Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6754 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,506 out of 6754
  2. Mixed: 379 out of 6754
  3. Negative: 4,869 out of 6754
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  1. FFAC
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    A shocking look at sellout game developers willing to gouge children out of money for profit. Of course Take 2 is no better, but at least they delivered a playable and amazing game as in Red Dead 2. I am still in shock at how bad this game is or whatever it is. Heck Atari's Et could be better than this utter Garbage.
  2. dicktucker
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    the game is just a cashgrab dont buy this mod for fallout 4 with donwgraded graphics
  3. mrdarthagnan
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    absolutely useless piece of buggy code. Waste of money and time. Shame on you, bethesda
  4. Ex4lion
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    Time for bethesda to stop working on this series. It's getting worst at every game.
  5. Tunak
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    Maybe a 0 is too much, it woud be a 2 maybe, but seeing how many fanboys there are here giving this GARBAGE of a game a 10/10, it's my duty to lower the score. They will never admit they were scammed, as always with Bethesda fanbois.
  6. Dogeform
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    The sad thing is underneath the game breaking bugs the world is dead and not even worth exploring.
  7. WTFBethesda
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    WTF were Bethesda thinking while creating this crappy game?! I played this crap for 40+ hours (level 65+) and my score is a ZERO! This "game" is just unplayable! Now, I'm stuck in my power armor and my option are:
    1. Do not use any power armor; 2. Be as one with my power armor forever (or using some sort of PS2 cheat code to get out of it)
    THIS IS LITERALLY UNPLAYABLE! P.S. Nice 15    WTF were Bethesda thinking while creating this crappy game?! I played this crap for 40+ hours (level 65+) and my score is a ZERO! This "game" is just unplayable! Now, I'm stuck in my power armor and my option are:
    1. Do not use any power armor; 2. Be as one with my power armor forever (or using some sort of PS2 cheat code to get out of it)

    THIS IS LITERALLY UNPLAYABLE!

    P.S. Nice 15 y.o. engine my boy! PLEASE use this piece of crap on TES 6, 7 8 and even 9!

    P.P.S. Don't buy this game, please, play Fortnite, Minecraft or some other **** game that at least are playable.    … Expand
  8. Lmaooooooo
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    Fallout 4's fall from grace reincarnated as Fallout 76. This game is terrible, such a lack of colour in the story if any and the game is just boring.

    Hurry up and release Fallout 8 with a proper story line as well as proper single player experience
  9. FabiusPolis
    Nov 29, 2018
    1
    Fallout, a charming series from 1997 up today. Do you want to help the Bishop Mafia to lay the boss' wife and daughter or do you you help the fair organisation, do you help the enclave or the brotherhood? Whats your vision for the NCR? Beside that, Fallout showed always great sense of dark humor to put mistakes of our society into extreme in an extreme environment. The fighting system wasFallout, a charming series from 1997 up today. Do you want to help the Bishop Mafia to lay the boss' wife and daughter or do you you help the fair organisation, do you help the enclave or the brotherhood? Whats your vision for the NCR? Beside that, Fallout showed always great sense of dark humor to put mistakes of our society into extreme in an extreme environment. The fighting system was never very cool, but it was so childish fun, when you had to know off a huge enemy in F2 by kicking him in the balls and then keep hitting him in the eyes. In Fallout 76 all of that great experience is gone. the took away the sole of the game itself. After 2 hours of playing, i was wondering what im doing and what for, there is no sense in wandering around in a dead world. Why not going back into the vault and wait for another hundred years and try again then, in the hope you can meet somebody to talk to.… Expand
  10. ILI0S
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    I have been defending this game since launch - but the fact i spent 60dollars on a product thats now 35 dollars after 10 days is really getting to me. So i contacted bethesda and got denied a refund because i had installed the game.

    I feel scammed by them and lost my trust completely for them as a company
  11. BethesdaBot
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    Dead game series, Bethesda is
    impotent, who can only publish. Waste 60$ for this **** #TODDHOWARDDON'TMAKETHEGAMES
  12. 00wolf
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    This is a watered down FPS with a RPG facade that makes a pitiful attempt at engaging the player with some of the worst loot, crafting, and questing systems out there all while using multiplayer as an excuse to ratchet up the grind and abandon any semblance of decent game design. I cannot believe I am saying this, but this game is actually soulless.
  13. kayudin78
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    Do you remember?Obsidian missed Fallout: New Vegas Metacritic bonus by one point
  14. AllRoads
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    Bethesda, this word means a lot to RPG fans. She gave us Morrowind, Oblivion and, finally, Skyrim! And let the studio in the Fallout series did not bring anything excellent, the games still turned out to be unique and atmospheric (which only costs New Vegas from Obsidian). But suddenly Fallout 76 was born - the result of making money on another online besides Scrolls Online.
    Where to    Bethesda, this word means a lot to RPG fans. She gave us Morrowind, Oblivion and, finally, Skyrim! And let the studio in the Fallout series did not bring anything excellent, the games still turned out to be unique and atmospheric (which only costs New Vegas from Obsidian). But suddenly Fallout 76 was born - the result of making money on another online besides Scrolls Online.
    Where to begin? The plot - it is not. How the game begins - there are no logical explanations at all, and the player simply does not understand what is happening. In addition, there are no normal quests, nor even an NPC! I miss the knee-shot guard and Preston Garvey.
    Atmosphere - it is not felt. If I just walk around the **** West Virginia, this does not mean that it should be felt. She also demolished **** bugs and bugs!
    The gameplay is the engine of Fallout 4, but worse. I already mentioned the bugs above.
    And the most important thing is **** updates !!! Patch in 30 GB **** did not fix, only supposedly added balance. But in the shameful world of this Fallout, an unkillable player still walks, resulting from the mistakes of the game !!!!
    The only usefulness of this game in this game is the fascination of traveling around the world with friends, but this also soon becomes boring.
    In conclusion, it's the worst game of the year, and probably one of the worst games of all time.    … Expand
  15. Marbof
    Nov 24, 2018
    1
    At first the game got all my attention but lots of bugs ruined the gameplay: the power armor is very often invisible and sometimes you GET STUCKED inside, some materials, when dropped, disappear, the scorchbeast passes trough the walls inside the glassed cave and much more.
    There isn't enough space in the inventory or in the stash. You will always exceed the aviable space.
    The engine is    At first the game got all my attention but lots of bugs ruined the gameplay: the power armor is very often invisible and sometimes you GET STUCKED inside, some materials, when dropped, disappear, the scorchbeast passes trough the walls inside the glassed cave and much more.
    There isn't enough space in the inventory or in the stash. You will always exceed the aviable space.
    The engine is too old, it have been used for almost 17 years.
    The inventory and the crafting are too complex to manage.
    Please Bethesda, what's wrong with you? Why such a shame?    … Expand
  16. JymmyQuidd
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    we all knew that the gaming industry was becoming a bloodsucking monster, sick and repulsive, and worst of all, not even original nor creative to deserve to be that greedy, yes, we all knew.
    What we didn't knew is that Bethesda was eager to get into that train...
    And i thought that Fallout 4 was a disgrace, this is not just the worst Fallout ever, but probably the worst project Bethesda    we all knew that the gaming industry was becoming a bloodsucking monster, sick and repulsive, and worst of all, not even original nor creative to deserve to be that greedy, yes, we all knew.
    What we didn't knew is that Bethesda was eager to get into that train...
    And i thought that Fallout 4 was a disgrace, this is not just the worst Fallout ever, but probably the worst project Bethesda ever created.
    A repetitive and boring experience with not a single innovation, not worth of being called a Fallout game, with the incredible feature of allowing us to depress ourselves in company with our friends in multiplayer, how's that for a feature¿?    … Expand
  17. jenorris
    Nov 27, 2018
    3
    An absolute insulting asset flip from fallout 4 that is a shame. Game breaking bugs, graphics that are hideous . boring . Thinking about how complicated and intertwined even Oblivion was years and years ago. Looking at Fallout 76 is sad. Bethesdas games are getting dumbed down more and more. They have lost alot of goodwill from fans. Im so sad and disappointed in them.
  18. still_guns
    Nov 23, 2018
    3
    I really wanted to love this game. As such, I can only 'like' it. I've wanted a multiplayer Fallout game for some time now, but 76 is not the answer.

