Having a pre-war player character here is a cool idea that maybe doesn't get played up as much as it could have. As you're presented with things that any Fallout player would simply recognize as the current state of the world, the hero largely accepts everything without batting an eyelash. Every creature, from deathclaws to radroaches, is simply taken at face value, and the game's annoyingly generalized dialogue system rarely gives you the opportunity to express any incredulity at the state of this "modern" world. Actually, the dialogue system, which now just gives you vague ideas of what your character might say, failed me more than a few times by serving up lines that, tonally, didn't fit with what I was expecting. I'd rather just see the full text of the responses and not be surprised or forced to reload when the outcome is poor.
Listening to the community? Good one! Its also quite funny how in almost ever negative review I have seen for Fallout 4 they bring up New Vegas saying that Fallout 4 is a major downgrade from what Obsidian established and Beth really should have looked back at New Vegas for inspiration and pointers. Looks like Obsidian, Saywer and Avellone got the last laugh.
