Fallout 4

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  1. brandonwhyit
    Dec 14, 2015
    3
    Alright I'm gonna make this review as straight-forward as I can. If you have the extra $60 to spend on the game, then it will entertain you for 2 or 3 days. The story quest dialogue was over too quick and the side quests were dull 80% of the time. The game needs better graphics, a more immersive storyline with some real length, more creatures, a whole new settlement building method, andAlright I'm gonna make this review as straight-forward as I can. If you have the extra $60 to spend on the game, then it will entertain you for 2 or 3 days. The story quest dialogue was over too quick and the side quests were dull 80% of the time. The game needs better graphics, a more immersive storyline with some real length, more creatures, a whole new settlement building method, and most importantly BUG FIXES.… Expand
  2. cobaltskky
    Nov 28, 2015
    4
    I really wanted to like Fallout 4. If the interface wasn't so clunky, if the movement/cover/hiding mechanics weren't from 2004, if it felt more like a cinematic experience, if it had been designed from the perspective of the end-users... Maybe I would like it more. As it is, it's like a lumbering suit of power armor without a human occupant. All technical wiz bang and no soul. Ah well,I really wanted to like Fallout 4. If the interface wasn't so clunky, if the movement/cover/hiding mechanics weren't from 2004, if it felt more like a cinematic experience, if it had been designed from the perspective of the end-users... Maybe I would like it more. As it is, it's like a lumbering suit of power armor without a human occupant. All technical wiz bang and no soul. Ah well, maybe these things will be addressed in Fallout 5.

    I'll give it a four because the graphics ARE pretty and the sheer volume of customization and city building/scrapping is very cool. Not enough to redeem it for me.    … Expand
  3. Kohlar
    Jan 16, 2016
    4
    Fallout 4 is an ok game, but it's a terrible Fallout game, and I am rating it as such.
    They improved on a lot of subpar systems from previous games but proceeded to remove nearly everything that made Fallout great.
    Linear story, restrictive dialouge that gives the illusion of choice but you really have no say in it whatsoever, an empty world, no skill checks except charisma checks and    Fallout 4 is an ok game, but it's a terrible Fallout game, and I am rating it as such.
    They improved on a lot of subpar systems from previous games but proceeded to remove nearly everything that made Fallout great.
    Linear story, restrictive dialouge that gives the illusion of choice but you really have no say in it whatsoever, an empty world, no skill checks except charisma checks and they don't really do anything anyway, no skills, no reputation/karma system...
    The list just goes on. It's an incredibly shallow experience and I grow extremely bored of it's repetetive quests and empty world.

    Please, no more of this. Let Obsidian make the next one..    … Expand
  4. sprinkill
    Dec 13, 2015
    4
    I wanted to give it a 5...but man, I just couldn't. This game is a solid 4. The graphics aren't that great, which has been discussed at length, so I won't say anything more about that. The world is large, but it's drab and you really don't feel compelled to explore. "Oh, there's a public library! Maybe I should go explore to see if I can find a wrench or maybe some duct tape," said no oneI wanted to give it a 5...but man, I just couldn't. This game is a solid 4. The graphics aren't that great, which has been discussed at length, so I won't say anything more about that. The world is large, but it's drab and you really don't feel compelled to explore. "Oh, there's a public library! Maybe I should go explore to see if I can find a wrench or maybe some duct tape," said no one ever while I play FO4. Which brings me to my next complaint: The inventory system. So, in FO4, they added crafting. This allows you to customize your weapons by adding better sights, muzzles/silencers, stocks, barrels, etc. Sounds good in theory, but the execution is AWFUL. The reason is that in order to craft silencers, barrels, etc., you must first possess the materials. How do you get the materials? By dismantling junk that you find laying around the wasteland, such as toy cars (springs, screws), duct tape (adhesive), crystal (optics), etc. And you can't upgrade your inventory with a single toy car or globe, of course - you have to have TONS of junk to craft a single upgrade...you probably know where I'm going with this.

    So the most annoying part of the game is the incessant "You're carrying too much and can't run" message you get when you pick-up one globe/stapler/duct tape/etc too many. You'll spend hours managing your inventory; trading stuff with your partner, finding places to hoard your junk, etc. Also, sometimes you'll stash your inventory somewhere and for whatever reason it'll simply disappear. Kind of a blessing in disguise, I suppose. Anyway, when you wanna craft something, you'll typically reclaim all the junk you stashed with your partner or wherever and slowly lumber over to the crafting station. You'll try to craft a silencer or something and find that despite the veritable tons of junk you've accumulated, you're a screw short. You then must slowly make way back to your partner or wherever and relinquish all the junk back to him. Lastly, your partner has a weight limit, too, so you eventually get to the point where you can't use him as pack mule, either. So then you have to carefully consider what items with which you're willing to part on an ad hoc basis as you slog through some tedious, boring, drab, uninspired, and washed-out environment.

    Reading all that was pretty boring, huh? Of course it was. I was trying to bring the FO4 experience to you in this review and save you $60.00.    … Expand
  5. vincentnguyen77
    Dec 6, 2015
    1
    Disappointed. They had a lot of time and money to work on this game. I had high expectations since New Vegas was so good. But on the other hand, Bethesda did not work on that game

    Bethesda is good at creating worlds but they always feel lifeless. Fallout 4 has no interesting characters or dialogue. The gameplay and shooting is better, no doubt. but after killing raider after raider in    Disappointed. They had a lot of time and money to work on this game. I had high expectations since New Vegas was so good. But on the other hand, Bethesda did not work on that game

    Bethesda is good at creating worlds but they always feel lifeless. Fallout 4 has no interesting characters or dialogue. The gameplay and shooting is better, no doubt. but after killing raider after raider in one of many "go there and kill raider quest" it gets pretty boring.

    If you want a good roleplaying game where you feel apart of and care about a world then Fallout 4 is not for you. If you want to kill things and collect loot like Borderlands then rent this.    … Expand
  6. Kapilux
    Dec 22, 2015
    1
    This game is just so bad in every department. And Bethesda actually succeeded in dumbing down their dumbed down games even more. Everything is just bad or awful - the writing, graphics, art design, voice acting, quest design, story/writing, mechanics, user interface EVERYTHING are just AWFUL. Stay away at all costs and save your money for a decent game.
  7. guilhermefdias
    Nov 23, 2015
    3
    There is one thing I learned from this game.

    You have to be careful, my friends. Because, you know the "hype"?? All that expectations, and people talking about it. Everyone looking forward for something. Everyone screaming it out loud. Well, I will NEVER board the hype train again in my life. The game itself is good, don't get me wrong. But in my opinion is not a RPG, it's looks    There is one thing I learned from this game.

    You have to be careful, my friends. Because, you know the "hype"?? All that expectations, and people talking about it. Everyone looking forward for something. Everyone screaming it out loud.

    Well, I will NEVER board the hype train again in my life.
    The game itself is good, don't get me wrong. But in my opinion is not a RPG, it's looks more like a shooter. The story not that good, the writing is shallow, the dialogues are very simple, and gives you a huge illusion of choice. The game is not immersive, there's not much life in it... you don't feel it. No emotion.

    This game is good, but it DOES NOT lives for its expectations.
    The hype was horrible. And I am disappointed.    … Expand
  8. myx23
    Dec 11, 2015
    3
    The game is sterile as can be. There is just boredom in this empty open world. The Quest-system is as 0815 as can be. "Go there, kill this". The Backstory is a big "WTF?"
    Everything that was great with Fallout 3 got sucked out (ambiente!) and we are left to play this sterile open world shooter. I would not recommend this game. I would rather advise people to get a PS3 and play Fallout 3 instead.
  9. MrCommonSense
    Dec 10, 2015
    4
    You might as well just play a basic dime a dozen first person shooter because the fallout experience is dead and gone, Killed in favor of catering to children and simpletons who can't follow any kind of deep storyline.

    Fallout 4 highlights just how far bethesda has fallen since the release of The Elder Scrolls Oblivion, One of the greatest RPG's of all time. Gone is the in depth    You might as well just play a basic dime a dozen first person shooter because the fallout experience is dead and gone, Killed in favor of catering to children and simpletons who can't follow any kind of deep storyline.

    Fallout 4 highlights just how far bethesda has fallen since the release of The Elder Scrolls Oblivion, One of the greatest RPG's of all time. Gone is the in depth immersive game play elements and interesting characters and leveling mechanics that bethesda games were once known for. This game is an rpg in title only. Having levels in S.P.E.C.I.A.L stats does absolutely nothing for you unless you take the perk associated with that level and there are no stats as well. This long awaited game has been gutted and stripped of any real rpg elements, actual quests and classic bethesda charm to allow idiots and children to easily beat it and that is unforgivable.

    Quest lines for factions are cheap and generic and almost always consist of go to A and get a mission to kill generic enemies at B. Or go to A and bring this item back to B. And this repeats OVER AND OVER AGAIN. And no matter how much you fortify your bases your settlers will get themselves kidnapped CONSTANTLY and you have to drop what you're doing to go help these worthless idiots or else they get removed from the game. I've lost track of how many times i've had to stop what I was doing to help these useless parasites. And those basic faction quests ALWAYS end up going from "Do me a favor" to "murder this guy who has helped you out way more than we have". Thus forcing you to take sides in the most pathetic and cheap way possible. The writers for this game should be beaten with lead pipes.

    There are several interesting groups and areas in the game that have absolutely no purpose and no story even though they were more deserving of most of those that actually do. For example, I came across a group of raiders that had a fake settlement as a trap. They were all torture obsessed psychos who tortured people until they died or joined them, I found a computer with a journal post that had a guy wondering why the people who they were torturing didn't understand what it was that they were trying to accomplish. There was no named raider or anything here to suggest WHAT they were trying to accomplish. And THEN there is vault 81. As soon as you find it you get a quest called vault 81. What is the quest you ask? Talk to the overseer. That's it, I **** you not. And this lame filler content is EVERYWHERE in this game. Such opportunities were just thrown into the trash and this instance needlessly repeats itself over and over again throughout the game across the entire map.

    The rush of finding unique and powerful weapons and armor to help in your quest is gone as well with the implementation of the garbage "legendary" system that results in you getting things such as a shotgun with a freaking infinite clip. How EXACTLY is that supposed to work? This stupid feature cheapens the entire game and ruins yet another beloved feature of the series. No more unique gear. This bull **** only serves to make the game less fallout and more basic generic garbage FPS.

    And it wouldn't be a bethesda game if the idiots took care of all of the glitches BEFORE they released the game. Thankfully it wasn't as bad as that piece of trash skyrim. Having my weapons randomly stop doing damage and characters refusing to talk to me for no reason is still a pain in the ass though.

    Follower and settler AI is HORRIBLE. These idiots do nothing but get in the way by blocking paths and doorways and stairs often times ignoring your commands. I have to usually Press A at LEAST 10 times before these rejects will talk to me. You're better off going it alone.

    And lets not forget that the game forces you to make decisions about who you will be allied with instead of allowing you to negotiate and make deals to ensure peace between factions. No, you're forced to choose ONE ally. Garbage. Pure garbage.

    And lets not forget the garbage framerate!

    With it's last two AAA RPG releases bethesda has made it abundantly clear that they are transitioning from a beloved epic story telling company to a generic throwaway company that does nothing but crap out forgettable dime a dozen time wasters in the name of a quick buck. It's beginning to become difficult to tell bethesda apart from EA and nintendo with this latest attack on everyone's nostalgia and repeated catering to the simple minded and young who lack the intelligence and maturity to enjoy a good story line.

    The only good things I can honestly say about this game are that the graphics and colors are nice and that the gun fighting elements are excellent. As a basic shooter this game is amazing, As a fallout game this is an abomination and an insult to every long time fan of the series who waited patiently for this game. Yet again, bethesda spits in the face of their fans.

    Todd howard, If you are reading this. **** you, You lying piece of ****    … Expand
  10. simothemaster
    Nov 28, 2015
    4
    Fallout 4 has missed the "fallout" part.

    The character customization has been dumbed down. Now you have only SPECIAL and perks, with half of the perks being only percentage increases. Skills and traits have been removed. The dialogue is terrible and slow (you'll probably skip it), the voicing for your character ruins the immersion. The speech wheel is the worst part, it gives you 4    Fallout 4 has missed the "fallout" part.

    The character customization has been dumbed down. Now you have only SPECIAL and perks, with half of the perks being only percentage increases. Skills and traits have been removed. The dialogue is terrible and slow (you'll probably skip it), the voicing for your character ruins the immersion. The speech wheel is the worst part, it gives you 4 options that basically are "yes", "no", question, sarcasm or "maybe". But none of these option matter as whatever you say it results in the same result, which sometimes is the total opposite of what you want, killing the replay-value.
    The story is pretty bad, especially in the second part, where you do stuff for no real reason. Every quest ends in a call-of-duty stile level, you just kill enemies, loot stuff until you get tired and then go on. In previous fallouts you could have avoided the shooting by speaking with people, sneaking or in other ways. In fallout 4 you just kill enemies.
    The map is pretty cool, it is more colorful than fallout 3's, but IMO feels smaller. In most of the map there's either enemies or nothing, you won't find amazing stuff that will start a quest. You will find very few secondary quests which are actually quests and not just "go there and kill people because I told you so".
    The new features are ok, the weapon modding is awesome but there tends to be an "obvious choice" when you customize weapons. The settlement building is fun the first time but soon after you will ignore it as you gain absolutely nothing from helping people except their complaints.

