While Bethesda "sequels" (and so on) usually downgrade some lines in order to improve graphics and some other areas, Fallout 4 graphics stay lpretty much unchanged from Skyrim, but heavily improves the entire gameplay area of the game.

"War never changes" runs the tagline for Fallout 4 , and though that's a dour descriptor for this sometimes bleakly hilarious game, it's also sort of true that the Fallout series hasn't really changed. However, that's because of another important saying: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Bought for my 21 year old son and he loves it. He doesn't play many video games now that he is older but this was a hit with him. He is hard to buy for so this was the perfect choice

But who gives a crap about ‘beautiful’ when the game beneath the facade is so damned good? Fallout 4 sets its sights high and brings home the bacon. It’s not just the sheer scale and quality that makes this a must-have RPG. The complex systems Bethesda has created all overlap in a mesmerising fashion, creating an experience that is both huge and beautifully tailored at the same time. The lessons the company has learned from two decades of game making are all brought to bear in a tour de force of role playing wonder. You’d have to have an irradiated brain to not make this your Christmas pick. There’s never been a better time to pop on your Pip-boy and go out in search of adventure.

A world so large it makes RL look small; RPG and FPS gameplay happily married; Questing of the highest quality;

Not the prettiest game you’ll encounter this Christmas; Radroaches aren’t the only bugs to worry about;

A world so large it makes RL look small; RPG and FPS gameplay happily married; Questing of the highest quality;

Not the prettiest game you’ll encounter this Christmas; Radroaches aren’t the only bugs to worry about;

New crafting and base building mechanics and a densely packed wasteland, Fallout 4 is the best game in the series

The blue sky turned bland, and the sun faded behind a thick, green smog. I'd seen this kind of thing before. It was a radiation storm. Lightning snapped down in the distance but swirled closer to my location.

It may not be your daddy's Fallout but it's an amazing experience nonetheless.

Stunning graphics; great new setting for series; interesting enemies; intruiging plot; intense set pieces; huge amount of content; new power armor mechanics are great

Facial animations can look weird; settlement system is a bit of a hassle; character leveling system feels like it creates weak characters

Fallout 4 is too big for me to tell you even a fraction of all there is to say about it. Its user interface is often too opaque, and at times Fallout 4 has some of the same technical issues as Bethesda's previous games, from strange AI quirks to performance hitches and actual hard locks of the...

7 years! It's hard to believe that we've been waiting 7 long years for a direct sequel to our beloved Fallout 3 . So after feeling like we've been napping in a cryo-chamber located deep within an underground vault, Fallout 4 is finally here and I can tell you straight off the bat fellow Vault...

A strong variety of missions and side-activities; Creating your settlements is a therapeutic blast; Weapon variety is increased by its customisation options; You can create some great unique characters with the create feature; Vocal lead character helps you feel more invested in the story

Suffers with some odd glitches; NPC facial animation isn't all that new-gen