Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6754 Ratings

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  1. czacha79
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    This is what I was expecting - Fallout 4 with multi player! Playing with friends is fun! Much more fun than RDR2 where... well .. you can't play with friends at the moment ;)
  2. Volk120
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    When I heared that F76 will be MMO I think: Bad news. When I learn that there isn't NPC I think: VERY BAD NEWS.
    After 3 days spent in game I say: GIVE ME MORE!!!
    Ok. Start in F76 isn't friendly. Not because enemies but because system of game. You don't know anything about it. But wiki will rescue) And than... You hear voices men that lives in world after the End. You read messages    When I heared that F76 will be MMO I think: Bad news. When I learn that there isn't NPC I think: VERY BAD NEWS.
    After 3 days spent in game I say: GIVE ME MORE!!!

    Ok. Start in F76 isn't friendly. Not because enemies but because system of game. You don't know anything about it. But wiki will rescue)
    And than... You hear voices men that lives in world after the End. You read messages from past. You try to study some new recipes and create something better than firing pump. But first of all you planning your bild. Because you don't know what fights will be in future. And good idea with guls can become big mistake with miners.

    No tanks no heals no classes. Just war at shards of world. And this world is alive.

    p.s. review form guy that many-many years ago played in Fallout 1 demo :)
    p.p.s. Yeah! I have cool musket now! And I killed deathclaw with it.
    p.p.p.s. And there is at least one non-aggressive NPC - supermutant-trader :)    … Expand
  3. jnightingale07
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    So lets talk about what this game isn't since I feel people had expectations that weren't met. If you want a high risk pvp game like Rust or Ark where getting killed, raided and eventually wiped is 100% expected and you love the thrill of trying to be alpha tribe before you get wiped, this game is not for you.

    If you want a traditional fallout game where you interact with interesting    So lets talk about what this game isn't since I feel people had expectations that weren't met. If you want a high risk pvp game like Rust or Ark where getting killed, raided and eventually wiped is 100% expected and you love the thrill of trying to be alpha tribe before you get wiped, this game is not for you.

    If you want a traditional fallout game where you interact with interesting NPCs and make thoughtful choices, this game isn't for you either.

    So who is this game for and why the hell did I give it a 10? If you want a mix between DayZ and Mist this game is for you. It's honestly perfect for me and my boyfriend. I LOVE games like Rust and Ark, but he wont play them with me because he hates putting so much time and effort into something only to get raided in the end. I have little interest in a co-op Fallout 4 because who's choices would matter?

    This game is seriously awesome, it combines sandbox elements with a really rich story. It's just a different type of story. You emerge from vault 76 only 25 years after the war. The government filled vault 76 and other early release vaults with the best and brightest the USA had to offer because we're the ones that have to rebuild and shape the world for the future vaults. After being released you interact with a few robots that point you in a direction and you go. You find out that people who weren't able to secure safety in a vault did survive after the bombs dropped, you find their camps, diaries and holotapes talking about everything from dangerous radiation levels in the water to mutated monsters, plagues and maybe even aliens (not sure if that's actually a thing or just a crazy person rambling). The tapes are awesome because you can listen to them while rummaging around collecting stuff.

    You try to drink the water and you get rads, you try to eat the food and you get rads. You try to collect the water to boil it, and you still get rads but less so. They don't cure over time, and Radaway is sparce and you can't craft it (at least at first, not sure if you can later). You start listening to these tapes and the survivors testing the water and trying to figure out how to purify it and you have to pick up where they left off if you hope to survive long term. That's the reality of being the first ones out of a vault, no town to buy purified water in. You have to figure out how to purify it so there can be towns and factions in the future.... as well as looking into super mutant threats, plagues, aliens and other crazy rumors that could end human life as we know it. Just because the story doesn't handhold you or tell you how awesome and invaluable your character is every 15 minutes doesn't mean there isn't a rich story for you to uncover on your own.

    Obviously there's monster hunting, treasure maps, air drops, crafting, perks and skills and other cool stuff. You can build a camp but it logs out with you for the night so you can only get raided while online (even then you have a chest that only you can access, additional storage people can loot though). You know what though, that's a nice change of pace. It's a game, I can't be on 24/7. The community actually seems nice, people are intentionally leaving things in lootable chests to help others along. Don't get me wrong I LOVE games like Ark and Rust, I've got 600+ hours in each on official servers... but I also like to be able to sleep easy when I log out and I like playing games with my boyfriend so this is fun in it's own right and the first game of it's kind.

