Fallout 4

[Xant]

Good graphics come in different shapes.

Pillars of Eternity has good graphics.
Team Fortress 2 has good graphics.
Witcher 3 has good graphics.

Each of those games has a very different art direction and required system specs.

Fallout 4's graphics look ugly because the art direction is bad for 2006-era wannabe realistic graphics. The worst part was when they showed the "colorful" stuff, it looked horrible. It can look stylish and artsy when it's just in colors of brown, and thus good enough, but eh.

[LordBerenger]

Just had my very first newsletter telling me to pre-order Fallout 4. Seriously... I mean... c'mon...

I am pretty stupid when it comes to pre-ordering and stubborn at that too but... well...

And about the graphics, I agree with Xant. Graphics isn't everything but a big part nonetheless. One of the reasons I just could not enjoy New Vegas. It just looked awful although I whole-heartedly enjoyed Fallout 3. I simply couldn't endure the exact same look in New Vegas. There were other things I didn't like but crappy graphics played a role...

PS: Please don't start a discussion if 3 was better than New Vegas or vice versa. More a question of taste and belief than factual arguments, no point, we've been there.

New Vegas was so much better than F3 though.

But you can't judge a game by a trailer. Remember ones whining about Witcher 3 graphics after it came out and comparing it to the trailer. Maybe this will be the opposite.

[gallonigher]

Wow, looks ugly.

Modders usually improve all Bethesda games in every way imaginable.

[Jona]

The trailer has places from DC in it though.

Wow I didn't realize that the US only had one obelisk in all of the 50 states. 


To me it looks like the one shown in the trailer could very well be the Bunker Hill Monument, which is indeed in Boston:

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Unless there was something else that "screamed DC" that somehow I missed.

[LordBerenger]

Wow I didn't realize that the US only had one obelisk in all of the 50 states. 


To me it looks like the one shown in the trailer could very well be the Bunker Hill Monument, which is indeed in Boston:

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Unless there was something else that "screamed DC" that somehow I missed.

It takes place in the fictional Commonwealth a.ka Massachusetts/Boston which is what Los Santos is to Los Angeles i guess.

This was in the trailer too.

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[darmaster]

Hmm I don't see why I should wait for modders to do what bethesda should do; plus most of the times there are compatibility problems, let the B. Guys tweak graphics on par with 2015 standards. Well anyway they're not showing something ridiculously heavy just to downgrade it, seems fair for now. Animations are meh I agree, let's wait and hope

[//saxon]

Come on guys..you all can't really be thinking Bethesda Game Studios will fail on graphics...

(the company that made Morrowind to Oblivion to Fallout 3 to Skyrim)

If we are talking about graphics here; from Morrowind the graphics got better with each new game, i highly doubt it that they will use the same graphics as fallout 3, when Skyrim jumped so far ahead from it in visual aesthetics. not once has Bethesda ever failed on the graphics of their game, never. They have always improved on it.

[Xant]

Which game studios hasn't improved on their graphics in a sequel? That's empty praise. The issue here is that from the looks of it they've improved very little. Obviously it isn't EXACTLY the same as F3.

[Gravoth_iii]

Its hard to say what the graphics will be at the final state, when it just got announced, and i dont really give a shit about the pixels anyways. It could take a step back in graphics for all i care, as long as it makes up for it in gameplay. New vegas was an alright game overall, and this should probably land on the same. Untill they actually improve gameplay i wont be too amazed with these games. Witcher 3 seems to be taking a step forward as far as gameplay goes, need to pick it up soon but apparently even it falls short later on when you get some levels, and difficulty shatters.

[Overdriven]

Is it me or does the style seem kinda Bioshockish.

[Tor!]

I'll be looking forward to it, but I share some of the concerns as well. If it's really being made for x360 and ps3 as well.. that would be sad news 

[Mala]

... New vegas was an alright game overall, and this should probably land on the same. ...

uhuh, new vegas was made by obsidian and not bethesda.

[Angantyr]

Let's hope it gets proper writing, what really matters in a Fallout game. And consequently be more like FNV than F3.

The MIT and android theme could be interesting.

[Vibe]

Come on guys..you all can't really be thinking Bethesda Game Studios will fail on graphics...

(the company that made Morrowind to Oblivion to Fallout 3 to Skyrim)

If we are talking about graphics here; from Morrowind the graphics got better with each new game, i highly doubt it that they will use the same graphics as fallout 3, when Skyrim jumped so far ahead from it in visual aesthetics. not once has Bethesda ever failed on the graphics of their game, never. They have always improved on it.

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[Algarn]

Lets hope people will create graphic packs with like with skyrim, so it doesn't stay ugly. I also strongly disagree on the fact that graphics are unimportant to a game, they are essential for immersion, as much as the respect of the story/lore and the sense of quests.