Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 6754 Ratings

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  1. drakedog777
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This game is a dead carcass of Fallout 4, a lifeless, Soulless piece of crap, Do no waste your money, If you want Fallout then this game isn't Fallout, If you want a survival game then go play Rust, Which is a million time better than this abomination, Also cheaper.
  2. Xumari
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Fallout 76, or it should be named Frameout 76 because its massive framedrops. One of the worst optimized videogames so far. Terrible.
    Truly an insult to the gamer community.
  3. ryanxjolly
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    3.0 I think is generous. The game is an embarrassment to the Fallout franchise. The emptiness of the world along with no NPC's and not enough lore to keep you involved makes you feel tiny in a massive world. The bugs, the optimization, it's just not good enough. It's 2018 and Bethesda are still using their out of date engine which is easily the worst engine from a AAA company EVER, there's3.0 I think is generous. The game is an embarrassment to the Fallout franchise. The emptiness of the world along with no NPC's and not enough lore to keep you involved makes you feel tiny in a massive world. The bugs, the optimization, it's just not good enough. It's 2018 and Bethesda are still using their out of date engine which is easily the worst engine from a AAA company EVER, there's no FOV slider, there's no push to talk (although I hear they're patching this in), it looks ugly compared to other survival open world games out there, the AI are absolute idiots, they haven't changed at all from Fallout 4 (and this is because the Fallout franchise is more popular on console so they are controller based enemies), no mods until 2019... DO NOT BUY THIS GAME, IT'S NOT WORTH $20 LET ALONE $60. Let it be known that Bethesda need to try 100x harder than this if they wish to venture off from Fallout's single player into a multiplayer universe, because honestly, this is an embarrassment to the survival genre.

    Todd Howard: "It just works!". No it doesn't, stick to single player games, for the love of god.    … Expand
  4. Grantsco4117
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    Honestly, the game looks bad you almost never see people unless in the church area and the game is just not fun after the first 5 hours but I will give Bethesda credit if fallout happened in real life the world would look bad and not be fun at all and everyone would never explore outside of the first base we make.
  5. slauterhause
    Nov 15, 2018
    3
    In a word, boring.

    It's a weird version of fallout 4 with worse graphics, several bugs, and clunky multiplayer. Honestly, at this point it's a hard pass.

