in Fallout 4 I had to quit my job in real life just to figure out how base building works as there is no real tutorial or explanation for it in the game.

    The combat aspect is weak. Shooting is not satisfying. You don't really feel like your hitting anything unless you use VATS which is essential when the dumb enemy AI just runs at you and there's nothing you can do about it.

    Far too much inventory management, constantly having to drop items because I'm over my equip burden. Ultimately though it's all the load screens which really puts me off. Dying, fast travel, going into buildings. Every few seconds a load screen is there to break the immersion and illusion of the open world.

    Fallout 4 just looks and feels old, in it's bland missions, uninspired level design and creaky game engine. Some people may be able look past these flaws and throw themselves into all the busy work. I am not one of them.
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  17. Feb 12, 2016
    4
    This game might be promising on the content offered, but it suffers too much of its developer difficulties to have a stable game. Between out-dated shot accuracy with a controller, random crashes, and technical limitations, the feel of the game vanishes way too early.

    Still, to someone liking post-apocalyptic scenes it is still a game with quite a lot of content to offer; but it's not
    This game might be promising on the content offered, but it suffers too much of its developer difficulties to have a stable game. Between out-dated shot accuracy with a controller, random crashes, and technical limitations, the feel of the game vanishes way too early.

    Still, to someone liking post-apocalyptic scenes it is still a game with quite a lot of content to offer; but it's not for everyone. Be careful when buying this game.
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  18. Nov 10, 2015
    4
    Thank you, Bethesda, for providing us the clearest picture yet of the "professional critic" landscape. Between the obvious lack of heart involved in this cash-grab glorified Fallout 3 DLC, the use of a tired, buggy engine and the "streamlined" dialog one realizes that 90% of these review web-sites or magazines are clearly in Bethesda's pocket.
    We consumers need to do each other a favor,
    Thank you, Bethesda, for providing us the clearest picture yet of the "professional critic" landscape. Between the obvious lack of heart involved in this cash-grab glorified Fallout 3 DLC, the use of a tired, buggy engine and the "streamlined" dialog one realizes that 90% of these review web-sites or magazines are clearly in Bethesda's pocket.
    We consumers need to do each other a favor, and stop visiting web sites that continue to rain 8's 9's and 10's on every high-profile, large studio release.
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  19. Dec 8, 2015
    4
    It's a very fun game, but as this is a USER SCORE, i have to write this review as a fallout series player, which is why i give the game a 4, i want it to be RED.

    The game has an interesting setting, and the combat and open world aspect is great. The initial story concept works very well, this ends quickly after some time, when you realize it's all about killing looting modding. There's
    It's a very fun game, but as this is a USER SCORE, i have to write this review as a fallout series player, which is why i give the game a 4, i want it to be RED.

    The game has an interesting setting, and the combat and open world aspect is great. The initial story concept works very well, this ends quickly after some time, when you realize it's all about killing looting modding. There's no character creating apart from the physical aspects, your character doesn't feel "yours" . There's almost no quest with complex story writing; in general, the script aspect of conversations and general dialogue is POOR by any standards. What i want to express is that Fallout is an RPG, but Fallout 4, in my honest opinion, Is NOT.

    I hope they can fix something in any of their DLC's
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  20. Nov 19, 2015
    4
    I played this game for 4 hours and that was more than enough for me to remove the disc and list it on eBay. A clunky control system and a menu that has to be one of the worst I have seen, took their toll on my patience. If Bethesda spent 7 years making this piece of junk, they should all do the right thing and resign.
  21. Nov 13, 2015
    4
    This is hands down the buggiest game i've played in recent memory. I can't believe their QA department passed this game as a sellable product. You can't go 20 minutes without encountering a significant bug. The graphics are also inconsistent, There are some parts that look so next gen, others look like a ps2 game. Gameplay is decent, pretty good at best, the story will hook you at times,This is hands down the buggiest game i've played in recent memory. I can't believe their QA department passed this game as a sellable product. You can't go 20 minutes without encountering a significant bug. The graphics are also inconsistent, There are some parts that look so next gen, others look like a ps2 game. Gameplay is decent, pretty good at best, the story will hook you at times, but the bugs so insane that will make you forget the greatness of this game. Expand
  22. Nov 10, 2015
    4
    Quite disappointing. Don't believe the positive "professional" reviewers. This game, again, showed what a bunch of paid-off hacks they are.

