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. Samueltl
    Mar 8, 2022
    5
    Wasted opportunity, horrible lies from the devs and rushed game.

    At least we still can mod New Vegas.
  2. SanseiSaito
    Nov 16, 2018
    5
    I've played Beta for 2 hours and now I spent 4 hours with a fully released game, not much but enough tho know if I like it or not.
    BAD:
    (1) The last version of Beta 1.0.0.6 and the released version are the same! They haven't even bothered fixing anything. So if you have played Beta, the released version will be exactly the same with all the bugs from Beta. (2) Lots of graphical bugs    I've played Beta for 2 hours and now I spent 4 hours with a fully released game, not much but enough tho know if I like it or not.
    BAD:
    (1) The last version of Beta 1.0.0.6 and the released version are the same! They haven't even bothered fixing anything. So if you have played Beta, the released version will be exactly the same with all the bugs from Beta.
    (2) Lots of graphical bugs
    (3) Poor performance on GTX 970 but playable on medium settings
    (4) Graphics feels like Fallout 4 with lots of post processing and more trees and grass
    (5) Story mode is lead through computers and holotapes, generally not very engaging, but is not bad
    (6) This is not a single player game, but can be played as a single player game. This is the biggest problem with this game, it's lack of defined identity doesn't help with understanding how to play it and what to do. This game want's to please hard core fans and new breed of players, but it doesn't do it well for either
    (7) The interface is designed for a console, not a PC and I've had lot's of problems with it
    (8) Base building was not my thing and in this game I just don't understand why I want to do that? There is no one raiding me, so why i need this? At least in Fortnite it makes sense, not in here - for now
    (9) The world without human NPC was supposed to make you feel desolated, but you don't. I feel like everyone is on vacation and left their pets and robots on the loose so they don;t starve
    GOOD:
    (1) The world map is really great with lots of things to visit, but I don't think it's as that big as some people claim. Starting locations are generally small, with no large industrial complexes, hopefully this changes later on
    (2) New weapons and items, crafting mechanism is well done and similar to Fallout 4
    (3) Hmm, I'm struggling to think of anything else
    FINAL THOUGHTS:
    This game has a potential, but looking at the negativity around this game it reminds me Windows Vista and we know what happened there - you think it will get better with time. The game is not designed well and doesn't give any challenge. I don't want to play with other random players, PUBG already proved me this is a bad idea. I'll play it alone, but to be honest I'm already bored after 6 hours. I'm hoping the next patch will add a lot of new content and fix at least half of the bugs. I give you chance Bethesda like I did Windows Vista and I don't want to be disappointed again. Gladly I've purchased the game half price, I'd not pay full price for this product and this is why I give 5    … Expand
  3. Blatalina
    Nov 16, 2018
    5
    The world is interesting to explore. But why no story? Why no human NPCs? I have played other multi-player online games with human NPCs without any issues. Is it really Fallout if there's no Dogmeat? I hope Bethesda will see the error of their ways and maybe add a massive DLC where a huge settlement of characters is located. I would have gladly waited a few extra years to get aThe world is interesting to explore. But why no story? Why no human NPCs? I have played other multi-player online games with human NPCs without any issues. Is it really Fallout if there's no Dogmeat? I hope Bethesda will see the error of their ways and maybe add a massive DLC where a huge settlement of characters is located. I would have gladly waited a few extra years to get a traditional fallout game. I was playing a large mod for an older Fallout game yesterday. I felt fear, excitement, wonder, humor and I had to really think about what I was doing. You don't get that in 76. When I play Fallout 76 it is just "oh more wood to gather. I had better drink water." I don't hate the game but it really needs some human NPCs and a story to save it. Finding dead bodies gets old. If they are dead bodies why am I doing their bidding? It just doesn't add up.… Expand
  4. Starward
    Nov 27, 2018
    5
    Fallout 76 is painfully mediocre. Basically a rehash of Fallout 4, but with an online feature. Along with bugs, far too easy difficulty, and a clearly unpolished multiplayer, I can't recommend picking this one up.
  5. Doomsauce
    Nov 18, 2018
    5
    Fallout 76 is not the 1 out of 10(fan boys throwing a tantrum) nor the 10/10(Paid Shills) people that are giving it but it is an extremely, painfully mediocre game, a solid 5-6/10.

    Pros - It's fallout, there's endless content and exploration. It's fun to just mess around with if you're just looking for a casual game to kill some time. The gunplay is fun and so is scavenging. Cons    Fallout 76 is not the 1 out of 10(fan boys throwing a tantrum) nor the 10/10(Paid Shills) people that are giving it but it is an extremely, painfully mediocre game, a solid 5-6/10.

    Pros - It's fallout, there's endless content and exploration. It's fun to just mess around with if you're just looking for a casual game to kill some time. The gunplay is fun and so is scavenging.

    Cons - It lacks all the character of a real fallout game while replacing it with nothing.
    -No non-robot NPCs, ZERO, NONE
    -Quests are all given by holotapes or notes.
    -Little to no interaction with others unless you have friends, might as well be solo player +1.
    -Typical fallout bugs
    -Player Levels are almost meaningless except for equipping gear, I killed a lvl 40 mob at lvl 10.
    -No real vendors or traders to unload loot, those that exist have very limited trade both buying and selling.
    -No Followers
    -No Main cities or hubs
    -No customization/mods

    Honestly this game had potential, but it feels like some major corners were cut and it was released on a deadline rather than when it was complete. It just feels like a game in beta through and through. There is just not a single thing above average in this entire game while there is more than enough to complain about.

    I would gladly pay $15 for this game, but $60 is too much which is why I'm asking for a refund.    … Expand
  6. sandcube
    Nov 18, 2018
    5
    I've always wanted an online Fallout game but not like this. I've never seen a game so bugged and glitchy like Fallout 76, whether it would be single player game or multiplayer. There's simply no excuse for launching a game like this from a huge developer and call it an AAA game.

    After playing around 50 hours and reaching lvl 72 I found out there's no end-game content other than    I've always wanted an online Fallout game but not like this. I've never seen a game so bugged and glitchy like Fallout 76, whether it would be single player game or multiplayer. There's simply no excuse for launching a game like this from a huge developer and call it an AAA game.

    After playing around 50 hours and reaching lvl 72 I found out there's no end-game content other than launching nukes. Which you can't really do as a single player because launch codes have 1 week expiration date (WAT!?).

    Then there's PvP. Oh god, where do I start with PvP... Let's just say every single bit of it is broken and needs revamp,. Whether it's slap system which encourages griefing, wanted system that cuts you off from the rest of the players until one of them kills you, workshop where your own turrets start attacking you if you're wanted and where players can infinitely contest due to slap system, and finally Hunter/Hunted mode which has no cross-server matchmaking so good luck finding 4 players willing to PvP in a 20 player server. Only found 1 match in 5 days now.

    I'm giving it a 5 and that's only because I love Fallout franchise and don't want it to die like Mass Effect: Andromeda did. I'd give half that in another case.    … Expand
  7. RehabJip
    Nov 18, 2018
    5
    Not exactly a full fledged Fallout RPG nor a fully developed Survival MMO. This game has serious identity issues. Now I do not think it is complete garbage and have actually had some fun playing it but it is not what anyone was expecting and does not live up to the hype that Todd Howard and Pete Hines were generating since the4 game announcement at E3.

    A Lot of the bugs from BETA have    Not exactly a full fledged Fallout RPG nor a fully developed Survival MMO. This game has serious identity issues. Now I do not think it is complete garbage and have actually had some fun playing it but it is not what anyone was expecting and does not live up to the hype that Todd Howard and Pete Hines were generating since the4 game announcement at E3.

    A Lot of the bugs from BETA have been "fixed" (if locking the FPS to 63 is fixing a seemingly large issues with game physics). That being said there are still plenty of bugs and glitches I have come across in my gameplay.

    If you are a Fallout True Believer than you might get a few hour of enjoyment out of this game just because it adds some more lore and cool stuff to look at into the Fallout universe but anyone looking for a generally good gameplay experience and does not really identify with the Fallout brand will be sorely disappointed.    … Expand
  8. Nyaria
    Nov 19, 2018
    5
    First of all, anyone giving this game a 1, is knee jerk reacting, and just tossing a 1 out, because they want to drag the score down.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Overall, this is a pretty average game. I hope Bethesda continues to support it, so that they can make it better. So I'm giving it a 5/10. It's very Average, it' is fun though, and I'm hoping things improve from here.    … Expand
  9. BojlerTacsko
    Nov 21, 2018
    5
    The game's world and mood are very good. But this is a semi-finished game. There is a lot of work to be done to make a full game. It is full of confusing errors. If it is not repaired, it will be up to 6 months and end of this game. Disappointment. It's too expensive for it to be empty. The end game is not at all.
  10. Jariah098
    Nov 21, 2018
    5
    This game is riddled with bugs and performance issues which significantly impacted my experienced. It was frustrating and tiring for both me and my friends who dealt with similar issues. It is simply unacceptable that this game was released in such a flawed state.

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

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

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

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

    As many have said, this is not a great "Fallout" game but it is still a decent multiplayer game, that needs still needs a lot of work. That being said, I personally don't think this game deserves this level of flak, but much of it is certainly warranted towards Bethesda. At its current state, it is not worth $60, however if Bethesda follows through with improving this game, I can see it become worthwhile. This game would have been a 6/10 had there not been so many bugs and performance issues.    … Expand
  11. thethaxs
    Nov 22, 2018
    5
    I had good fun for the first 10 hours of fallout 76. I haven't booted up the game since. The bugs are annoying (doing long story quests only to have them bug at the end), the sever maintenance during peak EU times are annoying (6:30pm UK time) and finally the game misses some heart. It's fun exploring at first, but then things start to feel repetitive and without major faction NPCI had good fun for the first 10 hours of fallout 76. I haven't booted up the game since. The bugs are annoying (doing long story quests only to have them bug at the end), the sever maintenance during peak EU times are annoying (6:30pm UK time) and finally the game misses some heart. It's fun exploring at first, but then things start to feel repetitive and without major faction NPC storylines distracting you, the repetativeness starts to stand out more than previous games. Other players in the game are meaningless as pvp is not enabled (they have to shoot you first before you can hurt them). Base building is bugged and you can lose hours of progress. Inventory is wayyyy too small, meaning after just a few pickups you have to go back to base to scrap. Plus your base storage chest can only take 400 weight. That's nothing!
    You have to constantly switch perks if you want to min/max. That's pretty annoying too.
    There is also not type to talk. the mic is always on, so good luck if you have a girlfriend or someone else talking in the background. They need to introduce press to talk.

    I loved all the Fallout games and fallout DLC. This is the first game where I stopped playing after just 10 hours.

    I advise people buy this in 6 months to 1 year, or wait for it to go on sale. By then the main bugs should be fixed. I honestly played more than just 10 hours when No Mans Sky got released.    … Expand
  12. oldgamerdad
    Nov 22, 2018
    5
    I see plenty of negative reviews on this game, and I think for the most part they are fairly accurate (old engine, bugs, server issues/disconnects/performance). I think, however FO76 is getting a bit of a bad rap simply because the game was MARKETED WRONG (explanation below).

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

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

    I truly believe that this game was not about the "Fallout" story/lore/etc at all. This was a pilot attempt at creating DOOM ONLINE. The Fallout skins/snippets of story/etc was just an easy and convenient way for them to push this pilot onto the general public. Honestly-I'm fairly confident that Todd and the execs at bethesda do not care at all about this game tanking. They want to test the world and basic level features/functionality (ie-holotapes, dead npcs telling stories, etc) so that they can buildout DOOM to be the next gen online MMO.    … Expand
  13. nelso40
    Nov 25, 2018
    5
    Great concept, fun combat with a high number of builds, and good progression system. No NPC's, story is just holotapes, and NO ROLEPLAYING outside of talking to real people (good luck). Lots of potential, currently not met.
  14. Pinny137
    Nov 28, 2018
    5
    This game in no way deserves a zero rating. That being said it is a very buggy game with limited features and is not worth the full price. Let this be a lesson to never pre-order games. I managed to pick this game up for $40NZD ($27USD) and as long as it is not abandoned I believe this is a fair price.

    Pros; I love the levelling and perk system. I find the multiplayer more engaging    This game in no way deserves a zero rating. That being said it is a very buggy game with limited features and is not worth the full price. Let this be a lesson to never pre-order games. I managed to pick this game up for $40NZD ($27USD) and as long as it is not abandoned I believe this is a fair price.

    Pros;
    I love the levelling and perk system. I find the multiplayer more engaging than in other multiplayer games of this kind. Everyone I have come across in game has been awesome to interact with and the emote wheel is great if you don't want or can't use voice, although it can be a little fiddly to use. I find the crafting system is also a lot easier to use then in Fallout 4 and this adds to my enjoyment I actually want to craft as opposed to Fallout 4 where I wanted to avoid it, in addition to this, I find base building better than Fallout 4. The ability to build and move it wherever you want is awesome. Also, it is much easier to do then in Fallout 4

    Cons;
    The bugs and performance issues. I really hope these can be sorted out because it is taking away from my enjoyment. I would rate the game at about 7/10 if it were not for these. I find the questing very difficult as well. I get lost and sidetracked often and the lack of NPCs is very noticeable. The lack of content is not a con for me because there is enough here right now to tide me over until new content is released, as long as it is free.

