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Digital Spy - 10/10

 

Graphical niggles aside, Fallout 4 feels like a culmination of the fantastic work Bethesda did on Fallout 3, New Vegas and Skyrim, surpassing them all in terms of scope and scale.

 

 

PSNStores - 10/10

 

With those issues and caveat, Fallout 4 has to be the most addicting and content heavy-game we’ve played on the Playstation 4. Looking forward to spending many more countless hours exploring every nook and cranny of the Commonwealth.

 

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GamesRadar - 10/10

 

A huge game that's anything you want it to be. An immense RPG, shooter, and world to explore that is only constrained by your imagination and desire to explore

 

 

Gaming Nexus - 9.8/10

 

Fallout 3 was seven years ago. Fallout 4 is one you can play, off and on, for the next seven. Congratulations, Bethesda: You’ve outdone yourselves again. You’ve made the Wasteland more beautiful, ugly, open ended, funneled down, thoughtful, and frantic than ever.

 

 

Digital Chumps - 9.6/10

 

Fallout 4 is another amazing achievement from Bethesda Studios. It encompasses the beauty of its brethren, while introducing a bigger, better world for gamers to explore and reside in. It’s everything people were expecting, possibly a bit more.

 

 

PlayStation Universe - 9.5/10

 

Fallout 4 captivates with a hauntingly beautiful apocalypse and refuses to let go. Exceptional gameplay is marred by a few flaws, but the Wasteland’s flaws have never been fewer.

 

 

IGN - 9.5/10

 

Great new reasons to obsessively gather and hoard relics of happier times, strong companions, and sympathetic villains driving tough decisions make it an adventure I’ll definitely replay and revisit. Even the technical shakiness that crops up here and there can’t even begin to slow down its momentum.

 

 

Twinfinite - 9/10

 

Even with its issues, Fallout 4 never fails to impress. It took the dead expanse of previous iterations and breathed a type of life that takes good care not to betray the experience fans have come to know and love.

 

 

The Escapist - 9/10

 

Whether or not players find other changes displeasing, such as the new dialogue system and its limitations, is likely going to depend on their personal relationship with the Fallout series. Newer players will probably never know what they're missing and are likely to have a fantastic time, while fans who have stuck around may be disappointed with the direction Fallout 4 takes.

 

 

Game Revolution - 9/10

 

Fallout 4 is a roaring response to criticism that the series has ignored its qualities as a shooter in favor of its deeper and stronger RPG roots. Nearly every design change in Fallout 4 poises the game as a more streamlined modern shooter with high production value across the truly open-world Commonwealth wasteland.

 

 

USgamer - 9/10

 

Bethesda plays it surprisingly safe with the formula, but they also do a much better job with the story this time around, serving to elevate the game as a whole. While there's no denying that it can be a bit ridiculous at times, its sheer scope speaks for itself. Bethesda has succeeded in crafting yet another fascinating open-world RPG.

 

 

VideoGamer - 9/10

 

The fact of the matter is, though, that this is more of the same, even if that 'same' has been pushed to new heights. If you hated Fallout 3, then there's not much to get you onside here. If you loved it, then you'll love this all the more, because of its differences as well as its similarities.

 

 

Push Square - 9/10

 

Fallout 4 is a masterclass in open world design. Consistently engrossing and absolutely stuffed with intricacies, it's a title that'll keep you enthralled for hours at a time as you gradually unravel its desolate yet hopeful post-apocalyptic portrayal of Boston. Although it's let down by some disappointing frame rate issues, it's not enough to detract from what's otherwise one of the most atmospheric and beautifully brutal games on the PS4.

 

 

Gamespot - 9/10

 

Fallout 4 is an engrossing game that lures you in with mystery and the promise of adventure. Its wretched wasteland can be captivating, and you never know what odd person or settlement lies around the next bend.

 

 

Worth Playing - 8.5/10

 

It's bigger and more detailed than its predecessor. The gameplay is streamlined, which largely seems to benefit the combat and exploration at a cost to the dialogue and non-combat elements. There are few things as fun as grabbing your pipe rifle and wandering into the Wasteland to find a new ruin to explore or a new settlement to create. Beyond the main plot, there are possibly hundreds of hours of things to see and do. Fallout 3 fans should find a lot to love here, and newcomers to the franchise will find a great place to start.

 

 

PlayStation Lifestyle - 8/10

 

It’s a bit rough around the edges in some areas and could do with a dab of polish. Regardless of these small faults, the stories told and discovered are fascinating and the Commonwealth is immensely interesting to explore.

 

 

Shacknews - 8/10

 

Fallout 4 is exactly and precisely more Fallout. Its couple of new gameplay elements are well-executed and enrich the experience, but they don't make this feel especially different than the Wasteland we were exploring almost a decade ago. If you enter looking for a heaping helping of the Fallout action you already enjoy, and an enthralling romp through a newly realized portion of the Wasteland, this certainly fits the bill. Just don't hope for another revolution, because like war, the Wasteland apparently never changes.

