Kenzodielocke
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The UI is horrible in bethesda games. It's so annoying that they have changed nothing from the looks of it.
Fallout 4 has gone gold; leaked gameplay vids
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The UI is horrible in bethesda games. It's so annoying that they have changed nothing from the looks of it.
internet credits. Glory and fame for at least 5 minutes!
They've actually changed it for the worse. At least in FO3/NV you could press F1-F3 as shortcuts to the various Pipboy functions.
Kenzodielocke
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The pip-boy looks ugly and clunky as fuck.
peanutbutterlatte
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Isn't that kind of the point of the thing?
Not defending it by the way, just laughing at people who have paid hundreds for the damn thing.
bigboss370
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the only thing i'm worried about with this game is smaller scope because of voiced main characters.
Kenzodielocke
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I don't know, the Pip-Boy in the game looks cool ^^
Money. It's HUGE business - piracy sites make a lot of money through advertising, and people sell games (and movies) on the streets in some countries. There's a whole scene of people who rip and crack releases, and get paid good money for doing it as the money flows back upwards.
I'm not anticipating this being a problem. They had the time and resources to record years of VO.
Yes, you're right. I had completely forgotten this!
The challenge is designing a game that needs to cater to people playing the main quest line, which will surely take you through many of the areas on the map, at different levels.
I.e. some folks will leave the vault and doggedly stick to the main questline without diversions so the game should be a challenge but able to be completed at a relatively low level (probably under 40), then there will be people like me who will start on the main quest and get horribly distracted and clock up a lot more levels before dipping into main quests and the game should still present a reasonable challenge.
The game also needs to maintain some challenge for those folks who rather than rolling a bunch of different charatcers will level one charatcer to hundreds of levels in order to max out their S.P.E.C.I.A.L skill and try and get all the perks and perk ranks, but you don't want to walk around like some uber god of indestructibility because they gets boring quickly.
I've had a beer or two with UK gaming journalists and they all said that playing a long game for review can be quite a chore. They're always against a strict deadline and can't really just stand around and enjoy the game like you or I can.
It's got to be the worst possible way to experience a game like Fallout, Elder Scrolls, the Witcher or GTA.
there it is gif
By the way, if anybody wants any hardcore spoilers on the game Kotaku had them two years ago: http://kotaku.com/leaked-documents-..._source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow
They include characters and companions we now know about. Somebody leaked them scripts for voice actors.
They include characters and companions we now know about. Somebody leaked them scripts for voice actors.
Welp.
In between GAME cancelling my Juggernog CoD3 edition and telling me they couldn't do anything about it, I managed to snag a Pip Boy PC edition a few hours back from Amazon.fr. Now I'm wondering if I should just go for the cheapest possible PC key available instead, and cancel the pip boy edition?
In between GAME cancelling my Juggernog CoD3 edition and telling me they couldn't do anything about it, I managed to snag a Pip Boy PC edition a few hours back from Amazon.fr. Now I'm wondering if I should just go for the cheapest possible PC key available instead, and cancel the pip boy edition?
Yes, you'll get a kick out of the Pip Boy for all of 15 minutes, realize it's uncomfortable, ugly and useless for an actual second screen experience and put it on a shelf somewhere or in a box in the closet. So unless you really like collectibles and displaying game shit it's a total waste.
GMG has keys for 22% off.
Yeah, that I can actually imagine that it's a pretty terrible way to experience the game first time around. I had hundreds of hours in Fallout 3 before I ever completed the main quest line. I've got close to two hundred hours in Skyrim and I've never actually beat the main quest line.
Doesn't mean I can't be salty seeing someone playing the PC version though! Just 10 more days. I can make it.
Or hold on to the sealed pip boy edition and flip that sucker for some profit.
Even now that they have gotten copies ~1.5 weeks before embargo date [9th] they still need take several days away from that time to go through their notes, write review and then have editor approve it. I can see some sites cutting it very close to deadline before locking down final version of review. Suddenly that ~1.5 weeks is maybe less than a week.
Running... hell flying through the game as much as possible is going to happen.
LabouredSubterfuge
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Is the Fallout iPhone app compatible with the PC version?
Also what does it do?
Also what does it do?
I've reviewed things under embargo before. If you really enjoy video games, don't get a job in them. In game development you see games go to shit and the inside process of a good artistic vision getting pooped on for money, and in reviewing you have to rush through games - those you hate and those you were looking forward to - to meet deadlines. Many journos don't even finish the games as there isn't time to play everything. Both journalism and making also pay (very) poorly.
It's compatible with all versions. Basically you can control your Pip-Boy in game with your phone or tablet. So you can access it without interrupting the game. Like pulling up the map and looking at it. Changing radio stations or even changing equipment and administrating a Stimpack.
