Fallout 76

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2.8

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  1. Sameep
    Jan 11, 2023
    5
    The main story is poor but the DLC which are free and the events are fun, would give it a go if RPG fan but sometimes it can get too much micromanagement in nature. Still can put in 1000s of hours.
  2. xyberia
    Jul 31, 2022
    7
    depuis la sortie de bon changements, le jeux reste sympa a faire entre potes. et pour ceux qui aime l'univers fallout
  3. TheCroWolf
    May 1, 2022
    6
    Its not something not good as fallout 4 i played for some 60h and get bored wt this if you have frends then it could be fun ....its fine don't have so many bugs now
  4. scsiuw
    Mar 22, 2022
    7
    The game started as total garbage at launch, but today it's not bad. Most of the updates the game gets are actually improvements.
    The game is mostly fun, especially if you have friends to play with, but a real modding experience is still missing, and we got a crappy subscription service (FO 1st) post launch.
  5. dankmeow
    Mar 16, 2022
    6
    At lauch this was a 2 out of 10. After patching the game is now just "okay". If you find it really cheap and are itching for an fps rpg then give it a shot.
  6. soybrunix
    Jan 13, 2022
    5
    It's a Fallout, open world, MMO (in a way) and with lots of details from the saga, that's good. But it has too many bad things for this game to measure up to the others in the series. The store, that's bad.
  7. Xvatch
    Jun 25, 2021
    5
    Bought for £10 in 2021 to play with a friend since we were desperate for something to play and the game still severely lacks any sort of polish. The AI and it's pathing is appalling, screen tearing, terrible render distance and framrate, some crashes. Enemies without movement animations at all and clip around. Very boring solo, fair in co-op if you have absolutely nothing to play. ButBought for £10 in 2021 to play with a friend since we were desperate for something to play and the game still severely lacks any sort of polish. The AI and it's pathing is appalling, screen tearing, terrible render distance and framrate, some crashes. Enemies without movement animations at all and clip around. Very boring solo, fair in co-op if you have absolutely nothing to play. But never challenging, level scaling makes the game forever too easy, solely a time-burn. The game is hopeless and always has been.… Expand
  8. Sky-Line___
    Apr 3, 2021
    6
    I tried to love this game despite its many flaws. I like the world, the Fallout vibe is sure present. The game is long, and in some ways decently detailed, but that is at the cost of very repetitive quests (Fedex quests make 80% of the game easily).

    I bought it mainly because it offers full coop gameplay. The game kept its promise on that aspect and you have to concede that to its devs.    I tried to love this game despite its many flaws. I like the world, the Fallout vibe is sure present. The game is long, and in some ways decently detailed, but that is at the cost of very repetitive quests (Fedex quests make 80% of the game easily).

    I bought it mainly because it offers full coop gameplay. The game kept its promise on that aspect and you have to concede that to its devs. Unfortunately, it is what probably justifies a disastrous frame rate. Add to that many visual glitches and bugs.

    I hung in there and tried to finish the main story but the last mission is such a mess! Throughout the whole game you are given straightforward quests where following the objectives is sufficient to progress, but of course for the very last (long & ammunition-hungry) quest, if you don’t anticipate a little by reading stuff on the internet you’ll fall in the trap and have to replay the whole thing. This is just an example to depict how messy F76 can be. So are many other quests, or some gameplay elements like the Pip-Boy inventory or the weapon switches which are everything but fluid. These contribute to making the game very heavy and annoying to play.

