Bethesda Game Studios' role playing games almost always have a few things in common. They feature massive worlds to get lost in and are usually filled wit

Big; beautiful world to explore; Deep crafting system; Replay value; so much to do and see

Frame rate issues; Horrible AI companions and enemies

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

An amazingly detailed game world, with a secret and surprise around every corner; Excellent upgrade system, crafting, and good variety of companions; Interesting base-building

Technically unimpressive, especially in terms of character graphics and frustrating load times; Almost no new ideas; Dialogue and set pieces are often handled clumsily

Fallout 4 was a long time coming. We waited many years, endured teaser sites and rumours galore until the real deal was finally unveiled. Now, it's here. And it isn't quite what we expected it to be.

Action-packed tactical gameplay; A weirdly beautiful post-apocalyptic world; Classic Fallout tone and black humour; Deep base-building; character and crafting systems

Systems take time and effort to learn; Lengthy load times; Unconvincing facial animation

Loved it. The best single player fallout game Bethesda has created so far. Likes: The AI is much better this go around. The combat is better and yet kind of the same as the older games, but if you've played any of Bethesda's games you'll understand. The characters are much more life like.

A brilliant game, with hours of fun which could take 40+ hours to complete, then start again and do it a different way and never play the same game twice.

So fallout 4 is awesome but it sucks how the dlc is code not on the disk but hey still got it for a great price so not complaining :)

War never changes. Since the third installment, the series that made that phrase popular hasn't changed much, either. When Bethesda Softworks took over the Fallout series for Fallout 3 and transitioned the game from turn-based overhead RPG to first-person real-time RPG, it was a huge change that...

Large, open wasteland filled with things to do; Equipment customization finally gives you a reason to collect junk; Dozens if not hundreds of hours of gameplay across the various side quests

Settlement mechanic is clunky and slapped-on; Power armor is suddenly dependent on a limited resource; Easy to get sidetracked; Feels like more of the same from Bethesda

Was looking for something not too mentally challenging while entertaining and engaging - the online assistant was most helpful

There are few games in the Fall/Holiday lineup with as much hype behind them as Bethesda's Fallout 4 . Following up one of the most beloved games of all time, Fallout 3 (no, I didn't forget New Vegas … it's just not as universally loved!) , this shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone.

Incredible depth; Crafting is extensive (and awesome; Engaging campaign; Hundreds of hours of playtime; Huge value for your dollar

Building settlements is tedious; May be a bit too complex for some; Some graphical blemishes; Bug; bugs; bugs

It's fair to say Fallout 4's DLC up until now has been a little on the lean side, and pretty disappointing to boot. Automatron brought a new storyline, companions and enemies, but lacked much in the way of impact on the game world.