Fallout 76

 PlayStation 4
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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4921 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 3,531 out of 4921
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  1. HuntCritic
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Разрабы скатились, игра пустая, оптимизации нет, сюжета нет. Зачем вообще выпускать такой продукт?
  2. margallu
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Pathetic game................patethic developers only interested in money **** you bethesda
  3. drunkmonekys
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    BRIEF SYNOPSIS
    Fallout 76 is in all sincerity a corporate cash grab. 76 best shows how it does not care about its fans or series as it throws away lore with stupid explanations that can only be explained by the realization that Bethesda was needing to put elements into the game or save money in contrast to the lore. A prime example of this is how Bethesda explains how there are no NPCs    BRIEF SYNOPSIS
    Fallout 76 is in all sincerity a corporate cash grab. 76 best shows how it does not care about its fans or series as it throws away lore with stupid explanations that can only be explained by the realization that Bethesda was needing to put elements into the game or save money in contrast to the lore. A prime example of this is how Bethesda explains how there are no NPCs because you were one of the first vaults that opened. This whoever is in stark contrast to fallout lore where the vast majority of all people were not vault dwellers. So much so that you were often called "vault dweller" as it was a unique part of your identity. Additionally, super mutants should only be on the west coast. Bethesda threw this away as they wanted super mutants in their game. I talk about these two specifically because it shows how this game was not designed from inspiration but corporate greed. Now, lets do a pros and cons list starting with the cons.

    CONS
    Horrible bugs,
    The vats system is hilariously awful,
    Micro-transactions,
    PVP has no intensive ,
    A total disregard for the Fallow lore,
    The story is beyond lazy,
    The games physics is tied to its frame rates giving players huge advantages,
    The game has literally no anti cheating and you can also get other players locations and IP if you know what you are doing,
    Loneliness,
    Playing with other players is very rare,
    the graphics,
    No mod support for one year,
    Loot does not fee rewarding,
    Leveling is based off RNG,
    Bethesda plan 6, yes 6 expansion in order to make up for the lack of content so prepare to spend a lot more money to try to get a decent game.
    Bethesda has already stated there will be no refunds for customers who realized they were duped into buying a turd sandwich.

    PROS
    You can save 60 dollars if you don't buy this game.

    CONCLUSION
    Bethesda with its long standing behavior of releasing buggy, horribly optimized, and incomplete games has stepped up their game to fully show consumers that they care about one thing only, profit. Let this uninspired, incomplete cash grab of a game be a warning to be cautious of all upcoming Bethesda Titles.    … Expand
  4. naxtinguisher
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This game is an insult to the fallout franchise and has absolutely 0 soul put into it, the textures are somehow worse than fallout 4, the render distance is absolutely awful, the novelty of it being a multiplayer fallout game wears off within the first 5 minutes of gameplay. Couple that with the lack of NPC's, terrible enemy A.I and complete change to lore for no reason and you realiseThis game is an insult to the fallout franchise and has absolutely 0 soul put into it, the textures are somehow worse than fallout 4, the render distance is absolutely awful, the novelty of it being a multiplayer fallout game wears off within the first 5 minutes of gameplay. Couple that with the lack of NPC's, terrible enemy A.I and complete change to lore for no reason and you realise this game is somehow less than the shell you'd expect. What purpose was this game put into beta for if they didn't fix anything? Do yourself a favour and don't buy this game.… Expand
  5. maximovich
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    To expect people to spend their hard-earned money on this is an attack on common sense. Let us be responsible for our actions, let us punish with our purchase decision and with low scores those developers who want to enrich themselves with million-dollar advertising campaigns and products of dismal quality.
  6. PS4_PC_LIFE
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    The game is void of any life, there is nothing to do, no NPC's, there's nothing, its just one big grind, its not even an MMO, to call this an MMO it would require story and towns and NPC's to give quests, but its nothing of the sort, its a blatant insult to the fans, Get it together Bethesda.
  7. kosar1k
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    very very bad, Todd howard are you the idiot who killed the fallout series!
  8. rooderthanyou
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    Seeing as lots of people here are giving it a 0 rating without actually playing it, i figured i'd give a review after putting in close to 5 hours with a mate.

    The game itself surprisingly doesn't have many bugs, at least not many that I noticed, the only issues I've found is that it runs absolutely abmyssal, being around 25fps usually but frequently dipping below 10fps at certain    Seeing as lots of people here are giving it a 0 rating without actually playing it, i figured i'd give a review after putting in close to 5 hours with a mate.

    The game itself surprisingly doesn't have many bugs, at least not many that I noticed, the only issues I've found is that it runs absolutely abmyssal, being around 25fps usually but frequently dipping below 10fps at certain encounters. This is on a PS4 Pro, my friend with a base PS4 encountered even more frame-rate problems.

    Outside that, it never crashed and I never had any issues with items dissapearing or monsters "t-posing", it seems they fixed that from the BETA.

    The biggest issue lies in the fact that Fallout 76 is just so bloody boring. Boring and Empty are the two best words to describe this game, and it pains me to do it because I am such a huge fan of the Fallout series and went into 76 with cautious optimism, hoping that it might be okay.

    The Good:

    - The world is really pretty, Appalachia is an excellent setting and the map is very big, so its obvious Bethesda put some effort into creating a diverse enviornment

    - Some of the elements of the game are well done, for example I like the inclusion of corpses that would have been mummified in the initial nuclear blasts.

    - The base building element is done alright, but its essentially just a portable version of the base building you had in Fallout 4.

    The Bad:

    - The atrocious frame rates! This game looks identical to Fallout 4 which came out more then 3 years ago, why on earth does it run worse then the latest bleeding edge titles?? Its not even in 4k! I've never played a console game that has performed quite this terribly, and given Bethesda's giant budget I am absolutley floored at the performance!

    - The fact there is utterly nothing to do, Bethesda decided to remove all human NPC's which means the world is filled with corpses and notes and holotapes, rendering each quest a fetch quest with no actual people to spur you on, you are just following breadcrumbs left behind. Its utterly lifeless and soulless, there is no sense of life anywhere, which for a Post Apocalyptic game should make sense but rather then increase the atmopshere it just makes things more dull.

    - On top of the previous point, because the game has you listening to Holo-tapes, playing with a friend actually ends up being a bit of a hinderence, because you can't actually listen to the Holo-tapes and pay attention with someone activley talking in your ear.

    - The removal of a traditional V.A.T.S system and the fact the enemies still run around like crazed maniacs because they think you can stop time with V.A.T.S to kill them makes all encounters with enemies far more challenging then they should be.

    - Weird lore breaking additions like Super Mutants and the B.O.S which shouldn't have existed at this part of the game

    - Clunky menu system that worked fine in a singleplayer game with a PAUSE option, but given this is always online, if you are over encumbured or need to switch weapons while being pursued by fast, agressive super mutants, good luck bucko, cause you can't easily do anything in the god awful menu, and pulling it up means you just die faster.

    - Outrageously expensive microtransactions, one outfit costs around 8-10 real life dollars, for a cosmetic item it seems a little steep, but honestly the microtransactions are the least of this games problems.

    Overall the game feels like so much wasted potential, its identical to Fallout 4 in every single way except it has little to no proper quests, everything feels like a fetch mission, there is no life anywhere and the co-op/online aspect is completley unnecessary and shoe horned into the game for no reason whatsoever. The map is cool and some of the elements are neat, but this game would have been fine as a $20 add on DLC for Fallout 4 3 years ago, not a full priced standalone game when they've had 3 years to develop it.

    It seems like Bethesda spent 3 years crafting a great, big open map and trying to shoe horn some garbage online element into it which goes against what traditional Fallout is about, and completley forgot to actually populate it with quests or anything actually FUN to do.

    As it stands avoid this game, perhaps they will patch it in a year or so and then maybe buy it for $10-20 on sale to experience it for yourself.

    I gave this game a score of 2/10 only because of the interesting environment and a few cool additions, as well as the hope the game will improve in time.

    I will be returning this game.

