Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6754 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,506 out of 6754
  2. Mixed: 379 out of 6754
  3. Negative: 4,869 out of 6754
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  1. RiaskoFF
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    I really tried to like the game. But it is just terrible. Optimization, glitches, bugs, lags, game design. Everything is bad.
  2. KillMessiah
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    This is the most technically unsound game I have ever seen on pc since I started pc gaming back in 1998. I've never seen a game run so poorly and have so many technical problems. As a result, I will never buy another game made by Bethesda again, no matter what it is. This is so bad that only a week after it came out it you could find keys for $25. I bought one and turns out it was a wasteThis is the most technically unsound game I have ever seen on pc since I started pc gaming back in 1998. I've never seen a game run so poorly and have so many technical problems. As a result, I will never buy another game made by Bethesda again, no matter what it is. This is so bad that only a week after it came out it you could find keys for $25. I bought one and turns out it was a waste of money and time.

    It is mostly unplayable for me because in most areas, including all indoor places, it does something I've never seen before which is that it constantly slows my fps down to about 30-40 for a few seconds then snaps back to 60, like it is trying to constantly fight its way through molasses. My Radeon software shows that what it is doing is constantly dropping my gpu usage down to 0% then back up to 95-100%. It also randomly CTD. It still even crashes every time I exit the game even though they said they fixed it in a patch which they didn't. It has horrible hard-lock lag stutters, constant server problems where it says it is having trouble communicating with the server and locks the controls in place until it recovers. It has a constant high ping. It has countless glitches and bugs during gameplay. Constant server disconnects. They took a copy paste version of the Fallout 4 engine, somehow made it look uglier, and somehow managed to make Fallout 4's combat feel horrible. It feels way more clunky, unresponsive, and just bad.

    They responded to my ticket describing all of my problems with a generic copy paste response and said they weren't planning on doing anything to specifically make the game run any better. They want to bury this one in the dirt and I don't blame them. Hopefully Bethesda has to shut down and sell their games to a real actual game company.    … Expand
  3. WOAGM
    Nov 29, 2018
    0
    WoW, I cant even. what complete trash . and the underhanded switcheroo on the collectors edition bag. NEVER AGAIN! Disreputable cash grab company without scruples putting together a buggy game braking trash pile
  4. joebobfrank
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    This game takes everything you loved about the Fallout serious, and scraps it. Then it adds on horrific lag, and terrible frame rates (even on a gtx 1080 on medium settings!) making combat an incredibly frustrating experience.
  5. TsukasaHiiragi
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    - Retconned BoS
    - Many bugs and glitches
    - High potential for griefing - Poor and excessive debuffs for 'griefing' - Bad PvP experience for some players - Paid Mods aka creation club - No private servers until next year - High chance for hackers to ruin the experience - Huge empty lonely world This game is unfortunately going to become another source of youtube news, fanbois    - Retconned BoS
    - Many bugs and glitches
    - High potential for griefing
    - Poor and excessive debuffs for 'griefing'
    - Bad PvP experience for some players
    - Paid Mods aka creation club
    - No private servers until next year
    - High chance for hackers to ruin the experience
    - Huge empty lonely world

    This game is unfortunately going to become another source of youtube news, fanbois giving it 10s and metabombers giving it 0s without even bothering to explain the reasoning, at least say "this isn't the fallout experience you was looking for sadly". Looks like Fallout, feels like fallout...but isn't fallout if that makes any sense? Its like fallout meets rust meets pubg? If that makes any sense?

    So let me explain a few things, Bethesda constantly lied about certain aspects of this game, this is more PVP than PVE and with a high percentage for griefing, you think the current systems to prevent it is going to stop it? Nahh~ you're going to be shot in the back and every turn, built up a nice base...along comes some jerk with nuclear codes and nukes it.

    If you like PvP and the fallout series then this could be the greatest game for you or the worst experience you've ever had, there are some very dramatic debuffs for 'unconsented' PvP...aka PKing, If you're a strictly PVE player then just don't bother because you'll almost guaranteed to end up with 12 year olds shooting at you or others trying to wreck your PVE experience, not to mention I wonder how long it will take before hackers show up as well which will make the game even more terrible.

