Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6754 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 4,869 out of 6754
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  1. MetaJoy
    Nov 19, 2018
    1
    The proof is in the pudding. This is a 100% exploitative cash grab. Simple look at the first texture of a prewar object outside of the vault, and compare it the same object from Fallout 4 (you will have no trouble finding one in both games). Then ponder different time frames in the Fallout universe in which each game exists. The Fallout 4 object, 200+ years old compared to the Fallout 76The proof is in the pudding. This is a 100% exploitative cash grab. Simple look at the first texture of a prewar object outside of the vault, and compare it the same object from Fallout 4 (you will have no trouble finding one in both games). Then ponder different time frames in the Fallout universe in which each game exists. The Fallout 4 object, 200+ years old compared to the Fallout 76 object being 20 some odd years old. Despite this 180+ year difference, both objects will look the exact same. This is minor nit-picky gripe, but the fact that Bethesda could not even be bothered with making small alterations to the per-existing textures ripped straight from Fallout 4, pretty much sums up what you can expect from them as far as the major things go.… Expand
  2. rotbelly
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    I gave it a shot, tried getting into it, it's very boring. It's big, empty and feels like there's just about nothing to do. I feel ripped off paying $60 for this game. Very buggy, lacking resources to a ridiculous degree. You can't even sell your crap at vendors half the time as they have no caps. Huge let down overall, I loved the previous Fallout games and had high hopes for this one.I gave it a shot, tried getting into it, it's very boring. It's big, empty and feels like there's just about nothing to do. I feel ripped off paying $60 for this game. Very buggy, lacking resources to a ridiculous degree. You can't even sell your crap at vendors half the time as they have no caps. Huge let down overall, I loved the previous Fallout games and had high hopes for this one. Unless there's some huge 'hey we were just kidding, here's the real game' patch that has interesting quest lines and non-robot NPC toons, it's a bust. I may as well have lit $60 on fire, frankly that may have been more satisfying than this game is.… Expand
  3. Amarantik
    Nov 20, 2018
    1
    Among latest game-breaking bugs:
    - Sudden disappearance of power armor carcass
    - Inability to revive after death (that concluded in losing all crafting materials) Enormous amount of bugs, strange graphics, repeating disconnects make the game experience incredibly frustrating. UI is generally bad. I can't even play with K&M while my game pad is plugged in. And that's in 2018.    Among latest game-breaking bugs:
    - Sudden disappearance of power armor carcass
    - Inability to revive after death (that concluded in losing all crafting materials)

    Enormous amount of bugs, strange graphics, repeating disconnects make the game experience incredibly frustrating. UI is generally bad.

    I can't even play with K&M while my game pad is plugged in. And that's in 2018.

    Game idea is not that bad. But releasing it in such poor condition is just spitting in the faces of fans.    … Expand
  4. vishera4
    Nov 21, 2018
    0
    this game is absolutely boring,bugged and i think the worst experience,with destiny,of an on-line shooter.i like do mission with other people:take borderlands(all) or ghost recon wild-lands for example,Bethesda you can do the same,who want to "wander" for the map lonely can do it but who want to do a mission with another person he must able to do it .this game put lot of people in the samethis game is absolutely boring,bugged and i think the worst experience,with destiny,of an on-line shooter.i like do mission with other people:take borderlands(all) or ghost recon wild-lands for example,Bethesda you can do the same,who want to "wander" for the map lonely can do it but who want to do a mission with another person he must able to do it .this game put lot of people in the same server and they can't cooperate for mission!!!!seriously?this is a no-sense on-line fallout and it did not have to came out!!!!… Expand
  5. mikixit
    Nov 21, 2018
    0
    TERRIBLE. I HOPE THEY CAN UPGRADE THE GAME, BUT NOW ITS no. more problem. same gamplay. same bugs,
  6. diegolsp
    Nov 21, 2018
    0
    I think it's an insult to all the fans of the fallout, this game is not an act to play. It needs another 2 years to fix it, it is better to make another game.
  7. KING_JOHN22
    Nov 21, 2018
    0
    this is just a fallout 4 multiplayer mod with no story and the only thing to do is explore
  8. Terraohm
    Nov 26, 2018
    0
    First of all the game feels empty. No NPC, not even a good storyline, repetive gameplay.
    BUT there are also so many bugs, i had 4 bugs and each killed day of gameplay.
    So i spent more time in bugfixing than playing it self. I was a big fan of bethesda but this title is mind changing. And what ever i do, i cant find the storyline :/ Just chasin some holotapes. At first i was like, "ahhh    First of all the game feels empty. No NPC, not even a good storyline, repetive gameplay.
    BUT there are also so many bugs, i had 4 bugs and each killed day of gameplay.
    So i spent more time in bugfixing than playing it self.
    I was a big fan of bethesda but this title is mind changing.
    And what ever i do, i cant find the storyline :/ Just chasin some holotapes. At first i was like, "ahhh lets listen to it carefully", now i dont even know what im doing in this world. Gota Catch them all!
    0 Points because its not even fit for a beta and the story and the feeling is the most boring ive ever heard.
    sorry bethesda this ist your first titel i dont like. No i hate it. I dont hope Elder scrolls isnt raped the same way.    … Expand
  9. Dagger95
    Nov 25, 2018
    0
    voglio dare un provocatorio 0 a questo gioco perché da appassionato della serie mi sembra una grossa mancanza di rispetto verso noi fan, se fosse preso a parte forse meriterebbe un 4 ma siccome da Bethesda mi aspetto di più do 0
  10. AlexisBarra
    Nov 25, 2018
    1
    I agree with pretty much everything that has been said about this game. However, personally i am happy to search for my quests and lore so was enjoying the game 'despite' all the poor design choices and bugs. That was however, until i was 30-40 hours deep and on one of the main quest paths. The game froze a little after i had completed a quest and on relog the game decided to drop me backI agree with pretty much everything that has been said about this game. However, personally i am happy to search for my quests and lore so was enjoying the game 'despite' all the poor design choices and bugs. That was however, until i was 30-40 hours deep and on one of the main quest paths. The game froze a little after i had completed a quest and on relog the game decided to drop me back a few steps on the chain but the flag on the quest pole had not been rest stopping me in my tracks. This was game ending. In fallout 4/skyrym i would have simply reloaded an old save. On an mmo i would have simply contacted a GM. fallout 76 has nether so the game, without hyperbole, completly broke for me. Game ending.… Expand
  11. OD1N
    Nov 25, 2018
    1
    Unfinished, boring, buggy mess on a dated game engine from ten years ago. This is not what the fans have been asking for, for TEN YEARS.! It's a badly made Fallout 4 mod. DO NOT BUY.
  12. pepodmc-
    Nov 25, 2018
    1
    **** Game with a lot of bugs, performance problems and server problems.

    Bethesda ni se calento en testear el juego para sacar al mercado un juego en condiciones.
  13. OriginalFedEx
    Nov 26, 2018
    0
    Pro's: It's not malware.