    If you are a fan of RPGs and have faith that Bethesda will continue to support this game, it is well worth your time but only for a sub $40 price because I believe that is what it is worth in its current state.    … Expand
  15. OldSalty
    Nov 27, 2018
    5
    Some companies treat QA as an important and integral part of the game development process. Bethesda seems to think it's some sort of joke, and that people might enjoy a game that is so full of bugs, that they could just be considered as silly features. While there are many parts of the game I have enjoyed, it reminds me of Day Z Mod or Day Z alpha, except the in Fallout the survival aspectSome companies treat QA as an important and integral part of the game development process. Bethesda seems to think it's some sort of joke, and that people might enjoy a game that is so full of bugs, that they could just be considered as silly features. While there are many parts of the game I have enjoyed, it reminds me of Day Z Mod or Day Z alpha, except the in Fallout the survival aspect is more of an annoyance than a focal point of game play, the enemy AI is slightly better and the PVP action is far less exciting.
    Overall I would have been much more accepting of this if I had bought it for $30 as an "early access" game.    … Expand
  16. crusader295
    Dec 14, 2018
    5
    I purchased a Fallout 76 for 36€ as a cd key. I all so had access to the B.E.T.A.
    I must say this game is disappointing and yet i think it has massive potential.
    Sure the game is full of bugs but then again every single video game made to this day has bugs... The question is : Will Bethesda clean up these bugs before every single player decides to stop playing the game ? I personally    I purchased a Fallout 76 for 36€ as a cd key. I all so had access to the B.E.T.A.
    I must say this game is disappointing and yet i think it has massive potential.
    Sure the game is full of bugs but then again every single video game made to this day has bugs...
    The question is : Will Bethesda clean up these bugs before every single player decides to stop playing the game ?
    I personally decided after approximately 80 hours of game play to put it aside until further patches are developed...
    I think this game is highly limited by the the lack of regular updates for optimisation and bug resolution.
    I all so think that the game feels slightly empty.
    I personally played a full modded version of Fallout 4 before playing Fallout 76 and the difference in game contents is massive !
    Either they need to let the mod community loose or start packing some serious DLC's !
    I am a binge gamer i tended to stick to a single game for a while (like skyrim 1500+ hours). With Fallout 76 after 80 hours i dont feel the need to start a new game or continue my previous character... Something i never felt with other Bethesda productions !
    After all that i have said i am going to give Fallout 76 a note of 5 as i am yet undecided as what to think of this game...
    Only time will tell if it is truly a quality Bethesda productions or as many have said a "money grab"...    … Expand
  17. MrSilver98
    Dec 22, 2018
    5
    The game is not good. I need to start by saying that, but I'm strangely finding myself having fun. I'm enjoying what I'm playing but the world is just so empty. The map is beautiful but there's nothing in it. I genuinely believe that if the game added NPCs and some meaningful quests it could become good. As it stands it's just painfully average.
  18. ovje
    Jan 4, 2019
    5
    The previous games were incremental improvements in complexity and stability, this last one is many steps backwards. It limits you in frustrating ways and it is very unstable, making you lose hours of play and accumulated loot by disconnecting you, other times all enemy’s you’ve killed re spawned without logic, killing you and seeking you back with no justification.
    Although the basic    The previous games were incremental improvements in complexity and stability, this last one is many steps backwards. It limits you in frustrating ways and it is very unstable, making you lose hours of play and accumulated loot by disconnecting you, other times all enemy’s you’ve killed re spawned without logic, killing you and seeking you back with no justification.
    Although the basic idea is nice, you’ll constantly be angry and frustrated by the game’s instability.    … Expand
  19. kekecdrekec
    Jun 17, 2019
    5
    i mean the game has improved the bugs "most" of them are fixed and the game for me runs well.
    But the world is in my opinion pretty god damn empty I mean its fun exploring the map for 10 hours until you find out that the game is empty you just walk around shooting enemies and that's all.
    Plus the battleroyale is just why why??? DON'T GET IT FULL PRICE OR EVEN HALF THE PRICE THIS ****    i mean the game has improved the bugs "most" of them are fixed and the game for me runs well.
    But the world is in my opinion pretty god damn empty I mean its fun exploring the map for 10 hours until you find out that the game is empty you just walk around shooting enemies and that's all.

    Plus the battleroyale is just why why???
    DON'T GET IT FULL PRICE OR EVEN HALF THE PRICE THIS **** IS MINIMUM 10€ (that's how much I got it).
    Can barely continue playing it so I just cant give it more than 5/10.    … Expand
  20. GlitchedHero
    Jun 20, 2019
    5
    Fun and feels like fallout with all the exploration and environmental story telling
  21. Lizarino
    Mar 16, 2021
    5
    I've been looking at trying this game ever since it got added to Steam but only recently decided to give it a chance due to such mixed opinions on the game.

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

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

    If you don't mind fetch quests I would maybe say try it on sale. Never full price.    … Expand
  22. NikDem
    Oct 12, 2019
    5
    Играл в бету и играл до сегодняшнего момента. Играть в соло скучно, в пати норм, но найти это пати достаточно сложно из-за того что основную долю комьюнити составляет англоязычное сообщество. Как добавят нпс, протестим(наконец-то моя вкачанная харизма даст хоть что-то). Ждём outer worlds.Играл в бету и играл до сегодняшнего момента. Играть в соло скучно, в пати норм, но найти это пати достаточно сложно из-за того что основную долю комьюнити составляет англоязычное сообщество. Как добавят нпс, протестим(наконец-то моя вкачанная харизма даст хоть что-то). Ждём outer worlds.
  23. Roswell-HN
    Jan 14, 2020
    5
    Played the entire game and from beginning to end had a tough time enjoying it. I'm more of a lone wolf when playing, so multiplayer is not really a thing for me, I purchased the game to play by myself, and the way the main missions are setup are very bad, there are big gaps in the required levels to be able to finish a mission even when playing them in the right order... All of the Time IPlayed the entire game and from beginning to end had a tough time enjoying it. I'm more of a lone wolf when playing, so multiplayer is not really a thing for me, I purchased the game to play by myself, and the way the main missions are setup are very bad, there are big gaps in the required levels to be able to finish a mission even when playing them in the right order... All of the Time I found myself on a significant below level to complete the quest.

    I'm not going to complain about the launch bugs, because most of then have been fixed throughout the year, I'm just basing myself on my experience playing the game, it's really frustrating, don't know how my experience wold have changed If I played with friend but at this point I'm too disappointed to find out.

    Really enjoyed Fallout 3 & Fallout 4 and had high expectations on Fallout 76 but unfortunately they got shattered.

    I'm not sure if I'll be able to trust Bethesda on another game.    … Expand
  24. Thraxx
    Mar 11, 2021
    5
    I think they deserve better score. The game was not playable at the beginning but they changed a lot of things since then and now its actually cool to play with friends. :)
  25. Halanna
    Jul 22, 2020
    5
    I continue to try and like this game and can't. It is fun and exciting for the first week until you realize the gameplay loop is unchanging and very boring. You will have to visit the same places every day to farm plastic or metal to make ammo so you can farm plastic or metal to make ammo. As a fan of the Fallout series this was a huge disappointment. Very little to do in a huge map.
  26. Proust09
    Jun 29, 2020
    5
    I played the game after its launch on steam with Westlander, it's ok but it could be better
  27. maxpain9999
    Sep 9, 2023
    5
    Useless game
    can't even play it
    keep getting disconnected from their server constantly even after the Bethesda support recommendations.
  28. lurtz1
    Apr 1, 2021
    5
    My feelings about this game is OK. But its not really fallout. Its just commercial project of bethesda!
  29. Hatters
    Mar 10, 2022
    5
    I tried to revisit this game after years of avoiding it and it was surprisingly "ok". I mean it's VERY flawed, unfinished and an obvious cash grab, but they somehow improved it.

    It's playable, but that's the most I can give it. The atmosphere, soundtrack and visuals are nice, and that's it I'm afraid. Would have really preferred a better story, y'know, the things Fallout games are known    I tried to revisit this game after years of avoiding it and it was surprisingly "ok". I mean it's VERY flawed, unfinished and an obvious cash grab, but they somehow improved it.

    It's playable, but that's the most I can give it. The atmosphere, soundtrack and visuals are nice, and that's it I'm afraid. Would have really preferred a better story, y'know, the things Fallout games are known for??

    Overall, oof, just oof man.    … Expand
  30. Blenderhead
    Jun 19, 2019
    4
    There just isn't much here. I played this for a few hours during the free week from 6/10/19-6/17/19. I'm a big fan of the series, but this just seems empty. I hoped that maybe after 7 months of work, the initial mistakes had been fixed.

    Maybe they have? The game crashed once during my few hours with it, but that's something that Fallout 4 and Skyrim still do from time to time, long    There just isn't much here. I played this for a few hours during the free week from 6/10/19-6/17/19. I'm a big fan of the series, but this just seems empty. I hoped that maybe after 7 months of work, the initial mistakes had been fixed.

    Maybe they have? The game crashed once during my few hours with it, but that's something that Fallout 4 and Skyrim still do from time to time, long after official support has ended. I just don't know what's supposed to drive the player experience. There are no characters. The only story is one giant fetch quest. The game actively punished me for exploring how mechanics work before the story had drip fed me how to use them. There were meters that ticked down, and resting restores health *very* slowly, maybe 1% per second.

    The end result was that this was a game that seemed to be all about busywork. I don't need that. I have a day job. I'm not really interested in spending 2% of my gaming time for the day watching my character sleep.    … Expand
  31. Athelm
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    After completing the main campaign in Fallout 4, I poured dozens of hours into building up a robust network of settlements. My hope when Fallout 76 was announced was that it would play like Fallout 4 settlements, minus the NPCs, but with other players present.

    I'm hoping Bethesda will get Fallout 76 there someday, but as it stands, Fallout 76 has too many bugs, one being nearly game    After completing the main campaign in Fallout 4, I poured dozens of hours into building up a robust network of settlements. My hope when Fallout 76 was announced was that it would play like Fallout 4 settlements, minus the NPCs, but with other players present.

    I'm hoping Bethesda will get Fallout 76 there someday, but as it stands, Fallout 76 has too many bugs, one being nearly game breaking. But lets start out with some positives:

    Fallout 76 looks nice. Its huge and there's great variety in the landscapes. There are lots and lots of quests, which seems to be one of better ways to get nice loot/gear. There are plenty of broken quests, but there are enough great ones so you can continue to the next and hope Bethesda patches them later. Fallout 76 also has tonnes of written and spoken flavor (in the form of holotapes), much like fallout 4. Perhaps even more.

    Here is where Fallout 76 takes a huge hit: this game has no NPCs, but the community is supposed to build CAMPS and settlements where a lot of cooperative game play happens. On live servers however, you never see other player's camps, and the camps, settlements and farms you laboriously build vanish randomly. This makes the social part of Fallout 76 extremely one sided. Group up, kill stuff. No civilization building here.

    Hopefully Bethesda has plans to fix this (God forbid this is functioning as designers intended!) Till then, 4/10 is the best I can give a single faceted multiplayer game.    … Expand
  32. VectorX
    Nov 16, 2018
    4
    Fallout 76 is a Fallout fanatics dream. But much like Elder Scrolls Online, it was rushed and the execution was severely lacking.

    Being a Bethesda game, one can go into it assuming glitches and bugs galore. While it may not be GOOD to be known for it, it does speak towards the company's ability that millions of people have played their games despite the hiccups because the game is    Fallout 76 is a Fallout fanatics dream. But much like Elder Scrolls Online, it was rushed and the execution was severely lacking.

    Being a Bethesda game, one can go into it assuming glitches and bugs galore. While it may not be GOOD to be known for it, it does speak towards the company's ability that millions of people have played their games despite the hiccups because the game is engaging. Bethesda's removal of typical NPCs removes much of the charm of their Fallout games. Many people will remember their favorite characters from previous games, but that no longer exists here.

    Further plaguing this game is the infuriating UI. Fallout's UI has never been pleasant to use, but it typically is at least pragmatic. This game was clearly created with consoles in mind. The UI is built so that triggers and a small amount of buttons can be used to navigate menus. The problem is, when you hamstring a UI to use a small fraction of the available buttons, the user is left wondering WHY?

    Another item that bogs down the fun that could be had in this game is the servers. I haven't experienced lag like other reviewers, so I am more willing to think this is a combination of high load, poor connectivity, and performance that isn't actually lag related. My main gripe, is that you do not connect to the same server every time and you cannot choose which server you are connecting to. What does this mean for you, the player? Why bother claiming an outpost and building a massive base (while using massive resources) when the next time you connect, the world you built it in may not even be there? I experienced this first hand and I didn't even have to wait very long. I claimed a base and built a simple shack with turrets on it. Not wanting to die AFK, I disconnected for a few minutes to run to the bathroom. Post reconnecting, I found all of my work gone. The base was not claimed by another user, it was not destroyed, it just did not exist.

    Another point of frustration is the Social UI. It's a multiplayer game, so there is a Social tab so that you can play with your friends. But getting into the same team can be a huge task. I understand that this is Fallout's first multiplayer game, but there was clearly only very rudimentary testing done on this feature. In my first attempt to play with a single friend (not even a group of more than 2), we were unable to join parties because we both attempted to invite each other to a party. Fallout continued to say this was not possible because we were both already in a different party. It took a complete exiting of the program for both of us and a concerted orchestrated effort to get the party together.

