Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6754 Ratings

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  1. czacha79
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    This is what I was expecting - Fallout 4 with multi player! Playing with friends is fun! Much more fun than RDR2 where... well .. you can't play with friends at the moment ;)
  2. Volk120
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    When I heared that F76 will be MMO I think: Bad news. When I learn that there isn't NPC I think: VERY BAD NEWS.
    After 3 days spent in game I say: GIVE ME MORE!!!
    Ok. Start in F76 isn't friendly. Not because enemies but because system of game. You don't know anything about it. But wiki will rescue) And than... You hear voices men that lives in world after the End. You read messages    When I heared that F76 will be MMO I think: Bad news. When I learn that there isn't NPC I think: VERY BAD NEWS.
    After 3 days spent in game I say: GIVE ME MORE!!!

    Ok. Start in F76 isn't friendly. Not because enemies but because system of game. You don't know anything about it. But wiki will rescue)
    And than... You hear voices men that lives in world after the End. You read messages from past. You try to study some new recipes and create something better than firing pump. But first of all you planning your bild. Because you don't know what fights will be in future. And good idea with guls can become big mistake with miners.

    No tanks no heals no classes. Just war at shards of world. And this world is alive.

    p.s. review form guy that many-many years ago played in Fallout 1 demo :)
    p.p.s. Yeah! I have cool musket now! And I killed deathclaw with it.
    p.p.p.s. And there is at least one non-aggressive NPC - supermutant-trader :)    … Expand
  3. jnightingale07
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    So lets talk about what this game isn't since I feel people had expectations that weren't met. If you want a high risk pvp game like Rust or Ark where getting killed, raided and eventually wiped is 100% expected and you love the thrill of trying to be alpha tribe before you get wiped, this game is not for you.

    If you want a traditional fallout game where you interact with interesting    So lets talk about what this game isn't since I feel people had expectations that weren't met. If you want a high risk pvp game like Rust or Ark where getting killed, raided and eventually wiped is 100% expected and you love the thrill of trying to be alpha tribe before you get wiped, this game is not for you.

    If you want a traditional fallout game where you interact with interesting NPCs and make thoughtful choices, this game isn't for you either.

    So who is this game for and why the hell did I give it a 10? If you want a mix between DayZ and Mist this game is for you. It's honestly perfect for me and my boyfriend. I LOVE games like Rust and Ark, but he wont play them with me because he hates putting so much time and effort into something only to get raided in the end. I have little interest in a co-op Fallout 4 because who's choices would matter?

    This game is seriously awesome, it combines sandbox elements with a really rich story. It's just a different type of story. You emerge from vault 76 only 25 years after the war. The government filled vault 76 and other early release vaults with the best and brightest the USA had to offer because we're the ones that have to rebuild and shape the world for the future vaults. After being released you interact with a few robots that point you in a direction and you go. You find out that people who weren't able to secure safety in a vault did survive after the bombs dropped, you find their camps, diaries and holotapes talking about everything from dangerous radiation levels in the water to mutated monsters, plagues and maybe even aliens (not sure if that's actually a thing or just a crazy person rambling). The tapes are awesome because you can listen to them while rummaging around collecting stuff.

    You try to drink the water and you get rads, you try to eat the food and you get rads. You try to collect the water to boil it, and you still get rads but less so. They don't cure over time, and Radaway is sparce and you can't craft it (at least at first, not sure if you can later). You start listening to these tapes and the survivors testing the water and trying to figure out how to purify it and you have to pick up where they left off if you hope to survive long term. That's the reality of being the first ones out of a vault, no town to buy purified water in. You have to figure out how to purify it so there can be towns and factions in the future.... as well as looking into super mutant threats, plagues, aliens and other crazy rumors that could end human life as we know it. Just because the story doesn't handhold you or tell you how awesome and invaluable your character is every 15 minutes doesn't mean there isn't a rich story for you to uncover on your own.

    Obviously there's monster hunting, treasure maps, air drops, crafting, perks and skills and other cool stuff. You can build a camp but it logs out with you for the night so you can only get raided while online (even then you have a chest that only you can access, additional storage people can loot though). You know what though, that's a nice change of pace. It's a game, I can't be on 24/7. The community actually seems nice, people are intentionally leaving things in lootable chests to help others along. Don't get me wrong I LOVE games like Ark and Rust, I've got 600+ hours in each on official servers... but I also like to be able to sleep easy when I log out and I like playing games with my boyfriend so this is fun in it's own right and the first game of it's kind.

    I also love a deeply rich story, I love the previous fallout games. I've played through the Mass Effect Trilogy so many times it's unreal. I don't need to become leader of every guild and have NPCs stare at me in awe though. I don't always need to be the center of the universe, sometimes it's cool to just be a part of it and make it what you will.

    TLDR; if you want Fallout 5 Co-Op, this is not for you. If you want DayZ, this is not for you. If you want something in the middle of those that you can convince your PvP shy friends and family to play, this is perfect for you.    … Expand
  4. NotGIbus
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Asset flipped AAA-priced game with exceptionally expensive micro-transactions . Main story is barely a story just follow 5-minute long holotapes that you can't pause and get interrupted, servers that lack any sort of security. Still using a Engine that was developed 2 decades ago. This game is not a game it's a cash grab stay away.
  5. Jared_the_cool
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This game reminds me of dc universe's online concept. Graphics are Ps2 era.
  6. Dtrtwing
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    Having played the beta for about 8 hours. It didn't take long for me to realize this was not the fallout game I had hoped for. When you remove the NPC's it makes for a pretty lame game. Survival element is okay but just not a game that holds my interest for long. The lack of simple features that should be in the game also is a huge problem as well. Just feels like they were very lazy onHaving played the beta for about 8 hours. It didn't take long for me to realize this was not the fallout game I had hoped for. When you remove the NPC's it makes for a pretty lame game. Survival element is okay but just not a game that holds my interest for long. The lack of simple features that should be in the game also is a huge problem as well. Just feels like they were very lazy on so much of this game. No push to talk, no chat interface, many other little things that should be their and aren't. Maybe now that the game has released that has changed. But I won't be finding out I canceled my pre order. Perhaps in a year or two they will have done enough with this game to justify me spending my money. But until then I will not be playing this sad pathetic excuse for a fallout game.… Expand
  7. Billy_Borbus
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    Been a fan of Bethesda from a young age, I had fears about ESO when it was first announced but it turned out to be an amazing game that constantly evolves.
    Cannot say the same about Fallout 76... No NPC's, awful retcons that only exist for brand recognition rather than elaborate world building, beautiful yet empty world, every bit of lore is presented via holotapes, robots or terminals,    Been a fan of Bethesda from a young age, I had fears about ESO when it was first announced but it turned out to be an amazing game that constantly evolves.
    Cannot say the same about Fallout 76... No NPC's, awful retcons that only exist for brand recognition rather than elaborate world building, beautiful yet empty world, every bit of lore is presented via holotapes, robots or terminals, essentially denying any chance for emotional connection to be created.
    Every location is empty simply because LITERALLY everything to do with that location is a fragment of the past (3 lore conveyors mentioned earlier).
    Now lets get to the gameplay.
    Game is pathetically easy, you can start exploring everything at low levels and have no troubles against enemies 3-4 times your level, simply move back and shoot, but don't be disappointed when you can't use the loot you get, because items are LEVEL based.
    My biggest issue with the game is that it has no point, it is literally No Mans Sky.
    You get out of the vault, do fetch quests, listen to 5 minute long holotapes, kill terrible AI, explore a very empty world, build a base because its a feature, not because its rewarding in any way and just look at the most beautiful location a Fallout game is set in and just wonder how Bethesda could make it worse than Fallout 4.
    Did I mention that the most polished feature in the game is the microtransaction store? Let that sink in.    … Expand
  8. RagingR
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Come on guys, this is beyond a joke. It's multiplayer game that wants you to play with others and yet there is no incentive what so ever to do so. Forget the ps2 graphics, bugs, 0 NPCs, terrible gun play etc etc etc. This game literally fails at its core. What's funny is the audacity to actually implement micro transactions. Literally taking the consumer for huge joke.
  9. HeyItsZeko
    Nov 17, 2018
    9
    As it is not a perfect game but is still in the first week of launch it is a great game with a bold push. In my time of playing I have made friends and seen people fighting others for pure survival and fun. I have set off a nuke and seen a nuke go off, making friends in the rad zone going from place to place fighting legendary scorch and death claws. It is one of the most fun I've hadAs it is not a perfect game but is still in the first week of launch it is a great game with a bold push. In my time of playing I have made friends and seen people fighting others for pure survival and fun. I have set off a nuke and seen a nuke go off, making friends in the rad zone going from place to place fighting legendary scorch and death claws. It is one of the most fun I've had with friends in a multiplayer. With all of these reviews all of them are posted on the first day of launch and all of them have only seen the trailers or just jumping on the train of hating the game because "It'S NoT fALlOuT" . I think the game is fun with friends and even solo. So those who dont know if they want to buy the game just yet dont listen to the ones that have given it 0's or 1's because all of them are posted on the first or second day of launch and most haven't even played the game.… Expand
  10. B3tan_Tyronne
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Being a big Fallout fan I was willing to give this a go but talk about buyers remorse as this has got to be THE worst Fallout game I have ever played - and that includes that one they released on the PS2.
    There are mods for the fallout series better than this as Fallout 76 feels so bloody empty and if you want a walking simulator where you will see the same enemies over and over and over    Being a big Fallout fan I was willing to give this a go but talk about buyers remorse as this has got to be THE worst Fallout game I have ever played - and that includes that one they released on the PS2.
    There are mods for the fallout series better than this as Fallout 76 feels so bloody empty and if you want a walking simulator where you will see the same enemies over and over and over again then give it a shot but as a gamer all I can say is avoid this game - there are plenty of other better titles out at the moment.
    I resent the money I have spent on this as Bethesda simply do not deserve it for the shell of a game this is - it is almost like a picture puzzle where someone has just completed the outside edge and then thought `job done` and left the center empty.
    Just simply bloody awful and a disservice to the Fallout name.
    Do yourself a favour and DO NOT BUY FALLOUT 76.    … Expand
  11. nattystride
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    In a word: weak.

    It's a boring, tedious slog over vast distances filled with not much of anything. Mobs tend to be clustered heavily around a few areas, and the rest of the map is just... empty. Crafting is taken from Fallout 4 and made worse. The survival mechanics are taken from Fallout 4 and made worse. Combat is taken from Fallout 4 and made worse, most egregiously in the form of    In a word: weak.

    It's a boring, tedious slog over vast distances filled with not much of anything. Mobs tend to be clustered heavily around a few areas, and the rest of the map is just... empty. Crafting is taken from Fallout 4 and made worse. The survival mechanics are taken from Fallout 4 and made worse. Combat is taken from Fallout 4 and made worse, most egregiously in the form of neutering VATS. VATS used to be the cornerstone of several incredible builds, from the crit-based pistoleer to the sneaky Blitz-based melee type, teleporting from mob to mob without exposing yourself to undue danger.

    Aside from removing playstyles and dumbing down combat, all storytelling has been reduced to audiologs. There are so many audiologs, you'll frequently get the next one before the previous one has even finished. It's the epitome of lazy writing. And, if you actually force yourself to suffer through the main story, you'll find that it never gets better.

    So what do you actually *do* in Fallout 76? Walk around and collect herbs, mostly. You have to be constantly gathering because meats, vegetables and herbs spoil over time, so if you intend to use them for crafting or cooking, you need fresh ingredients. This boils the gameplay down to a really slow walk through the fields, quite literally picking flowers. One of the best/most reliable healing items can be crafted with two types of flowers and water... but one of those flowers only grows near streams and rivers. Guess what the map has very few of? You guessed it; streams and rivers. You're gonna get really familiar with the small handful of farming spots for specific pieces of loot.

    Disappointing game, all things considered. It is more fun if you bring friends along, but that's not praise; it's condemnation. The game is a boring, mindless, tedious, grindy slog if you're trying to play solo.

    1/10 would not recommend.    … Expand
  12. daridla95
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    This is seriously just sad how they are trying to sweep this under the rug and patch it like everything is ok. This game is absolute trash, modders could have made a better game than this and they don't even have access to the games source code. They really should have at least waited another 12 months to duo a full release. TBH the best part is the hilarious bugs which should really tellThis is seriously just sad how they are trying to sweep this under the rug and patch it like everything is ok. This game is absolute trash, modders could have made a better game than this and they don't even have access to the games source code. They really should have at least waited another 12 months to duo a full release. TBH the best part is the hilarious bugs which should really tell you something about its game play... EPIC FAIL… Expand
  13. Mass40K
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    This game is in such a pathetic state it should have come out NEXT holiday season not this one.

    - PVP is clunky and broken, the respawn system makes it a pathetic mess. No incentive to do it either. - Texture bugs, graphical issues, general ugliness - Similar bugs from Fallout 4 copied and pasted in - Cash shop / microtransactions "muh games as a service" - Reused assets from Skyrim    This game is in such a pathetic state it should have come out NEXT holiday season not this one.

    - PVP is clunky and broken, the respawn system makes it a pathetic mess. No incentive to do it either.
    - Texture bugs, graphical issues, general ugliness
    - Similar bugs from Fallout 4 copied and pasted in
    - Cash shop / microtransactions "muh games as a service"
    - Reused assets from Skyrim (Dragons... in Fallout. What?)
    - No Ultrawide support on PC
    - The UI is tied to FOV. No slider because of this.
    - Poor servers that frequently disconnect.
    - Progress can be lost easily from server disconnects.
    - Uninspired story, given through lifeless audio logs (which can be several minutes long and cannot be paused)
    - VATs is completely broken and doesn't belong in the game at all, basically just an auto aim system that at best, snaps to enemies and at worst is immersion breaking and breaks the laws of physics to bend bullets.
    - Nonexistent anti-cheat/scripting protection
    - No push to talk, mics always on no matter what
    - Game isn't on Steam so you can't refund it AND you have to use Bethesda's launcher. Disgusting

    The list goes on and on, this is just not an acceptable product at all. I love Fallout. This is a miserable excuse of a game. Thankfully, I didn't buy it!    … Expand
  14. drcola2
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    This game is so bad. The installer does not work. The game has no NPCs. The game has no characters. There are endless bugs. There are micro transactions. No mods. No private servers. PVP is completely broken. This is so bad its humiliating. I have played every single Bethesda game and this is beyond redemption its so bad.
  15. Beowufknight
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Laggy glitchy unfinished no content mess. This is not worth 60 dollars.....it is barely worth 20! If this "game" was on nexus mods it wouldn't even be one of the best ones.
  16. Rbar
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    Do not believe all of the negative spamming. This IS a very fun game. I've had nothing short of a great experience so far. I barely even notice that there aren't any NPC's because of the amount of areas to search and enemies to fight. I also have had good experiences with other players so far. About 15 minutes after I first walked out of Vault 76 I was attacked by a pack of ferrelDo not believe all of the negative spamming. This IS a very fun game. I've had nothing short of a great experience so far. I barely even notice that there aren't any NPC's because of the amount of areas to search and enemies to fight. I also have had good experiences with other players so far. About 15 minutes after I first walked out of Vault 76 I was attacked by a pack of ferrel dogs. I'm fighting them off with a machete when I begin to hear gunfire. To my surprise it was another player who came to my aid. We killed the dogs, the person asked me to join up and we wandered around for a while looting and killing scorched. By all means, if you are on the fence about this game, give it a change and I guarantee you will enjoy it also.… Expand
  17. dinglethebingle
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    This game is actual trash - literally, I already put it in the recycle bin. because thats where it belongs. Broken textures, broken models, broken guns, broken quests, broken systems, broken ui. there is almost nothing that works the way it's supposed to, and when it does, it works half assed. PVP is probably the worst thing I have ever seen, and I played THE Division at launch. I can'tThis game is actual trash - literally, I already put it in the recycle bin. because thats where it belongs. Broken textures, broken models, broken guns, broken quests, broken systems, broken ui. there is almost nothing that works the way it's supposed to, and when it does, it works half assed. PVP is probably the worst thing I have ever seen, and I played THE Division at launch. I can't think of a game that wasnt a steam 99 cent game that was this broken, this recycled, this BORING. My god, save yourself 60 bucks and even 60 minutes of your life.

    This should be a class action lawsuit, because this is barely a game. Thank god for refunds. I give it a 1 because it is a thing, and it did launch at least once.    … Expand
  18. RC1
    Nov 17, 2018
    9
    sorry, but i will write this review in portuguese, because i can't speak english.

    O fallout 76 é um jogo bem divertido, para ter uma experiência mais divertida com fallout 76 é com amigos, eu mesmo joguei bastante com um amigo meu, dizem que ela é repetitivo, mas eu discordo, porque eu ainda estou cativado com ele e estou gostando bastante do jogo, eu jogo jogos da bethesda desde por    sorry, but i will write this review in portuguese, because i can't speak english.

    O fallout 76 é um jogo bem divertido, para ter uma experiência mais divertida com fallout 76 é com amigos, eu mesmo joguei bastante com um amigo meu, dizem que ela é repetitivo, mas eu discordo, porque eu ainda estou cativado com ele e estou gostando bastante do jogo, eu jogo jogos da bethesda desde por volta de 2011, com o lançamento de Skyrim, um dos melhores jogos que já joguei da franquia fallout foi esse, só atrás do 4, que eu me diverti e me divirto muito, podem ter tirado os npcs e tal, mas eu não achei repetitivo, eu achei bem divertido do mesmo jeito, eu espero ter a mesma experiencia até o fim do jogo.    … Expand
  19. ser710
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Horrible, pathetic attempt at a video game. Copy and paste, making the same games over and over again with the same useless 20 year old engine.
  20. Mahiro01
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    enough of this bethesda this is just a cashgrab if you have interest for this game ,wait dont buy intil get better and its in sale when the game fix most of bugs and fix the security and hacks issues
  21. joanjett
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    What upsets me about this game is i was stupid enough to buy it
    because i am a fallout junkie! But the worst part?......... it could be a very
    longgggg time before a real FaLLOut game comes out again!
  22. Bluemoo27
    Nov 17, 2018
    10
    Fanstatic game, ive gotten to about level 15 so far. Ive destroyed a base, been hunted, setup workshops, farmed and crafted, done quests. It really feels like a Fallout MMO of sorts. I love it.
  23. Moxd
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Absolutely not. No. This cannot go on, Bethesda should NOT be allowed to push this garbage anymore. It's time to hand Elder Scrolls and Fallout to a new dev, and Bethesda should just stick to publishing games.
  24. SharpBee
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    I've dearly loved every fallout game except brotherhood, tactics, and now 76. Fallout 76 is a buggy, bland, drab game where Bethesda made all the wrong choices. There was no time constraint, its been in the oven since 2016; There was no lack of resources, supposedly bgs was firing on all cylinders for this one; they just made all the wrong decisions! It feels like everyone sat down andI've dearly loved every fallout game except brotherhood, tactics, and now 76. Fallout 76 is a buggy, bland, drab game where Bethesda made all the wrong choices. There was no time constraint, its been in the oven since 2016; There was no lack of resources, supposedly bgs was firing on all cylinders for this one; they just made all the wrong decisions! It feels like everyone sat down and asked "how can we drain all the fallout out of fallout. Interesting quests, great characters, smart semi-hidden humor, and meaningful NPC interaction are what make a fallout game. instead, we get fetch quests, No non-trader or non-enemy NPCs, bland, uninteresting notes/holos, and a complete lack of any interaction with the world AT ALL! Every part of every quest is preset, with you having absolutely no say in anything that happens around you. I didn't even mention the disgusting performance, the gutting of all the character systems, or even touch the online element, but I don't think I need to, 5000 characters can't describe how disappointed I am with BGS's further raping of one of my favorite franchises. With this release, I can't help but worry that Bethesda is just trying to slowly work the fallout fans expectations down till they can make the fallout franchise into call of duty: post-apocalypse.… Expand
  25. Aruze
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Why cant Bethesda just make a fallout game that resembles the first two games? Fallout 1 & 2, Why does it always have to be First person shooters, with theese slow'mo camera bullet time nonsence.
    All i want to do is find a Water Chip for my Vault, or engage in RNG based travel over a vast map.
    i dont want Skyrim-Fallout! i did not enjoy fallout 3, i quit half way through. i played half    Why cant Bethesda just make a fallout game that resembles the first two games? Fallout 1 & 2, Why does it always have to be First person shooters, with theese slow'mo camera bullet time nonsence.
    All i want to do is find a Water Chip for my Vault, or engage in RNG based travel over a vast map.
    i dont want Skyrim-Fallout! i did not enjoy fallout 3, i quit half way through. i played half way through Fallout 4, and after playing Both of those games i give myself permission to write this review on behalf of the Same game being released not 1, not 2, not 3, (new vegas) but 4 Times in a row. its the Same Damn Game! 4 times! What are you Doing bethesda? Why cant we just get the fallout we knew and love, What the HELL is this !?    … Expand
  26. AlexX080
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    I am a fan of the fallout saga and bethesda but they have disappointed me massively with this game, bad controls due to bad port from consoles, awful graphics, so many bugs, bad animations, no npcs, empty world, bad physics, boring quests and dialogues. Just the worst game so far by bethesda, I thought they were a good company but they lost all my respect with this "game".
  27. ghost8181
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Let me start off by saying I love fallout, I started from fallout 3 and kept playing the different ones that have came out, this one by fair is trash, I made a account to try to help other people save their money... Wait until they fix it
  28. woiflq
    Nov 17, 2018
    9
    Great fun with friends. I would not enjoy the game solo, but I'm not playing solo, so I won't dock points for that. I will dock a point for framerate drops, but haven't experienced any bugs yet. So far, though, I'm really enjoying it, other than the fact that enjoying it means getting blasted by people who don't. Look at the "helpful" ratings on all the good or even average reviews.
  29. Ghaleon
    Nov 17, 2018
    3
    Disclaimer: I played the beta for 20-ish hours, but it seems identical to Day 1 F76. I gave this thing a chance but can't in good conscious pay full price for this.

    I also made an account here to rate this game. I've been playing videogames since Atari, and though I rarely play AAA titles, my wife has loved watching me play F3, NV & F4, and her sister & bf also love them. So even    Disclaimer: I played the beta for 20-ish hours, but it seems identical to Day 1 F76. I gave this thing a chance but can't in good conscious pay full price for this.

    I also made an account here to rate this game.

    I've been playing videogames since Atari, and though I rarely play AAA titles, my wife has loved watching me play F3, NV & F4, and her sister & bf also love them. So even though we were all worried about "online only" we were excited to at least run around together.

    This game is everything we feared it would be, except, amazingly, it's 10 times worse.

    Every aspect of the game reeks of "rush job". or "we did no work". Everything.

    --The UI does not work for "always on" gaming because when you're taking hits, you have no easy way to eat/drink/heal without going into the UI.

    But dying has almost no penalty, so once you figure this out you can just respawn forever until you've killed all the monsters.

    -As you've probably heard, there's using the same engine since Morrowind. How in the world can my PC, with a new GF2080, not get 60 FPS on this? On our GF 1080 machine, I had to put everything on LOW just to get it to start and not crash. HOW is this even possible??

    --Try VATS once, then try to tell me any thought or consideration went into this game.. A: How can you allow this auto-aim crap for PvP? B: It's ridiculous to have the gun facing AWAY from an enemy, push VATS and SHOOT, and you hit your target.

    --The way to initiate PvP is completely broken, because the attacked player has a huge advantage. P1 does almost no damage to P2 until P2 shoot backs. So P1 gets full damage. The only way PvP works is if you trick someone into shooting you first. But there's no incentive to use PvP at all in-game.

    --Having the quests revolve around holotapes is insane, because you never have time to sit around and listen when you get them. Either you're going to find another soon, or a note to read, or you're hearing other people on the mic, or you're simply playing the game and can't focus on them. I tried giving the story a chance but the game just does not let you immerse yourself. It doesn't seem interesting anyway, though.

    --Listen to the radio. A few new songs. THEN THE EXACT SAME SONGS YOU'VE HEARD FOR HOURS IN F4 ARE BACK. Lazy lazy LAZY. How hard is it to license new music for the setting of WV, if you didn't want to produce your own??

    --Even the act of friending/joining someone else's game is confusing, because it's not intuitive or explained.

    --People can't mod this & fix it. Thanks!

    F76 is basically all the parts of F4 that were mindless grinds (like never-ending quest series, building crap) but worse.

    I've been extremely disappointed by modern gaming "trends" ruining fantastic game series (e.g. MGSV, which is 80 hours of picking daises and about 2 hours of story) but this is the first time I'm kind of insulted by a game studio.
    Here's the MAIN thing, and why this game is so disappointing.

    There's a huge difference between a game that isn't very good, but is worth playing, and a game that is just completely banal, no fun, not creative, and not worth anyone's time.

    Sonic 06 is an infamously bad game -- tons of glitches, comically bad controls, etc. -- but it has heart and some redeeming qualities (music, cutscenes, and it's semi-fun once you understand the meta of how to get around the truly terrible controls).

    Lots of games are awful by objective standards, but once you get over their hurdles, can be enjoyable.

    F76 is completely soulless, as many have described it. Outside of the expansive map (there isn't much to actually do in it that's fun) and recreating WV, it seems NO work, thought of planning went into this.

    Bethesda knew they can sell it for $60, it'll make a profit, and all the people who review games for a living and are basically 3rd-party PR for games companies, will talk about it, be gentle with it, and not rip it to shreads. Because they couldn't care less about videogaming or us, the consumer.

    Don't feed the crap machine, please. For the love of God, if you care about videogames at all, DO NOT BUY THIS FOR $60.

    I'll get this for my wife and I for $20 or less for the sheer experience of having 1 game my wife will play with me, and she loves WV. We'll explore the map and then probably stop playing it, because it just isn't fun. There's no incentive to play it unless you just like collecting tape and screwdrivers.

    A 3/10 is more than fair. Bethesda has piled crap on us, the loyal FO fans, so I'm glad people are piling the crap on them. As someone who runs a special-events business I just don't understand how a company can just spit on their customer and then act like they should be grateful.

    GIVE people refunds who want one. STOP using this awful launcher (deleted my entire game on beta day! Nice!). MAKE IT UP to people who've trusted you, Bethesda.
    Oh, and play FO: New California! (New Vegas mod)    … Expand
  30. Ramlosa
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    The world is dead and it looks like a PS2 game, and praise the buggs.
    Why Bethesda still use a game-engine from the cold war is beyond me.
    If you want to sell a **** console port for 69usd, please go bankrupt. The frame-cap, UI and interface should be enough to burn Bethcrap to the ground.
    The world is completely dead and boring beyond belief.
  31. Krystalin3
    Nov 17, 2018
    6
    I have sunk many hours into Fallout 76 since the day of it's launch and the amount of fun I've had is astonishing. I've heard a lot of bad things about this game and while I love playing it, whether it be on my own or with friends, I have to agree with some of these points. As much as I expected it the number of bugs and performance problems in this game is disappointing. Getting frameI have sunk many hours into Fallout 76 since the day of it's launch and the amount of fun I've had is astonishing. I've heard a lot of bad things about this game and while I love playing it, whether it be on my own or with friends, I have to agree with some of these points. As much as I expected it the number of bugs and performance problems in this game is disappointing. Getting frame drops in areas that aren't populated by more than 5 or 6 enemies isn't acceptable. While I love this game to death, it is only fair to review it based on the technical aspects.… Expand
  32. SirSkipper
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    The game feels like a straight up DLC for fallout 4 but with a no man sky when it frist came out. Sure it potentially and be alot more fun of you have freinds along the way but most the fallout fans are more singles players. So ita like a fallout with anything that make a it fallout game what people loved about pretty much. Getting supplies suck and take time as stim packs are rare to comeThe game feels like a straight up DLC for fallout 4 but with a no man sky when it frist came out. Sure it potentially and be alot more fun of you have freinds along the way but most the fallout fans are more singles players. So ita like a fallout with anything that make a it fallout game what people loved about pretty much. Getting supplies suck and take time as stim packs are rare to come by and just in gernal it feelts like they terid make a fallout online like the elder scrolls online. Maybe once they fix alot the problems i would condire it at $20 bucks at most if supported mods orther wise i wouldnt conisder it… Expand
  33. Tyrethas
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    Dull, dull, dull... There's no joy in this game. The story is unrelentingly grim and entirely unengaging. There are the inevitable bugs but nothing about the game suggests it'll be worth playing if they ever bother to fix them.
  34. Soirasor
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Shame, incompetence and financial arrogance. Unfinished mod for Fallout 4 for the price of a full PC Game??? Bethesda said whatever she wanted.
  35. yoyoyogurt
    Nov 17, 2018
    10
    this is my first fallout game i played a lot. i played fallout 4 and new Vegas but after half an hour i stopped playing but i instantly liked the game. i didn't get that much bugs and the bugs that i got weren't game braking. this is a great game.
  36. RobertC
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    Rather uninspiring game play, frequent freezes, lag and now the "DISCONNECTED FROM SERVER" error on clicking PLAY. I am really considering getting a refund on this one. It is a stinker so far.
  37. ukrScorpion
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    60$ Mod for Follout4
    All game aspects are so badly.... i not have a words
    RDR2 more RPG than Fallout
  38. Musachan
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    At first day of release, this game doesn't really deliver. Bugs and straight bad game design have ruined the launch (inventory limitation forcing players to walk instead of run). I really hope Bethesda learn of it but between this and Elder Scrolls Online it is obvious they have lost the capacity to produce serious deep games. It's all about money now for this company.
    That said, Fallout    At first day of release, this game doesn't really deliver. Bugs and straight bad game design have ruined the launch (inventory limitation forcing players to walk instead of run). I really hope Bethesda learn of it but between this and Elder Scrolls Online it is obvious they have lost the capacity to produce serious deep games. It's all about money now for this company.
    That said, Fallout 76 can still be still fun and addictive. The world is immersive and requires a lot of patience, too much for 90% of the gaming population thus the hate: One must listen to audio files and read through entire paragraphs to get a sense of Fallout post- war world.
    Leveling is interesting through a system of distributed points and cards.

    As an online game, with time, bugs will be ironed out and we will see QoL improvements.
    A first patch is coming a week after launch already and they have yet to announce the details.
    So hope is not lost.
    I give it a 8/10 because fact is I have already sunk more than 50 hours and I am having a blast despite of all the problems.    … Expand
  39. NuttyNutNut666
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    This game is awful, but lets start with the basics:
    -The game is buggy as hell, we might have let it go in the past but this time Bethesda needs to pay the piper, the engines has bugs that were in Fallout 4!
    -Optimization is obscene, imagine FO4 Boston but its everywhere -The enemy variety is poor despite the fact there is a lot of enemy types, get used to seeing scorched repeatedly    This game is awful, but lets start with the basics:
    -The game is buggy as hell, we might have let it go in the past but this time Bethesda needs to pay the piper, the engines has bugs that were in Fallout 4!
    -Optimization is obscene, imagine FO4 Boston but its everywhere
    -The enemy variety is poor despite the fact there is a lot of enemy types, get used to seeing scorched repeatedly because there are no raiders
    -The quests are dumb, who thought it was a good thing to do quests for dead people? Imagine if you played Fallout 1 and you were fetching a water chip for your dead vault, thats every quest in this game
    -The gameplay is still clunky, animations don't play properly or smooth enough
    -Enemies are too hard (by "hard" I mean spongy) or too easy, there is no inbetween
    -The texture work is terrible, outside maybe the exterior lighting the game looks terrible and the interior lighting makes me want to puke
    -Lore retcons up the eyeballs, seriously nothing makes sense anymore its all just to keep the illusion its still fallout
    -The microtransaction store filled with crap, nuff said
    -The game is empty and not in a good way, the servers only hold around 20 players, thats not enough for a map thats apparently "4 times the size of Fallout 4"
    -No Push to talk, so listen to screeching kiddies
    -No FOV slider, for people like me it makes me feel literally sick
    -Physics are STILL tied to fps, Bethesda...why?
    -The inventory limit is waaaaay too low to be enjoyable, but then again Bethesda maybe should make their game an actual survival game than adding stuff all over the place!
    -The perk cards seem like an interesting idea, just waiting for them to be monetized, gg for killing skills, which is actually a very simplistic system, this is just condescending and insulting.
    -Re-use of assets, I **** you not the final end-game boss is a reskinned dragon, even the behavior is the same where they circle around like retards then land
    -No NPCs, in a fallout game this is despicable, I could MAYBE buy it if there wasn't any hints of life but there is literally signs of recent life all over the place with notes and holotapes and fresh dead bodies, why can't bethesda commit to being an actual post apocalypse?
    -The settlement building limit is too low and even storing stuff counts towards the limit, this is so dumb in an age where INDIE survival games are allowing people to do whatever without limit, if this is an engine issue, GET. A. NEW. ENGINE!
    -The voice acting that is there is boring, you listen to stuff like the overseers past life as a farmer...NOBODY CARES! EXPOSITION! And because everyone is dead in this game she likely is too, so why should I care?
    -The UI is disgusting, other than the favourite menu they have improved NOTHING, no sub menus, tags, nada, the settlement building UI is also atrocious, pray to god you don't rebind your keys or well...just try it, I dare you.
    -The game is trying to appeal to everyone and appeals to nobody as a result, even the survival elements are tame outside of maybe radiation
    -"Dedicated servers" might as well be a joke in the AAA games industry, i've had a more stable experience with Multiplayer mods for MORROWIND

    Lets talk about the positives:
    -The settlement system is okay I guess, if you ignore the limits and bugs, its cool coming across other peoples camps and you can also utilise theirs, so there is kind of a purpose.
    -Gameplay loop is addicting even if it is mindless, there is something about picking up a toothbrush and being able to scrap it
    -Playing with friends
    -Locations are somewhat varied, somebody tried but its not enough to recognise with how ugly everything is, I feel bad for the concept artists
    -Power armour is awesome again, its now that rare thing you want to achieve, shamefully its heavy as hell so it will take a large chunk of your inventory space
    -The character creator has improved a tad bit, adding some options and the hair colors actually look like hair and not plastic, but even so modders have added far more to Fallout 4 already, Bethesda are outplayed here

    I would only EVER recommend this game when private servers and mods become a thing, but honestly we've let Bethesda away with too much, I hope mod authors let this game rot, they deserve better, we deserve better. And this $60 full priced crap needs to go, its ripping us off in reality and then they have the gall to ask us for more? No, I'm done. The AAA industry is a joke if this is the standard we hold for full priced games.

    Oh and Bethesda, please update your other games for modern OS's...or don't because we know how much you care about your games. Not at all.    … Expand
  40. wepto
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Businesspeople are making decisions, not gamers. RIP Bethesda, it's been fun.
  41. fayne
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    You can clearly see the ineptitude of Bethesda when it comes to massively multiplayer games.

    If the major bugs from beta don't turn you off, the lackluster story/quests, and botch job of PvP definitely will. With Micro-transactions being all the rage these days, there is nothing micro about the costs of the cosmetics for sale with real money. And the design choices for stuff like    You can clearly see the ineptitude of Bethesda when it comes to massively multiplayer games.

    If the major bugs from beta don't turn you off, the lackluster story/quests, and botch job of PvP definitely will. With Micro-transactions being all the rage these days, there is nothing micro about the costs of the cosmetics for sale with real money. And the design choices for stuff like storage? Someone get them a database architect who has worked with large datasets, STAT.

    Overall it feels like they shoehorned multiplayer into Fallout4, left out all the stuff that made Fallout4 fun, but kept all of the crippling bugs.

    I've been playing the Fallout games since Wasteland and this is the first time that I've regretted spending the money on a game in the series, even if I did get a nifty helmet to hang on my wall.    … Expand
  42. HorseArmor
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Bye Bugthesda!!! Bethesda < Bethesda modding community. Where art thou heroes and saviors? Morrowind was the best; if you want the Bethesda experience: just get a gif of a loading screen. Fallout 3 was a step in the right direction... F4:.... at least they got the gunplay right... this.... this is insulting. $$$One may wonder how anyone finds this excusable in a universe riddled withBye Bugthesda!!! Bethesda < Bethesda modding community. Where art thou heroes and saviors? Morrowind was the best; if you want the Bethesda experience: just get a gif of a loading screen. Fallout 3 was a step in the right direction... F4:.... at least they got the gunplay right... this.... this is insulting. $$$One may wonder how anyone finds this excusable in a universe riddled with lorehounds.$$$
    'Beta' that you couldn't even make a launcher for without it uninstalling the 50g long download? + a cardboard disc? I am surprised the helmets people payed double for arent paper mache . . .    … Expand
  43. Marcelleacarter
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    A complete embarrassment of a game . I wouldn't even consider it a Fallout game. Do not buy this excuse of a product.
  44. bashrah
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    men good that i buy it only for 36eur on a key website.

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

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

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

    if this one is on steam i would instantly REFUND it

    its very sad that bethesda makes a copy paste with multiplayer and call it a fallout game    … Expand
  45. misterjohn
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    This is a disgrace to the Fallout name and I can't believe they released this to the public as a complete game, let alone charge $60 for it.

    There is NOTHING to this game at all. They removed NPCs entirely and used the cop-out saying "all the humans have died in some nuclear disaster". That is only the beginning to how poor this game is. The water looks like fake milk, the AI looks    This is a disgrace to the Fallout name and I can't believe they released this to the public as a complete game, let alone charge $60 for it.

    There is NOTHING to this game at all. They removed NPCs entirely and used the cop-out saying "all the humans have died in some nuclear disaster".

    That is only the beginning to how poor this game is. The water looks like fake milk, the AI looks and moves terrible, you can't hit any of the physical world with your machete, the physics sync is completely off in multiplayer, the sounds are garbage, and there is no movement if you hit an enemy.

    I thought I would give this game a try since I have liked other Bethesda games such as Morrowind, and even Fallout 4. I am charging this stupid game back and will never support this company ever again.

    I would highly recommend returning this game if you purchased it as we can't let companies like this continue to get away with taking our money and producing terrible games, as the problem will continue to get worse.    … Expand
  46. HUZIS
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 0, nada,
    horrible game
    horrible

    omg

    this old engine makes me angry
    ye its an online game
    ye ressource usage must be balanced
    but this game is just poor

    i recommend not to buy it
    i just wasted my money for this crap..

    damn son
    back to RDR2

    thank u rockstar games for saving my year    … Expand
  47. Xivos
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Very bad even for Bethesda standards. 60fps Lock. No FOV slider. Bad performance. Small amounts of story, lacking the feel of Fallout.
  48. Peety
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    Fallout 76 is an absolute joy! Often complaints about the world being bland because there is no NPC's is absolute non sense! Fallout 76 is rich with lore and beautiful world building while still embodying the overall feel and tone of Fallout 3. This is a genuine Fallout game meant to be experienced with friends. I understand how daunting that might seem but this is not Fallout 5 and wasFallout 76 is an absolute joy! Often complaints about the world being bland because there is no NPC's is absolute non sense! Fallout 76 is rich with lore and beautiful world building while still embodying the overall feel and tone of Fallout 3. This is a genuine Fallout game meant to be experienced with friends. I understand how daunting that might seem but this is not Fallout 5 and was never meant to be. it is the boldest installment for the franchise that successfully took Fallout to a new height.

    Briefly in how the game runs, personally it's the most stable game in the franchise. It runs super good. However, I understand this varies from person to person.

    Overall, i love this game and it has been so fun to play. Experiencing and embracing the rush of hunting down rogue vault dwellers causing mayhem in Appalachia has been so much fun!

    Give this game a shot. It's honestly not as bad as people are complaining about and is worth hours of fun!    … Expand
  49. KompotBeast
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    Since release of Fallout 4 didn't send the message clear enough I prolly hope this hot garbage excuse of a game finally will. At least Bethesda listened to our complaints... but for the entirely wrong reasons, as the most innovative way they've addressed the criticism of Fallout 4's dumbed down dialogue and forgettable storyline was by removing both of those aspects altogether andSince release of Fallout 4 didn't send the message clear enough I prolly hope this hot garbage excuse of a game finally will. At least Bethesda listened to our complaints... but for the entirely wrong reasons, as the most innovative way they've addressed the criticism of Fallout 4's dumbed down dialogue and forgettable storyline was by removing both of those aspects altogether and replacing them with a half-arsed PvP system to "compensate". Sure, the game may be OCCASIONALLY fun to play with other players online goofing around the wasteland, wherein despite the gameplay's shortcomings at least there is virtual socialization... but that's where the fun ends. If you're playing it offline, you're up for a colossal disappointment. No friendly NPCs (except completely redundant robot vendors) means shooting literally everything that moves. Generic fetch-quests offer absolutely no replay value what-so-ever. Even gathering never-ending loot around the world for your C.A.M.P is bound to bore you to death. Everything is grounded within an obsolescent engine desperately kept on life support. The engine still inherits the same old archaic features that already became more apparent since Oblivion, such as game speed tied to a framerate and game-breaking glitches caused by manipulating the FoV with the only way to fix such problems is locking the two - even though this can often create performance issues on certain hardware (perhaps redundant considering how Creation Engine, a.k.a Gamebryo 2.0 is already horribly optimized for modern CPUs and Graphics Cards) - but forget the age of this engine because the fact that it was never suitable for online games to begin with is a real kicker; bugs that run amok and are still not fixed despite the alleged beta-testing prior to release is something I really don't need to mention. Visually, FO76 may be a step-up from Fallout 4, since at least the light is fully dynamic, post-processing effects are actually doing something, the godrays don't look like a milk shower and some texture-work is actually respectable but overall it's nowhere near fantastic for this generation.

    But my real issue doesn't lie in game's quality or handling. It's the same issue I've had since Fallout 4 and that's the bastardization of the Fallout insignia. The series has long been deprived of its spirit and Fallout series is an empty husk of what it once was. You can call me an entiled nostalfeg all you want but even if I were to ignore Fallout in the game's title I still can't ignore that 60 dollars for a game so mediocre is way too much, considering that there exist online survival games which are much cheaper, much better... and most importantly devoid of technical issues that Fallout 76 is plagued by, so they have abolutely no excuse not to fix their games (modding community won't get them out of it this time anyway, it's an online game).    … Expand
  50. Dunkton76
    Nov 17, 2018
    9
    I don't normally review games but after having seen the disgrace that has been the close-minded negative reviews that people/critics have been posting lately I felt I had to, purely in the hopes that someone might see this and realize that there are still people out there that can appreciate the things that can make a game great. Don't get me wrong there are many things in this game thatI don't normally review games but after having seen the disgrace that has been the close-minded negative reviews that people/critics have been posting lately I felt I had to, purely in the hopes that someone might see this and realize that there are still people out there that can appreciate the things that can make a game great. Don't get me wrong there are many things in this game that Bethesda could do with fixing, the odd server crash, quests that you are unable to continue, stash size to name but a few. I've given this game 9/10 because I believe these can all be fixed. What I don't understand is how people can give this game a 1/10. These people are clearly all expecting Fallout 5 or something completely different, which Bethesda have been very open in saying that this is not that. If you are expecting this game to be exactly like it's predecessors then you will be disappointed. Instead what Bethesda have created is a game that is essentially a whole new genre. I expect that a lot of the people leaving bad reviews have built up an idea in their heads as to what the game will be. But I am truly impressed and have played the game for 40+ hours now and can't stop! I feel like I have barely scratched the surface and when Bethesda have said they intend the game to go on forever (with updates etc) I think it is money well spent. A major highlight for me has been using the Speed Demon mutation which increases your movement speed by a large amount whilst running around in suit and top hat beating up other players and various different creatures with a tambourine. Never before have I had so much fun in a fallout game. The random encounters you might have with other players make the game so much more than any previous Bethesda title.
    Some of the people refusing to read terminals and notes that reveal the story are truly missing out on how well written this game is, maybe try reading a book or two? (I know it's a video game and you probably don't want to read anything but COME ON!)

    In summary, this game does need more than a few fixes and Bethesda could have probably done with holding off on the release until it is properly finished but what Bethesda game hasn't had a buggy release?

    P.S please add push to talk!    … Expand
  51. Yeet_master
    Nov 17, 2018
    9
    For those of you who are complaining so much about the game, please try it again but this time with friends or if you do not have friends just play to level 30 and say you still don't like it.
  52. geographyman20
    Nov 17, 2018
    3
    A devolution in gaming.

    Low to no effort has been put into this shell of a product.
  53. Wasarion
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    I am huge fan of Fallout. Also a huge fan of playing mmo games. This game does not give me anything of either. I just can not find any reason to play this game. There is much better survival mmo’s out there and FO4 is a better single player experience.
    So my question to Bethesda is... WHY?
    Such a waste of money and developer time.
  54. bryce2826
    Nov 17, 2018
    5
    There is a lot of dishonest reviewing going on in here. Fallout 76 is NOT a 10/10 game. It's also not a 0/10 game. There are good things here, especially for those who care more about the world they're exploring than the people who live in it. Unfortunately, these good things are drastically hindered by technical limitations, missing features, and a player experience that struggles to findThere is a lot of dishonest reviewing going on in here. Fallout 76 is NOT a 10/10 game. It's also not a 0/10 game. There are good things here, especially for those who care more about the world they're exploring than the people who live in it. Unfortunately, these good things are drastically hindered by technical limitations, missing features, and a player experience that struggles to find any kind of identity.

    If you have three or more friends that are willing to play with you, Fallout 76 can be a ton of fun. Random encounters with other players or taking down a tough boss are just as enjoyable here as they are in any other online multiplayer survival game. Sadly, if you try to go from playing in a group to playing solo, you'll find that the fun factor almost disappears entirely.

    The world is huge and lonely. Whether or not you think this is an accurate depiction of what a post nuclear apocalypse would look like, the fact is that it doesn't make for a fun game. There are no characters to become engaged with, except of course for the other players you meet along the way. And anyone who has been playing online games in the past decade will know that this crowd is crazy diverse, and rarely friendly. If you're unlucky enough to come across the wrong group of people, the game quickly becomes a chore as you get peppered with bullets and goaded into attacking back. The revenge system in place here isn't any good either, and leads to a resource drain for all players involved.

    The game needs work. A LOT of work. In the future, it's entirely possible that enough content will be added to make this a worthwhile purchase, maybe even a price cut. In its current state... well, you're getting what you pay for: A buggy game that's fun with friends, but ONLY with friends. Solo players looking for a gripping narrative should look elsewhere.    … Expand
  55. quihgon
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Mediocre garbage, vats system is terrible, servers crash, empty completely totally empty. Nothing even remotely realistic, audio doesn't work, AI is trash. This whole thing feels like a blatent cash grab to exploit a popular franchise. WTF was Bethesda thinking. All we wanted was fallout 4 multiplayer and instead we get absolute garbage.
  56. taufirec
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Honestly, I had hopes for this game but it is just absolutely terrible and looking at the reviews it's clear that even other long time fans of the franchise feel the same way. It seems that people are only giving it any kind of positive score because they either can't accept how bad the game is, can't accept that Bethesda would make a bad game, or somehow were involved in the project andHonestly, I had hopes for this game but it is just absolutely terrible and looking at the reviews it's clear that even other long time fans of the franchise feel the same way. It seems that people are only giving it any kind of positive score because they either can't accept how bad the game is, can't accept that Bethesda would make a bad game, or somehow were involved in the project and are trying to lie about the game to fix the terrible scores. As a survival game it fails, as a fallout game it fails, as an online game it fails. This game has nothing to offer anyone. I bought for ps4 but feel that the quality was so bad that it should be noted on all 3 pages for the game. Heck, when I returned the game to gamestop the cashier knew what I was returning before I even pulled it out because he apparently had gotten so many returns of the game. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your money or time.… Expand
  57. Sowce
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    A total and complete joke. A series killing entry in the Fallout franchise. The game runs absolutely horrible on a pc. It looks like garbage and plays like it. This isn't "Fallout" this is some pathetic open world, online survival game with the Fallout label slapped onto it. Bethesda is not the company they once were, they have gone the way of EA or Activision. I had hope but after finallyA total and complete joke. A series killing entry in the Fallout franchise. The game runs absolutely horrible on a pc. It looks like garbage and plays like it. This isn't "Fallout" this is some pathetic open world, online survival game with the Fallout label slapped onto it. Bethesda is not the company they once were, they have gone the way of EA or Activision. I had hope but after finally playing, it leaves me completely speechless on how bad it turned out. I am so stupid for buying this.… Expand
  58. curiousfear101
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    What a horrendous pile of crap. Despite the fact that this game is multiplayer and all the other fallout games were singleplayer. This one, is the most soulless and the most boring.
  59. Bergebis
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 76 fails on three fronts. First and foremost, as a game, it's bland and uninteresting. The gameplay loop isn't interesting, the gunplay is boring to brain dead, and the while the world is relatively good looking, it is not interesting, The game is a mechanical mess, with little to no work put into balancing (enemies 25 levels above you are rarely a challenge due to failing ai, and general quality of life work is poor to nonexistent (quests such as collect ten empty beer bottles and a limit stash which inhibits the only core feedback loop). Finally the game doesn't add anything to the fallout series, it isn't fun, it doesn't make sense lore wise, the co-op is not fun or enjoyable, and overall it just makes me worry about the future of the fallout series.… Expand
  60. MobiusNone
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    My spouse and I really enjoy being able to play a fallout together. Yeah there are some bugs but this is bethesda's first attempt at an online fallout. Bethesda is actively communicating via forums, and reddit giving us dates when things would happen. The only thing I have problems with is they are pushing out a huge update for bugfixes days after release instead of releasing smallerMy spouse and I really enjoy being able to play a fallout together. Yeah there are some bugs but this is bethesda's first attempt at an online fallout. Bethesda is actively communicating via forums, and reddit giving us dates when things would happen. The only thing I have problems with is they are pushing out a huge update for bugfixes days after release instead of releasing smaller patches that have the bugfixes in them when they are available and QA'd.… Expand
  61. kasunato
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    After 20 hours of playing the game i'm requesting a refund as the game is lacking in content and care from the creators ,
    it shouldn't have ever costed 60$ with such a terrible engine where the game is degrading and becoming unplayable.
    the graphics haven't upgraded since fallout 4, also they locked the game at 30fps. everything looks like plastic and people lag spike around the god    After 20 hours of playing the game i'm requesting a refund as the game is lacking in content and care from the creators ,
    it shouldn't have ever costed 60$ with such a terrible engine where the game is degrading and becoming unplayable.
    the graphics haven't upgraded since fallout 4,
    also they locked the game at 30fps.
    everything looks like plastic and people lag spike around the god damn map and ais are losing their walking animations mid fight.
    i feel i bought a beta of a game for 60$ and its such a shame that a AAA game is this awful and unplayable how did Bethesda think it was even ok to sell this game with how many problems it has.    … Expand
  62. lionking3344
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    Lack of NPCs, the game is full of bugs, the game world is empty and boring,slaughtered the game, come to you, bestheda , game infamous
  63. sliderh2o
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    To be honest guys, this game should be a free to play beta. Buggy, boring and runs like crap. I have a high end system and you can't even turn off Depth of field or Motion blurr, mean come on! I don't believe in giving a game a zero. I mean a zero basically means there is no game. So a 3 is about where this game is at the moment. Save your money and wait for this hot mess to get fixed.
  64. Obstwind
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    FO76 summary:
    - no content
    - full of bugs
    - horrible performance

    A shame what Bethesda has done to the FO series
  65. ArathHunter
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As you can tell from all the 0's, and looking at the drama that this game has brought along. It's no surprise that the majority of the fan reviews are likely people who wouldn't buy the game at all, and just want the game to tank so they can have they can have single player. Though, there is plenty wrong surrounding Fallout 76. Human NPC's are a sad, and what I feel is a unnecessary sacrifice, and B.E.T.A wasn't really a Beta, more-so a "play a couple weeks early before release" type deal at worst, and stress testing their servers at best. Which, even after release there was no changes that I noticed. travelling to a Robot laden area that's sprawled with guard bots, FPS drops and I'll admit, has gotten me killed a at least once. If they had a proper beta, by this point I'm sure it'd be in a better state. With the PC B.E.T.A deleting itself at start and no steam support, it's been what seems to be bad decision one after another that pisses people off (as you can plenty see with all said 0's).

    But I'm rating it on how much fun I've had, not because of Meta problems and things that can possibly be fixed with patches, which I would hope they would put more focus on, since they can't leave that to modders any time soon, and would only enforce the hate if they didn't.

    I've had plenty of fun playing solo and with my friends, interacting and helping others in real time and get a random chat in every once in awhile. I've only had a small hand full of PvP, to which I've not done too well, even with backup in my experiences. But most people I've encountered have seemed to avoid it for the most part, giving me a friendly wave when they catch me sneaking about, trying to avoid a fight with them. So far, I've been enjoying my play time, my only, biggest gripe is the no NPC Humans around to spice things up. And Microtransactions are limited to Cosmetics, and I'm hoping it sticks to that.    … Expand
  66. Vauk
    Nov 17, 2018
    3
    I wanted to like this game. I defended it during the B.E.T.A. to my friends. I tried, but with the level based cap on your base (lvl 22 and hadn't seen it go up since lvl 18), the cap on your storage, the poor PvP, and the ridiculously low amounts of healing supplies/adhesive to repair... I can't. I want to explore, see new things, but the curve on NPC health is terrible. A lvl 6 will dieI wanted to like this game. I defended it during the B.E.T.A. to my friends. I tried, but with the level based cap on your base (lvl 22 and hadn't seen it go up since lvl 18), the cap on your storage, the poor PvP, and the ridiculously low amounts of healing supplies/adhesive to repair... I can't. I want to explore, see new things, but the curve on NPC health is terrible. A lvl 6 will die to my bolt action in one hit, a level 12 will take 4-6, a lvl 20 will take 16 rounds. That's four reloads. I'd say it was my weapon's level, but I haven't found one higher than level 10. But I keep finding items that are lvl 40-50 that I can't use. I don't like that people are giving this game a 0, it's not a 0, but at the same time it's not good. I wish Bethesda would put out good games again like Oblivion and Fallout 3, but this company just lost 15+ year customer that has bought every game they've released since Morrowind.… Expand
  67. 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
  68. KGB1
    Nov 17, 2018
    10
    Up 12 lvl, build CAMP. Good Roleplay Game! More Garbage
    For fans of the study of the remains of civilization
  69. LoneWanderer14
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    That's a true PIECE OF **** not Fallout game... Just vote by your wallet peoples and DONT BUY THIS **** Maybe then, that GREEDY BETHESDA corporation will start to respect the Fallout fans and the players, becouse for now they have us in their asses and everything that they want t's only our CA$H.
  70. kamgeforce
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    I can live with this game being empty trash with no goal, story or content worth doing for that matter. I stopped caring too much about Fallout when they changed formula with F3. As long as you promise me Todd, promise me on your beautiful blue eyes that you will deliver with ES 6 and I in turn promise you, everyone will forgive you and the **** you pay for this disgrace of a game.
  71. Araxar
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    I only start playing the franchise with fallout 4 and well, the game was really good, the graphism were pretty rough but overall that was a fun experience.

    I continue now with Fallout 76 with 3 friends and my god, this game has a lot of things to patch, the graphism did not evolove a bit in 3 years and the performance are terrific. First of all, the numbers of bugs and quests that    I only start playing the franchise with fallout 4 and well, the game was really good, the graphism were pretty rough but overall that was a fun experience.

    I continue now with Fallout 76 with 3 friends and my god, this game has a lot of things to patch, the graphism did not evolove a bit in 3 years and the performance are terrific.

    First of all, the numbers of bugs and quests that are blocked because of them are quite large, I am not even talking about the events which are 1 times on 3 event, not possible to finish.

    The narative is not very interesting as we can't refer ourself to any character as there is none, the notes and holoband are an horror to read or listen to.

    The garaphical bugs are everywhere some animations does not launch properly, shadows are all black or none existent. The graphics are still really rough and can't be considered as a style of the studio. When graphism are bad we have to say it.

    Lot of mechanics are not good at all, as a french player the controls for base construction and overall gameplay are not really good, I have to find workaround to move in construction mode and I cannot move when I am lauching a grenade because the studio did not think of the shortcuts of nvidia.

    Also there was a lot of fps drop during my playtime going to 20 fps and going back to 60, 2 second after.

    To conclude, I think the game is not bad at all for the price, you can have fun on it. But it really need a lot of fix and the engine need a lot of work for the next games.    … Expand
  72. heapswow
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Why do we put up with this?
    Have some smarts people, don't let big publishers fool you into preorders.
    For them to be able to profit off rubbish like this is a direct insult upon your intelligence.
    We live in an age of information, USE IT.
  73. pafciu
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Complete TRASH, bugged, broken and disgusting money-grab with absolutely no story. Do not buy!
  74. RevPeter
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    I have been a Fallout fan since the first game, in '96. I have bought, and, thoroughly enjoyed almost all of them. I cancelled my pre-order of Fallout 76. It is a buggy, broken, unfinished mess, like every Bethesda game since Oblivion. What sets it apart is, there's no immersive world, or, interesting quests, or, characters to cover it up this time. Bethesda's lazy game design is laidI have been a Fallout fan since the first game, in '96. I have bought, and, thoroughly enjoyed almost all of them. I cancelled my pre-order of Fallout 76. It is a buggy, broken, unfinished mess, like every Bethesda game since Oblivion. What sets it apart is, there's no immersive world, or, interesting quests, or, characters to cover it up this time. Bethesda's lazy game design is laid bare. The engine is ANTIQUATED, the graphics are so-so, at best, and, it was a game NO ONE asked for. If they had just made another single player Fallout, they'd have been fine. Instead, they decided to go for a cynical cash-grab. A bad idea, executed incredibly poorly.… Expand
  75. Lozak
    Nov 17, 2018
    4
    Really disappointed, I've played almost every bethesda games to date and I'm a passionate fallout fan.
    I don't care about the many bugs the game has, like many other I expected there to be many bugs even at launch.
    But for the firs time, I found myself bored and not wanting to keep playing for many hours as I do with every other game, after a few hours of play i dont know what else to    Really disappointed, I've played almost every bethesda games to date and I'm a passionate fallout fan.
    I don't care about the many bugs the game has, like many other I expected there to be many bugs even at launch.
    But for the firs time, I found myself bored and not wanting to keep playing for many hours as I do with every other game, after a few hours of play i dont know what else to do, there's no point in anything.
    I purchased the pre order just to be able to participate in the beta because i was hyped for it.
    This games tries to be so many things but doesn't achieve none.
    Its sad, i never thought i'd be bored playing a new fallout game
    The pvp doesnt make sense, its badly designed.
    The crafting system doesn't makes sense either because of the small limit of how much you can put in your base. Just a small house, worktables and a few turrets, nothing else because of the cap limit for construction.
    If you are a crafter or hoarder, the game is unplayable, a few guns will leave you criplled permanently in the game, the weight limit is the worst thing for me.
    If you want to save scrap theres no way to have many materials and good armors / weapons without permanently losing the fast travel, weight limit for the stash is dumb, not having a way to increasing it is worse.    … Expand
  76. cyllan
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    A lazy , greedy cash grab cow recycled fallout 4 multiplayer (not even mmo only 24 players allowed per server)

    Tod HOWARD agrees with EA as "games as a service"..... there are 6 dlc already planned.... the game is unplayable ......nobody to talk to .....nothing to do..... the "10" reviews are paid for ALSO THE SERVERS ARE NOT ENCRYPTED.....HACKERS ARE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY    A lazy , greedy cash grab cow recycled fallout 4 multiplayer (not even mmo only 24 players allowed per server)

    Tod HOWARD agrees with EA as "games as a service"..... there are 6 dlc already planned....

    the game is unplayable ......nobody to talk to .....nothing to do.....

    the "10" reviews are paid for ALSO THE SERVERS ARE NOT ENCRYPTED.....HACKERS ARE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY WANT......cos your IP is not safe    … Expand
  77. olston
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    It's bad!! Seriously everything about this game!! Reminds me too much of fallout 4
  78. strangefruit
    Nov 17, 2018
    3
    I haven't found standard PvP much fun. A proper fight between players basically requires that they both agree to combat: if you shoot someone, they'll take nearly no damage unless and until they return fire. This isn't a bad concept because it means less griefing, but it also means no real ambushing or surprise attacks: it's more of a pistols at dawn arrangement. There's also little in theI haven't found standard PvP much fun. A proper fight between players basically requires that they both agree to combat: if you shoot someone, they'll take nearly no damage unless and until they return fire. This isn't a bad concept because it means less griefing, but it also means no real ambushing or surprise attacks: it's more of a pistols at dawn arrangement. There's also little in the way of stakes, as killing someone only lets you collect their junk, not their weapons, ammo, or other gear. There are no PvP or PvE-only servers—there's no server browser at all—and so this compromise to include PvP but make sure it's not too deadly or damaging results in making fights between players feel toothless, and even pointless.… Expand
  79. Samsh0
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    I ended up making an account here just so I can do my part to get in front of the "review bombs" taking place here. I want to warn you fine folks to take careful care when reading the negative reviews here because very many of them are not objective and barely subjective, ANYONE can throw a review up here and if you look around other platforms it's essentially the same thing. Most peopleI ended up making an account here just so I can do my part to get in front of the "review bombs" taking place here. I want to warn you fine folks to take careful care when reading the negative reviews here because very many of them are not objective and barely subjective, ANYONE can throw a review up here and if you look around other platforms it's essentially the same thing. Most people are not judging the game on its merits but because they didn't get a specific title that they were demanding from the developer+publisher and seem to be intent on destroying a developer's potential success just to make that point. So those of us who are having fun with the game are in part at the mercy of these people who can't just not play the game but want it destroyed. That being said be sure to make sure the review is on the up-n-up and outlines specifically what is right and wrong with the product, which is what I'll do now.

    Personally I think the game is great but let me go over a quickfire list of pros and cons, just FYI this is an honest opinion of the game from someone who has been playing it since day 1 of the BETA on PC.

    (Pros)
    -Great gunplay compared to previous titles
    -Very well oiled crafting system
    -Craftable Ammo ;)
    -No Dogmeat (some people call this a con, but that dog has always gotten in my freakin way since FO3)
    -Hilarious perk cards (Canned Dog Food is an in the face Mad Max reference even has a perk card for it!)
    -It's not like ESO at all, there's not 500 people running through your dungeon crawls
    -Co-op: this part cannot be stated enough, this game is a freakin' joy to co-op players, hands down.
    -Seemingly a Never-ending pool of interesting new monsters
    -Massive Map
    -Bethesda's usual beautiful and atmospheric landscapes
    -Bethesda's usual foreboding and depressing interior atmospheres
    -Bethesda's silent story-telling and object placement (people love this for a reason)
    -Possibly some of the best voice acting any of the Fallout games have experienced (that might not be saying much since it was always notoriously bad for almost every title hah!)
    -Seamless world/server phasing.
    -A plethora of new weapons (and no you don't run around with pipe pistols for long as much as we all hate those dumb things, ammunition vending machines everywhere and Americans need to make pipe pistols? pffft!)
    -The lore is actually pretty good, the people complaining about it have always complained about East-coast Fallout lore no matter how reasonable it is.

    (Cons)
    -Creation Engine limitations (I've modded BGS games since the early gamebryo days)
    -Frame Rate Lock at 60fps (the engine needs to be locked to a standardized framerate and doesn't play well with variable or high frame rates as it causes your game to get buggy in ways other players with a standard 60hz display will never experience)
    -No push-to-talk so nobody says anything to one another everybody just communicates via emotes (this feature is being added post-launch for some reason, but the lack of it is really really annoying because you do WANT to talk to others.
    -FOV "locked" at 70 degrees with no FOV setting in the options menus (default FOV on PC has always been 90 degrees, larger displays need higher FOV to compensate for the size of the physical display to prevent the player from getting sick. This setting can be altered in the .ini config)
    -Unlocked .ini config - remember that framelock i mentioned? well you can force the lock off in the ini settings which will cause the game to run at the pace of your GPU rather than that locked FPS effectively enabling a speedhack that the servers struggle to check against.
    -No Anticheat? - There are players who are up in the level 60+ range already, they all swear that they achieved those levels legitimately, you only have to play the game to know that's a load of BS.
    -The Slap System - admittedly I think this system is dumb it's trying to prevent and encourage pvp all at the same time by attempting to make duel challenges seamless, but for whatever reason they decided to add faction-pvp post-launch and not prior so I don't know what's up with that.
    -Inventory Management is BRUTAL - I normally don't mind inventory management but FO76's inventory management is pretty bad even despite having virtually all the weight management perks maxed out, so many things alter your potential carry weight, whether you're hungry, thirsty, ate the wrong thing, diseased, etc. you spend so much time hoofing it back to camp just to drop your junk off and try to get back into the fight.

    (Conclusion/Notes)

    I think the game is great, rough around the edges of course, and in the meantime is easily remedied until BGS sorts out their plans. I think this game was rushed to be put to market in Q4 and ALL of the features were to be added post-launch, which isn't a practice that should be made into a habit but as it stands Fallout 76 is an enjoyable experience that will most likely get even better with age!    … Expand
  80. 2ManyVaults
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Ive loved this franchise but this one is just bad. At least Fallout 4 was decent but this game is very boring and very buggy, i mean very buggy. This game is an early access game for 60 dollars but you even have engine bugs from Fallout 4 from 3 years ago this game i going to be the next Elder Scrolls Online with the DLC and bugs. DO NOT BUY!!!
  81. LifeHistory
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    -Awful and brain dead game.
    -Old and trashy graphics by garbage engine.
    -Full of bugs and badly optimized.
    -Main purpose is cash grab nothing more.

    Fallout 4 was trash and this one a lot worse. Bethesda is becoming the new EA. Let em fall just as EA did and don't buy or support their pure trash games.
  82. VendableOdin
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    I was a little hesitant on playing Fallout 76 due to the multiplayer aspect of the game, as Fallout has always been a single-player experience for me and I was very protective of that aspect. However, giving it a chance this definitely has the spirit of a Fallout game. The environment, the lore, the storytelling, all bring back that nostalgia. The multiplayer atmosphere is also great, II was a little hesitant on playing Fallout 76 due to the multiplayer aspect of the game, as Fallout has always been a single-player experience for me and I was very protective of that aspect. However, giving it a chance this definitely has the spirit of a Fallout game. The environment, the lore, the storytelling, all bring back that nostalgia. The multiplayer atmosphere is also great, I haven't had any issues with greifers at all, players have been helpful and in character for the universe, although I do recommend having everyone and yourself muted as all microphones constantly broadcast every sound in your vicinity. I've heard a lot of barking dogs, screaming kids, and burps before I just muted everyone. However, this is still a Bethesda game, so bugs do pop up occasionally. The game runs smooth with very rare server interruptions, although enemy animations not playing are my most common bug, but only a fairly minor one at that.
    Despite the negativity surrounding the game, if you're a big fan of Fallout and the world and lore surrounding this franchise, I suggest giving it a decent chance.    … Expand
  83. NazgulPrime
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    Do not buy this game.

    I love the Fallout series, other than fallout 1, I've played them all and loved them all (my favorites are Fallout 3 and New Vegas, but 4 was fun as well). What they did to the franchise with this game is unforgivable, these are the top 10 reasons why this game is an epic fail: 1 - Buggy unfinished game 2 - MMOs are not what fans wanted, you can tell all the    Do not buy this game.

    I love the Fallout series, other than fallout 1, I've played them all and loved them all (my favorites are Fallout 3 and New Vegas, but 4 was fun as well). What they did to the franchise with this game is unforgivable, these are the top 10 reasons why this game is an epic fail:

    1 - Buggy unfinished game
    2 - MMOs are not what fans wanted, you can tell all the lies you want Bethesda, we never wanted a MMO (know you customers Bethesda)
    3 - Boring grind fest (guns falling apart is the laziest mechanic ever, why even bother finding or crafting a super weapon, it will just fall apart)
    4 - Level restrictions on gear is dumb, there are many smarter mechanics to use (gear effectiveness depends on stats, so if a level 1 person uses a rocket launcher, it does 10 damage, stat multiplies by gun stat, and 200 damage when a level 20 person uses that same weapon)
    5 - too easy
    6 - Bad engine, aged terribly
    7 - Bad near inexistant story and that is not due to the lack of NPCs
    8 - horrible PVP e boring PVE
    9 -Bad textures (just hire modders from the community, they always do a better job then Bethesda people)
    10 -bad graphics, looks like a last generation game, this has sub par PS3 graphics at best

    If you do this Fallout 5 your company will go bankrupt!    … Expand
  84. RustyCoin
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    10 years earlier this game maybe, MAYBEEEE would've been good. But now? With all those outdated graphics, with huge empty world without NPCs, ****ed up FOV, ****ed up keybindings etc? Nope, absolutely not. I'm a big fan of Fallout series, Fallout 1, 2, 3, New Vegas were such a great games (Fallout 4 not so much) and now we get this crap...

    I've already said **** YOU Electronic Arts,    10 years earlier this game maybe, MAYBEEEE would've been good. But now? With all those outdated graphics, with huge empty world without NPCs, ****ed up FOV, ****ed up keybindings etc? Nope, absolutely not. I'm a big fan of Fallout series, Fallout 1, 2, 3, New Vegas were such a great games (Fallout 4 not so much) and now we get this crap...

    I've already said **** YOU Electronic Arts, **** YOU Ubisoft, and now I have to say to one of my beloved developers Bethesda Softworks **** YOU TOO?..

    I'm so sad, so angry and so terrified where gaming has gone too...

    Only so few developers left is this ****ed up gaming industry that gives as proper games, but I'm afraid that's just a matter of time when they will fall for the money greed too.    … Expand
  85. GZeroFlo
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Eine richtige Enttäuschung das Spiel.
    Ich zähle mal alles auf was mich stört: 60FPS Sperre bei der Pc Version,nicht einstellbare Grafikeinstellungen,keine NPCs wodurch alles langweilig wird,die Camp bedienung ist ein Witz,der PVP Modus ist kein PVP,die Server ruckeln,die Lootbox ist viel zu klein.
  86. mrspooki
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    Мне этот эксперимент по душе! Я знал, что покупаю! А люди, поставившие оценки 0, не приобретали игру, они просто бесятся...
  87. Kekmaster69
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Bethesda used to be at the top of my list for personal best game developers but they have sunken so low, especially with Fallout 76.

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

    The game is a slap in the face to consumers and fans of the Fallout franchise, it's a bug riddled mess and they can't get the very basic right like having support for ultrawide monitors and higher framerates. On top of these amateur technical failures the game play is bland and boring. If you don't have any friends to play this game with you basically just wasted $60. All I can do is hope that Bethesda has the mercy to never butcher the Elder Scrolls franchise like they have killed the Fallout franchise.    … Expand
  88. MaestroYveZz
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    If it was your standard survival game made by one person put in steam greenlight it would have some sort of understanding, but this is Bethesda, they want you to pay full price for not even a beta, a **** alfa.

    PD: if it was a survival you could kill people like in any other game, but by you running you can be saved, this is more of a fallout 4 multiplayer mod, but making you pay and    If it was your standard survival game made by one person put in steam greenlight it would have some sort of understanding, but this is Bethesda, they want you to pay full price for not even a beta, a **** alfa.

    PD: if it was a survival you could kill people like in any other game, but by you running you can be saved, this is more of a fallout 4 multiplayer mod, but making you pay and play something awful    … Expand
  89. 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
  90. marcusmcdad
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    I created an account on here just to further inform my fellow gamers and friends of how terrible this game actually is. I've spent over 10 hours ingame and honestly it felt like a boring lonely chore to get anything done, EVEN WITH MY FRIENDS. The UI is archaic, the server selection nonexistent, and lack of matchmaking tools or modernized friend/party systems makes it that much more of aI created an account on here just to further inform my fellow gamers and friends of how terrible this game actually is. I've spent over 10 hours ingame and honestly it felt like a boring lonely chore to get anything done, EVEN WITH MY FRIENDS. The UI is archaic, the server selection nonexistent, and lack of matchmaking tools or modernized friend/party systems makes it that much more of a chore to play.

