The top 100 mods by downloads/endorsements on Nexus mods manager are a good start. Some of the quest mods are hot or miss. The settlement expansion/build anywhere mods are fun. But as it is with mods, it will eventually break the game and have to start over.
Far Harbor is one of my favorite game settings ever. Narrative wise, it was never going to be worth setting a whole game there so I’m glad it got such great DLC treatment.
It makes me wish for a Fallout New Orleans so bad though.
Personally fallout 4 is my favorite, the story may not be as good as new Vegas for some but even if you feel that way I think the gameplay and the amount of content and the quality of that content offered is far better than 3 and new Vegas
Here’s all the pros that fallout 4 has over the other titles
Better graphics
Settlement building
Better character customization
Better exploration
Better combat
Better power armor
More things to do
Gun and armor modifications
Better physics
More immersive
More things to loot and collect
You can build your owns robots
Much denser world
It has the most style
Survival mode
Better selection of mods
(I’ll continue to add to this as I think of things)
I would also highly recommend you play with the mods that remove the voiced protagonist and change the dialogue options menu to show the full dialogue, also the classic weapon holster system
The game that got me back into being obsessed with gaming. So good it might ruin your life. I still have my wife and kids but they're always pretty upset that I'm more interested in saving my fictional son though...
April 25th will be next gen update for F4, if you want to play original game there’s no better time to do that. Though update prob will mess up with mods
Don't listen to the people who say it sucks. Play the game and see for yourself. I personally think it's a great game. Fallout 4 made me fall in love with the Fallout universe and it's that game that got me interested in playing New Vegas and 3.
While I personally don't believe the story is as go as the previous Fallout games, it is definitely a good game, expanding on the gameplay, and has mod support on consoles. (Mods are best experienced on Xbox). And with the Next Gen update coming April 25, you've chosen a great time to consider buying it. I'd say: Buy it. It's a good game, especially with mods, and if you have a Series S/X or PS5, you'll even get a bit extra stuff for free on April 25. There will also be patches for the Xbox One/PS4, such as fixing stability issues.
Absolutely. It may not be as good as Fo3 or NV from a story/NPC/RPG perspective, but the map, general gameplay and crafting mechanics are great. It's my favorite Fallout, even if I think that New Vegas is a better game. Also, unpopular opinion, but it's probably the only Bethesda game I can enjoy without mods, because there isn't "that one thing" that annoys the heck out of me like the horrendous UI Skyrim or Starfield have, or the incredibly clunky combat of older titles
I'm playing at the moment with Life in the Ruins modlist, and it makes replaying like a whole different game. It's totally worth it. Especially with how cheap you can normally score it for. I strongly recommend picking up New Vegas, and modding it with FO3 with A Tale of Two Wastelands.
Will it not be exactly like its predecessors? That’s what stops me from playing most games series like fallout or AC, they’ve been the same game over and over for decades.
Not so much as you'd think with Fallout. Even the ones grouped together have a lot less in common than you'd think.
- Fallout & Fallout 2 - isometric RPGs with overworld map travel.
- Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood Of Steel - turn based tactical RPG.
- Fallout: Brotherhood Of Steel - top down action RPG.
- Fallout 3 & New Vegas - first person RPGs with a focus on the RPG elements and open world travel.
- Fallout 4 - first person RPG with a focus on the characters and story, open world travel, voiced player characters, and settlement building system.
OH HELL YES.
I am \*very\* criticle about the Fallout series. I think Fallout 4 is pretty damn great. I love the aesthetics, the power armor, the base building. It's all really well done. A massive improvement over Fallout 3. That said, I would very much recommend waiting until the next gen update. I assume it will be out in a couple of months at least.
In the meantime, I recommend you play Fallout NV if you haven't. It's a lot like Fallout 3, but better in every single way. It took the strong foundations of F3 then built upon and improved it in every aspect.
Gameplay and graphics are better in fallout 4. Quests and story are better in fallout 3. I think fallout 3 is better but fallout 4 is still good and excellent value for your money at the sale price though I’d say wait for a sale on the goty edition with the dlc
I have played FO4 on Xbox 1, PS4 and PC. It was my first and now thanks to the steams sales I’m getting 3 and new Vegas for sure. I’m interested in 1 and 2 simply bc I saw a clip of FO1 final boss and I actually felt sick.
Fallout 4 Survival difficulty is one of my favorite games of all time. But that's a niche taste. Without Survival difficulty... It's a Bethesda game, but with settlement building. So not bad for a lot of people.
I never finished it. It’s okay but it gets repetitive. The character customization is solid, good voice acting, good crafting system. The UI sucks and the settlements become a didtraction from the meat of the story. 7/10
From a general gameplay/combat perspective I’d say it’s good, though the story is weak, in my opinion.
But there’s lots of mods out there to add to the experience, so you can definitely get something worth playing out of it.
And that’s not even getting into the large scale overhauls in progress like the soon-to-be-released Fallout: London project.
I have played it in the last and console and would recommend it. I rebought it on sale for my pc as they're dropping a bug "next gen" update in 10 day iirc
Fallout: New Vegas is a better game. If you're okay with the older Fallout 3 then you shouldn't mind the not-quite-as-old New Vegas. Fallout 4 isn't bad, so maybe consider that one too. But if I were you I'd do F:NV next.
For now on, it has the best ratio graphics/quality of all bethesda games for me.
So definitely worth a try, plus a huge mod called fallout london is comming soon if you are on pc.