    F76 was full of potential. I will keep good memories of it thanks to its cool and good-looking world & to its – mostly effective – coop system, but also bad memories because of its many flaws that I tried to summarize. I hope the devs will learn and someday release a new game keeping all the good elements this game had to offer.    … Expand
  9. GreenPufferFish
    Jan 12, 2021
    7
    fun game but its mainly a walking sim since most of the time the objective is across the map from you.
  10. free-meerkat
    Dec 17, 2020
    6
    Not as bad now as it used to be. It's alright, a little buggy or glitchy, but still playable and somewhat enjoyable for about $15. Any more than that is not worth it. The map is fun and has plenty of variety for people who are in it to explore.
  11. Its_brok
    Aug 20, 2020
    7
    The game is fun, and looks great. But still have some bugs witch can avoid complete some missions. But the rest with wasteland is great. Good job Bethesda!!
  12. CanuckinUSA
    Jun 29, 2020
    5
    I started this game in January of 2020, and to be honest, with the base game, I have a 45% approval rate of it. Its not the best game in the world, but there are worse.... If you want to play this game, it is current available in Canada at $49.99. I recommend waiting until it comes on sale. The does get repetitive very quickly as you run around West Virginia exploring ruins and collectingI started this game in January of 2020, and to be honest, with the base game, I have a 45% approval rate of it. Its not the best game in the world, but there are worse.... If you want to play this game, it is current available in Canada at $49.99. I recommend waiting until it comes on sale. The does get repetitive very quickly as you run around West Virginia exploring ruins and collecting items for missions. The grinding is terrible and it don't help that they added a few Pay to Win features (Fallout 1st). However, the landscape and scenery is what I like about the base game. They have beautifully rendered West Virginia and its just something that is different for a Fallout game as real world West Virginia is not really a target unlike Washington DC or Los Angeles. Ultimately it is up to you, the gamer on whether you want to play this, or pass on it.… Expand
  13. DARKSEEKER_TV
    Jun 26, 2020
    6
    it really shows after the release of wastelanders that bgs could do a multiplayer but with server issues game breaking bugs and the end game grinding for gold it is really hard to give this game anything but a 6
  14. awcowan
    Apr 19, 2020
    5
    Paying to fast travel and repair guns? Come on.... But it is much improved and I'm enjoying it now.
  15. Surfin
    Apr 13, 2020
    6
    I like the game but it has it problems. Like i bought a backpack thingy in the Atomic Shop and i couldn't use it in game. And the smoke from the generators is weird. I recommend a video on Youtube called The fall of 76. He goes in to a lot in the video.
  16. Samirhusejnovic
    Mar 29, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ein schlechtes Spiel. Bugs, Frame Rate, Grafik, wirklich vieles ist schief gegangen. Aber es ist nicht der reinste Müll.… Expand
  17. USAFMech1998
    Mar 6, 2020
    6
    An alright game that despite its many-and there are many-issues, can still be played and enjoyed for 100+ hours. It fails to live up to its promoted hype and the Fallout name, lacking in its key NPC interactions. With the upcoming Wastlanders update, I can foresee updating my review to a 7 or a risky (ballsy) 8, as even without NPC's as it is, the game is still enjoyable and offersAn alright game that despite its many-and there are many-issues, can still be played and enjoyed for 100+ hours. It fails to live up to its promoted hype and the Fallout name, lacking in its key NPC interactions. With the upcoming Wastlanders update, I can foresee updating my review to a 7 or a risky (ballsy) 8, as even without NPC's as it is, the game is still enjoyable and offers plenty of gameplay.… Expand
  18. matzonine09
    Mar 6, 2020
    6
    Good concept that made me preorder. Word of advice if you have friends willing to play do not miss the opportunity. Without friends this game will beat your head in with a major difficulty curve other than that its pretty ok
  19. JesterTRT
    Jan 16, 2020
    7
    This game needs work. A lot of work. The co-op in the game was a great idea. But Bethesda did it so poorly, I feel they will drop it completely and never attempt it again. But what went wrong was making it a mini MMO. Instead of an entire open world, they should have started off with 4 player co-op. Or 8 player co-op. This would have had the game running significantly smoother, with lessThis game needs work. A lot of work. The co-op in the game was a great idea. But Bethesda did it so poorly, I feel they will drop it completely and never attempt it again. But what went wrong was making it a mini MMO. Instead of an entire open world, they should have started off with 4 player co-op. Or 8 player co-op. This would have had the game running significantly smoother, with less errors and problems. And cut down a huge amount of problems they had. And would have been much more fun for the players. I was really looking forward to playing a Fallout with friends. But having to worry about other people ruining the world, made it all the harder to play.

    The PVP combat system is a little broken. And I will admit to trolling a little bit in the game using their broken PVP combat against them. I would stand in front of players until they hit me in order to force PVP. This is a cheese way, but hey, if this is the system they gave us, then we gotta utilize it.

    The biggest downfall was the amount of people who used exploits for duplication, and got carried away, crashing the servers. Bethesda wasn't prepared to handle the amount of glitches and errors within the game. They really should have brought on a more experienced team to help them. At least for the first year of the game.