    Fallout 4 is not a good FALLOUT game, but it is a decent game. An open-world FPS with some rpg elements. I obtained roughly 40 hours from the game and at least half of them I would call them enjoyable. I do not recommend picking it up, as the other games in the series (3 and NV) are much better even if older.    … Expand
  11. tomtin
    Nov 29, 2015
    4
    Pretty much took all the good bits from the other Fallout games and threw them in the rubbish, the dialogue is so irritating, I wanted to play the game as a decent guy, then as an idiot to everyone on another save but with this my only option is to be a cry baby that just wants to find their son. The frame rate is terrible, the amount of bugs goes from being hilarious to down rightPretty much took all the good bits from the other Fallout games and threw them in the rubbish, the dialogue is so irritating, I wanted to play the game as a decent guy, then as an idiot to everyone on another save but with this my only option is to be a cry baby that just wants to find their son. The frame rate is terrible, the amount of bugs goes from being hilarious to down right frustrating, a few times I have been fighting a deathclaw or something only for it to glitch into a wall or a tree and not fight back, at first this was free XP but now its just boring and not a challenge. I havent spent a single cap yet either they feel so pointless, ugh i could go on and on about its problems forever. On the plus side... Um, the graphics are from like 2005? So its not that outdated... Lol, sorry I couldnt resist.… Expand
  12. jordyjuice
    Mar 3, 2016
    3
    Copious amounts of loot don't make up for the emptiness of this game. I won't share spoilers but the main story is clearly unfinished, the new dialogue system has been proven to be terribly thought out with 4 non-choices to choose from (usually 4 different ways of saying "okay, I'll do it"). No side-quests, just one repeating mission where you clear out a house/building and get some capsCopious amounts of loot don't make up for the emptiness of this game. I won't share spoilers but the main story is clearly unfinished, the new dialogue system has been proven to be terribly thought out with 4 non-choices to choose from (usually 4 different ways of saying "okay, I'll do it"). No side-quests, just one repeating mission where you clear out a house/building and get some caps for it. The lore is poor and goes completely against what the previous games had achieved. There is no freedom to create your own character apart from your appearance, you play a set character with a set goal and a set way of doing it.

    There is no choice. That's what Fallout is about.    … Expand
  13. enfilade
    Dec 17, 2015
    0
    I was going to give Fallout 4 a rating of 4/10, but then I saw multitudes of 10/10 'best game I've ever played' type 'reviews'. Which are packed full of absolute lies. Either posted by fanboys in denial, or by Bethesda's employees.

    This game has been nothing but disappointing so far. I've played for over 40 hours, expecting things to get better, but they have only gotten worse, casual    I was going to give Fallout 4 a rating of 4/10, but then I saw multitudes of 10/10 'best game I've ever played' type 'reviews'. Which are packed full of absolute lies. Either posted by fanboys in denial, or by Bethesda's employees.

    This game has been nothing but disappointing so far. I've played for over 40 hours, expecting things to get better, but they have only gotten worse, casual FPS style.

    The Pros:

    -Graphics are improved over previous entries, but are still sub-standard.

    -Enemy AI is slightly improved, animals will burrow into the ground when you try the old 'stand on a rock to get out of reach' trick that has worked in every other Bethesda RPG. Human enemies actually take cover and don't just rush to their deaths, they also weave when you are aiming at them.

    -Building is a nice touch, although the mechanics of it could be hugely improved, as it is riddled with illogical flaws (like floating buildings). You can actually build a flying wooden house in the sky (not actually flying, just daft physics). Yes, really.

    -The shooting mechanics are a little better than previous entries, BUT the improvement is not massive, and it still feels largely the same as F3/NV. Don't expect Bioshock shooting or anything.

    -Crafting/upgrades. Good, but require far too much time investment to get anything worthwhile.

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    The cons:

    - Dialogue. The new dialogue system is absolutely atrocious. Now F3 and NV weren't exactly perfect in terms of dialogue, but they provided interesting, unexpected choices, with numerous outcomes in every situation. Remember spitting on Butch's sweet roll? Remember being an evil character? None of this exists in F4, and this is the game's biggest failure: dialogue is now reduced to 4 choices at all times:
    1) yes (the only way to progress)
    2) no (=come back later if you change your mind)
    3) why/what? (provides a recap of whatever has just been said, in case you skipped past the dialogue)
    4) Sarcastic (tell a joke, none of which are ever funny or remotely amusing, and none have any additional effect on the conversation).

    Almost every conversation has only one outcome: violence. I've obsessively re-loaded and tried multiple ways around each conversation/standoff. Only rarely was there any choice whatsoever to avert a bloodbath. More than 90% of these situations have only one outcome. I enjoyed F3 and NV even more. F4 has completely destroyed the most fun and enjoyable aspect of the series: RP and interaction with NPCs. This has truly ruined the core of the game: your choices DO NOT matter. At all.

    -RPG elements removed. Seriously.

    -Voiced protagonist. This was a horrible addition. I have not yet played a female character, but the male voice actor is ridiculous. He sounds completely nonchalant about everything. To clarify: his infant son has just been kidnapped, and he never gives any hints of being upset or traumatised, or being angry or anything. There are a few main story quests where he starts to sound a little upset, and of course, every storyline situation turns into a battle. You get a choice of 4 ways of saying 'ok, let's fight' every time before it starts. The voiced protagonist has no character, and really brings the whole RP element down as he plays the uncaring, nonchalant father looking (or not bothering to, most of the time) for his missing child.

    -Ridiculous plot holes and narrative flaws:
    1) Kellogg (the man who kidnapped your son) somehow knows your son's name, despite there being no possible way of him knowing this, having abducted the baby as an infant and having never seen or heard his name. Somehow, Kellogg magically knows Shaun's name. Ludicrous. Bethesda cannot write coherently at all.

    2) I wandered into a place called Covenant, where my character immediately started getting dialogue options to ask about characters he has never heard of previously, calling them by name. This happens a LOT in Fallout 4 if you do your own exploring instead of just doing what quest-givers tell you.

    -General lack of challenge, juxtaposed against cheap overpowered bullet-sponge 'legendary' enemies.
    The vast majority of side quests consist of 'clear all ghouls' followed by the same quest 10 times in different locations. When it's not 'kill ghouls', it's 'kill all raiders', or 'retrieve item'. These quests make up the vast majority of the game's content, and they offer no dialogue at all, just combat with no other option.

    Within the first 15 minutes or so of starting the game, you are given power-armour with a minigun, and you are made to fight a Deathclaw immediately after getting this gear. Within 30 mins of that, you'll join the Brotherhood of Steel after killing a few ghouls. The power armour removes any aspect of difficulty from this game, so I absolutely refuse to use it at all, it is like having god-mode cheats activated from the beginning. I can't stand using it.

    -Bugs, ranging from the mildly omical, to the game-breaking.

    Do you like Fallout? Avoid this garbage!    … Expand
  14. Spogbob159
    Nov 23, 2015
    3
    I played this game for about 7 hours and i got though about half the game's story line. The beginning of the game I enjoyed I felt engaged and I felt like I was in the game. Then later on I felt alone and I started getting board with game running from place to place saving settlers from bandits and trying to find ammo. I just was not entertained as long as I would have liked to be. TheI played this game for about 7 hours and i got though about half the game's story line. The beginning of the game I enjoyed I felt engaged and I felt like I was in the game. Then later on I felt alone and I started getting board with game running from place to place saving settlers from bandits and trying to find ammo. I just was not entertained as long as I would have liked to be. The base building was probably the best time I had with the game. But other than that a boring walking simulator.… Expand
  15. tadaa
    Jan 7, 2016
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. In this open world rpg you can find tons of rpg elements, like the lak of choice, inability to play different kind of character and forced story. How can it be that Bethesda downgraded the rpg elements even from fallout 3 and ignored everything good OBSIDIAN did in fallout new vegas. Where are the possibilities of solving problems with speaking your way out of it or bribing the raiders. In fallout 4 it is always the same solution, point and shoot.

    And how can I play a character that has completely mad personality when your characters personality is already decided for you. Why cant I just shoot the main storyline characters if I want to? Where is the harm in that? Because if there would bee multiple ways to play through this game I surely would, and would do the main story at some point.

    Where is the old threatening but goofy atmosphere from other fallout games. I have come across one little pit silly encounter in this game and it was about a kid who have been locked in fridge for more than 200 hundred years, cheers for that though, still it have been only this one time this game made me laugh.

    Wasteland doesn't feel like wasteland when everywhere is something. Glowing sea is definitely the only place you feel nukes actually went flying. And human settlements are all quite dull, maybe a little pit too sophisticated.

    Soundtrack wasn't as good as in older games, but cant blame them for running out of fitting songs from 60s.

    So one point for glowing sea and the kid in the fridge.    … Expand
  16. Domlol
    Jan 18, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is about you looking for your plastic.... I mean baby with whom you spend a total of 5 minutes with,
    Baby looks like plastic and gum.
    Game world big but graphics are from the 360. Not much innovation and they actually made the conversation system obsolete by not having any variations in most conversations no matter which option you choose. Very lazy. Wish I didnt get it online as I would have returned the disk.
    If youre a fallout fan you'll have fun. If this is your first attempt at exploring the world.. Try Fallout one first.    … Expand
  17. Ensigned
    Dec 4, 2015
    1
    It was a glitchy game on the PC to begin with, and these is an even worse port. The Xbox version glitches make this game UNPLAYABLE.

    Boring and pointless story. Bland gameplay. Nauseating graphics from two generations ago. And, GLITCHES!!! So disappointed in this one. Only die hard fans of the Fallout series will find any enjoyment in this one.
  18. cvtem
    Feb 26, 2016
    1
    While this game is not the worst around, in fact, it is very good at what it does... And that is, bore the player!
    I spend 8 hours on this game, waiting for it to get better. It gets worse.
    Put simply, the way they made the game big. Stretch out the map, so running takes 1/2 the time. Make the missions mildly interesting, and sparsed just enough that something interesting happens    While this game is not the worst around, in fact, it is very good at what it does... And that is, bore the player!
    I spend 8 hours on this game, waiting for it to get better. It gets worse.

    Put simply, the way they made the game big.
    Stretch out the map, so running takes 1/2 the time.
    Make the missions mildly interesting, and sparsed just enough that something interesting happens just before you give up. Then, welcome back to boring, and running, and trying to figure out why you wasted your money.

    This is one of those games, which proves critics are payed for their reviews.
    This is also a game which shows just how deluded some players are, everyone in the end realises they have been taken for a ride, its just a matter of how long they can delude themselves.    … Expand
  19. B5HARP
    Jan 4, 2016
    2
    This game is horrible, absolutely horrible. I put in 20+ hours trying desperately to figure out what the hype was all about. Graphics are just OK, controller scheme is horrible and gameplay is the worst. You die all the time. If you are not consciously saving your game, the auto save will hurt your progress. Everything will kill you and all of your enemies are more powerful than yourThis game is horrible, absolutely horrible. I put in 20+ hours trying desperately to figure out what the hype was all about. Graphics are just OK, controller scheme is horrible and gameplay is the worst. You die all the time. If you are not consciously saving your game, the auto save will hurt your progress. Everything will kill you and all of your enemies are more powerful than your character. Dogmeat, your canine companion gets you into more trouble than he helps. It's a bunch of fetching quests and dying, rinse and repeat; pure and simple. I can honestly say that i have NO clue as to why anyone likes this game.… Expand
  20. youbetterwork
    Dec 29, 2015
    4
    Small and disappointing. I'm a big TES fan and have never played a Fallout title. Diamond City in FO4 has about half the quests of Solitude in Skyrim and half the named NPCs. All factions in this game have the same quest. I would have been unhappy if in Skyrim, all the guilds had the same end story. They were similar, sure, but at least featured different people in different places.Small and disappointing. I'm a big TES fan and have never played a Fallout title. Diamond City in FO4 has about half the quests of Solitude in Skyrim and half the named NPCs. All factions in this game have the same quest. I would have been unhappy if in Skyrim, all the guilds had the same end story. They were similar, sure, but at least featured different people in different places.

    Very low replay value compared to current TES titles. I've played thousands of hours of TES but at only a couple hundred hours of FO4, I feel "finished."    … Expand
  21. Dafuzz
    Dec 24, 2015
    1
    It is a lousy FPS set in a theme park that Bethesda calls Boston. The RPG mechanics are so dumbed down that they are now essentially non-existent. The user interface, especially the inventory UI, is straight from hell. The graphics, writing, voice acting, animations and anything else are completely awful. This is one of the worst games I have ever play, just do yourself a favor and stayIt is a lousy FPS set in a theme park that Bethesda calls Boston. The RPG mechanics are so dumbed down that they are now essentially non-existent. The user interface, especially the inventory UI, is straight from hell. The graphics, writing, voice acting, animations and anything else are completely awful. This is one of the worst games I have ever play, just do yourself a favor and stay away from this drivel at all costs.… Expand
  22. stonecoldl
    Dec 9, 2015
    0
    Overrated Bethesda is back at it again, and they created another piece of garbage idiots to j!zz over. For starters this isn't a 0/10, it's more of a 4/10 but I'm trying to even the score because the fanboys are giving the game a 10/10 without explaining anything. Let's start with the pros:

    Pros: Big world Open for heavy modding support The gunplay is improved Now the cons:    Overrated Bethesda is back at it again, and they created another piece of garbage idiots to j!zz over. For starters this isn't a 0/10, it's more of a 4/10 but I'm trying to even the score because the fanboys are giving the game a 10/10 without explaining anything. Let's start with the pros:

    Pros:

    Big world

    Open for heavy modding support

    The gunplay is improved

    Now the cons:

    Cons:

    The world is bland, everything looks the same and exploring is a chore just like it is in every other overrated Bethesda game.

