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. flippitydip
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    I was held at gunpoint by Todd Howard to purchase a copy of this game, Fallout 4, and Skyrim ( I already owned Skyrim so I don't know what to do with this extra copy) and leave a 10 out of 10 review on Metacritic. Somebody stop this man, he has become a tyrant of irredeemable proportions. He also assaulted my wife's son who can no longer play basketball with his friends due to his blownI was held at gunpoint by Todd Howard to purchase a copy of this game, Fallout 4, and Skyrim ( I already owned Skyrim so I don't know what to do with this extra copy) and leave a 10 out of 10 review on Metacritic. Somebody stop this man, he has become a tyrant of irredeemable proportions. He also assaulted my wife's son who can no longer play basketball with his friends due to his blown out kneecaps. Afterwords he penetrated by wife and her boyfriend and forced them to buy his buggy games. I am writing this from the back of my el camino As a kid, was a skid and no one knew me by name
    I trashed my own house party cause no body came
    Well I know I'm not the one you thought you knew back in high school
    Never going, never showing up when we had to
    Attention that we crave don't tell us to behave,
    I'm sick of always hearing act your age
    I don't want to waste my time
    Become another casualty of society
    I'll never fall in line
    Become another victim of your conformity
    And back down
    Because you don't
    Know us at all we laugh when old people fall
    But what would you expect with a conscience so small
    Heavy metal and mullets is how we were raised
    Maiden and priest were the gods that we praised
    Cause we like having fun at other peoples expense and,
    Cutting people down is just a minor offense then,
    It's none of your concern, I guess I'll never learn
    I'm sick of being told to wait my turn
    I don't want to waste my time
    Become another casualty of society
    I'll never fall in line
    Become another victim of your conformity
    And back down
    Don't count on me, to let you know when
    Don't count on me, I'll do it again
    Don't count on me, it's the point you're missing
    Don't count on me, cause I'm not listening
    Well I'm a no goodick lower middle class brat,
    Back packed and I don't give a **** about nothing
    You be standing on the corner talking all that kufuffin
    But you won't make any sense from all the gas you'll be huffing
    And if the egg don't stain you'll be ringing off the hook,
    You're on the hit list wanted in the telephone book
    I like songs with distortion, drinkin' in proportion
    The doctor said my mom should have had an abortion
    I don't want to waste my time
    Become another casualty of society
    I'll never fall in line
    Become another victim of your conformity
    And back down
    Waste my time with a
    Casualty of society
    Waste my time with a
    Victim of your conformity
    And back down    … Expand
  2. seralexei
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    Great game. Not sure why all the hate, it's the same as any first launched Bethesda game, needs some time to bake. That said, I'm having a blast playing with my friends!
  3. Skjar
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    As a lover of the franchise I had to create an account here in Metacritic just to write the following lines:

    Bethesda does care for its costumers. I gave this installment a chance and after playing many hours, I have to say: this game is a blast. Since some guy asked: "What is Fallout without the factions fighting for power, heartbreaking stories and awesome companions?" An awesome    As a lover of the franchise I had to create an account here in Metacritic just to write the following lines:

    Bethesda does care for its costumers. I gave this installment a chance and after playing many hours, I have to say: this game is a blast.

    Since some guy asked: "What is Fallout without the factions fighting for power, heartbreaking stories and awesome companions?"
    An awesome game for exploration, designed to be played with friends or to encounter strangers. Because real humans are 10x better than boring NPCs.

    To continue the "review" (from a guy who has apparently NOT played the game):
    "The game strongest point - its combat system - is unresponsive and laggy. Meelee build is just impossible or not worthy."
    This game was never sold as a shooter, nor is this the games only strong point. Melee build is very strong, so apparently you never played the game or are veeeery bad at it.

    "God forgive me for paying this sick joke of a Fallout 4 multiplayer mod the price of a full retail game. Costumers, speak with your wallets. Collapse"
    Feel the hate! God, what pityfui creatures Bethesda fans are.