    There are also still the myriad of glitches and bugs from general game play contend with after major gripes as well. Normally in single player Fallout installments, this can range from hilarious to frustrating. For a multiplayer installment, it ranges from frustrating to infuriating. The base game was $60, it was not worth $60. The beta should have told them exactly what they (should have) known, this was not ready for release. Laden with bugs that extend far beyond basic and performance that leaves users wanting.

    I have to sadly rate this game poorly. While it isn't a 0 or 1 like the salty reviewers might leave you to believe, this game is definitely one you should wait for huge sales on (this game is worth MAYBE $15-20). I love Bethesda and the Fallout series, but not even my love for the game can outweigh the mistakes that run plentiful in this installment.

    I also need to chastise Bethesda briefly. If all you were using the BETA for was play testing, fine. But the response you received from the BETA should have prompted you to ask "should we push back release in exchange for a better product?" We would all have shouted YES, PLEASE YES. I understand you have deadlines, there are investors and higher ups that demand results, and you just have internal time tables that require certain goals be met. But you failed. Horribly. And while the feeling may not be ubiquitous across the gaming community, I can guarantee you if you asked your player base if they wanted another ESO experience where they had to wait years for the game to be polished and enjoyable, they'd say no. You should have learned from ESO's mistakes and ensured you had a polished game before release. Now the player base will be tiny and what people will remember about this game is that it is terrible. Because first impressions last. You've relegated this game to maybe being picked up as a curiosity once it goes on mega-sale. You had better work fast in the next few weeks to snatch it from this label.    … Expand
  33. Ilya3L
    Nov 19, 2018
    4
    - Terrible controls. Even when using gamepad, still terrible.
    - No plot (?), entertain yourselves
    - Found nothing to enjoy within the game
    + Good character editor
    I would call this game a Vault 76: MMO, Not "Fallout 76", cuz it doesn't feel like Fallout game.
  34. okottekoneko
    Dec 12, 2020
    4
    UPDATE: i originally rated this game much higher, being hopeful things would improve.
    I did genuinely enjoy the base game.
    But instead of putting real effort into fixing the game, instead they focused on adding in monetization features, and each time they "fix" something 10 more things get worse. The story content released post launch is not worth the time to play. Bethesda have made    UPDATE: i originally rated this game much higher, being hopeful things would improve.
    I did genuinely enjoy the base game.
    But instead of putting real effort into fixing the game, instead they focused on adding in monetization features, and each time they "fix" something 10 more things get worse.
    The story content released post launch is not worth the time to play.
    Bethesda have made it clear they just don't care, and are incapable of releasing a polished game.
    Hell have any of their fallout and elderscrolls games in recent decades ever been polished?
    I don't think they have, they like to release broken games, and let the community fix it for them.
    but when they cannot rely on the community to repair their game, you get the mess that is FO76.
    While there could be a great game here, bethesda wont be able to deliver it.

    Fallout 76 is by no means an award winning game, but its no where near deserving of the hate bashing its been getting, seems the hate is being thrown in large part by the ignorant masses who have not actually taken any time to try the game, or even find real information about it, the amount of misinformation about the games content is crazy, and those who immediately want to hate it jump on the fake news and just ignore anyone trying to tell them otherwise.

    YES the game was very overpriced on release, but prices have come down, the game is NOT empty, there is a LOT of content that will keep you going for some time, the game is set to release periodic content updates to keep more coming in, including new vaults opening and new factions cropping up.

    You are playing though as one of the first people to leave a vault, of course there is not the same level of life as the other games, it makes sense.

    The game plays pretty much like Fallout 4, with a few extra bells and whistles, and MP added on top to make it a small scale MMO.

    The game has its issues, but its NOT a broken disaster that others would have you think.
    I dont have a high end system, i57600k 8gb ram and a 1070, and i run this on max graphics at 1080p
    with a solid 60 fps, i get the occasional hiccup but a lot of that could be server related, the servers where not set that well, but have been getting regular stability updates, and its gotten better.

    If you are interested in the game, don't listed to the hate train, its lying to you.
    If you liked fallout 4, there is a VERY high chance you will like 76 and play the hell out of it.    … Expand
  35. Oraakkeli
    Nov 29, 2018
    4
    I was actually looking forward for an empty world, being a builder and a pioneer in a dangerous frontier. That's what I expected when they said there was going to be no human NPCs. I didn't expect any/many moral choices to be made. I've found some of the stories I found in the game interesting and I think there's a lot of potential. I understand that not many people are with me on thisI was actually looking forward for an empty world, being a builder and a pioneer in a dangerous frontier. That's what I expected when they said there was going to be no human NPCs. I didn't expect any/many moral choices to be made. I've found some of the stories I found in the game interesting and I think there's a lot of potential. I understand that not many people are with me on this one, but I like how little I'm given and how much it is up to me to find the content. These are the factors that made me give any points to this game.

    However the technical implementation has been sub par by a large margin. T-posing enemies, wildly buggy EVERYTHING, truly underwhelming combat and quite honestly it doesn't even look that great.

    I really wanted to like this game but I just can't at its current state. This was the last time I pre order anything from Bethesda. They have utterly failed. I'll probably give this another go once the worst bugs have been fixed, but I'm not holding my breath. I'm no longer looking forward for the next Elder Scrolls or Starfield and that makes me sad.

    I would not recommend spending your money on this game, unless they fix the bugs and you enjoy an empty and desolate world where you need to find the content, instead of being given content.    … Expand
  36. WillGamer
    Nov 16, 2018
    4
    If you are on the fence then wait for Bethesda to fix Fallout 76, I mean Encumbered 76. This and the technical issues like constant server crashes are enough to make me drop the game until a couple of patches come out.
  37. REEDDLES
    Jul 19, 2019
    4
    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 4
    -Atmosphere: 5 -Characters: 2 -Graphics and design: 4 -Gameplay: 5 -Sound and Music: 6 -Animations: 5 -Bugs: 3 -Interface: 9 -Completeness of the world: 5 -Balance (Multiplayer): 3 -Donates influence on the game (Pay to win): 9 Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment): -Freedom of choice: 6 -Coop in Story    Main evaluation criteria:
    -Story: 4
    -Atmosphere: 5
    -Characters: 2
    -Graphics and design: 4
    -Gameplay: 5
    -Sound and Music: 6
    -Animations: 5
    -Bugs: 3
    -Interface: 9
    -Completeness of the world: 5
    -Balance (Multiplayer): 3
    -Donates influence on the game (Pay to win): 9

    Аdditional evaluation criteria (Do not really affect the assessment):
    -Freedom of choice: 6
    -Coop in Story mode: 5
    -Multiplayer: 4
    -Mods and the ability to change the game: 0

    Scores from 1 to 10, the higher the better    … Expand
  38. Felice_Enellen
    Nov 20, 2018
    4
    This game is neither terrible enough to deserve a 0, nor is it anywhere near good enough to deserve a 10.

    Put simply, it's Fallout 4 in a far-less apocalyptic setting, where you have no relationship of any kind with in-world characters. It's basically the experience you get when you wander ruins in FO4, which is fine in moderation, but it gets really old when it's the only experience    This game is neither terrible enough to deserve a 0, nor is it anywhere near good enough to deserve a 10.

    Put simply, it's Fallout 4 in a far-less apocalyptic setting, where you have no relationship of any kind with in-world characters. It's basically the experience you get when you wander ruins in FO4, which is fine in moderation, but it gets really old when it's the only experience available.

    Everything is holotapes, fetch quests, killing anonymous NPCs, and finding people's corpses. Everything.

    Worse, the tech in the game is barely upgraded from Fallout 4, which is a serious problem when you consider that Fallout 4 itself was technologically dated, not to mention very buggy.

    Worse still, most of the well-known bugs in Fallout 4 persist in this brand new game, except this time, we can't mod them out when Bethesda is too lazy to do it themselves.

    Worst of all, many of these bugs blend in with an extremely-naive server/client architecture that will see people exploiting the game, cheating and griefing to their heart's contents, because almost no forethought seems to have been put into the idea that the client is enemy territory and you must not trust anything coming from it. Instead, almost all game state appears to be done client-side and synchronized periodically with the server via "checkpoints", which appear simply to be savegames sent to the server instead of the hard drive.

    This game is a horrendous mess in terms of technology, and the hubris of Bethesda in thinking they could push out yet another barely-modded version of their engine into an ONLINE MULTIPLAYER space without having to put actual work into it is just mind-boggling to me. That's all to say nothing of their stubborn refusal to admit that PC players don't all have 16:9 1080p displays.

    Speaking of multiplayer, the ludicrous choice to ship on PC with always-on voice chat, rather than push-to-talk, is a staggeringly-bad idea. Unlike console players, a lot of PC players use built-in mics, not clever directional mics on their headset that live two inches from the player's mouth, so you'll be walking around your wasteland hearing people eat, argue, watch TV, constantly clack their mechanical keyboards, etc., and it will utterly ruin your immersion.

    Also speaking of multiplayer, the PvP has been utterly gutted. For me, a PvE fan, it's not a big deal, but if you're a PvP fan, save your money, it's just going to be frustrating and boring. The game should have shipped with a per-character flag, set during creation, that would shuffle you to one or the other set of servers, each with either a PvE ruleset or a PvP ruleset. This attempt to force the two together is totally built out of fail.

    Bethesda's response to almost all criticism is stubborn refusal to listen. There's a reddit thread where they "respond" to our "beta" feedback, requests, and criticism and it's almost entirely "yeah, we hear ya, but nah." The game's first patch, which was the full size of the original game by the way, has almost nothing worthy of mention.

    Oh, and lest I forget: the balance is all over the place. Sometimes, you can fight an enemy twice your level and it's a pushover, and sometimes you're the pushover fighting something your own level. I really feel like the game simply wasn't finished and they shipped it anyway. Given how short the "beta' was, I feel very strongly this was the case.

    The only upside here is that there's a little bit of Fallout lore to be discovered, and if you're a Fallout fan, then you want to discover that lore. Mind you, a lot of it seems to be convenient retcons and/or riddled with continuity errors that are just blatantly inappropriate for the time frame and location in the universe. Still, there's some fun to be had discovering the minimal story in the main quest and I'm okay with doing that.

    So yeah, it's a 4 from me. If you're a fan, get it some time if it's on deep sale and play the main quest for the lore. And hope that by then they've fixed the bugs. But it's Bethesda, and their track record of fixing bugs is almost non-existent, so... good luck with that.

    Bethesda should have simply made a co-op version of the original Fallout 4. That's what people actually wanted and asked for. Not this.    … Expand
  39. CoreGamer1408
    Mar 9, 2022
    4
    FO76 ran like an asthmatic pig uphill on PS4. However it runs pretty dreamy on PC. Personally I liked everything that FO76 had to offer except one thing a major deal breaker. The base game stash limit is a measly joke of 1,200 lbs. Not 1,200 items, but 1,200 numbered in weight. Ok back off to play FO4 for the umpteenth time. No problems hording to my hearts content in that one.
  40. dimbak
    Dec 6, 2018
    4
    So, what's Fallout 76 is? It is a big mistake of Bethesda, made from a great idea. Multiplayer with your friends in world of Fallout is fantastic! And Bethesda made it. No, it isn't a bad game - it's good game. But sometimes I think that all these bugs, this bga from collector's and etc. made this game awful. Only one thing good there is CHARACTER CREATOR. THX, bethesda.
  41. Vargas78
    Nov 29, 2018
    4
    I initially gave this a 7 because i was enjoying it to begin with. I was finding the world interesting to explore and enjoying the sandbox nature as well as improving my gear and skills. I also had some fun interacting with other players for a bit. 30 hours in it started to feel a bit boring only due to generally just finding the same old scrap, and fighting dull enemies. Worst case beingI initially gave this a 7 because i was enjoying it to begin with. I was finding the world interesting to explore and enjoying the sandbox nature as well as improving my gear and skills. I also had some fun interacting with other players for a bit. 30 hours in it started to feel a bit boring only due to generally just finding the same old scrap, and fighting dull enemies. Worst case being the scorched but even other enemies don't feel that exciting. So i thought to myself, i'm going to get more into the main quest-line. But compared to quests from Fallout 4 the ones here felt very dull and that was when i realised this was not a good game and needed a lot of work to be improved.
    Does it still have potential to be a good game? Maybe, but i think bethesda are kind of hamstrung by using an engine that was never designed to be online. That's why we have such a low player count per server. But expanding on the PVP (which would need higher player count) and adding human npcs, settlements and raiders, maybe in a new zone to the east would help improve things.    … Expand
  42. PeaceMan
    Dec 3, 2018
    4
    This Game has nearly no real Content and the Content it has is mostly bad presented or is just boring. The only way to have fun with that game is when you Play with Friends in a Party Chat and just explore the World of Fallout 76 but no matter how big of an Fallout Fan you are, do not pay 60€-90€ for that Game, a good Price would be 30€. I have the Tricentennial Edition but the DLC or whatThis Game has nearly no real Content and the Content it has is mostly bad presented or is just boring. The only way to have fun with that game is when you Play with Friends in a Party Chat and just explore the World of Fallout 76 but no matter how big of an Fallout Fan you are, do not pay 60€-90€ for that Game, a good Price would be 30€. I have the Tricentennial Edition but the DLC or what ever you get isn't even out yet!… Expand
  43. 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.
  44. blinddog
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    Although you can, this is not a game you should play solo. If you play Bethesda games for the main story, interesting sidekicks and a healthy modding community, you probably should give this a pass. If you are an explorer who likes falling into small sidequest stories or want to explore a large map with friends, it's not bad. Mechanically the C.A.M.P. system is superior to theAlthough you can, this is not a game you should play solo. If you play Bethesda games for the main story, interesting sidekicks and a healthy modding community, you probably should give this a pass. If you are an explorer who likes falling into small sidequest stories or want to explore a large map with friends, it's not bad. Mechanically the C.A.M.P. system is superior to the settlement building system in Fallout 4 and playing in a group will allow your group to set up multiple camps throughout the play area. Too many issues (bugs, mapping keys, fov, etc...) to give a positive rating. Too much fun exploring the map with friends to join the review bomb squad handing out all the 0's. Would have rated this higher if the solo experience was more fun. I really enjoyed the game with my friends but found the world very boring on my own. I can't rely on my friends to be on everytime I want to play. At this moment, it gets a 4, but I'm willing to change it if improvements are made.… Expand
  45. gettygg0040
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    People been asking for a fallout multiplayer and they delivered. What I don't like is the lack of actual story and human NPC's. Also the netcode looks bad.
  46. Prevash
    Nov 27, 2018
    4
    ​I have bought almost every Bethesda game, including this buggy mess of a game. In my book Bethesda were the good guys making awesome games and listening to the community. Now they released a super buggy game, making it almost 50% off in the first 2 weeks, not listening to the community and denying refunds. If Bethesda continues to walk down this path they'll be the most hated gaming​I have bought almost every Bethesda game, including this buggy mess of a game. In my book Bethesda were the good guys making awesome games and listening to the community. Now they released a super buggy game, making it almost 50% off in the first 2 weeks, not listening to the community and denying refunds. If Bethesda continues to walk down this path they'll be the most hated gaming company behind EA next year.​​… Expand
  47. TtotheC
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    Fallout 76 is fundamentally flawed and is certainly not worth the £40-£50 asking price at launch. Even spending £30 on it makes me want to wince a little. The game is a schizophrenic jumble of poor design choices and a re-jigging of a game engine which ill-fits the tasks being asked of it.

