Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6754 Ratings

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  1. liquidthoughtsg
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    DO NOT LISTEN TO REVIEWS

    Look im a serious gamer. I own over 400 games on steam and I'm picky when it comes to quality. Listen I havent had any issues in Fallout 76. No glitches, no problems. Yes the FOV is stuck and yes i have a 144hz monitor but I cant get over 60 fps but none of these issues has done anything to stop my enjoyment. If you don't like Fallout 4 or Bethesda games    DO NOT LISTEN TO REVIEWS

    Look im a serious gamer. I own over 400 games on steam and I'm picky when it comes to quality. Listen I havent had any issues in Fallout 76. No glitches, no problems. Yes the FOV is stuck and yes i have a 144hz monitor but I cant get over 60 fps but none of these issues has done anything to stop my enjoyment. If you don't like Fallout 4 or Bethesda games you will not like this game. But if you do enjoy those games and want to play with other people who enjoy that kind of fun then its **** perfect. I wish somethings were better but its basically Fallout 4 with friends. Yes its missing some of the magic like settlements and NPC quest givers but honestly its pretty amazing. Is it a perfect game no. But don't listen to these haters. Try it for yourself.    … Expand
  2. NailgunJesus
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Fallout 76 is a remarkable merriment for the thinking processor manifesto. Todd Howard, without a doubt, brought forth a commodity that veritable Fallout aficionados unequivocally hankered after. This is a considerably superincumbent computerized diversion in contradistinction to New Vegas, which possessed nothing but macadam and imperceptible ramparts on the extraneous peripheries.
  3. SlimJefe
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    Unfortunately the game is getting review bombed by people with no valid criticism. The game is amazing to play with a small group of friends. There is NO GAME BREAKING BUGS like other users claim. There is plenty to see and do in this massive world. There are no griefers running around killing you for no reason, the game doesn’t work like that. If you have friends and like exploring theUnfortunately the game is getting review bombed by people with no valid criticism. The game is amazing to play with a small group of friends. There is NO GAME BREAKING BUGS like other users claim. There is plenty to see and do in this massive world. There are no griefers running around killing you for no reason, the game doesn’t work like that. If you have friends and like exploring the fallout universe get this game.… Expand
  4. Jbird13
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    I am not impressed with this game its glitches way to much. I have never had so many glitches in an online game. Cant finish quests cause of the glitches. If your carrying too much and die you have to quit the game in order to re spawn and your only allowed to put 400 items in your storage box when in past fallout games there where no limits on that so if your carrying too much you cantI am not impressed with this game its glitches way to much. I have never had so many glitches in an online game. Cant finish quests cause of the glitches. If your carrying too much and die you have to quit the game in order to re spawn and your only allowed to put 400 items in your storage box when in past fallout games there where no limits on that so if your carrying too much you cant keep it to build or fix things cause you have limits. And so much for people not being able to keep killing you every time you respawn cause it happens or just killing you for no reason while using a computer so yeah im not impressed with this one… Expand
  5. beatusman
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Thank you for ruining the Fallout game series. After a good Fallout 3 and great New Vegas, the disgusting Fallout 4 came out, and now you have released it ... Around solid bugs. The game looks like a low-quality mod to Fallout 4. One of the worst games I've played.
  6. VonMaZe
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    I do not understand the bad reviews.
    Fallout 76 is Fallout, and it isn't Fallout at the same time.

    It's just something new!!
  7. D3NGZ
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    feels and looks like a 2009 game.. seriously. ugly textures, character design from the early ps3 era, boring, lifeless, awful shooting mechanics, runs like ass, *COSTS 60$*

    now Fallout 4 was meh but atleast it had some story and choices (some) it was just as ugly, but here? its all the bad parts of 4 without any of the good.
  8. Cyst
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    So far in the 20 hours I've played it's been mostly great. Yes there are not NPCs which is a negative but to me personally the terrain s design and the uniqe enemies along with combat are amazing to me. Also playing with my friends has been so fun
  9. Nanwea
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    3/10
    Pretty good casual game.
    In this game you can really play and have fun. But technically, the game is very bad. A lot of bugs. Very few new items and mechanic in contrast to the F4. The game is not tuned for multiplayer. I do not know what the developers have been doing for 4 years, but definitely not the work. I’ll add: terrible organization and zero support to the player    3/10
    Pretty good casual game.
    In this game you can really play and have fun.
    But technically, the game is very bad.
    A lot of bugs.
    Very few new items and mechanic in contrast to the F4.
    The game is not tuned for multiplayer.
    I do not know what the developers have been doing for 4 years, but definitely not the work.

    I’ll add: terrible organization and zero support to the player community, indie studio could do better.
    This game not bad.
    But greed, bad attitude towards customers (I'm not talking about fans), incompetent release .. Bethesda cant wash off this shame for a very long time.    … Expand
  10. itsMerikh
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    I have never used this website before, and made an account purely to give this game an awful rating after the terrible experience I had.

    This is PvE Rust with a Fallout Skin. Rushed, Unoptimized, but it does look great graphically. PvP is "Enabled" but you are only punished for it. 'Pacifists' Take 2% of the damage you deal, and every hit generates wanted. Once you have wanted, they    I have never used this website before, and made an account purely to give this game an awful rating after the terrible experience I had.

    This is PvE Rust with a Fallout Skin. Rushed, Unoptimized, but it does look great graphically.

    PvP is "Enabled" but you are only punished for it. 'Pacifists' Take 2% of the damage you deal, and every hit generates wanted. Once you have wanted, they deal full damage to you while remaining invulnerable.

    I've yet to see anyone but my group of friends in non-pacifist mode. Once you have wanted generated the pacifists can murder you from pacifist mode, dealing full damage to you with actually no risk to themselves.

    My party ganked a group of two (The group we ganked was level 10, we three were all level 8), and it actually devolved down to us standing in a triangle around one of them (theres 3 of us) and hitting them with melee weapons for 2 minutes until they finished complaining about how pvp is going to ruin this game, then logged out.

    Not including the time we spent ganking them before we realized we actually do no damage, 2 minutes of constant melee damage, from 3 players, and they still just logged out to avoid the pvp (they weren't even in danger of dying). About 10 minutes later we had someone else roll up to assist us with an event, he one tapped one of our players, then returned to the event while me and our other friend who were still wanted attacked him.

    He said he was taking very little damage, but neither me nor my other wanted friend even saw his health bar as we attacked him. This too, devolved to us hitting him with melee weapons to conserve ammo as he went about finishing the event. (It was a hold out event where we had to defend against waves of scorched, he took more damage from the scorched than us, but we wouldn't have known that had he not been saying it over voice, we couldn't see his hp bar as we attacked.)

    After he finished soloing the event while we hit him, he turned and killed my other friend. And I just walked back to my camp that wasn't very far and logged out. This was a terrible experience, not in the slightest bit enjoyable.
    I don't understand why even 'allow' pvp if you're not going to allow pvp. If they wanted this to be a PvE game, why even allow someone to disable pacifist mode?    … Expand
  11. mccgm
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    It's another Bethesda Fallout game. If you were blown away by 3 and ate New Vegas up like it was the best thing you'd ever tasted then you'll get along with 76 just fine. Since 4 a lot of bugs seem to have been fixed. There are plenty more to be found, but is that really surprising? Sure, they dropped the voiced protagonist and awkward/unbelievable main quest story but isn't that whatIt's another Bethesda Fallout game. If you were blown away by 3 and ate New Vegas up like it was the best thing you'd ever tasted then you'll get along with 76 just fine. Since 4 a lot of bugs seem to have been fixed. There are plenty more to be found, but is that really surprising? Sure, they dropped the voiced protagonist and awkward/unbelievable main quest story but isn't that what everyone hated in the last game?… Expand
  12. paleohayduke
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    A total money grab. Buggy and broken. Bethesda just re released the fallout 4 engine and skimped in every way possible (no NPC == less expenses). Looking at how Skyrim and Fallout 4 both have game breaking bugs known since their launches I do not expect this game to get much better. An absolute waste of money.
  13. Blackfoot
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Soulless.
    I started out excited to gather scrap for my base and spent a few hours picking up wood and getting that all set up. Then, I pretty much hit the limit of what I could do without finding more blueprints and so I entered the beautiful wide world to "play the main questline."
    This game is not finished and... certainly not Fallout. It feels like some fan coded a mod to play Fallout    Soulless.
    I started out excited to gather scrap for my base and spent a few hours picking up wood and getting that all set up. Then, I pretty much hit the limit of what I could do without finding more blueprints and so I entered the beautiful wide world to "play the main questline."
    This game is not finished and... certainly not Fallout. It feels like some fan coded a mod to play Fallout 4 as an empty MMO. It fails terribly at single-player as there is no story. For some reason, EVERYONE recorded a holotape before they died and left it out on a table for you to find. Then you get to play a loot simulator while professional voice actors try and make the experience interesting. It's not.
    There is no challenge, so multiplayer has no real point other than to run around randomly shooting respawns and looting with friends.
    Nothing feels like it makes any sense and this beautifully rendered world is devoid of any immersion. This is not Fallout.
    I've spawned under the world twice and I've crashed to desktop multiple times.
    Always on Mics just let you hear people clicking their keyboards or hearing them argue with children or parents or spouses in their home. It's uncomfortable. I don't understand why anyone thought this would be a good idea. "Hell is other people" and why I play games like Fallout to begin with.
    This is not Fallout.
    Leveling up and perks are handled in a random bizarre way and feel toothless.
    Seriously feels like it should be a Free-To-Play game, but Bethesda charged a AAA price.
    With Microtransactions.
    Shame on you Bethesda.    … Expand
  14. DeanG
    Nov 14, 2018
    6
    Leaving all the bugs and issues aside, it's just not much fun to play. I was on the beta, started again with a new character, so have not got past level 8 yet, so maybe it gets better. But so far it is just a lot of micromanagement of inventory, and searching around for locations to scrap junk. Very slow progression like ESO, but just not a lot of interesting stuff to do.
  15. sundeki
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    To everyone reading this, ask yourself this question now: Is there any element from my Fallout 76 experience that stood out in any positive way?
    My answer: no. There wasn't a single positive element of this game that made me go "wow", made me excited, or immersed me completely in the moment. Not one. Onto the review:
    Note: None of the mechanical or performace elements are based on the    To everyone reading this, ask yourself this question now: Is there any element from my Fallout 76 experience that stood out in any positive way?
    My answer: no. There wasn't a single positive element of this game that made me go "wow", made me excited, or immersed me completely in the moment. Not one. Onto the review:

    Note: None of the mechanical or performace elements are based on the B.E.T.A.
    Note 2: it's just my personal experience of the game, this won't include things like the "security" debacle that seems to be full swing (I haven't had any security issues yet)
    Note 3: This game may have "Fallout" in it's title, but I won't be comparing it to other Fallout games (except the lore), it's just too different.
    So let's break down each element into a summed up review:

    Story: There isn't one. There really isn't.

    Lore: Butchered. So much in this contradicts previously established lore. You can handle things being retconned if there is a legitimate and justified story/narrative reason for doing so. Bethesda has changed things just so that they can shove enemies, symbols and other things that tickle your nostalgia into the game for zero justifiable reasons. In my personal opinion this is the WORST part of the entire game, because it not only ruins my fun in this game, but potentially ruins my ability to enjoy the previous games because of the changes.

