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. FezzieModo
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    This game is truly terrible, the lack of NPC's is telling.... its boring, big empty world, C.A.M.P bugged lost gear, stash box weight limit is a joke, my character can carry more than i can store in my stash box by the time i've taken mostly strength and carry capacity perks as you cant get through a mission without having to go overweight. I think this game need a total overhall asap....
  2. NoobGoneBad
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    In a world where Fallout 3 is 10 and New Vegas is 9 and Fallout 4 is 8, Fallout 76 is 1. But in a world where there are Half-Life, GTA, Bioshock and other games this game is flat out 0. That is no hate towards the game but an honest score. Fallout game where there is practically no story, no human npc's and is basically all the worse parts of fallout 4. This game could have been done soIn a world where Fallout 3 is 10 and New Vegas is 9 and Fallout 4 is 8, Fallout 76 is 1. But in a world where there are Half-Life, GTA, Bioshock and other games this game is flat out 0. That is no hate towards the game but an honest score. Fallout game where there is practically no story, no human npc's and is basically all the worse parts of fallout 4. This game could have been done so much better. This game just feels like midterm cashgrab before Fallout 5.
    And bethesdas explanation of ''this game is better with friends'' is sad, because everything is better with friends, watching paint dry or lawn grow is better with friends.    … Expand
  3. CarloalbertoRig
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Premise: I'm a 33 years old father of twins. Not an heater nor a kid. I've played all fallout games since the were isometrics and I really loved them. Back in the days when I was a studente at law university, Fallout 3, was my favourite game to play when I've got some spare times (so sad:-)).
    I have read a lot about Fallout 76, seen a bunch of Youtube videos about the beta and my eyes couldn't believe how trash this game appeared.
    I was litterally shocked how they ruined a perfect formula.
    I've prordered the game hoping the final version would be better.
    No way.
    Terrible graphics with lot of artifacts and glitches (the engine is really outdated), sometimes it stutters at 2K, with GTX 2080Ti, unaccettable!
    No dialogues.
    No NPC.
    The world is really empty! You have nothing to do except going from point A to point B, collect items, killing some monsters. No Plot, no quests, no history.
    The multiplayer side is even worse. Empty. Collabo is 0. Only group of bad painted survivors pointing their guns at some monsters.
    For me is a no go. If I could score less then 0 I would. Is not for the money (litterally stolen) but for what they did to my beloved FALLOUT.
    It is a havoc that should be withdrawn from the market.
    10 hours of play.    … Expand
  4. pipbadger
    Nov 28, 2018
    0
    I expected a lot more from one of my most beloved game publishers.
    Fallout 76 is a complete disgrace in my honest opinion.
    in the early days, Morrowind and oblivion had glitches and bugs that were to be expected, Fallout 3 had the exact same issue but the gameplay and story put those problems to the wayside. With the release of new vegas and then Skyrim the novelty of Bethesda was    I expected a lot more from one of my most beloved game publishers.
    Fallout 76 is a complete disgrace in my honest opinion.

    in the early days, Morrowind and oblivion had glitches and bugs that were to be expected, Fallout 3 had the exact same issue but the gameplay and story put those problems to the wayside. With the release of new vegas and then Skyrim the novelty of Bethesda was wearing thin, however, with the release of Fallout 4(a game I was genuinely excited for) the never-ending pattern of poor quality, the use of an aging engine, unbelievable persistent bugs present since oblivion days and an uninspiring story. all I can say is, thank god for mods.

    Fallout 76 is the worst game ever created by the publisher but fortunately for them, there are people who enjoy the opportunity to play fallout with friends and family. However, this does not excuse the fact that this is a "boring as **** game. NO NPC's except quest giving robots, A boring as hell story(if you can call it a story), terrible enemy encounters, sucky at best PVP and early 2000 graphics that want to make me throw up.
    It's sad when small indie game developers are doing a far better job producing quality games with a compelling story for $20-$40 and Bethesda wants $60 for a sub-par game with in-game currency and purchases. Most games like Fallout 76 are generally free-to-play with in-game purchases, the best example is always WARFRAME.

