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. DerekStreyt
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Better remake f1 f2 New Vegas. Or create New Vegas 2(by Obsidian). todd you destroy this series. Fallout RIP.
  2. FanaticGamer89
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    This game got a 0 rating from me because you couldn't pay to make me play it.

    The fans of Bethesda really didn't deserve this, this game is really below standard, both in terms of gameplay, but also in terms of technical issues like glitches, bugs and server timeouts.

    It's just infuriating to play this game.
  3. marcantoineg
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    Boring. Buggy. Fallout reskin of rust. Made from pure greed. Avoid at all cost.
  4. CoastCobra
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Now, I'm sure there's going to be loads of updates in the future for this but...

    Holy **** Bethesda, this is so lazy. Graphics are downright lacklustre and outdated compared to games nowadays, combat is exactly the same as Fallout 4, meaning its relatively passable. Gaming has standards now, and with games such as Red Dead Redemption 2, this is actually laughable. It actually seems    Now, I'm sure there's going to be loads of updates in the future for this but...

    Holy **** Bethesda, this is so lazy. Graphics are downright lacklustre and outdated compared to games nowadays, combat is exactly the same as Fallout 4, meaning its relatively passable. Gaming has standards now, and with games such as Red Dead Redemption 2, this is actually laughable. It actually seems like an average mod for Fallout 4, not to mention an abundance of network and gameplay issues.

    Do not, I repeat, do not go within 100 meters of this game in its current state. Please, please, save your money! Absolute joke, Bethesda need to get their **** together and use an actual modern engine instead of their rickety repatched and improved and reworked Creation Engine. It just feels so, so... old!

    I wish this game all the best for the future, but I beg you, don't pay for it unless it goes through massive changes. Not to mention that there's already a pathetic excuse for a microtransaction shop that's already in the game... urgh.    … Expand
  5. KFRAG
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    Es un fallout 4 2.0, mal optimizado y completamente vacio, el juego para el contenido que da no es un AAA
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. JeriC4o
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    Action rpg without role playing and broken engine. Nice. Fallout must never changes, Bethesda.
  9. donnyjepp
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    The best parts of this game are better served by every previous installment. Almost every new component, from multiplayer to NPC-less storytelling, fails spectacularly at being more enjoyable than buggy / disappointing. Imagine this: you're playing with a friend, but neither of you can turn your microphone off even temporarily, and in order to follow a questline you both have toThe best parts of this game are better served by every previous installment. Almost every new component, from multiplayer to NPC-less storytelling, fails spectacularly at being more enjoyable than buggy / disappointing. Imagine this: you're playing with a friend, but neither of you can turn your microphone off even temporarily, and in order to follow a questline you both have to simultaneously listen to different holotapes. This results in constant skipping of holotapes - the ONLY acted contribution to an otherwise empty game. This is to say nothing of the animation issues - monsters sometimes don't animate at all, and just slide around in fixed sprite position like chess pieces. Other times, gun renderings will have them holding their weapons at a bizarre angle, etc.