    NPC's: There aren't any. There really aren't. You get a couple of robots that aren't utterly lifeless. That's it.

    Quests: Every single quest in this game feels like a randomly generated fetch quest. It's that bad.

    World/Worldbuilding: Reasonable, I'd give them a point for this if it wasn't completely ruined by the overwhelming feeling of emptiness you experience as you run around. Perhaps if there were more players, like 3-4x as many players per server, things would be better. But that's speculation, and there isn't.

    Combat: Mechanically fine, one of the few things that doesn't immediately frustrate you. Not great or revolutionary though, just fine. You will however likely get totally bored with killing the same few enemies hundreds of times over. Made worse by the respawn rate of enemies meaning in the space of half an hour you can clear the same area of the same enemies as many as 5 times. It's clear they tried to fix this by adding the unique bosses/spawns, but it simply doesn't do enough as they are too few and far between.

    Ambiance/Environment: good at times. Perhaps the only element of this entire game that you could say was good, and that's only some of the time. Graphical bugs break what little good environment building exists.

    Graphics: antiquated in 2015 when Fallout 4 came out, now they're ancient.
    -One of my friends has ultra widescreen and there's no support for it at all, meaning the resolution is forced to full still. What does that mean? The whole game is stretched on his monitor making it virtually unplayable.

    Performance: terrible. I have an above-average PC and my FPS is terrible, but considering Bethesda limits your FPS to 62.5 Maximum, I'm not missing out on much. I haven't crashed yet, so that's new in a BGS game. Others probably aren't so lucky.

    UI/Controls: ported from console, downright unusable at times. Absolutely UNACCEPTABLE. I've been complaining about this for YEARS. There is no excuse for this anymore. Bethesda should be making proper PC HUDs and UIs.
    -PIPboy HUD is immersive and totally fine in a singleplayer game. Not at all in a game where you can't pause when it opens. It is too slow to navigate and might lead to you getting killed constantly if the game was even remotely difficult.

    Difficulty: Once you get to level 6 or 7, you basically become invincible. Not joking. Just ignore where you're supposed to go, and go kill enemies 3-4x your level. I did. Maybe you can't do this with a controller, but with a mouse and keyboard there is no challenge for me.

    PvP/multiplayer: I can't even start talking about this without getting upset and going on a rant. I'll just say this: the worst PvP system I have ever seen in my life.

    PvE/multiplayer: The only other redeeming quality of this game. You can pop a few beers and have fun with friends laughing at bugs, terrible writing and other players doing/saying dumb things.

    The saving grace of Bethesda games up to this point is the skilled and dedicated Modding community coming in and fixing the deficits of the product. Not only does this game not have real modding capability, but it's not a base game that inspires people to spend hundreds of hours fixing things.

    Plus sides:
    +The occasional fun moment with some friends, that wears off in the first couple of hours though.
    +The occasional environment or ambient or setting

    Negatives:
    - Just about everything else.

    Final Score: 2/10, and that's generous. As much as it saddens me to say this about anything Fallout: just save your money.    … Expand
  16. SmugAyysianLmao
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    First and foremost: Is this game for everyone? No.

    If you want the ability to murder hundreds of innocent human npcs en masse with no consequence like in 3/NV/4, you psychopath, or you want to be spoon-fed a story by a bunch of npcs who barely act human and are written like a shlocky satruday morning cartoon while clicking on text boxes to make your reply and then selling their loot to    First and foremost: Is this game for everyone? No.

    If you want the ability to murder hundreds of innocent human npcs en masse with no consequence like in 3/NV/4, you psychopath, or you want to be spoon-fed a story by a bunch of npcs who barely act human and are written like a shlocky satruday morning cartoon while clicking on text boxes to make your reply and then selling their loot to the nearest vendor (before killing him too), this game is not for you.

    If you want to experience Fallout with your friends and enjoy bethesda's only good type of storytelling, visual and world-based, then this game has that in spades and you should get it.

    Ignore the negative reviews complaining about the lack of NPCs (they're robots but they exist), lack of story (it's got one actually alright, not great but no fallout game has a "great" story, not even New Vegas. It's better than 3/4's stories at least), and bugs (There are some; personally the only one I've experienced myself that hurts the game is it muting all of the audio but fo76 on my pc, and one t-posing ghoul).

    Fallout 76 Is by no means the best game in the series; that honour still goes to New Vegas, but it's not the dumpster fire some would have you believe. For starters, exploring Appalachia with your friends is a blast, but you can still go it alone. When you wander off from the starting areas, it truly feels like a Fallout game; you feel alone (unless you're traveling with friends) and diving into ruins feels just as harrowing as ever.
    The new enemies are welcomed as well as the returning ones, and though some are very difficult to take out unless you're prepared you can win alone. Crafting has gone through a drastic improvement; you can craft ammo once again, and armour and weapons are leveled, meaning that when you learn the blueprint of a weapon you can craft it at a higher level. Additionally, scrapping weapons will reward you with new mods (though you will require a specific perk in the INT tree to make the better ones) for that weapon on top of the materials that make it up. The same applies to armour. Power armour has been reworked; it can be customized as in Fallout 4, but you may now store it in your pack as in 3 and New Vegas. Gunplay is slightly improved from 4, which was a grand improvement on 3 and NV's gunplay, and the weapons sound powerful; they're a joy. Without spoiling much, story is now delivered through the only way Bethesda can do it without writing Fallout 3's story again; through the environment and through holotapes and notes. The quests you go on paint a picture of a wasteland stripped of humanity, and it's up to you to find out why and stop whatever's causing it. Well, you and your friends and fellow 76 residents. You can play solo as I mentioned, but playing with friends is recommended to get the full experience; with the new perk system, you can also swap out perks with ease to suit your playstyle. Playing alone? Add Lone Wanderer and become a solo badass. Playing with friends? Grab Bodyguard and beef yourself and your friends up for the fight. With enough CHA, you can share a perk with friends. The Survival aspects make this a key feature; sharing Dromedary means your whole squad can go longer without a drink and as almost all water is irradiated or full of disease now, having that can be a boon. Still, the survival aspects aren't overwhelming to a new player; you don't need to sleep but you do need to eat and drink, though food is very common if you gather wood and kill animals. There are colourful NPCs; they aren't human, they explain why in-universe if you do some digging, but they are still fun. If you want to know what I mean, head to Grafton; you'll meet quite the eccentric character.

    Overall, Fallout 76 is a solid 6-7/10 if played solo; it's not the best in the series, but it's better than the abysmal failure that Fallout 4 proved to be. If you play with friends, especially if you use an external chat client like Discord, it's easily an 8/10. Finding new places and exploring them as a group is rewarding and challenging and a complete and utter blast of a time.

    There are bugs; your mileage may vary in which ones affect you, but I've experienced very few of the ones my friends have. If you're hesitant, wait a few weeks and see if the bugs get patched out and get it cheap elsewhere via a key.

    If you seriously cannot stand the thought of ever meeting another player, wait until the Private servers drop in early 2019; then you can lock yourself away in a private server and be as antisocial as you want while you experience the second-best story in the entirety of the 3d Fallout series (Behind NV, but ahead of 3 and leagues beyond 4) told in a way that forces you to seek it out. Or don't; it's your call. I've played since day 1 of the beta and I'm only now getting to the main story quests. That's the kind of game this is, and if that doesn't scream Fallout to you, then I'm not sure what does.    … Expand
  17. teenymon
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    I've never written a user review before but I've used them in the past to gauge whether or not I will like a game. I came here after playing the whole beta and release day to see how it's being received. These user reviews seem like they are coming from people that haven't actually played the game and are weaponizing user reviews. This is a solid game, far from perfect but an absolute joyI've never written a user review before but I've used them in the past to gauge whether or not I will like a game. I came here after playing the whole beta and release day to see how it's being received. These user reviews seem like they are coming from people that haven't actually played the game and are weaponizing user reviews. This is a solid game, far from perfect but an absolute joy to play. I'm rating it 10/10 just because of it deserves an honest review and Metacritic users aren't giving it that. Jump on the bandwagon and complain about BS that doesn't effect that average player. The hate for this game is misplaced imo. You guys are making user reviews essentially useless by just reiterating what others have said and not playing the game for yourselves. Thanks for making this Bethesda. It's my first Fallout experience I'm loving it.… Expand
  18. VoD
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    There is nothing fallout about this game. Bethesda thinks that what makes fallout fun is shooting creatures with oldies playing in the background.
    No nuanced characters (or any NPCs at all)
    No complex decision making
    Not a fallout game.
  19. Borisbo
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    I don't know guys. Why so many negative reviews. The game is great. I am a big fan of Fallout series, so I liked this part too. Especially fot it's online. Thank you very much Bethesda for this experience!
  20. lekterdead
    Nov 14, 2018
    7
    It's kinda fun, but i think it will wear off the fun very fast, i wish they would make it coop only and not online multiplayer. TBH this seems like a game only for fans...
  21. taufirecx
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This is quite possibly the laziest mmo I have ever had the displeasure of playing. First things first, the gameplay is copied right from Fallout 4 which would be fine if it weren't for the fact that Fallout 4 had a lot more to do and a lot more to it. This game is incredibly empty with no real npc's to interact with, workbenches and the like that can only be utilized by a single player atThis is quite possibly the laziest mmo I have ever had the displeasure of playing. First things first, the gameplay is copied right from Fallout 4 which would be fine if it weren't for the fact that Fallout 4 had a lot more to do and a lot more to it. This game is incredibly empty with no real npc's to interact with, workbenches and the like that can only be utilized by a single player at a team leading to waiting in line for the chance to do anything, player collision systems that stop players from moving through each other making it so that people who stop in door ways stop everyone else from entering the building. Monsters spawn far to frequently and attack based solely on seeing a player, meaning trolls simply lead large groups of monsters into populated areas and let them loose on unsuspecting players and also causes players to basically be penalized for actively trying to explore instead of just following where the game actively leads you. On top of that the story, if you want to call it that, is really, really lazy and poorly done. It honestly might as well not even be there. Now we can get to the best part, that the game is a buggy mess! This truly is a failure in every way. If you want a good fallout experience but have completed 4 then go back and play 1,2,tactics, 3 or NV. This game isn't
    even worth being free.    … Expand
  22. UsernameUsernam
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    I was skeptical of this game when it was first announced as well, but I preordered it because I’ve always been a fan of the fallout series and wanted to give it a shot during the beta before dismissing it. After 16 levels/20+ hours and barely scratching the surface of what this game has to offer, I can assure you it’s anything but empty. It’s full of life and incredibly immersive. It isn’tI was skeptical of this game when it was first announced as well, but I preordered it because I’ve always been a fan of the fallout series and wanted to give it a shot during the beta before dismissing it. After 16 levels/20+ hours and barely scratching the surface of what this game has to offer, I can assure you it’s anything but empty. It’s full of life and incredibly immersive. It isn’t your traditional fallout in the sense that you’ll get to make game changing decisions, but I prefer that, you’re a nobody in this game, and that leaves you an infinite amount of role playing possibilities. I haven’t felt this way about exploring a game since 3/NV and can’t wait to dive in further.… Expand
  23. Leppy0014
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    For an online survival MMO, there's nothing else like it on the market. Every single location my buds and I have visited so far has had an interesting story to tell. Emotional holo-tapes (some several minutes long), notes, hand-written journals, terminal logs, and sentient robots all shed light on what life was like for past, pre-war inhabitants. Many times, their grim stories will evenFor an online survival MMO, there's nothing else like it on the market. Every single location my buds and I have visited so far has had an interesting story to tell. Emotional holo-tapes (some several minutes long), notes, hand-written journals, terminal logs, and sentient robots all shed light on what life was like for past, pre-war inhabitants. Many times, their grim stories will even kick off a variety of small quests. It's a far cry from other survival games like Rust, Conan Exiles, DayZ, and Ark Survival that don't even HAVE quests, let alone much backstory. From what I've seen of the survival genre, the sole fact that FO76 is NOT Early Access already has me hooked.

