Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6754 Ratings

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  1. Almostpilot
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    The game graphically is ugly, by insisting on using an aged engine. Gameplay weak, Enemies give spawn behind you. Honestly it looks much more like a DLC than a new game. And the price is absurd for what delivers.
  2. Urban1212
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    RIP Fallout 1997-2018

    - Not enough settings: FOV, V-Sync
    - Fake PvP, it's really just PvE
    - 10050000 bugs
  3. TiaxTheMighty
    Nov 18, 2018
    2
    Everything that made fallout a great series is absent from this game. These games have always been buggy, but we looked past them because of the lore, the interactions, the story, the narrative, and the desperate sense of survival.

    This game is empty. It is absent of any narrative aside from recordings and terminal entries. I heard people say it's made to be played with friends... But I    Everything that made fallout a great series is absent from this game. These games have always been buggy, but we looked past them because of the lore, the interactions, the story, the narrative, and the desperate sense of survival.

    This game is empty. It is absent of any narrative aside from recordings and terminal entries. I heard people say it's made to be played with friends... But I can have fun just sitting around and talking to my friends. Why do we all need to drop $70 on fallout 76 if it's not what's driving our fun?

    Skip this one. Trust me.    … Expand
  4. Zareli
    Nov 19, 2018
    2
    Terribly dated engine that, after a decade is still buggy and broken. The graphics by extension are also very sub-par. However we play Bethesda games not for the graphics or stability but because of the compelling characters and story. Well, this game doesn't have characters or a story, so it's basically a Fallout game without any of the features that made Fallout a good game. A lazyTerribly dated engine that, after a decade is still buggy and broken. The graphics by extension are also very sub-par. However we play Bethesda games not for the graphics or stability but because of the compelling characters and story. Well, this game doesn't have characters or a story, so it's basically a Fallout game without any of the features that made Fallout a good game. A lazy cashgrab built upon a dated engine that required no creativity and introduces nothing remarkable to the already saturated survival MMO genre.… Expand
  5. Dakotaplays
    Nov 25, 2018
    2
    The story great like other fallout games where your finding someone or something like 3 your finding your dad vegas guy that shot u 4 your son 76 is finding THE F***ING STORY it has amazing Bugs like beetles Giant ants Falling thought the ground into space did i forget to say they have giant ants the graphics are amazing to look at blurry colors everywhere it amazing And the world of westThe story great like other fallout games where your finding someone or something like 3 your finding your dad vegas guy that shot u 4 your son 76 is finding THE F***ING STORY it has amazing Bugs like beetles Giant ants Falling thought the ground into space did i forget to say they have giant ants the graphics are amazing to look at blurry colors everywhere it amazing And the world of west Virginia Full of life like 20 plays in one server if they don't lag out the bugs the monsters and LOTS AND LOTS OF TREES!!!! TRESS I TELL U FULL OF TREES!!!!… Expand
  6. HoRuzz
    Nov 19, 2018
    2
    OMG! Why too much bugs in your game ? It's not beta test,right? You need to rewrite game code or it will be very bad! It's not Fallout that I knew.
  7. Loxthefox
    Dec 3, 2018
    2
    Fallout 76 is just a big Giant Lie from Bethesda...Thank Todd for that **** buggy games..
  8. dominath
    Jan 19, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. - thousand years old game engine with awful graphic;
    - can't even finish a freakin' mission without getting disconnected from the "server";
    - you can travel only by sneaking and walking like an idiot 'cuz since the camp stash only capable to hold 600 units at max, you carry around 600-800 extra weight with yourself;
    - when a three times as much higher lvl player than you just kills you for fun and to steal all your junks, you literally can't do a sh**t against it;
    - people trying to do quests around but when a much higher lvl player gets close enough then you're f***ked up 'cuz whatever you do you can't kill the newly spawned higher lvl enemies;
    - you walk around the world and see a locked locker or something... you thing there could be some useful junk in there but when you lockpick it there's nothing you get but wanted level which equals of someone will rob you;
    - to help someone in need? pff hell no! thanks assh****s!;
    - someone wants some pvp fun ... okay ... the first time you die, you won't find them again 'cuz they're already offline! bulls***t!;
    - you're in a cave for like an hour already and just getting to the rare elit at the end, then BOOm disconnected from the server... after you came back you see that everything respawned and you're at the entrance to the cave!

