Fallout 4

[Techy]

For all you fans of the Fallout series, can I ask what you liked so much about it? I got into Oblivion quite a lot and it was one of my most enjoyable RPG's, but for Skyrim I just felt that there wasn't enough there anymore. To me it just felt like it lacked immersion anymore, like simply travelling around and 'completing' things. With Fallout, as silly as it may sound, I just couldn't get past the lack of color, or grim storyline. Grey and tans wear on me after a while. But in the end maybe I didn't give it a fair shot and I know a lot of people really enjoyed the series. So what would you say that I need to look for in the game?

When I first heard of Fallout 3 I thought it was a horror game like Silent Hill. Once I tried it out a few years back it wasn't really "scary", but it was definitely depressing. But as what the others said, FO3 depicts a nuclear apocalypse in the most definitive way possible. Of course at first the dark and colorless atmosphere turned me down but I think Bethesda wanted to immerse the player into a terrible alternate universe. There's not even one moment in FO3 where I laughed at all (well, apart from the glitches and bugs) but I couldn't put it down because of the survival elements and the hardships of the new cold, cold world. To be honest with you I'd rather not replay it today - way too sad for me. I might for the DLC though.

New Vegas helped out a lot with the atmosphere. Where FO3 was like poison, New Vegas was like an antidote. I felt that I could swallow NV a lot better than FO3, but that didn't mean FO3 was worse in comparison. If you started the Fallout series with NV, you're missing out. Of course NV still had that apocalyptic setting going but it had a much different attitude, like instead of a bleak theme there's a "wild west" sort of theme with a bit of the horrors of the apocalypse still lingering. FO3 in my opinion held a much more terrible theme of destruction.

 

[Shoogar]

New Vegas helped out a lot with the atmosphere. Where FO3 was like poison, New Vegas was like an antidote. I felt that I could swallow NV a lot better than FO3, but that didn't mean FO3 was worse in comparison. If you started the Fallout series with NV, you're missing out. Of course NV still had that apocalyptic setting going but it had a much different attitude, like instead of a bleak theme there's a "wild west" sort of theme with a bit of the horrors of the apocalypse still lingering. FO3 in my opinion held a much more terrible theme of destruction.

I've been really reluctant to play New Vegas. More so there's been other games i've wanted to buy, but did you offer you the same feeling of nostalgia that Fallout 3 did? I would love to immerse myself into another game. The only thing stopping me is the apparent 'short' storyline.

 

[F1 fan]

I've been really reluctant to play New Vegas. More so there's been other games i've wanted to buy, but did you offer you the same feeling of nostalgia that Fallout 3 did? I would love to immerse myself into another game. The only thing stopping me is the apparent 'short' storyline.

Short? The main questline is much longer than Fallout 3's. It also offers more branching paths. I don't get the short claims when it comes to New Vegas. In addition to the main storyline, I had side quests popping up constantly, whereas in Fallout 3, you really had to hunt high and low to find them.

 

[Techy]

I've been really reluctant to play New Vegas. More so there's been other games i've wanted to buy, but did you offer you the same feeling of nostalgia that Fallout 3 did? I would love to immerse myself into another game. The only thing stopping me is the apparent 'short' storyline.

Short? NV is by far from short, @F1 fan explaining it dead-on. Also I don't know what you mean by your question.

 

[Coxis]

While I do consider F3 to be a "fuller" game, FNV was certainly not short. Not a lot of new things and similar graphics made it feel like a big expansion, but it was an amazing game on its own.

 

[Shoogar]

Short? NV is by far from short, @F1 fan explaining it dead-on. Also I don't know what you mean by your question.

I probably used the wrong word. But when I played fallout 3 I would play it for hours upon hours on end. I'd get to the stage where i'd almost feel as if there character was myself. It could just be a thing that I do, it happens in a lot of open world based adventure type games, I was just wondering if it offered a similar experience, but I guess i'd have to play the game myself to figure this one out! And okay, I guess what i've heard is wrong, I may pick up a copy of NV today then. It can keep me busy while I wait for my Ps4 to arrive. Thanks for the info though guys.