    Con's: It's not fallout. There are many good things that are not fallout. But this is a fallout game without the fallout game. That's a bad thing.
  14. Warrio
    Nov 26, 2018
    1
    Fallout 76, for me, is the final word in lazy, disinterested game design. It feels like Bethesda have been terrified of alienating any portion of the market by making something revolutionary and as such have really created nothing new or interesting. The game lacks a heart and soul, decisions don't seem to matter and progression either makes no sense or isn't challenging enough to feelFallout 76, for me, is the final word in lazy, disinterested game design. It feels like Bethesda have been terrified of alienating any portion of the market by making something revolutionary and as such have really created nothing new or interesting. The game lacks a heart and soul, decisions don't seem to matter and progression either makes no sense or isn't challenging enough to feel worthwhile. Games, like life, require loss and struggle to feel rewarding, neither are found here.… Expand
  15. Super_Dave
    Nov 26, 2018
    0
    This game is a piece of garbage. I cant believe they dare to release this uncompleted, outdated buggy mess. This is a complete dissapointment and i already fear for The elder scroll VI. What kind of crap they will dare release again.
  16. KyosukeKasuga89
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    Gioco buggato e crash continui. Una presa in giro per i fan e una mera commercialata.
    Awful
  17. Sadpolar7
    Nov 26, 2018
    0
    I don't know what to say. Stay away from this game. It's the worst Fallout experience you can ever imagine. Bad game! Bad!
  18. skataras
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    if you expect the same feeling as you had with fallout 4 then this game isnt for you. Always online, no player made mods, no story and bugs that will never be fixed by the community.
  19. BoltThrower
    Jan 19, 2019
    0
    This doesn't even qualify as a game. It's not even half finished. And all the evidence points to Bethesda knowing it was terrible and releasing it in such poor shape anyway. The game experience is lonely, devoid of npcs, and so insanely buggy that many quests are actually unplayable. The multiplayer aspect is laughably implemented. I crashed or lost contact with servers every hour or so.This doesn't even qualify as a game. It's not even half finished. And all the evidence points to Bethesda knowing it was terrible and releasing it in such poor shape anyway. The game experience is lonely, devoid of npcs, and so insanely buggy that many quests are actually unplayable. The multiplayer aspect is laughably implemented. I crashed or lost contact with servers every hour or so. Worst of all, the game has no story. A fallout game without a story line. And they dared to charge $60 for this. I had never seen a AAA game from a popular franchise that genuinely deserved a ZERO score, but here we are.… Expand
  20. IRussianSpy
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    Game crashes on launch, have tried verifying files and also uninstalled and re installed it and it still does the same glitch. I will reconsider this review if it starts working.
  21. Lysander480bc
    Nov 23, 2018
    0
    What a wast of time and poor effort on their part. This is a glorified BEta and that's all as well as a cash game
  22. lacylee
    Nov 18, 2018
    2
    The Fallout franchise is without a doubt my favorite gaming franchise, no contest. It's what got me really into gaming, and Bethesda has been my favorite gaming developer throughout the years. When they announced the next Fallout installment was going to be an MMO my heart just dropped. Instantaneous disappointment. I SO look forward to Fallout releases and I just wasn't excited at all.The Fallout franchise is without a doubt my favorite gaming franchise, no contest. It's what got me really into gaming, and Bethesda has been my favorite gaming developer throughout the years. When they announced the next Fallout installment was going to be an MMO my heart just dropped. Instantaneous disappointment. I SO look forward to Fallout releases and I just wasn't excited at all. But I decided to remain optimistic because I'm loyal to the franchise. I played the BETA and my initial concerns were debunked. I expected to have a WoW experience with other players running around constantly and having to wait my turn to do quests, griefing etc. What I received was the opposite. This game is overwhelmingly lonely, repetitive and does nothing to entice me to continue playing. There's just no immersion at all. No one to talk to, no real goal in mind. You can walk and walk and walk and see absolutely nothing but ghouls, scorched and Chinese robots. I think Bethesda made a fatal error by removing the NPC factor. NPC factions, quest lines and companions were some of the funnest and immersive qualities of Fallout. It kept you hanging in and wanting to know what happened next, and gave you something to work toward. And now, there's just literally nothing. This honestly seems like a half-assed attempt. It feels more Fallout knock-off than true Fallout. It's just not what I expect from Bethesda. I almost think they decided to throw out this release and fix it along the way instead of having a ready to play game. I will probably continue to play every now and then just to see if it gets better, and as I said, I'm loyal to the franchise. It breaks my heart that this is what was given to me as the next installment of my favorite game. I just hope they turn some of it around.… Expand
  23. Sonorpearl
    Nov 23, 2018
    0
    Fallout 76 is a buggy game with outdated graphics and it went into sales a mere 1 week after launch with a sale of 50%...
  24. Nixcaptain
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    Boring just boring dont buy this **** this is the worst AAA game i ever seen
  25. Kenjinn13
    Nov 26, 2018
    2
    Bethesda has removed to many key aspects of a traditional fallout game and has implemented features users have been begging for, for years. Fallout 76's lack of detail and clear bugs that have carried over from previous game releases, clearly shows it for what it is a copy and paste job. I feel my soul die a little bit with this one, I feel betrayed and have little to no hope of aBethesda has removed to many key aspects of a traditional fallout game and has implemented features users have been begging for, for years. Fallout 76's lack of detail and clear bugs that have carried over from previous game releases, clearly shows it for what it is a copy and paste job. I feel my soul die a little bit with this one, I feel betrayed and have little to no hope of a resurgence as it seems Bethesda is so set in its ways. How can a company release a product like this and expect to be called a leader of the gaming community and the industry as a whole. I have no words to describe how they have ruined the franchise and brand image with this one so called release. I can't wrap my brain around how a company would release something like this.

    -P.S I love many of Bethesda releases and have played hundreds of hours on many of its key IPS but this is the line in the sand for me and seems like it is for many others, Game releases like this will not fly in this day and age not from a big developer and not with the price tag of $59.99.    … Expand
  26. Admiral_lj
    Nov 26, 2018
    0
    This game is simply an unplayable mess of fallout 4 mod, issues whit the engine is unforgivable, and a shameful asset flip and i am NOT hopeful for the next few games using this outdated game engine if this is the future i cannot believe they green lit this and asked full price, and now they expect us to smile and bend over and take it?

    You do not make a game no one wanted, no one    This game is simply an unplayable mess of fallout 4 mod, issues whit the engine is unforgivable, and a shameful asset flip and i am NOT hopeful for the next few games using this outdated game engine if this is the future i cannot believe they green lit this and asked full price, and now they expect us to smile and bend over and take it?

    You do not make a game no one wanted, no one asked for and then give us something this bad.

    I just hope that this is as cheap as it look of Bethesda is going to be in trouble.    … Expand
  27. dvemail
    Nov 26, 2018
    0
    I love the Fallout franchise. NewVegas is probably my favorite game of all time. "76" however is not a Fallout game. It is a soul deadening empty wasteland of bugs, boredom, and griefing. It feels like a pure money grab, and an attempt by Todd Howard and his minions to strip the soul out of Fallout and turn it into yet another blanderized MMO that will appeal to everyone and offend noI love the Fallout franchise. NewVegas is probably my favorite game of all time. "76" however is not a Fallout game. It is a soul deadening empty wasteland of bugs, boredom, and griefing. It feels like a pure money grab, and an attempt by Todd Howard and his minions to strip the soul out of Fallout and turn it into yet another blanderized MMO that will appeal to everyone and offend no one. However, it fails to meet even that terrible level of plainness. It is in fact just plain awful.… Expand
  28. StarXGamerEXEC
    Nov 26, 2018
    0
    I sadly wasted many hours of my life, regretfully spent playing this broken mess of an alpha-early-release game. The lack of NPC's make no sense story wise, but business wise to keep from paying voice actors or scripting lines makes perfect sense. The existence of bugs in PREVIOUS Bethesda titles is not only ridiculous but unforgivable when paired with the understanding these exact bugsI sadly wasted many hours of my life, regretfully spent playing this broken mess of an alpha-early-release game. The lack of NPC's make no sense story wise, but business wise to keep from paying voice actors or scripting lines makes perfect sense. The existence of bugs in PREVIOUS Bethesda titles is not only ridiculous but unforgivable when paired with the understanding these exact bugs were fixed by modders in previous games, work that Bethesda couldn't even bother to copy.

