Recent reviews by Alexandrite

Great quality of life changes

When you buy a game just because the soundtrack is THAT good.

I've been playing since 2010, and even though the game has changed a hell of a lot since then, I don't intend to stop anytime soon. Met a lot of my Steam friends through this game.

Things I like:
Really nice open world
Player character customization
Weapon/Armor customization
The combat
The companions: Hancock, Cait, Nick, Codsworth
Random encounters
Item crafting
All junk is useful
The Assaultron
Travis the DJ

Things I'm mixed on:
Settlement building
Removal of item degradation (other than power armor)
Removal of the small energy cell and electron charge pack for energy weapons and the addition of plasma cartridges
Unarmed/Melee swing speeds are now just slow/med/fast based on size instead of varying per weapon
No level cap
Survival mode
Voiced protagonist
You cannot hold block anymore
Legendary items
The damage resistance system
Leather/Combat/Metal armors are worn above clothes instead of being their own outfits

Things I dislike:
REMOVAL OF SKILLS!
Dialogue wheel
The main story
Weapon customization masking the small variety of base weapons especially unarmed
Unarmed weapons are only equipped in the right hand
Unarmed weapons cannot be used in power armor
Bash/Power attack/Grenade all bound to the same button
Fusion cores for power armor
T-60 power armor is just remodeled T-45
Ghouls don't need food or water and are basically immortal instead of slowed down aging
Post-war items showing up in Pre-war facilities
All the major factions
Removal of Karma
Criticals are now VATS only
Companions cannot be killed even during Survival difficulty
Kills made by companions don't grant experience
Annoying essential NPCs
Food does not scale as well as Stimpaks
You cannot romance Curie in her Miss Nanny form
Most unique weapons not have unique skins

Even with all my complaints I still do have fun playing this game. If you're looking for a good post-apocalyptic open world shooter this could be the game for you, however if your looking for a meaningful role-playing experience I say look elsewhere.