I loved the good ending with the institute.. many people believed they were all 100% bad and evil and needed to be destroyed.. but i had an ending with them where everything turned out well and they were preparing to fix the wasteland with their technology (of course you dont get to see the results of this sadly) but id say its a pretty good ending.

Once I spoke to father I completely didn't care about what happened to the game-world. It was sad the way it was delivered, completely anti-climactic. There is almost no build up to what happens, so as an immersed character I completely didn't care as

1) He was not really my son, regardless, as I remembered him

2) The way the twist was presented was anodyne, no build up or pathos.

i found it more weird that your son was called father... i mean... so hes both son and father.. they coulda just stuck with the name shaun lol and only have the synths call him father.. instead of everyone..

but overall i like the institute.. the cool sci fi setting with lots of plants and clean water in comparison to the wasteland outside.. not to mention they probably have the best chance at actually fixing everything eventually.. whereas the brotherhood is just a military group that only really wants power... despite what they claim.. and the railroad that only really benefits rogue robots who could end up hurting people (which you find out one did thru an institute quest)