    Whether or not the game is enjoyed is not the problem, but drastically worse it is from previous Bethesda games, and even as its own product, is lacking in every area video games need to excel in, from: gameplay, story, captivating lore, immersion, and unique individual experience. This is Side Quest The Game, a Fallout 4 Mod.

    If this came out as a mod for Fallout 4 (which it most certainly is) and for $15 at most, then I wouldn't have a problem with it. But for what it's marketed as, I don't even think the score can be low enough. Especially since the work modders have done for previous Bethesda titles far outweighs this game in all those same categories in video games I mentioned previously, starting with gameplay. This game was not ready for release, not for anyone with actual standards, but for Bethesda / Fallout fans who will eat anything up just because it has the Bethesda or Fallout name on it, they're the only ones it's perfect for.    … Expand
  29. WildGamer1996
    Nov 26, 2018
    2
    Despite being a first attempt at trying something new, this game truly doesn't feel like Fallout in my opinion. Yes, it's a new step, but not worth leaving a Vault for. From a poor storyline, to left over bugs and glitches, and some unnecessary changes to established lore, Fallout 76 is not a game for die-hard Fallout fans. (again, this is just in my opinion.)
  30. ShermanHawk
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    Не знаю что и сказать. Зачем Bethesda покупала себе франшизу Fallout, если она делает с ней вот это?
  31. ns5
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    No words can express how shockingly BAD this game is. It's truly the biggest pile of crap I have played in a long time. Bad graphics, game design, performance, gameplay, everything. Everything is just done so badly. And of course it's overflowing with bugs. I doubt I will ever purchase a Bethesda game ever again.
  32. RefundFallout76
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    Absolutely horrible game. Unfinished and bugged, it's unplayable most of the time, and when it does function the AI are t-posing and bugged to high heaven. DO NOT BUY, they will NOT refund you either. This game is a scam please avoid buying so you aren't in the same situation as the rest of us fans are.
  33. bigbootybutt
    Nov 29, 2018
    0
    Just had to make this review in reference to all the brain dead cucks that are giving the game a 10/10. Do you enjoy having Bethesdas phallus in your mouth?
  34. FireKnight224
    Dec 13, 2018
    0
    This game is one of the worst games I've ever seen in a long time and it is such an embarrassment to all the people who bought this. I don't even need to describe how bad this game is. This game will be a huge example why you should always study your games before you buy them.
  35. Ceresan
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Абсолютно сырая альфа версия игры, в которой нормально не работает не одна заложенная механика. + просто отвратительно отношение к игрокам со стороны разработчиков: отказ в возврате денежных средств, обман с коллекционными изданиями и компенсация за все это донат валютой в размере, которого хватит разве что на покупку одного дешевого элемента внешки. Хотел поставить 3, т.к. с десяток часовАбсолютно сырая альфа версия игры, в которой нормально не работает не одна заложенная механика. + просто отвратительно отношение к игрокам со стороны разработчиков: отказ в возврате денежных средств, обман с коллекционными изданиями и компенсация за все это донат валютой в размере, которого хватит разве что на покупку одного дешевого элемента внешки. Хотел поставить 3, т.к. с десяток часов в нее все же можно залипнуть в поисках хоть чего то интересного, но скидка спустя пару недель после релиза, это уже плевок в тех кто купил игру на релизе. А вера в то что игру хоть как то доведут до играбельного состояния с каждым днем все меньше. Игра на 3 но из-за отношение разработчиков к игрокам оценка может быть только 0… Expand
  36. SyntheticMode
    Dec 6, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Where to begin? I have a lot of real life Fallout collectibles. I consider myself a Fallout junkie. This game REALLY tested my tolerance. Biggest complaint would have to be the level 50 Scorch Beast that is omniscient. You cannot hide. You cannot escape. You cannot wait it out. I encountered this thing at level 15. It made damn sure to keep me pinned in place until I either ran out of food, water, stimpacks or just logged the hell out. Frustrating is putting it mildly.
    Enemy levels are another issue. I went to the Belching Betty mine that is part of joining the firebreathers. The game started out with level 6 Scorch. Midway through it decided I should encounter level 63 Scorch. I got beaten to hell and back just trying to recover my junk. Once I got rid of the 63 (which at level 20 shouldn't be possible) the game was happy to put level 6's back. I'd broken most of my armor and used most of my ammo.
    Repairing gear has a bigger cost than just making new gear. Resources are very scarce as another player could have beaten you to an area and cleaned it out. So, you are generally just trying to find resources most of the time. Make that ALL the time.
    I got a Mutation pretty early. You can't lock in mutations until level 31 when you've maxed up Starched Genes. So, I did my best to avoid rads to keep from using Radaway and losing my mutation. It's impossible. A fellow player told me that all one need to do is suicide. The game reduces rads upon death. This effectively makes Radaway unnecessary until later in the game when you visit nuke sites.
    Sneak is pretty much broken. I approached an area with a hunting rifle. Stayed well out of range as to stay 'hidden'. When I manually aimed at any mob they inexplicably headed for cover. Nothing had alerted them. I wasn't in caution. They just knew.
    One mission asks you to kill a certain type of Ghoul. I gave up on this mission after 5 days of real time of never seeing one in the location the game informed me they would be.
    Another holotape asked me to kill a certain individual. After 3 days of real time I gave up. Every visit or relog had an already dead target.
    This 'thing', because I cannot call this a game, is frustrating beyond belief. Its an ALPHA stage clusterf*ck. Enemies running sideways through the ground. Loot from them is ridiculous. I cannot express hot frustrating it is to fight through an area, wasting all your ammo, to find plans for.....toilets.
    Get used to seeing the 'barbed walking cane mod' because its EVERYWHERE.
    Bethesda should be ashamed of themselves for this fiasco.
    I know a lot of people out there are like me and love the Fallout franchise and I'm hoping this doesn't kill it out right.
    People like to parrot the phrase "fun with friends"...but my friends gave up after 2 days and will NOT return. Most of the maps I have visited in the last few days have less than a dozen people.
    This thing needs to DIE.    … Expand
  37. Gregtami
    Nov 7, 2020
    0
    The amount of bugs is simply staggering. Unfinished, half baked, mess of a beta released as a full game.
  38. KesslerCOIL
    Aug 9, 2020
    3
    Update:
    Wastelanders update along with some previous updates have made improvements, but the game still frankly shouldnt be released. Still too buggy even for a Bethesda game, monetization is more predatory than at launch, Fallout 1st is capitalist garbage and the overall gameplay experience hasnt improved much.
    I wanted this game to be done well, but after playing ~26hrs I just cannot    Update:
    Wastelanders update along with some previous updates have made improvements, but the game still frankly shouldnt be released. Still too buggy even for a Bethesda game, monetization is more predatory than at launch, Fallout 1st is capitalist garbage and the overall gameplay experience hasnt improved much.

    I wanted this game to be done well, but after playing ~26hrs I just cannot continue.
    It's easily the buggiest game I have ever played, devoid of content and the VATS system has been stripped down to a point where it may as well not even be in the game.    … Expand
  39. drakedog777
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This game is a dead carcass of Fallout 4, a lifeless, Soulless piece of crap, Do no waste your money, If you want Fallout then this game isn't Fallout, If you want a survival game then go play Rust, Which is a million time better than this abomination, Also cheaper.
  40. Xumari
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Fallout 76, or it should be named Frameout 76 because its massive framedrops. One of the worst optimized videogames so far. Terrible.
    Truly an insult to the gamer community.
  41. ryanxjolly
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    3.0 I think is generous. The game is an embarrassment to the Fallout franchise. The emptiness of the world along with no NPC's and not enough lore to keep you involved makes you feel tiny in a massive world. The bugs, the optimization, it's just not good enough. It's 2018 and Bethesda are still using their out of date engine which is easily the worst engine from a AAA company EVER, there's3.0 I think is generous. The game is an embarrassment to the Fallout franchise. The emptiness of the world along with no NPC's and not enough lore to keep you involved makes you feel tiny in a massive world. The bugs, the optimization, it's just not good enough. It's 2018 and Bethesda are still using their out of date engine which is easily the worst engine from a AAA company EVER, there's no FOV slider, there's no push to talk (although I hear they're patching this in), it looks ugly compared to other survival open world games out there, the AI are absolute idiots, they haven't changed at all from Fallout 4 (and this is because the Fallout franchise is more popular on console so they are controller based enemies), no mods until 2019... DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, IT'S NOT WORTH $20 LET ALONE $60. Let it be known that Bethesda need to try 100x harder than this if they wish to venture off from Fallout's single player into a multiplayer universe, because honestly, this is an embarrassment to the survival genre.

