Fallout 4

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6.7

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  1. Drachmalius
    Mar 17, 2016
    10
    I really don't understand the super low scores for this game on here. 6.1 is a ridiculous average, and not realistic at all. The game has it's problems, the quest lines aren't as interesting as previous games. It's lost a lot of RPG elements that a lot of people loved. But it's still Fallout and it's still amazing. The combat is great, the crafting is great, the perks...well a mixed bag.I really don't understand the super low scores for this game on here. 6.1 is a ridiculous average, and not realistic at all. The game has it's problems, the quest lines aren't as interesting as previous games. It's lost a lot of RPG elements that a lot of people loved. But it's still Fallout and it's still amazing. The combat is great, the crafting is great, the perks...well a mixed bag. But there's so much to explore like other games in the series and if you let it this game will run away with all your time.

    There's no other game I play where I look at the clock, play for a while, look again and 3 hours have passed. It grabs hold and doesn't let go like a good RPG should. Obviously, your mileage may vary and it helps if you enjoy first person shooters on their own merits as well. My game of the year for 2015, which I never expected since I enjoyed the hell out of MGS5 and Bloodborne. The sheer amount of fun to be had here is staggering, if you're on the fence don't listen to the haters.

    This one's a winner.    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Mr-X
    Feb 22, 2016
    9
    When I got my xbox one, I actually wanted the Madden 25 bundle instead. After playing Fallout 4 for ONE HOUR, I was completely amazed. It's beautiful, large, enveloping, and unsettling as hell at points. The odd graphical hiccup is noticeable and funny, but it's an otherwise near perfect game and a monument to this current generation of gaming.
  6. LordExarus
    Feb 19, 2016
    10
    I am not sure where to begin,there is just so much to talk about,i'm going to ignore comparing it to the past games as they are a different kind of fallout,as this one takes a more borderlands approach then for say skyrim.While i'm sad the RPG elements were sidelined,i'm only going to focus on the main game.
    Best combat system in a bethesda game to date,combat is far more fluid and fun.    I am not sure where to begin,there is just so much to talk about,i'm going to ignore comparing it to the past games as they are a different kind of fallout,as this one takes a more borderlands approach then for say skyrim.While i'm sad the RPG elements were sidelined,i'm only going to focus on the main game.
    Best combat system in a bethesda game to date,combat is far more fluid and fun.
    Massive immersive world,everything from weather to random encounters
    Top notch crafting,the best I have seen in a RPG game to date.
    I constantly saw myself looking for the plentiful collectibles in this game,simply to see every little detail.
    There is also a lot more then simply combat,the settlement idea is a grand idea,and I hope to see it in the elder scrolls 6 instead of the on-rail hearth fire house building.
    The quests are dynamic and interesting.

    Here are my only problems
    Speech is a bit pointless,as no matter the choice you make in the speech,other then intimidating/bribing/persuading.
    And the perk/skills system,which isn't a massive deal,I just wish they went more with skyrim or the past games instead.

    Overall it is a outstanding game,and I believe the problems aforementioned will be fixed with mods.    … Expand
  7. Maverickneo
    Feb 18, 2016
    9
    9/10. Absolutely love this game. If you like fallout you need to get this game. So much customization options and yet they are all optional. If you want to do it cool, if you dont continue on playing the story. Speaking of the story, the story is great, gameplay is also wonderful. Gunplay has been greatly improved since fallout 3 as well. Graphics even though are not the top of the line9/10. Absolutely love this game. If you like fallout you need to get this game. So much customization options and yet they are all optional. If you want to do it cool, if you dont continue on playing the story. Speaking of the story, the story is great, gameplay is also wonderful. Gunplay has been greatly improved since fallout 3 as well. Graphics even though are not the top of the line when it comes to Xbox ONE/PS4 are still excellent. Great product, great overall game. One of the best on current gen systems. Highly recommended. Big open world as well. Seems there are a lot of people hating on the game here as well. Trust them if you want but look for yourself and decide. Rent it first, look at videos etc.… Expand
  8. 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
  9. sonny2dap
    Feb 9, 2016
    6
    I've had a few months with the game now and tbh the game itself is good, shooting mechanics run well, the visuals when you consider the size of numbers of AI running around are acceptable, overall the shooter RPG hybrid works quite nicely and things like the weapon modding system and armour modification have been executed well for the most part.

    Sadly all the good work above is    I've had a few months with the game now and tbh the game itself is good, shooting mechanics run well, the visuals when you consider the size of numbers of AI running around are acceptable, overall the shooter RPG hybrid works quite nicely and things like the weapon modding system and armour modification have been executed well for the most part.

    Sadly all the good work above is undermined by the decision to go with a fully voiced protagonist which has led to a limitation in outcomes which means whilst there are different speech options they all wind up with basically the same result, a fundamental part of titles like fallout and the elder scrolls game is choice, or the illusion of choice and dare I say it the ability to role play which again is inhibited by the voiced player character, unfortunately for Bethesda the voiced player character has hurt their game and the high point of the modern fallout series remains New Vegas.

    Fallout 4 is worth a purchase and at least a single play through, the setting is fun and following recent patches the game is much more stable, if you go into this game knowing that this isn't another skyrim where you are going to immerse yourself in the game for thousands of hours you will not be disappointed, go into this game thinking the opposite and you will be.

    In summary a solid game that is overshadowed by the quality of previous titles in the franchise.    … Expand
  10. NMFreed
    Feb 7, 2016
    9
    The Fallout series has always been prized for its immersive world full of colorful characters and questionable life choices. You can be an angel among men and women or a total jerk, but in Fallout 4, things are a bit more ambiguous.
    (Be weary. Spoilers ahead.)
    The game starts a good deal of time in the future, long after the events of 2008’s Fallout 3. The Wasteland is no longer a    The Fallout series has always been prized for its immersive world full of colorful characters and questionable life choices. You can be an angel among men and women or a total jerk, but in Fallout 4, things are a bit more ambiguous.
    (Be weary. Spoilers ahead.)

    The game starts a good deal of time in the future, long after the events of 2008’s Fallout 3. The Wasteland is no longer a completely grueling desert of radiation, but a somewhat blooming foundation for the future. Sure, parts are still heavily irradiated and ghouls and super mutants roam about, but there are blue skies and green grass!

    One of the first things players will get to do is customize their Wastelander. For the first time, you can select a gender for your character, and players may even hear their name out loud from the game’s characters. There are over 250 names supported.

    After customizing your character, you find out you and your family have been selected to move into Vault 111 pending nuclear holocaust. And what do you know? Literally five minutes after sealing the deal, the bombs drop.

    You and your husband/wife and newborn baby head to the vault and are cryo-frozen without consent.
    Events transpire, which will not be spoiled here, and then the Wasteland is yours to explore. So what’s different this time around?

    Well, conversations have been simplified for entry-level players, but choosing your dialogue options is still a blast. It’s a lot more accessible and the camera is adjustable during conversations, a series first.

    Gunplay has been greatly improved and it’s a lot more active. The V.A.T.S. system, which allows players to slow down time and choose a body part to target, has been made a real-time component.
    Also improved and made ten times more enjoyable is power armor. Oh, the power armor.

    The player’s first experience with power armor has them taking on a group of raiders while defending the Minutemen, a militia aimed at protecting the Commonwealth, a large portion of Boston.

    You get in this giant, hulking suit, jack a minigun from a helicopter and take the raiders down. Oh, and then a Deathclaw shows up. I’ll let you experience that for yourself. Overall, Fallout 4 retains the charm of previous Bethesda titles.

    The adventure and imagination of The Elder Scrolls and the dark, comedic humor of Fallout is all here.
    The game is packed with content, side quests, voice acting and more, and you’ll want to play it a few times to catch everything.

    It’s more of the same, but better. Like the game’s opening lines say: “War, war never changes.”

