Last fall, I went with a friend to the midnight release of Fallout 4. I had never played a Fallout game before, so I wasn’t trying to get the game. I just thought it would be fun to go along and see what this new game was about. I watched him play that night and decided that I should buy it. The game was so much fun. The game tells the story about The Lone Wanderer. He/She survived nuclear fallout in an underground bunker designed for this purpose. The bunkers are called vaults and are made to sustain civilization in the aftermath of a nuclear war. In the specific vault that you enter, some people are cryogenically frozen, including you, your spouse, and your son. After being frozen for many years, you awaken and see your spouse killed and you son kidnapped before being refrozen. When you finally escape the Vault many years later, the search is on. The main objective of the game is to find your son, and there are many side quests to complete as well. When I first played this game, it is safe to say that I was addicted. I put a lot of free time into this game. The only other game I have ever played more is Destiny. There’s something relaxing about playing Fallout 4, and I think that’s what makes it so good. While the main objective is clear, there is no specific order to do things in. Doing missions and roaming around as you please gives a sense of freedom in the game. You can also listen to oldie music (I think the genre is big band?) while you explore the nuclear wasteland full of raiders, ghouls, mutated creatures, super mutants, and death claws (a large dinosaur-like creature). Another wonderful thing about Fallout 4 is the ability to find stuff. Literally anything. You can scavenge almost anything for stuff. Weapons and armor are most important. As you get to a higher level, it is good to look for building materials. With these, you can craft improved weapons, armor, settlements, and power armor. Power armor is a tank-like suit of armor that runs on fusion cores. It greatly increases your ability to survive, but you need to keep a supply of fusion cores handy, which can prove difficult to find. After Fallout has come into my life, I see that Fallout games withstand the test of time. If I’m bored, I can go roam around in Fallout for hours, even though I have completed the game pretty thoroughly. If you restart the game and make different dialogue choices, you can take the side of different factions, which will completely change the end outcome of the game. Not often in this generation does a console game feel like the full package from release. Many games feel like a burger, and the toppings are paid add-ons. Fallout is a burger loaded with cheese, bacon, lettuce, onions and tomatoes, where Fallout’s add-ons are similar to the milkshake and fries. Overall, Fallout is a game that has changed how I think of games today. I give Fallout 4 a 9.5/10 rating.
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