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. 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
  31. ForeverPoland
    May 4, 2019
    0
    Almost Heaven
    Bug Virginia
    Clipping Mountains
    No Textures in the River
    Life is glitched here
    2d Paper trees
    Younger than their engine
    Oh no here comes another freeze

    Refund road
    Take me home
    To the bank, where it belongs
    Bug Virginia
    Throttled downloads
    Take me home
    Refund road
  32. Jakob2960
    May 5, 2019
    0
    My review is a little late but after trying this bombshell of a game I had to say that this is the last time i will ever preorder a game before checking reviews. I got so scammed. I payed 50 euro for this?! And I could not get a refund even if I did not play more than an hour thanks to Bethesda's own launcher. Business practices like theese should be ilegal. I played this game for 80 hoursMy review is a little late but after trying this bombshell of a game I had to say that this is the last time i will ever preorder a game before checking reviews. I got so scammed. I payed 50 euro for this?! And I could not get a refund even if I did not play more than an hour thanks to Bethesda's own launcher. Business practices like theese should be ilegal. I played this game for 80 hours hoping it would get better. I could not play for more then around 2-8minutes without a game breaking bug. Todd Howard said that this game would have 4 times better graphics than fallout 4 and 16 times the detail and yet it looks way worse than Fallout 4 with mods ( a game from 2015).… Expand
  33. Whamcloud
    May 6, 2019
    1
    The game is still buggy as hell they try to bring out new quests and such but unless you can find enough high enough players who have played hundreds of hours you won't be able to kill the final bosses they add in. quests are boring there are less than 5 that are anygood. bugs keep getting fixed and added in. it still often logs you out if your internet connection is not perfect even thoThe game is still buggy as hell they try to bring out new quests and such but unless you can find enough high enough players who have played hundreds of hours you won't be able to kill the final bosses they add in. quests are boring there are less than 5 that are anygood. bugs keep getting fixed and added in. it still often logs you out if your internet connection is not perfect even tho every other game i play it is fine in. enemies are either one shot kills or put all your bullets in it then get some more, assaultrons take two shots from my instigating dragon which does around 2000 damage with all of my upgrades and it these enemies are not meant to be bosses but litter some areas of the game so if i find one and it sees me before i can get it then i am pretty much dead.

    trash tier game
    bottom of the pile
    i am going to go play garfield cart    … Expand
  34. kaizersoze
    May 10, 2019
    0
    Bethesda games always had issues, but the modders had you backing Bethesda! Your games are popular because there are so many mods, to fix bugs, add content and make the games look good. Now this travesty you released cannot be saved by anyone. You have tried to cash in on the goose that lays golden eggs, by killing the goose
  35. kekecdrekec
    Jun 17, 2019
    5
    i mean the game has improved the bugs "most" of them are fixed and the game for me runs well.
    But the world is in my opinion pretty god damn empty I mean its fun exploring the map for 10 hours until you find out that the game is empty you just walk around shooting enemies and that's all.
    Plus the battleroyale is just why why??? DON'T GET IT FULL PRICE OR EVEN HALF THE PRICE THIS ****    i mean the game has improved the bugs "most" of them are fixed and the game for me runs well.
    But the world is in my opinion pretty god damn empty I mean its fun exploring the map for 10 hours until you find out that the game is empty you just walk around shooting enemies and that's all.

    Plus the battleroyale is just why why???
    DON'T GET IT FULL PRICE OR EVEN HALF THE PRICE THIS **** IS MINIMUM 10€ (that's how much I got it).
    Can barely continue playing it so I just cant give it more than 5/10.    … Expand
  36. garotok001
    Aug 4, 2019
    3
    I loved Fallout 3, Fallout NV and Fallout 4.

    Fallout 76 is nothing but a shell of its former self.: repetitive quest, really short main mission, bigger map size that feel small and empty, useless VATS and lots and lots of bugs. If you can imagine something going wrong, it will probably go wrong. Even after almost a year out, the game is terribly bad and bland. Don't waste your    I loved Fallout 3, Fallout NV and Fallout 4.

    Fallout 76 is nothing but a shell of its former self.: repetitive quest, really short main mission, bigger map size that feel small and empty, useless VATS and lots and lots of bugs. If you can imagine something going wrong, it will probably go wrong.

    Even after almost a year out, the game is terribly bad and bland. Don't waste your money on such a poor and ill conceived game.    … Expand
  37. UnbiasedSalt
    Dec 13, 2020
    0
    Who in the world at Bethesda took a look at this game and thought, "hmm, this can be released to the public". It's bottom line disgusting and horrible. I am a fan of the Fallout franchise and its lore, but this just disgraced me. Everything about it is a mess, except for the graphics, which are 1% better than Fallout 4's graphics. Worst. Game. Ever.
  38. ThatsTheFrench
    Feb 7, 2021
    3
    Fallout 76 was a very difficult game to review. Not because I had mixed feelings, but because the game had so many issues. I played the game at launch, and gave up on it after around seven to eight hours of playtime. It was too frustrating. The bugs, the glitches, the crashes, the boredom.
    I recently came back to the game in 2020, and I'm still very unimpressed.
    Fallout 76 is a    Fallout 76 was a very difficult game to review. Not because I had mixed feelings, but because the game had so many issues. I played the game at launch, and gave up on it after around seven to eight hours of playtime. It was too frustrating. The bugs, the glitches, the crashes, the boredom.
    I recently came back to the game in 2020, and I'm still very unimpressed.

    Fallout 76 is a massively multiplayer online game that encourages player cooperation, and paying money in the Atomic Shop (in game purchasing tool to help you speed up your progress or just generally be better at the game.) The game feels very grindy, and by that I mean it will take you a long time to get good gear and loot in the game. A very long time. Unfortunately, the gameplay isn't really fun or polished enough to make all that time grinding worth your while. This feels like it's purposeful, due to how often the game encourages you to spend more cash at the Atomic Shop to acquire resources and gear. Let me remind you that this game's launch date retail price was $59.99. The 'pay to win' feature of Fallout 76 is very annoying, ham fisted, and feels almost like begging. I'm often embarrassed by how much energy the publisher of the game put into begging people for more money.

    The story of Fallout 76 is boring, erratic, and not very engaging. The add-ons to the game improved this issue, but didn't make the story good. I wont even explain the story to point out how bad it is piece by piece. That's how boring it is. I'm too bored by it to criticize it fully. Trust me when I say you're not missing out on a lot of interesting and gripping franchise lore.