    The graphics are ugly, this looks like a 2007 game not a game from late 2015 that's been in development for 7 years! Look at what the Witcher 3 did, 3 1/2 years in development, small team, and $81 million budget yet they were able to create one of the best games of all time and without a doubt the best looking open world game.

    Bugs, oh Bethesda, Bethesda never changes, and neither do the bugs. This is a bug riddled piece of garbage, and they're game breaking. Why does Bethesda get a free pass?

    The animations are terrible.

    The voice acting is terrible.

    This isn't a RPG, it's an open world shooter. Your character is already determined and you don't have a choice.

    It's boring and repetitive in every way.

    The UI is garbage.

    The optimization is terrible for this ugly piece of s**t, consoles go below 20 FPS and it's just as bad on PC.

    The story is terrible, boring, repetitive, and garbage. Bethesda should fire everyone and give the Elder Scrolls and Fallout license to CD Projekt Red.

    The quests are terrible, they have no variation, all the quests are "Go here and kill this".    … Expand
  23. echotech
    Nov 17, 2015
    4
    Huge disappointment. The game used to be about choice. In the original games, everything was negotiable. If raiders were bothering a town you could talk to their leader and bribe him, intimidate him, kill him, double cross the town you were working for, etc. This game it's go kill the raiders, go kill the mutants. It may as well be on rails. Sure the map is big and there's a lot to do, butHuge disappointment. The game used to be about choice. In the original games, everything was negotiable. If raiders were bothering a town you could talk to their leader and bribe him, intimidate him, kill him, double cross the town you were working for, etc. This game it's go kill the raiders, go kill the mutants. It may as well be on rails. Sure the map is big and there's a lot to do, but when everything looks the same and every mission ends the same, what's the point?

    The settlement minigame seems like it could be fun, but I didn't put more than 3-4 hours into it.

    Mixing perks with SPECIAL was a huge mistake. 8 charisma and intelligence did nothing because without the perk along with it I'd fail speech checks.

    If you're a fan of Fallout 1 and 2 you'll probably hate this game. If you loved Skyrim and Fallout 3, good news it's the same game!    … Expand
  24. CODFANBOY2015
    Nov 19, 2015
    3
    The game has been overhyped, it's not what made Fallout a Fallout Series.

    The game is mostly FPS game with some small elements of RPG, which is ridiculous for a game that used to be LOADED with RPG elements to be like this. Story is linear, really hurts the franchise when all other titles had factions and multiple in-between chances to story and ending, creating multiple    The game has been overhyped, it's not what made Fallout a Fallout Series.

    The game is mostly FPS game with some small elements of RPG, which is ridiculous for a game that used to be LOADED with RPG elements to be like this.

    Story is linear, really hurts the franchise when all other titles had factions and multiple in-between chances to story and ending, creating multiple playthroughs.

    It's a joke, why are AAA games trying to cover up presentation with lack of content? What!?

    The good things are the gameplay, but everything about Fallout is gone. This can be a completely different game as well since the lore is not even here.    … Expand
  25. TheBlindCritic
    Nov 17, 2015
    4
    Trust the negative reviews on this one - and by the way, I'm not a hater, I really wanted a good game!

    Ok, let's start with the positives: A big, open world to explore with deep lore and a rich RPG character development system. And that's it. Everything else is sub-par. Graphics are terrible, looks like something from 2005, with glitches and bugs all over the place. Nothing is    Trust the negative reviews on this one - and by the way, I'm not a hater, I really wanted a good game!

    Ok, let's start with the positives: A big, open world to explore with deep lore and a rich RPG character development system. And that's it.

    Everything else is sub-par.
    Graphics are terrible, looks like something from 2005, with glitches and bugs all over the place.
    Nothing is explained in-game: crafting, cooking, modding, the Pip Boy, nothing! No tutorials on anything, I discovered that the VATS system existed purely by accident on YouTube (I thought it was a mod when I saw it!).
    The inventory system is extremely clunky (everything categorized alphabetically?! No universal locker?), all AI is mind-numbingly stupid and the quest system is broken (I've tried to finish quests only to find out that the final boss was unbeatable at my current level - thanks for the heads-up!).
    Camera angles unusable - even in cut-scenes! I watched one cut-scene from the inside of the throat of the NPC. ><

    The combat mechanics are the absolute worst, aiming is so terrible it takes 10 bullets just to kill a moth. And they compared it to Destiny!

    And the load screens! I've probably spent more time looking at the load screen than actually playing the game since every death means staring at a load screen for 15 seconds.

    Steer clear of this one, it's more of a simulator without any instructions or goals than an actual game.    … Expand
  26. Stopdumbingdown
    Dec 7, 2015
    0
    due to the fact that my honest and sensible review got deleted-

    fallout (in name only) 4 is a huge disappointment that is extremely dumbed-down. it is no longer a rpg and is an insult to intelligent gamers everywhere. very little choice and consequence. meaningless results. average graphics. horrid animations. horrendous dialogue wheel and conversation choices. zero meaningful    due to the fact that my honest and sensible review got deleted-

    fallout (in name only) 4 is a huge disappointment that is extremely dumbed-down. it is no longer a rpg and is an insult to intelligent gamers everywhere.
    very little choice and consequence. meaningless results.
    average graphics. horrid animations.
    horrendous dialogue wheel and conversation choices. zero meaningful results.
    empty sand-box world filled with meaningless activities and lackluster enemies.
    repetitive, repetitive, repetitive, repetitive fps gameplay.
    badly implemented and meaningless settlement building.
    all the good aspects of fallout3/nv are either eliminated or rendered ridiculously casual due to distortion and "accessibility."
    zero skills.
    zero need to replay.
    zero meaningful faction gameplay.
    the perk system is a slap in the face due to its simplified and uninspired implementation.
    the "writing" by Beth hacks is as unprofessional and horrid as ever. a true new low.
    meaningless characters and companions.

    and, Beth bugs and glitches are as ever-present as always.

    I've never been so disappointed in my life about a game, since, i am a TES/Fallout and rpg fan to the core and i absolutely cared. . Thank god i was able to play it for free.

    and, yes, i think the next TES game will push the IDIOT line even further.

    My overall score is based on the different components of the game, the fact that it is called Fallout and due to Bethesda being its developer. Whether or not the game can be "fun" at times is irrelevant. Thus, i am giving this game a well-deserved ZERO and a spot as one of the most overrated games of all-time.

    unbelievable disappointment...    … Expand
  27. SpiritStar
    Nov 24, 2015
    0
    Welcome to Fallout 4 - or, as I like to call it "Bethesda's Hobo Simulator 2015". This has all the hallmarks of a typical modern AAA game: Mostly meaning the devs went: Screw effort - our fans will make mods and wikis to do the things we can't be bothered to do, like offer balanced leveling, sensible quest progression or anything else which might have required effort. The most obvious lazyWelcome to Fallout 4 - or, as I like to call it "Bethesda's Hobo Simulator 2015". This has all the hallmarks of a typical modern AAA game: Mostly meaning the devs went: Screw effort - our fans will make mods and wikis to do the things we can't be bothered to do, like offer balanced leveling, sensible quest progression or anything else which might have required effort. The most obvious lazy move was to dust off a crummy shooter/crafter from a dead project and slap the Fallout label on it, thinking "yeah, Fallout fans won't notice or mind that everything that made the franchise what it is is gone, they're just into the name"… Expand
  28. AgentBJ09
    Nov 16, 2015
    4
    To say this game was a disappointment is an understatement. The designers behind this game seem to have made a concerted effort to go against long-standing cornerstones of the Fallout IP, all in the name of mass appeal.

    - For one, mixing Perks, Skills and SPECIAL into one system leads to a myriad of issues, not the least of which is Perk points no longer feel worthwhile to earn. They    To say this game was a disappointment is an understatement. The designers behind this game seem to have made a concerted effort to go against long-standing cornerstones of the Fallout IP, all in the name of mass appeal.

    - For one, mixing Perks, Skills and SPECIAL into one system leads to a myriad of issues, not the least of which is Perk points no longer feel worthwhile to earn. They feel like keys that unlock things which could be gained other ways if Bethesda had put any thought into how.

    - Most, if not all, missions are railroaded and do not allow for pacifist or alternative ways to achieve an end, something caused by taking Skill and SPECIAL checks away.

    - The weapon handling overhaul brought on by ID Software, and the Weapon and Armor drops with randomized stats, leave the game feeling like a mix of Borderlands and Far Cry with Dragon Age Inquisition's crafting system bolted on.

    - The story's direction and tone is a mess, and the voiced protagonist shows at every turn that Bethesda was not thinking about how a person frozen for 210 years would truly react to a world they once knew being changed so radically. (Some improvements were made in the Quest descriptions although that was a long-standing problem that shouldn't have been one post-Morrowind.)

    - The game is a slog to get through, even with the changes made to gameplay. The reason is you have next to no incentive to partake in any of the quests or side activities because they grind against what the game was built to allow with barriers to progression taken away. Again, this hearkens back to Morrowind, which told you to go explore and gain levels and which locked down higher tiers of quests until your character was of the right character level or skill level to take them on. Having actors who don't sound interested in the roles they have doesn't help.

    - Skipping parts of the Main Quest if critical information or locations were discovered in other ways, like players could do in past games, is impossible.

    - Settlement Building, like many things in Fallout 4, are distractions that remind you of far better games you could be playing that use the mechanics on offer.

    - The Endings are a joke, and made more so because of how few game-changing choices outside of faction choice you have throughout Fallout 4.

    - Bugs upon bugs, which many mainstream reviewers seem to have glossed over in the pre-release reviews. I've had the game freeze my controls, and my character in place after the cryopod opened, three times in a row, weapons disappearing when using them, notices of my settlements being low on something only to be corrected or not show as soon as I get back, and many other things like this. Bethesda has no excuse for this.

    Do not buy this game in its current state. Rent it from Redbox and wait for the GOTY release to be on sale for $30. Then it will be worth the money you spend on it.    … Expand
  29. osprey
    Jun 19, 2016
    2
    Hated it. Couldn't even play it because the voice acting and the writing were horrible. Everything I liked about the game was gone. Traded it in within a week. This is the last Fallout game for me. I am officially done!
  30. Gorguz
    Nov 13, 2015
    3
    It's bad. Really, really bad.
    -Once again, Bethesda, trying to emulate the great stories of the old Fallouts, involve a family. That's the easiest way to make the players feel something, yet they fail at that. The voiced protagonist doesn't help, you just don't feel anything, because bethesda can't write and nothing can help that.
    -Gameplay is taken from Borderland, but how can you    It's bad. Really, really bad.
    -Once again, Bethesda, trying to emulate the great stories of the old Fallouts, involve a family. That's the easiest way to make the players feel something, yet they fail at that. The voiced protagonist doesn't help, you just don't feel anything, because bethesda can't write and nothing can help that.
    -Gameplay is taken from Borderland, but how can you justify "enchanted" guns that don't need reloading, or armor pieces that reflect damage, in a fallout game?! That's lame and tacky as hell. And lame and tacky are "radiation" guns. Guns that somehow shoot radiations that somehow kill on the spot and move the rag-dolls around like skyrim shouts. But we all know Bethesda doesn't understand physics and basic biology...
    -Then there is the power armor. The change is nice in term of gameplay, but... it's lore-raping. Fusion cores are supposed to last for a lifetime. There also a pre-war T-60. Too bad that pre-war production stopped at T-51.
    -There are cats, also a lore-raping thing, cats were extinct.
    -Where is the RPG component? It's nowhere to be seen. You don't make your own character, you'll always be the good dad, and the perk and SPECIAL systems dumbed down the game a lot. Some perk are even tacky and stupid, like the one that lets your breath underwater. How can you explain that?! It's not coherent with the universe or common sense!
    -Graphics are from 2008. Not bad, but not good. Animations are mediocre like always. Fewer glitches, but they are still there.
    -Homestead building is mediocre too. You get to build only **** huts made out of scraps.
    -The world is not big at all, in 10 minutes you can go around all of it.
    -I can't think about anything else to say, but there is more to cover, I bet... Perhaps I should have said the good things. Oh wait, nothing comes to mind.
    -Oh right! No faction reputation and no karma! I suppose I should have put those when talking about the RPG component... Who cares? I bet nobody is reading this far. The fanboys have pressed the "no helpful" button when they saw the red number, and those that are actually considering to buy it have already understood the game is **** by the first 2 or 3 points.

    TL;DR: wait for the "Final Edition" with all DLCs to cost about 20$, it doesn't deserve anything more. You would think they learned few things from Obsidian, but nope, it's like they tried their best to go against the franchise.    … Expand
  31. Oknowimpissed
    Nov 13, 2015
    3
    Sorry but I've got a long rant to share for this one. What is with every "official source" saying that this is the game we have been waiting for with just a couple bugs and no real flaws? This is a Fallout 3 clone with an improved combat system but without any form of worthwhile dialogue. And the bugs. Dear God the bugs...

    Here's the pros: Ghouls trip, we get scopes/mods, and a building    Sorry but I've got a long rant to share for this one. What is with every "official source" saying that this is the game we have been waiting for with just a couple bugs and no real flaws? This is a Fallout 3 clone with an improved combat system but without any form of worthwhile dialogue. And the bugs. Dear God the bugs...

    Here's the pros: Ghouls trip, we get scopes/mods, and a building system (which is completely bugged and not as rewarding as it should be). Yay.