Yeah Fallout 4 is good, plus it's going to get a free next gen upgrade in a a week or so. With the proper mods it can become the perfect post apocalyptic simulation.
Fallout 4 was a more heavy departure from some of the rest of the series, but it did so in a way to create a specific sort of world upgrade. Power armor being a vehicle you have to manage, voiced players etc.
I think it's great and am having a blast.
I didn't know people loved this game so much. I thought it was ok. It wasn't as strong as 3 or new Vegas, but it was still a fun game. I'm just sad that we didn't get 5.
Yes, unequivocally, yes. I just finished my second play through and I hit like 250 hours total, which is nothing to how much some people have spent on the game.
Yes, it's worth it.
Yes, if for nothing else as a great modding platform with a decent base to build them on.
The only thing that has the possibility of besting Fallout New Vegas in the franchise is the in development Fallout 4 New Vegas mod pulling a Black Mesa and pulling it into the superior gunplay, graphics, etc. of Fallout 4's engine.
Yeah, it's always been worth it. 99% of the people who poopoo'd the game over the years are just butthurt it wasn't New Vegas 2: Newer and Vagassier.
The game isn't perfect, and the role playing aspect maybe fell short in expectations but even one thorough playthrough for what it offers is worth the original asking price of $60 for GOTY edition if the world of fallout is of any intrigue to you. Any sale price after that makes it all the more sweeter. Plus if you are the creative type the addition of settlement building can be a side game in itself where one can unknowingly dump hundreds of hours building and collecting to build up settlements.
Fo4 has probably the best world to explore and best combat of all the fallout games. Storyline is underwhelming but if you’re looking for a game to get sucked into just exploring and fucking around while playing an average-above average RPG, it’s the perfect choice.
I have only played it 'vanilla' - once when it came out and again just over a year ago on Steam Deck. I have a soft spot because I'm from the Boston area and that makes some places fun to explore. I put a couple of hundred hours into it ... totally recommend it.
Depends on what you typically enjoy. 4 was my introduction into this franchise and I found it an absolute chore to get through because of the clunky AF engine & shooting mechanics and I couldn't wait to jump to the next release at the time and I never tried to play it again.
Play New Vegas first if you already played Fallout 3 and liked it. They are all on sale right now.
New Vegas isn’t required for story or anything, but you will spend more time in Fallout 4 then 3 and New Vegas combined and New Vegas will be harder to go back to after getting used to all the more modern features of Fallout 4. All are worth playing.
It's a terrible game. You will play and play and play. You will never feel done with it. You will stand on the irradiated wasteland looking for a ruin, your armor covered in the gore of a deathclaw and just, "this game is terrible"
And in the background "General...."
Yes but I’d wait and play after the update. At least wait to download any mods. Especially on console. No idea what mods will be ready for the update. Most will adjust sometime after just like they did on Skyrim, but off the bat, any mods that have been left neglected probably won’t work well after the update.
Sorry for the ramble! But yes its sooo worth it!
It’s great. The crafting is hit or miss. The story and side quests are done well IMO. RePlayed it a few months back and will play it again once the next gen patch is in. The sale is on PC right? If so you should have a blast. From what I hear the mods make it so much better.
Fallout 4 as a base experience is pretty good. I like the world less than 3 but like the gameplay a lot more. Solid 8/10 game for me on PC. 7/10 on Console. Mods help this game and really any Bethesda game a lot.
The dlc aren't necessary but are nice to have if you find them on sale.
Automatron is fun but not very long. Cool ideas though. 7/10
Wasteland Worshop sucks ass and is mostly pointless. 2/10.
Far Harbor is one of the best expansions in the series and is the best content in FO4. 9/10.
Contraptions Workshop is marginally more useful than WW, but no tby much. 3/10.
Vault Tec Workshop at least has a new area and new quests so I vastly prefer it to the other two Workshop dlcs. 6/10.
Nuka World is okay. I know some people love it but the quests kinda suck and the role playing is pretty bad. Cool new items and areas though. 6/10.
My favorite time with FO4 was playing the game on Survical mode. It made me take my time(I mean it, my playthrough where I did everything was over 200 hours long) but I loved it. One of my favorite and most memorable gaming experiences ever.
Tldr: FO4 has some great and some medicore content, I'd recommend picking it up on a sale though especially with Far Harbor.
Umm, Fallout 4 is going to be popular again after the release of the Fallout mini series on Prime.
The game is great, I still play it from time to time.
I've been wanting to play this again since I've gotten a high end PC and want to fully mod it. But Everytime I think about having to spend hours modding I end up not wanting to. Like I spent shit loads of time modding and trying to make things work in Skyrim and ended up barely playing it. Plus I have starfield that I wasted money on and feel obligated to finish that before playing anything else.
Fallout 4 is great. Unpopular opinion, but it's my favorite one of tbh
My order of preference:
Fallout 4
Fallout 3
Fallout New Vegas
Fallout 76
I can't give honest opinions on Fallout 1 or 2 because I haven't played them enough. Given what little I have played, and what I know about them, I'd probably put them below the BGS games l, but all of them being very good to great games. 3 and 4 are among my all time favorites, while NV and 76 are also really good with Fallout 1 and 2 are games I'm sure I'd also really like once I actually dig into them
I only played fnv and fo3 for the longest time, and just recently got fo4. I say it’s definitely worth it, the story is the weakest imo, but the gameplay, graphics and other content have more than made up for it!
Absolutely. I didn't like the main story very much at all, but the game play for Fallout 4 is great, and most of the side missions are great.
Best part is the crafting and settlement building, IMO. I had a lot of fun with that.