    Whilst the combat is, for the most part, fun, there are those glitches that see my hunting rifle that should one shot kill some of these enemies, not do any damage at all for maybe three shots in a row. I'd like to do more quests, but I    I really wanted to love this game. As such, I can only 'like' it. I've wanted a multiplayer Fallout game for some time now, but 76 is not the answer.

    Whilst the combat is, for the most part, fun, there are those glitches that see my hunting rifle that should one shot kill some of these enemies, not do any damage at all for maybe three shots in a row.

    I'd like to do more quests, but I spend almost all of my time looking for junk to scrap so I can repair my weapons and armour, which seem to break incredibly often. The hunting rifle in Fallout 3 could fire over 650 rounds before breaking. In 76, it feels like I'm only firing 50 or so before the rifle breaks and needs repairing.

    Survival mode is a permanently on feature. In 4, you could switch it on and off, but 76 makes it mandatory. I get there are some people who like survival mode, but I'm not one of them, and I feel it should have been an option like it was in 4.

    You have to scrap weapons just to see weapon mods, let alone unlock them. At one point my entire inventory was made up of hunting rifles, just to unlock some mods, many of which ended up being mods I didn't even want.

    The game has features that it doesn't even tell you about. Juicehead has already identified 30 different features that the game straight up neglects to inform you of.

    The way weapons and armour levels up is nonsensical. Leather Armour should be low level armour, with combat and marine armour being higher level, but you can find leather armour at any level.
    And the lack of human NPC's... ugh, the world is so empty.

    Frankly, the game is tedious, the only good bit is the combat and even that is marred by terrible weapon condition and bugs.    … Expand
  19. Rreck
    Nov 24, 2018
    2
    Where to begin? Terrible performance, awful storytelling (if you can call that a story), buggy as hell (at least that one was expected, the bad news is there's no mods to fix them), joke of a pvp, joke of a pve (waaaaay to easy), broken vats, big, empty and lifeless map (only 24 players, I barely see anyone when playing solo), badly designed UI, and so on.
    Basically, they took the worst    Where to begin? Terrible performance, awful storytelling (if you can call that a story), buggy as hell (at least that one was expected, the bad news is there's no mods to fix them), joke of a pvp, joke of a pve (waaaaay to easy), broken vats, big, empty and lifeless map (only 24 players, I barely see anyone when playing solo), badly designed UI, and so on.
    Basically, they took the worst parts of F4 and made a kinda-multiplayer "game" out of it. The only redeeming feature are somewhat interesting locations (compared to F4 at least). That's all.

    Fallout deserves much better.    … Expand
  20. kevin_majorca
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    This game is boring an lifeless. Large map with no players. Bugs and bad fps. Worst 60e I have ever spent.
  21. MetaMidas
    Nov 23, 2018
    0
    Online only meaning you are paying for something that you can only use when you are told by the makers of the game. Why would anyone buy it? It's also obviously a complete broken pile of gabage. The sooner people stop buying this crap, the sooner we'll get a decent Fallout or Elder Scrolls single player story driven game. 0/10
  22. mrdollar
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    One of the worst games in recent years, hell - even decades.

    Bethesda tried easy money grab and finally as previous fan i finally abandoned them, the Fallout 4 was already **** this was a total garbage. Can't believe they still using this 20 years old engine.
  23. Repo_
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    I did love Fallout New Vegas, Fallout3, Fallout4. Fallout76 is like a generic survival game. The Graphics are ok, that is not my problem, graphics let me feel like Fallout4 again. But why this survival game? Where is the Fallout Epic Storyline, the Funny-Seroius Feeling about the world design. all is gone, is just an typical survival game.
  24. spaunes
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    Why did I buy this **** The worst game in recent years. Everything is boring and tedious. it's impossible to even shoot. If I could get my money back, I would give it back. The price of this game is 1 dollar. And it is even a lot.
  25. Meccara
    Nov 27, 2018
    2
    I have loved playing in the Fallout Franchise, but Fallout 76 fails in nearly all the mechanics that made Fallout 4 one of my favorites. As other reviewers have said, Fallout 76 is a lonely, buggy, repetitious, mess that leaves you longing for a better experience. The constant hunt for stuff to fix, build, repair, or just live made it the game not fun to play for my family even on multiI have loved playing in the Fallout Franchise, but Fallout 76 fails in nearly all the mechanics that made Fallout 4 one of my favorites. As other reviewers have said, Fallout 76 is a lonely, buggy, repetitious, mess that leaves you longing for a better experience. The constant hunt for stuff to fix, build, repair, or just live made it the game not fun to play for my family even on multi player. I had so looked forward to this game for the opportunity to play with my boys, but the lack of any NPC's other than badly programmed bots, AI's, and creatures left game play less than pleasant. In one fight with my son against a much higher level monster, four of my guns broke during the fight when they were fully repaired at the beginning of the battle. I had to pick up one of the dropped guns to continue dealing damage as I couldn't go toe to toe with the monster as it was 3 times my level. It was actually kind of funny how the terrain kept this monster from being able to reach us and squash us and we used the tent as a barrier! Don't get me started on the PVP ridiculousness. We had another player follow us around constantly shooting us even though we had no desire to engage. He eventually succeeded in killing me(even with the ludicrous reductions to damage) and dropped my son's health by 3/4 before he logged. There are so many bugs that many times one of us couldn't see the enemies that eventually killed us or sometimes each other. I took damage many times, but couldn't see who was killing me. Overall, the look and feel of the game is reminiscent of Fallout 4, but lacks the heart and engaged storyline of the factions. A most serious disappointment following what I felt was the best of the franchise in Fallout 4.… Expand
  26. DarkIve
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    I prefer to read reviews, but here I can not be silent. It is better to kill the series than to torture her.
  27. ryanl69
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    such a let down, i cant even return this buggy shell of a fallout game. It runs like **** and these bugs are the same from fallout 4, why lie todd? why lie to your fans and cucking them to the fullest extent?
    Not even giving refunds for a broken, not even finished game?? I payed $60 for this stupid game from the way im experiencing things is something of an beta, not even finished!! im so    such a let down, i cant even return this buggy shell of a fallout game. It runs like **** and these bugs are the same from fallout 4, why lie todd? why lie to your fans and cucking them to the fullest extent?
    Not even giving refunds for a broken, not even finished game?? I payed $60 for this stupid game from the way im experiencing things is something of an beta, not even finished!! im so done with this company and their cash grabs, they dont give a **** about their fans or fallout anymore, even skyrim. Countless remakes of skyrim and fallout, all for a next edition to the series. Pathetic, this is the last game I buy from this once great company, now its just like EA, corporate scum.    … Expand
  28. antanaka
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    Даже 4 на фоне со своим колесом диалога и "веткой" прокачки не кажется настолько унылой и безвкусной. По-моему, Тодд и Co. превзошли сами себя. Есть куча других игр, где можно побегать вместе с товарищем по открытому миру, стоящих в 5, если не в 10 раз дешевле.Даже 4 на фоне со своим колесом диалога и "веткой" прокачки не кажется настолько унылой и безвкусной. По-моему, Тодд и Co. превзошли сами себя. Есть куча других игр, где можно побегать вместе с товарищем по открытому миру, стоящих в 5, если не в 10 раз дешевле.
  29. CliffSecord
    Nov 23, 2018
    0
    Should not be available to the public yet. With developers pushing games like this there should be consumer protection laws against it. Constant bugs, no story or fun, open to hacks. Hope they reap what they sow here.
  30. RichardBPK
    Nov 23, 2018
    0
    I loved the early Fallout games, but this game is just terrible. After a few hours of clumsy annoying play trying to find a town following the story quest, I was hunted down, harassed, and killed by a squad of lv 30 players that were out hunting newbies for fun. This is the worst game I have ever played.
  31. darkost12
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    There is no secret. Most of games have already become a suction of gamers money. But I've never seen such insolence and ignorance to customers anywhere else. No soul, no good net-code and cheating protection, no atmosphere, no future for Fallout series.
  32. oxid_282
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    I can't play this game. I wanted to refund my money, ,but bethesda didn't want to do. OMG. This game is
    so awful. Graphics of 2005 year, no NPC, it is very boring. I played Fallout 4 and that game was awesome. I thought that Fallout 76 would be better, but I was wrong. Don't buy this game,pls.
  33. aphest
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    My once beloved company Bethesda finally broke down and released this Micro-transaction cash-grab of a "service". The amount of issues regarding the Power Armor Edition, the thousands of bugs, the old and broken Creation Engine, Oh my god.