    The graphics were something I didn't care about prerelease. This game was supposed to be so big and full of adventure that it shouldn't have mattered. Alas, that was not the case. The map was incredibly small and I've explored the majority of it already. Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Skyrim each took more time for me to explore with more subtle secrets to find (not one terminal in a central location for every map marker that explains everything). Seeing the plain faces and bodies as well as bad lip syncing in a game like this just hurts. 7 years for that. It doesn't nearly match up with other games it's size released around this time.

    The dialogue system is my biggest complaint. It ruins the entire experience. Gone are the days of talking to inconsequential characters about their lives and opinions on the state of the world. You used to be able to question random citizens about a city and use the hints they gave to find something interesting. Maybe even get to know them. Now we get "Hey" as our only option and a one line, unimportant or too direct response. Sometimes we even get the option of saying one of four lines that we have to guess the meaning of. Even that's rare. Dragon Age was able to pull this off flawlessly but it does not fit in Fallout and is used repulsively. The fact that trying to convince a character of something with a coinflip is also pretty annoying. That includes starting a romance.

    The companions are just a husk of what was seen in New Vegas. Those were interesting characters. Veronica was funny and had a backstory you could get into. Boone's story was even more engrossing with a serious character. There were more but we'll keep it down to two. Fallout 4 has Paige and Valentine stealing the spotlight. Randomly, they stop you while in a den of raiders or supermutants and begin to rant about their moderately interesting pasts which you cannot inquire further about. You only get two options when talking to them otherwise. Thoughts on the situation and how's our relationship. It doesn't feel like real companionship as Veronica and Boone brought. It feels like badly utilized and poorly written game characters.

    I'll give the short version for the bugs. About 20% of the time I played I was trying to get around a bug or just dealing with it. The building system would glitch and objects would float 3ft above my head instead of the flat ground so I'd have to reload. I have gotten my head stuck in so many random damaged buildings and feet stuck in so many holes that I lost count. Also, I'd finish a conversation with a character and they'd walk back up with the same line or give me the response to an option I didn't choose. (Specifically the director talking to me three times in a row at the Galleria and the mayor's assistant randomly being pissed about me asking her to help me. Which I didn't even do.) Instead of finding those cool easter eggs from earlier games, you find the glitches in this release.

    Even the storyline wasn't impressive. Just predictable and unimaginative. Games are meant to improve on their predecessors but Fallout 4 fell short. I love Fallout 3, New Vegas, Skyrim, Morrowind, and the Dragon Age series (which it definitely pulled from) but this doesn't match up to their appeal for their respective times. Maybe the bar is just too high at this point.    … Expand
  32. iceman00n
    Nov 16, 2015
    2
    I am sure that Bethesda worked some long and crazy hours for this... Haha, just kidding. So I loved New Vegas, and Put the time in to beat Fallout 3. As games progress, you should see definite improvements in graphics, gameplay, and pacing. This game falls so short. This game is UGLY!!! Character animations are off (and sometimes Laughable), gunplay is just as lagging, and my god, thisI am sure that Bethesda worked some long and crazy hours for this... Haha, just kidding. So I loved New Vegas, and Put the time in to beat Fallout 3. As games progress, you should see definite improvements in graphics, gameplay, and pacing. This game falls so short. This game is UGLY!!! Character animations are off (and sometimes Laughable), gunplay is just as lagging, and my god, this crafting/upgrading takes so much away from the fallout experience it is stupid. This game is not a next Gen Game, and is riddled with so many annoying bugs. Really Terrible game. Give me my money back Bethesda.… Expand
  33. Ozwald
    Nov 17, 2015
    1
    No choice on how to develop your character, no branching storylines in quest, no real RPG elements what so ever. This is one of the most dumbed down entries I've seen in a series that once prided itself on choice and consequence.
  34. ComBrandon
    Nov 15, 2015
    1
    I feel completely betrayed by Bethesda, they should have known better than to release this game in its current state. I have over 3,000 hours into fallout new vegas, and over 1k hours into fallout 3. I thought that Fallout 4 was going to be every bit as good as the prequels, and more. However what I have is a steaming pile of garbage that has been thickly coated with paint, with someI feel completely betrayed by Bethesda, they should have known better than to release this game in its current state. I have over 3,000 hours into fallout new vegas, and over 1k hours into fallout 3. I thought that Fallout 4 was going to be every bit as good as the prequels, and more. However what I have is a steaming pile of garbage that has been thickly coated with paint, with some glitter and sparkles to entice.

    I cannot even begin to describe what I feel is wrong about this game, so lets start out by saying that its Fallout for dummies. Throughout the entirety of the game I feel as though I am in a tutorial, and despite my trying to move forward and progress the game stays simplistic, easy, and redundant, with more boundaries than you can even fathom. After 10 hours of playing on survival difficulty with my first character, I had figured that I had discovered some overpowered build that hasn't been patched yet. As it turns out, throughout the entire game, regardless of what difficulty you play on, so long as you follow the standard main quest path, you will not be challenged in any way whatsoever even until the final mission.

    So what about going on an adventure to some random, unknown area of the map away from the main quest? You could make your character, level up 1 or 2 times, and head out into the wasteland, right? No. You see, Bethesda had this idea for Fallout 4. The idea was to remove every possible sliver of fun that was leftover from the prequels. We could technically wander the wasteland, however you would not enjoy fighting enemies after venturing out further than 40% east or 60% south of vault 111. The reason is that Bethesda decided it would be a good idea to go the route of creating a level barrier on enemies. While you can fight enemies that are much higher level than you, your weapons will deal virtually no damage, and the enemies will gain a massive damage bonus based on their level. You may put points into related damage boosting perks, and find legendary weapons, but none of this will be of a great deal of use until your character level has caught up with theirs. Gone are the days of playing Fallout 3/NV for fun, and going off into some incredibly fortified, difficult area that is not meant to be traveled by a mere level 5, and coming out victorious through your sheer wit and skill. This is technically still a possibility, however the damage reduction to your weapon, and the enemy bonus damage removes any enjoyment that would come with fighting one of these high level characters.

    -----
    Now on to the most terrible, horrific thing that Bethesda has done to the beloved Fallout series.

    -LEVELING.
    Who knew that leveling up in a game titled "Fallout" could feel so terribly unsatisfying? Everything that we knew and loved about Fallout has been destroyed, including the enjoyment of leveling up, and fine-tuning your character to your own play style. Let me ask you a question, and I want you to think long and hard about this before you answer... -What is the point of a perk, if you are going to get every single one of them anyways?-. Can someone tell me why we even get to choose when we level up? If I have to be level 15 to get the rank 2 of whatever perk I want, I would be able to get ALL TEN of the rank 1 perks of an attribute before hand, and then 5 more of a different attribute before I would be able to repeat the process again to get a tier 2 perk. What in the hell Bethesda. I wanted to specialize my character into a particular field. I'm playing an RPG, if I want to be a thief, I shouldnt have to wait until I'm level 30 to pick master locks, if I want to dedicate all of my points into lockpicking, and neglect combat, that should be my own decision, not yours.

    Additionally, there are FAR less opportunities for you to negotiate with wastelanders through your adventure. In Fallout New Vegas you were bartering, lying, manipulating, and communicating with others from the very first few minutes of the game and onward. Fallout 4 doesn't even come remotely close, with the majority of areas having only a single direct mission to accomplish, and occasionally a speech check for extra caps when you complete it.

    Fallout 4 is just another example of why video games today have become dry, terrible time-wasters that require no thought. What we have here is a below average FPS (Not an RPG) that has you running around killing massive amounts of raiders with no backstory or interactions.

    Also your city building is broken. All my buildings are floating off the ground, and grass is shooting up through the floor.

    1/10 Good job Bethesda, you actually made a terrible game for a change. I'm sorry to see this happen.    … Expand
  35. Trevorsh
    Nov 23, 2015
    0
    Poor game
    - Poor graphics.
    - Weak characters.
    - Missions involving only killing.
    - Story weak.
    - Poor game world.
    - there is nothing to do .
    - Weak dialogues.
    - Badly made interface.
    - None of RPG elements.
    - No decisions.
    - Very boring !
    I do not recommend !
  36. NyoNor
    Nov 11, 2015
    3
    So... i thought to play charismatic beast, and after 10 hours of gameplay all what i was doing is shooting and shooting and shooting... where is the RPG mechanics? WHERE!?
  37. DukeSilver
    Nov 10, 2015
    5
    The main story in Fallout 4 is painfully unimaginative. Characters are extremely one dimensional. Dialogue is basically pointless unless you just need it to carry on to the next part of the mission. As a whole, game feels like it has fallen into the same trap that a lot of the current gen over-hyped games are doing. It lacks creativity.

    Compared to previous Fallout games (including New    The main story in Fallout 4 is painfully unimaginative. Characters are extremely one dimensional. Dialogue is basically pointless unless you just need it to carry on to the next part of the mission. As a whole, game feels like it has fallen into the same trap that a lot of the current gen over-hyped games are doing. It lacks creativity.

    Compared to previous Fallout games (including New Vegas) there is nothing that hooks you in and makes you want to play for hours on end. I have already run into glitches that are very similar to previous Bethesda games so that only takes off maybe one point for me. The bad rating comes from the fact that there is really nothing that is motivating me to progress through the actual story. I feel like wandering around and hope I find something that will temporarily spikes my interest.    … Expand
  38. Augustinus
    Nov 12, 2015
    1
    I was actually looking forward to this game, I thought it would be better than Fallout 3, which I liked. The game is a dissappointment. Just really boring, really really boring. Skyrim with guns is a fitting title, and I think Skyrim is boring as hell. It's worse than Skyrim. Terrible combat, terrible ammo occurence, terrible weapons, having to run around the whole world looking forI was actually looking forward to this game, I thought it would be better than Fallout 3, which I liked. The game is a dissappointment. Just really boring, really really boring. Skyrim with guns is a fitting title, and I think Skyrim is boring as hell. It's worse than Skyrim. Terrible combat, terrible ammo occurence, terrible weapons, having to run around the whole world looking for resources to craft stuff, boring dialogue, boring leveling system, most boring quest/story ever, boring characters, and I could go on and on. It's not worth your money.… Expand
  39. jpirovano
    Nov 25, 2015
    3
    Unpolished game, construction mode is boring and has some bugs.
    The grafics of the game looks like 360 version, the scenarios are repetitive and boring, everything looks green or brown.
  40. logancool
    Feb 1, 2016
    0
    this game is absolute hit, i literally can't play it anymore i have put in 49 hours and the story is **** it is a linear storyline with a yes maybe sarcastic and a no option. **** YOU BETHESDA.
  41. richcore
    Dec 21, 2015
    0
    Ok, hate f3... but i looked forward for F4 , i was excited,ready to give it chance becouse i didnt play rpg for long time... after instal i played few hours of some FPS. So i have to download Fallout2 restoration project becouse i wanna play RPG!!! Not this FPS fallout frenchise for kids.
  42. maxonepercent
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    It is not Fallout anymore, it is a Fallout-inspired spinoff that plays like Borderlands or Wolfenstein. Most of the major RPG elements that I really loved about the series have been taken out or changed beyond the point of recognition:

    - Dumbed down dialogue
    - No skills
    - No karma

    To make matters worse the graphics look like the game was released 5 years ago.
  43. ace99
    Dec 1, 2015
    1
    Very bad game is very bad. The gameplay is just awful and very boring. Sad to see how much Bethesda has mutilated the series. Fallout is now a pure first person action game set in a theme park like world.
  44. Bane637
    Nov 17, 2015
    0
    The good:
    - Environment feel post-apocalyptic
    - Exploring is fairly fun - Customization / base building is fun The bad: - Dated graphics - Terrible facial animations ruins immersion( no excuse for 2015 game) - Enemy encounters are tedious at best, not fun at all, combat wasn't fixed from previous games - Story is average, you're forced into a role - Dialogue options isn't as    The good:
    - Environment feel post-apocalyptic
    - Exploring is fairly fun
    - Customization / base building is fun

    The bad:
    - Dated graphics
    - Terrible facial animations ruins immersion( no excuse for 2015 game)
    - Enemy encounters are tedious at best, not fun at all, combat wasn't fixed from previous games
    - Story is average, you're forced into a role
    - Dialogue options isn't as good as other Fallout games
    - Game was numbed down for casuals( feels like less of an rpg than even fallout 3)
    - Where are the military grade weapons
    - Character customization is good but very annoying to do
    - Boring quest design
    - copy and paste skyrim animations
    - Characters boring
    - **** ton of bugs really Bethesda after all these years of game development?

