I guess trolls who never played the game giving Fallout 4 multiple one-ratings on Metacritic wasn't the best way to convince people not to purchase it.
>>316617040
That's too bad. Because Bethesda could really use a kick in the ass.
The game was obviously gonna sell well, but at the same time, it was obviously gonna be mediocre at best based on the promotional material.
Oh well, mediocre games forever, I suppose. Yay!
>Shipped
Units sold is completely different.
>shipped
kek
>thinking critics matter to the masses
>ships
get ready for a pile of copies in the dollar bin after christmas.
>>316617359
>>316617385
the sales are on pace to beat Skyrim, its not failing even though /v/ tried so hard to sabotage its launch.
>>316617297
I wouldn't blame Bethesda for mediocre games. I would start with companies like Activision, Electronic Arts, andNintendoBethesda is pretty much an after thought as far as industry power goes. All they do is make a couple of series that some people really like, and some people really dont like.
They are not some huge gaming behemoth who controls the whole industry like /v/ pretends. They are a lot like Blizzard before Blizzard merged with Activision. And yes early blizzard had similar critics
>"well their games aren't perfect though!"
>>316617297
Pretty much. You don't need to make something good quality for it to be successful, it just needs to be advertised.
bethesda games are normies favorite games to play to make them appear cool. it works, i've heard many people buying fallout 4 just because other people are playing it.
same shit happened with skyrim.
>i'm such a nerd guisee xD
>>316617040
This is Destiny all over again.
Watch them not ever come out with an actual sales number.
Then 6 months later, an article along the lines of "who cares how many units Fallout 4 actually sold, this is obviously what the players want", just like Destiny.
Which is not to say that it sold badly, just that we will never get proper numbers.
>>316617040
I don't get why people are mad about FO4. We all knew it would be an incredibly mediocre game that would be fun in a few hours until you realize how stale and boring it is, only to reinstall multiple times over the next few years hoping something would have changed.
>>316618127
>Watch them not ever come out with an actual sales number.
But they are releasing numbers anon. Just because you ignore them doesnt make your lies true.
>sales in excess of $750 million. The Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition not only sold out within hours of its announced availability, but became the fastest-selling collector’s edition of any game in history at leading retailers.
>>316617040
its already getting mass returns and mass refunds everyone knows failout 4 = blunder of the year
>>316617758
I don't think you understand what 'shipped' means.
>>316617758
I think Fallout and the Elder Scrolls have become bigger in recent years than you realise.
>>316618385
That's just a lie you made up.
>>316617758
Yeah, we'll just wait a couple weeks to see the damage
And even if this game did pretty good, it's now fully out in the open that modern Bethseda games are mediocre at beest
>>316618452
lol BTFO
>>316618327
I dont think you know what reality means.
>>316618327
Exactly the same rhetoric as Destiny.
>>316617758
The point is every game they've released has been increasingly dumbed down. At this rate the next elder scrolls or fallout is looking to be nothing but radiant AI quests and randomized loot with no character building or meaningful interaction with npcs.
>>316617297
There's always a lag between when a company starts to produce inferior products and when it starts to affect sales.
Companies generally have a bit of goodwill to work with from previous titles of quality.
If Bethesda's next offering is good, it'll just be a blip on their record. But if they release another shitter, they'll start to go the way of the Assassin's Creed franchise, or many others.
>>316618553
sure, games will continue to suck and fags like you will blame one developer they have irrationally chosen to hate.
But you're no different than ignorant rednecks who blame the President for every political issue they dont like. When any educated person knows the President has limited power and some issues don't even reach that level of legislation at all.
Just as any educated "gaymer" knows industry giants are dicking us more than Bethesda is.
I just find it ironic that /v/ will gobble up countless shovelware titles from Nintento and Microsoft, but hate a company that makes 2 game series....and thats it.
>>316618612
Wow, that'd really be full circle considering Daggerfall's mechanics. I like it!
>>316617758
>the sales are on pace to beat Skyrim, its not failing even though /v/ tried so hard to sabotage its launch.