    The gameplay of Fallout 76 is buggy to this day, and pretty boring as far as 'looter shooters' go. There's not a ton of variety in how you dispatch enemies, and the more fun you want to have in the game, the more boring hours you'll have to invest in grinding for fun gear and loot, or the more money you'll have to spend on fun gear and loot. What's the grind like? Ammo is hard to come by, and when you find it, it's not much. You can buy ammo though! Fusion cores, which fuel the game's iconic power armor, burn out quickly and are hard to find. You can buy more though! Legendary enemies spawn very infrequently, and when they do, there's no guarantee that they'll drop really good loot. The loot thing might be a bug though, I'm not 100% sure. Then again, what's a bug and what's a feature is hard to discern in Fallout 76. Overall, gameplay feels rather dumbed down, and not as fun as Fallout 4. the polish is lacking, the fun is lacking, the engagement is lacking, my interest is lacking.

    Graphically, the game looks fine, when it's running well. The game doesn't always perform very well graphically, so it can be hard to judge whether or not some textures look horrible, or whether they just never loaded into the game correctly. It's not mind blowing by any stretch, and is outclassed by many games made for inferior hardware.

    The music of Fallout 76 is... meh. Repetitive, recycled, and not very noteworthy. It didn't have to be great or anything, but it's definitely not contributing anything meaningful to the game. Best part was the Country Roads cover.

    Overall, Fallout 76 is an annoying game in more ways than one. It's a slog to get through without indulging in microtransactions, and nobody in their right mind would suggest you actually indulge in the microtransactions, so the game is just boring and annoying. Some of the add-ons do bring in content that's worth your time, but the game overall is very bad, and the add-ons don't fix anything enough for it to deserve your investment.    … Expand
  39. yogibbear
    Dec 5, 2018
    2
    Bank took my house off me after Bethesda leaked my CC details. At least my new street dwelling of a cardboard box is better than this game, smh.
  40. DoctorFox
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Bethesda, a company once beloved for their incredibly deep and expansive worlds has fallen so far from grace.

    The introduction of paid mods (Creation Club) was a major blunder, and now Fallout 76 is yet another abhorrent display of how little regard the company has for its players, new and old. Greed continues to plague the gaming industry with microtransactions, cash-grabs, and the    Bethesda, a company once beloved for their incredibly deep and expansive worlds has fallen so far from grace.

    The introduction of paid mods (Creation Club) was a major blunder, and now Fallout 76 is yet another abhorrent display of how little regard the company has for its players, new and old.

    Greed continues to plague the gaming industry with microtransactions, cash-grabs, and the steady stream of incomplete games being released.

    In the words of Lau Tzu, "there is no greater disaster than greed," and it is clear that greed was the driving force behind releasing the disaster that is Fallout 76.    … Expand
  41. Bulsajo
    Feb 1, 2022
    0
    Don't let the 'new content' and sale price fool you!

    What a waste of time- every time i log on, i get a "camp cannot be placed" error message and so the first thing i have to do is damage control, every freaking time! I have to start finding a place to redeploy, and then i have to see how many quest tasks that i previously did have evaporated and need to be re-done- ooh sooo much fun,    Don't let the 'new content' and sale price fool you!

    What a waste of time- every time i log on, i get a "camp cannot be placed" error message and so the first thing i have to do is damage control, every freaking time! I have to start finding a place to redeploy, and then i have to see how many quest tasks that i previously did have evaporated and need to be re-done- ooh sooo much fun, grinding through monotonous tasks over and over again!
    And if i want to play the game solo {so that i don't have to re-setup camp every time because some douche put a gaudy palace of horrors where my simple camp was while i was offline} I have to pay extra for that privilege.

    So yeah, there may be some new add-ons, but that just wasn't enough for me even at a low price. If I want some Fallout, i'll go back and re-play Fallout 4, or new Vegas or even fallout 3, anything but this- there are just too many great games out there to waste time on anything so mediocre.    … Expand
  42. HouseOnTheTrack
    Dec 6, 2018
    1
    The Good: Massive open world map.

    The Bad: Everything else. Huge Fallout fan since Fallout 3. 76 takes all the things that were a bit of a pain but tolerable in the previous versions and made them awful and intolerable. Now, I have the runs from dysentery and I am starving from the parasites living in my GI and therefore spend all my time looking for food and water and crafting and    The Good: Massive open world map.

    The Bad: Everything else.
    Huge Fallout fan since Fallout 3. 76 takes all the things that were a bit of a pain but tolerable in the previous versions and made them awful and intolerable. Now, I have the runs from dysentery and I am starving from the parasites living in my GI and therefore spend all my time looking for food and water and crafting and camping and all the while I am not out doing any quests. I am at level 15 and am barely surviving. Wow, now that's realistic. The VATS no longer freezes or slows down time, because it is an online game. 76 has no NPCs, which is very disappointing. The graphics are okay but not as crisp and i would expect and I have a 4K monitor. I feel like i am in a bad movie hoping it will get better at some point only to be disappointed again and again.

    Unfortunately there are more bad elements to the game than improvements. What I don't understand is how Bethesda came to the decision to take an amazing single player open world game and turn it into a 'P.O.S.' online game. I know is it just wishful thinking, but I want my money back!!!    … Expand
  43. MadclownJack
    Dec 10, 2018
    0
    Called it. Bethesda turned into EA. A 52 critic score though? That's the real gem here. For what? Making a half-a$$ed, no, make that a fifth-a$$ed excuse for what looks to be an actual Always Online Reskin of Fallout 4? Jesus Christ, Todd, you went and dethroned No Man's Sky for worst release ever. You put Daikatana to shame. Seriously is this the beginning of Bethesda's now probableCalled it. Bethesda turned into EA. A 52 critic score though? That's the real gem here. For what? Making a half-a$$ed, no, make that a fifth-a$$ed excuse for what looks to be an actual Always Online Reskin of Fallout 4? Jesus Christ, Todd, you went and dethroned No Man's Sky for worst release ever. You put Daikatana to shame. Seriously is this the beginning of Bethesda's now probable economic suicide? Is this a play-by-play of the studio's impending implosion? What the hell is going on?! Is this what insanity is like? Nothing works in this game! How does that happen?!… Expand
  44. Rsharp254
    Apr 15, 2020
    1
    I've played nearly every game Bethesda has put out - and this has to be the ultimate culmination in absolute garbage. The simple fact that the game contains errors that have persisted in this engine for nearly 20yrs now is total absurdity. How can they be so damn lazy and/or stupid to not fix these errors? They existed in almost every iteration of Elder Scrolls, they existed in FalloutI've played nearly every game Bethesda has put out - and this has to be the ultimate culmination in absolute garbage. The simple fact that the game contains errors that have persisted in this engine for nearly 20yrs now is total absurdity. How can they be so damn lazy and/or stupid to not fix these errors? They existed in almost every iteration of Elder Scrolls, they existed in Fallout 3, Fallout 4, yes they were in Skyrim and yes they were in the first release of Fallout 76. And yet 2 yrs after release....they still persist! Utter incompetence on a grand scale the likes we have never seen before.
    With the hype of Wastelanders - I decided to download FO76 one more time and try my character out, nearly a year since I left. Ladies and gentelmen....it took just 10minutes of playing for me to want to bash my computer into a pulp with a baseball bat -- that's how frustrating these errors are. 10 minutes and that's all it took.

