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. 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
  2. allquixotic
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    Buy it for $9 once Bethesda fixes it... probably around September 2019. Unplayable garbage.
  3. AureliusAquila
    Nov 28, 2018
    1
    Bugs constantly. Micro-transactions. Boring game play where the only "fun" is laughing at ridiculous things with your friends. Arguably the most important aspect of the game in my opinion, the PVP, is crippled. If you want a non-story driven game with decent play/building/PvP, just play RUST. They're not going to be able to fix this, it's an absolute bomb, and a blemish on the good name ofBugs constantly. Micro-transactions. Boring game play where the only "fun" is laughing at ridiculous things with your friends. Arguably the most important aspect of the game in my opinion, the PVP, is crippled. If you want a non-story driven game with decent play/building/PvP, just play RUST. They're not going to be able to fix this, it's an absolute bomb, and a blemish on the good name of Fallout. Not fun, not interesting, it holds novelty for a few hours, then dies completely. Expect to be excited for a few days or even a week, then promptly put it down for whatever you were playing before.… Expand
  4. MLBane
    Nov 28, 2018
    5
    Being a Bethesda game I expect bugs, but normally I forgive many of them due to the interesting stories and worlds their games provide. With Fallout 76 I have mixed feelings. The game can be fun when you add a friend to the mix, however after a few hours of play it gets pretty boring in my opinion and is extremely boring to play solo. Here are my major complaints. The story isn't thatBeing a Bethesda game I expect bugs, but normally I forgive many of them due to the interesting stories and worlds their games provide. With Fallout 76 I have mixed feelings. The game can be fun when you add a friend to the mix, however after a few hours of play it gets pretty boring in my opinion and is extremely boring to play solo. Here are my major complaints. The story isn't that interesting and the game doesn't make you feel special in any way. The daily quests don't drop loot worth picking up, the events can be interesting but ultimately you don't get any reward worth the effort...the boss battles are the same, nothing good in the drops to make you want to ever repeat them. If they added special armors or weapon drops that you could get from certain bosses or certain dailies that would help...but ultimately there doesn't feel like there is anything to do in this game.… Expand
  5. Flam3thrower
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    Very buggy game it crashes a lot,camp disappears,low fps,Story is boring,there is no text chat,world feels very empty without NPCs. only good things are; a lot of new weapons and fusion cores in power armor last longer.
  6. kayaz
    Nov 28, 2018
    1
    rage quit time. this game is nothing but grind, without an interesting plot. frustrating because everything breaks, but you have a storage limit for the very stuff that will let you repair weapons and armor. all you do is walk around trying to collect resources all the while being shot at, and then.... your gun breaks. totally frustrating and buggy game
  7. Sfx11
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    Зря я мэду сразу не поверил, а ведь мистер говард и правда сделал говно
  8. JorgasElite
    Nov 28, 2018
    8
    I've been having a great time playing Fallout 76, and this is coming from someone who enjoys old-school and new RPGs. Fallout 76 is great if you love exploration; the world is beautiful, diverse and satisfying to discover new locations. The main quest both catches your attention, but also allows you to freely explore the world without feeling totally wrong by avoiding it.

    By no means is    I've been having a great time playing Fallout 76, and this is coming from someone who enjoys old-school and new RPGs. Fallout 76 is great if you love exploration; the world is beautiful, diverse and satisfying to discover new locations. The main quest both catches your attention, but also allows you to freely explore the world without feeling totally wrong by avoiding it.

    By no means is it a perfect game. Yes, there are bugs, and not as many as some people say, and with that 90% of them that I have encountered are harmless. Occasionally you might lose connection to the server, but 99% of the time I have had no problem with that. Stash size and inventory size is low, but those can be reasoned with by taking the right perks and not hoarding tons of resources.

    CAMPs are fun to make, and while they are not as large as the settlements for Fallout 4, it is satisfying to make a camp that can be placed anywhere on the map as you go. If you place your camp in an unorthodox location, i.e. not somewhere where everyone is going to place it, you have practically no risk of it being removed. Over the course of three days my camp north of Morgantown as never removed.

