Posted on: October 27, 2023
gogskel
Gry: 817 Opinie: 19
An engrossing but shallow ocean
While I really enjoy Fallout 4 and have put a ton of hours into it, it really can't compare to previous Fallout titles in terms of story-telling or RPG-elements: It's more of an open-world looter-shooter (with mild RPG elements) than a proper RPG. This is emphasized both by the much simplified perk system and the infamous conversation wheel. However, if you avoind going into the game with the wrong expectations, you will still find an extremely worthwhile title: Bethesda's penchant for environmental story-telling and attention to detail are still very much around, so exploration and looting are a real joy. While there is some copy-and-paste for scenery going on, the environments are still huge and overall extremely varied. Both marked and unmarked side-missions are my main drive when playing this game, whereas the main story is easy to forget about (or put on the back-burner). Both major DLCs (Far Harbor, Nuka World) are great extensions - in very different ways - adding a huge amount of new content to explore. Survival Mode in particular feeds that masochistic STALKER-streak I suffer from. Other players may find endless hours of joy in building and pampering their settlements. It's important to note that the large amount of freedom also comes with drawbacks, such as a lack of direction. A ton of enjoyable content is also pretty shallow: Most optional dungeons or areas come with little side stories, like the one about a pre-war serial killer displaying his victims in the tunnels below Boston, or the hunt for a legendary historical treasure. But while these are great, they never lead to anything bigger. Haunted ruins or Lovecraftian quarries hint at greater mysteries, but never amount to anything. Similarly, many awesome little quests like the one about a Raider-killing murderer with an artistic streak end with just a little bit of loot - where an entire quest line would be warranted instead! Fallout 4 suffers from a lot of missed potential from not going deeper.
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