Fallout 4

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  1. Djeffry
    Mar 21, 2023
    4
    In the first fifteen minutes of the game it was perfectly made then I got out the vault and I met cod guy. Afterwards he lead me into a house , got stuck on the objects I accidentally started pickpocketing him and he starts to attack me I kill him then RESPAWNS kills me after I respawn and I have black face for no reason and the game puts the camera in the wrong place
  2. TG12
    Feb 2, 2023
    2
    Playing this game back in 2015, I didn’t experience a single crash on my Xbox. Perhaps I got lucky but it ran surprisingly well for a Bethesda game. Despite this, the game was very lacklustre in terms of story, gameplay and dated graphics. I was a huge fan of Fallout 3 and New Vegas but Fallout 4 just left me feeling disappointed. Bethesda’s strengths have always laid in exploration andPlaying this game back in 2015, I didn’t experience a single crash on my Xbox. Perhaps I got lucky but it ran surprisingly well for a Bethesda game. Despite this, the game was very lacklustre in terms of story, gameplay and dated graphics. I was a huge fan of Fallout 3 and New Vegas but Fallout 4 just left me feeling disappointed. Bethesda’s strengths have always laid in exploration and world building but even the world of Fallout 4 became tedious after a few hours. Returning to this game years later to give it another go, I find that it is now completely unplayable on the Xbox One. Searching for answers online, it seems that back in 2018/19 Bethesda launched a vast amount of compulsory “updates” based around Creation Club (a feature most people never even wanted or asked for) which completely broke the game and introduced a wide array of crashes, particularly in the downtown Boston area. Not only did they break their own game, they then proceeded to abandon it shortly afterwards meaning they have left a shell of a game on the original console it was launched on. Let this be a warning to players before deciding on picking up any other future Bethesda titles. Those who have never experienced this game before, I highly recommend you give it a miss on Xbox as its current state is unplayable and Bethesda are very unlikely to ever return to fix what they broke. Although, for those who have never played it before, you’re not really missing out on anything. There are far better role playing games out there including ones set in a post nuclear apocalypse.… Expand
  3. RGNS
    Nov 7, 2022
    0
    Cant see enemies. Dont know where they shooting from. Dogmeat gets in the way while i am looting. Asking me to kill raiders in a factory or some crap but the raiders dont come to me! I must find them and then kill them? Grenade markers are worthless. CRAP GAME WASTE OF TIME. STUPID BETHESDA. EAT 0 NOOB DEVS. CANT EVEN MAKE GAME THESE STUPID DEVS.
  4. gentlebenno
    Jul 13, 2022
    4
    When the time comes in this game, you're about to bust into the bad guy's palace and save your son. I loaded up on so much weapons and ammo I made Arnold from Commando look like a peace activist. And you get in there, and your son, your son is, ..., and, well, yeah. This is pretty much what this game is. You want to get excited, to like it, but in the end you just end up beingWhen the time comes in this game, you're about to bust into the bad guy's palace and save your son. I loaded up on so much weapons and ammo I made Arnold from Commando look like a peace activist. And you get in there, and your son, your son is, ..., and, well, yeah. This is pretty much what this game is. You want to get excited, to like it, but in the end you just end up being disappointed by it's many, many flaws in gameplay, plot, bugs, and overall just seems like a lack of creativity. Like a vending machine named "Fallout" and you hit "Generate Fallout Game" button and out pops this. It's not a good game. I've never, not once, felt the desire to replay it.
    Then, though I've never been dumb enough to play it, they did Fallout 76 and that sucked too. Is Bethesda dead? Only Starfield will tell.    … Expand
  5. nurfedx
    Nov 19, 2021
    4
    Mediocre Game and an Insult to every Fallout-Veteran. Still better than F76 tho. DONT BUY!
  6. Rapscallion_20
    Jul 4, 2021
    3
    It's one of my favourite games in the series, but I am shocked by how much it crashes. I suppose it's bearable on most difficulties because you have the ability to save at any time. However, on Survival, I have lost countless hours of gameplay due to the constant crashing (which is seemingly ubiquitous across all platforms). For the record, I don't use any extra content apart fromIt's one of my favourite games in the series, but I am shocked by how much it crashes. I suppose it's bearable on most difficulties because you have the ability to save at any time. However, on Survival, I have lost countless hours of gameplay due to the constant crashing (which is seemingly ubiquitous across all platforms). For the record, I don't use any extra content apart from Bethesda's own official DLC and, as a somewhat technically savvy person, I have spent many hours trying to put an end to the constant crashing. Albeit, in vain. The game is a mess and since it is almost six years old, I very much doubt the crashing is ever going to end. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you avoid this game.… Expand
  7. Ackyduc
    May 27, 2021
    4