    This game is overhyped and just plain terrible 0/10(4/10 with the bugs fixed)    … Expand
  45. kingraptor724
    Nov 10, 2015
    2
    Its funny that people think this trash will beat witcher 3 for GOTY. Completed the game, its very predictable story line and pretty boring. The shooting in the game and combat isnt as clunky as like skyrim etc so it was pretty enjoyable. But the graphics, terrible pacing in story, and very empty feeling world makes this game quite easily to fall asleep playing
  46. Krakoos
    Nov 12, 2015
    0
    Boring, repetitive quests, chaotic and predictable story, terrible graphic (I think Half Life 2 has better). There's no such a thing like atmosphere in this game. To many bugs, glitches and errors. Nothing works fine in this game! Please, I want my money back!
  47. evearcher
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    RPG for casual gamers only. No degradation on items, just a really long hoarding game with Skyrim like fighting. This is not an RPG and therefore this is not Fallout. What's worse is reviewers are too afraid of ticking off Bethesda to give them the scores they really deserve. Bethesda need to be made aware of the shortcomings so that the next iteration is the Fallout game we, they, andRPG for casual gamers only. No degradation on items, just a really long hoarding game with Skyrim like fighting. This is not an RPG and therefore this is not Fallout. What's worse is reviewers are too afraid of ticking off Bethesda to give them the scores they really deserve. Bethesda need to be made aware of the shortcomings so that the next iteration is the Fallout game we, they, and this series deserve.… Expand
  48. leugim696
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    dumbed down rpg mechanics, horrible voice acting, atrocious graphics, a story that seems like it was written by a grade-schooler, and that fps. wait for the GOTY version, at least then you'll get the full story with less bugs.
  49. Prescott
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    This is not an RPG and therefore this is not Fallout. What's worse is reviewers are too afraid of ticking off Bethesda to give them the scores they really deserve. Bethesda need to be made aware of the shortcomings so that the next iteration is the Fallout game we, they, and this series deserve.

    To begin, not only have Bethesda not improved enough from Fallout 3, but they even regressed    This is not an RPG and therefore this is not Fallout. What's worse is reviewers are too afraid of ticking off Bethesda to give them the scores they really deserve. Bethesda need to be made aware of the shortcomings so that the next iteration is the Fallout game we, they, and this series deserve.

    To begin, not only have Bethesda not improved enough from Fallout 3, but they even regressed in several critical areas. The dialogue is beyond simplified and therefore the core of RPG lore and world-building has been eradicated almost entirely. The dialogue "options" aren't informative at all and on top of that, the game's writing is putrid. The player character's voice is even predetermined for you and nothing you do actually alters the direction of the game's narrative. This doesn't deliver the masterful narrative potential Fallout has and initially strove to achieve.

    There is no choice and consequence, no reputation changes from your actions, and no feedback to anything you do. "Freedom" means nothing in an RPG when none of your available actions mean anything. I find this particularly disheartening since it saps me of any motivation to do anything when the narrative provided for those actions is not only weak, but nothing I do matters. What's truly astounding is that Bethesda actually regressed in this area since the days of Morrowind or even Oblivion where at least a basic reputation system existed and guards hailed me as the Champion of the Arena or something.

    The gunplay and actual gameplay beyond dialogue and decision-branching don’t fare much better. This game is too simplified in every way right down to leveling-up and the lack of a proper RPG difficulty curve (ie. start weak, play a lot, progressively get better). The game's internal logic is highly inconsistent and the world is most certainly not immersive as a result.

    Furthermore, the game is utter garbage from a technical standpoint. Remember Crysis from 2007? Heck, forget Crysis. Remember Oblivion from 2006? The game was very technically ambitious for an early 2006 title and its beauty and immersiveness benefited greatly as a result. Morrowind was the same way. However, now that Bethesda are more financially successful than ever, they've become content with recycling an ancient engine and associated assets. The result is this inconsistent Franktenstein-esque monstrosity with poor poly-counts, crap textures, archaic hardware usage, and severely lacking lighting and general effects. Bethesda from 2002 would be ashamed of this stagnant nonsense. No matter the resolution, no matter the hardware, this game is muddy and technically conservative. And yet it still performs like trash with countless bugs and glitches. Bethesda haven't advanced their animations despite all these years, either. There is no excuse for this. Bethesda have the cash, they just don't have the demand from their fans.

    I used to think Bethesda's games had the potential to be legitimate art back in the Morrowind days, but now I wonder. Despite their explosive financial success, Bethesda have only managed to stagnate at best and significantly regress at worst in their delivery of masterful RPGs. It's to the point where Fallout 4 simply isn't an RPG by any knowledgeable definition. Morrowind's setting and RPG mechanics once captivated my soul and mind and led me to dream great things about the future of Bethesda RPGs. Oblivion still wasn't half-bad, particularly with the Shivering Isles expansion. Bethesda's first Fallout game (Fallout 3) had its shortcomings but was a strong seminal effort. However, Fallout 4 has crushed my decade+ old hopes and failed to even deliver an RPG let alone any semblance of the creativity and ambition that once permeated throughout Bethesda's games or Fallout in general.

    I dream no more.    … Expand
  50. Sonicfishcake42
    Nov 13, 2015
    0
    I have never experienced so many glitches and bugs in a game to date. This is the first fallout I've ever played and I will never go back to the series. During the intro the game glitched and I had to restart as the guy who you need to follow in the bunker glitched into a wall and the game could not continue. After restarting the game I was glitched in between a wall within a few hours andI have never experienced so many glitches and bugs in a game to date. This is the first fallout I've ever played and I will never go back to the series. During the intro the game glitched and I had to restart as the guy who you need to follow in the bunker glitched into a wall and the game could not continue. After restarting the game I was glitched in between a wall within a few hours and had to load another save (which I've started doing constantly on fear of glitches). I've had 2 occasions of NPCs not displaying the dialog box, 1 occasion of a mission that won't clock off as the objective marker won't clear once talking to the person you need to. I've tried to like this game, I've played every night and I just cant work with it. The graphics are awful, I'm shocked that this is on XBOX ONE and not 360. Oh and the framerate is constantly crunching.

    I've seen nothing but hype for this game on my facebook feed, but it's bloody awful, it's clunky, glitchy, frame-rate crunchy and so awful to play. It's shockingly bad. This game doesn't even hold a candle to the Witcher, ESO, Dragonage etc.

    Don't waste your time and money like I have.    … Expand
  51. Tylaris
    Nov 15, 2015
    0
    Apocalyptic amusement park of shallow mediocrity.

    + Excellent equipment customization and crafting system...best junk collection simulator out there + More vibrant "old world" art style that provides nice contrast to the wasteland, leaving stronger impression about the state of the world (in comparison to previous titles) + High quality soundtrack ( despite some recycling)...non    Apocalyptic amusement park of shallow mediocrity.

    + Excellent equipment customization and crafting system...best junk collection simulator out there
    + More vibrant "old world" art style that provides nice contrast to the wasteland, leaving stronger impression about the state of the world (in comparison to previous titles)
    + High quality soundtrack ( despite some recycling)...non intrusive on the experience, while strong enough to leave an impression
    + Good Atmosphere, loot and exploration
    / Solid first person shooting mechanics, nothing exceptional, but a definite step up from previous games
    / Decent visuals and sounds
    / Settlement crafting...nice idea, but feels in an alpha stage, "tacked on" and without any ties to main story or quests
    - Classical issues with Performance, bugs, glitches...very poor optimization which is completely inexcusable when done by a studio of this size, considering it's an engine they should be VERY familiar with
    ( Funny note: Their engine is probably older than those here, who give this game a high score)
    - Horrid UI design, floaty movement, lack of game customization options, keybinding problems, poor controls
    - Retarded companion and enemy AI
    - Clumsy Melee combat, little enemy variety, unbalanced difficulty ( bullet sponges, grenade spamming...)
    - Character progression ( through both story line and game mechanics), loss of distinctive Fallout rpg elements (karma, skill checks, traits, New Vegas hardcore mode...)
    - Lore inconsistency, lack of witty humor...game has none of that Fallout "charisma"
    - Main story( cross over between Star Wars and Terminator porn, but without sex ), pacing and presentation
    - Poor Side quest design, almost all in line with Skyrim/ MMO "quality"
    - Low quality Voice acting ( even with Courtney Taylor), dialogue, characters, lip sync and animations

    Personal rant:

    After finishing Last of Us and Wild Hunt recently, there is a jarring, absolutely non subjective drop in quality you'll notice immediately when jumping into Fallout IV ( and No, it goes far beyond just texture resolution or flow of animations)...almost like going from Oscar winner or a great HBO drama to low budget porn.

    Fallout IV is neither bad or good, but flat out feels unimpressive, uninspired, unpolished and outdated.

    If this was done by a small, emerging studio, fair rating would be somewhere between 4-6, but this kind of blatant laziness and incompetence should not be rewarded.
    This game was done by a company that relies on massively influential PR to sell, while it's left to the modding scene to add any real quality to their games ( on whose efforts they also tried to cash in, since they were going bankrupt at the time).

    Show some integrity and intelligence people... and instead support developers that are far more deserving of our time and money.    … Expand
  52. bloodtherover
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    I could write pages on just the technical failures of this game at release, let alone all the problems with mechanics and writing.

    To be short: I regret my purchase. This isn't a Fallout game, it's hardly even an RPG. I was quickly bored of it and have no desire to play it anymore. If you like shooters, you have better options. The same goes for RPGs. Yes, they added a boring base    I could write pages on just the technical failures of this game at release, let alone all the problems with mechanics and writing.

    To be short: I regret my purchase. This isn't a Fallout game, it's hardly even an RPG. I was quickly bored of it and have no desire to play it anymore. If you like shooters, you have better options. The same goes for RPGs.

    Yes, they added a boring base design minigame. Other games do that far better. Okay, weapon and gear modification. Too bad all the weapon designs are awful and Bethesda thinks that adding adjectives and attachments to a limited selection of guns means variety. Power Armor is ruined if you like wearing it a lot, and made a major point of the game even to people like me who never liked using it.

    They actually took away features. No karma system. No weapon/gear condition. Do you remember complaining about either of these things? Yeah, Bethesda had trouble getting the whole "moral grey area" thing in Fallout 3, but removing the concept entirely from 3D Fallout? SPECIAL and perks are completely ruined, they just act as FPS style buffs rather than anything that would really effect your play style. Skills don't even exist anymore... Is any of this at all excusable because of better shooting mechanics and a kinda cool layered armor system?

    The setting's awful. Boston was probably always gonna be pretty boring compared to most major American cities (we honestly could've had a Fallout in the Deep South instead of Fallout 3.5 minus any recognizable landmarks...), but the map is tiny and the world is boring. I walked to Diamond city without anything attacking me. Even worse, I walked to Diamond city without feeling compelled to explore or investigate a single damn thing in this open world. Bethesda uses some cartoonish character designs/animations and colors that really stand out as absolutely terrible in a series that's supposed to look gritty and talk clever.

    Dialogue's ruined. The wheel doesn't even accurately tell me what my character will say. You only ever have four options, which are almost always "nice response", "mean response", "sarcastic", or "question/speech check/lie". It's an absolute joke to call a game this simplified a real RPG. Oh, and Bethesda created a character with a backstory, set motivations, and A SINGLE VOICE ACTOR (per sex). I can't roleplay in this roleplaying game...

    If I still haven't convinced you not to play this game (please pirate it if you have to), consider how terribly it's written. Yes, all of dialogue is contrived and boring, but the train doesn't stop there! So the main plot, with the son and spouse. Cool, I'm glad the character that Bethesda created for me cares about them, but why should I? The prewar sequence is kinda cool in a lot of ways, but it's so short and contains nothing that would make me remotely attached to the would be female player character or an extremely bad looking baby that you literally never see do anything but scream and get kidnapped. God damn, I even care more about James from FO3... Oh yeah, Bethesda started working on the concepts for the game about the father from the vault finding his son in the wasteland right after we finished the game about the son from the vault finding his father in the wasteland. Bravo, it's like poetry. I guess Bethesda really wants to waste a postapocalyptic setting on personal family stories instead of, you know, significant geopolitical developments influenced by you and your companions a la 1, 2, and New Vegas... Yet, the pacing is the most glaringly obvious problem. Within the first hour, you have power armor, a companion, a minigun (THAT DOESN'T DETERIORATE), and a few hundred caps if you aren't stupid. That "immersive" voiced player character has a pretty interesting nonexistant reaction to being thrown into the apocalypse and having to fight a ton of radioactive monsters only a few hours after he woke up and got ready. This isn't Fallout. This isn't even a good game. For anything else, a 6/10 at best. For a AAA title from one of my favorite series that was hyped up to be a real game changer, a 0 is the closest justice (next to a refund) that is deserved.    … Expand
  53. Hagaloro
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Bad graphics, atrocious story, horrible gunplay, boring gameplay and basicaly broken perfomance wise. This gotta be one of the greatest disapointments in the history of video games. Perfomance on xbox one is pure trash. Even the songs are the same as the ones in f3 and nv.
  54. NickH77
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    Terrible! On every level this game is a joke. Fallout 4 is a huge disappointment. I forced myself to play for over 5 hours and it only got worse as I progressed further. Too many bad points to list.
  55. dankmemester
    Nov 10, 2015
    2
    -No Hardcore mode
    -"perk" system is dumbed-down skyrim
    **** characters
    -dumb story
    -boring world
    +okay shooting

    If you like video games this is not the product for you
  56. SebbyMak
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    The gunplay and actual gameplay beyond dialogue and decision-branching don’t fare much better. This game is too simplified in every way right down to leveling-up and the lack of a proper RPG difficulty curve (ie. start weak, play a lot, progressively get better). The game's internal logic is highly inconsistent and the world is most certainly not immersive as a result.
  57. Guasimodo
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    The game is horrible compared to Fallout 3, almost all the fun features have been removed or dumbed down.
    All there is a left is a boring, empty world with nothing meaningful to do. And to make matters worse it doesn't even work most of the time: the technical glitches and freezes make the game unplayable.

    Just horrible Bethesda, just horrible.
  58. David_Davidsone
    Nov 11, 2015
    0
    DO NOT TRUST REVIEW SITES. Ever. These sites are paid or encouraged to give unrealistically high scores as part of the elaborate scheme that is marketing.

