<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2015	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Game	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
main	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
story	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2287	O
,	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
210	O
years	O
after	O
"	O
The	O
Great	O
War	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
caused	O
catastrophic	O
nuclear	O
devastation	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
"	O
,	O
who	O
emerges	O
from	O
a	O
long-term	O
cryogenic	O
stasis	O
in	O
Vault	B-Application
111	O
,	O
an	O
underground	O
nuclear	O
fallout	B-Application
shelter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
also	O
marks	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
feature	O
full	O
voice	O
acting	O
for	O
the	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
with	O
many	O
praising	O
the	O
world	O
depth	O
,	O
player	O
freedom	O
,	O
overall	O
amount	O
of	O
content	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
soundtrack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
has	O
released	O
six	B-Application
downloadable	I-Application
content	I-Application
add-ons	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
expansions	O
Far	B-Application
Harbor	I-Application
and	O
Nuka-World	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
set	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
,	O
the	O
two	O
previous	O
primary	O
iterations	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
introduces	O
features	O
including	O
a	O
layered	O
armor	O
system	O
,	O
base-building	O
,	O
a	O
dialogue	O
system	O
featuring	O
111,000	O
lines	O
of	O
dialogue	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
crafting	O
system	O
which	O
implements	O
every	O
lootable	O
object	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
returning	O
gameplay	O
feature	O
is	O
the	O
Vault-Tec	O
Assisted	O
Targeting	O
System	O
(	O
V.A.T.S.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
using	O
V.A.T.S.	O
,	O
real-time	O
combat	O
is	O
slowed	O
down	O
(	O
instead	O
of	O
stopped	O
entirely	O
as	O
in	O
previous	O
entries	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
action	O
is	O
played	O
out	O
from	O
varying	O
camera	O
angles	O
in	O
a	O
computer	O
graphics	O
version	O
of	O
"	O
bullet	O
time	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
had	O
a	O
random	O
chance	O
to	O
inflict	O
a	O
critical	O
hit	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
now	O
performed	O
manually	O
through	O
V.A.T.S.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
2287	O
,	O
ten	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
210	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
Great	O
War	O
,	O
a	O
war	O
between	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
China	O
over	O
natural	O
resources	O
that	O
ended	O
in	O
a	O
nuclear	O
holocaust	O
in	O
2077	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
titles	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
4s	I-Application
story	O
begins	O
on	O
the	O
day	O
the	O
bombs	O
dropped	O
:	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2077	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
resulting	O
universe	O
is	O
thus	O
a	O
retro-futuristic	O
one	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
technology	O
has	O
evolved	O
enough	O
to	O
produce	O
laser	O
weapons	O
,	O
manipulate	O
genes	O
and	O
create	O
nearly-autonomous	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
but	O
all	O
within	O
the	O
confines	O
of	O
1950s	O
 '	O
technology	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
widespread	O
use	O
of	O
atomic	O
power	O
and	O
vacuum	O
tubes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
having	O
the	O
integrated	O
circuitry	O
of	O
the	O
digital	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
architecture	O
,	O
advertisements	O
and	O
general	O
living	O
styles	O
are	O
also	O
depicted	O
to	O
be	O
largely	O
unchanged	O
since	O
the	O
1950s	O
,	O
while	O
including	O
contemporary	O
products	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
robotic	O
rocking	O
horse	O
for	O
children	O
in	O
one	O
advertisement	O
,	O
or	O
posters	O
for	O
the	O
underground	O
Vaults	B-Application
that	O
play	O
a	O
central	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
main	O
factions	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
support	O
throughout	O
the	O
story	O
;	O
the	O
Institute	B-Application
,	O
a	O
secretive	O
organization	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
artificial	O
humanoids	O
called	O
"	O
synths	B-Application
"	O
,	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
,	O
an	O
anti-synth	O
faction	O
hoping	O
to	O
preserve	O
technology	O
in	O
the	O
Commonwealth	O
;	O
the	O
Minutemen	O
,	O
a	O
faction	O
that	O
aims	O
to	O
drive	O
out	O
raiders	O
and	O
other	O
threats	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
Commonwealth	O
;	O
and	O
the	O
Railroad	B-Application
,	O
a	O
secretive	O
organization	O
dedicated	O
to	O
rescuing	O
synths	B-Application
from	O
the	O
Institute	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
(	O
voiced	O
by	O
either	O
Brian	O
T	O
.	O
Delaney	O
or	O
Courtenay	O
Taylor	O
)	O
takes	O
shelter	O
in	O
Vault	B-Application
111	O
,	O
emerging	O
exactly	O
210	O
years	O
later	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2287	O
,	O
and	O
assuming	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dogmeat	O
