VG247 "Fallout 4 looks like a recycled Fallout 3"

After sitting through a 15 minute extended (edited) gameplay video of the game today at Gamescom, we can report it looks exactly the same as Fallout 3, for good and bad.

Fallout 4 isn’t an ugly game, but it’s not much of a looker. Fittingly for a game that encourages scavenging and hammering together equipment to survive, Fallout 4 looks recycled. Character models stand out here, with a lack of definition in the Ghouls and Raiders up close. There’s no impressive facial animation to wow over. It’s functional.

So far, I haven’t seen something that makes me stop in my tracks. Yes, this is a new Fallout game that we’ve been keenly anticipating for years. What I’ve seen looks good, and I’m clearing a space for it come November, but my enthusiasm has dropped a little since E3. In truth, we haven’t really seen anything truly spectacular thus far.

http://www.vg247.com/2015/08/05/fall...led-fallout-3/

That's... not good? I can even understand the game not looking next gen, as long as it plays next gen, but this sounds like it does neither?

This gonna be the first Fallout game i play so recycled or not wouldnt matter to me lol

Same here

So it looks las gen , maybe even plays last gen , so why not stick to last gen?

It's Bethesda,why so surprised?

All I care about is the writing.... Bethesda needs to step up in the story, dialogue and characters, because those aspects lacked ALOT in Fallout 3 when compared to Fallout 1, Flalout 2 and New Vegas. As far as graphics I don't care much.

Can't wait for more stiff NPC animations.

Morrowind->Oblivion->Skyrim had clear gfx leaps.

FO3->FO4 looks like the same game with maybe texture mods.

At the end of the day, will under-whelming visuals make a damn difference? New Vegas was an ugly game, but but is one of my favorite games last gen.

the mods will save this as usual

Now consolites can also enjoy them too.

No nude/hentai mods for you tho.....

Probably with the same shitty writing\dialogs\quests

Shouldn't be a thing anyone cares about because the look of the game is ultimately superficial and not as important as the actual mechanics, questing, how the rpg elements are handled, what kind of meaningful gameplay choices you will have, and if they've done things that make the game feel fresh. Assuming Bethesda actually did that, then that's a reasonable trade off for not spending all their money on making the trees look pretty.

Personally I have zero faith in the game because between the Bethesda games I have played: Daggerfall-Morrowind-Oblivion-Fallout 3, their games aren't very good. Otherwise I didn't see anything that would make me worry if I was a fan of Fallout 3 and Oblivion for instance.

Doesnt matter, it will still be epic.

I personally don't find matter in the journalist's statements. I'm sure I'll still enjoy it, vanilla or not.

Imho the biggest marketing crap Bethesda pulled out of their asses so far is that "Fallout 4 is so massive; the lead producer still hasn't explored everything."

I am expecting a lot of recycling in the game itself. If they have 400 hours worth of content like they said.

Also, appearantly, the game will have skyrim shouts and spells in it in the form of perks. Some of the stealth perks giving things that mechancially were identical to Skyrim iirc.

Well Fallout 3 was trash, so I don't see why this would be any different. It's unfortunate as to how Bethesda are able to craft some fascinating gameworlds, but fail to do anything interesting or meaningful within them.

Me too.

#neverever.

That sounds like a bullshit assessment to me. Sure, 4 is gonna have some similar elements from 3, but to say it's nothing more than a "recycled" game seems like a bunch of click bait to me.

The game is going to be amazing and loaded with new content and places to explore.

Can't. Fucking. Wait.

I'd rather have a recycled New Vegas, but hey, first AAA Fallout game since 2010! I'll take what I can get!

Most mods that save them usually require script editor and big gfx overhauls that won't work on console.

ur mum looks like a recycled fallout 3

fallout 4 looks great tbh

yeah... looks anything, but recycled. Probably another Obsidian fan that still can't get over Bethesda making a better game.