    In total, it is an enjoyable spinoff to the Fallout series. In fact, I can without a doubt say the environment is the best I have seen in the Fallout series. If you like the gameplay of Fallout, the world of Fallout, the possibility of having other strangers help you out, and a number of interesting questlines, then Fallout 76 is the game for you!    … Expand
  9. windswept143
    Nov 28, 2018
    2
    This game is trash, I have a gtx 1080ti, 32gb of ram, and an amd threadripper and the game has crashed on me 5 times. It looks terrible and it barely has a story. The world feels empty and barren as the only NPCs are robots. This was clearly a cash grab. It's little more than a fallout 4 multiplayer mod being sold for AAA price. Bethesda needs a new engine for starfield and the elderThis game is trash, I have a gtx 1080ti, 32gb of ram, and an amd threadripper and the game has crashed on me 5 times. It looks terrible and it barely has a story. The world feels empty and barren as the only NPCs are robots. This was clearly a cash grab. It's little more than a fallout 4 multiplayer mod being sold for AAA price. Bethesda needs a new engine for starfield and the elder scrolls 6 or at the very least they need to seriously overhaul their engine.… Expand
  10. IonutRO
    Nov 28, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is fun to play but the quests are just you being talked at by a recording while doing errands back and forth. You don't really get a sense of progression because you already know the NPCs related to that quest are dead and that your efforts won't affect the world.

    Hopefully they will add some interactive NPCs in the future, even it's just robots that you can actually talk to (as opposed to just being talked at by). They promised future gameplay modes, so maybe they can add a co-op story-mode expansion (a sort of mix between Borderlands and Fallout 4) that takes us to another region of America, such as Pennsylvania, where we can encounter human NPCs that were out of reach of the Scorched plague.

    Everyone's complaining about the bugs and the graphics, but personally I've not encountered any bugs except for the odd crash, as for the graphics, they're fine, people need to stop being such snobs about graphics in games.    … Expand
  11. skataras
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    if you expect the same feeling as you had with fallout 4 then this game isnt for you. Always online, no player made mods, no story and bugs that will never be fixed by the community.
  12. Davey2
    Nov 28, 2018
    10
    It's actually more of a 7, but to counteract the stupid low scores I'll put 10.
  13. alexsoar
    Nov 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this game! 10/10 !!!