    - Nicholas Friedman, Denton Record-Chronicle    … Expand
  11. usualben
    Feb 6, 2016
    6
    I don't know! This game probably has loads of good points. When I think about it on principle, its a really good game with a pretty good crafting systems, pretty good RPG character development, some really nice design elements even fairly nice feeling combat. It's just not very interesting. But then I suppose the post apocalyptic world wouldn't be. An interesting character, or a storyI don't know! This game probably has loads of good points. When I think about it on principle, its a really good game with a pretty good crafting systems, pretty good RPG character development, some really nice design elements even fairly nice feeling combat. It's just not very interesting. But then I suppose the post apocalyptic world wouldn't be. An interesting character, or a story with a hook - that's what it needs. But it doesn't have them so you will probably end up abandoning the game after 2 missions to wander about killing and collecting stuff, going back to sanctuary after dark so the annoying NPC's won't bother you while you dump your stuff and, when you have built a nice collection of weapons, you'll just build yourself a nice little hut somewhere out of the way and sit on the porch with your rifle, alone. And Then you'll play something else, something more interesting.… Expand
  12. PhoenixWright11
    Feb 2, 2016
    10
    Fallout 4 totally changed the series into a new and fresh game filled with amazing graphics and fun game play. Bethesda put a lot of effort into this game and the result is outstanding. The RPG aspect fits wonderfully in the world you survive in and the FPS aspect mixes with the RPG aspect to create a masterpiece. A game that is totally worth buying.
  13. 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.
  14. hdlswaglord
    Jan 31, 2016
    8
    The hype surrounding Fallout 4 may have attributed to some of the low scores on this site. With the hype being at the levels of Half Life 3, it seemed that this game would be godly. But some of us knew it wouldn't because of bethesda. Overall though the game lived up to my expectations, but rarely surpass them. There were bugs galore, as in every bethesda game. The combat was severallyThe hype surrounding Fallout 4 may have attributed to some of the low scores on this site. With the hype being at the levels of Half Life 3, it seemed that this game would be godly. But some of us knew it wouldn't because of bethesda. Overall though the game lived up to my expectations, but rarely surpass them. There were bugs galore, as in every bethesda game. The combat was severally improved, so props to Bethesda on that, but in turn, we lost some of the role playing aspects that defined fallout. The story was initially cliched but left me deeply thinking halfway on who I should side with, so the lack of player choice wasn't a total letdown for me. That along with weak settlement construction and some cannon defying choices bethesda made, Fallout 4 is a great game, but far from perfect. It is the best in franchise for gameplay, amongst the top for story, but perhaps the worst in terms of RPG elements… Expand
  15. Brennen2009
    Jan 30, 2016
    8
    Wasn't as amazing as i suspected but overall incredibly fun. Better than Fallout 3. Fallout 4 did have to many bugs, issues, and glitches. Character customization was great.
  16. 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
  17. pietheman
    Jan 28, 2016
    8
    This game was near flawless. I had issues definitely with the dialogue and the lack of a karma system, but I can't help but think many people are being unfair on this game. The exploring was fun and so was building the civilization. The side quests are definitely lacking but Bethesda and their DLC will shine through like always. You can't blame the game for being overhyped. You just can't.This game was near flawless. I had issues definitely with the dialogue and the lack of a karma system, but I can't help but think many people are being unfair on this game. The exploring was fun and so was building the civilization. The side quests are definitely lacking but Bethesda and their DLC will shine through like always. You can't blame the game for being overhyped. You just can't. It's not the game, or Bethesda's fault the game was hyped this much, it was all the fans. All of you that wanted the game to be the Superman of gaming made it seemed so underwhelming, there was NO possible way in today's gaming it could live up to the hype.… Expand
  18. BloodandIron79
    Jan 28, 2016
    9
    I'm a huge Fallout fan, although there are some problems with Fallout 4, it is amazing and probably the best Fallout iteration yet. I miss the Rpg elements from the last games, but I would have easily paid twice what I did for this game. Bethesda is by far my favorite game studio, keep up the good work.
  19. brianb
    Jan 27, 2016
    9
    Having spent 40 hours in the game, I'd say I'm impressed. I'm big fan of Fallout 3 and Skyrim, so while not perfect, this title still hits all the big marks for me - exactly what I was expecting and greatly improved on the model (for the most part).

    As far as a 1st person immersive world - it's the best yet. Environments and insanely better than previous Bethesda titles. They might not    Having spent 40 hours in the game, I'd say I'm impressed. I'm big fan of Fallout 3 and Skyrim, so while not perfect, this title still hits all the big marks for me - exactly what I was expecting and greatly improved on the model (for the most part).

    As far as a 1st person immersive world - it's the best yet. Environments and insanely better than previous Bethesda titles. They might not be at the top of the list, but the wasteland never looked to GOOD. Character models are a weak link, but I can forgive that because I play the game for the environment.

    Quests - Like all Bethesda games, I expect some repetition eventually. You have to when you eventually play 300 hours in a single game. So far It's easily the most imaginative story lines yet. The stories within stories (the ones you have to simply observe) are priceless. The key to keeping your gameplay fresh is to NOT rush through the whole map right away - Don't be in a hurry to see everything. Take your time and save things so you still have something new to explore after your character has many hours under their belt.

    -I do miss the skills being separate. I prefered the ability to control my skills myself and if I wanted to build up Sneak, Small guns, and Medic quickly, I could keep dumping points into all of them at each level up. Now, Its reduced to picking a Perk that specializes in one thing. And hoping I find skill magazines. I'm sure it's all there as before, but I don't prefer how they are currently organizing it - and dolling it out.

    -I also miss that weapons don't deteriorate - it was such a rush to scavenge additional weapons knowing I didn't have to carry them around - I could immediately use them to repair and improve my weapons and have instant gratification. But I also acknowledge the new crafting system provides a more creative and robust solution to that - it just takes longer and I just haven't spent that much time crafting yet.

    -I DON'T miss Karma. I don't believe in Karma. If I want to steal something and no one is around, I don't need the lords of the universe judging me. I much much prefer what they've done here - Your follower judges you. You earn their trust (and get rewarded for it) if they like your behavior. It's is so much more real. We DO make different decisions based on who we are around - plus you might have to play 'out of character' because your current follower doesn't like stealing - OR you roleplay that your character has to "play along" in order to get what you need from them. Which ever way, it's so much better.

    -Gunplay is much better. I've heard people say it's terrible. No, Fallout 3's gunplay was terrible. This might not be FPS, but the game is not a FPS. I think it works great and I LOVE the new improvement on VATS.

    -I would prefer some tutorials because some of the systems are difficult to understand at first. But then again, I figured them out. I don't mind being a little confused and resorting to a quick web tutorial. It's just up to Bethesda to gamble - what is ok for people to figure out and what is too hard? They run the risk of losing people if they get too frustrated out of the gate. I personally, was more than fine with it.

    -Bugs. I have yet to run into any game ending bugs. Skyrim used to freeze fairly regular, so this seems WAY more stable than Skyrim. I don't care if a scorpion walks halfway through a wall or if a random raider is floating above ground. The game has been very stable for a Bethesda game. I also cut them some slack in that I believe it's likely impossible to fully debug this game before release. It's too big and there's way too many varibables. I don't think they have a choice but to do the best they can knowing that the mass public will end up revealing large amounts of bugs. If you hate buts that much, you should know not to play a Bethesda game until a couple of patches have been released. I don't think they are lazy, I think its just the fact of an open world this big and dense.

    -Crafting settlments is interesting and can be a mini game in its own. This is the 'minecraft' part of the game. While it doesn't seem to be necessary to the story at all (I believe it can be ignored for the most part), it's still a refreshing break and allows for another way in for players. I've heard of some players being so wrapped in settlement building that they largely ignore the rest of the real game. THAT is the definition of an OPEN WORLD. That is the future. Literally do anything you want, as long as you are finding fulfillment in it. I hope to see that sort of thing evolved even further in future Bethesda titles.

    In short, I love it. I was hoping it was more of an 'experience' than a 'game'. They certainly delivered!    … Expand
  20. Chip_B
    Jan 27, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Being new to the Fallout series, I enter with no preconceptions. I found the game a lot of fun and am over 12 days of play time. I enjoyed the quest lines and the options on how to deal with the factions. I choose to walk the line and keep all of them friendly until the end when the final battle with the Institute was required, or at least the way I decided to go. I did manage to complete the main quest while retaining allied status with all three remaining factions; Minutemen, Railroad, and BOS. Though I did get a quest to attack the BOS by one, I can just ignore it. This keeps my quest options open for now. Sure there are bugs and issues with building, and the faction quests do get boring and repetitive, and once your done with the main quest, it becomes more of exploration, and for me getting the perks associated with the companions topped out. I hope the DLC is good and improves on the play-ability of the game. For me, I got my monies worth out of it and really enjoyed the versatility of game play. I think the building was the key hook for me as if it was just a point and shoot game, it would not have kept my interest.… Expand
  21. AKinkyMidgit
    Jan 24, 2016
    7
    I keep seeing a lot of negative reviews for fallout 4 on here, yet I don't think it deserves all the criticism. Fallout 4 is a lot like most games and excels in certain areas while completely failing in others. I will keep it simple and post my list of Pros and Cons.

    Pros: -The game will last you a long time if you are the type of person who likes to explore, there's a lot to see and    I keep seeing a lot of negative reviews for fallout 4 on here, yet I don't think it deserves all the criticism. Fallout 4 is a lot like most games and excels in certain areas while completely failing in others. I will keep it simple and post my list of Pros and Cons.

    Pros:
    -The game will last you a long time if you are the type of person who likes to explore, there's a lot to see and do in the game
    -There are a variety of different companions in this game most have intriguing back-stories and offer different perks if you either romance them or get them to the highest level of friendship.
    -The Radio now features more songs than ever
    -The new power armour system is fantastic
    -No level cap means lots of gameplay and certain enemies level with you making it a bit challenging
    -Hardcore mode is pretty awesome
    -Changing weather and radiation storms are pretty sweet to see come to console.
    -Settlement building can be fun at times
    -Can romance multiple people
    -Game has a ton of new mechanics such as cooking, chem crafting, the ability to modify power armour etc.
    -Voiced protagonist is actually not bad and is kind of nice to hear seeing as Bioware did a similar type of thing with Mass Effect and it worked well for them, it certainly doesn't fail in this situation.

    Cons:
    -Radio station has every song in fallout 3 so saying they have more is kind of a lie, they have the same amount of "new" songs that every game before it had
    -Not really any new enemies aside from maybe one or two
    -"Legendary" enemies feel a bit cheap and after a while the legendary stuff is not worth picking up
    -Companions like and dislike system can grow annoying with certain companions disliking when you improve settlements or get in power armour
    -The graphics aren't anything to brag about
    -The inventory system in fallout 3 worked better and didn't take forever to find holotapes and notes
    -The voiced protagonist is a nice change up but most the time the dialog options result in the same exact thing, even being rude to people doesn't seem to make much of a difference
    -Trying to repair settlements costs you either a ton of caps for shipments or your carry weight, you'll spend a lot of time trying to scrap things to lighten the load you're carrying and even then theyre not weightless
    -Removing the Karma system isn't better than improving it
    -story is short and rather linear, it can be completed in probably 10 hours if you so desire
    -One of the factions is essential and no matter which of the endings you choose
    -Kinda buggy at times.