    What do I mean? Take the size of the map for instance. Four times bigger should make a Fall    Fallout 76 is fundamentally flawed and is certainly not worth the £40-£50 asking price at launch. Even spending £30 on it makes me want to wince a little. The game is a schizophrenic jumble of poor design choices and a re-jigging of a game engine which ill-fits the tasks being asked of it.

    What do I mean?

    Take the size of the map for instance. Four times bigger should make a Fall Out fan squee with glee, and I did...to start with. All that extra land to traverse and find easter-eggs in? That sounded like heaven. And in places it is. Until that is you discover the fast travel costs caps...

    ...which would be fine if caps were readily available.
    ...which they're not because then it would impact on the survival aspect.
    ...because of the thirst and hunger bars needing to have some gameplay impact to warrant their inclusion.
    ...and you'd be able to buy the over-priced gear in the shops too easily.

    And a lack of caps would be fine if:

    ...four times the map size means you can spend five-ten minutes just trouncing around, and sometimes longer just to get to the next quest point.
    ...which would be fine if you didn't keep running into random encounters, slowing you down further.
    ...in larger groups than other Fallout games, because of y'know...multi-player?
    ...and ridiculously short respawn timers, because of y'know...multi-player?
    ...and that means cutting into your hunger and thirst bars.
    ...which in turn means an excessively large amount of busy bodywork just to get from point A to point B.

    I wish this was the exception to the rule, but this game design *is* the rule. Which is a real shame, because occasionally a side quest or a holo-tape recording is intriguing enough to lift it out of the put of mediocrity. Heck, going into flaming caves as a Fire Breather is actually visually stunning in places, but there's just never enough of it to justify the game overall.    … Expand
  48. elihup
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    Fallout 76 reminded me of Destiny except with horrible combat mechanics, even worse UI, and tons of bugs.
  49. roflmonkey
    Dec 14, 2020
    4
    Remove the stash limit!
    The game isn't absolute trash, but it is all about collecting trash. Sadly collecting stuff isn't possible in this game since you will reach the stash limit within the first few hours of the game and you will struggle with the carry weight limit for the rest of the game.
    Found the best legendary rocket launcher in the game? Too bad that you can't possibly carry    Remove the stash limit!
    The game isn't absolute trash, but it is all about collecting trash. Sadly collecting stuff isn't possible in this game since you will reach the stash limit within the first few hours of the game and you will struggle with the carry weight limit for the rest of the game.

    Found the best legendary rocket launcher in the game? Too bad that you can't possibly carry it with you or use it since rockets weight the equivalent of 1km3 of lead.

    Anyway fix the stash limit first then we can talk about why you haven't fixed any engine related problems since Morrowind, why the game has 10000 bugs, why you have removed all RPG elements from the game, why there are no NPC's that make the world feel less dead, why in a coop focused game you decided to tell the story through tapes and terminals that can only be accessed by one player at a time.    … Expand
  50. Grantsco4117
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    Honestly, the game looks bad you almost never see people unless in the church area and the game is just not fun after the first 5 hours but I will give Bethesda credit if fallout happened in real life the world would look bad and not be fun at all and everyone would never explore outside of the first base we make.
  51. 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
  52. gold1412
    Dec 4, 2018
    4
    One big BUG.
    After 10 hours boring.
    Playing with friends - boring.
    Play alone a bit better but also boring
  53. Scarface04
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    "The Worst Game Of The Franchise"

    -Poor performance and the game looks like Fallout 4 -Boring History, no npcs, the game just feels soulless -Lore Contradictions -PvP has no sense and there is no incentives to play PvP -The Difficult system is a joke -Tons of bugs, the game is unfinished! Creation Engine is outdated now! in 2018! -Horribly loose combat -Dumb AI -Filled with    "The Worst Game Of The Franchise"

    -Poor performance and the game looks like Fallout 4
    -Boring History, no npcs, the game just feels soulless
    -Lore Contradictions
    -PvP has no sense and there is no incentives to play PvP
    -The Difficult system is a joke
    -Tons of bugs, the game is unfinished! Creation Engine is outdated now! in 2018!
    -Horribly loose combat
    -Dumb AI
    -Filled with fetch quests
    -It seems that there is no Anticheat system
    -Seems to have great locations but hold up, they are mostly a waste of time.

    -Exploration is fun

    The game have a lot of potential but it just doesn't works.    … Expand
  54. Atomic-Fire
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    I am a big fan of the Fallout series. Contrary to others opinions, I really enjoyed Fallout 4 where some people did not. However for this title, I sadly cannot say the same. I'm not going to give this game a 0 out of spite like others, but I'm also not going to sit here and pretend like this game has no glaring problems. I've experienced broken quests, a-posing enemies sliding around onI am a big fan of the Fallout series. Contrary to others opinions, I really enjoyed Fallout 4 where some people did not. However for this title, I sadly cannot say the same. I'm not going to give this game a 0 out of spite like others, but I'm also not going to sit here and pretend like this game has no glaring problems. I've experienced broken quests, a-posing enemies sliding around on the ground, de-buffs from items that can't be cured, very poor hit-box registration and unresponsive combat, insane performance issues, and many more bugs that were present in the beta, and still made it into the final release. There are no NPC's, no dialogue, and no choice. Instead, you discover the dead bodies of NPC's and you have to listen to holo tapes that provide no immersion and seem ramble on for ages. You can hear people speaking to you, and quest objectives telling you to "meet the mayor" or something along those lines, only to reach this person and realize its actually a robot or a giant computer terminal. It results in a dead, boring world that sadly has no life to it. If I were to go into hardcore fan mode, I could complain about the lore established by previous titles, and how this game absolutely shatters everything that has already been set in place. As a positive note, I do have fun playing with my friends. Interacting with each other to fight a group of enemies or just exploring the world can be fun, but after a while it just isn't enough to keep me playing. I have given this game 25 hours minimum, to ensure I have seen and done as much as possible, the last thing I want is to create a lackluster negative review based out of spite. I can admire Bethesda's interest to push the series into a new direction to offer something fresh, but sadly this risk was not worth it. A return to normal single player RPG stories would be a much welcomed return in my book.… Expand
  55. CrimsonTide
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    Fallout 76 at its core is a game designed in a similar fashion to that of Fallout 4; split between too many directions and attempting to cater to too many different groups that it fails at everything it does.

    Fallout 76 utilizes an aging engine, which in and of itself is actually a very good engine, but one that isn't kept up to the recent gaming market standards, nor one that is    Fallout 76 at its core is a game designed in a similar fashion to that of Fallout 4; split between too many directions and attempting to cater to too many different groups that it fails at everything it does.

    Fallout 76 utilizes an aging engine, which in and of itself is actually a very good engine, but one that isn't kept up to the recent gaming market standards, nor one that is utilized to even a fraction of its potential. This is evident by the numerous mods that outstrip the vanilla product that are produced by unpaid, [at times] hobbyists without the resources of a massive business at their back.

    Fallout 76 attempts to appease both PvE and PvP players using a failed system that in the end only detriments both groups. Throw in the poor shooter mechanics, framerate/graphics issues, server issues and numerous bugs and you're left with simply a poor gameplay experience.

    Furthermore, Bethesda's attempt at creating any meaningful story once again falls quite short in a world devoid of human NPCs, adequate quest systems or progress. The world and story are poorly crafted as is, hidden behind the logs of newly deceased West Virginia residents rather than a living, breathing world, but take into account the multiplayer nature and you're hard pressed to enjoy a narrative with others talking over audio logs.

    All in all, if you're looking for a proper Fallout entry (by that I mean Fallout 1, 2, 3, Tactics and NV), then you're out of luck here. If you're looking for a poor attempt at a console port and Fallout 4 multiplayer devoid of anything of substance, then this entry is for you. This of course is subject to change in a year or two with the addition of private servers, mods and bug fixes, but this hinges on the fact that Bethesda actually cares to fix their game's issues which doesn't seem likely given that these core issues were in place three years ago with Fallout 4 and the contention of the game's criticism.

    Lastly, Fallout 76 is of course a Bethesda game riddled with Bethesda bugs tied to an engine that's been modified and remains unfixed with the same bugs present since Morrowind. One can hope the numerous bugs will be patched, however, given that Bethesda hasn't cared to do so in several game releases (Oblivion, Fallout 3, New Vegas, Skyrim, Fallout 4, Fallout 76), this doesn't seem to be a good hope.

    Overall I've given this game a 4/10 due to subpar and poor visuals, performance, narrative, quests, world building, gameplay and bugs. Visuals, performance and bugs are fixable which would give this game (IMO) a 7/10. This is, I believe, generous considering the fact that this is an entry in a once renowned, beloved and masterpiece RPG series: Fallout. If one were to look at this game from a Fallout perspective, then this game would score far lower in my mind considering its inability to remain true to the tenants, lore and core that is Fallout.    … Expand
  56. Jreed22
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    Unoptimized garbage PC port. Constant stuttering on a 1070ti and 4790k, halfway done graphics settings, no option to disable the god awful godrays and depth of field, and no anti cheat or client validation, making cheating easy and already available. exploring was fun, but the world felt empty without NPCs, and once you complete the short main questline there isn't much for you to do.Unoptimized garbage PC port. Constant stuttering on a 1070ti and 4790k, halfway done graphics settings, no option to disable the god awful godrays and depth of field, and no anti cheat or client validation, making cheating easy and already available. exploring was fun, but the world felt empty without NPCs, and once you complete the short main questline there isn't much for you to do. Bethesda built this game off player interaction, the players being the only NPC's, but this was a mistake. the world feels empty and forcefully built around this premise, people dying soon before you discover them or everything and everyone being a robot. This focus on interaction with other players is a bad idea, as most players either stay away from others for fear of PVP or try and kill each other, and there is no good way to communicate since there is no text chat or push to talk, its all of your mic all the time. Microtransactions are abhorrent in a 60$ game, and the gameplay gets extremely grindy once you hit level 25. Settlements are limited and the inability to craft storage not tied to your stash makes no sense. Not worth full price, and not even worth the 42$ you can get it for on a CDkey site right now. If it gets some major content updates in the future and the issues get fixed it has the potential to be a decent fallout based survival game… Expand
  57. Yerite
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    I'm scared to like this game as a Fallout fan. On the other hand it is a nice idea for a game but the execution could be way better and I don't want this theme of not finishing a game fully before releasing thing to continue any longer.

    The game can be extremely fun with friends (like most things). For the most part, the funniest things are usually bugs or glitches though which isnt a    I'm scared to like this game as a Fallout fan. On the other hand it is a nice idea for a game but the execution could be way better and I don't want this theme of not finishing a game fully before releasing thing to continue any longer.

    The game can be extremely fun with friends (like most things). For the most part, the funniest things are usually bugs or glitches though which isnt a good sign. Exploration and the world on the other hand are amazing in my opinion. It is way more interesting and detailed and colorful than Fallout 4 was and so it gives sort of more insentive to look around and find cool places. I have to admit, F76 has some of the best looking areas in any Bethesda game to date. I have't explored the whole map yet so I cannot say if the game gets boring after that, but it certainly isn't that yet.

    I haven't played the main quests or really any quests for that matter, since they are not interesting at all. There are no memorable characters. Unless a roaming super mutant merchant or a 100th Mr Handy bot with the same exact voice is memorable to you. It really is you making your own story and fun which isn't really what Fallout has been nor what people want it to be.

