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Is Fallout 4 worth $20?

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IcyRhythms

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Psychoward said:
Yeah that's what I'm saying, thanks for proving my point lol. It's fucking stupid that people think Witcher 3 shouldn't be this barometer of amazing rpgs since compared to Fallout 1, 2 and NV it falls short big time mechanically.

Also fallout 4 actually has good combat and crafting, hell it's an FPS arpg compared to Witcher 3's sub par action combat. One can easily appeal to someone and not someone else (I liked both games even though I've got big complaints about both)

Compare and contrast how much better Witcher 3's quests are written or what have you but in seemingly every single current gen rpg thread that isn't Bloodborne, Horizon or BOTW there's a ton of "just play Witcher 3 even though that's not what you were asking for and it may be a different sub genre and you may have already played it".

Yeah we get it, Witcher 3 is a good game.
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Keep in mind(and I've been guilty of this myself, I'm sure we all have)a lot of the posts are reactionary based on their experience with F4, but it's all in what you want from your game. Do you care about good story telling? Choices that matter? Just good RPG elements in general. If none of those things matte much to you, Fallout 4 is a very good game, no doubt.
 
MikeBison

MikeBison

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Of course it is. Some in here are just trying to be controversial for the sake of it.

It's a great but flawed game.

It's probably not quite as good as fallout 3. Story and characters aren't quite as memorable and there is less rpg choice than it's predecessors.

But for $20 you can easily have 80-100 hours fly by.

What this game does to really well is roaming around, listening to the radio and exploring cool locations that you discover at random.

Tldr; it's flawed, but I didn't regret it at full price. For that cheap, Fuck yeah!
 
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old manatee

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MikeBison said:
Of course it is. Some in here are just trying to be controversial for the sake of it.

It's a great but flawed game.

It's probably not quite as good as fallout 3. Story and characters aren't quite as memorable and there is less rpg choice than it's predecessors.

But for $20 you can easily have 80-100 hours fly by.

What this game does to really well is roaming around, listening to the radio and exploring cool locations that you discover at random.

Tldr; it's flawed, but I didn't regret it at full price. For that cheap, Fuck yeah!
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lmao don't get me started about the radio.
 
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PARANO1A

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I bought it at launch and didn't put in more than a few hours. Can't say I'd bite again at $20 knowing how hollow a game it was as an RPG.

Question is... Are there any / enough mods to make it worth that much? Anything that changes the player interaction with others or skills to make it an actual fallout rpg?
 
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IcyRhythms

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PARANO1A said:
I bought it at launch and didn't put in more than a few hours. Can't say I'd bite again at $20 knowing how hollow a game it was as an RPG.

Question is... Are there any / enough mods to make it worth that much? Anything that changes the player interaction with others or skills to make it an actual fallout rpg?
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Said it before, and I'll say it again. No amount of mods was ever going to help this game become a great RPG/save it.
 
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Drake

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You know I never realized how much of a low opinion people have of this game until recently. I think the game is satisfactory. It's basically what you would expect from a Bethesda Fallout game. If you enjoyed the other one's then you will enjoy this.
 
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IcyRhythms

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Drake said:
You know I never realized how much of a low opinion people have of this game until recently. I think the game is satisfactory. It's basically what you would expect from a Bethesda Fallout game. If you enjoyed the other one's then you will enjoy this.
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Careful with that because that very reason is why many of us have issues with it. I think I speak for a lot of us when I say all we really wanted is everything that made Fallout 3 and NV great with better graphics.
 
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GLAMr

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I thoroughly enjoyed FO4, and would recommend it at full price. Sure, it lacks the storytelling and consequences of NV, but I would still rank it above 3. NV had me taking the time to really think about my choices and got me emotionally engaged (E.g. I hated the Legion and wiped them all out). The town building in FO4, while feeling a little tacked-on and shallow, can provide an entertaining distraction.

I'm still hoping they produce a NV-style non-numbered sequel with a richer world and story using the same assets.
 