    Dissapointing Bethesda, Dissapointing.    … Expand
  9. jojohamy
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Disappointing on every conceivable level. I was super excited for this game, Fallout with Friends is a concept I can 100% get behind. This was my most anticipated game of 2018. It's just awful on every level. It runs at a steady 22 frames per second, the game lags and rubber bands constantly, the gameplay loop is a massive uninteresting repetitive grind, there are literally no charactersDisappointing on every conceivable level. I was super excited for this game, Fallout with Friends is a concept I can 100% get behind. This was my most anticipated game of 2018. It's just awful on every level. It runs at a steady 22 frames per second, the game lags and rubber bands constantly, the gameplay loop is a massive uninteresting repetitive grind, there are literally no characters or player agency whatsoever. This is not fallout with friends, this is an bad fallout themed mom. Everything that makes MMOs unappealing to ARPG players is here in full force, but with terribly shotty gunplay that has not been improved one iota since fallout 4. Betheada should be ashamed.… Expand
  10. goldeneyehd
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    It just works!!!! bethesda.... bethesda never changes. empty world full of empty buildings that are blocked to enter to appear full and hide the emptyness. this is a world where 100% of the objects could be created in fallout 4 with the workshop and the builder by anyone lol. now that is the definition of lazyness, copy paste objects from one game into the next, the exact same cars copyIt just works!!!! bethesda.... bethesda never changes. empty world full of empty buildings that are blocked to enter to appear full and hide the emptyness. this is a world where 100% of the objects could be created in fallout 4 with the workshop and the builder by anyone lol. now that is the definition of lazyness, copy paste objects from one game into the next, the exact same cars copy pasted 100 times, the exact same buldings copy pasted 100 times and so on and so on. i would be fine with this but when u ask 60$ for this mess, u deserve all the bad reviews in the world so no one ever creates such an abomination of a game again.

    and in case u didnt knew, it just works!    … Expand
  11. OneMariachi
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    I've given it a one mostly because the game looks really nice. That is the end of where the compliments are though.
    After that, this game is literally just Fallout 4, but minus all the things that made that game fun. All the settlements are devoid of life, no NPC's make this game feel empty and boring. There are just robots(whom all have the exact same lines and nothing interesting to    I've given it a one mostly because the game looks really nice. That is the end of where the compliments are though.
    After that, this game is literally just Fallout 4, but minus all the things that made that game fun. All the settlements are devoid of life, no NPC's make this game feel empty and boring. There are just robots(whom all have the exact same lines and nothing interesting to say) for story, and tapes on the ground where it is just dead bodies everywhere. The quests are all, go here, now go there, now go over here again. the crafting is frustrating, As firstly, there is barely anything to actually craft, and two, getting materials is limited to looting annoying items from abandoned houses-so the worst part of fallout 4 is the major mechanic of this game. No cutting trees, or bashing rocks to get basics. The perk system is an even more simplified terrible version of what we got in fallout 4, which was already a terrible system to begin with. VATS has been completely destroyed to a short lived auto aim.

    Honestly, this game is a pure insult to the Fallout franchise, and in genuinely feels like Bethesda started making the game, got bored half way through and went, meh, release it like that no one will care. there is nothing redeeming about this game, even being able to do some things with your friends doesn't save this at all.    … Expand
  12. Maikuroha
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Bethesda has been getting away with low quality products so far, but this time they are pushing their luck too hard.
  13. DBM2018
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    I'm a fool for being optimistic about this game. I loved Fallout 3, New Vegas, and even enjoyed Fallout 4 though I thought it was very disappointing. Fallout 76 is buggy, lazy, and an overall miserable experience with little redeeming qualities. I'm offended as a Bethesda fan and as a consumer that they thought this was worthy of a release. Stay away from this trash, I beg you.
  14. Vaultboy89
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Worst fallout game ever played fallout has lost all identity and played the game after the beta has confirmed nothing has changed. The game feel like an empty Bethesda game with no Npc and dialogue they basically took all bad parts from fallout 4 apart from voiced protagonist and made more of it and added fortnite and division. The game also lacks the atmosphere of previous fallout's andWorst fallout game ever played fallout has lost all identity and played the game after the beta has confirmed nothing has changed. The game feel like an empty Bethesda game with no Npc and dialogue they basically took all bad parts from fallout 4 apart from voiced protagonist and made more of it and added fortnite and division. The game also lacks the atmosphere of previous fallout's and feel like a different game and the side missions are boring mmo quests. the map in the game also show places from begging which looses the mystery. The game is waste of money and Bethesda time when they could made something cool and fun and please the fans like fallout new Vegas or new Orleans spinnoff but they changed things and made a mess.

    Pros :Pip boy looks cool and looks like a fallout 1 pip boy and games box art. exploration is fun sometimes

    Cons: everything else and runs bad on ps4 frame rate and graphics look too Alice in wonderland    … Expand
  15. Meteora48
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    It's disgusting what you're doing. Никакого уважения. No respect. Drink the blood of fans and get rich at the expense of them
  16. XIMSIX
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    - No NPCS
    - Botched PVP
    - Uninteresting PVE
    - Story is told through notes yet the game promotes group play!??
    - They called New Vegas Bug infested....I dont know what this is
    - Game deleted itself
    - The list goes on
  17. 6r1zzly
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Many call it an obscene cash grab or a horrendous antithesis of fallout. I just call it garbage. It's a result of fallout design philosophy to create content ultra-cheap and push it as a fake AAA game. This game shows a complete lack of respect for ex-loyal customers.
  18. BillyBobJim
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    They could've given us another New Vegas-style game instead of this, but Bethesda just had to chase the Rust-clone survival multiplayer crafting craze.

    Instead of a game that might have potentially fixed the flaws of Fallout 4 we have instead gotten a glitchy mess, even by Bethesda's standards. What little story there is is just Bethesda's trademark 'environmental storytelling' where    They could've given us another New Vegas-style game instead of this, but Bethesda just had to chase the Rust-clone survival multiplayer crafting craze.

    Instead of a game that might have potentially fixed the flaws of Fallout 4 we have instead gotten a glitchy mess, even by Bethesda's standards. What little story there is is just Bethesda's trademark 'environmental storytelling' where long dead skeletons conveniently remember to record their login details in audio logs right as they expire.

    There are no memorable npcs (or forgettable ones for that matter, there are no npcs at all), no actually important quests where you decide the fate of the wasteland or anything like that. It's all been sacrificed on the altar of multiplayer - and it cant even do multiplayer well. The servers are awful even after a couple of weeks of stress testing with the beta, PVP is completely irrelevant, and there are no private servers (something a game like this desperately needs) so you're stuck playing with whatever idiotic 12 year olds the game decides to connect you with.

    Over eight years later people still fondly remember Fallout New Vegas. Eight years from now? I doubt people will have much to say about Fallout 76, assuming it is even still playable considering the servers might have been taken down by then.    … Expand
  19. bdbrow2
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Bland. Servers are trash and unsafe from hackers, level required loot ruins the fun of exploring, awful story, the FPS is utterly awful. Bugs galore. No creativity at all in this game, it's basically Fallout 4 online. Not worth even close to $60
  20. shadowfuryan
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This is terrible crafting terrible looking no mobs to kill and the pvp let me just say i think pvp mode on solitaire would work better.
  21. softcore
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Rest in peace fallout. If earlier, the Fallout series was a parody of post-apocalypse, now, in the hands of bethesda, it is a parody of the fallout series. Empty, stupid, boring, dull. Even looking optimistic, from the point of view of the bethesda fan, I cannot find at least one positive score in this terrible, funky and uninteresting game.
  22. blahblahwhocare
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This is an absolute travesty of a game. It is buggy on release, the graphics are dated, and the port to PC is lazy (based on the controls).
  23. NineNine
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    We won't accept what the gaming industry is turning into. Do quality story, campaign, script, attributes and environments. Look to Rockstar and CDPR for inspiration. This Fortnite trend is NOT what we want, and we will punish you for it, big time.
  24. robertonunez
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Its this a joke??? no NPCS, can unistall the game, a million bugs, same graphics of old games like fallout 4, 24 user onlines?, no steam, what.????????????'
  25. Gregnator
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    As a die-hard Fallout fan, I can only say that this game is horrible.
    From an fallout perspective, this game is anything but fallout.
    Lore breaking changes that don't make sense, no dialogue system or quests what so ever (a first in the fallout franchise). Yes, it is a big open world, but it's empty. If you are a true fallout fan, this game Is absolutely not for you. If you are a fan    As a die-hard Fallout fan, I can only say that this game is horrible.
    From an fallout perspective, this game is anything but fallout.
    Lore breaking changes that don't make sense, no dialogue system or quests what so ever (a first in the fallout franchise). Yes, it is a big open world, but it's empty.

    If you are a true fallout fan, this game Is absolutely not for you.
    If you are a fan of simple sandbox games, like Rust, Conan exiles, ARK, but you always wanted that with a fallout skin, then this is not a bad game. Not the best, not the worst.