    The technical side is a mess. Graphics to me do not look as bad as some people are saying but they're not good either. Animations are janky and outdated, lack of push to talk makes it so nobody is ever talking, game lags when loading things in (almost as badly as Subnautica for instance) and there is a lot of pop in in certain areas. Enemy AI is braindead for the most part and either run right at you or run away as fast as possible so you can't even hit them with VATS.

    Gunplay to me is also very outdated and takes some getting used to and I suppose it has its own charm to it but it could be way better. VATS seems fine to me, though I do only use it on enemy npcs and not other players. PVP is a complete mess. The system doesn't seem to know what it wants to be. I was being shot at and all I had to do was ignore it and not shoot back even though I was in someone elses base. The gunplay does not fit pvp at all and the hitboxes being weird in this game, I don't see a reason to do any PVP at all.

    Overall I do enjoy the game even if I don't want to. It could be a good game but Bethesda has taken a wrong way to go with the game. I do hope they fix the issues that are present in the game right now but knowing Bethesda that might not happen. I guess my final verdict is that the game is NOT worth 60 dollars but if you can get it somewhere cheaper, sure go for it. It can be fun    … Expand
  58. SkyroHD
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    I'm gonna try to be the most neutral as possible to not fall into hate.

    I was awaiting this game, and that despite of all the hate around it. I liked Fallout 4, and i was pretty exciting about a multiplayer version of this game. And i am very disappointed of the result ... I'm not mad against what is the game now, but for what it could have been. There was so many ways to turn Fallout    I'm gonna try to be the most neutral as possible to not fall into hate.

    I was awaiting this game, and that despite of all the hate around it. I liked Fallout 4, and i was pretty exciting about a multiplayer version of this game. And i am very disappointed of the result ... I'm not mad against what is the game now, but for what it could have been. There was so many ways to turn Fallout into a really good multiplayer experience, and this one doesn't work.

    The main problem of the game is not his bugs (even if this is a shame to release a game full of bugs with the same price of RDR 2 ...), it's his heart.
    It's like if bethesda didn't carry his balls and made an unassumed version of their successfull game. This is neither a good MMORPG or a good COOP game, however they try to put the maximum of multiplayer contents in their game like if the quantity took precedence over quality.
    This is not how you do Bethesda. You have to make a choice, choose to make a Fallout CO-OP, or a full MMORPG but not a **** mix of the two games.
    I really hope they will learn from that and wont do the same mistake anymore. I have been refunded, but i hope they will at least work on the bugs to show a minimum of respect to those who bought the game 60$.

    Thank you, now a quick reviews of the good and bad points of the game :

    + Map size, and how it's done
    + Diversity of it
    + C.A.M.P. original idea ...

    - ... but done the wrong way
    - 2010 graphics
    - PVP is horrible
    - SVAR vision , seriously ? (That's basicaly an aimbot in a multiplayer game)
    - Tiny stamina (at least at the beginning)
    - Useless hunger/thirst bars
    - Poverty of the history (if we can call that an history)
    - Some perks are useless (very very useless)
    - No NPC
    - Tons of bugs (including the CAMP reseting if there is another camp near to yours)
    - A lot of things in the world, but soon enough you realize it's pretty empty

    I really feel bad about this as i used to love bethesda productions ... But this is a shame. Don't buy it if it costs more than 10$.    … Expand
  59. TarnisCross
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    Okay so lets get this started. First and foremost I am giving this a four not that it may deserve it entirely, in fact a three would probably be fair but hey its Fallout and no matter what I **** with Fallout. Truth be told this game is majorly lacking especially for a game in the Fallout world.

    1. NPC's or therefore the lack of any. There is just no life to this wasteland in 76, no    Okay so lets get this started. First and foremost I am giving this a four not that it may deserve it entirely, in fact a three would probably be fair but hey its Fallout and no matter what I **** with Fallout. Truth be told this game is majorly lacking especially for a game in the Fallout world.

    1. NPC's or therefore the lack of any. There is just no life to this wasteland in 76, no settlers, no people, nothing but ghouls, robots, super mutants and obviously the scorched. It is literally a dead area with nothing but limited enemies, no bandits and few other players far an between. It majorly takes away from what made the Fallout series so good, and that is interacting with the settlers and kicking bandit ass.

    2. Caps. It is a major pain in the ass to get caps, the vendors in my opinion are a joke on top of a **** pile. They charge way too much, don't pay you **** for your goods and have a very low amount of caps to buy with. An once they run out of caps you literally have to wait for them to get more caps which is not worth the wait. Not even to mention that you literally have to pay caps to quick travel, like seriously, caps are a **** to get already and now we have to pay for quick travel?

    3. C.A.M.P Stash. This has to be one of my biggest peeves with this game. I am a hoarder, I like to collect everything and anything so I can craft and have a ready supply. The only small issue though or rather biggest issue is that your camp stash has literally no room for anything. I filled the damn thing up before beta even ended. An now I am stuck with the fact that my armor keeps breaking, my guns need repairing, I need to make stimps and everything else and I can't because I don't have anywhere to put my damn materials. I sure as hell can't carry the **** with me as I get over encumbered too quickly. Want a better review by a mile from me? Make the damn stash unlimited space like all Fallout games.

    4. I don't even need to mention the bugs, I feel like that has been established enough as it is. All games have bugs when they come out so I won't go into this deeply, but I would love when I killed something that it doesn't hump into the ground and I lose my ****.

    This could go on an on but I won't bore you. This game is really lacking what made Fallout so great. The story, the lore, the npcs, bandits, it has good features to it but they are being drowned out by the ****ty features. At this point your just going through the motions and getting annoyed at the same time because you can't keep enough materials on hand to keep your armor fixed and your guns ready.    … Expand
  60. The_Papa_Bless
    Nov 16, 2018
    4
    Fun game. Bad bugs. Bad story. Bad gameplay. Bad graphics. Expensive. Cash grab. Goodbye.
  61. Lozak
    Nov 17, 2018
    4
    Really disappointed, I've played almost every bethesda games to date and I'm a passionate fallout fan.
    I don't care about the many bugs the game has, like many other I expected there to be many bugs even at launch.
    But for the firs time, I found myself bored and not wanting to keep playing for many hours as I do with every other game, after a few hours of play i dont know what else to    Really disappointed, I've played almost every bethesda games to date and I'm a passionate fallout fan.
    I don't care about the many bugs the game has, like many other I expected there to be many bugs even at launch.
    But for the firs time, I found myself bored and not wanting to keep playing for many hours as I do with every other game, after a few hours of play i dont know what else to do, there's no point in anything.
    I purchased the pre order just to be able to participate in the beta because i was hyped for it.
    This games tries to be so many things but doesn't achieve none.
    Its sad, i never thought i'd be bored playing a new fallout game
    The pvp doesnt make sense, its badly designed.
    The crafting system doesn't makes sense either because of the small limit of how much you can put in your base. Just a small house, worktables and a few turrets, nothing else because of the cap limit for construction.
    If you are a crafter or hoarder, the game is unplayable, a few guns will leave you criplled permanently in the game, the weight limit is the worst thing for me.
    If you want to save scrap theres no way to have many materials and good armors / weapons without permanently losing the fast travel, weight limit for the stash is dumb, not having a way to increasing it is worse.    … Expand
  62. EltyElizabeth
    Nov 18, 2018
    4
    Alright to start this game has plenty of problems, the world void of human npcs makes it feel soulless and dead. if i am being totally honest im suspicious that the only reason they went with the npcless world is so they could try and get away with not bothering to build the npcs in the studio so this is a shameless attempt at saving time. i know their reasoning for it unfortunately itAlright to start this game has plenty of problems, the world void of human npcs makes it feel soulless and dead. if i am being totally honest im suspicious that the only reason they went with the npcless world is so they could try and get away with not bothering to build the npcs in the studio so this is a shameless attempt at saving time. i know their reasoning for it unfortunately it seems that reasoning was incredibly flawed in that it has had the exact opposite effect that they were going for.

    The quests are all lazy and the game design itself is lack luster with random holes in the map and floating foliage and rocks. the idea of the game is very interesting but if this game is to be taken seriously it will most certainly need to have a lot of work put in.

    i have not experienced any game breaking bugs in game all of the bugs i have suffered are directly tied into the launcher they have developed. the launcher works poorly at the best of times and at the worst of times it just doesn't even work at all, it doesn't launch it doesn't download properly and frankly they should have just left the launcher to the people who know what they are doing with it and just bit the bullet for steam.

    The PVP in this game is just as well completely pointless it would have been perfectly acceptable to just not include pvp at all and simply give us much more cooperative content plenty of mmos have succeeded without pvp and i feel like if it must be like this then pvp is just entirely unnecessary. a possible way to at least simulate it is you could handle it similar to how you handled settlement attacks in fallout 4 a large group could attack a fellow player and rewards could be offered to people who pop by to help out.

    the game has potential and it disappoints me to see it in a state like this and be marked as released, this game feels and looks like an early access game in the vain of no mans sky and we all know how much of a fiasco that was. i sincerely hope Bethesda learns from this especially with this amount of community outcry.

    All that said i will admit that i have had a fair amount of fun in the world especially when i am playing with my friends the building is certainly a little better done then in fallout 4 but unfortunately this game is one step forward and 5 steps back. i will play the game but i can see this game get very boring very quickly.    … Expand
  63. exosus
    Nov 18, 2018
    4
    My first impression of Fallout 76 were unintelligible background sounds of another player while I tried to create my character. It's a pretty bizarre feeling when you try to immerse yourself in a world of long awaited game but the game doesn't allow you to.
    From exiting uninspired vault 76 to late high level areas of the map, game falls short in presentation, atmosphere and most sadly    My first impression of Fallout 76 were unintelligible background sounds of another player while I tried to create my character. It's a pretty bizarre feeling when you try to immerse yourself in a world of long awaited game but the game doesn't allow you to.
    From exiting uninspired vault 76 to late high level areas of the map, game falls short in presentation, atmosphere and most sadly gameplay. Yes, the exploration is still there, and in most basic way it still feels like a Fallout, but all of the other aspects are disturbingly lacking.
    The story feels gutted and 80% of the quests are fetch quests or killing mobs in a location. In time it becomes obvious that despite the setting, you're doing the same two-three things over and over again, and it becomes dull and repetitive. Without npc's the world feels empty and generic and your journey in it feels the same - pointless and insignificant. Logs and quest goals that read about people you'll never see become annoying in time, and you, without a hitch predict that in the end of it all you'll find a robot or a dead body, There are few good quest, but they only remind you how dull are all of the rest and what possibilities this game could have.
    Playing with friends mostly solves this problem, but not the rest. That is if you are relatively same level and didn't already finished quest that your buddy didn't. If you're in the same area of the map have comparatively same playing time. It's fun to run into a boss monster in the woods and have a long fight together just to find that your reward is level locked, your guns and armor are broken and you ran out of stimpacs.
    Managing your inventory is a chore. You'll find yourself building your camp so often to throw all unusable high level stuff in to the box that have a limit that will force you to question yourself what do you hold in it except materials that you desperately need to repair your gear and craft ammo for the guns that you have to use, not want to use. Selling all this stuff is pointless, because trading in this game is useless - you get 12 caps most for some rare loot - the same you spend on fast travelling to the other area of the map. Disassembling your gear is pointless too because you can't build anything useful without perks which forces you to the same character build that everyone else have, so in the end you just throw your loot away, searching for the particular things, again not because you want to, but because you need to.
    You don't need to build your base, because nothing interesting happens near your base, you just take your base with you, because of a stash. You want to create a fun character build? Well, you need more inventory space and loot from behind locked containers too, so that's that. You want to fight interesting enemy? You'll fight generic 5 types of mobs that spawn from the ground near you and bosses that glitch out on the level design, for the loot that you don't need or can't use. In the end game progresses from sandbox tutorial to repetitive grind without a purpose.
    Is it fun for you? I don't know, but it weren't fun for me. But the saddest part is not that this game has dull mechanics, nonexistent story and an empty world, it's that this is a Fallout game. More than other this game is a disappointment. Playing this game I thought about what this game could be and never will be, and it makes me sad. Not angry, just sad. This is a one sad game.

    p.s. And yes, it's glitchy, buggy mess with broken quests, awful frame drops and mind blowing spec requirements for what this game offers.    … Expand
  64. Warrrlock
    Nov 18, 2018
    4
    This games pretty fun but if i could not have to hunt down a custom ini file to turn off your awful motion blur and fix your FOV slider i'd say it's perfect, also as a side note for the love of god turn down your god rays it's like the Egyptian god Rhaa shining a flashlight in your eye.
  65. Adelicia
    Nov 18, 2018
    4
    they're lying about the reason why they didn't put the game into the steam, the good side about steam it let us know the opinion of buyer of the game, just imagine how many more people will bash on the game and affect the sale.
  66. Ebiii
    Nov 19, 2018
    4
    Very flat game, the story has no taste, mobs are bugged and clunky. The multiplayer is a draft version of what it should be, and the game is not very smooth on my setup (gtx 1080 and i5 7600k)
  67. Kalaharidemon
    Nov 19, 2018
    4
    I wanted to wait before fully submitting what I think of Bethesda's latest title. Sinking consistent time over the last 5 days plus the beta with a group of other Fallout Devotees. I am over level 55 and have set the nuke off with my party and now don't have any urge to play from that 'great launcher' anymore... Fundamentally - Yes, this game is fun in parts but its veneer is soon lost andI wanted to wait before fully submitting what I think of Bethesda's latest title. Sinking consistent time over the last 5 days plus the beta with a group of other Fallout Devotees. I am over level 55 and have set the nuke off with my party and now don't have any urge to play from that 'great launcher' anymore... Fundamentally - Yes, this game is fun in parts but its veneer is soon lost and highlights how empty and truly flawed of an experience it is. I want to leap up and defend the developer that graced my child and adult life but God they have made this a difficult task. I have found myself running mission to mission and event to event questioning what the purpose is for anything. Each holotape becomes as dull as the first and its got to a point where I just lost interest being attacked as I try read why everyone is questionably dead and I just have to accept it baby but don't worry they got their memoirs on the desk for you ;) The laughable bugs I come across have become anything but funny and quite sad at this point. Fallout has lost its soul and quite clearly the cash grab element is coming to light. What are players supposed to do in this world? Journalists and YouTubers alike praised the environmental story telling yet 85% of the locations are barren and regurgitated with spawning ferals popping out of the air as you find a corner of the workshop to cry in. I started asking my party 'what do we do now then?' and its just lets go... ummm.... We could ..... Try that cave again ... Yeah I am gonna scrap this stuff... i hate being over-encumbered ... My stash box is full ... Take a picture of this bug ... Probably going to log out now guys ... i have great fear that this will lose its core player base very quickly as people reach the end of their aimless quest lines and I don't blame them. To save a title like this Bethesda would have to completely overhaul the game and start listening to what their consumers love about their worlds. Is it going to happen. No it is not. Myself and many others have taken the financial hit on this and I thinks its a bust. Please invest your money in a company that listens to you and delivers a quality product. I have seen the price drop already quite considerably on key sites and this just reflects the market value depreciating at a rapid pace. Don't worry though guys/gals we can always go back to New Vegas and calm our fears, it runs on the same engine anyway haha… Expand
  68. dschelske
    Nov 19, 2018
    4
    A game with no meaning.