    What it needs:
    Better graphics settings - and utilization. It's not good.
    Better ways of editing game settings, other than messing with the .ini
    Improved Key Mapping
    Weird Mob re-spawns.
    Etc.
  6. iradoworldgames
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    game trash I lost 2 power armor with bugs, after I got into the power armor bug I can not get out anymore and when I leave the game the program does not end in the system.
  7. Kalenth
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    I've been a Fallout junkie since #1. This... this isn't Fallout. I won't be spending money or time on this cash grab.
  8. FR5DDY
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Probably the worst game I've seen this generation. A full scale scam. I'm not preordering a Bethesda game ever again. I hope they don't do this **** to Doom or Elder Scrolls.… Expand
  9. mohsenn
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    i cant believe this game is fallout, it look like one of poor game and free on steam, shame on you bethesda
  10. dmmb76
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    I've been playing Bethesda games since Morrowind and i think Fallout 76 is game development at its laziest and a big FY to the fans. Fallout 76 is a glorified Fallout 4 mod with a AAA-pricetag.
  11. Bobbudowniczy
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    This is another cash grab game made because of trends. With micro-transactions, and all bad things that come with them.
    The game itself is just lazy asset mash from other games, with objective to create platform form making money.
    Bethesda tried to replicate success of Rust and other successful open world survival games, without understanding what makes those games good. Owning a good    This is another cash grab game made because of trends. With micro-transactions, and all bad things that come with them.
    The game itself is just lazy asset mash from other games, with objective to create platform form making money.
    Bethesda tried to replicate success of Rust and other successful open world survival games, without understanding what makes those games good.
    Owning a good IP does not make a game automatically good.
    This is the future of games if we do not stop support this crap.
    For me this is the line.
    A game made just because of a trend or containing micro-transactions will not get my money or my support.    … Expand
  12. DmitryV
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    Все очень и очень плохо.... Даже не чего сказать.
  13. Ulex
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    this is an early access game that does not deserve more than 10$ at the current stage
  14. argelvaako
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    No human NPC's, Devs said there wouldnt be a need for any because of human players but there's only 20 limit for human players on a server and they are all questing or trying to murder you somehow, i murdered AFK people every chance i got but wasted all my weapons and got nothing from it, idk why PVP is even added if there's no reward other than some little junk. Questing was boring, andNo human NPC's, Devs said there wouldnt be a need for any because of human players but there's only 20 limit for human players on a server and they are all questing or trying to murder you somehow, i murdered AFK people every chance i got but wasted all my weapons and got nothing from it, idk why PVP is even added if there's no reward other than some little junk. Questing was boring, and the enemies were just scorched ghouls, I honestly think if they added humans it might of been a better game experience that way you could shoot raiders or help settlements. A big thing i hated was if you hit someone to initiate a PVP battle they would walk back pull out a shot gun and simply head shot you all the while you shoot them doing little damage that they just stimpak their health. and you wasted all teh bullets and time. Things I expected, Larger servers like RUST, PVP like rust. Human NPC's everywhere giving quest everything. I don't even know what the point of launching a nuclear missile would be if you don't even kill anything with it, since theres few players and no npc's. Good job you killed the rad roaches in that town. I'm giving it a 0 because that's exactly what it is, I refunded it and it's garbage, Fallout failed miserably not an MMO not fun.… Expand
  15. MetaMagician
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    In an attempt to cater to both the classic RPG audience as well as to people who like to fool around in online survival games, Bethesda has managed to create an experience which is enjoyable for neither of the two groups. I had a very hard time trying to immerse myself in a game world which is populated by other players bunnyhopping around like a child on a sugar induced high and buildingIn an attempt to cater to both the classic RPG audience as well as to people who like to fool around in online survival games, Bethesda has managed to create an experience which is enjoyable for neither of the two groups. I had a very hard time trying to immerse myself in a game world which is populated by other players bunnyhopping around like a child on a sugar induced high and building stupid gravity defying bases. But even if you are lucky enough not to encounter other players ruining your roleplaying attempt, it doesn't really get all that much better. The world of Fallout 76 is simply empty. Empty of NPCs you could talk to, empty of interesting quests and empty of pretty much everything that usually makes RPGs enjoyable. Now let's talk about the online aspect of Fallout 76: In short it feels like baby's first survival game. The PVP system in which you can only kill other players if they attack you back makes the whole deal dreadfully dull for people who want to engage in it since you can't really kill those who don't want to be killed and an annoying nuisance for those who don't want to engage in it. In addition to that there is also no griefing or any other interaction with other players that usually makes games like Rust or DayZ a joy to play. This is what i was talking about in the beginning when i said that the game is fun for neither of the targeted audiences. If Bethesda would have went with an option to play offline and made the online part like most other survival games this would have not been an issue, but sadly Fallout 76 simply makes itself unappealing in both aspects by trying to force those two kind of experiences into one environment. What truly grinds my gears though is the technical side of this game and i'm not even talking about the countless bugs and glitches like enemies instantly respawning after you killed them or broken animations. No, i'm talking about the very basics of what a game should have: Field of view slider? Not in the game. Widescreen support for those who like to play in 21:9? Not in the game. The simplest things that even one man indie productions manage to include in their options menu are missing in Fallout 76. Don't even get me started on the performance issues, FPS drops are frequent and seemingly random since no amount of tweaking in the settings was able to give me a stable frame rate. All of this by the way in a game that is visually unimpressive. Fallout 76 looks almost completely identical to Fallout 4, which already looked pretty dated when it came out back in 2015. Oh, and the game also has the audacity to feature a microtransaction store despite being a full price release. Honestly i almost feel like i'm being generous when i give this game a 2/10, but it is at least somewhat playable and technically has content if you feel like counting kill x number of x enemies in x location without any meaningful context, as content. Fallout 76 is the single worst gaming experience i had in 2018. Don't buy it, not even at a discount.… Expand
  16. sandcube
    Nov 18, 2018
    5
    I've always wanted an online Fallout game but not like this. I've never seen a game so bugged and glitchy like Fallout 76, whether it would be single player game or multiplayer. There's simply no excuse for launching a game like this from a huge developer and call it an AAA game.

