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Fallout 4 - Is 400+ Hours Too Much Gameplay

Mrs Nesbitt from GamersFTW writes: "2015 is passing us by very quickly, it’s quite a scary thought but on the same foot it brings us closer and closer to huge title releases.

Fallout 4 is due for release in November, and there has been a saturation of breaking news, feature reveals and gameplay since its announcement.

One piece of news that has really resonated with me, is the fact that Fallout 4 will have 400+ hours of gameplay."

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1noobgamer3154d ago

Cant wait for the new Fallout!!!!

Bigpappy3154d ago (Edited 3154d ago )

No such thing as too much gameplay. That is a myth.

TFJWM3154d ago

If the main story was 400+ hours I'd say its too much but other then that you can never have too much gameplay

Deadlead3154d ago (Edited 3154d ago )

There can be if the content is just a bunch of filler missions or extremely repetitive, that's why the Assassin's Creed games bore me to death. Thankfully I highly doubt that'll be an issue with FO4.

Necr0philiac3153d ago

Sadly the main story will probably be only 40 hours.

Automatic793154d ago

I believe 400 hours is a good investment if you have that kind of time to play. As a husband, father and a professional in my career it would be to much for me. However, this game definitely will give us something to enjoy for the holiday after the rush of titles and for January and February.

Yukes3154d ago

I know how you feel, but I guess the idea is that you certainly don't have to play it for that long to reach the end of the main storyline and have a sense of closure.

My concern is more that the size of the game world is so huge and there's so much going on that'll become a haven for game-breaking bugs. Nobody wants a repeat of Skyrim on the PS3...

thorstein3154d ago

Certainly. However, now that Value is part of review scores, this must get near a 10 since the dollar per game play hour is very cheap.

That's the way reviewers wanted to play this game this generation, so that is they way they must play it.

Of course, it means that review scores will be as meaningless as ever. I predict (based on the value criteria) No Man's Sky must have a score higher than the actual threshold (ie 34213/5) since it will cost .00000002 of a cent per year for completion.

darren_poolies3154d ago

"However, now that Value is part of review scores, this must get near a 10 since the dollar per game play hour is very cheap."

Well no, not if it's 400 hours of crap.

thorstein3152d ago

@darren

Value is a separate part of the score from quality as both Ryse and the Order 1886 shows us. Value: the dollar per hour of playtime is an important factor from now on.

Therefore the very reviewers that trashed those games for low Value must also include dollars per hour of playtime into their final scores.

That is the way they wanted to play it this generation.

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lipton1013154d ago

Same here! And I don't think most people will get "400 hours" out of it. I think the 400 mark is how long it would take for a person to do everything in the game / secure a platinum. I won't play it for 400 hours, probably more along 100-120 max by the time I'll get sick of it, but that much gameplay and content is seriously amazing. Everyone should be able to play the game how they like it with their own specific play style. Which is certainly diggable.

fattyuk3154d ago

i spent near on 700 hours just on f03 on my ps3, even after doing everything more than once, it got the point of where i went around just collecting lunchboxes or teddybears and making abig pile of them in a certain place

if 400+ hours is true ill be all over that and then some.

oh and then dlc further down the line!

Professor_K3154d ago

more like 400 hrs speed running

it takes me millenias to finish Bethesda games.

1noobgamer3154d ago

Bethesda is amazing at doing things like that. I don't think anyone will EVER complete Elder Scrolls! I literally think it's impossible!

garrettbobbyferguson3154d ago

@Pixelpatch

"I literally think it's impossible"

Taking into consideration SKyrim, it's definitely not impossible. The main questline is finished very quickly. Less than 8 hours. Toss in the major side quests and then you have a couple more hours added on. Especially with how short they are. Getting to be head of the assassins guild takes an hour at most if you're lucky. Now are we taking into consideration the pointless fetch small items-esque quests that litter the game? Sure, I guess you'll never finish it then.

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DarkOcelet3154d ago (Edited 3154d ago )

Nope, its not. Next Question...

ravinash3154d ago

Thank you...have a nice day ;-)

Neixus3154d ago

If it's 400 -Required- hours to beat the story mode, it's not okay.