FearlessBelgian

FearlessBelgian

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Nibel said:
Nope

A huge downgrade from 3 imo
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greatgeek

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Reading this thread almost makes me wish for a nuclear winter.

Barring a game-breaking bug or two, I've enjoyed all the time I've put into FO4. If you like Bethesda's ouput, then you should like FO4; it's just a refinement of what they've done previously.
 
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Almighty

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I wouldn't buy it for $20.

To give a more detailed answer. Since I don't know your tastes them game may or may not be worth 20 bucks to you, but I would bet you could find better games to play for $20 bucks than Fallout 4.
 
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olag

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If you're in it more for the gameplay then I'd recommend you go for it. The 30 hours I spent with were agreable enough gameplay wise, its just that everything else is a step back from NV and eventually motivation for playing the game seeps out.

If you can wait, I'd probably hold out for a game of the year edition under $20 with all the dlc.

Personally I'd recommend you look to New Vegas or even Fallout 3 instead, but admittedly fallout 3's recommendation is probably based more on nostalgia as opposed to what it does well.
 
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Spyderist

Banned
It's a good looking game with a solid looking environment, but it was aggressive in telling me what not to do and how to do it the narrative their way, how it wanted to be one type of game but somehow keep the fallout name. Bethesda can go suck it next time they announce a new fallout unless obsidian is leading it.
 
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Smether

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Fallout is heavy on Fallout lore and a bit too familiar for fans of the series, but it's one of the most impressive games ever made. The incredible complexity of game mechanics is worth experiencing. As is the well written story. Even if you don't finish it, which you might never get to do as the game is massive, just going through it is captive from the get go. Do buy.
 
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neurosisxeno

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I picked it up for less than $20 (I think CDkeys had it for like $14 at the time) and I think it's well worth that price. I'm waiting for the price on the DLC to come down, but the world is pretty fun to explore and I think some of the QoL improvements definitely make it a solid game compared to predecessors. The guns feel quite a bit better than in FO3 (haven't played NV enough to fully compare) and while the dialogue options are disappointing, the story seems about on par except for some "well duh" moments. The settlement management/building system is really impressive in its depth, and the ability to break down random junk items you find for usable materials is a very nice touch--it makes it so all that random crap laying around actually has value in certain scenarios.

If you get it on PC and have an SSD for the love of god put it on the SSD.
 
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shawnbuddy

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Most of the criticism of Fallout 4 comes from it not being like other Fallout games or other RPGs in some way. But if you're the kind of person who can be open-minded and accept a game for what is, not in endless comparison to other games, then you'll be more likely to enjoy Fallout 4.
 
Feeroper

Feeroper

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Absoloutly worth it.

If you don't generally like Bethesda open world RPG's like TES games or especially FO3, then this wont win you over. On the other hand if you do, then it is worth it.
 
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Jacobson

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Not worth $20? Jesus fucking christ.

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I like the game, I'll even say that full price is worth it, for me. But yes, Fallout 4 for $20 is a really good deal. Although I suggest holding off for a bit and waiting for a 'complete edition'.
 
Xion_Stellar

Xion_Stellar

People should stop referencing data that makes me feel uncomfortable because games get ported to platforms I don't like
Fallout 4 wouldn't be worth it even if it was free.

Biggest disappointment of the generation if you ask me.
 
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Venfayth

Member
Quests and story aren't as good as 3 or NV.

Shooting and combat is way better.

It's really fun to explore but I wish the map was bigger.

Worth $20 easily.

Xion_Stellar said:
Fallout 4 wouldn't be worth it even if it was free.

Biggest disappointment of the generation if you ask me.
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Absurd. It's not worth it free? Christ, this place sometimes.
 
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Royal_Phalanx

Member
Yeah, for that price. Play survival mode+ mods like War Never Changes to create a truly brutal experience. Throw in the weapon mods of your choice, Sim Settlements and Tales of the Commonwealth for some much needed quest depth and you're good.