    My final summary of what's left of 'The once-great' Bethesda is simple - without the modding community to come in a patch every single crap game Bethesda makes...they will just be a memory of the company that once was but is no longer!    … Expand
  45. rundor
    Dec 23, 2018
    0
    EXPLOSIVE SHOTTY EXPLOSIVE SHOTTY EXPLOSIVE SHOTTY! Negates all challenge in pve and instakills everyone not using it in PVP.

    Has been this way for a **** MONTH! What has Bethesda done? Nothing! Nice job bethesda, way to stay on top of it! Great idea to put pvp into the game too when you put literally ZERO effort into balancing it.

    PATHETIC
  46. akarnokd
    Dec 9, 2018
    6
    A glorious mess. Audiovisually enternaining with the intrigue of exploration contrasted by bugs, bad design decisions and constant nerfing. As if the design goal was to prevent players from getting strong, powerful, rich and well equipped.

    I didn't miss NPCs and their life story and liked the terminal/robot/holo way of getting to the point and issuing the next quest. Discovering    A glorious mess. Audiovisually enternaining with the intrigue of exploration contrasted by bugs, bad design decisions and constant nerfing. As if the design goal was to prevent players from getting strong, powerful, rich and well equipped.

    I didn't miss NPCs and their life story and liked the terminal/robot/holo way of getting to the point and issuing the next quest. Discovering locations is exciting but there is no "cleared" marker and practically one is expected to return for more scavenge.

    Ballistic weapons felt underpowered, not a decent sniper rifle like my all-time favorite New Vegas Anti-Materiel rifle. Melee on the other hands feels very effective: even without building for one, using a legendary super sledge wrecks most enemies pretty quickly. Perk cards are okay but I liked Fallout 4's approach where I could have all the perks I wanted at level 80: hoarding, damage improvements, defenses, crafting, etc. at once. Instead, limited points and card swapping.

    Camps and workshops make little sense. Camps despawn and likely won't respawn upon login due to location conflicts. Workshops provide so little resources (just nerfed) that you have to take pick them up periodically or they stop producing.

    It's too easy to get overencumbered and thus kissing goodbye to fast-travel. Living like that for weeks makes you appreciate the landscape and hate the middle section of the map as there are very few ramps leading up to it. This comes very annoying when there is a quest stage sending you between the regions or a timed event you won't be able to reach in time on foot.

    PvP doesn't seem to be worth it and should have been a separate mode entirely, maybe after one completes the main story and is at least level 50 (the max level for weapons also) so there everybody has an equal start and build/skill is the dominant factor.

    There are several dozen major bugs (too much damage bug, stats and cards not working properly bug, uncompletable quests, etc.) so in order to avoid the frustration the early birds have suffered through, I recommend waiting for 6 months and far more impactful patches at least.    … Expand
  47. chaos_1984
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    So disapointed in a studio like Bethesda, Ive enjoyed so many Bethesda games to be met with such a low effort buggy mess with so little story is confounding. I played the beta and final release only to find nothing changed which is no surprise because they were just 2 weeks apart. Removing human NPCs was the single most foolish desicion and puts my future enthusiasm for future BethesdaSo disapointed in a studio like Bethesda, Ive enjoyed so many Bethesda games to be met with such a low effort buggy mess with so little story is confounding. I played the beta and final release only to find nothing changed which is no surprise because they were just 2 weeks apart. Removing human NPCs was the single most foolish desicion and puts my future enthusiasm for future Bethesda titles at an all time low. Shameful.… Expand
  48. adrenilinmatt
    Dec 3, 2020
    0
    There's no getting away from the fact that this is an absolutely ATROCIOUS effort from Bethesda. They deserve every bit of criticism they have and will continue to receive. Only reason i have played the game in order to write a review for it is because it went on Game Pass a few months back and i thought i might as well give it a try.

    Boy, do i regret that decision. Possibly the worst 4    There's no getting away from the fact that this is an absolutely ATROCIOUS effort from Bethesda. They deserve every bit of criticism they have and will continue to receive. Only reason i have played the game in order to write a review for it is because it went on Game Pass a few months back and i thought i might as well give it a try.

    Boy, do i regret that decision. Possibly the worst 4 hours of my life. The game is every bit as bad as it is made out to be, and remains to this day, possibly one of the worst "triple A" experiences one can have on any platform.

    Do not, under any circumstances, spend ANY money on this game. Dont do it. Do not do that.

    Dont encourage them by buying this trash. a    … Expand
  49. P_Flux
    Jan 1, 2019
    1
    I wanted to like this game, and the gameplay is great. But too many disconnects and it has too much of a impact on the game. If you die you have to respawn then go to pick up the junk (Your loot) which is the mainstay of what you need to build better stuff. But if you die then disconnect, it's gone. And disconnecting is just way too common. My last play though before quitting the gameI wanted to like this game, and the gameplay is great. But too many disconnects and it has too much of a impact on the game. If you die you have to respawn then go to pick up the junk (Your loot) which is the mainstay of what you need to build better stuff. But if you die then disconnect, it's gone. And disconnecting is just way too common. My last play though before quitting the game I had 4 disconnects in just under a hour. Costing me a ton of loot that I needed to advance. Dont get the game at least for awhile, whatever issues they are having server wide, it's been ongoing for the 3 weeks that I've been playing. And after having it happen several times, it just removes all the fun from the game.… Expand
  50. Jaden964
    Dec 30, 2019
    0
    it can be confidently said that fallout 76 is the worst video game of all time. this is not hyperbole. in regards to how badly it fails at the basic function of being a video game and how immense of a s***storm this game single-handedly caused, very few have titles have reached the depths this game sunk to. it is the pinnacle of everything wrong with modern video games bundled into oneit can be confidently said that fallout 76 is the worst video game of all time. this is not hyperbole. in regards to how badly it fails at the basic function of being a video game and how immense of a s***storm this game single-handedly caused, very few have titles have reached the depths this game sunk to. it is the pinnacle of everything wrong with modern video games bundled into one putrid package. it checks every single box

    broken on launch, overpriced microtransactions, pay to win microtransactions (on a full priced game), lying devs, deceptive practices (in some cases ILLEGALLY deceptive), horrible customer service, failure to provide products to paying customers and more developer negligence than you can shake a fat man at. not to mention the gradual stream of shady updates geared towards encouraging players to spend more money on microtransactions, as if they haven't already wasted enough money just buying this diabolical affront to human progress.

    this game not only demonstrated bethesda's incompetence as developers but also their incompetence as human beings. I can no longer support bethesda after such a wrenching display of moral bankruptcy. they make EA look like fcking saints. avoid this game like an atomic bomb.    … Expand
  51. Johno752
    Dec 16, 2019
    1
    I gave it a 1 because it was at least free (for a weekend). Over a year since launch and this game is still a mess, it is primarily a first person shooter but the combat is completely broken, enemies not taking damage, enemies shooting through walls and more, the list is endless. It’s such a shame because I love exploring the world and the lore.
  52. Hack
    Dec 23, 2018
    3
    I'm level 43 and I've just finished the main campaign so I've given the game a fair shot before reviewing, overall it's not a great game, it's technically stuck in the stone age, with terrible performance, server issues and bugs galore. Looking past that it's just not a good game either, the PvP is pointless, and the world feels empty with no NPCs, factions or any real story, it just feltI'm level 43 and I've just finished the main campaign so I've given the game a fair shot before reviewing, overall it's not a great game, it's technically stuck in the stone age, with terrible performance, server issues and bugs galore. Looking past that it's just not a good game either, the PvP is pointless, and the world feels empty with no NPCs, factions or any real story, it just felt like I was doing busy work for no real reason, it just lacks any Fallout flavour.

