Looks great. While the graphics are a bit behind Witcher 3 for example, Bethesda hasn't been a leader in graphics since Elder Scrolls Oblivion so no surprises here. I'm just glad their next gen engine is near complete. Bring on Fallout 4 and Elder Scrolls 6.
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Fallout 4 Officially Revealed for PC, Xbox One, PS4 [Reddit Rumor = Ban]
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weevles
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I enjoy Bethesda's games, but I can't say I've ever liked their character models or animations. I just find the way they represent people odd and the animations have a strange unnaturalness about them that always sticks out to me for some reason. I think the environments are beautifully done though.
If that were true, I'd be sad and amazed the original Fallout in 1997 had more character creation options than a game in 2016.
Dre_G_Writer
Member
based off what we saw from the trailer, a lot of this seems true.
My two little ones love him and have no idea who he is. My older one already broke his feet off the stand. Think I'm gonna have to surrender him to the kids and buy myself another one off eBay.
Fix The Scientist
Member
That was great, the trailer seems like an actual honest representation of the game (gasp). I love the colour palette and sense of space.
Can't wait to play this game. So hyped. SO HYPED.
I understand being disappointed by graphics, but JEEZUS is it sad how much people are bitching about this. Comparatively sure, the game doesn't look nearly as good as some games. However it still looks beautiful. The colors and lighting especially so. When did gaming become about who has the prettiest dress on?
I feel like some old dude, talking about how spoiled gamers are these days but holy shit! If the game runs smooth and plays well what the hell is the damn problem?
Some people just have weird priorities.
I understand being disappointed by graphics, but JEEZUS is it sad how much people are bitching about this. Comparatively sure, the game doesn't look nearly as good as some games. However it still looks beautiful. The colors and lighting especially so. When did gaming become about who has the prettiest dress on?
I feel like some old dude, talking about how spoiled gamers are these days but holy shit! If the game runs smooth and plays well what the hell is the damn problem?
Thank you for your condescension.
OnionPowder
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Oblivion blew my mind when I saw it running on a 360. I couldn't believe it, it was fuckin magical.
triplestation
Member
is making versions for previous gen really necessary?
The Albatross
Member
no i already thought it looked good but not outstanding but gradually its been growing on me and im appreciating the finer details
for example i can imagine raiders or a super mutant or a deathclaw in the background of this scene and i think itd look fantastic
Little concerned about these mountainous hilly outcrops... I mean... basically everywhere around Boston proper is pretty damn flat. Well, not concerned, just piqued.
ChosenPredator
Banned
I really appreciate them showing how this game will really look, it's so refreshing especially these days.
blame space
Banned
They would sell more if it's on everything. That's a lot of money. But honestly if ANYTHING they wanted to do with the game scope wise or gameplay wise was limited by them putting it on last gen, I'd be pretty disappointed if it ended up there. I guess there's no real way to know that.
I think what matters is that I want to play this game real bad, and if it eventually comes to consoles that a bunch of people already own and continue to enjoy, that's great.
Hell I played Fallout 3 for three hours earlier today on Xbox 360. It's a great time. I think we get really spoiled and nitpicky when it comes to the way games look. Idk.
I think what matters is that I want to play this game real bad, and if it eventually comes to consoles that a bunch of people already own and continue to enjoy, that's great.
Hell I played Fallout 3 for three hours earlier today on Xbox 360. It's a great time. I think we get really spoiled and nitpicky when it comes to the way games look. Idk.
Solid Samus
Banned
holy shit how does this keep happening
That was posted 11 months ago, in July 2014.
Most of it is based off of this 2013 Kotaku article, with only a couple things changed, such as gender option, and the random DLC schedule plus Naughty Bear people spin-off: http://kotaku.com/leaked-documents-reveal-that-fallout-4-is-real-set-in-1481322956
Unless you have something better to back it up, keep it out of the thread please.
That was posted 11 months ago, in July 2014.