    I also love a deeply rich story, I love the previous fallout games. I've played through the Mass Effect Trilogy so many times it's unreal. I don't need to become leader of every guild and have NPCs stare at me in awe though. I don't always need to be the center of the universe, sometimes it's cool to just be a part of it and make it what you will.

    TLDR; if you want Fallout 5 Co-Op, this is not for you. If you want DayZ, this is not for you. If you want something in the middle of those that you can convince your PvP shy friends and family to play, this is perfect for you.    … Expand
  4. NotGIbus
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Asset flipped AAA-priced game with exceptionally expensive micro-transactions . Main story is barely a story just follow 5-minute long holotapes that you can't pause and get interrupted, servers that lack any sort of security. Still using a Engine that was developed 2 decades ago. This game is not a game it's a cash grab stay away.
  5. Jared_the_cool
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This game reminds me of dc universe's online concept. Graphics are Ps2 era.
  6. 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
  7. Billy_Borbus
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    Been a fan of Bethesda from a young age, I had fears about ESO when it was first announced but it turned out to be an amazing game that constantly evolves.
    Cannot say the same about Fallout 76... No NPC's, awful retcons that only exist for brand recognition rather than elaborate world building, beautiful yet empty world, every bit of lore is presented via holotapes, robots or terminals,    Been a fan of Bethesda from a young age, I had fears about ESO when it was first announced but it turned out to be an amazing game that constantly evolves.
    Cannot say the same about Fallout 76... No NPC's, awful retcons that only exist for brand recognition rather than elaborate world building, beautiful yet empty world, every bit of lore is presented via holotapes, robots or terminals, essentially denying any chance for emotional connection to be created.
    Every location is empty simply because LITERALLY everything to do with that location is a fragment of the past (3 lore conveyors mentioned earlier).
    Now lets get to the gameplay.
    Game is pathetically easy, you can start exploring everything at low levels and have no troubles against enemies 3-4 times your level, simply move back and shoot, but don't be disappointed when you can't use the loot you get, because items are LEVEL based.
    My biggest issue with the game is that it has no point, it is literally No Mans Sky.
    You get out of the vault, do fetch quests, listen to 5 minute long holotapes, kill terrible AI, explore a very empty world, build a base because its a feature, not because its rewarding in any way and just look at the most beautiful location a Fallout game is set in and just wonder how Bethesda could make it worse than Fallout 4.
    Did I mention that the most polished feature in the game is the microtransaction store? Let that sink in.    … Expand
  8. RagingR
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Come on guys, this is beyond a joke. It's multiplayer game that wants you to play with others and yet there is no incentive what so ever to do so. Forget the ps2 graphics, bugs, 0 NPCs, terrible gun play etc etc etc. This game literally fails at its core. What's funny is the audacity to actually implement micro transactions. Literally taking the consumer for huge joke.
  9. HeyItsZeko
    Nov 17, 2018
    9
    As it is not a perfect game but is still in the first week of launch it is a great game with a bold push. In my time of playing I have made friends and seen people fighting others for pure survival and fun. I have set off a nuke and seen a nuke go off, making friends in the rad zone going from place to place fighting legendary scorch and death claws. It is one of the most fun I've hadAs it is not a perfect game but is still in the first week of launch it is a great game with a bold push. In my time of playing I have made friends and seen people fighting others for pure survival and fun. I have set off a nuke and seen a nuke go off, making friends in the rad zone going from place to place fighting legendary scorch and death claws. It is one of the most fun I've had with friends in a multiplayer. With all of these reviews all of them are posted on the first day of launch and all of them have only seen the trailers or just jumping on the train of hating the game because "It'S NoT fALlOuT" . I think the game is fun with friends and even solo. So those who dont know if they want to buy the game just yet dont listen to the ones that have given it 0's or 1's because all of them are posted on the first or second day of launch and most haven't even played the game.… Expand
  10. B3tan_Tyronne
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Being a big Fallout fan I was willing to give this a go but talk about buyers remorse as this has got to be THE worst Fallout game I have ever played - and that includes that one they released on the PS2.
    There are mods for the fallout series better than this as Fallout 76 feels so bloody empty and if you want a walking simulator where you will see the same enemies over and over and over    Being a big Fallout fan I was willing to give this a go but talk about buyers remorse as this has got to be THE worst Fallout game I have ever played - and that includes that one they released on the PS2.
    There are mods for the fallout series better than this as Fallout 76 feels so bloody empty and if you want a walking simulator where you will see the same enemies over and over and over again then give it a shot but as a gamer all I can say is avoid this game - there are plenty of other better titles out at the moment.
    I resent the money I have spent on this as Bethesda simply do not deserve it for the shell of a game this is - it is almost like a picture puzzle where someone has just completed the outside edge and then thought `job done` and left the center empty.
    Just simply bloody awful and a disservice to the Fallout name.
    Do yourself a favour and DO NOT BUY FALLOUT 76.    … Expand
  11. nattystride
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    In a word: weak.