    Todd Howard: "It just works!". No it doesn't, stick to single player games, for the love of god.    … Expand
  42. Grantsco4117
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    Honestly, the game looks bad you almost never see people unless in the church area and the game is just not fun after the first 5 hours but I will give Bethesda credit if fallout happened in real life the world would look bad and not be fun at all and everyone would never explore outside of the first base we make.
  43. slauterhause
    Nov 15, 2018
    3
    In a word, boring.

    It's a weird version of fallout 4 with worse graphics, several bugs, and clunky multiplayer. Honestly, at this point it's a hard pass.

    What it needs:
    Better graphics settings - and utilization. It's not good.
    Better ways of editing game settings, other than messing with the .ini
    Improved Key Mapping
    Weird Mob re-spawns.
    Etc.
  44. iradoworldgames
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    game trash I lost 2 power armor with bugs, after I got into the power armor bug I can not get out anymore and when I leave the game the program does not end in the system.
  45. Kalenth
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    I've been a Fallout junkie since #1. This... this isn't Fallout. I won't be spending money or time on this cash grab.
  46. FR5DDY
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Probably the worst game I've seen this generation. A full scale scam. I'm not preordering a Bethesda game ever again. I hope they don't do this **** to Doom or Elder Scrolls.… Expand
  47. mohsenn
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    i cant believe this game is fallout, it look like one of poor game and free on steam, shame on you bethesda
  48. dmmb76
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    I've been playing Bethesda games since Morrowind and i think Fallout 76 is game development at its laziest and a big FY to the fans. Fallout 76 is a glorified Fallout 4 mod with a AAA-pricetag.
  49. Bobbudowniczy
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    This is another cash grab game made because of trends. With micro-transactions, and all bad things that come with them.
    The game itself is just lazy asset mash from other games, with objective to create platform form making money.
    Bethesda tried to replicate success of Rust and other successful open world survival games, without understanding what makes those games good. Owning a good    This is another cash grab game made because of trends. With micro-transactions, and all bad things that come with them.
    The game itself is just lazy asset mash from other games, with objective to create platform form making money.
    Bethesda tried to replicate success of Rust and other successful open world survival games, without understanding what makes those games good.
    Owning a good IP does not make a game automatically good.
    This is the future of games if we do not stop support this crap.
    For me this is the line.
    A game made just because of a trend or containing micro-transactions will not get my money or my support.    … Expand
  50. DmitryV
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    Все очень и очень плохо.... Даже не чего сказать.
  51. Ulex
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    this is an early access game that does not deserve more than 10$ at the current stage
  52. argelvaako
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    No human NPC's, Devs said there wouldnt be a need for any because of human players but there's only 20 limit for human players on a server and they are all questing or trying to murder you somehow, i murdered AFK people every chance i got but wasted all my weapons and got nothing from it, idk why PVP is even added if there's no reward other than some little junk. Questing was boring, andNo human NPC's, Devs said there wouldnt be a need for any because of human players but there's only 20 limit for human players on a server and they are all questing or trying to murder you somehow, i murdered AFK people every chance i got but wasted all my weapons and got nothing from it, idk why PVP is even added if there's no reward other than some little junk. Questing was boring, and the enemies were just scorched ghouls, I honestly think if they added humans it might of been a better game experience that way you could shoot raiders or help settlements. A big thing i hated was if you hit someone to initiate a PVP battle they would walk back pull out a shot gun and simply head shot you all the while you shoot them doing little damage that they just stimpak their health. and you wasted all teh bullets and time. Things I expected, Larger servers like RUST, PVP like rust. Human NPC's everywhere giving quest everything. I don't even know what the point of launching a nuclear missile would be if you don't even kill anything with it, since theres few players and no npc's. Good job you killed the rad roaches in that town. I'm giving it a 0 because that's exactly what it is, I refunded it and it's garbage, Fallout failed miserably not an MMO not fun.… Expand
  53. MetaMagician
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    In an attempt to cater to both the classic RPG audience as well as to people who like to fool around in online survival games, Bethesda has managed to create an experience which is enjoyable for neither of the two groups. I had a very hard time trying to immerse myself in a game world which is populated by other players bunnyhopping around like a child on a sugar induced high and buildingIn an attempt to cater to both the classic RPG audience as well as to people who like to fool around in online survival games, Bethesda has managed to create an experience which is enjoyable for neither of the two groups. I had a very hard time trying to immerse myself in a game world which is populated by other players bunnyhopping around like a child on a sugar induced high and building stupid gravity defying bases. But even if you are lucky enough not to encounter other players ruining your roleplaying attempt, it doesn't really get all that much better. The world of Fallout 76 is simply empty. Empty of NPCs you could talk to, empty of interesting quests and empty of pretty much everything that usually makes RPGs enjoyable. Now let's talk about the online aspect of Fallout 76: In short it feels like baby's first survival game. The PVP system in which you can only kill other players if they attack you back makes the whole deal dreadfully dull for people who want to engage in it since you can't really kill those who don't want to be killed and an annoying nuisance for those who don't want to engage in it. In addition to that there is also no griefing or any other interaction with other players that usually makes games like Rust or DayZ a joy to play. This is what i was talking about in the beginning when i said that the game is fun for neither of the targeted audiences. If Bethesda would have went with an option to play offline and made the online part like most other survival games this would have not been an issue, but sadly Fallout 76 simply makes itself unappealing in both aspects by trying to force those two kind of experiences into one environment. What truly grinds my gears though is the technical side of this game and i'm not even talking about the countless bugs and glitches like enemies instantly respawning after you killed them or broken animations. No, i'm talking about the very basics of what a game should have: Field of view slider? Not in the game. Widescreen support for those who like to play in 21:9? Not in the game. The simplest things that even one man indie productions manage to include in their options menu are missing in Fallout 76. Don't even get me started on the performance issues, FPS drops are frequent and seemingly random since no amount of tweaking in the settings was able to give me a stable frame rate. All of this by the way in a game that is visually unimpressive. Fallout 76 looks almost completely identical to Fallout 4, which already looked pretty dated when it came out back in 2015. Oh, and the game also has the audacity to feature a microtransaction store despite being a full price release. Honestly i almost feel like i'm being generous when i give this game a 2/10, but it is at least somewhat playable and technically has content if you feel like counting kill x number of x enemies in x location without any meaningful context, as content. Fallout 76 is the single worst gaming experience i had in 2018. Don't buy it, not even at a discount.… Expand
  54. Battlestump
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This game is flaming garbage, and mabye that's being too generous. It is so clearly unfinished, and hands down the buggiest game I've ever played. It's lacking any sort of identity at all and it still using the broken engine form morrowind. How can a triple A title be so bugged that they had to cap the frame rates to avoid people breaking the engine and speed hacking? Todd Howard should beThis game is flaming garbage, and mabye that's being too generous. It is so clearly unfinished, and hands down the buggiest game I've ever played. It's lacking any sort of identity at all and it still using the broken engine form morrowind. How can a triple A title be so bugged that they had to cap the frame rates to avoid people breaking the engine and speed hacking? Todd Howard should be ashamed if himself, don't give these clowns your money… Expand
  55. Aidan8800
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This game takes all of my least favorite elements from Fallout 4 and turns it into a $60 game. Brain rotting scavenging gameplay loop? Check. Cookie cutter quest design? Check. Poor writing? Check. Breaks the lore? Check.
  56. Bergungsdackel
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This game is next level **** Fallout with **** trash PVP system. Deinstalled.
  57. Koshea69
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Fallout 4 was a step back from Fallout 3 in terms of telling a story, there were some cool new mechanics but ultimately this franchise was started in the wrong direction. Fallout 76 has taken massive steps back in every way from any of the previous fallout games. There is no storytelling, there is nothing here except a sandbox to play in with other people. Don't waist your time, go to aFallout 4 was a step back from Fallout 3 in terms of telling a story, there were some cool new mechanics but ultimately this franchise was started in the wrong direction. Fallout 76 has taken massive steps back in every way from any of the previous fallout games. There is no storytelling, there is nothing here except a sandbox to play in with other people. Don't waist your time, go to a chat room somewhere.… Expand
  58. jeffreyjohnson
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Honestly, what was Bethesda thinking with this live services mess of a game. Its hard to feel bad that is bombing so hard.
  59. eloney1
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    I was so excited about the release of Fallout 76 with the great job that was done on Fallout 4 I was sure that this game would just blow it away, however I was wrong I am so sorry I bought this online only piece of garbage. Fallout should always be single player so we can create mods and so you are not stuck with a bunch of idiot kids playing online with you, an online option for thoseI was so excited about the release of Fallout 76 with the great job that was done on Fallout 4 I was sure that this game would just blow it away, however I was wrong I am so sorry I bought this online only piece of garbage. Fallout should always be single player so we can create mods and so you are not stuck with a bunch of idiot kids playing online with you, an online option for those that want it would be fine. Fallout should also have NPCs, without them this game is dead and dull, the graphics in Fallout 76 are also a joke they look like any other game from five years ago or more they are just plain outdated. The load times are very long and the controls are confusing, ammo and weapons are garbage and hard to find so defeating enemies is extremely difficult, so really all you can do is try to run away and hope your stamina will last long enough to escape. I was going to buy five more copies for others I know but having played it for about thirty hours now I am just going to delete the game and hope they do better on the next Fallout or they will surely go bankrupt as a company. Don't Buy This Game!!!… Expand
  60. gloom15
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Fallout 4 с сетевым режимом, скукотища полнейшая, еще и забагованная насмерть...
  61. joeypintobeans
    Nov 21, 2018
    1
    I am a huge fan of anything BGS. I have at least three copies of Fallout 3, and similar amounts for their other games. Fallout 76 is a game I'm upset at owning one copy of. The amount of bugs and visual glitches honestly makes me feel like they went BACKWARDS visually for Fallout 4. Sure the terrain may be more dense with foliage, but you can't see anything 30 feet ahead of you because ofI am a huge fan of anything BGS. I have at least three copies of Fallout 3, and similar amounts for their other games. Fallout 76 is a game I'm upset at owning one copy of. The amount of bugs and visual glitches honestly makes me feel like they went BACKWARDS visually for Fallout 4. Sure the terrain may be more dense with foliage, but you can't see anything 30 feet ahead of you because of the insane DoF to compensate for the ugly LOD and aliasing.