    All in all the game I would rate about a 7.5, it is fun and compelling and with three days of gameplay I have yet to accomplish everything. The world is massive and expands on the lore, it's fun to play and Bethesda are still talking about releasing mods for it for free. There is a lot to see and do but the game suffers in the story department, the graphic department, the music department and many other departments. Fans of New Vegas probably will be satisfied but want more, fans of fallout 3 and Skyrim will probably find the game to be great. it really depends on the player and playstyle.    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. kewldawg6969
    Jan 20, 2016
    9
    Fallout 4 is great and a must have game if you like RPGs and exploration as well as FPS shooting
    The world is so much fun to just be in and the side quests are the highlight of the game because when ever you find something cool you feel or do something cool you feel accomplished because you know it could be a completely new thing that only you have found. The gun play is fun and    Fallout 4 is great and a must have game if you like RPGs and exploration as well as FPS shooting
    The world is so much fun to just be in and the side quests are the highlight of the game because when ever you find something cool you feel or do something cool you feel accomplished because you know it could be a completely new thing that only you have found. The gun play is fun and definitely much better than FO3 and the world is much more colorful and richer
    The awesome: open world, story, gameplay, exploration,interesting characters, side quests, and character customization
    The bad: glitches, end game story padding    … Expand
  24. DrZomboid
    Jan 18, 2016
    8
    Cool story with too many side quest, mostly poor graphics and mostly irrelevant choices. Game looks good only outside during day time. It took me 22h to finish main story.
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. razama
    Jan 12, 2016
    6
    I see a lot of reviews stating, "The bad reviews are probably from people who didn't play it enough or at all, or they are nitpicking" I don't think that is true, because they complaints are all very similar. Fallout is an RPG series that lets you roleplay as a wastelander in a post apocalyptic world. Fallout 4 does a poor job of this despite its improvement in some areas and the additionI see a lot of reviews stating, "The bad reviews are probably from people who didn't play it enough or at all, or they are nitpicking" I don't think that is true, because they complaints are all very similar. Fallout is an RPG series that lets you roleplay as a wastelander in a post apocalyptic world. Fallout 4 does a poor job of this despite its improvement in some areas and the addition of some interesting game mechanics that ultimately prove to be shallow.

    You will enjoy the game immensely starting off, but a combination of a nonsensical story, realizing that neither your actions or dialogue matter (ending boils down to which faction your side with), and that all the new game mechanics prove shallow (perhaps this is why they are relying on mods for consoles?) will start to sour your experience over time. There are many positives to the game, and if someone had never experienced Fallout before, this would probably still be an enjoyable game. To many fans however, it will start to feel like a disappointment when you peak behind the veil.    … Expand
  29. fireboy
    Jan 11, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The graphics are fine imo. very beautiful and very immersive game.

    This is no longer an immersive post-apocalyptic roleplay game with a coherent overworld, interesting stories/people/factions and different choices to make which.
    watergirl and fireboy 1    … Expand
  30. MANDIRIGMA
    Jan 10, 2016
    7
    This could have easily been a 6 but I chose to give it a 7 because there were quite a few things that entertained me. This is the first Fallout I have ever played. The graphics are subpar for a next Gen console game. I hated that there was no tutorial for a first-timer like me. The story was promising enough that I felt compelled to play it. However, the sidequests were painfullyThis could have easily been a 6 but I chose to give it a 7 because there were quite a few things that entertained me. This is the first Fallout I have ever played. The graphics are subpar for a next Gen console game. I hated that there was no tutorial for a first-timer like me. The story was promising enough that I felt compelled to play it. However, the sidequests were painfully repetitive and boring. The gameplay for combat gets pretty dull too as your "moves" are limited, relying heavily on VATS. I invested over 100 hrs of gameplay and slowly followed along the main story. Oh and building things for your settlement was annoying, and discourages players from building things properly as it takes a lot of time. I must admit, there were some choices that really test your integrity as a person. However having said that, in order to achieve the best bang for the buck in terms of experience and slices of more story content, you need to be shrewd and not act as high and mighty. I would have rated this game a 8 except the ending kinda suck. I get the message but I didn't get the any satisfaction. I wasn't like "what, that's it?". Was more of "what, that's the ending? Ok where's the real ending". Ok I said some not so good stuff about the game. Here are a few good points for it: choices of how you want this story to end. Despite of a lot of complaints with dialogues and voice overs, I found them decent. Good arsenal of weapons you can wield, depending on your preference. Good perks selection, all are useful and makes it really hard to choose which one to take and improve on. Pretty good score (sound/music). In my opinion, it is worth playing at a cost of $50, not $80 -- and Witcher 3 kicks Fallout 4's ass in most aspects.… Expand
  31. TRMSGnick
    Jan 9, 2016
    6
    Fallout 4 is a good game but seems to be over hyped too much the game is fun but a lot of time I seem not to be pushed to continue doing quests they seem more of a chore after an hour or 2 it. Fallout 4 is a fun game but not all the time as it doesn't give you much choice at all in the other Fallout games you had the choice of being a nice guy or bad guy in Fallout 4 you can only really beFallout 4 is a good game but seems to be over hyped too much the game is fun but a lot of time I seem not to be pushed to continue doing quests they seem more of a chore after an hour or 2 it. Fallout 4 is a fun game but not all the time as it doesn't give you much choice at all in the other Fallout games you had the choice of being a nice guy or bad guy in Fallout 4 you can only really be a nice guy sure you can somewhat try to be a bad guy but only with the sarcastic speech option which is is annoying as hell. One more thing in Fallout 3 and New Vegas a lot of the time you would be terrified of the creatures of the wasteland even the bloatfly but it doesn't seem to shock me in fallout New Vegas (In my opinion very underrated) I was travelling through the wasteland mashing the LB or RB (I can't remember) to get the pip boys auto-aim feature up because I was generally terrified of even the simplest of creatures in Fallout 4 they are pests. This review is mainly negative so your wondering why do I give it a 6 because its not necessarily a bad game I can still have fun in the game but I need breaks because as I said earlier Im bored after an hour or 2 and will turn off the game and will return to the game about 3 days later but I do give a thumbs up to the base building I did spend hours fortifying Sanctuary Hills into a fortress/ Village. I would recommend it to only die hard Fallout fans and gamers who like to explore more than do story.… Expand
  32. CorgiBot
    Jan 7, 2016
    7
    Pros:

    * Colors, unlike the previous fallout games this one includes a vibrant and colorful world that is a treat for your eyes. * The crafting system is a great addition and adds hours upon hours of gameplay, and it's completely optional! This system makes it so that carrying around junk actually serves a purpose of creating materials that you can use to build. Something fallout 3    Pros:

    * Colors, unlike the previous fallout games this one includes a vibrant and colorful world that is a treat for your eyes.

    * The crafting system is a great addition and adds hours upon hours of gameplay, and it's completely optional! This system makes it so that carrying around junk actually serves a purpose of creating materials that you can use to build. Something fallout 3 was unable to do.

    * The story certainly isn't the best of the series, but it's better than other games seen in 2015 and if you've stayed away from spoilers offers some big surprises.

    * Dogmeat!

    * Sound design, music, and voice acting are all great

    * Wide variety of companions

    * In depth gun and armor customization to personalize your play style

    Cons:

    * Dialogue wheel isn't as in depth as previous games and don't have as much as of an effect in the story, making it feel artificial.

    * While the graphics are on par for the most part, bethesda hasn't changed much and with this leaves a feeling of the same old, same old.

    * Loading screens are used more than often and can be a drag, taking up to more than a minute each

    * Bugs and crashing are slowly being patched, but are still an issue in early 2016

    Final Verdict: This game has been out long enough to have some sales, and even if you're paying full retail price it's well worth it. Whether you're new to the series or returning from fallout 3 you're sure to enjoy this for a very long time.    … Expand
  33. 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
  34. brandonbremer
    Jan 6, 2016
    10
    I absolutely love this game, and quite honestly don't understand the hatred showing in these comments. If you enjoyed Skyrim and Fallout 3, it's basically a super-version of the two while adding a Sims like element in which you can construct bases, housing, weapons, armor, etc., to your personal liking, Although the graphics aren't outstanding, I thought they were still very solid.I absolutely love this game, and quite honestly don't understand the hatred showing in these comments. If you enjoyed Skyrim and Fallout 3, it's basically a super-version of the two while adding a Sims like element in which you can construct bases, housing, weapons, armor, etc., to your personal liking, Although the graphics aren't outstanding, I thought they were still very solid. Personally, I LOVE the Brotherhood of Steel story line. Lots of drama, action, suspense, thrill, and surprisingly heart moral choices that can leave a tear running down your cheek. I LOVE this game.… Expand
  35. InkstaindWretch
    Jan 6, 2016
    7
    The Pros

    1- The graphics and animations are more detailed and realistic. The framerate is higher and the definition better. It was based on the Skyrim engine -- and it shows. 2- The game is less glitchy than previous entries and operates a lot smoother. There are fewer load screens, for example. 3- The combat system is much improved thanks to the new slo-mo version of VATS, the    The Pros

    1- The graphics and animations are more detailed and realistic. The framerate is higher and the definition better. It was based on the Skyrim engine -- and it shows.

    2- The game is less glitchy than previous entries and operates a lot smoother. There are fewer load screens, for example.

    3- The combat system is much improved thanks to the new slo-mo version of VATS, the additions of a sprint function, a gun melee option and a grenade hotkey.

