I don’t get the criticism of Fallout 4. I do think Fallout New Vegas was a far superior game, but Fallout 4 was reasonable.
If they had taken Fallout New Vegas and built on that, Fallout 4 would have been much better. Still, I enjoyed it.
FO4 was a big improvement on the overall mechanics and gameplay. The writing is where the letdown was. Hardcore FO fans play for the story, lore, and immersion. They’ve been willing to overlook a buggy engine for those things.