{"id":10761,"date":"2025-11-12T00:59:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=10761"},"modified":"2025-11-12T00:59:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T16:59:38","slug":"fallout-4-is-being-review-bombed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=10761","title":{"rendered":"Fallout 4 is Being Review Bombed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong><em>Fallout 4<\/em><\/strong> is getting review bombed on Steam after its Anniversary Edition angered fans. The fourth mainline entry in Bethesda&#8217;s post-apocalyptic RPG series is one of its most beloved, with countless players still coming back to the game a decade after its release. While players may still love <em>Fallout 4<\/em> at its core, the same can&#8217;t be said for its latest edition.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Bethesda announced <em>Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition<\/em> on October 23 during its annual Fallout Day celebration, and initial impressions were mixed. Despite the game&#8217;s popularity, some fans criticized the attention to <em>Fallout 4, <\/em>which had already received special versions in the past, when other, older entries like <em>New Vegas<\/em><em> <\/em>and <em>Fallout 3<\/em> still don&#8217;t have remasters. Others cited a lack of new content apart from the Creation Club, as all four DLCs included in the bundle have been out for a while.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fallout-4-39-s-recent-reviews-fall-to-39-mixed-39-after-controversial-anniversary-edition\">\n                        Fallout 4&#8217;s Recent Reviews Fall to &#8216;Mixed&#8217; After Controversial Anniversary Edition<br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>While <em>Fallout 4<\/em>&#8216;s overall Steam review score remains &#8220;Very Positive,&#8221; its recent English-language reviews have fallen to &#8220;Mixed.&#8221; Most of the recent negative reviews discuss how <em>Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition <\/em>has disrupted the game&#8217;s modding scene, with many users also calling it a &#8220;money grab.&#8221; Some players claim the recent update has broken the game even when not using mods, leading to frustration that Bethesda has seemingly messed with something that was already working well just to make some extra money. There are some positive recent reviews, too, with these often telling others to avoid buying the Anniversary Edition and instead sticking with the base game, which users praise as still worth the acclaim 10 years down the line.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-artwork-dogmeat-protagonist-walking-near-red-rocket-station-sunset-wasteland.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-artwork-dogmeat-protagonist-walking-near-red-rocket-station-sunset-wasteland.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-artwork-dogmeat-protagonist-walking-near-red-rocket-station-sunset-wasteland.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-artwork-dogmeat-protagonist-walking-near-red-rocket-station-sunset-wasteland.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-artwork-dogmeat-protagonist-walking-near-red-rocket-station-sunset-wasteland.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-artwork-dogmeat-protagonist-walking-near-red-rocket-station-sunset-wasteland.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-artwork-dogmeat-protagonist-walking-near-red-rocket-station-sunset-wasteland.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition artwork Dogmeat protagonist walking near Red Rocket Station sunset wasteland\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-artwork-dogmeat-protagonist-walking-near-red-rocket-station-sunset-wasteland.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/fallout-4-anniversary-edition-artwork-dogmeat-protagonist-walking-near-red-rocket-station-sunset-wasteland.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture><figcaption style=\"display: none;\">Bethesda&#8217;s official artwork for\u00a0<em>Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition<\/em>, featuring the Sole Survivor in Power Armor walking next to Dogmeat in the vicinity of a Red Rocket Station. A sunset is seen in the background, with the sun itself largely obscured by the armor-wearing figure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> This isn&#8217;t the first time Bethesda has landed in hot water after a new version of the game messed with mods. Some PC players resorted to rolling back <em>Fallout 4<\/em>&#8216;s next-gen update in 2024 after it caused many mods to stop working. These kinds of issues are common among titles with big modding scenes, as making significant changes to a game&#8217;s code can easily disrupt fan-made mods built on an earlier version. While it may not be an issue unique to <em>Fallout 4<\/em>, the change hits particularly hard for some dedicated fans who&#8217;ve spent years enjoying community-made content and paid $40 to upgrade to the latest version.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fallout-4-banner-image.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fallout-4-banner-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fallout-4-banner-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fallout-4-banner-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fallout-4-banner-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fallout-4-banner-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fallout-4-banner-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fallout 4 Banner Image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fallout-4-banner-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/fallout-4-banner-image.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Bethesda has yet to comment on this backlash, and it remains unclear if it will attempt to fix <em>Fallout 4<\/em>&#8216;s mod support down the line. Even if <em>Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition<\/em> failed to make the right kind of impact for some fans, there are still some things on the horizon to look forward to. Rumor has it that multiple <em>Fallout<\/em> projects are in development right now, which could mean a brand-new game or another remaster sometime in the near future.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card type-video-game large\" data-show-streamrentbuy-links=\"true\" data-include-community-rating=\"true\" id=\"c9a4-4e3a-9add4bb9f548\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"display-card-main-content\">\n<div class=\"display-card-content image-column\">\n<p>                        <!--    Rating block community and brand ratings --><br \/>\n                        <!--  Image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-img \" data-stnl-group-once=\"LXpKtjv5WN\">\n<div class=\"body-img portrait \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-article-square\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.gamerantimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/mixcollage-08-dec-2024-01-53-pm-2416.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" 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