    It's a boring, tedious slog over vast distances filled with not much of anything. Mobs tend to be clustered heavily around a few areas, and the rest of the map is just... empty. Crafting is taken from Fallout 4 and made worse. The survival mechanics are taken from Fallout 4 and made worse. Combat is taken from Fallout 4 and made worse, most egregiously in the form of    In a word: weak.

    It's a boring, tedious slog over vast distances filled with not much of anything. Mobs tend to be clustered heavily around a few areas, and the rest of the map is just... empty. Crafting is taken from Fallout 4 and made worse. The survival mechanics are taken from Fallout 4 and made worse. Combat is taken from Fallout 4 and made worse, most egregiously in the form of neutering VATS. VATS used to be the cornerstone of several incredible builds, from the crit-based pistoleer to the sneaky Blitz-based melee type, teleporting from mob to mob without exposing yourself to undue danger.

    Aside from removing playstyles and dumbing down combat, all storytelling has been reduced to audiologs. There are so many audiologs, you'll frequently get the next one before the previous one has even finished. It's the epitome of lazy writing. And, if you actually force yourself to suffer through the main story, you'll find that it never gets better.

    So what do you actually *do* in Fallout 76? Walk around and collect herbs, mostly. You have to be constantly gathering because meats, vegetables and herbs spoil over time, so if you intend to use them for crafting or cooking, you need fresh ingredients. This boils the gameplay down to a really slow walk through the fields, quite literally picking flowers. One of the best/most reliable healing items can be crafted with two types of flowers and water... but one of those flowers only grows near streams and rivers. Guess what the map has very few of? You guessed it; streams and rivers. You're gonna get really familiar with the small handful of farming spots for specific pieces of loot.

    Disappointing game, all things considered. It is more fun if you bring friends along, but that's not praise; it's condemnation. The game is a boring, mindless, tedious, grindy slog if you're trying to play solo.

    1/10 would not recommend.    … Expand
  12. daridla95
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    This is seriously just sad how they are trying to sweep this under the rug and patch it like everything is ok. This game is absolute trash, modders could have made a better game than this and they don't even have access to the games source code. They really should have at least waited another 12 months to duo a full release. TBH the best part is the hilarious bugs which should really tellThis is seriously just sad how they are trying to sweep this under the rug and patch it like everything is ok. This game is absolute trash, modders could have made a better game than this and they don't even have access to the games source code. They really should have at least waited another 12 months to duo a full release. TBH the best part is the hilarious bugs which should really tell you something about its game play... EPIC FAIL… Expand
  13. Mass40K
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    This game is in such a pathetic state it should have come out NEXT holiday season not this one.

    - PVP is clunky and broken, the respawn system makes it a pathetic mess. No incentive to do it either. - Texture bugs, graphical issues, general ugliness - Similar bugs from Fallout 4 copied and pasted in - Cash shop / microtransactions "muh games as a service" - Reused assets from Skyrim    This game is in such a pathetic state it should have come out NEXT holiday season not this one.

    - PVP is clunky and broken, the respawn system makes it a pathetic mess. No incentive to do it either.
    - Texture bugs, graphical issues, general ugliness
    - Similar bugs from Fallout 4 copied and pasted in
    - Cash shop / microtransactions "muh games as a service"
    - Reused assets from Skyrim (Dragons... in Fallout. What?)
    - No Ultrawide support on PC
    - The UI is tied to FOV. No slider because of this.
    - Poor servers that frequently disconnect.
    - Progress can be lost easily from server disconnects.
    - Uninspired story, given through lifeless audio logs (which can be several minutes long and cannot be paused)
    - VATs is completely broken and doesn't belong in the game at all, basically just an auto aim system that at best, snaps to enemies and at worst is immersion breaking and breaks the laws of physics to bend bullets.
    - Nonexistent anti-cheat/scripting protection
    - No push to talk, mics always on no matter what
    - Game isn't on Steam so you can't refund it AND you have to use Bethesda's launcher. Disgusting

