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hedben2013 28 Nov 2016 11:31:10 2,270 posts
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Phew - I've finally met all of the factions now, after over 100 hours of play. Just need to finish their respective questlines and then pick a side for the ending. Then maybe consider the DLC!

I know this game didn't do it for everyone, but I'm enjoying it about as much as both FO3 and New Vegas.

TAJB 28 Nov 2016 11:33:22 1,221 posts
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I ran in to a group call the Pillars of Eternity the other day or something like that. Steamed my encounter on YouTube but it sounded a lot like Scientology to me. Saved my game and gave him all of my stuff just for shits and giggles. He proceeded to murder me when I fought back. Bastard. Reloaded. Killed him back.

1-1 I suppose

Deleted user 28 November 2016 11:55:16

hedben2013 wrote:
Phew - I've finally met all of the factions now, after over 100 hours of play. Just need to finish their respective questlines and then pick a side for the ending. Then maybe consider the DLC!

I know this game didn't do it for everyone, but I'm enjoying it about as much as both FO3 and New Vegas.

When I like a game a lot I often find faults with it. I criticise because I love. This probably helped me gloss over the bad things in Fallout 4 and manage to enjoy it. The two big things that still wind me up were the strange pace of urgently wanting to find Shaun didn't mix well with all the settlement building and general semi-relaxed exploration of the new world, and the ending was something I had to do to complete the game rather than really wanting to pick a side. Two quite important things really. I still liked it though.

hedben2013 28 Nov 2016 12:54:20 2,270 posts
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@DukeSilver Well I haven't got to the ending yet, but I've already got a preferred faction, so maybe that won't be an issue...

Generally I think it does everything that Fallout 3 did, competently and with better graphics. It doesn't do the environmental storytelling anywhere near as well, and it can't match the sense of wonder that FO3 got by going open world vs. 1 and 2, but the new additions (crafting, legendaries) are mostly great, and the routine you get into while playing it is just as enjoyable as ever.

rockavitch 28 Nov 2016 13:28:05 1,304 posts
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I like to explore but found the storyline pacing a bit too quick to really do so. In the end I just did the storyline and faction stuff (few reloads of earlier saves just to see the different outcomes).

Grinded out the settlement trophy at Red Rocket with one settler and then reclaimed me the lighthouse and used the boathouse next to it as a base with all my work desks, bed etc as I'd rather have my own pad and didn't care much for settlement stuff.

Now I have the majority of the map to explore with Dogmeat and Piper (for the companion trophy) at my own leisure and I'm actually enjoying it quite a bit. I tend to do this with these kind of games once I know you can play on after the ending.

Deleted user 28 November 2016 13:48:01

@hedben2013 I'll be interested to hear what you think of it once you've finished and who you sided with. I'll say nothing more at the moment as I don't want to spoil anything for you.

askew 28 Nov 2016 13:52:22 24,121 posts
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Dogmeat! Shit, I can't remember where he ran off to

I also can't remember where my modded Power Armour went...

killersrquiet 10 Dec 2016 14:05:58 3,192 posts
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Fallout 4 has become my relaxing game of choice at the moment, it's a nice contrast to the frantic action in Titanfall 2.

I'm working through the Molecular Level quest right now, how long is left on the main quest lines?

HelloNo 10 Dec 2016 15:23:03 2,283 posts
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@killersrquiet Is that the one where you are trying to get inside The Institute? If so, got a fair bit to go.

killersrquiet 10 Dec 2016 17:02:05 3,192 posts
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@HelloNo

Yeah, that's the one. Thought i was closer to finishing the main quest.

superdelphinus 10 Dec 2016 17:55:32 10,507 posts
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I just started playing this a few days ago, I think it's flipping brilliant so far

ChiefGB 10 Dec 2016 18:01:14 13,815 posts
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I've played it for many hours yet only done 4 or 5 main quests. It's not a terrible game but I do think it's one of bethesdas worst. I will however have another nose around once the pro patch lands.

MrMattAdz 10 Dec 2016 18:48:52 3,671 posts
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@ChiefGB pretty sure the pro patch is out now isn't it? Became available a few days after they announced it.

Edited by MrMattAdz at 18:49:14 10-12-2016

ChiefGB 10 Dec 2016 20:29:38 13,815 posts
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@MrMattAdz err no, not unless I missed it.

killersrquiet 10 Dec 2016 22:11:55 3,192 posts
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The performance in certain areas is shocking, the game turns into a slideshow at times even on the pro.

I wouldn't mind if the game didn't look like Ass most of the time.

ChiefGB 10 Dec 2016 22:43:00 13,815 posts
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That may be because IT HASNT BEEN PATCHED. It is in the next patch though, then we can complain.

Duffking 11 Dec 2016 21:34:49 16,964 posts
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I'm not sure it'll get much of a boost on the PS4 Pro, the engine is notoriously CPU dependent and it didn't get that much of a boost in the Pro.

HelloNo 12 Dec 2016 00:43:22 2,283 posts
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I've got a decent PC, and there's areas where it just drags. Particularly in central Boston and the bottom right of the map. If in doubt start throwing grenades and popping stimpacks.

Duffking 12 Dec 2016 12:14:14 16,964 posts
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@ubergine well I meant after any hypothetical patch to take advantage. The engine is just stupidly CPU hungry. Having said that I didn't realise the console version targets 30fps so maybe it would get enough of a boost to reach that.

Duffking 12 Dec 2016 12:15:40 16,964 posts
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HelloNo wrote:
I've got a decent PC, and there's areas where it just drags. Particularly in central Boston and the bottom right of the map. If in doubt start throwing grenades and popping stimpacks.

Shadows seem to be the biggest killer. The engine doesn't seem to do a lot of occlusion culling for shadows, of which there are many inside the city. There's a great little mod for the PC that dynamically lowers the shadow draw distance based on a target frame rate. Worth getting.

Nitrous 5 Jan 2017 16:44:01 2,295 posts
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Best DLC? Tempted by far harbour as it's on the PSN January sale.

The crafting stuff no so much as I never got into that.

Deleted user 5 January 2017 19:22:42

Nitrous wrote:
Best DLC? Tempted by far harbour as it's on the PSN January sale.

The crafting stuff no so much as I never got into that.

Far Harbor is the best of the DLC imho. I'm not into base building or any of that shit.

Spanky 5 Jan 2017 19:23:31 15,037 posts
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Far Harbour embraces the grim and gritty whereas Nuka World embraces the dayglo humour if that's any help? Both big story jobs. Automatron is okay, not much in there, best thing about that is crafting your robot companion of destruction.

Nitrous 5 Jan 2017 19:30:24 2,295 posts
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Sounds good. Maybe I'll be buying both.
I'll load it up later and see if I can get back into it.

Completed the main campaign a few months ago but not had any reason to dive back in.

Deleted user 5 January 2017 19:44:31

I "finished" Far Harbor, but have only played about 2 hours of Nuka, and have no desire to return to it. But then I was distracted by Witcher 3..again.

ChiefGB 9 Feb 2017 19:03:06 13,815 posts
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Pro patch is now live btw, personally been waiting for this before dipping back in. Knowing Bethesda, it will be worse than the boost mode improvements seen recently and buggers something else up that was working just fine before.

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