Fallout 4 (PS4): COMPLETED!

Fallout 4 (PS4): COMPLETED!

Crawl out through the fallout, baby
When they drop that bomb
Crawl out through the fallout, baby
With the greatest of aplomb

Crawl out through the Fallout back to me! Oh yes. Fallout is BACK and I’ve bloody loved it. Fallout 3 and New Vegas were two of my favourite games from the last generation of consoles, and two of the most played. As soon as Fallout 4 was announced, I bought a PS4 so I’d have something to play it on. I was so excited I posted about it on Twitter every single day from announcement to release. Oh god, Fallout 4.

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But first, some bad stuff. And spoilers – definitely read no further if you don’t want spoilers. Stopped reading? Excellent.

I didn’t like the ending. I know there are several endings, and I’ve some earlier saves ready to return to when I decide to try for the others, but I felt that the Railroad ending was looking like the “good” ending. It wasn’t. Not unless you think slaughtering dozens of innocent scientists and destroying 200 years of scientific progress (not to mention re-radiating a large chunk of the Wasteland) in order to save the “lives” of some synthetic humans is a “good” ending. Here’s a video, spoilers abound:

What I wanted, really, was for the Institute to see sense and either hide away completely (they supposedly could with their reactor) or share their advances with everyone for the good of the world. But no, that doesn’t seem to be an option.

That aside, the game itself is excellent. I’ve posted about the bugs, of which there are a lot, but they’re mostly minor. Two major ones happened (the next quest didn’t trigger), but they resolved themselves eventually after doing some sidequests for a while. There’s some annoyance with the dialogue choices, as the options on screen just give you an idea of what you’ll say rather then the exact words and intonation meaning you can end up with a totally different conversation to that you expected. These make up a small part of the game though, and the rest more than makes up for it.

I love the setting. I love the exploration. I love the 40s, 50s and 60s songs on the radio. I love the characters, especially Nick Valentine who, since meeting him about 12 hours in, has become my only companion. He’s awesome:

He has great one-liners, keeps me on the straight and narrow (he’s not a fan of stealing or being nasty to folk) and looks fantastic with his private dick outfit and half his face torn off. One day I’ll actually go and find Eddies tape for him. One day, Nick. One day.

I even love the base building, which is new to Fallout 4. It’s clunky, it’s buggy, and is a completely pointless time-sink, but for some reason I keep getting addicted to it. I’ve built towers and castles in the sky and a warehouse full of beds with a disco ball, and it’s incredible.

Besides that though, and the massively improved graphics (and palette – there are blue skies now!), it’s all still pretty much Fallout 3 again, in a new location with new things to do. In a way, you’d think that’s a little disappointing, but it’s actually exactly what I wanted. There are tweaks to improve things, like being able to tag required parts so junk items show up as needed when looting, and being able to see and take what is in a container without “opening” it, but they just improve the experience rather than vastly change it.

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I just wish there was a better ending. Maybe one of the others will surprise me. Or maybe I missed some dialogue options somewhere. I’m sure I’ll find out, as I’m going to play some more. A lot more. After all, I’ve only put 65 hours into it so far, so I’ve barely scratched the surface.

