Fallout 4 Getting Polarizing User Reviews On Metacritc

The critics seem to all agree that Fallout 4 is a very good game. However, users on Metacritic haven’t been too kind to Bethesda’s biggest game of 2015.

[Germany7]

That's how it works user scores, there are only 0 and 10 scores.
Some people just give a 0 because the game it's not for their platform or they are fanboys of another series.

[jon_snow]

Well that's true but Fallout is Multiplat so no fanboy hate in this one but mutual disappointment from gamers.

[Kribwalker]

Liquid you make no sense. Xbox fanboys wouldn't be the ones giving it low reviews as Xbox had the marketing deals, exclusive bundles ect ect for this game. Don't go trying to play it like that. On topic though, if people are reviewing it with crappy scores just to be idiots then it's pretty stupid. And childish

[jznrpg]

Fanboys. Fanboys never change .

Dont doubt that they rate the ps4 version poorly if they like xbox or vice versa.

[Corpser]

You know some fanboys are giving it 0 because it's a Goty candidate and they only want their exclusive to win

[frostypants]

@Chameleon77, Metacritic historically has had a consistent habit of "just happening" to have a higher meta score for the Xbox edition of games, sometimes even disregarding a poor multi-platform review for the Xbox but incorporating it for other platforms.

[StrawberryDiesel420]

Since this is allegedly a disappointment overall as was MGS5 for a majority of the gaming community, I guess that makes Bloodborne an inevitable GOTY winner. Not that it wasn't my GOTY already, though I could see some make a claim for The new Tomb Raider or Black Ops 3. I personally haven't played Fallout 4 yet but I will be soon enough. Then I will judge.

[Kalebninja]

The game deserves neither a 0 nor 10 its not a horrible game but its not so amazing it deserves a 10 especially with all the issues people are having.

[jznrpg]

Games are personal taste. It may be a 10 to me and lower to others but 0 is E.T or Superman 64 and maybe they were even a 1 or 2.

[garrettbobbyferguson]

jznrpg:

Yes, they are personal taste. However, you would have to be extremely inexperienced to the point that this is your first ever video game to think something like this could be worthy of a perfect score.

[frostypants]

People aren't having all that many issues...they just keep complaining about the same few. In any event, I'd give it a 9.0 at this point. Some little things could be better. But it's still the most fun I've had in a game this year and the best RPG I've played in several.

Polarizing user reviews on Metacritic are also a total non-story and I can't believe someone tried to make an article out of it. Half the reviewers on either side probably haven't even played it yet. Amazon is a much better source for game reviews, since you can see verified purchases.

[Whymii]

@jznrpg

You're right about ET to a point, however I think Superman deserved negative numbers.

[jerethdagryphon]

Fallout 4 suffers from the same. Problem as elder scrolls does its also drawing parrellels to dead space 2 3.

Morrowind was the first decent fidelity es game oblivion improved and skrim was lovely to look at but the core gameplay is similar yes tweaks were made and crafting added.

But like dead space 2 wasnt as scary fallout 4
Is the 3rd 3d fallout fallout 3 took it from top down isometric to fpa. (first person action) newvegas improved and while improvmentd will be in fallout 4 is more of the same.

[thekhurg]

So why is the witcher 3 at 8.9 user review?

[Spenok]

I wouldn't say all, as I've seen fair user reviews before. However it does happen very frequently, which is very annoying.

[showtimefolks]

This game is neither a 10 nor a zero

This at its current situation is a 7.7.5 to 7.8

When will we stop saying well its Bethesda games. Didn't cs project red release an amazing huge open world game?

I am a huge fallout fan but I tired of fallout or Bethesda fanboys. Bethesda have a history of releasing broken games

Games with major frame rate issues

Game freezing bugs and glitches

How is fallout world smaller than past fallout games? All it takes is 11 minutes to travel from one end to.the other end

It's time we stop treating Bethesda like they are R*, ND or cd project red

Here is another thing

Bethesda have a history of releasing patches slowly so don't expect Bethesda to fix fallout 4 anytime soon. Mote like 4 to 6 months

It's time for them to start using a brand new engine for next Gen consoles. Also how about hiring some talent who can optimize the fame better

[assdan]

That is so true. That's why I don't like user reviews. Most of the negative reviews are a 0 out of ten because of one stupid thing that should maybe subtract half a point.

