Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6754 Ratings

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  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. Landwulf
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    I made an metacritic account just to rate this game, it's absolutely crap and a big slap to the face for fans, Bethesda games always had it's issues but this is just one insane cash grab.
  2. pigsonthewing
    Dec 22, 2018
    1
    *sigh* Just a soulless game.. its an absolute mess. I wish I could tell my younger self to just stop buying Bethesda games after Morrowind because its just a downward slope from there. Each subsequent release is just watered down, and half-baked story. In case of 76, the story never made it into the oven. Do we even need to discuss the "micro"transactions (more like*sigh* Just a soulless game.. its an absolute mess. I wish I could tell my younger self to just stop buying Bethesda games after Morrowind because its just a downward slope from there. Each subsequent release is just watered down, and half-baked story. In case of 76, the story never made it into the oven. Do we even need to discuss the "micro"transactions (more like major-transactions)? Do we even need to discuss all the public relations blunders and anti-consumerist practices?

    TL;DR Just don't buy, just....just don't do it.. You've been warned.    … Expand
  3. artimis
    May 5, 2019
    0
    This game is really bad. Not a single good thing. No story,broken loot,glitchs, not a single good thing to say
  4. zilox
    Dec 3, 2018
    5
    I am currently at level 125 so id say I have played the game some time to be able to type a review. I played it since BETA. The game has literally stayed the same since the first day of the BETA.

    There are too many bugs, mostly game breaking (quests simply freeze, clipping enemies and crates, game crashes in middle of quest, frame drops for no reason on a 1080ti). Game crashes at least    I am currently at level 125 so id say I have played the game some time to be able to type a review. I played it since BETA. The game has literally stayed the same since the first day of the BETA.

    There are too many bugs, mostly game breaking (quests simply freeze, clipping enemies and crates, game crashes in middle of quest, frame drops for no reason on a 1080ti). Game crashes at least 3 times a day and at least one infinite loading screen.

    People exploit the crap out of this bug fest of a game and Bethesda is wasting their time banning people that "talk bad". Its actually easy to level up legitimately by simply exploring and doing a few quests.

    At its current state id say stay away. Only buy if it is 15 euros or less as its simply a reskin mod of fo4 which I have also played for 700 hours. I also played the fallout series since Fallout 2.

    I do not recognise Bethesda anymore, and at this point I will stay away from all their games.    … Expand
  5. BBuehler
    Dec 5, 2018
    1
    This game has more problems than features. Bethesda who says that they appreciate and pay attention to the critical input from the players proves in execution, that this is not the case.

    #1: Bugs present in Fallout 4 are alive and well in Fallout 76 #2 The architecture and bandwidth capabilities and methodology of the infrastructure that Bethesda chose to host the game are incapable    This game has more problems than features. Bethesda who says that they appreciate and pay attention to the critical input from the players proves in execution, that this is not the case.

    #1: Bugs present in Fallout 4 are alive and well in Fallout 76

    #2 The architecture and bandwidth capabilities and methodology of the infrastructure that Bethesda chose to host the game are incapable of the requirements. This is evidenced by the following:

    * Lost Quests
    * Lost progression of quests, sometimes resulting in being permanently
    blocked from all follow up quests
    * Failure to record items in inventory
    * Failure to record the actual armor that is being used sometimes resulting in the
    loss of the same.
    * Almost all NPCs are completely inactive and sometimes invisible until the player
    is on top of them. POP!
    * Server instabilities, loss of connection, failure to actually connect after "finding" a server

    Note: All infrastructure and methodology decisions appear to have been from the point
    of cost rather than providing any sort of acceptable performance !!!

    #3 The game engine is hardly tweaked. The player ends up noticing all too often that the screen is all blurred and waiting for the detail down scaling to "catch up".

    #4 Most quests are absolutely non-complete-able without having to grind to the next level or two or ten!!!

    #5 The world leveling is absolutely insane, there is no rhyme or reason for the random levels of MOBS that occur.

    #6 There is no actual story line, no NPC to give you any sort of reason for doing the ridiculous things that you are being asked to do. To witt : Why the hell would I give a damn about finding all of the jukeboxes in city x or play a musical instrument on the roofs of city x. Most side quests appear to be completely random, are doled out with no interface with anyone asking you to do X because of Y.

