Fallout 4, what to expect?

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those toy aliens are the shit tho i hope those and jangles the moon monkey make it into future games.


 
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Oh load times too. God the load times were absolutely awful in this game, especially in elevators. I expected them to go with the Mass Effect ideas with dialogue sure (and that's somehow even worse too), but not elevator load times. I remember when Todd Howard-senpai even said there wouldn't be any loading times at all.
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What's funny is that I dont understand how people find F4 unforgettable. The writing isn't even bad, just people were expecting some ridiculous stuff. Its like ES, the good writing is in the lore/writings you find. I mean I guess the Vault purposes were really easy to find out, but there also a lot of stuff that you have to search for, such as the additional purpose for 111 (beyond Cryogenics)
I didn't have a problem with a lot of the writing actually. It certainly was a step up from Fallout 3 and Skyrim. My main complaints come with some gameplay choices, lack of choices, fetch quests, and the lack of dialogue options. That and just the world exploring is pretty much useless because there is no point going at the end of dungeons in this game since Legendary Monsters now drop the loot. So when you lockpick that master chest at the end of whatever building, odds are you're finding some Pipe Rifle.

Again.
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The Legendary Enemy thing is a compelling idea, but it gave it a more Borderlands feel than anything (along with ruining the point of dungeon crawling, which is one of the most fundamental things to an RPG since ever), and that's not Fallout. It doesn't help that by the time you're level 15, any armor and weapon mods you find are pretty much useless because what you have on is better, and the weapon you have will do more damage.

No one cares if your sniper has a base power of 80 and does +50 radiation damage, when your other sniper rifle is ticking in the 100's for damage.


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I honestly do think Fallout 4 is Bethesda's best work since Morrowind/Oblivion, in a lot of ways

It's just... The RPG aspect of the game was a HUGE part, and I'm super sad that it's just not there in the way we've seen in past Fallout games, I think they focused too hard on some parts, and forgot about others.


 
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I honestly do think Fallout 4 is Bethesda's best work since Morrowind/Oblivion, in a lot of ways

It's just... The RPG aspect of the game was a HUGE part, and I'm super sad that it's just not there in the way we've seen in past Fallout games, I think they focused too hard on some parts, and forgot about others.
I honestly don't know why they thought it was a good idea to get rid of the Karma system, when there was no viable replacement in the slightest. And they don't even have a reputation system either.


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I honestly do think Fallout 4 is Bethesda's best work since Morrowind/Oblivion, in a lot of ways

It's just... The RPG aspect of the game was a HUGE part, and I'm super sad that it's just not there in the way we've seen in past Fallout games, I think they focused too hard on some parts, and forgot about others.
I honestly don't know why they thought it was a good idea to get rid of the Karma system, when there was no viable replacement in the slightest. And they don't even have a reputation system either.
And the companion system is atrocious too, even if the companions themselves are actually really cool


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I honestly do think Fallout 4 is Bethesda's best work since Morrowind/Oblivion, in a lot of ways

It's just... The RPG aspect of the game was a HUGE part, and I'm super sad that it's just not there in the way we've seen in past Fallout games, I think they focused too hard on some parts, and forgot about others.
And they don't even have a reputation system either.
strong disliked that


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What's funny is that I dont understand how people find F4 unforgettable. The writing isn't even bad, just people were expecting some ridiculous stuff. Its like ES, the good writing is in the lore/writings you find. I mean I guess the Vault purposes were really easy to find out, but there also a lot of stuff that you have to search for, such as the additional purpose for 111 (beyond Cryogenics)
I didn't have a problem with a lot of the writing actually. It certainly was a step up from Fallout 3 and Skyrim. My main complaints come with some gameplay choices, lack of choices, fetch quests, and the lack of dialogue options. That and just the world exploring is pretty much useless because there is no point going at the end of dungeons in this game since Legendary Monsters now drop the loot. So when you lockpick that master chest at the end of whatever building, odds are you're finding some Pipe Rifle.

