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

[Tastaturri]

Thanks for that :)

[Rock1m1]

Glad I could help :)

[Bucksfan70]

whoohooo!

YES!

mean, hate-filled, jealous, witcher 3 fanboy suicide watch confirmed!

[knallfix]

Bugs and fubar PC Controls, so glad bethesda kept their standards.

[Doctor ☢ Apocalypse]

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

[Schlappohr Pyro]

Gamstar 87. Great game but not as many stories as in fallout 3 or nv. Also menus are terrible.
Witcher 3 > Fallout 4.

[Shadowrunner]

thanks man!

[Bucksfan70]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Doctor ☢ Apocalypse:

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

i'm boycotting those ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥.

[Rock1m1]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Doctor ☢ Apocalypse:

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

Updated.

[Flatbuffer]

Looks good. The bugs are expected, let's hope they are not game breaking.

[Wolfhound]

Wait.. not the traditional 94%? Dear oh dear... ;oP

[Bucksfan70]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Knuffel-sama:

Gamstar 87. Great game but not as many stories as in fallout 3 or nv. Also menus are terrible.
Witcher 3 > Fallout 4.

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

fallout 4 > witcher 3

[kth]

Destructoid reviewers are idiots. They screwed every potential GOTY games but honored corporate "AAA"-titles like CODBO3 and other shait. Paid f*cks.

[Bucksfan70]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Stiglets:

Looks good. The bugs are expected, let's hope they are not game breaking.

they are few and will be atched instantly, unlike witcher 3 which still suffers from major bugs.

plus we get mods that will probably fix any bugs faster than bethesda can

YES!

[Schlappohr Pyro]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Buccomatic:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Knuffel-sama:

Gamstar 87. Great game but not as many stories as in fallout 3 or nv. Also menus are terrible.
Witcher 3 > Fallout 4.

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.