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Fallout 4 Pre-Release Discussion [GAME RELEASED, GO TO NEW THREAD]

abnaxus

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Tomorrow I'll submit my review to Metacritic:

Fallout 4 has heart. It has soul. If Fallout 4 sang the Blues, you'd want to listen. This is a game made by people who genuinely loved what they were doing, and it's clear that rather than asking themselves "How can we best serve the market?", the developers instead asked "Wouldn't it be awesome if . . .?" It has all the enthusiasm and the quirkiness (for better and worse) of an indie game, but the production values that only a multi-million dollar budget will buy.

It has flaws - plenty of them - but ultimately it's a great game. I have had more fun with Fallout 4 than with any rpg released in the last few years. Fallout 4 is not "game as art," as Pillars of Eternity and (more recently) Age of Decadence have tried to be. Instead, it is "game as game", something that has been equally rare recently in the roleplaying genre. There is a focus on gameplay, on crafting, on depth of setting and on immersion. Fallout 4 is enjoyable, addictive, and deeply satisfying, and I wholeheartedly recommend it. If the Codex gave numerical scores, I'd give this an 8.5 out of 10. Since we don't, pretend you didn't see that.
 

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If Bethesda gave Fallout 4.5 to Obsidian would you forgive them all their crimes?

Because I certainly would. Two Fallout games made by Obsidian would be truly amazing. Especially if they got Tim Cain involved (he wasn't there when they made New Vegas).
 

Zeriel

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I like how terrible the performance is. It is truly a next generation Bethesda game.
 

Jaesun

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If Bethesda gave Fallout 4.5 to Obsidian would you forgive them all their crimes?

Because I certainly would. Two Fallout games made by Obsidian would be truly amazing. Especially if they got Tim Cain involved (he wasn't there when they made New Vegas).

They basically stripped all cRPG mechanics from the game, so there is not much Obsidian could do.... :M
 

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