Imagine all the people who can only play games like 2-3 hours a week.

raWfodog3154d ago

I personally disagree. I am a perfect example of someone who does not have that much time to game due to 'real' life (family, work, etc) and I would not care if a game took 400+ hours to get through the main story. I love the immersion and the escape that my games provide me and I think the longer the better :)

However, I doubt the game will take that long to finish for some. A lot of people just like to blow through games as fast as they can.

FullmetalRoyale3154d ago (Edited 3154d ago )

How does that make Fallout 4 too long? It could still take that person weeks to complete The Evil Within. That doesn't suddenly make TEW too long. Not playing a game as often as I can won't make them enjoy a game less than me, if anything they'll just enjoy it for longer.

Highlife3154d ago

I just hope the quality is there. I had problems with Skyrim on ps3 fallout and a game ending bug on oblivion. If there are no bugs or at least no major ones then I'm fine with 400 hours

TheBrit3154d ago

wwwaaahhh this games single player mode is only 5 hours long, wwwaaahhh this games single player mode is 400 hours long - eat the middle porridge

At least you get a game that costs $60 and will give you endless entertainment opposed to some of the crap that gets released that you can beat in a day - I know what game I would rather have.

ravinash3154d ago

I understand where your coming from.
I would like to complete the story, but I don't want to spend the next 2 years trying to do it and miss out on all the other game that come out in that time.

Don't get me wrong, I still want the story to last a long time (provided it's good).

For anyone who wants to spend the next year of their life in the Fallout universe, there will be plenty of side missions.

pinkcrocodile753154d ago

400+ hours? - Bob-on!!! This will be yet another game that I never finish. Excellent!!

@Neixus You should refocus you selflessness to third world countries or a worthwhile charity.

@TheBrit LMAO +Bubble, I love the Goldilocks analogy... perfect

lipton1013154d ago

Dude a solid 400 hour story mode would be epic. 400 hours to me = 70 hours story mode, 330 hours filler / side content. A true 400 hour story mode with fresh content throughout would be amazing. A true adventure that would take the average player months, or even years to finish as its a journey more than a game after a certain point

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TwoForce3154d ago

Well, i'm going die with this game😵

1noobgamer3154d ago

You couldn't be more right. Next question, can anyone EVER complete a Bethesda game, I mean actually finish it, get every bit done? It's impossible I tell you!

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Yukes3154d ago

It is an incredible figure, and whilst I am excited for Fallout 4 no doubt, I do worry about Bethesda's record with bugs and glitches. Is the quality going to be stretched too thinly over 400+ hours?

Skellytorx3154d ago

Just means less of a social life. But it's Fallout so it's worth it!

yellowgerbil3154d ago

400hrs is 400hrs too short. Guess I'll just have to play it as both a man and a woman... problem solved

MrsNesbitt3154d ago

Nice! I like that thinking. Thanks for your comment

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Fallout 4 London mod delayed indefinitely because of Fallout next-gen update

If you were excited about the Fallout 4 London mod, we have some bad news for you. The mod has been delayed indefinitely thanks to Fallout 4 next-gen update.

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Christopher9h ago

Not a bad thing. They've even shown excitement at what the update could bring to making things better for them. More work? Yeah. But, still a good thing overall.

-Foxtrot6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

I think this looks pretty great so they should take as much time as they need.

It’s kind of shame however we’ll probably never get to see an official Fallout London game or anything set in the UK now because of the mod.

Andrew3364h ago

Why not? It's only gonna be available on PC and is not backed by Bethesda at all

Richhard14h ago

No point on the update, you can get 60fps anyway with mods.

Fonsecap1h ago

The update will break much more then it will fix... At least on PC.

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Fallout Anthology Edition Looks Pretty S.P.E.C.I.A.L.

The Fallout Anthology Edition is coming to PC very soon, and is packaged with some very S.P.E.C.I.A.L. bonuses.

-Foxtrot4d ago

It’s an awful downgrade to the last one they did

They included physical disc back then

ocelot073d ago

Forgot I ordered this until I got the dispatch email.

FPS_D3TH2d ago

I want the first two games to come to iPhone/android

Friendlygamer2d ago (Edited 2d ago )

I would love the classic fallout games on console. Closest I could find was atom rpg, I liked that one a lot

saint_seya2d ago

I though it was a new Killzone when i saw the image, looks like a hellghast..

