Another returning gameplay feature is the Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System (V.A.T.S.), which can play a critical part in combat. Players can also find game cartridges with retro themed mini-games which can be played on the Pip-Boy. The player character, the Sole Survivor, accesses the in-game menus through a Pip-Boy to manage statistics, maps, data, and items. Enemies such as mole rats, mirelurks, raiders, super mutants, deathclaws, and ghouls return to the series. Additional features include a split-piece armor system, base-building, a dynamic dialogue system, an in-depth crafting system that makes use of every lootable object in the game as a source of raw material and more. The gameplay allows the ability to switch from first to third-person view. As a result of the synth-focused narrative, the Sole Survivor, as well as the player, are faced with ethical questions such as how far people should experiment with science, the morality of creating sentient living machines that express emotions and suffering, and what it means to be human. Along the way, the Sole Survivor discovers a world in fear of a mysterious organization known as the Institute, consumed by paranoia of a race of robotic yet also biological human-like beings known as synths.
Fallout 4 is set in and around the Boston area in 2287, 10 years after Fallout 3. The story of Fallout 4 focuses on a spouse, the Sole Survivor of Vault 111, as they search for their missing child, Shaun. Story elements from previous games are present, primarily Fallout 3. It was released on Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on November 10, 2015, except in Japan, where it was released on December 17, 2015, due to the country's requirement to censor some footage and references to atomic war, while still keeping the plot intact.
It is the fifth major installment in the Fallout series (eighth overall).
The initial glimpses of Fallout 4 at E3 appears to be run on a console, but clearly showed improved textures and lighting compared to previous Fallout games in particular.īased on Bethesda’s continued support of PCs through mods and the high-end recommended specifications, it appears that Fallout 4 will have a significant graphics improvement compared to Skyrim and previous Fallout games.įallout 4’s release date is set for November 11th, 2015.Fallout 4 is a post-apocalyptic role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The increase in recommended GPU specifications in particular indicate that Bethesda will be jaunting the graphics abilities of Fallout 4 in comparison to their previous games. In contrast, the 290X and GTX 780 are both powerful and recent GPUs, with the 290X being rehashed in the 300 series. The recommended GPU for Skyrim was an ATI Radeon 4890 which, in 2011, was already two generations old. The minimum and recommended specifications show us that, while Bethesda’s Fallout 4 can be played on older systems, the recommended specifications have risen compared to 2011’s Skyrim.
OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64-bit OS required).