    4- The expanded weapon crafting system is fun. Gradually improving your arsenal and customizing it to your preferences by rebuilding them is nifty innovation. Being able to name weapons is a nice add-on.

    5- The player can now romance companions. It is awfully chaste, but you can romance multiple ones including same-sex characters.

    Cons

    1- The graphics, while better, lack the proper "feel." The game resembles Skyrim more than it does a post-apocalyptic wasteland. It just isn't stark & desolate enough.

    2- The game is less immersive. The new stats and leveling up systems give the player fewer ways to customize their character. The removal of the karma system means player actions have less weight. Giving the player character one bland, generic voice no matter what race you choose for them doesn't help either. The player also doesn't know what exactly their character will say when they choose dialogue options, resulting in unintentional results at times.

    3- The storyline is problematic. Unlike in the earlier games the player character starts off with an extremely urgent goal, namely finding their kidnapped newborn child. This runs counter to the inevitable sidequest sidetracking the game imposes, inadvertently making the player feel like a **** negligent parent every time they return to the main quest.

    4- The removal of weapons & (most) armor degradation is a mistake. It may have clashed with the new, expanded crafting system, but taking it out removes one of the key challenges to playing the game and one of its most immersive elements. The fact that the designers did include it for power armor only highlights the issue.

    5- Many of the weapons look ugly. The designs are presumably intentionally meant to look clunky and purely functional as opposed to sleek and cool, but why is there nothing like a simple AR-15 or pump-action 12 gauge shotgun in the game?

    6- The new Pip-Boy system is actually less user-friendly. The layout is more cluttered and less intuitive, making it harder to navigate.

    7- Boston just doesn't provide as interesting of a setting as DC or Las Vegas. DC emphasized the game's politics, history and satire as well as providing some stunningly iconic visuals. Las Vegas allowed for a riot of different themes -- the wild west, rat pack-era Vegas, the Mafia and Elvis. Boston has baseball, the colonial-era history and ... that is pretty much it.    … Expand
  36. cish
    Jan 5, 2016
    10
    This game is amazing. Never played the previous fallouts but this game joins my top 5 all time list along with MW2, Skyrim, Battlefield Bad Co. 2, and borderlands 2. My only complaint is that after beating the game and reaching 53 there isn't much left for me to do but wait for the DLC to be released.
  37. tomenigma
    Jan 5, 2016
    8
    This is my first Fallout game and I was glad for being introduced to this marvelous idea of having adventures in the wasteland of Boston. Amount of details in this game is truly astonishing. I was able to get inside any building, floor, underground tunnel to collect items, weapons, fight the enemy. The game has unique character which has appealing and addicting qualities. I could not putThis is my first Fallout game and I was glad for being introduced to this marvelous idea of having adventures in the wasteland of Boston. Amount of details in this game is truly astonishing. I was able to get inside any building, floor, underground tunnel to collect items, weapons, fight the enemy. The game has unique character which has appealing and addicting qualities. I could not put this game down until the very end where the whole story builds up and ends rather quickly. The end may disappoint many gamers.
    The RPG system is very washed down in terms that you may not be able to affect the outcome in most of cases but the dialog will give you more details about given situation. The game's engine feels very outdated at the beginning but after a while this may not bother much - well, expect very rough characters graphical representations.
    The "mmincraft/sims" feature is completely unnecessary but I can see many players having fun with building staff.
    Overall is a solid game, not so great RPG but it is definitely one of the best games out there.    … Expand
  38. Tbonedabeasst
    Jan 4, 2016
    9
    This game is a great, not as good as new Vegas but still better than fallout 3. You get to build your own settlements. You can join different factions based on your beliefs ( just like new Vegas). There is so much more you can do in this game. BUT hype got the best of this game. Bethesda didn't ask what the fans wanted so they put in what they wanted. Could've been a much better game
  39. 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
  40. Jspotter89
    Jan 4, 2016
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is my second review of F4, after 287 hours and completing all faction endings.

    My original score of 9/10 was far too generous. Although this game does have many good things to say about it, it suffers heavily from critical flaws that bring it down from the masterpiece it might have been with a better story and much more fulfilling endings.

    After completing all endings and main mission quests, my conclusion is that F4's story and ending(s) in particular are some of the most disappointing in gaming. Along with the terribly flat ending to Fallout 3, I'm pretty convinced that Bethesda simply cannot stick the landing when it comes to Fallout universe endings.

    The game begins the day the world ended by atomic annihilation. Frankly, it should have started before that. The player is either the mother or father of an infant son named Shaun, but both Shaun and the other parent are woefully underutilized and one-dimensional. They're not even one-dimensional, since you only experience this setting for all of 10 minutes before you emerge from Vault 111. Your wife/husband has been murdered and your son kidnapped. Of course, because we've known these characters for all of 12 minutes, none of this provides much in the way of motivation.

    And so out you go, exploring the remnants of the pre-war world and, occasionally, looking for your lost son. Or not. Many people have already covered this, but the sense of urgency your character SHOULD feel in his circumstances is lost immediately. You end up coming into contact with the four major factions in the Commonwealth: the Minutemen, the Railroad, the Institute, and the Brotherhood of Steel.

    Eventually, you join one of these factions, and make it into the Institute to find that your missing son, Shaun, is the leader of the shadowy group. This plot twist is poorly executed and filled with holes. There is a lot of deliberate misdirection on the part of the writers, and they don't earn the surprise that this revelation is supposed to be.

    And then you pick one faction and see the story through to the end. And although there are four factions, there are only TWO endings. One, you join the Institute, become it's leader, destroy the Railroad and Brotherhood, and Shaun dies. In the other, no matter what non-Institute faction you choose, you destroy the Institute and Shaun dies. That's it. There's no diplomatic solution, no alliances to be made, just the mass-murder of one or more opposing factions. And in all of these questlines, your character is given precisely ZERO agency! There is always an NPC there to tell you what to do, how to do it, and who to do it with. Even the Institute, which selects you as it's leader, then has Father/Shaun tell you what to do!!! At no point is the player given options on, say, how to destroy the Brotherhood of Steel and cripple the Prydwen. So many opportunities were missed by forcing the player to do exactly what the writers wanted them to do...

    And the icing on top of this disappointing cake is the closing cinematic, which in Fallout games past have served as an epilogue of sorts, explaining how the choices you made affected the people, groups, and world you just spend many hours interacting with. In Fallout 4? It's the same boring monologue from the player character, no matter which faction you chose or what decisions you made during your playthrough. And on top of the fact that it's the same dialogue no matter what ending, it's the dialogue we heard in THE RELEASE TRAILER!!! Meaning if you paid any attention to this game before playing it, you've already heard the ending dialogue before you even fire it up!

    There is no other explanation for this than laziness on the part of Bethesda. They spent 7 years making this game, and although many parts of it are fantastic, they simply continue to show that their writing staff cannot construct a compelling story with a satisfactory ending. In the Elder Scrolls universe, maybe...but not in the Fallout universe.

    If you read my earlier review in which I gave the game a 9/10, I defended the game against many of its critics. Now, I sort of see where they were coming from. A game with a fantastic story can overcome many of its failings, but having now finished the game in every way possible...well, it's a letdown. It deserves high marks for its game world (which is vast, full of locations to explore, and oozes atmosphere) and improved shooting mechanic. But this game SHOULD rank as one of 2015's most disappointing games because we've seen what Bethesda is capable of in a masterpiece like Skyrim. This game had all the indications of being able to meet that benchmark prior to its release, but having now explored it for nearly 300 hours, I can safely say that the entire game, as a whole, let me down.    … Expand
  41. TheAkimboNinja
    Jan 3, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 4 is a game that fans of Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas will find overly simplistic and dulled down compared to its predecessors. however as a standalone game it is a perfect blend of tight shooting mechanics and simple to understand RPG mechanics, which allows the player to focus more on the story and their interactions with other characters, rather than worrying about skills and such. The story in the game is average, it's main feature is morality regarding AI, but it is ruined by the fact that 3 endings are just copy-pasted with different dialogue and the other one is lazy at best.

    To get full enjoyment, don't think of it like Fallout 3/New Vegas and focus on side quests.    … Expand
  42. Rhume91
    Jan 3, 2016
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I wrote a review for fallout 4 around a week after it came out (15 hours in) and i mentioned a few issues but overall i enjoyed the game

    Now ive finished it, i felt it better to change a few things. While this game is enjoyable at times, it becomes extremley repetitive very quickly. I was never really invested in a quest or really cared about the characters, with the exception of the Paladin Danse revelation.

    The ending was a massive downpoint, theres no beating around the bush, the ending sucked. Since ive finished it ive went and seen the so called "alternative" endings and they are basically the same except with a dfferent group. The choices in the game don't matter, ive never played a Bethesda game which has such black/white choices! Most of the time the choice i wanted wasn't available.

    Im glad i played Fallout 4 but overall, the game was overyhyped & very average.    … Expand
  43. Iwasfn47
    Dec 31, 2015
    9
    One of my top games of the year, Fallout 4 was a satisfying quest that I dumped over 100 hours into on my first run. If you played Fallout 3 and enjoyed the combat, the exploration, and the grind of collecting junk, this game is for you. If you are hopeful that they took the best parts of Fallout 3's dialogue and choice system and ran with it, you may be a bit disappointed.

    I loved    One of my top games of the year, Fallout 4 was a satisfying quest that I dumped over 100 hours into on my first run. If you played Fallout 3 and enjoyed the combat, the exploration, and the grind of collecting junk, this game is for you. If you are hopeful that they took the best parts of Fallout 3's dialogue and choice system and ran with it, you may be a bit disappointed.