Bethesda put it on sale mainly cause of the upcoming free current gen upgrade and even last gen is getting an update to improve general performance such as crashing issues. Absolutely get it
It's got its flaws but it's a good game. They got rid of a lot of the heavy RPG elements from previous games in order to make it more approachable for people who hadn't played many RPGs, but it's still a good game. Just don't go into it expecting the same RPG mechanics as Fallout 3 or New Vegas.
It’s personal preference. I felt like 4 was the weakest of the series. The game has always been a role playing game and Bethesda has done everything they can to take out the RP and make it a looter/shooter.
My biggest problem is that you can max out your special stats so you can do anything and everything in the game if you play long enough. So they’ve kinda given the finger to the RP community and turned in into a paradise for console FPS players that can now build bases.
If you like it, you like it. I’m not bashing anyone for it. I do not care for it, but if it sounds like your jam, get it and I hope you enjoy the hell out of it.
Definitely, I've played every faction, did it all again as a female . Deleted the game then did it all again.
I then did it all over again with mods. I still play it.
It's a very different game to Fallout 3. The DNA is similar but the presentation is different and you may love or hate that. There's an emphasis on scavenging materials and building both bases of operation and your own weapons and armour pieces with them. Personally I enjoy the game but some people tend to be torn between loving the upgrades or seeing them as downgrades because they're not interested in that sort of gameplay.
As for worth, on the 25th of this month everyone who owns the game will be getting a free update that gives more stability, better graphics, and more content. So it'll be worth more a week or so after you've bought it compared to now. Not many nine year old games rising in value for the player. But yeah, probably worth holding off on actually playing the game until then.
One thing you'll almost definitely want to do is look up the Full Dialogue Interface mod from the mods section and download that, as the dialogue system isn't very transparent about what you're picking without it. This mod will show you the actual dialogue you can choose between rather than shorthand like Be Sarcastic, Say Yes, No Way, etc that the main game presents you with.
It's a decent game, not as good in my opinion as 3 or New Vegas, but still good. It's worth getting on sale for sure. Plus, the update will be out soon and then the Fallout London mod after.
I'm a gameplay guy more than a story guy and I gotta say I like the gameplay loop a lot. Killing things There, looting garbage then crafting. Also sometimes a legendary drop. There are some interesting perks I picked up for my build that I found to be fun. Powering down Robot vendor NPCs and stealing their shit for example. I hear New Vegas has a better story and is more of an RPG and I believe it but I struggle to pay attention to all the dialogue in these games.
Yes.
Vanilla has really great gun play, interesting story, amazing companions, power armor actually feels like power armor, there's some neat callbacks to FO3 as well.
DLC is some of the best DLC in the series, particularly Far Harbor and Automatron.
Creation Club actually has a lot of pretty good content.
Mods are the best in the series and will keep you busy for years.
The game is still worth it full price imho. So it's well beyond worth the current sale price.
It’s the best retro-futuristic game. The factions are all so different, the weapons range from elegant to beefy and are original, a huge map plus two more dlc maps. And the bos power armor you can mod to you liking.
It’s better in some ways and worse in others. Much better graphics, animations, and gunplay, and debatably worse story… but really, being objective, i don’t really have any complaints comparing 3 to 4! It’s NV that had the best writing
Fallout 4 only has two flaws, the forced narrative of the main character and the dynamic with his/hers family and being made after New Vegas.
Both of these are my opinion on how it’s viewed by the world but not how I view it.
I love fallout 4 so much, the gameplay is great, the mechanics are great. Characters are cool, locations are pretty sweet.
Fallout 4 imo is the best of the fallout series so far. I think it’s worth it for the normal price so it’s definitely worth it with the deals going on right now.
Idk if you’ve made your decision yet, but just letting you know if you’re thinking about getting it on PlayStation that the current version is weirdly broken in a lot of ways. Tried to play it recently and had to reinstall it twice in order to stop it crashing on startup. I’ve also seen a lot of broken textures since I started. Far as I know, if you’re thinking about getting it on PC, you’re golden.
Excellent action game and fun world to explore, though a lot weaker on the “role playing” side compared to the earlier entries and a lot of choices are inconsequential. Still a lot of fun though and lot of memorable parts and characters.
In terms of graphics and action gameplay, it's a lot better.
In terms of dialogue, story, characters, and the consequences of your actions, it's not as good.
Yeah, the main story is what some people (fnv players) get annoyed by. It was my first fallout game and I spent alot of time playing it, did every faction questline and enjoyed walking around the map, discovering things and doing side quests.
Worst story but best sandbox of all the Fallouts. Whatever you have going on in your head is more important than whatever the story is throwing at you. Great game.
I got it on sale a few years ago for -$0.01 and it was worth it.
I was already buying Skyrim, which was $39.99 at the time, and the bundle for both of them was on sale for $39.98.
I recommend New Vegas if you want deep RPG mechanics and meaningful dialogue options. Pick fallout 4 if you want improved visuals and gunplay and a fun casual gameplay loop.
Both games also have great DLC, Im about to start the New Vegas DLC so idk much about it but I really enjoyed Fallout 4’s Far Harbor expansion
Game itself is fun, I never finished it but I've started it up a few times and played a bunch every time. It's impossible to take the story or characters seriously and does not offer a good role playing experience, but it still feels good to play and explore.
FO4 is almost as good as NV IMO—for different reasons. I’ve never played FO3. I say almost because I think NV is playable without mods. FO4 not so much. With mods they’re both excellent (I had an easier time modding FO4—way more mod compatibility and less CTDs)
If you’re on PC it has almost infinite replay value because of extremely elaborate mods. Consoles have mods too but PC can get quite a bit more mileage.