    See this as a Fallout for kids.
    A simple fallout game, with low effort, that's not meant for the fans.

    Fallout new Vegas was made in a shorter time period than 76, and simply is way better.
    Maybe it's time that Bethesda looks at obsidian for their spin off titles again.

    Unfortunately Bethesda hasn't listened to the fans since fallout 4, and to think they'll change is just a pipe dream.    … Expand
  26. Alfre221
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Lo mas malo que he visto hasta ahorita de Bethesda no historia, no npcs ,los problemas continua con el sonido y graficos ,los enemigos a veces se mete debajo del piso o de las paredes o tu personaje es el que se mete y llena de mods de pago micropagos ropa a 5, 7 dolares reales o mas y otras cosas , Solo pierdes tu dinero con esta porqueria mejor espere a fallout 5.
  27. jawrsh
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    I gave the game 2 points for the good world design but everything else about the game is wrecked. It looks like Fallout 4 but modified for multiplayer. I am not interested in multiplayer and would not have minded just ignoring that aspect of the game but Bethesda broke everything I like about Fallout 4 to accommodate it. I'm grateful for the beta because it gave me a chance to play andI gave the game 2 points for the good world design but everything else about the game is wrecked. It looks like Fallout 4 but modified for multiplayer. I am not interested in multiplayer and would not have minded just ignoring that aspect of the game but Bethesda broke everything I like about Fallout 4 to accommodate it. I'm grateful for the beta because it gave me a chance to play and decide to cancel my preorder.… Expand
  28. superfields
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    Horrible frame rate, world feels empty. Annoying gameplay, hard to find ammo, have to dehydrate, feels like a chore most of the time. Game lacks identity: doesn't know whether it wants to be a online shooter (which its not) to a rpg. Gun play is not in the same realm as other games in the same genre. They were better off putting their efforts into Starfield and Skyrim then this rubbish.
  29. NidLip
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Как же я обожаю когда мне заливают соляру сетевухи в рот, прям чувствую что скоро в гроб ложится с такими игровыми студиями. Респект пацанам, особенно Говарду за слитую серию игры.
  30. Valten
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Ce jeu est une insulte au monde du jeu vidéo. Le moteur graphique qui était déjà dépassé à l'époque de Fallout 4 est de retour, il est donc encore plus vieillissant en 2018. Je ferais l'impasse sur un discours parlant de l'IA vu qu'elle est totalement inexistante. L'idée de ne pas mettre de PNJ aurait pu réussir mais au final, vu que le multi est aux fraises (les joueurs ne voulant pasCe jeu est une insulte au monde du jeu vidéo. Le moteur graphique qui était déjà dépassé à l'époque de Fallout 4 est de retour, il est donc encore plus vieillissant en 2018. Je ferais l'impasse sur un discours parlant de l'IA vu qu'elle est totalement inexistante. L'idée de ne pas mettre de PNJ aurait pu réussir mais au final, vu que le multi est aux fraises (les joueurs ne voulant pas grouper) on se sent seul tout du long. L'ergonomie critiquée est toujours présente et il va falloir attendre que des fans corrigent les problèmes du jeu comme toujours avec Bethesda.… Expand
  31. PrinceNoctis47
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bethesda shovelware. Absolute garbage, wouldn't even play it for free, couldn't pay me to play it. Hurts the eyes, hurts the ears, hurts every sense there is and more. Absolute trash.

    Bethesda is dead.    … Expand
  32. Ryvaku
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    The sole purpose of the game was the lure casual gamers that enjoy playing with friends to advertise to others so they can potentially sell content through their ingame cash shop as their main selling point. The game itself looks like a Fallout rip-off made on Steam, but it's Bethesda that made it. Reused assets from their previous game Fallout 4 and truly a bare wasteland with less gameThe sole purpose of the game was the lure casual gamers that enjoy playing with friends to advertise to others so they can potentially sell content through their ingame cash shop as their main selling point. The game itself looks like a Fallout rip-off made on Steam, but it's Bethesda that made it. Reused assets from their previous game Fallout 4 and truly a bare wasteland with less game content from the original. Vertibirds are just one of the majestic creatures the game has to 'wow' you. No real PvP or forced PvP, if you are hoping for that. The other player has to shoot you to engage in PvP which is mostly not gonna happen.
    Just so you, the reader knows that the modding community makes Bethesda games more tolerable to play and actually much better content, than the developers that is saying something.

    The positive reviews are your standard users that don't like to share their opinion if it gets them free game codes. Streamers and the like. Be nice, get stuff.    … Expand
  33. reptileye
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Just the name. A reason for Bethesda to get more money. Same bad engine, even worst because of it being online. Unfinished and unpolished. Don't touch this even with a stick.
  34. biggpapi87
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    This game is a lazy cash grab asset flip

    Its terrible, the gun play still sucks, the world is barren and lifeless with no NPCS It can be fun with friends for about an hour, then you realise how insanely repetitive and empty this game is Go here, shoot things, loot stuff repeat This would be okay if any of these things felt great mechanically Everything feels janky and    This game is a lazy cash grab asset flip

    Its terrible, the gun play still sucks, the world is barren and lifeless with no NPCS

    It can be fun with friends for about an hour, then you realise how insanely repetitive and empty this game is

    Go here, shoot things, loot stuff repeat

    This would be okay if any of these things felt great mechanically

    Everything feels janky and rubbish, and the game is full of bugs

    Utter utter tripe, avoid at all costs.    … Expand
  35. Pistachero
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    A camouflaged Early Acces with TONS of Bugs. The idea is not bad, but de aplication of that idea is horrible.
  36. Demonson
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Its kind a free to play coop game for kids.With famous name.Its not a roleplaying fallout game
  37. MUCKPOCXEMA
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    The game is not wealthy either in the gameplay, nor in the plot, nor in the technical, multiplayer terms Todd's Fallout 76 sucks.
  38. DiArts
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Looks like Bethesda Austin has made a good map for Fallout spin-off. But instead of making normal quests and story they added laggy multiplayer.
  39. Nozdormus
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    No complaints about graphics or optimization. The main claim to the game itself, the game does not make sense, there is no goal. There is no plot and no reason to play it. The worst part of the franchise
  40. roddiepiper
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    Something of an online multiplayer spin-off adapted from the previous title, Fallout 4. The main storyline, dialogue system and human characters have been replaced with repeated world events (similar to the never-ending radiant quests of Fallout 4) and side-missions conducted through robot characters and audio logs found around the map. The game emphasizes the survival elements of FalloutSomething of an online multiplayer spin-off adapted from the previous title, Fallout 4. The main storyline, dialogue system and human characters have been replaced with repeated world events (similar to the never-ending radiant quests of Fallout 4) and side-missions conducted through robot characters and audio logs found around the map. The game emphasizes the survival elements of Fallout 4’s ‘hardcore’ mode and expands upon them, making the game more in line with other sandbox survival games like Rust and ARK... only Fallout-themed. You’ll be expected to eat, drink, cure diseases and take medication where appropriate.

    The game's core gameplay boils down to exploring the map, killing monsters, looting items, building bases, and crafting/upgrading weapons/armor. The game puts you in a world with 23 other players and you can choose to go it alone, work with other players, or fight against them in the limited PvP combat. There are workshops you can fight over that provide resources and act as semi-permanent bases on the map. You can build smaller, personal bases with the CAMP system in certain areas of the map also. PvP can only be initiated if you attack another player's workshop, or if you damage the player and they damage you back. There is also a bounty system that puts a prize on your head and leaves you open to being attacked/killed. Death in Fallout 76 in general doesn't hold much at stake. If you die, you'll drop junk from your inventory -- all of which is easily replaced, as the game is constantly spawning more of it everywhere you go. You can also respawn wherever you want, which makes dying a convenient mode of transportation.

    Combat with non-player-characters in Fallout 76 is almost identical to Fallout 4, both in how it controls and how combat engagements play out. The game typically spawns waves of hostile NPCs as you enter a zone or event area, and will sometimes respawn them if you stick around certain areas for too long. You’ll mostly be fighting robots, feral ghouls, super mutants, mirelurks, and a new adversary known as the ‘Scorched’ which can only be described as repurposed feral ghouls from Fallout 3 that can use weapons. There are also bigger, less common monsters you will eventually come across. While they may seem threatening at first, much of the time they can be outsmarted by exploiting their poor pathfinding and AI. The toughest of all adversaries you will face in Fallout 76 is known as the "Scorch Beast"; a mutated bat that is very similar to the dragons in Skyrim. The winged menace will endlessly fire magical radiation projectiles at you and take 10,000 gunshots before dying, making it more of a world boss.

