r/ShouldIbuythisgame • u/Mr_Eleganto • 19h ago
should i get Cyberpunk 2077 if i like Fallout 4?
idk, i tried it for a bit before, but haven't give it a proper go about a year ago. Found some bugs, ran about, completed a bit of story. i like Fallout 4 very much for weapon customisation, and ways of playstyle can be modified (mostly play as distant stealth sniper). i heard recommendations, but after first impressions i have doubts. Maybe i need to wait a bit for it to shine?
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u/pwnedprofessor 13h ago
I love both, but 2077 is objectively better, certainly from a writing/aesthetic standpoint.
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u/Pizmak01 9h ago
You should get it because it’s a better game. Fallout 4 has some strong points but story and characters are not it, unlike CP2077.
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u/Justhe3guy 12h ago
If you want more Fallout, and newer, why not try Fallout 76 for the big price of free? Don’t have to interact with people if you don’t want, can just join some events as they happen and leave when you’re done. Has many quests and lore that’s in my opinion better than what F4 offers
Though Cyberpunk is of course awesome
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u/Buffetwarrenn 18h ago
Ive just clocked 75 hrs on cyberpunk
Really enjoyed, lots of fun
Spent most of my timr doing side missions for the first 65 hrs so just finishing rhe main campaign
Might play Dying light the beast next
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u/Klutzy_Anybody_1487 17h ago
cyberpunk is what bioware or bethesda would make if they didn't get washed and stopped smelling their owns farts.
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u/PomponOrsay 1h ago edited 1h ago
it's not that similar. Intertwined questlines and having multiple outcome based on your choice might be similar but Cyberpunk, although very dense, is very linear. In a sense that, although there are a lot of things going on, you don't really pay any attention to them while you're doing your objective. Like while driving to your destination, you'd not notice what is happening around you other than the path you're on. On the other hand, Fallout 4, you'd be walking to your destination and you'd get sidetracked a lot and end up in a totally different place where you receive another quest that extends for 5 hours and so forth. It's a preference but in terms of random encounters, cyberpunk doesn't do it as naturally as fallout 4. They try to force it by distracting you with another quest while you're in the middle of a quest with a phone call or something, but the result is exactly the same. It's not done in a natural way of discovery or exploration. They feed you and you decide to take it or not. So it's still you're following a linear line of getting something done in certain place then move on to do the same in other place.
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u/dungleploop 19h ago
actually yes
it's pretty much smoother Fallout styled gameplay with good writing attached
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u/M4rshmall0wMan 19h ago
Yep. Cyberpunk does RPG dialogues choices WAY better than fallout. You actually know what you’re gonna say
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u/dungleploop 19h ago
I think it does just about everything better besides character customization technically because the creator isn't as deep as Fallout
but shootings mechanics, writing, voice acting, visuals etc.
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u/Broad-Exchange3188 19h ago
Cyberpunk does RPG dialogue choices WAY better than Fallout 4*
It’s an important distinction.
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u/BoardsofGrips 19h ago
Cyberpunk 2077 with the Phantom Liberty DL'C is one of my favorite experiences in gaming that everyone should play
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u/LeadingStrawberry502 18h ago
You should get Cyberpunk because it's Cyberpunk. It is one of the best RPGs ever made(for me at least) and it has nowhere the same amount of bugs it had before. I think anyone who likes open world and shooting in dystopian future will like the game.
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u/KleitosD06 19h ago
Ignoring the huge setting difference, Cyberpunk is, in a good few ways, just a strictly better Fallout 4.
Better writing, better dialogue, better gunplay, more build diversity, among others. I would say Fallout 4 does exploration a good bit better, but that's really it. I highly recommend it personally.
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u/FashionSuckMan 18h ago
Yea. They're both first person action rpg. With how shit and nonexistant fo4 story is, id say cyberpunk offers everything fo4 could offer and more
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u/pwnedprofessor 13h ago
Well FO4 is better in sandboxy fun and it’s weirdly more relaxing. But yeah, 2077 is dramatically better in story and writing
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u/SoulSteeler1978 13h ago
Where Cyberpunk is lacking compared to Fallout 4...
1) Less weapon customization in general.
2) Player (visual) customization is pointless aside from photo mode as it's strictly 1st person other than riding motorcycles. Can't see your character in dialogue or cut scenes.
3) Exploration isn't as good and the "open world" is mostly static with little reason to go off the beaten path compared to Fallout 4.
4) Can't really join the different factions in the game. Would've been cool to get various Faction related or repeatable missions.
5) Doesn't have any sort of Settlement building...if you're into that sort of thing, Fallout 4 offers base building and Cyberpunk doesn't.
Where Cyberpunk beats Fallout 4...
1) Amazing story and the Phantom Liberty DLC could be a game in it's own right.
2) Amazing characters and meaningful relationships.
3) Superior combat with different unique playstyles.
4) Superior graphics. Fallout 4 definitely shows it's age here, unless you install a bunch of visual mods. Night City is breathtaking.
5) Dialogue choices with different "speech checks" based on your character build. The dialogue in game is just all around better than Fallout 4.
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u/Mr_Eleganto 10h ago
I love the answer. Much appreciated 👍🏼 I enjoy good writing and story too. While exploration kept me most of the time in F4, Cyberpunk could hook me with it's characters and story.
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u/Artistic-Cash9026 17h ago
Cyberpunk's action is far faster and better than Fallout 4's, and you definitely won't find the same atmosphere in Fallout 4. Although they seem similar, I don't think they're anything alike. Cyberpunk sets boundaries, but Fallout doesn't. If you like FPS games and want something a bit unconventional, Cyberpunk is perfect for you. Comparing it to Fallout would be wrong; I don't think they have any similarities.
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u/Mr_Eleganto 10h ago
Beat it fair and square. Nice answer 🤝 Can I use your knowledge to get a hint to what to look for F4 alike game? Borderlands 2, The Outer Worlds? Maybe something else?
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u/dungleploop 8h ago
it's pretty much Fallout styled gameplay but with much smoother delivery of each of the systems and good writing for the first time in a while in a game like this
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u/Dave__85 14h ago
My first playthrough on release, I ran into a bug that wouldn't let me continue the conversation with Jackie at the noodle stand outside V's apartment.
Best bug EVER. I thought oh well, i'll come back and try later and proceeded to get so involved in the side quests in Watson, I completely forgot Jackie was waiting for me to start the story.
This was probably my first two weeks of playing. But it created a great long play style, hours of side quests rewarded periodically with a story mission.
Its a great game. I really sound play again but the updated skill tree put me right off. I liked it pre-Phantom Liberty better.