Bethesda's Pete Hines believes Fallout 4 'can top Skyrim'

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Nuvendil said:

binary solo said:
My question is, can FO4 be satisfactorily played in TPS mode, and can one play FO4 as their first FO experience?

My one attempt at a Bethesda game was Oblivion and I dislike FP perspective in any/all games and the TP perspective was rubbish. So I didn't enjoy the experience at all and gave it away after about 8 hours of trying to get into the gameplay.

To the first question, probably.  Skyrim has a good third person mode.  Not super, but good.  And they've been pushing third person for a while.  The second question, yes.  That's just how Bethesda does things.  Fallout 4 will be a freestanding experience.

 

If you can get it on PC, give Skyrim a shot.  Pick it up for cheap on a Steam Sale.  It will probably be more to your liking than Oblivion.

We had Skyrim on PS3, my son played it. My PS3 is currently out on loan and I'm not sure whether we still have Skyrim. My PC is no where near powerful enough to do Skyrim. But I might gie it a shot when I get my PS3 back if we still have it.

I'm thinking that on the basis of estimated 7th gen sales, exceeding Skyrim sales with FO4 is a tough ask.