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[Teuoxton]

I wonder if it will all be fetch quests or kill x of each monster/raider. Endless fetch and kill quests.

 

[Almighty]

Sounds like the normal pre-release Bethesda hype to me. If history is any indication there is a nugget of truth in there, but it is being exaggerated and the final result will be underwhelming.

 

[-Horizon-]

*runs in circles for 400 hours*

So much game left!

Lol

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

No mans sky competitor?

Fallout 4 is coming out in 2015

 

[chrisPjelly]

Bethesda pls help the QA guy stuck playing the game at 5 fps for the last 400 hours. K thnx

 

[dezzy8]

I can play uncharted for 400 hours and not see everything.

 

[Turin Turambar]

I played 100 hours of Skyrim. I had the feeling of having seeing 60% of the game.

So I can imagine the game being 200-250 hours, but 400 hours is a bit too much.

You know, if the game content is going to have the usual Bethesda quality, it would be better a game half as big but twice as good. Alas, it's Bethesda....

 

[WrenchNinja]

 

[PetrCobra]

I'd expect that to be true only after a game has enjoyed several years on the market and a few tens or maybe hundreds of DLCs. That's how I see this industry today. No publisher would agree to ship a game with so much content for one price.

Would love to see them prove me wrong though.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

You guys are forgetting that he's probably including all the DLC they're developing in parallel.

 

[His Majesty]

going the route of witcher 3?

No The Witcher 3 was only 200 hours.

 

[120v]

I believe it... i'm still discovering new things in new vegas and skyrim

But that's kind of the point of Bethesda games isn't it. Nothing really noteworthy

 

[TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared]

How hard will the platinum trophy be?

 

[Shining Sunshine]

I never believe these types of claims.

 

[Chao]

Around 6 hours of worthwhile content then?

I will never understand why they market these games like this, all I can think of is "damn I don't want to waste so much time in a game".

 

[OmegaDL50]

I put nearly 590 hours into Skyrim

http://steamcommunity.com/id/OmegaDL50/

and I still haven't seen every cave, bandit camp, dungeon, etc.

I am not slow at playing the game, I've put nearly the same amount of time in both Morrowind and Oblivion as well.

So I can believe it when one can spend 400 hours in Fallout 4 and not see everything.

It's anecdotal of course, but it's just personal experience here.

 

[Lanrutcon]

Like, what does that mean exactly? It can be interpreted in so many ways, and most of them are just plain stupid.

Typical pre-order related boasting.

 

[Icyflamez96]

OK, I just hope things are interesting enough. Statements like these don't really do anything for me. It's Fallout, I already know the gameworld is going to overwhelm me regardless.

 

[shadowstar]

Is the stuff to see interesting ala Witcher 3 is the real question.

 

[Kain]

How hard will the platinum trophy be?

The longest road - Reach the 400 minutes mark in your save file. We never told you that you had to have fun!

 

[lukeskymac]

I put nearly 590 hours into Skyrim

http://steamcommunity.com/id/OmegaDL50/

and I still haven't seen every cave, bandit camp, dungeon, etc.

I am not slow at playing the game, I've put nearly the same amount of time in both Morrowind and Oblivion as well.

So I can believe it when one can spend 400 hours in Fallout 4 and not see everything.

It's anecdotal of course, but it's just personal experience here.

I'd only believe you if you were actively avoiding new areas for dozens of hours. It's a big map, man, but 600 hours? Come on.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

My god what a cynical bunch of people.

 

[sui generis]

So about 150 for the average user.

 

[shadowfall]

Please do not let it be fetch quests.Ubisoft has killed my open world interest. DAI further buried it.

I did put around 275 hrs on Skyrim. So expectations are high here, Bethesda better deliver

 

[ironcreed]

It will no doubt be massive like all of Bethesda's games, but I don't think I will get that many hours out of it. Even though I am sure I will be going back and replaying it over the years.

 

[Juxo]

"See those mountains? You can walk there!"

I want concrete details about the game's mechanics. Anecdotal stuff like this is nothing more than marketing bullshit.

Spoiler

Can't wait for November!

 

[VlaudTheImpaler]

Are people just reading the title and posting? Because there is more interesting info in the article. Legitimate question because I want to know for future reference when making thread titles. I will try to add more information than just the article's title.

Spoiler

Also, how many pages do I have to wait before we can have an actual discussion about this?

I put nearly 590 hours into Skyrim

http://steamcommunity.com/id/OmegaDL50/

and I still haven't seen every cave, bandit camp, dungeon, etc.

I am not slow at playing the game, I've put nearly the same amount of time in both Morrowind and Oblivion as well.

So I can believe it when one can spend 400 hours in Fallout 4 and not see everything.

It's anecdotal of course, but it's just personal experience here.

Well, you have me beat but barely.

 

[Terra Firma]

It will be a very shallow ocean.

 

[Machina]

Easily an overinflated number, at least in terms of tangible content that isn't just small easter eggs to find.

 

[Icyflamez96]

Spoiler

Also, how many pages do I have to wait before we can have an actual discussion about this?

You could have started with this post.

 

[Ushay]

Ah well I know I will have a blast, I can see myself sinking 200 hours into this game.

 

[Az987]

Another Bethesda game I'll buy at launch, play for 60 hours and never finish.

 

[Shengar]

It is possible because there isn't interesting place to see in the first place. Just copy-pasted caves, vaults, and military bases.

This.

 

[draetenth]

*runs in circles for 400 hours*

So much game left!

Heh, this was my first thought.

 

[Mr Fahrenheit]

Wow just like every open world RPG that comes out!

 

[KingBroly]

No The Witcher 3 was only 200 hours.

I doubt it's that big. Witcher 3 feels very daunting because of its' size and complexity. They'd have to do a lot to make it be like that, and I don't think they could make that very good.

 

[DrkSage]

Blame fast travel.

 

[Dance Inferno]

So it could be 400 hours of Dragon Age: Inquisition collectathon quests, or it could be 400 hours of Witcher 3 well-written and world building sidequests.

Knowing Bethesda it's probably somewhere in between. Hopefully it's more Witcher Contracts than Portal Closing.

 

[RandomSeed]

Probably because you'll need to keep restarting your game due to game breaking bugs.

 

[Fried Food]

Sounds like there are a bunch of textures to look at.

Wake me when there is 400 hours of content as compelling as that found in a tailored experience.

 

[RespectThySole]

going the route of witcher 3?

Of course not. Bethesda hasn't made something near that caliber since Morrowind.

 

[Frank Serpico]

How many of those 400 hours are actually quality? that's what I'm interested in, not PR talk to get hardcore gamers pumped up

 

[Black Pewter]

I've heard this about so many games it's hard for the words not to just go through one ear and exit swiftly out the other.

 

[Y2Kev]

God that's a lot of metro stations

 

[Icyflamez96]

It is possible because there isn't interesting place to see in the first place. Just copy-pasted caves, vaults, and military bases.

This.

Nah the vaults will be tight AF like they were in the other Bethesda Fallouts. Probably one of the main specific things I'm excited for with this game.

 

[Glendemonium]

I'm a slow player when it comes to Fallout, every side quest is it's own adventure.

Bring it Bethesda!

 

[Sub_Level]

You see that collapsed building in the distance?

 

[RoKKeR]

Ugh. I hate crap like this. Bigger is not necessarily better. Witcher 3 was close to being too big for me.

 

[RandomSeed]

God that's a lot of metro stations

 

[Magnus]

Edit - nm