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  1. May 11, 2023
    7
    Fun game but the story isnt the best id still recommend it though! (also the mods are great on both xbox and pc)
  2. Jun 29, 2022
    7
    Good game, but not a great one. If you're playing this for the first time, ignore the Minutemen quest and go straight to Diamond City. The game gets good there.
  3. Apr 22, 2022
    6
    Soporífero y con la interfaz innecesariamente enmarañada, el juego objetivamente posee un trasfondo inmenso y mucho contenido para aquellos que disfruten del genero, personalmente me resulto tedioso en todo aspecto, principalmente el hecho de que tus decisiones durante los diálogos sean irrelevantes para la trama, aspecto que era un estandarte en los primeros juegos.
    Este juego parece ser
    Soporífero y con la interfaz innecesariamente enmarañada, el juego objetivamente posee un trasfondo inmenso y mucho contenido para aquellos que disfruten del genero, personalmente me resulto tedioso en todo aspecto, principalmente el hecho de que tus decisiones durante los diálogos sean irrelevantes para la trama, aspecto que era un estandarte en los primeros juegos.
    Este juego parece ser ideado para un nicho, lo que excluye a los ajenos a la saga.
    Sin embargo, te exhorto a probarlo por ti mismo, vale la pena.
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  4. Mar 8, 2022
    7
    Fallout 4 is a good game but not great. All this building settlements took the joy out of the game and the dlc wasn't good either. Disappointed. I did however enjoy the combat and exploring.
  5. Feb 26, 2022
    7
    After replaying a great deal of the old fallout games including Fo3 and New Vegas, it's clear that fallout 4 is just starting to give a bit into franchise fatigue. The story starts pre-war, which is a phenomenal setup and a great start to go off of, however, it doesn't do a great job fleshing out the 'soul survivor's' motives in any real way. The player never really feels the loss of hisAfter replaying a great deal of the old fallout games including Fo3 and New Vegas, it's clear that fallout 4 is just starting to give a bit into franchise fatigue. The story starts pre-war, which is a phenomenal setup and a great start to go off of, however, it doesn't do a great job fleshing out the 'soul survivor's' motives in any real way. The player never really feels the loss of his son in the intro in any real way because the game didn't give us a reason to care. The intro sequence was brief and sets up the main character without really delving into his identity. (Although this is kind of a moot point because it is suggested in the far harbor dlc that the MC may actually be a synth.) If you're going to give a talking protagonist, make him a story. The key failure here is that Bethesda tried to make that cake and eat it too. The inventory is still clunky, you need to quicksave often to safeguard from crashes, and the gunplay is a bit dated, but what really shines is creativity with the workshops, npc connection, and side missions. (Aside from the settlement gigs). With every release of a new dlc or even functionality with the main game, bethesda found ways to introduce new and cool features to sink hours into, ie raider settlements and robot customization. Some of these needed to be a little more fleshed out, like the vault dlc, but the aspects they add to make the game more enjoyable really do make the game stand out. The story is, well, not that deep. It lacks some finer tuning and deeper emotional value than some of the previous games in the franchise with characters like Shaun and Preston Garvey being particularly overlooked and fundamentally disinteresting. However, the recovery of Shaun and DiMA's secret are two twists that really emphasize what aspects of the stories are good. The general plotpoints make the story worth fleshing out. It's like having a phenomenal storyboard and a so-so script. It just needs to be put together. The guns, robots, settlers, trade lines, settlement customization, VATS, mods, dogmeat, dlc content and faction diversity are all really great. Really the most revealing aspect of my Fallout journey is just how bad Fo76 is, because as average as this game is story-wise compared to all of the previous games, it is light years ahead of Fo76 in almost every conceivable metric. Fo4 is a joy to replay, a solid title entry, and an otherwise unique relic from a developer that has since completely lost their way. 7/10. Expand
  6. Jan 14, 2022
    7
    По сравнению с Fallot: New Vegas – просто слабая калька. Вроде бы и похоже, но уже не то. Мир исследовать далеко не так интересно, как раньше, плюс к этому добавляется куча несостыковок, например, ядерные батареи, которые разряжаются за день, хотя должны были работать сотни лет. Лучше, пройти сначала эту часть, а потом уже New Vegas, чтобы не разочаровываться.По сравнению с Fallot: New Vegas – просто слабая калька. Вроде бы и похоже, но уже не то. Мир исследовать далеко не так интересно, как раньше, плюс к этому добавляется куча несостыковок, например, ядерные батареи, которые разряжаются за день, хотя должны были работать сотни лет. Лучше, пройти сначала эту часть, а потом уже New Vegas, чтобы не разочаровываться.
  7. Dec 29, 2021
    5
    Atmosphere: 6
    Enjoyment: 5
    Gameplay: 6
    Graphics: 6
    Music: 5
    Story: 4
    Total: 5.33
  8. Sep 6, 2021
    5
    ну не люблю я такие игры, возможно для кого то это будет шедевром но все что мне понравилось в игре так это начальная заставка...-_-
  9. Mar 28, 2021
    6
    EDIT: I'm lowering this to a 6, Im trying to enjoy myself, I find a cool submarine, and where does that quest send me? TO **** SAUGUS IRON WORKS!!!! I'VE ALREADY CLEARED THAT PLACE OUT 4 TIMES FOR 4 OTHER **** QUESTS! HOW IS THIS GAME THAT TRASHY!?!??!?!??!??