,	O
a	O
loyal	O
German	O
Shepherd	O
,	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
mandatory	O
companion	O
,	O
but	O
six	O
others	O
must	O
at	O
least	O
be	O
encountered	O
;	O
Codsworth	O
(	O
Stephen	O
Russell	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
's	O
robot	O
butler	O
;	O
Deacon	O
(	O
Ryan	O
Alosio	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Railroad	B-Application
agent	O
;	O
John	O
Hancock	O
(	O
Danny	O
Shorago	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
mayor	O
of	O
Goodneighbor	O
;	O
Nick	O
Valentine	O
(	O
Stephen	O
Russell	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
synth	B-Application
detective	O
;	O
Piper	B-Application
Wright	I-Application
(	O
Courtney	O
Ford	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
intrepid	O
reporter	O
;	O
and	O
Preston	O
Garvey	O
(	O
Jon	O
Gentry	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
reluctant	O
leader	O
of	O
the	O
Minutemen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
six	O
possible	O
companions	O
are	O
Cait	O
(	O
Katy	O
Townsend	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
Irish-accented	O
cage	O
fighter	O
;	O
Curie	B-Application
(	O
Sophie	O
Simone	O
Cortina	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
robot	O
scientist	O
turned	O
Synth	B-Application
;	O
Danse	O
(	O
Peter	O
Jessop	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
Paladin	O
;	O
MacCready	O
(	O
Matthew	O
Mercer	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	O
;	O
Strong	O
(	O
Sean	O
Schemmel	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
human-sympathetic	O
Super	O
Mutant	O
;	O
and	O
X6-88	O
(	O
David	O
Paluck	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
Institute	B-Application
Courser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seven	O
of	O
the	O
companions	O
become	O
romance	O
options	O
once	O
they	O
idolize	O
the	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
,	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
gender	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
:	O
Cait	O
,	O
Curie	B-Application
,	O
Danse	O
,	O
Hancock	O
,	O
MacCready	O
,	O
Piper	O
,	O
and	O
Preston	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
is	O
at	O
home	O
with	O
their	O
spouse	O
(	O
Nate	B-Application
or	O
Nora	B-Application
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
's	O
gender	O
)	O
,	O
their	O
son	O
Shaun	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Codsworth	O
,	O
a	O
robotic	O
butler	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Vault-Tec	O
representative	O
admits	O
the	O
family	O
into	O
Vault	B-Application
111	O
,	O
the	O
local	O
fallout	B-Application
shelter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
detonation	O
occurs	O
,	O
the	O
family	O
evacuates	O
to	O
the	O
Vault	B-Application
,	O
where	O
they	O
are	O
tricked	O
into	O
entering	O
cryogenic	O
tubes	O
and	O
frozen	O
alive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
an	O
unknown	O
number	O
of	O
years	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
reawakened	O
by	O
two	O
strangers	O
,	O
who	O
murder	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
spouse	O
and	O
kidnap	O
Shaun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
,	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
"	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
"	O
of	O
Vault	B-Application
111	O
,	O
vows	O
to	O
avenge	O
their	O
spouse	O
's	O
death	O
and	O
find	O
Shaun	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
about	O
a	O
secretive	O
organization	O
called	O
the	O
Institute	B-Application
that	O
has	O
been	O
terrifying	O
the	O
Commonwealth	O
by	O
kidnapping	O
people	O
and	O
replacing	O
them	O
with	O
"	O
synths	B-Application
"	O
,	O
synthetic	O
humans	O
indistinguishable	O
from	O
real	O
humans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
locating	O
and	O
rescuing	O
Nick	O
Valentine	O
,	O
the	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
uncovers	O
the	O
identity	O
of	O
their	O
spouse	O
's	O
killer	O
:	O
Conrad	B-Application
Kellogg	I-Application
(	O
Keythe	O
Farley	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
learning	O
from	O
Kellogg	O
that	O
Shaun	B-Application
is	O
being	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
Institute	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
kills	O
him	O
and	O
retrieves	O
a	O
cybernetic	O
implant	O
from	O
his	O
brain	O
to	O
access	O
his	O
memories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
learns	O
from	O
Brian	B-Application
Virgil	I-Application
(	O
Matthew	O
Waterson	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
ex-Institute	O
scientist	O
,	O
that	O
teleportation	O
is	O
the	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
Institute	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
Survivor	O
retrieves	O
a	O
chip	O
and	O
decodes	O
it	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
Railroad	B-Application
,	O
Virgil	O
provides	O
the	O
blueprints	O
for	O
a	O
teleportation	O
device	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
constructs	O
by	O
allying	O
with	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
,	O
Minutemen	O
,	O
or	O
Railroad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
successfully	O
enters	O
the	O
Institute	B-Application
and	O
discovers	O
that	O
Shaun	B-Application
is	O
the	O
Institute	B-Application
's	O
director	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shaun	B-Application
,	O
now	O
an	O
old	O
man	O
calling	O
himself	O
Father	O
