Nonetheless I do like how NPCs will react differently to you depending on what you’ve done for them, and might comment on what you’re wearing. Bethesda aren’t masters of words but they’re great at visual storytelling. It’s the little things to discover that make the world so compelling, such a skeleton in bed with the tree that killed him still on top of him, or sillier quirks like a teddybear sitting on a toilet reading a magazine. You’ll occasionally even wander into a firefight or hear the sounds of gunfire in the distance and can decide whether to run to the danger or not. There is always something new to discover within sight, or another layer to a location, or a quest to stumble into.
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It’s still not a patch on New Vegas but the reason why a lot of people prefer Bethesda’s efforts is that they sacrifice realism in favour of keeping the player interested.
The way the area is laid out feels more real, the city of Boston at the centre with just the right amount of clutter. They haven’t lost the knack, as the Commonwealth is just as entertaining to check out as the Capital Wasteland and a mite more believable. Sod the Super Mutant who quotes Macbeth.īethesda’s real forte is in world building, specifically making a fun place to explore. Bethesda have clearly put a lot of effort into making him cute and really useful this time, so I bet a lot of players will fall in love with the little guy and stick with him the entire game. Making compelling characters, snappy dialogue and engrossing storylines just aren’t things Bethesda are good at despite their best efforts, and so consequently the companion with the most personality is still Dogmeat. The general dialogue is pretty good and there are some great characters like synthetic private detective Nick Valentine, but Obsidian’s New Vegas still wipes the floor with any of Bethesda’s efforts in either department. Many open world games struggle to keep the relevance of their dramatic central story and still allow room for all their many silly diversions, but Fallout 4 is probably the worst attempt at reconciling the two that I’ve ever seen.įortunately you’re probably not playing a Fallout game for its story. You can’t even ask the first group of people you meet about him, but you’re totally happy to single-handedly fend off raiders, build a community and plant carrots for them instead. Any parent would literally stop at nothing until they find their child, but the Vault Dweller forgets about his son immediately after leaving Vault 111. Unfortunately the way Bethesda does this completely ruins their own central narrative. The story is okay, certainly better than Fallout 3 but in my opinion not as strong as New Vegas or even Skyrim, although as usual in Bethesda games its main job is just to move you around the world to experience everything the game has to offer. You have to survive the Commonwealth Wasteland, make allies (or don’t), and get him back at all costs. You’re cryogenically frozen, woken up 200 years later, and your son has been stolen. From there things get only worse for you. Fortunately you and your family have an invitation to the local Vault and make it to Vault 111 just before civilization is annihilated. Keeping things basic with the story, your character starts in Pre-War America just before the bombs fell.
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