    This is a solid game all around, yes it isn't as good as Skyrim for a number of reasons; --Too many boring go clear a
    EDIT: I'm lowering this to a 6, Im trying to enjoy myself, I find a cool submarine, and where does that quest send me? TO **** SAUGUS IRON WORKS!!!! I'VE ALREADY CLEARED THAT PLACE OUT 4 TIMES FOR 4 OTHER **** QUESTS! HOW IS THIS GAME THAT TRASHY!?!??!?!??!??

    This is a solid game all around, yes it isn't as good as Skyrim for a number of reasons;

    --Too many boring go clear a building quests
    --Locations reused multiple times
    --Uglier terrain
    --Nameless NPCs to 'flesh out' cities
    --Lack of location variety
    --Obvious copy and pasted areas
    --More bland infinitely generated quests

    But it does come with a bunch of upgrades

    --you don't have to level up a perk to unlock a perk, you are free as long as you meet the level requirement for that stat
    --you don't have to go into a menu to loot containers and bodies
    --your followers all have their own backstories, and as they get to like you they reveal a little bit of it here and there, until they ask you to go on a quest with them!
    --completing said follower quest unlocks a perk
    --there are multiple factions that actually oppose each other, you can't just join them all

    There are also times it seems Bethesda didn't care about the game. When you clear out a location to build a settlement, the dead bodies stay there forever, and I am playing in 2021. You'll be addicted and frustrated. It feels so annoying and passive aggressive when they force a random event "kill some people for no real reason" missions to be selected and pop up on your HUD.
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  10. Oct 13, 2020
    7
    An immersive world you can spend hours in I can forgive the technical hiccups you expect from most bethesda games. The base building is good enough though could use some polish. Overall and enjoyable game and gameplay
  11. Oct 2, 2020
    7
    Fallout 4 is a game I've beaten 2 times before this but felt compelled to revisit due to beating Fallout 3 and New Vegas for Project Virtua.

    When this game was released, I was head over heels in love with it. I sank over 50 hours into it in its first week of being released and that was when I was still in High School so that's kinda saying a lot. It seems like everyone loved this game
    Fallout 4 is a game I've beaten 2 times before this but felt compelled to revisit due to beating Fallout 3 and New Vegas for Project Virtua.

    When this game was released, I was head over heels in love with it. I sank over 50 hours into it in its first week of being released and that was when I was still in High School so that's kinda saying a lot. It seems like everyone loved this game upon release and started to grow bitter towards it once the honeymoon period was over, myself included. I stopped playing it and started to forgot just how much I really enjoyed it. This was a game that I asked to get for Christmas a second time just so I could get the Pip Boy edition so I really must've enjoyed it.