    Weapon and armor variety is in the same vain as Fallout 4, with some new additions (mostly new outfits that can be worn over armor). Customization is also about the same. You unlock new mods for weapons/armor by scrapping them for parts. Your gear will break after some time and can be repaired at a workbench, though it is usually cheaper to simply craft a new one if you've learned the recipe. Gear also has its own levels which will scale with your own level, and so you will often find a weapon that is unusable simply because it boasts a higher level than your character. You’ll need to collect junk across the map to make use of all of the crafting facilities in the game, which can be a chore to organize and store. There is a universal storage chest that pops up at many key locations, and can also be put in your own base, but beyond that you will have to craft more storage containers in your own base.

    The game revamps Fallout 4’s perk system with a new “perk card” system. Each level you will gain 1 perk point that can be spent on a new card for each skill in the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. skill system. You will occasionally unlock perk card packs, which reward you with a small assortment of perk cards. Each card gives you a perk, and multiple cards of the same perk can be combined to provide a higher level perk card. Perk cards can be added/removed at a whim, and so your character build is a lot more flexible than in previous Fallout titles. As with the single-player games, you can expect a number of builds that are simply overpowered in PvP or otherwise.

    If most of your fun while playing Fallout games is made up of exploring open worlds, shooting-and-looting monsters, crafting items and upgrading your character, this game will likely keep you entertained for a couple of weeks. If you care about any of the RPG elements of Fallout, enjoy a consistent lore, storyline, dialogue, and a sense that your actions and choices are leading up to something larger in scale, then you should steer clear of this game as it's not for you.    … Expand
  41. alsione
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Who will play it? This is not the old series of games. First, Blizzard, now betesda. Who is next? No games for people, thoughts are about money.
  42. mrmihailavdeev
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    They killed Fallout. Twice.

    Fallout 4 was a joke and I don't even want to mention this low-quality Fallout-themed Rust clone. I will just pretend that it doesn't exist. Bethesda should've left it to Obsidian, those guys clearly knew what to do with the franchise, but it's too late now since Obsidian was bought by Microsoft. That was clearly the last Fallout game I've bought (at least    They killed Fallout. Twice.

    Fallout 4 was a joke and I don't even want to mention this low-quality Fallout-themed Rust clone. I will just pretend that it doesn't exist. Bethesda should've left it to Obsidian, those guys clearly knew what to do with the franchise, but it's too late now since Obsidian was bought by Microsoft.

    That was clearly the last Fallout game I've bought (at least I was able to sell it already) and I'm really worried about TES future.    … Expand
  43. Farmerlynch
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    -No text chat, this is just dumb for a MMO in 2018
    -No NPC’s so no fun and engaging back stories to uncover, or no fun interactions between the PC & other NPC’s (you know the stuff fallout is famous for?!?)
    -Forced PvP, yes I know the lamest mechanic in history being the slap one is there , but it doesn’t work, it doesn’t protect PvE players from griefers & it frustrates PvP players as    -No text chat, this is just dumb for a MMO in 2018
    -No NPC’s so no fun and engaging back stories to uncover, or no fun interactions between the PC & other NPC’s (you know the stuff fallout is famous for?!?)
    -Forced PvP, yes I know the lamest mechanic in history being the slap one is there , but it doesn’t work, it doesn’t protect PvE players from griefers & it frustrates PvP players as it limits there potential challengers. Just split PvP & PvE to different servers so we can ALL enjoy the aspect we prefer
    -bugs bugs & more bugs, man you guys really live up the name Bugthesda, given all the money you have made over the past few years we’d expect a far highher quality standard than this especially considering you can’t rely on modders to correct your laziness.
    -graphics, LOL is all i can really say, didn’t you guys keep saying its an improvement upon fallout 4?!? Love to get hold of what you guys are smoking.
    -Stash limit, I understand having a limit in an MMO but considering tou have spent the last 20+ years turning us all into hoarders, giving us such a low lit is an insult to your fans. Although judging by your “we plan to upgrade it” comment I guess it will be something we will have to pay for in a future update

    -Overall, I do see potential of this game but I’m not sure if enough of us fans will stay around to be part of it. You’ve really burned a lot of us with this blatant cash grab on an existing brand, as that’s exactly what it feels like.    … Expand
  44. DumaSerap
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Todd Howard should be fired and never allowed to makes games again. Fallout 76 is an abomination. It is a cash grab by Bethesda trying to milk fallout franchise as much as possible for the minimum amount of work. I am heartbroken that one of my favourite franchises ever has been reduced to this steaming pile of **** Fallout 4 was already a bad game but this is just on another level.Todd Howard should be fired and never allowed to makes games again. Fallout 76 is an abomination. It is a cash grab by Bethesda trying to milk fallout franchise as much as possible for the minimum amount of work. I am heartbroken that one of my favourite franchises ever has been reduced to this steaming pile of **** Fallout 4 was already a bad game but this is just on another level.

    Everything that defined Fallout game before has been removed or simplified to extreme in this game.
    Perks, SPECIAL, VATS system, NPC's

    What we are left with is a hollow husk of a once wonderful, mature universe. Hey but you can do emotes now... hurray. **** Bethesda, **** Todd Howard for ruining this franchise. We want Fallout 2 in modern engine not this buggy, ugly piece of **** you give us.
    Old disgusting, buggy, broken engine that is 7y old.
    This game simply looks horrible by today standards.

    RIP Fallout.    … Expand
  45. Gizmaqq
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    Это просто худшее дерьмо собаки которое я только видел в игродиве. 15 лет беседка с тодом насилуют мертвый движек моровинда, и вот на пике этого действа они выпускают сетевую игру в которой ВООБЩЕ ничего нет, и делать кроме постройки долбанного дома вообще нечегоЭто просто худшее дерьмо собаки которое я только видел в игродиве. 15 лет беседка с тодом насилуют мертвый движек моровинда, и вот на пике этого действа они выпускают сетевую игру в которой ВООБЩЕ ничего нет, и делать кроме постройки долбанного дома вообще нечего
  46. NShep53
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Game is buggy, uninteresting and simply not "Fallout." Let's just say this IP deserves better.
  47. inquisitor1009
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    ----->Waste of time. Todd Howard must go. Stop shaming the great franchise!
  48. PafosNNN
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Просто дикий каеф игра, залетел отдахнуть тупа, купил за 4к, а шо нам Россиянам, мыж не загнивающий запад, получаю удовольствие так сказать
  49. EDU_4804
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    all that we wanted was a new Fallout more RPG, nobody asked for a multiplayer Fallout this game just doesn't work with creation engine, and really Bethesda ? a Fallout with no plot ? you're killing yourself like Interplay did. #SavePlayer1
  50. OnlyOneHere
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This game is a huge pile of garbage. The graphics are horrendous. The physics are beyond horrible. The gameplay is a joke. The world is empty and boring with no NPCs. It lacks so much detail. So many assets are copy and pasted from Fallout 4. There are too many bugs.

    There is no singleplayer to be found in this game. Bestheda has never had a great multiplayer experience. So why did they    This game is a huge pile of garbage. The graphics are horrendous. The physics are beyond horrible. The gameplay is a joke. The world is empty and boring with no NPCs. It lacks so much detail. So many assets are copy and pasted from Fallout 4. There are too many bugs.

    There is no singleplayer to be found in this game. Bestheda has never had a great multiplayer experience. So why did they think it was a good idea to make a multiplayer only game? This is obviously a lazy and greedy move from the developers. Instead of giving us both the singleplayer and the multiplayer for $60 like Rockstar, the greedy developers sold the muliplayer alone for $60. What's laughable is that this game doesn't even have the AAA quality to justify the $60. Selling a game with no offline campaign for $60 is a scam.