[wsoutlaw87]

why the hell are they writing about the metacritic user reviews? I can go read them my self, and they are the most useless things out there.

[Baba1906]

well im loving it so far. i dont understand why the scores are an issue. just enjoy it and lets be honest games this big allways have some bugs. they will get fixed and there is allways a way to get past them. =D

[sullynathan]

Metacritic user scores are useless (heh get it)
The Metacritic score of Fallout 4 is the lowest for a main Bethesda game. I wonder if Bethesda is going to look at this and actually pay attention to the criticism lobbed at them about dumbing down, simplifying, bugs, glitches and subpar graphics? or will all the money and sales make them ignore this?

[Yui_Suzumiya]

I will agree that the perk system isn't as good as Fallout 3 but at least you can infinitely level up until everything is maxed.

[sullynathan]

That is very very poor as an rpg. Infinite leveling that is unchecked that allows you to max out every single skill or perk or whatever is bad rpg design.

[jznrpg]

I am playing on Survival so it isnt simple .

[Masterchief_thegoat]

n4g why post this crap .you don't have to own the game, and you can the game a 0.

[kraenk12]

Just read those user reviews and you know you shouldn't care about them at all.

[thekhurg]

Take a moment and look at the average and you realize there is something wrong with fallout 4. Look at witcher 3 user reviews, 8.9 cause it's an amazing game.

[kraenk12]

No I won't...I read the specific so called reviews and I immediately notice most of the 0 ones were written by haters who most likely don't even own the game yet.

People who actually own the game mostly state the bugs are there but far from game breaking.

[BattleTorn]

To be fair, I read some that seems like legitimate diehard Bethesda fans who feel it's a husk of an RPG.

I love the game, don't get me wrong, but they've definitely gutted some of the long standing RPG elements.

As someone mentioned a comment above, you can infinitely level so no perks are left. That alone kinda defies the nature of RPGs.

[ChrisW]

Fallout 4 isn't the leap forward that everyone was expecting like with The Elder Scrolls' Oblivion to Skyrim change. However, Fallout 4 is still a very good game.

[fenome]

It took me a little while to get into the groove of it, but now that I've found my nitch it just keeps getting better and better. I'm having a ton
of fun with it right now!

It doesn't start getting really good until you really start unlocking some perks and start crafting some badass weapons.

I think a lot of people are just jumping on the hate train without even getting into it yet or giving it a chance to start opening up..

[jznrpg]

I had that issue with the Witcher , enjoyed it at first and it slowed down a bit then I hit my groove .

[Muadiib]

What worries me more is that I loved Oblivion but Skyrim bored the heck out of me, I loved Fallout 3, will I get bored of the sequel, is it just more of the same gameplay that I'm sick of by now?

[slyleo2001]

Fallout 3 New Vegas came out 5 years ago how can you be sick of something that is not a yearly release. If this was Assassins creed or COD I can understand.
I have been waiting for this game for some time and I am having a blast with it.
They have changed things up a bit, most for the better but I say rent it or gamefly it to see if you like it, but if you are sick of this type of gameplay maybe this type of game is not for you any more even after 7 years "Fallout 3" or 5 years fallout new Vegas

[Muadiib]

They basically make the same game over and over with a new skin, maybe that's why I'm bored with them.

[thelwebb100]

I had the same worry too man. I absolutely loved Oblivion, I got Skyrim on release and the quests were no match for Oblivion! I loved Fallout 3 too as well, I got Fallout 4 on release and I'm loving it so far. If you loved Fallout 3 then trust me your going to love Fallout 4! Having a voiced character is awesome and feels more realistic, playing in 3rd person is a great addition as well, and finally not having a karma system feels more realistic as well. You can still do evil stuff without the game telling you what's good and evil.

[XanderZane]

Very true. I wonder when Bethesda is going to release a patch for the game though to fix all the frame rate issues on the console versions.

[deadpoolio316]

4-6 months....Its typical Bugthesda, they release a game in various states of broken and or buggy and then they take their sweet time fixing the issues...Hell they never even bothered to fix New Vegas on PS3...They have been that way for 20+ years and im sure they wont be changing any time soon.

