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[Pop]

Looks like I'm needing some more Fallout in my life.

 

[PAULINK]

fallout 3 looked like dogshit, but that didnt stop me from sinking over 100 hours into the game. basically, it looks good enough.

 

[big_erk]

people complaining about the graphics needs their eyes checked, if you can';t notice any of the improvements just go ....go into a vault and never come out like vault 11!

Yeah, I don't get the graphics whining. Fallout games are always epic and the graphics are always good enough to convey that sense of awesome. That moment when you first step out of the vault in Fallout 3 is one helluva reveal.

The graphics are fine folks.

 

[Zornack]

Why is the protagonist a white male?

Ah, good point, I hadn't caught that. Crisis reinstated.

Bethesda games haven't graphically impressed me since Oblivion to be honest.
I play them for the gameplay. Which is all the graphics whining is funny to me.

There are many other open world games that are pretty if you want to play them.

Yeah, same here, Bethesda hasn't impressed me graphically for awhile. But even though the graphics aren't something to write home about the games still have their moments of beauty. And they're just damn fun...

 

[Fahrenheit]

I'm not sure if this will beat out Triad Wars for most negativity on annoucment but damn if it's not trying.

 

[Magnus]

People assuming we're going to be playing as people before the 'fallout'? I don't think that's a given..

 

[-duskdoll-]

Toxic? Some people are mildly annoyed, some people are or want to be hyped. That won't mix well.
So it's really more a compatibility issue, than any toxic climate.

I was kidding

 

[Fury451]

Uhh... no we don't?

Hard to say for sure- maybe as an intro or something.

There could be some sort of flashback mission too; the games have toyed with that before.
Wouldn't mind seeing that as a possible plot-centered expansion honestly. That way you could tell a nice tight contained story, and even have it be a simulation like what Operation Anchorage was.

Except have it be, you know...not crap, like Operation Anchorage was.

 

[kinggroin]

I need to take a break from GAF, this thread is too toxic.

Seriously? 95% are hyped as fuck and you focus on the few that mention the visuals are underwhelming?

You are doing this to yourself.

 

[Fushichou187]

Might be the European release date, with the US version releasing the previous week.

Yeah, definitely. Although the last year or two the European retailers have been keen to jump on the Black Friday train (especially online retailers) and push sales. Doesn't matter though, whenever this game drops I'm in.

 

[Paches]

I have no idea about Boston, not from America, is this a good or bad thing?

Do you like weird sounding racists?

Spoiler

Just kidding Boston people

 

[CalamityPixel]

Ron Perlman just said on Twitter that he's back for Fallout 4.


If you don't know, he's the guy who does the War Never Changes speeches.

 

[gabbo]

It's Ron Perlman on the radio......

I thought it was William Hurt initially, but after rewatching, yeah. Perlman all up in my ears.

 

[NESpowerhouse]

This game was in pre-production since 2008, and full production since 2011 - two years before current gen consoles went on sale and before they even officially existed. Fallout is a series expected to sell 10 million + copies these days. Chances are extremely high this started out as a cross-gen game but shifted to current gen only a year or so ago when Zenimax were convinced by PS4/Xbone adoption rates to ditch the larger install base of last gen.

That explains the lower-than-expected graphic quality. At least we'll easily be seeing 1080p and 30+fps on consoles, and PC gamers know not to worry about visuals in Bethesda Game Studios titles anyway =)

That actually sounds very likely.

 

[DrROBschiz]

I honestly hope more games take the low graphic approach. It'll be healthier for the industry in the long term. I'd rather they spend the resources making a more detailed world.

This is the reality we face

Until there is someway to reconcile all the challenges and costs associated with making games look better than this...

Do we need to point out the criticisms levied against the "better" looking games as proof?

 

[Panda Rin]

Looks just about right to me. Not quite sure what people were expecting in terms of graphics...I mean have you played New Vegas/F3?

Also seems to be more denser areas, which is welcome.

 

[LiK]

People assuming we're going to be playing as people before the 'fallout'? I don't think that's a given..

Probably prologue tutorial level.

 

[haikira]

Really? We're reaching new depths, here.

You don't see the similarities below? Pfft, I think you either need glasses, or need to sit closer to your monitor.

Casuals.

Man, some of y'all need to remember what Fallout 3/New Vegas looks like.

Looks exactly the same to me.

Excuse me chaps, while I go to cancel my pre order.

 

[PulseONE]

Yeah the city looks massive. If you can actually go in all those buildings, seamlessly, we're going to have a great game on our hands. Im almost thinking a mix of Fallout and DayZ, where survival mechanics play a much greater role than in the previous games.

You'll be back.

Give me hardcore mode style survival aspects and I will be in heaven

Let me scavenge, let me plan, it adds so much immersion to a game!

 

[HeeHo]

I'd honestly believe that was a trailer for a 360 game. Eek.

Whaa? You need to revisit a 360 game then. I hit up Witcher 2 before Witcher 3 and man, that was painful at first.

 

[Xion_Stellar]

You guys either let other current gen games spoil you or had your expectations too high but either way if the graphics bother you that much go buy the PC version as I'm sure someone will make a mod to make the game more pretty for you and charge for the mod as I predict Paid Mods will be back with a vengeance in Fallout 4 but as for me this is a significant upgrade compare to Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas I played on PS3.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Why is the protagonist a white male?

All Bethesda games have a create a character. This is pointless to argue.

 

[Scarecrow]

Well, it looks like my pc can run it, at least.

 

[falconxcrunner09]

Is this actually taking place Boston? I couldn't tell.

So glad its current gen only. This game is going to be massive.

 

[Omega]

Not sure why people are surprised about the graphics complaints.

This is the same forum that thinks Witcher 3 looks like a PS3 game after all.