    Buy the game, if you want a mild online suvival game, with a strong focus on exploration, collection and a narrative world. Yes there are NPCs, yes there is a story, yes there are factions you can join and yes, there is a lot you can do in this game. Im currently clocking at around 50h and have not even seen 50% of the game.    … Expand
  4. mildorf
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    The people giving this game 0/10 probably don't even own the game and are just mad that Bethesda is taking a new approach to a beloved franchise. Every single game that shakes up the formula is criticized for years before it becomes a "gem". Even your beloved New Vegas was put through scrutiny and now people are begging for it. I guarantee you that in the future when Bethesda puts out aThe people giving this game 0/10 probably don't even own the game and are just mad that Bethesda is taking a new approach to a beloved franchise. Every single game that shakes up the formula is criticized for years before it becomes a "gem". Even your beloved New Vegas was put through scrutiny and now people are begging for it. I guarantee you that in the future when Bethesda puts out a new single player Fallout (hopefully set in the Midwest like Chicago) all of you will be crying that they went back to the formula.… Expand
  5. CombatCombustor
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    I'm keeping this short and concise, it's only fun with *enthusiastic* friends, otherwise you won't play it. Even after the map is completely explored its still entertaining to complete the missions and design your camp. I've had this game for about a week now (as of November 23) and I can't stop playing. 10/10 best game of 2018.
  6. Elchavo
    Nov 23, 2018
    10
    I played the beta it was buggy and performance issues to boot. after week one patch most all my issues were resolved.---> Before I was on the fence of getting a copy after I returned mine and my brother really wanted to play as he has never even experienced a fallout game. I didn't want to spend my cash on it. He bought it as an early x-mas present so I would play and I gave it another go!I played the beta it was buggy and performance issues to boot. after week one patch most all my issues were resolved.---> Before I was on the fence of getting a copy after I returned mine and my brother really wanted to play as he has never even experienced a fallout game. I didn't want to spend my cash on it. He bought it as an early x-mas present so I would play and I gave it another go! 1 patch later a headache of downloading and going over my internet cap, and 100 hours of gameplay later I can only say this is a masterpiece and I was so used to instant gratification and games that hold your hands of today I did not see the depth and passion that was in this game. I regret ever bashing Bethesda for this game! I have had nothing but great times and now that I know wtf I'm doing and playing with friends everyday this game is on another level and we all just didn't see it! but now I see it, I see the amazing item complexity's and crafting builds in retrospect to the amazing perk card system that allows you to swap loadouts on perks. just wish there was a way to save loadouts and swap them without doing it manually. I see the massive amounts of level depth and planning the first time I took posiden energy plant with a full squad and now every time I catch the cute easter eggs hidden in inanimate objects, graffiti, termanals, and blood scrawled notes on the corpse of dead raider joe, Yes this game is buggy as hell, Yes I have 400+ triple A titles in my steam library, but you know what. I wake up I want to play fallout 76 and discover more loot, I want to burn more, I want to be more efficient at learning great spots for those springs and gears, where the red apocalyptic fern grows and a mini-nuke down to 1.5 pounds with the bear arms perk launching 489 dps in a catastrophic mushroom cloud of death at any who dare appose me until I run out of rounds and my weapons break and I'm flailing on the ground save me save me to my team who are equally as frantic as hoards of scorched slam us from every direction while the blinding breath of the scorchbeast queen pulverizes my t60 power armor to dust! im 100 hours in and I still have not walked half the map or even stated the quest lines I'm not joking!! I did my first 5 quest tonight and they were very well done. Sure this is not a game for Tom Cruise. But this is one of the best games ive played in a long time and I really wish it had a better launch, people were way to quick to judge just like I was by some fluke I kept playing and I think its one of the best things that ever happened. Sorry for my poor grammar and the long rant of a review but I feel this game will have a spot in history as the game that surprised the world when it picks up steam in reviews again. and it will just look at ESO same story not as great a game but it fleshed out to be a really good MMO, Cheers to all you still trending the wasteland at least you know what I know… Expand
  7. rabbitsss
    Nov 24, 2018
    10
    Fun times with Friends!

