First off, the game was never advertised as a hallmark standalone notch in the numbered fallout games saga. It was always advertised as a First off, the game was never advertised as a hallmark standalone notch in the numbered fallout games saga. It was always advertised as a survival game (Rust/DayZ) game set in the Fallout universe built on Fallout style gameplay. In that regard it is one of the most fun and content complete of -that- genre.



Story: A lot of the negative reviews I see are complaining about a lack of a main story (Although there is one that I find very interesting to follow along with) - It's more or less about discovering what happened to the survivors of the war and what gave rise to the Scorchbeast menace that may or may not have wiped them out after the bombs dropped. It's mostly presented through the environment, holotapes, terminals, robots, and notes. It's VERY Bioshock in that regard, and I think it's a great approach.



Bugs: I've encountered a few. Item duping/losing which needs to be fixed. However, despite all the rage about it, this has been one of the least glitchy Bethesda games I've played at launch in a very long time. The bigger bugs are already scheduled to be fixed, and Bethesda is starting a weekly newsletter to keep players in the loop moving forward.



Gameplay: It plays just like Fallout 4 more or less. Honestly I feel that it runs a little better, and I think it looks a lot better. The biomes are more diverse and the amount of land to cover is much larger.



Over-encumbrance is a pain because it limits fast travel, but you ca absolutely live with it while searching for a place to scrap and stash.



VATS is back, though since it can't pause a multiplayer world, it works as an aim-assist by default. With proper perks and hotkeys, the user can target specific limbs or auto-crit. I personally love it and use it all the time.



In typical Bethesda game fashion, I often log off with more quests than I started with. Lots of the dailies and events get old, so I do hope that they continue to introduce new ones.



All in all though, I have been having a blast and hope that the community appreciates it for what it is, and not what they convinced themselves that it should be. … Expand