    #7 PVP play is pointless.

    #8 While Bethesda admit (somewhat) that the game isn't where they intend it to go. At the same time they offer no vision for where it will go.

    #9 Did I mention BUGS, Well there are bugs of all sorts, rendering, item placement, broken quests, invisible agro'd MOBS, MOB AI that got dropped on it's head, the inability to snipe MOBS because they respawn and the bodies and loot disappear as you approach their area . .. Unfortunately since Bethesda left all bugs to be fixed by Modders in the past and because they decided to keep the servers to themselves. There is no reasonable expectation that they actually know how to or will fix their BUGS.

    #10 With each "patch" Bethesda has released come new bugs and the need to figure out work around's.

    #11 Base building is torturous, repetitive and after some time, a joy sucking experience

    #12 Even with upped storage, the player is herded into playing Fallout 76 - Storekeeper

    #13 I mentioned infrastructure and method earlier but something that becomes really apparent is that they used a singular methodology for inventory that appears to be storing junk, aid, etc as serialized items, thusly loading down server/s (NOTE: I am not convinced that they are not using VMs instead of full servers. Although I am 100% sure that they are not using multiple machines as would be required to keep it all running smoothly and without any popping)

    I'm not going to tell anyone, don't buy this. I am going to say though, that if your mind is not addled; if you notice things that break lore or simply don't make a bit of sense and have to stop and ask yourself wtf is going on here; if you do not want to spend as much time tending your inventories as questing; if you are not completely puzzled at the lack of screws released by junking items that are demonstrably loaded with screws, if you are going to ask yourself why do I need these items to repair this? then wait!!! For the sake of your own sanity and so as to avoid something that is at this point, perhaps ALPHA level,servers that have obviously not been stress tested and done on the cheap and a completely directionless software experiment sold with deceptive advertisement by a rudderless vendor of promise and disappointment.    … Expand
  6. hewhocaves
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    This is the sort of game that not only do you never buy, you question whether the developer is capable of even putting out a modern video game.
  7. Nefastus
    May 13, 2019
    0
    One of the worst games I ever played in 3 decades. Its pretty much a scam. Only good thing I got out of it was the helmet from the collectors edition (lets forget about the nylon bag).
  8. mrsalty101
    Dec 23, 2018
    0
    This game should not be acceptable to anyone. All the people that defend this game because of how much fun they had are wrong. You of course can have fun if you are hanging out with people that you enjoy playing with, but that's got nothing to do with the game.
    Don't give Bethesda any credit for laziness, they already announced that they're still using this broken engine for their next    This game should not be acceptable to anyone. All the people that defend this game because of how much fun they had are wrong. You of course can have fun if you are hanging out with people that you enjoy playing with, but that's got nothing to do with the game.
    Don't give Bethesda any credit for laziness, they already announced that they're still using this broken engine for their next games including Elder Scrolls 6.    … Expand
  9. Drastic_drugs
    Dec 18, 2018
    0
    The whole range of emotions from this game and my attitude to the company, describes the song Bloodhound gang "I hope you die!"
  10. Finchhh
    Dec 31, 2020
    0
    This game is not even possible to launch. How can you evaluate something that doesn't even start?
  11. RowesBinley
    Apr 30, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Its if like they took everything bad from fallout 3, NV and 4 and bundled it op in to a pack of turds, tried to play it for several days but it sucked so bad that i became bored after the first 4 hours, c.a.m.p sucks Vats suck, loot sucks, locations suck, enemies suck, one big suckerfest. id say stay away from this game if you want to play fallout, cause this just aint. ....Burning gamedisc, nobody should get their hands on this awful mess.… Expand
  12. extrememuslim10
    Dec 1, 2018
    0
    What kind of glue were they sniffing when they decided to release this??? It's impressive actually since this one game single-handedly ruined the reputation Bethesda has earned after years of releasing quality games. They truly deserve the backlash they're receiving right now.
  13. gusarpoup