    -Sure this game has bugs but they are still being fixed.
    -Great Exploration: a lot of different weapons, enemies and a huuuuge map
    -good story and side quests (although there are no npcs)
  8. Neithon
    Nov 24, 2018
    10
    The most fun i had in years, I don't know what you're all complaining about
  9. Samshir
    Nov 24, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 76 no es Fallout 5, es solo un "que pasaria si Fallout fuera multijugador". Entiendo que tengas sus errores pero estoy seguro que los iran corrigiendo, mas que al 4.… Expand
  10. PFS
    Nov 25, 2018
    10
    I have thousands of hours of playtime in Fallout 3, New Vegas, and 4. I have played 76 on PC since Beta. I have encountered no game breaking bugs or any bugs that have detracted from the game. I also have thousands of hours in 7dtd, Ark, and Minecraft. 76 has all the best bits from those titles in a fallout themed world. All the salt from these whiners just goes to show the generalI have thousands of hours of playtime in Fallout 3, New Vegas, and 4. I have played 76 on PC since Beta. I have encountered no game breaking bugs or any bugs that have detracted from the game. I also have thousands of hours in 7dtd, Ark, and Minecraft. 76 has all the best bits from those titles in a fallout themed world. All the salt from these whiners just goes to show the general population needs spoon fed and has terrible taste. Heres to years of enjoyment in 76 for me and not for them. P.S. scrap your junk and convert it to bulk for stash space. Also, if you cant use it right now, you dont need it. Scrap it. … Expand
  11. buttholejohn
    Nov 25, 2018
    10
    this is honestly the best fallout game every made. every fallout before 3 had terrible graphics and sucked super bad and fallout 3-4 had too many npcs and things to do. fallout 76 is the best bcuz all u have to do is play with ur gamer bros and shoot bad guys. epic wn
  12. trento1977
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    I do not understand who shreds this game, I find it absolutely valid. I'm having fun playing it, the world to explore is the best of the fallout series. I'm sorry for those who give low marks just to comply with the mass. There are problems in the game, but they are not so serious as to prevent players from having fun.
  13. reemi
    Nov 26, 2018
    10
    This game is very fun and addictive, if you like games like mmorps (WoW, ESO) farming and building in fallout 4, or survival single player games then you should be happy with this game. There's some ... many.. glitch/bugs yes, but if you played a lot of mmorpg you won't see any difference, glitch are commun in online games. Online games are like that.

    It could be better with NPC yes,    This game is very fun and addictive, if you like games like mmorps (WoW, ESO) farming and building in fallout 4, or survival single player games then you should be happy with this game. There's some ... many.. glitch/bugs yes, but if you played a lot of mmorpg you won't see any difference, glitch are commun in online games. Online games are like that.

    It could be better with NPC yes, but it's not required.

    I'm having LOT of fun and I solo all the time.

    The map is huge... impressive... Buildings are explorables and big... Guns are fun. The game is challenging too. Graphics are good for an online game (do not compare online graphics with offline graphics). Quests are long and fun too.

    For me, this game worth 8/10 because of the bugs.