    I've heard many people describe Fallout 4 as "Skyrim with guns," and I have to say, that is a massive disservice to Skyrim. I love open world games because they are colorful worlds full of things to do and places to explore. Fallout 4 is a bland, boring wasteland with barely anything to do, and boring as **** places to explore. I guess the combat is kind of fun, the guns are all prettyI've heard many people describe Fallout 4 as "Skyrim with guns," and I have to say, that is a massive disservice to Skyrim. I love open world games because they are colorful worlds full of things to do and places to explore. Fallout 4 is a bland, boring wasteland with barely anything to do, and boring as **** places to explore. I guess the combat is kind of fun, the guns are all pretty alright, but it just gets exceedingly boring exceedingly fast.… Expand
  8. Darth_Lord
    Jan 6, 2021
    1
    Не доработанная, полная багов, глюков разных мастей. Ии это просто жопа, враги все такие же тупые как в обливионе, только теперь и напарники ничем не лучшею
  9. Rickracer43
    Dec 17, 2020
    0
    I'm gonna be fair & say this is a good decent game but not Fallout 3 or New Vegas level because it's missing a lot of things for making sure the player comes back the story just takes a lot of twists & turns & while yeah the mod aspect is nice but it just adds to the game & makes it better by a little bit this game is like Skyrim except it's with guns & has a story similar but worse thanI'm gonna be fair & say this is a good decent game but not Fallout 3 or New Vegas level because it's missing a lot of things for making sure the player comes back the story just takes a lot of twists & turns & while yeah the mod aspect is nice but it just adds to the game & makes it better by a little bit this game is like Skyrim except it's with guns & has a story similar but worse than Fallout 3 & a smaller map than Skyrim or even Fallout 3 but positives mechanics are good, enjoyable if you love exploration, perk system is awesome & a step up from Fallout 3, & the use of the settlement upgrade stuff is good but again this is more of a game to tickle that lore & combat bone it's not a story plot… Expand
  10. Willywonka180
    Dec 12, 2020
    1
    Fallout 4 is a strange case of Fun but bad. I found myself confused way too much. Like what was I supposed to do? I don’t like games like this. I think gaming needs to leave this behind
  11. Crankgorilla
    Sep 25, 2020
    3
    I'd rather go back and play Morrowind, Oblivion or Fallout 3 or New Vegas. Not liking the direction this one has gone in.
  12. rockon
    Apr 14, 2020
    1
    The game just seems empty, dull and bland. It's basically go to this location, kill everything there and take article A. And go around looking for loot. Especially ammunition. That's it. That's the whole game. It's a bad shooter trying to be an RPG. And the shooting action? It just seems slower than other games. For example I've been playing shooters in which your characterThe game just seems empty, dull and bland. It's basically go to this location, kill everything there and take article A. And go around looking for loot. Especially ammunition. That's it. That's the whole game. It's a bad shooter trying to be an RPG. And the shooting action? It just seems slower than other games. For example I've been playing shooters in which your character really has fast reaction times. With Fallout 4 it feels like your character's reflexes are moving slowly like he's underwater. It just doesn't feel responsive and quick. The shooting action and movement seems lethargic. I realized early on that I wasn't going to like this game when I shot a raider four times in the chest at point blank range with a 10MM pistol. And he wouldn't go down. Your enemies are always stronger than you and they are bullet cushions. Ammunition is always in short supply because only head shots will bring them down. So you'll spend a great deal of your time just looking for ammo. Also, what passes for a weapons wheel isn't a wheel at all. You're instructed to pick up a laser cannon to defend the museum but it doesn't show up on the weapon selection when you do. A weapon selection wheel is supposed to show all of your inventory. Every other modern game has a detailed weapon wheel. But not Fallout 4. And every other modern game on Xbox One has the "B" button designated as "crouch." Not Fallout 4. As such the controls are unfamiliar and clunky. The controls and menus differ so far from other games as to be alien. I can usually go from one developer's games to another and have familiar or same control functions. Just bringing up menus with Fallout 4 is clunky.… Expand
  13. Dontasklilpeep
    Feb 15, 2020
    0
    Yea you know it’s reminds me of fallout 3 but instead of find your dad your looking for your son. Who doesn’t love being burdened by children in real life an in game! Ps obsidian is better
  14. HorseArmor
    Jul 9, 2018
    0
    I made this account after extensively playing Fallout4 on PS4.
    (Not on Xbox, but does it really matter?)
    To be poignant 13d20hr18m into my latest Survival No kills save It's absolute garbage; Bethesda should be ashamed. As a kid I used to play Morrowind on the PC, Watching your modding community flourish around the Construction Set was beautiful. The game itself didn't need    I made this account after extensively playing Fallout4 on PS4.
    (Not on Xbox, but does it really matter?)
    To be poignant 13d20hr18m
    into my latest Survival No kills save