    The list goes on and on, this is just not an acceptable product at all. I love Fallout. This is a miserable excuse of a game. Thankfully, I didn't buy it!    … Expand
  14. drcola2
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    This game is so bad. The installer does not work. The game has no NPCs. The game has no characters. There are endless bugs. There are micro transactions. No mods. No private servers. PVP is completely broken. This is so bad its humiliating. I have played every single Bethesda game and this is beyond redemption its so bad.
  15. Beowufknight
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Laggy glitchy unfinished no content mess. This is not worth 60 dollars.....it is barely worth 20! If this "game" was on nexus mods it wouldn't even be one of the best ones.
  16. Rbar
    Nov 17, 2018
    8
    Do not believe all of the negative spamming. This IS a very fun game. I've had nothing short of a great experience so far. I barely even notice that there aren't any NPC's because of the amount of areas to search and enemies to fight. I also have had good experiences with other players so far. About 15 minutes after I first walked out of Vault 76 I was attacked by a pack of ferrelDo not believe all of the negative spamming. This IS a very fun game. I've had nothing short of a great experience so far. I barely even notice that there aren't any NPC's because of the amount of areas to search and enemies to fight. I also have had good experiences with other players so far. About 15 minutes after I first walked out of Vault 76 I was attacked by a pack of ferrel dogs. I'm fighting them off with a machete when I begin to hear gunfire. To my surprise it was another player who came to my aid. We killed the dogs, the person asked me to join up and we wandered around for a while looting and killing scorched. By all means, if you are on the fence about this game, give it a change and I guarantee you will enjoy it also.… Expand
  17. dinglethebingle
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    This game is actual trash - literally, I already put it in the recycle bin. because thats where it belongs. Broken textures, broken models, broken guns, broken quests, broken systems, broken ui. there is almost nothing that works the way it's supposed to, and when it does, it works half assed. PVP is probably the worst thing I have ever seen, and I played THE Division at launch. I can'tThis game is actual trash - literally, I already put it in the recycle bin. because thats where it belongs. Broken textures, broken models, broken guns, broken quests, broken systems, broken ui. there is almost nothing that works the way it's supposed to, and when it does, it works half assed. PVP is probably the worst thing I have ever seen, and I played THE Division at launch. I can't think of a game that wasnt a steam 99 cent game that was this broken, this recycled, this BORING. My god, save yourself 60 bucks and even 60 minutes of your life.

    This should be a class action lawsuit, because this is barely a game. Thank god for refunds. I give it a 1 because it is a thing, and it did launch at least once.    … Expand
  18. RC1
    Nov 17, 2018
    9
    sorry, but i will write this review in portuguese, because i can't speak english.

    O fallout 76 é um jogo bem divertido, para ter uma experiência mais divertida com fallout 76 é com amigos, eu mesmo joguei bastante com um amigo meu, dizem que ela é repetitivo, mas eu discordo, porque eu ainda estou cativado com ele e estou gostando bastante do jogo, eu jogo jogos da bethesda desde por    sorry, but i will write this review in portuguese, because i can't speak english.