Most of it is based off of this 2013 Kotaku article, with only a couple things changed, such as gender option, and the random DLC schedule plus Naughty Bear people spin-off: http://kotaku.com/leaked-documents-reveal-that-fallout-4-is-real-set-in-1481322956
Unless you have something better to back it up, keep it out of the thread please.
Niro you should have added this to the tippy top of the OP
Hendrick's
If only my penis was as big as my GamerScore!
Seems legit, though I'm sure some of those details have changed. I do believe you will likely only be able to be male for the story content.
More_Badass
Member
Maybe the map will be so big that it stretches from Boston to the Berkshires...
texhnolyze
Banned
Exactly.
At least they'll improve the animation which I hated so much in the previous games.
I don't really mind the graphics. I played New Vegas in 2014.
After owning all current gen systems and enjoying the witcher 3 more on the Xbox one due to the ps4 version constantly locking itself to 20 fps cause of the vsync method. I really don't care abymore. If the game looks clean and nice with great gameplay its good enough for me. The game looks fine, as long as the story delivers with great gameplay I'll be a happy camper.
triplestation
Member
thats whats bugging me atm
but then why wouldnt they just release all versions at the same time instead of after a whole year?
in that time people can just say screw it and buy a next gen console to play fallout 4
haha I enjoyed it ALOT tbh
I do feel BoS is right next to it.
Mothership ZETA was only good for ray gun ammo and selling the gems and the girl with 100 repair
More_Badass
Member
We haven't seen any gameplay. How can you say it looks exactly like Fallout 3 when all we've seen is different environments, some people, some flashbacks, and creatures?
schwabdizzle
Banned
I just watched the trailer again with headphones. Im so ready for this.
FairXchange
Member
Looks amazing, can't wait to see some in game moments.
Bornstellar
Member
Finally got around to watching this on not my phone.
Damn, those graphics are rough.
And being DX11, it'll be a lot harder for modders to improve...
Damn, those graphics are rough.
And being DX11, it'll be a lot harder for modders to improve...shacklesmcgee
Member
Finally got around to watching this on not my phone.
Damn, those graphics are rough.
shit, i didn't think of that....
Add in that it was Bethesda (and Valve) who wanted paid mods....
blame space
Banned
It's easier to design a game that works on better hardware first and then downgrade as necessary over an extended period of time.. Just look at what mortal kombat is trying to do. But it makes me worry that there are compromises in that kind of design
I'm guessing that MS has some sort of marketing deal and/or timed DLC on this one, as the XB1 version is sitting in the front of the set. Am I reading too much into the placement of the various boxes?
Alphabetical order
triplestation
Member
can someone post some real life hills in boston?
the albatross now has me concerned too
the albatross now has me concerned too
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
I think I'm gonna sit out of this thread until people get their heads together and focus on things that actually determine if a game is fun, like game mechanics, story, dialog, characters etc.
Not if the game's falling off the face of the Earth because it's not the Crysis of current-gen.
Not if the game's falling off the face of the Earth because it's not the Crysis of current-gen.
Bornstellar
Member
Hopefully this is the console versions. I'd be real disappointed with that quality on PC.
OldAsUrSock
Banned
Paid mods would allow people to dedicate their time to Modding giving forth amazing DX11 mods.
triplestation
Member
i just want bethesda to come out and say its only on new gen and pc so i can relax >.>
RPGCrazied
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It is. There was no logos for 360 or PS3 after the trailer.
Solid Samus
Banned
Zoned, I think you're out of your element. you haven't even played any of the games you're using for comparison's sake, much less have even a tenuous grasp on what they're actually doing or attempting under the hood, or why. I mean, ARMA 3, seriously? That game is CPU intensive for very different reasons than Fallout is, and isn't doing anywhere near as much with its open world in terms interaction with the world and its denizens, and in terms of asset diversity. It's CPU intensive because it's doing a lot with its view distance and vehicle/weapons physics models in particular (whereas Fallout is tracking and rendering loads of non-static world objects and shitloads of actors with shitloads of items), and because it's particularly poorly written. Two things that wouldn't act quite as much as visual bottlenecks as what was described in the above post. And it's not exactly the world's prettiest game regardless, though watching actual videos of the game in action as opposed to perusing cherrypicked screenshots communicates that better than I ever could. I've been playing the game for years, I'd know.