    Overall, aside from a few graphical bugs I've encountered, I've had a ton of fun surviving, exploring, fighting different enemies, building my own mini-base, and uncovering crazy secrets on the map. Even though it's not your traditional single-player Fallout RPG, the amount of content and systems at play in FO76 is staggering for an online survival MMO and can keep you and your friends occupied for weeks. If you're into PvE and Roleplay the West Virginia hills are vast and filled with NPC monsters for hunting and looting. If you're into PvP, there are always good bounties waiting on Hunter/Hunted Station radio.

    Some sage advice from an old arcade player, if you're ever not sure whether a modern game is worth it's full price, rate it at $1 an hour. If you can get 60 hours of game-play from a $60 retail game, it's well worth it in my old-school, coin-operated book.    … Expand
  24. Ricforb
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    I absolutely love that game. My husband is a Fallout fan, he played all of it and showed those games to me. I am amazed with a possibility to play together in Fallout setting. Story telling is great, I love collecting all of those memories, notes, holotapes and connect them into one big story. I've played all of the BETA and both launch days. And I just can't stop. Community inside theI absolutely love that game. My husband is a Fallout fan, he played all of it and showed those games to me. I am amazed with a possibility to play together in Fallout setting. Story telling is great, I love collecting all of those memories, notes, holotapes and connect them into one big story. I've played all of the BETA and both launch days. And I just can't stop. Community inside the game is also great. Meeting new people with an open chat is so realistic and I wanted that kind of game for a very long time. Also it has a huge potential for future development. Just amazing… Expand
  25. Todd_Howard
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Awesome game. Love the exploration. Love the storytelling. Love the character building. Love the world. Looking forward to playing this until Starfield or TES V comes out.
  26. Nonocon
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This game deserves all the hate it's getting.

    A horrible buggy mess as expected from Bugthesda, they also changed a lot of the lore from this 21 year old game series. They decided to do one of the most anti consumer things you can do to a game, make it online only and it backfired. Sorry to see you go fallout, it was fun while it lasted.
  27. akimov
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    this is not fallout...bethesda kill series. Awful online part, old game engine and nothing interest
  28. Gorelord
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    I don't really understand what the intent was with this game? Like, they did everything they could to bring in elements that the community was actively shouting that they didn't want, all while ignoring taking corrective actions for all the requests the community made from Fallout 4.

    Bugs that had been in 4 since launch made their way into 76. When 4 launched, most people were very    I don't really understand what the intent was with this game? Like, they did everything they could to bring in elements that the community was actively shouting that they didn't want, all while ignoring taking corrective actions for all the requests the community made from Fallout 4.

    Bugs that had been in 4 since launch made their way into 76. When 4 launched, most people were very vocal about their displeasure with NPC interactions being pre-recorded and bland, so in 76 they just took away NPC interactions entirely.

    In favor of what? Nothing says immersion like server disconnects and some random a-hole shouting at me over his mic and punching me in the head in the first five minutes of creating my character.

    There is just an absolute truckload of bugs and disappointments in this title which the community can't even fix, which is traditionally how all of those problems got fixed.

    I LOVE Fallout 3 and NV and even 4 holds a special place in my heart, but this is really quite bad for a multitude of reasons. People are voting it 10s because for some reason they're so brainwashed into the brand they feel the need to defend Bethesda, but I just don't understand how they can't see how obvious of a cash-grab this is?

    It's just an enormous disappointment and as a huge fan of the last three it makes me super depressed. It's more of a world I want to play in, presented in a fashion that makes me absolutely hate it.    … Expand
  29. ReaperJohnnyC
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    Let me just preface this mini review by saying I've played nearly every Bethesda game since Daggerfall and between the Fallout series and the Elder Scrolls series have claimed half of my top 10 games of all time....that being said...heres what i think if Fallout 76 so far...it DOES NOT support 21:9 aspect ratios...which for me and several others i know is already enough to not play theLet me just preface this mini review by saying I've played nearly every Bethesda game since Daggerfall and between the Fallout series and the Elder Scrolls series have claimed half of my top 10 games of all time....that being said...heres what i think if Fallout 76 so far...it DOES NOT support 21:9 aspect ratios...which for me and several others i know is already enough to not play the game, but not only does it not play in my native resolution but in my case it doesnt even stretch to fit the screen, its just plays in the corner, even if i switch to fullscreen....so just for kicks i let it play at 2560x1440 in a window in the corner...and at Ultra settings, the game looks TERRIBLE, poor textures, and blurring all over everything, especially distant objects and landscape...the graphics look like it got ported from an Xbox360....and to make matters even worse, there are very few adjustments i can make to the settings, and cant change FOV, Antialiasing, motion blur, post proccessing, lighting, shadows, (other than distance) depth of field, etc...it ligit looks looks like a straight console port with no change to anything and it assumes your only using a single 16:9 mediocre monitor....maybe they will fix all this or at least some of it in the coming days/weeks, but until then i will not play this game anymore, it hurts my damn eyes its so bad...i swear Oblivion looks as good...and at least that scales to 3440x1440...sorry Bethesda, I love you guys, but until you modernize your game/s i cant play your latest one and i wont buy any more until i know you can make a proper PC game...really sucks, i was looking forward to playing this for months on end and i even preordered the Tricentennial Edition, and i RARELY preorder games anymore....the game did seem to play fairly smoothly i will so though, and the lack of NPCs didnt really bother me, or maybe i just didnt get far enough into the game to care...it just looks like garbage in 2018 and doesnt support more modern hardware.… Expand
  30. Gamervidya
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Whether you're playing this with friends or alone it defiently is a miss. The world is empty and small, impotent enemies, poor AI, and no sense of realistic survivability. The perk card system is a poor replacement on the previous perk system. The gun modification system has been greatly dumbed-down and is more irrelevant. The CAMP feature is not fun, uncreative, and rage inducing. TheWhether you're playing this with friends or alone it defiently is a miss. The world is empty and small, impotent enemies, poor AI, and no sense of realistic survivability. The perk card system is a poor replacement on the previous perk system. The gun modification system has been greatly dumbed-down and is more irrelevant. The CAMP feature is not fun, uncreative, and rage inducing. The story and quests are actually not there and more shallow than what one would think at first look. And the community is toxic, hostile, and overall what a racist white male community typically is like. Theres room for things to be worse of course, but I cannot see how. If it isn't it right now, the game surely will be a huge failure after a few updates. Defeiently a miss.… Expand
  31. L_Circe
    Nov 14, 2018
    7
    Graphics: Running off a graphics card that is just barely within the minimum limits, I'd put the graphics at between Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4. Again, that's graphics at the minimum level, pushed down as simple as they can go. Not breathtaking, but not horrible by any means, and, let's face it, you aren't going to be buying this game so that you can watch the leaves fall from theGraphics: Running off a graphics card that is just barely within the minimum limits, I'd put the graphics at between Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout 4. Again, that's graphics at the minimum level, pushed down as simple as they can go. Not breathtaking, but not horrible by any means, and, let's face it, you aren't going to be buying this game so that you can watch the leaves fall from the trees.

    Story: The story so far has been bare-bones. Yes, the world feels very empty, unlike previous Fallout games, where you have a bunch of settlers and raiders all over the place. That isn't necessarily a bad thing. The world we are seeing is the direct aftermath of the Great War, rather than a world that has had 200 years to build anew. At the same time, there have been numerous minor story-lines I've run across that flesh out the world of people who were alive not two decades before I was there. People that my character was likely contemporaries with. It can be immersive if you aren't expecting to be spoon-fed entertainment.

    Multiplayer: So far, this has not been a major issue with me. I had people help me out as I was leaving the vault, and I've turned around and done the same. I've cooperated to help clear missions, and I've wandered off on my own, avoiding anyone for fairly long stretches. As severs get more crowded, that may get more difficult, but this is not your typical MMO at the moment, where you have to deal with a dozen other players behind every corner. It is entirely possible to have a single player experience without interacting with other players. The one drawback is how many Challenge Missions require group participation, but that is only if you care about collecting Atoms. It isn't required for the main story.

    Stash Limit: The big complaint everyone's heads are exploding about. Which... is not actually an issue. Yes, you can only hold a limited amount in your stash at a time. People claim that this penalizes looting, but it really doesn't. Heck, I can run faster while over-encumbered in this game than I could in any previous Fallout Game, without any special perks helping me do so, and I can do it for far longer than I'd expect otherwise. Even when slowed down to just walking, I still move at a good speed, and at worst, I can just spend a bit to summon my Camp to my location and end up looting to my heart's content. No, what is penalized in this game is hording. Stockpiling up a bunch of resources for a rainy day and not using them. People complain about not being able to build, when really the issue is that they can't horde supplies until they can build a mega-fortress. You are encouraged to use your supplies, because you will have to end up getting more, but that isn't overly difficult or impossible.

