I like the characters and the universe but am tired of being mauled by a Deathclaw. But I’ve been incorrectly molding my character, and progress was lost. Would it have made a difference against that pack of ghouls, which are “Fallout 4’s” versions of zombies? Probably not. My character is carrying a dozen-plus guns, a few odd lamps, some bottle caps, a subway token, a plastic spoon and a dozen or so wardrobe changes.Īnd then there’s that mistake I caught at hour 10: I hadn’t been leveling-up my character properly, stupidly failing to notice that character traits could be applied vertically as well as horizontally. I still haven’t made complete sense of the game’s inventory screen. All that attention to detail, all that care to craft, then a zombie-like creature can erase it because switching among guns, health-packs and other weapons in “Fallout” is a chore. To merely step outside Diamond City - the safe confines of the old Fenway Park - means my character will perish in minutes.

Though the game will be hailed as the year’s best by many critics, I already miss my time with “Rise of the Tomb Raider,” which I started, played and completed during my week with “Fallout 4.” I miss the ease with which Lara Croft traversed ruins, and I miss the relative svelte nature of its story.Įxploring “Fallout 4' isn’t just difficult it’s cumbersome. Play detective, and “Fallout 4' will indeed reward you.īut I’m not so sure all this inspires passion. You can also wander the town and discover its underground network and the bodies of the innocents. When you’re told that an old hardware store has been overrun with raiders, you don’t just take out the ruffians. It is set in an absurd wasteland of a post-nuclear Boston, and nearly every nook has something worth uncovering. I say this knowing that there are treasures yet to discover in the game. In fact, I’m on the fence about much of “Fallout,” so much so that I’m leaning toward hanging it up all together.

Fallout 4 play as a super mutant