Overall I'd give this a 7/10.

Pros:
-Improved graphics from pervious fallout games
-good gunplay
-large open world
-great style and art direction
-great crafting system
-immersive plot

Cons:
-Graphics are still not very good for current generation
-aging engine is holding back the game
-Extremely poorly optimized, to the point where I have gotten SINGLE DIGIT FPS at certain points while running the game on ultra (i5-4690k and R9 290)
-long loading screens
-half-baked settlement system
-lack of RPG elements such as branching plot

Review:
This is one of the best games I've ever played. That being said, there are many, many ways that it could be improved. My most major gripe is the rampant and major lag spikes that happen in some areas of the map. It's pretty unacceptable to me that this still happens in 2015. I'm hoping that graphics driver updates and patches will fix it, but the game is nearly unplayable at some points. The second major gripe is that the settlement system is rather clunky. There is no way to see who is assigned to what resource, so it is overly difficult to assign people properly. Finally, the last major flaw of the game is that there's only one overarching questline. I would've like for the game to be more like New Vegas, in that you can really play however you want: Be a good guy who does what you think is right for the Mojave, or be bent on revenge, or whatever. The elimination of skill checks, branching storylines, and the addition of a simplified, voiced dialogue system ruin this.

If you don't care too much about my complaints, then the rest of the game is great. The quests are fun, if a little repetitive at times. The crafting and new perk system are some major improvements over past games. I have played almost 50 hours since it came out 2 weeks ago, so obviously I love it. There's a massive amount of content here, for $60 I'd say that you can spend your money on this and it won't be wasted.

Overall I'd give this a 7/10. Pros: -Improved graphics from pervious fallout games -good gunplay -large open world -great style and art direction -great crafting system -immersive plot Cons: -Graphics are still not very good for current generation -aging engine is holding back the game -Extremely poorly optimized, to the point where I have gotten SINGLE DIGIT FPS at certain points while running the game on ultra (i5-4690k and R9 290) -long loading screens -half-baked settlement system -lack of RPG elements such as branching plot Review: This is one of the best games I've ever played. That being said, there are many, many ways that it could be improved. My most major gripe is the rampant and major lag spikes that happen in some areas of the map. It's pretty unacceptable to me that this still happens in 2015. I'm hoping that graphics driver updates and patches will fix it, but the game is nearly unplayable at some points. The second major gripe is that the settlement system is rather clunky. There is no way to see who is assigned to what resource, so it is overly difficult to assign people properly. Finally, the last major flaw of the game is that there's only one overarching questline. I would've like for the game to be more like New Vegas, in that you can really play however you want: Be a good guy who does what you think is right for the Mojave, or be bent on revenge, or whatever. The elimination of skill checks, branching storylines, and the addition of a simplified, voiced dialogue system ruin this. If you don't care too much about my complaints, then the rest of the game is great. The quests are fun, if a little repetitive at times. The crafting and new perk system are some major improvements over past games. I have played almost 50 hours since it came out 2 weeks ago, so obviously I love it. There's a massive amount of content here, for $60 I'd say that you can spend your money on this and it won't be wasted.