    Bethesda used Fallout 76 to get their producers to pay for more studios it seems.
  34. TheAdmiral1976
    Apr 11, 2019
    0
    I never play games, but my partner does. Let me tell you; this is the worst game I have ever, ever paid for in my life! Bethesda; you are a bunch of asses! Four times, this week, my partner has had to update, wait for server maintenance and been unrecognised on his profile! What the hell are you playing at!? Firstly, the game costs £45. Then I had to pay for gold membership. You haveI never play games, but my partner does. Let me tell you; this is the worst game I have ever, ever paid for in my life! Bethesda; you are a bunch of asses! Four times, this week, my partner has had to update, wait for server maintenance and been unrecognised on his profile! What the hell are you playing at!? Firstly, the game costs £45. Then I had to pay for gold membership. You have really ballsed the game right up! It takes the better part of a whole day, messing about with updates- and updates are at least twice a month. You expect people to buy content (which should be free with the game, as far as I'm concerned, as the game is far from cheap in comparison to the cost of materials). You have dissapointed everyone who has bought this abortive attempt at escapism. You should be ashamed of yourselve for this mess! I will never buy anything from Bethesda ever again. I want my money back! I am so annoyed with you, for my partner having to just sit around waiting for you guys to pull your socks up. This will ruin you guys - and I wouldn't be surprised if you started getting law suits against you. This game is garbage - do yourselves a favour..... do not buy!… Expand
  35. HotRod2020
    Oct 24, 2019
    0
    I gave it every chance, played 3 characters to L40+... Went back to Fallout 4. Fallout 76 is a AAA priced game with MICRO-TRANSACTIONS. So many bugs, some of which have prevented me from playing for weeks. Balance does not exist, expect to face L40+ ghouls at L3 if another player passed through recently. I really wanted to like it...
    Update: now featuring a subscription paywall and    I gave it every chance, played 3 characters to L40+... Went back to Fallout 4. Fallout 76 is a AAA priced game with MICRO-TRANSACTIONS. So many bugs, some of which have prevented me from playing for weeks. Balance does not exist, expect to face L40+ ghouls at L3 if another player passed through recently. I really wanted to like it...
    Update: now featuring a subscription paywall and the ability to buy features cut from the release (scrapbots).    … Expand
  36. allquixotic
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    Buy it for $9 once Bethesda fixes it... probably around September 2019. Unplayable garbage.
  37. mijxero
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    I'm pretty sure they didn't team up with steam so that they wouldn't have to issue refunds to everyone for this broken mess.
  38. Boo59
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    chto eto takoe? gde FALLOUT? kak v eto igrat? za chto razrabotchiki nagadili mne v dushu?
  39. DrShepherdLIVE
    Apr 30, 2019
    0
    Spent more than 100 hours in this game.
    Reached Level 250 with two chars.

    This game is a scam. Seriously
    Glitches and Bugs aside this game is nothing than trying to get as much money from players as possible.
    If you dont know how the game is by now just search review on youtube.
    This game is utterly broken and lives from microtransactions!
  40. Envious
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    Alright, I loved Fallout 3 and NV but this is just not good.

    1. I hate that I spend so much time killing enemies when I just want to explore 2. I hate that I can barely find enough materials to repair my weapons after fighting off hordes of enemies. 3. Why are plans so hard to find for storage, I am out of space everywhere and for the life of me I've yet to come across a storage    Alright, I loved Fallout 3 and NV but this is just not good.

    1. I hate that I spend so much time killing enemies when I just want to explore
    2. I hate that I can barely find enough materials to repair my weapons after fighting off hordes of enemies.
    3. Why are plans so hard to find for storage, I am out of space everywhere and for the life of me I've yet to come across a storage container plan
    4. there are no NPCs, I liked fallout New Vegas for the story and NPC interaction.. 76 barely has anything.

    I have so many more complaints but this game is just not fun to play because of these small anoyances that continaully get in the way.

    to add I would rather my keyboard not get worn out from me writing about what I dislike about this game.. Its certainly a far stone off of what Fallout NV was and what I enjoyed about that game.    … Expand
  41. HavocHound
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    Level 50, disappointment. Boring, story sucks, pvp sucks, hilarious bugs, ai sucks, enemies don't feel threatening, graphics suck (get a new engine Bethesda), I despise perk card system, and I feel cheated that I spent $60 (cant get refund) before I realized it would be on sale for $35. I never thought I would be more proud of Activision and Dice over Bethesda.

    P.S. I have a theory, if    Level 50, disappointment. Boring, story sucks, pvp sucks, hilarious bugs, ai sucks, enemies don't feel threatening, graphics suck (get a new engine Bethesda), I despise perk card system, and I feel cheated that I spent $60 (cant get refund) before I realized it would be on sale for $35. I never thought I would be more proud of Activision and Dice over Bethesda.

    P.S. I have a theory, if the game keeps going to **** and losing player base, they will implement mods in something like 3 months.    … Expand
  42. Demange
    Nov 27, 2018
    3
    Bethesda only want money, the game is very expensive for the quality it has, and not to mention the errors and bugs.
  43. Kneighbors
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    After playing few hours my feeling was that Bethesda just don't care about getting dirty for a grab of money anymore. The company is ready to go really far.

    It feels like an artist who had 2 awesome songs suddenly has an ego of god. "I can do anything with my fans, I can literally crap in a plate and make them eat it and laugh at them". But sorry, you went too far with that one.    After playing few hours my feeling was that Bethesda just don't care about getting dirty for a grab of money anymore. The company is ready to go really far.

    It feels like an artist who had 2 awesome songs suddenly has an ego of god. "I can do anything with my fans, I can literally crap in a plate and make them eat it and laugh at them".

    But sorry, you went too far with that one. Fallout 76 something that wasn't supposed to ever happen.    … Expand
  44. ihabib
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Dear lord of the game-verse, please let Bethesda go out of business such that they are unable to exploit the fan-base and take their money . Any other business would!
  45. Dolphman
    Dec 5, 2018
    4
    Fallout 76 game was a game I was really hyped about. A game I wanted to succeed. I thought the hate at the beginning was just the normal internet backlash, but as I've continued to play this game (to the point where I simply couldn't continue to handle it's flaws) my score has gone from a 8 to a 7, 6 to a 5, and now a 4.

    Fallout 76's world is one of it's only bright spots, and obviously    Fallout 76 game was a game I was really hyped about. A game I wanted to succeed. I thought the hate at the beginning was just the normal internet backlash, but as I've continued to play this game (to the point where I simply couldn't continue to handle it's flaws) my score has gone from a 8 to a 7, 6 to a 5, and now a 4.

    Fallout 76's world is one of it's only bright spots, and obviously the only part Bethesda seemed to finished. This game is extremely rushed, bugs are rampant, the quests are repetitive, and exploits continue to spread.

    This game can be fun, but once you realize how everything works it becomes an absolute drag. In previous Bethesda games this has happened but made the game better for me, not worse.

    PVP is worthless, the only time it's fun is when you are tracking down a wanted person (as you can freely attack them).

    I don't agree with the Engine complaints, the engine poor performance is an issue, but it isn't what ruined this game (if anything I was impressived by the improvements they made to it). To bad all of that is lossed in a huge amount of bugs and graphical glitchs.

    This game is an beginning BETA state at best. It begins to crack quickly.

    Overall this game needs major imporvements to become worthwhile. This game needed another year atleast to be fully finished.

