Random Reasons Why 'Fallout 4' Hates You (16 items)

(#15) Just One Super Mutant Will Rip You In Two

Yeah, we already knew that Super Mutants were tough beasts in previous Fallout games. In Fallout 4, they aren't just tough beasts, they are enormous green murder machines that absolutely hate you. They are the dragons of the wasteland, which makes bringing one down feeling like you are the Lord of War.
(#7) You Will Always Be Irradiated

Always. Everything is filled with radiation and you're going to be literally eating things that will hit you with rads. And the thing is, the more you consume, the lower your maximum HP. So it's a constant struggle of "if I eat this, it will heal me, but then I can't fully heal." Your kingdom for a Stimpak and some RadAaway.
(#5) Traps Are Harsh And Difficult To See

You'll be walking through a bombed out building, maybe even the Massachusetts State House, and suddenly an explosion turns you into ash. You didn't see it coming. You walk even more carefully the second time around. Explosion. Finally, you're crawling through it as slow as you can, and you find the trap. Hooray, it's over. You get up and then run into a follow-up trap. But hey, when you're done, you can actually take those traps for yourselves.
(#2) Enemies Use Cover Far Better Than You Can

They will lean around boxes, show little more than their guns and tag you again and again while you shoot ineffectually into their cover. That perk you need to fire through cover in V.A.T.S.? Good luck doing anything else with all those perk points you put into making that possible.
(#16) A Raider Is Dangerous, A Pack Of Raiders Will Destroy You

What used to be considered the default level 1 weak enemies of the game, in Fallout 4, raiders are packs of wildly dangerous hostiles. While you can take out one single raider without much difficulty, they are rarely alone. And very, very quickly things can get out of your control. One second you're blasting a shotgun into some poor unarmored raider's face, the next and you're splayed out on the concrete after four popped up and mowed you down. That's why you need a companion to watch your back.
(#14) Wild Dogs Are Faster Than You
You won't see those wild mongrels coming, and they keep low to the ground -- right up to the moment that they bit your face off. They're quick and agile and impossible to shoot from the hip. Hope you have the AP points to catch 'em in V.A.T.S., because they will rip you in two if you don't slow time down.