    After playing around 50 hours and reaching lvl 72 I found out there's no end-game content other than    I've always wanted an online Fallout game but not like this. I've never seen a game so bugged and glitchy like Fallout 76, whether it would be single player game or multiplayer. There's simply no excuse for launching a game like this from a huge developer and call it an AAA game.

    After playing around 50 hours and reaching lvl 72 I found out there's no end-game content other than launching nukes. Which you can't really do as a single player because launch codes have 1 week expiration date (WAT!?).

    Then there's PvP. Oh god, where do I start with PvP... Let's just say every single bit of it is broken and needs revamp,. Whether it's slap system which encourages griefing, wanted system that cuts you off from the rest of the players until one of them kills you, workshop where your own turrets start attacking you if you're wanted and where players can infinitely contest due to slap system, and finally Hunter/Hunted mode which has no cross-server matchmaking so good luck finding 4 players willing to PvP in a 20 player server. Only found 1 match in 5 days now.

    I'm giving it a 5 and that's only because I love Fallout franchise and don't want it to die like Mass Effect: Andromeda did. I'd give half that in another case.    … Expand
  17. Battlestump
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This game is flaming garbage, and mabye that's being too generous. It is so clearly unfinished, and hands down the buggiest game I've ever played. It's lacking any sort of identity at all and it still using the broken engine form morrowind. How can a triple A title be so bugged that they had to cap the frame rates to avoid people breaking the engine and speed hacking? Todd Howard should beThis game is flaming garbage, and mabye that's being too generous. It is so clearly unfinished, and hands down the buggiest game I've ever played. It's lacking any sort of identity at all and it still using the broken engine form morrowind. How can a triple A title be so bugged that they had to cap the frame rates to avoid people breaking the engine and speed hacking? Todd Howard should be ashamed if himself, don't give these clowns your money… Expand
  18. Aidan8800
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This game takes all of my least favorite elements from Fallout 4 and turns it into a $60 game. Brain rotting scavenging gameplay loop? Check. Cookie cutter quest design? Check. Poor writing? Check. Breaks the lore? Check.
  19. Bergungsdackel
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This game is next level **** Fallout with **** trash PVP system. Deinstalled.
  20. Koshea69
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Fallout 4 was a step back from Fallout 3 in terms of telling a story, there were some cool new mechanics but ultimately this franchise was started in the wrong direction. Fallout 76 has taken massive steps back in every way from any of the previous fallout games. There is no storytelling, there is nothing here except a sandbox to play in with other people. Don't waist your time, go to aFallout 4 was a step back from Fallout 3 in terms of telling a story, there were some cool new mechanics but ultimately this franchise was started in the wrong direction. Fallout 76 has taken massive steps back in every way from any of the previous fallout games. There is no storytelling, there is nothing here except a sandbox to play in with other people. Don't waist your time, go to a chat room somewhere.… Expand
  21. jeffreyjohnson
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Honestly, what was Bethesda thinking with this live services mess of a game. Its hard to feel bad that is bombing so hard.
  22. eloney1
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    I was so excited about the release of Fallout 76 with the great job that was done on Fallout 4 I was sure that this game would just blow it away, however I was wrong I am so sorry I bought this online only piece of garbage. Fallout should always be single player so we can create mods and so you are not stuck with a bunch of idiot kids playing online with you, an online option for thoseI was so excited about the release of Fallout 76 with the great job that was done on Fallout 4 I was sure that this game would just blow it away, however I was wrong I am so sorry I bought this online only piece of garbage. Fallout should always be single player so we can create mods and so you are not stuck with a bunch of idiot kids playing online with you, an online option for those that want it would be fine. Fallout should also have NPCs, without them this game is dead and dull, the graphics in Fallout 76 are also a joke they look like any other game from five years ago or more they are just plain outdated. The load times are very long and the controls are confusing, ammo and weapons are garbage and hard to find so defeating enemies is extremely difficult, so really all you can do is try to run away and hope your stamina will last long enough to escape. I was going to buy five more copies for others I know but having played it for about thirty hours now I am just going to delete the game and hope they do better on the next Fallout or they will surely go bankrupt as a company. Don't Buy This Game!!!… Expand
  23. gloom15
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Fallout 4 с сетевым режимом, скукотища полнейшая, еще и забагованная насмерть...
  24. joeypintobeans
    Nov 21, 2018
    1
    I am a huge fan of anything BGS. I have at least three copies of Fallout 3, and similar amounts for their other games. Fallout 76 is a game I'm upset at owning one copy of. The amount of bugs and visual glitches honestly makes me feel like they went BACKWARDS visually for Fallout 4. Sure the terrain may be more dense with foliage, but you can't see anything 30 feet ahead of you because ofI am a huge fan of anything BGS. I have at least three copies of Fallout 3, and similar amounts for their other games. Fallout 76 is a game I'm upset at owning one copy of. The amount of bugs and visual glitches honestly makes me feel like they went BACKWARDS visually for Fallout 4. Sure the terrain may be more dense with foliage, but you can't see anything 30 feet ahead of you because of the insane DoF to compensate for the ugly LOD and aliasing.