    The good: This game, if you go into without expecting to hate it, is fun for the first 20 hours (Before you realize the paper-thin facade). This length time is extremely short compared to bethesda usually play-times, but atleast I was able to get some fun out of it.    … Expand
  46. LiarToddHoward
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    Bad, boring, buggy, empty, worthless. Rubbery. Full priced copy-paste "patch your own game"? Why is this even legal? Shame on you, Bethesda.
  47. Saxius
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    Начнем с того, что этот продукт Тодда Говарда не является игрой в принципе. Это кусок програмного кода, созданный для того, чтобы проложить дорогу между банковской картой игрока и компанией Bethesda. Дать старт еще одному денежному ручейку. Сейчас там прекрасно работает магазин "косметики", а позже они обязательно внедрят лутбоксы кейсы и тому подобные виртуальные плюшки за вполне реальныеНачнем с того, что этот продукт Тодда Говарда не является игрой в принципе. Это кусок програмного кода, созданный для того, чтобы проложить дорогу между банковской картой игрока и компанией Bethesda. Дать старт еще одному денежному ручейку. Сейчас там прекрасно работает магазин "косметики", а позже они обязательно внедрят лутбоксы кейсы и тому подобные виртуальные плюшки за вполне реальные деньги. Творчества никакого здесь нет, всё сосредоточено на выкачивании денег из игроков, и в дальнейшем это будет развиваться. Не буду в сотый раз писать про минусы этой "игры", это за меня уже сделали другие люди, повторяться незачем. Просто если вы собираетесь купить этот кусок програмного кода - одумайтесь. Пожалуйста, сохраните ваши деньги, ведь Bethesda вам их не вернёт. А вернуть вам их захочется, это 99,9 процентов. В этом куске програмного кода вы будете бегать (с тормозами лагами и фризами) по пустой карте, где не надо делать ничего. Где нет заданий. Возможно вам захочется разбить лагерь, где нибудь у реки, покрафтить, повыращивать мутафрукты кукурузу и тошку (для клея), то тогда имейте в виду, что когда вы выйдете из игры скорее всего всё это пропадёт. Оно всё будет в инвентаре, да, но отстраивать всё придётся по новой. А если пытаться перезаходить - то можете просто вылететь на рабочий стол.
    В общем и целом желаю всем благополучия, люди не тратьте деньги на это. Такой продукт нам не нужен.    … Expand
  48. KalrocVN
    Nov 29, 2018
    0
    Game breaking bugs, microtransactions, and a hollow world waiting for an actual game to be added. If you were disappointed with where fallout went after 4, you will be utterly heartbroken by this soulless husk masquerading as a game.
  49. DoomDash
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    I put about 100 hours into this game and did my best to give it a fair shot. While there was some glimmiers of hope for this game, it was plagued by poor design choices, a terrible engine, bad AI, and of course lots of game breaking bugs. I honestly spent 40% of my time just managing my inventory, the weights of items even with all of the weight reduction perks is crazy high. The stashI put about 100 hours into this game and did my best to give it a fair shot. While there was some glimmiers of hope for this game, it was plagued by poor design choices, a terrible engine, bad AI, and of course lots of game breaking bugs. I honestly spent 40% of my time just managing my inventory, the weights of items even with all of the weight reduction perks is crazy high. The stash limit pathetically low, and your own camp is pathetically small as well.

    I actually had the most fun when I used an exploit to remove any weight caps. No longer did I need the cards, no longer did I have to run to a camp every 15 minutes to figure what I could get rid of, instead I actually got to play the game. As of now that exploit is now patched, and now my incentive for playing the game is entirely gone.

    Doing missions that I couldn't finish got old. Trying to clear an area only to have an enemy stuck in the floor got old. There is no late game at launch, no actual feeling of factions, no focus. How is this a released game? This still feels like a beta.

    It's amazing how a loyal die hard customer like myself is now second guessing anything I buy from Bethesda. How badly did you have to screw up to make me feel that way?    … Expand
  50. Landwulf
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    I made an metacritic account just to rate this game, it's absolutely crap and a big slap to the face for fans, Bethesda games always had it's issues but this is just one insane cash grab.
  51. pigsonthewing
    Dec 22, 2018
    1
    *sigh* Just a soulless game.. its an absolute mess. I wish I could tell my younger self to just stop buying Bethesda games after Morrowind because its just a downward slope from there. Each subsequent release is just watered down, and half-baked story. In case of 76, the story never made it into the oven. Do we even need to discuss the "micro"transactions (more like*sigh* Just a soulless game.. its an absolute mess. I wish I could tell my younger self to just stop buying Bethesda games after Morrowind because its just a downward slope from there. Each subsequent release is just watered down, and half-baked story. In case of 76, the story never made it into the oven. Do we even need to discuss the "micro"transactions (more like major-transactions)? Do we even need to discuss all the public relations blunders and anti-consumerist practices?

    TL;DR Just don't buy, just....just don't do it.. You've been warned.    … Expand
  52. artimis
    May 5, 2019
    0
    This game is really bad. Not a single good thing. No story,broken loot,glitchs, not a single good thing to say
  53. BBuehler
    Dec 5, 2018
    1
    This game has more problems than features. Bethesda who says that they appreciate and pay attention to the critical input from the players proves in execution, that this is not the case.

    #1: Bugs present in Fallout 4 are alive and well in Fallout 76 #2 The architecture and bandwidth capabilities and methodology of the infrastructure that Bethesda chose to host the game are incapable    This game has more problems than features. Bethesda who says that they appreciate and pay attention to the critical input from the players proves in execution, that this is not the case.

    #1: Bugs present in Fallout 4 are alive and well in Fallout 76

    #2 The architecture and bandwidth capabilities and methodology of the infrastructure that Bethesda chose to host the game are incapable of the requirements. This is evidenced by the following:

    * Lost Quests
    * Lost progression of quests, sometimes resulting in being permanently
    blocked from all follow up quests
    * Failure to record items in inventory
    * Failure to record the actual armor that is being used sometimes resulting in the
    loss of the same.
    * Almost all NPCs are completely inactive and sometimes invisible until the player
    is on top of them. POP!
    * Server instabilities, loss of connection, failure to actually connect after "finding" a server

    Note: All infrastructure and methodology decisions appear to have been from the point
    of cost rather than providing any sort of acceptable performance !!!

    #3 The game engine is hardly tweaked. The player ends up noticing all too often that the screen is all blurred and waiting for the detail down scaling to "catch up".

    #4 Most quests are absolutely non-complete-able without having to grind to the next level or two or ten!!!

    #5 The world leveling is absolutely insane, there is no rhyme or reason for the random levels of MOBS that occur.

    #6 There is no actual story line, no NPC to give you any sort of reason for doing the ridiculous things that you are being asked to do. To witt : Why the hell would I give a damn about finding all of the jukeboxes in city x or play a musical instrument on the roofs of city x. Most side quests appear to be completely random, are doled out with no interface with anyone asking you to do X because of Y.

    #7 PVP play is pointless.

    #8 While Bethesda admit (somewhat) that the game isn't where they intend it to go. At the same time they offer no vision for where it will go.

    #9 Did I mention BUGS, Well there are bugs of all sorts, rendering, item placement, broken quests, invisible agro'd MOBS, MOB AI that got dropped on it's head, the inability to snipe MOBS because they respawn and the bodies and loot disappear as you approach their area . .. Unfortunately since Bethesda left all bugs to be fixed by Modders in the past and because they decided to keep the servers to themselves. There is no reasonable expectation that they actually know how to or will fix their BUGS.

    #10 With each "patch" Bethesda has released come new bugs and the need to figure out work around's.