    Besides that the game is simply not fun when comparing to any other BGS title. Sure it may be a totally new direction and comparisons shouldn't be made, but that's a bad excuse for a boring game loop. Extremely excited for Starfield though! 1/10 better luck next time weenies.    … Expand
  62. Jimbobs
    Nov 21, 2018
    2
    I made an account just so I could help warn potential customers. The game was all hype by bethesda to try to sell a more expensive unfinished version of fallout 4 with even more microtransactions well allocating as few resources to the project as possible. From the game not working when I first got it, to it being a bland and empty grind when it does "work", the trash heap this game is,I made an account just so I could help warn potential customers. The game was all hype by bethesda to try to sell a more expensive unfinished version of fallout 4 with even more microtransactions well allocating as few resources to the project as possible. From the game not working when I first got it, to it being a bland and empty grind when it does "work", the trash heap this game is, is only made enjoyable if played with friends, but then again what isn't fun when doing it with friends? You could watch paint dry with friends and get some level of enjoyment out of it, that does not mean it is a good way to spend your time, nor that you should spend this much money to do that. If you really want to defend bethesda on this, be my guest but I promise the majority of consumers will not enjoy this game.… Expand
  63. rick942net
    Dec 29, 2018
    1
    This is the new poster child of a thieverous cash grab. This is an obvious repack of Fallout4, but with many bugs and very poor game play. If I could get a refund and be set back to where I was before this I would. They owe me a good game, if they make one, would it be correct to consider free hacked copies? (of course not lol)

    BTW, if any law firm can cause them some serious    This is the new poster child of a thieverous cash grab. This is an obvious repack of Fallout4, but with many bugs and very poor game play. If I could get a refund and be set back to where I was before this I would. They owe me a good game, if they make one, would it be correct to consider free hacked copies? (of course not lol)

    BTW, if any law firm can cause them some serious punitive damage, you can have my recovery and I'll even pay you more.    … Expand
  64. Vasot
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    WORSE FALLOUT I HAVE EVER PLAYED !! Stupid multiplayer game with ugly dated graphics with empty environments and with a boring backbone story that is told by tapes. You can tell easy that this is a cash grab.
  65. Smuggly
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    I am a blunt person, previous fallout games have been amusingly buggy, this on the other hand is a complete buggy mess. It is a low effort sandbox game that dumbs down the roleplay aspects even further from a mediocre Fallout 4 (which was a good exploration game, but terrible role play and fallout game). Who was this game marketed towards? its to crap to be the MMO sandbox crowd, tooI am a blunt person, previous fallout games have been amusingly buggy, this on the other hand is a complete buggy mess. It is a low effort sandbox game that dumbs down the roleplay aspects even further from a mediocre Fallout 4 (which was a good exploration game, but terrible role play and fallout game). Who was this game marketed towards? its to crap to be the MMO sandbox crowd, too dumbed down to be the fallout die hards, to buggy to be anyone full stop. Maybe in a few years time, and many patches it may be worth a look, until then waste of money.… Expand
  66. Mihari
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Bethesda milked the franchise and got lazier with every new release and now they're paying for it. Can't say I'm surprised. This is what happens when you ruin a franchise you bought by retconning anything you didn't develop and alienating its core fanbase.

    Wake me up when they're working with Obsidian again.
  67. amsterdream
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    Worst game ever. graphics looks like PS2. Dont buy this MMO crap. Bethesda is most awful games developer. Puiblishing only crap.
  68. 007ts
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    for 2018 you have to expect BETTER for a AAA title. bethesda has gotten LAZY. ps4 fallout 4 performance a few years ago was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. i'm just not buying bethesda games until THEY WAKE UP and make a 2019 engine that doesn't look like a fresh cow pie and smells even worse.
  69. kostamelos
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Firstly let me start by saying that I'm a Fallout and Skyrim fan-boy. I love Bethesda and all the licensed titles under their brand name and I'm most certainly not biased by the plethora of negative reviews coming in.
    This game feels sad... Just sad. No npcs, this game feels incomplete(?). Empty and dead as a hollowed, old-tree. It's like something was ripped apart crashing down the core    Firstly let me start by saying that I'm a Fallout and Skyrim fan-boy. I love Bethesda and all the licensed titles under their brand name and I'm most certainly not biased by the plethora of negative reviews coming in.
    This game feels sad... Just sad. No npcs, this game feels incomplete(?). Empty and dead as a hollowed, old-tree. It's like something was ripped apart crashing down the core values of this game. It's like it has lost its very own soul if I might say.