    fck this game! and you ask money for this s***t! you should give people money to play this crap!    … Expand
  9. VendonJura
    Nov 26, 2018
    2
    Exploring is still the most interesting part in Fallout 76, but you will deal with bugs everyday, every hour, every minute. I hardly ever have seen a game which is so hard bugged like Fallout 76. I've found over 50 bugs in a weak. 30 in just 2 days srsly. Posting them with pictures etc. had several patches now and those bugs are still there and bothering me to death. I just loged in andExploring is still the most interesting part in Fallout 76, but you will deal with bugs everyday, every hour, every minute. I hardly ever have seen a game which is so hard bugged like Fallout 76. I've found over 50 bugs in a weak. 30 in just 2 days srsly. Posting them with pictures etc. had several patches now and those bugs are still there and bothering me to death. I just loged in and again someone has build his base at the same spot like I do. The games logic is that the other person who logs in after the 1st one, has to rebuild his camp somewhere else ( WORST idea of all time ) you can't even choose a server you want to join. It could warn you before loging to this server that there is someone who has claimed your camp spot so you won't have to rebuild and look for a new spot. The funny part is that the game does not allow you to place your old camp as a blueprint. No matter how often I've reported this bug, it is still there. So I had to recycle my camp blueprint and start all over. Then the Building Budged went full BEFORE I even could finish my recized camp which is like 30% smaller and the Building Budged is already full. I lost my Turret but the Budged for this turred is still active. My character keeps forgetting blueprints which I've spend thousands of caps for. That annoying scorched beast which keeps speed hacking attacking you and following you like nothing else. This thing is EVERYwhere. Just attacked my base whith his 10 attacks per sond. Srly Bethesda this game makes allot of fun but it is also the most buggy game you ever made. Atleast Bug fixing would help with such heavy game breaking bugs but there are just alittle fixes or even worse like game crashing which was not an issue before a performance patch. Dropping items the bag disappears rlly often. Well atleast for me. The worst and totally redicolous thing is that your stash can handle 400 KG of scrap only. This is the worst problem about this game. I just lost 200 KG just because there is NO way to stash them. Now my base is damaged, my power armore etc. and I do not have enough scrap to repair it because of bugs which made me lose all my scrap I had with me. This game makes allot of fun but those bugs are killing all my fun and even will to contenue playing this game. I just hope I could refund this game by now.

    Been playing this game since the BETA and I am just sick of those bugs which keeps destroying my fun in this game. There is even no REPAIR button for your camp. No you have to destroy the parts which god hit by something to completely rebuild it which also costs scrap.

    But the music of the game ( not the radio ) is totally nice to hear while exploring the empty world.    … Expand
  10. WeebJoJo
    Nov 20, 2018
    2
    This game is buggy, broken and incomplete. Barren and lifeless. Bethesda are still somehow getting away with making all these games on the same engine
  11. ryanxjolly
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    3.0 I think is generous. The game is an embarrassment to the Fallout franchise. The emptiness of the world along with no NPC's and not enough lore to keep you involved makes you feel tiny in a massive world. The bugs, the optimization, it's just not good enough. It's 2018 and Bethesda are still using their out of date engine which is easily the worst engine from a AAA company EVER, there's3.0 I think is generous. The game is an embarrassment to the Fallout franchise. The emptiness of the world along with no NPC's and not enough lore to keep you involved makes you feel tiny in a massive world. The bugs, the optimization, it's just not good enough. It's 2018 and Bethesda are still using their out of date engine which is easily the worst engine from a AAA company EVER, there's no FOV slider, there's no push to talk (although I hear they're patching this in), it looks ugly compared to other survival open world games out there, the AI are absolute idiots, they haven't changed at all from Fallout 4 (and this is because the Fallout franchise is more popular on console so they are controller based enemies), no mods until 2019... DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, IT'S NOT WORTH $20 LET ALONE $60. Let it be known that Bethesda need to try 100x harder than this if they wish to venture off from Fallout's single player into a multiplayer universe, because honestly, this is an embarrassment to the survival genre.