>/v/ tried so hard
lol
>>316617040
I still find it weird games like Fallout and Elder Scrolls became mainstream.
I know they've been casualized to hell as they went on, but they're still fairly complex compared to usual shit like CoD or Fifa.
I'm guessing most people buy them, run around and shoot for a bit, and then stop playing.
>>316618670
Considering how long it took for FO4 to come after FO3, the hate will die down by the time FO5 comes out. It won't even be a problem.
>>316617040
Shit taste prevails
>tfw this is gonna win game of the year
I don't even like the game, but do any of you put it past Todd to bribe the awards?
>>316619002
That is what most people do with video games, yes. A large part of COD players never even finish the 6 hour campaigns. Almost nobody finishes these 80 hour rpgs.
>>316617040
You know, I really hate that the gun breaking down and having to use another gun to repair it is gone now.
Like I was fine with unbreakable weapons in Elder Scroll because fantasy game! But in Fallout I just found how stuff need repairing over time to be so good.
>>316617040
Is absinthe next step in lying about game sales? DA:I was just not mentioning sales, now its just "We shipped this many we did great"?
>>316617040
>breaks records
>750 million
>GTA V sold 800 million in the first day
kek
>>316617040
Are people actually surprised? It's just like W3, people screaming
>Blunder of the Century
Only for it to turn out that /v/ is just like tumblr in terms of relevance.
How did MGSV do? I heard it didn't sell all that well, relatively speaking.
>>316619290
W3 or MGSV could beat it. At the very least I think CDPR will beat Bethesda for Best Dev, since the free DLC earned them a lot of goodwill.
>>316617040
How did it break records when gtaV sold not shipped 11.21 million units in its first 24 hours, and made $815.7 million?
>>316619290
It wouldn't surprise me considering Dragon Age Inquisition somehow won GOTY at last year's show
>>316619290
GOTY is a popularity contest.
Popular doesn't mean good. Hitler was Man of the Year in 1938
>>316617040
>ships 12 million copies
>ships
just means that stores have made sure to stock up, doesn't mean that they've sold all of them
>>316617040
The game is fun as fuck. Its not that great but the core gameplay elements (gun feel and exploration) is great, the formula of genres almost entirely unique to Bethesda is amazing and deserves better than Bethesda but its all we have. I love the formula and having decent core mechanics makes it far and away better than skyrim and thats all i wanted. As long as it isn't skyrim tier shit i'm fine.
>>316619509
>How did MGSV do? I heard it didn't sell all that well, relatively speaking.
Mediocre sales. It didn't even chart in October.
>>316619667
are you implying that hitler wasn't good?
>>316618885
This post is meant to be ironic, right?
>>316619509
MGSV is literally babbys first mgs,
worst game in the franchise, has a boring mc and large parts of the plot was cut up
>>316619002
Just as CoD is not a complex FPS, Fallout/ES is not a complex RPG.
Apples and oranges, but they both sell well when casualised.
>>316619840
I think it's at 5 million right now.
>>316619850
Right up until he tried to take Russia in the winter.
Then he went full retard.
![mqdefault[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/1hzheww.jpg "mqdefault[1].jpg")
>>316620082
I guess you could say Fallout is the latestcasualty
>>316617040
>Not even out for a week
>It'll win GOTY
Fuck everything
>>316620116
I'm shocked. W3 sold 6 million in its first month or so, and that series was obscure as fuck. Isn't MGS a mainstream franchise?
How's that compared to previous entries?
>>316617040
Idiots are going to be dumb. Don't expect them to do any research
>>316620882
Metal Gear is a well known franchise. But it's not something everyone plays. So I wouldn't call it mainstream.
>>316620809
As if media GOTY awards mean anything
This industry is so shit now.
>>316620882
witcher is the proof overhyped garbage isn't a myth. All you need is being "the goog guys" on twitter.
>>316621208
The problem is that people getting into gaming now with it becoming more popular and mainstream is they see this stuff as amazing because they never played the originals and never will.
And then there are people who have played games for a long time, and know things could be a lot better.