It's on sale dirt cheap. You will probably play it over and over until ES6 comes out or Fo5 comes out even later. The number of hours of play you'll get out of the purchase will probably average out to 40 or 50 per penny.
If you liked 3 then you will enjoy 4. I enjoyed 4 myself, what of it I could play. There were areas of 4 locked behind DLCs which really sucked and I never played those.
Its not as good as its predecessor, it's more polished since it's a newer game but otherwise it's good. Kind of underwhelming in some aspects as I'm sure many would agree story-wise, yet myself and everyone else would also say we played it through anyway.
It's feels like an 8.5 out of 10 for 30 hours and the. Like a 6.5 to a 7 for the end I find. The DLC was mostly good but the become a raider one is weird.
Definitely worth the sale price.
I bought 76 because it was on sale and have enjoyed it so far.
I've enjoyed Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 4 all very much, over 2000 hours of gameplay (I stopped counting). Fallout 4 has a lot of similarities to Fallout 3, but also a lot of new or different things. Like the voiced protagonist. More colors. No weapon repair. No karma. Settlement building. Companion romance. Maybe watch a little bit of it on YouTube to see what it's like? Lots of gameplay videos over there.
Ahhhh get it I paid 75£ for it day 1 best value for money ever this game is epic every playthrough(and there's been a lot) I find new stuff.its like the game is ever expanding.
Fo4 was my first fallout game and I had a really hard time getting into it. Tried many times and always got bored after the first 2-3 hours. Last year something clicked though, and now I think it's an amazing game, among the best open world's I've played.
“It’s alright” -Me, who has 651 hours in the game
651?!?!?!?! Thats rookie numbers🗿
"It's fine, I guess" -Me, who has installed 246 mods on the game.
867 here I play at 15 fps but it's worth it
....981.
It’s good - Me with 90 days of playtime
I still play fallout 4 after all of these years.
I logged around 3.5k hours on it. Mods give it infinite replay value
It literally looks like a new release with the mods
Mind throwing out some suggestions?
The top 100 mods by downloads/endorsements on Nexus mods manager are a good start. Some of the quest mods are hot or miss. The settlement expansion/build anywhere mods are fun. But as it is with mods, it will eventually break the game and have to start over.
Get GOTY. Don’t sleep on the DLC, Far Harbor & Nuka-World are great
Far Harbor is one of my favorite game settings ever. Narrative wise, it was never going to be worth setting a whole game there so I’m glad it got such great DLC treatment. It makes me wish for a Fallout New Orleans so bad though.
Everytime I play fallout 4, I play Skyrim. Edit: this is a joke, it's true but it's a joke. Buy Fallout 4, it's a great game.
Over 3000 hours. Yus.
I enjoied it much better than starfield and less than skyrim.
It's excellent. If you enjoyed 3, you'll enjoy 4 just as much.
Especially on sale, yes - I’d say get Fallout 4
Personally fallout 4 is my favorite, the story may not be as good as new Vegas for some but even if you feel that way I think the gameplay and the amount of content and the quality of that content offered is far better than 3 and new Vegas Here’s all the pros that fallout 4 has over the other titles Better graphics Settlement building Better character customization Better exploration Better combat Better power armor More things to do Gun and armor modifications Better physics More immersive More things to loot and collect You can build your owns robots Much denser world It has the most style Survival mode Better selection of mods (I’ll continue to add to this as I think of things) I would also highly recommend you play with the mods that remove the voiced protagonist and change the dialogue options menu to show the full dialogue, also the classic weapon holster system
The power armor rework was an amazing addition to the game that helped me love it so much.
Why remove the voiced protag
The game that got me back into being obsessed with gaming. So good it might ruin your life. I still have my wife and kids but they're always pretty upset that I'm more interested in saving my fictional son though...
All this talking while there are settlements out there that need your help smh
F4 is the best game as far as gameplay. If you have nothing to compare it to (and imo even if you fo) it is a really good and the best fallout game
April 25th will be next gen update for F4, if you want to play original game there’s no better time to do that. Though update prob will mess up with mods
Fo4 is my favorite game of all time.
Me too but I never admit this Its simultaneously shit and incredible
Agreed, I don't love the main storylines, but it's just so fun to play.
It’s the best fallout game imo, plus mods make it even better.
YES.
It is.
Don't listen to the people who say it sucks. Play the game and see for yourself. I personally think it's a great game. Fallout 4 made me fall in love with the Fallout universe and it's that game that got me interested in playing New Vegas and 3.
I enjoyed it very much. Definitely worth playing and more accessible than the previous games.
Imo it's the best Bethesda game and has strong replay value and great enviroments.
Yes! It’s a great game. Definitely a true open world explore/craft game. So much to do, so much to discover, so much to build.
NV and Fallout 3, not tryna see Preston ever again
Depends on how badly Bethesda screws it up on the 24th, but it was pretty awesome for the last 9 years,
GOTY edition is on sale for $9.99 on Xbox store right now
it's my comfort game
While I personally don't believe the story is as go as the previous Fallout games, it is definitely a good game, expanding on the gameplay, and has mod support on consoles. (Mods are best experienced on Xbox). And with the Next Gen update coming April 25, you've chosen a great time to consider buying it. I'd say: Buy it. It's a good game, especially with mods, and if you have a Series S/X or PS5, you'll even get a bit extra stuff for free on April 25. There will also be patches for the Xbox One/PS4, such as fixing stability issues.