    However, I really hope they don't give up with the co-op. I hope they learn from their mistakes, and try again. Better. And perfect the next attempt at co-op.    … Expand
  20. Sbach340
    Aug 5, 2019
    6
    A mí me parece que tiene muchos bugs y en cuanto a historia es muy floja , sin embargo me entretiene bastante y la variedad de enemigos me gusta , talvez no sea un gran juego , pero poco a poco se convertirá en algo decente con los dlcs de otoño
  21. Elegant
    Jul 31, 2019
    6
    I got this game for 18€ 6 months after the initial release. And my personal experience has been that I've had a lot of fun. Both solo and with friends. Allthough I have to objectively admit that there are issues here. There are a few bugs from time to time that aren't pleasant but they didn't destroy the overall experience either. The world building is great. The map and its differentI got this game for 18€ 6 months after the initial release. And my personal experience has been that I've had a lot of fun. Both solo and with friends. Allthough I have to objectively admit that there are issues here. There are a few bugs from time to time that aren't pleasant but they didn't destroy the overall experience either. The world building is great. The map and its different areas is really immersive. The missions almost everyone has a different feel to them. There is a lot to discover here and exploration is really rewarding. And I think the outdated graphics works in the games favor in this case giving it a cool retro art style that just makes a lot of sense. The environmental storytelling isn't the best though, but it is ok for now. My personal experience is almost an 8/10, but there are issues here and the graphics aren't up to date so I have to objectively score it a bit lower. They are still improving the game though and that score might rise with the introduction of human NPC's this fall.… Expand
  22. ne3_14
    Jul 7, 2019
    7
    Нормальная игра. Концепция battleroyale отличается от других. Лобби собирается быстро. Атмосфера осеннего постапокалипсиса передана хорошо. В обычном режиме на PS4 проседает fps. Сетевой код работает без нареканий. Да, квесты по большей части скучны, но тут с верой в будущееНормальная игра. Концепция battleroyale отличается от других. Лобби собирается быстро. Атмосфера осеннего постапокалипсиса передана хорошо. В обычном режиме на PS4 проседает fps. Сетевой код работает без нареканий. Да, квесты по большей части скучны, но тут с верой в будущее
  23. TheQuietGamer
    Jun 24, 2019
    7
    War. War never changes. Expect for when it does, apparently...

    Fallout 76 departs from the series' single-player RPG roots in favor of online multiplayer. An idea I was initially onboard with as one thing that repeatedly entered my mind when playing Fallout 4 was how much fun it would have been to scour the wasteland with some friends by my side. Unfortunately a rough launch plagued by    War. War never changes. Expect for when it does, apparently...

    Fallout 76 departs from the series' single-player RPG roots in favor of online multiplayer. An idea I was initially onboard with as one thing that repeatedly entered my mind when playing Fallout 4 was how much fun it would have been to scour the wasteland with some friends by my side. Unfortunately a rough launch plagued by technical issues, server disconnections, exploits, controversy, and questionable design decisions (many of which are still around to this day) did a lot to sour my enjoyment of the game. Although, not enough to keep me from putting 191 hours into it.

    By far the most frustrating aspect of 76's gameplay is its far too restrictive crafting, gathering, and inventory management loop. Killing monsters, exploring the beautiful world of Appalachia, and completing quests can be a blast for a lot of the same reasons as the main entries. Not even a change to V.A.T.S (which now acts as a real-time lock-on system) can take away from the fact that the core action of the Bethesda Fallout series is a lot of fun. However, this enjoyment is hindered by having to almost constantly manage how much you're carrying both on your person and in your base's stash to ensure that you aren't over-encumbered while maintaining enough scrap parts to constantly repair your rapidly degrading gear. Even with several updates to help alleviate some of this frustration I still find myself having to make sacrifices that I'd rather not have to just to ensure that I can actually keep playing comfortably.

    Right now the game's biggest deficiency is a lack of end-game content. After completing the game's solid, but uninterestingly told main quest your only real option is to launch nukes, fight the Scorchbeast Queen, and farm legendaries for better loot. Essentially the game becomes even more of a repetitive grind just with no real goal in sight anymore other than collecting more stuff. To make matters worse these are also rather tedious tasks. The amount of hoops you have to jump through to even launch a nuke make doing so a nightmare and the Queen battle itself just exemplifies how awful it is to fight flying enemies in this game. They're unappealing options that I found did little to incentivize me to return after hitting level 100 and collecting every trophy. Although, plenty of other people have not had that problem. I've seen a lot of players level 200 and up.

    So if 76 has all these issues (and more), then why have I and so many others kept returning for hours on end? For me it's the world. Appalachia is by far the best map in any Fallout game to date and one of the best in any open-world game currently on the market. It's comprised of several distinctive regions allowing for a great deal of diversity in the kind of locales you'll visit. Bethesda has filled every inch with secrets and stories to uncover. The lack of NPCs is questionable for a variety of reasons, but it allows the environmental storytelling to shine like never before. Plus it really sells the feelings of isolation and danger in trying to carve out a place for yourself in a world where life has moved on. Something that, for me, makes all the quests and activities a little more interesting.

    Fallout 76 is definitely a flawed game. There are still a lot of glitches and cheaters remaining, Bethesda's behind-the-scenes work is often shaky at best, and in an effort to please both longtime Fallout fans as well as the online survival gamers this is clearly trying to appeal to a lot of conflicting systems are in place that make things like PVP seem absolutely pointless. Yet in spite of this there is a certain charm to this. The main draw of player choice may have been removed, but several of the other appealing aspects of Fallouts 3 and 4 are still in place allowing for at least a modicum of entertainment if you're willing to be a little forgiving. No one can blame you if you aren't though. Even a lot of the diehard 76 fans will admit this game needs more work. However, even in the face of all its sins I still found myself playing it long enough to get that platinum trophy, and look forward to seeing what it grows into in the years to come.    … Expand
  24. Strw
    Jun 21, 2019
    7
    Few glaring issues, few bugs here and there, but overall enjoyable, especially with friends.
  25. Iwasinthehatch
    Jun 21, 2019
    7
    Still early in the game, but there's something special playing a fallout game with 3 of your friends.
  26. Crash1947
    Jun 20, 2019
    7
    Tons of bugs have been fixed, very nice community, promising new content coming.
  27. DaKreees
    Jun 20, 2019
    7
    This game has had a bad run within the media; I'm not going to say it was always a fantastic game because that'd be a lie. I am however going to say that the improvements that Bethesda has made to this game are amazing. They seem to actually listen and communicate with the playerbase; they have added in great updates and features. This game is becoming what it should have been upon theThis game has had a bad run within the media; I'm not going to say it was always a fantastic game because that'd be a lie. I am however going to say that the improvements that Bethesda has made to this game are amazing. They seem to actually listen and communicate with the playerbase; they have added in great updates and features. This game is becoming what it should have been upon the initial release.… Expand
  28. ssaxophone
    Jun 20, 2019
    7
    It's not the worst fallout game like everyone is saying but not the best either way.
    It's just a decent SPIN-OFF, don't forget that people.
  29. MarcioCavalcant
    Jun 3, 2019
    5
    Incomplete game which is only a cashgrab. Plagued with bugs and a bunch of cashgrab overpriced in game items.
  30. Weeznaz
    May 31, 2019
    6
    In short, the map is pretty, I find the stories interesting, the new V.A.T.S is an improvement over the Fallout 4 V.A.T.S, the map is leagues better but lacking function, the gun combat is more tolerable, the new weapons are a welcome addition, and I like the NPCs. This is based on 10-15 hours of gameplay.

    The long version: Section 1: The controls This game needs a remapping of the    In short, the map is pretty, I find the stories interesting, the new V.A.T.S is an improvement over the Fallout 4 V.A.T.S, the map is leagues better but lacking function, the gun combat is more tolerable, the new weapons are a welcome addition, and I like the NPCs. This is based on 10-15 hours of gameplay.

    The long version:

    Section 1: The controls
    This game needs a remapping of the controls for PS4 controllers. Pressing triangle to jump is ackward. The rest of the gaming world has used the X button for jumping. I propose the following button layout for Fallout 5. Using a PS4 controller for reference.

    The Touch Bar= Your map, inventory, upgrade tree, settings, etc.

    X button= Jump
    Press Square= reload
    Hold Square near an NPC= interact with NPC
    Circle button= Crouch
    Triangle button= bring up weapon wheel
    R1= Dedicated grenade button
    L1= Something other than V.A.T.S

    Section 2: The Menu
    The Pip Boy is an annoying interface, just like in Fallout 4. I am proposing this franchise use a Borderlands inspired menu with a perk section, an inventory section, a map, a quest tab. They can even make this in the ugly Pip Boy green if they want. I understand there's some lore about the universe not having invented the transistor, but the Pip Boy still looks ugly.

    Section 3: The Story(ies)
    The main story in Fallout 4 IMO was a steaming pile of horse **** I was not interested in finding "my son" for a second. While I have not completed the main story, I am intrigued by this scorch plague and the reports of flying beasts. I want to know what happens next, unlike Fallout 4 where I only completed story missions by accident. The side missions, so far, seem to have more personality than the Fallout 4 side missions. I am looking forward to seeing what comes next.

    Section 4: The NPCs
    There is a false narrative spreading that this game doesn't have NPCs. This couldn't be farther from the truth. Fallout 76 has some really interesting NPCS. So far my favorites are the drunk bartender from the Nukashine mission and Rose the robot Raider. IMO the NPCs in Fallout 76 are more expressive and interesting. I know people are mad there are no human NPCs, but to be honest none of the human NPCs from Fallout 4 has good lip synching. Until they fix that **** I am content with robot NPCs.

    Section 5: The survival mechanics
    The hunger, thirst, decreased carry capacity somehow make this game more fun than Fallout 4. I can't describe why, but now all the consumables which were worthless in Fallout 4 become far more interesting in Fallout 76. Also these survival mechanics feel right for a world that's only 25 years after the apocalypse.

    Section 6: The Perk Card system
    I loath, hate, and despise the upgrade tree from Fallout 4. What a cluttered, uninteresting piece of **** The perk card system, combined with the now functional V.A.T.S system, means there is better presentation of upgrades and the agility tree is worth a damn! Well done Bethesda, although I am worried they will make perk packs purchasable with atoms, but so far this is not the case.

