Fallout 4 - Review Round Up

[Rock1m1]

NOTE: Reviews were mostly conducted on the Xbox system unless specified.

GameSpot - 9/10:

THE GOOD

A dense world with a wide range of curious characters and locations
*Great hybrid combat system
*Your choices have a major impact on the story
*A huge number of quests and rewards
*Intuitive creation tools
*Thought-provoking narrative

THE BAD

*Companions are difficult to manage
*Lackluster inventory management and world map
*Average graphics and some glitches to contend with

http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fallout-4-review/1900-6416306/

PC GAMER: 88/100 (Platform: PC)

As a whole, though, it's a loving production. It's filled with care and attention to detail—like the expanded set of radio stations, or the way flash radiation storms bathe the world in a sickly, ominous green hue. It's a pleasure to pick through the world, to discover new sights, and to pick through the perks and customisation option to conceive the perfect character build, however bizarre. In short, many of Fallout 4's problems, like every Bethesda RPG before it, are a consequence of what makes them unforgettable. That might not be the neatest conclusion, but it explains why, 50 hours in, I'm still having fun. It also explains why, now that I've finished this review, I'm going to play it for many hours more.

http://www.pcgamer.com/fallout-4-review/

Polygon - 9.5/10 (Provisional)

Bethesda's open-world strengths have always differed from its contemporaries in that focus on world-building and a sense of place above all else. Fallout 4 has all the ambiance and history that made its predecessors such wonderful places to get lost for hours at a time, with a much more coherent set of stories within it. That Bethesda has integrated a major building and crafting tool while finally building a great-playing game almost feels like a bonus.

http://www.polygon.com/2015/11/9/9648824/fallout-4-review-xbox-one-PS4-PC

IGN: 9.5/10 (PS4, Xbox One - frame rate and performance issues, PC version showing none of that)

THE GOOD:

*Outstanding world
*Great crafting system
*Good story, characters
*Huge variety

THE BAD:

*Bugs

http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/11/09/fallout-4-review?page=1

Destructoid: 7.5/10

For those of you who are used to this with the past work, it's par for the course -- for everyone else who doesn't put up with it, nothing has changed. I should also note that while visual issues were persistently present in the Xbox One edition (reviewed here), I only ran into full-on game crashing twice during my travels. Given how glitchy it is, I can only speculate as to whether or not there will be any game-breaking bugs that completely halt progress, but it seems very likely.

After spending roughly 40 hours with the game, I can safely place it somewhere in the middle of Fallout 3 and New Vegas in terms of quality. A lot of the franchise's signature problems have carried over directly into Fallout 4, but all of its charms have come along for the ride as well. It manages to do a whole lot right, but the story drags at times, and glitches...glitches never change.

http://www.destructoid.com/review-fallout-4-318096.phtml

Eurogamer: (Scoreless review system)

More troubling still, I've suffered an appalling frame rate that plummets to what appear to be single figures during moments of intense action, and lengthy pauses while the game hangs and decides if it wants to continue or not. I've only suffered one fatal crash in over 50 hours of play, but that's not really a record worth celebrating. Experience tells me that with any Bethesda RPG, such issues tend to get worse over time, as your save file balloons, rather than better.

However, fans - and I count myself among that number - will likely shrug and accept that this is simply how things are in a Bethesda RPG, and it's true that the highs do outweigh the lows. Fallout 4 has given me some of my best gaming memories of 2015, along with some of my most frustrating. These are legacy problems that aren't going away any time soon, and as fun as the settlement crafting is here, I'd gladly do without it for a game engine that offers a more dependable foundation for future adventures. Fallout 4 is a great game. It's also kind of a mess. Caveat emptor.

Eurogamer Digital Foundry, after counducting performance anaylsis, recommends the PC version for far more optimal performance if given the option. -

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-fallout-4-performance-analysis

[kth]

Well, IGN gave new CODBO3 9+/10. Now their opinion doesnt matter to me.

[EgoAcid]

Цитата допису Rock1m1:

NOTE: Reviews were conducted on the Xbox system by everyone except PC GAMER

Actually IGN did it on all 3 systems.
And stated that slow down and choppiness made the console versions disappointing.
Which he said are non existant on a decent PC.

[Rock1m1]

Цитата допису Gojira:

Цитата допису Rock1m1:

NOTE: Reviews were conducted on the Xbox system by everyone except PC GAMER

Actually IGN did it on all 3 systems.
And stated that slow down and coppines made the console versions disappointing.
Which he said are non existant on a decent PC.

Thanks for that! Updating.

[AtomicSamurai]

Цитата допису Rock1m1:

Цитата допису Gojira:

Actually IGN did it on all 3 systems.
And stated that slow down and coppines made the console versions disappointing.
Which he said are non existant on a decent PC.

Thanks for that! Updating.

Woot awesome!!!

[Bucksfan70]

Цитата допису Knuffel-sama:

Цитата допису Buccomatic:

fallout 4 ign = 9.5/10
witcher 3 ign = 9.3/10

fallout 4 > witcher 3

Well its ign. And what does a difference of 0.2 points mean anyway.

it means it's better.

witcher 3 is just a long boring cgi cutscene/movie with some really crappy, clunky terrible gameplay/combat sandwiched in between. it's like TLOU, everyone loves that game because of the story and characters, which are great in that game. but people want to PLAY their game, not watch it. in witcher 3 the story and characters are snotty and annoying, not fun or enjoyable and when the whole game is a cutscene and crafting potions it ends up sucking balls unlike TLOU or fallout 4.

[FullMetalPanic]

Power unlimited review (Dutch) 89/100

I will translate the conclusion for you:
The biggest downside to Fallout 4 is that the engine is almost as retro as the style of the game, this entry knows many of the same issues as that we came across in since Bethesda's RPG in 2006. Thankfully there is the lively story and the all inclusive, the ludirously deep customization system that make smart use of sattlement and power armor building and the somewhat more fluid gameplay to keep everything fresh. And then *POOF* 100+ hours of your time is gone.

http://www.pu.nl/artikelen/review/fallout-4-review/

[Wintermist]

http://www.gamewatcher.com/reviews/fallout-4-review/12392

GameWatcher - 8.5

Verdict:
"Fallout 4 is a superb game, with a huge and compelling game-world to explore, entertaining combat, and many quests that’ll keep gamers hooked for over a hundred hours of single-player-only fun. Yes the story is literally forgotten the moment you leave it (what son?), but other than that everything great about Fallout 3 is back in the sequel… which is both a blessing and a curse. It really does feel like Fallout 3 with slightly nicer graphics and a few mods (like “homebase customization”) thrown in, and while Fallout 4 has everything that made the last game great it has all the weaknesses too, like a terrible inventory menu, stiff character models, interior locations requiring loading screens, and more. Fallout 4 is an amazing game that I doubt anyone will be disappointed by, but it’s not unique. And I still prefer New Vegas."