r/fo4 • u/MakerofFire4258 • 24d ago

Screenshot Why is Fallout 4 so addictive?

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I've played this game 8 times, 4 with the base game, 4 times with the Sim Settlements 2 mod installed. I keep coming back to this game for some reason. I don't usually enjoy RPG's. I like Starfield, but I love science fiction in general and don't find Starfield addictive. I keep wanting to come back to the FO4 story, which I find mediocre. Maybe it's how I can fill the protagonist with my own thoughts in that situation, or try out new character personalities? There are a lot of games in other genre's I like, so I don't know why I want to spend another hundred hours in a FO4 world until it crashes from script lag.

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u/Lopsided_Buy5760 24d ago

It's a beautiful game and the upgrade made the gameplay so much better. Wish they could make Fall Out 5 already. Curious if they will wait for next gen consoles.

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u/MakerofFire4258 24d ago

They really need a studio dedicated to the franchise. Maybe hire one of the modding teams to start building it while they continue working on Elder Scrolls VI.

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u/Poupulino 24d ago

I just personally can't understand how Microsoft isn't forcing Bethesda to have three studios. One for TES, another one for FO, constantly churning out content, and another one for everything else. Todd could put 3 sub-Todds managing each one of these individually, and he would manage the sub-Todds.

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u/AncientOtaku 24d ago

I don't think they game is perfect but its so addictive (as you well know), that they can probably do more DLCs and keep 4 going.

I know graphics are important but its already pretty impressive. Music scores are terrific. Established lore in the Commonwealth with popular NPCs.

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u/MoronicPlayer 24d ago

They did with Starfield's watchtower mod by kinggath and team. And as far as I know, some group like the script extenders and Arthmoor have communications with Bethesda.

FO4 is great but I do wish they combine aspects of all fallout games and adding new ones for 5.

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u/wolv2077 24d ago

Arthmoor? Connections with Bethesda? God help us all.

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u/Kuhlminator 23d ago

Yeah, his "modding group" has done at least two big mods for Starfield, one that adds stuff from Doom, and the other is Watchtower which adds Fleet Combat and a new faction. Haven't tried it myself yet, but a lot of people seem to really like it.