    There are flaws, definitely. I've had bugs when going into menus and I ended up getting hit with several server drops and game freezes, which is why this is a mixed review rather than a positive one, but this is very much not a 0-star game. And I think it would be very telling to see which reviewers have actually bought and played the game, and which are basing their review off of let's play videos and other second-hand sources.    … Expand
  32. Ashrazel
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    This game is exactly what I wanted, a Fallout game I can play with my friends. It has plenty to do, plenty of areas to explore, and lots of enemies to kill. If your expectation is the latest and greatest game with spectacular 4k graphics and NPC characters that are actual people to talk to, this isn’t the game for you. If your looking for a game where you can run around solo and not beThis game is exactly what I wanted, a Fallout game I can play with my friends. It has plenty to do, plenty of areas to explore, and lots of enemies to kill. If your expectation is the latest and greatest game with spectacular 4k graphics and NPC characters that are actual people to talk to, this isn’t the game for you. If your looking for a game where you can run around solo and not be bothered or killed by other players then go play Fallout 4 or wait for TES6. If you want a game that is fun to explore with your friends, where danger from not only creatures but other players may lurk around any corner, and can look past a few bugs and issues that will most likely be addressed in the next few weeks or months, then Fallout 76 might be for you.… Expand
  33. lmarc001
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Great, fun game, that takes a break from the normal Fallout games. It has some bugs, like all the Fallout games do.
  34. Raidmaxxx
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Bugs galore (what do you expect, its a Bethesda game) FPS is locked, engine is outdated and it shows. The game has an identity crisis, and it struggles to do any one thing right. The PvP is lackluster, and it seems like it is discouraged you have nothing to gain and quite a bit to lose. The building is just as bad as you remember from Fallout 4. The game feels empty and soulless, TheBugs galore (what do you expect, its a Bethesda game) FPS is locked, engine is outdated and it shows. The game has an identity crisis, and it struggles to do any one thing right. The PvP is lackluster, and it seems like it is discouraged you have nothing to gain and quite a bit to lose. The building is just as bad as you remember from Fallout 4. The game feels empty and soulless, The quests that are in the game are boring, and uninteresting. If you enjoyed the boring radiant quests from Fallout 4 you will probably like this game. The lore and the setting makes no sense, and the constant retcons are a slap in the face to many die hard fans.… Expand
  35. itsdaveuk
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    okay so far i must say i am really enjoying this game so far and i was one of the people who didn't like the idea of the game i have played many hours alone and with friends so far i have been doing more exploring finding how far i can go before i am out leveled and looking for stories in each area i come across and i feel like i am getting my moneys worth so far now i have seen a fewokay so far i must say i am really enjoying this game so far and i was one of the people who didn't like the idea of the game i have played many hours alone and with friends so far i have been doing more exploring finding how far i can go before i am out leveled and looking for stories in each area i come across and i feel like i am getting my moneys worth so far now i have seen a few texture glitches and enemy's randomly disappear after i have killed them but not spoilt my fun and even now i am wanting to go back to the wasteland and find more random encounters yep this game wont be every ones cup of tea i didnt think it would be mine but so far i am really enjoying it. what i would like to see in future extend the map every now and then if this is going to be a live service could keep going indefinitely and maybe add player factions so people have a reason to team up i think that would make it a bit more social and make players feel more invested in the world but any way i have said i would say give this game a good try if it helps look at it as non canon look at it as a spin of game… Expand
  36. KingWeeWee_II
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Abysmal. Words cannot express how poorly this game is made. Waste of money!
  37. Haefen
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    It's sad to post a negative game review on a game in one of my favorite franchises. But I'm going to be as honest as I can be. It's a mess, a huge sad mess. It's not even a good mess like poutine or kitchen sink soup. It's buggy as anything, it's settings are terribly lacking and it's just not fun. I played for a good 8 or so hours total and I spent more time at sub 10FPS than actuallyIt's sad to post a negative game review on a game in one of my favorite franchises. But I'm going to be as honest as I can be. It's a mess, a huge sad mess. It's not even a good mess like poutine or kitchen sink soup. It's buggy as anything, it's settings are terribly lacking and it's just not fun. I played for a good 8 or so hours total and I spent more time at sub 10FPS than actually playing the game. I'm well above the minimum ratings with my rig, and while it's not super powered it shouldn't be having this kind of trouble.

    The few positives I have for it are things like the scenery which are absolutely gorgeous at times, and the music which is always a delight. I really like some of the new firearms in the game, like the new pump action shotgun is just absolutely enjoyable. But why in the good green grass of West Virginia are there pipe pistols? Why are there super mutants? I love the Brotherhood of Steel, but why have we broken lore to shoehorn them in?

    I know there are corrected lore to explain all of these things for this game, but it's just rather silly. I hope the people who like this game have a great time and enjoy what they enjoy, but it just reminds me we could have had an awesome 2-4 player co-op Fallout.    … Expand
  38. tankfister13
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Way worse than FO4. It is more like a DLC for FO4. Same graphics. No NPC's. Unless you want a multiplayer experience you will be dissappointed with playing it solo.
  39. StarFirezz
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    4 years of development, a solid year of hype, and the launch to end all launches. Ya it’s an empty world, void of what fallout is known for in cinematic and pure storylines, it has this feeling of it shouldn’t be this empty but then there’s just random strewn about bodies with no real story as to why they are there besides we can only guess ohh some robots just killed them? A giant empty4 years of development, a solid year of hype, and the launch to end all launches. Ya it’s an empty world, void of what fallout is known for in cinematic and pure storylines, it has this feeling of it shouldn’t be this empty but then there’s just random strewn about bodies with no real story as to why they are there besides we can only guess ohh some robots just killed them? A giant empty world to explore and talk to dead bodies like I guess “hey Janet I checked all those watering holes and cleared the ghouls you got more for me to do?” Stares at dead body till it chucks holotape at you “Ohhh need me to sweep the floors and open the shop, I’m on the case!”. Like WTF? Debrah just asked me to risk my life to kill this world boss and then she wants her dry cleaning done?. What is this game? Where’s the fallout we were so hyped to play but got talk to dead body simulator?… Expand
  40. TomEastman
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    I enjoyed this game. It's not perfect, and it's not what I'd expect from Bethesda. It's less of an RPG and more of a Survival Game. It reminds me a bit of Seven Days to Die and other Zombie Survival games from the early 10s. Lots of scavenging, building, and what have you. Still, there is some interesting information poking around in the background with logs and messages and on terminalsI enjoyed this game. It's not perfect, and it's not what I'd expect from Bethesda. It's less of an RPG and more of a Survival Game. It reminds me a bit of Seven Days to Die and other Zombie Survival games from the early 10s. Lots of scavenging, building, and what have you. Still, there is some interesting information poking around in the background with logs and messages and on terminals and all that. I will admit, I do think the lack of NPCs is a bit upsetting, and that's ultimately what holds the game back from a perfect rating in my opinion. If there is anything to improve going forward, that might be it.

    Anyway. It's a fun game overall, and I'm enjoying it so far.

    Edit: Bumping my score up to 10. More people were on in the evening, more people were talking in the evening, and it was all around just more fun that way. I've already established my character's personality and backstory and I'm holding to it!    … Expand
  41. Randomreviewer3
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    I was sent there by pathetic fanbots from /r/fo76/ subreddit. They tried to ask other fanbots to leave the positive reviews to "balance out" all the reviews with "unfair" low scores (they consider everyone who disagrees with their subjective opinions as being a part of "anti-Fallout conspiracy"). I do not think it's fair to do this kind of "brigading" they're trying to do so I am leaving aI was sent there by pathetic fanbots from /r/fo76/ subreddit. They tried to ask other fanbots to leave the positive reviews to "balance out" all the reviews with "unfair" low scores (they consider everyone who disagrees with their subjective opinions as being a part of "anti-Fallout conspiracy"). I do not think it's fair to do this kind of "brigading" they're trying to do so I am leaving a negative review to balance it out.… Expand
  42. Kondorp96
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    About me: I've played all of the fallout games and beat every story (Yes even BoS) & I find this entry to be excellent & it does not deserve the hate that it is receiving. (Most of which is from Obsidian Fanboys & Antisocial Pessimistic people who just want another single player experience because they're scared of social interaction)

    This game is a refreshing take on the Fallout    About me: I've played all of the fallout games and beat every story (Yes even BoS) & I find this entry to be excellent & it does not deserve the hate that it is receiving. (Most of which is from Obsidian Fanboys & Antisocial Pessimistic people who just want another single player experience because they're scared of social interaction)

    This game is a refreshing take on the Fallout formula, it's an excellent addition to the franchise, and will only get better as time goes on as new content is added (for free as-well, No paid DLC will release for this game) There are many features that i wish was in Fallout 4, such as Crafting weapons & Armor from scratch. Also there are endless possibilities for this game, Want to have a little farm and grow food to sell to other players? Totally possible, Want to raid other player's Workshops to steal their resources & Claim it for yourself? Totally possible. Want to gang up with strangers, making friends, & completing quests & events together? Totally possible, i could go on and on. Literally the only issue i had with this title is some frame-rate slow downs in certain areas, but that is an easy fix that an optimization patch would clear up. This game has loads of potential and is a ton of fun, Totally worth the $60 price tag. While playing solo is possible, it is more fun with friends, but going rogue & playing solo also has its perks. I'd highly recommend you try this game for yourself, Ignore the hate that this game is getting because it's currently trendy to hate on it. Every issue people have with this game is trivial and fixable.    … Expand
  43. uhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    It fails as a Fallout game, it fails as a PvP experience, it's dry as a PvE experience, and it fails as an MMO. This soulless, depthless open-world will have you wishing you hadn't put your dough on Bethesda again.

    It doesn't make you FEEL like fallput
  44. ppsychrite
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Strange how two Eastern Europeans made tes3mp, a multiplayer morrowind modification function better and be for a better experience than a game made by Bethesda itself.
  45. freeze107
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    A truly disappointing entry into the fallout series. Bethesda misread their formula and added all of the wrong ingredients. While the idea of a multiplayer fallout game initially intrigued me quite a bit, there is just far too much wrong with this game to give it any kind of endorsement.

    Multiplayer – The multiplayer aspect of this game almost feels like an afterthought with how bad it    A truly disappointing entry into the fallout series. Bethesda misread their formula and added all of the wrong ingredients. While the idea of a multiplayer fallout game initially intrigued me quite a bit, there is just far too much wrong with this game to give it any kind of endorsement.

    Multiplayer – The multiplayer aspect of this game almost feels like an afterthought with how bad it is. Bethesda usually nails single player games but their formula does not adopt very well to the multiplayer stage. The game tries to straddle the line between single-player and multi-player without really committing to either. This ends up one of the biggest issues with the game as it was marketed specifically as a multiplayer fallout, so when one of the biggest features falls flat, it really impacts the game across the board. Other players basically have no reason to interact with you at any point. PvP combat with other players is a joke, with no consequence and no real sense of danger from seeing other players. Someone can walk right up to you and empty an entire magazine into you for little to no damage, something easily ignored even in the middle of combat. Questing with others is also pointless as every member of the party needs to separately complete each objective without the option to share any sort of progress. I can see what Bethesda was shooting for when they attempted to make this multiplayer instead of focusing on single player but they clearly missed the mark.

    Combat – Combat feels sluggish and unresponsive, which is only made worse by the neutered VATS system. Without the ability to use VATS in any meaningful way, Fallout 76 has to rely on its shooter mechanics which fall noticeably short of the bar set by other games. Bullets often seem more like nerf darts and melee can be like wading through syrup at times.

    Perks – The perk system now feels exactly like a loot box, which I hope is just an accident on Bethesda’s part. Rather than having any sort of control over how your character specializes, the random nature of the new perk system basically forces players to just cross their fingers and hope that they get a somewhat decent collection of perk cards. Choice is almost completely ignored until much later levels where the player will have eventually acquired the majority of the perk cards.

    Crafting – Crafting also feels largely neutered and useless. With many weapon customization options seemingly missing from the game and no support coming from the community any time soon, this feels like a clear step backwards for no reason. Bethesda already had a working system in fallout 4 that they could and should have improved upon rather than dropping the ball as they have.

    Exploration/Questing – While the map does look big at a glance, the world feels strangely empty due to the lack of NPC hubs and quest givers. It feels like quite a few assets were taken directly from Fallout 4 as the world seems almost too familiar at times. Most quests devolve rather quickly into fetch quests or kill quests which is a disappointing direction for the franchise. Some of the new locations do look impressive but the world itself only looks good the first few times through an area, after that they rapidly grow monotonous as the same enemies spawn each time you wander nearby. Questing lacks any sort of mystery as the outcome of most quests in known right from the start.

    Micro Transactions –One of the most polished aspects of the game seems to be the Atom shop. This is just the next poor choice in a series of bad decisions made by Bethesda regarding monetization. Given their most recent failures with the monetization of mods and the failure that was the creation club in Skyrim and Fallout 4, I can’t say I’m surprised to see them try this again, although it is disappointing to see them resort to this level of greed. What content is present in the shop feels like a joke with how simple it is and that’s not even factoring in the heinous prices attached.