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    biggest failure in history of gaming lol. the bag, the lawsuits, the refunds, the lack of pc support. all point to one company spiraling down the hole they cannot fill. it's over bethesda. wrap it up and go home.
  14. zonestabe
    May 4, 2019
    0
    Easily the worst game I have ever played. Why did I even buy this game, for the life of me I shall never know. Please don't buy this game The game is full of glitches, boring gameplay, and absolutely bad story.
  15. XTheFox
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    No end game.
    No text chat/push to talk chat in game.
    No team play.
    No adequate pvp.
    No npc.
    No story.
    Very bad engine.
    A lot of bugs.
    0/10
  16. OperatingSauce
    Nov 29, 2018
    2
    Where do I even begin?
    Fallout 76, as an idea, has some potential to it. A way to explore the fallout wastelands with my friends was something I was really looking forward to, but where they royally **** up was in the execution phase.
    The game itself is a buggy mess. Bethesda games are usually this way, but F76 takes it to an unplayable state. My most recent experience involved me having    Where do I even begin?
    Fallout 76, as an idea, has some potential to it. A way to explore the fallout wastelands with my friends was something I was really looking forward to, but where they royally **** up was in the execution phase.
    The game itself is a buggy mess. Bethesda games are usually this way, but F76 takes it to an unplayable state. My most recent experience involved me having to restart the game because all the walls around me turned bright green. However, when it works, the game can be a lot of fun, despite the lack of NPCs and the flawed CAMP system. Bethesda does claim they are releasing an update to improve it, but the game should never have launched this way. I pre-ordered, meaning I got access to the beta, and the full game feels just as stable as the beta was. This is an early access game and should be priced like one. Save your $60.
    On top of all that, Bethesda conveniently doesn't sell this game on Steam, opting to use their own launcher instead. I was fine with this at first, though downloading another launcher on top of Steam, Origin, UPlay, GOG, or whoever makes their own launcher this week, was pretty annoying. However, that also means Bethesda can dodge Steam's liberal refund policy, essentially saying they knew the (rightfully received) backlash would happen. To make matters worse, the collectors edition buyers really got nuked (pun intended). Bethesda charged around 200 USD for the Power Armor edition which came with the game, a map, and a Canvas bag. Although the Canvas bag wasn't actually a canvas bag, it may as well have been a garbage bag. This was straight up false advertising. Bethesda knew, however, and offered buyers five(!!!) USD worth of in game currency.
    Save your money, speak with your wallet. Don't support these actions by Bethesda.    … Expand
  17. Pisatel19
    Nov 29, 2018
    0
    I am a big fan of Fallout series. Fallout 1 was very good, Fallout 2 was a masterpiece, Fallout 3 was something fresh and even with all its problems was generally a good atmospheric and what is more important FALLOUT game. Fallout New Vegas made the whole 3D universe of Fallout great again. Fallout 4 wasnt that good, but stil it was Fallout, with its atmosphere. But Fallout 76 is notI am a big fan of Fallout series. Fallout 1 was very good, Fallout 2 was a masterpiece, Fallout 3 was something fresh and even with all its problems was generally a good atmospheric and what is more important FALLOUT game. Fallout New Vegas made the whole 3D universe of Fallout great again. Fallout 4 wasnt that good, but stil it was Fallout, with its atmosphere. But Fallout 76 is not Fallout at all. I am not talking about all that bugs (which are hundreds), this game doesnt have an atmosphere of Fallout lore at all! Quests are the worst which could be done (ultra boring), PvP aspect is complete crap. There so many fails and bad concepts in this game that it just unplayable. Hopefully all this is just a joke and Bethesda will create a real Fallout game.… Expand
  18. ty4k0
    Dec 3, 2018
    0
    I want my money back. I didn t want to buy a mode for 60$. I ve expected everything but not this rusty engine and a map without any fun thing to do.
  19. BFDIEHARDFANBOY
    May 13, 2019
    0
    Feroxious said he is fan of F1 and F2 yet compliments the **** f76. F U bethezda employee troll!

    This game is evil and should be banned.
  20. Dudersaurus
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    I just dont understand why Bethesda wants to keep using this engine. They say it is because they "know it".. My question is how do you use (and develop) something for literally more than a decade and still come out with the same bugs that have plagued your last 3 AAA releases???