    On the plus side the locations are varied and interesting, and co-op is fun with a friend, but apart from that it's just a worse Fallout 4 and not really worth the time unless you're a massive fan of the series and you're playing with a friend, because solo it's extremely dull.    … Expand
  53. KillMessiah
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    This is the most technically unsound game I have ever seen on pc since I started pc gaming back in 1998. I've never seen a game run so poorly and have so many technical problems. As a result, I will never buy another game made by Bethesda again, no matter what it is. This is so bad that only a week after it came out it you could find keys for $25. I bought one and turns out it was a wasteThis is the most technically unsound game I have ever seen on pc since I started pc gaming back in 1998. I've never seen a game run so poorly and have so many technical problems. As a result, I will never buy another game made by Bethesda again, no matter what it is. This is so bad that only a week after it came out it you could find keys for $25. I bought one and turns out it was a waste of money and time.

    It is mostly unplayable for me because in most areas, including all indoor places, it does something I've never seen before which is that it constantly slows my fps down to about 30-40 for a few seconds then snaps back to 60, like it is trying to constantly fight its way through molasses. My Radeon software shows that what it is doing is constantly dropping my gpu usage down to 0% then back up to 95-100%. It also randomly CTD. It still even crashes every time I exit the game even though they said they fixed it in a patch which they didn't. It has horrible hard-lock lag stutters, constant server problems where it says it is having trouble communicating with the server and locks the controls in place until it recovers. It has a constant high ping. It has countless glitches and bugs during gameplay. Constant server disconnects. They took a copy paste version of the Fallout 4 engine, somehow made it look uglier, and somehow managed to make Fallout 4's combat feel horrible. It feels way more clunky, unresponsive, and just bad.

    They responded to my ticket describing all of my problems with a generic copy paste response and said they weren't planning on doing anything to specifically make the game run any better. They want to bury this one in the dirt and I don't blame them. Hopefully Bethesda has to shut down and sell their games to a real actual game company.    … Expand
  54. TomasLacerda
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    This game doesn't seem it was made in 2018. It seems quite an old game, the UI is terrible, the amount of bugs is by far the buggiest game I've ever played in my entire life. This writing is really poor, microtransactions, you name it.
    Please, do not buy this game. It's a testament how these guys don't respect their gamers.
  55. Harall
    Dec 10, 2018
    2
    I have played few hours in Fallout 76. It was buggy, boring and felt empty. It was changed from quite good RPG to **** shooter. And it does not have ANY good shooting mechanics. After that I installed Fallout 3 and NV, used Tales of Two Wastelands mod to see if this is similar to the previous iterations because I remembered them differently. And god, you can see how Fallout 76 sucks evenI have played few hours in Fallout 76. It was buggy, boring and felt empty. It was changed from quite good RPG to **** shooter. And it does not have ANY good shooting mechanics. After that I installed Fallout 3 and NV, used Tales of Two Wastelands mod to see if this is similar to the previous iterations because I remembered them differently. And god, you can see how Fallout 76 sucks even in comparison with previous ones. All this drama only adds to it. This is **** don't buy it.… Expand
  56. Morris_Goodlife
    Dec 17, 2018
    0
    I am sorry to have to give this a 0 but honestly, it is deserving. Consider that this is a person that gave Fallout 4 a 10 rating a long time ago (check my rating for then) and know I am not that hard to please. I am so ashamed of Bethesda it is not funny. I used to love them, now it is the opposite. What they did with the release of Fallout 76 is honestly criminal. Under noI am sorry to have to give this a 0 but honestly, it is deserving. Consider that this is a person that gave Fallout 4 a 10 rating a long time ago (check my rating for then) and know I am not that hard to please. I am so ashamed of Bethesda it is not funny. I used to love them, now it is the opposite. What they did with the release of Fallout 76 is honestly criminal. Under no condition buy this game as it is a complete rip-off. I ran out of things worth doing in the first 5 days or so of gameplay and I was one of those people that actually took the time to read all of every terminal, listen to ever holotape, etc. Most people would be bored in 2 or 3 days.… Expand
  57. Fireantus
    Dec 30, 2018
    0
    Bethesda banned people for using graphic improvement mods and ask them to write essays about why it's so bad. A company. From which you PURCHASED a product. Ban you from using a product you paid for. A product you DID NOT misused. And ask you to write a **** schoolyard essay about why you are a bad person in their eyes.

    Well that's a big no from me, guys.
  58. Myon-Neutrino
    Nov 29, 2018
    2
    Fallout 76 is completely broken, playing it is a total waste of time. There are so many technical problems other reviewers already mentioned, which I can confirm. Lag, Clipping Bugs, losing Items and other major glitches everywhere, random FPS drops and so on... Those buyable Atoms don´t have any decent value. The game STILL uses that old crappy engine which is so overwhelmingly obsoleteFallout 76 is completely broken, playing it is a total waste of time. There are so many technical problems other reviewers already mentioned, which I can confirm. Lag, Clipping Bugs, losing Items and other major glitches everywhere, random FPS drops and so on... Those buyable Atoms don´t have any decent value. The game STILL uses that old crappy engine which is so overwhelmingly obsolete by now, it´s a shame. The game is literally empty - no human NPCs. PVP Mechanics aren´t thought out well, Bethesda is creatively dead. You can access nuke codes via Reddit instead of looking for them ingame - seriously? Oh my god, such a disappointment to the whole Franchise. But to be honest, I already saw it before, Bethesdas Way downhill already started with Fallout 4 in my opinion, because PC optimization was crap right from the beginning and not much has changed until now. Do not buy this garbage product.… Expand
  59. bartcbem
    Jul 27, 2019
    0
    Oh how the mighty has fallen! A hilarious parade of bugs, incompetence, ignorance and lack of care about your player base. A gift that keeps giving.
    Honestly, I think Fallout 76 was a test on just how forgivable Bethesda customers are. Stay away.
  60. magashimi
    Nov 30, 2018
    1
    The main elements of what made fallout games immersive: the story and the colourful characters are missing. Without those things, the dodgy physics, bad connection and bugs stand out way too much to be forgiven. Sadly whether you were hoping for a fallout game or a MMORPG in a fallout universe, you'll be disappointed. It's 95% filler... and 5% broken dreams.
  61. dimbak
    Dec 6, 2018
    4
    So, what's Fallout 76 is? It is a big mistake of Bethesda, made from a great idea. Multiplayer with your friends in world of Fallout is fantastic! And Bethesda made it. No, it isn't a bad game - it's good game. But sometimes I think that all these bugs, this bga from collector's and etc. made this game awful. Only one thing good there is CHARACTER CREATOR. THX, bethesda.
  62. HydreGod
    Dec 23, 2018
    0
    This is just Fallout 4 but way WAY WAY worse. I dont think there is a way worse Fallout game.
  63. spencjade22
    Nov 20, 2020
    0
    Only game I've seen that punishes you for playing with a team, building or leveling up. What a waste of development resources. It's buggy garbage
  64. CynicalFurry
    Dec 26, 2019
    1
    Absolutely Disgusting