    Section 7: V.A.T.S
    I hated V.A.T.S in Fallout 4. Was a clunky mess that slowed down combat in what should be a fast moving FPS experience. In Fallout 76 they have redesigned the system to be a simple aimbot. It's now functional, but uninspired. IMO Fallout 5 either needs to scrap the V.A.T.S system to focus on fast and fluid first person shooting, or they need a drastic redesign to make V.A.T.S work in a fast fluid FPS system. I'm imagining a Soldier 76 ultimate style V.A.T.S but that's just my opinion.

    Section 8: The bad
    There are a lot of serious problems with this game that keep it from being scored higher in my book. The microtransactions this game expects for simple cosmetic are shameful. I paid for a full retail game, I want all the damn cosmetics you imported from Fallout 4. Having to scrap weapons to gain weapon upgrades is a confusing system. Why not just scrap the guns for parts, but be able to build better weapons after building a certain quantity and quality of other gun parts. I hope they redesign this system. The map, while being pretty, can be unhelpful at times. I would appreciate specific instructions, not vague mission goals. I would like to be able to see on my map the locations of safes after I discover them, but can't unlock them. This would help me come back for them and force me to explore the map to map their location instead of the location being given to me like Rage 2. The weapon wheel needs work. This is the clunkiest weapon wheel I have used to date. Too many of the necessary building structures are locked behind high atom prices.

    This is my review, let me know what you think.    … Expand
  31. JeromeRiggs
    May 15, 2019
    5
    Definitely didn't expect this from Bethesda. The game has a few unique perks of it's own and what it's aiming to do is ambitious but it severely lacks care. The quality is passable and mediocre at best- the frame rates are in-consistent, the combat is alright, and the graphics are bland with lots of visual glitches, and the world can be only defined as quantity over quality.
  32. donjcast002
    Mar 9, 2019
    5
    This game is pretty much average with it being a reskin of Fallout 4. The problem with this game is the leveling design that if you're at a low level and wondering into a Scorched area, you may die because of a level 6 Scorch wanderer. And if you decide to wonder around, you can get pretty quick with a high level enemy. I think this game needed an offline mode with possible co-op (mainlyThis game is pretty much average with it being a reskin of Fallout 4. The problem with this game is the leveling design that if you're at a low level and wondering into a Scorched area, you may die because of a level 6 Scorch wanderer. And if you decide to wonder around, you can get pretty quick with a high level enemy. I think this game needed an offline mode with possible co-op (mainly singler player) and the online mode for multiplayer. I think though the CAMP build should've been something preset so that way players don't feel limited on what to build. The blueprints part to build is also odd since I don't remember having to do that for Fallout 4. So in a sense, this game felt like a step backwards and I hope the next Elder Scrolls game doesn't suffer due to the mistakes with this game. One last thing is the Atomic Shop as well, it is poorly made.… Expand
  33. Angrychair1992
    Mar 9, 2019
    7
    I have to say, don't listen to the trolls. with that being said, I think this an average game. It does have some bugs, but most have been patched up. From reading the reviews thus far, I've noticed that vast majority of negative reviews came from people complaining about having to pay for PSN account to play. That's ridiculous to review this game based on that because the vast majority ofI have to say, don't listen to the trolls. with that being said, I think this an average game. It does have some bugs, but most have been patched up. From reading the reviews thus far, I've noticed that vast majority of negative reviews came from people complaining about having to pay for PSN account to play. That's ridiculous to review this game based on that because the vast majority of games now require a PSN account. This game is fun, when played with friends. When playing alone, I tend to just collect loot and build. Like it or hate it, but they gave Fallout: New Vagas a bad review when it came out, and it's now considered the best Fallout game. don't listen to trolls.… Expand
  34. Cursedderb
    Mar 6, 2019
    6
    - Fun Game play
    - Standard Bethesda storyline
    - Lots of glitches
    I love fallout games but was hoping for a better experience, the glitches really hurt as I was playing. I think if everyone revisited this game in another 4 months/ first dlc there might be a better time.
  35. electriclight41
    Mar 4, 2019
    7
    The Fallout series definitely took a step back with this one. Fallout 3 is my favorite game of all time and Fallout 4 and Fallout: New Vegas were both great. Why? Because they had interesting characters and I could play the game on my own terms. With Fallout 76, there are no interesting NPCs, just robots. I also can't save and pick up where I was. I also have to worry about some jerkThe Fallout series definitely took a step back with this one. Fallout 3 is my favorite game of all time and Fallout 4 and Fallout: New Vegas were both great. Why? Because they had interesting characters and I could play the game on my own terms. With Fallout 76, there are no interesting NPCs, just robots. I also can't save and pick up where I was. I also have to worry about some jerk killing me at any random moment. Combine that with several other annoyances (clunky menus, forced thirst/hunger meters, low carry weight thresholds, difficulty obtaining good weapons/armor early on, etc.) and you have yourself a merely above-average game. I keep coming back and will continue to play it, but man it could have been better. Now, if they can come back with the next game and keep a few of the cool new things (like the card/perk system), but bring back the experience I loved, all will be forgiven.… Expand
  36. Z0mbG
    Feb 26, 2019
    7
    If you want a survival game in the fallout universe this is it.

