{"id":5059,"date":"2015-11-10T16:03:10","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T16:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=5059"},"modified":"2016-02-26T16:54:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-26T16:54:23","slug":"should-you-buy-fallout-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/11\/10\/should-you-buy-fallout-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Should you buy Fallout 4?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After waiting for what seems like years, it\u2019s finally <em>Fallout 4<\/em> release day!<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve built up enough excitement to power a nuclear bomb, but has it been worth it? Let\u2019s find out&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The plot<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>[Warning: this section contains very, very light spoilers that have been reported elsewhere.]<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The general consensus from around the web is that <em>Fallout 4\u2019s <\/em>main plotline is one of the best in the series. Yes!<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other <em>Fallout<\/em> games, <em>Fallout 4 <\/em>begins pre-nuclear apocalypse. Your character is enjoying a lovely morning with their family in Boston&#8230; until someone decides to drop a big ol\u2019 nuclear bomb on you all. Great.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, you manage to escape to Vault 111, where you\u2019re frozen for 200 years. You re-emerge in 2277, with Boston transformed into an irradiated wasteland full of nasties who want to eat your brains for breakfast. Oh, and your son has been kidnapped too. And you thought you had a bad morning!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019ve played <em>Fallout <\/em>before, you\u2019ll know what to expect next: warring factions, decisions with huge consequences and more side quests than you can shake a nuclear rod at.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The wasteland<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0lWNdcbq3EU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Fallout 4 <\/em>takes place in The Commonwealth, which used to be Massachusetts before it was destroyed by nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the new location, the new wasteland will feel like returning home for seasoned <em>Fallout <\/em>players. There\u2019s still loads to do, with a seemingly endless list of side quests to complete and plenty of ruined towns and buildings to explore too.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s also loads of enemies too, most of which will are familiar (and still ugly) faces: Super Mutants, Radscorpions and Mirelurks all return to make your post-nuclear life that little bit harder. Joining them are \u201d\u02dclegendary\u2019 enemies, who drop rare items when killed. The catch? You can only encounter them once. If you die, they \u201d\u201c and the loot they carry \u201d\u201c are gone forever.<\/p>\n<p>In short, you\u2019re going to spend many hours in the new wasteland. Bid your loved ones farewell for a couple of months.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>The gameplay<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em>Fallout 4 <\/em>follows the \u201d\u02dcif it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it\u2019 principle, with most of the core features of previous games retained. <em>Fallout 3 <\/em>and <em>New Vegas <\/em>veterans will be able to pick this up with no trouble at all.<\/p>\n<p>There are some important tweaks, though. Gunplay, one of the most criticised aspects of previous <em>Fallout <\/em>games, has been improved, as has the auto-targeting system VATs. Rather than freezing time, VATs now just slows it down, so you\u2019ll need to pick your shots quicker.<\/p>\n<p>Crafting has also been improved, with a wealth of customisation options for both guns and armour. Best of all, all of the rubbish you accumulate over the course of your journey \u201d\u201c and there is A LOT of junk \u201d\u201c can be used for crafting purposes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Settlements<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One of the biggest new features in <em>Fallout 4 <\/em>is settlements. Whereas previous games cast you as a nomad, <em>Fallout 4 <\/em>allows you to build your own town, foster a community and become the best post-apocalyptic mayor ever.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s essentially a simpler version of <em>SimCity<\/em>, with the ability to build houses and allotments, as well as defence towers and trading posts. You can invite people to live at your settlement, although you\u2019ll have to keep them happy and fed by growing crops.<\/p>\n<p>It adds even more game play to <em>Fallout 4<\/em> (as if it needed anymore), so it\u2019s possible that you\u2019ll never see the outside world again. Oh well!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Bugs&#8230;<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>And not the nuclear mutant kind either. Like <em>Fallout 3 <\/em>and <em>New Vegas<\/em>,<em> Fallout 4 <\/em>is apparently suffering from quite a few bugs at the moment, such as characters falling into the crowd and players getting stuck behind scenery, as well as frame rate issues.<\/p>\n<p>This has been a common issue with Bethesda open world games, presumably owing to the sheer size of them. Fortunately, none of them appear to be completely game-breaking and patches should be released soon.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you\u2019re planning to buy <em>Fallout 4<\/em>, why not <a title=\"sell games\" href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/trade-in-games\/\">sell games<\/a> and trade up with musicMagpie? We\u2019ll pay you on the same day we receive your items, which means you\u2019ll be exploring the Wasteland before you know it! 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