    Upon revisiting it, it isn't a bad game. Not by any means. Fallout 4 is very good at doing things that Fallout 3 and New Vegas couldn't but the opposite is also true. Where 3 and New Vegas shine in things like roleplaying, world building and memorability, Fallout 4 shines in things like character customization, combat and building settlements. I enjoy the Fallout 4 for different reasons and while there are genuine issues I have with the game, I've decided to not let "it's not roleplay-y enough" be one of them.
    I beat this game in November of 2015 and November of 2019.
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  12. Sep 27, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 4 is a good RPG, although some yucks are way too yucky.
    The World is great, but it doesn't really feel like a Fallout game when almost everywhere there are humans. I would love to see more of a dying world, not a Fallout Renaissance.
    The main story is great. I really liked it. But I didn't really get the point of the Institute, replacing Humans with robot Humans? Yeah, doesn't really make sense. Other factions are good tho.
    The Variety of Enemies was fine, but I often just stood there and was shooting a gang of ghouls.
    The Building is good once you know how it works. There isn't a tutorial for settlement building in game in which i was incredibly disappointed and challenged.
    In Overall these issues were for me like a hair in the soup. The main problem of Fallout 4 is its almost unplayable state. On my Xbox One I experienced crashes every 2 hours.
    Verdict: 9/10 if the world wouldn't be so peaceful and it wouldn't crash every 2 hours. 7/10
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  13. Aug 15, 2020
    7
    Story: 9/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
    Music: 4/10 Animation/Graphics: 7/10 The storyline is pretty interesting and there's lots to sidequest on which I love. There is a lot of customization for gear and guns and a good variety in companions to find and travel with. But it's very glitchy, more than it should be. And the music....is not very good which matters to me in a game that can take many
    Story: 9/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
    Music: 4/10
    Animation/Graphics: 7/10

    The storyline is pretty interesting and there's lots to sidequest on which I love. There is a lot of customization for gear and guns and a good variety in companions to find and travel with. But it's very glitchy, more than it should be. And the music....is not very good which matters to me in a game that can take many hours of gameplay. It's a solid game, but for 2019 (when I played it) there are better options.