[UserNameIsNotTaken]

Some of these 0 scores have valid scores though... but 0 is the bad thing about these reviews.

[UserNameIsNotTaken]

Valid Points* not scores. Sorry

[SegaGamer]

I agree, i think their 0 scores are bit over the top, but the points a lot of them make are valid.

[Relientk77]

Honestly they should just get rid of user zero reviews entirely. Only haters actually give games zeros

[nommers]

They would just rate games a 1 then.

[Realms]

People that love the Fallout series will love F4 for everyone else it can be a hit or a miss. There is a lot to like in F4 but I'am having a hard time getting into the game the same thing happened to me with Bloodborne and in the end BB became one of the best experiences playing a game that I have had in recent memory. In the end it is up to the player to experience the game decide weather it's a good game or not, reviews are just someone's opinion play the game and decide for yourself.

Some gamers may have overly hyped this game and are now disappointed it is a solid game with some issues but an overall good time will be had if you give it a chance

[dillhole]

There are very few games that deserve a 0. Anyone who gives a modern, playable game a 0 is an idiot and shouldn't be taken seriously. Even Duke Nukem Forever deserves 2/10.

If you are angry about Fallout4, giving it a 0 on Metacritic has to be the most pathetic form of protest possible. Though, any hyped game can expect this sort of backlash. Why this deserves an article is anyone's guess.

[Mizikiel]

Many are giving it a 0 because there are also so many fanboy reviews that are giving 10/10 with no negatives at all. I would say metacritic user reviews are more trust worthy than the reviews from ign etc. Witcher 3 got about 9 from user reviews and bloodborne got 8.6. The score for fallout 4 will even out with time and it will probably end up being something like 7 or 8/10.

[dillhole]

I don't think there is any problem with non-professional user feedback being overly enthusiastic and positive about a game. If they are happy then let them be happy. I just don't understand why anyone would make such an effort to say a game is 0/10 when then most likely haven't played it and have no intention of playing it. I see no purpose.

[Sm00thNinja]

Witcher 3 will deservedly win the most GOTY awards I'm sure of that but Fallout 4 is pretty great I've encountered ZERO BUGS ON THE XBONE and I'm level 17 the studdering loading issue has only popped up like 4 times hopefully it gets patched away soon

[P_Bomb]

Not so sure about Witcher. Bloodborne and MGSV both averaged higher amongst critics and didn't need multiple patches to work out the kinks. Wouldn't be surprised to see some split decisions.

[TheUpbringer]

Fallout has always kinda taken a while to get into for most people, and seeing how human attention span is getting shorter and shorter, you can kinda expect some backlash from people who don't already know what kind of game Fallout is.

[James-GAMES]

I don't use Metacritic anymore because a lot users have a stick up their ass. I mean how can you give Fallout 4 or any game a zero.

[Dinkis]

I'm loving the game and while didn't have any major bugs or framrate drops I did have some kind of teleportation issue 2 times. Sucks cause on the 2nd time it happened I was waiting for a bad guy to come around the corner and when he did I opened fire. Then all the suddenly I'm about 15 feet away. Idk what it is.
None the less great game I give it a 9 so far

[PsycheEyeMike]

Anyone playing this on PC probably agree that it's a travesty how they could release it like this.. FPS capped to 30, game speed tied to the actual frame rate (!), meaning that after you unlock the FPS through editing of .ini files, you basically have to cap the frame rate manually to 60, because the game speeds up for every frame above that (actually I'm starting to wonder if it happens even above 30..). There's no built in V-sync (REALLY), so you have to cap it through an external program (or CCC if you have an AMD card). I didn't have it capped at first. So when my FPS got to 90+ my character became speedy Gonzales (along with all the physics). That's just a few of the issues.. Mouse acceleration on by default, and has to be turned off though editing of .ini files, issues with resolutions, no official support of anything but 16:9. Oh, and be extra sure to manually cap the FPS, because over 90 FPS makes you bug out when using the terminals (computers) in the game, and ofc, the little issue with the whole game speeding up...

There are several more issues as well... Sigh.

My copy is working well now, I guess.. After a lot of googling and editing of files and what not.