    This game, when peeled from its good graphics, is a buggy mess.
  59. Lillo
    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.
  60. ApexCryptLord
    Nov 10, 2015
    1
    Worst Fallout game, after a few hours of gameplay, i saw a lot of bugs on the map. I couldn't play it anymore because i couldn't end the situation because of the bug. I though it was only by me, but my friends had the same bug. Fallout 1-3 were much better than this. Idk what they did with the time. The game is broken.
  61. 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
  62. Tradadam
    Nov 10, 2015
    0
    Game is boring and simplified. Plot is mild and characters development is pedestrian. Overall I do not recommend buying it. Much worse that its predecessors.
  63. Rouce
    Nov 17, 2015
    5
    Graphics are fine imo. Stability is questionable. Bugs are everywhere but most can be overlooked at. What really grinds my gears is the game being dumbed down and streamlined to Oblivion. (Sadly not the Elder Scrolls game)

    This is no longer an immersive post-apocalyptic roleplaying game with a coherent overworld, interesting stories/people/factions and different choices to make which    Graphics are fine imo. Stability is questionable. Bugs are everywhere but most can be overlooked at. What really grinds my gears is the game being dumbed down and streamlined to Oblivion. (Sadly not the Elder Scrolls game)

    This is no longer an immersive post-apocalyptic roleplaying game with a coherent overworld, interesting stories/people/factions and different choices to make which really matter and change the outcome of your surroundings.

    It's just a simple Exploration FPS with a Hub-like overworld, a lot of fetch quests à la "Go there, kill that, take this, bring back", mostly shoot and loot purpose-built locations and a lot of uninteresting characters. If they aren't simply generic "Settlers" etc. you won't be even alble to kill them. Nearly everyone of them is invincible and there's no more Karma or Faction system.

    You're just playing the concerned father through all of this game, without the ability to be someone else or even just evil. There are no more multiple ways of solving a situation and he Dialogue wheel mostly consists of this:

    Yes
    No (Forced to still do it)
    Sarcastic (Yes)
    Huh? (Just an explanation which will lead back to the same options)

    And occasionally a Speech check, but no more Barter/Intimidate/Medic etc. options.

    This is not Fallout anymore. :/    … Expand
  64. benbuttbuster
    Jan 22, 2016
    0
    THIS ISN'T FALLOUT 3 OR NEW VEGAS, I PAID FOR FALLOUT 3 NOT SOME DUMB SHOOTY PILE OF CR*P. WHY DID THEY HAVE TO MOVE ON FROM OLD MECHANICS TO NEW THINGS LIKE BETTER GUNPLAY AND DRASTICALLY IMPROVED CHARACTER MODELS AND DIALOGUE, FRIG YOU BETHESDA. 0/10
  65. CardboardRobot
    Nov 18, 2015
    6
    Was very excited to get this game. Big fan of the Fallout series. However, 2015 has been a bad year for games.

    It does continue on the Fallout series but it has been a major step back. Fallout: New Vegas has been the best Fallout game in my opinion. Both Fallout 3 and NV had excellent dialog, you decisions in quests had an effect on game, and there was it required some thought when    Was very excited to get this game. Big fan of the Fallout series. However, 2015 has been a bad year for games.

    It does continue on the Fallout series but it has been a major step back. Fallout: New Vegas has been the best Fallout game in my opinion. Both Fallout 3 and NV had excellent dialog, you decisions in quests had an effect on game, and there was it required some thought when encountering bad guys.

    In Fallout 4, you feel you have no control over the dialog and it is very simplified and limited. Feels like the creators force you to go down a certain road. Of coarse you can speed down it with good charisma, but I cannot take alternate paths.

    Ammo and caps are not hard to get in this game. In all the previous you never wanted to waste ammo. It was hard to get in the post apocalyptic future. In 4, I have more than enough. Caps are not hard either, I can easily accumulate several thousand caps.

    The weapons in 4 are not exciting at all. I do like the weapon modding system, however, there is such a small variety of weapons and no variation in ammo. I loved the feel of finally finding a good weapon.

    The same goes with armor as weapons.

    I do not like how power armor is achieved in the first few hours of the game. Power armor in all of the previous were hard to find and almost an end game item. I have been playing for 10 hours and have found 4 suits of power armor and enough energy cells to keep it powered for a while.

    Although I do like how power armor works, it actually shows it power and bulkiness. But I feel its achieved too early in the game and should be a more unique item. You can however customize it and get unique parts for it to improve it.

    Overall the creators tried to enhance the game, but I feel it change the dynamics and it feels more of a shooter, kind of like the game 'Rage' if you have ever played it. I can't say it's a bad game, but compared to the other games in the series it is a step back and horrible.    … Expand
  66. SURYASHEKHAR
    Nov 11, 2015
    5
    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.
  67. CooLRuNNingS
    Nov 10, 2015
    5
    So I bought Fallout 4 yesterday but after playing it I think the store has accidentally given me a copy of Fallout 3 in error as I'm sure I've played this before. Graphics slightly improved but other than that there doesn't seem to be much improvement over Fallout 3. Maybe as I get further into the game the improvements will become more evident, but after the first 5/6 hours it feels likeSo I bought Fallout 4 yesterday but after playing it I think the store has accidentally given me a copy of Fallout 3 in error as I'm sure I've played this before. Graphics slightly improved but other than that there doesn't seem to be much improvement over Fallout 3. Maybe as I get further into the game the improvements will become more evident, but after the first 5/6 hours it feels like a real let down.… Expand
  68. Darmesis
    Nov 15, 2015
    5
    For all you geniuses that didn't wait for user reviews, spent $60, played and completed a 25-30+ hour game, and then gave it a 0/10 review, I have a question: do you always air your bad judgement, poor time-management, and ignorance publicly?
  69. diehard-gamer
    Nov 12, 2015
    6
    If you've played Halo 5 or MGS or Dyinglight ..... or whatever .... and wondered in their graphical awesomeness on the xBone compared to their 360 predecessors then prepare to take a giant step backwards with Fallout 4.

    You play Fallout 4 and graphically you generally feel you could be playing Fallout 3. The controls and combat feel clunky. Inventory is messy - and the crafting tutorial    If you've played Halo 5 or MGS or Dyinglight ..... or whatever .... and wondered in their graphical awesomeness on the xBone compared to their 360 predecessors then prepare to take a giant step backwards with Fallout 4.

    You play Fallout 4 and graphically you generally feel you could be playing Fallout 3. The controls and combat feel clunky. Inventory is messy - and the crafting tutorial is non existent so when you need to (or quests ask you to) make stuff prepare to be seriously frustrated. 6 hours into the game and I still can't workout how to deconstruct 'junk' into component resources. Frustrating, frustrating, frustrating.

    The first cave you explore in Fallout 4 will make Skyrims first cave feel like a gigantic underworld wonderland in comparison. The Fallout 4 maps feel small and cluttered - walk 30 seconds in any direction and you're in another town/village.

    fallout ain't a 10 and it aint a 0. Maybe a 5 or 6. But its still 'Fallout' and theres not much out there (maybe Dragon Age 3 or MGS5 in a 3rd person way) offering any serious competition in the openworld 1st person RPG genre.

    The hype mill says the xBone will offer PC style Fallout mods, but given how the xBone struggles with Fallout 4s limited graphics already I'll believe that when I see it. In the meantime I'll keep my fingers crossed for a megapatch to address all the obvious and serious concerns people have been raising.

    .    … Expand
  70. Shum1981
    May 8, 2016
    0
    Bethesda 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    Bethesda 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
  71. thedirtyrussian
    Nov 15, 2015
    7
    Reading the reviews on here, I see a great deal of zeros and tens. I can assure you this game is not a zero, and it certainly isn't perfect. Let's go over the good and bad of this game.

    First, let me list some of the good things in this game. Right off the bat, you are treated to some entertaining videos while the game installs. This, along with the poster that comes with the game, is a    Reading the reviews on here, I see a great deal of zeros and tens. I can assure you this game is not a zero, and it certainly isn't perfect. Let's go over the good and bad of this game.

    First, let me list some of the good things in this game. Right off the bat, you are treated to some entertaining videos while the game installs. This, along with the poster that comes with the game, is a fantastic way to kill time during install. Once the game starts, you’ll note that the gameplay overall has been greatly improved. While roaming the wastes and killing, looting has been made easier and faster (although inventory remains a pain) and V.A.T.S has been balanced for a better challenge (in Fallout 4, time does not freeze while aiming in VATS). The dialogue system borrows from the effective Skyrim model; but sadly all dialogue options usually offer little variety. I did admire the voice acting from our main created character, which is new for Bethesda RPG's. For me, it made the game much more engrossing. Surprisingly, though, the other voice actors are rather bland. The facial animations in this game are also incredible, and really show what the Xbox one can be capable of.

    Another great addition to this game is the town building system. You can now enter 'builder mode' at certain designated places, and start to build your own house and community. This game mode is insanely fun, and also finally puts to use all those junk items you may find in the wasteland. Anything you find can be turned into building materials or used for decoration in your house. So addicting!

    Now, for the bad things that hold the game back. Just like most Bethesda games at release, Fallout 4 was also very buggy. In addition to small glitches, the game has also crashed before on my Xbox One. In the 45 hours I have played the game, it has crashed twice, and three of my save files have been inexplicably corrupted upon return. I found these bugs and crashes unacceptable for veterans such as Bethesda. The frame rate was another inexcusable blunder as well, as at times it can dip to almost unplayable rates while in a large city skirmish. Oh, and get used to being sent out to a lot of the same places to fight the same enemies while helping the Minutemen or Brotherhood; these were some of the most repetitive and uninventive quests I’ve played in a Bethesda game. They were more like MMO ‘fetch’ quests; somehow even worse than the lame Skyrim civil war whose missions were essentially the same no matter which faction you allied with.

    Another bad part of the game is it's storyline. I have to admit, this is the least amount of effort ever put into the story of a Bethesda RPG. Remember Fallout 3? We spent time with the main characters from birth until adult age. That is crazy good character development, and commitment to telling a good story. Although I have not yet finished the game, this story gets off to a rather quick start, and thrusts you right into the wastes before you know it; not allowing any characters to be properly flushed out and established. This was a mistake on Bethesda’s part. Also, what’s with the ‘awkward’ Diamond city radio DJ? Is he supposed to be funny…?

    All in all, even with the issues, I keep the rating high, because I’ve enjoyed playing it so much, and you will get many many hours out of this game. With the number of characters you can make, along with build mode and quests, you won’t be bored. As always, I’m sure Bethesda will patch almost all of these glitches very soon and the game will vastly improve. In my opinion, this is the game of the year by far. In these dark times of gaming, Fallout 4 is a shining light of hope in the wasteland of horrible games and micro transactions.    … Expand
  72. JoeTurner
    Nov 16, 2015
    10
    I am beyond baffled by all the negative reviews on this game. Fallout 4 is extremely ambitious and for the most part succeeds at what the developers set out to do. Is it perfect? No. But it's the best game I have played on Xbox One and maybe my favorite video game ever. I say that having logged about 25+ hours in the game. I don't understand the hate on the graphics, I think theyI am beyond baffled by all the negative reviews on this game. Fallout 4 is extremely ambitious and for the most part succeeds at what the developers set out to do. Is it perfect? No. But it's the best game I have played on Xbox One and maybe my favorite video game ever. I say that having logged about 25+ hours in the game. I don't understand the hate on the graphics, I think they look great for an open world shooter. The frame rate is mostly stable, and there is pretty good draw distance. The day/night cycle looks great and random weather like rain and radiation storms add to the variety. The music is great and adds to the atmosphere.

    The gameplay is much smoother than previous Fallouts and VATS is implemented better than before. You get to create your own character and upgrade him/her the way you want. The modding for the guns and armor is awesome and will have you combing the environment for materials . I've also spent a fair amount of time building my own house from the ground up and customizing my own settlement, which is a bit tricky to figure out but very rewarding.

    If you are looking for a great open world game, a great RPG, or even a just a great shooter, Fallout 4 is your game. It is a mashup of all video game genres and it is fantastic. I don't know where all the hate is coming from, but if you just play it for yourself I don't think you'll be disappointed.    … Expand
  73. Mlabelle
    Nov 10, 2015
    8
    If you voted this game a zero give your head a shake. This game is not a zero or a ten, it is a solid game but nowhere near perfect and certainly not the worst game ever made. It has its flaws, mainly frame rate issues, some bugs that interfere with quests and NPC interactions, but overall the amount of content offered and the customization features make up for some of the shortcomings.If you voted this game a zero give your head a shake. This game is not a zero or a ten, it is a solid game but nowhere near perfect and certainly not the worst game ever made. It has its flaws, mainly frame rate issues, some bugs that interfere with quests and NPC interactions, but overall the amount of content offered and the customization features make up for some of the shortcomings. The map itself is not as HUGE as some expected but the content is packed in there to the point where a simple walk through the map could start a dozen different quests. I found through the first few hours level is pretty fast and you do jump right in to the action within your first hour or so. I recommend buying this game if you've played previous fallout games and you don't have an expectation that this will be some sort of groundbreaking achievement. It is a good game with a lot to do but not much more than that.… Expand
  74. rustybones16
    Nov 10, 2015
    10
    This game is great. So much depth. There is a classical music radio station that plays EXCELLENT music while you wander around. There is also John Cleese as Cogsworth! So far the visuals are great. Some of the characters look like last-gen, but no worse than Skyrim did. It's still effective. The framerate is fine on Xbox, it's a bit cinematic, but it really works with what they're goingThis game is great. So much depth. There is a classical music radio station that plays EXCELLENT music while you wander around. There is also John Cleese as Cogsworth! So far the visuals are great. Some of the characters look like last-gen, but no worse than Skyrim did. It's still effective. The framerate is fine on Xbox, it's a bit cinematic, but it really works with what they're going for. So far all the reviews seem a bit picky. This is better than Witcher 3, less glitchey and buggy, although centering on and selecting items is a bit wonky.