    A lot of the things that made the previous Fallouts so fun are just dumbed down or broken in this latest instalment. The dialogue system is just pure garbage. I don't see any point in RPG style charisma play through what-so-ever, which is something
    Quite disappointing. Don't believe the positive "professional" reviewers. This game, again, showed what a bunch of paid-off hacks they are.

    A lot of the things that made the previous Fallouts so fun are just dumbed down or broken in this latest instalment. The dialogue system is just pure garbage. I don't see any point in RPG style charisma play through what-so-ever, which is something I did in all previous Fallouts.

    The S.P.E.C.I.A.L. is also dumbed down to a point where your choices don't even matter. You can just upgrade your base stats at level-up, so your initial "character" does not affect your play style at all. Not that it would anyway, because I don't see any effect of the stats on the game play apart from being able to carry more ****

    The story so far, well, it's the same beginning as in every other Fallout really. However, the story progression and the NPC's you meet are extremely one dimensional and I actually feel like murdering them all rather than having to suffer through the painfully uninspiring dialogues.

    I personally do not care for the graphics that much, which seems to be a major gripe for a lot of people, but this game is just not up to par in next gen gaming. What's worse is that it is actually VERY difficult to spot enemies without using VATS due to the "improved" graphics, particularly when compared to New Vegas.

    At launch, it is filled with bugs and **** The framerate is at times abysmal. The character gets stuck on invisible obstacles, and so forth. If it wasn't a Fallout game, I would have quite playing after the first 4 hours.

    Final word:
    Am I going to finish the game? Abso-fcking-lutely.
    Am I going to replay it? No.
    Is this the GOTY? NO!

    (Hopefully there will be patches lined up pretty soon or the broken game play and engine might force me to put this on the shelf until I'm tired of SW:BW)
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  23. Nov 11, 2015
    4
    Average at its best to be honest. The game looks a bit dated and a bit boring but overall, again, pretty average. I had high expectations from fallout 4 considering all that pre-release hype it had.
  24. Dec 20, 2015
    4
    Negative:

    -The quests are lackluster and repetitive. The endings are pretty much all the same and feel meaningless. -The voice acting was a cool addition but limited the dialogue options. Also, if you quicksave right before a charisma attempt, you'll notice that whether you fail or not, the character's delivery is EXACTLY the same. -The pathing of enemy AI is very poor. By that, I
    Negative:

    -The quests are lackluster and repetitive. The endings are pretty much all the same and feel meaningless.

    -The voice acting was a cool addition but limited the dialogue options. Also, if you quicksave right before a charisma attempt, you'll notice that whether you fail or not, the character's delivery is EXACTLY the same.

    -The pathing of enemy AI is very poor. By that, I mean that I can jump back and forth over a 2 foot guard rail and a deathclaw will be forced to run all the way around instead of just hopping over
    .
    -Companions are a huge PITA and will often walk right in front of you as you're throwing a grenade or taking a stealthy shot from afar.

    - Radio is boring. ThreeDog, or even Mr. New Vegas from previous games are much better than Travis,

    -The new settlements were fun and contributed to at least half of my playtime, but once the release hype faded, I realized I was playing a souped up Farmville. A majority of gameplay is reduced to filling up on junk, fast traveling home and repeating.