    I pre-ordered the game back when it first appeared for sale. I was very iffy about the concept but was open to trying it out. Back in the beta, there wore a horrendous amount of bugs, and I personally could not actually play the game for the entire beta period. When the game officially released, I still could not play it. 10/13/19 was the first day I could actually    Absolutely Disgusting

    I pre-ordered the game back when it first appeared for sale. I was very iffy about the concept but was open to trying it out. Back in the beta, there wore a horrendous amount of bugs, and I personally could not actually play the game for the entire beta period. When the game officially released, I still could not play it. 10/13/19 was the first day I could actually play the game i payed $60 for and.. it was awful. Again, similar bugs to the one from the beta were everywhere. Players would rubber-band EVERYWHERE, and i could not pick up any of the weapons i came across except for a single pickaxe.

    Ive attempted to enjoy this game multiple times, but the bugs, the concept, the mistreatment of the fallout franchise.. they all stack up to make this game completely unplayable. The only thing that worked were the weapons (when i could pick them up), and they handled well.    … Expand
  65. Nicki93
    Dec 9, 2018
    0
    Не не не не... хвалить её таки нельзя. Пускай беседка поймёт, что так делать игры НЕНАДО! Даже если бы они хотели сделать маленький спинофф в стиле раст, то надо хотя бы не ставить такую заоблачную цену. 5 долларов было бы в самый раз, и тогда можно было бы понять донат на шкурки. И потихоньку выпиливать баги и допиливать нормальные сингловые игры. Всё-таки я надеюсь на бетесду, чтоНе не не не... хвалить её таки нельзя. Пускай беседка поймёт, что так делать игры НЕНАДО! Даже если бы они хотели сделать маленький спинофф в стиле раст, то надо хотя бы не ставить такую заоблачную цену. 5 долларов было бы в самый раз, и тогда можно было бы понять донат на шкурки. И потихоньку выпиливать баги и допиливать нормальные сингловые игры. Всё-таки я надеюсь на бетесду, что остальные игры будут хороши и ради этого и купил и фоллыч 4 и скайрим, но только не это... Короче, пусть надежда на нормальные игры не угаснет, а этот мусор преподаст им урок.… Expand
  66. Melvorn
    Dec 6, 2018
    3
    My girlfriend purchased this for me on my birthday and got it for herself too. After playing it I am pissed as hell. I can't believe that she paid full retail, for a game that was missing most of what Bethesda promised at launch and has the same bugs as Fallout 4! I don't care that they are trying to fix it. That's not an excuse for asking customers to pay for a Triple A price and thenMy girlfriend purchased this for me on my birthday and got it for herself too. After playing it I am pissed as hell. I can't believe that she paid full retail, for a game that was missing most of what Bethesda promised at launch and has the same bugs as Fallout 4! I don't care that they are trying to fix it. That's not an excuse for asking customers to pay for a Triple A price and then releasing a buggy piece of **** with graphics that aren't even an improvement from Fallout 4 and which feels empty and boring as hell. Go spend your hard earned money on God of War or Red Dead Redemption 2 instead; hell if you -want- to play a survival game, go play ARK if your PC can handle it, at least it's better than this.… Expand
  67. The_Eleatic
    Apr 6, 2022
    5
    I'm of two minds about this game.

    On the good side, the world design is outstanding: the map is huge and varied, and there are sights to take the breath away. (No spoilers, but there's a certain bit of monorail infrastructure, in particular . . .) It's just plain fun to stomp around Appalachia. Also, the gameplay is all right, about as good as that in Fallout 4, though VATS is radically    I'm of two minds about this game.

    On the good side, the world design is outstanding: the map is huge and varied, and there are sights to take the breath away. (No spoilers, but there's a certain bit of monorail infrastructure, in particular . . .) It's just plain fun to stomp around Appalachia. Also, the gameplay is all right, about as good as that in Fallout 4, though VATS is radically changed. I played the game for a while at launch, then again after the recent Wastelanders updated, and I have to say Bethesda have done a credible job of shoehorning some interesting narrative into the game.

    On the bad side, my main objection is to the ever-increasing pressure to spend more real money just to be able to play the game. At launch, the Atomic Shop carried only cosmetic items, as originally advertised. Returning to the game, I find that one of the most basic game mechanics - repairing weapons and armor - is now dependent on micro-transactions. It is possible to earn Atoms in-game, but it would be a real grind to earn enough to be able to afford Repair Kits sufficient to to keep up with the rate of deterioration of weapons and armor. If you have a full set of power armor you need to repair, you would need six repair kits (at 50 Atoms a piece, with discounts only if bought in bulk) . . . and simply building more armor is not really an option, because basic materials (screws in particular) are hard to come by.

    In short, the game is diverting for a while, even enjoyable, but loses all appeal once it comes down to a choice of futile grinding or spending (even more) real money.    … Expand
  68. Gen166
    Dec 12, 2018
    1
    Absolute garbage, not much else to say really. Just another cash cow attempt... if you want a quality RPG go play Monster Hunter World.
  69. diego24star
    Dec 16, 2018
    1
    The worst Fallout game i play ever. Unfinished , a lot of bugs , no NPCs that make the game so booring , bad FPS mecanics. Is a game that needed 2 or more years for be a good game.
    Disappointing
    I give a 1 because they return my money :)
  70. The_Good_Critic
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    I think this is the worst game Bethesda has released so far, or at least the worst fallout game (TES online wasn't very good, it might have been better but i'll need to replay to make sure)
    Bethesda is well known for making single player RPGs and does quite a good job at it (if you ignore FO4) but all of their attempts at online end in failure.
    And its not just because MMOs are already a    I think this is the worst game Bethesda has released so far, or at least the worst fallout game (TES online wasn't very good, it might have been better but i'll need to replay to make sure)
    Bethesda is well known for making single player RPGs and does quite a good job at it (if you ignore FO4) but all of their attempts at online end in failure.
    And its not just because MMOs are already a crowded market, this game was just bad.