    Не могу оторваться от игры уже почти две недели. Мне искренне непонятно, что игрокам не нравится. Ощущение, что просто зажрались. Я прошел все части серии. И от каждой получил огромное удовольствие, включая Fallout 4. Конечно лучшей частью игры я все равно считаю New Vegas.
    Fallout 76 воспринимается иначе, присутствует особая атмосфера постъядерного мира, по первым ощущениям совсем непохожая на другие части серии. На данный момент 65 уровень. Исследовано много локаций, но далеко еще не все. Осталась уйма контента. Пройдены цепочки квестов Анклава и Братства стали. Те кто пишут, что с лором что-то не так, определенно его не знают, где-то что-то слышали, а потом с пеной из рта пытаются доказать, что не по лору. Более того, многие моменты из прошлых частей игры проясняются. Мои впечатления от игры только положительные, да баги есть, но я уверен их поправят, да и они на мой взгляд незначительные, особенно если сравнивать с прошлыми частями серии xD, и на общее впечатление от игры они не слишком влияют. Вообще о такой игре я мог только мечтать. Кооператив в постапокалиптическом мире с элементами ролевой игры. Вы только вдумайтесь.
    Я крайне рекомендую всем любителям серии поиграть чуть больше ( из тех кто купил), не набивать просмотры кликбейтным заголовкам на ютубе и стримах (Тодд Говард сливает серию и все такое). Имейте свою голову на плечах. Геймплей потрясный, играть интересно, квесты крутые. Я крайне рекомендую игру к покупке. Я теперь ее фанат и поэтому просто не могу смотреть на то, как ее пытаются очернить.
    С уважением, Александр ( 32 года, Front-end Developer и поклонник серии Fallout).    … Expand
  14. Pyrofreak
    Nov 28, 2018
    7
    All scores 4 and below are **** Ignore them. Game is bugged to hell and has many Qol issues. With that being said, the story told via environment is well done and is compelling. Perk system is robust and flexible. Endgame is limited currently but more is on the way. Fun with friends or alone. Currently sits at 6-7 for me, but once some issues are fixed this is easily an 8+ game.
  15. Stone_Heart
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    A game so terrible that bethesda has gone all out to deny refunds. i was encouraged by the help employee i emailed that i should be refunded if the graphical issue i had was still occurring by time of launch.
    needless to say the person i talked to lied and i am now being told i will not receive a refund.
    i will never buy another bethesda game again. thanks for taking advantage of someone    A game so terrible that bethesda has gone all out to deny refunds. i was encouraged by the help employee i emailed that i should be refunded if the graphical issue i had was still occurring by time of launch.
    needless to say the person i talked to lied and i am now being told i will not receive a refund.
    i will never buy another bethesda game again. thanks for taking advantage of someone on the spectrum. real classy    … Expand
  16. oxid_282
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    I can't play this game. I wanted to refund my money, ,but bethesda didn't want to do. OMG. This game is
    so awful. Graphics of 2005 year, no NPC, it is very boring. I played Fallout 4 and that game was awesome. I thought that Fallout 76 would be better, but I was wrong. Don't buy this game,pls.
  17. kevin_majorca
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    This game is boring an lifeless. Large map with no players. Bugs and bad fps. Worst 60e I have ever spent.
  18. 7threalm
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    Buyer Beware

    I bought the game for $60 despite the reviews, played for a less then 10 hours, Game price went to $30...yea its that bad. Attempted a refund even before the price dropped. If you download the game refunds are not available if you download the game wtf bethesda...Bought it through humble bundle still waiting to see if they will refund. Bethesda denied refund. I normally    Buyer Beware

    I bought the game for $60 despite the reviews, played for a less then 10 hours, Game price went to $30...yea its that bad. Attempted a refund even before the price dropped. If you download the game refunds are not available if you download the game wtf bethesda...Bought it through humble bundle still waiting to see if they will refund. Bethesda denied refund. I normally don't review games but hopefully it will save someone some money.

    I feel bad for those that pre-order and got the sets. I can take $60 loss but I would be super pissed if i played over $100 for their collector sets.

    The game is basically a fallout 4 mod and a bad one at that.

    still hoping humble bundle comes through. If i were a 3rd party vendor i would drop this product due to cost of dealing with angry customers.
    Avoid at all costs.

    if this is a sandbox its full of cat S*** its full of sepsis    … Expand
  19. darkost12
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    There is no secret. Most of games have already become a suction of gamers money. But I've never seen such insolence and ignorance to customers anywhere else. No soul, no good net-code and cheating protection, no atmosphere, no future for Fallout series.
  20. Frezoki
    Nov 28, 2018
    6
    The game isn't a complete disaster. It has its moments. But the story in this game is just a complete joke. Not only that it is not very optimized for multiplayer (although it's a multiplayer game), it doesn't makes any fun at all. It's just annoying to read through thousands of terminals just to collect another item and the holotapes don't make it any better.

    I hope Bethesda will bring    The game isn't a complete disaster. It has its moments. But the story in this game is just a complete joke. Not only that it is not very optimized for multiplayer (although it's a multiplayer game), it doesn't makes any fun at all. It's just annoying to read through thousands of terminals just to collect another item and the holotapes don't make it any better.