    Besides that the game is simply not fun when comparing to any other BGS title. Sure it may be a totally new direction and comparisons shouldn't be made, but that's a bad excuse for a boring game loop. Extremely excited for Starfield though! 1/10 better luck next time weenies.    … Expand
  25. Jimbobs
    Nov 21, 2018
    2
    I made an account just so I could help warn potential customers. The game was all hype by bethesda to try to sell a more expensive unfinished version of fallout 4 with even more microtransactions well allocating as few resources to the project as possible. From the game not working when I first got it, to it being a bland and empty grind when it does "work", the trash heap this game is,I made an account just so I could help warn potential customers. The game was all hype by bethesda to try to sell a more expensive unfinished version of fallout 4 with even more microtransactions well allocating as few resources to the project as possible. From the game not working when I first got it, to it being a bland and empty grind when it does "work", the trash heap this game is, is only made enjoyable if played with friends, but then again what isn't fun when doing it with friends? You could watch paint dry with friends and get some level of enjoyment out of it, that does not mean it is a good way to spend your time, nor that you should spend this much money to do that. If you really want to defend bethesda on this, be my guest but I promise the majority of consumers will not enjoy this game.… Expand
  26. rick942net
    Dec 29, 2018
    1
    This is the new poster child of a thieverous cash grab. This is an obvious repack of Fallout4, but with many bugs and very poor game play. If I could get a refund and be set back to where I was before this I would. They owe me a good game, if they make one, would it be correct to consider free hacked copies? (of course not lol)

    BTW, if any law firm can cause them some serious    This is the new poster child of a thieverous cash grab. This is an obvious repack of Fallout4, but with many bugs and very poor game play. If I could get a refund and be set back to where I was before this I would. They owe me a good game, if they make one, would it be correct to consider free hacked copies? (of course not lol)

    BTW, if any law firm can cause them some serious punitive damage, you can have my recovery and I'll even pay you more.    … Expand
  27. Vasot
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    WORSE FALLOUT I HAVE EVER PLAYED !! Stupid multiplayer game with ugly dated graphics with empty environments and with a boring backbone story that is told by tapes. You can tell easy that this is a cash grab.
  28. Smuggly
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    I am a blunt person, previous fallout games have been amusingly buggy, this on the other hand is a complete buggy mess. It is a low effort sandbox game that dumbs down the roleplay aspects even further from a mediocre Fallout 4 (which was a good exploration game, but terrible role play and fallout game). Who was this game marketed towards? its to crap to be the MMO sandbox crowd, tooI am a blunt person, previous fallout games have been amusingly buggy, this on the other hand is a complete buggy mess. It is a low effort sandbox game that dumbs down the roleplay aspects even further from a mediocre Fallout 4 (which was a good exploration game, but terrible role play and fallout game). Who was this game marketed towards? its to crap to be the MMO sandbox crowd, too dumbed down to be the fallout die hards, to buggy to be anyone full stop. Maybe in a few years time, and many patches it may be worth a look, until then waste of money.… Expand
  29. Mihari
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Bethesda milked the franchise and got lazier with every new release and now they're paying for it. Can't say I'm surprised. This is what happens when you ruin a franchise you bought by retconning anything you didn't develop and alienating its core fanbase.

    Wake me up when they're working with Obsidian again.
  30. amsterdream
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    Worst game ever. graphics looks like PS2. Dont buy this MMO crap. Bethesda is most awful games developer. Puiblishing only crap.
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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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