    To begin:
    >no story (its an mmo so its not really surprising)
    >bad enemy AI
    >bad enemies (they ALL felt reskinned from previous games)
    >Unfun gun play
    >there is no survival aspect
    >you feel like you're playing godmode despite not being in god mode
    >the only thing there is to do is get in groups and chat (as a result of the game being too easy)
    >why couldn't they have made a Fallout 5 except more like Fallout:NV than fallout 4, I wouldn't even care about the outdated engine
    >You could be playing skyrim over this (modded with Fallout weapons into it of course)

    Ok, so maybe the last 3 points aren't exactly strong criticisms, But this game comes off as so repelling to fans of Bethesdas other works that i don't even want to talk about it
    Not to mention they banned that one guy for abusive language despite him roleplaying as a Country Hick who had survived the apocalypse. I'm not even joking, his name was Nathan the Hick and he was clearly roleplaying as some backward country hick who planned to "eliminate all gays". he then went up to a group of users to share his views (in order to make them kill him) and then let them beat him to death.
    I can't tell whats more depressing; that players are willing to make themselves out to be enemies with better backstories than any of the actual enemies ingame due to how bland the whole world is, or that Bethesda has a strict "no fun allowed" policy to obvious roleplayers.
    Like are they wanting the roleplayers to only play as kind virtuous people in a post apocalyptic world? Because that's no fun

    Regardless, I do not recommend anyone play this game, the only appreciable aspect of it is the player player interactions because everything is so terrible.
    literally get any other online mmo, I wouldn't even play this if it was F2P (which its likely to become)    … Expand
  71. Rekviem
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    The worst creation of the company of all that I know. Where is the plot? Where is the interest in playing it? Just take the old engine, delete the plot, the NPS, all game mechanics - this is a sign of absolute laziness and greed of developers. I hope no one else will buy **** from Bethesda.
  72. ArtilleryJay
    Nov 29, 2018
    4
    Fallout 76 is a perfect example of why I no longer get hyped over games. It has been, for lack of a better term, underwhelming. I really wish it would have been better, I really want to score it high. I just can't! Bethesda broke a winning formula with their bast installments. There is a complete lack of interesting stories, there are no fun characters, PvP is a joke, base building isFallout 76 is a perfect example of why I no longer get hyped over games. It has been, for lack of a better term, underwhelming. I really wish it would have been better, I really want to score it high. I just can't! Bethesda broke a winning formula with their bast installments. There is a complete lack of interesting stories, there are no fun characters, PvP is a joke, base building is frustrating, inventory management is maddening, and Bethesda's complete lack of communication to the community is the rotted cherry on the crap cake. The only redeeming quality is exploring a lovely and large world. The game turns it's back on all of the things that made Fallout such an amazing adventure. There is a reason that I have thousands of hours invested into Fallout 3 and NV. Story trees are a big part of the past games and there is none in this game. It takes away the player's ability to make choices that can effect the story line. I can understand some of the changes from a development standpoint as being necessary for an online multiplayer game (such as VATS being changed drastically), however, there are other changes that I cannot look past and thus, a score of four. Should be noted that I own two copies of the game and have invested over 100 hours into it. I'm not just writing a bad review to lower the game's score.… Expand
  73. Darkyshor
    Nov 29, 2018
    2
    The game is basically unplayable once you reach a certain point. For example, the bugs and glitches make it impossible for you to damage enemies. Never have I seen a more broken product, the devs and project managers should be ashamed to release something like this.

    In my entire life of gaming I have never witnessed such a broken, poorly implemented and poorly thought out product. Sure    The game is basically unplayable once you reach a certain point. For example, the bugs and glitches make it impossible for you to damage enemies. Never have I seen a more broken product, the devs and project managers should be ashamed to release something like this.

    In my entire life of gaming I have never witnessed such a broken, poorly implemented and poorly thought out product. Sure the game can be enjoyable but the plethora of technical issues this game has is unforgivable considering they charged FULL AAA 60$ price for it. There are games in early access on steam right now that perform better with fewer bugs, made by indie devs. What in the actual **** were they thinking when they decided to launch this trash product? Oh and it also has microtransactions, why not right?    … Expand
  74. wildwildbee
    Nov 30, 2018
    3
    I love exploring this game with friends but to say that this is a buggy and poor mess is an understatement. I really wanted to love FO76 but I can't find it in me to keep it installed any longer. If this is an omen for FO5, Fallout has truly fallen from grace.
  75. Grull
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    This is a garbage, not a game. Charging whatever Bethestda is charging for this unfinished pile of heap is an outrage.
    Do not buy it unless you want to put your money down the drain.
  76. NaiAsonod
    Nov 30, 2018
    3
    A good idea executed badly across the boards, with a lot of evidence that Bethesda did not prioritize the customer with any of their decision-making during the development or marketing of this game.

    It is a mediocre effort unworthy of the Bethesda legacy, and offers little of the Fallout brand's personality and style beyond the purely aesthetic, and it doesn't even manage that well.    A good idea executed badly across the boards, with a lot of evidence that Bethesda did not prioritize the customer with any of their decision-making during the development or marketing of this game.

    It is a mediocre effort unworthy of the Bethesda legacy, and offers little of the Fallout brand's personality and style beyond the purely aesthetic, and it doesn't even manage that well.

    At its best, Fallout 76 is an opportunity for you and a friend or three to romp around a gameworld made to look like part of the Fallout world, and if all you really wanted out of the game was that, you might be perfectly happy with it.

    Don't bother looking for rich story (there is very little), compelling characters (there are very nearly none) or a tapestry of lore to explore (everything you'll learn about post-apoc Appalachia will come from computer terminals and audio logs, with very little exception).

    This design decision to have no NPC's and no driving storylines makes playing Fallout 76 feel like a study in futility. You can pick a direction and go in it, but it won't matter. There's nobody of interest to find, no storylines to stumble across and a tremendous amount of repetitious quests that all bleed into eachother after a few hours and become a mindless exercise in numbing tedium.

