Finally! At long last Fallout 4 will be released today for
the XBOX ONE, PS4 and PC and considering it has been about 7 years since
Fallout 3, I’d say it’s about damn time. While Fallout 3 was an absolutely immersive
and fun game to play at the time, I just did not feel the same way about
Fallout New Vegas. So when Fallout 4 was announced the excitement was real as I believed Fallout 4 to be the real followup game to its predecessor, and
I am certain there were others who felt the same way.
From the looks of things Fallout 4 follows along the lines
of Fallout 3 in terms of its vast post-nuclear apocalyptic world where you
essentially get to live out a scavenger’s paradise while partaking in a not so
typical RPG.
The hype for Fallout 4 began long before its official
announcement, especially among the fans and community of Fallout and so when it WAS finally
announced the excitement escalated to an uncontrollable level. Fallout 4 has
attained an almost cult like following in the past few months leading up to the
release of the game. Often times when a game is hyped up to this extent by fans
and non-fans alike, the game sometimes fails to meet the expectations set upon
it.
I’m not saying Fallout 4 will be a bad game, on the contrary
everything from the initial trailers, to early game footage as well as critic
reviews point strongly in favor of Fallout 4 being an amazing game. The problem
is that the fans of the Fallout series have hyped up the game up to such an extent
that the average gamer might feel let down after spending their money on Fallout
4. I personally feel that Fallout caters to a specific genre of gamers and you
either really like the game or don’t and this was true even for Fallout 3.
Early adopters already complained that the graphics of
fallout 4 were not up to par with next gen standards that they have been so
accustomed to over the last two years. Bethesda has already tried to address this
problem by announcing an immediate graphics update for the PC version. For
hardcore fans however Fallout 4 is so much more than the graphics and how the
game stacks up against other RPG games currently on the market.
As someone who played Fallout 3 and thoroughly enjoyed the
game, when I first looked at the screenshots for Fallout 4, the graphics of the
game were the furthest thing from my mind. I immediately felt a sense of familiarity
and nostalgia probably from my time spent playing Fallout 3. To me playing
Fallout 4 was an absolute must.
For new adopters to the series, however this will definitely
not be the case and if they haven’t played Fallout 3, they might not fully
understand what all the excitement was about in the first place or what Fallout
4 has to offer in comparison to the multitude of other games being released
this year.
I personally feel that Fallout 4 is more about a “culture”
of Fallout and I also think the game will be a lot more challenging than the
average RPG game, especially to newcomers. This game will be centered around a
community, but for those willing to give it a try I think that it will
definitely be worth the time.
SO, the big question remains, will Fallout 4 live up to the hype?
I think that for the hardcore fans or even not so hardcore
fans such as myself, the game will be an absolute joy to play with an abundance
of changes and tweaks to the old mechanics, as well as new additions to the game
such as the base-building system, the game can become a potentially dangerous
time sink. For all the fans of the series, Fallout 4 is probably going to take top
priority over other new games for some time to come.
For the average gamer, however this might not be the game
they expected or imagined, considering all the hype leading up to its release,
especially if they have never played Fallout 3.
I still think that Fallout 4 has a lot to offer especially
in terms of content and uniqueness and if given the chance can totally immerse
a person for hours on end.
I think that Fallout 4 is one of the biggest games of
the year but only time will tell if it truly lives up to its long anticipated
hype.
What are your thoughts on Fallout 4, and what do you think about all the hype surrounding the game? I would really like to hear from you, so feel free to leave your comments in the comments section below.