    Todd Howard: "It just works!". No it doesn't, stick to single player games, for the love of god.    … Expand
  12. Zextan_Fel
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    Quest markers still too far! Players still complaining about that, since first start of the Oblivion. Settlement build or workshop claim to often generates an instantly raid of the creatures, sometimes ferals, but often scorched or anglers. No sense of logic how the game decide what creatures attack. Attacking hordes bugging, not find a way to the attacked position, force the player toQuest markers still too far! Players still complaining about that, since first start of the Oblivion. Settlement build or workshop claim to often generates an instantly raid of the creatures, sometimes ferals, but often scorched or anglers. No sense of logic how the game decide what creatures attack. Attacking hordes bugging, not find a way to the attacked position, force the player to stay at the same position. Turrets to much limited, to weak, not useful purpose! Scrap not pays back the used materials what is ridiculous! Sniper scope have to much struggle, not even realistic! To much difference between sell/buy prices, calibrated to steal the players caps! No bullet physics or bullet travel, only hit marker.... Still?? That is ridiculous! Bethesda have years of learning, but they didn't listen, put a big smelty pile of ....... on the top of the users review, and their needs.... BAD IDEA!… Expand
  13. St0rmCr0w
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    If you love the Fallout series, avoid this game. This is Fallout 4 with its heart ripped out. No NPC's means no story. Ignore what the sheep try to tell you, a bunch of terminals and holotapes does not a story make. Collecting useless crap while you fight the same boring enemies who respawn ad nauseam does not a Fallout make. Avoid this abomination like the plague.
  14. LynnetteJJW
    Nov 16, 2018
    2
    Honest Review? Here you are. My experience and the like.

    i am about a full day in playing this game. 22h on record now. i played by myself for 8 hours. then actually went out to look for a gang to team up with. no one would join me. it seams very very hard out of the maybe 30 people i have run across, that would like to be friends. My first 8 hours of playing this game... it was dead    Honest Review? Here you are. My experience and the like.

    i am about a full day in playing this game. 22h on record now. i played by myself for 8 hours. then actually went out to look for a gang to team up with. no one would join me. it seams very very hard out of the maybe 30 people i have run across, that would like to be friends.

    My first 8 hours of playing this game... it was dead it seamed. it was as if i was playing Fallout 4 after the main mission. I was able to get a power armor frame. and a massive plethora of pipe pistols. that i can only seam to sell for 1-2 bottle caps or deconstruct into one or 2 screws. depending on item condition. and after about 8 of those hours, compiling materials and a few quests. i still couldnt build a full on house (4 walls and a roof). So after i gave up on the building aspect of the game. i then got board of doing the same kind of quests over and over again. ether fetch, baby sit, kill something, or read an entire essay worth of hidden quest paths. I have been around the block a few times with these holotape and such story systems. Fallout 1 and especially Fallout 2 had them already. It wasnt new.

    My next few hours. from hour 8 to about 12 i found one of my friends in game. And we didnt go on some massive adventure our the like. i was helping him get his quests done and the like he was helping with some of mine. We still couldnt really build much. And he got tired of just doing the same kind of quests as well.
    From about hour 12 to 13 we just talked and tried to figure out the leveling system, some crafting, and where to go and do next. so from hour 13 to about 16 we went to the edge of the maps. We tried to find the largest landmarks. and we ended up getting frustrated as we kept running out of ammo, and getting chased down by a gang of 4 other players wanting to PvP.
    My friend left on hour 16 and i went back to where i like to set up my shop. trying to work with the crafting system in some way. seeing what i could or couldnt do.
    Then followed by me Alt-Tabing out of the game to see how to start looking for nuclear launch codes... to no real prevail.

    My Review of this game is a 2/10. its boring. its empty. theres nothing at those cool looking locations. the story didnt hook me or my friend. the quests are generic MMO quests. its still buggy. and as i have seen from previous BGS games, they will remain buggy to the end of their life.
    The Engine is too old for this stuff they expect it to do.
    The players ruined my experience. but it was alright when i was playing with just my friend. the no push-to-talk system is cancerous.
    There is no amusement to about 80% of these locations.
    There is no random special encounters with lets say as happens in Fallout 3 or new vegas.
    Its arsenal is lack luster. it will be an E.A. like system where i have to play some 100+h before i get to end game equipment. that i might not even have the level to use. I already got power armor frame and a minigun though. Ammo is harder to come across.
    The survival aspect of this game is a joke. you dont get hungry or thirst too often at all. Softcore survival just means that you are to not have too harsh of a penalty on death... not have it become a massive chore when you actually need to drink or eat.
    The game is alright for exploring and some time with friends. But thats all that is hear. wide as an Ocean, deep as a puddle. ill give it points for the looks and the environment. but everything else? No.

