Fallout 76

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  1. oldgamerdad
    Nov 22, 2018
    5
    I see plenty of negative reviews on this game, and I think for the most part they are fairly accurate (old engine, bugs, server issues/disconnects/performance). I think, however FO76 is getting a bit of a bad rap simply because the game was MARKETED WRONG (explanation below).

    In my opinion, FO76 should have never been pushed as a fallout game. It should have been pushed as a DOOM    I see plenty of negative reviews on this game, and I think for the most part they are fairly accurate (old engine, bugs, server issues/disconnects/performance). I think, however FO76 is getting a bit of a bad rap simply because the game was MARKETED WRONG (explanation below).

    In my opinion, FO76 should have never been pushed as a fallout game. It should have been pushed as a DOOM ONLINE game. Think about it. what other game/environment involves blindly moving around barren areas with no NPCs just to destroy hordes and hordes of enemies? What games story ultimately leads you to the endgame of defeating a huge boss that leads to rectifying some dire situation or saving the world from utter destruction? What game had virtually 0 NPC involvement other than possibly some small variants such mini bosses/etc (again-depends on what version you're talking about)? That's right....DOOM. Heres the thing though...DOOM was never pushed as something different. Everyone knew what DOOM was. it was a scary creepy storyline involving hordes of aliens from hell that were determined to destroy all humanity (or some varient-its changed slightly over the years).

    I truly believe that this game was not about the "Fallout" story/lore/etc at all. This was a pilot attempt at creating DOOM ONLINE. The Fallout skins/snippets of story/etc was just an easy and convenient way for them to push this pilot onto the general public. Honestly-I'm fairly confident that Todd and the execs at bethesda do not care at all about this game tanking. They want to test the world and basic level features/functionality (ie-holotapes, dead npcs telling stories, etc) so that they can buildout DOOM to be the next gen online MMO.    … Expand
  2. d1g1tal
    Nov 22, 2018
    7
    Is fallout 76 worth the £50 - £60 price tag? In this review im going to go into as much detail i can about this game in the limited amount of characters i can use. Ohhh this is a good one!

    Gameplay: Lets start with the fundemental's of the game the gameplay, The game essentially feels like fallout 4 although there are some fundemental changes to the game as it is online but most    Is fallout 76 worth the £50 - £60 price tag? In this review im going to go into as much detail i can about this game in the limited amount of characters i can use. Ohhh this is a good one!

    Gameplay: Lets start with the fundemental's of the game the gameplay, The game essentially feels like fallout 4 although there are some fundemental changes to the game as it is online but most animations and i would say 75% of weapons are just carried over from fallout 4, Some even keeping the bugs they had in fallout 4 (Ill get to that **** in a minute) But it is stable enough to be able to enjoy the game.

    Quests/Story: Sooooo the quest line specifically the main one, feels like it was just slapped together after bethesda "finished" the game world and machanics. there is alot of back tracking in the main quest and the problem with this is not the idea of backtracking itself, its that fact that fast traveling costs caps depending on how far away you are from the target location. Now this would not be an issue but hardly any of the main quest does not give you many caps and the caps it does give you cant be spent on anything worth while from a vendor because they end up getting spent almost instantly, Now i will say the quest for the enclave (what i have played of it so far) has a decent story thats easy to follow and the backtracking is nowhere near as bad and all the quest reward you with something worth it such as a legendary tripple barrel missile launcher that has lock on abillitys. or even the ability to be able to access missile silo's too launch a nuke at any location on the map.

    World: The world is MASSIVE. So big that in the over 35+ hours that ive played of the game i have yet to even venture into the far left side of the map as all these other areas keep me wanting to explore, although the exploration is a little hindered by the lack of NPC'S. While yes you can find robots and gaoul's etc most are hostile and take away from the wit and charm of the older games. and it does not help that in the game the only live humans you find are only players so you go into a town for example and any mystory as too what you will find and who you will find is taken away as in your head you know every other human that is not a player is dead. The graphical style of the world uses much more colour then even 4 does, includeing more yellows and greens with a touch of blue here and there and is a nice pleasent change to the dull looking worlds of fallout 3 and 4. Fallout 76 has alot of towns and caves and building to explore its just such a shame the design choice to remove all NPC'S from the map hinder the exploration of this big and carefullly created world.

    Heres the good stuff:
    Earlier i mentioned how some of the bugs from fallout 4 carry over into 76 Well heres a long paragraph of why i think its both bad and why it happens.
    The game is based of the fallout 4 engine which is known as the creation engine although as some players like myself and others in the fallout community have discovered this actually hinders the game in alot of ways, for example the game has many of the same bugs fallout 4 has, for example yesterday I found a lever action rifle, which is also a gun in fallout 4's far harbour DLC and the reload bug is in this game, for those not aware this bug is a bug that when you shoot one bullet of this gun and reload you actually do the animation for loading all 5 bullets even though you only shot one, Please keep in mind this bug was in fallout 4 and never patched....... except it was by a modder... yeah thats right a modder fixed a bug in fallout 4 bethesda didnt even fix in there next game. As "gamers" fans of fallout need to stop giving bethesda a pass when the bring out these games that have bugs left and right.    … Expand
  3. Firehawk174
    Nov 25, 2018
    5
    Whenever I start to love Fallout 76, it does something to make me hate it again. It's buggy and unstable,
    the game-play is grindy and unbalanced.

    The story gets exciting mid and late game, right as progress becomes painful. You quickly become bogged down with weapon repairs and ammo crafting, and enemies that have spammy disorientating attacks that disengage and insta-heal far too frequently.
  4. CDante
    Nov 19, 2018
    7
    I registered to metacritic cause I found it ridiculous that masses of players give this game either a 0 or a 10 rating when they clearly know that this game is neither a 0 or a 10. it's laughable how people use this site just to upvote or downvote a game instead of giving their proper opinions. I personally don't love this game, but I enjoy my time in it. sometimes I like to explore alone,I registered to metacritic cause I found it ridiculous that masses of players give this game either a 0 or a 10 rating when they clearly know that this game is neither a 0 or a 10. it's laughable how people use this site just to upvote or downvote a game instead of giving their proper opinions. I personally don't love this game, but I enjoy my time in it. sometimes I like to explore alone, read terminals and listen to holotapes without any distractions, level up, find new gear, unlock new plans for my CAMP proper single player style. and then other times, when I play with friends I enjoy showing off my new stuff, then just go with the flow, follow them to unexpected adventures and situations without much pre-planning, just play in a completely different pace, proper multiplayer style.
    when I love a game, and give it a 10/10 that's a game like The Witcher 3 or the new XCOM games. I don't love Fallout 76, but I don't hate it either. I can enjoy it for what it is, and I can be frustrated by it. mainly because of some of its design decisions, and sometimes because of some of its bugs. but overall, definitely not 0/10. and definitely not 10/10.    … Expand
  5. Flaur4ick
    Nov 22, 2018
    6
    1)Графооооооон. Если на Пекарне такая графика я не представляю какая на PS4. 2)Скучный мультиплеер. 3) Не интересные побочные задания. Убей, поднеси, принеси.
  6. Litisun
    Nov 23, 2018
    7
    I have not encountered many of the bugs featured in the negative reviews. I enjoy the game, but in its current state it is not what many would expect of a Fallout game with multiplayer capability.
    The 0 ratings are as absurd as the 10 ratings, but it truly seems to be a love it or hate it situation. I am 37 hours in and enjoy the game. I hope that Bethesda listens to the constructive    I have not encountered many of the bugs featured in the negative reviews. I enjoy the game, but in its current state it is not what many would expect of a Fallout game with multiplayer capability.
    The 0 ratings are as absurd as the 10 ratings, but it truly seems to be a love it or hate it situation. I am 37 hours in and enjoy the game. I hope that Bethesda listens to the constructive criticism that has been posted in reviews and reacts to remedy those issues without either completely drop the title or overreacting to some of the more absurd demands. The game is flawed, but I enjoy it.

    In the end the greatest fault lies with the lack of proper communication and poor judgement shown by Bethesda throughout the last 6 months. I hope a lesson is learned not only by Bethesda but also by their competitors that if you do not clearly communicate the end result will be a backlash. The lack of a clear vision resulted in multiple visions and high expectations that were not met.    … Expand
  7. StBlaize
    Nov 24, 2018
    7
    You know, it is actually rather fun when you're playing with friends. Get a buddy, explore and craft together, and you might find yourself having fun.

    Note: Causes my gf to get motion sickness.
  8. Tadeus72
    Nov 17, 2018
    7
    I play a lot of online/MMO games and have played all the Fallouts (the last ones heavy modded for survival).

    After playing F76 for some time: + Due to the small player count and small, far away spawns It feels very immersive for an online game (I'm a roleplayer). + Was pretty stable for a new online title (one crash in 10+ hours on PC) + I like that it is an MMO and not a CO-OP. I    I play a lot of online/MMO games and have played all the Fallouts (the last ones heavy modded for survival).

    After playing F76 for some time:
    + Due to the small player count and small, far away spawns It feels very immersive for an online game (I'm a roleplayer).
    + Was pretty stable for a new online title (one crash in 10+ hours on PC)
    + I like that it is an MMO and not a CO-OP. I like pick-up random groups and the chance to meet other random scavengers in ruins.
    + I like the open world base building. Have build some useful and fun things for new players close to the starter area.
    + If the shop will really only be for cosmetics and the DLC will really be free like they have promised, it will become good value for money in time.
    + The group area events are some of the most fun and original ones I have seen in MMOs.
    + I think they have found the perfect balance of survival elements. It's not a chore, but you have to keep it in mind and it might be punishing if you forget about it.
    + I'm not sure if like the perk card system, but it seems smart for on online game. It would be a bad idea in a single player game, but most online games introduce the option to respec your character, so a more flexible system build up from ground up seems sensible.

    - - The game is optimized poorly
    - - The AI is simply horrible. I would be happy with the poor AI from Fallout 4, but they obviously had to change something. And it's very buggy.
    - - No text chat, and the emotes are horrible.
    - Too much reused assets. I've played F4 for like 500+ hours and am really fed up with using the same pipe guns and revolvers.
    - It's the same with monsters. Yes, there are a lot of new ones, but it feels low effort , as I'm still bashing the same ghouls, molerats, and mutt dogs.
    - I hate the UI (like in 90% games that are developed for both consoles and PC)
    - The system for tracking quests in a team is a mess.
    - It feels like the gear progression is wrong for an online game. Games like this are supposed to keep people playing for hundreds of hours and players in F76 already have the high grade power armors with enough fusion cores to run them for a long long time.

    +/- If Bethesda isn't lying, they will try to introduce "private" moddable servers in a year after sorting out all the core issues. This might change the game a lot (or it might be a useless mess).

    All in all... I don't want it to change, I like most of the unique core concepts. I just want it to get much better at what it tries to do. And a better game overall in all the technical areas it fails now.    … Expand
  9. PavelStepanov
    Nov 25, 2018
    6
    Fallout 76 is like Fallout 4, but with a huge map, various locations and other players, but without the NPC and dialogs.
    Like a spinoff, a game is good if you like to explore the world and build and if you are ready to put up with poor optimization and the price of aaa project.

    ps Thanks, Todd, now my huts with turrets will be seen by someone else besides me)
  10. jas_on
    Jan 13, 2020
    6
    I'm had a lot of fun playing Fallout 76 in the first few months. It was a different kind of fun than that found in exclusively single-player Fallout experiences, but fun nonetheless. I teamed up with friends and worked on big quests and area events together, AND I'd retire to my C.A.M.P. and work on things alone at my own pace. People calling this a cash grab clearly didn't see the loveI'm had a lot of fun playing Fallout 76 in the first few months. It was a different kind of fun than that found in exclusively single-player Fallout experiences, but fun nonetheless. I teamed up with friends and worked on big quests and area events together, AND I'd retire to my C.A.M.P. and work on things alone at my own pace. People calling this a cash grab clearly didn't see the love and attention that's went into this game. It's far from perfect, but it was a good start.

    All that said, I no longer play. My free time is too valuable and the game world doesn't hold my attention despite the things I have left to do. Fallout 76 wasn't a disaster, but it requires a level of forgiveness and patience I found it too hard to maintain.    … Expand
  11. jazzman04
    Nov 20, 2018
    7
    Fallout 76 in many ways appeals to me, but there are just so many issues that bethesda has left unchecked that lowers my final score. The game is built on a decade old engine with little support for almost mandatory game features like an FOV slider and support for 144Hz screens. Other than the technical stuff I found the game enjoyable. Conquoring workshops, building armor, exploring newFallout 76 in many ways appeals to me, but there are just so many issues that bethesda has left unchecked that lowers my final score. The game is built on a decade old engine with little support for almost mandatory game features like an FOV slider and support for 144Hz screens. Other than the technical stuff I found the game enjoyable. Conquoring workshops, building armor, exploring new locations is appealing to me. And the experience of meeting people and shooting lower players to fight was fun.… Expand
  12. InfamousNews
    Nov 21, 2018
    7
    After playing Fallout 76 for several hours,it’s hard to believe that the game is a zero. In my opinion Fallout 76 is a 7/10.

    The game is indeed fun to play and in no way “empty”. Aside from the no human NPC to interact with, Fallout 76 plays exactly like previous titles. You follow a quest,explore the wasteland for loot/past stories,and try to survive while fighting enemies. If    After playing Fallout 76 for several hours,it’s hard to believe that the game is a zero. In my opinion Fallout 76 is a 7/10.

    The game is indeed fun to play and in no way “empty”. Aside from the no human NPC to interact with, Fallout 76 plays exactly like previous titles. You follow a quest,explore the wasteland for loot/past stories,and try to survive while fighting enemies. If you’re not a fan of listening/reading notes or don’t like exploring the environment in a game,then I guess Fallout 76 isn’t for you. Graphics is decent. The game is somewhat buggy and PVP needs work. Otherwise the game could be a 8/10 later,depending on future DLC. Would differently recommend to people to try it, at least wait for a sale if you think $60 is too much.    … Expand
  13. theexhippy
    Nov 18, 2018
    7
    The biggest problem and the saving grace of this game is that it's a Fallout game. Because of this people have ridiculously high expectations but some are willing to forgive it its flaws.

    Taken on its own, the game is not bad. It could be better, there are bugs but they're pretty minor. The lack of NPC humans, both friendly and not, is a glaring omission and makes the game feel a little    The biggest problem and the saving grace of this game is that it's a Fallout game. Because of this people have ridiculously high expectations but some are willing to forgive it its flaws.

    Taken on its own, the game is not bad. It could be better, there are bugs but they're pretty minor. The lack of NPC humans, both friendly and not, is a glaring omission and makes the game feel a little lifeless. Some of the mechanisms you liked from the Fallout 3, 4 and New Vegas are missing due to the MMO aspect.

    However...

    It captures the Fallout feel, the gameplay is close to identical and rewards careful play rather than run and gun. Yes, combat is clunky but then again it always has been. It doesn't make it bad, just different. You have to be more careful and cautious which some may find dull in comparison to pure FPS like COD but then maybe this game isn't for them.

    All in all, F76 is best viewed as a cutdown version of Fallout 4 that can be played with a group of your friends. If you're playing it solo then you will be disappointed. As a group it doesn't exactly shine but it's a solid co-op experience and I'm enjoying it. I think this is one to be worked on and to improve rather than be dumped.    … Expand
  14. Jariah098
    Nov 21, 2018
    5
    This game is riddled with bugs and performance issues which significantly impacted my experienced. It was frustrating and tiring for both me and my friends who dealt with similar issues. It is simply unacceptable that this game was released in such a flawed state.

    As for the gameplay, it is reasonably enjoyable, and more so if you have a dedicated group to play with (not necessarily    This game is riddled with bugs and performance issues which significantly impacted my experienced. It was frustrating and tiring for both me and my friends who dealt with similar issues. It is simply unacceptable that this game was released in such a flawed state.

    As for the gameplay, it is reasonably enjoyable, and more so if you have a dedicated group to play with (not necessarily friends). The story is quite uninspiring and should have been implemented in a more intriguing way rather than audio holotapes, terminal entries and "reply only" NPCs. It can still be enjoyed, but many will likely find it tiring and try to skip through or ignore some of the story queues, like i did on multiple occasions.
    Combat is the same as Fallout 4 and is fun. It's nothing revolutionary, but it does the job.

    Exploration is great as the map is filled with many interesting locations and beautiful environments to discover but can sometimes not feel very rewarding as some locations tend to be rather hollow, especially due to a lack of NPCs that are interesting.

    The game feels quite empty with the 24 player limit per map, as it is very large, and many interactions with other players have been through meeting at the repetitive and lacklustre event quests that occur around the map. Even if I had a random encounter it seemed like many people were reluctant to team up, or were already part of another team. I personally think the player count should be doubled, and introduce better dispersed events to ensure that players don't congregate in specific locations for too long. This along with introducing a player hub of some kind, such as a city or the Whitesprings resort, could provide a way for players to meet, team up and even trade. It would be an excellent way to deal with the current common struggle of finding rare plans or getting rid of unwanted plans and items. This is in part due to NPC vendors having a money capacity of 200 caps per vendor faction. So a player would only be able to earn a specific amount of caps from NPC trading per day, but player trading is potentially endless.

    As many have said, this is not a great "Fallout" game but it is still a decent multiplayer game, that needs still needs a lot of work. That being said, I personally don't think this game deserves this level of flak, but much of it is certainly warranted towards Bethesda. At its current state, it is not worth $60, however if Bethesda follows through with improving this game, I can see it become worthwhile. This game would have been a 6/10 had there not been so many bugs and performance issues.    … Expand
  15. Proudwell
    Nov 23, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There is a lot of backlash to Fallout 76 that is not unwarranted. The game is visually very similar to Fallout 4, utilizing the same exact models from the game frequently. Many have regarded this game as being like a multiplayer mod of Fallout 4. Others have also remarked about how the game does not feel like Fallout, and this is something I agree with, to a point.

    Fallout 76 is a bright, colorful, and (somewhat) visually diverse game set in West Virginia. It is entirely online, with no options for offline play, and servers are capped at 24 players each. It brings back a core feature that had been present in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, that being item durability. Fallout 4's settlement building also makes a return with changes, as does Fallout 4's survival mode (albeit considerably less difficult).

    Previous Fallout titles, such as Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game, are dark, barren (stylistically so), and bleak. This continues through all games until Fallout 76, where it comes to a screeching halt. The terminals and holotapes found in Fallout 76 differ considerably from earlier titles, where people living in the areas before the bombs were revealed to be unhinged. Instead, one reads and hears many stories of people working together, making things appear generally more positive than any of the other Fallout titles. That, combined with a more colorful setup, has made people feel disconnected from Fallout 76- it simply is unlike any of the other titles.

    I sincerely believe that this is not a bad thing, though. Fallout 76 has proven to still hold many of the same story elements as earlier Fallout games, sometimes to its detriment, other times to its benefit. I will begin detailing the benefit:

    Players will be able to leave Vault 76 into a very large world in ruin. Throughout West Virginia, people will find the ruins of towns and structures typically filled with hostile life. Areas without hostile life are usually inhabited by robots which seem almost oblivious to the end of the world. These robots give MANY insights into pre-war America that were not always very apparent to players when going through earlier titles.

    The story elements that act against Fallout 76 are quite simply the ones that it cannot seem to escape. The Enclave and the Brotherhood of Steel have a presence in this game, despite it making absolutely no sense for them to have one. They are simply there because they are names that /must/ be in a Fallout title, or else it will not seem like Fallout to people. This comes at the cost of consistency to the story. There have been many times where I've poked through terminals, and someone mentions the Brotherhood of Steel, and all I can think is, "Huh?" Essentially, Bethesda is falling victim to the same thing that Star Wars has- they cannot go beyond what they have already established.

    With luck, Bethesda can be encouraged to put greater effort into Fallout 76, which does have fantastic potential and really entertaining experiences and discoveries with other players. Until then, the game is okay. It is not terrible, nor is it particularly outstanding, but it can be so much more either way- I would vastly prefer the latter.    … Expand
  16. sakenyi
    Nov 27, 2018
    7
    It's definitely not the best game. As with every Bethesda game, it's riddled with bugs and "features". and as with any Bethesda game, I'm willing to forgive those due to the track record of Bethesda being that they do improve their product after release (let's for a moment think about how much negativity Fallout 4 received by its players on release).

    A lot of people are talking nothing    It's definitely not the best game. As with every Bethesda game, it's riddled with bugs and "features". and as with any Bethesda game, I'm willing to forgive those due to the track record of Bethesda being that they do improve their product after release (let's for a moment think about how much negativity Fallout 4 received by its players on release).

    A lot of people are talking nothing but bad about this game. Some of this is down to hate bandwagoning while others have legitimate criticism that I cannot in good conscience dismiss. This game is not perfect and will need (like literally every Bethesda title released on PC) work and love from Bethesda (or the modding community in the long run) to make it into a game that would make it past the incredibly high standards of modern gamers.

    However, I admire it as a experiment and in the end, reviews are entirely subjective. Everyone has their own opinion. My advice would be to just try it out or watch some gameplay to judge for yourself and form your own opinion instead of reading all these (both positive and negative) and basing your opinion on that.

    That being said, i've enjoyed it for what it is during my playtime. It's definitely played better with friends (as intended, most likely) and can use a good amount of polish. A decent addition to the Fallout series.    … Expand
  17. new4or
    Nov 16, 2018
    7
    Yes the game is buggy and yes, its using old engine. But remember NW and Skyrim, you could tell the same bout those games. FO76 is an online experience for the first time in the series, just let it grow and mature. & of 10 just for now
  18. Mpsai
    Nov 20, 2018
    7
    I've been having a blast with the game so far. Whether I'm playing with friends or exploring alone I'm getting the kind of emergent gameplay experience I love from Fallout. Granted, I've always prioritized exploration and looting over lore in this series. Even so, little touches in some audio logs and notes paint a haunting picture at times, in between all the retro future camp. SpeakingI've been having a blast with the game so far. Whether I'm playing with friends or exploring alone I'm getting the kind of emergent gameplay experience I love from Fallout. Granted, I've always prioritized exploration and looting over lore in this series. Even so, little touches in some audio logs and notes paint a haunting picture at times, in between all the retro future camp. Speaking of camps the C.A.M.P system is flawed but fun with room to grow, letting you save several iterations of bases to plop down on most parts of the world with plans to find to unlock more items.

    I also really like the trading card Perk system. Being able to swap cards in and out as needed and building a character based on what you have on hand is a pretty fresh mechanic.

    The world boasts some unique places that are, in my view, a step up from Fallout 4 in terms of variety. Fleeing the new scorched enemies only to find myself on a nearly pristine green golf course guarded by military robots that provided me cover fire was one such memorable area.

    I rated a 7 because, in the end, it still has the usual Bethesda bugs and engine limitations. But personally I'm getting my money's worth.    … Expand
  19. AlexeiGorbo
    Nov 30, 2018
    6
    While the lack of humanoid NPCs in the game hurts the storytelling, narrative, and overall depth of the quests in Fallout 76, the game still manages to intrigue to a decent extent.

    To start, the environmental storytelling might be the franchise at its best, but most of the actual quests given by non-human NPCs, terminals, holotapes, letters, exc. begin to feel same in execution, despite    While the lack of humanoid NPCs in the game hurts the storytelling, narrative, and overall depth of the quests in Fallout 76, the game still manages to intrigue to a decent extent.

    To start, the environmental storytelling might be the franchise at its best, but most of the actual quests given by non-human NPCs, terminals, holotapes, letters, exc. begin to feel same in execution, despite having genuinely interesting and compelling story arcs. The amount of quests is heavy, more than any previous game, but they're very often repetitive and require more reading and listening than actual reacting and participating; to be fair, the stories told as I've previously mentioned are good, sometimes amazing, but a lot remains to be desired due to lack of variation.

    The impromptu events are often quite fun, but often also require real teamwork and communication to accomplish; there is where Fallout 76 either thrives outright or falls flat, depending solely on the experience you have with over players in the game. With teamwork and cooperation, these encounters and missions are often thrilling and extremely rewarding, but with a incompetent passive squad, they feel un-engaging and tedious. The experience depends solely on how you work with others.

    As for PvP, well it's really just a broken, pointless, more so annoying mechanics that serves almost no purpose in the game other than claiming that it's a thing. It's shallow, unfun, boring, and offers no thrill and virtually no reward.

    That being said teaming up with friends and co-oping is the best part of this game outside of environmental storytelling, and this is where Fallout 76 separates itself from the pack. It's quite invigorating to complete quests and events as a squad, as well as discovering new places, their hidden secrets, and defeating West Virginia's mythological creatures together. Genuinely, I believe this would have better off as a co-op experience solely with no PvP elements.

    Mechanically it plays like a refined Fallout 4; imagine Fallout 4, but far better. Performance can be hit or miss, and suffers greatly on consoles, but visually this is the best looking Fallout game, and the best looking game on Bethesda's aging Creation Engine. Some of the textures can appear muddy or bland, but the color pallet is vibrant, and the lighting effects are top notch.

    The final thing is the crafting and survival mechanics, which aren't extremely engaging, but at the same time not that much of a nuance; it's a mechanic in the game, it makes things slightly more interesting and raises the stakes a bit higher, but overall it just gives you a reason to explore your environment thoroughly and keep you a little bit more occupied.

    The map is over 4 times the size of Fallout 4's commonwealth, and the locations are varied and interesting. The world is a highlight of this overall mediocre, what what you want out of it game.

    Fallout 76 isn't bad, it's just made some bad directional decisions. It contains elements of the franchise at both its absolute best and absolute worst. Overall, it's just kind of okay, but definitely worth playing with friends if you're big into Fallout.    … Expand
  20. Nightiscold
    Nov 21, 2018
    6
    Lv. 30 and played on 4k ultra settings (45-60 FPS, GTX 1080). Game engine was mostly stable with the exception of many server crashes.

    World design: 95. Graphics: 80. Sound: 85. Story: 35. Multiplayer: 25. Enemy AI: 15. General concept of the game: 30. The release was rushed to fast without a working concept. However, i still enjoyed the exploration and atmosphere. I especially    Lv. 30 and played on 4k ultra settings (45-60 FPS, GTX 1080). Game engine was mostly stable with the exception of many server crashes.

    World design: 95.
    Graphics: 80.
    Sound: 85.
    Story: 35.
    Multiplayer: 25.
    Enemy AI: 15.
    General concept of the game: 30.

    The release was rushed to fast without a working concept. However, i still enjoyed the exploration and atmosphere. I especially like that the buildings are dark at night. Without question it is the poorest Fallout game till date and i would not expect something this bad from such a large publisher.    … Expand
  21. j133760
    Nov 15, 2018
    5
    Plays like a 7 year old MMO. The most mundane of fetch/kill quests dispensed by terminals, roving trash mob enemies that harangue your every step and no NPC's or halfway decent story are death sentences. Game world is pretty and well designed, Appalachia is a beautiful setting.

    Performance is a mixed bag, I get stable FPS on 4k Ultra settings but random stuttering sporadically ruins the    Plays like a 7 year old MMO. The most mundane of fetch/kill quests dispensed by terminals, roving trash mob enemies that harangue your every step and no NPC's or halfway decent story are death sentences. Game world is pretty and well designed, Appalachia is a beautiful setting.

    Performance is a mixed bag, I get stable FPS on 4k Ultra settings but random stuttering sporadically ruins the experience. Despite being 4k ultra settings the graphics are still mediocre, not terrible but not decent either.

    Game feels empty without NPC's. Real world players range from antisocial to downright irritating. Most are just doing their own thing and youll see them run by. But other people who are just bored will take to harassing you by teabagging you, following you, and one guy was incessantly whacking the wall with a machete in the first town. Had to listen to constant racket while I was doing quests there. Thankfully theres a mute all voice chat option in menu. Youve been warned,    … Expand
  22. Barrett93
    Nov 19, 2018
    6
    I really didn't like Fallout 76 when I was hearing news about it (mainly from ItsAGundam), but eventually I took the plunge to play the "Beta" and suprisingly I found myself enjoying it, it was fun to explore the world and find notes and recordings that slowly explained what happened to all the people. The problem is that I don't think the game will be fun anymore after you've explored allI really didn't like Fallout 76 when I was hearing news about it (mainly from ItsAGundam), but eventually I took the plunge to play the "Beta" and suprisingly I found myself enjoying it, it was fun to explore the world and find notes and recordings that slowly explained what happened to all the people. The problem is that I don't think the game will be fun anymore after you've explored all the locations ans found out all the notes and stuff since in previous games you could go down different dialogue paths and be a different kind of character.

    Some problems that really need fixing are things like adding a push to talk button, which I hope players can strongarm Bethesda into adding.

    While I don't care about them adding an fov slider, they should allow manual ini editing to allow you to change the fov that way instead, it gets around them not wanting to add a slider because of animation and clipping issues, but allows people who are okay with the odd floating arm they might see to stop having headaches after a while. It sucks that they are locking people out of this one tweak.

    Stash size is probably the biggest problem, pretty much everyone who plays fallout has a huge collection of cool and unique things they've found while playing, but with the stash size limit in 76 it forces people to only have a few weapons, armour pieces, health items and junk to be used for building. So you pretty much just have to have one set of items you carry with you at all times, and have your junk and a few other things in your stash. It really limits what you can do and also forces you to play a certain way since you have to constantly worry about how much stuff you have even when you have already cut back on what you have.

    Traders caps pool is another problem, They only have 200 caps to trade with, they only have a small percentage of the caps you give them when you buy something too, so you will always run out before you've finished. it doesn't seem bad at first because you get only a few caps per item you sell, but after you've levelled a bit and got some better gear it quickly eats up the 200 caps pool. They also share a pool of caps with other traders within a certain area, so if you build a base between two traders like I did, you quickly find out how useless that is. traders also wont buy certain items like ammo and building plans, which is annoying because plans and ammo also have a weight value, so you either have to hope you run into another player who wants to trade, wants what your're selling and also has enough caps to buy from you, if not then you may aswell throw the ammo away because it will just cut down your weight limit.

    Private servers now. Bethesda promised that they are going to be adding private servers at some point, but they really should have been in from the start, The biggest potential from this game is going to be the roleplaying aspects of playing with other real humans, Having a private server full of players dedicated to a true roleplaying experience, building settlements together, creating their own factions, having raider groups and building their own shared story in the fallout world. It sounds awesome. But right now you join a random server and chances are no one is actually pretending to be part of the world, heck most players don't even talk because they have to have their mic on all the time or not at all. there's also the chance you're going to be hearing some guy watching the TV whilst chomping down and some crunchy snack whilst their character is just standing still, then there's the people that will just attack you for no real reason, it ruins what could be the best feature that saves the game for a lot of people. Private servers are needed as soon as possible.    … Expand
  23. BojlerTacsko
    Nov 21, 2018
    5
    The game's world and mood are very good. But this is a semi-finished game. There is a lot of work to be done to make a full game. It is full of confusing errors. If it is not repaired, it will be up to 6 months and end of this game. Disappointment. It's too expensive for it to be empty. The end game is not at all.
  24. nelso40
    Nov 25, 2018
    5
    Great concept, fun combat with a high number of builds, and good progression system. No NPC's, story is just holotapes, and NO ROLEPLAYING outside of talking to real people (good luck). Lots of potential, currently not met.
  25. Gehrione
    Nov 16, 2018
    6
    Makes me sad too see all those bad reviews, I cant understand this hate, im having much fun with the game and the humour and storyline is as good as in the prequels from what i played now.
    for me its a great atmospheric singleplayer game with online features.
  26. zerafian
    Nov 17, 2018
    5
    its NOT a "0" and its NOT a "10". Its got plenty of bugs, no denying that. However, its a fun experience with friends. Create your own story/ path in this huge world, explore the lore of Fallout. It wont be for everyone, no doubt about it. People putting flat zeros or tens are trying to offset the balance of ratings. My first suggestion is to scroll through the reviews and look at theits NOT a "0" and its NOT a "10". Its got plenty of bugs, no denying that. However, its a fun experience with friends. Create your own story/ path in this huge world, explore the lore of Fallout. It wont be for everyone, no doubt about it. People putting flat zeros or tens are trying to offset the balance of ratings. My first suggestion is to scroll through the reviews and look at the scores around 3-7, the ones that arent biased in any way. There are things to love and hate about this game. Its truly a much better experience if you have a friend to bring in the world that shares your love for exploration and the FO universe.… Expand
  27. RuMan
    Nov 20, 2018
    7
    It's a chill game. Nothing to pressure you. Just a Fallout 4 online. It's ok. Nothing special or extraordinary. You don't have to like it. I happen to ejoy it. It's not for single player fans.
  28. Nyaria
    Nov 19, 2018
    5
    First of all, anyone giving this game a 1, is knee jerk reacting, and just tossing a 1 out, because they want to drag the score down.

    Now, This game is not a perfect game. Server Instability tends to be the worst issue I've had playing this game. I've run into the issue of being kicked out of various exploration places only to be placed outside again, still missing ammo and medical    First of all, anyone giving this game a 1, is knee jerk reacting, and just tossing a 1 out, because they want to drag the score down.

    Now, This game is not a perfect game. Server Instability tends to be the worst issue I've had playing this game. I've run into the issue of being kicked out of various exploration places only to be placed outside again, still missing ammo and medical supplies, and having to start over. It's not a great feeling, but I never expected the launch of a huge game like this to be 100% Stable, and I've only run into two server crashes in my entire playtime. So it's annoying, but not awful.

    The Textures are ripped straight out of Fallout 4, not really a bad thing, but save for a few texture differences on some enemies and items. It's very much Fallout 4.

    The Biggest thing I think this game has going for it so far, is the environmental story telling, taking it slow and steady, you can get a feel of how some of these homesteads fell apart, and what some people's last moments might have been.

    The Building does feel a little bit of a step down from Fallout 4, mostly because everything has to be connected to bases and walls, and clipping through other items isn't allowed. However, this is probably mostly just to do with the fact the camps can be moved whenever, and dropped into new zones, so the buildings sort of had to make sense. The camp also seems to spawn the items from the ground up, so having them connected makes sense. You can still make some whacky buildings though, it just takes building and removing foundations and messing with Ladders.

    As of this review, the Stash Box you have, can only carry 400 lbs of stuff. Not 400 different items, 400 LBS of stuff, so its' like a stationary extra inventory slot, that eventually can be filled and not accept more items. This is somewhat aggravating for those who like to pick everything up and scrap stuff. But the developers also added a way to condense your materials down into lighter bulk loads if you have a tinkers bench and plastic.

    The Perk Card systems fun to mix and match, though sometimes you'll just get unlucky and not get nice cards from your packs. This can slow down stuff a little, but if you keep at it, you'll get everything your wanting.

    Overall, this is a pretty average game. I hope Bethesda continues to support it, so that they can make it better. So I'm giving it a 5/10. It's very Average, it' is fun though, and I'm hoping things improve from here.    … Expand
  29. Frisbiek
    Nov 17, 2018
    7
    When Bethesda brought elder scrolls to the online world, I didn't care for it- it was too MMO and not enough elder scrolls. That was my worry with fallout 76- fortunately, the gameplay is reminiscent of fallout 4, and it is a blast. I'm not even a huge survival game fan, but the world bethesda has created is just so fun.

    Unfortunately, it is plagued with bugs, particularly Vsync/gsync    When Bethesda brought elder scrolls to the online world, I didn't care for it- it was too MMO and not enough elder scrolls. That was my worry with fallout 76- fortunately, the gameplay is reminiscent of fallout 4, and it is a blast. I'm not even a huge survival game fan, but the world bethesda has created is just so fun.

    Unfortunately, it is plagued with bugs, particularly Vsync/gsync issues, crashes, and other nonsense. It really breaks you from the experience, which is a shame. The good news is, this game could run on a potato, using the same engine as skyrim and it shows. The bad news is the graphics for the most part are just blah. The in game settings are minimal and changing the display to borderless to full screen requires a restart of the game. Annoying, because you might have to adjust that to fix vsync issues.

    My only other minor complaint is that since this is all online, you can never pause. When you are crafting or in your pip boy, magically enemies will appear out of nowhere and you'll take damage. It's very annoying. Also, the carrying/weight needs to be balanced. Carrying too much? No problem! Store it in your stash. But you can't fast travel there since you are overweight! Ok then, set up your camp where you are. Great! But that has a limit on storage, too. Sigh.

    This game is very rough around the edges, and needs some work. If you are on the fence to check it out, I would wait a month or so. It's still worth playing if you enjoy the fallout series.    … Expand
  30. cooldan613
    Nov 15, 2018
    6
    Here just a few thoughts that I see about the game so far but the cons may change due possible bug fixes and patches if they come anytime that is reasonable and hopefully solid.

    The Pros- `There have a decent improvement on some A.I. for enemies* `There are a decent amount of quests to do so far that are great but some are too repetitive `Is great when playing on a team, can be    Here just a few thoughts that I see about the game so far but the cons may change due possible bug fixes and patches if they come anytime that is reasonable and hopefully solid.

    The Pros-
    `There have a decent improvement on some A.I. for enemies*
    `There are a decent amount of quests to do so far that are great but some are too repetitive
    `Is great when playing on a team, can be boring when not?
    `Sometimes you find funny animation glitches on NPC?

    Cons-
    `Graphics and slowdowns that are not smooth for many
    `HUGE Bug when you have power armor on and you have more weight than normally allowed to safe travel without power armor leads to upon death, not being able to respond and just idle, only way to fix this is going to the main menu and loosing all your junk.
    `many people have open mic on and it can be annoying, no push to talk
    `fps lock and POV slider but this i feel won't be fixed till who knows when and Can Be a deal breaker for some.    … Expand
  31. ShadowBro
    Nov 29, 2018
    7
    Not 10/10, but truerly 6.7/10
    The game has problems with optimization. And with the wrong positioning of the target audience.

    In my country it costs $ 18, so this is a reasonable price ...
  32. alienbaby
    Nov 26, 2018
    7
    The core idea is good, I'm finding it a fun game to play when it works well. And that's the kicker; there are a large number of if not game breaking, then super annoying bugs. There are known exploits for leveling up that haven't been patched and that's really a big turn off in a multiplayer online game. Other than the bugs and exploits however, it's great. It feels like a fallout world,The core idea is good, I'm finding it a fun game to play when it works well. And that's the kicker; there are a large number of if not game breaking, then super annoying bugs. There are known exploits for leveling up that haven't been patched and that's really a big turn off in a multiplayer online game. Other than the bugs and exploits however, it's great. It feels like a fallout world, exploring and discovering new areas and piecing together the little stories is cool and interesting. The choice to use holotapes and notes to tell the story rather than characters isn't as terrible as I originally thought it would be, though the story does feel more like you are following just behind a protagonist rather than being the protagonist - you're always finding out what happened rather than being instrumental in those happenings. The Enemy AI seems fairly simplistic and isn't helped by a laggy server experience. Having other players around is a great addition to the fallout world, and grouping up and running about is entertaining. End game feels a bit lacklustre - launching nukes and farming the resulting high level mobs is great the first few times, but then once you have a few cool high level legendary weapons, what to do next?

    Base building is unfortunatley completely broken. The idea you can pick up your base as a blueprint and then plonk it down somewhere else would be great .. if it worked. It's a bit of a crapshoo as to wether all your base pieces will still exist, and it can be very difficult to get the game to let you actually place your base down again without complaining about the terrain or some other issue.

    Balance is another problem. Weapon balance is completely jumbled up for both PvE and PvP content.

    Overall, I'm having fun __but. It desperately needs bugfixes (sooo many bugs, like unbelievable numbers of mechanics bugs - not gamebreaking, but still...) and balance changes.    … Expand
  33. shuttleworth51
    Nov 24, 2018
    5
    I think the critic average is more realistic than the users. It an okay game that could, and should have been something a lot better. It's buggy and a bit lifeless. The base and stash limits make the game hard to enjoy for me. Here's hoping things improve.
  34. wolfaust
    Jul 14, 2021
    6
    First, don't even consider purchasing Fallout 76. It's been two years since the release, but there are tons of bugs in the game; even these bugs prevent you go through main quests. I'm still playing the game. Because I'm playing knowing that I wasted my money and wasting my time. After more than 40 hours, I will not delete the game until I finish the main quest.

    There is an unnecessary    First, don't even consider purchasing Fallout 76. It's been two years since the release, but there are tons of bugs in the game; even these bugs prevent you go through main quests. I'm still playing the game. Because I'm playing knowing that I wasted my money and wasting my time. After more than 40 hours, I will not delete the game until I finish the main quest.

    There is an unnecessary and aimless difficulty in the game. Fallout 2 is easier than Fallout 76. For example, your level is 15 and you go to the main mission. You don't know what will you face wherever you go, but then suddenly you come across creatures over 35 levels and even legendary bosses! Even if your level is 35, you have a hard time killing legendary creatures, which 5-10 levels more than your level.

    There is an annoying bug; when you are not under attack, your armour or even your weapon can be broken due to bugs. Also, sometimes, the durability of weapons decreases in 4-5 magazines.

    When you do fast travel to a place, you fall into unexpected places. It might even be a cliff edge. Also, the game starts when you are falling from some height and your health decreases.

    Some main quests and side quests cause time loss. I cannot say that there are no good sides; with your friends, you can hunt down legendary creatures of "unbalanced levels and powers".

    Still, don't buy it! They need 2 or more years to fix the game.

    And, the graphics are like watching a low-quality video.    … Expand
  35. Chiaro22
    Dec 16, 2018
    6
    Fallout 76 is more an online first person shooter than it is a role playing game. Gone are branching quest lines and player expression through dialogue or choices. Instead the game relies mostly on how players interact in the game world, for good or bad.

    Bethesda’s Appalachia is beautifully crafted world, and despite bugs and flaws its a game with a lot of potential, but one that needs    Fallout 76 is more an online first person shooter than it is a role playing game. Gone are branching quest lines and player expression through dialogue or choices. Instead the game relies mostly on how players interact in the game world, for good or bad.

    Bethesda’s Appalachia is beautifully crafted world, and despite bugs and flaws its a game with a lot of potential, but one that needs excessive tweaking to reach its’ potential. For now Fallout 76 tries to be so many things at once, and ironically becomes a bit over-encumbered with ambition itself.

    Fallout 76 consists of multiple paradoxes that does not glue all that well together. It is a Fallout game, but you’re very limited in what you can pick up, keep or sell. It’s a survival game, but there’s power armors and stockpiles of ammo around every corner. It’s a post apocalyptic irradiated place, but you can hardly kill a ghoul without getting a rad-x.

    It’s an open world game where solo exploration is encouraged, but you’ll unintentionally set off group events that makes players flock to your location. You can trade with strangers, but they can one-shot you with an overpowered weapon. You can stay away from other players and play it solo, but over time it might make you feel lonely or even slightly paranoid.

    Bethesda’s Appalachia is perhaps the most impressive game world Bethesda has crafted to date, like a mix of Fallout 4 and Skyrim, only bigger. The addition of different regions makes the world a lot more interesting than earlier Fallouts to explore, and although many Fallout 4 assets are re-used, there’s a lot of new assets and lightings added. You can see valleys and vistas far into the horizon, you can watch rain clouds drift towards you, or nuke clouds rise above you.

    The downside to it, and one that gets more evident the more you play, is that the locations are spread out a lot more than in previous Bethesda games, and that the wilderness itself is largely devoid of animals and points of interest.

    Bethesda games have always been about exploring and looting, but hoarding items has previously been unproblematic when there’s not limited weight and “stash”. Fallout 76 on the other hand introduces both limited inventory weight, stash weight and a lot of other “survival” elements, like food and water needs.

    As you level up you’ll find you need a lot of “convenience” perks to remedy thirst, hunger, food spoilage and low inventory weight, and then there’s also radiation and diseases to account for. This makes leveling up more of a chore than what it has used to be, it’s just not as fun to pick 10 weight and food perks and 2-3 that are unique to your character, just to be able to play the game without going half crazy because your character is thirsty, hungry or over-encumbered all the time.

    There’s an inherent contradiction in the attempted combination of the Bethesda style of open world games, where the player becomes God Allmighty with a all the loose items in the world in a drawer, and a survival setting where the player is supposedly trying to scrape by on tin cans and irradiated flowers.

    We are wading in an endlessly re-spawning junk pile, where all the loot is randomly thrown upon us like bling bling in a casino, but we can’t keep much of it, we can’t stash it, and because vendors have low and limited amounts of caps we can’t easily sell it, at least not without doing the rounds between faction vendors and waiting 24 hours for vendor inventories to reset.

    Another problem with Fallout 76 is that it relies a little too much on leveled lists and randomization. You can find recipes at different locations in the world, but if you want a certain recipe for a certain food item, you just need to be lucky and stumble upon it in-game. The same goes for plans for crafting weapons or armor. At its worst playing Fallout 76 feels more like playing a slot machine than a rpg.

    Luckily Bethesda have said they will improve on the game in the future. Let's hope they pick the right perks to level up their game.    … Expand
  36. CesarOrdazV
    Apr 26, 2019
    7
    En el lanzamiento el rendimiento era horrible. A seis meses del lanzamiento ha mejorado mucho en rendimiento, pero aún sigue manteniendo algunos problemas. Es muy exigente con los recursos y se nota que arrastra los problemas de viejas entregas de Fallout. algunas misiones son repetitivas pero otro más son bastante disfrutables. Siguen añadiendo contenido. Recomiendo su compra a precioEn el lanzamiento el rendimiento era horrible. A seis meses del lanzamiento ha mejorado mucho en rendimiento, pero aún sigue manteniendo algunos problemas. Es muy exigente con los recursos y se nota que arrastra los problemas de viejas entregas de Fallout. algunas misiones son repetitivas pero otro más son bastante disfrutables. Siguen añadiendo contenido. Recomiendo su compra a precio reducido.… Expand
  37. WCM320
    Feb 6, 2021
    5
    It's fine.
    it's always been fine, it's gotten better also.
    Yes it has a lot of issues.
    Yes its not a normal Fallout game.

    The company was however always honest about what kind of gam it was (Yes Bethesda should be shouted out over the luancher/bag) But a lot of people clearing are just mad that it's not what they want, instead of not what it said it would be.

    All that being said, 5/10....
  38. PeroAlxp
    Dec 2, 2018
    5
    not good game. Play rhis if you have no other games. Many bugs, not interesting.
  39. spectrefoursix
    Nov 24, 2018
    6
    Very buggy at launch. Not enough communication with the community. This game was marketed as being something different from other Fallout games, so it isn't fair to grade it as such. It has lots of room to grow, patches can fix a lot of the issues in this game. The PVP is broken, the story is lacking because of the exclusion of NPC's. Not a bad game. Kind of like a Rust/Fallout spinoff.
  40. OldSalty
    Nov 27, 2018
    5
    Some companies treat QA as an important and integral part of the game development process. Bethesda seems to think it's some sort of joke, and that people might enjoy a game that is so full of bugs, that they could just be considered as silly features. While there are many parts of the game I have enjoyed, it reminds me of Day Z Mod or Day Z alpha, except the in Fallout the survival aspectSome companies treat QA as an important and integral part of the game development process. Bethesda seems to think it's some sort of joke, and that people might enjoy a game that is so full of bugs, that they could just be considered as silly features. While there are many parts of the game I have enjoyed, it reminds me of Day Z Mod or Day Z alpha, except the in Fallout the survival aspect is more of an annoyance than a focal point of game play, the enemy AI is slightly better and the PVP action is far less exciting.
    Overall I would have been much more accepting of this if I had bought it for $30 as an "early access" game.    … Expand
  41. Moeparker
    Nov 27, 2018
    6
    I gave it a 6. I've not had any game breaking bugs. Few T pose ghouls charging me. Once had lag up to 13 seconds for looting. No D/Cs for me. There are issues, some that make you wonder how they passed through the Alpha, cause this feels more like a Beta, not a full launch. As Todd would say from his 2012 Skyrim Keynote speech, we are in "Opportunity Time"

    Fallout 76 has that "one more    I gave it a 6. I've not had any game breaking bugs. Few T pose ghouls charging me. Once had lag up to 13 seconds for looting. No D/Cs for me. There are issues, some that make you wonder how they passed through the Alpha, cause this feels more like a Beta, not a full launch. As Todd would say from his 2012 Skyrim Keynote speech, we are in "Opportunity Time"

    Fallout 76 has that "one more mission" hook for me. Just one more thing, then I'll go to bed. Then it's one more thing to do. HOMM 3 hooked me like that. Before you know it 2am is here.

    I expect this game to get TLC as time goes on. It needs it.

    What I do like is the options for finishing quests. Do the slog of run here, get this, etc....or if you have master hacking bypass all that. How you spec your character matters. It feels like more RPG is coming back into Fallout. I didn't care for Fallout 4's RPG elements, wasn't many of them far as I'm concerned. Far Harbor was a step in the right direction, and I think FO76 is more steps in that RPG element direction.

    Now I am still waiting on Warcraft 4, so I do know how a company can do an MMO and the single player game goes bye bye. I don't want that. So all those that worry about that, that's a legitimate concern and it should be voiced.

    I like the holotape idea for the story. I feel like a detective. And the holotapes are dark, messed up stuff. I like the more brutal stories they are telling.

    This review is written when Stash limit is still 400 and the CAMP bulldozer is weeks away. If Bethesda keeps updating things like that due to our feedback that's good.    … Expand
  42. Reidiculas
    Nov 28, 2018
    6
    Paid full price, long time Fallout fan.

    Fallout is one of my all-time favorite franchises, I own and have played every single title. Fallout 76 has me feeling the most conflicted on whether or not my money/time was wasted. I have experienced just about everything the game has to offer in its current state. So I now feel comfortable giving an honest review. Exploration: I have visited    Paid full price, long time Fallout fan.

    Fallout is one of my all-time favorite franchises, I own and have played every single title. Fallout 76 has me feeling the most conflicted on whether or not my money/time was wasted. I have experienced just about everything the game has to offer in its current state. So I now feel comfortable giving an honest review.

    Exploration: I have visited about 80% of the entire map (it really is huge)
    Leveling system: I am level 62 currently (S.P.E.C.I.A.L points max at 50, as do the items it seems)
    Story: I completed most of the main story and many, many side quests.

    Pros:
    A huge map with new and cool places to explore.

    A few new interesting creatures, and interesting new weapons to kill them with.

    The holotape story is decent I guess.

    I did enjoy the survival aspect somewhat. you will run out of food, water, and stims.

    Cons:
    The whole world just feels so lifeless, I did not feel attached to the story at all!

    Boring, the story is so distant and hollow that I just don't care to find out what happened, this is a first for me with Bethesda games.

    Bugs, these are mostly bearable but present.

    Other players hurt the story, trying to listen to a holotape and all I hear is some guy hacking up a lung into his mic, or this other guy singing barbie world into his mic. yes, you can mute them but then I have to stop what I am doing, mute them, then start the holotape over and hope some other random guy does not show up.

    It seems 90% of the game is a direct copy and paste from fallout 4, let's grab the UI, creatures, weapons, houses, cars, crafting system, textures and drop them all into Fallout 76. Add a few new creatures, items, and a huge new map and sell it for full price! I am telling you this is a 60$ multiplayer DLC for fallout 4.

    Summary: I am a huge Bethesda fan, Fallout and Elder Scrolls are amazing, I am trying hard to look at this as a new and fresh Idea that just fell short in some ways. I would have been happy to purchase a new DLC for fallout 4 and give it a try. But I was expecting something.....more!.

    I believe I have received much more than I paid for in several of Bethesda's past titles, this one kind of went the other way for me personally but I am still very hopeful for future projects. I also am a single player gamer, so adding multiplayer was bound to crash the party in some ways.

    Everything combined I would say a 6 out of 10 is fair, if you love the franchise you will like some of what they did here. And I imagine you will still get a few dozen hours of enjoyment out of the game.    … Expand
  43. kain37
    Nov 30, 2018
    6
    Хэйтеры будут хейтить и ставить 0 в оценке, но адекватно - Фаллаут 76 может развлекать как игра. Да, тут хватает багов (как и в любимом многими новом Человеке-пауке, например), и есть недоработки по геймплею. Но, несмотря на это, я получаю удовольствие от игры и надеюсь, что её доработают.Хэйтеры будут хейтить и ставить 0 в оценке, но адекватно - Фаллаут 76 может развлекать как игра. Да, тут хватает багов (как и в любимом многими новом Человеке-пауке, например), и есть недоработки по геймплею. Но, несмотря на это, я получаю удовольствие от игры и надеюсь, что её доработают.
  44. firefae8
    Dec 12, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are a lot of people reviewing the game who have never played it. I pre-ordered and am still playing it. There are a lot of people who seem to be angry that the game is not fallout 5 or FO: New Vegas 2, some, incorrectly, say that the game has changed Fallout Lore, which if they took the time to read or listen to the game holo tapes, they would see it is not the case. When it comes to open world games, by their very nature there are going to be a few bugs, however, some of the bugs are entirely on Bethesda, as is that bag issue. However, the game itself is fine. It plays more like Borderlands as a shoot 'em and loot 'em adventure, with additional features of crafting and wasteland survivalism. There are no other humans, except for players, which coincides with game lore. While there are areas for improvement, concerning bugs and possibly the addition of some more content which most online games do, the game itself is not as bad as most people are making it out to be. The game engine has actually had many parts of it replaced, so arguments about the game engine are kind of moot, except for concerns over the physics engine, that is due to be replaced. It's like Jacob has a ship and at a port he replaces a part of it, by the time he comes home no piece of the original ship remains, is it the same ship kind of deal. There are also a lot of people who just wanted a FallOut co-op mode and who are upset this isn't one, while others don't care for the anti-griefing measures taken. Bethesda probably should have implements pvp and pve servers so that people could have the kind of game experience they were hoping for and maybe they will do that in the future. There are ways the game probably should be and might be improved, however, the amount of hate is undeserved for the game. Again, we're not talking about the bag for the bugs in general, some of those bugs are entirely on Bethesda and they should be called out for it, but the game is mostly like other mmos only instead of getting quests from a humanoid npc who stands in the same spot and who you have to keep running back to over and over again, the quests come robots and from holo tapes, i.e. the dead. It really pushes the sole survivors of a nuclear holocaust with having all other humans being dead and having the life that remains being hostile.… Expand
  45. X-NER
    Dec 17, 2018
    7
    Moin,

    in the big and small anticipation of Fallout 76, it is not nearly as bad as I feared. With the last patches it works well on the PC (my middel PC). it could have been more conntent, but that will come soon. the game alone has reached 70% in the current version. Maybe more in the future. To the marketing of Bethesda they never promised more with the E3, but on the whole the    Moin,

    in the big and small anticipation of Fallout 76, it is not nearly as bad as I feared.
    With the last patches it works well on the PC (my middel PC). it could have been more conntent, but that will come soon. the game alone has reached 70% in the current version. Maybe more in the future.

    To the marketing of Bethesda they never promised more with the E3, but on the whole the price of the title was a bit high. at the start it was closer to an early access game unfortunately. it is the biggest experiment of bethesda i hope they will not give up, then most hater would be silent.

    ((German )
    Moin,

    im großen und kleinen Erwartung auf Fallout 76, ist es lange nicht so schlimm wie ich befürchtet hatte.
    Mit den letzten patches läuft es gut auf den PC( my middel PC). es hätte mehr Content sein, doch kommt das bald. das spiel alleine hat in der aktuellen Version 70% knapp ereicht. In der Zukunft vieleicht mehr.

    Zum dem Marketing von Bethesda sie haben nie mehr versprochen bei der E3, doch im ganzen war der Preis des Titel etwas hoch. beim Start war es neher an einem early access game leider. es ist das größte experiment von bethesda ich hoffe sie geben nicht auf, dann würde meisten hater schweigen.    … Expand
  46. Dragonejo
    Dec 29, 2018
    7
    Scoring this game with a 0 or a 10 is not a real analysis. I have spent many hours in this game and i can say its a decent game, mostly since the last patches. A lot of hate from people wich played 2 hours or maybe not even played the game. A lot of fun with friends or even solo, lot of things to do and a decen history (if u know how to read...). On the other hand, the game has a lot ofScoring this game with a 0 or a 10 is not a real analysis. I have spent many hours in this game and i can say its a decent game, mostly since the last patches. A lot of hate from people wich played 2 hours or maybe not even played the game. A lot of fun with friends or even solo, lot of things to do and a decen history (if u know how to read...). On the other hand, the game has a lot of travel to improve, lost of bugs need to be patched, and some content need to ve improved like the money in the shops or the loot from the bosses. I f you have time and you are not a hater you need to check the game for yourself.… Expand
  47. WielkiWaclaw
    Jan 2, 2019
    7
    Grafika zasługuje na co najwyżej 5/10. Lepiej ma się udźwiękowienie 7/10. Gamplay zależy od tego czy gramy z ekipą znajomych czy nie- jeśli nie to właściwie gra nie ma sensu- jest sporo do posłuchania i poczytania i jakąś to historie maluje, ale totalnie bez polotu. Natomiast jeśli macie z kim grać to tytuł ten jest dość przyzwoity- oczywiście dziś, 3 miesiące po premierze... wcześniej...Grafika zasługuje na co najwyżej 5/10. Lepiej ma się udźwiękowienie 7/10. Gamplay zależy od tego czy gramy z ekipą znajomych czy nie- jeśli nie to właściwie gra nie ma sensu- jest sporo do posłuchania i poczytania i jakąś to historie maluje, ale totalnie bez polotu. Natomiast jeśli macie z kim grać to tytuł ten jest dość przyzwoity- oczywiście dziś, 3 miesiące po premierze... wcześniej... dramat. Optymalizacja to absolutne dno, a silnik gry pamięta czasy formowania kontynentów.
    Właściwie jak masz ekipę do grania to inni gracze totalnie nie przeszkadzają, pvp totalnie opcjonalne, budowanie bazy... opcjonalne i na razie raczej bym się tym nie zajmował.
    Już parę godzin przegrane i nawet jakieś łatki się pojawiają na razie 7/10 z czego jeden za to że to setting jednej z fajniejszych serii gier.    … Expand
  48. VG_Alex
    May 8, 2019
    6
    A game with great world background but ruins in bugs and confusing missions design,there is no one alive in this game so it's too stupid,good narrative script hide in the terminals and notes.Through all the journeys, the game is nearly satisfied to me.

    6.7 Mediocre
  49. dubtoshi
    May 8, 2021
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 76 is a game that came out late 2018.
    Ok so, i'm just gonna rate the game based on it's questlines.
    Also spoilers for Fallout 76's Main Questline, Wastelanders and Steel Dawn.

    Fallout 76's main questline:
    Utter Garbage, 90% of the questline is boring, only interesting part is the enclave part where you get to launch a nuke (aka, near the end of the questline). If you think you can just skip to other questlines, too bad, after a certain part, both questlines force you to be level 20. And the easiest way to get those levels is by playing the main questline.

    4/10

    Wastelanders:
    Oh my god this questline is so much more interesting. To give you an example: When you enter The Wayward (a new bar that came with Wastelanders), you immediately get into a stressful interaction between a batter and Trudy. Then you get 5 different options to interact with the Batter, you can attack him, you can use your luck and say that there's something in his gun's barrel or you can use your charisma to at least try to talk it out with him or you can try to get help from Morty (who is hiding behind some boxes) OR you can just ask what is going on. 5 different options, 3 of them require some "SPECIAL" abilities, one of them is straight up entering combat and the last one is asking.
    AND THIS IS JUST THE FIRST QUEST, THIS FIRST QUEST IS WAY MORE INTERESTING AND VARIED THAN 90% OF FALLOUT 76'S MAIN QUESTLINE!

    And this isn't just all, as you progress through out the questline, you have to make a choice between which faction to get help from for raiding Vault 94. You can team up with raiders to EXPLODE the vault door (even though it doesn't make sense) or you can team up with settlers to mine your way into vault 94.

    Overall, this questline is amazing. It still has it's fetch quest-ish times but overall, it's so good, ya all have to play Fallout 76 again JUST FOR WASTELANDERS. 9/10

    Steel Dawn:
    Most stuff i said for Wastelanders can be applied to Steel Dawn, it's way more interesting than Fallout 76's Main Questline. And it has a big twist at the end of the questline! However, unlike Wastelanders, this questline is... kinda short, it's about 4-6 hours, This is because Bethesda decided to split BoS questline into 2, an interesting choice. Questline also leaves it on a cliffhanger... lame.
    But it makes it up with an action packed questline, you raid an enclave base in one of the quests. And then a big twist happens, turns out that Rahmani has done something wrong before BoS came to Appalachia. Oh yeah, did i mention there was a community event just for Steel Dawn, community (of course) succesfully completed all of the tasks that were needed, i wonder how it would turn out if we couldn't complete at least few of them.

    Overall, Steel Dawn is a great questline, it kinda sucks that it's a bit short but it's a good questline, and that's all we want as Fallout fans. 7/10

    Long story short, Fallout 76's main questline sucks. Wastelanders is awesome and is totally worth returning Fallout 76 just for that. Steel Dawn is great, though i do recommend starting Steel Dawn when Steel Reign (Part 2 of Steel Dawn) is released this summer (2021), so you dont have to wait for a month or two while waiting for Steel Reign to arrive.

    Oh yeah, there's barely any end game content, you can stay away from those.
    Fallout 76's 2021 Roadmap if you are interested: https://bethesda.net/en/article/5XyzcQiBzFCYI4hMris1L3/fallout-76-inside-the-vault-2021-roadmap-and-ama    … Expand
  50. HookedComrade
    Jul 7, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Many bugs and quite simple endgame makes it boring at times, but it has great gunplay, huge beautiful world and lots of loot to find and people to meet.… Expand
  51. ghost80808
    Apr 9, 2019
    6
    How you rate this game will very much depend on how you approach it, or what you want from it...

    If you want a deep mix of multiplayer, PvP and story telling...well you are s..t outta luck. Approaching from that standpoint, this game is going to hurt your feelings. On the other hand. If you approach it looking for a single-player, tried and tested shooter, simple survival game, then    How you rate this game will very much depend on how you approach it, or what you want from it...

    If you want a deep mix of multiplayer, PvP and story telling...well you are s..t outta luck. Approaching from that standpoint, this game is going to hurt your feelings.

    On the other hand. If you approach it looking for a single-player, tried and tested shooter, simple survival game, then you might just enjoy this game.

    The problem here, is that Bethesda decided to use us as free testers to see if they could do multiplayer. It turns out they can't, and we paid the price.
    They decided to jump on the cynical cash cow that is micro-transactions and loot, like so many other scummy game companies out there today. And like the other game games companies they have come to the harsh understanding that we won't swallow their BS anymore (see Anthem as an example of public revolt against shallow online garbage).

    Yes, Bethesda played VERY dirty (no refunds, changing pre-order conditions, getting greedy etc.) And yes, this game isn't really a multiplayer game, but if you want a sort of lonelier Fallout 4.5, then it's actually quite fun to explore, read lore, blow stuff up (assuming Beth don't nerf your guns, mid-play).

    All the zero scores are a bit harsh, but I can understand why, given Beth's treatment of their fan base. Personally I've enjoyed it as a single-player game, but nothing more. It's worth a shot if you can get it cheap, and it seems maybe Bethesda have learned a hard lesson and cleaned up their act a bit.    … Expand
  52. FIGHTforJESUS
    May 9, 2019
    7
    i just started playing this game after i upgraded my laptop. There were a bunch of difficulties even getting this game to load. They should have some type of 'wizard' to help you with the install. Only reason i didn't abandon the game was because i tried to load it through my geforce options and to my surprise it actually worked. Since then I can say I really am enjoying the game and havei just started playing this game after i upgraded my laptop. There were a bunch of difficulties even getting this game to load. They should have some type of 'wizard' to help you with the install. Only reason i didn't abandon the game was because i tried to load it through my geforce options and to my surprise it actually worked. Since then I can say I really am enjoying the game and have switched to fallout 76 over cs go as my go to for gaming on pc.

    In the communicty I have gotten help from several stronger players by adding friends and fast traveling to these random people and asking questions and or for help with certain things like how to eat drink and get ammo.

    I saw one guy destroying another players camp for resources but overall have found the community to be really caring, even more so than in the real world.

    I think bethesda's vision of a bunch of survivors trying to make it after the fallout really succeeded.

    I do wish there was a way they could do maintenance and server stuff on only a portion of the servers at a time so it would not have outages in the game, because as of now I am writing this review while waiting for them to finish server maintenance so i can play again.

    For what it's worth I would give it a 7 mainly because of all the problems trying to get into the game, but once it's loaded due to the help of the community, i feel i can get strong enough to give back and be a blessing to others while enjoying this current fallout game.

    God bless you,

    FIGHTforJESUS    … Expand
  53. Lizarino
    Mar 16, 2021
    5
    I've been looking at trying this game ever since it got added to Steam but only recently decided to give it a chance due to such mixed opinions on the game.

    I wouldn't recommend the game as it is right now, or ever to most people. It's a glorified fetch quest game with nothing ever interesting, annoying survival meters and too small inventory / stash size. I encountered some bugs    I've been looking at trying this game ever since it got added to Steam but only recently decided to give it a chance due to such mixed opinions on the game.

    I wouldn't recommend the game as it is right now, or ever to most people.
    It's a glorified fetch quest game with nothing ever interesting, annoying survival meters and too small inventory / stash size.
    I encountered some bugs (although not as bad as I thought it would be or used to be), the first being my UI was invisible, my fps was capped at 72 and my controls never saved, all of those I managed to fix with some .ini edits.
    The other bug I had was I lost everything I placed in my base half the time when I close the game which sort of killed any motivation to keep playing.

    If you don't mind fetch quests I would maybe say try it on sale. Never full price.    … Expand
  54. noxfide
    Feb 6, 2022
    6
    after wastelanders, this game become a great game. bethesda cares about players.
  55. kirukiru
    Apr 15, 2020
    7
    This game is OK. Not so great as previous, many bugs, poor optimization, grindy, but it's OK. I bought it for 15$ and regret nothing.
  56. hoanns
    Jan 14, 2022
    7
    It's fun. Definitely got much better since launch. The story isn't as good as single player fallout, but it is workable and there is lots of stuff to grind and do.
  57. Sitheral
    Jan 16, 2022
    7
    It's actually fun game with a pretty good map and neat character development system. The basic gameplay loop is satisfying enough, the problem is, they want you to pay for it like for an mmo, but offer nowhere near enough new content, the endgame is basically just grinding weapons and stuff for your house, if you are into building you can easly read this review as 8 instead, just keep inIt's actually fun game with a pretty good map and neat character development system. The basic gameplay loop is satisfying enough, the problem is, they want you to pay for it like for an mmo, but offer nowhere near enough new content, the endgame is basically just grinding weapons and stuff for your house, if you are into building you can easly read this review as 8 instead, just keep in mind, a lot of the good stuff is in atom shop and sooner or later you will want to pay.… Expand
  58. Thraxx
    Mar 11, 2021
    5
    I think they deserve better score. The game was not playable at the beginning but they changed a lot of things since then and now its actually cool to play with friends. :)
  59. obamagayming
    Dec 4, 2020
    7
    The Map is awesome. I really enjoy the atmosphere of the game and it feels really good playing. But well yeah its a mess of bugs the storry sucks there is no text chat, PVP is the worst and micro transactions. Worth buying? If you have friends to play yes, if not no
  60. lurtz1
    Apr 1, 2021
    5
    My feelings about this game is OK. But its not really fallout. Its just commercial project of bethesda!
  61. Thecaseyoz
    Jun 9, 2021
    6
    Unfortunately this game opened to the world very poorly but after 3 years of bug repair, My friends and I returned to the wasteland and had a great time playing it.

    If you're playing this game alone, the missions fall short of just running back and forth for hours on end If you're playing this with friends, its minecraft with banger guns and upgrades. It was fun - THE GRAPHICS WERE    Unfortunately this game opened to the world very poorly but after 3 years of bug repair, My friends and I returned to the wasteland and had a great time playing it.

    If you're playing this game alone, the missions fall short of just running back and forth for hours on end
    If you're playing this with friends, its minecraft with banger guns and upgrades.

    It was fun - THE GRAPHICS WERE BAD THOOOOUGH    … Expand
  62. figaropalong
    Jul 16, 2021
    7
    In 2021, the title is very playable. The storyline itself is not thrilling (even though this series stood out the most by the storyline), but the depicted world makes up for it. Imo way better then F4
  63. Napolaen
    May 1, 2022
    6
    I don't think 76 is that bad. it has an expansive world with (mostly) fun combat. But boy it has its bugs and most of them aren't to uncommon to see.
  64. jessespalding
    Sep 9, 2023
    7
    Great game. What I love most about it is that it plays almost identically to the Fallout series, and its almost a continuation from Fallout 4.

    Not only that, you play online with other players! The best part about this is that you do not need to participate with them or don't have to worry about being player killed. The story is pretty interesting and deep, yet you aren't forced to    Great game. What I love most about it is that it plays almost identically to the Fallout series, and its almost a continuation from Fallout 4.

    Not only that, you play online with other players! The best part about this is that you do not need to participate with them or don't have to worry about being player killed.

    The story is pretty interesting and deep, yet you aren't forced to listen to NPCs drag on about things for hours on end. Usually a holotape gets you on your way, which is cool if you don't want to stop the pacing. Another great feature is the C.A.M.P. You can store your items in this totally customize-able area in your stash, build a home or cabin and defend it from outside enemies. You can also open it to the players or lock your doors if you wish.

    Fallout 76 is also amazingly beautiful. For all the extra space they put into this game, I enjoy the vistas between event locations love to build my C.A.M.P. around the wilderness. Though sometimes the trips can be a little long, I think its worth it and makes the game feel a lot more realistic. There are some locations on the map that are done so well, it almost feels like you're there. The White Springs Resort (aka the Grianbrier in WV) is an absolute gem and full of fun times.

    I enjoy the crafting, though sometimes the stash gets too full and you have to unload items once and a while. Usually I opt for scrapping weapons and armor for crafting skills and extra parts.

    There are many other things I'd like to mention in Fallout 76 to praise, but I'd just urge you to play it before reading any more reviews.    … Expand
  65. Astrono
    Feb 15, 2022
    6
    Not very bad in 2022, but with silly bugs. It’s can be funny if you play with friends. I completed the main scenario for a week and I an satisfied! Good luck, citizens of Wastelands!
  66. isidore12
    Oct 7, 2022
    7
    Bethesda released Fallout 76 full of bugs as money grabs, and damage so much their reputation that they stopped investing in Fallout franchise.
    Nonetheless Fallout 76 is worth playing as solo player. It reminds of Fallout 4 but with a significant bigger map.
    Many bugs and patches, left the game terribly unbalanced to play with others. I'll skip the MMO part.
  67. KeeganSCH
    Dec 3, 2018
    5
    On the positive side, I think this is, far and away, the best world Bethesda has ever created. Their environmental storytelling and worldbuilding remains - as always - top notch. The game is richly atmospheric, and exploring the world - the actual act of wandering and seeing the sights itself, not necessarily the mechanics of it - is a truly rewarding experience. The audio logs and notes,On the positive side, I think this is, far and away, the best world Bethesda has ever created. Their environmental storytelling and worldbuilding remains - as always - top notch. The game is richly atmospheric, and exploring the world - the actual act of wandering and seeing the sights itself, not necessarily the mechanics of it - is a truly rewarding experience. The audio logs and notes, though annoyingly overused, are often quite good, telling a story about a world that failed that's arguably darker than anything Fallout has done before. Hope replaced with despair, good intentions gone horribly wrong, haunting ghost towns that show you exactly what went wrong and how without ever having to tell you... it's got it all. It's genuinely a beautiful world, and that's something that has kept me playing, despite its many, many, MANY flaws. Also, the weapon and armor crafting system, though not perfect, is solid and enjoyable to interact with, as is the versatility of the new perk card system used in leveling up - even if, as I mention below, it has some serious flaws of its own. Plus, you get to explore with friends if you want to, and while it's far from a perfect system, coop in this game is genuinely enjoyable on balance. Finally, building a base is cool, even if it has serious issues (see below).

    On the cons side, let's start with something that simply needs to be said: this game is a buggy, broken mess. There is literally not a single core element of this game working reliably anywhere close to 100% of the time. In fact, without much hyperbole, I think it'd be faster to list the things that DO work reliably than it would be to list the things that DON'T work reliably. Nevertheless, here's a very small sampling of the bugs I've personally encountered or experienced.

    -PvP scaling is completely broken at higher levels.
    -Base building is finicky and buggy. Sometimes you'll just lose your entire base to the void - not saved to storage, not just needing to be placed back down, gone.
    -Sometimes food and drink don't work.
    -Sometimes people become invincible.
    -Sometimes enemies become invincible.
    -Sometimes people can't get into power armor without the game crashing.
    -Sometimes people literally can't get out of power armor.
    -NPCs regularly clip into buildings, each other, the ground, etc.
    -Sometimes hostile NPCs will just stand there, doing nothing, not reacting.
    -Sometimes quests will fail to progress, period, and must be abandoned and restarted... if they can be abandoned and restarted.
    -Sometimes other players turn invisible. Or their armor does. Or their power armor does, turning them into a horrifying deformed monster, as getting into power armor stretches the player model to fit the power armor frame.
    -Sometimes creatures vanish when you kill them, or ragdoll physics off into space and THEN despawn, or fall through the ground, preventing you from looting them. This is great fun when they're a legendary enemy that you just burned most of your ammo and stimpacks killing, just to lose out on the legendary loot that was the point of killing them in the first place.