    Even Fallout 4 which wasn't the franchise's top gun proved out to be way more effective by introducing new capabilities and adding a flavour into the post apocalyptic wasteland. It had its flaws in RPG elements mostly but nevertheless it proved out to live to its expectation.

    Whereas in the case of Fallout 76 even the most subtle feeling of gloom and doom is totally absent. It's like venturing into a failed fallout 4 alpha project.

    Sad and pathetic. I'll try my best to forget this.

    For future reference please use the Steam engine next time. I mean we know what you're doing. We're not stupid. We grew up with this game. Don't puncture the wound further.    … Expand
  70. GaSeR
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Disappointing. Bethesda did not make a good game in the first place (questionable decisions, old engine, overall slacking and doing the job poorly), and for worse, did not work on it since early beta. Everyone knows Bethesda games are not the top quality games and contain lots of bugs and other issues, but that is one thing, and seeing them release the actual early BETA build on theDisappointing. Bethesda did not make a good game in the first place (questionable decisions, old engine, overall slacking and doing the job poorly), and for worse, did not work on it since early beta. Everyone knows Bethesda games are not the top quality games and contain lots of bugs and other issues, but that is one thing, and seeing them release the actual early BETA build on the release day and completely ignoring any bugs and issues that should have been fixed urgently is another.

    What score do you want for a game that was not made well and stopped getting patches a week before release?    … Expand
  71. TheHaterofjunk
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Worst game I ever bought. Makes me so motion sick I had to quit after 5 mins. locked at 63 fps and no FOV adjuster. total JUNK.
  72. Undume
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Looks like an unfinished mmo unfinished fallout game. Explore the emptiness, fight some ghouls, some super mutants and it is the game. No story, no npcs, no cities full of life.
    They took the old engine and did a game an empty game, they actually didnt produce anything new in this last version.
    I could take the online, what else can I do? but having the unfinished look of the game, what is it?
  73. achraz
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    A DISASTER !
    bugthesda... bugthesda never changes!
    Bad engine !
    Bad gameplay!
    Bad netcode!
    NO offline mode !
    60 buks for what ?
  74. Laurensparkle
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Played for a few hours and the world is empty, boring and has very repetitive quests. No Human NPC's and very little carry weight and storage weight not enough for a game that requires you to collect lots of scrap it fills up fast and you don't want to drop anything as you need it to craft and build so your left with no option but to stop exploring and just sit on the junk you have. thePlayed for a few hours and the world is empty, boring and has very repetitive quests. No Human NPC's and very little carry weight and storage weight not enough for a game that requires you to collect lots of scrap it fills up fast and you don't want to drop anything as you need it to craft and build so your left with no option but to stop exploring and just sit on the junk you have. the perk system is just luck after levelling up to 6 i had got no lock picking cards and was left unable to pick any boxes i came across which is just annoying and frustrating. ammo is lacking seriously for a shooter i know its a survival game but the ammo is very far a few between when you need it to explore towns and that. The PC port uses the same controls as the console and they didn't bother changing it i used a xbox controller so luckily wasn't effected much by this. I recommend staying clear of this to make a statement that developers cant keep dropping half baked games broken games with little to no substance as this has been getting more and more frequent from triple a developers and is not acceptable just for a cash grab. I've played all the fallout games and this has to be the lowest point in the series. please do your self and wallet a favour buy something else.… Expand
  75. Soirasor
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Shame, incompetence and financial arrogance. Unfinished mod for Fallout 4 for the price of a full PC Game??? Bethesda said whatever she wanted.
  76. kamgeforce
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    I can live with this game being empty trash with no goal, story or content worth doing for that matter. I stopped caring too much about Fallout when they changed formula with F3. As long as you promise me Todd, promise me on your beautiful blue eyes that you will deliver with ES 6 and I in turn promise you, everyone will forgive you and the **** you pay for this disgrace of a game.
  77. clarky
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Absolutely lifeless and a complete disgrace to the series. What stumps me is that Bethesda was onto a great thing, their games were enjoyed, and they sold millions of copies. As a result of all this money and all of the fan base, they reinvested nothing and basically did everything a company could do to insult it's fan base. Farewell Gaming, the last Giant has fallen.
  78. Xivos
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Very bad even for Bethesda standards. 60fps Lock. No FOV slider. Bad performance. Small amounts of story, lacking the feel of Fallout.
  79. spektra
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Unfinished, Rushed attempt to cash in on the Fallout franchise. Bethesda should have taken more time before releasing.
  80. ACJ
    Nov 21, 2018
    1
    All the downsides of fallout 4 with multiplayer. Cash grab nonsense. Just download some mods for 4, NV, or 3 and you'll have a better time for free.
  81. frozenology
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    When you tried to sale mod and failed.
    Then you want to get easy cash.
    You want to An another lackluster survival game.
    This is second attempt to milking your customer with your store.
  82. Voloxi
    Nov 17, 2018
    3
    I can't score this game very high, because I've encountered a lot of problems. I've played to level 11 so far, maybe put a solid 15-20 hours into it. Problem number 1, if you don't put points/cards into Endurance, you will be dying of hunger and thirst every five minutes. It totally breaks the immersion and exploration nature of Fallout, and forces you down a select path. Even then, theI can't score this game very high, because I've encountered a lot of problems. I've played to level 11 so far, maybe put a solid 15-20 hours into it. Problem number 1, if you don't put points/cards into Endurance, you will be dying of hunger and thirst every five minutes. It totally breaks the immersion and exploration nature of Fallout, and forces you down a select path. Even then, the cards you get are random, so good luck planning your build. An example being, I have encountered opportunities to lock pick, but skill isn't high enough, and I can't advance it until that card randomly appears. Next, the camp building is full of frustrating bugs and limitations, from appearing and disappearing walls, to the environment working against you, and always having to rebuild it when you move it because the terrain won't accept the camp you spend hours creating. Also, good luck crafting any gear above level 1. I couldn't figure it out. I could find some stuff of higher levels and had options to mod, but its kind of rare and most my armor is still level 1 because I can't craft anything but level 1. Also, you will run out of storage space very quickly, and it's bugged (where's your QA dept Bethesda?). It's limited at 400 pounds, and between guns, ammo, food, armor, and of course junk, you will fill that in a heartbeat. The buggy part? You could have a note or holotape that weighs 0, but the stash won't accept it. You have no room, until you take an item out, stash the 0 weight item, and then try and replace what you took out. But it doesn't always work. I could go on, and I will. Graphically, it's gorgeous, and I love it, but the overgrowth is insanely annoying. You can't see anything up ahead because all the flora is as tall as you are. Crouching for a sneak attack outdoors? Not impossible, but not the greatest. Finally, the game tells you very little. It's like the old days of Everquest. Plop! Here you are, now suffer as you try and figure out some base mechanics of this game. Have fun dying a lot as you do.… Expand
  83. Tengill
    Nov 18, 2018
    3
    This is a Fallout game with out the heart of a Fallout game.
    It is buggy, it even has buggs that are in Fallout 4 and that they still have not patched.
    Yes that is right, this is the same engine as Fallout 4, with all the same bugs. The downside is that the modding community fixed a lot of the buggs in that game, but they can not fix them in Fallout 76. That is because this is a online    This is a Fallout game with out the heart of a Fallout game.
    It is buggy, it even has buggs that are in Fallout 4 and that they still have not patched.
    Yes that is right, this is the same engine as Fallout 4, with all the same bugs.
    The downside is that the modding community fixed a lot of the buggs in that game, but they can not fix them in Fallout 76.
    That is because this is a online game played on dedicated servers and mods would be considered cheats.
    Not that it matters any way, you will get bored long before.
    There are quests in the game, told by robots and holotapes.
    The holo tapes can be long narratives recorded by people that lived there before.
    One problem is that they can be so long that they get interrupted by radio transmissions and there is no way to go back and listen to that holotape again.
    So if there was important information at the end of it, you wont here it.
    Right now you should not buy this game, wait a year for the 2019 winter sale.
    Perhaps by then they will have put in the options for setting your FOV and added a Push to Talk option.    … Expand
  84. LynnetteJJW
    Nov 16, 2018
    2
    Honest Review? Here you are. My experience and the like.