    This isnt "knowing your product" nor is it "using what we know to our advantage" It is a futile exercise    I just dont understand why Bethesda wants to keep using this engine. They say it is because they "know it".. My question is how do you use (and develop) something for literally more than a decade and still come out with the same bugs that have plagued your last 3 AAA releases???

    This isnt "knowing your product" nor is it "using what we know to our advantage" It is a futile exercise in money saving that will end up going the way of the Canvas Bag scenario    … Expand
  21. OriginalVenom
    Dec 6, 2018
    0
    Чистой воды плагиат по франшизе и мод для Fallout 4
  22. infin1ty92
    Dec 10, 2018
    0
    I just don't know what to do in this game. The quests are incredibly boring and bugged (Kill Evan etc.), the game is not optimized and the lighting effects and colours' are so too much u get the idea they are trying to hide the decade-old engine they are running the game on, which can still be felt though. Base building is boring and annoying, I just cant figure out what to do in thisI just don't know what to do in this game. The quests are incredibly boring and bugged (Kill Evan etc.), the game is not optimized and the lighting effects and colours' are so too much u get the idea they are trying to hide the decade-old engine they are running the game on, which can still be felt though. Base building is boring and annoying, I just cant figure out what to do in this game. Ive played all prior Bethesda titles since Oblivion and this is the first of their games I just dont bother playing at all, even after trying my best with 10+ hours, i just can't do it anymore. It is probably the worst game I have ever played.… Expand
  23. mathias36
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    Horrible experience.
    I pre-ordered this game as I do with most Bethesda games up until now.
    The fallout 76 launch and the general support from Bethesda will most likely make this the last Bethesda game I ever buy. I have been trying to get a refund since October before the game was even out. It's now the 12th of December, and their support is in no way helping. At this point, I'm    Horrible experience.
    I pre-ordered this game as I do with most Bethesda games up until now.
    The fallout 76 launch and the general support from Bethesda will most likely make this the last Bethesda game I ever buy.

    I have been trying to get a refund since October before the game was even out. It's now the 12th of December, and their support is in no way helping. At this point, I'm fairly sure my tickets have not been seen by a single human.    … Expand
  24. geraltofrivia95
    Dec 23, 2018
    0
    trash game trash online trash gameplay trash boring this sucks if you like this game you are a idiot
  25. Hooo
    Dec 25, 2018
    0
    I have never played a game that is so bad as this one. I hope their next game is better
  26. Hushpool
    Dec 28, 2018
    0
    I had a bad feeling about this game before it's annouce. It started since Fallout 4 gameplay trailer with salvage-craft-build-sims gameplay. But if in Fallout 4 it was great alongside activity for creative players (like myself), this game has NOTHING interesting in this activity. Building and crafting systems are just bugged, needless and degrated compared to Fallout 4. I played this gameI had a bad feeling about this game before it's annouce. It started since Fallout 4 gameplay trailer with salvage-craft-build-sims gameplay. But if in Fallout 4 it was great alongside activity for creative players (like myself), this game has NOTHING interesting in this activity. Building and crafting systems are just bugged, needless and degrated compared to Fallout 4. I played this game at my friend's home... well, all I did afterward - spitted and made promise to myself: NEVER play games of Bethesda Game Studios before examination, analysing and Torrent downloading them for 50 gameplay hours before buying.

    GG, WP, Bethesda. FF.    … Expand
  27. Stazanto
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    I got enough essays during my college years.

    I feel bad for modders who were around since inception of Bethesda games, they deserve so much more.

    Shameless cashgrab this game is.

    Sad.
  28. TensaiNearMe
    Dec 30, 2018
    1
    if bethesda fixed the network issue, i'll give 8 of 10,

    the fact that the network is broken really make this game become unplayable, sometime this problem become serius than any other bugs in this game, like when you already out of ammo by shootin scorhbeast queen, than you died before it die, you don't get any of reward from that
  29. iainw
    Apr 16, 2019
    0
    a very average $10 DLC for FO4.
    No endgame AT ALL and a bug-ridden mess.
    No multiplayer mechanics present in the game.
    No chat, no player bank.
    Just awful...
  30. Dohnstem
    May 4, 2019
    0
    fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck this game
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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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