Fallout 4 has the worst gun design ever. From the oversized Assault Rifle and 10mm, to the ugly and illogical Combat Rifle/Shotgun, to the useless Pipe Rifles and SMGs only good for scrap, there's nothing to enjoy about Bethesda's guns.

Ignoring the physical ugliness and general non-gun appearance, the weaponry is a technical mess from start to finish- the military standard Combat Rifle shoots pistol ammo! You can caliber a pistol made out of screws and plywood in .50 BMG!

In base game, there's exactly two pistols- two shotguns- three rifles- one SMG! The modification system, being a linear upgrade path (with some exceptions) fails to add the variety claimed, and a automatic 10mm pistol is still a 10mm pistol!

The mod system is bloated, linear and lame- simply choosing a more powerful receiver or better stock or more damaging barrel doesn't feel like making my own gun (though scrounging cash to give my Laser Pistol an ammo recycler in New Vegas, complete with a green recycling symbol, did).

There's no ammo types, leaving guns more repetitive, less strategic, and dependent on goofy, immersion-breaking Legendaries for variety. Sacrificing a quarter of my Laser Rifle's condition to blast through the Fort with Overcharged MF cells was cool- picking up a magically poisonous hunting rifle isn't.

Forget all that, though, and my real problem is that it's evident Bethesda doesn't know guns. Half of the stocks would hurt anyone's shoulder. Unnecessary knobs, fins and tubes are everywhere. The Assault Rifle looks like a WW1 relic. The guns of the game lack a concise aesthetic- Fo3 had military surplus alongside junk weaponry; New Vegas had a Cold War arsenal with cowboy flavors. Fallout 4's arsenal is tiny, visually unappealing, and without a theme.