Fallen Earth: Welcome to the Apocalypse

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 166 Ratings

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  1. LordStrongpant
    Apr 13, 2012
    5
    This game didn't do it for me. The developers seem to have put a lot of effort into the equipment, crafting, and skill system, which is complex and vaguely interesting. But the game is really let down by substandard graphics and a poor combat system. I lost interest before I really got to explore the game much and didn't try the PvP side. But hey it's free to play (not sure what you getThis game didn't do it for me. The developers seem to have put a lot of effort into the equipment, crafting, and skill system, which is complex and vaguely interesting. But the game is really let down by substandard graphics and a poor combat system. I lost interest before I really got to explore the game much and didn't try the PvP side. But hey it's free to play (not sure what you get from paying) so I'd say for anyone interesting in a post-apocalyptic themed MMO check it out it might do it for you.… Expand
  2. PsyraExtraordinaire
    Sep 27, 2009
    7
    I would really, really love to give a better rating to this game but so far I cannot. The gameplay, the crafting, the combat are not the problem, it's just that Icarus was not ready for the sheer influx of gamers flocking in. The game itself has an old west quality that sort of mingles to make civilization feel like something out of Mad Max's "Barter Town". However, there are I would really, really love to give a better rating to this game but so far I cannot. The gameplay, the crafting, the combat are not the problem, it's just that Icarus was not ready for the sheer influx of gamers flocking in. The game itself has an old west quality that sort of mingles to make civilization feel like something out of Mad Max's "Barter Town". However, there are lag issues with creature rubberbanding for hundreds of feet, and server restarts that only seem to fix the problems for up to an hour or so before it reverts to the same deal. Also, the lack of respecs, though they don't bother me, are putting off my friends from joining, as they say that having to figure out what works in a game through trial and error and starting over if bad mistakes are made is not the way they want to play. Icarus' solution to the lag and bugs seems to be 'server restart' and 'server maintenance' over and over, many times a day, to the point where every attempt to log in is a 50-50 coin toss whether you'll be able to get online or the server will be either 'down for maintenance' or 'logins locked out'. The moment the servers go down, everyone floods the forum and almost immediately, anyone trying to see what's happening in the Server Status forums starts getting ''. The problems make it sound like the game as designed for 100-200 players and they were honestly surprised that 10,000 people tried to join this weekend. Though it played acceptable until Friday, as soon as the weekend prime time started, the game has experienced all the above problems in triplicate. I'm sure once either the server problems are fixed, or the first month is up and most of the free month players either move on or settle in, things will ease off.... but for now, getting in to play the game itself is more a challenge than playing the game itself. The game has promise, but the servers really need to be fixed so that we can actually play.… Expand
  3. Kaytyworg
    Oct 27, 2013
    5
    Starter areas were interesting and varied. The game bogs down however in a couple of places--quests get boring when you get to the top of a "zone" and quests can't be attempted or completed until you're a couple levels ABOVE requirements. when you top out at lvl 50 there's really nothing to do except craft, craft, craft and mine, mine, mine. While I don't mind either in smallish doses, IStarter areas were interesting and varied. The game bogs down however in a couple of places--quests get boring when you get to the top of a "zone" and quests can't be attempted or completed until you're a couple levels ABOVE requirements. when you top out at lvl 50 there's really nothing to do except craft, craft, craft and mine, mine, mine. While I don't mind either in smallish doses, I quit playing because of boredom.… Expand
  4. MMOFringe
    Jun 8, 2011
    7
    I've been playing Fallen Earth for the last 3 months. This is my second trip to post-apocalyptic Arizona. I played the game near release because the idea of a 'Mad Max'-esque MMO appealed to me, plus the "No Elves!" ad campaign was hitting me right in the sweet-spot after years of WoW and WoW-clones. The game is set in 2156 in the Grand Canyon region of the former United States. TheI've been playing Fallen Earth for the last 3 months. This is my second trip to post-apocalyptic Arizona. I played the game near release because the idea of a 'Mad Max'-esque MMO appealed to me, plus the "No Elves!" ad campaign was hitting me right in the sweet-spot after years of WoW and WoW-clones. The game is set in 2156 in the Grand Canyon region of the former United States. The earth has been ravaged by wars and the Shiva virus, a killing and mutating force that has created mutants out of man and animal. In the Grand Canyon region, survivors are beginning to recreate some semblance of civilization by scraping together remnants of past technology and culture as well as forging a new society among several competing factions.

