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Better game - Starfield or Fallout 4?
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graywolf323
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I’ll go with Fallout 4 because it really felt like you were exploring the wasteland of Boston and the surrounding area (Fallout 3 remains my favorite solely because I grew up in Northern Virginia and exploring the wasteland of D.C. was just crazy immersive)
Krappadizzle
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Revolutionary
Member
Fallout 76
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Starfield by a mile IMO. Way better combat and side quests. I do miss the dumb gore from fallout.
March Climber
Member
This thread feels like OP was bored and wanted to have some fun responses. I guess I'll bite and say Starfield, but not by a giant margin.
T4keD0wN
Member
Ive spent more time in Starfields ship builder than ive spent for a whole fallout 4 playthrough.
Fallout 4 is better now because it has years of mods, but if you compare vanilla versions or Fallout at the same point in time Starfield is light years ahead and its not inferior to the previous entry in its franchise.
Fallout 4 is better now because it has years of mods, but if you compare vanilla versions or Fallout at the same point in time Starfield is light years ahead and its not inferior to the previous entry in its franchise.
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LordBlodgett
Member
Starfield for sure. I enjoyed Fallout 4, but rushed parts of it and never finished any of the DLC. It felt like too much of the same. I'm obviously an outlier here though, as I have like 110+ hours in Starfield, and am loving it.
Sybrix
Member
I have no idea why Fallout 4 is as popular as it is.
It has the most horrific UI in any game, the FOV is beyond fucked and the game is janky even for a Bethesda game.
The weird brightness and colour pallet Fallout 4 exposes so many flaws in the game, it's horrible to look at let alone play.
At least Starfield is cleaner than Fallout 4.
Look how horrible this shit is:
It has the most horrific UI in any game, the FOV is beyond fucked and the game is janky even for a Bethesda game.
The weird brightness and colour pallet Fallout 4 exposes so many flaws in the game, it's horrible to look at let alone play.
At least Starfield is cleaner than Fallout 4.
Look how horrible this shit is:
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Negotiator101
Member
WTF
Tal Shiar Agent
Member
Its like asking if vomiting or diarrhea is better.
I guess I'd rather vomit (Fallout 4).
I guess I'd rather vomit (Fallout 4).
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The Cockatrice
Gold Member
Fallout 4 miles ahead. The world has a million explorable unique interiors, some messed up and funny quests and the main story isnt a fucking walking sim. Also has 100 less loading screens. Runs better as well while looking the same as Starfield. There is not a single quest in Starfield that is even remotely close to Fallout 4 ones. Fallout 3 is better than Starfield. Skyrim is better than Starfield.
Drizzlehell
Banned
Starfield is fun and consistently engaging for me.
Fallout 4 became unbearable after I played it for about a 100 hours. It's dull, shallow, crafting is annoying and the story sucks.
Therefore, my vote goes to Fallout 4.
Fallout 4 became unbearable after I played it for about a 100 hours. It's dull, shallow, crafting is annoying and the story sucks.
Therefore, my vote goes to Fallout 4.
Mortisfacio
Member
I ditched FO4 for Witcher 3 expansions.
I ditched Starfield for CyberPunk expansions.
From what I did play, I liked FO4 more, but I'd like to give Starfield another go here at some point. I actually started enjoying it just before I dropped it for Phantom Liberty. It was picking it back up that just didn't click with me and the constant "get me my coffee!" type fetch quests and load screens weren't captivating me.
I ditched Starfield for CyberPunk expansions.
From what I did play, I liked FO4 more, but I'd like to give Starfield another go here at some point. I actually started enjoying it just before I dropped it for Phantom Liberty. It was picking it back up that just didn't click with me and the constant "get me my coffee!" type fetch quests and load screens weren't captivating me.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Preston Garvey and Co. aside, I think FO4 is a good game. Starfield likely is too, but it just takes too long to get going.
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GHG
Member
Literally the two worst RPG's Bethesda have ever put out.
I couldn't even make Fallout 4 fun after modding it, that's how butchered it is from an RPG standpoint.
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simpatico
Member
Is this an Xbox 360 screenshot? My Fallout 4 has never looked like this.I have no idea why Fallout 4 is as popular as it is.
It has the most horrific UI in any game, the FOV is beyond fucked and the game is janky even for a Bethesda game.
The weird brightness and colour pallet Fallout 4 exposes so many flaws in the game, it's horrible to look at let alone play.
At least Starfield is cleaner than Fallout 4.
Look how horrible this shit is:
semiconscious
Member
you're dead wrong, op. how in the world could a game featuring fenway park possibly suck?...
fallout 4 by several miles. if nothing else, it managed to do something that starfield never at any time came close to doing - it amused me...