    O fallout 76 é um jogo bem divertido, para ter uma experiência mais divertida com fallout 76 é com amigos, eu mesmo joguei bastante com um amigo meu, dizem que ela é repetitivo, mas eu discordo, porque eu ainda estou cativado com ele e estou gostando bastante do jogo, eu jogo jogos da bethesda desde por volta de 2011, com o lançamento de Skyrim, um dos melhores jogos que já joguei da franquia fallout foi esse, só atrás do 4, que eu me diverti e me divirto muito, podem ter tirado os npcs e tal, mas eu não achei repetitivo, eu achei bem divertido do mesmo jeito, eu espero ter a mesma experiencia até o fim do jogo.    … Expand
  19. ser710
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Horrible, pathetic attempt at a video game. Copy and paste, making the same games over and over again with the same useless 20 year old engine.
  20. Mahiro01
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    enough of this bethesda this is just a cashgrab if you have interest for this game ,wait dont buy intil get better and its in sale when the game fix most of bugs and fix the security and hacks issues
  21. joanjett
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    What upsets me about this game is i was stupid enough to buy it
    because i am a fallout junkie! But the worst part?......... it could be a very
    longgggg time before a real FaLLOut game comes out again!
  22. Bluemoo27
    Nov 17, 2018
    10
    Fanstatic game, ive gotten to about level 15 so far. Ive destroyed a base, been hunted, setup workshops, farmed and crafted, done quests. It really feels like a Fallout MMO of sorts. I love it.
  23. Moxd
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Absolutely not. No. This cannot go on, Bethesda should NOT be allowed to push this garbage anymore. It's time to hand Elder Scrolls and Fallout to a new dev, and Bethesda should just stick to publishing games.
  24. SharpBee
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    I've dearly loved every fallout game except brotherhood, tactics, and now 76. Fallout 76 is a buggy, bland, drab game where Bethesda made all the wrong choices. There was no time constraint, its been in the oven since 2016; There was no lack of resources, supposedly bgs was firing on all cylinders for this one; they just made all the wrong decisions! It feels like everyone sat down andI've dearly loved every fallout game except brotherhood, tactics, and now 76. Fallout 76 is a buggy, bland, drab game where Bethesda made all the wrong choices. There was no time constraint, its been in the oven since 2016; There was no lack of resources, supposedly bgs was firing on all cylinders for this one; they just made all the wrong decisions! It feels like everyone sat down and asked "how can we drain all the fallout out of fallout. Interesting quests, great characters, smart semi-hidden humor, and meaningful NPC interaction are what make a fallout game. instead, we get fetch quests, No non-trader or non-enemy NPCs, bland, uninteresting notes/holos, and a complete lack of any interaction with the world AT ALL! Every part of every quest is preset, with you having absolutely no say in anything that happens around you. I didn't even mention the disgusting performance, the gutting of all the character systems, or even touch the online element, but I don't think I need to, 5000 characters can't describe how disappointed I am with BGS's further raping of one of my favorite franchises. With this release, I can't help but worry that Bethesda is just trying to slowly work the fallout fans expectations down till they can make the fallout franchise into call of duty: post-apocalypse.… Expand
  25. Aruze
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Why cant Bethesda just make a fallout game that resembles the first two games? Fallout 1 & 2, Why does it always have to be First person shooters, with theese slow'mo camera bullet time nonsence.
    All i want to do is find a Water Chip for my Vault, or engage in RNG based travel over a vast map.
    i dont want Skyrim-Fallout! i did not enjoy fallout 3, i quit half way through. i played half    Why cant Bethesda just make a fallout game that resembles the first two games? Fallout 1 & 2, Why does it always have to be First person shooters, with theese slow'mo camera bullet time nonsence.
    All i want to do is find a Water Chip for my Vault, or engage in RNG based travel over a vast map.
    i dont want Skyrim-Fallout! i did not enjoy fallout 3, i quit half way through. i played half way through Fallout 4, and after playing Both of those games i give myself permission to write this review on behalf of the Same game being released not 1, not 2, not 3, (new vegas) but 4 Times in a row. its the Same Damn Game! 4 times! What are you Doing bethesda? Why cant we just get the fallout we knew and love, What the HELL is this !?    … Expand
  26. AlexX080
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    I am a fan of the fallout saga and bethesda but they have disappointed me massively with this game, bad controls due to bad port from consoles, awful graphics, so many bugs, bad animations, no npcs, empty world, bad physics, boring quests and dialogues. Just the worst game so far by bethesda, I thought they were a good company but they lost all my respect with this "game".
  27. ghost8181
    Nov 17, 2018
    0
    Let me start off by saying I love fallout, I started from fallout 3 and kept playing the different ones that have came out, this one by fair is trash, I made a account to try to help other people save their money... Wait until they fix it
  28. woiflq
    Nov 17, 2018
    9
    Great fun with friends. I would not enjoy the game solo, but I'm not playing solo, so I won't dock points for that. I will dock a point for framerate drops, but haven't experienced any bugs yet. So far, though, I'm really enjoying it, other than the fact that enjoying it means getting blasted by people who don't. Look at the "helpful" ratings on all the good or even average reviews.
  29. Ghaleon
    Nov 17, 2018
    3
    Disclaimer: I played the beta for 20-ish hours, but it seems identical to Day 1 F76. I gave this thing a chance but can't in good conscious pay full price for this.

    I also made an account here to rate this game. I've been playing videogames since Atari, and though I rarely play AAA titles, my wife has loved watching me play F3, NV & F4, and her sister & bf also love them. So even    Disclaimer: I played the beta for 20-ish hours, but it seems identical to Day 1 F76. I gave this thing a chance but can't in good conscious pay full price for this.

    I also made an account here to rate this game.

