Fallout 4 is perhaps the most highly anticipated game of the year,
and rightfully so. Coming from Bethesda, the team behind The Elder
Scrolls and Fallout franchises, expectations are automatically through
the roof. However, fear not fans of the series as you will not be
disappointed. All the elements that make the previous games stand out
are back with a range of new gameplay improvements and mechanics to add
even more replayability to the game.
Compared to Fallout 3 or New Vegas, Fallout 4 has a story that is
quite interesting compared to older games in the series. There are two
time periods that you will get to experience in Fallout 4, the pre-war
which takes place in 2075 where you find your customized character is
living harmoniously with your family in the Sanctuary Hills, Boston.
Just before a nuclear fallout happens, your family, including yourself,
are lucky enough to get into Vault 111. Just when you thought you will
be safe, you and your family are cryogenized in a pod. You will then
find yourself awaken 200 years later with your spouse dead and kid
kidnapped by some group of people. This will then start your journey in
finding the culprit behind the abduction of your child and the mystery
that happened in Vault 111.
First up, Looting has been dramatically improved by the use of a new
looting interface system and as an integral part of any RPG, this is
only good news. Unlike previous Bethesda titles, where the player were
taken into a menu when attempting to pick up loot from even a small
footlocker, Fallout 4’s looting is done by simply looking at an object
to determine what loot is available within an object and grabbing it.
For gamers who horde a lot of junk from the world, to collect junk for
crafting or to sell on at vendors, this speeds up the game. It is also
nice to see the back of the immersion breaking trip in and out of menus.
Due to the ease of looting and the new incredible crafting system,
the inner hoarder in every player will surface at some point throughout
the game. In previous Fallout titles, some players looted everything,
including cutlery, to obtain huge amounts of bottle caps. However in
Fallout 4, it is hard to let go of even dirty ashtrays and empty milk
bottles simply for their materials that could be used for some sort of
crafting. The constant thought of “what if I need that later?” will see
players going as far as dropping weapons and armor so that they can hold
onto materials such as adhesives solely for crafting. Never before has
Wonderglue been so sort after. In other words, crafting is big in
Fallout 4 as you can craft pretty much every items that you would need
from stimpacks, armors, and weapons.
In addition to crafting, one main feature of Fallout 4 is the
addition of making a settlement for the survivors of the nuclear
fallout. Those who have played Fallout Shelter on mobile, you will get
somewhat of an idea on how rebuilding a settlement works. Using the
Workshop feature, you can scrap any items that you find in the
settlement and use the scrapped items in crafting things for the
settlement like furniture, generator, water resources, and many more.
Your objective is to keep that settlement alive by giving them their
needs like food, electricity, and water. You will know if you’re doing a
good job in rebuilding settlement through the happy face indicator on
the world map.
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