TMOG posted...
Fallout 4 is a great game. I'll never understand the "X is better, therefore Y is just bad" mindset people have when it comes to this kind of thing.
Its not a great
Fallout
game because it has literally none of the hallmarks of that franchise that people want:
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Solid roleplaying mechanics
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Good dialogue system
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Quests designed around choices and freedom
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A trademark atmosphere with a post apocalyptic retro future vibe (difficult to describe this one)
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Excellent world building (e.g., in New Vegas, if you ask yourself What do they eat? There are answers, and in 3 and 4 there arent
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Good writing (Bethesdas idea of writing is a son looking for a father and a father looking for a son. Nuff said
If theyd called it something else, it wouldnt get the hate it does.