I have memories of FO3 being amazing, but when I try to start a second playthrough, it just feels like a slog and it doesn’t pull me back into the groove.
FO:NV may be the exception, I remembering doing a solid handfull of playthroughs. Have not done so in ages though.
FO4, I got as far as The Institute and ran out of steam, and for the life of me I cant make it make it past the museum in an attempt at a fresh playthrough.
FO 76. I can’t even make it down the hill before I get bored.
Is it me, or is the universe wonderful near perfection (yes, I am here because I am loving the show), but the games just have this extreme hurdle, this extreme cost of effort to get INTO the game, in a different way for each installment, that prevent you from getting hooked into a full playthrough?
Maybe its just me. Was just wondering since the franchise is getting such a boost currently.
Not just you. I don’t remember which Fallout game I got, but it probably wasn’t the first, and I got to like the second objective where I’m supposed to help some settlement restart their power generator by finding some part, and I realized I was too bored to continue. It was like I could see the entire game stretched ahead of me as more of the same.
Not all games are for all players, so I never thought “Fallout sux”; it just wasn’t my bag. I think the Fallouts are micro-farming long-winded objectives for really small benefits; I guess a lot of people like that, but it’s not for me.