    I feel that Bethesda missed the mark pretty much across the board with this entry into the Fallout franchise. Their excessive focus on wringing more money out of their players is starting to become an irritating trend and the lack of work put into this game is almost a slap in the face for their dedicated fans. It feels more like the Bethesda accountant made all the creative decisions behind this game which is a shame considering how well received their other titles have been. They had a winning formula they outright ignored in what seems like a quick cash grab. I understand that not everyone will agree with what I’ve written, but I’ve played quite a few Bethesda games now, and this feels like a serious departure from their past successes.    … Expand
  46. Trovinizard
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Fallout 76 is an absolutely soulless game, an endless void of uninspired grinding. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out why it's such an absolute chore to play, I went into it optimistically, I was honestly hoping for a good time. I've sunk a ridiculous amount of hours into the fallout and Elder Scrolls series and I've enjoyed them a lot despite their flaws but 76 just stands apart,Fallout 76 is an absolutely soulless game, an endless void of uninspired grinding. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out why it's such an absolute chore to play, I went into it optimistically, I was honestly hoping for a good time. I've sunk a ridiculous amount of hours into the fallout and Elder Scrolls series and I've enjoyed them a lot despite their flaws but 76 just stands apart, it's the black sheep of the series, the really boring black sheep. The main story is pathetic. Fallout 76 is the story of an insane man chasing quest markers around a map while pointless audio logs play in the background. You do not have any goals or direction, there are no characters to get you engaged or immersed in the game, just an endless series of quest markers to follow around. Saying the story is half-assed would be an overstatement, it's closer to no assed. The world is actually quite beautiful, the environments look really great and contain many different visually distinct areas, it's just too bad there's nothing in this world worth finding. There is literally no challenge in this game at all. Almost every enemy takes one or two shots to kill, while the player seems to be built like a tank. The power armor in this game works similar to the the star powerup in Super Mario Bros, you never die... At first I thought this was just because I was in a low-level area, but I ended up running into an enemy that was nearly double my level at one point and he was basically no threat whatsoever, I just back pedaled down the road and shot him in the face a few times. This game's difficulty feels like I'm playing fallout 4 on the "game journalist" difficulty. It is mind-numbingly boring and as a result of that I quickly started using fast travel whenever I possibly could to avoid fighting endless waves of impotent enemies. Let's talk about the loot, which is basically the only reason to play the game. There's no story and the enemies suck, so the loot has to be good right? This was the moment of revelation for me, this was the point that I figured it out, fallout 76 is not a Fallout game, it's a F-ing MMO. The core gameplay is there, it's a shooting game where you collect loot and level up, but all the joy of playing a Fallout game is just absent. There are no cool characters to meet, there are no interesting areas to explore I would go as far to say there really are no quests. Every area is just go here, kill dudes, pick up loot and return. And is the loot even worth anything? No of course not, MMOs are designed to waste your time, so you'll find 500000 pipe pistols that are all worth one cap. Thank You Todd. Let's talk about the cash shop. I don't really need to say anything about this. There is a cashshop and everyone knows cashshops are cancer. The leveling completely sucks, I have no idea how they F-ed this up so bad. The leveling up in Skyrim and fallout 4 was awesome, there were so many good perks to choose from and every level made you feel tangibly stronger. But leveling up in fallout 76 is pretty bland, the game randomizes the perks you can choose from and most of them are really anemic. I honestly couldn't tell much of a difference between my character when I was level one versus when I was level 20. It felt more or less the same. And because of the randomness, there's basically no chance that you can specialise towards a specific kind of build, you're just sort of stuck with whatever they give you. I imagine that after a few hundred hours of playtime you might be able to collect all the different perks, but there is no way I'm gonna suffer through to that point. This game handicaps itself by being so pathetically easy, why would you ever bother to team up with someone who's going to take half of your loot if you can play just as effectively solo. it's completely pointless. And even if you are brain-dead enough to actually need help with a quest good luck finding another player who has the exact same quest, is a similar level and actually wants to team up with you. You are probably more likely to win the lottery, so the co-op is totally pointless. The PvP is not only also pointless but it's also fundamentally broken. The way the PvP works is that when you shoot a player it sends a duel request and does a tiny amount of damage to that player, then if that player shoots back at you it starts a duel and then you both do full damage to each other. The problem here is that the person who sends the duel request by shooting first will always lose because the way you initiate the duel is by shooting back, meaning that if someone shoots you, you can just walk straight up to them, go into your inventory, put on your power armor, pop a psycho, get out your strongest shotgun and then just vats in on their head and get a critical and you'll kill them in one hit. You win the duel there's nothing they can do to stop you from doing this because they cannot damage you until you shoot back. it's just the most broken system.… Expand
  47. acmccarthy
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Great game, don't listen to all the salty haters. The map is amazing, the story is huge and deep, and you can do it all with friends.
  48. Jeevin
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Fallout 76 feels like a me too online sandbox wannabe with a Fallout lick of paint. The game is so buggy and unpolished with problems in absolutely every aspect from connection, graphics, inventory management.

    It's like Bethesda wanted to put out an online sandbox game with graphics, physics and animations all borrowed from older Bethesda titles. We're talking some of the creature    Fallout 76 feels like a me too online sandbox wannabe with a Fallout lick of paint. The game is so buggy and unpolished with problems in absolutely every aspect from connection, graphics, inventory management.

    It's like Bethesda wanted to put out an online sandbox game with graphics, physics and animations all borrowed from older Bethesda titles. We're talking some of the creature animations are ripped straight from Skyrim here.

    Fallout 76 is a blatant cash shop slapped on an unfinished, under developed, poor quality game. Bethesda has hit a new low point in the quest for maximum profit from very little investment.    … Expand
  49. everfog
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    I had to create a Metacritic account to state my opinion, as a Fallout fan since the original series (Black Isle), because of vehemently I disagree with the overwhelming amount of negative review on launch day. I'm going to share my thoughts on the negative feedback and on the game in general.

    I have been playing Fallout 76 since the first beta day, and can safely say that this does not    I had to create a Metacritic account to state my opinion, as a Fallout fan since the original series (Black Isle), because of vehemently I disagree with the overwhelming amount of negative review on launch day. I'm going to share my thoughts on the negative feedback and on the game in general.

    I have been playing Fallout 76 since the first beta day, and can safely say that this does not deserve anywhere near the flack it is currently receiving:
    - Microtransactions are cosmetic, and the currency to acquire the special items can be easily found in-game through quests. This is similar to Overwatch and a totally reasonable way for developers to continue monetary value for the game long after the main sales die down. You should be happy this is in the game, because it's a monetary incentive for Bethesda to continue improving the game.
    - No in-game mic toggle has already been addressing by Bethesda and will be implemented. Frankly, I think the focus on this attributing to negative reviews in a MASSIVE content filled game is childish. Get a physical toggle on your mic for now - no biggy.
    - All the major bugs have steadily been ironed out since the first launch of the beta and I'm confident in Bethesda to work it out. Commentary on small bugs and quarks is so silly - Bethesda's games are known for being full of bugs and I'm surprised the fan base isn't perceiving them in a more accepting fashion.
    - Anti-cheat is something very new to Bethesda and will require time to identify any exploits. Slamming them on this during day one is silly.
    - The reuse of content (models / character animations etc) from Fallout 4 is very understandable and is the only way this product would have made it to market given the mass amount of backend development required... which is a great thing for the Fallout and Elder Scrolls series in the future, as this is essentially the pilot for their engine over multiplayer network connectivity.
    - So far, I have found NO shortage of content, quests, and other players. No interactive NPC dialog is disappointing, but the world is certainly filled with voices, NPCs, and stories.

    About the game:

    - A huge amount of content/exploration - new creatures and landscapes
    - Beautiful atmosphere design and landscapes
    - The best crafting I've seen in a Fallout game yet, with the ability to SHARE with people.
    - Excellent to play with people, however, can feel like a lonely ride at times during solo (this game really shines with friends)
    - New VATs system is still very useful, though certainly, a sacrifice to accommodate the real-time combatNew VATs system is still very useful,
    - There are some frustrating UX bugs in the interface and feels very clunky/hard to use and I hope
    they improve the design
    - The story is OK - hasn't WOWed, but not awful and still carries through enough for me to be tolerant considering the vast amount of other content and features
    - PVP is almost non-existent and the community seems very focused on collaboration and goodwill
    - Gameplay style is similar to and will attract players of games like Rust, Age of Conan, and Ark.
    - Crafting and building is excellent and the best of the series

    Overall I would consider this a great first attempt at a multiplayer game - I feel that the audience needs to be more forgiving of Bethesda and embrace and applause that they are taking a huge leap of faith and risk with this game, and have done a good job.    … Expand
  50. SgtWhiskeyJack
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    No NPCs.

    No dialogue. I see the great expanse of Appalachia before me, a vast nothingness of chattering robots, various creatures with the preface of "Rad-" in their names, and the strewn holotapes of an actual story that always happens just before I arrive. I see the molerats burrowing up from the floor of a capsule suspended in the air. I see spooky monsters getting caught and    No NPCs.

    No dialogue.

    I see the great expanse of Appalachia before me, a vast nothingness of chattering robots, various creatures with the preface of "Rad-" in their names, and the strewn holotapes of an actual story that always happens just before I arrive.

    I see the molerats burrowing up from the floor of a capsule suspended in the air. I see spooky monsters getting caught and stuck on every kind of geography. I see my FPS stutter and the game turn into a slideshow.

    Don't buy this game. I want to see Bethesda trying harder.    … Expand
  51. Ryaib
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    This game is getting review bombed hard for no reason other than, "It doesn't have X in it! This isn't MY FALLOUT." Calm the hell down people, yes this game is flawed. No, it's not a complete dumpster fire worthy of a 0 score. In reality I think this is about $20 overpriced so those on the fence should wait for a sale.
  52. Varidian
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    While it did not meet the expectations that I had, I still very much enjoyed the game.

    GRAPHICS: While they don't exactly feel like AAA level graphics, they certainly are nice. They are a welcome improvement when compared to Fallout 4, though the mandatory depth of field and the lack of a FOV control aren't very appealing, unless you chose to edit the .ini files. UI EXPERIENCE:    While it did not meet the expectations that I had, I still very much enjoyed the game.

    GRAPHICS:

    While they don't exactly feel like AAA level graphics, they certainly are nice. They are a welcome improvement when compared to Fallout 4, though the mandatory depth of field and the lack of a FOV control aren't very appealing, unless you chose to edit the .ini files.

    UI EXPERIENCE:

    I love the new UI for the most part, as there is so much new and welcomed functionality that has been added, like the ability to scrap anything at any table all at once and the new map (though I wish the escape menu/ social menus where separate from it). Overall, the in-game HUD feels much more detailed and defined than FO4, though I wish they had the same settings to let you change the color elements of the Pipboy and the HUD.

    SOUND/MUSIC:

    Bethesda has certainly outdone themselves this time in this game. The sound design is amazing in my opinion. The ambient music is leagues better than the previous Fallout titles, and the radio soundtracks are as great as ever. The only glaring issue is the lack of Push-To-Talk voice chat, as you either have it on or off right now, though they did say they were fixing it soon.

    GAMEPLAY:

    The gameplay for the most part is solid. For the most part it is Fallout 4's Survival mode with some major adjustments and improvements. Crafting has been made easier, though it should be stated early on in the game that to get new modifications for weapons and armor, you have to scrap items of the same type. Scraping junk and weapons is much easier, since you can now do it at any crafting table.

    The major issues I have with the games are the Quests, NPCs, and the Base Building. Though there is an amazing variation of NPC types in the game, for the most part you will only interact with Scorched. The Quests are repetitive and fairly uncreative. The Base Building isn't as fun as it was in Fallout 4, though the new UI looks nice for it, functionality isn't as good.

    Other players are sparse, but from my experience any interactions were very positive. I feared that people would be malicious most of the time, I am very happy to say I was dead wrong. I have many stories about them, but I won't be posting them here.

    OTHER POINTS:
    Pricing: I don't really think this is worth the 60$ pricetag, at least right now. At most I would pay 45-50$. Maybe as they add more Quality of Life updates, this opinion will change.
    Server Size: I really wish they would increase this, as the servers feel slightly empty if you aren't sticking near Vault 76.
    Atom Shop: I really like this idea. In-game challenges giving you currency for cosmetics, that you could also purchase with actual money if you chose to.

    OVERALL SCORE: 78/100 (Rounded to 8 for Metacritic)
    I do have some gripes, though I'm sure they will be taken care of in time.    … Expand
  53. Maffia
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    I won't give it a 0, that's an insult to Bethesda, but I will be unbiased in saying this is not a good game. Game breaking bugs left and right, horrendous FPS, PC FPS cap, empty world that plays like a walking simulator. This isn't the Fallout fans fell in love with. It only appeals to a certain niche of gamers, and even then it doesn't have enough content to last very long in the current state.
  54. NomadNuka
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    Even though I'm a shameless fanboy for Fallout (and Bethesda in general). I can't really give 76 above an 8. So far my time has been spent in a LOT of loading screens and with some significant frame drops when loading into areas, or when there are a lot of enemies on screen. But walking around in the Wasteland is very pleasant, and it feels similar to just wandering and exploring inEven though I'm a shameless fanboy for Fallout (and Bethesda in general). I can't really give 76 above an 8. So far my time has been spent in a LOT of loading screens and with some significant frame drops when loading into areas, or when there are a lot of enemies on screen. But walking around in the Wasteland is very pleasant, and it feels similar to just wandering and exploring in Fallout 4. It feels similar to Fallout 4 in a lot of ways, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. All-in-all it suffers from some issues with framerate (though how much of that is on my rig is up in the air) and it's admittedly light on a conventional story. But wandering through the Wasteland, picking through ruins to find notes and holotapes that hint at some very dark and interesting stories, and all with your friends along for the ride? It's fun. And it will keep my Fallout itch scratched for a while. Not a 10/10 GOTY material game. But once the various technical issues are worked out, it'll be something to kill some serious time.… Expand
  55. ryanxjolly
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    3.0 I think is generous. The game is an embarrassment to the Fallout franchise. The emptiness of the world along with no NPC's and not enough lore to keep you involved makes you feel tiny in a massive world. The bugs, the optimization, it's just not good enough. It's 2018 and Bethesda are still using their out of date engine which is easily the worst engine from a AAA company EVER, there's3.0 I think is generous. The game is an embarrassment to the Fallout franchise. The emptiness of the world along with no NPC's and not enough lore to keep you involved makes you feel tiny in a massive world. The bugs, the optimization, it's just not good enough. It's 2018 and Bethesda are still using their out of date engine which is easily the worst engine from a AAA company EVER, there's no FOV slider, there's no push to talk (although I hear they're patching this in), it looks ugly compared to other survival open world games out there, the AI are absolute idiots, they haven't changed at all from Fallout 4 (and this is because the Fallout franchise is more popular on console so they are controller based enemies), no mods until 2019... DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, IT'S NOT WORTH $20 LET ALONE $60. Let it be known that Bethesda need to try 100x harder than this if they wish to venture off from Fallout's single player into a multiplayer universe, because honestly, this is an embarrassment to the survival genre.

    Todd Howard: "It just works!". No it doesn't, stick to single player games, for the love of god.    … Expand
  56. skyaklost
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    This is the result of laziness. A Fallout 4 mod quickly spun into its own game, filled with....nothing, Base building for zero purpose, PVP that doesn't work and a world thats so lacking in content its embarrassing.
  57. Seldogrif
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    The game looks more like a mod of Fallout 4, made as a diploma project of a student than a AAA game which costs 60$. However, after playing the game there is no understanding to me, for what they ask such money? The game is buggy as f**l, like really hire more people to QA, or engineering because it looks like some division lack human power. most of the textures, animations and evenThe game looks more like a mod of Fallout 4, made as a diploma project of a student than a AAA game which costs 60$. However, after playing the game there is no understanding to me, for what they ask such money? The game is buggy as f**l, like really hire more people to QA, or engineering because it looks like some division lack human power. most of the textures, animations and even In-game mechanics are from 3 and 4 Fallout. Additionally, the game runs on a 20-year-old engine, like wtf? However, it can be forgiven the game has a good plot, added with coop mode and mb some other features.
    And yes we get some cool features. Thanks to coop mode we now can kill a more high-level NPC by throwing our corpses at him, like I was able to kill 15 lvl npc as 3 lvl just by re-spawning 19 times near it. This though seems legit since the player can get in a fight with such right from the start. I also like the possibility of finding a power armour for lvl 30+, while being lvl 5. Oh and considering levelling, I think Todd Howard made the best innovation ever. Now we have loot boxes from which we can get our skills after levelling, that is work of a true artist. And not only that, looks like dialogues and in-game interactions are something from the past, who needs this sh**.

    Rest In Pepperoni Fallout    … Expand
  58. rmxhvn
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    I love how the only thing that works is the store.
    Hey Bethesda! Maybe try upgrading your engine?
  59. ockhamsrazor
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    From the very first second of playing, I was greeted with the sound of a man deeply taking drags on a vape and commentating his every thought while I used the horribly clunky face customizer as fast as I could so that I could reach a menu where I could mute the player.

    Shortly after, a Brahman spawned on me inside a bathroom, trapping me. This is the experience of Fallout 76.    From the very first second of playing, I was greeted with the sound of a man deeply taking drags on a vape and commentating his every thought while I used the horribly clunky face customizer as fast as I could so that I could reach a menu where I could mute the player.

    Shortly after, a Brahman spawned on me inside a bathroom, trapping me.

    This is the experience of Fallout 76. Obnoxious other players who are there occasionally, and when they aren't you still suffer by losing out on NPCs, VATs, being able to pause the game and just generally everything that makes Fallout a good game.

    I do not think I have ever been so disappointed in a "AAA" release.

    On top of this, when I went to pick up my physical copy from GameStop (which was ordered 5 months ago) the disk was made of cardboard and had a code stamped on it for download. Now I want to return the game but GameStop "doesn't accept returns on digital purchases," one of the reasons I ordered a physical copy in the first place.

    Just a colossal failure on the part of both Bethesda and GameStop.    … Expand
  60. Dynako
    Nov 14, 2018
    6
    Buggy, Laggy, Boring... How on earth Bethesda thought this game was ready for release is beyond me.. Save your money.
  61. sharpreviews
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    FPS capped, lack of FOV, same engine as skyrim, recycled fallout 4 assets, horrible graphics, horrible pvp system, lack of raiding, no NPCs, lack of monster variety, monster AI is rudimentary at best, game riddled with bugs, expensive, the list continues.
  62. BillCaggs16
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    I am disgusted that this is what Bethesda has sunk to. Congratulations on screwing up your game, can't wait for games journalists to pile on in an attempt to save their corporate overlord.
  63. Makijato
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    TL:DR Dont buy it it's a trash. It's 60$ mod for Fallout 4
    Only thing this game has in common whit other Fallout games is that its a buggy mess. I cant think of a single positive thing.
    -PvP sucks cuz they streamline it for casuals. Person who shoots 2nd has huge advantage -Quests suck cuz there is no point doing X for that preson when everyone is dead and getting quests from holotapes    TL:DR Dont buy it it's a trash. It's 60$ mod for Fallout 4
    Only thing this game has in common whit other Fallout games is that its a buggy mess. I cant think of a single positive thing.
    -PvP sucks cuz they streamline it for casuals. Person who shoots 2nd has huge advantage
    -Quests suck cuz there is no point doing X for that preson when everyone is dead and getting quests from holotapes is worst thing i ever seen
    -Ui is ugly to look at. If you have alot of quests you'll see texet every where imerssion breaking
    -VATS also more imerssion breaking than before it's literally built in auto aim in online game and it's usable in PvP
    -Locked at 63 FPS cuz Bethesda is incompetent to make a new engine
    -No FOV felt sick playing the game    … Expand
  64. mychaelh
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    The controls? Awful. UI? Awful. Graphics settings? Awful. Graphics in general? Not awful, but not good either for a 2018 game. Animations? Clunky. Gunplay? Clunky unoriginal. Music? Lack luster or nothing special. Story? Lazy and boring. Enemies? Copy and pasted from fallout 4 and are no threat considering they get 1 shot no matter what.

    Co-op experience? Made the game bare able but    The controls? Awful. UI? Awful. Graphics settings? Awful. Graphics in general? Not awful, but not good either for a 2018 game. Animations? Clunky. Gunplay? Clunky unoriginal. Music? Lack luster or nothing special. Story? Lazy and boring. Enemies? Copy and pasted from fallout 4 and are no threat considering they get 1 shot no matter what.

    Co-op experience? Made the game bare able but quests aren’t shared. Bugs? A lot of those.

    Literally one of the worst games I’ve played in a while. I only gave it a chance because of the name. If it didn’t say fallout I wouldn’t have any interest in trying the beta.

    From a genre perspective.... rust, ark, the forest, Conan exiles, subnautica (not a fan but have heard and seen great things about it), don’t starve, and etc. literally any other survival game does what fallout wants to do but 100x better. I would take any early access survival game rn over fallout 76’s buggy, unoptimized, no content having, $60 price tag.    … Expand
  65. Sundaver
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    I wanted to share something I realized after 20 hours of gameplay. This game was a toss-up for me, and some aspects still kind are, but when I take a step back and let the weight off of listening what others think (empty world, broken PvP, etc) I realize Bethesda really hit the nuke on the detonator for this game. Think of it as this:

    When did you ever really spend time playing with    I wanted to share something I realized after 20 hours of gameplay. This game was a toss-up for me, and some aspects still kind are, but when I take a step back and let the weight off of listening what others think (empty world, broken PvP, etc) I realize Bethesda really hit the nuke on the detonator for this game. Think of it as this:

    When did you ever really spend time playing with human NPCs before?
    The few moments you were ever in a town? Heck there is almost every enemy from previous games in this game as all other Fallouts before with new ones included.
    The previous games of Fallout were built around holotapes that led to more information in a quest to more holotapes.
    I don't understand why people say this is a bad thing when this has always been a thing before?
    When you hear distant gunfire, that is most likely real players fighting a real battle. Most of my time exploring in previous games were always dull.
    Now I end up finding some player's shack, use their workbenches and get into a conversation with them on where to find some Radstag meat for a quest I was doing. Wow.

    This game is truly something else. I don't get the hate because once you look past it (besides the faction PvP, remove that crap and just make everyone PvP ready) this game is great.

    Don't let other people get in your head, it will make you see the sparse ugly in this beautiful game. Thank you Bethesda~    … Expand
  66. two4sixOone
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    If you are expecting Fallout 5 this isn't your game, but that doesn't mean it's bad. The lack of NPC's does feel a bit disappointing, but there is an enormous amount of lore stashed throughout the world that is quite engaging.

    From a PC perspective, there are a number of quality of life features that are typically standard in AAA games that are lacking. These include lack of FOV    If you are expecting Fallout 5 this isn't your game, but that doesn't mean it's bad. The lack of NPC's does feel a bit disappointing, but there is an enormous amount of lore stashed throughout the world that is quite engaging.

    From a PC perspective, there are a number of quality of life features that are typically standard in AAA games that are lacking. These include lack of FOV sliders, limited keybind customizing, and no push-to-talk (to name a few). However, Bethesda has been very forthright in communicating with players and has promised to remedy a number of these issues already (i.e. push-to-talk).

    If you want a perfect game right off the bat, I'd suggest waiting. However, the game is still a lot of fun (both solo and in a group) already.

    Finally, looking at the micro-transactions, the game isn't "cash grabby" at all. Sure, there's a store that you can spend real money on even after you dropped $60 on the game, but all the items are cosmetic. That and you get enough Atoms (the in in-game paid currency) to buy a good number of things you would want just by playing the game. There's definitely no pay-to-win.    … Expand
  67. ClayTempest
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    I've loved and poured hours into Fallout 3, NV, and 4. Fallout 76 isn't meant to be Fallout 5. It is meant to be something different, and it is. It takes elements from previous Fallout games, but replaces some elements with parts of other online multiplayer games to create an experience where "the whole amounts to more than the sum of its parts". Its buggy and uses a dated engine, but II've loved and poured hours into Fallout 3, NV, and 4. Fallout 76 isn't meant to be Fallout 5. It is meant to be something different, and it is. It takes elements from previous Fallout games, but replaces some elements with parts of other online multiplayer games to create an experience where "the whole amounts to more than the sum of its parts". Its buggy and uses a dated engine, but I have still been genuinely enjoying my time in the Beta and since launch.

    High points: exploring an interesting wasteland with a friend, overcoming challenges cooperatively, and the progression system has me hooked.

    Also, the Micro-transactions aren't intrusive at all. I have found really cool outfits in the game world that I would rather wear over the stuff in the cash store.    … Expand
  68. ResidentProphet
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    Decent game, but something like TES3MP is a lot closer to what people wanted as multiplayer in a Bethesda game.
  69. MachineCult
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Pre-ordered it, and suffice it to say it lacks not only the qualities of a good Fallout game, but a good MMORPG, or even a good AAA game altogether. The game's mechanics are heavily centered around working with other players, but they've designed a game without a robust social system(you can emote, or hotmic, or complete silence), PvP is cartoonishly penalized, and few players are on eachPre-ordered it, and suffice it to say it lacks not only the qualities of a good Fallout game, but a good MMORPG, or even a good AAA game altogether. The game's mechanics are heavily centered around working with other players, but they've designed a game without a robust social system(you can emote, or hotmic, or complete silence), PvP is cartoonishly penalized, and few players are on each server to "create a feeling of emptiness". Without NPCs, a compelling story or even large congregations, it's a wasteland of nothing, to do little, with few or no people to do it with. I had high hopes for what 76 could be, and they have evaporated.… Expand
  70. modder99
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This game is unfinished. I'm not sure if some of the positive reviews are shills or just delusional fanboys. The endless fetch quests will put you right to sleep. The T-Posing enemies will break any chance of immersion you hope to have. The Beta was more of a softlaunch to try and distract buyers from the fact that this game is a buggy unfinished mess. If this game was on Steam it would beThis game is unfinished. I'm not sure if some of the positive reviews are shills or just delusional fanboys. The endless fetch quests will put you right to sleep. The T-Posing enemies will break any chance of immersion you hope to have. The Beta was more of a softlaunch to try and distract buyers from the fact that this game is a buggy unfinished mess. If this game was on Steam it would be mass refunded.… Expand
  71. jddutra
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    Bugs, Lack on industry standard graphic elements, VATS system doesn't fit in a online multiplayer game, and overall just poor execution. It is an aging engine with a slight re-skin.
  72. zaphod6502
    Nov 14, 2018
    6
    This isn't a bad game. It has an interesting open world to explore and the crafting system is worth delving into.

    The negatives:
    - A badly outdated graphics engine that features muddy low detail graphics
    - A non-consensual PvP system that is more annoying than useful
    - A jerky combat system that has plagued all Bethesda games
    - A horrible user interface
    - No decent tutorial
  73. TheDevian
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    An unmitigated disaster. It makes Fallout 4 look like a masterpiece. This is nothing more than a way to continue to force paid mods down our throats. Even ignoring the game braking bugs that can't be fixed by the players as usual, the game itself is not fun, the mechanics are awful, they slaughtered their already mangled lore, and worse. The only good thing they did was to organize theAn unmitigated disaster. It makes Fallout 4 look like a masterpiece. This is nothing more than a way to continue to force paid mods down our throats. Even ignoring the game braking bugs that can't be fixed by the players as usual, the game itself is not fun, the mechanics are awful, they slaughtered their already mangled lore, and worse. The only good thing they did was to organize the lists of building pieces more logically, but someone is already working on modding that into 4, not that I play it any more either, rather go back to play 2 again.… Expand
  74. Wastelander700
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    Playable for what it is, but it's just not a whole lot. Fans really wanted a more typical Bethesda game with NPCs and a storyline. How complicated is that? Why can the fanmade TES3MP provide that almost flawlessly for Morrowind with only 2 developers working off tiny donations, while Bethesda had a budget of tens of millions of dollars here and got nowhere close to that? It should reallyPlayable for what it is, but it's just not a whole lot. Fans really wanted a more typical Bethesda game with NPCs and a storyline. How complicated is that? Why can the fanmade TES3MP provide that almost flawlessly for Morrowind with only 2 developers working off tiny donations, while Bethesda had a budget of tens of millions of dollars here and got nowhere close to that? It should really make people stop and think.… Expand
  75. iMatrix7
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Worst game of 2018. Nothing much to say.

    I've been a loyal fan of Bethesda, but this game was so bad that I had to terminate to play this game at the fourth day of B.E.T.A.

    Absolute garbage.
  76. robtent
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Doesn't fix any vsync and physics issues from the previous entry. Community made fixes were available but can't be made in this online version of the game.

    People getting stuck in terminals, players speedhacking by changing a single ini setting (no, that hasn't been fixed with the 63fps cap), and stuttering no matter what system you play on. It's just a mess, and that is excusing every    Doesn't fix any vsync and physics issues from the previous entry. Community made fixes were available but can't be made in this online version of the game.

    People getting stuck in terminals, players speedhacking by changing a single ini setting (no, that hasn't been fixed with the 63fps cap), and stuttering no matter what system you play on. It's just a mess, and that is excusing every other issue the game has.

    It could be a fun game if the developers knew how to separate physics from framerate like every other game developer in the last 15 years. But as of now it's just not an acceptable experience for 60 dollars.    … Expand
  77. Harri5on
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    a fallout game without npc is worthless even playing with other people.
    4 hours listen holotapes is tedious and boring
  78. GJA
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    is the game good? No. Is the game worth trying? No. Is it fallout? No. Is it on steam? No. Wide as an ocean, shallow like a puddle? Yes.
  79. WantedRobot
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    The game, at its very core, is a boring slog of inane missions which are there as an extremely dull distraction from an empty and lackluster world. If the premise of the "game" you are attempting to sell relies primarily playing with friends, then the game needs to provide an interesting environment in which these experiences can happen in. This game utterly fails at that.
  80. noctheist
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Yeah so this is getting review bombed by both fanboys and those who hate the game. Just to clarify, I HAVE played the game extensively, both solo and in a group. And yeah, the game just.. well, it's Fallout stripped of essentially everything that made the games great and replaced with a structure that reeks of an identity crisis. PVP is bad, solo play is bad, even co-op is pretty brokenYeah so this is getting review bombed by both fanboys and those who hate the game. Just to clarify, I HAVE played the game extensively, both solo and in a group. And yeah, the game just.. well, it's Fallout stripped of essentially everything that made the games great and replaced with a structure that reeks of an identity crisis. PVP is bad, solo play is bad, even co-op is pretty broken (no shared XP and the way you work through quests as a team is very confusing). Gun mechanics and graphics are meh, which usually wouldn't matter too much but seeing as though this game pretty much gets rid of everything else it is more noticeable here. Survival elements are tedious enough to irritate people who don't want them yet not harsh or detailed enough to excite survivalist players.

    I mean yes the world is "huge" but 95% of it is boring, drawn out radiant/fetch quests, not dissimilar to the Preston Garvey Minutemen missions - only this time you aren't helping anyone because everyone is dead. Is it a terrible sandbox co-op game? No, not really. Not a great one either though. But Bethesda can't expect to latch on to the Fallout title and give us such a medicore product.

    Finally, yeah, the game is glitchy as hell, of course, but so are all Bethesda games so I wouldn't say that's the main takeaway from playing this.

    tl;dr if you liked the old Fallouts and want something even distantly similar, I'd advise you either stay clear or wait until it's on sale But then I'm a random guy on the internet lol    … Expand
  81. Almostpilot
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    The game graphically is ugly, by insisting on using an aged engine. Gameplay weak, Enemies give spawn behind you. Honestly it looks much more like a DLC than a new game. And the price is absurd for what delivers.
  82. Haramsin
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    I've played every Bethesda game and completed most of them 100% while putting in hundreds of hours (including (fo4) , but not this one. It's pathetic that even after weeks of Beta tests there have been no fixes made.

    I never thought I'd see them make something more embarrassing than the horse armour debacle, but here we are. We've all put up with countless bugs etc in previous games    I've played every Bethesda game and completed most of them 100% while putting in hundreds of hours (including (fo4) , but not this one. It's pathetic that even after weeks of Beta tests there have been no fixes made.

    I never thought I'd see them make something more embarrassing than the horse armour debacle, but here we are.

    We've all put up with countless bugs etc in previous games but these problems are literally by design. If Bethesda doesn't acknowledge this catastrophic release I will have absolutely no faith in purchasing any future title from them.    … Expand
  83. Jonnycat74
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Fallout 76 is not just the biggest disappointment of 2018 or in Bethesda's history, but perhaps the biggest disappointment in modern gaming history. 76 feels like a gutted and unfinished version of Fallout 4. More like a lousy DLC or mod honestly. To be fair, I'm not a fan of multiplayer games. However, Bethesda claims this game can be played as an enjoyable single player game. AfterFallout 76 is not just the biggest disappointment of 2018 or in Bethesda's history, but perhaps the biggest disappointment in modern gaming history. 76 feels like a gutted and unfinished version of Fallout 4. More like a lousy DLC or mod honestly. To be fair, I'm not a fan of multiplayer games. However, Bethesda claims this game can be played as an enjoyable single player game. After playing(or at least trying to play) solo I can confirm, it's the worst single-player open-world game I've ever purchased. I can deal with the many bugs and opening day issues the servers may have, but the lack of NPC's, dialog, graphical upgrades, game-changing decisions, settlements(all the things that take time and money to develop) and sense of achievement has left feeling like I'm not playing towards any type of goal or having any fun. Bottom line...it's not a fun single player game regardless of the fact Bethesda claims it can be. No two ways about it...I've been robbed of 60 bucks based on this claim. Sadly, the only way Bethesda will stop pulling this crap is to NOT BUY THIS GAME! VOICE YOUR OPINION WITH YOUR WALLET AND SHOW BETHESDA WE WON'T STAND FOR THIS UNFINISHED STEAMING PILE OF DOG CRAP!… Expand
  84. Cowardtoe
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    It just works -todd Howard
    It’s a meh if your a fallout fan
    But if you live online games this is for you
  85. Lipin
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Лаги,баги, скучный геймплей. Отвратительная графика в 2к18. Люблю фолыч, но это не в какие рамки. Ждал и в итоге остался опечаленным слов нет.
  86. aleche96
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Why would this even be released? :(
    Damn it Todd, you were my lord and savior!
  87. Nuclear_Moose
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    1) The FoV is too limited, and if i move around too quickly, for example when i get attacked from behind i can easily begin feeling nauseous. An FoV slider would be nice.

