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Fallout 4 (PS4, XONE) Review | Giant Bomb

The occasionally extreme performance issues found in the console versions of Fallout 4 make those versions more difficult to recommend than their PC counterpart.

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bluegoblin3122d ago

In no way, shape or form is this game a 6 out of 10! 10 hours in and loving it.

nommers3122d ago

It's enjoyable, and can be their personal GOTY if they'd like but reviewers have a job to do first and foremost. They should never give a game special treatment just because they like it more or prefer the style more, and vice versa shouldn't condemn it either.

They're comparing each game to every other developers hard work out there, and money is on the line (for developers and reviewers) just because of reviews.

Bugs and game crashing/freezing are unacceptable if just because your system could wind up bricking, even despite how much fun you're having playing the game.

Speaking of fun, there's no way to gauge that sometimes in comparison to other games. It's too subjective. Flaws like bugs and game crashing/freezing though are understandable on a universal level to condemn in all general consensus.

Hell, I like this game a lot so far, but I would never give it any accolades based on the flaws presented. If it presented some revolutionary new game design I would praise it for that and give the game praise accordingly but nothing more or less.

DefenderOfDoom23122d ago

To bluegobin . Jeff Gertsmann gave the console version of Fallout 4 a 3 out 5 ! Not a 6 out of 10 .

bluegoblin3121d ago

To defender of doom.... 3 out of 5 and 6 out of 10 is the exact same shit..did not know it took a genius to figure that one out.

Heyxyz3122d ago

Yikes, if Fallout 4's taught me anything it's that YOU should tell yourself how much you love a game, not reviewers or other gamers...the reason I say this is because everyone seems to hate Fallout 4, but I on the other hand love it. I haven't had this much fun in ages. It's rare for me to marathon a game (I have a short attention span), but I just got finished marathoning Fallout 4 and I loved it.

lelo2play3122d ago (Edited 3122d ago )

Everybody hates Falout 4? Where did you get that from?

Personally, 6-8 hours in and quite enjoying it. Playing the PC version, runs nicely and haven't encountered any major bug.

LAWSON723122d ago

Go look at metacritic and you will see many many complainers.

Heyxyz3122d ago (Edited 3122d ago )

"Everbody" is an exaggeration, but look at comment sections, forums, and like @LAWSON72 said metacritic, where it's being metabombed. There's hate for this game everywhere...

BTW, I have a lot of disagrees. Usually I don't care, but this worries me because it seems most people who read my comment think a game reviewer or community should decide if they like a game for them. It's either that or people hate the fact I said I love Fallout 4...

BlackPanther3122d ago

I recommend people actually read the review and not just the score. Giant Bomb does a really good job with reviews and this is a good one.

You of course don't have to agree because all reviews are subjective so there is no right or wrong.

JoeMcCallister3122d ago

Having reviewed it myself, I really didn't find the issues Jeff did - but I do typically take their opinions into consideration and most of the staff there at GB doesn't seem to just react emotionally so I typically put a bit more stake in their stuff. While I disagree with him having played a ton of it so far, I see his points, and I might've just been lucky and not had bugs beyond a few frame drops, I'll look forward to the Bombcast to hear the rest of the team's input because I don't think everyone had the experience Jeff did.

You make a great point though, reading the reviews thoroughly is always a better idea than reacting to a 3/5 on one of the most anticipated titles ever.

Mega243122d ago (Edited 3122d ago )

I haven't seen one single bug or performance issue, 10 hours in. So I don't understand where are people getting this, or why are they being to critical about it. I think they are just blowing things out of proportion for the clicks.

Edit: for clarification, I'm playing on PC; GTX 970.

Christopher3122d ago (Edited 3122d ago )

It's the subheading on the article itself...

"The occasionally extreme performance issues found in the console versions of Fallout 4 make those versions more difficult to recommend than their PC counterpart."

And right below that: "Editor's note: The above score applies to the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game."

JoeMcCallister3122d ago

Played on Xbox One for review here and didn't have problems beyond a few instances of frame rate dropping, but still not to 0 or anything that I consider experience breaking. It seems Gerstmann had a bad time, and that sucks, but idk if I just got lucky or what - not one jarring glitch or error through 40+ hours.

twiggytree123122d ago

This review is for the console versions, not PC.

cd13122d ago

I'm sure these frame rate issues will get sorted in time, hopefully sooner rather than later as i was hoping to buy this for my Xmas break. No biggy if not, I still have an unfinished Witcher 3 to play.

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Fallout 4 – Next Gen Update 2 Notes

A new update is now available for Fallout 4. This update adds the ability to manage your control over graphic fidelity or performance and addresses some further stability and visual issues.

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Tacoboto15d ago

How nice of them to give us more control over graphical settings as a way to *completely* avoid taking accountability for the broken Xbox settings.

bondsmx15d ago

Well, I still crashed like 5 times last night within two hours. So there’s that.

anast14d ago

I had to stop. The game is not good. I'd rather play Skyrim and that game isn't that good either.

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I Think It's About Time We Realize Fallout 4 Wasn't That Bad

Ahmed from eXputer: "2015's Fallout 4 received harsh criticism upon launching, but I think it was unwarranted and the game deserves more praise than it got."

helicoptergirl20d ago

It was totally that bad. I couldn't finish the campaign it was so bland and boring as I recall. Got so sick of it. 1000 stimpaks on hard. It is very rare that I play half a game and then just quit. I usually always finish it. But i was so bored with this game I just stopped and never went back and never regretted it. Just thinking about that game makes me shudder

Furesis20d ago

That's exactly what happened to me too lmao
Fallout 4 is not a fallout game period it's a bethesda game

Vits20d ago

The comparison with Skyrim is mind-boggling. Yes, Skyrim has streamlined many of the systems that Morrowind introduced. However, it did not tamper with the core of the Elder Scrolls franchise; it did not diminish the freedom and sense of exploration that made Bethesda RPGs famous. Fallout 4, on the other hand, did exactly that to the Fallout series. It eliminated what made Fallout such a beloved series to play. There are no consequences for your choices, no reason to explore, and barely any interesting set pieces in the game.

It's not terrible, but it's a painfully mediocre game in a franchise that typically doesn't produce such mediocrity. So that is why people see it as bad, the bar is just much higher.

anast20d ago

They both feel the same because they are, it's just that one has swords and magic and the other has swords and guns.

anast20d ago

I'm replaying it now. It sucks. I'm about 30 hours in and thinking about quitting again. I am so tired of the dialogue I just spam a random button because it doesn't matter. The upgrade just feels like a graphical mod, everything else is not good.

Good-Smurf20d ago (Edited 20d ago )

I couldn't play the game as-is it was insanely boring and grindy and the grind itself are not fun at all.
Mods helped me stomach the game a bit better but after a while I just stopped playing and uninstalled it because the game did nothing after the first few hours to give me any motivation to keep playing it, it just became a mindless looter shooter with obsession in settlement building and defending.
Compared to F3 and FNV, F4 was barely a mediocre game it wasn't bad but it's also very forgettable entry.

MrDead20d ago

It's not that bad after 300+ mods that fix it's issues and make the game fun... but lets not talk about mods right now as they are f****d.

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Interview on Fallout 4 with the Actor for Nick Valentine, Codsworth & Mr Handy (Stephen Russell)

Interview with Stephen Russell, Actor for (Nick Valentine, Codsworth, My Handy) in Fallout 4 which is a vast open world role playing game set in the apocalyptic wastes of Boston, the Commonwealth. The career goes further with other Bethesda games from Starfield to Prey to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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