Fallout 4: Game of the Year Pip-Boy Edition

The S.P.E.C.I.A.L. skill system also makes a return, allowing the player to decide the importance of certain skills to their character (S.P.E.C.I.A.L. being an acronym for Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck) upon leveling up.

The function of perks is altered, as they are now attached to a skill tree with availability dependent on the rank of the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. skills that they're associated with.

The Intense Training perk is replaced by the optional ability to improve the rank of any one of the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. skills by leveling up, in the place of selecting a perk.

The Pip-Boy can be acquired early on, and provides access to the player's statistics, inventory, maps, and quest information as in previous games, with the added function of playing mini-games that can be found throughout the Commonwealth.

The player can also make use of the Pip-Boy app in order to access the Pip-Boy menu, rather than using the in-game function.

HP (health points) and AP (action points) make a return as primary statistics, with the removal of weapon and armor condition.

Stimpaks, beds, and other types of consumables such as water or TV dinners can be used to restore HP.

Unlike in previous games, exposure to radiation directly influences the player's max health, and can only be reduced through RadAway or paid assistance from a doctor.

AP restores over time, and can be used to sprint or attack using the Vaul