I've played a lot of good and even great games in my time, but there are about four titles that I would truly describe as epic. Bethesda's Fallout 4 is one of those few, as you can play it for hours on end without feeling that you've actually wasted your time.
For those of you who have never heard about this series, Fallout 4 is an open-world action-adventure RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic Boston. The players are free to do whatever they choose and rush to complete the story or completely disregard the main plot line. You can easily alternate between the first-person and third-person view, choose from a huge set of skills (called perks) and carve your own path to success. The selection of weapons is impressive, and most of the enemies that you encounter are more dangerous than you would like, especially if you're not sniping them from a safe distance.
In case you're someone who's familiar with the Fallout franchise, and you're curios about what's the difference between the fourth game and New Vegas, the biggest thing is the V.A.T.S. combat. In Fallout 3, whenever you entered V.A.T.S. mode, the action would completely pause, which always felt a bit like cheating. In Fallout 4, the enemies won't simply stop, but continue their actions at a much slower pace, so you can still die even while the V.A.T.S. mode is active. Another big change is the fact that you can now build entire colonies, complete with furnished houses, defenses, water pumps, electric generators, fences, radio towers and food crops. more
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