Fallout 4

10-11-2015 1:07pm

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=acMqxcdxE0E

Loved that song instantly. Probably the best soundtrack from the modern three games.
Even the classical has some nice songs.

Have to say though if I had a compliant so far its the DJ on the main station.
I get they were going for a stuttering/nervous character but its so over done it gets annoying listening to him quick.... I guess the point is he's too good at the part.

moonlighting · 10-11-2015 1:12pm

PC install update there is a 25835mb update with steam before you get to play. Dam my slow net connection. I had a cold coke and hot roll ready to eat while the intro plays but not going to happen now lol.

Generic Dreadhead · 10-11-2015 1:19pm

€75 seems like a good price for 300 hours enjoyment! At least gamestop will save you fannying about

*Drops Mic*
*Runs*

Icyseanfitz · 10-11-2015 1:19pm

My self restraint to not play this and fcuk my CA up (and pissing my gf off with house move work) is wearing very thin

EazyD · 10-11-2015 1:21pm

It's the people that will actually pay 70-75 for the game that enable this ****e. After all if you could get away with it (as they clearly do), why not? Are people that impatient/in need of instant gratification that they can't shop around?

10-11-2015 1:22pm

Cormac... wrote: »

€75 seems like a good price for 300 hours enjoyment! At least gamestop will save you fannying about

*Drops Mic*
*Runs*

That's not the point though. It's the fact that GameStop are charging €20+ more than other bricks & mortar retailers. That's absolutely ridiculous. I doubt many would complain if all had the same price, because then you can make the argument, but it's not. They're not even offering anything extra to justify said price.

moonlighting · 10-11-2015 1:23pm

py2006 · 10-11-2015 1:23pm

I'm not really a multiplayer kinda dude. Is it worth it for the single player?

Icyseanfitz · 10-11-2015 1:25pm

py2006 wrote: »

I'm not really a multiplayer kinda dude. Is it worth it for the single player?

If your not a mp dude then this game was made for you

martyos121 · 10-11-2015 1:25pm

py2006 wrote: »

I'm not really a multiplayer kinda dude. Is it worth it for the single player?

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say yes.

Generic Dreadhead · 10-11-2015 1:29pm

Deleted User wrote: »

That's not the point though. It's the fact that GameStop are charging €20+ more than other bricks & mortar retailers. That's absolutely ridiculous. I doubt many would complain if all had the same price, because then you can make the argument, but it's not. They're not even offering anything extra to justify said price.

Precisely.
And in other news it's cold and wet in Ireland :P
Just saying, if people really wanted the game today, well maybe it's worth it.
I was hoping to read peoples feedback.
Not pages of "€55" :pac:

I was only messing anyway.

Riesen_Meal · 10-11-2015 1:29pm

moonlighting wrote: »

PC install update there is a 25835mb update with steam before you get to play. Dam my slow net connection. I had a cold coke and hot roll ready to eat while the intro plays but not going to happen now lol.

Probably be tomorrow when you get to play!

I don't get that, PC copy of the game is just a steam client, in that case I would have saved the energy and got it off Steam in the first place...

Zero-Cool · 10-11-2015 1:50pm

This game gives me Nicholas Cage face

moonlighting · 10-11-2015 1:52pm

A crap looks like I wont be playing this today. The initial steam download is 2 gigs then when steam loads up fully you need to download another 18 gbs. I thought it was strange that the game only came with one dvd for the pc. Now i know why lol. I mean GTA 5 came with like 6 DVDs or something like that.

salamanca22 · 10-11-2015 1:53pm

moonlighting wrote: »

A crap looks like I wont be playing this today. The initial steam download is 2 gigs then when steam loads up fully you need to download another 18 gbs. I thought it was strange that the game only came with one dvd for the pc. Now i know why lol. I mean GTA 5 came with like 6 DVDs or something like that.

They specifically said they did that to deter piracy before the release. How successful were they? Well you could download a cracked copy about 10 hours before it was even released here yesterday so not very I would say.

IRL_Sinister · 10-11-2015 1:55pm

Hey Guys,

Taking a quick food break and figured for those of you sitting here waiting for the game or refreshing this thread like mad in work you'd probably like some information before you go in. So here's a spoiler-free breakdown of some stuff I now know about the game that is really useful.