    Takeaways
    Pros: lots of customization and types of quests, decisions that effect the storyline, good storyline.
    Cons: lack of music variation, many bugs, can feel grindy at times.
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  14. Jul 21, 2020
    6
    Fallout 4 seems to have an identity crisis in that it can’t decide whether or not it wants to be a long story/lore-centric game or a dumb but fun shooter with story as mostly just filler. And because of this, the game suffers. The story feels like its trying to be great and epic but it just isn’t. Side Quest are mostly boring and uninteresting. Although the combat is pretty is good, and isFallout 4 seems to have an identity crisis in that it can’t decide whether or not it wants to be a long story/lore-centric game or a dumb but fun shooter with story as mostly just filler. And because of this, the game suffers. The story feels like its trying to be great and epic but it just isn’t. Side Quest are mostly boring and uninteresting. Although the combat is pretty is good, and is definitely much better than previous Fallout games. Expand
  15. Jun 24, 2020
    5
    A really sad boiler plate reductive addition to the Fallout legacy. The beginning of the Fallout decline starts here.
  16. Feb 23, 2020
    7
    Fallout 4 is a deeply DEEPLY flawed game, but there is a reason I've played over 300 hours of it. Adventuring throughout the ruins of Boston is just a lot of fun. Is the main quest bad? Yes. Are the side quests bad? For the most part, yes. Is Fallout 4 a bad Fallout game? Absolutely yes. But Fallout 4 does a lot of things better then any other Fallout game. The shooting along with weaponFallout 4 is a deeply DEEPLY flawed game, but there is a reason I've played over 300 hours of it. Adventuring throughout the ruins of Boston is just a lot of fun. Is the main quest bad? Yes. Are the side quests bad? For the most part, yes. Is Fallout 4 a bad Fallout game? Absolutely yes. But Fallout 4 does a lot of things better then any other Fallout game. The shooting along with weapon customization is amazing. And although building settlements is definitely not for everyone and a bit clunky, I really enjoyed trying to fit as much as I could into the small building area of the red rocket settlement. I enjoyed going out and trying to get better weapons and exploring different parts of the map. Definitely one of my favorite games but completely understand why some people don't like it. Expand
  17. Jan 25, 2020
    6
    Fallout 3.5 is more accurate. It's Fallout 3 with better graphics plus a poorly conceived base building addition which seems like it was cobbled on at the last minute. I completed it so must have enjoyed it but no part of the story sticks in my memory. A big disappointment.
  18. Nov 7, 2018
    7
    I am a really big Fallout fan I started out playing Fallout 3 then played Fallout New Vegas and then I went on to play Fallout and Fallout 2. Really Fallout 4 was the first game I got for my PS4 and really thought it could be a really good Fallout game. Really I felt it was a little dumb down maybe for new coming Fallout players. Either way I kinda felt the enemies were made a bit too easyI am a really big Fallout fan I started out playing Fallout 3 then played Fallout New Vegas and then I went on to play Fallout and Fallout 2. Really Fallout 4 was the first game I got for my PS4 and really thought it could be a really good Fallout game. Really I felt it was a little dumb down maybe for new coming Fallout players. Either way I kinda felt the enemies were made a bit too easy in fact there is a death claw very close to the start of the game that you just kill really easy, if this was one of the older Fallout games a death claw would really kill you and the thing is death claws were a bit more smaller than they are in this new Fallout game. Really and it's not just the fact that I hate the game just for one enemy I really felt they could do a little more to help out with the story of Fallout 4. There are a few things I like about this game like the fact that your health is now effected by how much radiation you take on so you have to keep your radiation low to make sure you keep in good health. Back in the older Fallout games if radiation got to 100% then you were dead and it didn't effect your health at all. I just feel like it makes more of a penalty for having radiation so you are more likely to avoid radiation. And don't get me wrong this game is good it's just not what it lived up to when it comes to older Fallout games. Expand
  19. Oct 17, 2018
    7
    With the recent advent of Fallout 76, I wanted to cover this game before I jump over to the next entry.

    Let's get one thing straight with this entry, it isn't as complex as New Vegas or Fallout 3. However it does redeem itself with the game play. By far the best gun play since Fallout 3. The presentation is actually alright but nothing special compared to other games that came out
    With the recent advent of Fallout 76, I wanted to cover this game before I jump over to the next entry.

    Let's get one thing straight with this entry, it isn't as complex as New Vegas or Fallout 3. However it does redeem itself with the game play. By far the best gun play since Fallout 3.

    The presentation is actually alright but nothing special compared to other games that came out the same year.

    I heavily disagree with people calling it the worst Fallout game because Fallout Brotherhood of Steel exists and was once canon...

