Fallout 4 Time!
Hello, Ability Powered gamers! I have been Backseat Gaming. What’s that you ask? You know when you are that second person watching that single player game giving the actual person playing suggestions? That’s been me. I do this for console games since controllers just aren’t doable anymore. This time it’s been a little game called Fallout 4.
Tough Times, Fun Times
Bethesda’s Fallout has always been a game we enjoyed, but wasn’t usually a game we would buy on opening day. This time that changed when we saw the addition of building settlements. Finally a reason to be a hoarder! We picked it up soon after release and dove in.
Fun, Friends, & Dogmeat
At first it was amazing. The humor, the settlements, and Dogmeat were all something that made me want to play and play a lot! The more we played the more I noticed there was something ugly about Fallout 4 that was becoming more and more annoying. Bugs! And I don’t mean rad roaches. There were Non Player Characters bugging out, quests we couldn’t complete, and glitches happening everywhere. At one point we were running around shooting bullets out of an invisible gun. The thing about Fallout 4 is there are tons of bugs, but as they are happening they are only momentarily annoying. You are generally too busy to think much about them for more than a second. As a matter of fact, I didn’t really realize how many bugs we had experienced until I started adding everything up.
Bugs, Shmugs
I think the fact that so many bugs are overlooked attests to just how much of a distraction this game really is. There is so much to do that you are constantly busy. Four different factions all have loads of work and missions for you to do. Of course that’s if you can fit them in between building and fortifying your settlements, or helping out random people of the commonwealth. From serial killers to super heroes you will have your time booked without even getting into the story. What were we supposed to be doing again? Oh yeah, desperately searching for our son. Well, maybe after we save this settlement.
Boredom, Meet Your Match
From a Backseat Gaming point of view I enjoyed watching the commonwealth be explored and the story be developed. There is an ending for each faction, so seeing each one’s different points of view was really interesting. I stayed interested even while scavenging through building after building because you really never knew what you would find. Would it be a Fatboy? Maybe a Deathclaw? I also loved the hacking of terminals. It’s a perfect job for a backseat gamer.
Fallout 4 Final Thoughts
All and all Fallout 4 was enjoyable to watch. While the bugs are plentiful, you will be too distracted to really realize it. Is it replayable? Story-wise, once was enough for me, but there’s so much to do that has nothing to do with the story. I can see us venturing back to finish up side quests or trophies eventually. I would definitely recommend everyone watch or play through it once! Check out my other Backseat Gaming articles for more assistive gameplays.
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