    The story brought me in, since, as I mentioned, I'm a fan of post-apoc fiction and movies. Settling into this world should have been an easy fit for me, and it was. The tutorial level is a great introduction to the game, it's setting, storyline, mechanics, and factions. Your goal is to escape Hoover Dam which is under the control of a mad scientist and his private army. After discovering you are a clone and can be resurrected in any of a series of cloning centers you 'volunteer' to blow up the dam in order to save the planet, or something. Out in the real world, freshly spawned with a new clone body you begin your real adventure into the world of Fallen Earth.

    http://www.mmofringe.com/content/fringe-articles/mmo-games/79-fallen-earth/190-mmofringecom-fallen-earth-review    … Expand
  5. LongtimeGamer
    Mar 3, 2011
    6
    Its an ok games. It drops you in the start into a very complicated system of crafting anf fighting to live. While it is nice to see this kind of MMO it deep but at the same time its deepness is its downfall for me. You HAVE to depend on other players for armor/weapons/ammo. If you buy off the AH or from another player its still too dependent on crafting from players. It feels like starIts an ok games. It drops you in the start into a very complicated system of crafting anf fighting to live. While it is nice to see this kind of MMO it deep but at the same time its deepness is its downfall for me. You HAVE to depend on other players for armor/weapons/ammo. If you buy off the AH or from another player its still too dependent on crafting from players. It feels like star wars gala, where everything is dependent on a crafter. If the player population on this game thins a bit the remaining players (unless heavily crafters) will have trouble.… Expand
  6. LordGimli
    Apr 28, 2013
    7
    I really like this MMO. I have played up to level 10 when it first went free-to-play and I never regret it. It has a post-apocalyptic environment where you interact with other players or NPCs, accomplish quests, equip your character with melee or (mostly) ranged weapons and live your life as you wish.

    You can use mounts for fast riding, craft your equipment and raise dozens of skills    I really like this MMO. I have played up to level 10 when it first went free-to-play and I never regret it. It has a post-apocalyptic environment where you interact with other players or NPCs, accomplish quests, equip your character with melee or (mostly) ranged weapons and live your life as you wish.

    You can use mounts for fast riding, craft your equipment and raise dozens of skills with a unique skill system. Graphics have nice quality textures but kinda lack of a good animation system. User interface is kinda weird and will take you hours to understand it, same does map. Also, some quests are quite weird in terms of what they ask. They have lots of different objectives which provides quality but sometimes they just don't work well.

    Combat system is the key of the game, as you can play in almost real-time and kill other mobs or players using assault rifles, carbines or even snipers. I would highly recommend this one to any Fallout fan out there!    … Expand
  7. Boltonhero
    Sep 14, 2013
    5
    I liked the game for a while and actually played it for a long time until the game became repetitive and boring, travelling around to different places took forever and the combat was okay. Overall the game is boring but it was fun while it lasted.
  8. PrincessRose
    Sep 20, 2014
    7
    This game is really refreshing and enjoyable, after feeling bored and disappointed with the same old MMO type. The best f2p game I've ever played. I enjoy the different feel to the world, the feeling of grittiness. Since Iam a fan of post apocalyptic games, this one really appeals to me.

    Iam a craftaholic and love that I have to craft everything. The graphics are old but that does not    This game is really refreshing and enjoyable, after feeling bored and disappointed with the same old MMO type. The best f2p game I've ever played. I enjoy the different feel to the world, the feeling of grittiness. Since Iam a fan of post apocalyptic games, this one really appeals to me.

