The new system is terribly boring and also discards a founding pillar behind the series. Sacrificing all that for voice acting was not worth it.
Even skill checks are reduced to only using Charisma, when before we could engage in high Intelligence discussion or explore many other fun alternatives that enrich repeat playthroughs. In its place stands a mere four choices that, for the most part are some variation of yes, a prompt for more information, or a chance to be sarcastic. Gone are the wide range of nuanced speech options we’ve come to expect. Amazingly, that blow to roleplaying is further amplified by Bethesda’s treatment of dialogue. On top of having no level cap, players can eventually forge a wasteland god that knows and does all, a far cry from the days of rolling different characters. Fallout 4 replaces all that with a large skill tree.
In past titles characters had traits such as Strength and Charisma go largely unchanged, with unlockable perks further determining play styles. At its core is a move away from character-driven roleplaying, giving players the freedom to tweak and adjust their Vault Survivor as and when they see fit. The modern Fallout games have been a melding of old ideas and new technology, yet in shifting to the latest console generation Bethesda Game Studios have made some drastic changes. Despite these nagging flaws I’m still easily transported to a post-apocalyptic Commonwealth, exploring and scavenging to the golden tunes of ’50s American radio. Fallout 4 received an extraordinary amount of hype leading up to its release, only to have all that excitement taper out thanks to bugs and a gutted RPG system.
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