    This should have been either a 100% PvP game or a 100% PVE game, then perhaps it might have faired better with the public opinion. Lastly, I come to the paid mods situation - listen Bethesda I'm okay with you making buggy or incomplete games, I'm not okay with paid mods and will always give a negative review based on this fact- Creation club will be implemented at a later date and that is something I'm not okay with, but seeing you guys are steadfast into turning the mod scene into another method to generate Microtransactions.    … Expand
  6. Noremac258
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Poor optimization, low fov, bug ridden, holotape filled garbage. Vote with your wallet!
  7. Jrud05
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This is one of the most boring games I have ever played. No NPCs, no supply lines, just a stripped down version of Fallout 4. Lucky for Bethesda, they didn’t release on Steam or I’d have gotten a refund.
  8. paleohayduke
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    A total money grab. Buggy and broken. Bethesda just re released the fallout 4 engine and skimped in every way possible (no NPC == less expenses). Looking at how Skyrim and Fallout 4 both have game breaking bugs known since their launches I do not expect this game to get much better. An absolute waste of money.
  9. SWERY_51
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    I played Fallout 76 for about 3 hours then returned to Fallout New Vegas.
    Bethesda simply did everything i dislike in a video-game. Next.
  10. Insef
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    No! God! Please! No!
    I wanted a thousand words to write about THIS. But I can't. Just NO. Zero score speaks for itself.
    It's not a game, it's not a Fallout neither.
  11. bjarnehaugen
    Jun 13, 2019
    0
    game has really bad spaghetti code, all of the things that work in fallout 4 cause it pauses the game is still there making it impossible to not die if you pick up something by accident or if you don't have heal already on the wheel. the wheel is horrible put in scrolling on my mouse wheel shouldn't pull up a menu it should put whats on the next spot in my hands. the Battle royal needs sogame has really bad spaghetti code, all of the things that work in fallout 4 cause it pauses the game is still there making it impossible to not die if you pick up something by accident or if you don't have heal already on the wheel. the wheel is horrible put in scrolling on my mouse wheel shouldn't pull up a menu it should put whats on the next spot in my hands. the Battle royal needs so many thing fixed if it wants to not be ****… Expand
  12. game2002
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Worst Fallout game to this date. Whoever thought it would be a good idea to take Fallout 4 and remove all NPCs, make a new map and just make it multiplayer? This game feels to empty that i'd rather lock myself inside a garden shed than play this game. Worst part is all the bugs and how Bethesda STILL use the creation engine, even though every fan of both Fallout and Elder scrolls haveWorst Fallout game to this date. Whoever thought it would be a good idea to take Fallout 4 and remove all NPCs, make a new map and just make it multiplayer? This game feels to empty that i'd rather lock myself inside a garden shed than play this game. Worst part is all the bugs and how Bethesda STILL use the creation engine, even though every fan of both Fallout and Elder scrolls have complained about it since the release of Skyrim back in 2011. I have a fairly good computer than maxes out Fallout 4, this piece of junk on the other hand runs at about 50 fps on medium with sudden drops to low 20's when I am in a city or close to other players.… Expand
  13. Niichts
    Nov 25, 2018
    0
    A rushed, lifeless, boring and buggy mess of a game that should have been left as nothing more than a "what if concept." Bethesda has once again strayed from what made them Titans in the gaming industry. The outdated engine that has been around since before Oblivion has been showing it's age for years and is showing even more now. Bethesda desperately needs a new engine. The gunplay isA rushed, lifeless, boring and buggy mess of a game that should have been left as nothing more than a "what if concept." Bethesda has once again strayed from what made them Titans in the gaming industry. The outdated engine that has been around since before Oblivion has been showing it's age for years and is showing even more now. Bethesda desperately needs a new engine. The gunplay is mediocre at best, graphics look extremely dated for a late 2018 release, and the world is just lifeless A complete waste of time, money, and on Bethesda's part, effort. I pray Elder Scrolls 6 doesn't meet the same fate.… Expand
  14. TomasLacerda
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This game doesn't seem it was made in 2018. It seems quite an old game, the UI is terrible, the amount of bugs is by far the buggiest game I've ever played in my entire life. This writing is really poor, microtransactions, you name it.
    Please, do not buy this game. It's a testament how these guys don't respect their gamers.
  15. Vidicus
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    "Minimum effort, maximum profit"... the new Bethesda motto. Oh how far Bethesda has fallen.
  16. nanito444
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    -Horrible game engine
    -Fallout 4 with content removed to make it bare
    -Servers are horrible
    -Boring empty
    -No story
    -Why is it multiplayer?
    -A rushed game with many bugs
    -Why is it only online!!!