    Don't purchase this game, find a trusted reviewer and then make your decision. Don't let Bethesda off the hook for this cheap attempt at money grabbing.    … Expand
  5. REmmmeuh
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    I'm registering my account here just to say the same as already said by hundreds. If you are a fan of Fallout 1, 2, 3 (NV), even the 4th... Don't buy. You will be sad, you will be disappointed.
    Such a waste... Not my money.. What they did with Fallout.
  6. Loucous
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    Big map but fewer explorable locations than other FO games. Very dated gun play. Weird PVP mechanic that falls flat. Poor graphic quality with limited FOV. Lack of NPCs hurts both the game and strory telling. Very limited replay-ability, weak RPG mechanics, maybe a 30-40 hour game at most. Make a private server option and the modding community may be able to fix this up and makeBig map but fewer explorable locations than other FO games. Very dated gun play. Weird PVP mechanic that falls flat. Poor graphic quality with limited FOV. Lack of NPCs hurts both the game and strory telling. Very limited replay-ability, weak RPG mechanics, maybe a 30-40 hour game at most. Make a private server option and the modding community may be able to fix this up and make something cool out of this game. Until then it really not worth the price.… Expand
  7. IZLOYIKOTIKI
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Apply yourself, Bethesda!

    1. Bad grafics
    2. Million bugs
    3. Pointless gameplay
    4. Game is boring
  8. fedelomas
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    La parte que mas odio es que no puedo jugar offline, donde vivo tengo un internet de mierda con respecto a otros paises, para colmo que no haya npc hace mucho mas aburrido el juego.
    Le daria una puntuacion de 9 o 10 si pusieran npc y podrias creas tus propias partidas e invitar a tus amigos.
    El hecho que me solo puedo jugar al servidor que ellos me designan y cruzarme con genete random    La parte que mas odio es que no puedo jugar offline, donde vivo tengo un internet de mierda con respecto a otros paises, para colmo que no haya npc hace mucho mas aburrido el juego.
    Le daria una puntuacion de 9 o 10 si pusieran npc y podrias creas tus propias partidas e invitar a tus amigos.
    El hecho que me solo puedo jugar al servidor que ellos me designan y cruzarme con genete random es mas malo que bueno por lo visto porque la experiencia que me mostro es que la mayoria preferia jugar solo o con sus amigos    … Expand
  9. kremator
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Do not Buy! There is nothing that deserves your attention. The game is just bad.
  10. nipless
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    thank you bethesda for destroying one of my favorite franchises
    fallout 4 was not the best thing but it was still a singleplayer experience that i liked
    this thing is just awful
  11. Hubjunk
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Bethesda was hijacked by an Early Access developer's studio, apparently which resulted in Epic Fail that is fallout 76; Please do not purchase under any circumstances.
  12. noises1990
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    This is complete crap!

    I've been waiting 20 minutes on the loading screen to connect to the server. After I connect because of desync and replication issues with the server, I get killed. Have to wait another 5 minutes on the loading screen to respawn. I go into a building and get stuck on a pile of trash so I need to fast travel somewhere... Opening the map freezes my computer for    This is complete crap!

    I've been waiting 20 minutes on the loading screen to connect to the server. After I connect because of desync and replication issues with the server, I get killed. Have to wait another 5 minutes on the loading screen to respawn.
    I go into a building and get stuck on a pile of trash so I need to fast travel somewhere...

    Opening the map freezes my computer for 20 seconds.. Sometimes the audio just goes missing and it all comes back to life like the whole 5 minutes compressed in 10 seconds (shat my pants I did),

    This game is a technological nightmare! It's an old and outdated engine and I am running the game on a 2017 high-end pc with the last gen i7, a 1080ti and m2 ssd... WHAT THE ACTUAL F(_)CK?!    … Expand
  13. MavorsXXX
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Not like this... not like this. This is not the Fallout we want. It's not even a RPG we want.