Yeah, to be honest, I'm not really feeling the idea of sticking a big useless piece of plastic crap on my wrist, especially after seeing the u boxing video. I could flip it, but I don't think I can bothered with all the mess of eBay, and the possibility of getting stung by a buyer.
Gonna cancel and get it digital instead.
I don't think those are hardcore spoilers! Back then I actually did get some other pages that ARE hardcore spoilers, but I never shared them because that'd be assholeish.
The internet enshrines your right ot be salty about anything. If it helps, just tell yourself that they're probably having a f***ing awful time ;-) No real time to explore nooks and crannies, to explore the crafting to it's fullest and build a base or two and run caravans between them. And who knows what else Bethesda have added that they've not mentioned!?!
Based on on Fallout 3 and New Vegas, a week would be more than enough time to paddle through the main quest line if you avoid distractions. Of course Fallout 4 may have a much more substanial quest central quest - who knows it could be Witcher 3 length, although I doubt it.
But when I recall epic moments times from earlier Fallout games, the main quest lines only figure a few times - most of it was just organically random stuff that happened when I stuck my nose where I shouldn't.
Being a on quest then stopping becuase something on the horizon caught my eye, then setting off to explore it completely il-prepared is the draw of Fallout to me.
New Fallout. Everything is new. Everything will be a surprise again!
LabouredSubterfuge
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I will get the app for my iPhone 6 but practically I can't see myself using it for more than a couple of minutes. Do I pant to press circle on the DS4 controller to get to my pipboy, or put down the controller, reach for my phone, unlock it, wait for it to sync with the game then tap away? That sounds like it's going to be slower and take me out of the experience. Plus if something happens (accessing the pipboy does not freeze the world) I have to drop the phone and grab the controller to respond.
I've tried a few second screen (app) experiences on PS4 and have found none that make the experience of managing the map or inventory better.
I would really like to be pleasantly surprised though!
Gets spoilers for highly anticipated game, reads them through (taking the bullet for rest of us) and releases only small time stuff while leaving hardcore spoilers out!
Very cool of you! And people complain that Kotaku releases everything they get just to generate click.
Yeah, I know - but I just couldn't resist!
peanutbutterlatte
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Aw I was hoping that those spoilers from years back weren't true 
IonicSnake
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Pre-Ordered the PC version! Anyone know if you'll be able to use the retail code to activate it as a steam game?
No idea if there will be an iPad optimized version but it should be available for any Android or iOS device.
Alcoholikaust
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Sock edition confirmed to be best version
Hero Prinny
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Btw for thr folks that looked at the trophy list, anything there that suggest that power armor works like previous games as in i can wear it at all times or is it only for set pieces? Doubt theres anything in the trophies that would suggest one or the other but who knows
Aw I was hoping that those spoilers from years back weren't true
I really hope none of the more "PLOT TWIST"-y speculations turn out to be true. "You are a robot!" or time travel shenanigans will really sour me on the game.
I was pondering if you were lurking
I presumed you had more of the casting call. It's a great article (and a great scoop back then), and I'm glad you didn't spoil more.Aw I was hoping that those spoilers from years back weren't true
What? About boston? Yeah... I wouldn't have picked Boston but I was pretty sure the rumors were accurate about that part even then.
Personally I hope we get another Fallout in the west sometime (I'd love for it to be in Seattle).
th4tguy
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hmmm not impressed. Glad I canceled the pip-boy edition and just went regular. I think I can do without the extra plastic. Super excited for the game though.
https://twitter.com/bethesda/status/613008088824741888
"Fallout 4 is 1080p & 30fps on Xbox One and PS4. Resolution and FPS are not limited in any way on the PC."
I guess there might be some slight image quality differences (Devs seem to have a really hard time getting anisotropic filtering on PS4) but the console versions will probably be pretty identical.
arts&crafts
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I am from Toronto but Boston was a cool place to visit, and going to Fenway post apocalypse is cool. I don't know of any other places in the US that would make a better fallout. What would be cool would be a post apocalyptic NYC, but that may be a bit cramped for a video game.
SictorVullivan
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Both are said to be 1080/30fps at PC High Settings. We will not know more until more people get the game and Digital Foundry/NX Gamer do comparisons.
You have to activate it as a steam game, there is no steam free version. You also have to download parts of the game, because the retail PC version comes with only 1 DVD.
Perfect Cha0s
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Can someone tweet Pete Hines to try and figure out if the PC version supports 144 fps? (or 60+ in general) Past Bethesda games have completely broken if you went over 60.
As per the developers: "Resolution and FPS are not limited in any way on the PC."
Perfect Cha0s
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Given the context of when that was said, I'm not entirely convinced that's not a roundabout way of saying "it's not 30 FPS locked." I'm just skeptical/curious since it has seems to be and engine issue that was never fixed, even in Skyrim.
Skyrim can hit over 100fps on PC, though.
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