    I loved the crafting aspect, and the ability to make use of all the junk found in the wasteland. Weapon and armor upgrades are nothing new to gaming, but I feel Fallout 4 found a way to make it feel fresh and rewarding to upgrade items over time by finding the necessary components.

    The story was a bit weird, but by no means did I feel let down by it as I came to my conclusion of it. Fallout 4 is one of the best releases of 2015 by all means in my opinion, and much of the criticism comes out of a place of not being able to please everyone. I was by all means satisfied with my Fallout 4 experience and look forward to another play through in the future.    … Expand
  44. Trainzfan333
    Dec 29, 2015
    10
    Best. Game. Ever.

    No joke. Fallout 4 is the best game ever made. Sure, it might have a few glitches, but that is only to be expected from a gigantic open world game like this. The gunplay is perfect, the graphics are good, the story is great, the mechanics are great, the game is just great in EVERY way.
  45. bcarrell
    Dec 29, 2015
    8
    I'll begin off saying that Fallout 4 is incredibly fun. It still holds true to Bethesda.

    The Fallout series has been known for being the "Skyrim with guns" game. The concept of having so much to do is amazing. You're never without something to do. Pros: -Massive environment. Endless locations to discover and explore. -Virtually endless. Between the main story line and side    I'll begin off saying that Fallout 4 is incredibly fun. It still holds true to Bethesda.

    The Fallout series has been known for being the "Skyrim with guns" game. The concept of having so much to do is amazing. You're never without something to do.

    Pros:

    -Massive environment. Endless locations to discover and explore.
    -Virtually endless. Between the main story line and side quests, the fun never really ends. If quests aren't enough, then exploring is always an option. There's always something to do.
    -Good loot system. To get special or "legendary" weapons in Fallout 4 is actually pretty simple. No special tricks to make it complicated. Either find it looting a location while exploring, obtaining it upon completion of a quest, or killing a legendary enemy. Nothing super complicated, but time consuming for sure.
    -Good story. The main quest isn't amazing, but interesting and fun to complete for sure.
    -Collectibles. If finding legendary weapons isn't enough, there are tons of things to collect like: Bobble Heads, and Magnetizes. Both enhance the players ability and enhance the game play.

    Cons:
    -Many glitches. Personally, I've had Fallout 4 completely crash or freeze several times. This is very frustrating because all unsaved progress is lost. In come cases, the save files are corrupted and deleted. Personal experience again... but I lost over 8 hours of game play because my save files either corrupted and disappeared. Very disappointing considering the technology on next generation consoles like the Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
    -Loading screens. The loading times are short and sweet, or never ending. Considering next generation technology, the loading screens should not be as long as they are. Seems like Skyrim loading screens all over again.
    -Frame rate. This really isn't terrible, but sometimes Fallout 4 experiences significant frame dips. Sometimes for an extended period of time.

    Breakdown:
    Game play: +2/2 (Extremely fun. Seems to be taking a lot of my free time. -0)
    Mechanics: +1/2 (Lots of glitches. Frame rate dips can be significant. -1)
    Graphics: +2/2 (Not the best, but nothing horrible considering how massive the game is. -0)
    Main story: +1/2 (Nothing memorable. At times, the side quests were more fun than the main quests. -1)
    Replay ability: +2/2 (The game virtually never ends, there is always something to do. -0)

    An outstanding game, but the glitches and forgetful main story really draws away from the game.

    Total: +8/10    … Expand
  46. 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
  47. benk144
    Dec 27, 2015
    8
    Positives - Exploring the immensely detailed environment, very well done character interactions and a breathtaking soundtrack.

    Negatives - Can be intimidating to series newcomers (who are likely to die many times) and bugs (especially with companions).
  48. 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
  49. Jockaz
    Dec 26, 2015
    7
    I'm a big Elder Scrolls fan and also enjoyed Fallout 3 and New Vegas that being said Fallout 4 is just not what it could have been. They give you so many options like building your own town but its pointless since they do not give you any reward having an epic town worste theres no quest involving this, and that is just an exemple of many things they developped but did not use well.I'm a big Elder Scrolls fan and also enjoyed Fallout 3 and New Vegas that being said Fallout 4 is just not what it could have been. They give you so many options like building your own town but its pointless since they do not give you any reward having an epic town worste theres no quest involving this, and that is just an exemple of many things they developped but did not use well.

    When I first played I thought this was an unbelivable game then after 25 hours when I decided to go threw the main mission I realised ''well that's it'' I completed all the side quests in 25 hours, except for the minor ones. I spent hundred of hours playing Skyrim and this is only a mere 30 hours to complete pretty much everything.

    The perk system is just boring. It seems you have a lot to unlock until you realise 75% of the perks are pointless.

    Buy it under 40$ it is still a pretty good 25 hours of play time which is better than a lot of games.    … Expand
  50. ISSGOD
    Dec 26, 2015
    10
    Fallout 4 is a vast improvement over it's predecessors in so many ways. Outside of VATS the gun play has been significantly refined making gun fights much more stimulating and tactical. The classic sense if exploration is still there but the overall story, scenery, and journey you take this time seems more epic. Diversity has been added making it so exploring the metro tunnels is not soFallout 4 is a vast improvement over it's predecessors in so many ways. Outside of VATS the gun play has been significantly refined making gun fights much more stimulating and tactical. The classic sense if exploration is still there but the overall story, scenery, and journey you take this time seems more epic. Diversity has been added making it so exploring the metro tunnels is not so repetitive, same with vault exploration. The player character now talks and the lines are well acted giving a deeper sense of interaction with the npc's. The color palette is much brighter but the graphics, while the best in the series, are not as refined as I had thought they would be on the current generation hardware. All in all Fallout 4 is a masterpiece that is a must play for RPG fans everywhere.… Expand
  51. Jman3po
    Dec 24, 2015
    10
    ThIs game is so amazing by far the best this year the music is so good being able to crash enemy's while in a power armor is so fun I like the whole creation made thing it's a nice addition to this game and the opening screen is so well done the opening cinematic is one of the best and so well done
  52. sin_9999
    Dec 24, 2015
    10
    he jugado los anteriores fallouts y sigue siendo un verdadero placer de jugar te quita tu vida lenta y esplendidamente. se tacha de facil pero esto solo en dificultad normal se arregla poniendola en VERY HARD y luego aver si lo tachan de facil. del nivel 1 al 30 la piensas 2 veces antes de de meterte con cualquier ser agresivo de boston. el juego vale cada centavo que pages por el juego.he jugado los anteriores fallouts y sigue siendo un verdadero placer de jugar te quita tu vida lenta y esplendidamente. se tacha de facil pero esto solo en dificultad normal se arregla poniendola en VERY HARD y luego aver si lo tachan de facil. del nivel 1 al 30 la piensas 2 veces antes de de meterte con cualquier ser agresivo de boston. el juego vale cada centavo que pages por el juego.
    COMPLETO en todos sus sentidos como se manejava en la generacion pasada.    … Expand
  53. 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 :(
  54. 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
  55. TheWhoDoctor
    Dec 23, 2015
    7
    This is my first Fallout game, and i say it was an amazing experience. The game play felt right, i had a lot of playing it. The only thing that bother me was the story line, it was really bad, and felt forced, feels missing, like they will probably shove it all into DLC, but in my book that an 'F'. I still has fun though, and definitely recommend playing it.
  56. 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.
  57. Sanastusa
    Dec 21, 2015
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Wasteland Utopia. Fallout 4 left me debating if I thought it was a amazing game or mediocre. I enjoyed the world created by Bethesda, I spent over 125 hours playing through and reaching level 68. Explored every inch of map available to. Yet the main story and side content felt like dry toast. At the beginning the story started off decent and put me on a mission that I would "want" to do but upon total completion of it I'm not impressed.
    Game play was a joyful experience. The new mechanic of building settlements added a reason for filling my precious storage space with junk. Combat felt like it did in Fallout 3 with some improvements, mostly coming from the modding of weapons and armor. Adding much needed flair to how you wanted to obliterate raiders,ghouls, and super mutants etc etc. I chose not to have a companion mostly due to the fact I found them annoying and they always managed to move into my way when trying to navigate buildings or take a well timed stealth shot.
    Visually the game is pleasing but was but through some stress when in the middle of the big cities. Found my self dropping in frame rate when traversing through condensed areas on the map. I did manage to get bugged or glitch a few times while playing, nothing game breaking. Either comical or irritating. Sound in the game was decent quality, especially the classical radio station. Yet I had to turn off the game music due to a bug of nonstop battle music.
    Overall I enjoyed Fallout 4 and looking forward to the DLC content coming later. Would I say its a must own right now? Debatable.

    Story: 5 / 10
    Gameplay: 8 / 10
    Visual/Audio: 7 / 10
    Entertainment: 10 / 10
    Controls: 9 / 10

    Final Grade: C+    … Expand
  58. 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.
  59. mogsmog
    Dec 21, 2015
    7
    Great shooter game, no depth, bad main story. It doesn't even try to convince you that your options do matter. Boring main story. No matter what you click, the end results become the same. Lack of humorous events. Overall Ok game, but new vegas was really much better.
  60. iLightning
    Dec 21, 2015
    8
    This game can sucker you in completely and you can lose yourself in it for hours at a time, but it still has its flaws.

