This game certainly marked the beginning of Bethesda's downfall despite how well it did. Poor weapon design, lack of role playing/dialogue options(military father/lawyer mother mc hurts immersion), uninspired characters, and a poorly executed settlement system. The saving grace of the game is that Boston is actually fascinating to explore in-game. Thankfully the present dlc addressed a lot of these issues which is why I would give the game the score it has.