"Please Stand By" - Bethesda

[DB]

I got it on ps4 for $64 at target

 

[Walt Flanigan]

I had to stick around this morning for deliveries and sh*t so just paid the bit extra for the download. Been fun so far, haven't played a Fallout game before so have plenty to learn.

 

[jargan83]

The bloke I spoke to at JB Hi Fi when I preordered mine a week or so back said the $59 was only for pre-oredered copies.

I assume that $10 more won't break the bank though. Probably better than whatever EB are selling it for!

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

This game is incredible

 

[canberra_raiders2k2]

Eb price matched my full price to jbhifi with there preorder offer. Installing the game now. Spewing though. Wife comes soon. Need her gone though lol

 

[McLovin]

Missus bought it for me this morning while I was at work...

 

[McLovin]

aaaaaaaaaaaand the playstation network is down...yay

 

[nöyd]

Picked it up from big w on the way home from work.

Its installed and sitting there looking at me right now, but i just cant bring myself to start playing it, as a new and by all reports kickass video game does not go well with the shift worker that starts at 3.30am.

I'll play it in spits and spurts until I can hit it Fri/Sat/Sun full on.

 

[ggmu]

Picked it up this arvo. Gonna get into it soon.

 

[McLovin]

2 hours in and fking loving it so far. The fact that you can build your own 'base' is awesome...

 

[canberra_raiders2k2]

I havent done that yet. As soon as I got out of the Vault, I basically started doing my usual explore everything move. Playing on Hard at the moment and enjoying it quite a bit. I have to admit, so far I struggle to see how this could be rated below Witcher 3.

Some of the bugs are hilarious in this and without them I would not consider this to be a Fallout game lol.

 

[TheVelourFog]

5 hrs in and loving it....but the first hour or so was a slog....
The crafting side of it looks a worthwhile timesink
Combat feels more meaty
Story is massive WGAF....not remotely interesting. Shutup give me a gun and point me to the deathclaws

 

[canberra_raiders2k2]

I got into the building element of the game and it is quite good, I initially thought I wouldnt even use this part of the game lol.

 

[I Bleed Maroon]

It helps that there are tangible benefits to building up your settlement like money and exp. It can really help if you're playing on hard cause this game is pretty challenging.

 

[redvscotty]

As someone who has played Fallout 3 only and even then sparingly, I found the first 2 or 3 hours daunting.

Normally would play this kind of game on PC but I don't think my PC could do justice to it, so picked it up on Xbone.

Have had some difficulty in getting used to shooting/aiming with the controller and got absolutely annihilated by the Deathclaw in my power armour suit. Dropped it from normal back to very easy and will work my way back up.

Did a bit of exploring, some of the base quests with the base building stuff for Sturges and some of the other quests to help out one other settlement (which I'm thinking about putting my base at).

Still not 100% what to do with the base building stuff, I remember having a mod in Skyrim that gave me a treehouse as a base. Same kinda thing? I always used to log out when in the treehouse, probably hang over from logging out in Inns in WoW for the exp bonus.

The graphics are stunning (although some of the night scenes seem a bit dark) and it so far has drawn me in far more than Witcher 3 ever did. The world is really cool and love the dog!

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Yeah Dogmeat is awesome.

 

[TheVelourFog]

when he is injured and whimpering......

 

[McLovin]

I've lost him. Hopefully he finds his way home because i've got no idea where I left him...

 

[Walt Flanigan]

You need him for some other missions so he'll probably rock up.

 

[Walt Flanigan]

Have had some difficulty in getting used to shooting/aiming with the controller and got absolutely annihilated by the Deathclaw in my power armour suit. Dropped it from normal back to very easy and will work my way back up.

I haven't used the armour since the Deathclaw fight. Ran out of juice shortly after and couldn't be arsed trying to find fusion cores. If I come across them I might fire it up again.