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Fallout player base begins to grow in wake of acclaimed TV show

The Fallout player base is beginning to grow in a resurgence following the release of the critically acclaimed TV show.

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-Foxtrot5d ago

I bet they feel pretty stupid not allowing someone else, possibly Obsidian to do a Fallout game because they could have released it this year near the TV show to capitalise on it.

RaidenBlack5d ago

ironic, given the fact what the TV show did to New Vegas, lol

-Foxtrot5d ago (Edited 5d ago )

You know what the funny thing is...literally 10 MINUTES after making that comment I've just seen what they've done.

I mean it was a chalk board and it still feels a bit ambiguous in places but they didn't actually just do that...right?

FPS_D3TH4d ago

What exactly did the show do to New Vegas?

Wretchedstain4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

@ -Foxtrot. Based on a lot that I've read of your comments, i though we were on the same page (physical media etc non digital at nauseam...) . As Canon, I thought they did pretty well (I'm a hardcore fan), they delved into a pretty decent tie in to expand on for season 2, let alone fan service with nods to certain gameplay aspects along the way. I hope you've watched it to appreciate it 'for what it is', It's good. (Loved seeing Red Rocket station in Ep 7, goosebumps galore throughout the 8 Eps they did let alone that)

Sciurus_vulgaris5d ago

Obsidian has been working on two RPGs (Avowed and the Outer Worlds 2) for the past few years. TV shows and films can be produced much faster than video games.

-Foxtrot5d ago

I meant it as in if they just let Obsidian do this years ago before The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed was in production. This could have been their next game instead.

ED-E5d ago

Eh depends,development hell can take many years in movies and tv series. Fallout tv series was announced 4 years ago, which was also the main development time of Fallout 4.

But yeah Bethesda was already in full production of Starfield and working on Elders Scrolls on the side. Obsidian was already with Microsoft (while Beth was not) and busy with Grounded and Pentiment. So minor updates/dlcs for their latest games was probably the best they could do.

I would have outsourced a remaster/remake of Fallout 3 to align with the release tv series.

MrBaskerville4d ago

@-Foxtrot
From what I gather they'd rather do Avowed and Outer worlds at this point. Doesn't sound like the current Obsidian really desires to go back to New Vegas at this time.

Obscure_Observer5d ago

"I bet they feel pretty stupid not allowing someone else, possibly Obsidian to do a Fallout game because they could have released it this year near the TV show to capitalise on it."

They´ll certainly take advantage of the next gen upgrade, coming to Xbox Series, PS5 and PC.

raWfodog4d ago

“They´ll certainly take advantage of the next gen upgrade, coming to Xbox Series, PS5 and PC.”

You mean ‘current’ gen, right? ;)

Obscure_Observer4d ago

@raWfodog

"You mean ‘current’ gen, right? ;)"

Precisely. Thanks ;)

Chard4d ago

Bethesda probably resents that Obsidian made the best Fallout game

Wretchedstain4d ago

Then why end the show in that fashion?

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mastershredder5d ago

If you thought '76 made Fallout feel mainstream, now we have a TV show that looks like a cosplay convention. The clean duds and Garbage Kid- Looking power suits (Head scale) are killing me. I think that it's nice that there's something for tv viewers to glimpse at why people like Fallout, but they are only getting a filterd down, made for series-seasonal tv (ew), passanger's flattened persfective with no risk based upon actions or consequese or social/non-social stangings that are experienced in the game.

The series represent's itself as a Fallout the tv show for people that need that kind of pacing (again ew), not the Fallout the game. Some people will dig this. I can see them having reason to, considering everying the show is borrowing to make it something Falloutish. It not for me, and I'm cool with that.

Wretchedstain4d ago

I am a MASSIVE fallout fan, I have a computer desk shine THAT IS FALLOUT and no other. The show was amazing to me, and bias had nothing to do with that, my trepidation was ultimate. The tie in to 'something' New Vegas, had me cheering like a sports fan at the end there (I have the collectors edition, and covet its mint condition highly) and I hate sports. I love a lot of other gaming, movie and TV show things, what they have done its pretty damn cool to me.

marioJP874d ago

Checking out the show possibly tonight or tomorrow for sure. Hope it’s as good as everyone says.

anast4d ago

I have to watch it. Hopefully it's better than the recent Fallouts.

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