    The combat is now really sharp and more akin to a shooter than an RPG, which depending on your preferences may be a good or bad thing. New armour and weapon modding system is an amazing improvement on previous games. Power armour is badass and comes with its own mods    This game can sucker you in completely and you can lose yourself in it for hours at a time, but it still has its flaws.

    The combat is now really sharp and more akin to a shooter than an RPG, which depending on your preferences may be a good or bad thing. New armour and weapon modding system is an amazing improvement on previous games. Power armour is badass and comes with its own mods too. The spoken dialogue and new conversation style was something I was really against but I stopped caring about it so much as the game went on and I feel like it really enhanced the story, which for the first and second act was really good. While also controversial, I found the new perk system fine and occasionally more intuitive than other editions, although I did find myself wishing for a little more variety in what new abilities they gave me.

    The story towards the end lacked as I didn't feel any kind of personal involvement. Things just kept happening around you. Also, the results of your sentence choices rarely have any effect on the overall direction of the conversation. In F:NV alliances could be brokered and factions ignored, but here there seems to be a 'kill everything' approach to all the faction storylines. This is also seen in the general mission variety, which usually boils down to a 'kill everything' checklist.

    Oh and of course, bugs. Lots of bugs.

    I think Fallout 4 managed to become an enjoyable experience greater than the sum of its parts. Glaring flaws make it far from a perfect game but it is definitely worth the money for its 60+ hours of quality gameplay, For those it really clicks with hundreds more hours can surely be found in the nooks and crannies of the wasteland.    … Expand
  61. GameReviewJrnal
    Dec 19, 2015
    9
    I would rate this game a 10 if it wasn't so buggy. There tends to be issues when you interact with quest characters outside of quests, then interact with them during quests. It's annoying because I've spent a ton of time on my own discovering places and talking to people, and then the game behaves strangely when I'm SUPPOSE to interact with them. Aside from that, there is a new focus onI would rate this game a 10 if it wasn't so buggy. There tends to be issues when you interact with quest characters outside of quests, then interact with them during quests. It's annoying because I've spent a ton of time on my own discovering places and talking to people, and then the game behaves strangely when I'm SUPPOSE to interact with them. Aside from that, there is a new focus on unique guns and the shooting mechanics. Fallout 4 feels much more like a shooter than its predecessors. There are a few hundred places to discover, with rewards laying everywhere if you put in the effort. It's probably not the best game this year, but so far its the most fun (72 hours played)… Expand
  62. Ragefist
    Dec 18, 2015
    10
    Rarely are critics reviews this far off from user reviews... That being said, a competitor somewhere must be paying someone to write terrible reviews.

    If you love sandbox style shooters, you will love this game. If you loved F3 and/or F3 NV, you will love this game. No long winded rant from me. I can't get enough of this game, got it at launch and still playing it. This is a great    Rarely are critics reviews this far off from user reviews... That being said, a competitor somewhere must be paying someone to write terrible reviews.

    If you love sandbox style shooters, you will love this game. If you loved F3 and/or F3 NV, you will love this game.

    No long winded rant from me. I can't get enough of this game, got it at launch and still playing it. This is a great game, do yourself a favor and play it.    … Expand
  63. 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.

    -------------

    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
  64. VanillaMarsbar
    Dec 16, 2015
    8
    If you liked Fallout 3, then you're going to enjoy this game as well, as it features pretty much the exact same style of open-world play, with a ton of world to explore, missions to complete and factions to interact with, all with the complete freedom to do whatever you please with your character. Fallout 4 probably doesn't innovate as much as it should after 7 years, and it's stillIf you liked Fallout 3, then you're going to enjoy this game as well, as it features pretty much the exact same style of open-world play, with a ton of world to explore, missions to complete and factions to interact with, all with the complete freedom to do whatever you please with your character. Fallout 4 probably doesn't innovate as much as it should after 7 years, and it's still rubbish from a technical standpoint, but there are certainly some welcome additions to the gameplay, namely the new weapon/armour crafting and more balanced levelling system, and The Commonwealth is an extremely expansive and enjoyable place to explore. If you're willing to accept a mediocre main quest-line in exchange for hundreds of (for the most part) interesting side missions, you'll love this game as much as I do.… Expand
  65. apoorve
    Dec 16, 2015
    9
    I have not played previous Fallout games so nothing to compare but I love playing this game, I am playing only this game since I have installed it, it too fun to explore the world and kill the raiders.
  66. 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
  67. JMorrison
    Dec 14, 2015
    10
    Despite the naysayers, this is a great game. It is similar to Fallout 3, but there are also some big things that have been added and other things that have been polished. To those saying that the world is bland and repetitive, it's simple, they haven't explored the entire map – there are some really amazing areas. New additions like weapon and settlement customization are nice. The storyDespite the naysayers, this is a great game. It is similar to Fallout 3, but there are also some big things that have been added and other things that have been polished. To those saying that the world is bland and repetitive, it's simple, they haven't explored the entire map – there are some really amazing areas. New additions like weapon and settlement customization are nice. The story does feel repetitive at times, but overall it is a lot of fun.

    One negative I have with the game is that there doesn't seem to be a way to be evil. In other words, you have to be a good guy or gal. I usually don't play that way anyways, but I've always liked how in Fallout games you can decide what kind of person you want to be.

    This is a great game and once the DLC and console Mods come out it will be amazing.    … Expand
  68. Hitman4hire007
    Dec 13, 2015
    8
    Having played 40+ hrs my thoughts are fans of the last generation fallout games will be more than pleased with this outing.visuals are not the best but its a big improvement on fallout 3's graphics.your choices are more limited in this game but that will be to appease the new platers to the series.good gunplay Boring settlement building which is optional (i opted out) but it does what itHaving played 40+ hrs my thoughts are fans of the last generation fallout games will be more than pleased with this outing.visuals are not the best but its a big improvement on fallout 3's graphics.your choices are more limited in this game but that will be to appease the new platers to the series.good gunplay Boring settlement building which is optional (i opted out) but it does what it says on the tin it's a fallout game which plays like......Fallout.… Expand
  69. 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
  70. AAN2
    Dec 11, 2015
    8
    This game is an amazing way to kill time. Unlike Fallout 3 combat is streamlined so you do not have to have a dependency on the most immersion breaking feature of the games, V.A.T.S. The world is quite large, and all of it is worthy of exploration. The story is interesting and fun to go through.

    Two points taken off because the in-game tutorial is lacking in a big way and because of the    This game is an amazing way to kill time. Unlike Fallout 3 combat is streamlined so you do not have to have a dependency on the most immersion breaking feature of the games, V.A.T.S. The world is quite large, and all of it is worthy of exploration. The story is interesting and fun to go through.

    Two points taken off because the in-game tutorial is lacking in a big way and because of the glitches.

    To clarify, the tutorial exists but isn't very helpful and leaves out a TON of important information, making useless to anyone who has played any Xbox One game ever.

    The glitches and bugs are blatant and annoying, but thankfully few and far between. Unless you're very unlucky. The primary glitches occur in the settlements, being unable to assign people to placed food sources and being unable to attach the occasional wall. I haven't run across a game-breaking glitch that wasn't bypassable though, and I've put over 100 hours into this game.    … Expand
  71. 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.
  72. delegate
    Dec 10, 2015
    7
    Fallout 3 and New Vegas are two of my all time favorite games. So, like most people, I was extremely hyped for Fallout 4. I think it is always good to start out with good news and improvements so here we go

    The Good: Graphics: While the facial animations and character movements are still mediocre to say the least, the environment of Fallout 4 is beautiful. The changes in weather, The    Fallout 3 and New Vegas are two of my all time favorite games. So, like most people, I was extremely hyped for Fallout 4. I think it is always good to start out with good news and improvements so here we go

    The Good:

    Graphics: While the facial animations and character movements are still mediocre to say the least, the environment of Fallout 4 is beautiful. The changes in weather, The skyscrapers of downtown Boston, and the barren wastelands of places like the Glowing Sea all look great. The map is large and filled with locations to explore.

    Combat: The combat in Fallout defiantly improves on Fallout 3 and New Vegas. I find myself now doing more hip firing than using V.A.T.S. in most situations. Shooting any weapon feels a lot smoother now and the upgraded V.A.T.S. is a nice touch.

    Settlements: The addition of settlements is defiantly something I was looking forward too. While clumsy at times, it still manages to bring a more interactive and addicting way of building your own homes around the wasteland. You can build your own major town and invite settlers to live with you.

    The Disappointing:

    As a pretty hardcore fan of fallout 3 and new vegas, I never would of thought I would be giving fallout 4 a 7/10. Sadly, there is a good bit that was disappointing as a long time fan.

    Perk and Skill System: This started off very confusing and overwhelming. The fact that everything was mixed together did not appeal to me at all.

    Main Story and Side Quests: No spoilers, but the main quest of Fallout 4 seemed very dull and quick. I loved how it started off, but after the "major twist", things started feeling rushed. Before you know, the game is over and the ending was bland. Main stories have never been Bethesda's strong suit, but I expected more out of a game this long coming. While there is a fairly large amount of side quests, most of them feel empty and not as in depth as the previous Fallouts. Most never have any large effect on the game or story, and over very quickly.