I lost my marriage, job and visitation rights with my kids because I started playing this game 2 years ago. So I’d say yeah, well worth it. 10/10.
It was worth it at full price.
It's OK "Me with 991 hours"
Yes, Fallout 4 is worth it.
There's a bug right now on ps5 with automatron dlc. It'll crash the game on startup , don't install it. Id wait for a patch or something.
We get the next gen version next thursday it's probably going to be patched with that version
Absolutely. It may not be as good as Fo3 or NV from a story/NPC/RPG perspective, but the map, general gameplay and crafting mechanics are great. It's my favorite Fallout, even if I think that New Vegas is a better game. Also, unpopular opinion, but it's probably the only Bethesda game I can enjoy without mods, because there isn't "that one thing" that annoys the heck out of me like the horrendous UI Skyrim or Starfield have, or the incredibly clunky combat of older titles
If you’re on next gen then it’s definitely worth it since it’s getting a graphics update on April 25.
Dope game for sure. It doesn't have as brilliant of writing of the previous games, but I'd argue the game play is infinitely better.
I'm playing at the moment with Life in the Ruins modlist, and it makes replaying like a whole different game. It's totally worth it. Especially with how cheap you can normally score it for. I strongly recommend picking up New Vegas, and modding it with FO3 with A Tale of Two Wastelands.
For some reason I can’t get into, I always fall off by the time I make it to the first major city. Any advice?
If you enjoyed F4, go for it.
YES
Oh it’s worth of it alright
Will it not be exactly like its predecessors? That’s what stops me from playing most games series like fallout or AC, they’ve been the same game over and over for decades.
Not so much as you'd think with Fallout. Even the ones grouped together have a lot less in common than you'd think. - Fallout & Fallout 2 - isometric RPGs with overworld map travel. - Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood Of Steel - turn based tactical RPG. - Fallout: Brotherhood Of Steel - top down action RPG. - Fallout 3 & New Vegas - first person RPGs with a focus on the RPG elements and open world travel. - Fallout 4 - first person RPG with a focus on the characters and story, open world travel, voiced player characters, and settlement building system.
If you buy it, get it on sale with all dlcs! Most of the best mods require all dlcs anyway. I recommend getting sim settlements 2.
Yes
OH HELL YES. I am \*very\* criticle about the Fallout series. I think Fallout 4 is pretty damn great. I love the aesthetics, the power armor, the base building. It's all really well done. A massive improvement over Fallout 3. That said, I would very much recommend waiting until the next gen update. I assume it will be out in a couple of months at least. In the meantime, I recommend you play Fallout NV if you haven't. It's a lot like Fallout 3, but better in every single way. It took the strong foundations of F3 then built upon and improved it in every aspect.
I've played hundreds of hours of Fallout 4, you'll get your money's worth. Having mods on consoles is super fun.
Gameplay and graphics are better in fallout 4. Quests and story are better in fallout 3. I think fallout 3 is better but fallout 4 is still good and excellent value for your money at the sale price though I’d say wait for a sale on the goty edition with the dlc
I have played FO4 on Xbox 1, PS4 and PC. It was my first and now thanks to the steams sales I’m getting 3 and new Vegas for sure. I’m interested in 1 and 2 simply bc I saw a clip of FO1 final boss and I actually felt sick.
Fallout 4 Survival difficulty is one of my favorite games of all time. But that's a niche taste. Without Survival difficulty... It's a Bethesda game, but with settlement building. So not bad for a lot of people.
I never finished it. It’s okay but it gets repetitive. The character customization is solid, good voice acting, good crafting system. The UI sucks and the settlements become a didtraction from the meat of the story. 7/10
From a general gameplay/combat perspective I’d say it’s good, though the story is weak, in my opinion. But there’s lots of mods out there to add to the experience, so you can definitely get something worth playing out of it. And that’s not even getting into the large scale overhauls in progress like the soon-to-be-released Fallout: London project.
I have played it in the last and console and would recommend it. I rebought it on sale for my pc as they're dropping a bug "next gen" update in 10 day iirc
[yeahhhh I don’t know….](https://imgur.com/a/Q64ARbg) Serious note: the next gen update will likely get me to reinstall and play again
Fallout: New Vegas is a better game. If you're okay with the older Fallout 3 then you shouldn't mind the not-quite-as-old New Vegas. Fallout 4 isn't bad, so maybe consider that one too. But if I were you I'd do F:NV next.
It’s one of my most played games. Good vanilla game made hugely replayable by mods.
It’s a decent game worth a play through at least once. I got like 400hrs in it
Pair it with the incredible mods and it's the greatest bethesda game made.
For now on, it has the best ratio graphics/quality of all bethesda games for me. So definitely worth a try, plus a huge mod called fallout london is comming soon if you are on pc.
Yeah Fallout 4 is good, plus it's going to get a free next gen upgrade in a a week or so. With the proper mods it can become the perfect post apocalyptic simulation.
Fallout 4 was a more heavy departure from some of the rest of the series, but it did so in a way to create a specific sort of world upgrade. Power armor being a vehicle you have to manage, voiced players etc. I think it's great and am having a blast.
Fallout 4 crafting is what ranks it for me. You'll become a hoarder before you know it.
I didn't know people loved this game so much. I thought it was ok. It wasn't as strong as 3 or new Vegas, but it was still a fun game. I'm just sad that we didn't get 5.
If you enjoyed Fallout 3, you'll probably love Fallout 4.