(	O
Tony	O
Amendola	O
)	O
,	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Kellogg	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
specimen	O
for	O
synth	B-Application
experiments	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
pure	O
pre-war	O
DNA	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
remained	O
in	O
stasis	O
for	O
a	O
further	O
sixty	O
years	O
before	O
being	O
reawakened	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
invites	O
the	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
to	O
join	O
the	O
Institute	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
accepted	O
,	O
Shaun	B-Application
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
dying	O
of	O
cancer	O
and	O
wishes	O
for	O
the	O
Survivor	O
to	O
become	O
his	O
successor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
initiating	O
a	O
purge	O
in	O
the	O
Commonwealth	O
,	O
wiping	O
out	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
of	O
Steel	O
and	O
the	O
Railroad	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Survivor	O
assumes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Institute	B-Application
after	O
Shaun	B-Application
's	O
death	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Otherwise	O
,	O
the	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
devises	O
a	O
plan	O
with	O
their	O
faction	O
to	O
fight	O
the	O
Institute	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siding	O
with	O
the	O
Brotherhood	O
or	O
Railroad	B-Application
will	O
force	O
the	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
other	O
faction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
detonates	O
a	O
nuclear	O
reactor	O
,	O
destroying	O
the	O
Institute	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
plans	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
were	O
formed	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
when	O
director	O
Todd	O
Howard	O
wanted	O
to	O
explore	O
the	O
world	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
before	O
the	O
bombs	O
fell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
began	O
production	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
including	O
Istvan	O
Pely	O
,	O
lead	O
artist	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
after	O
finishing	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
development	O
on	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
had	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
full	O
attention	O
,	O
and	O
after	O
that	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
studio	O
continued	O
to	O
regularly	O
support	O
it	O
until	O
2013	O
with	O
updates	O
and	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
that	O
content	O
was	O
finished	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
entered	O
full	O
production	O
from	O
mid-2013	O
to	O
mid-2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
titles	O
—	O
Fallout	B-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Fallout	B-Application
:	I-Application
New	I-Application
Vegas	I-Application
—	O
which	O
used	O
the	O
Gamebryo	O
engine	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
Creation	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
used	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modified	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Creation	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
includes	O
a	O
revamped	O
character	O
editor	O
system	O
that	O
allows	O
freeform	O
creation	O
of	O
faces	O
without	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
sliders	O
seen	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
click	O
and	O
drag	O
each	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
face	O
to	O
accurately	O
customize	O
their	O
character	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
either	O
be	O
a	O
man	O
or	O
woman	O
as	O
the	O
previous	O
Fallout	B-Application
titles	O
have	O
featured	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
run	O
at	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
and	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
character	O
,	O
the	O
Sole	O
Survivor	O
,	O
is	O
fully	O
voice	O
acted	O
,	O
including	O
all	O
decision-based	O
dialogue	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Todd	O
Howard	O
revealed	O
that	O
mods	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
would	O
be	O
usable	O
on	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
team	O
hoped	O
to	O
bring	O
them	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
eventually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
about	O
the	O
failed	O
effort	O
to	O
add	O
a	O
paid	O
mod	O
system	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
,	O
Howard	O
stated	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
similar	O
effort	O
with	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mods	O
created	O
by	O
PC	O
players	O
through	O
The	O
Creation	O
Kit	O
,	O
which	O
contains	O
the	O
official	O
modding	O
tools	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
May	O
2016	O
and	O
November	O
2016	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
uses	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
Creation	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
for	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
Skyrim	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
after	O
Fallout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
release	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