    Out of this entire experience, i came out feeling ripped off. I payed $65 pre-order... i get home to open my PHYSICAL CD case. to find that where the CD is, its a cardboard disk... THERE IS NO PHYSICAL COPY OF FALLOUT 76. and it was STILL a FULL PRICED game. Not only that but the pre-order from Gamesstop; Their special pre-order item? was a Fallout Sticker to put in your car window.

    I have no idea what Bethesda is doing. idk if this is Todd's idea. but if this is a joke. it went right over all of our heads.

    As of today. I know this wasnt your first Online game, Bethesda. i am no longer a Bethesda fan. Goodbye Bethesda.    … Expand
  15. ScotsmanReview
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    Having over 500 hours at least on each Bethesda RPG since Fallout 3 I can say without a doubt this is the worst game Bethesda has produced in many years. It's half cooked and underdeveloped with soulless fetch quests held together with a dying engine, Bethesda has always held a special place in my heart I have defended them time and time again but this game is so anti-consumer and aHaving over 500 hours at least on each Bethesda RPG since Fallout 3 I can say without a doubt this is the worst game Bethesda has produced in many years. It's half cooked and underdeveloped with soulless fetch quests held together with a dying engine, Bethesda has always held a special place in my heart I have defended them time and time again but this game is so anti-consumer and a complete mess towards the fans its ruined Bethesdas reputation.… Expand
  16. NickGames
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    Отличная атмосфера, интересные квесты, с друзьями играть интересно.
    Но если играть одному то это быстро наскучит, а графика осталась на уровне 4-ки.
  17. wow81
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    You know the "book the little engine that could"? Well, the engine in this game can't
    Read the positive reviews in this list and you will know what kind of people will like this game
    Remember the time when a paid streamer. a rapper and two cartoon characters actually got shocked with how boring this game is?
  18. Bernaregna
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    Save player one? This is another lie from Bethesda. Fallout 4 was a joke in terms of story and environment if compared to the original Fallouts. They chose to go for the fps like gameplay and for the building of your settlements (we already have proper games fore that) leaving behind what made the old games great. Everyone which played Fallout 1-2 or even New Vegas know that I mean. ThisSave player one? This is another lie from Bethesda. Fallout 4 was a joke in terms of story and environment if compared to the original Fallouts. They chose to go for the fps like gameplay and for the building of your settlements (we already have proper games fore that) leaving behind what made the old games great. Everyone which played Fallout 1-2 or even New Vegas know that I mean. This Fallout is even worse, they chose the online path, a mistake already done with TES online and this is the result. The game lacks story and immersion in what is the world game, they changed the original concept of the post-apocalictic enviroment in benefit of countless hours where the only thing you do is kill and loot. This game is not disappointing because I was prepared for this since the moment they declared that was online. They destroyed my favorite series for money and to follow the tendency of the moment. Fallout 3 was just ok I guess but I am certain of the fact that the only thing that Bethesda did great for the Fallout brand is to leave the development of Fallout New Vegas to Obsidian which did a very good job in my oipinion. In the end, Fallout should be a RPG with great story, great setting and great characters, not just a money spilling MMORPG(kinda) which tons of hours of the same **** and absolute garbage base building. It is simply not needed: it is not what a Fallout fan is looking for in this brand. The sooner they realise it, the better. The only thing I suggest Bethesda to do is to go and try the original 2 games and NV.… Expand
  19. titi55
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    Obsolete graphic, obsolete animations, boring missions, boring gameplay, too MANY bugs, unfinished game, and I can't get my money back.
  20. Gus389
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    Tiene un buen mapa... lastima el camino que decidió Bethesda sin npc se siente vació o te puedes animar con **** o con putyourfingerinass a mejor con yourmomiswhore bueno no están así pero ver a batos encuerados por todos lados ensuciando tu experiencia de juego, la historia te las vas a tener que comer a base de holocintas y puras notas nada de interacción con NPC me gusto la mecánica deTiene un buen mapa... lastima el camino que decidió Bethesda sin npc se siente vació o te puedes animar con **** o con putyourfingerinass a mejor con yourmomiswhore bueno no están así pero ver a batos encuerados por todos lados ensuciando tu experiencia de juego, la historia te las vas a tener que comer a base de holocintas y puras notas nada de interacción con NPC me gusto la mecánica de poder ir subiendo construyendo pero eso de estar buscando cada putadita del juego es una mentada de madre. Creo que es para los que les gusta jugar online y les vale madre la historia.… Expand
  21. Steelshotrocks
    Nov 19, 2018
    2
    Bethesda should have postponed the release.

