This is overall a good game and a damn fun time even for me having to play it unmodded on a PS4. But if a game isn’t good without mods then the game’s just not good, this game is great and fun but unfortunately lacks a lot of depth. The kind of depth that I specifically love Fallout for.
First off the RPG mechanics have been greatly scaled down with customization being more simple, less creative and unique to your character(s). I really love Fallout’s RPG mechanics, I remember for example dying multiple times in the Temple of Trials in Fallout 2 so I made a new character over and over, reading through everything until I figured out how significant each perk was. Here the game has basically merged perks and skills together for a more straightforwarded path which kinda stops you from making a specific build. There really isn’t a lot to make your character more unique than your friend’s except in looks and what factions you choose.
Speaking of factions, they’re kinda boring here. Don’t get me wrong they’re still fun to play around with, specifically BoS now being one of my favorite renditions of them in a Fallout game so far, easily my favorite from the East coast. But then you have factions such as the Railroad which are just so incredibly boring with the most unfun missions. And then you got the Minutemen, they’re basically the “good guys” but my god Preston will keep nagging to you all the damn time, at some point I just think “oh my god fuck the settlements”.
And on the topic of settlements, this system is just kind of okay. I think it’s okay fun building your settlements, companions coming over (the companions are great in this game btw) and the whole making your own. Managing it though with Raiders coming a lot of times, while kinda cool the first few times, isn’t as fun later on.
Lastly we have the hugely downgraded dialogue system, long gone are the great replies with clever writing you could say before, now instead we have 4 options; “Yes”, “Sassy Yes”, “No” and “Huh?”. They also abbreviate all the options, mostly into 3 words, so one thing that may sound like something, may be something entirely different just because it looked that way. I really think this is a downgrade compared to the previous games, I love the writing of these games and that’s mostly comes from the dialogue. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
These are mostly my gripes about this game and while it seems like I might be very negative, I have barely covered any of my positives. It’s just easier to talk about why I don’t like something, rather than why I like something.
7/10
First off the RPG mechanics have been greatly scaled down with customization being more simple, less creative and unique to your character(s). I really love Fallout’s RPG mechanics, I remember for example dying multiple times in the Temple of Trials in Fallout 2 so I made a new character over and over, reading through everything until I figured out how significant each perk was. Here the game has basically merged perks and skills together for a more straightforwarded path which kinda stops you from making a specific build. There really isn’t a lot to make your character more unique than your friend’s except in looks and what factions you choose.
Speaking of factions, they’re kinda boring here. Don’t get me wrong they’re still fun to play around with, specifically BoS now being one of my favorite renditions of them in a Fallout game so far, easily my favorite from the East coast. But then you have factions such as the Railroad which are just so incredibly boring with the most unfun missions. And then you got the Minutemen, they’re basically the “good guys” but my god Preston will keep nagging to you all the damn time, at some point I just think “oh my god fuck the settlements”.
And on the topic of settlements, this system is just kind of okay. I think it’s okay fun building your settlements, companions coming over (the companions are great in this game btw) and the whole making your own. Managing it though with Raiders coming a lot of times, while kinda cool the first few times, isn’t as fun later on.
Lastly we have the hugely downgraded dialogue system, long gone are the great replies with clever writing you could say before, now instead we have 4 options; “Yes”, “Sassy Yes”, “No” and “Huh?”. They also abbreviate all the options, mostly into 3 words, so one thing that may sound like something, may be something entirely different just because it looked that way. I really think this is a downgrade compared to the previous games, I love the writing of these games and that’s mostly comes from the dialogue. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
These are mostly my gripes about this game and while it seems like I might be very negative, I have barely covered any of my positives. It’s just easier to talk about why I don’t like something, rather than why I like something.
7/10