devised	O
numerous	O
design	O
objectives	O
to	O
meet	O
for	O
Skyrim	B-Application
—	O
which	O
were	O
updated	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
4s	I-Application
hardware	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
Creation	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
allows	O
for	O
graphical	O
improvements	O
over	O
Bethesda	O
's	O
previous	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
the	O
draw	O
distance	O
renders	O
much	O
farther	O
than	O
in	O
previous	O
Fallout	B-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Howard	O
stated	O
in	O
the	O
E3	O
2015	O
Press	O
Conference	O
that	O
the	O
updated	O
Creation	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
allows	O
for	O
next-generation	O
god	O
rays	O
and	O
advanced	O
volumetric	B-General_Concept
lighting	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
features	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
visual	O
effects	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
previous	O
Bethesda	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
motion	O
blur	O
,	O
temporal	B-Algorithm
anti-aliasing	I-Algorithm
,	O
height	O
fog	O
,	O
dynamic	O
dismemberment	O
,	O
screen	O
space	O
reflections	O
,	O
filmic	O
tone	O
mapping	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
material	O
system	O
—	O
for	O
wet	O
textures	O
—	O
among	O
numerous	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
updated	O
Creation	B-Application
Engine	I-Application
allows	O
for	O
a	O
more	O
advanced	O
character	O
creation	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
sculpting	O
—	O
forgoing	O
the	O
series	O
of	O
sliders	O
present	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
regards	O
to	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
fluid	O
animations	O
,	O
the	O
updated	O
engine	O
also	O
allows	O
a	O
much	O
more	O
open	O
approach	O
to	O
conversations	O
with	O
NPCs	O
—	O
wherein	O
the	O
camera	O
views	O
can	O
change	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
preference	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
view	O
to	O
a	O
cinematic	O
third-person	O
view	O
—	O
compared	O
to	O
Fallout	B-Application
3s	I-Application
rigid	O
and	O
instanced	O
conversation	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
became	O
available	O
for	O
pre-order	O
following	O
the	O
product	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
pre-order	O
bonus	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
an	O
announcer	O
pack	O
featuring	O
the	O
voice	O
of	O
Mister	O
Handy	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
online	O
battle	O
arena	O
game	O
,	O
Dota	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Valve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bethesda	O
announced	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
had	O
gone	O
gold	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Fallout	B-Application
4s	I-Application
release	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
has	O
released	O
several	O
patches	O
to	O
address	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
issues	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
at	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
launch	O
along	O
with	O
presenting	O
features	O
that	O
improve	O
general	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patch	O
1.4	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
ready	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Creation	O
Kit	O
and	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1.5	O
patch	O
added	O
a	O
revamped	O
survival	O
mode	O
along	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
downloadable	O
and	O
included	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
Bethesda	O
games	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
4s	I-Application
fan	O
community-created	O
unofficial	O
patches	O
to	O
address	O
issues	O
and	O
bugs	O
unaddressed	O
by	O
the	O
official	O
patches	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
E3	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
mode	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
,	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
VR	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
game	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
for	O
PC	O
on	O
the	O
HTC	O
Vive	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
announced	O
details	O
,	O
prices	O
,	O
and	O
release	O
dates	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
add-ons	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
add-on	O
,	O
titled	O
Far	B-Application
Harbor	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
story	O
expansion	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
post-war	O
city	O
of	O
Far	B-Application
Harbor	I-Application
,	O
Maine	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
at	O
E3	O
2016	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
revealed	O
three	O
new	O
add-on	O
packages	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
;	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
,	O
Contraptions	O
Workshop	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
Vault-Tec	O
Workshop	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
are	O
structured	O
similarly	O
to	O
the	O
Wasteland	O
Workshop	O
add-on	O
,	O
offering	O
the	O
player	O
more	O
build	O
options	O
and	O
decorations	O
;	O
the	O
Vault-Tec	O
Workshop	O
also	O
adds	O
a	O
brief	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4s	I-Application