    It's absolute garbage; Bethesda should be ashamed.

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

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

    Until you start acting more like Cd Projekt Red
    (you know a responsible game developer that keeps it's audience in mind, doesn't give in to corporate greed, and seemingly loves doing what it set out to do in the first place; creating)
    I won't be buying your games. I am done. You gave up on me. Us.
    & we are legion.
    you?
    Todd Howard, you are Caesar.
    The knives in your back?
    You put them there yourself.
    Suicide.    … Expand
  15. Xbox1Guy
    Jun 8, 2018
    3
    Worst game in the franchise: Very tiresome, boring, and character interactions are lame. The plot in this game is dull and it's the same map as previous games with nothing fun but agitation. Disappointment of a game, no good story at all, the beginning, however, was okay.
  16. ter0liu
    Dec 9, 2017
    0
    this is not fallout, this is stupid shooter.

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

    In this game there is no RPG component of the word at all, the most lame dialogues and uninteresting quests, here you can not play any role, you're either a good warrior or a good housewife, quests are not memorable, except that quest where you are traveling on the mind of Kelog, the ending is just horror, this fallout breaks the story of the series completely, New Vegas turned out much better. (If there are any errors in the text and some nonsense is written, say thank you to Google translator)    … Expand
  17. scbane
    Jan 9, 2017
    3
    I have 1564 hours in FO3. I have 2169 hours in FO:NV. So I am definitely a FO fanboy. I have 44 hours into FO4. Haven't played in weeks. Bethesda killed Fallout for me.
    "Mediocre" is an exaggeration for the action and gunplay, which feels so f******g Call of Duty that I want to tear my hair out.
    Good graphics. Like the loot system, even light as it is. Hate the new perk system. Not a fan    I have 1564 hours in FO3. I have 2169 hours in FO:NV. So I am definitely a FO fanboy. I have 44 hours into FO4. Haven't played in weeks. Bethesda killed Fallout for me.
    "Mediocre" is an exaggeration for the action and gunplay, which feels so f******g Call of Duty that I want to tear my hair out.
    Good graphics. Like the loot system, even light as it is. Hate the new perk system. Not a fan of most of the pathetic weapon sounds.

    Bethesda killed the immersion of a well-written dialogue system, which kept me so engaged and immersed for literally thousands of hours in previous FO games.. Story is such **** that I turned off my xbox one 44 hours in and haven't been back.
    They also lost the 50's apocalyptic feel of previous titles. They took my beloved series and crammed so much mass appeal into it that I fear the franchise is just going to be game after game of similar b******t, churned out COD fashion every couple years.
    I will not spend money on DLC. The game has little replay value, unless you really love pointless, shallow grinds with unending slaps in the face every time you have to dialogue with NPC's.

