Fallout 4: 10 Small Problems That Stop It Being Perfect
6. Preston Garvey And The Constant Threat Of Settlements
How many times have you felt as though you've just about accomplished something decent for the Minutemen, when the next thing you know you get an extra piece of dialogue saying "...there's more"? Because honestly, it's as if Preston Garvey believes that the sole-survivor is entirely capable of managing the Commonwealth by himself. It might be a little comical after the first few times it happens, but when it happens again and again? It can really feel as though you're making no new headway into the game. Every settlement you save suffers a kidnapping, or an attack, or raider trouble, and it's all up to you and you alone to fix it, despite supposedly having an entire militia to accompany you in your attacks. The quests are repetitive and tedious, but the one good thing is that you don't have to do them - actually discovering that for yourself however, is another thing entirely.
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.