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  1. Just like last year, this year I took part in the RetroCollect 52 Game Challenge. The idea was to complete, uh, 52 games in a single year. Back in June, I successfully became the first person taking part to hit the 52 game barrier. But I wasn’t going to stop there.
    With the challenge over before the year was half done, I aimed for 104 games. The 104 Game Challenge, if you will. For the less mathematical of my readers, 104 is two lots of 52.
    This week, with just 16 days left of the year to spare, I completed my 104th game. Which game? Lego Dimensions.
    Now, some might say that I’ve played a lot of very short games this year, and it’s true that a large number of the titles I’ve finished have been the generally-shorter-anyway retro games, mainly for the Master System and Mega Drive. However, that’s not only allowed within the “rules”, but since it’s RetroCollect, almost certainly encouraged.
    That said, there are a few very long games I’ve completed – and gone well past completion – this year. No Man’s Sky, for instance. That’s over 150 hours right there. 80 on Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE, over 75 on Pokémon Y, and 30-60 each on Assassin’s Creed Unity, Lego Lord of the Rings, Lego Marvel Avengers, Fallout 4 and The Witness.
    If you’re interested, here’s the full list of 104:
    Fallout 4(PS4 15/01/2016)
    Batman Returns(Lynx 24/01/2016)
    Grim Fandango Remastered(PS4/Vita 30/01/2016)
    Thomas Was Alone: Benjamin’s Flight(Vita 30/01/2016)
    Hatoful Boyfriend(Vita 31/01/2016)
    Nova-111(PS4 15/02/2016)
    Bayonetta(Wii U 15/02/2016)
    Sonic the Hedgehog(MS 28/02/2016)
    Street Fighter Alpha(GBC 28/02/2016)
    Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush(Wii U 05/03/2016)
    Disney Infinity 3.0(PS4 06/03/2016)
    ToeJam and Earl(MD 10/03/2016)
    Midnight Resistance(MD 12/03/2016)
    Mega-lo-Mania(MD 12/03/2016)
    Castle of Illusion(MS 12/03/2016)
    Midnight Resistance(Spec 15/03/2016)
    Land of Illusion(MS 16/03/2016)
    Midnight Resistance(C64 17/03/2016)
    Strider(MD 17/03/2016)
    Legend of Illusion(MS 19/03/2016)
    Batman(MD 19/03/2016)
    Castlevania: The New Generation(MD 20/03/2016)
    Hyrule Warriors Legends(3DS 28/03/2016)
    Puggsy(MCD 02/04/2016)
    Time Gal(MCD 02/04/2016)
    The Legend of Galahad(MD 03/04/2016)
    Lego Lord of the Rings(360 04/04/2016)
    Broforce(PS4 05/04/2016)
    My Nintendo Picross – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess(3DS 09/04/2016)
    Psycho Fox(MS 10/04/2016)
    The Witness(PS4 24/04/2016)
    Firewatch(PS4 27/04/2016)
    The Beginner’s Guide(Mac 01/05/2016)
    Freedom Planet(Wii U 02/05/2016)
    Affordable Space Adventures(Wii U 06/05/2016)
    Hudson Hawk(GB 07/05/2016)
    Streets of Rage 3(MD 07/05/2016)
    Sonic 3 & Knuckles(MD 08/05/2016)
    LocoRoco Cocoreccho(PS3 13/05/2016)
    Magical Flying Hat Turbo Adventure(MD 14/05/2016)
    Rainbow Islands(MS 14/05/2016)
    Gauntlet 4(MD 18/05/2016)
    Star Fox Guard(Wii U 22/05/2016)
    Emily is Away(Mac 22/05/2016)
    Quiet, Please!(Wii U 26/05/2016)
    Quiet Christmas(Wii U 28/05/2016)
    Vacation Vexation(Wii U 28/05/2016)
    Candy, Please!(Wii U 29/05/2016)
    Star Fox Zero(Wii U 03/06/2016)
    Teddy Boy(MS 04/06/2016)
    James Pond II: Codename Robocod(MD 04/06/2016)
    Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars(MS 04/06/2016)
    Asterix(MS 11/06/2016)
    The Lucky Dime Caper(MS 12/06/2016)
    Assassin’s Creed Unity(PS4 13/06/2016)
    Kirby: Planet Robobot(3DS 21/06/2016)
    The Temple of No(Mac 28/06/2016)
    Battlefield 4(PS4 29/06/2016)
    Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse(3DS 02/07/2016)
    There’s Poop In My Soup(Mac 02/07/2016)
    Gunpoint(Mac 29/07/2016)
    Missing: An Interactive Thriller – Episode One(Mac 30/07/2016)
    McPixel(Mac 03/08/2016)
    Beware Planet Earth(PC 15/08/2016)
    Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE(Wii U 16/08/2016)
    Sakura Spirit(Mac 17/08/2016)
    StreetPass Trader(3DS 15/09/2016)
    StreetPass Slot Racer(3DS 16/09/2016)
    Running Battle(MS 18/09/2016)
    Ranma 1/2(SNES 18/09/2016)
    StreetPass Explorers(3DS 19/09/2016)
    StreetPass Ninja(3DS 21/09/2016)
    No Man’s Sky(PS4 10/10/2016)
    StreetPass Chef(3DS 11/10/2016)
    Chase: Cold Case Investigations ~Distant Memories~(3DS 16/10/2016)
    Catherine(PS3 17/10/2016)
    Pokémon Y(3DS 25/10/2016)
    Year Walk(Wii U 28/10/2016)
    Gargoyle’s Quest(3DS 30/10/2016)
    Actual Sunlight(Vita 02/11/2016)
    3D Fantasy Zone(3DS 05/11/2016)
    3D Puyo Puyo 2(3DS 06/11/2016)
    3D Thunderblade(3DS 06/11/2016)
    3D Altered Beast(3DS 06/11/2016)
    One Night Stand(Mac 11/11/2016)
    3D Power Drift(3DS 12/11/2016)
    3D Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa(3DS 12/11/2016)
    3D Galaxy Force II(3DS 13/11/2016)
    PaRappa the Rapper 2(PS4 13/11/2016)
    Virginia(PS4 15/11/2016)
    3D Maze Walker(3DS 17/11/2016)
    3D Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (MS Ver.)(3DS 17/11/2016)
    3D Sonic the Hedgehog(3DS 19/11/2016)
    Lego Marvel Avengers(PS4 21/11/2016)
    Retro City Rampage DX(3DS 21/11/2016)
    Apartment 666(Mac 26/11/2016)
    The Vanishing of Ethan Carter(PS4 26/11/2016)
    Super Fantasy Zone(MD 26/11/2016)
    Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure(NGPC 27/11/2016)
    SNK vs Capcom: Match of the Millennium(NGPC 27/11/2016)
    Sonic Triple Trouble(3DS 07/12/2016)
    Letter Quest: Grimm’s Journey Remastered(PS4 10/12/2016)
    Sonic Blast(3DS 11/12/2016)
    Lego Dimensions(PS4 15/12/2016)
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  3. In 2016, I completed a whopping 110 games. My previous record, because of course I’ve been keeping count, was 84 in 2015. You’d think with a number like that, I’d finally be on top of my backlog, right? Ahahahahano.
    I didn’t anticipate completing that many. Like in previous years, I did strive to finish the RetroCollect 52 Game Challenge (which I managed before the end of June) and then expanded that to 104 games just for a laugh (and I sorted that by mid-December), but of course I had to go and beat that too, didn’t I?
    There may be some arguments over what constitutes a “game”, and what counts as “completed”. There’s no hard and fast rule, whatever feels right for a title, usually. However, normally a game is “something you play” and “completed” is “reached the final goal”, “got all the achievements” or “watched the end credits” as appropriate.
    DLC and addons are usually classed as separate games even if technically they’re not – like Life is Strange episodes, or the Lego Dimensions level packs.
    Anyway, here’s the full list of 110:

    Fallout 4(PS4 15/01/2016)
    Batman Returns(Lynx 24/01/2016)
    Grim Fandango Remastered(PS4/Vita 30/01/2016)
    Thomas Was Alone: Benjamin’s Flight(Vita 30/01/2016)
    Hatoful Boyfriend(Vita 31/01/2016)
    Nova-111(PS4 15/02/2016)
    Bayonetta(Wii U 15/02/2016)
    Sonic the Hedgehog(MS 28/02/2016)
    Street Fighter Alpha(GBC 28/02/2016)
    Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush(Wii U 05/03/2016)
    Disney Infinity 3.0(PS4 06/03/2016)
    ToeJam and Earl(MD 10/03/2016)
    Midnight Resistance(MD 12/03/2016)
    Mega-lo-Mania(MD 12/03/2016)
    Castle of Illusion(MS 12/03/2016)
    Midnight Resistance(Spec 15/03/2016)
    Land of Illusion(MS 16/03/2016)
    Midnight Resistance(C64 17/03/2016)
    Strider(MD 17/03/2016)
    Legend of Illusion(MS 19/03/2016)
    Batman(MD 19/03/2016)
    Castlevania: The New Generation(MD 20/03/2016)
    Hyrule Warriors Legends(3DS 28/03/2016)
    Puggsy(MCD 02/04/2016)
    Time Gal(MCD 02/04/2016)
    The Legend of Galahad(MD 03/04/2016)
    Lego Lord of the Rings(360 04/04/2016)
    Broforce(PS4 05/04/2016)
    My Nintendo Picross – The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess(3DS 09/04/2016)
    Psycho Fox(MS 10/04/2016)
    The Witness(PS4 24/04/2016)
    Firewatch(PS4 27/04/2016)
    The Beginner’s Guide(Mac 01/05/2016)
    Freedom Planet(Wii U 02/05/2016)
    Affordable Space Adventures(Wii U 06/05/2016)
    Hudson Hawk(GB 07/05/2016)
    Streets of Rage 3(MD 07/05/2016)
    Sonic 3 & Knuckles(MD 08/05/2016)
    LocoRoco Cocoreccho(PS3 13/05/2016)
    Magical Flying Hat Turbo Adventure(MD 14/05/2016)
    Rainbow Islands(MS 14/05/2016)
    Gauntlet 4(MD 18/05/2016)
    Star Fox Guard(Wii U 22/05/2016)
    Emily is Away(Mac 22/05/2016)
    Quiet, Please!(Wii U 26/05/2016)
    Quiet Christmas(Wii U 28/05/2016)
    Vacation Vexation(Wii U 28/05/2016)
    Candy, Please!(Wii U 29/05/2016)
    Star Fox Zero(Wii U 03/06/2016)
    Teddy Boy(MS 04/06/2016)
    James Pond II: Codename Robocod(MD 04/06/2016)
    Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars(MS 04/06/2016)
    Asterix(MS 11/06/2016)
    The Lucky Dime Caper(MS 12/06/2016)
    Assassin’s Creed Unity(PS4 13/06/2016)
    Kirby: Planet Robobot(3DS 21/06/2016)
    The Temple of No(Mac 28/06/2016)
    Battlefield 4(PS4 29/06/2016)
    Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse(3DS 02/07/2016)
    There’s Poop In My Soup(Mac 02/07/2016)
    Gunpoint(Mac 29/07/2016)
    Missing: An Interactive Thriller – Episode One(Mac 30/07/2016)
    McPixel(Mac 03/08/2016)
    Beware Planet Earth(PC 15/08/2016)
    Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE(Wii U 16/08/2016)
    Sakura Spirit(Mac 17/08/2016)
    StreetPass Trader(3DS 15/09/2016)
    StreetPass Slot Racer(3DS 16/09/2016)
    Running Battle(MS 18/09/2016)
    Ranma 1/2(SNES 18/09/2016)
    StreetPass Explorers(3DS 19/09/2016)
    StreetPass Ninja(3DS 21/09/2016)
    No Man’s Sky(PS4 10/10/2016)
    StreetPass Chef(3DS 11/10/2016)
    Chase: Cold Case Investigations ~Distant Memories~(3DS 16/10/2016)
    Catherine(PS3 17/10/2016)
    Pokémon Y(3DS 25/10/2016)
    Year Walk(Wii U 28/10/2016)
    Gargoyle’s Quest(3DS 30/10/2016)
    Actual Sunlight(Vita 02/11/2016)
    3D Fantasy Zone(3DS 05/11/2016)
    3D Puyo Puyo 2(3DS 06/11/2016)
    3D Thunderblade(3DS 06/11/2016)
    3D Altered Beast(3DS 06/11/2016)
    One Night Stand(Mac 11/11/2016)
    3D Power Drift(3DS 12/11/2016)
    3D Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa(3DS 12/11/2016)
    3D Galaxy Force II(3DS 13/11/2016)
    PaRappa the Rapper 2(PS4 13/11/2016)
    Virginia(PS4 15/11/2016)
    3D Maze Walker(3DS 17/11/2016)
    3D Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa (MS Ver.)(3DS 17/11/2016)
    3D Sonic the Hedgehog(3DS 19/11/2016)
    Lego Marvel Avengers(PS4 21/11/2016)
    Retro City Rampage DX(3DS 21/11/2016)
    Apartment 666(Mac 26/11/2016)
    The Vanishing of Ethan Carter(PS4 26/11/2016)
    Super Fantasy Zone(MD 26/11/2016)
    Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure(NGPC 27/11/2016)
    SNK vs Capcom: Match of the Millennium(NGPC 27/11/2016)
    Sonic Triple Trouble(3DS 07/12/2016)
    Letter Quest: Grimm’s Journey Remastered(PS4 10/12/2016)
    Sonic Blast(3DS 11/12/2016)
    Lego Dimensions(PS4 15/12/2016)
    Box Box Boy!(3DS 23/12/2016)
    Ultratron(Wii U 24/12/2016)
    Lego Dimensions: Back to the Future(PS4 26/12/2016)
    Lego Dimensions: Adventure Time(PS4 28/12/2016)
    Lego Dimensions: The Simpsons(PS4 30/12/2016)
    Lego Dimensions: Midway Arcade(PS4 31/12/2016)
    Now, will I repeat that in 2017? I doubt it. I’m not even going to try.
    Oh, and I’ll write some more about some of my favourites in another post another time!
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