 

[megabytecr]

I don´t like lycras

 

[Pop]

Ah, good point, I hadn't caught that. Crisis reinstated.

Why isn't he a rainbow colored alien?

 

[Einchy]

This is one freaky looking baby.

 

[Circle Jerk]

Some people just can't comprehend the notion that someone can like a game and yet have a valid complaint against it's aesthetic...

What can you do...

So in your mind saying that this game looks like it could render on a 3DS is the same as just not liking its aesthetic. Right. You said some dumb shit dude, people are allowed to call you on being needlessly hyperbolic.

 

[StarEye]

Btw, will there be rage when the game is released and the graphics are upgraded, because then they can't run it as well on their system?

 

[Seiru]

No you wouldn't.

Go play a 360 game and think about what you said

I went back and watched some of the gameplay trailers for Fallout 3 and New Vegas. I stand by what I said. I'm not saying they're exactly the same, just that I would believe it.

 

[molnizzle]

ill just say witcher 3 and stop.

Witcher 3 runs like horseshit on consoles though, especially PS4. And it doesn't look all that great either.

What they're not telling you is that the gimped graphics allow them to make it run well on Morpheus and Occulus.

A man can dream.

This I hadn't considered...

 

[Kid Ska]

This game was in pre-production since 2008, and full production since 2011 - two years before current gen consoles went on sale and before they even officially existed. Fallout is a series expected to sell 10 million + copies these days. Chances are extremely high this started out as a cross-gen game but shifted to current gen only a year or so ago when Zenimax were convinced by PS4/Xbone adoption rates to ditch the larger install base of last gen.

I completely agree with this.

 

[OctoMan]

People assuming we're going to be playing as people before the 'fallout'? I don't think that's a given..

I think they showed a lot of it so it must be some sort of focal point of the game.

 

[Arjac]

at least we know the graphics aren't gonna get downgraded! I bet they'll improve as the game gets closer. This is probably how the game looks now and they know faking it would be worse in the long run.

Yeah, when your target render looks like that it speaks wonders about the full release /s

 

[OléGunner]

Hopefully that is the ipad version in the trailer.

Hahahaha ok I know this must be a joke.

But I do find the trailer visually underwhelming and having never played Fallout before,
this trailer did nothing for me.

But Bethesda ain't known for graphics it's their world building that make for amazing games.

Hopefully some gameplay will intrigue me at a later date.

 

[Cave Johnson]

How are you in any position to make that claim?

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's really far off the mark, CJ.

I don't disagree that FO4's trailer is disappointing from a simulation perspective, but I'm pretty sure none of Bethesda's games have ever broken a billion £ or $. Rockstar are in their own stratospheric level of budget.

At 25 million copies of Skyrim even accounting sales, should hit it near the billion revenue park. GTAV's estimated budget is reportedly at $265 million and that is accounting $150 million in supposed marketing. Going by that, it's not that unrealistic to have F4 shooting $90+million in budget.

 

[li bur]

I kinda disagree if people says that Bethesda games were never known for its graphics. I remember being blown away by morrowind visual and I kinda wish that they would do so again this gen.

 

[injurai]

please don't be gamebryo
please don't be gamebryo
please don't be gamebryo
please don't be gamebryo

 

[JigglesBunny]

Okay, yes, it isn't pretty. But it's Fallout 4.

You are going to be playing Fallout 4.

Isn't that enough for you, because I know I'm hyped as hell.

 

[wanderjahr]

I think this is where CDPR officially eclipses Bethesda in my book.

 

[Lakitu]

So, I guess we have to wait for E3 for information.

 

[Aeqvitas]

definitely looks like it will be cross gen. Kind of disappointing graphics wise. Hope the gameplay is less janky than previous titles at least. And the world better be a lot bigger than the witcher 3 if those are the graphics.

 

[DerZuhälter]

So it's fair to compare something like the order to this? And they sure as shit don't have that Rockstar money. People are to quick to judge a game based on a trailer for a game that probably won't release for over a year and no direct gameplay was shown.

Not asking for Order like visuals. Matter of fact I'm not asking for anything, because I don't fancy Bethesda games that much. Only thing I stated is that animation and character design can't even hold a candle to the top tier efforts of last gen, which is quite a sad sight.

 

[Compsiox]

Witcher 3 runs like horseshit on consoles though, especially PS4. And it doesn't look all that great either.

This I hadn't considered...

I would fucking die.

 

[d00d3n]

Gonna catch flack for this, but I don't like what I'm seeing here.

It plays the Fallout buzzwords too straight (1960s/retro, nukes, pre-war and post-war). I'm not interested in the cheery "period piece" pre-war days. The trailer plays up the fact that nukes hit and nobody expected them, but this is the 4th game in the series, we should be way past this by now.

Bethesda can't make interesting games anymore. I couldn't care less about the events of Fallout 3, with that nebulous and uninteresting water purification system, and this looks (at the moment) just as uninspired.

Playing it safe in both content and tech. Meh. I wish Obsidian was making this.

edit: I'm obviously making assumptions based on the trailer. I'll be happy if they turn out to be wrong, but I've learned to be cautious.

Someone should start a thread about what other video game company zenimax could realistically acquire (using their famous hostile takeover scheme) to make a better Fallout game for them. Obsidian is unfortunately not an option after having been ripped off once.

 

[Handy Fake]

A few folk on here are looking at the last-gen graphics through rose-tinted VATS, methinks.

 

[Veritigo_X]

please don't be gamebryo
please don't be gamebryo
please don't be gamebryo
please don't be gamebryo

Did you see the trailer? Sorry man.

 

[Kid Ska]

please don't be gamebryo
please don't be gamebryo
please don't be gamebryo
please don't be gamebryo

I'm so, so sorry.

 

[mangel_js]