Fallout 4 - Get yourself a Pip-Boy... or Not

Myrthos

Myrthos

Cave Canem
Administrator
Supporter
Joined
August 30, 2006
Messages
11,223
You never knew you needed one, but according to Bethesda it is an enhancement to playing Fallout 4: A Pip-Boy on your mobile device.

From Vault-Tec and RobCo Industries comes the Pip-Boy - America's finest, easiest-to-use personal information processor - now available for free on iOS and Android with and will be available for Windows mobile devices later today.

CREATING AN ELECTRONIC BOND!

This app lets your portable device interact with Fallout 4 on your Xbox One, PlayStation 4 or PC. Away from your game system? No problem! Pip-Boy will remember your status and allow you to access your data while on the go.
Click to expand...
Not only does it allow to interact with the game, but apparently it is also a life changer.

SYNCRONIZED TO YOUR TERMINAL!

Improve your life by integrating completely with Fallout 4. Check your Stats, Inventory, Map, Radio and even play your holotape games all from the convenience of your Pip-Boy application.
Click to expand...
What would we do without Bethesda to help us improving our lives. No more wasting our time by watching the Pip-Boy on the screen that we are using to actually play the game. We can now look at a separate screen with that info! Perhaps even a small separate screen, for those who don't own a tablet or phablet.

MINI GAME MANIA!

Thanks to revolutionary advances in emulation technology, you can now play holotape games on your Pip-Boy. Atomic Command included free!

MADE JUST FOR YOU!

Designed for both new Vault Dwellers and those already familiar with the dangers of the Wasteland!
Click to expand...
How much better would the previous Fallout games have been if we had this feature at the time?

FALLOUT 4 PIP-BOY EDITION COMPATIBILITY!

Did you purchase the Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition for your favorite game system? Make sure to snap in your phone device for the complete Pip-Boy experience!

App Store Link, Google Play Link
Click to expand...
Don't you feel your life has just been improved?

More information.
 
Joined
Aug 30, 2006
Messages
11,223
I feel like my life was just exposed to some really catty online journalism.
 
Joined
Dec 12, 2007
Messages
211
Oh my... I fear for Joxer's sanity now...
 
Joined
May 6, 2013
Messages
4,998
Location
Germany
You fear that this will make Joxer sane? :devil:
 
Joined
Oct 18, 2006
Messages
8,836
Shots fired.
 
Joined
May 6, 2013
Messages
4,998
Location
Germany
Embolus said:
I feel like my life was just exposed to some really catty online journalism.
Click to expand...
Yeah, it sucks to have people with an opinion on a news site.
 
Joined
Aug 30, 2006
Messages
11,223
Games already do this. Shadows of mordor and watchdogs had companion apps. No biggie.
 
Since it is totally free, I don't see the harm. I downloaded it and it's a neat little gimmick.
 
Joined
Oct 18, 2006
Messages
8,836
crpgnut said:
Since it is totally free, I don't see the harm. I downloaded it and it's a neat little gimmick.
Click to expand...

Free, but at what cost? Mobile apps (and devices) are notorious for tracking users.
 
Joined
Oct 19, 2006
Messages
5,215
Location
The Uncanny Valley
If I wanted sarcasm masquerading as wit in my game news I could go anywhere else on the internet. I've always appreciated that RPGWatch news (mostly) comes without a smug sense of superiority about these arbitrarily chosen games being cool but those games being for dumb people.


Re: the fallout app, it's a cute gimmick but I can't see it being more useful than just hitting f1/f2/f3 to bring up the right menu page. You'd want to pause the game anyway while fiddling with your inventory, or you'd get shot in the head. Although I guess for hardcore RPing, that's actually an advantage. (the verisimilitude part, not the getting shot in the head part)
 
Joined
Nov 25, 2009
Messages
71
Everybody can go anywhere else on the Internet, so that is a rather silly statement to make.
You don't like how I made this post? That is fine. I didn't know I had journalistic skills, but if they don't live up to your expectations, that is fine too. You want to complain about this, my skills, my behavior or whatever. Great? This is the place to do it, so you've come to the right thread. Welcome :)
 
Joined
Aug 30, 2006
Messages
11,223
Myrthos said:
Fallout 4 a Get yourself a Pip-Boy… Or Not
Click to expand...
O… For a moment I thought you were talking about this news @ Eurogamer:

Fallout 4 fans furious as GAME cancels Pip-Boy Edition pre-orders
[…]
Customers were informed of their orders being cancelled via email this morning, and told it was due to their payment method being declined.

Those that have managed to reach the chain's swamped helpline - including one customer that waited 90 minutes on hold - were told that GAME would be contacting affected customers by phone over the weekend to arrange a fresh order.

No timescale was given for delivery.
Click to expand...

There has been an update:
UPDATE 3.30pm: GAME has admitted that its Fallout 4 Pip-Boy Edition order cancellations were caused by an error in its own ordering system.
Click to expand...

Well, read all about the frustrations @ Eurogamer.
 
Ubi's AC:Unity phone "companion" was hated by the community so much they ditched it and unlocked ingame chests/missions otherwise unlockable only through the phonegame idiocy.

I don't think Bethesda wants to try that failed experiment themselves.
 
Joined
Apr 12, 2009
Messages
23,459
suibhne said:
It's not "totally free" if it influences the design of the core game in any way, as some of Ubi's add-on mobile apps have.
Click to expand...

Well, since it looks almost exactly like the pip-boy from Fallout 3, I don't think we have that worry this time.
 
Joined
Oct 18, 2006
Messages
8,836
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom