Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6754 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 4,869 out of 6754
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  1. YoakeMun
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Hello Bethesda, no singleplayer no high metascore. New Vegas 2 - I'm waiting
  2. Sir_Lancevrot
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    Very boring game and a lot of bugs. No optimization and fun. -40 dollars, i disappointed
  3. enchanter_tim
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    This is a weak attempt at introducing multiplayer. A lot of technical issues and not that much enjoyable content.

    Look up TES3MP to see how Bethesda game with real multiplayer looks like.
  4. TsukasaHiiragi
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    - Retconned BoS
    - Many bugs and glitches
    - High potential for griefing - Poor and excessive debuffs for 'griefing' - Bad PvP experience for some players - Paid Mods aka creation club - No private servers until next year - High chance for hackers to ruin the experience - Huge empty lonely world This game is unfortunately going to become another source of youtube news, fanbois    - Retconned BoS
    - Many bugs and glitches
    - High potential for griefing
    - Poor and excessive debuffs for 'griefing'
    - Bad PvP experience for some players
    - Paid Mods aka creation club
    - No private servers until next year
    - High chance for hackers to ruin the experience
    - Huge empty lonely world

    This game is unfortunately going to become another source of youtube news, fanbois giving it 10s and metabombers giving it 0s without even bothering to explain the reasoning, at least say "this isn't the fallout experience you was looking for sadly". Looks like Fallout, feels like fallout...but isn't fallout if that makes any sense? Its like fallout meets rust meets pubg? If that makes any sense?

    So let me explain a few things, Bethesda constantly lied about certain aspects of this game, this is more PVP than PVE and with a high percentage for griefing, you think the current systems to prevent it is going to stop it? Nahh~ you're going to be shot in the back and every turn, built up a nice base...along comes some jerk with nuclear codes and nukes it.

    If you like PvP and the fallout series then this could be the greatest game for you or the worst experience you've ever had, there are some very dramatic debuffs for 'unconsented' PvP...aka PKing, If you're a strictly PVE player then just don't bother because you'll almost guaranteed to end up with 12 year olds shooting at you or others trying to wreck your PVE experience, not to mention I wonder how long it will take before hackers show up as well which will make the game even more terrible.

    This should have been either a 100% PvP game or a 100% PVE game, then perhaps it might have faired better with the public opinion. Lastly, I come to the paid mods situation - listen Bethesda I'm okay with you making buggy or incomplete games, I'm not okay with paid mods and will always give a negative review based on this fact- Creation club will be implemented at a later date and that is something I'm not okay with, but seeing you guys are steadfast into turning the mod scene into another method to generate Microtransactions.    … Expand
  5. AWiseFool
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This game is a slap in the face to all Fallout fans. I know Bethesda is no stranger to glitches and bugs, But this is too much for a AAA title in 2018, Nothing has seemed to improve from the BETA. Bugs aside, The launch was terrible in it's self, It took me about an hour just to get into the game, Only to be disconnected 10 minutes later, I thought the BETA was supposed to prevent this.This game is a slap in the face to all Fallout fans. I know Bethesda is no stranger to glitches and bugs, But this is too much for a AAA title in 2018, Nothing has seemed to improve from the BETA. Bugs aside, The launch was terrible in it's self, It took me about an hour just to get into the game, Only to be disconnected 10 minutes later, I thought the BETA was supposed to prevent this. The Gameplay and Graphics are nothing to write home about either, In the right lighting and angle the game looks pretty, But most of the time it's a mess of god rays and blur, To make matters worse, My frame rate was almost never stable. To put it bluntly, This is probably the worst game release i have seen in years

    I just hope Bethesda can learn from their mistakes.    … Expand
  6. Frlos
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    If there ever was a game deserving of the score 0 then it would be this one. There is absolutely nothing redeeming about this game, at this point I'm scourging my mind for anything that would be even remotely good about it and the only thing I can think of would be the enjoyment you get from playing with friends but this goes more to the credit of said friends and interaction with othersIf there ever was a game deserving of the score 0 then it would be this one. There is absolutely nothing redeeming about this game, at this point I'm scourging my mind for anything that would be even remotely good about it and the only thing I can think of would be the enjoyment you get from playing with friends but this goes more to the credit of said friends and interaction with others online than having anything to do with the game itself.

    It uses the same engine as the previous game Fallout 4 which was quite dated at it's time of release dating all the way back to Morrowind and having received the last major update during Skyrim in 2011. To make matters worse it is largely using the same assets from Fallout 4 too that includes guns, armor, textures, objects and much much more. Making it overall feel like some sort of DLC for Fallout 4. But it isn't, it is a full fledged "AAA release" at a price of $59.99 or your regional equivalent. Making it pretty much unacceptable to be in such state.

    By that I mean the sheer amount of bugs we saw during very late "beta" which in truth is a lot closer to a demo of the final release as I was able to see. Some off these bugs are classical glitches that occur with use of such outdated engines, but others are a lot more serious like security flaws which allow client side access to sensitive data like IP addresses of other people, and game manipulation trough unencrypted commands sent to the server. This is worsened by the fact that the game lacks any sort of anti-cheat.

    Another, rather ironic bug, was the game deleting itself randomly requiring you to re-download more than 50 GB of data, only to find out that it's also impossible to manually uninstall the game without purchasing it after the beta ran out.

    The final product doesn't look any better though featuring outdated graphics, horrible performance on PC and especially on console. And severe lack of content, meaning no NPC quest givers, or any NPCs whatsoever, with most of the quests being fueled by holo-tapes and being rather simplistic fetch quests. Downgraded character development, even more downgraded than in Fallout 4, with most of the
    "leveling" happening trough opening "perk packs" which give you a set of randomized perks, possibly a gateway for micro-transactions or even Pay2Win mechanics in the future. Mostly the same "building mechanics" we saw in Fallout 4, with the same inherent flaws that could only be fixed by mods, mostly clipping, and objects having no sense of gravity. And very dull, repetitive enemies, which re-spawn quickly, sometimes even right after being killed.

    The PVP experience is also very lackluster, having some "fair play" system in place that makes players take significantly less damage until they shoot back, making it pointless to even engage in PVP as everyone can out-heal the damage done to them. Or should they decide to fight back they can do so with a big warning and call to prepare, which makes anything outside co-op a non option.

    Definitely not recommended    … Expand
  7. TylerJL1
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    Yet again Bethesda proves they are incapable of making a decent Fallout game. Fallout 3 had a pass because it was their first take on the series but it seems that Bethesda keeps taking one step forward two steps back with Fallout. There is just no sustainable value in this game other than to make fun of it with friends. Playing with friends makes anything enjoyable. Watch The Room byYet again Bethesda proves they are incapable of making a decent Fallout game. Fallout 3 had a pass because it was their first take on the series but it seems that Bethesda keeps taking one step forward two steps back with Fallout. There is just no sustainable value in this game other than to make fun of it with friends. Playing with friends makes anything enjoyable. Watch The Room by yourself and you'll want to blow your brains out. Watch it with friends piss drunk and you'll make memories. "Fun with Friends" should not be the only selling point.… Expand
  8. BAIZOR
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    - Ugly graphics
    - UI/UX awful, all items are lists of strings
    - Not enough settings: FOV, V-Sync
    - Fake PvP, it's really just PvE
    - 100500 bugs
  9. ihnomuhnit
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    We're witnessing the beginnings of an era where consumers are finally fighting back over what content is in games and are beginning to vote with their wallet partnered with the introduction of laws aimed at limiting or making aware of microtransactions in the gaming space must have publishers/developers having to at least consider restructuring their priorities to put gamers somewhatWe're witnessing the beginnings of an era where consumers are finally fighting back over what content is in games and are beginning to vote with their wallet partnered with the introduction of laws aimed at limiting or making aware of microtransactions in the gaming space must have publishers/developers having to at least consider restructuring their priorities to put gamers somewhat comparable to shareholders, maybe these titans of developers/publishing houses aren't sustainable or maybe they just got too big.

    Whichever way you look at it, now more than ever developers are truly beginning to learn that they cannot get away with egregious business practices at a players detriment.

    Bethesda has put out the worst experience I've received from a powerhouse developer in my 27 years & it has completely divided players as some seem desperate to cling to a franchise that was one of the last bastions of an RPG experience & some seem intent on maiming the game for their own profit.

    Wherever you fall on the narrative driven gameplay of this new iteration of Fallout, this game is not well constructed, this game is not running on an well aged engine & the game ships without any sort of identity for what it is meant to be.

    To take a singleplayer experience, and force multiplayer for any semblance of entertainment rings to me as an over reach from an egotistic developer who think they can do no wrong & thankfully the backlash from this horrendous game has been loud enough that it should be resoundingly clear that these shoddy attempts at doing something 'new' will not be tolerated.

    If you took away the Fallout name, no-one would defend this. It is a miserable Rust clone, missing all of the good elements of Rust with a Fallout aesthetic and would be unsurprising to find games of better caliber on Steam Greenlight.

    I won't blindly accept games from any developer on the basis of their previous iterations any further, I'm too heartbroken and too savvy now.

    You will have to win me, every single time.

    Signed,    … Expand
  10. TheWalkingDan
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This is the most boring game of all. I corny do not understand the purpose of the plot and the game. Played hours 7-8 and I have nothing and did not understand
  11. RagingKeira
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Basically Stolen Coop mod for Fallout4.
    60$ game that uses 80% assets, textures and animations from the previous game, works on a 19(!!!!) years old engine and has a joke of an anticheat.
    Braindead story with literally NO npc-s. Survival is boring and simple. Lore and history, written by far more tallented people, once again trashed with "clever" ideas of a junior janitor assistant.    Basically Stolen Coop mod for Fallout4.
    60$ game that uses 80% assets, textures and animations from the previous game, works on a 19(!!!!) years old engine and has a joke of an anticheat.

    Braindead story with literally NO npc-s.
    Survival is boring and simple.
    Lore and history, written by far more tallented people, once again trashed with "clever" ideas of a junior janitor assistant.

    Just buy urself scum, or rust, or dayz, or any other cheaper and superior survival game    … Expand
  12. yersinia666
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    An empty world with broken mechanics and most importantly a lifeless and boring world. Imagine Fallout 1, 2, 3, 4, Baldur's Gate, etc... but without any NPCs. Quests are uninteresting and make you want to skip the holotapes and robots that deliver them, fetch quests and kill X many zombies (monsters are unimaginative and rehashed). You'll be shooting immobile t-posing bullet sponge zombiesAn empty world with broken mechanics and most importantly a lifeless and boring world. Imagine Fallout 1, 2, 3, 4, Baldur's Gate, etc... but without any NPCs. Quests are uninteresting and make you want to skip the holotapes and robots that deliver them, fetch quests and kill X many zombies (monsters are unimaginative and rehashed). You'll be shooting immobile t-posing bullet sponge zombies and assorted riff-raff until they deplete your ammo reserve and ultimately their corpse will disapear before you can loot them. If only the bugs were the main issue. Unfortunately, this is a lazy cash-grab using a brown shaded color palette and an empty, pointless world.… Expand
  13. wastelanding
    Nov 14, 2018
    10
    great rendition of the fallout world. opportunity to play solo or in a group brings a new aspect to the series.
  14. Nichilist6566
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Fallout diverso dagli altri,ho sempre sperato in un fallout online ma questo gioco è un abominio.
    Continui drop di frame rate,mondo vuoto e storia noiosissima fatta solo di holotape da ascoltare.
    Va bene per 5 ore,ma poi la noia prende il sopravvento,ho provato sia la beta PS4 che PC,su PC questo gioco gira malissimo ed è ingiocabile.
  15. Mysticalwound
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Deletes game file from your PC so you have to re download the whole game, you disconnect from servers randomly, random bugs and glitches, no FOV slider, FPS lock in 2018, if you have no friends playing with you RIP. You want these fixed sure, mods are coming. Donno when though. Have fun waiting.
  16. Ironshod0311
    Nov 14, 2018
    5
    For an online survival sandbox game, it's pretty dang good! For a Fallout game.... not so good. Its OK overall, but I'm a little disappointed with it so far. I was stupid for wanting this, but I was really craving more of a classic Fallout RPG. I've also had some disconnection issues but that's probably partly due to it being a launch day. We'll see if it gets better but I doubt I'llFor an online survival sandbox game, it's pretty dang good! For a Fallout game.... not so good. Its OK overall, but I'm a little disappointed with it so far. I was stupid for wanting this, but I was really craving more of a classic Fallout RPG. I've also had some disconnection issues but that's probably partly due to it being a launch day. We'll see if it gets better but I doubt I'll play much more than the few hours I've put into the B.E.T.A. and the launch day.… Expand
  17. hhhhhheubvub
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Wide as an ocean, deep as a puddle. Tries to facilitate the needs of both online multiplayer fans and single player fallout fans, and both portions of the experience suffer for it. An entirely PVP game or an entirely co-op game would have worked better, this just feels like an uninspired vessel for their amusingly well fleshed out microtransaction shop.
  18. Cancas
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Its not fallout i remember and aside from that its literally unplayble bugged and glitchy
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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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