    This is an early-access novelty release, worth no more than $30.    … Expand
  10. Riverraid
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Basically Fallout 4 minus everything that makes fallout fallout plus multiplayer which gets boring really fast. Can't count how many bugs I encountered. For a AAA game company I expected *way* more. Bethesda fix your stuff! Minecraft or Rust are superior alternatives if your looking for a multiplayer experience. Just play it with 1950s music in the background.
  11. Gorrex
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    First: Don't waste your money. Second: This game is a disasterous mess of outdated graphics that somehow manage to tax even newer systems. More bugs than you can count, many which set you back dozens of hours of gameplay. Project Managers for this game should be fired for allowing such an atrocity to exist.
  12. Gelv
    Nov 18, 2018
    1
    nice full price mode
    nothing to do in the game
    its not rpg, not fps, not an interesting hybrid
    bugs are not a big problem, bethesda will fix them pretty fast, i believe
    Still its a bad game.
    Wont buy your games again, Todd
  13. HotSauceKing71
    Nov 19, 2018
    1
    Bethesda has taken a great series of games and ruined it with this latest release of FallOut. I have played them all since the release of the first FallOut, always trying to finish the game to 100%. Now they add this horrible version known as FallOut 76. It is indeed, the worst in the series I have played. This has ruined the FallOut saga for me.
  14. joe_Herrway
    Nov 20, 2018
    1
    Fallout 76 is not what I expected from my initial purchase. The game seems like it is a last gen title. A downgrade not an upgrade. It seems bethesda knows only how to make single player games. Stick to their other titles. I have not even seen an official apology from bethesda but hopefully some ammends can be made as paying full price for a last gen game is not fair.
  15. fatz150
    Jan 15, 2019
    0
    Bethesda should never have released the game like this. They have taken everything out of the game for what Fallout stands and have replaced it with multiplayer mechanics that they apparently do not even understand.
  16. jcolin
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Bethesda **** sold out for money. A company which used to make great games in their rpg-open world niche caves into the mainstream online action TRASH that makes the big bucks. In a loud **** you" to the fans that loved vast single player rpgs, bethesda has managed to make a game for the new generation of gamers, ones that prefer loud explosions, shooting, and most of all multiplayer, soBethesda **** sold out for money. A company which used to make great games in their rpg-open world niche caves into the mainstream online action TRASH that makes the big bucks. In a loud **** you" to the fans that loved vast single player rpgs, bethesda has managed to make a game for the new generation of gamers, ones that prefer loud explosions, shooting, and most of all multiplayer, so they can be **** to other people they've never met. Well done bethesda. But you're not alone. Bioware will be coming to join you soon with Anthem and the time of excellent stories, thoughtful and deep mechanics, and single player games is over.… Expand
  17. 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.
  18. Elrybo
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Eh. I don't care for it. It simply isn't Fallout. They should have named it something different, and that would have been fine. This reminds me of the time Sim City went online only and destroyed the franchise. I really hope this is a blip on the radar.
  19. NazgulPrime
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    Do not buy this game.

    I love the Fallout series, other than fallout 1, I've played them all and loved them all (my favorites are Fallout 3 and New Vegas, but 4 was fun as well). What they did to the franchise with this game is unforgivable, these are the top 10 reasons why this game is an epic fail: 1 - Buggy unfinished game 2 - MMOs are not what fans wanted, you can tell all the    Do not buy this game.

    I love the Fallout series, other than fallout 1, I've played them all and loved them all (my favorites are Fallout 3 and New Vegas, but 4 was fun as well). What they did to the franchise with this game is unforgivable, these are the top 10 reasons why this game is an epic fail:

    1 - Buggy unfinished game
    2 - MMOs are not what fans wanted, you can tell all the lies you want Bethesda, we never wanted a MMO (know you customers Bethesda)
    3 - Boring grind fest (guns falling apart is the laziest mechanic ever, why even bother finding or crafting a super weapon, it will just fall apart)
    4 - Level restrictions on gear is dumb, there are many smarter mechanics to use (gear effectiveness depends on stats, so if a level 1 person uses a rocket launcher, it does 10 damage, stat multiplies by gun stat, and 200 damage when a level 20 person uses that same weapon)
    5 - too easy
    6 - Bad engine, aged terribly
    7 - Bad near inexistant story and that is not due to the lack of NPCs
    8 - horrible PVP e boring PVE
    9 -Bad textures (just hire modders from the community, they always do a better job then Bethesda people)
    10 -bad graphics, looks like a last generation game, this has sub par PS3 graphics at best

    If you do this Fallout 5 your company will go bankrupt!    … Expand
  20. Dtrtwing
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    Having played the beta for about 8 hours. It didn't take long for me to realize this was not the fallout game I had hoped for. When you remove the NPC's it makes for a pretty lame game. Survival element is okay but just not a game that holds my interest for long. The lack of simple features that should be in the game also is a huge problem as well. Just feels like they were very lazy onHaving played the beta for about 8 hours. It didn't take long for me to realize this was not the fallout game I had hoped for. When you remove the NPC's it makes for a pretty lame game. Survival element is okay but just not a game that holds my interest for long. The lack of simple features that should be in the game also is a huge problem as well. Just feels like they were very lazy on so much of this game. No push to talk, no chat interface, many other little things that should be their and aren't. Maybe now that the game has released that has changed. But I won't be finding out I canceled my pre order. Perhaps in a year or two they will have done enough with this game to justify me spending my money. But until then I will not be playing this sad pathetic excuse for a fallout game.… Expand
  21. SpookyFX
    Nov 18, 2018
    1
    The game is not good (too many bugs and the interface and game design for quality of life is very bad) but it is the players in the game right now that really kill the fun. I will try the game again in a year maybe it will be better.
  22. 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.
  23. Lololinono
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    The game runs awful with engine-related bugs a **** ai that stands awaiting for you to kill it and no role playing in a franchise that´s about that. The game only understands itself as a **** excuse to implement micro-transactions and paid mods.
  24. magdaddy
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    I will play during the holidays, but I am actively telling friends to not buy the game.