    Overall, not a bad game but is heavily held back and can get repetitive once the main game is done. A great start for people interested in the Fallout Series but for veteran RPG players, it isn't a good option over New Vegas and Fallout 3, 2 and 1. Where Bethesda plans to take Fallout with Fallout 76 is still a mixed debate.
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  20. 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
  21. Aug 19, 2018
    6
    i love fallout but this has to be the weakest entry in the series
    i do like the area the game takes place at though
  22. Aug 10, 2018
    6
    The Fallout game that could've been. This game had so much hype and had so much going for it, but it just wasn't fully there. of course I enjoyed playing it. I love the Fallout games. The story to this one was just too much and all over the place. They talked about the map and how big it was, 1/4 of it was the Atlantic Ocean, so there really wasn't much you could do there. TheThe Fallout game that could've been. This game had so much hype and had so much going for it, but it just wasn't fully there. of course I enjoyed playing it. I love the Fallout games. The story to this one was just too much and all over the place. They talked about the map and how big it was, 1/4 of it was the Atlantic Ocean, so there really wasn't much you could do there. The building mechanics were ok, but I really didn't care about that part of the game. New Vegas is still the best. Expand
  23. May 10, 2018
    7
    I've been a big Fallout fan so far and I have played all the games (including Fallout Tactics which I liked a lot, too). This, however, is a step back. Many of the main story missions are designed like shooter levels. Where is the RPG I loved so much? Where there were many ways to complete a quest? Where every decision mattered? Yes, these things are still there. But there is also theI've been a big Fallout fan so far and I have played all the games (including Fallout Tactics which I liked a lot, too). This, however, is a step back. Many of the main story missions are designed like shooter levels. Where is the RPG I loved so much? Where there were many ways to complete a quest? Where every decision mattered? Yes, these things are still there. But there is also the shooter part (and I love shooters, but Fallout is not a very good one) and the whole town building (which feels like a totally pointless activity). This game is lacking focus; I hope Bethesda will go back to the roots in the future. Expand
  24. Apr 10, 2018
    5
    Not a terrible game overall but not a good fallout game by far. Massively dumbed down mechanics, cut most RPG aspects, etc

    its pretty and combat is fun tho.
  25. Feb 4, 2018
    7
    Soy un fan total de Fallout, pero este me ha decepcionado mucho. Comparado con Fallout 3 y New Vegas pierde en casi todo a pesar de ser un juego next gen. Y es que incomprensiblemente han decidido eliminar muchas de las cosas que hacían grande esta saga.
    De los bugs mejor ni hablo... sólo decir que los he tenido de todos los tipos:
    Expulsiones repentinas al menú perdiendo el avance que
    Soy un fan total de Fallout, pero este me ha decepcionado mucho. Comparado con Fallout 3 y New Vegas pierde en casi todo a pesar de ser un juego next gen. Y es que incomprensiblemente han decidido eliminar muchas de las cosas que hacían grande esta saga.
    De los bugs mejor ni hablo... sólo decir que los he tenido de todos los tipos:

    Expulsiones repentinas al menú perdiendo el avance que no hayas guardado, cuelgues del juego que me hicieron apagar la consola, misiones que no se inician, fallos continuos en el marcador del mapa (con lo que eso supone en un mapa gigante como este) fallos en el DLC Nuka World que me impidieron terminarlo, etc etc etc...

    Conclusión: de esta manera Bethesda pierde clientes fieles que se sienten profundamente decepcionados.

    I'm a total fan of Fallout, but this one has disappointed me a lot. Compared to Fallout 3 and New Vegas, it loses almost everything despite being a next gen game. And they have incomprehensibly decided to eliminate many of the things that made this saga great.
    Of the bugs I do not even speak ... just say that I've had them of all types:

    Sudden expulsions to the menu losing the progress you have not saved, hang up the game that made me turn off the console, missions that do not start, continuous failures in the map marker (with what that means in a giant map like this) failures in the Nuka World DLC that prevented me from finishing it, etc etc etc ...

