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[Eric187]

To those who played and finished both which do you consider to be the better overall game? I’ve just got a PS5 and I am starting a play through of CP2077 and so far I’m loving it. I was playing it on the pro but decided to start over once I got the PS5 and it’s a much smoother experience. I also have fallout 4 but never finished it due to probably the same issues such as load times, frame rate, etc.. But how’s do they compare in terms of story, weapons, rpg choices, exploration? Since I know it will run much better on the PS5 I’m going to probably going to give it another try if most recommend it.

 

[SLoWMoTIoN]

Fallout 4 is better on the xbox/pc cause of mods alone.


Come at me Poland.

 

[harmny]

Cyberpunk and it's not really close. However, the nature of both open worlds is different.

 

[driqe]

I'd go for Cyberpunk first since it's the shorter game. But Fallout 4 is better than Cyberpunk IMO.

 

[iorek21]

My opinion may change depending on how much CDPR improves the game in the coming months, but as of now, I'd say Fallout 4 is the better game.

 

[LaughingStock]

I had way more fun playing Fallout 4.
Cyberpunk is probably a better RPG. But as a whole package, I feel Fallout 4 is better.

 

[BaneIsPain]

I do like settlements but the overall feeling I'd rather go for cyberpunk.

 

[Arachnid]

Cyberpunk is FAR better. I had more fun with it and it evoked more emotion. Still a let down compared to what I expected, but I loved the experience regardless.

Fallout 4 was a huge let down for me from prior entries, and I'm still somewhat salty about that. My hype levels were immeasurable at the time.

 

[Marchizmo]

Fallout 4 sucks just like Fallout 3 and any other shitty RPG Bethesda has put out from their buggy ass cake molds. And Skyrim is one of the most overrated games ever.

 

[Tchu-Espresso]

Both worlds have the same lively world when roaming around.

 

[Explosive Zombie]

Your thread is missing a poll

 

[Tranquil]

Fallout 4 by a large margin.

 

[Mozzarella]

Very, very interesting comparison. Looking forward to reading the answers.
This is for anybody who likes to compare these two games, answer them if you like. I will post my answers later, i need to think about it because i played Fallout 4 in 2015 and never touched it again.

1) Writing;

Main Quests:
Side Quests:
Characters:
World Building:
Dialogue?:

2) Gameplay;

Gunplay:
Melee:
Mission Design:
Controls:
RPG Elements or Variety of Gameplay options:
Dialogue?:

3) Open World;

Interactivity:
Exploration:
Structure of Open World (Level Design/Area Design):
Environments Variety:
A.I of NPC:
Traversal:

4) Visuals;

Art Direction:
Graphics and Texture Quality:
Characters Design:

5) Sounds;

Sounds Quality (Design):
Soundtrack and Music:
Voice Acting:


Overall Winner:

 

[GenericUser]

It's funny because I actually went back and finished Fallout 4 when cyberpunk turned out to be unplayable on console. They are not really compareable though. But cyberpunk could learn a lessen or two from fallout. Loot for example. Cyberpunk is cluttered with trash loot that serves no purpose. It's just busywork in cyberpunk to look through the piles of trash loot to finally find something decent. Fallout does a much better job at this. Not only is there less trash-loot, but also the process of looting in general is straightforward and fast (and the trash loot can actually be recycled to be used for weapon and armor upgrades). I also think that cyberpunk could use some form of VATS targeting. It's a nice addition to the realtime combat in fallout 4 and just adds another layer of gameplay variety that is much appreciated. All in all, very different games. Cyberpunk has its huge huge and very impressive looking city and top notch graphics (on PC). Fallout has a decent story, well balanced gameplay mechanics and a more varied open world experience I would say.

 

[Explosive Zombie]

1) Writing;

Main Quests: Cyberpunk
Side Quests: Cyberpunk
Characters: Cyberpunk
World Building: Cyberpunk
Dialogue?: Cyberpunk

2) Gameplay;

Gunplay: Cyberpunk
Melee: Cyberpunk
Mission Design: Cyberpunk
Controls: Cyberpunk
RPG Elements or Variety of Gameplay options: Cyberpunk
Dialogue?: Cyberpunk

3) Open World;

Interactivity: Cyberpunk
Exploration: Cyberpunk
Structure of Open World (Level Design/Area Design): Cyberpunk
Environments Variety: Cyberpunk
A.I of NPC: Cyberpunk
Traversal: Cyberpunk

4) Visuals;

Art Direction: Cyberpunk
Graphics and Texture Quality: Cyberpunk
Characters Design: Cyberpunk

5) Sounds;

Sounds Quality (Design): Cyberpunk
Soundtrack and Music: Cyberpunk
Voice Acting: Cyberpunk


Overall Winner: Cyberpunk

Well...