>>316617040
Fallout 3 was the CoD MW of RPGs.
Bethesda games since TeS Oblivion have been a normie magnet.
>>316618995
>this poor lad doesnt realize the power of collective meming and the wave effect it has on the weave of reality and spacetime
A plane called 4U crashed in Bains, France. There were no survivors.
>>316620882
I don't know how its compared to others but the witcher 3 had a lot marketing behind it.
>>shipped
>it doesn't matter because Bethesda still earns money anyway
I have changed my stance on Hitler since learning he was a hardcore druggie. Hitler did everything wrong.
>>316621715
not only that a bunch of other meme shit started happening irl
>>>/wsg/828586
>>316621975
Wasn't he on amphetamines when he did his hype-ass speeches? What other drugs did he do?
>>316622540
Probably everything he could get his hands on. There's thoughts now that people weren't just too scared of HIM to wake him up early on D-Day, but because he would chimp out due to having been on a binge the night before.
We did it, Bethesdabros, we won!
>>316617297
49 hours in
It's actually the best game Bethesda has ever made, not even joking
They learnt a lot in-between
Not everything, I still think NV is better, but it's a BIG step forward for them
First few hours I would probably have rated it a 6.5, 10 hours an 8, now I would rate it a mid 9
For some reason a shit ton of people here couldn't make it more obvious they haven't played it, I don't know whether they're on potato PC's, don't own a current gen console, or nintendo fags, but it's very decent, not mediocre in the sligtest
>>316617040
Yeah but if not for the ''trolls'' (aka sane people that aren't repressed teens with micro penis) they would have sold 14 million
U mad marketer?
>>316623180
>not mediocre in the slightest
Shill or redditor?
>inb4 hurr u doth not play it only hate cuz popularz!
I could give you reasons but you obviously don't care, just want me to agree with you yes?
>>316620809
It sucks but it's true, the game was hyped as hell. and also Bethesda will be the "studio of the year" even with those horrible console ports.
well I did my part to help gaming
>>316619290
Nah, 2 awards were already given and they both went to Witcher 3 with important nominations going to other titles
Fallout 4 got something like 'most wanted game' or some shit
Has anyone else had the problem of textures on PC being significantly worse than they should be? My specs aren't the problem, and I've even tried limiting it to 30FPS to be certain. I'm on everything ultra. It feels like an Unreal style texture pop in problem, but they never pop in. Anyone figured out what to do?
>>316623180
same here actually, played the game expecting it to be shit because of /v/ and it's one of the few games I've enjoyed this year.
>>316623761
Do you really want to know the truth?
>>316617040
>wasn't the best way to convince people not to purchase it.
Nah, but hourly Toddposting over a period of 4 months sure does.
We did it, /V/!
>>316617040
>ships 12 million copies
>SHIPS
remember when they did this with Destiny to play down it's abysmal launch?
>it took 5 shitty games until sales started dropping in the asscreed series
Only 2 more fallout games to go guys!;_;
>>316624097
Nah fallout 4 sold a lot, it could be the most broken piece of shit game of the year (oh wait it is) and it would still sell a lot
However, it still didn't sell as much as it could have because of collective internet groups
>sale records
>this means it met expectations (surely)
>this means the marketing team should be done and not infesting /v/
who the hell is celebrating this
>>316624363
>A bethesda game less buggy and glitchy than anything
They sure reeled in a lot of normies with Skyrim
I don't get how FO4 is like they were working under a budget. They had insane sales with Skyrim, and are already have insane revenue from this. Yet the next game they release will probably have the same penny pinching tone. They could easily hire people to make a groundbreaking game, instead of relying on their reputation. Even with their blowing endless amounts of money on advertising.
>>316624381
It probably hasn't met its sale quotas yet, I browsed a lot of these threads and literally anybody calling it 10/10 is always extremely hostile and spouts something like ''graphics don't mater its all about the gameplay'' or ''/v/ just hates it because they are contrarian'', and ''wow i sure am bothered by that bug instead of enjoying the game- said nobody ever''. Its quite funny.