    During Beta, I encountered a huge amount of bugs, Some story Arcs had quest breaking Bugs stopping you from going further in. So i really think Bethesda needs new leadership. someone who knows when to release an Amazing product, and knows when not to spew fecal matter all over their Loyal ever growing fan-base, that's called exploitation. I    Bethesda should have postponed the release.

    During Beta, I encountered a huge amount of bugs, Some story Arcs had quest breaking Bugs stopping you from going further in. So i really think Bethesda needs new leadership. someone who knows when to release an Amazing product, and knows when not to spew fecal matter all over their Loyal ever growing fan-base, that's called exploitation.
    I guess the company can really make an amazing Title when they were Financially facing ruin. now, not so much. Its clear from the start that this was a huge team effort, as its obvious that there was little communication between development teams.

    I can talk about graphics, performance, but i think few minutes video would show you what to expect on youtube. I spent 30 hours in the game looking for something worth the price tag, and i just couldn't find it. I think most people just wanted to play Fallout co-op with their friends. no body asked for this, no body wanted it. and they sure as hell should have added a Hardcore mod. because right now PVP is laughable. And nuke codes are all over the place. not that it matter. you will be able to rebuild any lost base without any extra cost..
    this is a survival nightmare.

    There are also social and network issues, which im going to give the benefit of the doubt. but they shouldn't have released. simple as that. this game needs at least 1 more year of development minimum... I don't even care about lack of NPCs, it just need a tonnes of polish, tonnes.

    New leadership at Bethesda please.    … Expand
  22. itsMerikh
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    I have never used this website before, and made an account purely to give this game an awful rating after the terrible experience I had.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    After he finished soloing the event while we hit him, he turned and killed my other friend. And I just walked back to my camp that wasn't very far and logged out. This was a terrible experience, not in the slightest bit enjoyable.
    I don't understand why even 'allow' pvp if you're not going to allow pvp. If they wanted this to be a PvE game, why even allow someone to disable pacifist mode?    … Expand
  23. snes
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    The PC UI is absolutely abhorrent, I'm not sure that Bethesda listened to feedback whatsoever on it. Performance is terrible, so again it seems like Bethesda didn't feel like listening to feedback. Whole lot of bugs as well, which is odd considering the amount of detailed feedback about the bugs, it's almost like Bethesda purposefully ignored any and all feedback from the beta just so theyThe PC UI is absolutely abhorrent, I'm not sure that Bethesda listened to feedback whatsoever on it. Performance is terrible, so again it seems like Bethesda didn't feel like listening to feedback. Whole lot of bugs as well, which is odd considering the amount of detailed feedback about the bugs, it's almost like Bethesda purposefully ignored any and all feedback from the beta just so they could push the game out as soon as possible... Considering Bethesda is a billion dollar company, I really expect more out of their "triple A" game titles. I find it a bit amazing that I had my expectations set so incredibly low, and yet Bethesda still managed to disappoint me with the PC version of FO76.

    To be quite honest, there IS a lot of potential to FO76. Despite the crap performance, the bugs, and the soul sucking UI which makes you question your life choices after a couple hours, I'm still finding enjoyment playing with friends. That being said, this game deserves an awful review currently due to the state they released it in.

    Oh, and don't even get me started on the freaking headache and eye strain inducing motion/depth blur, it's almost like the devs are trying to tell PC players they hate them.    … Expand
  24. TheRpgGamer
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    What have they done with this franchise.