    -No Soul.The time I left vault 101 in Fallout 3, Bethesda had already taken me on a magic carpet ride of emotions. From birth, my birthday party, my first crush, dealing with bullies, and ultimately leaving the shelter, by the time the intro was over, I had already established the fundamentals of my character’s identity. Fallout 4 takes that level of character building and attachment to narrative and flushes it down the toilet. I found myself completely unmoved by the elimination of specific main characters, and change of circumstances because I had not been given a reason to care. In Fallout 3 I wanted so badly for my girlfriend (Amata) to follow me into the wasteland, and felt so sad that she didn’t want to leave with me.

    No Karma Sytem -My biggest complaint about Fallout 4 in general was the removal of the Karma system. The karma system was exchanged for a faction system in New Vegas. Many of us hoped that maybe it was just an Obsidian thing and that as soon as Bethesda made a new Fallout that the Karma system would make its triumphant return. Unfortunately this was not the case. In fact when trying to just be evil in Fallout 4 there were absolutely no repercussions other than angry NPCs. In the main quest, it is impossible to be a bad guy. No matter what you say the plot moves forward the same way with little to no difference had you chose the ‘nice guy’ dialogue options. I’m not saying that this is a deal breaker for me, but I believe it’s a big talking point for those who really loved the ‘play your own way’ aspects of Bethesda games.

    - Graphic looks outdated but this is less important than story / quests or gameplay.

    Positve:

    +Gameplay.While the game did leave me with a bad taste in my mouth, I can say that I really enjoyed flying over enemies, landing on them and proceeding to decapitate some fools with my Chinese officer's sword. Also, the shooting quality was a huge step up from past games.

    +The weapon upgrade system is nice However, there isn't as much available for armor

    I started playing the Fallout series with Fallout 3 on PS3, and I loved it. It got me into the Elder Scrolls games too, and I played both Oblivion and Skyrim. I bought New Vegas, loved it and played the hell out of it. I'm now playing Fallout 4, and to be honest its not a good game, maybe a "OK" game but very bad a Fallout 4 game.i give 4 out of 10 im very dissapointed :( *sniff*
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  25. Dec 18, 2015
    4
    I am stuck at a part where I am supposed to grow pomatoes, wheat and whatnot. I spent half an hour looking for vegetables then I fall asleep in front of my TV. My dog disappeared. What kind of game is that?
    Do you need a PhD to play this game?
  26. Nov 10, 2015
    4
    No "Hardcore mode", no weapon/armor degradation, no reputation system, no "traits", and the plot and characters are flat.
    But you can build weapons, houses and interact with the "real" pip-boy, so who cares?

    If you enjoyed New Vegas, DON'T BUY IT.
    It's FarCry with Skirym features.

    Thanks Bethesda for ruining the Fallout series.
  27. Dec 2, 2015
    4
    The game is disappointing. The story is very predictable, missions are boring and do not make sense most of the time. Regardless of decisions or path you take the ending is the same. Very disappointing.
  28. Dec 8, 2015
    4
    Nice game,but I met fatal crash and there's no Chinese version update yet.And I'm afraid it will not have any Chinese version update.Every time I go in the police and the picture will crash.
  29. Nov 10, 2015
    4
    It hurts to give such a hyped game such a mediocre score, but that's just how it goes.
    The animations are still Bethesda quality (cringeworthy), the voice work is very bland, the story is even blander, and the entire game is a mess of glitches that should never have made it past playtesting.
    The beginning of the game does not set up any long time Fallout fan to be excited. You jump in a
    It hurts to give such a hyped game such a mediocre score, but that's just how it goes.
    The animations are still Bethesda quality (cringeworthy), the voice work is very bland, the story is even blander, and the entire game is a mess of glitches that should never have made it past playtesting.
    The beginning of the game does not set up any long time Fallout fan to be excited. You jump in a suit of power armor with 0 experience, take down a deathclaw without having even encountered one prior, and tear raiders up with a minigun you should by all means not even know how to use.
    The game is very streamlined for casual players, and the story isn't an exception. I won't spoil the ending, but if you didn't like Fallout 3's ending pre-Broken Steel, you're going to hate this one.
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  30. 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.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 58 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 58
  2. 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. 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.