Again.
pulse mine
shotgun shells x23
.38 ammo x 5
silver spoon
toy alien
hardened glow sighted mighty automatic pipe pistol
The Legendary Enemy thing is a compelling idea, but it gave it a more Borderlands feel than anything (along with ruining the point of dungeon crawling, which is one of the most fundamental things to an RPG since ever), and that's not Fallout. It doesn't help that by the time you're level 15, any armor and weapon mods you find are pretty much useless because what you have on is better, and the weapon you have will do more damage.

No one cares if your sniper has a base power of 80 and does +50 radiation damage, when your other sniper rifle is ticking in the 100's for damage.
i was hyped as fuck the first time i ran across a legendary radroach. then i started running into 2 legendary raiders per random encounter and thats when i realized just how borderlandsy the new enemy system was.


 
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Yeah what's the point of the like and dislike? I constantly made Cait dislike some things for me, but she still opened up to me. There is a mod where it says things like

"Cait disliked that but zero fucks were given"


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I honestly do think Fallout 4 is Bethesda's best work since Morrowind/Oblivion, in a lot of ways

It's just... The RPG aspect of the game was a HUGE part, and I'm super sad that it's just not there in the way we've seen in past Fallout games, I think they focused too hard on some parts, and forgot about others.
I honestly don't know why they thought it was a good idea to get rid of the Karma system, when there was no viable replacement in the slightest. And they don't even have a reputation system either.
And the companion system is atrocious too, even if the companions themselves are actually really cool
curie, hancock, nick valentine, and paladin buzz lightyear all feel like they came straight out of an obsidian sequel, but the new companion rep system is obnoxious as all hell. i miss the way boone would just open fire on any caesers legion. he didnt bitch at me for accidentally stealing a junk item or get his rocks off when i mod a weapon.


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Yeah what's the point of the like and dislike? I constantly made Cait dislike some things for me, but she still opened up to me. There is a mod where it says things like

"Cait disliked that but zero fucks were given"
hiding companion quests/character development behind aggregate points rather than specific triggers. fucking bethesda.


 
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Yeah what's the point of the like and dislike? I constantly made Cait dislike some things for me, but she still opened up to me. There is a mod where it says things like

"Cait disliked that but zero fucks were given"
hiding companion quests/character development behind aggregate points rather than specific triggers. fucking bethesda.
I don't mind that decision. I just don't understand what the point of it is since they never seem to leave if you hit a certain dislike, and will actually open UP to you when you keep getting dislikes.


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Yeah what's the point of the like and dislike? I constantly made Cait dislike some things for me, but she still opened up to me. There is a mod where it says things like

"Cait disliked that but zero fucks were given"
hiding companion quests/character development behind aggregate points rather than specific triggers. fucking bethesda.
I don't mind that decision. I just don't understand what the point of it is since they never seem to leave if you hit a certain dislike, and will actually open UP to you when you keep getting dislikes.
Yeah, I kept doing things Valentine disliked, and yet he still ended up chatting to me about how he got into Diamond City

like why are you telling me this you hate me


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Yeah what's the point of the like and dislike? I constantly made Cait dislike some things for me, but she still opened up to me. There is a mod where it says things like

"Cait disliked that but zero fucks were given"
hiding companion quests/character development behind aggregate points rather than specific triggers. fucking bethesda.
I don't mind that decision. I just don't understand what the point of it is since they never seem to leave if you hit a certain dislike, and will actually open UP to you when you keep getting dislikes.
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my first character sided with the institute. when i went back to diamond city after destroying the prydwen, piper and nick both bitched me out for siding with the commonwealth's boogeyman and acted like they couldnt trust me anymore. after that brief exchange, literally nothing changed. -___-


 
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overall its a solid 6/10. skyrim 2: nuclear boogaloo.
i only read this line

would you say it's better or worse than fallout 3


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overall its a solid 6/10. skyrim 2: nuclear boogaloo.
i only read this line

would you say it's better or worse than fallout 3
fo4 is better overall. f3 did a few things better though.


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6/10 LOL you're fucking crazy. It's easily a 9/10 and the amount of people sucked into the game prove you wrong
People sink hours into it because it's deliberately spread out to make you play longer. If we're going by that logic, games like Call of Duty are 9/10's too.