All the non agressive positive reviews on the other hand agree the game is quite mediocre and greatly flawed.
>>316624545
Notice both shitting on witcher 3 and bloodborne, that's a fucking shill account no doubt, and yet they try to bring up any score that is under their perfect criteria as a 'troll' and what not
>>316624817
Because mouthbreathers enjoy their theme parks and this is the epitome of theme park
>>316624573
Bethesda is now one of the center pieces of video games normies exlcusively play.
The new sports game
The new CoD/BF
The new Bethesda game
It's all the same
>>316624817
They'll only spend more money on advertising. Quality is not a necessity to sell big time, all they need is hype, since the majority of people aren't discerning customers who can tell the difference between a good and a bad game.
>>316617758
Blizzard never spent 90% of its budget on marketing
Not until Activision came in
>>316625192
>normies
>bethesda games
K.E.K no
Normie reporting in, I'm playing FIFA16 UT, Blops3 and CS:GOalso a couple of old clancy games, total annihilation and gothic 2, but if anybody asks its my brother playing becaue I'm normie capiche?
Bethesda games are for repressed teens with small penises that are looking to get lost in a ''open world'' but are too stupid to figure something else out, hence their extreme love for the themeparks of bethesda.
Bethesda is like the PewDiePie of game development
>>316617040
12 million people with buyers remorse.
>>316625105
>even every tree is different
hahahaha
>>316623583
It already won studio of the year, not GOTY tho
>>316626346
Check a few yourself, they're hilarious and a lot of them slander other products
'metabombing' or not the low scores are very deserved, an average of 5-6 is exactly what this game is
How do I make the fps less shitty? I am getting 60 fps outside but in some indoors I get 30.
>>316617040
People who think something with the bizarre inertia that Bethesda has will flop in one game are delusional.
All going well, this will just be the beginning of the end.
The second fuck up will be the Episode 2, the one people still buy because "hey, that fuck up was an accident, right?"
The third will be the last ditch before their IP goggles shatter.
>>316624363
"The framerate is fine on Xbox, it's a bit cinematic, but it really works with what they're going for"
So shitty fps is now "cinematic"?
>>316623641
Distribution of Bethesda's latest game would have masked it easier.
>>316626746
Thats not new, devs and shills used it before, its a running joke on /v/ nowadays
>Fallout 4's success guarantees an even worse Elder Scrolls 6
>all hope of bethesda shaping up and making a game as good as morrowind is completely dead
>there will be a dialog wheel
>voiced mc
>paid mods
>even more lore rape
Bethesda you used to be my favorite game dev, you've fallen so far since morrowind.
>>316627347
Do your part
>>316627347
Yeah, no Fallout is just the test subject. There's no way Todd will put that bullshit in their flagship series.
Worst thing I could see is paid mods tho
>>316621016
I really hope you're not implying people should use metacritic user reviews to influence game purchases
>>316628345
More reliable than 'pro' ones
>>316628417
have you even looked at the fallout scores? there are more than a reasonable number that are just 'have to have 150 characters ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff' with a 0 score and no other reviews
>>316619663
I'm having amnesia, what other games were up for it (or should have been) last year?
>>316628494
And what about the 10/10 ones that slander witcher 3 and bloodborne while mentioning xbox fps as cinematic?
They balance out to an average of 5-6, which, guess what, is exactly what a half finished game with some flaws and some qualities is!
>>316628616
>ameriburgers have to tip their police force
wew
>>316628616
Pirating is legal in my country
Whenever retards and /v/ asks why the state of the video game industry is the way it is and why pre-order fags get mad, I will just link them to this article.
>>316628587
bambam
dying light
witcher
tom brady
mgsv
>>316628761
Nice joke buddy.Where is this golden city?
>>316628872
>last year
>>316618537
not him but i know 3 game gurrls and 2 fags who only played skyrim and Fallout 3/NV and are Bethesda drones who bought it on midnight release and all said its bad and most of them have returned it
>>316628651
thats the whole problem though, everyone reviews to change the overall score instead of expressing their opinion
one said that it was a little buggy but fun overall and gave it a 0
>>316628889
Switzerland in my case
Or y'know? Any slav/balkan/baltic country?
