Fallout 4

hodj_sl said:

Behead those who emit spoilers!

No, really, I don't care about spoilers. Someone else probably does though.

I'm not playing Fallout 4 with the expectation of some deep plot line that will shake the very foundations of my existence.

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Fallout has never really had a "story" worth mentioning. Fallout 3 was interesting for about 5 minutes until you find your dad. Some individual quests are really interesting as they build the history and the lore of the setting, but the personal struggles of vault 101 guy were meh. It was a framing device to get you to different parts of DC to explore.


New Vegas had many more "hooks" than 3. The DLC especially, since it all built on each other and worked together to make a story with the culmination w the fight/bro down with Ulysses. Honest Hearts was ok, but the hidden record of the man who secretly helped/ built shelters/ went crazy, was super solid. But that is Obsidian doing its thing.

A lone guy who finds a dog and builds a house and PROBABLY gets in a fight with the Commonwealth will not tingle my nethers. But I did not expect my nethers to tingle in New Vegas either, and my nethers got very tingly.

Story related stuff should stay spoilered I just want to see some honest reviews, which sadly if you're a big enough media outlet to receive a AAA title two weeks early... won't happen. It'll all be roses and sunshine. Maybe we'll get lucky though.

I enjoy the story. Have for all the Fallout games. Are they award winning writing? Fuck no. They are ok though, more than ample enough for me to play through the games multiple times and sink 500 hours, likely more, over the course of owning it.

Story doesn't have to be groundbreaking and mind blowing to be enjoyable. I enjoy tons of ordinary shit. Most of it isn't mind blowing or different but still enjoyable.

Game should get a few months of no spoiler bull shit and then no one should care.

Tuco_sl said:

Ok. Let me propose a ruleset then, post your modifications and we'll vote later.

1. All quest (subquest, companion, main quest etc) must be in a spoiler without exception.
2. All character build, combat etc. discussion can be outside a spoiler unless it impacts #1. (Ex: How do you kill aliens?).
3. Locational information can be outside a spoiler unless it impacts #1.

What do you guys say?

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Sounds good - how about trophy topic discussion - probably spoilers too? [I looked at the trophy list already myself, and does seem to strongly imply some story stuff in them]

Tuco_sl said:

Ok. Let me propose a ruleset then, post your modifications and we'll vote later.

1.All quest (subquest, companion, main quest etc) must be in a spoiler without exception.
2. All character build, combat etc. discussion can be outside a spoilerunless it impacts #1. (Ex: How do you kill aliens?).
3. Locational information can be outside a spoiler unless it impacts #1.

What do you guys say?

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You just broke your own rule by informing me of aliens in the game. I hope people flood you with negs to offset this injustice...

Tuco_sl said:

No idea if there are aliens in FO4 but they were in FO1,2,3 and NV.

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Whoa way to spoil 4 different Fallout games, asshole

I don't recall aliens in NV....

radditsu_sl said:

Fallout has never really had a "story" worth mentioning.

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You're right. Boy am I looking forward to this random FPS that has no background or story worth mentioning.

Tuco_sl said:

Ok. Let me propose a ruleset then, post your modifications and we'll vote later.

1. All quest (subquest, companion, main quest etc) must be in a spoiler without exception.
2. All character build, combat etc. discussion can be outside a spoiler unless it impacts #1. (Ex: How do you kill aliens?).
3. Locational information can be outside a spoiler unless it impacts #1.

What do you guys say?

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Sounds good.