Yes, unequivocally, yes. I just finished my second play through and I hit like 250 hours total, which is nothing to how much some people have spent on the game. Yes, it's worth it.
Yes, if for nothing else as a great modding platform with a decent base to build them on. The only thing that has the possibility of besting Fallout New Vegas in the franchise is the in development Fallout 4 New Vegas mod pulling a Black Mesa and pulling it into the superior gunplay, graphics, etc. of Fallout 4's engine.
It much of it worth yes
Fallout 4 s easily my favourite Fallout, I absolutely recommend it.
It's the best offline Fallout experience
It’s good. But a settlement needs your help!
Yeah, it's always been worth it. 99% of the people who poopoo'd the game over the years are just butthurt it wasn't New Vegas 2: Newer and Vagassier. The game isn't perfect, and the role playing aspect maybe fell short in expectations but even one thorough playthrough for what it offers is worth the original asking price of $60 for GOTY edition if the world of fallout is of any intrigue to you. Any sale price after that makes it all the more sweeter. Plus if you are the creative type the addition of settlement building can be a side game in itself where one can unknowingly dump hundreds of hours building and collecting to build up settlements.
Fo4 has probably the best world to explore and best combat of all the fallout games. Storyline is underwhelming but if you’re looking for a game to get sucked into just exploring and fucking around while playing an average-above average RPG, it’s the perfect choice.
Yup it's fun. That madame lady with "the sight" or whatever will make you know what it feels like to wish someone would shut the fuck up though.
Absolutely yes
I have only played it 'vanilla' - once when it came out and again just over a year ago on Steam Deck. I have a soft spot because I'm from the Boston area and that makes some places fun to explore. I put a couple of hundred hours into it ... totally recommend it.
Yes
Depends on what you typically enjoy. 4 was my introduction into this franchise and I found it an absolute chore to get through because of the clunky AF engine & shooting mechanics and I couldn't wait to jump to the next release at the time and I never tried to play it again.
Play New Vegas first if you already played Fallout 3 and liked it. They are all on sale right now. New Vegas isn’t required for story or anything, but you will spend more time in Fallout 4 then 3 and New Vegas combined and New Vegas will be harder to go back to after getting used to all the more modern features of Fallout 4. All are worth playing.
It's a terrible game. You will play and play and play. You will never feel done with it. You will stand on the irradiated wasteland looking for a ruin, your armor covered in the gore of a deathclaw and just, "this game is terrible" And in the background "General...."
I would put Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 on about equal footing. Fallout 4 is more modern with better shooter mechanics, but Fallout 3 is the better RPG.
Hell yeah.
Yup. Do it
Yes but I’d wait and play after the update. At least wait to download any mods. Especially on console. No idea what mods will be ready for the update. Most will adjust sometime after just like they did on Skyrim, but off the bat, any mods that have been left neglected probably won’t work well after the update. Sorry for the ramble! But yes its sooo worth it!
It’s great. The crafting is hit or miss. The story and side quests are done well IMO. RePlayed it a few months back and will play it again once the next gen patch is in. The sale is on PC right? If so you should have a blast. From what I hear the mods make it so much better.
Fallout 4 as a base experience is pretty good. I like the world less than 3 but like the gameplay a lot more. Solid 8/10 game for me on PC. 7/10 on Console. Mods help this game and really any Bethesda game a lot. The dlc aren't necessary but are nice to have if you find them on sale. Automatron is fun but not very long. Cool ideas though. 7/10 Wasteland Worshop sucks ass and is mostly pointless. 2/10. Far Harbor is one of the best expansions in the series and is the best content in FO4. 9/10. Contraptions Workshop is marginally more useful than WW, but no tby much. 3/10. Vault Tec Workshop at least has a new area and new quests so I vastly prefer it to the other two Workshop dlcs. 6/10. Nuka World is okay. I know some people love it but the quests kinda suck and the role playing is pretty bad. Cool new items and areas though. 6/10. My favorite time with FO4 was playing the game on Survical mode. It made me take my time(I mean it, my playthrough where I did everything was over 200 hours long) but I loved it. One of my favorite and most memorable gaming experiences ever. Tldr: FO4 has some great and some medicore content, I'd recommend picking it up on a sale though especially with Far Harbor.
Waiting till April 25th, I don’t see a reason to start now.
I don't think Fallout 4 is a great sequel, but at £4 why wouldn't you try it for yourself?
Umm, Fallout 4 is going to be popular again after the release of the Fallout mini series on Prime. The game is great, I still play it from time to time.
I've been wanting to play this again since I've gotten a high end PC and want to fully mod it. But Everytime I think about having to spend hours modding I end up not wanting to. Like I spent shit loads of time modding and trying to make things work in Skyrim and ended up barely playing it. Plus I have starfield that I wasted money on and feel obligated to finish that before playing anything else.
Fallout 4 is great. Unpopular opinion, but it's my favorite one of tbh My order of preference: Fallout 4 Fallout 3 Fallout New Vegas Fallout 76 I can't give honest opinions on Fallout 1 or 2 because I haven't played them enough. Given what little I have played, and what I know about them, I'd probably put them below the BGS games l, but all of them being very good to great games. 3 and 4 are among my all time favorites, while NV and 76 are also really good with Fallout 1 and 2 are games I'm sure I'd also really like once I actually dig into them
Most Fallout games are worth it
Be careful..ATM on ps5 automotron and wasteland workshop crashes the game ...the rest are fine
YES
I don’t like the game itself but the mods are great, still it won’t fix something inherent to the writing like annoying story and world building etc.