Bam Bam Baklava
Member
Skyrim and Oblivion looked pretty great for their time. Fallout always looked leagues behind.
Apparently expecting good graphics from a AAA developer in 2015 makes us shallow.
If you can enjoy the game with this level of graphics good for you but I don't understand why it bothers some people so much that other players have a higher bar.
Other say "gameplay > graphics", well we haven't seen any gameplay, we are working only on rumors but there's little reason to believe that they will alter the formula too much.
If you can enjoy the game with this level of graphics good for you but I don't understand why it bothers some people so much that other players have a higher bar.
Other say "gameplay > graphics", well we haven't seen any gameplay, we are working only on rumors but there's little reason to believe that they will alter the formula too much.
blame space
Banned
Graphics suck
This is how I feel. I'll play it again. It's a great setting and I've liked the games but it's starting to FEEL dated. Graphics look fine to be me but you're point is spot on.
DigitalDevil
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Please please PLEASE have a Gore filter!!
triplestation
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Laieon
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I'm far from a Bethesda fan (and by that I mean the only game of there's that I've played and liked was Fallout 3. Never got around to playing New Vegas, and I didn't really like Skyrim or Oblivion at all).
I think this looks fantastic, I'm loving the art style. Looks beautiful. Maybe it's because I've only really played indie games over the past year or two, but it feels nice to be excited for a big budget game again.
That being said, even though I personally think the game looks great based on the little bit we've seen, I understand why people are upset if they don't.
People tend to use the "Graphics don't matter as much as game play!" argument as if it literally means "Graphics are irrelevant, game play is the only thing you should be worried about!". I don't necessarily think that's true. Graphics can definitely enhance the game play and make it a much more enjoyable experience. I was born in 90. There's plenty of games that I don't think I could go back and play because the art has aged really bad (or in the case of things like MUDs - lack art completely).
I think this looks fantastic, I'm loving the art style. Looks beautiful. Maybe it's because I've only really played indie games over the past year or two, but it feels nice to be excited for a big budget game again.
That being said, even though I personally think the game looks great based on the little bit we've seen, I understand why people are upset if they don't.
People tend to use the "Graphics don't matter as much as game play!" argument as if it literally means "Graphics are irrelevant, game play is the only thing you should be worried about!". I don't necessarily think that's true. Graphics can definitely enhance the game play and make it a much more enjoyable experience. I was born in 90. There's plenty of games that I don't think I could go back and play because the art has aged really bad (or in the case of things like MUDs - lack art completely).
Poetic.Injustice
Member
Fixed.
RPGCrazied
Member
That probably isn't real, and even if it is, they could have just changed their minds and scrapped those versions. If they were doing them, I'd think they would put it on the trailer at the end.
Solid Samus
Banned
did you see this?
That was posted 11 months ago, in July 2014.
Most of it is based off of this 2013 Kotaku article, with only a couple things changed, such as gender option, and the random DLC schedule plus Naughty Bear people spin-off: http://kotaku.com/leaked-documents-reveal-that-fallout-4-is-real-set-in-1481322956
Unless you have something better to back it up, keep it out of the thread please.
sparkeysam
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First trailer for yet to be released game and people are upset at the graphics?
disappeared
Banned
Adorable until he aggros five Deathclaws, gets stuck in a piece of geometry, then glitch-spawns to some random point on the map you won't visit for another fifteen hours.
Oh it'll happen.
Dreadnought
Member
Welcome to Gaf
Gamebryo lives on I see. That's hugely disappointing,
How often do games improve graphically, from the first trailer to release?
How often do games improve graphically, from the first trailer to release?