    #11 Base building is torturous, repetitive and after some time, a joy sucking experience

    #12 Even with upped storage, the player is herded into playing Fallout 76 - Storekeeper

    #13 I mentioned infrastructure and method earlier but something that becomes really apparent is that they used a singular methodology for inventory that appears to be storing junk, aid, etc as serialized items, thusly loading down server/s (NOTE: I am not convinced that they are not using VMs instead of full servers. Although I am 100% sure that they are not using multiple machines as would be required to keep it all running smoothly and without any popping)

    I'm not going to tell anyone, don't buy this. I am going to say though, that if your mind is not addled; if you notice things that break lore or simply don't make a bit of sense and have to stop and ask yourself wtf is going on here; if you do not want to spend as much time tending your inventories as questing; if you are not completely puzzled at the lack of screws released by junking items that are demonstrably loaded with screws, if you are going to ask yourself why do I need these items to repair this? then wait!!! For the sake of your own sanity and so as to avoid something that is at this point, perhaps ALPHA level,servers that have obviously not been stress tested and done on the cheap and a completely directionless software experiment sold with deceptive advertisement by a rudderless vendor of promise and disappointment.    … Expand
  54. hewhocaves
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    This is the sort of game that not only do you never buy, you question whether the developer is capable of even putting out a modern video game.
  55. Nefastus
    May 13, 2019
    0
    One of the worst games I ever played in 3 decades. Its pretty much a scam. Only good thing I got out of it was the helmet from the collectors edition (lets forget about the nylon bag).
  56. mrsalty101
    Dec 23, 2018
    0
    This game should not be acceptable to anyone. All the people that defend this game because of how much fun they had are wrong. You of course can have fun if you are hanging out with people that you enjoy playing with, but that's got nothing to do with the game.
    Don't give Bethesda any credit for laziness, they already announced that they're still using this broken engine for their next    This game should not be acceptable to anyone. All the people that defend this game because of how much fun they had are wrong. You of course can have fun if you are hanging out with people that you enjoy playing with, but that's got nothing to do with the game.
    Don't give Bethesda any credit for laziness, they already announced that they're still using this broken engine for their next games including Elder Scrolls 6.    … Expand
  57. Drastic_drugs
    Dec 18, 2018
    0
    The whole range of emotions from this game and my attitude to the company, describes the song Bloodhound gang "I hope you die!"
  58. Finchhh
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    This game is not even possible to launch. How can you evaluate something that doesn't even start?
  59. RowesBinley
    Apr 30, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its if like they took everything bad from fallout 3, NV and 4 and bundled it op in to a pack of turds, tried to play it for several days but it sucked so bad that i became bored after the first 4 hours, c.a.m.p sucks Vats suck, loot sucks, locations suck, enemies suck, one big suckerfest. id say stay away from this game if you want to play fallout, cause this just aint. ....Burning gamedisc, nobody should get their hands on this awful mess.… Expand
  60. extrememuslim10
    Dec 1, 2018
    0
    What kind of glue were they sniffing when they decided to release this??? It's impressive actually since this one game single-handedly ruined the reputation Bethesda has earned after years of releasing quality games. They truly deserve the backlash they're receiving right now.
  61. gusarpoup
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    biggest failure in history of gaming lol. the bag, the lawsuits, the refunds, the lack of pc support. all point to one company spiraling down the hole they cannot fill. it's over bethesda. wrap it up and go home.
  62. zonestabe
    May 4, 2019
    0
    Easily the worst game I have ever played. Why did I even buy this game, for the life of me I shall never know. Please don't buy this game The game is full of glitches, boring gameplay, and absolutely bad story.
  63. XTheFox
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    No end game.
    No text chat/push to talk chat in game.
    No team play.
    No adequate pvp.
    No npc.
    No story.
    Very bad engine.
    A lot of bugs.
    0/10
  64. OperatingSauce
    Nov 29, 2018
    2
    Where do I even begin?
    Fallout 76, as an idea, has some potential to it. A way to explore the fallout wastelands with my friends was something I was really looking forward to, but where they royally **** up was in the execution phase.
    The game itself is a buggy mess. Bethesda games are usually this way, but F76 takes it to an unplayable state. My most recent experience involved me having    Where do I even begin?
    Fallout 76, as an idea, has some potential to it. A way to explore the fallout wastelands with my friends was something I was really looking forward to, but where they royally **** up was in the execution phase.
    The game itself is a buggy mess. Bethesda games are usually this way, but F76 takes it to an unplayable state. My most recent experience involved me having to restart the game because all the walls around me turned bright green. However, when it works, the game can be a lot of fun, despite the lack of NPCs and the flawed CAMP system. Bethesda does claim they are releasing an update to improve it, but the game should never have launched this way. I pre-ordered, meaning I got access to the beta, and the full game feels just as stable as the beta was. This is an early access game and should be priced like one. Save your $60.
    On top of all that, Bethesda conveniently doesn't sell this game on Steam, opting to use their own launcher instead. I was fine with this at first, though downloading another launcher on top of Steam, Origin, UPlay, GOG, or whoever makes their own launcher this week, was pretty annoying. However, that also means Bethesda can dodge Steam's liberal refund policy, essentially saying they knew the (rightfully received) backlash would happen. To make matters worse, the collectors edition buyers really got nuked (pun intended). Bethesda charged around 200 USD for the Power Armor edition which came with the game, a map, and a Canvas bag. Although the Canvas bag wasn't actually a canvas bag, it may as well have been a garbage bag. This was straight up false advertising. Bethesda knew, however, and offered buyers five(!!!) USD worth of in game currency.
    Save your money, speak with your wallet. Don't support these actions by Bethesda.    … Expand
  65. Pisatel19
    Nov 29, 2018
    0
    I am a big fan of Fallout series. Fallout 1 was very good, Fallout 2 was a masterpiece, Fallout 3 was something fresh and even with all its problems was generally a good atmospheric and what is more important FALLOUT game. Fallout New Vegas made the whole 3D universe of Fallout great again. Fallout 4 wasnt that good, but stil it was Fallout, with its atmosphere. But Fallout 76 is notI am a big fan of Fallout series. Fallout 1 was very good, Fallout 2 was a masterpiece, Fallout 3 was something fresh and even with all its problems was generally a good atmospheric and what is more important FALLOUT game. Fallout New Vegas made the whole 3D universe of Fallout great again. Fallout 4 wasnt that good, but stil it was Fallout, with its atmosphere. But Fallout 76 is not Fallout at all. I am not talking about all that bugs (which are hundreds), this game doesnt have an atmosphere of Fallout lore at all! Quests are the worst which could be done (ultra boring), PvP aspect is complete crap. There so many fails and bad concepts in this game that it just unplayable. Hopefully all this is just a joke and Bethesda will create a real Fallout game.… Expand
  66. ty4k0
    Dec 3, 2018
    0
    I want my money back. I didn t want to buy a mode for 60$. I ve expected everything but not this rusty engine and a map without any fun thing to do.
  67. BFDIEHARDFANBOY
    May 13, 2019
    0
    Feroxious said he is fan of F1 and F2 yet compliments the **** f76. F U bethezda employee troll!

    This game is evil and should be banned.
  68. Dudersaurus
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    I just dont understand why Bethesda wants to keep using this engine. They say it is because they "know it".. My question is how do you use (and develop) something for literally more than a decade and still come out with the same bugs that have plagued your last 3 AAA releases???

    This isnt "knowing your product" nor is it "using what we know to our advantage" It is a futile exercise    I just dont understand why Bethesda wants to keep using this engine. They say it is because they "know it".. My question is how do you use (and develop) something for literally more than a decade and still come out with the same bugs that have plagued your last 3 AAA releases???

    This isnt "knowing your product" nor is it "using what we know to our advantage" It is a futile exercise in money saving that will end up going the way of the Canvas Bag scenario    … Expand
  69. OriginalVenom
    Dec 6, 2018
    0
    Чистой воды плагиат по франшизе и мод для Fallout 4
  70. infin1ty92
    Dec 10, 2018
    0
    I just don't know what to do in this game. The quests are incredibly boring and bugged (Kill Evan etc.), the game is not optimized and the lighting effects and colours' are so too much u get the idea they are trying to hide the decade-old engine they are running the game on, which can still be felt though. Base building is boring and annoying, I just cant figure out what to do in thisI just don't know what to do in this game. The quests are incredibly boring and bugged (Kill Evan etc.), the game is not optimized and the lighting effects and colours' are so too much u get the idea they are trying to hide the decade-old engine they are running the game on, which can still be felt though. Base building is boring and annoying, I just cant figure out what to do in this game. Ive played all prior Bethesda titles since Oblivion and this is the first of their games I just dont bother playing at all, even after trying my best with 10+ hours, i just can't do it anymore. It is probably the worst game I have ever played.… Expand
  71. mathias36
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    Horrible experience.
    I pre-ordered this game as I do with most Bethesda games up until now.
    The fallout 76 launch and the general support from Bethesda will most likely make this the last Bethesda game I ever buy. I have been trying to get a refund since October before the game was even out. It's now the 12th of December, and their support is in no way helping. At this point, I'm    Horrible experience.
    I pre-ordered this game as I do with most Bethesda games up until now.
    The fallout 76 launch and the general support from Bethesda will most likely make this the last Bethesda game I ever buy.