    The plot is surprisingly deep. There is a definite sense of loneliness in the wasteland. And it really doesn't look like Fallout 3. This is more of suburbia turned wasteland. Fallout 3 was just pure open-space wasteland, like 'The Road'. You explore empty houses and gas stations.

    So far so good.    … Expand
  75. Barnes1987
    Mar 6, 2017
    8
    Not quite as good as 3 or New Vegas even with the new editions added to 4. Still a good game but lacks in the storyline department. I like the new base building and with all the DLC's now added it has a lot more to offer than it did at launch. Could of easily been a 10 out of 10 game but a one time shock value storyline does not offer much incentive to replay.
  76. Rafizans
    Aug 19, 2017
    8
    Fallout 4 improves in some aspects from its successful predecessor, Fallout 3, but in the grand scheme of things, it falls slightly short due to its lack of innovation. The graphics aren't that impressive for 2015 standards, but are passable. The noticable frame rate drop (especially during combat) becomes detrimental to my enjoyment and immersion, but this is only an infrequent occurance.Fallout 4 improves in some aspects from its successful predecessor, Fallout 3, but in the grand scheme of things, it falls slightly short due to its lack of innovation. The graphics aren't that impressive for 2015 standards, but are passable. The noticable frame rate drop (especially during combat) becomes detrimental to my enjoyment and immersion, but this is only an infrequent occurance. Furthermore, the story is unoriginal and average, as it is inferior to the storyline and plot that 3 and New Vegas had presented to us; it is still decent though. The soundtrack doesn't distinct itself much from Fallout 3 but is still quite mesmerising to hear. There are good improvements to the gameplay mechanics of the game, for example, the VATS system. Previously, when you entered VATS, you could you use it as an alternative pause menu, eliminating the sense of urgency. But now, it has been altered to slow motion, creating a better yet subtle sense of said urgency as well as giving the player enough time to make decisions. Despite the improvements to things like gameplay mechanics, the game doesn't innovate from previous titles in all other major aspects. It feels like a slightly-improved and rehashed version of Fallout 3. You can even say it is inferior to it, especially in terms of story and RPG elements. However, the immersion factor really saves the game for me; the world is huge, and full of mysteries yet to be uncovered. There were even a few landmarks that caught my eye. All in all, I think this is a good game but plays it a bit too safe for it to deserve a higher score. You may either like it or hate it, depending on what you seek in video games. Fallout 4 is recommendable, so check it out if it piques your interest.… Expand
  77. UkaAku
    Dec 5, 2018
    8
    Fallout 4 is a big game, but sometimes lack of rpg elements, bethesda worked very hard on this title and can see that aswell when I played this game, the far harbor dlc was one of the best fallout dlcs Ive ever played, nuka world was okay.. sometimes the fps was dropping but I cant give this game lower then a 8/10 because they just did a amazing job creating the areas/places/locations andFallout 4 is a big game, but sometimes lack of rpg elements, bethesda worked very hard on this title and can see that aswell when I played this game, the far harbor dlc was one of the best fallout dlcs Ive ever played, nuka world was okay.. sometimes the fps was dropping but I cant give this game lower then a 8/10 because they just did a amazing job creating the areas/places/locations and all, and I loved exploring all of them. Hopefully a future fallout game / not fallout 76 / but a future one that we get more rpg elements in the game.… Expand
  78. SkyrimGod
    Apr 23, 2018
    8
    I love the Fallout series as a whole and is without a doubt a great experience, however
    When Fallout 4 released I did not know what to expect. I played Fallout 3 and New Vegas in
    the past and loved both of them. Then Fallout 4 came out and to be honest I was a little let down. The game is fun but gets a turns into a boring first person shooter after awhile. The overall story is okay at    I love the Fallout series as a whole and is without a doubt a great experience, however
    When Fallout 4 released I did not know what to expect. I played Fallout 3 and New Vegas in
    the past and loved both of them. Then Fallout 4 came out and to be honest I was a little
    let down. The game is fun but gets a turns into a boring first person shooter after awhile.
    The overall story is okay at best but boring. The game is packed with content but
    can get stale after awhile. The graphics are just okay. Not a huge step up from New Vegas.
    Should you buy this game? It really depends on the person. If your a Fallout fan like me
    the you should check it out even if it is not on Fallout 3 levels of enjoyment.
    I give Fallout 4 a 8/10    … Expand
  79. shivj80
    Nov 21, 2018
    10
    This game is amazing! Definitely one of my favorite games of all time, would highly recommend it to fans of RPGs, first person shooters, and fans of previous Bethesda games like Skyrim and Fallout 3. Please don't listen to the people who are calling it a bad RPG, because it's not really true. Just because there's a voiced protagonist and a defined backstory, that doesn't discount theThis game is amazing! Definitely one of my favorite games of all time, would highly recommend it to fans of RPGs, first person shooters, and fans of previous Bethesda games like Skyrim and Fallout 3. Please don't listen to the people who are calling it a bad RPG, because it's not really true. Just because there's a voiced protagonist and a defined backstory, that doesn't discount the leveling system and the choices you can make over the course of the game.… Expand
  80. sarge233
    Apr 21, 2018
    10
    Great game I love the customization in this game the graphic's are some of the best graphics I have seen on xbox one so far also really like the new VATS make a big different in game play and makes it more fun also you can build base's in fallout 4 and you can upgrade your weapons and outfits which is a great add on.this game gets a 10/10 from me.
  81. JrakeandDosh
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Fallout 4 is an amazing game, and I would recommend it to anyone. It has a good story line, great game play, and has so much content for you to explore. It also features some very good DLC, such as Nuka World. Amazing game.
  82. Adarsa
    Oct 9, 2016
    4
    If you've played the this series from the first game on it's just dissapointing how far it developed away from a story-based RPG to a shooter. It's still cool to explore that world - but at what cost? It would be nice to see remakes of the classics with that engine. Still fun, still playable, lots of opportunities, but it feels kind of empty for me.
  83. Jordanx23
    Nov 3, 2016
    6
    The long awaited sequel to fallout 3 and new vegas was finally here. I thought fallout 4 would show me more of the rpg elements such as being a good guy or being a bad guy like previous titles. I was so wrong, this was not what I expected in a fallout game by any means. Basically settlement building has replaced much needed rpg elements that most of us die hard fallout fans loved before. IThe long awaited sequel to fallout 3 and new vegas was finally here. I thought fallout 4 would show me more of the rpg elements such as being a good guy or being a bad guy like previous titles. I was so wrong, this was not what I expected in a fallout game by any means. Basically settlement building has replaced much needed rpg elements that most of us die hard fallout fans loved before. I was sorely disappointed in what I saw. Constant annoyance by npcs such as preston garvey and mama murphy made settlement related quests a chore.It saddens me that bethesda had 7 years to make the game and this is what we were given. It's not all bad news though. I very much liked the combat, weapon crafting, armor modding and the companions were creative at least. Graphics are an upgrade but still uses the same engine pretty much. Mods are available which add to replay-ability and make the game much more enjoyable. The story was way too dull and copy and paste. Play fallout 3 and you will know what I mean. Overall, I enjoyed the combat and crafting but the story and uninspired minecraft style building elements are not what I had hoped for.… Expand
  84. SantiagoSchw
    Sep 26, 2018
    5
    Pretty average game that has the prestige of a strong franchise to back it up. It's basically a shooter pretending to be an RPG, which is why it disappoints many hard fans of the previous games. It feels unpolished and unfinished. I think it would be accurate to say it's ocean wide and inches deep. It can still be pretty fun if you take in all it has to offer, but if you focus in anyPretty average game that has the prestige of a strong franchise to back it up. It's basically a shooter pretending to be an RPG, which is why it disappoints many hard fans of the previous games. It feels unpolished and unfinished. I think it would be accurate to say it's ocean wide and inches deep. It can still be pretty fun if you take in all it has to offer, but if you focus in any aspect of the game on it's own, you'll grow tired of it pretty quickly.… Expand
  85. Dersoli
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    Whilst not at the forefront of your attention, the music is always there and sometimes you won't even notice it until it goes silent. Your heart might be in your mouth as you hack a computer or lockpick a door with enemies nearby, and the music will do a great job to reflect exactly how you are feeling.
  86. Stuby_Walrus
    Aug 26, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is beyond incredible, it has everything i’d want in a first person adventure and action game. I love all the different region and the remaking of boston urnt into a radiation destroyed place with large monsters and small survivor hoods
    I expected this game to be very action packed and have really good depth and detail in the scenery and I expected it to have a very intriguing storyline and very addicting character personalities. I expected to be fighting radiated corpses due to the trailer including the scene of a nuke dropping and the use of the fallout shelters. I expected to find companions and explore radiated villages. I was hoping for a really big map with a lot of secrets creating for heaps to do and I really wanted to discover more fallout shelters and find other survivors like your playable character is. I was Sort of expecting to see some massive radiated beasts due to it being a game needing bigger bosses and enemies to battle.
    The plot for this game is first of all set in the future and you start off in a happy couple where you can choose to be the female or male and you have a robot assistant who alerts you of the news on their television. Shortly before this happens a man approaches their door and informs them about joining a company called vault tech. This company provides the signed up people of a place inside a radiation-protected place to survive a nuclear explosion.    … Expand
  87. Cablewastaken
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
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  88. woodelf
    Dec 8, 2015
    8
    Main quest looked very interesting at first but then it turned out quite cliché. Enemies react all in the same way, attacking you until you kill them (run for your lives dammit!). Romance: I was so happy about it, but the romance plot consisted in just some dull dialogues, no kisses, no sex scenes, it was all so.... childish... maybe good for pimpy wankers but I'm an adult woman. GoodMain quest looked very interesting at first but then it turned out quite cliché. Enemies react all in the same way, attacking you until you kill them (run for your lives dammit!). Romance: I was so happy about it, but the romance plot consisted in just some dull dialogues, no kisses, no sex scenes, it was all so.... childish... maybe good for pimpy wankers but I'm an adult woman. Good thing my character has a voice now but dialogues are oversimplified. Old gen graphics with awful textures. Many interesting characters that could and should have been developed more in depth. Bugs and glitches everywhere. Could have been a good game but... disappointing!… Expand
  89. john2054
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    I'm going to give this game a ten. Now i realise the game is too big for it's own good, and the script/plot writers kind of run out of ammo. But if you like the scrapping system, Bethesda, also used in Skyrim, which you can use to build, and scrap and then rebuild and then rescrap, to boost your experience and money, is a mechanic which i really like. i have spent over 4 days game time,I'm going to give this game a ten. Now i realise the game is too big for it's own good, and the script/plot writers kind of run out of ammo. But if you like the scrapping system, Bethesda, also used in Skyrim, which you can use to build, and scrap and then rebuild and then rescrap, to boost your experience and money, is a mechanic which i really like. i have spent over 4 days game time, doing just that. And am over level 60 already. Any kind of game that allows this kind of investment in time, and enjoyment, gets the thumbs up in my book.

    Sorry just one more thing. As to the glitches, they are not game breaking, but are built in to the game mechanics. Perhaps with the exception of if you kill a vendor, everyone will attack you. But the idea that you can buy materials, and build with them, and then scrap and rebuild. As well as build water purifiers and pumps, for free resources, which replenish at periodic intervals, is really a great formula, which is hard to beat.

    https://john2054.co.uk    … Expand
  90. Jammiemann
    Feb 16, 2016
    5
    Has its good points it really does but its over hyped and really has nothing to do but repeat the same quests over and over, the joke about Preston's "another settlement needs your help" isnt a joke, its a monumental pain in the backside IT NEVER ENDS!!!, base building is fun but pointless as you get nothing for it, its best to just take 1 place for yourself then never bother. sad toHas its good points it really does but its over hyped and really has nothing to do but repeat the same quests over and over, the joke about Preston's "another settlement needs your help" isnt a joke, its a monumental pain in the backside IT NEVER ENDS!!!, base building is fun but pointless as you get nothing for it, its best to just take 1 place for yourself then never bother. sad to say its not good and i hate to join the bandwagon but its just not as good as new vegas.… Expand
  91. BeenjaminPepka
    Dec 24, 2015
    5
    Um..... Yeah. Kind of a good shooter, i guess.... definitely not a fallout game aside from VATS. Its laughable that Bethesda calls this their most ambitious open world game EVER.
    I wish i could play skyrim on my xbox one :(
  92. Awkward96
    Nov 29, 2015
    5
    After 70 hours of played this game i more think this is a COD: Ghost 2, not **** Fallout. Srsly, i spend more time in this game on shooter mechanic with auto-leveling, then RPG. I found only 4-5 interesting quests with good story and when you can win by just to talk or one of this, like previous Fallout's. But whats a shame, when in my Pip-Boy i reading more of hundreds quests about "KILLAfter 70 hours of played this game i more think this is a COD: Ghost 2, not **** Fallout. Srsly, i spend more time in this game on shooter mechanic with auto-leveling, then RPG. I found only 4-5 interesting quests with good story and when you can win by just to talk or one of this, like previous Fallout's. But whats a shame, when in my Pip-Boy i reading more of hundreds quests about "KILL SOME FOLKS HERE AND HERE"

    Modern Fallout was always RPG + Shooter, not Shooter + RPG. What the hell, Bethesda? Why you involving id Software to make better your shooter mechanic, but not invite to work on this game Obsidian, to make RPG better? Or you think your best then this guys? After Fallout 4 i think NO.
    Really, whats next? You make TES VI more slasher, then RPG with hundreds of "quests" about "Kill 1000000000000000 bandits"?

