[u]Preface[/u] Hello community! I'm here to give an honest opinion about Fallout 4 for people who haven't purchased it yet or just to discuss the game. What makes this opinion honest is that this is my first Fallout game and a lot of the positivity going on about it is coming from people who were already expecting the game to be good, I came in with no expectations, no background and no opinion, now I have all three. Here's a link to an honest opinion on Black Ops 3 multiplayer as well https://www.bungie.net/en/Forum/Post/173668186/0/0 [b]THERE ARE NO SPOILERS IN THIS REVEIW[/b] [u]The Good[/u] •The Story -Story in a game is something most games are getting away from, but Fallout 4 nails the story well. Without giving any spoilers, it drags you into the story early on that made me swear vengeance. I love how the choices you make impact the story and they give you the choice instead of a linear story. •Good atmosphere -It's easy to call it a wasteland, it's another to make it feel like it. It definitely [i]feels[/i] like I survived a nuclear fallout. From everything from the battered highways to mutated animals and even zombie like mutants that are cleverly placed and sometimes provide a jump scare, it feels like a wasteland. Not only that, but it feels sort of new-old feel. Like the apocalypse came in 1950 and clunky future tech came about. •Customization -There is a lot of ways your character can look. You can personalize them how you want and "mod" them, making the armor you want stronger. Not a lot to say here other than its good. •The open world -It's huge, the map you're given is deceptive, the world seems twice, maybe three times bigger than the map suggest. It seems like there's always something dynamic going on. One thing that I absolutely [b]love[/b] is that I could just be walking somewhere and hear gunfire or get attacked by a mutant bear. It was nice. •Fantastic lore -While it's not the most original setting (post apocalyptic), it definitely sets itself apart with the little lore that I read. I'm glad to see it didn't just say "Nuclear War, now you're here". That there were some factions, turf wars and explanation for things. •3rd person -I love 3rd person, it allows me to see the customization and I think games that allow for such deep customization needs to have a 3rd person view. [u]The Bad[/u] •The gunplay -It's most notable in 1st person, but often times it looked like I shot the enemy but the shots didn't register. This happens most often when using Iron Sights on weapons, nonetheless, it's a problem that's gotten me killed a lot, not to mention ammo is pretty scarce when you don't have a lot of money. •Some things aren't spelled out -When you're game is expansive, huge, and just overall complex, players who are new to the series will be a little confused on how some things work. I wasn't aware of the currency until far into the game. Nor did I quite understand how to barter until too far into the game. •Melee weapons seem underpowered -It could be just me, but when I ran out of ammo and all I had was a knife, machete or baseball bat, I was pretty much dead. Think they may need a damage increase or someone tell me how to use them. •Enemies seem too strong (on normal) -For example, when I faced the mob like enemies with Submachine guns, they did more damage than me even though I was shooting them with the same gun. This shouldn't be the case on [i]normal[/i]. I understand why something like the mutant bear is strong, after all it is a bear (man did that thing take some hits) and deathclaws, I found out very quickly why they are called deathclaws. But even the Ghouls seem too strong since they are fast, strong and eat a lot more bullets than I think they should on [i]normal[/i]. I am shooting them with [b]bullets[/b], in the head, they should drop quicker just by common sense. This is just something I noticed. •Easy, Normal, Hard and Very hard (And survival) -This is simply a pet peeve I have about difficulties in gaming. For a game with such high praise, I was disappointed to see that enemies did nothing [i]strategically[/i] different. Again, this isn't limited to this game but it's a pet peeve of mine. Save for survival mode, the only difference I noticed in combat was that I had less health and they had more. I would have loved to see something like more Ghouls In a pack, Enemies performing flanking maneuvers or wildlife having new abilities that make them more dangerous without increasing health. I hated it in Destiny and I hate it now. •The glitches -The game seems to threaten to crash every so often, thankfully never does though. But there are some pretty outstanding glitches in the game and the frames do seem to slow down every so often especially when entering new areas. •The graphics -They aren't terrible, but definitely not up to par with "current gen" expectations. There are some moments where things look really good and there are some things that look god-awful. The engine looks like it could pass as a last gen game in terms of graphics. It wasn't so bad that I minded but it was worth taking note. •No co-op -This isn't a problem, more like a suggestion. The game [i]screams[/i] to be co-op and maybe die hard Fallout fans will disagree because it's different than what they're used to, but the game would benefit from some kind of Co-Op. [u]Conclusion[/u] The game is definitely worth buying for a good PvE experience. It does a lot of things right whilst having some minor problems. Keep in mind that this game is much better than a lot of the games on the market at the moment. Overall, I like it, maybe I'll grow to love it but I'd absolutely recommend this game.