    Fallout 4 is still very much a great RPG and I am still enjoying my time playing it. Honestly, I did expect a lot more from it, based on the time it took to develop and the high expectations. I feel like Bethesda missed out on a lot of key things that made Fallout 3 and New Vegas so good.    … Expand
  73. dirkwedger
    Dec 10, 2015
    6
    I sorta like it but I really hope they patch it up good. A little too glitchy but I've found a guilty pleasure in the workshop. Time to explore the wasteland.
  74. 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
  75. 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
  76. Gandpug
    Dec 9, 2015
    9
    The infamous 50's beauty returns into it's full glory better then ever.
    Fallout 4 throws out into the dying wasteland of Boston set 200 years after the bombs fell during Nuclear Warfare. You as the player can create how your character looks and who your character is through the special system and how you play the game.
    From being the nice guy to the evil person who enjoys violence. The    The infamous 50's beauty returns into it's full glory better then ever.
    Fallout 4 throws out into the dying wasteland of Boston set 200 years after the bombs fell during Nuclear Warfare. You as the player can create how your character looks and who your character is through the special system and how you play the game.
    From being the nice guy to the evil person who enjoys violence.
    The game has 70 base perks with 229 of different ranks and each do something based on each special attribute it is in, The special system and perks can help give a type of class build to your character.

    There are a number of new features that have come to Fallout 4 to make it one of the greatest Fallout's in the franchise.
    1. You can now customize your weapons. melee and armour with mods to suit your playstyle. There are also brand new weapons in the game.
    2. The map is really big
    3. Power Armour isn't something you equip. Power Armour is basically a tank suit.
    4. More dialogue then Fallout 3 and Skyrim combined
    5. Weapons now have can do melee damage (You can bash your gun on an enemy)
    6. NO MORE LEVEL CAP
    7. You can now sprint
    8. V.A.T.S now slows down time + no more random critical hits
    9. You can fly in vertibirds

    Overall with all my hours put in to this fantastic game, I highly recommend this game to previous Fallout fans and newcomers to the franchise.    … Expand
  77. 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
  78. 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
  79. 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
  80. TheBluntGuy
    Dec 6, 2015
    8
    Fallout 4 is difficult to review. Overall it is a better game in every conceivable way than Fallout 3. A game I spent 100 hours playing. I have played 4 days and 6 hours of fallout 4 so far and it has not dissapointed me at all. The Story is, as per usual with a bethesda game average however this is a blemish on an otherwise wonderfull rich universe drowned in enviromental story telling.Fallout 4 is difficult to review. Overall it is a better game in every conceivable way than Fallout 3. A game I spent 100 hours playing. I have played 4 days and 6 hours of fallout 4 so far and it has not dissapointed me at all. The Story is, as per usual with a bethesda game average however this is a blemish on an otherwise wonderfull rich universe drowned in enviromental story telling. The gameplay is incredibly satisying and addictive only being reinforced by the games new settlement system, an addition that I completely ignored until I was ready but oh my it is damn good fun, yes it is unaccomadating for people who like to have their hand held but I personally enjoyed the challenge of constructing and managing my own communities throughout the world as this more than anything made the game feel real! As for the combat it is a delight, iron sights are now here,( not regarding new vegas of course)and honestly the way guns feel and sound and perform on screen is mnumentally improved over recent games. The gunplay can't hold a candle to Battlefield or Destiny but for an RPG it has the most solid combat mechanics I have ever played. A much appreciated cover leaning system has been implemented and works smoothly with most in game objects. Weapon degradation is gone which is a blessing in disguise as carrying 15 plasma rifles in fallout 3 just for repairs was annoying and unneeded and only served to limit the player. Hardcore mode is sadly not here and that is my main gripe with the game as this is lazy and just stupid not to include it too be honest, it feels like a dig at obsidian for impementing a feature that was interesting that they didn't like. I won't talk long about the graphics as a game should be rated on how fun it is, its quality and its content not how sharp the textures look. That said the game puts fallout games of the past to shame with truly inspired lighting and hella nice art design. Bostons achitecture is incredible and I refuse to complain about the aesthetic quality of the places you visit. E.g the glowing sea is INCREDIBLE. As for the interface it can be time consuming and archaic at times but I woudn't replace the pip boy for the world as it screams Fallout. Now for the big one, character development is more focused and specialised than ever before. I literaly spent hours considering what to put my perk points into and it felt good! Skills are gone and good riddance. Special now makes a difference instead of just determining what your skill levels are. Character creation is unbelievable too say the least. Fans of the series can go too ways with this one. They will feel bitter resentment because the game just isnt good enough to satisfy the wait. OR they will become lost in another top notch game from Bethesda game studios. Bad points below.

    Survival difficulty is disapointing
    Conversation system leaves alot to be desired
    It hard crashed twice on me in 100 hours. Haha
    Lockpicking and hacking are the same. Very boring. Just serve as level gates.
    Other technical issues. E.g. characters being stuck on roofs. Frame rate drops usual unoticable stuff.
    Fast travel sort of wrecks game balance.    … Expand
  81. leopoldo
    Dec 5, 2015
    9
    Fallout 4 is a great RPG. The story is good, but not as good as that of Skyrim because it gets lost at times. The gameplay is great, has lots of guns, lots of customization, many side quests, a huge map and a lot to explore. The soundtrack is good, but visually the game is ugly and outdated, and that's the biggest problem of the game, Bethesda should learn how to make a beautiful game,Fallout 4 is a great RPG. The story is good, but not as good as that of Skyrim because it gets lost at times. The gameplay is great, has lots of guns, lots of customization, many side quests, a huge map and a lot to explore. The soundtrack is good, but visually the game is ugly and outdated, and that's the biggest problem of the game, Bethesda should learn how to make a beautiful game, this is the fourth game that is visually exceeded. Overall, Fallout 4 is a great and very long game, but visually exceeded. 9/10… Expand
  82. MasterChase66
    Dec 5, 2015
    8
    This game is nothing less of amazing. The graphics are incredible. The story and Quests are great and really make you feel like your in the actual game. I personally love being able to customize my characters faces and bodies and I fully impressed. I recommend this game to everyone who loves RPG games.
  83. KaiserMarx
    Dec 4, 2015
    10
    Obviously the game isn't fully worth a 10/10 more like a 9.3/10, but with so many trolls giving it 0/10 one finds a .7 boost easy to give. Huge improvement over Fallout 3, graphics are stunning, immersion is ten fold, hearing gun shots in the distance and knowing its from a real fight is awesome reminding me of my S.T.A.L.K.E.R. days. I've already sunk dozens of hours into the settlementObviously the game isn't fully worth a 10/10 more like a 9.3/10, but with so many trolls giving it 0/10 one finds a .7 boost easy to give. Huge improvement over Fallout 3, graphics are stunning, immersion is ten fold, hearing gun shots in the distance and knowing its from a real fight is awesome reminding me of my S.T.A.L.K.E.R. days. I've already sunk dozens of hours into the settlement system, which can be a little buggy. Compared to past Bethesda games the polish makes it almost not feel like a Bethesda game. Where are my game breaking bugs? Miner glitches remain, but only adds minor humor and no heartbreak. The story remains meh, but its never been about the stories, its always been about the worlds, and this is the most alive beautiful world Godd Howard and his team has hand crafted yet. After the main story line the world feels like you've shaped it in believable ways, and with 200+ hours under my belt I have yet to explore every region of the map. I would write more, but I need to get back to my BoS play through. Only one phrase comes to mind to describe just how far out of the ball park this home run was hit. Ad Victorium Bethesda, can't wait to see what wondrous DLC comes next! With mods (and a new PC to play this on) will I ever need another game again?… Expand
  84. 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.
  85. 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?
  86. falloutisbae
    Dec 3, 2015
    7
    As a game, its great. As a Fallout game, severely disappointing. All RPG elements that were brought forth from Obsidian were tossed out the window for a more action-adventure open world game. Feels more like another Borderlands game than Fallout. Please make another Fallout game, Obsidian.
  87. NickEatsCookiez
    Dec 1, 2015
    8
    The red headed step child in the series.

    With next gen consoles being just over 2 years old, you'd think games would have jump to new heights. Fallout 4 is a prime example that a sore book cover doesn't mean the story is bad. Its almost like Fallout 4 was ready for the last 2 years of the 360, and Microsoft said "hey, new console, here" and Bethesda said "keep the meat, strip the skin,    The red headed step child in the series.

    With next gen consoles being just over 2 years old, you'd think games would have jump to new heights. Fallout 4 is a prime example that a sore book cover doesn't mean the story is bad. Its almost like Fallout 4 was ready for the last 2 years of the 360, and Microsoft said "hey, new console, here" and Bethesda said "keep the meat, strip the skin, and put better looking skin on". Shame, but that's what I gathered

    Performance: This is where you'd think that next gen consoles would have drastic improvements, but between load times and glitches, its the exact same as it was on previous consoles. I suggest to SAVE OFTEN. I experienced a game altering glitch that frustrated me to no end. But a simple load of an older save was all I needed to fix the issue. However the loss of 7 hours was very frustrating. But as we all have come to know, Bethesda has performance issues with these type of open world games. Just something fans have come to except I guess.

    Graphics: The graphics in this game is a breath of fresh air. Com-paired to the hazy green overlay that was present in Fallout 3 and goldish overlay in Fallout New Vegas, this game proves that graphical advances happen in 7 years. But that's where the credit stops. Sort of. The character models are a huge improvement, and the draw distance has vastly improved, with all the standard colors on a color pallet. But up close you will notice some texture problems and tears, but nothing to damaging to the game. All in all the graphics are an improvement, nothing that's on the level of Dice or Crytecs most recent games.

    Story: With almost 100 hours logged in the game, the first thing that I noticed is that I'm not picking up a HUGE variety of quest ( like Skyrim or Fallout 3 which felt overwhelming ). Main story, and only a handful of side quest is all ive managed to have in my quest log. It doesn't underwhelm and overwhelm me, but when I cant advance in the story because I want a certain perk or anything of that nature, I only had a select few to pick from to keep me busy leveling up. But as far as the story goes, I am personally enjoying it, but felt some was a bit cliche, as I was able to call out certain plot twists very early in the game.