    But of course, if you are looking for Fallout 5 or Skyrim, this is not what you are looking for.    … Expand
  14. Stigma219
    Nov 26, 2018
    10
    All I hear when reading these reviews is "he wasn't ready!" Lol. This game is awesome! You can't get bored playing this! I stay up so late even tho I have work playing this game. I love it love it love it! Great buy, these people leaving reviews where not ready for a wasteland survival. Time to put your big boy panties on guys, strap up cuz im comin for ya.
  15. eddis55
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    very good game many pepole hate on it but i think that it is great i have played fallout 4 and it was good this is almost as good recomend
  16. BattleBossV
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    it is fun and entertaining but very bugy but that is going to be fixed soon.
    in its current state, its a lite poor and empty but more content is going to be added I hope
    don't listen to the ones with 0 or 1 they are just review bombs and they have probably not even played the game
  17. DarkArt3D
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Хорошая игра, а доработают будет ещё лучше. Больше игроков на карту хотя бы 200-500.
    Усложнить добычу Энерго брони.
  18. dibe1388
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Sapevamo cosa sarebbe venuto fuori, ce lo avevano detto. Non possiamo lamentarci se sappiamo che gioco ci saremmo trovati sotto mano, era chiaro, lo avevano specificato. "è un esperimento". Il mio voto va sulla piena fiducia che ripongo nella Bethesda e sul suo supporto nel breve tempo, x ottimizzare un gioco che offre un potenziale infinito. Ci sto giocando, mi ci sto divertendo come unSapevamo cosa sarebbe venuto fuori, ce lo avevano detto. Non possiamo lamentarci se sappiamo che gioco ci saremmo trovati sotto mano, era chiaro, lo avevano specificato. "è un esperimento". Il mio voto va sulla piena fiducia che ripongo nella Bethesda e sul suo supporto nel breve tempo, x ottimizzare un gioco che offre un potenziale infinito. Ci sto giocando, mi ci sto divertendo come un pazzo e continuerò a farlo! Sono dalla vostra!… Expand
  19. mcginnisbean99
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    man game just came out a week ago give it a break its going to have bugs so if u cant make the game stop hating and quit playing simple.............................................................................................................................
  20. Einric
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    I've had a really great time with this game, despite the bugs. Nothing has been game breaking so far.
  21. gtambeiro
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    Playing fallout games since the 2D ones, great fan of the series. Nowadays enjoying survival games more and more and I was really scared that this game was gonna be an ARK with Fallout skin and thank god It is not. Right now it is my new "surprise of the year".

    The game is not fallout 5 or even without bugs, but It is something new, not the depth of fallout 4 (Because it would not work    Playing fallout games since the 2D ones, great fan of the series. Nowadays enjoying survival games more and more and I was really scared that this game was gonna be an ARK with Fallout skin and thank god It is not. Right now it is my new "surprise of the year".

    The game is not fallout 5 or even without bugs, but It is something new, not the depth of fallout 4 (Because it would not work as a multi player focused game) but not simple as ARK and RUST. Bethesda nailed this gray area and created a great game.

    The launch had its issues as always in an online game, but Bethesda is supporting and releasing patches in a bi weekly basis. Great game that came with great multiplayer experiences !!!    … Expand
  22. AntonyTheHammer
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    The hate for this game is largely built on people having short memory on how bad previous titles were at launch. It has proven how good Bethesda is at making games and how vitriolic grown adults can get about video games though, which is impressive.
  23. Amichan342
    Nov 27, 2018
    10
    What is it with people and saying the game is **** and that its super buggy or what not but its not ive played Fallout 76 quite a lot this week and its amazing and it has wonderful quality and what makes me pissed off is all this bad reviews LIKE PEOPLE CALM THE **** DOWN ITS BEEN OUT FOR 2 ****ING WEEKS WHATS UP WITH THAT LIKE I DONT GET IT. like i have no problems with either bugs or lagWhat is it with people and saying the game is **** and that its super buggy or what not but its not ive played Fallout 76 quite a lot this week and its amazing and it has wonderful quality and what makes me pissed off is all this bad reviews LIKE PEOPLE CALM THE **** DOWN ITS BEEN OUT FOR 2 ****ING WEEKS WHATS UP WITH THAT LIKE I DONT GET IT. like i have no problems with either bugs or lag and its just been running amazing for me and all those people who refund it for like bugs reasons are idiotic since its still updating a lot… Expand
  24. alexsoar
    Nov 28, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this game! 10/10 !!!