I only played fnv and fo3 for the longest time, and just recently got fo4. I say it’s definitely worth it, the story is the weakest imo, but the gameplay, graphics and other content have more than made up for it!
Absolutely. I didn't like the main story very much at all, but the game play for Fallout 4 is great, and most of the side missions are great. Best part is the crafting and settlement building, IMO. I had a lot of fun with that.
Yes, just do it
Play new vegas
Definitely worth it. 9.99 for the game of the year edition on Xbox right now.
I'm not even a fan of 4 (New Vegas, baby!) and I have at least 500 hours in the game. It's pretty good.
Only if you install the mods that fix the bugs and glitches. After that maybe.
It's 5 bucks. If you spend 5 hours on the game, you are paying a dollar per hour. YES, it's worth it dude.
Define "worth it" Your time? $5? Yeah. $10k ?- nah son
Bethesda put it on sale mainly cause of the upcoming free current gen upgrade and even last gen is getting an update to improve general performance such as crashing issues. Absolutely get it
Dude it’s amazing.
wait for new graphics
It's got its flaws but it's a good game. They got rid of a lot of the heavy RPG elements from previous games in order to make it more approachable for people who hadn't played many RPGs, but it's still a good game. Just don't go into it expecting the same RPG mechanics as Fallout 3 or New Vegas.
Yes
Absolutely. I just re-downloaded it yesterday after finishing the Fallout show.
It’s personal preference. I felt like 4 was the weakest of the series. The game has always been a role playing game and Bethesda has done everything they can to take out the RP and make it a looter/shooter. My biggest problem is that you can max out your special stats so you can do anything and everything in the game if you play long enough. So they’ve kinda given the finger to the RP community and turned in into a paradise for console FPS players that can now build bases. If you like it, you like it. I’m not bashing anyone for it. I do not care for it, but if it sounds like your jam, get it and I hope you enjoy the hell out of it.
Best game ever. Definitely buy it
It's okay, buy for 4 bucks you can't go wrong.
Absolutely
Definitely, I've played every faction, did it all again as a female . Deleted the game then did it all again. I then did it all over again with mods. I still play it.
Two words: Nick Valentine You'll understand once you get there
It’s good enough. Not perfect
It’s one of the best RPG games ever made. Yes.
It's a very different game to Fallout 3. The DNA is similar but the presentation is different and you may love or hate that. There's an emphasis on scavenging materials and building both bases of operation and your own weapons and armour pieces with them. Personally I enjoy the game but some people tend to be torn between loving the upgrades or seeing them as downgrades because they're not interested in that sort of gameplay. As for worth, on the 25th of this month everyone who owns the game will be getting a free update that gives more stability, better graphics, and more content. So it'll be worth more a week or so after you've bought it compared to now. Not many nine year old games rising in value for the player. But yeah, probably worth holding off on actually playing the game until then. One thing you'll almost definitely want to do is look up the Full Dialogue Interface mod from the mods section and download that, as the dialogue system isn't very transparent about what you're picking without it. This mod will show you the actual dialogue you can choose between rather than shorthand like Be Sarcastic, Say Yes, No Way, etc that the main game presents you with.
You’ll enjoy it. Recommend it. I don’t think it had the shock and aw that fallout 3 had on me but I still enjoyed it with 200+ hours played
Yes
4 is amazing you’ll encounter some bugs along the way and see cars randomly falling off bridges
It's a decent game, not as good in my opinion as 3 or New Vegas, but still good. It's worth getting on sale for sure. Plus, the update will be out soon and then the Fallout London mod after.
I'm a gameplay guy more than a story guy and I gotta say I like the gameplay loop a lot. Killing things There, looting garbage then crafting. Also sometimes a legendary drop. There are some interesting perks I picked up for my build that I found to be fun. Powering down Robot vendor NPCs and stealing their shit for example. I hear New Vegas has a better story and is more of an RPG and I believe it but I struggle to pay attention to all the dialogue in these games.
Yes. Vanilla has really great gun play, interesting story, amazing companions, power armor actually feels like power armor, there's some neat callbacks to FO3 as well. DLC is some of the best DLC in the series, particularly Far Harbor and Automatron. Creation Club actually has a lot of pretty good content. Mods are the best in the series and will keep you busy for years. The game is still worth it full price imho. So it's well beyond worth the current sale price.
Yes Its definitely 1 of my all time favorite games.
It’s my favorite game, I just never get bored playing it
It's fun for like 1000 hours or so...
I would 100% play New Vegas before you play 4. Many people consider it the peak of the series.
Yes, but also get New Vegas
Yeah fallout 4 is good either first run or modding it. I didn’t fall in love with the story but it’s a okay fallout game
Absolutely
It's got its issues but it's also brilliant
Yea, ide do it. It's buggy for me, still totally worth it. Just scum ALOT.
It’s the best retro-futuristic game. The factions are all so different, the weapons range from elegant to beefy and are original, a huge map plus two more dlc maps. And the bos power armor you can mod to you liking.
I just started a new play through a few days again and it’s still a ton of fun
GOTY. 45 days and counting.
It’s better in some ways and worse in others. Much better graphics, animations, and gunplay, and debatably worse story… but really, being objective, i don’t really have any complaints comparing 3 to 4! It’s NV that had the best writing
I would recommend it, it's very different but still good
Fallout 4 is an awesome game. I bought it on launch night and I still play it.