How is that? The game is FILLED with content, which is the exact opposite of Cock of Duty


 
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fo4 is better overall. f3 did a few things better though.
i think that's kinda funny

for as much praise as the fallout series tends to get here, no one seems to like the games all that much

i mean, a 6/10 isn't a great score--especially if it's better than the last installment


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fo4 is better overall. f3 did a few things better though.
i think that's kinda funny

for as much praise as the fallout series tends to get here, no one seems to like the games all that much

i mean, a 6/10 isn't a great score--especially if it's better than the last installment
I'd personally give Fallout 3 a 6/10, Fallout 4 would be a 7.5/10


 
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6/10 LOL you're fucking crazy. It's easily a 9/10 and the amount of people sucked into the game prove you wrong
People sink hours into it because it's deliberately spread out to make you play longer. If we're going by that logic, games like Call of Duty are 9/10's too.

How is that? The game is FILLED with content, which is the exact opposite of Cock of Duty
I'm just going on what you said and how it sucks people in games. You'll have to provide more clarity than that.


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fallout 4 looks to be packed with an obscene amount of content


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fo4 is better overall. f3 did a few things better though.
i think that's kinda funny

for as much praise as the fallout series tends to get here, no one seems to like the games all that much

i mean, a 6/10 isn't a great score--especially if it's better than the last installment
bethesda just isnt the right studio to develop fallout games. FO1 and FO2 were really really good, people these days just dont like isometric gameplay. New Vegas was one of the best RPGs of the new millenium. bethesdas fallout titles are just OK and the other titles in the series are very obscure/dont really matter, aside from maybe tactics.


 
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oh yeah, i forgot about new vegas

i've heard nothing but praise for that one


 
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oh yeah, i forgot about new vegas

i've heard nothing but praise for that one
Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam

My friend said "NV better than 4? Pfft" and I REAAAAALLY wanted to say "you've never even played the game, so don't go acting all Bethesda fanboy on me", because the guy was basically obsessed with Fallout 3 and never played NV.

But it was just a conversation I didn't want to get into so I settled with "I have plenty of valid reasons to support my opinion" and he left it at that. I think I'm growing more intolerant for blind fanboyism.


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6/10 LOL you're fucking crazy. It's easily a 9/10 and the amount of people sucked into the game prove you wrong
People sink hours into it because it's deliberately spread out to make you play longer. If we're going by that logic, games like Call of Duty are 9/10's too.

How is that? The game is FILLED with content, which is the exact opposite of Cock of Duty
I'm just going on what you said and how it sucks people in games. You'll have to provide more clarity than that.

I'm talking about the single player. Why bring up CoD? The single player for CoD has been shit since after the first Modern Warfare game and super short each time with little content. Fallout is vast and has a lot to do


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fo4 is better overall. f3 did a few things better though.
i think that's kinda funny

for as much praise as the fallout series tends to get here, no one seems to like the games all that much

i mean, a 6/10 isn't a great score--especially if it's better than the last installment
bethesda just isnt the right studio to develop fallout games. FO1 and FO2 were really really good, people these days just dont like isometric gameplay. New Vegas was one of the best RPGs of the new millenium. bethesdas fallout titles are just OK and the other titles in the series are very obscure/dont really matter, aside from maybe tactics.

Isometric gameplay is boring, that's why


 
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Damnit, debates ended up happening.


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oh yeah, i forgot about new vegas

i've heard nothing but praise for that one
It's amazing, even though Obsidian was extremely rushed while making it, it really helps that a lot of the people who worked on the original 2 Fallouts also worked on NV. Funnily enough, NV is probably more of an actual "Fallout 3" than Fallout 3 is


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Damnit, debates ended up happening.
front page has more than enough info to answer your OP


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oh yeah, i forgot about new vegas

i've heard nothing but praise for that one
It's amazing, even though Obsidian was extremely rushed while making it, it really helps that a lot of the people who worked on the original 2 Fallouts also worked on NV. Funnily enough, NV is probably more of an actual "Fallout 3" than Fallout 3 is
yep. black isle/obsidian titles are west coast and bethesdas are east coast.