    Не могу оторваться от игры уже почти две недели. Мне искренне непонятно, что игрокам не нравится. Ощущение, что просто зажрались. Я прошел все части серии. И от каждой получил огромное удовольствие, включая Fallout 4. Конечно лучшей частью игры я все равно считаю New Vegas.
    Fallout 76 воспринимается иначе, присутствует особая атмосфера постъядерного мира, по первым ощущениям совсем непохожая на другие части серии. На данный момент 65 уровень. Исследовано много локаций, но далеко еще не все. Осталась уйма контента. Пройдены цепочки квестов Анклава и Братства стали. Те кто пишут, что с лором что-то не так, определенно его не знают, где-то что-то слышали, а потом с пеной из рта пытаются доказать, что не по лору. Более того, многие моменты из прошлых частей игры проясняются. Мои впечатления от игры только положительные, да баги есть, но я уверен их поправят, да и они на мой взгляд незначительные, особенно если сравнивать с прошлыми частями серии xD, и на общее впечатление от игры они не слишком влияют. Вообще о такой игре я мог только мечтать. Кооператив в постапокалиптическом мире с элементами ролевой игры. Вы только вдумайтесь.
    Я крайне рекомендую всем любителям серии поиграть чуть больше ( из тех кто купил), не набивать просмотры кликбейтным заголовкам на ютубе и стримах (Тодд Говард сливает серию и все такое). Имейте свою голову на плечах. Геймплей потрясный, играть интересно, квесты крутые. Я крайне рекомендую игру к покупке. Я теперь ее фанат и поэтому просто не могу смотреть на то, как ее пытаются очернить.
    С уважением, Александр ( 32 года, Front-end Developer и поклонник серии Fallout).    … Expand
  25. Davey2
    Nov 28, 2018
    10
    It's actually more of a 7, but to counteract the stupid low scores I'll put 10.
  26. ldv
    Nov 28, 2018
    10
    i don't really know why people are hating. This is a really great game, yeah it is different but it is still good.
  27. NikitaSM
    Nov 29, 2018
    10
    Игра мне очень понравилась. В ней есть много интересных историй, в ней интересно существовать, выживать, строить, улучшать, исследовать. Минусы есть, например не все квесты вызывают интерес, но таких не так много. История пустошей Аппалачи интересная и достойна изучения.Игра мне очень понравилась. В ней есть много интересных историй, в ней интересно существовать, выживать, строить, улучшать, исследовать. Минусы есть, например не все квесты вызывают интерес, но таких не так много. История пустошей Аппалачи интересная и достойна изучения.
  28. TetraTetroid
    Dec 1, 2018
    10
    It is actually my favourite game from bethesda, ever - I never had so much fun from any of their games, and I played most of them.
    It is EXTREMELY underrated!
    10/10, It is amazing to explore, run into other survivors, roleplay, create factions and survive!
  29. CthulhuOldOne
    Dec 2, 2018
    10
    Absolutely amazing attempt for their first time. People dumping on this game your typical spoiled children that didn't get their way. In the history of online video games none have gone live without unpredictable bugs. This being said Bethesda has proven weekly that they are taking feedback and working hard to fix issues.
  30. jacksobrooks
    Dec 3, 2018
    10
    This game doesn't pretend to be the same kind of RPG that Fallout New Vegas is. Realistically and 8 out of 10 after overcoming what you need to enjoy the game. People are not realistically reviewing and should be counter-balanced. This game is superior to Fallout 4 and very fun. If you like shooting hoards of monsters, basebuilding, survival, upgrading everything, and meeting people,This game doesn't pretend to be the same kind of RPG that Fallout New Vegas is. Realistically and 8 out of 10 after overcoming what you need to enjoy the game. People are not realistically reviewing and should be counter-balanced. This game is superior to Fallout 4 and very fun. If you like shooting hoards of monsters, basebuilding, survival, upgrading everything, and meeting people, consider this game. If you also like Fallout you should really get this game. Walking amongst players and enemies in full power armor feels badass. Many satisfying things and many worth improving. Massive map and good variety of most everything… Expand
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Metascore
52

Mixed or average reviews - based on 46 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 46
  3. Negative: 13 out of 46
  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 5, 2019
    35
    Fallout 76 represents a big disappointment and the lowest point of the series so far. Riddled with bugs, repetitive and dull gameplay, nonexistent story and outdated graphics, it fails as a both multiplayer and singleplayer experience for fans and newcomers alike.
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 6, 2019
    55
    Miracles do happen once in a while and No Man’s Sky proved that sometimes it is possible to get back on your feet even after a terrible failure. Right now though Fallout 76 is botched spectacularly on so many levels that even talking about this game is a waste of time. [01/2019, p.46]
  3. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 10, 2019
    40
    An unfinished game with bifurcated identity and in an almost dysfunctional state. It's hard to build on a bad base, that will never change. Like the war. [Issue#292]
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