    I have been trying to get a refund since October before the game was even out. It's now the 12th of December, and their support is in no way helping. At this point, I'm fairly sure my tickets have not been seen by a single human.    … Expand
  72. geraltofrivia95
    Dec 23, 2018
    0
    trash game trash online trash gameplay trash boring this sucks if you like this game you are a idiot
  73. Hooo
    Dec 25, 2018
    0
    I have never played a game that is so bad as this one. I hope their next game is better
  74. Hushpool
    Dec 28, 2018
    0
    I had a bad feeling about this game before it's annouce. It started since Fallout 4 gameplay trailer with salvage-craft-build-sims gameplay. But if in Fallout 4 it was great alongside activity for creative players (like myself), this game has NOTHING interesting in this activity. Building and crafting systems are just bugged, needless and degrated compared to Fallout 4. I played this gameI had a bad feeling about this game before it's annouce. It started since Fallout 4 gameplay trailer with salvage-craft-build-sims gameplay. But if in Fallout 4 it was great alongside activity for creative players (like myself), this game has NOTHING interesting in this activity. Building and crafting systems are just bugged, needless and degrated compared to Fallout 4. I played this game at my friend's home... well, all I did afterward - spitted and made promise to myself: NEVER play games of Bethesda Game Studios before examination, analysing and Torrent downloading them for 50 gameplay hours before buying.

    GG, WP, Bethesda. FF.    … Expand
  75. Stazanto
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    I got enough essays during my college years.

    I feel bad for modders who were around since inception of Bethesda games, they deserve so much more.

    Shameless cashgrab this game is.

    Sad.
  76. TensaiNearMe
    Dec 30, 2018
    1
    if bethesda fixed the network issue, i'll give 8 of 10,

    the fact that the network is broken really make this game become unplayable, sometime this problem become serius than any other bugs in this game, like when you already out of ammo by shootin scorhbeast queen, than you died before it die, you don't get any of reward from that
  77. iainw
    Apr 16, 2019
    0
    a very average $10 DLC for FO4.
    No endgame AT ALL and a bug-ridden mess.
    No multiplayer mechanics present in the game.
    No chat, no player bank.
    Just awful...
  78. Dohnstem
    May 4, 2019
    0
    fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck this game
  79. ForeverPoland
    May 4, 2019
    0
    Almost Heaven
    Bug Virginia
    Clipping Mountains
    No Textures in the River
    Life is glitched here
    2d Paper trees
    Younger than their engine
    Oh no here comes another freeze

    Refund road
    Take me home
    To the bank, where it belongs
    Bug Virginia
    Throttled downloads
    Take me home
    Refund road
  80. Jakob2960
    May 5, 2019
    0
    My review is a little late but after trying this bombshell of a game I had to say that this is the last time i will ever preorder a game before checking reviews. I got so scammed. I payed 50 euro for this?! And I could not get a refund even if I did not play more than an hour thanks to Bethesda's own launcher. Business practices like theese should be ilegal. I played this game for 80 hoursMy review is a little late but after trying this bombshell of a game I had to say that this is the last time i will ever preorder a game before checking reviews. I got so scammed. I payed 50 euro for this?! And I could not get a refund even if I did not play more than an hour thanks to Bethesda's own launcher. Business practices like theese should be ilegal. I played this game for 80 hours hoping it would get better. I could not play for more then around 2-8minutes without a game breaking bug. Todd Howard said that this game would have 4 times better graphics than fallout 4 and 16 times the detail and yet it looks way worse than Fallout 4 with mods ( a game from 2015).… Expand
  81. Whamcloud
    May 6, 2019
    1
    The game is still buggy as hell they try to bring out new quests and such but unless you can find enough high enough players who have played hundreds of hours you won't be able to kill the final bosses they add in. quests are boring there are less than 5 that are anygood. bugs keep getting fixed and added in. it still often logs you out if your internet connection is not perfect even thoThe game is still buggy as hell they try to bring out new quests and such but unless you can find enough high enough players who have played hundreds of hours you won't be able to kill the final bosses they add in. quests are boring there are less than 5 that are anygood. bugs keep getting fixed and added in. it still often logs you out if your internet connection is not perfect even tho every other game i play it is fine in. enemies are either one shot kills or put all your bullets in it then get some more, assaultrons take two shots from my instigating dragon which does around 2000 damage with all of my upgrades and it these enemies are not meant to be bosses but litter some areas of the game so if i find one and it sees me before i can get it then i am pretty much dead.

    trash tier game
    bottom of the pile
    i am going to go play garfield cart    … Expand
  82. kaizersoze
    May 10, 2019
    0
    Bethesda games always had issues, but the modders had you backing Bethesda! Your games are popular because there are so many mods, to fix bugs, add content and make the games look good. Now this travesty you released cannot be saved by anyone. You have tried to cash in on the goose that lays golden eggs, by killing the goose
  83. garotok001
    Aug 4, 2019
    3
    I loved Fallout 3, Fallout NV and Fallout 4.

    Fallout 76 is nothing but a shell of its former self.: repetitive quest, really short main mission, bigger map size that feel small and empty, useless VATS and lots and lots of bugs. If you can imagine something going wrong, it will probably go wrong. Even after almost a year out, the game is terribly bad and bland. Don't waste your    I loved Fallout 3, Fallout NV and Fallout 4.

    Fallout 76 is nothing but a shell of its former self.: repetitive quest, really short main mission, bigger map size that feel small and empty, useless VATS and lots and lots of bugs. If you can imagine something going wrong, it will probably go wrong.

    Even after almost a year out, the game is terribly bad and bland. Don't waste your money on such a poor and ill conceived game.    … Expand
  84. UnbiasedSalt
    Dec 13, 2020
    0
    Who in the world at Bethesda took a look at this game and thought, "hmm, this can be released to the public". It's bottom line disgusting and horrible. I am a fan of the Fallout franchise and its lore, but this just disgraced me. Everything about it is a mess, except for the graphics, which are 1% better than Fallout 4's graphics. Worst. Game. Ever.
  85. ThatsTheFrench
    Feb 7, 2021
    3
    Fallout 76 was a very difficult game to review. Not because I had mixed feelings, but because the game had so many issues. I played the game at launch, and gave up on it after around seven to eight hours of playtime. It was too frustrating. The bugs, the glitches, the crashes, the boredom.
    I recently came back to the game in 2020, and I'm still very unimpressed.
    Fallout 76 is a    Fallout 76 was a very difficult game to review. Not because I had mixed feelings, but because the game had so many issues. I played the game at launch, and gave up on it after around seven to eight hours of playtime. It was too frustrating. The bugs, the glitches, the crashes, the boredom.
    I recently came back to the game in 2020, and I'm still very unimpressed.

    Fallout 76 is a massively multiplayer online game that encourages player cooperation, and paying money in the Atomic Shop (in game purchasing tool to help you speed up your progress or just generally be better at the game.) The game feels very grindy, and by that I mean it will take you a long time to get good gear and loot in the game. A very long time. Unfortunately, the gameplay isn't really fun or polished enough to make all that time grinding worth your while. This feels like it's purposeful, due to how often the game encourages you to spend more cash at the Atomic Shop to acquire resources and gear. Let me remind you that this game's launch date retail price was $59.99. The 'pay to win' feature of Fallout 76 is very annoying, ham fisted, and feels almost like begging. I'm often embarrassed by how much energy the publisher of the game put into begging people for more money.