    i am about a full day in playing this game. 22h on record now. i played by myself for 8 hours. then actually went out to look for a gang to team up with. no one would join me. it seams very very hard out of the maybe 30 people i have run across, that would like to be friends. My first 8 hours of playing this game... it was dead    Honest Review? Here you are. My experience and the like.

    i am about a full day in playing this game. 22h on record now. i played by myself for 8 hours. then actually went out to look for a gang to team up with. no one would join me. it seams very very hard out of the maybe 30 people i have run across, that would like to be friends.

    My first 8 hours of playing this game... it was dead it seamed. it was as if i was playing Fallout 4 after the main mission. I was able to get a power armor frame. and a massive plethora of pipe pistols. that i can only seam to sell for 1-2 bottle caps or deconstruct into one or 2 screws. depending on item condition. and after about 8 of those hours, compiling materials and a few quests. i still couldnt build a full on house (4 walls and a roof). So after i gave up on the building aspect of the game. i then got board of doing the same kind of quests over and over again. ether fetch, baby sit, kill something, or read an entire essay worth of hidden quest paths. I have been around the block a few times with these holotape and such story systems. Fallout 1 and especially Fallout 2 had them already. It wasnt new.

    My next few hours. from hour 8 to about 12 i found one of my friends in game. And we didnt go on some massive adventure our the like. i was helping him get his quests done and the like he was helping with some of mine. We still couldnt really build much. And he got tired of just doing the same kind of quests as well.
    From about hour 12 to 13 we just talked and tried to figure out the leveling system, some crafting, and where to go and do next. so from hour 13 to about 16 we went to the edge of the maps. We tried to find the largest landmarks. and we ended up getting frustrated as we kept running out of ammo, and getting chased down by a gang of 4 other players wanting to PvP.
    My friend left on hour 16 and i went back to where i like to set up my shop. trying to work with the crafting system in some way. seeing what i could or couldnt do.
    Then followed by me Alt-Tabing out of the game to see how to start looking for nuclear launch codes... to no real prevail.

    My Review of this game is a 2/10. its boring. its empty. theres nothing at those cool looking locations. the story didnt hook me or my friend. the quests are generic MMO quests. its still buggy. and as i have seen from previous BGS games, they will remain buggy to the end of their life.
    The Engine is too old for this stuff they expect it to do.
    The players ruined my experience. but it was alright when i was playing with just my friend. the no push-to-talk system is cancerous.
    There is no amusement to about 80% of these locations.
    There is no random special encounters with lets say as happens in Fallout 3 or new vegas.
    Its arsenal is lack luster. it will be an E.A. like system where i have to play some 100+h before i get to end game equipment. that i might not even have the level to use. I already got power armor frame and a minigun though. Ammo is harder to come across.
    The survival aspect of this game is a joke. you dont get hungry or thirst too often at all. Softcore survival just means that you are to not have too harsh of a penalty on death... not have it become a massive chore when you actually need to drink or eat.
    The game is alright for exploring and some time with friends. But thats all that is hear. wide as an Ocean, deep as a puddle. ill give it points for the looks and the environment. but everything else? No.

    Out of this entire experience, i came out feeling ripped off. I payed $65 pre-order... i get home to open my PHYSICAL CD case. to find that where the CD is, its a cardboard disk... THERE IS NO PHYSICAL COPY OF FALLOUT 76. and it was STILL a FULL PRICED game. Not only that but the pre-order from Gamesstop; Their special pre-order item? was a Fallout Sticker to put in your car window.

    I have no idea what Bethesda is doing. idk if this is Todd's idea. but if this is a joke. it went right over all of our heads.

    As of today. I know this wasnt your first Online game, Bethesda. i am no longer a Bethesda fan. Goodbye Bethesda.    … Expand
  85. Kekmaster69
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Bethesda used to be at the top of my list for personal best game developers but they have sunken so low, especially with Fallout 76.

    The game is a slap in the face to consumers and fans of the Fallout franchise, it's a bug riddled mess and they can't get the very basic right like having support for ultrawide monitors and higher framerates. On top of these amateur technical failures the    Bethesda used to be at the top of my list for personal best game developers but they have sunken so low, especially with Fallout 76.

    The game is a slap in the face to consumers and fans of the Fallout franchise, it's a bug riddled mess and they can't get the very basic right like having support for ultrawide monitors and higher framerates. On top of these amateur technical failures the game play is bland and boring. If you don't have any friends to play this game with you basically just wasted $60. All I can do is hope that Bethesda has the mercy to never butcher the Elder Scrolls franchise like they have killed the Fallout franchise.    … Expand
  86. PaulVonBarron
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    This game is broken in so many ways. Networking code is a joke, visually ancient, micro-transactions, and day 1 exploits. I was excited for this game, how it was sold it seemed allot like a single player with a multiplayer drop in. Its not that, its always online. That in itself is stupid but alright not game ending. Till you play it, and discover the missions can be sniped by others,This game is broken in so many ways. Networking code is a joke, visually ancient, micro-transactions, and day 1 exploits. I was excited for this game, how it was sold it seemed allot like a single player with a multiplayer drop in. Its not that, its always online. That in itself is stupid but alright not game ending. Till you play it, and discover the missions can be sniped by others, physics are just a joke, and uses its ancient engine somehow. This was just a giant lie.… Expand
  87. Hides-From-Sun
    Nov 16, 2018
    1
    Empty. Lifeless. Soulless, all these words sadly describe my experience of Fallout 76. No immersion, just a world that fills empty. There's no soul to the game, nothing to do.
  88. silveuk
    Nov 16, 2018
    2
    I was one of the Beta Players and I see some harsh but yet justified comments. If your thinking of buying this game wait until it drops in price, currently £50 at time of writing.
    In my experience it was alright and it was ok just to roam about looting and shooting some monsters/zombies. You will likely see cheaters as there is no prevention for this and you need a pretty beefy computer    I was one of the Beta Players and I see some harsh but yet justified comments. If your thinking of buying this game wait until it drops in price, currently £50 at time of writing.
    In my experience it was alright and it was ok just to roam about looting and shooting some monsters/zombies. You will likely see cheaters as there is no prevention for this and you need a pretty beefy computer as this game is poorly optimized. I had a Intel i7 quadro 3100m, which is never had any trouble with any modern game titles except this game. I had 8 - 12 fps and my mouse kept jumping all over the screen. It was unplayable. Luckily I was at work and we have some powerful Titan powered PC's, but even with all that raw power it slowed down during massive fight scenes.
    The story has been taken out and you no longer make game-changing decisions like in previous Fallouts, and it feels like a MMO without the engaging quests. You are often told to go somewhere then return with no real story, but i digress it is a nice world if your computer can run it.
    I would not reccomend this game even though I really want to, I love fallout but this is a huge step back. I admire Bethesda for trying something like this but you forgot what made your francise so popular to begin with, go and speak with someone from CD projekt red. I am not sure you can come back from this insult to your fans.    … Expand
  89. DaTruf
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Pathetic cash grab poorly hidden in a lazy re-skin on Fallout 4, almost no improvement yet all the same bugs and then some!
    So if you like games that is more of a joke with its bugs and useless gameplay then you will love this game!
  90. ThePeeeeet
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This is the worst fallout I have ever played, bethesda should be ashamed to publish such a ****
    Even 35 euros were too expensive for such a garbage.
    I am disappointed and after 8 levels I do not feel like playing anymore. The implementation is a disaster, the graphics and the engine are howling! Not to mention that the Virginia just feels dead. The game is not fun for me, even in a    This is the worst fallout I have ever played, bethesda should be ashamed to publish such a ****
    Even 35 euros were too expensive for such a garbage.
    I am disappointed and after 8 levels I do not feel like playing anymore.
    The implementation is a disaster, the graphics and the engine are howling!
    Not to mention that the Virginia just feels dead.
    The game is not fun for me, even in a group it is boring!