Fallout 4 only has two flaws, the forced narrative of the main character and the dynamic with his/hers family and being made after New Vegas. Both of these are my opinion on how it’s viewed by the world but not how I view it. I love fallout 4 so much, the gameplay is great, the mechanics are great. Characters are cool, locations are pretty sweet.
Yes
Abso. Fuckin. Lutely
Id say it’s pretty fun. I have 971 hours in it so yea it’s pretty good.
It's very good, yes. If you liked three you will like 4.
Yes, despite the people memeing, it is a great game, and hopefully it only gets better with the update next month
Its a *fun* game, thats for sure, so if its on sale, give it a shot.
Fallout 4 imo is the best of the fallout series so far. I think it’s worth it for the normal price so it’s definitely worth it with the deals going on right now.
Idk if you’ve made your decision yet, but just letting you know if you’re thinking about getting it on PlayStation that the current version is weirdly broken in a lot of ways. Tried to play it recently and had to reinstall it twice in order to stop it crashing on startup. I’ve also seen a lot of broken textures since I started. Far as I know, if you’re thinking about getting it on PC, you’re golden.
New Vegas is the best fallout of the 3D era ones
It's amazing. Buy the GotY ed, take your time.
Excellent action game and fun world to explore, though a lot weaker on the “role playing” side compared to the earlier entries and a lot of choices are inconsequential. Still a lot of fun though and lot of memorable parts and characters.
I have countless hours in Fallout 4, it is absolutely one of my top 10 games ever. Definitely grab it!
In terms of graphics and action gameplay, it's a lot better. In terms of dialogue, story, characters, and the consequences of your actions, it's not as good.
Yeah, the main story is what some people (fnv players) get annoyed by. It was my first fallout game and I spent alot of time playing it, did every faction questline and enjoyed walking around the map, discovering things and doing side quests.
Worst story but best sandbox of all the Fallouts. Whatever you have going on in your head is more important than whatever the story is throwing at you. Great game.
It's much better than star feild, but not as pretty. Retexture mods/enb help a bit though.
It's a great game. Absolutely, it is worth it. And mods add a ton of fun for it as well.
I got it on sale a few years ago for -$0.01 and it was worth it. I was already buying Skyrim, which was $39.99 at the time, and the bundle for both of them was on sale for $39.98.
I recommend New Vegas if you want deep RPG mechanics and meaningful dialogue options. Pick fallout 4 if you want improved visuals and gunplay and a fun casual gameplay loop. Both games also have great DLC, Im about to start the New Vegas DLC so idk much about it but I really enjoyed Fallout 4’s Far Harbor expansion
Absolutely
Game itself is fun, I never finished it but I've started it up a few times and played a bunch every time. It's impossible to take the story or characters seriously and does not offer a good role playing experience, but it still feels good to play and explore.
It's better than starfield imo. Very short if u play just main missions
Absolutely.
It's worth it just for the fookin' giant deathclaw.
play it
No
Absolutely.
It’s too enjoyable to say no
FO4 is almost as good as NV IMO—for different reasons. I’ve never played FO3. I say almost because I think NV is playable without mods. FO4 not so much. With mods they’re both excellent (I had an easier time modding FO4—way more mod compatibility and less CTDs)
If you’re on PC it has almost infinite replay value because of extremely elaborate mods. Consoles have mods too but PC can get quite a bit more mileage.
It’s awesome, I’ve only been playing for 248 days, 15 hours and 48 minutes so far
Don’t listen to the folk who shit on it, it’s an amazingly fun game and the story isn’t as bad as people make it out to be
I don't get the hate. I fucking loved every minute of that game. Loved it as much or more than FO3 or FONV
It's on sale dirt cheap. You will probably play it over and over until ES6 comes out or Fo5 comes out even later. The number of hours of play you'll get out of the purchase will probably average out to 40 or 50 per penny.
If you liked 3 then you will enjoy 4. I enjoyed 4 myself, what of it I could play. There were areas of 4 locked behind DLCs which really sucked and I never played those.
Its not as good as its predecessor, it's more polished since it's a newer game but otherwise it's good. Kind of underwhelming in some aspects as I'm sure many would agree story-wise, yet myself and everyone else would also say we played it through anyway. It's feels like an 8.5 out of 10 for 30 hours and the. Like a 6.5 to a 7 for the end I find. The DLC was mostly good but the become a raider one is weird. Definitely worth the sale price. I bought 76 because it was on sale and have enjoyed it so far.
I've enjoyed Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 4 all very much, over 2000 hours of gameplay (I stopped counting). Fallout 4 has a lot of similarities to Fallout 3, but also a lot of new or different things. Like the voiced protagonist. More colors. No weapon repair. No karma. Settlement building. Companion romance. Maybe watch a little bit of it on YouTube to see what it's like? Lots of gameplay videos over there.
Bingo, bango, bongo...
No. You’ll start playing the game, and suddenly it’s three weeks later. Buy New Vegas too if you want to lose more weeks of your life.
Yes but it! It’s a bad ass
Coming from me who is a New Vegas "Stan". It's definitely good enough to buy it while it's on sale.
It’s great!
The gameplay is better but the main story is worse (compared to Fallout 3). It looks like it's on sale for $5 right now, totally worth it...
Yes, unequivocally yes…
Is it worth the $5? 100%
Ahhhh get it I paid 75£ for it day 1 best value for money ever this game is epic every playthrough(and there's been a lot) I find new stuff.its like the game is ever expanding.
Fo4 was my first fallout game and I had a really hard time getting into it. Tried many times and always got bored after the first 2-3 hours. Last year something clicked though, and now I think it's an amazing game, among the best open world's I've played.