BouncyFrag
Member
F4’s main quest is atrocious but the exploration and such was ok. Starfield is rubbish all around.
Ronin_7
Banned
Both are shit for sure but yeah Fallout 4 is the least shitty one.
MarkMe2525
Member
The concept alone would be in the favor of Starfield. Not only do I love sci-fi, but I also loath post apocalyptic settings. Some games are mechanically interesting enough for me to keep playing (nier automana is an example), but these games (Fallout 4 & Starfield) are mechanically similiar.
Starfield despite Fallout 4 being more conventional and "solid" when it comes to the Bethesda formula.
Fallout 4 is just a complete shitshow, when it comes to writing, to the factions, nothing made sense. Dialogs were insufferable (played it in french and you character always sounded like a buffoon), it was ridden with random outposts, there was only like 2 real cities (and only one that's interesting visually)...it's not a bad game but i remember hating it at launch. Just the look of the NPCs in this game i can't, and it might sound weird when the NPCs in Starfield took so much crap but compared to F4 i kinda like them.
The map and atmosphere were still great though, it was probably more coherent as a game. And there were some moments, very rare moments like with the ship with the robots, the first time you saw the airship of the Brotherhood, the radioactive area, some things like that that worked well.
Starfield is the Bethesda formula falling apart, whereas Fallout 4 was the Fallout franchise falling apart.
But if i have to chose i think Starfield is a stronger, more impactful game. Bethesda created an original world that they wanted to create, explored themes they wanted to explore for a long time (and that we had already seen glimpse of in their Fallout games) and i felt some authenticity in the game. The worldbuilding on that scale is really something even if it has a lot of shortcomings. Even if up close the locations are not very impressive technically and not very realistic i think it works, if we put aside the boring planets, i just had more fun exploring the handcrafted locations in Starfield than the entirety of Fallout 4.
Fallout 4 is just a complete shitshow, when it comes to writing, to the factions, nothing made sense. Dialogs were insufferable (played it in french and you character always sounded like a buffoon), it was ridden with random outposts, there was only like 2 real cities (and only one that's interesting visually)...it's not a bad game but i remember hating it at launch. Just the look of the NPCs in this game i can't, and it might sound weird when the NPCs in Starfield took so much crap but compared to F4 i kinda like them.
The map and atmosphere were still great though, it was probably more coherent as a game. And there were some moments, very rare moments like with the ship with the robots, the first time you saw the airship of the Brotherhood, the radioactive area, some things like that that worked well.
Starfield is the Bethesda formula falling apart, whereas Fallout 4 was the Fallout franchise falling apart.
But if i have to chose i think Starfield is a stronger, more impactful game. Bethesda created an original world that they wanted to create, explored themes they wanted to explore for a long time (and that we had already seen glimpse of in their Fallout games) and i felt some authenticity in the game. The worldbuilding on that scale is really something even if it has a lot of shortcomings. Even if up close the locations are not very impressive technically and not very realistic i think it works, if we put aside the boring planets, i just had more fun exploring the handcrafted locations in Starfield than the entirety of Fallout 4.
The Cockatrice
Gold Member
I have no idea why Fallout 4 is as popular as it is.
It has the most horrific UI in any game, the FOV is beyond fucked and the game is janky even for a Bethesda game.
The weird brightness and colour pallet Fallout 4 exposes so many flaws in the game, it's horrible to look at let alone play.
At least Starfield is cleaner than Fallout 4.
Look how horrible this shit is:
Ah yes, a 720p low settings screenshot. Nice. You're also in the mech, which is somehting you very rarely use or should rarely use. I never touched it in 200 hours of gameplay other than that part in the screenshot.
This is how the game actually looks like
Troll better I guess?
swaffles23
Member
Playing Starfield has made me appreciate FO4 more than I used to.
March Climber
Member
I think his point is that the UI for any game last gen shouldn't look that old or garish for something that came out in...
2015.
Fallout London does a good job of modernizing yet keeping the aesthetic.
The Cockatrice
Gold Member
I think his point is that the UI for any game last gen shouldn't look that old or garish for something that came out in...
2015.
Fallout London does a good job of modernizing yet keeping the aesthetic.
What am I missing here? The UI in the London mod is the same as the OG Fallout 4, different color. Pipboy and leveling up is minimalistic but thats not something impacting the gameplay.
Rockondevil
Member
I enjoyed both but Starfield for me. I slightly prefer the setting.
SEGAvangelist
Gold Member
Just more proof that Starfield is the most popular game around NeoGAF.
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