    Iam a craftaholic and love that I have to craft everything. The graphics are old but that does not affect the enjoyability of the game for me even though a lot of the animations seem awkward like a horse running looks very strange and wonky looking from behind. I recommend this game for anyone who loved Fallout.    … Expand
  9. AdamY
    Dec 13, 2009
    5
    Fallen Earth presents a large game world with a large number of activities to engage in. This game has great potential. But it falls short in several areas.. Gameplay is underdeveloped, key components of the game are bug ridden, performance on most systems is mediocre to bad, despite the game's underwhelming 7-year-old visual appearance. Yes, it looks as if it was made 7 years ago. Fallen Earth presents a large game world with a large number of activities to engage in. This game has great potential. But it falls short in several areas.. Gameplay is underdeveloped, key components of the game are bug ridden, performance on most systems is mediocre to bad, despite the game's underwhelming 7-year-old visual appearance. Yes, it looks as if it was made 7 years ago. But graphics aren't everything, right? It was disappointing after being convinced to purchase it, that despite all of their efforts to convince me that it was a "tough" game, a serious game, one with no wimpy "elves" etc... it's itself a silly, childish game in too many ways. (thanksgiving pilgrim hats anyone?) Customer service and tech support is attrocious. I blame lack of organization and a small company not being prepared to deal with so many people. But whatever the reason is, they do not operate professionally, deliver on what they promise or respond to critical issues in a timely fashion.… Expand
  10. DavidV
    Oct 9, 2009
    5
    If you're new to MMO's, you may have fun with this. If you're a veteran to the genre, you'll find very little to keep you here. Terrible graphics engine, same old repetitive quest grind, and no discernible endgame. The only thing this game has going for it is the setting, which is only new in terms of MMO's. The 5 (instead of lower) is because of the fact that If you're new to MMO's, you may have fun with this. If you're a veteran to the genre, you'll find very little to keep you here. Terrible graphics engine, same old repetitive quest grind, and no discernible endgame. The only thing this game has going for it is the setting, which is only new in terms of MMO's. The 5 (instead of lower) is because of the fact that this is a small company. The difficulty of breaking in is understandable.… Expand
  11. CaptainChaos
    Sep 15, 2013
    6
    I really want to like this game. But many aspects are frustrating. I spend a lot of time looking for merchants, b/c I haven't memorized their location in each town, and unlike SWOTOR, they aren't all grouped in the same place. There is no easy map of the towns. You can only see a little bit at a time, and you can't scroll the map, either. Worst of all, quests send you to a place, thenI really want to like this game. But many aspects are frustrating. I spend a lot of time looking for merchants, b/c I haven't memorized their location in each town, and unlike SWOTOR, they aren't all grouped in the same place. There is no easy map of the towns. You can only see a little bit at a time, and you can't scroll the map, either. Worst of all, quests send you to a place, then you have to go all the way back, then complete the quest, and then many of them send you right back to the original place for the second part. Really? I spent a lot of time just traveling not fun traveling, just busy work traveling. And worse, you need to feed your mounts or gas up your vehicles while doing all this repetitive craziness. Finally the gfx just disappoint utterly. They are very low resolution. Also, this is common to all MMOs, but I wish the re-spawn rate was just a little slower, so I could explore a bit more, before having to fight off the same opponents, in the same area. On the plus side, the mix of real action and rpg elements, appeals greatly to me and no one does it, so huge kudos there. The only other benefit is its free. Also, until Fallout 4 comes out, we are stuck with this. If you want your Fallout fix, this will do for now. If they would fix some of these annoying quirks, it could be more fun, and I would rate it a 7. If they improved the gfx, I would give it an 8.… Expand
  12. TheGrindeR
    Jul 29, 2012
    5
    The graphics are good with a highest settings, but i had fps lag when i went to any town. Sounds not really good and the arms and hands modelling are *****. This is an MMORPG/TPS/FPS game, lots of quests which are sometimes the similar, find X things. The idea is okay an apocalypse MMO, but the realisation is soo bad. Free to Play, and not the worst F2P game, so if you want to try a newThe graphics are good with a highest settings, but i had fps lag when i went to any town. Sounds not really good and the arms and hands modelling are *****. This is an MMORPG/TPS/FPS game, lots of quests which are sometimes the similar, find X things. The idea is okay an apocalypse MMO, but the realisation is soo bad. Free to Play, and not the worst F2P game, so if you want to try a new type of MMO, give it a try.… Expand
  13. Seryin
    Apr 3, 2013
    5
    This game has amazing potential and that pretty much sums it up. The world and idea was great, but the delivery of this game horribly lacks. This game was built on all the flaws we left our old mmos for and was just placed in a new refreshing world. I keep coming back to this game waiting for the patch that fixes it, but well over a year after trying, its time to hang the hat and review itThis game has amazing potential and that pretty much sums it up. The world and idea was great, but the delivery of this game horribly lacks. This game was built on all the flaws we left our old mmos for and was just placed in a new refreshing world. I keep coming back to this game waiting for the patch that fixes it, but well over a year after trying, its time to hang the hat and review it as it is. The game gets a 5/10 for what it did creatively, but could never get higher from me until the take away the flaws from our old games that they copy and pasted into this one.… Expand
  14. xprohdx
    Aug 4, 2013
    7
    I think this game has a great theme to it. It also has pretty good PvP (because of the first-person). It also has a pretty good game-play, crafting, and economy. So I give this game a 7.
  15. zixxie
    Feb 14, 2015
    6
    A solid game in F2P standards,It's definetly a breath of fresh air considering the fact that most mmorpgs are fantasy,and it's not horrible.If you can look past its glaring flaws,you will enjoy the fallout feel of it.

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. GamesNation
    82
    Fallen Earth is truly a nice MMORPG. In spite of its mix of well-known and overused gameplay formulas and storyline ideas, some of which are very close to Fallout 3, the end product is really various and immersive, and its 5000 square kilometres map is simply astonishing.
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  2. GameShark
    67
    Fallen Earth doesn’t exude the polish witnessed in recent MMOs. It’s barely adequate in terms of visuals, excruciating stretches of nothing are common, and I have never encountered so many bugs in a launch-product. And yet, it’s crawled beneath my skin.
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  3. IGN
    81
    The game itself is like nothing else on the market. The steep initial learning curve will filter out all but a certain type of player. Those who give the game a chance and can handle being completely in control of their character's destiny will find a deeply nuanced and rewarding play experience that is unique among its competitors.
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