    In short its a cash grab version of Fallout 4 with no mods and ton of bugs.
  17. alexkillsdie
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    How the mighty have fallen, it is so horrible to watch a beloved franchise get abused this badly, this will not be forgiven easily. Such a shame.
  18. Jozefow
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    I knew this was a cash grab. Just knew it and did it anyway. If they had tried something grand and missed the mark I'd be okay with that. At least they were trying something different. I said after purchasing every expansion for Fallout 4 that I was done. The concept had run its course and it was time for a major overhaul hopefully centred more on choices and story. This franchise reactedI knew this was a cash grab. Just knew it and did it anyway. If they had tried something grand and missed the mark I'd be okay with that. At least they were trying something different. I said after purchasing every expansion for Fallout 4 that I was done. The concept had run its course and it was time for a major overhaul hopefully centred more on choices and story. This franchise reacted to current trends instead of setting them. They made it more of a shooter and added inconsequential building of settlements with a **** story. The music was great....all 5 songs. Spend some effin money and time and make a good game! This was the biggest slap in the face to fans I have ever seen. I've had it with the platform itself. It is no longer fun and quirky, it's outdated and limiting. I'm sick of power armour, mutants blah blah blah....go FORWARD in time. What a novel concept! Have technological advances, the establishment of regional governments with choices. If I want a mindless shooter, I'll go play Destiny.… Expand
  19. LifeHistory
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    -Awful and brain dead game.
    -Old and trashy graphics by garbage engine.
    -Full of bugs and badly optimized.
    -Main purpose is cash grab nothing more.

    Fallout 4 was trash and this one a lot worse. Bethesda is becoming the new EA. Let em fall just as EA did and don't buy or support their pure trash games.
  20. Makarash
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Bethestda just want to capitalize fanbase, same as Activision with DIablo Immortal. Yes they can make some money with minimal work, but in long term they are kiling great universe.
    Well deserve 0 score.
  21. Kittybooze
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    This game suffers from the worst flaw of any game. It's boring!

    Of all things the only thing a video game is supposed to do is: be fun!

    And yet, devoid of any substance or complexity, this game is just waiting for a modder to come along and make it actually good.
  22. Dart_Kain
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This game looks like early access of indie game. Bethesda just don't respect players and fans of Fallout.
  23. AnthriX
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Garbage in a box happens when the developers focus on money instead of what the players want. This is a mighty fine example of a steamy one.
  24. Morris_Goodlife
    Dec 17, 2018
    0
    I am sorry to have to give this a 0 but honestly, it is deserving. Consider that this is a person that gave Fallout 4 a 10 rating a long time ago (check my rating for then) and know I am not that hard to please. I am so ashamed of Bethesda it is not funny. I used to love them, now it is the opposite. What they did with the release of Fallout 76 is honestly criminal. Under noI am sorry to have to give this a 0 but honestly, it is deserving. Consider that this is a person that gave Fallout 4 a 10 rating a long time ago (check my rating for then) and know I am not that hard to please. I am so ashamed of Bethesda it is not funny. I used to love them, now it is the opposite. What they did with the release of Fallout 76 is honestly criminal. Under no condition buy this game as it is a complete rip-off. I ran out of things worth doing in the first 5 days or so of gameplay and I was one of those people that actually took the time to read all of every terminal, listen to ever holotape, etc. Most people would be bored in 2 or 3 days.… Expand
  25. Giftigdegen
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    It's been over a year since release and Fallout 76 continues to disappoint completely. Bethesda has managed to push a ridiculously priced subscription meanwhile people are still falling through the world, having creatures not respond properly, other game breaking bugs connectivity issues, and on top of this having their entire inventories stolen via hacks. This game is a joke.
  26. s3rgio00
    Nov 29, 2018
    0
    So bad. They deviated from their successful fallout formula and are paying the price for it.
  27. DrSiko
    Dec 15, 2018
    0
    TL;DR Go play Fallout: New Vegas instead. If you already played it, play it again.

    I would forgive this big pile of mess for a solid single-player campaign with NPCs and a usual dark story, but stuck to a buggy as hell game with multi-player that adds nothing and voice records of boring missions is too much to forgive. One of the missions was to collect bottles, like I would do that IRL    TL;DR Go play Fallout: New Vegas instead. If you already played it, play it again.

    I would forgive this big pile of mess for a solid single-player campaign with NPCs and a usual dark story, but stuck to a buggy as hell game with multi-player that adds nothing and voice records of boring missions is too much to forgive. One of the missions was to collect bottles, like I would do that IRL for free and not for 60$.

    Fallout is dead.    … Expand
  28. cenkakay08
    Dec 9, 2020
    0
    Go **** yourself if you want to play this ****. Worst game I have ever play.
  29. Derpmeowslurp
    Nov 23, 2018
    0
    I didn't really know what to expect, but I didn't expect a broken mess that kept crashing. how can I give it anything but a 0? and when I wasn't experiencing crashes, I was getting booted from the server. currently trying to get a refund.
  30. Kalenth
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    I've been a Fallout junkie since #1. This... this isn't Fallout. I won't be spending money or time on this cash grab.
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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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