Vanilla is quite bad though, it's fun for 1 playthrough then you see how shallow it actually is. Got some typical Emil Pagliarulo trash tier writing as well. Why does that guy still have a job writing AAA games.
 
joecanada

joecanada

Member
Venfayth said:
Quests and story aren't as good as 3 or NV.

Shooting and combat is way better.

It's really fun to explore but I wish the map was bigger.

Worth $20 easily.



Absurd. It's not worth it free? Christ, this place sometimes.
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Wait what ? 3 didn't have any good story . And I platinumed it happily . 4 is pretty similar to 3 imo but improved mechanics
 
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Niosai

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A lot of people here are talking about how disappointing it is, but if you go in knowing what you're getting along with paying only $20, it's 100% worth it. It's a bit shallow on the world-building RPG aspects, but it's a fun action adventure game that I poured about 100 hours into.
 
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MadSexual

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I don't have any strong feelings about it, but here are some facts: I played through FO 1-3+NV and thought they were at least pretty good. FO4 has been in my home for over a year (at no cost to me) and I haven't been willing to put more than 30 minutes into it.
 
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neurophd

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I didn't finish on X1...hoping Scorpio improves performance, may revisit then. The settlement management became a turn off for me. Any chance this gets to stable 30 FPS or even 60 FPS with Scorpio?
 
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Mr_Moogle

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I played it for 50 or 60 hours so it isn't terrible but it's such a flawed game. The storyline and characters are totally boring and the loot/build mechanics feel unpolished and tacked on. The game engine and animation also feels janky as hell. They really need to update their engine because it's really starting to feel dated.

That said, 20 bucks is a fair price really. Still plenty of content packed in there for people who like open world/loot games.
 
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Eusis

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I had enough fun with it to justify $20. But it is by far the weakest Bethesda Open World RPG I've played, one of the big draws for me with WRPGs are lots of sidequests that are basically little stories and especially if they have a lot of ways to resolve, and the impression I came away form this with is that they'd rather scrap a lot of that out in favor of just building up some dumb settlements and just fucking around in general. And fucking around in general can be pretty damn fun and is part of the appeal of these games admittedly, but I'd still like for more to go for even if it's not up to Bioware's (prior) standards or Obsidian's.

And the sidequest bit hits harder since that was one of the really awesome things about getting into Fallout 1 back when I barely touched WRPGs.
 
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Niceguydan8

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Venfayth said:
Absurd. It's not worth it free? Christ, this place sometimes.
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Why is it absurd? There are plenty of games that I wouldn't play if I got them for free because time limits my games more so than money does. FO4 is one of those for me. It's not that I think it's an awful game (I don't think it's great though) or anything, it's just that I would rather use my time playing something else, even if I had to pay money for the alternative.
 
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Psychoward

Banned
joecanada said:
Wait what ? 3 didn't have any good story . And I platinumed it happily . 4 is pretty similar to 3 imo but improved mechanics
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Yeah the weirdest thing about the internet'a reception to 4 is the history revisionism surrounding 3's story. 4 has a better story and more branching and that's not a big accomplishment.

They literally retconned the ending in one of their DLCs it was so poor.
 
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old manatee

Banned
Psychoward said:
Yeah the weirdest thing about the internet'a reception to 4 is the history revisionism surrounding 3's story. 4 has a better story and more branching and that's not a big accomplishment.

They literally retconned the ending in one of their DLCs it was so poor.
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Maybe they are comparing it to New Vegas.
 
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Broank

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I definitely enjoyed it, it was well worth the 60 bucks I paid. The world is really dense and detailed, much improved from 3 and NV imo, has some great atmosphere. The shooting/combat is also much improved. Companions are well done too.

It was dumb merging Skills into SPECIAL, same with having the voiced protagonist. Also the find your baby overarching story wasn't very compelling (but then again neither were NV or 3s).
 
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