    After everything that made Skyrim, and previous FO's great, I have lost my faith in Bethesda with this offering. I am not even angry...just overwhelmingly sad.    … Expand
  18. JA58
    Dec 21, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 4 a boring and broken game that offers nothing new or interesting to the table, Unlike its predecessors fallout 3 and new Vegas that have offered something unique and interesting. Fallout 4 is good in that you can explore a big open world with a few fun side quest like the Siver Shroud mission and finding the death claw egg. Otherwise 95% of the side quest are either helping settlements or killing targets for caps. Many times you have repeat the same god dam quest over again. Talk about lazy and uncreative. The story and game itself offers no real choices or dissection to make that give you consequences for your actions. You are stuck doing the something over and over again with a clichéd story. The worst part that brakes the game completely is the Underground Undercover main quest that prevents me f… Expand
  19. Ratsneve
    Dec 5, 2016
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yes, this was a bad game for me. I couldn't finish it because I lost direction of the main quest and got sick and tired of rescuing the settlers. (I absolutely loved Fallout: New Vegas and even though it was open world too it made sense.) Inventory control was just so tedious and painful. I found someone's flow chart of the main quests, faction quests, side quests, etc. and how they tied together and the complexity sickened me. Felt happy when I accepted that I just wanted to quit--and did. With an average user score of 6.2 this game is a loser. Also...I picked Nora and wanted to rescue her baby. After she watched the Institute murder her husband and take Shaun and then she escapes I missed one of the greatest upsets for me...discovering her son is now 60 years old and her senior--give me a break... Good bye Fallout and good riddance!… Expand
  20. PAND3MIC
    Oct 14, 2016
    1
    The Post-Season pass review of Fallout 4 from a dedicated Fallout fan:

    I will be frank, I don't think Bethesda had the players in mind when they made the game. The initial release of the game was SOOO exciting for me, and I was met with a dilemma a couple weeks after playing the game a bit. Get this, I bought an Xbox One JUST to play Fallout 4 because my laptop isn't strong enough to    The Post-Season pass review of Fallout 4 from a dedicated Fallout fan:

    I will be frank, I don't think Bethesda had the players in mind when they made the game. The initial release of the game was SOOO exciting for me, and I was met with a dilemma a couple weeks after playing the game a bit. Get this, I bought an Xbox One JUST to play Fallout 4 because my laptop isn't strong enough to handle the game in its full glory; I loved the last 2 fallout titles so much that I didn't need to play the game to know it was incredible and full of gameplay.

    But I was wrong.

    At first, I was amazed by all of the new mechanics. I didn't particularly care for how they changed VATs, power armor, level up system, or how the every-playthrough-worthy companion Dogmeat was reduced to a dumb ass german shepard whose sole purpose is to get in the way of your walking path and line of fire, or the "Legendary Items" system. What they focused on were the aesthetics of the game- a giant, seemingly full map full of variety, and remodeling the creatures and weapons, and they left out crucial components that made Fallout 3, New Vegas, and even Skyrim amazingly fun, high-replay value games.

    After 2 weeks of playing it and accumulating around a hundred hours of gameplay, I stopped my wishful thinking that the game would get better and realized that they RUINED fallout. There were always missions and items that I had fun doing and obtaining solely from the knowledge and experience of my last playthrough, which added life to the game. For instance, in New Vegas, I always got Chance's Knife, Love and Hate, and the YCS gauss rifle as soon as I started the game- they were my favorite weapons in every playthrough, and were as powerful as the skill points I assigned to them were- much like The Terrible Shotgun in Fallout 3, or how I walked to get dogmeat immediately after entering the wasteland. There were plenty of unique items and interactions that I thoroughly enjoy and remember from both of those games- I could go on for hours and hours. The point being, the variety of experiences kept my interest peaked for long periods of time, and with so much to do in one save, it was never dull to see or do those things again, maybe differently in the next playthrough.

    Fallout 4 demolished that value. I played fallout 3 all the way through countless times, totaling about 1200 hours of gameplay. I played New Vegas almost 40 times- totaling abut 1600 hours. I played skyrim until I just simply couldn't have a new experience- for over 2500 hours.

    I.

    F***ing.