    Sound/Music/Voice: This is just standard Bethesda. Music always a pleasure to have and with a bit more variety than that of Fallout 3. The sounds are crisp and clear. Best moment to enjoy is wandering around the wasteland with your surround sound cranked up, and in the distance you hear a firefight happening. Voice is a huge improvement in this game. The characters sound like they actually have human emotion and not robots. All in all, EXCELLENT. Bottom line.

    Replay-ability?: Absolutely. I have only scratched the surface of this game, with just under 100 hours, I'm sure I can squeeze hundreds of more out of it.    … Expand
  88. Bladeofwar94
    Dec 1, 2015
    8
    This game is one of those games that seems like it's a 10/10 the moment you begin to explore. The environment feels like a post apocalyptic sort of setting and the guns and enemy types you fight along your journey match the environment and suck you in. As you play you get more and more toys to destroy your enemies with and the experience simply never stops until you decide to side with oneThis game is one of those games that seems like it's a 10/10 the moment you begin to explore. The environment feels like a post apocalyptic sort of setting and the guns and enemy types you fight along your journey match the environment and suck you in. As you play you get more and more toys to destroy your enemies with and the experience simply never stops until you decide to side with one of the factions. Once you side with one you lose ties to some of the others and then the game plays itself for you. The choice of choosing a side feels shallow and lame to say the least. If you play a game for its story avoid Fallout 4 like the plague, but if you love to explore and love to simply roll around in toxic waste at every opportunity then this game is for you.… Expand
  89. Joe614
    Dec 1, 2015
    8
    A ton of content that has excellent crafting, build a mode, exploration, but a mediocre story. I have spent roughly 45 hrs on this game. I must say, I am once again impressed by Bethesda. The only con in my opinion are the minor glitches you will run in too. A must buy in 2015.
  90. Imjustawesome
    Dec 1, 2015
    10
    I've spent around 80 hours with Fallout 4, and in those 80 hours I've discovered two things: there is allot of good, and a little bit of bad. Fallout 4 is a huge, dense, ambitious, open-world shooter RPG. To put it shortly: buy it. It's great. It's well worth the money. You will not be disappointed. For a more detailed explanation, read on.
    Pros:
    Fallout 4 does many, many things right.    I've spent around 80 hours with Fallout 4, and in those 80 hours I've discovered two things: there is allot of good, and a little bit of bad. Fallout 4 is a huge, dense, ambitious, open-world shooter RPG. To put it shortly: buy it. It's great. It's well worth the money. You will not be disappointed. For a more detailed explanation, read on.
    Pros:
    Fallout 4 does many, many things right. From the very moment I started playing I found myself hooked.
    -The graphics are quite good, despite what all of the other reviews may say. Granted, the textures are not the best they could be, and the facial animation certainly isn't close to life-like, but overall, the graphics and animations are solid. The moment I first stepped out of the vault and into the wasteland I found myself just looking into the trees, with rays of sunshine peering through them in a manner I haven't seen before. The game features volumetric lighting, which is a fancy term for describing that light will interact with dust/fog/water differently than a clear atmosphere. There are times where the sun shines in combination with the fog, the trees and/or buildings, and it creates a vibe I've never felt in games. Even the overall draw distance is quite good, but it does lack in some places. Overall, for being a big open world game with so many complicated mechanics, the graphics are great.

    -The gameplay is soooo much better than the previous Fallouts. Well, I suppose that that is a matter of opinion, but if you're playing Fallout for a nice open-world shooter experience, then they absolutely nailed it. The gun play and mechanics are at least 5 times better than in previous Fallout games, where the shooting felt clunky, and more of a secondary feature. Guns feel like guns should feel in a shooter. The world itself is incredibly dense and filled with meaningful places. No two places look alike, and there is a certain excitement you feel when you find some place new. Some reviewers are complaining that Fallout 4 doesn't feature as many RPG mechanics as previous Fallout games, and I'll have to disagree. While dialogue options have been simplified, the world is still just as robust and dynamic as it was in previous Fallout games, with several options applying to most situations. You can side with multiple different factions, which in turn affect the way the game ends. The game features a rather large weapon and armor modification crafting system, which uses materials gathered from junk scattered throughout the world. This means, as Todd Howard said at E3, that all things have a purpose. In previous Fallout games, there were lots of items in the world, but many (I mean most of them) didn't have a purpose at all. There are many, many quests in Fallout 4, but many of them are the infinitely repeatable quests that you can play for as long as you can stomach them. The quests in the game are flawed in one sense: there isn't as many unique quests in Fallout 4 compared to previous installments in the series. This, however, doesn't effect the overall experience with the game. It still has lots of things to do, people to meet, places to discover, and adventures to be had.
    Cons:
    Fallout 4 is an incredibly good game that I look forward to playing for at least the next year or two, but it does have some flaws. None of the items I'm about to point out damage the game in a sense that it isn't worth buying, as many reviewers have implied.
    -Glitches. Yes, there is glitches. If you intend on buying a Bethesda game and don't expect a glitch or two, then why don't you go to the strip club and not expect to see boobs while you're at it. Glitches are a fact of life in the modern world of gaming. Some games, at release, are so buggy that they aren't even playable. Fallout 4 is not one of those games. While I did encounter several glitches in my first play through, I did not encounter any that would be considered game-breaking, and some were just downright silly or entertaining. One of the more common ones everyone is finding is a glitch after killing an enemy in V.A.T.S. in which the enemy flies an incredibly unrealistic/awesome distance after killing them.

    -Some gameplay mechanics can be much better. Yes, despite this game consuming my life for the past 3 weeks, there are some things they could do better. Many of which will (hopefully) be fixed with a patch in the coming months. The companion system, for example, is not very good. Not in the sense of talking to them, but pretty much everything else. In Fallout 3 and New Vegas, your companions felt very valuable. They kicked ass. Often you could just let them do all the light work for you. But in Fallout 4, your companions feel pretty much worthless in combat. Other than Dogmeat. Dogmeat is pretty cool.
    -Base Building could be much better. It is still quite extensive, but at times it feels clunky, and seems like it takes much more time to build something simple than it should.
    Overall, Fallout 4 is an amazing game. :)    … Expand
  91. 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.
  92. Shineheilig
    Dec 1, 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. it's a bit cinematic, but it really works with what they're going for. So far all the reviewsThis 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. 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.    … Expand
  93. Girouxster
    Nov 30, 2015
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. We loved the game... It is for adults because of language... The occasional F bomb is something that parents and guardians should be aware of... This game is more like Mass Effect 2 to Mass Effect... It has the first person shooters in mind more than the earlier games... That being said, it's only there if you want to go after... I liked the new system... But you need to know a lot about the game to go on a good first run play through or like I do, I have three characters and play them different... In this there is fun for me... For those that think there is no story... If you have kids... It's can be a real challenge... Anyway, I had a great time...… Expand
  94. Williemancan
    Nov 30, 2015
    10
    Really don't understand the negativity shown in the user reviews. Been playing for over 55 hours now and loving it. Looks great, tons of fun and some of the best exploration in a game. Some design choices could be better refined (locating lost companions, knowing what settlers assigned jobs are, better warning on settlements being attacked etc.) but this game contains a ton of content,Really don't understand the negativity shown in the user reviews. Been playing for over 55 hours now and loving it. Looks great, tons of fun and some of the best exploration in a game. Some design choices could be better refined (locating lost companions, knowing what settlers assigned jobs are, better warning on settlements being attacked etc.) but this game contains a ton of content, enemies are fun as hell to fight (difficulty spikes sometimes though), interesting characters and tons of story in the environment if you look for it. Based on the fact Fallout 3 and Skyrim both got 10/10s and 9/10s across the board Fallout 4 in my opinion easily deserves a 10/10. Yes some of the elements in the game need some streamlining but like fallout 3 and skyrim both became better refined with dlc and updates and so will this. There is tons of content people whats wrong with you?… Expand
  95. 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
  96. 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
  97. Wolfurai
    Nov 29, 2015
    7
    Good game, NOT a good Fallout game. Shake your finger at me for not liking change if you want, but there were some things that just did not need to be changed, such as the dialogue system. I personally did not want a voiced protagonist, but I could have let it slide, IF I could see exactly what I am going to say before I say it. "Sarcastic" is not a very good description sorry to say.Good game, NOT a good Fallout game. Shake your finger at me for not liking change if you want, but there were some things that just did not need to be changed, such as the dialogue system. I personally did not want a voiced protagonist, but I could have let it slide, IF I could see exactly what I am going to say before I say it. "Sarcastic" is not a very good description sorry to say. Story is mediocre at best, but not terrible. Ending was was very disappointing, and so was the lack of choice compared to the Fallout games in the past. Still had quite a lot of fun playing, as the combat is very much an improvement from the past Fallout games, and the armor and weapon customization is very cool, however, the whole settlement thing is something I find to be a little TOO over ambitious fora Fallout game, just doesn't fit for me. All in all, good game, just not a particularly good FALLOUT game.… Expand
  98. Ockham
    Nov 29, 2015
    9
    Great game except for the insufferable mob **** because of the hype backlash. No one can just enjoy a game anymore it has to become a battle over what is cool or too hyped or which game is the best. I'm so tired of the gaming community. Just play the games you **** children.
  99. 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
  100. 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
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Awards & Rankings

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#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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