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. duncan816
    Nov 21, 2018
    0
    Fallout 76 is an empty soulless pitiful excuse of a Fallout game that should've never come to be in the first place. Bethesda showed with Fallout 4 they we're pushing for a direction where they forced the players hands in the story but now this is far FAR worse than anyone of us could've anticipated. I really REALLY wanted 76 to be good, I've been wanting coop fallout for years now butFallout 76 is an empty soulless pitiful excuse of a Fallout game that should've never come to be in the first place. Bethesda showed with Fallout 4 they we're pushing for a direction where they forced the players hands in the story but now this is far FAR worse than anyone of us could've anticipated. I really REALLY wanted 76 to be good, I've been wanting coop fallout for years now but Bethesda completely misinterpreted what the customers wanted here. When we wanted fallout multiplayer we meant a co-op option for the story, not a bunch of people running around the world doing their own thing. And even the story for this game is at best mediocre. Linear side quests that tell you to find this to get this or find this to kill this. Even the main story has you following a pattern of find me here, find me here, find me here and they're never there! Fallout was meant to be a open world RPG with in depth story and lore. This game feels like they put in 1/8th the work compared to previous titles. The game lacks freedom of choice beyond finding a quest and doing it, previous titles gave you options to have a morale compass of good bad or neutral before 4 but since then it's been a problem that only became bigger in this title. The world feels like it's empty and souless like they finished world building and said whatever to the rest of it and dropped some enemies in and robot vendors. Fallout 76 along with Diablo Immortal show how disconnected game production companies have pushed away the fans in the pursuit of money.

    Verdict;
    Go spend your hard earned money on something that isn't full retail early access garbage. Pick up a copy of RDR2, Witcher 3 or hell, if this is your first fallout game go pick up 3 or NV and you'll truly understand how awful of a job Bethesda did.    … Expand
  2. Nightiscold
    Nov 21, 2018
    6
    Lv. 30 and played on 4k ultra settings (45-60 FPS, GTX 1080). Game engine was mostly stable with the exception of many server crashes.

    World design: 95. Graphics: 80. Sound: 85. Story: 35. Multiplayer: 25. Enemy AI: 15. General concept of the game: 30. The release was rushed to fast without a working concept. However, i still enjoyed the exploration and atmosphere. I especially    Lv. 30 and played on 4k ultra settings (45-60 FPS, GTX 1080). Game engine was mostly stable with the exception of many server crashes.

    World design: 95.
    Graphics: 80.
    Sound: 85.
    Story: 35.
    Multiplayer: 25.
    Enemy AI: 15.
    General concept of the game: 30.

    The release was rushed to fast without a working concept. However, i still enjoyed the exploration and atmosphere. I especially like that the buildings are dark at night. Without question it is the poorest Fallout game till date and i would not expect something this bad from such a large publisher.    … Expand
  3. Cowhawk
    Nov 21, 2018
    8
    The majority of review i see on here are malicious, and purely to put people off the game.

    I'll be as honest as i can be, both with the good and the bad i have seen over my 60hours playtime. I'll start by saying this game has a huge potential to be the ultimate game. Story wise, it's very slow to get started, and the holotapes are boring for the first hour or two, but once the story    The majority of review i see on here are malicious, and purely to put people off the game.

    I'll be as honest as i can be, both with the good and the bad i have seen over my 60hours playtime.

    I'll start by saying this game has a huge potential to be the ultimate game.
    Story wise, it's very slow to get started, and the holotapes are boring for the first hour or two, but once the story gets going and the more interesting characters show up it is a very enjoyable story.

    I, like many others play Fallout however for the exploration. And i can say they have nailed this, the differentiation of areas across Appalachia are just breathtaking and i'm still loving the exploration and finding new places despite having been all over.

    Gameplay is goof, with some issues mainly PvP needing a lot of work.

    Graphics are good, not Arma3 . RDR2 levels, but they're good.

    I've had a blast playing this both alone and with a team of 3, and honestly, for the £30 i got this for, it's been worth every penny, i'd happily have paid full price if i knew i would enjoy it this much.

    Don't ignore the haters, read what they have to say, because the game is flawed, but i see a bright future for it.    … Expand
  4. ImperialKnight
    Nov 21, 2018
    0
    If Bethesda is trying to kill the Fallout franchise, then they are succeeding spectacularly.

    The gameplay is boring, and there is no rich in game universe to save the game. We already knew the gameplay is crap since Fallout 3. But we braved through it for the Fallout universe. And then who had the bright idea to rip out the entire soul of the game, leaving only the skeleton and the    If Bethesda is trying to kill the Fallout franchise, then they are succeeding spectacularly.