    Love.

    Bethesda.

    But fallout 4 is soooooo monotonous. They made a map that was way too big to fill and they bit off more than they could chew filling it with unique things to do. The glowing sea for instance takes up about 1/8th of the total map and literally the only thing there is a high chance to spawn monsters. There are no unique items to tiptoe through hordes of deathclaws to, nor are there even any items to pick up for that matter. Its a walkthrough gallery of CGI garbage- literally. There is a giant city, FULL of locations to discover and massive buildings, but most of them have nothing more than low-level enemies and scrap in them.

    When it comes down to it, the most substantial amount of your time with fallout 4 is collecting BS so that you can build a crappy settlement that serves no real purpose but to house your mounds upon mounds of worthless loot and trading for ammo which always seems to be in short supply- no matter how powerful your weapon- another bothersome aspect. I can't simply walk to Evergreen Mills and get myself a legendary weapon that is universally good against enemies, I have to make due with the OKAY weapons that you need a ton of parts and leveling to improve.

    The story of this game is trash. "Like, dude, what if in fallout 4, instead of a son wanting to venture out of the safety of the vault to find his dad, we had a dad in a vault he didn't want to be venture out to find his son?" On that note, I think enough is said. The idea of the institute and androids being connected- is just forced. It would be like finding out your dad was the leader of the enclave in fallout 3. It's just stupidly unoriginal.

    And to top off the rest of the disappointments, the season pass was about as worthless to improving the game as possible. It just forced a bunch of impractical devices and patch-worthy new items into the crafting menu, and included 2 very small, clearly rushed expansion packs known as Far Harbor and Nuka World. The rest of the DLCs were low-interest settlement upgrades that people would have just modded into the damn game if they really wanted them.

    THAT is why I think it deserves a 1/10. One point for keeping my stupid, gullible ass occupied for about 250 hours. Had they released the DLC all at once, I would have stopped after realizing there was nothing more to come. Here is 5000 characters worth of what I think of Fallout 4, summarized:

    OVERHYPED MEDIOCRITY    … Expand
  21. 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.
  22. FilmSnob
    Oct 2, 2016
    3
    Disappointed with this game from Bethesda from whom I expected more. I spent 48 hours desperately trying to like this game. The lockpicking was as close as this game came to being anywhere near as good as Skyrim. I just couldn't immerse myself in my character and environment; the desolation, the cringe-worthy, irritating VATS sound effects, the endless & pointless goals (collect this,Disappointed with this game from Bethesda from whom I expected more. I spent 48 hours desperately trying to like this game. The lockpicking was as close as this game came to being anywhere near as good as Skyrim. I just couldn't immerse myself in my character and environment; the desolation, the cringe-worthy, irritating VATS sound effects, the endless & pointless goals (collect this, clear that), the cumbersome PIP boy interface, the lack of connection to other characters in the game. In a word, this game was depressing. I bought Fallout 3 years ago and never played it but now after reading that it was better than 4, I'll be going back to compare. It couldn't be worse.… Expand
  23. CapnRon
    Sep 26, 2016
    2
    In a word – boring. Game play sucks. You must quick save every 10 seconds. The game has zero flow. The story is worthless. You spend a lot of time running around looking for items to build things rather than having fun. The enemies you face are boring as hell. The dialog you have with in-game characters is tedious and does not change the game at all. Do not believe any positive reviews.In a word – boring. Game play sucks. You must quick save every 10 seconds. The game has zero flow. The story is worthless. You spend a lot of time running around looking for items to build things rather than having fun. The enemies you face are boring as hell. The dialog you have with in-game characters is tedious and does not change the game at all. Do not believe any positive reviews. This is a piece of crap. Bethesa phoned this one in for a quick buck. Avoid at all costs.… Expand
  24. 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!
  25. Pee
    Jun 12, 2016
    4
    Fallout 4 was a big disappointment to me. I, at the time of writing this review, have never played a single Fallout game, but I have played Skyrim and loved it, so I figured FO:4 would be like Skyrim in a nuclear wasteland, boy was I wrong. The game has no RPG element, other than designing what your character looks like. The new voiced dialogue is horrendous and gives vague optionsFallout 4 was a big disappointment to me. I, at the time of writing this review, have never played a single Fallout game, but I have played Skyrim and loved it, so I figured FO:4 would be like Skyrim in a nuclear wasteland, boy was I wrong. The game has no RPG element, other than designing what your character looks like. The new voiced dialogue is horrendous and gives vague options like, Choice = Sorry, Character says: "Sorry your daughter was too stupid to not run away", on top of that, practically everything you say is just another way of saying yes. Pretty much it goes like this: yes = yes, no = yes, sarcastic = yes, whereas in Skyrim, your choices would actually affect the quest. Also, the story in general is just boring. I had to force myself to play a bit more before just giving up. There were also some things that didn't make sense, like, how is it that your character's wife can easily use a power armor without any training? I understand how your military-veteran could do it, but his inexperienced wife? The game didn't come with choices as well. In Skyrim, you were the hero of the land, but you could still be evil. In FO:4, however, you can simply be slightly naughty in how you phrase things. The only thing Bethesda did well was in making a stable gun play system. In fact, FO:4 is mostly an adventure-shooter rather than an RPG.