 

[Techy]

I probably used the wrong word. But when I played fallout 3 I would play it for hours upon hours on end. I'd get to the stage where i'd almost feel as if there character was myself. It could just be a thing that I do, it happens in a lot of open world based adventure type games, I was just wondering if it offered a similar experience, but I guess i'd have to play the game myself to figure this one out! And okay, I guess what i've heard is wrong, I may pick up a copy of NV today then. It can keep me busy while I wait for my Ps4 to arrive. Thanks for the info though guys.

Of course, NV has as much interesting characters as FO3, and then some. The characters in NV were actually a bit more "alive" than those in FO3, mostly because of that high-life theme oozing off of New Vegas itself. But yeah, playing it for yourself will be much better. If you can, get the DLCs as well.

 

[F1 fan]

I probably used the wrong word. But when I played fallout 3 I would play it for hours upon hours on end. I'd get to the stage where i'd almost feel as if there character was myself. It could just be a thing that I do, it happens in a lot of open world based adventure type games, I was just wondering if it offered a similar experience, but I guess i'd have to play the game myself to figure this one out! And okay, I guess what i've heard is wrong, I may pick up a copy of NV today then. It can keep me busy while I wait for my Ps4 to arrive. Thanks for the info though guys.

As you liked Fallout 3, New Vegas is well worth picking up. It is a bit of a polarizing title. Some believe it to be inferior to F3, whereas I consider it to be superior in every single way. Your experience may differ. You may find yourself getting bored and longing for F3 again, or you may just like it as much, if not more than you liked f3.

 

[Shoogar]

I'll have a look and see if I can find a complete edition with DLC as Bethesda area a fan of bundling their games with DLC after a while. I was talking to a friend about the game today and he said that the area is a lot more 'open' than F3 and that there's a lot more to do customisation wise. Back to the topic of Fallout 4, have there been any updates on the hoax website? Or an actual release date? Or is it looking like it will be unveiled at E3?

 

[F1 fan]

I'll have a look and see if I can find a complete edition with DLC as Bethesda area a fan of bundling their games with DLC after a while. I was talking to a friend about the game today and he said that the area is a lot more 'open' than F3 and that there's a lot more to do customisation wise. Back to the topic of Fallout 4, have there been any updates on the hoax website? Or an actual release date? Or is it looking like it will be unveiled at E3?

Yeah. Try to get the version with the dlc on the disk. The dlc is pretty good. Your friend is correct about things being more open than fallout 3. It makes sense though. DC was destroyed. Hence the rubble blocking your path.

As for fallout 4, the website was confirmed to be a hoax. The game hasn't been announced yet, but it seems likely. I hope we see an announcement soon, but we really can't tell.

 

[Techy]

I'll have a look and see if I can find a complete edition with DLC as Bethesda area a fan of bundling their games with DLC after a while. I was talking to a friend about the game today and he said that the area is a lot more 'open' than F3 and that there's a lot more to do customisation wise. Back to the topic of Fallout 4, have there been any updates on the hoax website? Or an actual release date? Or is it looking like it will be unveiled at E3?

Yup, in NV it's much more open. However there's still a barrier around the heart of the area encompassing The Strip & Freeside, but that's obvious why Bethesda did that. And yes, there's much more customization. Especially the guns.

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Kotaku says that Fallout 4 might just be real after all, but that doesn't beat an official announcement by the devs.

 

[Wiegert]

The Commonwealth and the locations within in have often been mentioned as the next location, since they've been referred to in past games. Aside from the complaints about it possibly being set in NE (from those who didn't like the bleak atmosphere of FO3?), I'll be content if it is revealed to be the next location. Same for almost any other currently untrodden area in the Fallout world.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

Overall I preferred Fallout 3 over NV by a longshot. It didn't help that the NV launch was one of THE most buggy games I have ever seen. Well besides the TDU2 launch. I put hundreds of hours into Fallout 3. In fact it was most time I ever put into a single player RPG up until Skyrim. I don't even know if I had 50 hours in NV. That included unlocking EVERY location on the map. I just couldn't get into NV. Just my opinion.