    Conclusion: in this way Bethesda loses loyal customers who feel deeply disappointed.
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  26. Nov 5, 2017
    6
    I found myself in commonplace at getting lost in this enormous open world that is Fallout 4, frequently diverting from the story to do one quest here, collect something there or just explore and see what monsters I can find. I find the freedom similar to that of GTA V, extremely fun and great to exploit in this game. However actually following the story in this game was interesting, thereI found myself in commonplace at getting lost in this enormous open world that is Fallout 4, frequently diverting from the story to do one quest here, collect something there or just explore and see what monsters I can find. I find the freedom similar to that of GTA V, extremely fun and great to exploit in this game. However actually following the story in this game was interesting, there were so many twists and turns and places where I could change the story to how I wanted it to play out based on my decisions... was a welcome aspect into gaming. I enjoyed my time in fallout, and found the RPG aspects of it easy to use with a gigantic variety of choices and a lot of extra playtime and even replayability in this great game. Expand
  27. Jul 26, 2017
    6
    This is game that I was hyped up by since it's release. It is still decent but with lackluster visuals and not the best DLC and awful loading time it earns a 6 out of 10 at best, it's DLC is Nuka-World, Far Harbor and Automatron. Nuka-World or 'Hookah-World' for all the Jet and Psycho addicted Raiders, which is a 7 out of 10 at best, Far Harbor which is amazing and deserves a 9 out ofThis is game that I was hyped up by since it's release. It is still decent but with lackluster visuals and not the best DLC and awful loading time it earns a 6 out of 10 at best, it's DLC is Nuka-World, Far Harbor and Automatron. Nuka-World or 'Hookah-World' for all the Jet and Psycho addicted Raiders, which is a 7 out of 10 at best, Far Harbor which is amazing and deserves a 9 out of 10, and Automatron which is ok and in my opinion a 5 or 6 out of 10. It is not a must have game like Fallout 3 or New Vegas. Expand
  28. Apr 10, 2017
    7
    Después de haber terminado el juego en su modo historia y dedicarle unas 60 horas creo sinceramente que Fallout 4 es un buen juego, en ningún caso la obra maestra que algunos opinan, pero tampoco tan malo como otros creen. Creo que la ejecución de las ideas básicas del juego, es el principal problema que tiene, lo cual es una decepción, puesto que varios de los problemas no son nuevos enDespués de haber terminado el juego en su modo historia y dedicarle unas 60 horas creo sinceramente que Fallout 4 es un buen juego, en ningún caso la obra maestra que algunos opinan, pero tampoco tan malo como otros creen. Creo que la ejecución de las ideas básicas del juego, es el principal problema que tiene, lo cual es una decepción, puesto que varios de los problemas no son nuevos en Bethesda.

    Fallout 4 falla en muchas de las cosas que Elder Scrolls IV y V, es decir se torna repetitivo en cuanto a objetivos de misiones, mucho recadeo, obtener tal objeto, despejar la zona de enemigos y cosas de esas. Además de ello hay continuos problemas de bugs, personas que te hablan pero están mirando a otra cosa, IA horrible y la necesidad de realizar estas tediosas misiones secundarias para tener el nivel y equipamiento necesario para seguir con la historia principal.

    Sé que lo anterior va en contra de mi nota, sin embargo el punto más importante de este juego es que creo que tiene bases sólidas, la ambientación visual y sonora son muy buenas en cuanto a inmersión. La historia principal y las decisiones que se deben tomar sobre el mundo y sus facciones tienen un real peso en el desarrollo del argumento y por ende el guión, el cual esta bien escrito en general. A ello se suman un sistema de creación y mejora de bases, equipamiento y armas que, aunque limitada por el peso de materiales que podemos cargar, es profundo y ofrece muchas posibilidades a la hora de enfrentar a nuestra facción enemiga. Por otro lado la opción de tener compañeros y que nuestras decisiones afecten a la relación que tenemos me parece un muy buen elemento.

    Por lo anterior insisto en que las bases del juego son sumamente sólidas, pero la ejecución de varias de ellas como el limitado peso que podemos cargar, lo tediosas que son las misiones secundarias y lo innecesarias que son salvo por levelear. Sumado a un mal rendimiento en cuanto a bugs, framerate e IA hacen de lo que pudo ser un gran juego, un juego sólo bueno.
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  29. Feb 20, 2017
    5
    Graphics dissapointed me, as the story... and the gameplay... and the survive. The best time I spend on this game was with the WTF mods. Also I found the game to much easy.
Metascore
88

Generally favorable reviews - based on 39 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 38 out of 39
  2. Negative: 0 out of 39
  1. Jan 8, 2016
    90
    Fallout 4 is truly a remarkable experience and you need to play it.
  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. More Fallout 3.9 than 4, but still absolutely essential. Skyrim 2 has a hard act to follow. [Jan 2016, p.67]