    Ive played Fallout 76 for many hours now, and come to the conclusion that the game is highly unsatisfying. The stash limit is set to 400, which is way too low, and leaves you with the choice to choose between what valuable resources you want to throw out, very unsatisfying, if you like to hoard stuff and sell it later. When u try to sell stuff, the vendors have    A game with no meaning.

    Ive played Fallout 76 for many hours now, and come to the conclusion that the game is highly unsatisfying. The stash limit is set to 400, which is way too low, and leaves you with the choice to choose between what valuable resources you want to throw out, very unsatisfying, if you like to hoard stuff and sell it later. When u try to sell stuff, the vendors have only 200 caps a day. So u can sell what you loot for 30 minutes value. Theres nothing really to use your caps on. The skill system with the skill cards, is another annoying feature, where u need to switch them around constantly if you want to hack or unlock chests. The camp system where u can build your base is much worse than fallout 4, and you dont really use your base to anything other than convenient crafting methods.    … Expand
  69. blackcell1
    Nov 19, 2018
    4
    i do really love survival fps games, I've spent over 300+hrs on games such as rust/7days and other similar games but fallout 76 is a TERRIBLE survival game. I've also really wanted to play fallout 4 as a multilayer, the idea of running around a fallout universe with a friend or as a solo player with having a random player either giving me a helping hand or just being a complete nobhole.i do really love survival fps games, I've spent over 300+hrs on games such as rust/7days and other similar games but fallout 76 is a TERRIBLE survival game. I've also really wanted to play fallout 4 as a multilayer, the idea of running around a fallout universe with a friend or as a solo player with having a random player either giving me a helping hand or just being a complete nobhole. but fallout 76 feels empty and really incomplete.

    its easy to see that they've just used every asset from fallout 4/3 and even skyrim, its full of game breaking bugs (nothing new from Bethesda but when its online its really important to be in a good working order.)

    a survival game without any really thought on how to really survive this world, I've pretty much built my house in a middle of forest with a bunch of looted pencils and clipboards. I cant run around punching trees or chop them down with an axe but i can loot 8 pencils and build a platform for my house.

    The empty world is really plain and there's **** all to do, you'll run around for hours and auto given random stupid quests.

    a super super stupid PVP system, you can see EVERY person on the map, you can see there name tag when their close by. how is that a good PVP system when you cant hide or stealth around the map when its beyond easy to pick and hunt a player down ?

    4/10, find it cheap on a key site or wait until we have more content released ?    … Expand
  70. EdoP78
    Nov 19, 2018
    4
    Bought during pre-order and tried during the B.E.T.A. access, I was already bored and confused during it, now the game is available but I can't find any enthusiasm for playing it again :-(
  71. warmachine996
    Nov 19, 2018
    4
    For my opinion this isn't a fallout game
    NO RPG NO NPC NO STORY

    this game is only a DLC
    this game is simply a fallout version mixed with call of duty, just for the sake of shooting something, without any stimulation, no story, no multiple choice dialogs, no hard decisions, no ending to remember
  72. DaddyDummy
    Nov 19, 2018
    4
    Sadly, not much fun.
    First, this is a "real" Fallout game. Game play and feel is the same, controls (good and bad) are consistent; it's feels like Fallout 4. I enjoyed seeing a new wasteland to discover and new lore to learn. But that's all I enjoyed and that's the problem; other than being the next step in Fallout's development there is nothing else to recommend the game. The side quests    Sadly, not much fun.
    First, this is a "real" Fallout game. Game play and feel is the same, controls (good and bad) are consistent; it's feels like Fallout 4. I enjoyed seeing a new wasteland to discover and new lore to learn. But that's all I enjoyed and that's the problem; other than being the next step in Fallout's development there is nothing else to recommend the game. The side quests feel dreary. The constant, and I mean CONSTANT, stopping to play holotapes or read long terminal entries is annoying in the extreme. NPC interaction was fun in prior games, especially New Vegas, but it doesn't exist here. If I weren't a Fallout fan, I'd see no reason to play this. And banking on nostalgia just isn't enough to keep even a fanboy interested for very long.

    In summary, the graphics are better than ever but its a dull, grey game with limited play time potential. Spend your $60 on RDR 2.    … Expand
  73. Jesterskull
    Nov 21, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Giving up an Fallout 76:

    So this is how my adventure goes, I plan out my camp location weeks before the game starts. Loved that spot for about over 3 weeks.

    Yet seems there is a glitch, when C.A.M.P.'s get too crowded or near other camps, they delete camps.

    So mine got deleted this morning.

    So I decided to move camp to area I been looking forward to moving to anyway…

    Encountered way too many high level enemies to set up shop. (I am just about Lvl 30)

    Second area was on a cliff, near by some tough enemies to some, but I should be able to deal with.

    Leave because Maintenance

    And return to a Super mutant that is glitched under my tent, and is able to see me across the map.

    Literally running out of Options I decide to set up C.A.M.P. in the behind the Summer Villas

    (Enemies here are literally lvl 15 to lvl 1)

    And my home was destroyed by a Big Bat literally seconds after setting it up.

    Now I have nothing and no where to set up C.A.M.P.

    Game Over I guess.

    Literally can't play without a C.A.M.P. ..... What make angry more is how much was shared between Fallout 4 during development and how that likely made Fallout 4 worst because of it.

    They really should have never planned to do this game.    … Expand
  74. WhiteChedda
    Nov 21, 2018
    4
    I so wanted this game to be a success. I've been playing Fallout games since the beginning and I have always wanted to be able to do it with friends. The core of my gaming is casual games with a co-op element. I've always had a soft spot for the Fallout universe and the particular humor in the stories contained within. Even when Bethesda took the reigns I personally think they have been aI so wanted this game to be a success. I've been playing Fallout games since the beginning and I have always wanted to be able to do it with friends. The core of my gaming is casual games with a co-op element. I've always had a soft spot for the Fallout universe and the particular humor in the stories contained within. Even when Bethesda took the reigns I personally think they have been a responsible custodian to the franchise. Then came Fallout 76. It really feels hollow and lonely. The lack of NPC's is a really poor choice. It feels like the world is dead and its hard getting the motivation to explore somewhere because you know that its just going to be more of the same. You'll find a holotape or talk to a monotone robot drivel on about something you could care less about. There really is no human connection or interesting characters to care about. "Story" aside. The bugs. Oh my god the bugs. I've been beat down by invincible enemies, invisible enemies, teleporting enemies, and magically respawning enemies. Even when I finally make it through a zone somehow to progress on a questline I'll magically be disconnected. Then when I log back in my quest progress is nullified and now I'm on a different server with all the mobs respawned. I have items missing from my camp, junk magically disappearing, item carry weight bugs, perk cards missing, and worse frame rate with every update. This is definitely the last Bethesda game I preorder. The Bethesda bugs are no longer funny to me. Someone else can be the Beta guinea pig. The solitary funny thing about all this is that this game played better in "Beta". I wish I could get a refund at this point so I can buy this game when it actually comes out for real.… Expand
  75. SpectrumScholar
    Nov 22, 2018
    4
    A game with promise. Unfortunately the lack of notable in-depth story or fleshed out npcs make the world feel lifeless. The game has far too many bugs for a final game release, and the servers are unstable. It feels as though this game was rushed to market.
  76. Tughlaq
    Nov 22, 2018
    4
    I found myself wandering through the wasteland and towards the end of the 4 or so hours I played, had to stop and ask myself "when does this game actually get fun?". No NPC's ABSOLUTELY hurts the game. The lack of literally anything to do (no quests, basically you run around playing audio-logs) means that when you do encounter another player, you're just as clueless as they are.
    The    I found myself wandering through the wasteland and towards the end of the 4 or so hours I played, had to stop and ask myself "when does this game actually get fun?". No NPC's ABSOLUTELY hurts the game. The lack of literally anything to do (no quests, basically you run around playing audio-logs) means that when you do encounter another player, you're just as clueless as they are.
    The biggest mistake is mine, that I fell for the hype and actually bought this game.    … Expand
  77. Spoonage
    Nov 22, 2018
    4
    I realized what the issue with Fallout 76 was, from a lover of Fallout 3's perspective.

    This game is the near equivalent of GTA online, without the expansive campaign mode. All of the bugs and monotonous loot hunts aside, the biggest thing missing was the obvious lack of NPCs. Bethesda's decision to remove non player characters and their storylines, quirks, and all other attributes that    I realized what the issue with Fallout 76 was, from a lover of Fallout 3's perspective.

    This game is the near equivalent of GTA online, without the expansive campaign mode. All of the bugs and monotonous loot hunts aside, the biggest thing missing was the obvious lack of NPCs. Bethesda's decision to remove non player characters and their storylines, quirks, and all other attributes that add to a rich atmosphere are lost, to be replaced by the occasional run in with another real world person that may or may not care about your existence. But unlike Rockstar's GTA V, where they first released a full campaign, then a bit later released their moneymaker online mode, Bethesda tried to capitalize on this by combining the two, leaving us with a half made single player game and a half made multiplayer game, which don't combine to create a full experience.
    Full review on Youtube search Spoonage    … Expand
  78. 3614235
    Nov 22, 2018
    4
    This game, in its current state, is a buggy mess. It saddens me that I paid $60 for this, and what's even worse is that the game is currently on sale for $40, only 9 days after it went live. Worse yet is the fact that this is just outside the Amazon price match window, so I can't even recoup a few bucks on this waste of drive space. Maybe it will be good someday, but that day mostThis game, in its current state, is a buggy mess. It saddens me that I paid $60 for this, and what's even worse is that the game is currently on sale for $40, only 9 days after it went live. Worse yet is the fact that this is just outside the Amazon price match window, so I can't even recoup a few bucks on this waste of drive space. Maybe it will be good someday, but that day most certainly isn't today.… Expand
  79. Orami
    Nov 23, 2018
    4
    The Pros:
    The world looks nice and it is fun exploring.
    Weapons handling is pretty good and reaction times are fair. Strangely reminiscent of fallen earth for some reason. The Cons: No NPCs and no real story arc. If anything just having some people still around would make the world seem more realistic, but all you see are enemies no one wants to talk or offer trades even little    The Pros:
    The world looks nice and it is fun exploring.
    Weapons handling is pretty good and reaction times are fair.
    Strangely reminiscent of fallen earth for some reason.

    The Cons:
    No NPCs and no real story arc. If anything just having some people still around would make the world seem more realistic, but all you see are enemies no one wants to talk or offer trades even little things like do you have extra rad away? Nope if it is AI it is there to be killed nothing more.

    What little tidbits of story you do get are in holo tapes and notes.

    Very few players online and when they are online they generally stay away from each other. Although I did have a visitor come to my home one day Lemonz or something like that they gave me some radaway and rad-x and then they left... there was no other real interaction between players that I have seen.

    Mobs are easy to kill. There isn't much of a challenge in the enemies (I haven't seen the entire map so this may change). They vary between HPs like a tank or 1-2 shot kills.

    Your fast melee attack is bound to the same key as throw a grenade for some odd reason.

    Other thoughts:
    I came across some dude and some chick talking while killing stuff I thought to myself what a perfect time to stay hidden and eavesdrop. Yea.... that was a highlight of the game play. I also followed a guy into an instance once. He somehow pulled the entire instance on us every living thing was on us in a matter of seconds. It was a hard fight we both died, but only because the aggro was really weird. Either the quest pointers aren't clear enough or the event quests are glitched in some areas, because I spent a good hour if not more running in circles looking for something I could actually hit 'e' on at the power plant. Steam leaking from pipes? Yup, but they are not repairable.... Glitchy .... This game in it's current state is lacking a lot of polish. I think they might be able to do something with it, but there will need to be a lot of work done to the world to make it feel more like a fallout game.    … Expand
  80. Dungeon_
    Nov 27, 2018
    4
    I should start this review off with stating that I'm not a fan of survival games at all so I came into F76 as a very skeptical person however that said, it's not an entirely terrible experience either.

