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Fallout 4

Bethesda Game Studios

2015•Shooter•PEGI 18•About 75 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionanimalsdetectiveespionageheisthistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spacevehiclesfastunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricateglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and sweeping: a very fast shooter, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

IGDB rating

82 / 100

1,771 ratings

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About This Game

Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to the world of Fallout 4, their most ambitious game ever, and the next generation of open-world gaming. As the sole survivor of Vault 111, you enter a world destroyed by nuclear war. Every second is a fight for survival, and every choice is yours. Only you can rebuild and determine the fate of the Wasteland. Welcome home.

Summary: IGDB

Story

In Fallout 4, the player takes on the role of the Sole Survivor, emerging from Vault 111 after being cryogenically frozen for 210 years following a nuclear attack in 2077. The main story revolves around the Sole Survivor's search for their kidnapped son, Shaun, in the post-apocalyptic Boston area known as the Commonwealth. Along the way, the player encounters various factions, faces moral dilemmas, and must decide which path to take in rebuilding the Commonwealth.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionAnimalsDetectiveEspionageHeistHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

Cold warHuntingPost-apocalypticExplorationBloodyUnderwaterTime travelMurder

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Details

Developer: Bethesda Game Studios
Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Released: 9 November 2015
Series: Fallout
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox One
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person, Third person
Time to beat: 17h rushed, 75h normally, 197h complete
Age rating: PEGI 18
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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