Given the downward trend from 3 -> 4 (and from 2 -> 3 from what I hear) this is a game that will really need to impress before I consider picking it up.
I’d argue 4 is actually better than 3, just not in any way that actually makes it worth playing. 4 is a mediocre S.T.A.L.K.E.R. like, 3 is hot garbage.
3 and New Vegas are great games. 4 was okay, they just sold a lot of the soul in exchange for mass appeal, just like Skyrim did compared to Oblivion and Morrowind
Given the downward trend from 3 -> 4 (and from 2 -> 3 from what I hear) this is a game that will really need to impress before I consider picking it up.
2 to 3 isn’t really a genuine comparison though. They’re different genres.
I’d argue 4 is actually better than 3, just not in any way that actually makes it worth playing. 4 is a mediocre S.T.A.L.K.E.R. like, 3 is hot garbage.
Maybe it’s because 3 was the first one I played, but 4 seemed much more shallow.
Worse mini games and you show up on an organisations doorstep and 10 mins later you’re running the place.
That’s every bethesda game. “Hey guy who did 7 mages guild fetch quests, congratulations you’re the new arch mage. Now do some more fetch quests.”
You’re not wrong, but F4 felt particularly unearned.
Maybe I was spoiled by things like The Witcher.
the writing isn’t that much better in 3, the gameplay loop in 4 is vastly improved over 3, however.
3 and New Vegas are great games. 4 was okay, they just sold a lot of the soul in exchange for mass appeal, just like Skyrim did compared to Oblivion and Morrowind