Fallout 4 Hype?

Yeah the hype is off the charts for this one. I'm not that fond of these types of large sandbox open world explorer games. I would mind playing. Does anyone know if its similar to Half Life?

 

I'm interested but don't have a current-gen console or a capable PC. Maybe I'll pick one up next year if Deus Ex and Mirror's Edge don't disappoint. Charisma is useful since it's sometimes needed for certain dialogue choices. I always pick male characters when it's an option in an RPG.

@ockydub, it's not similar to Half-Life. Even the sci-fi setting is very different. It's retro-futuristic, a future taken from the imagination of someone living in the 1950's. And it's a big, sprawling adventure that would take dozens of hours to fully play assuming you're not skipping all the dialogue and go through most of the meatier side content. If you're not engaged my open-world exploring, this probably won't change your mind. Level design is often lacking in open-world games compared to linear ones, though they tend to offer impressive world design and atmosphere in exchange. Sadly, who knows when or even if we'll get a Half-Life 3, though I think I'd actually be more excited by a Portal 3.

 

I will say that Fallout's areas feel a bit more varied than those in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls games. Skyrim's dungeons were a slight improvement but Oblivion's often felt randomly generated, like a bunch of squares and rectangles pasted together with four different color palettes. (Never played Morrowind, which seems to be many's favorite.) You could say the same thing for some of Fallout 3's subway areas, but the numerous small towns and other locations often had unique appearances, feels and backgrounds.

Mass Effect 2 & 3 seem to have come the closest to joining tighter linear levels with RPG decision making, but they often feel more like shooters with lots of dialogue and optional awkward flirting and sex scenes rather than RPGs with tighter levels. I think they're fun and welcomed the simplification of some of the first's RPG mechanics. Looking through menus and inventory management can be tiring.

 

ya I've played them all and plan on getting fall out 4 this weekend maybe Friday.

 

nice how you like the game so far?