    The story of Fallout 76 is boring, erratic, and not very engaging. The add-ons to the game improved this issue, but didn't make the story good. I wont even explain the story to point out how bad it is piece by piece. That's how boring it is. I'm too bored by it to criticize it fully. Trust me when I say you're not missing out on a lot of interesting and gripping franchise lore.

    The gameplay of Fallout 76 is buggy to this day, and pretty boring as far as 'looter shooters' go. There's not a ton of variety in how you dispatch enemies, and the more fun you want to have in the game, the more boring hours you'll have to invest in grinding for fun gear and loot, or the more money you'll have to spend on fun gear and loot. What's the grind like? Ammo is hard to come by, and when you find it, it's not much. You can buy ammo though! Fusion cores, which fuel the game's iconic power armor, burn out quickly and are hard to find. You can buy more though! Legendary enemies spawn very infrequently, and when they do, there's no guarantee that they'll drop really good loot. The loot thing might be a bug though, I'm not 100% sure. Then again, what's a bug and what's a feature is hard to discern in Fallout 76. Overall, gameplay feels rather dumbed down, and not as fun as Fallout 4. the polish is lacking, the fun is lacking, the engagement is lacking, my interest is lacking.

    Graphically, the game looks fine, when it's running well. The game doesn't always perform very well graphically, so it can be hard to judge whether or not some textures look horrible, or whether they just never loaded into the game correctly. It's not mind blowing by any stretch, and is outclassed by many games made for inferior hardware.

    The music of Fallout 76 is... meh. Repetitive, recycled, and not very noteworthy. It didn't have to be great or anything, but it's definitely not contributing anything meaningful to the game. Best part was the Country Roads cover.

    Overall, Fallout 76 is an annoying game in more ways than one. It's a slog to get through without indulging in microtransactions, and nobody in their right mind would suggest you actually indulge in the microtransactions, so the game is just boring and annoying. Some of the add-ons do bring in content that's worth your time, but the game overall is very bad, and the add-ons don't fix anything enough for it to deserve your investment.    … Expand
  86. yogibbear
    Dec 5, 2018
    2
    Bank took my house off me after Bethesda leaked my CC details. At least my new street dwelling of a cardboard box is better than this game, smh.
  87. DoctorFox
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Bethesda, a company once beloved for their incredibly deep and expansive worlds has fallen so far from grace.

    The introduction of paid mods (Creation Club) was a major blunder, and now Fallout 76 is yet another abhorrent display of how little regard the company has for its players, new and old. Greed continues to plague the gaming industry with microtransactions, cash-grabs, and the    Bethesda, a company once beloved for their incredibly deep and expansive worlds has fallen so far from grace.

    The introduction of paid mods (Creation Club) was a major blunder, and now Fallout 76 is yet another abhorrent display of how little regard the company has for its players, new and old.

    Greed continues to plague the gaming industry with microtransactions, cash-grabs, and the steady stream of incomplete games being released.

    In the words of Lau Tzu, "there is no greater disaster than greed," and it is clear that greed was the driving force behind releasing the disaster that is Fallout 76.    … Expand
  88. Bulsajo
    Feb 1, 2022
    0
    Don't let the 'new content' and sale price fool you!

    What a waste of time- every time i log on, i get a "camp cannot be placed" error message and so the first thing i have to do is damage control, every freaking time! I have to start finding a place to redeploy, and then i have to see how many quest tasks that i previously did have evaporated and need to be re-done- ooh sooo much fun,    Don't let the 'new content' and sale price fool you!

    What a waste of time- every time i log on, i get a "camp cannot be placed" error message and so the first thing i have to do is damage control, every freaking time! I have to start finding a place to redeploy, and then i have to see how many quest tasks that i previously did have evaporated and need to be re-done- ooh sooo much fun, grinding through monotonous tasks over and over again!
    And if i want to play the game solo {so that i don't have to re-setup camp every time because some douche put a gaudy palace of horrors where my simple camp was while i was offline} I have to pay extra for that privilege.

    So yeah, there may be some new add-ons, but that just wasn't enough for me even at a low price. If I want some Fallout, i'll go back and re-play Fallout 4, or new Vegas or even fallout 3, anything but this- there are just too many great games out there to waste time on anything so mediocre.    … Expand
  89. HouseOnTheTrack
    Dec 6, 2018
    1
    The Good: Massive open world map.

    The Bad: Everything else. Huge Fallout fan since Fallout 3. 76 takes all the things that were a bit of a pain but tolerable in the previous versions and made them awful and intolerable. Now, I have the runs from dysentery and I am starving from the parasites living in my GI and therefore spend all my time looking for food and water and crafting and    The Good: Massive open world map.

    The Bad: Everything else.
    Huge Fallout fan since Fallout 3. 76 takes all the things that were a bit of a pain but tolerable in the previous versions and made them awful and intolerable. Now, I have the runs from dysentery and I am starving from the parasites living in my GI and therefore spend all my time looking for food and water and crafting and camping and all the while I am not out doing any quests. I am at level 15 and am barely surviving. Wow, now that's realistic. The VATS no longer freezes or slows down time, because it is an online game. 76 has no NPCs, which is very disappointing. The graphics are okay but not as crisp and i would expect and I have a 4K monitor. I feel like i am in a bad movie hoping it will get better at some point only to be disappointed again and again.

    Unfortunately there are more bad elements to the game than improvements. What I don't understand is how Bethesda came to the decision to take an amazing single player open world game and turn it into a 'P.O.S.' online game. I know is it just wishful thinking, but I want my money back!!!    … Expand
  90. MadclownJack
    Dec 10, 2018
    0
    Called it. Bethesda turned into EA. A 52 critic score though? That's the real gem here. For what? Making a half-a$$ed, no, make that a fifth-a$$ed excuse for what looks to be an actual Always Online Reskin of Fallout 4? Jesus Christ, Todd, you went and dethroned No Man's Sky for worst release ever. You put Daikatana to shame. Seriously is this the beginning of Bethesda's now probableCalled it. Bethesda turned into EA. A 52 critic score though? That's the real gem here. For what? Making a half-a$$ed, no, make that a fifth-a$$ed excuse for what looks to be an actual Always Online Reskin of Fallout 4? Jesus Christ, Todd, you went and dethroned No Man's Sky for worst release ever. You put Daikatana to shame. Seriously is this the beginning of Bethesda's now probable economic suicide? Is this a play-by-play of the studio's impending implosion? What the hell is going on?! Is this what insanity is like? Nothing works in this game! How does that happen?!… Expand
  91. Rsharp254
    Apr 15, 2020
    1
    I've played nearly every game Bethesda has put out - and this has to be the ultimate culmination in absolute garbage. The simple fact that the game contains errors that have persisted in this engine for nearly 20yrs now is total absurdity. How can they be so damn lazy and/or stupid to not fix these errors? They existed in almost every iteration of Elder Scrolls, they existed in FalloutI've played nearly every game Bethesda has put out - and this has to be the ultimate culmination in absolute garbage. The simple fact that the game contains errors that have persisted in this engine for nearly 20yrs now is total absurdity. How can they be so damn lazy and/or stupid to not fix these errors? They existed in almost every iteration of Elder Scrolls, they existed in Fallout 3, Fallout 4, yes they were in Skyrim and yes they were in the first release of Fallout 76. And yet 2 yrs after release....they still persist! Utter incompetence on a grand scale the likes we have never seen before.
    With the hype of Wastelanders - I decided to download FO76 one more time and try my character out, nearly a year since I left. Ladies and gentelmen....it took just 10minutes of playing for me to want to bash my computer into a pulp with a baseball bat -- that's how frustrating these errors are. 10 minutes and that's all it took.

    My final summary of what's left of 'The once-great' Bethesda is simple - without the modding community to come in a patch every single crap game Bethesda makes...they will just be a memory of the company that once was but is no longer!    … Expand
  92. rundor
    Dec 23, 2018
    0
    EXPLOSIVE SHOTTY EXPLOSIVE SHOTTY EXPLOSIVE SHOTTY! Negates all challenge in pve and instakills everyone not using it in PVP.