    It's not a Fallout RPG, it's an online grinding survival game. Yep its got the usual Bethesda random crashes and the non-pro PS4 struggles some times, but if you want to try to survive in the wasteland then the game is pretty good. It does have missions with stories which are pretty well written for what they are. You    If you want a survival game in the fallout universe this is it.

    It's not a Fallout RPG, it's an online grinding survival game. Yep its got the usual Bethesda random crashes and the non-pro PS4 struggles some times, but if you want to try to survive in the wasteland then the game is pretty good.

    It does have missions with stories which are pretty well written for what they are. You need to keep in mind that this isn't a Fallout RPG theres no end goal other than your own survival. You get the feeling you are entering the world in the aftermath of humanity trying to survive and failing.

    The lore doesn't really stack up there's a substantial Brotherhood of Steel presence which I think is pushing the boundaries a bit too much for my liking.

    I quite like the new VATS system, feels more realistic than the old one which slows time. Along that line looking at your pipboy doesn't pause the game which takes some getting used to. You have to use the favourites menu or you've got no hope when theres a lot of enemies rushing you. It's a lot about preparing before you head out exploring and taking time to check your inventory and put weapons and health in the correct slots.

    I don't like the weapon level caps on simple things like knifes and shotguns. A strength cap on the heavy weapons or intelligence on some of the energy weapons would have been far better. If you can load a magazine into a pipe pistol I'm sure you can do the same for the 10mm pistol. Also if you can hit someone with a machete you can easily stab them with a combat knife.

    The S.P.E.C.I.A.L system seems fine for a survival game. Doesn't seem to allow you to become a one person army too quickly. In FO4 it was far too easy to become this indestructible being carving a path of destruction through the wasteland.

    C.A.M.P is also functional, I'm not a big base builder in general, stick some benches, water purifiers, a bed and some turrets down and off you go.

    Thirst and hunger mechanics are painful to begin with, get the perks that help food and water last longer it makes these mechanics much less of a pain to deal with.

    Could it have been better, well yes of course, the game is way behind the competition graphically. NPC's as everyone has said would make the game feel more complete.

    Building a camp and attracting other settlers to join up and help with camp tasks would have been great. Seeing if you can build yourself a thriving community is definitely a missed opportunity. Having trade stands which generate items which you could sell to other players for caps, assigning settlers to security to protect the camp, having to find/craft weapons and armour for them, etc. Are all things which could have added a lot of depth to the game. I think this is probably impossible on the non-pro PS4's with the way the game sometimes struggle when there are more than a few enemies rushing you.