 

[Eric187]

Your thread is missing a poll

Ahh sorry! My first thread so I’m not even sure how to make one. And thanks for the reply’s everyone I guess maybe I’ll give Fallout 4 another try after finishing up CP 2077.

 

[Warablo]

Cyberpunk for story and gameplay, Fallout 4 for hoarder base building.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I liked them both, but I definitely enjoyed Cyberpunk far more. The setting, story, writing, characters, visuals (duh), atmosphere, and minute to minute gameplay was all far more enjoyable for me. I still liked Fallout 4, but it ultimately fell a little flat for me.

 

[bxrz]

Cyberpunk. Both games are 8 or 9s tho

 

[King_Mandu]

I haven't truly enjoyed a Bethesda game since Oblivion and I played that on the fucking 360. Excuse me while I laugh at people complaining about CP2077 on consoles haha.

FO3 was a disgrace to the name and Skyrim was more polished () yet uglier than Oblivion. Oblivion had that perfect amount of fantasy kitsch and jankiness but a warmth and tenderness to some of the voice acting and lighting. Love that game but will never, ever play it again. I passed on Fallout 4 because it looked like Bethesda hadn't learned or even tried to improve anything from the past and I still held a grudge for how they royally fucked Obsidian so....

In every single way, Cyberpunk 2077 is better than any Bethesda game ever released for me.

 

[DOSS216]

Even though with the bugs and cut content, I still favor Cyberpunk

 

[Aenima]

Cyberpunk is pretty much better in every department. Just need some polish. But the games are very diferent. Just play one then the other. The thing i enjoyed most in Fallout 4 was exploring the map, and building settlements.

 

[Heartkiller]

Haven't finished Cyberpunk yet but if you want story and characters, Cyberpunk is a much better choice. If you wanna kill everything, collect everything, and then build a bunch of settlements... go with Fallout.

 

[Explosive Zombie]

If you wanna kill everything, collect everything, and then build a bunch of settlements... go with Fallout.

I'm actually a huge Fallout 4 fan but this right here... man... what a sad state of affairs when this is how you describe a Fallout game.

 

[luffie]

Cyberpunk has everything better by miles except.... FO4 allows you to built house, this one Fallout wins hands down.

If only CP2077 allows modders to built interior spaces, then CP2077 will be untouchable as king for years. Modders will make wonderful/horrifying building spaces.

 

[Sweden85]

Cyberpunk is awesome if you can see past the bugs..Fallout 4 is still janky as hell. Love the both though.

 

[cripterion]

I'm not done with Cyberpunk (will get back to it when they patch the game some more) but Fallout 4 is leagues above just because of the modding community.

 

[Explosive Zombie]

I'm not done with Cyberpunk (will get back to it when they patch the game some more) but Fallout 4 is leagues above just because of the modding community.

Weird metric to go by, Cyberpunk already has a modding community and it will certainly get bigger with time.

 

[plasmawave]

Fallout 4 felt like a dumbed down Fallout 3 but after playing Cyberpunk the game feels more next gen than 2077.

 

[yunkaiza]

Cyberpunk has way better characters and story but Fallout 4 is waaaaaaaay more fun

 

[Bo_Hazem]

I would rather have every possible glitch on CP2077 than play Fallout 4, my worst game last gen.

 

[teezzy]

Cyberpunk kinda cyberstinks dude

 

[ethomaz]

Weird comparison when FO4 was already a big downgrade from the the previous game.

Fallout New Vegas basically beat both in almost all departments.

 

[GaviotaGrande]

Fallout

Spoiler

New Vegas

 

[triplestation]

fallout 4 has an INCREDIBLE foundation for what could have been a legendary game

the shit that took it down was it's terrible writing, but somehow in the DLC "far harbor", you get a glimpse of very good writing

fucking sad that a DLC is miles better than the main game

cyberpunk, although i haven't played it, i've seen a ton of gameplay footage

and from it the impression i got was it's a game that thinks of itself as much bigger than it really is

and it's really a basic generic blob that tries to trick you into believing you're balls deep in the most immersive blade-runner metropolis experience

it's cheap tricks too.. playing thrilling music in not so thrilling situations, having npcs walk in confined patterns like it's a 90s video game, etc.

nothing about the writing sticks out either

 

[Dr.Guru of Peru]

Cyberpunk is the better FPS. Fallout 4 is the better RPG.

 

[Explosive Zombie]

Cyberpunk is the better FPS. Fallout 4 is the better RPG.