    Has been this way for a **** MONTH! What has Bethesda done? Nothing! Nice job bethesda, way to stay on top of it! Great idea to put pvp into the game too when you put literally ZERO effort into balancing it.

    PATHETIC
  93. chaos_1984
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    So disapointed in a studio like Bethesda, Ive enjoyed so many Bethesda games to be met with such a low effort buggy mess with so little story is confounding. I played the beta and final release only to find nothing changed which is no surprise because they were just 2 weeks apart. Removing human NPCs was the single most foolish desicion and puts my future enthusiasm for future BethesdaSo disapointed in a studio like Bethesda, Ive enjoyed so many Bethesda games to be met with such a low effort buggy mess with so little story is confounding. I played the beta and final release only to find nothing changed which is no surprise because they were just 2 weeks apart. Removing human NPCs was the single most foolish desicion and puts my future enthusiasm for future Bethesda titles at an all time low. Shameful.… Expand
  94. adrenilinmatt
    Dec 3, 2020
    0
    There's no getting away from the fact that this is an absolutely ATROCIOUS effort from Bethesda. They deserve every bit of criticism they have and will continue to receive. Only reason i have played the game in order to write a review for it is because it went on Game Pass a few months back and i thought i might as well give it a try.

    Boy, do i regret that decision. Possibly the worst 4    There's no getting away from the fact that this is an absolutely ATROCIOUS effort from Bethesda. They deserve every bit of criticism they have and will continue to receive. Only reason i have played the game in order to write a review for it is because it went on Game Pass a few months back and i thought i might as well give it a try.

    Boy, do i regret that decision. Possibly the worst 4 hours of my life. The game is every bit as bad as it is made out to be, and remains to this day, possibly one of the worst "triple A" experiences one can have on any platform.

    Do not, under any circumstances, spend ANY money on this game. Dont do it. Do not do that.

    Dont encourage them by buying this trash. a    … Expand
  95. P_Flux
    Jan 1, 2019
    1
    I wanted to like this game, and the gameplay is great. But too many disconnects and it has too much of a impact on the game. If you die you have to respawn then go to pick up the junk (Your loot) which is the mainstay of what you need to build better stuff. But if you die then disconnect, it's gone. And disconnecting is just way too common. My last play though before quitting the gameI wanted to like this game, and the gameplay is great. But too many disconnects and it has too much of a impact on the game. If you die you have to respawn then go to pick up the junk (Your loot) which is the mainstay of what you need to build better stuff. But if you die then disconnect, it's gone. And disconnecting is just way too common. My last play though before quitting the game I had 4 disconnects in just under a hour. Costing me a ton of loot that I needed to advance. Dont get the game at least for awhile, whatever issues they are having server wide, it's been ongoing for the 3 weeks that I've been playing. And after having it happen several times, it just removes all the fun from the game.… Expand
  96. Jaden964
    Dec 30, 2019
    0
    it can be confidently said that fallout 76 is the worst video game of all time. this is not hyperbole. in regards to how badly it fails at the basic function of being a video game and how immense of a s***storm this game single-handedly caused, very few have titles have reached the depths this game sunk to. it is the pinnacle of everything wrong with modern video games bundled into oneit can be confidently said that fallout 76 is the worst video game of all time. this is not hyperbole. in regards to how badly it fails at the basic function of being a video game and how immense of a s***storm this game single-handedly caused, very few have titles have reached the depths this game sunk to. it is the pinnacle of everything wrong with modern video games bundled into one putrid package. it checks every single box

    broken on launch, overpriced microtransactions, pay to win microtransactions (on a full priced game), lying devs, deceptive practices (in some cases ILLEGALLY deceptive), horrible customer service, failure to provide products to paying customers and more developer negligence than you can shake a fat man at. not to mention the gradual stream of shady updates geared towards encouraging players to spend more money on microtransactions, as if they haven't already wasted enough money just buying this diabolical affront to human progress.

    this game not only demonstrated bethesda's incompetence as developers but also their incompetence as human beings. I can no longer support bethesda after such a wrenching display of moral bankruptcy. they make EA look like fcking saints. avoid this game like an atomic bomb.    … Expand
  97. Johno752
    Dec 16, 2019
    1
    I gave it a 1 because it was at least free (for a weekend). Over a year since launch and this game is still a mess, it is primarily a first person shooter but the combat is completely broken, enemies not taking damage, enemies shooting through walls and more, the list is endless. It’s such a shame because I love exploring the world and the lore.
  98. Hack
    Dec 23, 2018
    3
    I'm level 43 and I've just finished the main campaign so I've given the game a fair shot before reviewing, overall it's not a great game, it's technically stuck in the stone age, with terrible performance, server issues and bugs galore. Looking past that it's just not a good game either, the PvP is pointless, and the world feels empty with no NPCs, factions or any real story, it just feltI'm level 43 and I've just finished the main campaign so I've given the game a fair shot before reviewing, overall it's not a great game, it's technically stuck in the stone age, with terrible performance, server issues and bugs galore. Looking past that it's just not a good game either, the PvP is pointless, and the world feels empty with no NPCs, factions or any real story, it just felt like I was doing busy work for no real reason, it just lacks any Fallout flavour.

    On the plus side the locations are varied and interesting, and co-op is fun with a friend, but apart from that it's just a worse Fallout 4 and not really worth the time unless you're a massive fan of the series and you're playing with a friend, because solo it's extremely dull.    … Expand
  99. KillMessiah
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    This is the most technically unsound game I have ever seen on pc since I started pc gaming back in 1998. I've never seen a game run so poorly and have so many technical problems. As a result, I will never buy another game made by Bethesda again, no matter what it is. This is so bad that only a week after it came out it you could find keys for $25. I bought one and turns out it was a wasteThis is the most technically unsound game I have ever seen on pc since I started pc gaming back in 1998. I've never seen a game run so poorly and have so many technical problems. As a result, I will never buy another game made by Bethesda again, no matter what it is. This is so bad that only a week after it came out it you could find keys for $25. I bought one and turns out it was a waste of money and time.

    It is mostly unplayable for me because in most areas, including all indoor places, it does something I've never seen before which is that it constantly slows my fps down to about 30-40 for a few seconds then snaps back to 60, like it is trying to constantly fight its way through molasses. My Radeon software shows that what it is doing is constantly dropping my gpu usage down to 0% then back up to 95-100%. It also randomly CTD. It still even crashes every time I exit the game even though they said they fixed it in a patch which they didn't. It has horrible hard-lock lag stutters, constant server problems where it says it is having trouble communicating with the server and locks the controls in place until it recovers. It has a constant high ping. It has countless glitches and bugs during gameplay. Constant server disconnects. They took a copy paste version of the Fallout 4 engine, somehow made it look uglier, and somehow managed to make Fallout 4's combat feel horrible. It feels way more clunky, unresponsive, and just bad.

    They responded to my ticket describing all of my problems with a generic copy paste response and said they weren't planning on doing anything to specifically make the game run any better. They want to bury this one in the dirt and I don't blame them. Hopefully Bethesda has to shut down and sell their games to a real actual game company.    … Expand
  100. TomasLacerda
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This game doesn't seem it was made in 2018. It seems quite an old game, the UI is terrible, the amount of bugs is by far the buggiest game I've ever played in my entire life. This writing is really poor, microtransactions, you name it.
    Please, do not buy this game. It's a testament how these guys don't respect their gamers.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 46
  3. Negative: 13 out of 46
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    35
    Fallout 76 represents a big disappointment and the lowest point of the series so far. Riddled with bugs, repetitive and dull gameplay, nonexistent story and outdated graphics, it fails as a both multiplayer and singleplayer experience for fans and newcomers alike.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    55
    Miracles do happen once in a while and No Man’s Sky proved that sometimes it is possible to get back on your feet even after a terrible failure. Right now though Fallout 76 is botched spectacularly on so many levels that even talking about this game is a waste of time. [01/2019, p.46]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 10, 2019
    40
    An unfinished game with bifurcated identity and in an almost dysfunctional state. It's hard to build on a bad base, that will never change. Like the war. [Issue#292]
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