    Bethesda, you should honestly be ashamed. You're not supposed to be like EA. The Todd Howard memes were funny and all but now he can rest his legacy next to his fat wallet, in his pocket, hopefully never to come back into the light. Return to form or do not hurt the fallout franchise further.    … Expand
  91. Voloxi
    Nov 17, 2018
    3
    I can't score this game very high, because I've encountered a lot of problems. I've played to level 11 so far, maybe put a solid 15-20 hours into it. Problem number 1, if you don't put points/cards into Endurance, you will be dying of hunger and thirst every five minutes. It totally breaks the immersion and exploration nature of Fallout, and forces you down a select path. Even then, theI can't score this game very high, because I've encountered a lot of problems. I've played to level 11 so far, maybe put a solid 15-20 hours into it. Problem number 1, if you don't put points/cards into Endurance, you will be dying of hunger and thirst every five minutes. It totally breaks the immersion and exploration nature of Fallout, and forces you down a select path. Even then, the cards you get are random, so good luck planning your build. An example being, I have encountered opportunities to lock pick, but skill isn't high enough, and I can't advance it until that card randomly appears. Next, the camp building is full of frustrating bugs and limitations, from appearing and disappearing walls, to the environment working against you, and always having to rebuild it when you move it because the terrain won't accept the camp you spend hours creating. Also, good luck crafting any gear above level 1. I couldn't figure it out. I could find some stuff of higher levels and had options to mod, but its kind of rare and most my armor is still level 1 because I can't craft anything but level 1. Also, you will run out of storage space very quickly, and it's bugged (where's your QA dept Bethesda?). It's limited at 400 pounds, and between guns, ammo, food, armor, and of course junk, you will fill that in a heartbeat. The buggy part? You could have a note or holotape that weighs 0, but the stash won't accept it. You have no room, until you take an item out, stash the 0 weight item, and then try and replace what you took out. But it doesn't always work. I could go on, and I will. Graphically, it's gorgeous, and I love it, but the overgrowth is insanely annoying. You can't see anything up ahead because all the flora is as tall as you are. Crouching for a sneak attack outdoors? Not impossible, but not the greatest. Finally, the game tells you very little. It's like the old days of Everquest. Plop! Here you are, now suffer as you try and figure out some base mechanics of this game. Have fun dying a lot as you do.… Expand
  92. Phino
    Nov 17, 2018
    3
    Es ist wirklich schade, dass dieses Spiel so lieblos gestaltet ist.
    Es wurde schon huntert mal geschrieben - es hätte einfach eine Mod für Fallout4 sein sollen, auf keinen Fall ein Vollpreis-Titel. Bethesda hat eigentlich ein paar schöne Ideen gehabt!
    Multiplayer - gut für die, die das haben wollen... Aber bitte optional, nicht verpflichtend! In dieser "finsteren, nuklear verwüsteten    Es ist wirklich schade, dass dieses Spiel so lieblos gestaltet ist.
    Es wurde schon huntert mal geschrieben - es hätte einfach eine Mod für Fallout4 sein sollen, auf keinen Fall ein Vollpreis-Titel. Bethesda hat eigentlich ein paar schöne Ideen gehabt!

    Multiplayer - gut für die, die das haben wollen... Aber bitte optional, nicht verpflichtend! In dieser "finsteren, nuklear verwüsteten Welt" wirklen diese bunten Männchen mit beschissenen Hüten wirklich albern und töten die Spielatmosphäre komplett ab... Zumal sich nicht einmal die Mühe gemacht wird, die Server nach Sprachen zu sortieren. Mein erster Start behinhaltete Englisch, Spanisch und Deutsch - schon im Vault. Wahrschienlich waren sich die Leute gar nciht bewusst, dass man sie hören konnte - die Voice-Option ist ja standardmäßig auf Dauersendung, eine Rückmeldung gibt es nicht.
    Durch die Eigenschaft des Multiplayer kommen ja schon an sich einige "Zugeständnisse" mit... Es gibt keinen Pause-Modus, der Respawn ist ständig kurz gehalten - es spawnen permanent Mobs um einen herum... Dabei wird nicht darauf geachtet, ob gerade Spieler im Gebiet sind oder nicht. Ich hatte es inzwischen häufiger, dass ich mich durch ein Gebiet nach vorne kämpfe und plötzlich von hinten angegriffen werde...Durch die gleichen Mobs von eben oder sogar völlig andere, viel höherstufige. Durch die Online-Server fliegt man auch bei einer Internettrennung aus dem Spiel - und verliert dabei Items und Fortschritt von bis zu 5 Minuten - man respawnt nicht einmal am gleichen Ort sondern am Eingang des aktuellen Gebietes.
    Mir fällt spontan keine Neuerung zu Fallout 4 auf, dafür wurde aber enorm viel zugunsten des Multiplayers beschnitten. Ich denke, niemand spielt Fallout, weil es so unfassbar toill aussieht... Die Grafik ist alt und überholt - aber ok, wenn der Rest stimmt... Einige spielen wegen der Story - es gibt sie, sie ist aber viel dünner als bei Fallouot 4 - hauptsächlich wird das daran liegen, dass auf NPCs fast komplett verzichtet wird. Diese Idee ist nicht einmal schlecht und nachvollziehbar - aber dann muss die Welt eben viel erzählen. Die Audiologs, die man quasi als Hörbuch nebenbei bekommt sind eine grandiose Idee! Leider dauern sie immer nur 1-2 Minuten und kommen nicht unbedingt häufig vor. Also Story: So lala... Man könnte auch des Bauens wegen Spielen - hier leider ein ähnliches Prinzip wie früher - nur wieder stark beschnitten... Sammeln - leider nein, die Kiste umfasst nur 400kg... Die Welt ist so leer unde statisch, dass enorm schnell Langeweile aufkommt... Die Größe nützt da überhaupt nichts... 75% der Häuser sind nicht begehbar man kann kaum Türen öffnen, Dinge zerstören geht (so gut wie?) nirgendwo... DIe Automaten, Fenster, Schilder und Geräte machen nicht mal ein Geräusch wenn man dagegen schießt...

    Alles in allem ist Fallout 76 vielleicht Fallout 4 Lite - auf keinen Fall das Geld für einen Vollpreistitel wert! Nach etwa 1-2 Stunden kommt das erste mal enorme Langeweile auf, wenn man sie unterdrückt, schafft man vielleicht noch etwas länger.

    Schade um das Spiel, das Geld, die Zeit und die Vorfreude!    … Expand
  93. MastaDyemon
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    Лор игры успешно просран! Оптимизация просрана, геймплей просран. Плевок в лицо фанатам.
  94. 007ts
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    for 2018 you have to expect BETTER for a AAA title. bethesda has gotten LAZY. ps4 fallout 4 performance a few years ago was the straw that broke the camel's back for me. i'm just not buying bethesda games until THEY WAKE UP and make a 2019 engine that doesn't look like a fresh cow pie and smells even worse.
  95. poisoner
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    It's an asset-flip. This is not even a game, it is just the multiplayer mode that was missing from Fallout 4, being sold seperately in an attempt to cash in.

    I have had enough of these modern game companies that think they can do whatever they like and just milk people. I am glad to see this game has terrible reviews, it is about time the people stopped accepting this nonsense. In my    It's an asset-flip. This is not even a game, it is just the multiplayer mode that was missing from Fallout 4, being sold seperately in an attempt to cash in.

    I have had enough of these modern game companies that think they can do whatever they like and just milk people. I am glad to see this game has terrible reviews, it is about time the people stopped accepting this nonsense.

    In my opinion, with the mod selling, microtransactions, and all the unpleasant things bethesda are doing, I can see them becoming the new EA games. The new gold standard for greed.    … Expand
  96. Jozefow
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    I knew this was a cash grab. Just knew it and did it anyway. If they had tried something grand and missed the mark I'd be okay with that. At least they were trying something different. I said after purchasing every expansion for Fallout 4 that I was done. The concept had run its course and it was time for a major overhaul hopefully centred more on choices and story. This franchise reactedI knew this was a cash grab. Just knew it and did it anyway. If they had tried something grand and missed the mark I'd be okay with that. At least they were trying something different. I said after purchasing every expansion for Fallout 4 that I was done. The concept had run its course and it was time for a major overhaul hopefully centred more on choices and story. This franchise reacted to current trends instead of setting them. They made it more of a shooter and added inconsequential building of settlements with a **** story. The music was great....all 5 songs. Spend some effin money and time and make a good game! This was the biggest slap in the face to fans I have ever seen. I've had it with the platform itself. It is no longer fun and quirky, it's outdated and limiting. I'm sick of power armour, mutants blah blah blah....go FORWARD in time. What a novel concept! Have technological advances, the establishment of regional governments with choices. If I want a mindless shooter, I'll go play Destiny.… Expand
  97. 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
  98. Ebinmemer
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    Changing my review because for the last few days it's been nothing but issues. This is DEFINITELY not worth the full price!

    Performance is poor, gameplay is repetitive as all hell, and for $60 there shouldn't be ANY cash shops, cosmetics should be lootables or quest rewards.

    That'll teach me for supporting Bethesda.
  99. Amulrei
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    This isn't a game. It is barely the shell of game.

    A mostly non-working trainwreck abusing the franchise name to flog off a mostly dead engine and a whole heap of microtransations.

    Already riddled with hacks to boot. Avoid like the plague.
  100. Kcz1994
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    After playing for a few hours, I got absolutely tired of it. No story, no companions and the “main missions” are more like side missions. Not a fan of this new game concept. Bedestha does not know what exactly their fans actually want! This is a huge mistake and a total waste of the company’s effort!

    Face it. We all know this is just “Fallout 4 Online” in disguise, just like GTA Online.    After playing for a few hours, I got absolutely tired of it. No story, no companions and the “main missions” are more like side missions. Not a fan of this new game concept. Bedestha does not know what exactly their fans actually want! This is a huge mistake and a total waste of the company’s effort!

    Face it. We all know this is just “Fallout 4 Online” in disguise, just like GTA Online. The only difference is that users pay the cost upfront and not via micro transactions.    … Expand
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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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