    POSITIVE: -Fallout playable with friends -Enclave faction is join-able NEGATIVE: -The graphics are awfull for 2018 -Same assets as fallout 4, even recognise sounds they used from skyrim (ex: dog), this makes them really lazy. -Bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs.... -MMO stile quests: fetch this fetch that -No npc's -The world feels dead. -Quests    What have they done with this franchise.

    POSITIVE:
    -Fallout playable with friends
    -Enclave faction is join-able

    NEGATIVE:
    -The graphics are awfull for 2018
    -Same assets as fallout 4, even recognise sounds they used from skyrim (ex: dog), this makes them really lazy.
    -Bugs, bugs, bugs, bugs....
    -MMO stile quests: fetch this fetch that
    -No npc's
    -The world feels dead.
    -Quests that we are getting is from holo tapes. From dead people. Who cares then?
    -Stash is limited to 400. If you are someone who likes to store their items that they find. Not with this game, you are limited.
    -This feels like a lazy cash grab.
    -The controlls feel made for console. Not pc friendly.

    Dear bethesda game studios, if this is how you are going to things now... Than you lost your way. You destroyed the fallout franchise with this game.    … Expand
  25. Losink
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    Aweful graphics - lighting while rainy weather looks so bad, LOD textures are creepy and much more.
    Aweful lore - BoS, supermutants (I know that Howard got explaining for it, but it's a crap).
    Aweful survival system - eat, repair, grind, repeat.

    My only hope is modded private servers.
  26. falka
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    This game is boring now. Hope will change at future. (OFC i don't tell about bags, npc and others, it has not so matter)
  27. Aleirose
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    I was looking forward to this game only to be disappointed.
    The game is gorgeous, as expected, but there is so much wrong.
    - The controls are ridiculously clunky. - Map keyed to the esc key? What? fixed that right away. - Targeting is difficult, more so than in FO4, and vats is near useless. I tried it several times over the course of 4 hours of play. Ap ran out very quickly and even    I was looking forward to this game only to be disappointed.
    The game is gorgeous, as expected, but there is so much wrong.
    - The controls are ridiculously clunky.
    - Map keyed to the esc key? What? fixed that right away.
    - Targeting is difficult, more so than in FO4, and vats is near useless. I tried it several times over the course of 4 hours of play. Ap ran out very quickly and even in Vats.. melee is infuriating. Swing 10 times and it sounds like it hits, but it doesn't.. which eventually results in death or trying to run away. Be sure to close Vats first or you can't run away..
    - Switching weapons mid combat is far more difficult than it should be.
    - There is no real 3rd person view. You will not get a better view of what is around you so, it's first person or... don't play, I guess. Disappointing.
    - Starving to death while you're afk or doing things with perks is kind of garbage.
    - The perk system itself is clunky and underwhelming.
    - My game crashed 3 times in less than 3 hours, and no, my computer is not the problem for that.
    - I had an issue with the game code and the customer service I received was terrible. A copy/paste of something from the help section that i'd already read and didn't help me. Still waiting on their next response. I don't expect to get one.
    - Lack of anything at all for new players who have not played a Fallout game before. I have over 700hrs into FO4 and I was even confused by some things.
    - Menus can be difficult to find.

    This game needs another year in development.
    I would also suggest different servers for different types of play.
    -Casual servers with no starving to death issues.
    -Moderate servers for what the game has now
    -Hard servers for those people who enjoy a difficult game.
    I don't think this would be difficult to do since its already 24 people per server.