    This feels like multiplayer mod for Fallout 3 where every texture is re-used, everything feels old and everything is just meh. If you are playing with a friend or two then Fallout 76 is "just fine" but alone is just pure garbage. There's no story, no NPS's, nothing. You just listen the    Not like this... not like this. This is not the Fallout we want. It's not even a RPG we want.

    This feels like multiplayer mod for Fallout 3 where every texture is re-used, everything feels old and everything is just meh. If you are playing with a friend or two then Fallout 76 is "just fine" but alone is just pure garbage. There's no story, no NPS's, nothing. You just listen the holotapes and travel from A to B while killing a few robots, mutants or ghouls... Even base managing is a straight ripoff from Fallout 4.

    It's just hard to understand that this game is made by Bethesda who also made Elder Scrolls Online.    … Expand
  14. MastaKillah
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Bethesda. You promised us that war never changes. Well, it did change. It became a laggy and boring experience. Huge, empty sandbox without any meaningful content. This isn't the Fallout we want.
  15. TerrorFlynn
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Every single location and event ive been to has bugged out so far. I gave up after just 3 hours. I kill the same mob five times and it comes back up. I try to claim a workstation and it instantly gets attacked, mobs get stuck below the factory and event is stuck. Not to mention the constant stuttering and **** gameplay feeling. GG, **** scam.,
  16. Mitte1949
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Bethesda didn't release the game on Steam or Gog for a reason. i can't blame them. As a hardcore fallout fan i've played it in beta and after release, the game is still an ugly buggy mess.

    Have a brain and don't trust those payed shills that gave it a 10. The game itself would deserve a 4, but their shady tactics deserve a 0
  17. AnEarthling
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    One of the best multiplayers this year. Nothing can compare to the fun i've had playing this game and with friends makes it a thousand times better (unlike most toxic fallout fans). This is a true fallout game and i've been playing fallout since the 1998, yes it might be different but what's the fun in playing the same thing over and over again, grow up.
  18. Fallout43
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    I have never played a fallout game before 76. But I looked into the lore of fallout after I saw fallout 76. I was hoping the game was going to be a good pvp game. But there is almost no pvp only duels this is so stupid why can't they have pvp and pve servers. If there was more players and better pvp this game would be one of my all time favorites. Fallout 76 tries to be a good multiplayerI have never played a fallout game before 76. But I looked into the lore of fallout after I saw fallout 76. I was hoping the game was going to be a good pvp game. But there is almost no pvp only duels this is so stupid why can't they have pvp and pve servers. If there was more players and better pvp this game would be one of my all time favorites. Fallout 76 tries to be a good multiplayer game but it fails at that. It is more like 24 people playing a 3/10 solo game. Fallout 76 could of been great but it failed in multiplayer and ruined a good single player game.… Expand
  19. Donnie_Dorko
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    There was an attempt, but there may as well not have been.

    While playing this game I find that it actively fights against you to put it down and stop playing. A combination of low frame rate and rubbish gun play while having absolutely nothing of worth to do really sours the experience. Playing with friends is ok but I'd rather play something else as it loses fun after about 2    There was an attempt, but there may as well not have been.

    While playing this game I find that it actively fights against you to put it down and stop playing.

    A combination of low frame rate and rubbish gun play while having absolutely nothing of worth to do really sours the experience.

    Playing with friends is ok but I'd rather play something else as it loses fun after about 2 hours.

    Fan of fallout since 1997, didn't like 4 and this takes everything I didn't like about that game and focuses it.    … Expand
  20. 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.
  21. Lawro
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    A poorly made amateur project being sold as official content by paid professionals.
  22. sincubus
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    They took everything that loved and cherished about Fallout, and removed it. That about sums it up. The people, the story, even the setting were all put aside so they could reuse Fallout 4 assets and make Rust out of it, which, just like this already is, is a buggy game built entirely on the premise of griefing everyone around you.