    The gameplay is boring, and there is no rich in game universe to save the game. We already knew the gameplay is crap since Fallout 3. But we braved through it for the Fallout universe. And then who had the bright idea to rip out the entire soul of the game, leaving only the skeleton and the infested rotten colon?

    GET OUT Bethesda! And let the door hit you on the way out.

    To everyone else, go play Wasteland 2 or something    … Expand
  5. Fredman88
    Nov 21, 2018
    8
    Although the game is littered with bugs, and although both biased fan boys and haters will give this game unfair scores I personally enjoy the game a lot. It is full of content and the playerbase is friendly and enjoyable. I haven't had a single bad encounter with other players. Solo play also works really well, I've been following the main quest and It seems just as fleshed out as otherAlthough the game is littered with bugs, and although both biased fan boys and haters will give this game unfair scores I personally enjoy the game a lot. It is full of content and the playerbase is friendly and enjoyable. I haven't had a single bad encounter with other players. Solo play also works really well, I've been following the main quest and It seems just as fleshed out as other Fallouts. The C.A.M.P aspect is also really fun, even if a bit buggy. But I have great hopes that Bethesda will do their best to render this game bug free in the long run.… Expand
  6. patricius
    Nov 21, 2018
    2
    I had high hopes for the fallout 76, unfortunately, everything was badly practical, from game engine and game mechanics, to the absence of an interesting plot.
  7. MachineIV
    Nov 21, 2018
    10
    This is easily the best game Bethesda has ever released. The writing and world design are top-notch. I don't feel like there's any wasted space. The characterization and voice acting blow all of Bethesda's games out of the water. It's ironic in that a game that was advertised as having no NPCs, Bethesda has managed to make characters I care about and want to see more from, whereas in theirThis is easily the best game Bethesda has ever released. The writing and world design are top-notch. I don't feel like there's any wasted space. The characterization and voice acting blow all of Bethesda's games out of the water. It's ironic in that a game that was advertised as having no NPCs, Bethesda has managed to make characters I care about and want to see more from, whereas in their other titles, I get fed up with their shallow writing and context-free voice acting.

    It's also run cleaner than any other Bethesda title at launch. While the beta had some hiccups, it's a far cry from the constant missing textures of Fallout 3, the crashes to desktop of Fallout 4, and the regular framerate drops of Skyrim.

    I also appreciate that while they could have pursued a system that encouraged "whales," the play experience for someone who just bought the base game is as complete as someone who buys every cosmetic microtransaction. Also so far, I've been able to earn every microtransaction I thought was interesting.