    Pros: - Improved animations - Usual Bethesda environmental storytelling - Ability to run around wreaking all sorts of havoc with pals - A non pay-to-win cosmetics shop that with a    I should start this review off with stating that I'm not a fan of survival games at all so I came into F76 as a very skeptical person however that said, it's not an entirely terrible experience either.

    Pros:
    - Improved animations
    - Usual Bethesda environmental storytelling
    - Ability to run around wreaking all sorts of havoc with pals
    - A non pay-to-win cosmetics shop that with a currency that is extremely easy to obtain while playing the game (With the whole free DLC bit, I figured it'd be a royal pain to even get the currency but so far its pretty easy, a bit tedious at times but generally easy.)
    - Environment is really pretty - there are some places that are a bit breathtaking when looking around and viewing, great for screenshot potential and building a C.A.M.P
    - Base-building has been upgraded - It feels a lot more responsive compared to how FO4's base-building mechanic worked, parts snap easier and are easier to handle.

    Cons:
    - Random FPS drops (I've noticed it happening a bit more frequently but it could be attributed to my AV)
    - Soft-locks on workstations - Every now and then, I'll encounter a soft-lock on a workstation when trying to use it that requires me to end the process via task manager
    - Not enough graphical options - the graphical options you can toggle feel very limited currently and the player has to resort to an .ini tweak to be able to turn off motion blur.
    - Lack of meaningful PvP - as it stands PvP isn't even worth the time/attempt. Better off making a team and PvEing. If they alter it to allow Raider types and/or Faction-typed PvP, it'll be an improvement.
    - Engine's age is definitely starting to show - The engine(Creation Engine) has slowly started to become a hindrance to the game's true potential with the hiccups it has.

    Overall, I'd say the game's a solid 6, it's not great but not terrible, has plenty of room for improvement. If Bethesda works on it and provides a lot of great content additions, it could potentially become greater.

    Side note: Bethesda has confirmed they're looking into Push-to-Talk as well as an FoV slider and an increase to their stash limit so that wasn't listed as a con, it'd of been nice at launch but I cannot in my right mind fault them for having a messy launch for their first actual online experience.

    -- EDIT 11/27 --
    Reducing score to 4/10, dailies are causing a hard PC crash/lock which is making the game nearly unplayable as is. The bug/error only seems to happen on loading screens when fast traveling back to the objective.

    -- Review may change positively/negatively after major patch --    … Expand
  81. KoboId
    Nov 28, 2018
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I went into this game expecting a good multiplayer and story based game, but after 80 hours of play and being level 76 the game has become boring with little content after you finish the main quest and the main quest is worse the the story of tactics and bos with the main quest not even having an ending, the few npcs like rose and modus become nothing but background characters after you finish their quest. The maintenance systems are more hassle then anything, when your gun breaks mid quest and have nothing else you just have to give up and waste time. Most of the assets from 4 are just ripped out of it and slapped onto 4 from far harbor to nuke world, even the buildings from 4 are slapped into 76
    The good things about this game are less often then the bad things but playing with friends in a beautiful environment but other then that the game is highly mediocre and not worth 60$    … Expand
  82. ArtilleryJay
    Nov 29, 2018
    4
    Fallout 76 is a perfect example of why I no longer get hyped over games. It has been, for lack of a better term, underwhelming. I really wish it would have been better, I really want to score it high. I just can't! Bethesda broke a winning formula with their bast installments. There is a complete lack of interesting stories, there are no fun characters, PvP is a joke, base building isFallout 76 is a perfect example of why I no longer get hyped over games. It has been, for lack of a better term, underwhelming. I really wish it would have been better, I really want to score it high. I just can't! Bethesda broke a winning formula with their bast installments. There is a complete lack of interesting stories, there are no fun characters, PvP is a joke, base building is frustrating, inventory management is maddening, and Bethesda's complete lack of communication to the community is the rotted cherry on the crap cake. The only redeeming quality is exploring a lovely and large world. The game turns it's back on all of the things that made Fallout such an amazing adventure. There is a reason that I have thousands of hours invested into Fallout 3 and NV. Story trees are a big part of the past games and there is none in this game. It takes away the player's ability to make choices that can effect the story line. I can understand some of the changes from a development standpoint as being necessary for an online multiplayer game (such as VATS being changed drastically), however, there are other changes that I cannot look past and thus, a score of four. Should be noted that I own two copies of the game and have invested over 100 hours into it. I'm not just writing a bad review to lower the game's score.… Expand
  83. shenannergans
    Dec 1, 2018
    4
    If you purchased the Power Armor Edition, please skip to the part marked with asterisks first for actual important legal information.

    That being said, this is nowhere NEAR a finished game. Even for a Bethesda title, this game is bug city. I truly challenge anyone to play this game for 30 minutes without experiencing a game-breaking glitch that renders the game literally unplayable (The    If you purchased the Power Armor Edition, please skip to the part marked with asterisks first for actual important legal information.

    That being said, this is nowhere NEAR a finished game. Even for a Bethesda title, this game is bug city. I truly challenge anyone to play this game for 30 minutes without experiencing a game-breaking glitch that renders the game literally unplayable (The no-damage bug, being stuck in power armor, getting stuck on terrain and being unable to get out, and more!).

    Pros:
    --Story (This one some of you might disagree with me on -- I actually find the story to be extremely interesting, though extremely short. I love the personal tales of West Virginians who did or didn't make it to any kind of shelter. You can see a lot of great storytelling through holotapes and terminals, much like reading a book. That being said, it's pretty questionable how it ties into the lore whatsoever)
    --Lots of potential
    --Fun with friends (though honestly, there's very few things in the world that aren't more fun with friends)
    --Good time waster (Easily sunk 40 hours into the game, at least until it started to get too repetitive for me to want to continue)

    Cons:
    --Glitches and Bugs (easily thousands, at least 20-30 of which completely destroy the playability of the game)
    --No motivating factors to complete quests (In many games like Fallout:NV or Skyrim, there would be quests that you'd receive from a distressed NPC, and you'd feel that motivation to go save their friend/retrieve their special item immediately. Depending on the quest, that even had an impact on the later game! Not so in 76!)
    --Quests are bland and boring (FETCH. QUESTS. I've been racking my brain on this one and I can't think of a single quest in this game that amounted to more than "Go here. Get this item/kill this enemy/clear this dungeon. Return.")
    --Repetitive gameplay (What is there really left to do after launching a nuke and killing the Scorchbeast Queen? Go scramble around for more junk? Complete more fetch quests/events?)
    --PVP (LOL Nobody on Bethesda even thought about how to make this enjoyable. This could be as easy as what World of Warcraft does. Designate PvP and PvE servers, and allow players to choose. No "duel" system, none of that garbage. Let me battle ANYONE within 10 levels of me [to avoid ganking] on a PvP server whether they're aware of it or not. There's no fun in setting up an ambush on another group if they can see you on the map, and if they have to shoot you back to actually engage in combat.)
    --Leveling System (Why do I level up if the levels mean nothing? I understand wanting to keep the game difficult, but the levels don't even matter! As a level 18, I was able to kill multiple level 68 scorched with very few issues, but struggled against a level 20-something Deathclaw.)
    --Price Drop (Are you kidding me? I paid $60 for this game, and less than a week after release, it's selling for $35. I understand you want to sell the game by any means necessary, but my god Bethesda, way to dump on your pre-order/release day fans.)
    --Gameplay Issues (The Pip Boy is designed terribly and the menus are overall clunky. This isn't an issue in single player Fallouts, where the game pauses while you access your menu, but in 76 it is truly a nightmare. Live-action VATS is also poorly executed in my opinion, and I also find that clunky and difficult to use.)
    ***--Bethesda Response to Controversy (I'm sure by now the "canvas to nylon bag" switcheroo is common knowledge, but if not, here's a brief summary: Bethesda's collector's edition of the game cost $200~ and came with a replica T-45 Power Armor Helmet, and a canvas bag to put it in. When people got their orders, they found that the bag is actually nylon. This is false advertising and controversial in itself, but it gets worse.)

    ***They offered 500 Atoms (approx. $5 worth of in game currency) to anyone affected by this. That's a spit in the face alone, but even better is the fact that in the United States, that is legally considered an out-of-court settlement and means that anyone that takes the Atoms deal is not allowed to sue for false/deceptive advertising, which leads me to believe this wasn't even a genuine "Yeah, we messed up, sorry guys", but was in fact a scheme devised to avoid as much legal liability as possible. This is no longer the Bethesda we know and love.)

    This game really has/had the potential to be the best game in the series. After all, I really think all people wanted was a Fallout 5 with co-op. God knows that's all I wanted. Instead I got this mess of a game that, had I waited one week, I could've got for $35 instead of $60.
    It's not the worst game I've ever played in my life. I've had a few funny moments with my buddies. It could've been a good game. That's about all the praise I can muster up for this game.
    Release a finished game next time.    … Expand
  84. Dolphman
    Dec 5, 2018
    4
    Fallout 76 game was a game I was really hyped about. A game I wanted to succeed. I thought the hate at the beginning was just the normal internet backlash, but as I've continued to play this game (to the point where I simply couldn't continue to handle it's flaws) my score has gone from a 8 to a 7, 6 to a 5, and now a 4.

    Fallout 76's world is one of it's only bright spots, and obviously    Fallout 76 game was a game I was really hyped about. A game I wanted to succeed. I thought the hate at the beginning was just the normal internet backlash, but as I've continued to play this game (to the point where I simply couldn't continue to handle it's flaws) my score has gone from a 8 to a 7, 6 to a 5, and now a 4.

    Fallout 76's world is one of it's only bright spots, and obviously the only part Bethesda seemed to finished. This game is extremely rushed, bugs are rampant, the quests are repetitive, and exploits continue to spread.

    This game can be fun, but once you realize how everything works it becomes an absolute drag. In previous Bethesda games this has happened but made the game better for me, not worse.

    PVP is worthless, the only time it's fun is when you are tracking down a wanted person (as you can freely attack them).

    I don't agree with the Engine complaints, the engine poor performance is an issue, but it isn't what ruined this game (if anything I was impressived by the improvements they made to it). To bad all of that is lossed in a huge amount of bugs and graphical glitchs.

    This game is an beginning BETA state at best. It begins to crack quickly.

    Overall this game needs major imporvements to become worthwhile. This game needed another year atleast to be fully finished.

    The good: This game, if you go into without expecting to hate it, is fun for the first 20 hours (Before you realize the paper-thin facade). This length time is extremely short compared to bethesda usually play-times, but atleast I was able to get some fun out of it.    … Expand
  85. metapoor
    Dec 8, 2018
    4
    Есть основные баги которыми исписан весь метакритик и кишит весь ютуб. (как переносить любой вес, как на ловушках набить себе лвл). спустя дней 10 после обнаружения этих багов 50%+игроков покачалось на них. теперь, и как быть? вайпа нет, банов нет, где баланс? Беседка вводит патч где фиксит баг с лвлапом на ловушках, но не фиксит баг с возможностью переносить любой вес.
    По началу    Есть основные баги которыми исписан весь метакритик и кишит весь ютуб. (как переносить любой вес, как на ловушках набить себе лвл). спустя дней 10 после обнаружения этих багов 50%+игроков покачалось на них. теперь, и как быть? вайпа нет, банов нет, где баланс? Беседка вводит патч где фиксит баг с лвлапом на ловушках, но не фиксит баг с возможностью переносить любой вес.
    По началу аудиозаписи оправдывались тем что 76 убежище открылось первым и мы единственные люди в "пустоши", но через часов 10 игры сплошные тонны текста воспринимать становится нудно, слушать или читать голозаписи, читать записки на бумаге, читать терминалы.    … Expand
  86. ApacheHeli
    Dec 13, 2021
    4
    Updating this Review, lowing my rating, they are continuing to monetize this game, exploration is fun, I like playing the game, but it's just not worth a good review.
  87. glomman
    Aug 26, 2020
    4
    I have played Fallout 76 for a reasonable amount of time, long enough to form my own opinion on it, and I'm not that positively overwhelmed, although I don't think the game is complete garbage.
    You can't really objectively rate a game, so all I can say is that I'm a huge fan of the Fallout series, with Fallout 4 being my favourite out of the bunch, so I'm simply more interested in the    I have played Fallout 76 for a reasonable amount of time, long enough to form my own opinion on it, and I'm not that positively overwhelmed, although I don't think the game is complete garbage.
    You can't really objectively rate a game, so all I can say is that I'm a huge fan of the Fallout series, with Fallout 4 being my favourite out of the bunch, so I'm simply more interested in the single-player aspect of these games. Fallout 76 doesn't offer that in the slightest, sure there are some quests you can do while playing on your own, but the game is truly meant to be played with a group of friends, which lies not in my field of interest, when it comes to fallout titles. Also there are lots of bugs, even still after one year, albeit not game-breaking and mostly of visual nature, it will throw some people off.

    Update for Wastelanders:
    I still don't think Fallout 76 comes close to the other Singleplayer Fallout games, but its gotten better over the recent updates. I still hate the multiplayer aspects, the game as a service-model, and the in-game microtransactions, though.