@skelly34 said:

@ShepardCommandr said:

the mods will save this as usual

Now consolites can also enjoy them too.

No nude/hentai mods for you tho.....

#neverever.

I fail to see the gloating for not having a mod , made by a guy that was mastrubating while he made it.

I guess anything that consoles don't get is a good thing to you.

Knew it was someone crying about the graphics before even reading the article.

Couldn't care any less about this, i love Fallout 3 and i can't wait for Fallout 4, in my book more Fallout is a good thing.

Don't give a f*ck, its gonna be amazing on pc with mods. No mod tool on day one is what annoys me.

weather its true or not i dont care. i loved fallout 3 and new vegas, yes, with stiff facial animations and all.. i dont play this game for the graphics. i play it for the immersion of a post apocalyptic open world setting.

No shit. It will p[lay the same and have the same cringe worthy writing too.

News at 11

Cool, Fallout 3 was fucking incredible. More of that please.

This game is gonna be awesome, no matter what it looks like or plays like. I can feel it.

Dear lord, our gaming journalism is failing us if that's what they're bitching about. What someone should be worried about and screaming to the high heavens is the worry about an auto-world instead of a written game with written quests and options and basically traditional RPG elements in the game, and how maybe that might be a thing of the past with this series.

Oh it will get a pass, because its Bethesda. Any other dev will get major backlash from people

Well Danny seems to think the opposite. Fallout 4: Bigger Battles, Better shooting and less clunky.

Honestly, Skyrim and Fallout 3 basically felt like Bethesda was stuck to the formula. It's a good formula that works and has a lot of people excited. But I think at the end of the day, people are going to be disappointed in FO4, similar to the overall disappointment a lot of people felt with GTA 5. Amazing game, no doubt, but a bit been there done that.

Whatever, this is just speculation on my part based on Bethesda's last few games.

15 minutes of 400 hours of gameplay... Get the eff out of here with that click bait take vg....

@mems_1224: my first thought exactly... Id pass on a whole lot of games in this hobby if I could play another fallout 3 for the first time...

I'm assuming this is exactly what Bethesda fans want so it won't be a problem for them.

I fully expect the story and dialogue to be complete and utter shit since it's Bethesda, but damn I need my Fallout fix.

**** that "I don't care about the graphics" bullshit for that we might as well still be playing Atari.

It's obvious that the game needs to look last gen so it can run on Xbone.

@Ant_17 said:

@skelly34 said:

@ShepardCommandr said:

the mods will save this as usual

Now consolites can also enjoy them too.

No nude/hentai mods for you tho.....

#neverever.

I fail to see the gloating for not having a mod , made by a guy that was mastrubating while he made it.

I guess anything that consoles don't get is a good thing to you.

I don't know, man. I think console gamers want boob and horse genitalia mods really, really, really bad.

Has FO ever been known to push graphics?

Resetting hype-boy.

Another one here.

@jg4xchamp: I have played Arena, Morrowind, Skyrim and just a tad of Oblivion. Of course FO3, though. Never get to play Daggerfall although I had had it at some point.

I thought Fallout 3 has amazing textures for it's time. Still somewhat holds up.

Clickbait anyone?

Not clickbait at all and exactly what I thought after seeing E3. The game doesn't look good at all and looks like a FO3 expansion. Not the worst thing about FO4 and shouldn't be the focus of an article on the game.

Come to expect it though since FO3 was so bad compared to 1,2 and NV

They've destroyed fallout's style and tone throughly already. FO4 looks to continue that trend with a simplified Level up system, FPS weapon system with no rolls. No more natural crit attacks unless you press a charging button, limited dialog choices...oh and another bland environment. Of course since Bethesda is making this one, the mass market will love it because of it's lighter tone and FPS combat system.

So Bleh, another Bethesda game and soon to be the worst entry into the main fallout series.

Congratulations Bethesda on making another bad fallout game and the influx of cash its going to make for you.