 

[XS]

I played the heck out of NV. That being said FO3 was my favorite title in the series. The overall feel of the game, the atmosphere, the background music, the characters, all gave the game a hopeless, intensely lonely, and utter cling to life by a thread feel. NV didn't have that at all. However, the reason I played NV more than FO3 was because at least for me NV was less buggier than FO3. On my system both games became pretty much unplayable but FO3 much quicker than NV. I wasn't even half way through FO3 when it started crashing every other mission, requiring a ridiculous amount of restarts and hours of play time to finish the game. I hope they do make a Fallout 4, but if it's just as buggy as the previous titles I don't think I'll be buying it.

 

[F1 fan]

It didn't help that the NV launch was one of THE most buggy games I have ever seen.

Oh really? I completed both F3 and New Vegas without ever connecting my PS3 to the internet. I found F3 to be far more buggy than New Vegas and I put in more hours into New Vegas.

 

[CAMAROBOY69]

Oh really? I completed both F3 and New Vegas without ever connecting my PS3 to the internet. I found F3 to be far more buggy than New Vegas and I put in more hours into New Vegas.

I had both on the 360.
Both games were buggy but NV was by far one of THE most buggy games I played (besides TDU2). In fact each dlc that came out for both games almost always had day 1 problems. That was actually one of the most frustrating parts was that the bugs from F3 carried over to NV at launch. After several months most of the patches were fixed in NV but by then , I already traded in the game.

Not sure if this is from the PC but it shows some of the bugs. The gun above the head bug drove me nuts which isn't even in this video.

 

[R5]

Fallout New Vegas was a decent game, but it really was an experiment game I feel. A chance for Bethesda to say "LOOK WHAT WE CAN DO!"

The story was good, I'd go as far to say better than FO3s but the map was less interesting to explore.

I did love FO3 a lot. The DLC is also fantastic (Mothership Zeta )

 

[Shoogar]

Just a heads up to those who are fans of the series, gog.com has Fallout 1 and 2 available for PC for free download (Works on Mac too). I think it's part of their christmas give-a-way.

EDIT: It may only be for a few more hours.

 

[Flex0r]

Thanks for the heads up, almost forgot about it.
27 hours left to get them for free.

 

[Coxis]

Kotaku says that Fallout 4 might just be real after all, but that doesn't beat an official announcement by the devs.

Bunch of geniuses, those guys. I don't need a gaming publication website to tell you that.

 

[F1 fan]

I had both on the 360.
Both games were buggy but NV was by far one of THE most buggy games I played.

Replace NV with Fallout 3 and that pretty much sums it up for me. Maybe it's because we played them on different systems or maybe it's just down to luck.

After several months most of the patches were fixed in NV but by then , I already traded in the game.

That's a shame. Maybe you should pick up the Ultimate/GOTY/whatever it's called version now.

Fallout New Vegas was a decent game, but it really was an experiment game I feel. A chance for Bethesda to say "LOOK WHAT WE CAN DO!"

Bethesda didn't develop NV. They published it and contracted out the development to Obsidian.

 

[dhandeh]

Fallout 4...

 

[Coxis]

That's awesome.

 

[jacnob]

Fallout 4...

Is it sad that this post just made my day?

 

[Omnis]

If it takes place in Massachusetts, are you gonna have to walk to New Hampshire to get your explosives?

I wonder how they explain away all the silly gun laws. Should be pretty fun.

 

[dhandeh]

Fallout - Shadow of Boston

Another potential reason to use this again...

 

[R5]

Fallout - Shadow of Boston

Another potential reason to use this again...

Hoax.

As every other trademark, and teaser has been really.

 

[Ellis]

I just don't think its very fair that this game has not been formally announced as of yet. It really does break my heart!

 

[TypeRDC5]

Fallout 3 was my first FPS style RPG game i had ever played to say i was overwhelmed by the scale and size of it is an understatement.
Played it for a few days and gave up on it as i really had no clue what i was doing, but then i came back to it one day and love it played it for over 50 hours, although the bugs and especially the freezing were quite annoying, almost game breaking sometimes.

Saying all that i will love to get stuck into a Fallout 4 now that i've experience and understand a Fallout game, when it's released i will defo pick it up.

 

[R5]

I just don't think its very fair that this game has not been formally announced as of yet. It really does break my heart!

Don't rush them. I'd rather have a good game in a year than another buggy pile of manure tomorrow.