Far Harbour DLC

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I'm doing my best to enjoy it, I really am. The reviews are good, my friends encouraged me to get it. It would be fun they said. Best DLC for FO4 they said.

So I did. I got it.

TF? It's always dark, the terrain is damn awful, it's like trying to navigate the Amazon forests after a species ending meteor strike; massive craters, large rocks, and cliffs, and swamps, and it feels like a holding pen for all the critters that didn't make it into the Jurassic Park franchise. Then there's The fog. I hate the fog. (Ever seen that movie?)

Yet, still I try to enjoy it, the quests seem interesting, the variation of characters diverse, and that 'Ol drunkard Longfellow is an absolute blast.

Then Dima, what the...? He looks way worse than Valentine, and he has a 1920's electric transformer stuck to his chest, and vacuum tubes jutting out of his head and back? I've seen kids at McDonald's with acute acne that looks better.

Retrieve Dima's memories, seriously? I've played arcade games in the 80's that were more immersive. And fun. That's not fun, it's a damn tedious, infantile grind.

Let me build some settlements I said, that will be fun I said. Put down a floor here, some walls, oh crap, you cannot scrap half the debris cluttering the place, so you can't build there, sorry. Let me just clear this bit out and then.... aaaand a Glowing Gulper eats me. Because the Fog Condensers stopped working. I might have moved a wire by mistake.

I'll keep trying to enjoy it, I will, I have to, because I want it to be better than that abomination called Nuka World. It cannot be worse than Nuka (Find the last Star Core) World.

Can it?

Every time I find myself in Far Harbour dodging monsters in the fog laden dark, I think of the sunshine and the magnificent view of the Prydwen from the upper deck of my beach house on Spectacle Island, and the VTAW/Bodyslide, all female settler crew residing there.

It's the weekend, enjoy!

[PeaceMaker]

Well yes. when I first ran Far harbor i didn't really like it. I still kinda don't. It's hard to see, it's usually dark, it's suffocating. Going back to the mainland is a refreshing breath of air.

But that's the point of Far Harbor, I think it's partly based on the Fog or maybe the Myst. It's meant to be uncomfortable.

Anyway, the longer you stick it out and get used to it, the better it gets and the more interesting stuff you'll find.

Dima turns out to be very interesting and his design makes a lot of sense when you understand what's going on.

I suggest taking breaks by going back to the mainland for a little bit, then return to the Harbor. Don't try doing it all at once. Also taking a Follower helps make things feel less claustrophobic and lonely.
p.s. I liked the puzzle.

[OldFatGuy]

Good read. You too have a great weekend.

Ahh... what's a glowing gulper, and does it literally eat you (meaning insta death)? I ask because as yet I've never experienced Far Harbor. (Or Nuka World, or what is the other one, Vault 88 or whatever the vault DLC is.)

[Cor.]

Yeah, Far Harbor is definitely the dark DLC.

Dima is Valentine's "brother" they were built at the same time

Forgot the name of the farm you get in the north, but theres an enraged fog crawler that usually spawns at the edge of the build area, right where you fast travel to. Its a PITA.

I enjoyed DIMA's memory games. Its was a nice challenge at logic puzzles and a break from the gunning and settlement building.

[Cor.]

Originally posted by OldFatGuy:

Good read. You too have a great weekend.

Ahh... what's a glowing gulper, and does it literally eat you (meaning insta death)? I ask because as yet I've never experienced Far Harbor. (Or Nuka World, or what is the other one, Vault 88 or whatever the vault DLC is.)

Think of a land based Angler fish. You see the yellow glowing light, like a campfire and just as you realize it isnt, it start lobbing ranged attacks. Easy to dodge, but hurts if you dont get out of the way.

[worm_master]

Uf ya got PA get the highlighting helmet mod, excelent for FH, u can see things underwater, and befoure you get close enough to trigger

[flayman]

I actually love it. The atmosphere is great. The music is very soothing and I don't mind that it sticks in my head for days. The fishing villages are quaint. I'm okay with the fog, because I'm usually doing a rad heavy build. And nothing beats the Inquisitor's Cowl for ramping up INT to get more XP.

[sdack]

I love Far Harbour for its dark, damp and radiated vibe. I can see how it is not for everyone, but one has to experience a real forrest in the mornings with fog still on the ground. It is beautiful and raw. This is also how I experience Far Harbour.

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I don't like Nuka World or Far Harbor. But at least you can just slaughter the whole place in Nuka World without all the ludicrous terrain obstacles.

[WarGeneral2007]

yall are haters, nuka world and far harbour are absolute gas

[Lord Nighthawk]

Far Harbor is at last the most "falloutdish" part of fallout 4 - rpg story and decision wise.
Opinions.......i really enjoyed the dark sad atmosphere, felt more like something after the war compared to the "happybright" commonwealth. Far Harbor is the best thing that could happen to fallout 4.

[Cor.]

Nuka World has a rideable roller coaster.

[𒆜Nurse☩With☩Wound𒆜]

Yeah kinda odd.. lets play a ' post apoc rpg ' where I play Barbie Dress up Settlement Edition all the time.. /shrugs Far Harbor is the ' most fallout ' like portion of Fo4.. At least the ' real fallout ' .. ie 1/2 .. an that whole vibe..

[Serious]

I can mostly agree.
I played Fallout 4 the first time before even the first dlc was released, never played the dlc so far.
Then i started a few weeks ago a new run and was really exited for the "new" stuff.... the dlc.
Esp. Far Harbor as i always read it's the best one.
And while i like the story, the atmosphere and the creatures i also dislike many points e.g. the terrain, as you already wrote, the repetitiv style, the almost 100% fog visuals and the low variation overall.
It might be an unusual opinion but i think i actually prefer nuka world. Sure the story is almost non existent, but the terrain is awesome, almost NV vibes, the almost necessity to play on the evil side brings fresh air as you mostly have 2-3 "good" options and just 0-1 evil ones, and it was fun to just discover unmarked location, more fun as it was in the commonwealth and much more as it was at far harbor.

At the end of the day i still like both DLC and i will play them again in a few years on my 3rd playtrough, but esp. far harbor is below my expectations.

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Originally posted by Serious:

It might be an unusual opinion but i think i actually prefer nuka world.

I definitely prefer it to Far Harbor. I get to relentlessly slaughter hundreds of raiders as soon as I get through the "gear check."

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Thanks to everyone who posted, it was just a bit of poking fun at the game and the DLC's. (And myself, with reference to my over the top Spectacle island beach house, populated with Barbie Dress-up as Nurse With Wound remarked)

Getting real; between FH and Nuka, I do prefer FH because it's really apocalyptic, and it offers lots of immersion since you have to be on your toes all the time. As for Nuka, the only reason for me to keep playing it is to get the achievements it offers, and the PA's for my display room. I might go there soon and just wipe everyone out to see what that's like