currently replaying for the first time since my initial run-through.
an extremely frustrating game. the gunplay is arguably the best it's been in the series, and the settlement system provides a glimpse into what could have been accomplished, but ultimately this is really the culmination of bethesda's push and pull with the fallout ip; they have (or had) their own idea for the series but are too scared to let go of the identifying, marketable aspects from the original two games, resulting in 3 and 4 feeling like such hollow successors.
the result, here, is a game that fails as a fallout sequel and as a decent bethesda game. it's just mid :/
an extremely frustrating game. the gunplay is arguably the best it's been in the series, and the settlement system provides a glimpse into what could have been accomplished, but ultimately this is really the culmination of bethesda's push and pull with the fallout ip; they have (or had) their own idea for the series but are too scared to let go of the identifying, marketable aspects from the original two games, resulting in 3 and 4 feeling like such hollow successors.
the result, here, is a game that fails as a fallout sequel and as a decent bethesda game. it's just mid :/