Hmm what to say...Well at first I saw this game as a Fallout 3/Borderlands rip off. Because of the fact we're in a dystopian future, there are vaults and people want to get to the vaults. Game also seems kinda sexist as every woman (apart from elderly woman) I dressed with no tops besides a thin bikini or one-strap bra and either wear shorts or jeans in the rare cases.
So...good things about the game:
Your weapons have a varied types of ammo such as armour piercing rounds or explosive on some weapons.
The opening of the story is very engaging and interesting, thought your character being a silent protagonist doesn't add to it.
You end up straight into the action, but not in too much of a jarring way.
There are many side-missions and minigames to earn cash such as bulletin board, gambling and others.
You have a crafting system
it's a lot of fun.
You are not stuck to one vehicle and get to change to more advanced ones as you go.
However there are many bad parts.
The characters are all quite forgettable
There aren't nearly enough side-missions as Borderlands, which does in a way make it more enjoyable.
The rendering is HIDEOUS. I bought this game late in the date. It's been out for 2 years and they haven't fixed the horrible rendering? If you move around a corner too fast all the textures become blobs and enemies, in a few cases, disappear until the texture loads up.
There is a lag at times, which means you can miss a good shot or, most frustratingly, you can mess up at five-fingered fillet.
The story, whilst started strong, has a very lack-lustre ending.
Numerous bugs, including a loss of sound leading to watching the end movie on youtube because it cut out and was silent.
Despite your character never been seen in 3rd dimensions apart from end of mutant bash, you cannot customise your character nor does he appear to have a name.
*SOME weapons are upgradable, but not many.
Over-all it's a fun game and I found myself addicted to playing it, having fun decapitating people with the wingsticks and so on. Despite it's many errors, I would recommend it, if you were just after a fun fps to burn off steam. However if you're looking for something better in storyline then I suggest something more along the lines of Half-life or Portal or even System Shock. It's sad to see Id Software shit this out with Bethesda. At times there seemed to be good ideas, but at other times they either aren't expanded upon enough or fall flat. Almost like Id Software had a suggestion, Bethesda tried it, then failed miserably and didn't even put any effort into it.
One final thing, this game was obviously made for a controller. You cannot scroll through all your weapons, only 4 pre-sets which, based on the shape, probably are accessible with the D-pad. If anything get this game on a sale and only if you have no other FPSs to play. However there are many funny Id software Easter eggs in there :)
So...good things about the game:
Your weapons have a varied types of ammo such as armour piercing rounds or explosive on some weapons.
The opening of the story is very engaging and interesting, thought your character being a silent protagonist doesn't add to it.
You end up straight into the action, but not in too much of a jarring way.
There are many side-missions and minigames to earn cash such as bulletin board, gambling and others.
You have a crafting system
it's a lot of fun.
You are not stuck to one vehicle and get to change to more advanced ones as you go.
However there are many bad parts.
The characters are all quite forgettable
There aren't nearly enough side-missions as Borderlands, which does in a way make it more enjoyable.
The rendering is HIDEOUS. I bought this game late in the date. It's been out for 2 years and they haven't fixed the horrible rendering? If you move around a corner too fast all the textures become blobs and enemies, in a few cases, disappear until the texture loads up.
There is a lag at times, which means you can miss a good shot or, most frustratingly, you can mess up at five-fingered fillet.
The story, whilst started strong, has a very lack-lustre ending.
Numerous bugs, including a loss of sound leading to watching the end movie on youtube because it cut out and was silent.
Despite your character never been seen in 3rd dimensions apart from end of mutant bash, you cannot customise your character nor does he appear to have a name.
*SOME weapons are upgradable, but not many.
Over-all it's a fun game and I found myself addicted to playing it, having fun decapitating people with the wingsticks and so on. Despite it's many errors, I would recommend it, if you were just after a fun fps to burn off steam. However if you're looking for something better in storyline then I suggest something more along the lines of Half-life or Portal or even System Shock. It's sad to see Id Software shit this out with Bethesda. At times there seemed to be good ideas, but at other times they either aren't expanded upon enough or fall flat. Almost like Id Software had a suggestion, Bethesda tried it, then failed miserably and didn't even put any effort into it.
One final thing, this game was obviously made for a controller. You cannot scroll through all your weapons, only 4 pre-sets which, based on the shape, probably are accessible with the D-pad. If anything get this game on a sale and only if you have no other FPSs to play. However there are many funny Id software Easter eggs in there :)