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[VicDaMoan03]

Last minute? When are the reviews supposed to hit? My guess is 90-91

 

[Rodin]

It'll be a bug-fest and it'll still manage to score 90+.

Yep.

User score on the other hand...

 

[Bl@de]

97 metacritic. The usual hyperbole with Bethesda games.

In other words:

 

[a very cute dog]

Low-mid 80s. I don't have very high expectations for Bethesda's writing, but it'll be fun.

 

[Bahlor]

I would say ~85...

 

[Cairnsay]

I am saying somewhere in the 88 - 92 range.

Can see it getting some 7/8's from outlets who may look upon it as a prettier version of 3/New Vegas. On the flip side I am pretty sure one of the big sites (IGN, Gamespot etc) will give it a 10.

 

[Chozo_Lord]

95 if the bugs are minimal, 90 otherwise. I'm more optimistic about the bugs because I wouldn't be surprised if they finished development before E3 and just have been looking for bugs/ and planning for dlc since then.

 

[Air Holland]

84, Bethesda withholds bonuses from itself.

 

[Patryn]

Between 85-94, with higher liklihood on the top end.

If I had to pick one number, I'd say 91.

 

[The Flash]

Somewhere between 1 and 100.

 

[Summer Haze]

94.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

It will be a bad game but get a low 90s score.

 

[shiftplusone]

Higher than it should

Both in user score and professional scores

Unless it's broken for real and not general Bethesda broken. it'll be higher higher because "it just makes me think wow the ambition is so high that the engine can't keep up this is inspiring"

 

[off duty ninja]

93 metacritic

 

[codhand]

footage would be nice

 

[SuperBanana]

Where are people getting low 80's from? The last 3 games they've made have been gigantic successes in both reviews and sales. If anything they've probably been given a much bigger budget after skyrim.

 

[Lucifon]

Any word on when the embargo lifts?

 

[Syntsui]

83 because it will be a fun game, but loaded with ridiculous glitches until 3-4 patches.

 

[Klart]

91-93

 

[GRIMREEFZ]

wow , this game pretty much comes out tomorrow... I predict, with the new engine it will scope in the high 90s. The moment I can embrace that game can not come soon enough...

 

[ramparter]

High 80s.

My vote too though it wont suprise if it gets close to 95.

 

[Stallion Dan]

GOTY.

 

[Hoo-doo]

Probably higher than it really deserves. seeing as it is an open-world bethesda title that still runs on Gamebryo.

I'm going to say 89.

 

[PancakeAlmighty]

Same as Skyrim 90+

then....

moths later people will finally get of the hype cycle and deconstruct the game and once again see through the polish and once again see the lack of talent Bethesda usually hide.

 

[Zen_Arcade]

It'll probably do in the 80-90 range. Then days after people will buy it and find all of the bugs in it because it's a Bethesda game.

 

[Markitron]

Negativity on this thread is surprising.

 

[WrenchNinja]

It'll be a bug-fest and it'll still manage to score 90+.

.

 

[Jerm411]

93-96ish range...

 

[yuraya]

I would go with a solid 92. The long presentation they showed off at their E3 conference looked really good.

 

[Ilmyr]

[...] but what are its chances of topping The Witcher 3 or Metal Gear Solid V this year?

Witcher 3 > Fallout 4 > MGS V

But once mod support for Fallout 4 is released, the game will go over 9000.

 

[Soulflarz]

Whens the embargo up?

 

[theytookourjobz]

Negativity on this thread is surprising.

Seriously. I know Bethesda's open world games have been janky as fuck sometimes but they are so fucking expansive and amazing that I'll forgive a lot.

 

[etta]

Really close to a 90 average, like 89, but not 90.

 

[Skyone]

If expectations are met then ~9.5/10 would be my guess.

 

[Lunar15]

It'll be a bug-fest and it'll still manage to score 90+.

You're not wrong, but New Vegas was literally one of the worst launches I've ever had the "pleasure" of experiencing, and it's still one of my favorite games ever.

Witcher 3 too: full of bugs, but an outrageously good game.

 

[SolidChamp]

It'll be a bug-fest and it'll still manage to score 90+.

https://youtu.be/rwzvnitf2Lo?t=33s

 

[bjork]

84

 

[arts&crafts]

Give me the jank! I loved Skyrim and FO3/ NV, never had any game breaking bugs and over 100 hours in all 3. Some funny bugs and mods made the game better. My guess is 93 Metacritic.

Witcher 3 too: full of bugs, but an outrageously good game.

Also this. I had to download 2 10GB updates for the Witcher after the 45GB install! For us Canadians that is a lot of bandwidth

 

[ps3ud0]

Whatever score it gets, it will be overrated...

It will make Witcher 3 look like the best RPG SP launches ever

ps3ud0 8)

 

[Wakka212]

Do we know when the embargo lifts on this one?

I expect less bugs + better gunplay (and tps) + meaningful side quests = 94 metacritic.

 

[StriKeVillain]

Negativity on this thread is surprising.

Really? Fallout threads usually devolve into a hate fest.

 

[SuperBanana]

Negativity on this thread is surprising.

I mean, it's not like Bethesda get GOTY on NeoGAF or anything.

Oh wait...

Oblivion: NeoGAF GOTY 3rd place.
Fallout 3: NeoGAF GOTY 3rd place.
Skyrim: NeoGAF GOTY 2nd place.

 

[Nere]

Skyrim has 96 on metacritic so for Fallout 4 I expect between 93-95.

 

[Kalliban]

It will break the system and end up at 101/100

 

[Patryn]

Negativity on this thread is surprising.

You're surprised that people are being negative about a Bethesda game on GAF?

I'd already internalized that it would be the default reaction.

 

[GeordieMark]

8/10.

It doesn't look that great to me, but I think it will still review pretty well.

 

[rjinaz]

92-93 is my guess.

 

[painey]

they are giving out $100+ collectors editions to reviewers weeks ahead of launch. It will review well.

 

[7DollarHagane]

It sounds like they took their time with this one and got finished with content early so that the game could be tested for a while.

I expect mid 90s at the lowest, unless the game just stinks too much of Fallout 3 and doesn't do enough new or ambitious in its mission design.

 

[OléGunner]

88 meta.

Bugs will ding a few points to achieve 90+.