>>316619509
yes, Witcher 3 is truly great
GOG.com
>>316629036
So what is the problem when the average score reflects exactly what the game is worth?
>>316617297
Not that they did already with RAGE.
>>316627695
>e 10/10 ones that slander witcher 3 and bloodborne while mentioning xbox fps as cinematic?
its not even worth downloading or uploading this garbage of a game
>>316629058
My mistake, Switzerland is pretty shit. Nice job on the legality though.
>>316623180
I agree, I also thought it would be terrible... but I dunno why exactly, it's super fun! I really enjoy the heck out of it at 20hrs in
>>316629156
it only recently became that score, review bombing had it at 2-3 until late thursday
I just really hate metacritic for the reasoN I just mentioned, too easy for retards to skew and everyone thinks they need to change the overall
>>316617040
>mfw memespouting /v/irgins said they wouldn't play the game after bashing it for months, but are playing it right now after paying full price
>>316629331
As do we. We're not as bitch and fagfucked as you are though.
>>316629342
What? I doubt it went under 4
>>316618612
But Skyrim already WAS that!
>>316629389
>mfw memespouting /v/irgins said they wouldn't play the game after bashing it for months, but are playing it right now after paying full price
>>316629331
Ayy, fellow swiss dick cheese. What you doing so late awake on the PC?
>>316629389
Pirated it so I could tell you it was shit lad
>>316629539
>Implying I'm not Tyrone with your sister
>>316623180
>best Bethesda game
That's not saying much.
When I see low metacritic scores I just think "Oh /v/ fanboys came here to downvote a good game." And I buy that game. It always turns out to be a good game. Best ratings system ever as long as you just do the opposite.
>>316629716
German or French speaking part of CH?
>>316617758
>I would start with companies like Activision, Electronic Arts, and Nintendo
One of these is not like the other.
>>316629896
>Implying I haven't been in Shitzerland for weeks impregnating as many women as I can for your countryAvatarfag.
>>316617040
>12 million copies shipped to warehouses worldwide.
Bragging how many channels they stuffed copies of the game through aren't real sales figures.
>>316630134
>>316629896
>Implying implications
your both fucking faggots tbphwy senpai
>>316630105
Yeah, one is a shitty company with thousands of manbabies defending it every second of their pathetic lives and the other two are ea and Activision
>>316628587
Bayonetta 2
>Bethesda won
It's over, /v/.
Fallout 4 is GOAT.
>>316630225
Spot the annaly annihilated
>>316630472
maps are bullshit lies made by liberals
>>316630472
>neither but saying Zurich
Nigga that is the German speaking part of CH
I meant geographically not if you are from here
Glad that you like it here.
>>316630472
>Shiterlandfaggot is still avatarfagging
>>316630568
Rather them than shit like Undertale.
>>316630648
Here's your (you)
Report to follow.
>>316630724
>complaining about images on an image board
Are you for real?
>>316631229
>*gets shot*
>>316618452
Skyrim shipped 7m
Oh-huh mods are here
>>316619490
B-but you are a shitposter anon...
>>316617359
Bethesda still gets paid for "shipped" units, friend.
>>316631630
And it still bites them in the ass on the next release if said retailer cant move all units on time
>>316631504
Why is the girl from Big Bang at the launch?
>>316631739
Old guy and that lady are in some dirty shit
Also because bethesda kids love bazzzzzinga, why the fuck else?
God I've look upon the collect board of basement dwellers.
And I'm ass hurt by proxy.
>>316632002
Jokes at you I'm at a college dorm
>>316619663
Only other competitor was DaS2, and it was downgraded trash.
>>316632159
DaS2 is still better than inquisition
>>316630105
>Nintendo
>charges $80 to buy games now
they definitely have started reving their engines
Congratulations.
Really, congratulations.
>>316628121
If it's successful in Fallout, they'll want to put it into TES6.