    I hope Bethesda will bring a lot of updates, that makes the game a lot better.    … Expand
  21. ryanl69
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    such a let down, i cant even return this buggy shell of a fallout game. It runs like **** and these bugs are the same from fallout 4, why lie todd? why lie to your fans and cucking them to the fullest extent?
    Not even giving refunds for a broken, not even finished game?? I payed $60 for this stupid game from the way im experiencing things is something of an beta, not even finished!! im so    such a let down, i cant even return this buggy shell of a fallout game. It runs like **** and these bugs are the same from fallout 4, why lie todd? why lie to your fans and cucking them to the fullest extent?
    Not even giving refunds for a broken, not even finished game?? I payed $60 for this stupid game from the way im experiencing things is something of an beta, not even finished!! im so done with this company and their cash grabs, they dont give a **** about their fans or fallout anymore, even skyrim. Countless remakes of skyrim and fallout, all for a next edition to the series. Pathetic, this is the last game I buy from this once great company, now its just like EA, corporate scum.    … Expand
  22. ShadowStarGamin
    Nov 28, 2018
    8
    I LOVE this game and personally do not understand all the hate it is receiving. Sure there are bugs and some flaws, but nothing game breaking really, at least I haven't encountered anything. I don't mind that there are no human NPCs, I enjoy exploring the world, fighting enemies and learn about how people tried to survive in this Scorched infested area.

    It is not like the game    I LOVE this game and personally do not understand all the hate it is receiving. Sure there are bugs and some flaws, but nothing game breaking really, at least I haven't encountered anything. I don't mind that there are no human NPCs, I enjoy exploring the world, fighting enemies and learn about how people tried to survive in this Scorched infested area.

    It is not like the game completely lacks a story or npcs, no, there is a lot of story, quests and even interesting characters such as Rose and the Overseer.

    I am currently over level 95 and probably played the game for over 100 hours and I am still enjoying every single bit of it. I mostly play alone, but playing with friends is very enjoyable. The whole explore, loot and fight hard enemies togethre aspect is very fun. Get to share resources and help each other out.

    While you can tell PVP was not a focus of the game, the bit that does exist is also quite fun, such as fighting over a workshop.

    If people have been expecting a singleplayer game then I can understand you are disappointed, but to review bomb this game over personal taste like that is not okay. People that also expected a new engine for this game... just... why were you expecting so much over what clearly is a sort-of "experiment". Their focus lies more on Starfield and TES6, so they wanted to reduce development time. If they decided to get a completely new engine then we probably wouldn't even have heard anything in about a year or 2 of this game. Creation works fine for this game, it just has a lot of bugs and come on, is graphics really such an important factor in games these days? Gameplay and story over graphics I say!

    I love this game, but because of the bugs I can't give it a full 10. If Bethesda gets their **** together however and fixes problems the game has then I will give it a full 10!    … Expand
  23. BethesdaBot
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    Dead game series, Bethesda is
    impotent, who can only publish. Waste 60$ for this **** #TODDHOWARDDON'TMAKETHEGAMES
  24. Stormpaw
    Nov 28, 2018
    8
    Alright lets get this out the way, I'm not on the oh-so-popular hate train for this game, sorry, but I was actually willing to give it a fair if sceptical chance, and after over 100 hours in game I've gotta say I like it, the story is pretty compelling if a bit sombre, so long as you take the time to listen, and the lack of npcs just adds weight to the actual events of the game, but likeAlright lets get this out the way, I'm not on the oh-so-popular hate train for this game, sorry, but I was actually willing to give it a fair if sceptical chance, and after over 100 hours in game I've gotta say I like it, the story is pretty compelling if a bit sombre, so long as you take the time to listen, and the lack of npcs just adds weight to the actual events of the game, but like any bethesda game at launch (Looking at you, blacksmith in whiterun who's model was replaces with a distorted cow for me) it does have a lot of bugs, most of these aren't game-ruiners for me, but they are there. With Bethesda patching and fixing the issues as well as implementing player suggested QoL changes I think the future is looking pretty bright for it's actual playability.

