

Here there are friends and enemies to make, settlements to build, plus weapons, armour and other useful gear to craft. The commonwealth, as the game’s Massachusetts area is called, is a sizeable open world full of mystery and danger, not as huge in scale as The Witcher 3’s vast map or Metal Gear Solid 5’s warzones, but rich in activity and detail. Related: Fallout 4 – Wasteland Workshop review Like The Witcher 3 or Metal Gear Solid 5 it’s a massive buffet banquet, and nobody’s telling you what dish you need to be eating next. What you do and how you do remains reasonably open. Sure, you can focus on looting and mindless slaughter, but in a way Fallout 4 is about how individuals can help transform the bleakest world. This isn’t just a game about the aftermath of mass destruction but about how you rebuild. When they leave Vault 111, somewhere to the North West of Boston, they find a world where chaos reigns, mutants and raiders are a constant peril and the tiny green shoots of humanity are struggling to take root. He or she remains a fish out of water, but one with history and a different kind of personal quest. The unique position of your protagonist in the world plays a major part in this. This is Fallout, but not quite as you know it.įallout 4 Tips, Tricks and Guide | Best Fallout 4 Mods | Fallout 4 Perks Guide – How to make your character S.P.E.C.I.A.L However, a graphics bump and a shift from Washington and New Vegas to this rain-soaked Massachusetts wilderness is far more than skin-deep. This is partly a revisited Fallout 3 or New Vegas, especially when it comes to tone, core mechanics and overall style.īut when you look at the story, the fresh setting and the enhanced game engine, Fallout 4 is to Fallout 3 what Skyrim was to Oblivion. In some ways, we’re sad that Fallout 4 isn’t a revolutionary sequel. Related: Fallout 4 – Automatron DLC review It’s a strange yet familiar thing, just as the post-nuclear apocalypse world must seem to your character after waking from a 200 year slumber. Now, it’s here.Īnd it isn’t quite what we expected it to be. We waited many years, endured teaser sites and rumours galore until the real deal was finally unveiled.

Available on Xbox One (reviewed), PS4, PCįallout 4 was a long time coming.