    On the positive side, I like the crafting system and the idea of public events.    … Expand
  28. Fr4nk
    Nov 19, 2018
    2
    I like Bethesda, oblivion is my favourite game and i'm bias toward it, but still,i'm not against Bethesda just because, not a hater at all.
    Fallout 76 is Fallout without interesting or compelling quests, no npc, only quest giver computers or robot, the game is hollow, no main story, all you can do is killing enemies and building a base. No jokes, that's litterally everything you can do.    I like Bethesda, oblivion is my favourite game and i'm bias toward it, but still,i'm not against Bethesda just because, not a hater at all.
    Fallout 76 is Fallout without interesting or compelling quests, no npc, only quest giver computers or robot, the game is hollow, no main story, all you can do is killing enemies and building a base. No jokes, that's litterally everything you can do. Oh and following questmarkers that end with killing an horde of standard repetitive enemies or retrieving some tech. Playing solo is honestly depressing because it is literally like playing a mmorpg alone with no life in the world. "Human interaction" is nuance is fun in the first 30 minutes and then completely ruin the immersion because you fast realize there is no purpose in the game whatsoever and will find many many players just laughing or screaming, making noise in voice chat (no push to talk). No pvp because the only thing you can do is shoot to an enemy, dealing 1% of dmg and by doing this you send a duel invitation. PvP is literally just duels. There isn't the sense of survivng or constant threat that ANY other survival online can give you, because you cannot be killed by anyone iif you don't want to and viceversa. DO NOT BUY THIS CRAP.    … Expand
  29. lorikova
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    Insultingly broken, buggy and poorly optimized piece of trash "live service." The world is boring, lonely, empty, and desolate. The UI is awful. The gameplay is monotonous, cheesy and too easy. The visuals are excessively blurry with minimal adjustment options and in fact give me headaches, and even on minimum settings on my computer that can run any other current-gen game just fine, theInsultingly broken, buggy and poorly optimized piece of trash "live service." The world is boring, lonely, empty, and desolate. The UI is awful. The gameplay is monotonous, cheesy and too easy. The visuals are excessively blurry with minimal adjustment options and in fact give me headaches, and even on minimum settings on my computer that can run any other current-gen game just fine, the framerate is uncomfortably, cripplingly low. The player limit is too low and there are no human NPC's, only piling onto the lonely experience that fails to compel. 76 is obviously rushed, and, in my opinion, unfinished. The only thing that can possibly redeem it is dicking around with friends, but it doesn't compensate for how simply unpleasant the game is, atmospherically and interactively. It just doesn't work.… Expand
  30. MetaMagician
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    In an attempt to cater to both the classic RPG audience as well as to people who like to fool around in online survival games, Bethesda has managed to create an experience which is enjoyable for neither of the two groups. I had a very hard time trying to immerse myself in a game world which is populated by other players bunnyhopping around like a child on a sugar induced high and buildingIn an attempt to cater to both the classic RPG audience as well as to people who like to fool around in online survival games, Bethesda has managed to create an experience which is enjoyable for neither of the two groups. I had a very hard time trying to immerse myself in a game world which is populated by other players bunnyhopping around like a child on a sugar induced high and building stupid gravity defying bases. But even if you are lucky enough not to encounter other players ruining your roleplaying attempt, it doesn't really get all that much better. The world of Fallout 76 is simply empty. Empty of NPCs you could talk to, empty of interesting quests and empty of pretty much everything that usually makes RPGs enjoyable. Now let's talk about the online aspect of Fallout 76: In short it feels like baby's first survival game. The PVP system in which you can only kill other players if they attack you back makes the whole deal dreadfully dull for people who want to engage in it since you can't really kill those who don't want to be killed and an annoying nuisance for those who don't want to engage in it. In addition to that there is also no griefing or any other interaction with other players that usually makes games like Rust or DayZ a joy to play. This is what i was talking about in the beginning when i said that the game is fun for neither of the targeted audiences. If Bethesda would have went with an option to play offline and made the online part like most other survival games this would have not been an issue, but sadly Fallout 76 simply makes itself unappealing in both aspects by trying to force those two kind of experiences into one environment. What truly grinds my gears though is the technical side of this game and i'm not even talking about the countless bugs and glitches like enemies instantly respawning after you killed them or broken animations. No, i'm talking about the very basics of what a game should have: Field of view slider? Not in the game. Widescreen support for those who like to play in 21:9? Not in the game. The simplest things that even one man indie productions manage to include in their options menu are missing in Fallout 76. Don't even get me started on the performance issues, FPS drops are frequent and seemingly random since no amount of tweaking in the settings was able to give me a stable frame rate. All of this by the way in a game that is visually unimpressive. Fallout 76 looks almost completely identical to Fallout 4, which already looked pretty dated when it came out back in 2015. Oh, and the game also has the audacity to feature a microtransaction store despite being a full price release. Honestly i almost feel like i'm being generous when i give this game a 2/10, but it is at least somewhat playable and technically has content if you feel like counting kill x number of x enemies in x location without any meaningful context, as content. Fallout 76 is the single worst gaming experience i had in 2018. Don't buy it, not even at a discount.… 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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