It's no Fallout New Vegas, with heavy-handed central story hook and excessively streamlined dialogue, core RPG elements were traded in for action and combat.

+ The side missions more than make up for the stale main story. I generally ignore the main story.
+ The factions you get to choose feel a bit watered down, but functional.
+ The settlement building mechanic is fantastic, but not without its bugs.
+ The commonwealth is littered with unique locations. To each their own.
+ Weapon / Armor modding is well thought out
+ Leveling system is ok.
+ Many unique monsters.

It's a great game. It's not amazing, but it's great. DLC is fine.

It's no Fallout New Vegas, with heavy-handed central story hook and excessively streamlined dialogue, core RPG elements were traded in for action and combat. + The side missions more than make up for the stale main story. I generally ignore the main story. + The factions you get to choose feel a bit watered down, but functional. + The settlement building mechanic is fantastic, but not without its bugs. + The commonwealth is littered with unique locations. To each their own. + Weapon / Armor modding is well thought out + Leveling system is ok. + Many unique monsters. It's a great game. It's not amazing, but it's great. DLC is fine.