    I should also add I've not paid for or ever plan to pay real world money for cosmetic upgrades via the atoms system. I don't see the point of paying for cosmetic upgrades, I have no need to "stand-out" in game.    … Expand
  37. brat1111
    Jan 7, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very fun and super addictive gameplay. That being said, there are so many bugs that I am lead to believe this game was not finished properly before release and that is very disappointing. One major quest cannot be completed because you have to kill some guy and when you finally get there, the guy is already dead, this is a disgrace!
    The crafting is very cool and there are some nice weapons + many places to explore on the map + colorful landscapes, but the graphis overall suck big time compared to other ps4 pro-enhanced titles.
    I like this game a lot but I hope they fix the bugs because this game is sometimes unplayable, yes it's that bad. This game crashes my ps4 pro so I have to unplug the power cord and put it back in for my ps4 to work again, but I keep playing it because it's pretty damn good.    … Expand
  38. supermom
    Dec 31, 2018
    6
    this game is by far one of the most disappointing games of 2018 ,however it is not a bad game. when it works the game is a fun survival sandbox that is meant to be played with friends, and is certainly not bad when being played alone. one of the more disappointing aspects of the game is a story that feels like it was written... well a story that feels like it wasn't written at all, due tothis game is by far one of the most disappointing games of 2018 ,however it is not a bad game. when it works the game is a fun survival sandbox that is meant to be played with friends, and is certainly not bad when being played alone. one of the more disappointing aspects of the game is a story that feels like it was written... well a story that feels like it wasn't written at all, due to the fact that there are NO human NPCS and the fact that what little story there is doesn't connect with the other fragmented holotapes and notes lying around at all. which leads to another complaint the lack of human NPCS, the lack of human NPCS hinders the game and its story, unlike previous entries when i killed a group of enemies i could have cared less for who they were as they were not human and couldn't possibly have had any real motivation except for animalistic blood lust. the game play is similar to fallout 4 except sneak is useless and you can coordinate with your teammates which is fun if you have friends. the base building mechanic is cool when you finally learn how to use it. the game will often crash and kick you out of servers. but if the game is better optimized in the future and you have a few friends this game will give you hours of fun.… Expand
  39. SUWENAPP
    Dec 29, 2018
    7
    I've been playing this game for about 30 hours. Fallout 76 doesn't have many bugs. Now Fallout 76 fixed and this is very good game
  40. Savag3KidNat3
    Dec 26, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fallout 76... despite its many HORRIBLE reviews, all in all it is not a bad game. Many people seem to be under the impression that this game has completely ruined the "Fallout" series. The game was promised to be very diverse and with Bethesda's supossed "new software" have 16x better graphics than "Fallout 4"... well that was a disapointment. The game does seem to have better graphics throughout many parts of it, but as I scoped deeper into it today I realize that the whole garphics thing is a lie. I looked directly at a rock and noticed the graphics were lower and/or at the same quality as a "Fallout 4" brick building. Now, I'm personally a HUGE graphics type of guy considering all the graphic enhancer add-ons i buy for my consoles to make 4k gaming even better than it is, but, I dont consider it a HUGE factor. Bethesda also promised a storyline that a player would follow through the WHOLE game until completion (for those who don't know, yes you can continue to play after completing the storyline). BUT, because the game is based directly with online interactions, there are no NPC's. SPOILER ALERT!!! The whole storyline is the player alone or in a group, following a series of audio journals from various dead people around the game. The storyline is honestly horrible but I still somewhat enjoy it. However, if palying in a group like the game is intended to be played, you never can really hear/understand what the people are even saying. Storylines really affect my reviews, if it was better, maybe this would have gotten a green from me. The final factor of this is the online interaction. Now, meeting some online people is pretty cool, espececially when they help you out with some higher level gear. But what I have come to notice is that the people you meet will either kill you, leave you be without a word, or help you out in some way. But they dont level oit the servers, you will have level 3's running around a town with people that are level 300, and there is no passive mode. The only time you are "passive" is when you are level 4 and below. Level 5 is when the palyer is opened up to the FULL game. I do quite enjoy this game, but it definitely has more potential.… Expand
  41. Richowatty77
    Dec 22, 2018
    5
    It's fair to say that Fallout 76 has some good ideas but at the same time they are old fashioned! Instead of getting missions from characters/NPC's like in Fallout 4 you get missions from holotapes or terminals, which means lots of reading and listening and this can take time. Graphically it looks good but because it's online there can be some issues with frame rates and also sound delays.It's fair to say that Fallout 76 has some good ideas but at the same time they are old fashioned! Instead of getting missions from characters/NPC's like in Fallout 4 you get missions from holotapes or terminals, which means lots of reading and listening and this can take time. Graphically it looks good but because it's online there can be some issues with frame rates and also sound delays. Even though it's an online game when you play with friends or solo it feels very lonely and PvP is frustrating. To sum up if you like old style RPG's and grinding to level up you will like this.… Expand
  42. Xygenix
    Dec 16, 2018
    6
    All this negativity won't improve a game that in my opinion has so much potential, this is the first time Bethesda Game Studios has ever tried to make a Multiplayer only game and I think what we have is a game with an identity crisis, a few bugs here and there. (I haven't experienced anything game breaking) I've had a problem with a few of the design choices such as quest markers notAll this negativity won't improve a game that in my opinion has so much potential, this is the first time Bethesda Game Studios has ever tried to make a Multiplayer only game and I think what we have is a game with an identity crisis, a few bugs here and there. (I haven't experienced anything game breaking) I've had a problem with a few of the design choices such as quest markers not properly showing where you need to go which can result in some confusion while looking for the next objective. The game stutters from time to time on my Ps4 Pro but again nothing too irritating. The main issue that has bugged me so far is the fact that textures sometimes don't load in until you are close to the environment and also when the whole areas enemies spawn all in one space and then swarm you which can be massively overwhelming if you are playing solo but I'm sure if we mention these issues to Bethesda they will fix this but we have to remember this is all new ground to them and they need our input and our support to make this the game we really want. I've found that I really enjoy the game down to its core as its more fallout and thats all I could wish for. The world to me is interesting and I don't feel like the lack of npcs is too bad and I'm a solo player. It's far from perfect but it could be one hell of a game if we help them get it right. They've shown they are listening and that's a good sign. I'll be playing the game and supporting it as long as they are and right now I'm enjoying this unique experience that I thought they would never do.… Expand
  43. Sterejo
    Dec 11, 2018
    7
    Viele der Kritikpunkte kann ich ähnlich unterschreiben (dumme KI, Grafikfehler, keine menschlichen NPC, fehlende Story, Grafikfehler, repititves Gameplay). Jedoch macht es mir ziemlichen Spaß - es dauerte jedoch, bis sich der Spaß wirklich gezeigt hat. Die Stärke des Spiels liegt darin, für ein paar Stunden in die Welt von Fallout zu gleiten und einfach kein Ziel zu verfolgen. EinfachViele der Kritikpunkte kann ich ähnlich unterschreiben (dumme KI, Grafikfehler, keine menschlichen NPC, fehlende Story, Grafikfehler, repititves Gameplay). Jedoch macht es mir ziemlichen Spaß - es dauerte jedoch, bis sich der Spaß wirklich gezeigt hat. Die Stärke des Spiels liegt darin, für ein paar Stunden in die Welt von Fallout zu gleiten und einfach kein Ziel zu verfolgen. Einfach Spielen und looten und leveln. Die andern Spieler sind mir oft egal - wenn einer vorbeiläuft - einfach winken und weiter.… Expand
  44. ShadowPeter
    Dec 5, 2018
    6
    Fallout 76 has as background stage Appalachia, a representation of West Virginia. And it's a much bigger map than Fallout 4. The sounds and chaotic, inhospitable and apocalyptic environments of Fallout have always been good and in Fallout 76 they have kept the same quality, although the graphics engine is very dated, but that's something I'll talk about later. Anyone who knows the formulaFallout 76 has as background stage Appalachia, a representation of West Virginia. And it's a much bigger map than Fallout 4. The sounds and chaotic, inhospitable and apocalyptic environments of Fallout have always been good and in Fallout 76 they have kept the same quality, although the graphics engine is very dated, but that's something I'll talk about later. Anyone who knows the formula of this series, will easily become familiar with Fallout 76. Explore locations and homes, avoid radioactive sites, shoot down enemies, etc. This is all part of DNA Fallout.