 

 

Metro GameCentral - 8/10

 

Its technical faults and lack of innovation are frustrating, but the game underneath is as enthralling and compulsive as anything Bethesda has ever made.

 

 

CGMagazine - 8/10

 

Fallout 4 is a bit of a mixed bag. While it’s certainly enjoyable and I highly recommend it, I’m not sure if this is the revolutionary Fallout title that we’ve all been waiting for. It really feels less like Fallout 4 and more like Fallout 3.75. Longtime fans will definitely find a game they love here, without question (I do too), and newcomers will find a game that’s a little easier to approach and equally enjoyable to get into.

 

 

Metacritic score so far - 9/10 based on 18 critics. 

 

 

 

If I come across anymore reviews I'll post 'em here. As always, you guys are more than welcome to add ones you come across as well.

 

 

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Who cares about reviews? Go and make your own opinion. Stupid sheep! -_-

Reviews are a great way to get an overview on a game, before buying it. You can't form an opinion on a game until you play it. Would you rather everyone waste $60 just to try a game and form their own opinion? Reviews are necessary.

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Looks promising, so there are no reports of performance issues either?

Eurogamer tested the game out, it runs pretty steadily on PS4 with a mediocre 28 FPS, however in big fights it could drop to 25. Also when fighting a Deathclaw it went down to 20, but that may be because they optimised it for Xbone.

Xbone had a frame drops to 0 fps a few times, however I think thats a bug, but it runs relativley good on Xbone even though it has more drops. It runs at a stable 25 fps but often drops below that. When fighting a Deathclaw iit runs smooth, but drops when fighting other enemies wich PS4 don't.

When both is standing still looking at the huge world PS4 is at 28 and Xbone at 25.

So no consolw has too much drops, however Xbone did drop to 0 more then one time (but not many)

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Yeah, stop that right now. If you have a different opinion than someone else, fine, but don't insult others for not sharing that opinion. 

 

 

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No. Reviews are worthless as you simply don't know the taste of the reviewer. You can find any rating for any game on the internet. Reviews are also worthless, because the testers don't even finish the games due to deadlines. Commercial platforms have to throw out reviews as soon as possible to get enough clicks. I can remember when many reviewers gave mediocre or even negative ratings for "Shadow of the Colossus", because they didn't spend enough time with it. Yeah, sure, today the game is considered a masterpiece, but as of 2005, many gaming portals and magazines had to update their articles and even had to apologize. "Sorry, we only played it for an hour." This wasn't the only game where stuff like this happened. "Catherine" and "Demon's Souls" faced similar problems. You simply cannot judge a 100 hour game after a short sneak peak. -_- I have played "Fallout 4" for 16 hours, but can't judge anything. I haven't finished the story and I clearly haven't traveled the entire map.

 

If you're too scared to build your own opinion then look for non commercial reviews. They mostly play the games for fun and not for the sake of making money.

You can watch me if ya need some gameplay: http://www.twitch.tv/gildenmagier

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No. Reviews are worthless as you simply don't know the taste of the reviewer. You can find any rating for any game on the internet. Reviews are are also worthless, because the testers don't even finish the games due to deadlines. Commercial platforms have to throw out reviews as soon as possible to get enough clicks. I can remember when many reviewers gave mediocre of even negative ratings for "Shadow of the Colossus", because they didn't spend enough time with it. Yeah, sure, today the game is considered a masterpiece, but as of 2005, many gaming portals and magazines had to update their articles and even had to apologize. "Sorry, we only played it for an hour." This wasn't the only game where stuff like this happened. "Catherine" and "Demon's Souls" faced similar problems. You simply cannot judge a 100 hour game after a short sneak peak. -_- I have played "Fallout 4" for 16 hours, but can't judge anything. I haven't finished the story and I clearly haven't traveled the entire map.

 

If you're too scared to build your own opinion then look for non commercial reviews. They mostly play the games for fun and not for the sake of making money.

You can watch me if ya need some gameplay: http://www.twitch.tv/gildenmagier

 

I don't disagree with much of what you're saying, but to say reviews are worthless is wrong in my opinion. I look to reviews as a general guide about the game, I pretty much know what I'm going to get into when I purchase a game, especially if it is a sequel like Fallout 4, but reviews give me even more information. I mainly watch video reviews because I only really care about gameplay as I can generally gauge whether or not I'll enjoy something based on someone else playing, that might not be something some people can do but it is certainly something I do and reviews are very helpful in that sense. 

 

But again, my issue isn't with your opinion, it is you calling other people "stupid sheep." That isn't acceptable here, so please refrain from referring to fellow PSNP members in such a manner. 

 

 

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