    They had to know this game wasnt the multiplayer they    They took everything that loved and cherished about Fallout, and removed it. That about sums it up. The people, the story, even the setting were all put aside so they could reuse Fallout 4 assets and make Rust out of it, which, just like this already is, is a buggy game built entirely on the premise of griefing everyone around you.

    They had to know this game wasnt the multiplayer they tried to push in the trailer, its all about killing each other and one-uping. This is lipstick on a pig and it needs to be taken to slaughter.

    If they put in NPCs and/or made private servers this game could maybe scrape by without leaving as large of a brown streak on their reputation but as it is this is a cheap money grab game and makes me question the direction of Bethesda.    … Expand
  23. AskaFreedom
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Boring, flat, buggy, empty... so many adjectives to describe the loss of a great license. As a fan of the first two "Fallout", I almost want to cry. It's a tragedy. Such a beautiful license to sacrifice on the altar of laziness, convenience and easy money. A shame, and bad publicity for the video game industry.
  24. Wedya
    Dec 9, 2018
    0
    I actually was about to give this game another try because i felt i was to harsh to the game and should try to make the best of it and be more generous to the game than just craping all over it.

    What i discoverd instead is that due to the "damage bug" i am currently unable to even play the game properly since all enemies become suddenly invincible if i deal "too much" damage to them.    I actually was about to give this game another try because i felt i was to harsh to the game and should try to make the best of it and be more generous to the game than just craping all over it.

    What i discoverd instead is that due to the "damage bug" i am currently unable to even play the game properly since all enemies become suddenly invincible if i deal "too much" damage to them.

    I am done. i tried. If you do not encounter any gamebreaking bugs that Bethesda still did not fix yet, cool, lucky you, but in my case this game is pretty much disfunctional garbage right now, the bug was known for a while and even about a month after fo76 release its still there so why should i belive that they will fix this in the upcoming weeks?    … Expand
  25. Sabriel76
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    I want to like this so bad. I have wanted an online fallout for so long and hope Bethesda bounces back with some major updates to the game but fix all the bugs and update the graphics and its still a lifeless husk of a sandbox with dry story delivery via recordings of people already dead

    Game: Advertised as 'rebuilding the wasteland' with you and your friends being the ones driving the    I want to like this so bad. I have wanted an online fallout for so long and hope Bethesda bounces back with some major updates to the game but fix all the bugs and update the graphics and its still a lifeless husk of a sandbox with dry story delivery via recordings of people already dead

    Game: Advertised as 'rebuilding the wasteland' with you and your friends being the ones driving the stories as the NPCs in a post apocolyptic world.

    Delivery: This means there are no NPCs. They want us to be the NPCs but give us absolutely nothing to work with but an empty map devoid of soul. 24 players is nothing on such a large map when you expect them to be taking the place of raiders/traders/interesting NPCs. If they are squads that means youve got 6 small clusters of people who, based on the pattern of in game, probably wont ever attempt to interact with you.

    Catering to streamers aside, Bethesda seems to expect those memorable interactions that you might get from an MMORPG community with hundreds online in one consistent world all in their Fallout 76 which is closer to a pickup loop of PUBG where nothing you do matters and the game feels more like "lets go play a few rounds of kill the robots" vs "lets go get lost in the mad max esque apocolyptic world of fallout"

    There is just no incentive for co-op or pvp. Absolutely no reason to take up the trader life or stay in any town (and despite everyone hoping there would be some form of vendor you can put stuff up on at the least, we have to resort to having to trade face to face with a clunky UI) On the flip side, theres no way of really being a raider due to how pvp works and the general lack of people, no less people who want to pvp. There are no hubs save for your C.A.M.P. but even that does nothing to add to the feel of the players 'rebuilding' or creating their own towns as it function is more of a temporary item dump/repair location you can throw down.