* There is absolutely no need to spec into intelligence (I'm about 4 hours into the game, I'm level 10 and Intelligence 4). You get well rested (+10 exp) for sleeping in a bed for a long period of time (I just choose 24). At the start of the game you get access to the starter town and pretty much required to "build" a bed;
* Charisma is absolutely sick (explained below);
* You get your first companion pretty early - this can actually be a hindrance at times. Don't get me wrong, the companion is really useful but the enemies at the start are one hit kills and it may be taking away some experience. Your choice;
* There are SO many people - literally everywhere you go you find people;
* You get power armour pretty early in the game and it can be modified/upgraded/improved;
* The game is visually beautiful (PC - Ultra High);
* The combat mechanics are significantly improved over the previous editions of Fallout (including heavily modded);
* I'm playing on normal and it's not very difficult;
* The settlement is super addictive and can literally be done ANYWHERE. The game will start you in one place (and I suggest you develop there first) but later on you can have MANY settlements working together.;
* The replayability......WOW;
* The map is huge - the rendering distance is pretty bad though

CHARISMA EXPLANATION

I'm going to spoiler this, but keep in mind this is NOT a spoiler but people might want to go in blind with no pre-builds.

At level 14 you'll want to get Local Leader level 2. The reason for this is because you can start getting trading posts/crafting posts/etc. I imagine (only level 10) this is going to bring in HUGE amounts of income. I was struggling for caps at the start but a few of the dynamic events in the game helped me gain more caps because I have a high charisma rating. I imagine as I get further into the game and more pieces of equipment for modding/repairing/etc become available I'm going to be cap starved and that's not ideal. In the absolute late-game, having multiple settlements sprawled across the map is going to be expensive and you'll want to to build them all up as soon as possible.

Furthermore, Charisma helps with you SOLO play. You get companions pretty early and there isn't really any reason to not use them throughout the game unless you're going for an insanely sneaky game (which, given the volume of NPCs and stuff around the map, is going to be difficult) and charisma is the main tree to boost your companions. I'm only level 10 and I've already come across deathcrawlers and these defensive shell octopus things and I can tell you I've been glad I wasn't alone in those fights.

Combined with the gold income and the fact you get additional dialogue options throughout the game I can just see charisma scaling to an absolutely ridiculous level around level 50 or so (which I can imagine is probably doable within 3-4 days gameplay).

So far, absolutely loving every second of it. Never thought I'd be into settlements but I literally keep finding myself going back and building it up more and more as I find more parts around the wasteland! Great game. Haven't come across too many bugs either; just a couple facial ones.

EDIT: Not a fan of the UI on PC.

py2006 · 10-11-2015 1:55pm

Icyseanfitz wrote: »

If your not a mp dude then this game was made for you

martyos121 wrote: »

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say yes.

For realz?

moonlighting · 10-11-2015 2:00pm

salamanca22 wrote: »

They specifically said they did that to deter piracy before the release. How successful were they? Well you could download a cracked copy about 10 hours before it was even released here yesterday so not very I would say.

From what i can see the DVD version for the PC was completely pointless (5GBs of data). I assumed there would be a few DVDs with most of the game content on it so i wouldn't have to wait a day or longer for the game to download. I could have just pirated the game, same dam download wait.

ERG89 · 10-11-2015 2:14pm

Got the dispatch order from Amazon. Have mine on Friday.....week. Have they gotten real slack on the free 4-5 day deliveries?
I don't mind as I have a backlog of Far Cry 4 & but still I only chose Amazon because they have me a voucher for a previous delivery they screwed up my last order

Duggy747 · 10-11-2015 2:18pm

Xenji · 10-11-2015 2:24pm

ERG89 wrote: »

Got the dispatch order from Amazon. Have mine on Friday.....week. Have they gotten real slack on the free 4-5 day deliveries?
I don't mind as I have a backlog of Far Cry 4 & but still I only chose Amazon because they have me a voucher for a previous delivery they screwed up my last order

Yup, some new releases are taking nearly two weeks to arrive, they have really gone downhill the last few months.