    Then there's some of the appalling design choices, from a bizarre and inconsistent UI to a non-functional economy to the much-talked about and truly awful tiny S.T.A.S.H. limit. And the lack of an XP sharing system for kills, which can actively punish you for group play. There's the near-total lack of an endgame, the baffling lack of text or push-to-talk voice chat, the strange and ultimately damaging insistence on not using human NPCs in the game, the quite poor balance inherent to perk cards, the poorly thought out crafting costs and item weights, etc, etc.

    Put frankly, this is not a good game. It's just not. It feels like an early beta build, or maybe an Early Access title, but it is frankly insulting that they charged $60 for a game in this state at release. And yes, it's a Bethesda product, and Bethesda products are always buggy... but that really, truly isn't an excuse. It never really has been, but in this incarnation of Fallout, where there are no mods just waiting to fix Bethesda's mess, the fact that Bethesda releases incredibly buggy games is just made painfully apparent. Given how many stellar open world games have come out in the last couple years, Bethesda can no longer coast along on their reputation alone.

    Perhaps this will become a good game. I certainly hope it does - it would be a shame to see such a beautiful world go to waste, and there honestly are some good ideas buried in this mess. But right now, it's not, and it's completely unacceptable for Bethesda to expect people to pay retail price for a game that clearly wasn't anywhere near ready for prime time. If you're interested in giving it a try, I strongly encourage you to wait 6-12 months. If it's going to be a good game, Bethesda needs to get its act together and make it one. Don't pay them for the privilege of doing their testing and fixing for them.    … Expand
  68. c300g97
    Jul 20, 2020
    6
    Being a huge fallout fan, i've bought this almost on launch.
    Being now 2 years later, i no longer need to give this game a plain 0.
    But it's still too little, too late.
    Now it feels like a mere DLC to fallout 4, with some more crafting here and there plus a decent storyline with true RPG quests.
  69. Samueltl
    Mar 8, 2022
    5
    Wasted opportunity, horrible lies from the devs and rushed game.

    At least we still can mod New Vegas.
  70. crusader295
    Dec 14, 2018
    5
    I purchased a Fallout 76 for 36€ as a cd key. I all so had access to the B.E.T.A.
    I must say this game is disappointing and yet i think it has massive potential.
    Sure the game is full of bugs but then again every single video game made to this day has bugs... The question is : Will Bethesda clean up these bugs before every single player decides to stop playing the game ? I personally    I purchased a Fallout 76 for 36€ as a cd key. I all so had access to the B.E.T.A.
    I must say this game is disappointing and yet i think it has massive potential.
    Sure the game is full of bugs but then again every single video game made to this day has bugs...
    The question is : Will Bethesda clean up these bugs before every single player decides to stop playing the game ?
    I personally decided after approximately 80 hours of game play to put it aside until further patches are developed...
    I think this game is highly limited by the the lack of regular updates for optimisation and bug resolution.
    I all so think that the game feels slightly empty.
    I personally played a full modded version of Fallout 4 before playing Fallout 76 and the difference in game contents is massive !
    Either they need to let the mod community loose or start packing some serious DLC's !
    I am a binge gamer i tended to stick to a single game for a while (like skyrim 1500+ hours). With Fallout 76 after 80 hours i dont feel the need to start a new game or continue my previous character... Something i never felt with other Bethesda productions !
    After all that i have said i am going to give Fallout 76 a note of 5 as i am yet undecided as what to think of this game...
    Only time will tell if it is truly a quality Bethesda productions or as many have said a "money grab"...    … Expand
  71. MrSilver98
    Dec 22, 2018
    5
    The game is not good. I need to start by saying that, but I'm strangely finding myself having fun. I'm enjoying what I'm playing but the world is just so empty. The map is beautiful but there's nothing in it. I genuinely believe that if the game added NPCs and some meaningful quests it could become good. As it stands it's just painfully average.
  72. magiclatte42
    May 17, 2019
    7
    Fallout 76 is exactly what it said it would be. A multiplayer fallout experience without human NPCs.

    I have played for 300 hours, with friends and solo. If you are looking to play this game at this point here is my take on this game: I felt like the majority of people writing overly negative reviews haven't actually played the game, and instead review bombed it because it's not the    Fallout 76 is exactly what it said it would be. A multiplayer fallout experience without human NPCs.

    I have played for 300 hours, with friends and solo. If you are looking to play this game at this point here is my take on this game:

    I felt like the majority of people writing overly negative reviews haven't actually played the game, and instead review bombed it because it's not the next single player RPG experience. It's a Fallout Universe map to explore with stories and content. It was released as a complete story with a story arc you follow throughout your game play, if you follow main stories. There is plenty to do and explore with friends as you complete the story to make the content of this game fully complete in a multiplayer context. The lack of NPCs is part of the story ARC and one of the first things you have to rectify so that you can keep existing in Appalachia. I actually really enjoy the real time implementation of VATS.

    The bad:
    - It's buggy, but I've never had a Bethesda game not be released with bugs TBH.
    - If you want this game for PVP, don't. Play a game meant for PVP and developed with PVP as a basis for the game. PVP in Fallout 76 is mostly an afterthought and player builds can be min/maxed to be nearly invulnerable to casual players. It's just not fun.
    - You need to suspend disbelief to enjoy the story. After finding a note left on a desk of a broken house that didn't blow away in 20 years I laughed. I mean holo tapes left all around on underground desks or workstations, ok. A note on a house in the open?
    - There were glaring bugs that led me to believe that the game was not thoroughly tested or played by the development team themselves.

    Overall I enjoyed my time. Realistically I'd rate my experience as an 8 out of 10 because I had a good group to play with but the actual game is more like a 7 so I will put that as my review. If you enjoy exploring the Fallout Universe like I do, you'll likely still enjoy this game. In the end, all quests in Fallout have always been [choose to complete quest, or ignore] regardless of how many stat check options you were given.    … Expand
  73. Taz_USA
    Jun 22, 2019
    7
    This is my first post here and I just wanted to offer a few thoughts on the current state of the game.
    I have been playing for about 5 months for usually multiple hours per day several times per week, and really enjoying my time in Appalachia. The game has improved substantially, and is finally about what it should have been at launch. I would have given it a 8 out of 10 but it still    This is my first post here and I just wanted to offer a few thoughts on the current state of the game.
    I have been playing for about 5 months for usually multiple hours per day several times per week, and really enjoying my time in Appalachia. The game has improved substantially, and is finally about what it should have been at launch. I would have given it a 8 out of 10 but it still has issues with network latency sensitivity and is prone to server disconnects during times of server stress.
    Others have already summarized what the game is about, so I’ll just a few of my thoughts here:
    Stories are told through holotape and notes, not your typical NPC interactions of previous series titles. Some of the robots have interesting personalities, but it you crave humanoid NPC interactions this may not be the game for you. Bethesda has announced NPCs are coming with a future Wastelanders update.

    It’s open world, learn as you go. No handholding, only basic tutorial quests.
    The community is generally positive.
    Since the games has changed for the better since launch, I would ignore any reviews posted prior to about 3 months ago.

    I typically pick up a game and play only it for a time before moving on, so I cannot compare it to other RPG MMOs except Elder Scrolls Online. I’m a big fan of ESO and played it exclusively for three years prior to picking up this game. ESO also has significantly improved since launch and hopefully Fallout 76 will continue to get better and better.

    TLDR better than it was, still has bugs, pick it up cheap or wait for free weekend to try it out.    … Expand
  74. NikDem
    Oct 12, 2019
    5
    Играл в бету и играл до сегодняшнего момента. Играть в соло скучно, в пати норм, но найти это пати достаточно сложно из-за того что основную долю комьюнити составляет англоязычное сообщество. Как добавят нпс, протестим(наконец-то моя вкачанная харизма даст хоть что-то). Ждём outer worlds.Играл в бету и играл до сегодняшнего момента. Играть в соло скучно, в пати норм, но найти это пати достаточно сложно из-за того что основную долю комьюнити составляет англоязычное сообщество. Как добавят нпс, протестим(наконец-то моя вкачанная харизма даст хоть что-то). Ждём outer worlds.
  75. Draco901
    Nov 15, 2019
    7
    The game's certainly improved over time. It had a rough launch to say the least, but there's actually a decent amount of content now with MUCH fewer issues. It certainly pulls off the RPG aspects better than Fallout 4 since it actually promotes making an actual build instead of an op character that does everything perfectly. That's not to say it's without flaws however. Certain systems inThe game's certainly improved over time. It had a rough launch to say the least, but there's actually a decent amount of content now with MUCH fewer issues. It certainly pulls off the RPG aspects better than Fallout 4 since it actually promotes making an actual build instead of an op character that does everything perfectly. That's not to say it's without flaws however. Certain systems in the game can feel a bit sluggish, hindering gameplay every now and again. Not perfect, but not nearly as bad as people make it out to be.… Expand
  76. Dasamurai34
    Jun 23, 2020
    6
    With recent updates like wastelanders, this game has seen significant improvement. However, this game still has a long road ahead until it becomes at least 1 7/10. If you really like fallout and are okay with some - by far not has many at launch - bugs, I would recommend this game on sale. Other then that, wait some more. Personally, I find it okay.
  77. Halanna
    Jul 22, 2020
    5
    I continue to try and like this game and can't. It is fun and exciting for the first week until you realize the gameplay loop is unchanging and very boring. You will have to visit the same places every day to farm plastic or metal to make ammo so you can farm plastic or metal to make ammo. As a fan of the Fallout series this was a huge disappointment. Very little to do in a huge map.
  78. Proust09
    Jun 29, 2020
    5
    I played the game after its launch on steam with Westlander, it's ok but it could be better
  79. maxpain9999
    Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Useless game
    can't even play it
    keep getting disconnected from their server constantly even after the Bethesda support recommendations.
  80. Nick7000
    Mar 9, 2023
    7
    Кряхтит, пердит, задыхается, но все же отдает любимым фолычем. 76 - как друг дебил, кривой, косой, но ты уже к нему привык.
  81. BlackFyre90
    Jan 17, 2023
    6
    The game itself isn't that bad, especially after the major updates. But it's simply not fallout.
    If u aren't a fallout fan I can't find a reason to stop u from playing this, but if u r, don't play this.

    Ima just live the rest of my life thinking this as a dlc to fo4
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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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