    This game is online only. So once the developers switch off the servers, this game will end up in the trash can. Charging $60 for a game with no offline play is a cashgrab. I don't recommend this game at all, unless you want to support greedy developers. It's pathetic that most "AAA" developers have gotten greedy and lazy, to the point where they only sell you half the game at full price and not the full package. Online Only games are disgrace.    … Expand
  51. RedZero93
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Literally Fallout 4.5 filled with fetch quests and the same old engine. C'mon Bethesda...
  52. ArthurMKII
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    Buggy and broken and empty. They even put a limit on storage for some stupid reason.
  53. noisypie007
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    Bethesda... I cant even begin to describe how disappointed I am, Yesterday, My review was a 10. Now it is a 1.
    First things first, Prices of armor and everything inflated, yet Earnings Deflated, those two dont mix..
    Second, You have to pay to re spawn if your alone and if you are far from a fast travel point, you can end up paying 40 Caps which is a **** ton of caps just to walk back to    Bethesda... I cant even begin to describe how disappointed I am, Yesterday, My review was a 10. Now it is a 1.
    First things first, Prices of armor and everything inflated, yet Earnings Deflated, those two dont mix..
    Second, You have to pay to re spawn if your alone and if you are far from a fast travel point, you can end up paying 40 Caps which is a **** ton of caps just to walk back to your dead body.
    Third, Todd Howard ****ING SAID that you would not lose anything when you died but you actually drop all of your junk which is complete utter **** Fith, Why the hell do you run into enemies with HUGE ASS level Gaps Like Level 5 Toad and than a Level 40 Toad. Dont even get me started on Fall damage, that is **** I was so happy and I never thought I would actually physically have to log back into meta critic just so I can drop my review down 9 points. HUGE WASTE OF MONEY. I hope Bethesda fixes this "Pay to live" **** because this is ****    … Expand
  54. gettygg0040
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    People been asking for a fallout multiplayer and they delivered. What I don't like is the lack of actual story and human NPC's. Also the netcode looks bad.
  55. Hrafn254
    Nov 21, 2018
    1
    Ok, To illustrate my frustration, I created an account after many years of spectating this site, because this is something I can't contain within myself.
    This game was very well intended, the idea behind it looks solid, but the state in which was delivered is pure garbage. Maybe it's just my isolated experience (which I doubt), but I can't play on server for longer then hour or two before    Ok, To illustrate my frustration, I created an account after many years of spectating this site, because this is something I can't contain within myself.
    This game was very well intended, the idea behind it looks solid, but the state in which was delivered is pure garbage. Maybe it's just my isolated experience (which I doubt), but I can't play on server for longer then hour or two before I get disconnected from it. The bugs, glitches and crashes are endless and the frustration to finding out that the game didn't save last 10 minutes of progress (especially when you found some really cool random loot) before a crash is driving me crazy.
    I can't find people to play with, since most of my friends after playing beta canceled their pre-order (good for them) and the random player encounters are generally pointless, because after some 30 hours into the game, I was not able to for a single party for coop. The game at least at these early stages is too easy to force people playing together and why divide loot?
    And one final thing.. you can't store stuff in the world, because it doesn't carry over after server change. You can't really build stuff, because you have to rebuild it after server change. So the idea of rebuilding the wasteland is down the drain, because I can't see the point of trying to rebuild my camp and workshops every time I get disconnected from server and get migrated to a new one. And to make it even more insulting we get only 400 pounds of storage??? I mean, what the hell?
    I can't comment on the game's story, because I didn't find any. It's a post-apocalyptic survival simulator, not a role playing game. Although the environmental storytelling is top notch, it's hard to stay motivated to soldier on playing this game when the occasional few seconds of ohh-moments is all there is to the story.
    To summarise, this game is insult to anyone who actually sunk money and time into trying to make it work. Maybe in few months, after developers actually bother testing the game, it's mechanics and add a purpose to the chores of hoarding/exploring, I can see they'll make it fun to play. But right now, the players should get paid as testers, because that's what they are doing.
    P.S.: I can't believe I took a break from red dead redemption 2 to sink my time into this garbage.    … Expand
  56. CyberRobotnix
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    This game is a brilliant and broken catastrophe. It is far and I mean FAR worse than Sonic 06 on every single aspects. You must not play it!
  57. DanOmun
    Nov 21, 2018
    0
    IT'S NOT EVEN A GAME, AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT FALLOUT. I'll admit, I was open to multiplayer at first, but to remove any semblance of a coherent story line, replace NPCs and narrative structure with poignant audio logs and pointless repetitive tasks, make virtually zero effort to innovate or improve upon any shortcomings of the past, and instead mash up a bunch of inordinate bots, with aIT'S NOT EVEN A GAME, AND IT'S DEFINITELY NOT FALLOUT. I'll admit, I was open to multiplayer at first, but to remove any semblance of a coherent story line, replace NPCs and narrative structure with poignant audio logs and pointless repetitive tasks, make virtually zero effort to innovate or improve upon any shortcomings of the past, and instead mash up a bunch of inordinate bots, with a vastly obsolescent 10+ year old creation engine, onto an impotent server, knowing full well that it would end up being much buggier than it already was when adapted to MMO, and then rope people into buying into this nightmare for $60 is IRREDEEMABLE... Bethesda should be ashamed of themselves!!!! I would give this game a negative score if I could. A once great franchise torn to shreds by negligence, greed, and sheer laziness. I am truly saddened....… Expand
  58. beelzebub-jones
    Nov 21, 2018
    0
    BROKEN! Just remember until you stop paying for absolute garbage, the market will continue to be flooded with broken garbage... This game has nothing to do with fallout, and furthermore is a sad attempt at a game in general. I could deal with the bugs in other bethesda titles, and a spin-off isn't a problem either as i still play new vegas, graphics are not an issue to me if a game is goodBROKEN! Just remember until you stop paying for absolute garbage, the market will continue to be flooded with broken garbage... This game has nothing to do with fallout, and furthermore is a sad attempt at a game in general. I could deal with the bugs in other bethesda titles, and a spin-off isn't a problem either as i still play new vegas, graphics are not an issue to me if a game is good I'm not worried about the looks, this is simply a terrible game and is not a fallout game in the least. Do not waste your time, and for the love of the gods don't give bethesda any money for this horrid, rushed, cash grab.… Expand
  59. moisturizedaily
    Nov 21, 2018
    1
    If you want to walk around an empty street where random dogs are rabid and there are irradiated former neighbors, the living folk you see is greeting you with a wave, but then go away (as you do too, every single time), and every mission is about a dead person, there is no story, except for the same kind of go there, kill that, find that, bring back ... then this is for you. There isIf you want to walk around an empty street where random dogs are rabid and there are irradiated former neighbors, the living folk you see is greeting you with a wave, but then go away (as you do too, every single time), and every mission is about a dead person, there is no story, except for the same kind of go there, kill that, find that, bring back ... then this is for you. There is absolutely no catharsis in this kind of nonsense. No reward but a stimpack and a metal chest piece.
    It is definitely not a Fallout game.
    Nor it is a multiplayer game.
    Nor survival game.
    Not even an RPG.

    This is terrible and I paid $60 for it. Just because of the previous titles.    … Expand
  60. UnsightlyWhale
    Nov 25, 2018
    1
    Not worth your money. Big disappointment. I will not be preordering another Bethesda Game.
  61. elryo
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    Bethesda looked at Destiny and went 'hey, we can do that'. So what did they do? Develop a game they don't really care about, knowing that the 'Fallout' name alone would guarantee sales.

    I'm sure it's worked. I'm sure it'll sell pretty well. But they do not care about this game. They don't care about releasing a game to the best of their ability. Instead, they simply want to make money    Bethesda looked at Destiny and went 'hey, we can do that'. So what did they do? Develop a game they don't really care about, knowing that the 'Fallout' name alone would guarantee sales.

    I'm sure it's worked. I'm sure it'll sell pretty well. But they do not care about this game. They don't care about releasing a game to the best of their ability. Instead, they simply want to make money without caring about the quality of their finished product.

    Bethesda have proven to be fantastic publishers in the past. Fallout 3 and NV are both brilliant, brilliant games. That they put their time and effort into. But this is not that. They saw a cash grab opportunity without needing to put any effort in.

