The article below dives into the gameplay and 'realism' problems caused by the Fallout 4 back story. I had a very hard time accepting any character visual edits I made beyond the defaults choice of male or female, so the article resonates with me quite a bit. I just couldn't see adding any kind of blemish or crazy hairstyle; my character was supposed to be a normal suburban domesticated family man or woman.
To suddenly be a different person 200 years later after a cryo-nap just doesn't make sense. 'Hey, I know, let me fashion a meal from this giant mutated cockroach without even being a little freaked out.'
That said, it's still a very good game. The story is just sort of broken. Here's the article.
