Final Impressions
I’m not oblivious to the fact that change is inevitable and I certainly wouldn’t fight it. We’ve seen many game franchises change formats over the years and most of them have seen some success. Fallout: BoS is not one that I feel has not successfully achieved this goal and I really didn’t find much within the game that I liked. It’s almost a crime to call the game Fallout, because it bears so little a resemblance to past titles. Sure, it was a big change… but it was a big change that simply went wrong. The lack of a coherent and interesting storyline is perhaps the biggest issue one could have with the game, which is sad considering the hack and slash element is pretty fun. I’m not happy with the identity theft, either. It’s as if someone took Dark Alliance and created their own Fallout mod, forgetting to insert the trademark humor and capable plotline. With Baldur’s Gate II on the horizon, I can’t honestly say I’d recommend this game. It has some fun moments, but in the end, Fallout is simply a bastardization of a series that maintains no sense of integrity to its original roots.