    Five years of waiting THIS, whats a shame. I need to drink after this epic fail.

    (Sorry for my english)    … Expand
  93. Sceptic
    Feb 28, 2016
    6
    What has happened to the once brilliant RPG series?This is more an average FPS than anything else.Most missions consist of 'go here,kill everything,come back'.How dull....The 'dialogue' options are fantastic (press X to sarcasm) No really,they are (press B to sarcasm) .A couple of aspects I loved were the weapons,armour and the world itself,but the very light RPG elements(no skills,weaponWhat has happened to the once brilliant RPG series?This is more an average FPS than anything else.Most missions consist of 'go here,kill everything,come back'.How dull....The 'dialogue' options are fantastic (press X to sarcasm) No really,they are (press B to sarcasm) .A couple of aspects I loved were the weapons,armour and the world itself,but the very light RPG elements(no skills,weapon deg,karma) and the missions were lacking and I grew tired of trudging from A to B just to kill a dozen enemies dozens of times.Developers really need to stop dumbing down great franchises just to cater to the military shooter goons in the hopes of increased sales.Sad Face...… Expand
  94. TrueThat
    Feb 8, 2017
    6
    Score is based on the following Elements:

    A. Gameplay: 8 Well, It could have been 9 or even 10, but there are some stuff you just can't ignore that drops the score. Massive Open World with tons of stuff to do: exploration - at first it fells overwhelming, the map is very large with lots of location to visit. each indoor location is huge by itslef with multiple rooms and floors and    Score is based on the following Elements:

    A. Gameplay: 8
    Well, It could have been 9 or even 10, but there are some stuff you just can't ignore that drops the score.
    Massive Open World with tons of stuff to do: exploration - at first it fells overwhelming, the map is very large with lots of location to visit. each indoor location is huge by itslef with multiple rooms and floors and sometimes only one side mission location can keep you busy for couple of hours.
    Combat - it is OK could be a lot better but it is OK. the weapons feel overall good and uniqe, 1st person3d person are both fine, AI is unsurprisingly dumb and embarrassing which brings me to the challenge aspect: the only difference between the games difficulty levels are the enemy's HP, so essentially the hardest difficulty will bring same dumb enemies only with ridiculous amount of HP and that's it. stealth is unbalanced in way that sometimes you stand right in front of enemy and the idiot cant see you and other times moving slightly fast across the other side of the room will instantly trigger the enemy.
    build your own settlements, basically build you own town and manage the resources and settlers, what food to grow which areas to build defenses which point to assign settlers to defend and more - not a big fun of those but still found myself not once building an elaborate settlement which took sometimes a few days to finish. no doubt there is tons o fun to have there.
    customize Weapons and Items - each weapon and item in the game is customizable, some more than others but the variety is large and can fit many different playing styles. the only main problem with gameplay wise is the lack of diversion in mission design, a lot of them feel the same not to mention the majority of the side missions which are basically the exact same mission only in different location. never the less, it never gets old shooting an upgraded Rail-Gun and watching your enemies heads explode in slow motion with blue and green glowing fireworks coming out from the remains :D :D :D

    B. Graphics: 7
    The Bad:
    there are numerous graphic bugs and glitches which makes the game look goofy at times and kill the immersion. enemy units and NPC units lack of variation and they all look the same with colorsize difference or clothing difference for the NPC's, no creative work what so ever in that section. other than that, generally the graphics doesn't fells that it belongs to a 2015 AAA Game.
    The Good:
    the open world looks and feels very atmospheric and immersive with each different area having a different vibe and feel to it. weapons have a variety with unique and somewhat creative design for each one and overall are looking not bad, dynamic weather is pretty good, player customization is huge and you can basically create anyone, really!

    C. Audio: 9
    Job Well Done Here! the soundtrack is very unique and fits perfectly to the game which contributes greatly to the atmosphere of the games world and never fails to be exciting. Voice acting is not bad, although the female protagonist "acting" is far better than the male one and there could be a bigger variety of choices for what to say during dialogs. the radio is Amazing, the talk show is funny and the classic 50's-60's song selection is awesome and will get stuck in your head long after you finished playing.

    D. Story - 7
    The story is good for the most part, although the huge open world and a very long To Do list sometimes can distract you and make you forget about the plot but never the less it is good and interesting overall.

    E. Content Vs. Value: 9
    well to put it short: this game can keep you busy for easy 100 hours and that's without even doing the settlement building stuff. also the option to add mods can basically make this game a never ending experience.

    F. Controls and Mechanics: 7
    the controls are good for the most part. the layout is pretty good and the controls are responsive, the problem is in what its lacking: no cover system. no climbing system whatsoever, if you can't jump there you can't get there which is a big shame because there is a good sniper gameplay to have here.

    G. Stability and Performance: 1 Horrible and unacceptable
    Well, here is where everything good about this game goes out of the windows and makes it one of the worst gaming experiences I have ever had.
    where to begin? the most annoying part is that surprise surprise it crashes a lot, A LOT ! sometimes up to 6-8 times in a couple of hours sitting, so have fun saving your game every 5 minutes because you never know when its going to crash. then there are the constant fps drops, stuttering, screen freezes for 2 seconds, videoaudio goes out of sync. settlement build is constricted to small ones only every thing beyond will result in single digit FPS. loading times are the worst possible every entranceexit to indoor location will have couple of minutes worth loading screens same for loading games.    … Expand
  95. jrobpaq
    Nov 20, 2015
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I feel cheated. Faction I chose ultimately didn't matter in in the end, and I was surprised when it ended so abruptly. Feels like more Fallout 3. If that's what you're looking for, great, if not, however... If you're a die hard Fallout fan, able to squeeze out every ounce of entertainment out of the games, then you're probably going to be satisfied. If you're looking for a deeper RPG, maybe look somewhere else, or at least wait for the price drop. Surprisingly shallow.… Expand
  96. thegrave
    Dec 4, 2015
    5
    Not what I was hoping for. I devoured the older fallout games and was very excited for this one. I played it for a week in hopes it would get better. That never happened. Seems like the general quality of games is diminishing. What's the world coming to when even fallout sucks?
  97. RootyTooty
    Dec 26, 2015
    5
    People giving Fallout 4 anything under 3 must have forgot what truly **** games are and need to be forced into a room to play a truly **** game for one whole day like freaking Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp for freaking Wii they will be begging to bring back Fallout 4 within 10 minutes. Fallout 4 was disappointing to me but its still a okay game I am not too happy about it I am notPeople giving Fallout 4 anything under 3 must have forgot what truly **** games are and need to be forced into a room to play a truly **** game for one whole day like freaking Barbie Horse Adventures: Riding Camp for freaking Wii they will be begging to bring back Fallout 4 within 10 minutes. Fallout 4 was disappointing to me but its still a okay game I am not too happy about it I am not too mad about it its just not working for me me like Fallout 3 and New Vegas did.… Expand
  98. Rathalisk
    Nov 29, 2015
    7
    This game misses greatness with it's lack of standard content. while other Fallout games have plenty of weapons and armor to find in their open worlds. this game seems to have only a limited amount of content. and when you fight plenty of enemies and go into plenty of places you expect to eventually find something cool. in fallout 4 you really don't however. Even in my 60 plus hours ofThis game misses greatness with it's lack of standard content. while other Fallout games have plenty of weapons and armor to find in their open worlds. this game seems to have only a limited amount of content. and when you fight plenty of enemies and go into plenty of places you expect to eventually find something cool. in fallout 4 you really don't however. Even in my 60 plus hours of game play the coolest thing i found was something from a RNG drop off of a "legendary" enemy that "cool" thing was just a submachine gun with a damage modifier other than that it used the same model ad the regular subgun it's sad that there are no real cool guns no really cool unique armor in a game from a company known for having so much content in their titles. it honestly feels like most of the content was taken out to sell you DLC packs. if you were on the fence about buying this game than just wait for the "game of the year edition" box chances are you probably already bought this game otherwise… Expand
  99. workthengames
    Jan 12, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love everything about Fallout 4, but I don’t like the game.

    So Fallout 4 is a tricky one for me. I bought into the hype. I lurk the sub-reddit with all its crazy bug gifs. I get jealous reading about amazing sub-quests that lead you down a deeper and deeper rabbit hole. But 20 hours in, something has still not clicked. It might be the environment as I’ve never been a big fan of post-apocalyptic worlds. It might be the Xbox One version with its poor load times, or even the steep learning curve at the start of the game that has caused me numerous frustrating reloads.

    Whatever it is, I just can’t seem to push past it. Whilst the storyline is basic in the best of ways, that of a parent looking for their missing son, the delivery seems heavy handed and often jars against the expectation of what you imagine you would do in that situation. As an example - a few hours after leaving the vault and learning your fate in this new alien world, you become the general of a once legendary group of rebels. I understand Bethesda want to empower the player, but something about this feels oddly over-important so early on and it really detracts from the simple drama of finding your missing son.

    It’s not all bad. The graphics, whilst already feeling dated in 2016, do enough to immerse and I think there has not been enough mention online about the extraordinary sound design and soundtrack. The timesink of crafting upgrades for weapons, armour, houses, settlements and power armour is very much welcome in a game that begs to be binged. And even though the VATS system seems somewhat game breaking, the combat is exhilarating from the start.

    Overall, I’m left feeling like I’ve missed out on something key to Fallout 4 which is holding me back. I get excited when I read a story about a hidden quest, a powerful weapon or a twist in the storyline - but unfortunately the experience for me doesn’t feel worth my few hours of after work gaming time.    … Expand
  100. ileGTi
    Jan 29, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So here we are, another Fallout. It came suprisingly suddenly, which was a positive thing. I still have to open up about the main problem here. I have really tried to understand Bethesda. Really. Makin' games, same system, same way, different setting, all that jazz... But i just can't understand them. You have an amazing series in your hands, like Fallout, a possibility to continue the greatness Black Isle Studios made in the nineties (nope, no nostalgia there, just stating facts), and you make Fallout in to a shooter. Every bit of budget focused on murdering people. And also some talk around the plot that a few interns have come up with. And also the military vibe going around all the time. That is not Fallout, that is just the war-never-changes -part.

    I know, pretty aggressive to say all that. All the plotlines have not yet been explored, so i don't know everything the game has to offer. But under all the superficial collecting and tinkering and character progression, everythings is there to improve killing folks. Everything. In the Fallout games before 3 you actually had to kill many monsters in the wasteland of course, but now there are ONLY places to shoot things up. If i buy a game that is advertised as a Post-Nuclear Role-Playing game, i expect to actually have quests and characters that don't involve murdering a legion of people and/or former people. Don't get me wrong, i love my shooters! I really do, i spent my young days shooting all kinds of people in Medal of Honor and Call of Duty games. Also Halo and Unreal were awesome.

    Still, Fallout was my main game i always returned to. Why? Because i loved the weirdness, the strangeness of the wasteland, the characters and the mystery of it all. New Vegas brought it back a little, and thanks to Obsidian Entertainment for that. But now we have Fallout 4 to play. Settlements to build with weak tools and systems and defend from lazy attacks and at no consequences. So a strategy/shooter? The settlement building has a lot of potential, i have to admit that. I also find that i do not give a rats ass about the actual settlements, and also about almost about any of the characters. Who actually cares about Preston Garvey? Seriously? One of the universes lamest characters. And the Institute? And actually every faction? I'll just say that i guess i should really take up on writing storylines and brancing questlines. It doesn't seem to be that hard.

    Also i do know that shooters before Fallout 4 have had an advanced system of reactions to being shot. Limbs, bullet holes, melee hits. So there's really nothing new there? Just the things that shoud've been in the games before (ghouls and robots losing limbs, but not dying). It is very weird in this day and age to watch limbs stupidly be blown away by pistol fire. Realism is a tricky thing for a game, but the tools are there, developers, use them.

    Is the best way to mankinds survival actually to murder everyone? Really? Blowing a big hole in the middle of Boston? And with the actual massive amount of raiders in the game, and also supermutants and ghouls... i do believe that humans would not have survived. The numbers are actually overwhelming. But then there's this one guy from times before who can do it all.

    Why can i not finnish the game with Raiders? Why can't you become a supermutant?

    Any people with half a brain can understand that developers can and should make better games, and not just games that sell good, and ride the fame with big names like Fallout. Even with all the good parts, this game is a sad example of selling out. Moderately selling out. And it is a sad thing.

    Also i hate Bethesda for making HAROLD A COMPLETE TREE IN THE FRIGGIN CAPITAL WASTELAND. COME ON! Should've saved that one for Obsidian.

    But... you know... otherwise it's an okay game, played it a lot and can't wait what dlc they come up with for me to criticize.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

5
#5 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
2
#2 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
2
#2 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2015

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88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 39
  3. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. ICXM
    Jan 8, 2016
    90
    Fallout 4 is truly a remarkable experience and you need to play it.
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  2. Games Master UK
    Jan 3, 2016
    90
    Sometimes beautiful, a bit broken, and really quite brilliant in many places, forgiving fans will adore Fallout 4. [Christmas 2015, p.60]
  3. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Jan 3, 2016
    90
    More Fallout 3.9 than 4, but still absolutely essential. Skyrim 2 has a hard act to follow. [Jan 2016, p.67]
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