    By the time you wind up having some random nobody from the internet follow you around for half an hour making stupid noises in the Microphone and asking you about your genitals, you might just be grateful for the break in monotony.    … Expand
  77. RedneckVideoGmR
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    What a buggy mess. If ES6 uses this crappy engine, Zenimax/Bathesda will go broke :)

    and ..I think EA, Activision Blizzard and Bathesda should merge into one big corp. at this point. they are all the same
  78. MayneMaritza
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Lazy and a total cash grab. No more heart in Bethesda, painfully obvious they're now just another business trying to take whatever money they can from consumers.
  79. q7204k
    Nov 30, 2018
    1
    I'm also registering my account here just to say the same thing - I'm very disappointed.
  80. FIRSqa
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Просто высер, и дак пошла по наклонной лестнице линейка фолыча... слов нет комментировать, все уже обсудили что это шлак а не игра. Хотели высосать деньги, но сделали сосо. я любил скайрим и фол 4 зашел, но 76... Вывод: срань по мнению всех геймкомьюнити. ждем следующую игру от беседкиПросто высер, и дак пошла по наклонной лестнице линейка фолыча... слов нет комментировать, все уже обсудили что это шлак а не игра. Хотели высосать деньги, но сделали сосо. я любил скайрим и фол 4 зашел, но 76... Вывод: срань по мнению всех геймкомьюнити. ждем следующую игру от беседки
  81. Insert_Name201
    Nov 30, 2018
    1
    Y'know, it could be a whole lot better, if it weren't made in less than 18 months and didn't use a Frankenstein of an engine. Not to mention Nylonbag-gate.
  82. Frootz
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Piss poor game. Limits my freedom of speech to a high degree, and I am always feeling like I'm under the watchful eye of big brother Bethesda. If you guys wanted to make an open world simulator, please do it right and actually allow people to play the game as they intend, lest you want to end up bankrupting your company.
  83. DrBleak
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    I want to make this abundantly clear. The problem is not the fallout franchise itself, the fallout franchise still has plenty of room for actual decent games. The problem is that fallout 76 was made for an entirely different market then the core fanbase, rushed through development to sell as soon as possible, and is just generally poorly made. The idea of a fallout based MMO is not anI want to make this abundantly clear. The problem is not the fallout franchise itself, the fallout franchise still has plenty of room for actual decent games. The problem is that fallout 76 was made for an entirely different market then the core fanbase, rushed through development to sell as soon as possible, and is just generally poorly made. The idea of a fallout based MMO is not an inherently bad one but this was done so poorly that almost everyone hates it.… Expand
  84. kolizion5
    Dec 5, 2018
    0
    Awful BETA(not really even beta),Awful release,awful servers,awful graphics,awful gameplay(fallout 4 with far more bugs,and **** console port of controls),awful company policy,awful amount of lies and awful parasitization on a previously good series. Thanks BeThEsDa.
  85. pcgamingisdead
    Dec 6, 2018
    0
    Pc gaming is dead, all these **** cashgrabs for years and years, blatant recycling and lack of quality. The PC gaming in 2018 is **** Videogame journalism is a JOKE. We need a new videogame market crash and weed these **** and greedy developers out.
  86. Jaxxomi
    Dec 6, 2018
    2
    Okay so to start I would give the Xbox One Version a higher rating than the PC mainly because i have had less crashes and bumping into less bugs... But this game is a mess, plain and simple, anyone who disagrees is just a hardcore Fallout fan who doesn't want to admit it and I understand as I used to stand by World of Warcraft till Warlords of Draenor....

    But it is overly buggy,    Okay so to start I would give the Xbox One Version a higher rating than the PC mainly because i have had less crashes and bumping into less bugs... But this game is a mess, plain and simple, anyone who disagrees is just a hardcore Fallout fan who doesn't want to admit it and I understand as I used to stand by World of Warcraft till Warlords of Draenor....

    But it is overly buggy, rendering is atrocious and the story is from dull to non-existent... The way the game runs is laggy, buggy, rendering is terrible even on a decent speed computer and the fact that the textures and look close up isn't much better than Fallout 4 worries me. Most of the textures and items had been copied over from the Fallout 4.
    The game itself... The skeleton is there and I can see its potential, I hm not just here to **** all over the game, there is promise. The story is boring, not engaging and short, the side quests aren't very exciting and make me not care for the characters or lack there of... I think that the game could really benefit from NPCs, maybe add them into a DLC where they come from another vault. The format and the way the game plays seems not player friendly and rushed.
    [I do like the new camera system, the idea of the field of view, the attempt at lighting and other experimental features... Also the nuke idea and the new monster are cool]

    Overall I can't believe I took the risk and bought this full price, I am in shock and only play now because I feel I have to get my moneys worth.
    I would advise against this game till it does a No Man Sky and does a 180 in a year, let us hope for its great future and hopefully Fallout 5    … Expand
  87. Ross0203
    Dec 25, 2018
    0
    This is without a doubt the worst game I have ever paid for. Bethesda should be absolutely ashamed with this abomination. This is coming from somebody that put over 1,000 hours into Fallout 4 (probably a couple hundred un-modded.)
  88. WoodenOwl
    Dec 10, 2018
    0
    Это самая багованная игра за 2000 т.р., которую я покупал. Больше всего не нравится отношение Бесезды, последние несколько лет компания работает на выжимание денег из игроков. Я надеюсь, что Бесезда скоро закроется. Скайрим 6 будет мертворожденной. Даже и не думаю её покупать.Это самая багованная игра за 2000 т.р., которую я покупал. Больше всего не нравится отношение Бесезды, последние несколько лет компания работает на выжимание денег из игроков. Я надеюсь, что Бесезда скоро закроется. Скайрим 6 будет мертворожденной. Даже и не думаю её покупать.
  89. Litr84
    Dec 11, 2018
    2
    A huge number of bugs. Less than they did not. This is not AAA game, this not fallout, this is piece of sh....t.
  90. theomar
    Dec 11, 2018
    0
    The WORST "Fallout" I have ever seen.Bethesda selling this trash for 60$,it will be better throw them to bin
  91. thelastone82
    Dec 12, 2018
    2
    The problem with this game is that someone tried really hard to not work at all: practically the 95% of the assets were used in the making of fallout 4.

    It is unbelievable that I couldn't play solo + offline. There's no story, no NPC's and no nothing, well yes, we have mitrotransactions. And above all, connex... ... ... ... ...ion... .. .................... issues that let's you    The problem with this game is that someone tried really hard to not work at all: practically the 95% of the assets were used in the making of fallout 4.

    It is unbelievable that I couldn't play solo + offline.

    There's no story, no NPC's and no nothing, well yes, we have mitrotransactions.

    And above all, connex... ... ... ... ...ion... .. .................... issues that let's you play the game intermittently, (if you have luck and you don't end up being dump from the server).