third	O
add-on	O
,	O
Nuka-World	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
30	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
adds	O
an	O
amusement	O
park-based	O
area	O
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
explore	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
either	O
side	O
with	O
or	O
put	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
various	O
raider	O
groups	O
residing	O
in	O
the	O
park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
E3	O
2017	O
,	O
Bethesda	O
announced	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
would	O
support	O
Creation	O
Club	O
,	O
an	O
in-game	O
support	O
system	O
to	O
purchase	O
and	O
download	O
custom	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
on	O
all	O
three	O
platforms	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Peter	O
Brown	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
an	O
argument	O
for	O
substance	O
over	O
style	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
excellent	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
revered	O
open-world	O
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Stapleton	O
of	O
IGN	O
scored	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
9.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
world	O
,	O
exploration	O
,	O
crafting	O
,	O
atmosphere	O
,	O
and	O
story	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
are	O
all	O
key	O
parts	O
of	O
this	O
hugely	O
successful	O
sandbox	O
role-playing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Phil	O
Savage	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
mentioned	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
loving	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
concluded	O
his	O
review	O
stating	O
"	O
many	O
of	O
Fallout	B-Application
4s	I-Application
problems	O
,	O
like	O
every	O
Bethesda	O
RPG	O
before	O
it	O
,	O
are	O
a	O
consequence	O
of	O
what	O
makes	O
them	O
unforgettable	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
awarded	O
it	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
saying	O
"	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
brings	O
great	O
gameplay	O
to	O
match	O
its	O
world	O
and	O
ambiance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
7.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
writing	O
"	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
signature	O
problems	O
have	O
carried	O
over	O
directly	O
into	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
sold	O
1.2	O
million	O
copies	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
its	O
first	O
24	O
hours	O
of	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
almost	O
470,000	O
concurrent	O
Steam	B-Application
players	O
on	O
launch	O
day	O
,	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
broke	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
Vs	I-Application
record	O
for	O
having	O
the	O
most	O
concurrent	O
online	O
players	O
in	O
a	O
Steam	B-Application
game	O
not	O
developed	O
by	O
Valve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2017	O
,	O
Pete	O
Hines	O
announced	O
that	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
more	O
copies	O
over	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
period	O
than	O
Skyrim	B-Application
,	O
though	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
provide	O
an	O
official	O
number	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
numerous	O
awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
from	O
gaming	O
publications	O
such	O
as	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
EGM	O
,	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
,	O
IGN	O
,	O
and	O
many	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+	O
Awards	O
and	O
nominations	O
for	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
Year	O
Award	O
Category	O
Recipient(s )	O
Result	O
Ref	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2015Game	O
Critic	O
Awards	O
2015	O
Best	O
of	O
Show	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
Best	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
33rd	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
Most	O
Wanted	O
Game	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
2015	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
Best	O
Score/Soundtrack	O
Inon	O
Zur	O
Best	O
Role	O
Playing	O
Game	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
201619th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
class-action	O
lawsuit	O
was	O
filed	O
against	O
Bethesda	O
Softworks	O
and	O
ZeniMax	O
Media	O
in	O
2019	O
over	O
its	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
suit	O
asserted	O
that	O
the	O
Season	O
Pass	O
was	O
sold	O
as	O
offering	O
"	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Fallout	B-Application
4	I-Application
DLC	I-Application
we	O
ever	O
do	O
"	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
price	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Creation	O
Club	O
in	O
2017	O
,	O
those	O
that	O
purchased	O
the	O
Season	O
Pass	O
have	O
to	O
purchase	O
the	O
Creation	O
Club	O
content	O
if	O
they	O
wished	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
suit	O
's	O
litigation	O
in	O
court	O
,	O
ZeniMax	O
and	O
Microsoft	O
had	O
announced	O
plans	O
for	O
ZeniMax	O
to	O
be	O
acquired	O
into	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
which	O
was	O
anticipated	O
to	O
close	O
by	O
June	O
2021	O
.	O
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