    You will max out the C.A.M.P housing budget on a 2x2 structure with only the bare minimum crafting benches/turrets and if your lucky, around 3 decorative prop items like a grill or small bookcase.

    Nobody will ever see any rebuilding because of the budget limit as well as the inability to build near premade structures. Which include towns. So as an "NPC" am i just supposed to stand on some premade raider looking wall and hope to make your game more interesting for someone else?

    The stash limit is filled on basic scrap. But you also need scap for repairing anything and base building. You will have room for a few extra guns (or one heavy gun), and the inevitable 'uniqes' that cant be deconstructed. Also some backup water.

    Combine the fact that you have no base building budget beyond the required and your stash is filled by lvl 20, the incentive to 'rebuild' goes away very fast. Or rather you have experienced all the rebuilding that can be done.

    Add to that that your base is stored when you log off and theres nothing to stop anyone else from building in that area (thus preventing you from building nearby). Or the fact that there is no permanence or meaning for a C.A.M.P beyond ones individual need for a quick loot drop/repair spot to throw down as needed.

    There is a solid chance you will lose random chunks of structures and benches when the game stores your base however. And you probably wont get it all set out how you had it. Especially due to anything not part of the main structure being stored individually.

    Nearly all pvp = one side quitting the world just before/after they die and world hopping for a server with people who actually want to pvp. Again, we are supposed to replace raiders? There are more raider corpses in one camp than all the players on the map and even if we had a group going, that still requires everyone else on the server to play along and somehow happening to be close to each other and not just quitting to another world when they get shot at which is primarily what seems to be happening.

    Srsly. I can have a pvp workshop claimed with a bounty, leave to make some food. probably take a shower and run some errands, come back and find not one of those handfulls of player had come even remotely to my vicinity.

    What is even the point of scavenging or taking pvp workshops when our stash / inventory is full and our base budget is capped anyway? Kill robots for more lead so i can craft bullets to kill more robots?

    So. What now? my stash is full and House budget is maxed out on crafting tables and 5 turrets. i cant really build anything that would be neat for other players to interact with or see, but theres also no real reason to explore. i have the gun i want, everyones dead, everything is done. Ive also got enough food and water by my base that nobody will ever see, despite it being in the open across street from a town and robot vendor.

    A crashgrab from an out of touch business or an overzealous render ghost, Bethesda has certainly fallen far    … Expand
  26. Alexan666
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    This is a fking joke, I lost all my items twice, I got disconnected every hour, and AT THE LAST, I PUT ALL THAT BUGS ON THE OFFICIAL FORUMS ASKING FOR MONEY BACK (without insulting) AND THE BANNED ME..

    WHAT THE **** HAPPEN WITH BETHESDA?
  27. ElCucuy
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Tod, stop, you should understand what the angry fans will be to hate your future projects, it will have consequences
  28. sn1234
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    The game is an empty broken shell of Fallout 4 - dated graphics (dated even by 2008 standards), astonishing bugs, and worst of all - no story, no purpose, no reason to play. The game doesn't even feel like a new game - it feels like someone tried to create a mod to Fallout 4 and abandoned the idea after 30 minutes of trying.
  29. ReviewGuy13
    Nov 23, 2018
    0
    A buggy mess. I can't even get it to run. I love downloading over 40mb every patch though.
  30. Auser
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Bethesda only learns the bad practices, from companies like Ubisoft and EA, and last week Bethesda said he did not launch the game on Steam to give the best experience to the users, and does not even let you uninstall the beta, and the solution that they give you is, buy the game to be able to uninstall it. And after all this, the first patch is bigger than the base game! 55GB, between 9Bethesda only learns the bad practices, from companies like Ubisoft and EA, and last week Bethesda said he did not launch the game on Steam to give the best experience to the users, and does not even let you uninstall the beta, and the solution that they give you is, buy the game to be able to uninstall it. And after all this, the first patch is bigger than the base game! 55GB, between 9 and 10GB more than the base game!… 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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