How is Fallout 4 the better RPG? Most I can think of is it has better perks but actually making a decent character build takes an egregious amount of time.

 

[ZehDon]

Joke thread?

 

[Kathanan]

Better compare Cyberpunk to Rage 2

 

[Mr_Potato]

With all its shortcomings, Cyberpunk is still the better game by a country mile. The writing can't even be compared. Characters and story are on another level. Combat is a lot better on Cyberpunk too. Don't be silly.

Cyberpunk is a great game that should have been a masterpiece but was rushed and released unfinished to please the investors. After a few patches and DLCs it will shine a lot more.

Fallout 4 is just an average game.

 

[HE1NZ]

Story and world building are important for an RPG and Fallout 4 has the worst of the worst. It finished off Fallout as a universe, degraded it to a joke. Fallout 3 was already just a pile of references, but the world felt somewhat gritty and authentic. Fallout 4 is full on Rise of Skywalker of Fallout universe.

 

[Heartkiller]

I'm actually a huge Fallout 4 fan but this right here... man... what a sad state of affairs when this is how you describe a Fallout game.

Same here. I enjoyed building up my settlements but they should have reined in the amount of settlements and focused more on the dialogue and unique quests. They had so many cool locations in Fallout 4 but everything always boiled down to killing everything in sight. They had a robot racing track but you couldn't bet on the races... A fight pit but you couldn't participate in the fights... it goes on and on. "Oh cool! Oh... everything is hostile again". If they only had three big settlements and a couple of "player housing" settlements they could have fleshed everything out so much more. The NPC's that come to your settlements could have had unique quests or dialogue. They could have integrated the settlements themselves into the story more if there weren't so god damn many of them.

The combat was a decent improvement over their previous games so it was fun to kill things, gather a bunch of junk, and build up your settlements. But they could have had compelling characters and interesting side quests in addition to that addicting gameplay loop. The really sad thing is that Bethesda makes this same mistake almost every single time. They get a cool, new idea working (Oblivion Gates, Dragons, Settlements) and then they overuse it at the expense of everything else. If I could whisper one word to the people making decisions at Bethesda, it would be "moderation".

 

[PuppetMaster]

Hmm I think I liked Cyberpunk more. But Fallout 4 I actually like a lot too.

The world itself in Fallout is better. Interactive NPCs etcs. Some of the set pieces. It feels like a lived in world. Cyberpunk feels much more scripted. And when you are off script, things can feel pretty dead.

Combat is better in Cyberpunk hands down. But this could be due to preference of FPS combat over RPG combat.

Visuals are better in Cyberpunk.

Story is better in Cyberpunk. Has actual actual acting and motion captures. Not just people standing/sitting and talking.

Music I would say is a draw. Fallout ia good at what it does with music as far as creating a mood. Cyberpunk is hit and miss on music. But when its good, it is effective.

 

[rofif]

Fallout 3 ad new vegas are both better.
Fallout 4 story and characters are crap but it's gameplay and open world are vastly superior and better to explore.

 

[MMaRsu]

Not even a comparison

 

[Soodanim]

It sounds like people aren’t quite being fair to F4. Bethesda bugs are a problem, but they are great and building worlds and from what I’ve heard Cyberpunk’s world is more of a backdrop that you can’t interact with

 

[anthraticus]

Fallout 4 sucks just like Fallout 3 and any other shitty RPG Bethesda has put out from their buggy ass cake molds. And Skyrim is one of the most overrated games ever.

Daggerfall & Morrowind did at least show some promise and they weren't dumbed down to high hell.

It was after that where they really took a dump with Oblivious and started going hard after the casuals/non RPG fans.

Cyberpunk not being able to top F4, if true, would be a pretty sad statement....lol

 

[Kadayi]

Bounced off FO4 as soon as it came to the building settlements shit

.

About as welcome a feature as that ridiculous strategic warfare BS Ubi shoved into AC: Revelations.

 

[RyRy93]

Both are top 10 games of the gen to me (somewhere between 6 and 10), Cyberpunk is like an awkward hybrid of Watch Dogs and Fallout.

Weapon customization, customizable companions, AI routines, mods, settlement building and the density of content are things Fallout has going for it.

Characters are about equal for me but Cyberpunk 2077's seem to have a bit more depth. Also it generally has a more well thought out story, better level design, better combat and better graphics.

To answer your question:

Story - Cyberpunk 2077
Weapons - Fallout has a greater variety and they are customizable
RPG Choices - Draw
Exploration - Fallout 4

 

[GeorgPrime]

Even the mods couldnt turn Fallout 4 into a good game for me. *lol*

So i will just go with Cyberpunk, its more enjoyable in the base version than Fallout 4 ever was.