    And I do not even start from the tree menu.    … Expand
  91. war1ox
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Wrote an in depth review but metacritic froze. So long story short, the game is very empty. PVP mechanics SUCK!!! Game itself sucks. Bethesda sucks for releasing something like this, ridden with bugs, it's a fraud magnet for thieves. They can view your personal information just by playing the game.
  92. BIOS86
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    It's time to put our foot down and demand better for our $60.just a very very bad game, without meaning, history, does not capture at all, do not do such games, do not do bad
  93. ElderPlayer
    Nov 20, 2018
    1
    As a longtime player of Bethesda games and specifically Fallout series, I am hugely disappointed in Fallout 76. First off 76 was marketed as a multiplayer game with the option of playing the game solo. This is absolutely not true, you are forced to play in the multiplayer world, whether you want to or not. Even if you don't participate, you will be victimized by rouge players who,As a longtime player of Bethesda games and specifically Fallout series, I am hugely disappointed in Fallout 76. First off 76 was marketed as a multiplayer game with the option of playing the game solo. This is absolutely not true, you are forced to play in the multiplayer world, whether you want to or not. Even if you don't participate, you will be victimized by rouge players who, eventually get bored with the game and find destroying CAMP sites and killing and raiding player for sport. I do not know why Bethesda, thought that it is a good idea to leave the chose of whether a player participates in multiplayer mode to the good nature of other players (are you kidding me). I could comment on other issues, but anything related to technical issues or comparison to other version, I will reserve for other commenters. Bottom line, the reason that this title as done so well is that the loyal players, enjoyed the solitude of single player, and at the very least don't lie about whether you can play as such.… Expand
  94. Naggert
    Nov 21, 2018
    0
    What a horrible **** of a game. Servers crashed on launch. Game is lagging. Aiming is horrible. Inventory system is crap. The game is boring beyond believe. Enemies are bugged. It's horrible optimized. Grafiks are horrendious. Where's the NPC's? Quests are **** boring.
  95. Dakanii
    Mar 18, 2019
    1
    I left a message to the developer on there support page about a great experience on the Epic Store letting them know how well my complaint was handled and the no fuss reimbursement of a game I did not enjoy. I let Bethesda know how this left a bad taste in my mouth after paying full price for fallout 76 the game not being done at launch buggy as hell and I received 500 atoms instead of myI left a message to the developer on there support page about a great experience on the Epic Store letting them know how well my complaint was handled and the no fuss reimbursement of a game I did not enjoy. I let Bethesda know how this left a bad taste in my mouth after paying full price for fallout 76 the game not being done at launch buggy as hell and I received 500 atoms instead of my money back. I followed up by saying that I would no longer buy any more of there games including Elder Scrolls 6 my words where ignored not even a reply saying sorry to see you go.

    This business practice in any other industry would have the government step in, could you imagine buying a car without essential parts finished and they just mailed you the stuff you needed over the next year.

    Not taking accountability, bloated and corrupt. #boycott Bethesda    … Expand
  96. bashrah
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    men good that i buy it only for 36eur on a key website.

    first time in the game i spawn with 4 other guys one with a loud television anotherone talking spanish like hes calling someone atm no other way to just close it and try again. they say its 4x times bigger map then fo4 but hell its not. quests are boring. stash is limited ends with managing your stash for one hour. char and    men good that i buy it only for 36eur on a key website.

    first time in the game i spawn with 4 other guys one with a loud television anotherone talking spanish like hes calling someone atm no other way to just close it and try again.

    they say its 4x times bigger map then fo4 but hell its not. quests are boring. stash is limited ends with managing your stash for one hour. char and monsters are glitchy. right now i cant build something in my camp because everyting is floating in the air

    if this one is on steam i would instantly REFUND it

    its very sad that bethesda makes a copy paste with multiplayer and call it a fallout game    … Expand
  97. SharpBee
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    I've dearly loved every fallout game except brotherhood, tactics, and now 76. Fallout 76 is a buggy, bland, drab game where Bethesda made all the wrong choices. There was no time constraint, its been in the oven since 2016; There was no lack of resources, supposedly bgs was firing on all cylinders for this one; they just made all the wrong decisions! It feels like everyone sat down andI've dearly loved every fallout game except brotherhood, tactics, and now 76. Fallout 76 is a buggy, bland, drab game where Bethesda made all the wrong choices. There was no time constraint, its been in the oven since 2016; There was no lack of resources, supposedly bgs was firing on all cylinders for this one; they just made all the wrong decisions! It feels like everyone sat down and asked "how can we drain all the fallout out of fallout. Interesting quests, great characters, smart semi-hidden humor, and meaningful NPC interaction are what make a fallout game. instead, we get fetch quests, No non-trader or non-enemy NPCs, bland, uninteresting notes/holos, and a complete lack of any interaction with the world AT ALL! Every part of every quest is preset, with you having absolutely no say in anything that happens around you. I didn't even mention the disgusting performance, the gutting of all the character systems, or even touch the online element, but I don't think I need to, 5000 characters can't describe how disappointed I am with BGS's further raping of one of my favorite franchises. With this release, I can't help but worry that Bethesda is just trying to slowly work the fallout fans expectations down till they can make the fallout franchise into call of duty: post-apocalypse.… Expand
  98. XivaKnight
    Nov 18, 2018
    2
    This game has everything wrong with an MMO, Everything wrong with a Crafting Survival, and everything wrong with a Bethesda game, and absolutely no redeeming qualities.

    Every aspect of this game fails at some form. You cannot make your own faction. You can barely make your own team. Building is a waste of time, SETTLEMENTS are a waste of time, because anything outside your camp is going    This game has everything wrong with an MMO, Everything wrong with a Crafting Survival, and everything wrong with a Bethesda game, and absolutely no redeeming qualities.

    Every aspect of this game fails at some form. You cannot make your own faction. You can barely make your own team. Building is a waste of time, SETTLEMENTS are a waste of time, because anything outside your camp is going to be gone the moment you log out, because there isn't a way to stay on a the same server. Low level enemies are dead before you even take enough damage for a stimpack, and high level enemies are just stat checks, where Ammo count and stimpack count are a stat.

    The scorchbeast, the most powerful enemy in the game, is not a challenge. It is literally impossible to dodge any attack a scorchbeast makes, and it's health pool is huge, so it's just a war of attrition to see who can pour enough damage on first    … Expand
  99. DantePL
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    don't buy this ****don't buy this ****don't buy this ****don't buy this ****don't buy this ****don't buy this ****don't buy this ****don't buy this ****
  100. julgzfz
    Feb 10, 2019
    2
    Borderline unplayable game with lackluster gameplay. Somewhat fun for shorts spells when it works, and it rarely does. Time spent here is time wasted.
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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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