    This is not okay. Don't let them win. Do not buy this game.    … Expand
  62. mike18blue
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    This release is an absolute joke of a $60 release. Maybe as a free to play game I wouldn't be so critical but this is a bad rehash of Fallout 4 that has been released in the alpha phase of development. The fact that there have been 2 updates exceeding 40gb each since launch is just disgusting abuse of patching showing how unfinished this game is. Bethesda needs to provide refunds for thisThis release is an absolute joke of a $60 release. Maybe as a free to play game I wouldn't be so critical but this is a bad rehash of Fallout 4 that has been released in the alpha phase of development. The fact that there have been 2 updates exceeding 40gb each since launch is just disgusting abuse of patching showing how unfinished this game is. Bethesda needs to provide refunds for this game and needs to rethink the pricing model all together because this game is also littered with microtransactions.… Expand
  63. Tydrain
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    I have been a Fallout fan for over 10 years and was really excited to hear that Fallout 76 was being released. Sadly the excitement didn't last long as I played the retail game at a friends house. The game itself is a huge pile of bugs with an unimaginative storyline, it feels like the concept of the game was thrown together in a hurry. I absolutely dislike the fact they have the audacityI have been a Fallout fan for over 10 years and was really excited to hear that Fallout 76 was being released. Sadly the excitement didn't last long as I played the retail game at a friends house. The game itself is a huge pile of bugs with an unimaginative storyline, it feels like the concept of the game was thrown together in a hurry. I absolutely dislike the fact they have the audacity to add a micro transaction store while the game is in such a poor state, this only fuels the thought that this is a whack cash grab. Low effort = low score… Expand
  64. Tate_Langdon
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    Not a game but a disgrace. By releasing this game in its current state, they just show their indifference towards us, gamers. Bugs, fps drops on all platforms, 10 years old graphics, no story, micro-transactions. It's terrible.
  65. ThaDoctor
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    Oh, you wanted to play PVP. You hit someone for almost no damage and he can just walk towards you with a shotgun. Oh, you wanted to play PVE. In that case, we removed all NPCs and every quest is in one exact pattern: walk here -> loot corpse/log in to a computer -> listen to a tape -> go somewhere and kill bunch of stuff there -> repeat. Oh, you wanted to customize your weapons. Well thenOh, you wanted to play PVP. You hit someone for almost no damage and he can just walk towards you with a shotgun. Oh, you wanted to play PVE. In that case, we removed all NPCs and every quest is in one exact pattern: walk here -> loot corpse/log in to a computer -> listen to a tape -> go somewhere and kill bunch of stuff there -> repeat. Oh, you wanted to customize your weapons. Well then F you because all weapons have either no or locked mods. Good work Bethesda, Masterpiece.… Expand
  66. christhewiz
    Nov 25, 2018
    2
    I am absolutely astonished by the company's audacity to publish this disconcerting gaming concoction that offers nothing but frustration and boredom for a triple A price. ​​

    Fallout 76 is not a game, it's a just a husk of a game and should have never been released. Bethesda calling Fallout 76 an experiment is a distortion of the truth: It's painfully obvious that they neither have    I am absolutely astonished by the company's audacity to publish this disconcerting gaming concoction that offers nothing but frustration and boredom for a triple A price. ​​

    Fallout 76 is not a game, it's a just a husk of a game and should have never been released. Bethesda calling Fallout 76 an experiment is a distortion of the truth: It's painfully obvious that they neither have invested adequate thought nor time and resources into this project – most likely with the sole purpose to reap as much profits with as little effort possible.    … Expand
  67. AXTRO
    Nov 24, 2018
    1
    Resumido en una palabra: Vergüenza
    Justo la que no tiene Bethesda Softworks al venderte un juego en fase Alpha, inacabado, lleno de bugs y con gráficos de PS3......... Por no decir PS2 en según que zona......
  68. unhappydweller
    Nov 22, 2018
    2
    After playing the B.E.T.A and giving it a solid 6/10 with lots of room to improvement, the full launch has me rating the game at 2/10. i played through the B.E.T.A with 0 issues what so ever. there was one disconnect, but thats to be expected during a stress test of the servers. However,

    It has an overabudance of gamebreaking issues, the servers are unable to sustain the endgame without    After playing the B.E.T.A and giving it a solid 6/10 with lots of room to improvement, the full launch has me rating the game at 2/10. i played through the B.E.T.A with 0 issues what so ever. there was one disconnect, but thats to be expected during a stress test of the servers. However,

    It has an overabudance of gamebreaking issues, the servers are unable to sustain the endgame without crashing(We launched a nuke and it instantly killed the server we played at, wasting all launch keys and keycards) it lags so much people are unable to loot and it randomly crashes due to 10 people being in the same vicinity inside the game. Certain quests resets upon leaving a server which crashing and disconnecting counts as.
    Not to mention the numeric bugs and glitches that carried over from fallout 4 that they havent bothered to fix.

    The game is fun as long as you dont run into bugs/gamebreaking glitches, sadly. there are more of those than raditation in this game.

    It has the potential to be a great and fun game, sadly, that is too far out of reach at the moment, while it has alot of features promised, i can only judge it on what it actually has at the moment. It is a broken game that shouldnt have launched in its current state.    … Expand
  69. 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.
  70. VeSSeli
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    Whether you're playing this with friends or alone it defiently is a hit. The world is rich and huge, challenging enemies, smart AI, and a sense of realistic survivability. The perk card system is a great twist on the previous perk system. The gun modification system has been greatly improved and is more rewarding. The CAMP feature is fun, creative, and relaxing. The story and quests areWhether you're playing this with friends or alone it defiently is a hit. The world is rich and huge, challenging enemies, smart AI, and a sense of realistic survivability. The perk card system is a great twist on the previous perk system. The gun modification system has been greatly improved and is more rewarding. The CAMP feature is fun, creative, and relaxing. The story and quests are actually clever thought out and more indepth than what one would think at first look. And the community is friendly, helpfull, and overall what a good community should be like. Theres room for imporvements of course, but all games have that. If it isn't it right now, the game surely will be a huge success after a few updates. Defeiently a hit.… Expand
  71. Crazygar
    Nov 22, 2018
    4
    I spend more time looking for/drinking/eating/cooking than anything else. Should have been called Food 76

    A little upsetting when you are working through a quest/building and the game crashes. Only to restart, your resources you used to get there are gone, but your progress is reset to zero. Really?? Hitboxes need work. Point blank, shooting a shotgun at Robot/Feral/Scorched and miss    I spend more time looking for/drinking/eating/cooking than anything else. Should have been called Food 76

    A little upsetting when you are working through a quest/building and the game crashes. Only to restart, your resources you used to get there are gone, but your progress is reset to zero. Really??

    Hitboxes need work. Point blank, shooting a shotgun at Robot/Feral/Scorched and miss entirely? Is this an episode of the A-Team?

    Am sorely disappointed with this. As someone mentioned earlier, if this was an addon for Fallout 4, it would have been great and truly enjoyable as a single player experience.

    As multiplayer, with the amount of issues and poor mechanics, it's subpar at best. Add an offline mode with NPC's, deeper quests and I'm sold.

    Barring boring game play, eternal spawning events that are more a nuisance and obstacle, the scenery is incredible. I like the new creatures and weapons. But the game has a LONG way to go to make me want to play it for hours on end. Right now, 1-2 hrs is all I can muster.

    One quick note, I was foolishly under the guise the BETA was to fix and repair, knowing now, it was merely an early access (which progress via trophies didn't port over in some instances) forewarning of what was going to be.

    I feel a bit foolish for purchasing the Digital Tricentennial version and the guise of a whole brand new game. Shame on me. Bethesda, you really dropped the ball on this one.    … Expand
  72. SplitMind
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    I am sad to see what has become of this franchise, but pleased that it is receiving the ire it deserves.

    Bethesda, like many other game companies, has grown increasingly complacent, greedy and lazy as the years have progressed and this is the epitome of that and likely the epitaph for Fallout. I could never buy another Fallout game knowing this could happen again. Do not buy. Do not    I am sad to see what has become of this franchise, but pleased that it is receiving the ire it deserves.

    Bethesda, like many other game companies, has grown increasingly complacent, greedy and lazy as the years have progressed and this is the epitome of that and likely the epitaph for Fallout. I could never buy another Fallout game knowing this could happen again.

    Do not buy. Do not play. Even if you get offered this for free do not waste your time.    … Expand
  73. HannaHt7
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    This game is a Early Access,Fallout76:Early Access 60 $
    The FACT that the only stuff in the game that works is the store doesn't tell you anything?...
    Bug I hope Sony blocks this game, it's a scam I cant believe I spent 60$ on this garbage,Bug everywhere that make the game useless, broken, the online formula does not work, they have not managed to make the game playable,    This game is a Early Access,Fallout76:Early Access 60 $
    The FACT that the only stuff in the game that works is the store doesn't tell you anything?...
    Bug
    I hope Sony blocks this game, it's a scam

    I cant believe I spent 60$ on this garbage,Bug everywhere that make the game useless, broken, the online formula does not work, they have not managed to make the game playable, ridiculous.assets recycled, AI terrible, to make this game they have spent $ 1    … Expand
  74. juanzer
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    Practicamente es un 1/3 de juego a precio de completo, mas encima no esta en steam, lleno de bugs, aburrido y repetitivo, y la guida del pastel las "necesidades del Personaje" , LAG, Sigo?
  75. JonOnTheWeb
    Nov 25, 2018
    0
    I'm a huge Fallout fan but when the game crashes, is super slow at points and out of the blue your entire camp with turrets, generators etc all disappear forever it puts you off playing and wish you didn't pay the full price for the game.