    It's also the only Bethesda Fallout title that I feel really understood the core of what made the Interplay/Black Isle Fallouts work politically. It's very charged, with strong statements about the nature of the world.    … Expand
  8. BigMackers
    Nov 20, 2018
    9
    I don't know why everyone hates this game, i actually enjoy it alot. Theres alot to explore because the world is huge, theres always something to do. Its especially great to play with friends but solo is also very possible! Although there is a issue that i have experienced where my game freezes when i enter power armor but all you need to do it quickly restart. I absolutely love this gameI don't know why everyone hates this game, i actually enjoy it alot. Theres alot to explore because the world is huge, theres always something to do. Its especially great to play with friends but solo is also very possible! Although there is a issue that i have experienced where my game freezes when i enter power armor but all you need to do it quickly restart. I absolutely love this game and i glad i got it despite all the hate. And you should too!… Expand
  9. DaLynx
    Nov 20, 2018
    8
    This game, while not the traditional fall out experience has been a hell of a lot of fun to me. Now of course it has its bugs, some being REALLY annoying, such as dropped power armour being swallowed by the floor or a gun firing 500 rounds at once, but while these bugs may be infuriating the moment you find a new scorch beast or legendary to fight you forget about what you lost, at it'sThis game, while not the traditional fall out experience has been a hell of a lot of fun to me. Now of course it has its bugs, some being REALLY annoying, such as dropped power armour being swallowed by the floor or a gun firing 500 rounds at once, but while these bugs may be infuriating the moment you find a new scorch beast or legendary to fight you forget about what you lost, at it's core this game could be amazing, they just need to clean up their **** on quality control, but as a concept I'm loving fighting the wasteland with a few friends, no matter the quest or beast it's fun, and one of my favourite aspects is how difficult the game can get, while it's fairly hard to die as long as you stick to your level cap fighting 4 scorch beasts at once and managing to take them all only to climb out of a battered power armour suit with just 50% in your last Gatling fusion core feels great, especially when you're doing it with your friends, the game is fallout four with online added and a much more substantial challenge, now something I can't let slide is the entry price outside of the sales that have just happened, because I'm on PC I got the game for £30 on release day and I'm very happy with that price, but in its current state I couldn't pay more for it, and this seems to be one of the biggest points of discussion, they do need to lower the base price to £30 I won't argue that.
    Also bethesda please fix the stash box so I can carry more than a few weapons at a tome. Thx.    … Expand
  10. SNUMPKIN
    Nov 20, 2018
    9
    really fun, i enjoy it a lot, it's not for everyone and has bugs and problems but it's not as bad as everyone says imo.
  11. folia1
    Nov 20, 2018
    8
    I have been having a ton of fun with it and can't stop playing. Bought a few copies for my family to play it with me. Bethesda games are always buggy, not a deal breaker for me any more now than it has ever been.
  12. Ewalls
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    Game is a lot better with friends. Get some friends and you'll enjoy the game.
  13. SneakyBasterd
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Don't buy it. Don't feed shameless, greed machine. Just don't buy it. Bethesda ruined its own gaming gem. Fallout 4 was very shallow game and Fallout 76 is ultimate disaster. So horrible relation towards buyers and fans. Bethesda, shame on you.
  14. 5668231564
    Nov 20, 2018
    1
    This is the worst Fallout I ever played. It's just a DLC of fallout4. I felt bad when I know 76 is an online game. I felt worse when I know 76 has no NPCs. And finally, I feel disappointed when I played it. I'm bored with the missions given by computers and letters. It is not a wasteland world, but a world with boring buildings models
  15. TravisK666
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    It's no New Vegas, but it's still super fun, the world is amazing, the combat is fun, It really doesn't deserve anywhere near as low of a score as it's getting. This game isn't for everyone but I still recommend it.
  16. GCBOfficial
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    This game is absolutely amazing. Played for 40 hours already and its without a doubt the best Fallout experience I've had yet. It has an unbelievable amount of content, insightful stories, and you can experience it all with your friends. I'm not even rating this a 10 because I want to balance out the reviews...its genuinely the best Fallout experience I've had since New Vegas. Blows FO4This game is absolutely amazing. Played for 40 hours already and its without a doubt the best Fallout experience I've had yet. It has an unbelievable amount of content, insightful stories, and you can experience it all with your friends. I'm not even rating this a 10 because I want to balance out the reviews...its genuinely the best Fallout experience I've had since New Vegas. Blows FO4 out of the water.… Expand
  17. Uraneum
    Nov 20, 2018
    3
    20+ hours in and I still feel like I have to force myself to play it. I'm trying to have fun, but there are so many things wrong with this game that I'm probably going to give up and move on. Absolutely not worth $60.
  18. CoryClark
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    Most of the story comes from holotapes as there are no npcs, this might seem bad but the world that this creates with this atmosphere of death and nuclear war where you see petrified corpses preserved in nuclear radiation and the dead bodies of raiders, settlers, and responders. The responders are a faction trying to help people and rebuild society but they disappeared and you can find outMost of the story comes from holotapes as there are no npcs, this might seem bad but the world that this creates with this atmosphere of death and nuclear war where you see petrified corpses preserved in nuclear radiation and the dead bodies of raiders, settlers, and responders. The responders are a faction trying to help people and rebuild society but they disappeared and you can find out why and how through the clues left in the holotapes, terminals, and corpses strung all about. if you liked exploring the vaults and finding out what happened to the dwellers thats basically the entire world and finding out what has plagued the responders, settlers, and raiders.
    The graphics are definitely not bad as some reviewers would claim. the game looks gorgeous with this beautiful atmosphere all around it.
    The Gameplay is fun with a survival system with deteriorating hunger and thirst and the constant search for materials to craft armor and weapons, Gunplay is good with vats making a return.
    There are problems with the game like the stash limit, lack of fov slider, and glitches, but the people playing the game are some of the best i have every seen in a multiplayer game with the lack of toxicity and some fun role playing going on.    … Expand
  19. sharkimedes
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    I know lets remove everything fun about fallout, and make it an eating sleeping drinking micro managing slog-fest. So disappointing. Should be a refund for obvious cash grab games like this!
  20. kimy02
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    First of all, its a buggy mess.
    The world feels so empty without NPC's and the endgame (or the lack of it) is a joke.
    If you're playing coop, only one can use a workbench at a time, which slows the game down a lot.
    Overall i wouldnt recommend this to anyone, especially with the current price tag.
  21. Victorique
    Nov 20, 2018
    8
    Despite being heavily different from previous games in the series, it provides an interesting take on the survival genre. It combines elements from Rust and DayZ with the classic Fallout exploration mechanics.
    Player interactions really make this game what it is. The design encourages players to work together or sometimes fight each other for factories in order to gain resources. This    Despite being heavily different from previous games in the series, it provides an interesting take on the survival genre. It combines elements from Rust and DayZ with the classic Fallout exploration mechanics.
    Player interactions really make this game what it is. The design encourages players to work together or sometimes fight each other for factories in order to gain resources. This makes many encounters tense when meeting a new player. On the road it is a little more safe, with other players having little benefit from attacking you. Until you shoot back they do almost no damage which prevents griefing. It's a weird approach but works rather with their implementation.    … Expand
  22. Malleator
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Game is very buggy, suffers greatly by limiting itself to robot and enemy NPCs only, and punishes the player greatly for following basic mechanics he seems to reward... Namely that of looting.