    Maybe you agree with me, maybe you don't, but hey at least go wild and make sure you form your own opinions instead of regurgitating popular flinch reactions.    … Expand
  25. imaspacecadet
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    I had to force myself to play this game for 40 hours with the hopes that it would get better, but to my disappointment, that did not happen. I'm a huge fan of the Fallout series and thoroughly enjoyed all of the installments until this one. This game just sucks, but not because of the online component, which is too bad because content-wise, it is a beautiful game. Before I first playedI had to force myself to play this game for 40 hours with the hopes that it would get better, but to my disappointment, that did not happen. I'm a huge fan of the Fallout series and thoroughly enjoyed all of the installments until this one. This game just sucks, but not because of the online component, which is too bad because content-wise, it is a beautiful game. Before I first played the game, I was hesitant on the lack of NPCs, but I found that I really didn't miss them, but the quests and story telling were not as compelling as the previous installments and I did not find myself with the same cravings to come back for more. What finally did it for me was the difficultly; it was either ridiculously easy or painfully impossible with no real balance in between. Consequently, I would find myself frequently shifting from being bored to incredibly frustrated. I did not mind the online component and thought it was a welcome change; however, it seems that the developers embraced every annoying aspect of online games and crammed them into Fallout 76. I would have preferred more content for Fallout 4 then this heaping pile of "potatoes" and I don't see how this game will be successful in the long term. As much as I like the Fallout series and despite the money and time I have spent on this game, I no longer want to play it...… Expand
  26. rainey06au
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    This isn't even a game. It's an environment to walk around in, and a gallery to spectate others doing the same thing. What was Bethesda thinking!
  27. Moeparker
    Nov 27, 2018
    6
    I gave it a 6. I've not had any game breaking bugs. Few T pose ghouls charging me. Once had lag up to 13 seconds for looting. No D/Cs for me. There are issues, some that make you wonder how they passed through the Alpha, cause this feels more like a Beta, not a full launch. As Todd would say from his 2012 Skyrim Keynote speech, we are in "Opportunity Time"

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

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

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

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

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

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

    This review is written when Stash limit is still 400 and the CAMP bulldozer is weeks away. If Bethesda keeps updating things like that due to our feedback that's good.    … Expand
  28. Amichan342
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    What is it with people and saying the game is **** and that its super buggy or what not but its not ive played Fallout 76 quite a lot this week and its amazing and it has wonderful quality and what makes me pissed off is all this bad reviews LIKE PEOPLE CALM THE **** DOWN ITS BEEN OUT FOR 2 ****ING WEEKS WHATS UP WITH THAT LIKE I DONT GET IT. like i have no problems with either bugs or lagWhat is it with people and saying the game is **** and that its super buggy or what not but its not ive played Fallout 76 quite a lot this week and its amazing and it has wonderful quality and what makes me pissed off is all this bad reviews LIKE PEOPLE CALM THE **** DOWN ITS BEEN OUT FOR 2 ****ING WEEKS WHATS UP WITH THAT LIKE I DONT GET IT. like i have no problems with either bugs or lag and its just been running amazing for me and all those people who refund it for like bugs reasons are idiotic since its still updating a lot… Expand
  29. Boo59
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    chto eto takoe? gde FALLOUT? kak v eto igrat? za chto razrabotchiki nagadili mne v dushu?
  30. antanaka
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    Даже 4 на фоне со своим колесом диалога и "веткой" прокачки не кажется настолько унылой и безвкусной. По-моему, Тодд и Co. превзошли сами себя. Есть куча других игр, где можно побегать вместе с товарищем по открытому миру, стоящих в 5, если не в 10 раз дешевле.Даже 4 на фоне со своим колесом диалога и "веткой" прокачки не кажется настолько унылой и безвкусной. По-моему, Тодд и Co. превзошли сами себя. Есть куча других игр, где можно побегать вместе с товарищем по открытому миру, стоящих в 5, если не в 10 раз дешевле.
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Metascore
52

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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