    Oh also Bethesda now say you can't get a refund, so stuck with a poorly written/developed game.
  76. greninjaX
    Dec 3, 2018
    0
    a game so bad, the company that made it is getting sued. what can I say about this garbage that hasn't already been said?
  77. KillDaNoiz
    Dec 24, 2018
    0
    Go **** yourself all Bugthesda employees involved in the development of this **** game
  78. ExcuseMePrinces
    Dec 28, 2018
    0
    It's not made for Fallout fans because it got rid of all of the best features from past Fallout games. it's not made for survival fans because the survival mechanics are beyond gimped. Who exactly was this made for? Failout 76 does absolutely nothing right. No wonder it was discounted 50% less than a week after release. Way to screw your fanbase Bethesda!
  79. aeroplasma
    Nov 22, 2018
    4
    I played the game for about 20 hours now and it seems that the more I play I just encounter more of the same. The graphics are alright, old looking like Fallout 3...there is absolutely no point to building a base camp and I don't feel like I'm trying very hard to survive at all. I was expecting something more akin to Rust where I would be afraid of encountering other players because I didI played the game for about 20 hours now and it seems that the more I play I just encounter more of the same. The graphics are alright, old looking like Fallout 3...there is absolutely no point to building a base camp and I don't feel like I'm trying very hard to survive at all. I was expecting something more akin to Rust where I would be afraid of encountering other players because I did not want to lose my stuff. They implemented a baby style of PVP that just doesn't work. Its as if you need to ask permission to pvp against someone. Horrible. I probably wont play more than a few hours more (already level 20) because I'm getting tired of reading notes and listening to holotapes. What a waste of $60. I'm going back to Rust to get my PVP fix.… Expand
  80. CosmicDeath
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    The 76 was aspirational. Time to vote with your wallets and let Turd Howard and the rest of Bethesda know that we're not going to accept the broken, buggy games they constantly release over and over.
  81. tordan
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    I love fallout universe.But this is a dissaster i hope Bethesda will learn from it.
  82. rocksoldier
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    This game is a complete waste of money and a disgrace for the fallout franchise
  83. agazoo
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    Game is Junk. Plain and simple. There isn't a thing that has been done, at least ok
  84. ThatUDLegacy
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    no refunds, engine is older than most of its players, a lazy piece of garbage from a company with billions of dollars.
  85. Joeyeh3boost
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Worste game of 2018 by far and long, they took fallout 4 ripped the heart and soul out of it and made it online. Biggest cash grab ive seen in years wow this game is true trash. Do not waste your money on this junk.
  86. fury_cutter_inc
    Nov 20, 2018
    2
    Fallout 76 is a game that has merit (such as the improved environmental design and art direction) but is heavily marred by issues beginning at the conceptual levels. The premise of Fallout 76 has several issues such as the removal of any human npc’s. This creative decision leaves the world feeling empty, lifeless and uninteresting. This game also focuses on areas of the fallout franchiseFallout 76 is a game that has merit (such as the improved environmental design and art direction) but is heavily marred by issues beginning at the conceptual levels. The premise of Fallout 76 has several issues such as the removal of any human npc’s. This creative decision leaves the world feeling empty, lifeless and uninteresting. This game also focuses on areas of the fallout franchise that were not fan favorites (shooting, looting and fetch quests) in a blatant attempt for Bethesda and, by extension, Zenimax to get a piece of the ‘games as a service’ pie and to provide the company with a reliable source of finance for years to come, through the overpriced ‘Atom Shop’. Furthermore, the games horrendous performance on anything that isn’t an Xbox One X, the platform this game was clearly built for if the fact that the first gameplay trailer was announced at the Microsoft’s E3 conference, hampers any real enjoyment possible in this game. Overall this Fallout 76 is a definite avoid until it goes on sale for the price the game actually is worth ($30).… Expand
  87. Rogozhin
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    As a fan of Fallout 3, 4, NV (and Morrowind, Oblivion & Skyrim), I had to at least give Bethesda the benefit of the doubt & so ignored the negativity & gave Fallout 76 a chance. Huge mistake; will never happen again. This game simply should not have, under any circumstances, been released in it's present state. Graphics that look like a PS2 game coupled with clunky mechanics, both ofAs a fan of Fallout 3, 4, NV (and Morrowind, Oblivion & Skyrim), I had to at least give Bethesda the benefit of the doubt & so ignored the negativity & gave Fallout 76 a chance. Huge mistake; will never happen again. This game simply should not have, under any circumstances, been released in it's present state. Graphics that look like a PS2 game coupled with clunky mechanics, both of which are a result of a 10? 15? 20 year old engine probably held together by duct tape at this point & which must be retired. Some reviewers have reported framerate drops as low as 30 fps when areas get busy - 15 fps or less is more accurate. Server disconnects regularly. Lack of NPCs makes the game feel hollow & unfinished; quests are boring & repetitive. Listening to Holotapes non-stop wears thin very quickly. Enemy AI (if you can even call it that) is a joke - enemies either stand still while staring at you or they run straight at you. Occasionally some glitch & get trapped in a wall or the ground or a tree. As for running into other players, this has to be the only online multiplayer game where PVP & multiplayer aspects are virtually non-existent. Crossed paths with a couple other players who just threw an emote & ran by. One person offered stimpaks. And since there is nowhere near enough content or immersion to keep playing solo, the game quickly becomes a $60 scavenger hunt simulator. Bottom line is there is nothing redeeming about this game. It is most certainly not a AAA game & is not worth more than $10; there simply are no more excuses to be made for Bethesda releasing half-finished garbage like this. If this is seriously the best Bethesda can do in 2018 then, very sad to say, it may be time to either have some people step aside or just stop making games.… Expand
  88. Elyk07
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Was Todd Howard drunk when Bethesda came up with this game? This seems like an idea for a Fallout game that some high school kids who aspire to develop games would come up with while sharing a joint... "Hey bro... what about Fallout... but EVERYONE IS REAL?!?! whooaaa" It's a fun thing to imagine and joke around about... but so very incredibly terrible in reality. Without NPCs, this gameWas Todd Howard drunk when Bethesda came up with this game? This seems like an idea for a Fallout game that some high school kids who aspire to develop games would come up with while sharing a joint... "Hey bro... what about Fallout... but EVERYONE IS REAL?!?! whooaaa" It's a fun thing to imagine and joke around about... but so very incredibly terrible in reality. Without NPCs, this game is boring and lifeless. There are quests, sure, but there is no life or soul in them. You're either interacting with dead bodies, robots, or notes written by someone who has already left the area. I was hoping Bethesda could pull off this whole "No NPC" idea, but after only 2 hours in, I realized that they had failed miserably. Each human player that I've encountered in the game (which have actually been few and far between) have been mutes and seemed to have no desire in communication or interaction with other players. In a boring world with nothing to do, why would I build a base? So that I can do nothing in that base? What motivation would I have to launch a nuke at fellow players? In a world filled to the brim with nothing, what incentive do I have to succeed with these awful meaningless quests? I can already do nothing in the real-world without spending money on a game to do more nothing in. I feel like I've completely wasted my money and I supremely regret pre-ordering this game. This quote from TheReportOfTheWeek says it best: "My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined."… Expand
  89. Bacchusnl
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    How can anyone enjoy a Fallout game when they first take out all the interesting characters and quests, make the size of your stash at base small enough to fill it up @ level 10 so you have to manage inventory every 5 minutes and can never save fun or usefull stuff for later, riddle the game with bugs and remove all social funcions except open mics (which everyone turns off)? It litrallyHow can anyone enjoy a Fallout game when they first take out all the interesting characters and quests, make the size of your stash at base small enough to fill it up @ level 10 so you have to manage inventory every 5 minutes and can never save fun or usefull stuff for later, riddle the game with bugs and remove all social funcions except open mics (which everyone turns off)? It litrally leaves you with NOTHING to enjoy in a fallout game.… Expand
  90. GoodGuyNa
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Grind grind grind grind *game glitches and stuck you on a chair* restart. grind grind grind shoot a player *you wait for him to accept the PvP he pull out his shotgun* annnnnd BOOM you ded. 10/10 would refund again.
  91. Gamerinheart
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Its empty and just not Fallout i love. No NPC, just online ... Sorry but ... i will pass this one.
  92. EA5ucks
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Okay I rarely review games because there isn't much point. The shill paid for critics over rate everything so long as they get the merch and the fan boys claim every game is this best game ever.

