Fallout 76: Wastelanders

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. GamesRadar+
    Apr 26, 2020
    Fallout 76 is still far from perfect but the main thing about the Wastelanders DLC isn’t that it makes things more fun or more interesting, and it certainly doesn’t fix much in terms of mechanics, it’s that it shows Bethesda is really trying. Wastelanders is the absolute antithesis of what launched which should underline how much work has gone into designing, making and implementing an entirely new game. I don’t know if we’ll ever reach a ‘remember when Fallout 76 wasn’t good’ point, but it’s clearly climbing in the right direction.
  2. Rock, Paper, Shotgun
    Apr 26, 2020
    I don’t know if droves follow it to Appalachia. But for hardy and forgiving treasure seekers, while there might not be much gold in them thar hills, there’s at least company now.
  3. The Verge
    Apr 26, 2020
    Perhaps the most notable thing about the expansion is that it’s completely free. It might not be worth jumping in for newcomers, but if you’ve already played Fallout 76, Wastelanders is a good excuse to return. Maybe it’s the many weeks stuck indoors talking, but I’ve found it soothing to wander around the wasteland, going for walks alongside ruined highways or alongside toxic rivers while listening to The Beach Boys and Billie Holiday. I’ve even stopped using fast travel so I can make those walks last a bit longer. Many of Fallout 76’s big problems still persist after this update — but at least now it’s a little less lonely.
  5. Vice
    Apr 30, 2020
    Prior to Wastelanders, Fallout 76 didn't have anything to say about that vision. If anything it fetishized it, just as it fetishized the worst fears of the Cold War world by having players play nuclear tag. Wastelanders brings the classic Fallout lesson to the hills and hollows of Appalachia: Global nuclear war didn’t end civilization and it didn’t stop the old fights. It only stripped away the pretense.

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 110 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 110
  2. Mixed: 20 out of 110
  3. Negative: 37 out of 110
  1. Efesys
    Jun 1, 2020
    2
    People even if you love the universe and a fan it does not cancel the fact that the company just cheated everyone selling not a game, but aPeople even if you love the universe and a fan it does not cancel the fact that the company just cheated everyone selling not a game, but a piece of **** for a full price AAAA games, I think if you in the movie after you bought a ticket to show you a movie ready for 20% you're not gonna like it no matter how much of a fan you are.… Full Review »
  2. GriffithBestBoy
    Apr 27, 2020
    4
    want to know the difference between a trash can and this game?

    the difference is that you can still recycle what's inside...this game don't
  3. Revl8n
    Jun 27, 2020
    1
    Creatively, morally, and technically bankrupt. Bethesda bought one of the most creative narrative game IP's in history and turned it into aCreatively, morally, and technically bankrupt. Bethesda bought one of the most creative narrative game IP's in history and turned it into a broken predatory virtual crack distribution center. This overt addictive psychological practices designed into this "game" are unethical and immoral, and given time will be illegal as well. Yes, other "games" have employed similar methods - but here - the game is so utterly void of content that it is clear there was no other product objective. The Wastelanders expansion does slap about 10 hours of actual gameplay on top of the dumpster - so it does improve on Fallout 76 raising the aggregate score to 1/10.… Full Review »
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