    I've been playing videogames since Atari, and though I rarely play AAA titles, my wife has loved watching me play F3, NV & F4, and her sister & bf also love them. So even though we were all worried about "online only" we were excited to at least run around together.

    This game is everything we feared it would be, except, amazingly, it's 10 times worse.

    Every aspect of the game reeks of "rush job". or "we did no work". Everything.

    --The UI does not work for "always on" gaming because when you're taking hits, you have no easy way to eat/drink/heal without going into the UI.

    But dying has almost no penalty, so once you figure this out you can just respawn forever until you've killed all the monsters.

    -As you've probably heard, there's using the same engine since Morrowind. How in the world can my PC, with a new GF2080, not get 60 FPS on this? On our GF 1080 machine, I had to put everything on LOW just to get it to start and not crash. HOW is this even possible??

    --Try VATS once, then try to tell me any thought or consideration went into this game.. A: How can you allow this auto-aim crap for PvP? B: It's ridiculous to have the gun facing AWAY from an enemy, push VATS and SHOOT, and you hit your target.

    --The way to initiate PvP is completely broken, because the attacked player has a huge advantage. P1 does almost no damage to P2 until P2 shoot backs. So P1 gets full damage. The only way PvP works is if you trick someone into shooting you first. But there's no incentive to use PvP at all in-game.

    --Having the quests revolve around holotapes is insane, because you never have time to sit around and listen when you get them. Either you're going to find another soon, or a note to read, or you're hearing other people on the mic, or you're simply playing the game and can't focus on them. I tried giving the story a chance but the game just does not let you immerse yourself. It doesn't seem interesting anyway, though.

    --Listen to the radio. A few new songs. THEN THE EXACT SAME SONGS YOU'VE HEARD FOR HOURS IN F4 ARE BACK. Lazy lazy LAZY. How hard is it to license new music for the setting of WV, if you didn't want to produce your own??

    --Even the act of friending/joining someone else's game is confusing, because it's not intuitive or explained.

    --People can't mod this & fix it. Thanks!

    F76 is basically all the parts of F4 that were mindless grinds (like never-ending quest series, building crap) but worse.

    I've been extremely disappointed by modern gaming "trends" ruining fantastic game series (e.g. MGSV, which is 80 hours of picking daises and about 2 hours of story) but this is the first time I'm kind of insulted by a game studio.
    Here's the MAIN thing, and why this game is so disappointing.

    There's a huge difference between a game that isn't very good, but is worth playing, and a game that is just completely banal, no fun, not creative, and not worth anyone's time.

    Sonic 06 is an infamously bad game -- tons of glitches, comically bad controls, etc. -- but it has heart and some redeeming qualities (music, cutscenes, and it's semi-fun once you understand the meta of how to get around the truly terrible controls).

    Lots of games are awful by objective standards, but once you get over their hurdles, can be enjoyable.

    F76 is completely soulless, as many have described it. Outside of the expansive map (there isn't much to actually do in it that's fun) and recreating WV, it seems NO work, thought of planning went into this.

    Bethesda knew they can sell it for $60, it'll make a profit, and all the people who review games for a living and are basically 3rd-party PR for games companies, will talk about it, be gentle with it, and not rip it to shreads. Because they couldn't care less about videogaming or us, the consumer.

    Don't feed the crap machine, please. For the love of God, if you care about videogames at all, DO NOT BUY THIS FOR $60.

    I'll get this for my wife and I for $20 or less for the sheer experience of having 1 game my wife will play with me, and she loves WV. We'll explore the map and then probably stop playing it, because it just isn't fun. There's no incentive to play it unless you just like collecting tape and screwdrivers.

    A 3/10 is more than fair. Bethesda has piled crap on us, the loyal FO fans, so I'm glad people are piling the crap on them. As someone who runs a special-events business I just don't understand how a company can just spit on their customer and then act like they should be grateful.

    GIVE people refunds who want one. STOP using this awful launcher (deleted my entire game on beta day! Nice!). MAKE IT UP to people who've trusted you, Bethesda.
    Oh, and play FO: New California! (New Vegas mod)    … Expand
  30. Ramlosa
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    The world is dead and it looks like a PS2 game, and praise the buggs.
    Why Bethesda still use a game-engine from the cold war is beyond me.
    If you want to sell a **** console port for 69usd, please go bankrupt. The frame-cap, UI and interface should be enough to burn Bethcrap to the ground.
    The world is completely dead and boring beyond belief.
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Metascore
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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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