Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition

2017

Audio: German, French, English, Spanish, Italian

shooter
role-playing (rpg)
action
science fiction
sandbox
open world
single player

The story

Return to the Wasteland today with Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition. With all the latest gameplay updates (including Survival mode), graphical enhancements, the ability to play Mods for free on PC and consoles, plus all official add-ons included, this is the ultimate way to experience the award-winning post-nuclear adventure from Bethesda Game Studios. Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition includes the fully updated original game along with all six add-ons: Nuka-World, Vault-Tec Workshop, Contraptions Workshop, Far Harbor, Wasteland Workshop and Automatron. Fallout 4: Game of the Year Edition is available now on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. Be sure to reserve your copy in the upcoming weeks from select digital and physical retailers.

What it’s like

Sun-bleached and rust-brown, with the Commonwealth's ruined suburbs sprawling under a hazy, overcast sky that turns amber and dusty at dusk. Wide open landscapes of cracked highways, overgrown lawns and skeletal city blocks give way to dim, flickering interiors lit by lanterns and sodium-orange glow, while the Pip-Boy's green screen cuts a constant cool note through the grime. Sound leans on a hushed radio-dial of 1950s jingles and crackling broadcasts, punctuated by the thud of gunfire, creature growls and the low hum of distant wind. Vibe: wry, scrappy melancholy with bursts of dark humour. It suits long evenings with a controller, a patient wander through the wilderness, or a sprawling weekend of side quests and settlement-building. The pace is self-directed and unhurried, with exploration and crafting dominating the rhythm and fights arriving in tense, sudden bursts. Its characters are mostly grieving survivors and opportunists, and the emotional arc is one of rebuilding trust and home from almost nothing. Violence is frequent and often graphic, with blood, gore and dismemberment in combat, though it is cartoonishly stylised rather than harrowing, and there is some mature language and drug use. Best for players who want a large, freeform world to get lost in, with a tongue-in-cheek edge and a steady sense of purpose.

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