    2) Extremely glicthy, had a supply drop drone breakdance through the roof of a building, dropping the supply cache inside a house that is impossible to enter. Entered 3 different terminals that got me stuck on a screen    1) The FoV is too limited, and if i move around too quickly, for example when i get attacked from behind i can easily begin feeling nauseous. An FoV slider would be nice.

    2) Extremely glicthy, had a supply drop drone breakdance through the roof of a building, dropping the supply cache inside a house that is impossible to enter. Entered 3 different terminals that got me stuck on a screen as seen in the attached file. The game didn't freeze, and i still had sound, but couldn't do anything so had to alt + F4, so no button on my keyboard did anything. One of these happened right after setting up a character still in the vault, resulting in me having to completely redo my character.

    3) Probably the worst PC port of any fallout game to date in terms of controls (which says a lot considering the state fallout 3 was in when that came out). Functionality of the mouse including left click has been severely reduced compared to previous installments, and instead of being able to navigate certain stuff with the mouse, you now have to do it with awkward keybinds. The weapon/aid wheel is pretty cool though.

    4) when trying to use the voice system, it always just ended with people hammering at their keyboards not knowing it was on, also had a few people just singing to themselves in french...    … Expand
  88. Masterhummel
    Nov 14, 2018
    5
    On a basic level, FAllout 76 is fun. It's fun to explore the map with friends, listen to audio diaries and shoot a few crystal zombies. However, after about three hours a feeling starts to settle in that you've seen all there is.

    Fallout 76s world is functional. Someone really had fun with the map editor. They're on-pair with Fallout 4, in some cases even better. The places feel    On a basic level, FAllout 76 is fun. It's fun to explore the map with friends, listen to audio diaries and shoot a few crystal zombies. However, after about three hours a feeling starts to settle in that you've seen all there is.

    Fallout 76s world is functional. Someone really had fun with the map editor. They're on-pair with Fallout 4, in some cases even better. The places feel lived-in and every town went trough little transformations that where build by the survivors.

    Shame you don't meed a single one of them.

    What you meet are crystal zombies, molerats, wild dogs and ghouls that will some times spawn in hordes five meters behind you like in an early 2000s mmo whenever the game feels you need some action. Not that it would be a challenge tho. You can easily outperform the ai by simple walking backwards and shoot the approaching enemies. Often enough they will bug on reaching you, make their attack animation. Then stand there for a second like they just forgot what they wanted to do before approaching you once again.

    Public quests are similiar. I've seen more interesting ones in RIFTS initial release - in 2011. But they don't matter - the loot that they offer doesn't matter. Like most loot in the game. After finding more then fifty pipe pistols it starts to get tideous.

    Fallout 76 feels like Fallout 4 - just less. Less crafting. Less building. Less enemies. Less character development. I would write less rpg too, but the truth is that Fallout 76 isn't an rpg anymore. It's a mediocre shooter with progression trough lootboxes.

    It's noteworthy that there's a surprising lack of clothing and furniture in the game. The cynic in me assumes that it has to do with the built-in online shop. As the 60$ initial cost where merely an entry fee to the shop. Here you can buy hats for 5$, power armor paintjobs for up to 20$ or new furniture for your base. As well as looks for your character and other cosmetics. Even clothing.

    Which is kinda neeeded if you want to stick out. The Character Editor is even more basic then Fallout 4s, which is baffling considering this is a multiplayer title. You will see the same 15 faces again and again. Because that's all you get.

    Last but not least is the inventory management and menu control: It's bad. On the pc, building a base feels like playing the Piano. There was no effort in improving controls. It's really, really dissapointing.

    Fallout 76 feels like something the B team made with existing assets. A quirky little thing for learning and testing the waters. Sold for 20 bucks. But it's not. It's a fully fledged product for 60$ with an in-game shop containing items for hundreds of dollars. And to me, it feels like someone wanted to make the most money with the least amount of work possible. The truly nefarious could even go as far and say that it's another take on paid mods by turning the Fallout franchise in a 'live service'    … Expand
  89. DanThe
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Fallout 76 delivers a multiplayer experience to the old Gamebryo engine that Bethesda keeps reusing for all their games, so they get a point for that. Pity that that's all they get, because they didn't make an effort to do anything else with this game that'd be interesting and this new product is actually inferior in all other aspects to their previous games.

    By the way, fans keep    Fallout 76 delivers a multiplayer experience to the old Gamebryo engine that Bethesda keeps reusing for all their games, so they get a point for that. Pity that that's all they get, because they didn't make an effort to do anything else with this game that'd be interesting and this new product is actually inferior in all other aspects to their previous games.

    By the way, fans keep improving their previous games. In fact, there is a project called TES3MP that brought multiplayer to one of Bethesda's games before they even announced Fallout 76. Morrowind is old, but was made back when Bethesda still made quality games and now we have modern fully functional multiplayer capability ontop of it, so instead of going online to play a half-assed Fallout 76, I invite you whoever reads this to join us on playing the good classics of the olden days.    … Expand
  90. falloutfan94
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Completely disappointed as a Fallout fan, as a PC gamer (this feels like an unpolished console port), and as an online gamer.
  91. GLBrazell
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    Ignore the zero-scores for the most part. After reading through a lot of them, I can tell they have not even played more than 30 minutes of the game, and are passing judgment. I have played this game with several others who only were able to play in the beta because of me giving them codes. They normally play a variety of other games. But, the comments they continually made were theIgnore the zero-scores for the most part. After reading through a lot of them, I can tell they have not even played more than 30 minutes of the game, and are passing judgment. I have played this game with several others who only were able to play in the beta because of me giving them codes. They normally play a variety of other games. But, the comments they continually made were the really interesting part.

    The one that sticks in my mind the most, is one of them LOVES GTA V, and has been playing RDR2 nearly nonstop, going on and on about it. He said that F76 was smoother, more fluid, and the combat was WAY more exciting, than either of the Rockstar games. He also just finished AC: Odyssey, and not surprisingly said AC put F76 to shame.

    Based on all of their comments, there is no way I could give less than an 8/10, but not giving it more than 9. There are still bugs and glitches, and some things that need improved or tweaked. But, in no way could this deserve less than a 7, even for the most hated perspective, because it is a sound game, and a good first foray into MP territory.    … Expand
  92. Abhorash
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    I really wanted this game to be good but it wasn't its not awful but I honestly can't recommend it for 60$ 3/10
  93. TaxiPone
    Nov 14, 2018
    8
    for once, people are unjustifyingly hating on the game. It HAS bugs, just like any other Bethesda game, sure. You don't like online play? boo-hoo, don't review ;)
  94. Gus389
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    Tiene un buen mapa... lastima el camino que decidió Bethesda sin npc se siente vació o te puedes animar con **** o con putyourfingerinass a mejor con yourmomiswhore bueno no están así pero ver a batos encuerados por todos lados ensuciando tu experiencia de juego, la historia te las vas a tener que comer a base de holocintas y puras notas nada de interacción con NPC me gusto la mecánica deTiene un buen mapa... lastima el camino que decidió Bethesda sin npc se siente vació o te puedes animar con **** o con putyourfingerinass a mejor con yourmomiswhore bueno no están así pero ver a batos encuerados por todos lados ensuciando tu experiencia de juego, la historia te las vas a tener que comer a base de holocintas y puras notas nada de interacción con NPC me gusto la mecánica de poder ir subiendo construyendo pero eso de estar buscando cada putadita del juego es una mentada de madre. Creo que es para los que les gusta jugar online y les vale madre la historia.… Expand
  95. Jabadabadu
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Okay Bethesda, this time I won't buy anything. Unless you patch the sh*t out of the game. The engine is to outdated.
  96. Noremac258
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Poor optimization, low fov, bug ridden, holotape filled garbage. Vote with your wallet!
  97. Tnopdoh
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Mythbusters actually proved that you can polish a turd so seeing this Todd decided to dump out the worlds largest turd with a 100% functioning store so we all can micro transaction that brown into a shiny personalized monetized pile of fallout 4 yer own bum...
    My beloveth Fallout, where forth art thou?
  98. storm1249
    Nov 14, 2018
    9
    I've played ~10 hours so far. While the lack of NPCs (not including robot NPCs) is odd and takes a little getting used to. It makes sense with the story and setting. This game is best played with other people. But if you don't know anyone and don't want to get to know anyone, the questing and game play are still a blast. Yes there are some bugs, but there always are with games the size ofI've played ~10 hours so far. While the lack of NPCs (not including robot NPCs) is odd and takes a little getting used to. It makes sense with the story and setting. This game is best played with other people. But if you don't know anyone and don't want to get to know anyone, the questing and game play are still a blast. Yes there are some bugs, but there always are with games the size of Fallout 76. I have yet to encounter anything game breaking and given how much effort has been made to revise and improve Elder Scrolls Online, I'm confident that Bethesda will do right by this Fallout game. If you enjoy Fallout much at all, you should definitely give it a try.… Expand
  99. CoastCobra
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Now, I'm sure there's going to be loads of updates in the future for this but...

    Holy **** Bethesda, this is so lazy. Graphics are downright lacklustre and outdated compared to games nowadays, combat is exactly the same as Fallout 4, meaning its relatively passable. Gaming has standards now, and with games such as Red Dead Redemption 2, this is actually laughable. It actually seems    Now, I'm sure there's going to be loads of updates in the future for this but...

    Holy **** Bethesda, this is so lazy. Graphics are downright lacklustre and outdated compared to games nowadays, combat is exactly the same as Fallout 4, meaning its relatively passable. Gaming has standards now, and with games such as Red Dead Redemption 2, this is actually laughable. It actually seems like an average mod for Fallout 4, not to mention an abundance of network and gameplay issues.

    Do not, I repeat, do not go within 100 meters of this game in its current state. Please, please, save your money! Absolute joke, Bethesda need to get their **** together and use an actual modern engine instead of their rickety repatched and improved and reworked Creation Engine. It just feels so, so... old!

    I wish this game all the best for the future, but I beg you, don't pay for it unless it goes through massive changes. Not to mention that there's already a pathetic excuse for a microtransaction shop that's already in the game... urgh.    … Expand
  100. apelsinpojken
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Horrible game. There's really no actual PVP just an odd duel-system that punishes you if you kill someone. Not push-to-talk. Bad FPS even though I have a high performance PC. If they made this map into a single player game i'd keep it, thankfully I got a refund.
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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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