But this is the last time I'm giving Bethesda my money. It's a damn shame really, 'cause this previously PC centric developer makes awesome games (when they work..), but this is unacceptable really. I'm actually a bit ashamed that I once again "fell for it".. :-/

And Pete Hines, that lying sack of s***.. Treating customers like crap the other day, and basically keep on lying to our faces.

F*** you Bethesda, really. Such a damn shame.

[Ken85]

Man...it sounds like you should just try to get it ona console. Higher FPS is awsome and all, but doing all of that just to play the game sounds kind of soul sucking.

[kneon]

Every time Bethesda releases a new game the same question come to mind, "Do they even have a QA team?"

[MetalNCarnet]

What? I have the steam version and is was 60FPS by default. I didn't have to edit anything.

[Null]

Most of those reviews are from people who don't own the game. It's mostly from kids on subreddit and 4Chan who don't even own the game. They all just go with the flow of what other people who also do not have the game.

I have the game and after 3-4 years (about playing about 220 hours total) of Skyrim. I only played 2-3 hours of Fallout 4(first real Fallout game I've ever played aside from an hour of New Vegas).. Fall out four feels more like Skyrim reskinned and set in a new setting with things replaced, same and more bugs.. It's still as fun as Skyrim, but I just hope it's not like Skyrim where they just copied some areas, duplicated same quests, no effect on the world and had only 12 voice actors.

[Manubiggs]

Metacritic user reviews are for the most part either 10 or 0, there is no inbetween

[lolosgolos]

Nobody cares about meta user reviews

[1nsomniac]

I'm one of the people who's amazed & disgusted at all the perfect reviews this game has received. It shows how immature this industry still is.

Anyone or any site that gives it even close to a perfect score should be blacklisted. I can cope with the poor graphics, that's a given for the Fallout series but the awful animations, poor AI, dialogue branching is all pretty poor in all honesty.

In regards to Metacritic user reviews I always ignore all 10/10 or 0/10 scores. I always only read reviews between 3/10 to 8/10 because you can guarantee the reviewer has actually played & thought before giving an actual real review.

[DangerousDAN]

Why the hell would you spread news about "user reviews"? C'mon, man. You know damn well you shouldn't pay attention to those.

[RiseofScorpio]

The fans have spoken we want Elder Scrolls 6 not this. Let obsidian or Zenimax do Fallout from now. BGS should be ES 100% from now on, ES sells more and scores better just my 2cents.

[Rachel_Alucard]

The people giving it endless 10's are the same people in this pic http://i.imgur.com/0jSRdae....

The 0's are there just to counteract them.

[Null]

That's insane

[Rachel_Alucard]

Theres another image compilation of the Bethesda forum posts about an interview that had Bethesda being told to take a page from CDproject Red about how to design an RPG by the the interviewer.

They shilled so hard to defend Bethesda saying that it should be the other way around and absolutely refused to see any problems whatsoever with their reasoning. Take my advice and avoid developer forums. Its filled with the most blind shills on the face of the planet.

[Null]

That's on Nearly on the level of star citizen cult-like actions.

[Mr Lahey]

Yeah, trolls will be trolls..

The user review system is broken.

[gangsta_red]

I have a few friends right now who are playing the game and they are having a blast with it so far and have reported zero issues for the moment.

Maybe the expectations for this game were too high for some considering the extremely long wait.

[Antifan]

This is what happens when your expectations are way too high.

[overrated44]

Metacritic user reviews are polarized?! In other news, the sun came up today and water is wet! Next at 11!

[crazymike_22]

Now matter what you think of fallout 4, but you can't say that the world is to big that they dont have time to fix all the glitches, and have graphics that don't look good( I know graphics aren't everything) and have stiff animations, like nothing in this game really excells when you compare with something like the witcher 3, and if this game didn't have the name fallout or bethesda this game would be getting 6 and 7.this game is no masterpiece its just an average game and what it upsets me if some other game had all these issues combined people would just bash the game and get low scores.

[Blacklash93]

Unsurprising. Fallout 4 was brewing up controversy more than a week before it released.

A chunk of the fanbase hates Bethesda's ownership of the series and their priorities with it, as well.

[AstroCyborg]

so many casuals hating on the game

[Benjaminkno]

War... War never changes...