    Only a measly total of 400 weight for storage? Crafting requires so much in terms of resources to craft even the most basic things, yet the player is given what amounts to a shirt pocket worth of    Game is very buggy, suffers greatly by limiting itself to robot and enemy NPCs only, and punishes the player greatly for following basic mechanics he seems to reward... Namely that of looting.

    Only a measly total of 400 weight for storage? Crafting requires so much in terms of resources to craft even the most basic things, yet the player is given what amounts to a shirt pocket worth of storage to keep everything in!    … Expand
  23. 2moose4u
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    As opposed to previous Fallout games where the player follows along a story that Bethesda created for them, Fallout 76 is a game that is meant for you and others to create your own stories and boy do I have some awesome ones!
  24. relyts11
    Nov 20, 2018
    8
    Much better than people are giving it credit for -- I'd be willing to wager most giving it negative reviews haven't actually played the game.

    I had no plans to give this game a chance, but a couple of my friends bought the game and I ended up diving in with them. The game is by no means perfect right now, but the foundation is solid and I think we'll see a lot of improvements to come.    Much better than people are giving it credit for -- I'd be willing to wager most giving it negative reviews haven't actually played the game.

    I had no plans to give this game a chance, but a couple of my friends bought the game and I ended up diving in with them. The game is by no means perfect right now, but the foundation is solid and I think we'll see a lot of improvements to come.

    There's been a certain allure to the game I didn't expect. Every day at work I've been itching to get back on to explore, build up my character, improve my camp, improve synergy with friends, collect new guns and outfits, etc. There's a lot of interesting places to discover and stories to listen to if you're willing to take the time. I feel like it's one of those games that if you just watch others play or read the reviews, you really wont understand the essence of the game.

    If you're a fan of Fallout and like the idea of playing with others, I strongly recommend you give it a chance.    … Expand
  25. Thoridain
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Its a boring game about picking up rubbish in a post-apocalyptic waste land.
  26. Nipeno
    Nov 20, 2018
    9
    Clearly most people here either that Vote 0 or 1 out of 10 are not taking the review score serious and just want to trash the game, probably either without even playing the game or only playing it in the short BETA time...

    I personally really enjoy it and like the approach Bethesda has made on it!
  27. kasamy
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    I played all parts (since Fallout 1) now playing Fallout 76. This is not the same game-play that it was years ago (regarding the classic role-playing component) but I very like to run with the first person view in the world with a laser rifle and in the power armor (because nothing can be cooler than the power armor)), and the fact that they added lively greens and colors is a huge plus.I played all parts (since Fallout 1) now playing Fallout 76. This is not the same game-play that it was years ago (regarding the classic role-playing component) but I very like to run with the first person view in the world with a laser rifle and in the power armor (because nothing can be cooler than the power armor)), and the fact that they added lively greens and colors is a huge plus. There are still enough minuses, but they are rather “as yet bad” rather than a “nightmare-nightmare”, I really hope that everything will be fixed soon.… Expand
  28. Blackhaft
    Nov 20, 2018
    8
    As long as you are not expecting Fallout 5 single player, the game is fantastic. It emphasizes looting, crafting and survival in the Fallout universe. Amazingly fun to play with friends. Please don't listen to all trolls and whiners. The game is excellent. Play and find out for yourself.
  29. foresterLV
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    You will like this game if you liked exploring the map in F3/FV/F4 more than following main quest line.
    The map is huge, locations are detailed and are all done in classic Fallout style. It reminds me playing New Vegas or F4 after the main story line is already done, but here with some bonus multiplayer/MMO social elements.
  30. jazzman04
    Nov 20, 2018
    7
    Fallout 76 in many ways appeals to me, but there are just so many issues that bethesda has left unchecked that lowers my final score. The game is built on a decade old engine with little support for almost mandatory game features like an FOV slider and support for 144Hz screens. Other than the technical stuff I found the game enjoyable. Conquoring workshops, building armor, exploring newFallout 76 in many ways appeals to me, but there are just so many issues that bethesda has left unchecked that lowers my final score. The game is built on a decade old engine with little support for almost mandatory game features like an FOV slider and support for 144Hz screens. Other than the technical stuff I found the game enjoyable. Conquoring workshops, building armor, exploring new locations is appealing to me. And the experience of meeting people and shooting lower players to fight was fun.… Expand
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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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