    As a shooter 7/10

    As an RPG 4/10

    I didn't like this and I just can't imagine how a hard-core fan feels, don't waste your time on this game.    … Expand
  26. Morriarty
    May 30, 2016
    3
    So I'm a little late to the party as the game has already been out for a while but like many, I have been waiting for the price to be a little more palatable before investing. And to cut straight to the punch I wished I had waited even longer, perhaps until Fallout 5 is released.
    I get why many people like this game but it is just riddled with too many game breaking issues for me to be    So I'm a little late to the party as the game has already been out for a while but like many, I have been waiting for the price to be a little more palatable before investing. And to cut straight to the punch I wished I had waited even longer, perhaps until Fallout 5 is released.
    I get why many people like this game but it is just riddled with too many game breaking issues for me to be among them. Yes it is a large world to wander across and I guess you can at a stretch say that you can play it through in a couple of different ways but for a AAA release in this day and age to still have your main character jumping like a poorly animated clown and clumsily bumping his way through doorways and getting caught on debris as you fail yet again to avoid a hidden mine or an unlimited supply of grenades chucked superbly by idiotic AI enemies at your feet, there really is no excuse while you reluctantly reload your last save to do the clustercluck of a mission again, only to watch your companion blunder their way into your line of fire and set some maddening excuse for a combat scenario off again.
    Like many others have stated, the RPG elements are woefully over looked and really come down to collect this and make that but ultimately any weapon or armour that you may have spent an age lovingly crafting out of a chore of ingredients can be just as easily found after killing some random villain which makes the whole effort pointless and the storyline really cannot be defended by anyone with any imagination to be more than go here and kill some dudes. There are the shelter/sim section is painful to maintain and manage and I guess the worst crime that this game is guilty of is being boring, I have plodded my way through for 20 odd hours and am just sick of every character including my own and feel no connection with any of them. Now I know that there are gamers that obviously don't think that this is the case and I'm honestly glad that there are folk out there enjoying themselves but when you consider games with plots and characters like the Mass Effect series and sublime animations and character movements of titles like the previous Uncharted games, all of which came out years ago, then there really is no excuse for such a clumsy and ugly offering to be slapped on the shelves (and by ugly I don't even mean the shonky graphics but rather the nasty interface, debilitating controls and all-round laziness of the design)
    I am a long time gamer, I have played everything from the original Elite on my Acorn Electron to Angry Birds on my phone and everything in-between so I am not new to gaming or the flaws that can be found in even the best games but the very essence of this title really does just make me shake my head. We should be expecting better of such big releases and the studios should be a hell of a lot more innovative rather than just banging out something so very broken. Shame on them.    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. TailoredSpace16
    Mar 19, 2016
    1
    The game is horrible. The quests are boring as f*** and always about killing everyone. You will die 100+ times while doing them. You don't even need VATS anymore, just point and shoot. The wasteland itself feels dull and empty.
  30. 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
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#5 Best Xbox One Game of 2015
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#2 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2015
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#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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