    The current scores for Fallout 76 are between 20 and 30% by users. This is one of those games where the score is spot on. In its current stage and with its lack of content it is definitely a 2    Okay I rarely review games because there isn't much point. The shill paid for critics over rate everything so long as they get the merch and the fan boys claim every game is this best game ever.

    The current scores for Fallout 76 are between 20 and 30% by users. This is one of those games where the score is spot on. In its current stage and with its lack of content it is definitely a 2 out of 10 game. The 2 is there just for the map and slight tie in to previous fallout games. It's certainly not enjoyable or has any replay value.

    There is a possibility that the game could become better with new content, NPCs that deliver a plot to this dead and barren sandbox. If they fix the bugs and add some balancing then it might also be good for PvE. This game engine can't do PvP. It's too old and too broken to jury rig in any way to make this an enjoyable PvP experience.

    And as for the price? It's an absolute insult charging fans $60 for a cut down version of Fallout 4. This is a dlc at best and the price should reflect it. So avoid wasting your money. If it appears as a $10 sale item then I might recommend it just for the Fallout lore. But I'm sure modders could actually add a lot of this into a overhaul mod for Fallout 4 given enough time.    … Expand
  93. Graigori
    Nov 20, 2018
    3
    First, it's pretty bad at this point; more like an early access than a completed AAA game. However, some of people's gripes are unwarranted. They explained this was not 'Fallout 5'. This wasn't meant to be a single-player story driven installment of the series. But...

    You need NPCs. Hopefully Bethesda is working on adding some degree of settlements or recruit-able NPCs or    First, it's pretty bad at this point; more like an early access than a completed AAA game. However, some of people's gripes are unwarranted. They explained this was not 'Fallout 5'. This wasn't meant to be a single-player story driven installment of the series. But...

    You need NPCs.

    Hopefully Bethesda is working on adding some degree of settlements or recruit-able NPCs or something to make this a more interactive world. The crafting and building aspects are great, and remain my most fond memories of Fallout 4; and I'm sure that they will be releasing patches at time goes on to build larger and more relevant homesteads. But as long as there is such a low limit to concurrent players, the inability to select a specific server, and lack of NPCs; it remains just a poorly designed single player experience.    … Expand
  94. ProjektZero
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    I wanted to love this game. I really did. I've been a massive Bethesda fan since Morrowind. I once gifted an ex of mine an overly-expensive Amulet of Mara replica. That should at least put some cred to my love for the studio.

    But the fact of the matter is, this game needed another six to eight months of solid development before release. Every Bethesda game has been buggy, the bugs add    I wanted to love this game. I really did. I've been a massive Bethesda fan since Morrowind. I once gifted an ex of mine an overly-expensive Amulet of Mara replica. That should at least put some cred to my love for the studio.

    But the fact of the matter is, this game needed another six to eight months of solid development before release. Every Bethesda game has been buggy, the bugs add some character to the games. But this is entire quest lines that can't be completed, quest items repeatedly spawning inside of cliffs, underground, or inside of buildings that don't have entrances. Textures don't render, and gigabytes upon gigabytes of patches don't even come close to scratching the surface of the problem.

    I generally have a policy against pre-ordering games, but Bethesda is a studio that's built up such reputation for me that I was willing to bypass it - but never again. This is a combination of laziness and greed. Laziness to build something so unfinished and release it - and greed for trying to rush it so much to capitalize on the Black Friday / Christmas holiday season.

    Someone said "Hey, we know the game isn't finished, but if we don't drop it now, we won't make money. We can deal with 60% of our content being disfunctional or completely broken.". That's the real slap in the face here.    … Expand
  95. ilker
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    The most disappointing title from Bethesda in its lifetime. After the shortcomings of Fallout 4, we were really thinking that they had learnt what they had to do, as fans. They almost destroyed the franchise.
  96. Shepard_209
    Nov 22, 2018
    0
    Gameplay-wise, the game is so full of bad choices that could possibly ruin the game by themselves, but it is code-wise that the game really shines under bad light. Not even talking about the myriad of bugs, low framerate, or antiquate engine: the network module is so lackluster it completely ruins the experience. Most things which should be implemented on the model, server-side, areGameplay-wise, the game is so full of bad choices that could possibly ruin the game by themselves, but it is code-wise that the game really shines under bad light. Not even talking about the myriad of bugs, low framerate, or antiquate engine: the network module is so lackluster it completely ruins the experience. Most things which should be implemented on the model, server-side, are implemented client-side, and this can only mean one thing: the developers were so lazy and focused on releasing an unfinished, poor quality product, that they forgot about the basic principles of software engineering, leaving a badly implemented mess, which is susceptible to hacks and completely violates any rule of good programming.… Expand
  97. Psychic_Creeper
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    I played around 40 hours and I can say it was fun when it wasn't constantly crashing every 30 mins or so. I even had an instance where I first logged in and not even 5 seconds later the game froze. The list of bugs are on a biblical scale and no game in recent memory launched like this. I still dont understand why they didnt add npcs. Was their reasoning simply that we dont have the mentalI played around 40 hours and I can say it was fun when it wasn't constantly crashing every 30 mins or so. I even had an instance where I first logged in and not even 5 seconds later the game froze. The list of bugs are on a biblical scale and no game in recent memory launched like this. I still dont understand why they didnt add npcs. Was their reasoning simply that we dont have the mental capacity to tell the difference between human players and ai. Every mmo has human npcs/enemies and not a single person was ever confused. The real reasoning was simple, to save a few dollars to hack out this turd and add the fallout name. Im not surprised that Fallout 76 got a 50% discount already after only being out for a week. At this rate it will become free to play which is quite disappointing. I learned my lesson this time and will never buy a bethesda game at launch. Fallout 76 is a total and absolute failure.… Expand
  98. l9mba36
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    Thx bethesda for this **** on my console
    Thx bethesda for "only online" game
    Thx bethesda for really interesting NPC in your game
    Thx bethesda for that really WONDERFUL GAME
  99. Kojii
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    Even if one is to separate this came from the ones that came before it, it is easy to see that it's a broken mess with quests that can't be completed as a team, awful optimization, single voice actors performing as two different characters without any variation in their delivery, a needlessly complicated crafting system, far too many negative status effects that weigh upon your game-playEven if one is to separate this came from the ones that came before it, it is easy to see that it's a broken mess with quests that can't be completed as a team, awful optimization, single voice actors performing as two different characters without any variation in their delivery, a needlessly complicated crafting system, far too many negative status effects that weigh upon your game-play and a world that despite it's size and number of interesting locales has a number of buildings that have very clearly been copied and pasted all over the map. Some people say they have fun with this game those people are deluded and I cannot recommend this game to anyone who enjoys a product that is actually worth the money and functions as intended go buy pokemon let's go smash red dead or any of the other fallout games literally anything is better than this mess.… Expand
  100. Anmarok
    Nov 25, 2018
    0
    It hurts so bad to see the how the latest game of the franchise i've known and loved has been so mistreated. It is unfinished, rushed, lacks content, lacks story and has a ton of upseting bugs. I've asked for refund already. Just hope better for the elder scrolls franchise.
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 43
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 43
  3. Negative: 12 out of 43
  1. Cubed3
    Jan 22, 2019
    40
    So utterly disappointing and flawed in every possible way… The first few hours, most of it can be ignored, and occasionally the flaws can be forgotten, but only briefly before they come storming back to the forefront. An awful, boring, empty, pointless experience. There is, however, a glimmer of hope. It's worth mentioning that there has already been a Bethesda title that was equally as unimpressive: The Elder Scrolls Online - but looking at it now, it has transformed into one of the best MMOs out there. There's always the hope the Fallout 76 develops the same way and becomes something special, but for now, that seems impossible. It's a world away from that.
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  2. Vgames
    Dec 25, 2018
    50
    Fallout 76 isn't your typical fallout experience. You don't have NPCs or dialogue, but instead get real players that should fill this void - that ultimately fails to do so. It does some things right, but as of now I cannot recommend getting this game as long as it stays a broken and boring mess that it is right now.
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  3. MMORPG.com
    Dec 19, 2018
    70
    Fallout 76 is the series’ Freshman introduction into the world of online, multiplayer games. As a result, we are experiencing all of the awkwardness and clumsiness associated with that season of life. It is imperfect and a bit uncomfortable, but I see opportunity for Fallout 76 to be more than it presently it - to be a truly great, rich Fallout experience.
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