Fallout 4: 10 Small Problems That Stop It Being Perfect
9. All The Factions Are Far Too Trusting
Some may point towards Fallout's hilarious bugs and glitches as being the title's main source of comedy, but it is the series' characters that create its funniest aspects. With the exception of the Railroad (who actually show some hesitation in regards to taking in the sole-survivor after they miraculously 'follow the freedom trail' to their hideout), every faction in the game naively assumes that you're dedicated to the cause, whilst also lampooning said naivety through comically self-aware dialogue. For instance, if one chooses to join up with the Brotherhood in order to acquire power armour, Danse will remark how he's "taking a big risk" promoting you so early, and the main power armour technician will plainly state that "most come here for the power armour and leave." I even proclaimed my unrestrained contempt for the BOS through dialogue options, yet still got all this armour bestowed upon me anyway. In that sense dialogue can often feel inconsequential, which makes one of Fallout's best aspects - the journey getting to the end - only cosmetically distinguishable through different playthroughs.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