    Update for The Legendary Run:
    Well, they **** it up by introducing a genuine GAS aspect.
    I will probably never play this game again.    … Expand
  88. Dom20
    Dec 19, 2020
    4
    Nicht das schlechteste Spiel was Ich jemals gespielt habe aber auch nicht wirklich gut.
  89. Tattool
    Nov 5, 2019
    4
    I consider myself an advent Bethesda fan, considering I have put thousands of hours among the titles of Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3 and 4. And I was really excited for Fallout 76, even though it wasn't the traditional rpg experience I expected from Bethesda. I played for about 50 hours on PC when it was first released for the PC beta and when the hard release came around. It was a freshI consider myself an advent Bethesda fan, considering I have put thousands of hours among the titles of Oblivion, Skyrim, Fallout 3 and 4. And I was really excited for Fallout 76, even though it wasn't the traditional rpg experience I expected from Bethesda. I played for about 50 hours on PC when it was first released for the PC beta and when the hard release came around. It was a fresh feeling going into it at first with the new wasteland and the potential for new story elements and world building that we haven't experienced since the game is set before the events of the original Fallout 1. Unfortunately none of the story I found via holotapes or terminals really got me engaged, despite me trying to get into it. The game became repetitive and disinterested me very quickly and I haven't been back to the game since the second week of release.… Expand
  90. moonlaba
    Jan 17, 2022
    4
    우리가 폴아웃을, 더 나아가 베데스다의 게임을 사랑했던 이유는 뭘까? NPC들을 만나고 그들의 생각을 듣고, 그들과 세계를 탐험하고 세계가 변화하는 과정을 사랑했기 때문이다. 세계의 변화는 그것을 꾸며주는 장치중에 하나였다. 자신의 최대강점을 없애버린 베데스다는 결국 잘하는걸 빼고나면 할줄아는게 없다는 알고싶지 않은 내용만 증명했다.우리가 폴아웃을, 더 나아가 베데스다의 게임을 사랑했던 이유는 뭘까? NPC들을 만나고 그들의 생각을 듣고, 그들과 세계를 탐험하고 세계가 변화하는 과정을 사랑했기 때문이다. 세계의 변화는 그것을 꾸며주는 장치중에 하나였다. 자신의 최대강점을 없애버린 베데스다는 결국 잘하는걸 빼고나면 할줄아는게 없다는 알고싶지 않은 내용만 증명했다.
  91. Skyware
    Feb 12, 2020
    4
    Fallout 76 - это самый большой провал Bethesda за последнее десятилетие.
    Мы ожидали ролевую игру с огромным миром и умопомрачительным сюжетом?
    Bethesda сказала "Выкуси!" И сделала Fallout 76. Нет,конечно в игре есть потенциал, например хорошая музыка, да и игроки в ней стали ролеплеить и отыгрывать по настоящему и это круто! Но на одном этом далеко не уедешь,а потому лишь 4 балла, не    Fallout 76 - это самый большой провал Bethesda за последнее десятилетие.
    Мы ожидали ролевую игру с огромным миром и умопомрачительным сюжетом?
    Bethesda сказала "Выкуси!" И сделала Fallout 76.
    Нет,конечно в игре есть потенциал, например хорошая музыка, да и игроки в ней стали ролеплеить и отыгрывать по настоящему и это круто!
    Но на одном этом далеко не уедешь,а потому лишь 4 балла, не более того .    … Expand
  92. Kelen
    Oct 13, 2021
    4
    4.5 / 10 - Acceptable
    (after 650 hours of playing & completing story threads)
    The plot of everything is boring, and the whole game is underdeveloped and buggy. They keep adding new bugs and rarely fix old ones. A lot of content has been added, but everything is average quality at best. At the beginning, you can have fun getting to know everything and hoping that it will get even    4.5 / 10 - Acceptable
    (after 650 hours of playing & completing story threads)

    The plot of everything is boring, and the whole game is underdeveloped and buggy. They keep adding new bugs and rarely fix old ones.
    A lot of content has been added, but everything is average quality at best.

    At the beginning, you can have fun getting to know everything and hoping that it will get even better.
    It won't.    … Expand
  93. UnknownPlayer
    Jun 21, 2020
    4
    2 for the first experience and 4 for the new DLC, -2 for the bug and the inside store.
  94. m4s4t
    Jun 10, 2023
    4
    This game should 've been a Multiplayer add-on for Fallout 4 because it's basically the same game without an offline mode and that's it.
  95. PsychoSimatic
    Dec 4, 2018
    3
    EDIT::: I was wrong.... so very very wrong. Honestly any game is probably fun with friends, and this game is the same. But the bugs... my god the bugs. There are just so many... It honestly cripples the game completely. I wanted to love this, I came on here to defend it and gave it a 7/10 and the bugs were SO bad that I had to come back with my hat in my hand asking for forgiveness andEDIT::: I was wrong.... so very very wrong. Honestly any game is probably fun with friends, and this game is the same. But the bugs... my god the bugs. There are just so many... It honestly cripples the game completely. I wanted to love this, I came on here to defend it and gave it a 7/10 and the bugs were SO bad that I had to come back with my hat in my hand asking for forgiveness and posting an edit. This game is bad because its broken and in some ways its even broken fundamentally. Dont buy this game unless you want to find yourself miserable at being stuck unable to play it because of legit game crushing bugs (unable to do damage to mobs or players, no loot dropping, mobs glitching constantly, your character becoming completely stuck and unable to move, or interact with objects or just falling through the world repeatedly (those are 3 separate bugs not just one big super bug).

    ORIGINAL REVIEW LEFT IN BELOW::

    I've probably put several hundred hours into this game already, currently level 80 right now and I have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed the game. The negative reviews that you see complaining about bugs, glitches and overall wonky behavior in the game are all true. I dont deny the game has issues (hence the 7/10) but overall the world, the lore and the feeling of exploration and just good ole fashion crazy slaughter are all very fun. The nuclear launches are awesome and if you can get a couple of friends to play this with you the game is very rewarding. I am lucky enough to have a a group of 4 that play this with me and I will admit this likely makes a big difference since the lack of push to talk is pretty bad. They are adding many of the things people are complaining about in future patches but overall I certainly wouldn't give this game a 3/10 as it stands now. This game is fun and if you can roll with the punches of some of the weird stuff that can happen then you'll have fun playing it as well.    … Expand
  96. Cytheria
    Nov 20, 2018
    3
    This is a Fallout 4 expansion, masquerading as a stand alone game.

    What Bethesda have done, is seen the recent trend towards crafting survival games, cobbled together a map and a multiplayer mod under the Fallout 4 engine, and bundled what should have been a $10 DLC into a full game. What backstory there is, is sparse and lacks any kind of draw. The introduction of the "scorched"    This is a Fallout 4 expansion, masquerading as a stand alone game.

    What Bethesda have done, is seen the recent trend towards crafting survival games, cobbled together a map and a multiplayer mod under the Fallout 4 engine, and bundled what should have been a $10 DLC into a full game.

    What backstory there is, is sparse and lacks any kind of draw.

    The introduction of the "scorched" is clearly just a case of needing an in-universe reason to include the zombies every other crafting survival game has, without actually referring to them as zombies, because they couldnt just reuse the ghouls.

    Nuke codes, on the other hand, stink of hastily bolted in end-game/raid mechanic to appease the needs of anyone who actually manages to stick with the game long enough to need an end game mechanic.

    The enemies are pretty lackluster, and boring.

    The Vats system is so watered down, its pointless. The Special system, Isnt.

    The camp system takes the FO 4 outpost system and turns it into a money sink of a portable crafting system that no one with half a brain has any reason or inclination to use.

    In a game where the greatest "risk" is loosing 10-20mins of progress to one of the games intermittent, unpredictable server hiccups, it shouldn't come as any surprise that the "reward" is similarly lackluster.

    If you're looking for a multiplayer crafting/survival game, try 7 days to die or rust for a much better experience.

    If you're looking for Fallout, this isnt it. If it wasnt for the skins, music and Bethesda's marketting budget, this would just be another in a long line of really shoddy "to avoid" early access titles that no one would bother playing any more.

    At best, its a fallout 4 expansion, and you should steer well clear till its priced accordingly.    … Expand
  97. Fishydude23
    Apr 1, 2019
    3
    I played Fallout 76 when it was first released and was not impressed. Many bugs, server lag, no story and general lack of interesting content. Many of the games issues stem directly from being an online only game. I am constantly playing will lag, damage takes about half a second to register and many shots seem to miss despite aiming at the target. Enemies sometime spawn, but are notI played Fallout 76 when it was first released and was not impressed. Many bugs, server lag, no story and general lack of interesting content. Many of the games issues stem directly from being an online only game. I am constantly playing will lag, damage takes about half a second to register and many shots seem to miss despite aiming at the target. Enemies sometime spawn, but are not animated until you attack them. Other players are also a big issue, not necessarily by intent, but many time i have encountered other players during 'events' and they are often much higher level than me, meaning i am basically useless during the event as higher level players are just one hitting every enemy, whilst i have to shoot them several times. I have had other people approach my area after i have killed all the enemies, only for the other player to inadvertently trigger all the enemies to respawn and at a higher level. Leaving me surrounded by high level enemies that i have already killed.
    There is also next to no story in the game. No NPCs. No plot motivation. The small amount of meaningless story is delivered through occasional holotape recordings and terminal entries or notes to read. But even those are hard to actually consume seeing that the game is online, you can't pause. Therefore stopping to read a note or hack a computer leaves you standing there whilst enemies are free to attack you. Not very immersive in the story if i feel i need to rush read so i dont get attacked.
    In general the game feels like a chore to play, with nearly no motivation to play. No story. And the Looting really isnt very great either, i rarely find any stash of interesting loot and i dont feel rewarded for any of my actions in game.

    I have just come back to the game to give it another go. Maybe they fixed the issues from launch?
    Well, not really. Certainly LESS bugs, but still buggy. Lag issues still persist (likely on part because my internet is trash, but despite that other game have very little issues with lag). And the game still feels very empty and pointless.

    Cant recommend this game at all really. Some people seem to enjoy it, and i guess if you can see past all the issues, then maybe you could enjoy it, playing with a group of friends may be enjoyable for a short time?
    If they added the option to play entirely client side (offline), then that would likely improve at least my experience. But even with that, the game will still be empty and pointless.

    As a side not regarding reviews of this game: Many people think its fair to give this game a 0 whilst others think 10. Both are very wrong, really no game is zero, and very few would have justified reason for giving them a 10. Perhaps people should think more fairly about how they review rather than be angry at the game or at people who say bad things about something you enjoy. Fallout 76 is objectively a bad game, that doesn't mean no one can enjoy it.    … Expand
  98. KesslerCOIL
    Aug 9, 2020
    3
    Update:
    Wastelanders update along with some previous updates have made improvements, but the game still frankly shouldnt be released. Still too buggy even for a Bethesda game, monetization is more predatory than at launch, Fallout 1st is capitalist garbage and the overall gameplay experience hasnt improved much.
    I wanted this game to be done well, but after playing ~26hrs I just cannot    Update:
    Wastelanders update along with some previous updates have made improvements, but the game still frankly shouldnt be released. Still too buggy even for a Bethesda game, monetization is more predatory than at launch, Fallout 1st is capitalist garbage and the overall gameplay experience hasnt improved much.

    I wanted this game to be done well, but after playing ~26hrs I just cannot continue.
    It's easily the buggiest game I have ever played, devoid of content and the VATS system has been stripped down to a point where it may as well not even be in the game.    … Expand
  99. jenorris
    Nov 27, 2018
    3
    An absolute insulting asset flip from fallout 4 that is a shame. Game breaking bugs, graphics that are hideous . boring . Thinking about how complicated and intertwined even Oblivion was years and years ago. Looking at Fallout 76 is sad. Bethesdas games are getting dumbed down more and more. They have lost alot of goodwill from fans. Im so sad and disappointed in them.
  100. damaged
    Nov 26, 2018
    3
    Has so much potential, that being said. Bethesda really should have used a new engine, this one is showing its age. Bugs...they do not have the crutch that is the modding community for this game, and it's shone a light on their inability to react to and fix bugs, call it lazy or incompetent, you choose. If you are on the fence with this game, wait, wait for a large patch that address whatHas so much potential, that being said. Bethesda really should have used a new engine, this one is showing its age. Bugs...they do not have the crutch that is the modding community for this game, and it's shone a light on their inability to react to and fix bugs, call it lazy or incompetent, you choose. If you are on the fence with this game, wait, wait for a large patch that address what the community wants, instead of a patch that barely changes anything except a color on a in-game comic. Wait for a deep deep sale, and only then pick it up with the possibility that private servers will be a thing, and the community can once again do the job that Bethesda obviously cannot be trusted to do.… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 46
  3. Negative: 13 out of 46
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    35
    Fallout 76 represents a big disappointment and the lowest point of the series so far. Riddled with bugs, repetitive and dull gameplay, nonexistent story and outdated graphics, it fails as a both multiplayer and singleplayer experience for fans and newcomers alike.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    55
    Miracles do happen once in a while and No Man’s Sky proved that sometimes it is possible to get back on your feet even after a terrible failure. Right now though Fallout 76 is botched spectacularly on so many levels that even talking about this game is a waste of time. [01/2019, p.46]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 10, 2019
    40
    An unfinished game with bifurcated identity and in an almost dysfunctional state. It's hard to build on a bad base, that will never change. Like the war. [Issue#292]
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