    I'm a level 99 Fallout 4 player. My computer crashed before I could hit 100! I love Fallout 4. My copy of Fallout 76 arrived over the weekend and I spent all day Sunday playing. I know people have complained about the graphics. I'm disappointed they didn't improve, but I love Fallout 4, so    I will play during the holidays, but I am actively telling friends to not buy the game.

    I'm a level 99 Fallout 4 player. My computer crashed before I could hit 100! I love Fallout 4.

    My copy of Fallout 76 arrived over the weekend and I spent all day Sunday playing.

    I know people have complained about the graphics. I'm disappointed they didn't improve, but I love Fallout 4, so it wasn't important to me.

    in one day of playing, the game crashed twice. I had one visual bug. I expect these to be fixed over the next few months.

    My real grips are the following:
    Limits - I can't carry much, so I'll put it in storage. I can't put it in storage, so I will build a bigger base. I can't build a bigger base, because I already hit the base limit on day one. And since I can't have a companion, I lost more carrying capacity again

    No interaction - No choices to be made. No good or bad decisions. It is a set story line and boring.

    Scorched - Is there anything in this game other than scorched? They are everywhere. It feels like Bethesda didn't spend the time to create anything else.    … Expand
  25. kcaJ89
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    A bland, uninspired and buggy mess. It looks like a cheap, rushed mod for Fallout 4 being sold at full price in hardly a playable state. How are Bethesda still using a near decade old game engine? This game looks as if it could belong in the last generation and yet the performance is dreadful. Bethesda stripped down the majority of what made Fallout what it was in the 90's with Fallout 4A bland, uninspired and buggy mess. It looks like a cheap, rushed mod for Fallout 4 being sold at full price in hardly a playable state. How are Bethesda still using a near decade old game engine? This game looks as if it could belong in the last generation and yet the performance is dreadful. Bethesda stripped down the majority of what made Fallout what it was in the 90's with Fallout 4 but with this abortion, they've got rid of the only remaining things you could identify as Fallout, NPC's, Single Player and a Story. What an absolute sham of a game. Fallout was lost for me with Fallout 4 but Fallout 76 buries the franchise alive in a shallow grave and urinates on it's mangled corpse.… Expand
  26. 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.
  27. rhpsystems
    Nov 23, 2018
    0
    The biggest fail that I've ever seen in a game launch. This is an alpha version, a really joke. Please keep out of this piece of crap and buggy game.
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. th-702
    Nov 23, 2018
    0
    i've played fallout 3, 4 and i really enjoyed it, but from the day this game was announced i knew that it was going to be a piece of **** of a game .., but i waited and bought a beta code from a guy to test it and god damn it that i regret the 25 euros that i've payed for that code, every thing was as ****ty as i expected .. what a shame, this world is completely dead .., the main questi've played fallout 3, 4 and i really enjoyed it, but from the day this game was announced i knew that it was going to be a piece of **** of a game .., but i waited and bought a beta code from a guy to test it and god damn it that i regret the 25 euros that i've payed for that code, every thing was as ****ty as i expected .. what a shame, this world is completely dead .., the main quest line is **** + there is like 0 NPC, WTF ... the enemies suck and respawn in some minutes, the building mechanics are awful, i mean when you disconnect all what you have built gets deleted !!!!!!! WTF !!

    but what i've been asking my self all along my 6 hours of playing this game is : Why did they make it online ?, the enemies are so easy that an enemy with double your level you can kill him with 2 head shots .., the loot sucks, and there is a cancerous system of : LEVEL Lock for items, and all what you build get's removed at your disconnection.. why would any one play this game with a friend ? why would any one even want to play this game ? ;The perk system is just bad, i mean REALLY ? open random card packs to get perks ? the hell ?

    i can still write for hours about all the issues with this game but i just don't wanna waste more of my time ..

    i mean god damn didn't they test the damn game before they publish it wtf ?

    BUT : what pisses me off the most with this game is not the fact that it sucks, but it's the fact that Bethesda wasted money and time on this pile of crap INSTEAD OF WORKING ON THE ELDER SCROLLS 6 ..    … 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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