    I gave it two points due to the originality of the game.    … Expand
  92. Buliolsza
    Dec 11, 2018
    0
    Fallout was end on Fallout 2! Next we have Fallout New Vegas from Obsidian on thx for Them for real Fallout in 3D World. New Vegas dont have good graphic and **** ragdoll and characters movement but it is a real Fallout with more options, way to go and decisions that affect to world. Then bethesda give us Fallout 4 with same **** characres movement on the same enginge with better graphicsFallout was end on Fallout 2! Next we have Fallout New Vegas from Obsidian on thx for Them for real Fallout in 3D World. New Vegas dont have good graphic and **** ragdoll and characters movement but it is a real Fallout with more options, way to go and decisions that affect to world. Then bethesda give us Fallout 4 with same **** characres movement on the same enginge with better graphics but 0 decision affect anything... Everything u choose effect was the same... Linear story and boring quests it isnt Fallout... AND NOW BETHESDA GIVE US FOLLOUT 76! ekhm.. FALLOUT 4 MULTIPLAYER! With bugs on the same engine :D No story, No hubs, No living NPC, perks on cards... this is not funny joke! GIVE US FALLOUT LIKE FALLOUT 2 ON ENGINE LIKE NEW X-COMS!!! WITH LARGE GOOD STORY, LARGE MAP LIKE F2 WITH HUBS AND RENDOM ENCOUNTERS LIKE X-COM RANDOM LOCATION SYSTEM AND THAT MANY OPTIONS TO DO LIKE F2! IT WILL BE BRILIANT GAME 10/10 EVERYWHERE! but now for Fallout 76 0/10… Expand
  93. TerrivelJK
    Dec 14, 2018
    0
    The negative reviews are very much deserved for this game. it's on an engine that is over a decade old and was made for single player games. Many of the bugs in this game have existed for years in the past bugthesdas games and now people are telling me they are finally going to fix them, I find that hard to believe. Bugthesda should have made an entirely new engine for a game like this butThe negative reviews are very much deserved for this game. it's on an engine that is over a decade old and was made for single player games. Many of the bugs in this game have existed for years in the past bugthesdas games and now people are telling me they are finally going to fix them, I find that hard to believe. Bugthesda should have made an entirely new engine for a game like this but no, gotta spend the least amount of money possible. Another point to back this up: a majority of the assets in the game are from fallout 4 and 76s files are even compatible with fallout 4, don't know about you guys but that's seems extremely lazy to me.The file structure is also the same, that is why some people were able to make mods so easily. Again, seems very lazy to me.… Expand
  94. drakien1
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not once have I finished playing and not been aggravated/annoyed/frustrated with this product. Problems aside (and there are a LOT even for a bethsoft title) a game at it's core should be fun, this is in no way fun. Look at previous Fallout titles and think back to what made them fun:
    -A dynamic open world that was challenging and rewarded you for exploration/story
    -You had an impact and presence in the world
    -Rich NPC stories
    -Quests that made you want to see what happen, not just a run here do X check box

    Now strip all that out and you have Fallout 76. This feels more like an experiment that a bunch of modders put out. There are 0 NPCs, quests just appear in your inventory, enemies don't feel connect to the world, half the time they don't respond to being shot, your "camp" has the permanency of a tumbleweed and the presence in the world falls flat when the quest you just completed starts again for the next player. PVP is pointless and you get no reward for it. Heaven forbid you accidentally shoot a player, now everyone in the world gets a lovely notification and a map icon to come kill you. They can follow you around, line up that head shot all while you can't do a thing about it. Teaming up with players is a painful as it sounds. If you are on one step of a quest and your buddy is on a different step, guess what you're not gonna be able to help each other. The game has been stripped of what made it fun all to shoehorn in this multiplayer system that is, also, not fun. There doesn't seem to be an benefit to having multiplayer.    … Expand
  95. SiberianKUSH
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    A shamefull expirience.

    Obsidian save us from this blasphemy.
    I enjoyed new vegas a lot, but this whole game is just a mess, and
    it shows how disconnected from reality Bethesda got with time.
    This game is a sloppy mess on a hot day. I want nothing to do with it.
  96. Kendiggity
    Dec 12, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is the biggest piece of **** i have ever played. the cons far outweigh the pros. It's fallout, but its so horribly executed/ I have played through the game. I'm level 95 and have tried to launch a nuke 4 times.

    First time i tried to launch a nuke, the parts magically went missing from my inventory to successfully launch a nuke.
    The second time i tried. AGAIN parts went missing off my character.
    The third time i went to launch the nuke and the server crashed.
    The fourth time I died and couldn't pick up my dropped gear that had all my circuitry.

    I usually give developers the benefit of the doubt on games and i can understand that launches can be buggy but lets be real here. This is Bethesda. they should know what the **** they're doing and they clearly don't.

    IF ANYONE is thinking about buying this game. Don't. Do not give Bethesda money for this steaming pile of ****.
    it is the worst game I have played in a long time. I will be uninstalling and Likely not coming back unless there is some SERIOUS work put into this game and fix their giant **** up that is fallout: 76.    … Expand
  97. moiriao
    Dec 13, 2018
    1
    I have never seen such a sorry excuse for a product-especially one priced at $60. The amount of bugs are insane, the patch progress is horrible, and the bad business practice regarding the $200.00 power armor edition (first ripping them off with a false product and then giving out their personal information to other players) are the results of Todd Howard's game that "just works." II have never seen such a sorry excuse for a product-especially one priced at $60. The amount of bugs are insane, the patch progress is horrible, and the bad business practice regarding the $200.00 power armor edition (first ripping them off with a false product and then giving out their personal information to other players) are the results of Todd Howard's game that "just works." I finally gave up playing around level 70 after playing from the moment it was available on PC for B.E.T.A. (which the bugs STILL persist from). Don't waste your time or money on this piece of crap game. Fanboy's will defend it till their faces turn blue with screaming at those who complain about this trash but they're all that I can playing this game in the near future. Go ahead and play (IF the game even works on download), but you have been warned.… Expand
  98. xPoisonous
    Dec 13, 2018
    1
    After purchasing the tri-centennial edition and playing over TWO HUNDRED hours since release (today is 12/13/18) all there is to say... Engine from Morrorwind, Buggy as hell, boring Quest, no real Story, Empty World, ugly Game, PvP not working.. What a lazy game... shame on the developers for making this game
  99. YaDoof
    Dec 13, 2018
    0
    Pvp is one sided towards the highest levels, make a true pacifist mode so people can play in peace without vulgar dimwits ripping you out of your experience...
  100. CaptainCaveman
    Dec 14, 2018
    1
    Sad to say this was not only missed opportunity for Bethesda, but a series of unfortunate events turned this launch into a complete clusterf*ck.

    On the technical side the amount of bugs, glitches and errors is massive, even by Bethesda standards. The game becomes unplayable when you are randomly kicked from the server and the saving is hit and miss at best (i've lose items, progress and    Sad to say this was not only missed opportunity for Bethesda, but a series of unfortunate events turned this launch into a complete clusterf*ck.

    On the technical side the amount of bugs, glitches and errors is massive, even by Bethesda standards. The game becomes unplayable when you are randomly kicked from the server and the saving is hit and miss at best (i've lose items, progress and had to redo missions because the server did not save my progress).

    In terms of gameplay the world feel empty, PVP is a joke and so is PVE. Bethesda decided to let the players 'make their own fun' but haven't even provided the most basic tools for that. The gameplay loop is a grind and the loot isn't even that good. There is almost no incentive in playing this game. It feels like a chore!

    By the looks of it, the game we were looking for is being made by Obsidian and coming out in 2019. Fallout 76 was just a huge mistake.    … 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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