    Being a game always online, the (public) servers of the game are dedicated. It's a pity that we have to take the Player vs Player, which implies that there may be that fear because of this or that player might ruin our progress and steal our base that was built. What... isn't even a plus for Fallout 76. Luckily, when we die, we lose only rubbish and some caps (about the last, we only lose if we are defeated in a PvP confrontation). And whenever we die we have to do Respawn and pay a certain number of caps (it depends on how far we are from the place where we died) to be in X location that we have discovered. Yes, it is possible to recover the garbage that we lost, is just go to the place where we were slaughtered. Bethesda is expected to keep the promise of adding private servers in a future update to avoid clashes with other players. And of course, it's possible to invite friends or strangers to our group or join an existing group.

    Speaking of gameplay, it's almost the same as the previous Fallout and the player is still able to choose the 3rd or 1st person perspective. As it is a multiplayer game, the only thing have changed in the gameplay was the V.A.T.S. (Vault-Tec Assisted Targeting System), and if Fallout 4 allowed us to pause the game and target certain parts of the body of our enemy and see them "cinematicaly" take with our bullets, this Fallout 76 takes place in real time and this time we can only target the torso.

    In most missions we have to get to a specific location to get some recording and listen to it in our Pip Boy, pick up some object, use a certain option on the terminals or kill a specific enemy. Fallout 76 has online events to complete, which offer items and XP as a reward. For example, we have to survive several waves of enemies, and if we complete that same event, we win XP, caps, drinks and ammunition, among other things. The hability to construct bases, which was added in Fallout 4, is also present in Fallout 76. It serves to render useful the garbage we collect while exploring the map and make resources and defenses. Don't worry, in case you are out of the game, you don't lose those bases that were built because they will be engraved on your profile.

    There are temporary challenges to do and if we succeed in one of these challenges, we get atomics or a pack of perks for our S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system. And speaking of this system, each time we level up, we gain a point of experience that can be used to improve one of seven attributes: Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility or Luck. When opening a pack of cards, we gain perks such as Lead Belly (Endurance) or Iron Fist (Strength), which can be placed in our system S.P.E.C.I.A.L.. If you have repeated cards, in some perks we can merge those cards. And now, for example, if we have Lead Belly on level 3 and Endurance on level 2, the card cannot be used because it has to be equal to or worse than the level of our attribute. Atomics are used to acquire clothes, hair, skins, emotes, icons and other cosmetic things in Atomic Shop. These atomics can also be acquired through microtransactions.

    Talking about the negative aspects, Fallout 76 maintains four chronic problems of the previous entries of the series, namely graphs, Bugs, Glitches and Freezes. Fortunately, the frame rate is slightly more stable after the 1.02 update. As for the graphics, it is inadmissible that Bethesda Game Studios use the same engine already almost 10 years. Fallout 76 has a dated look. Then there are too many bugs and glitches. Even after the 1.02 update has fixed some of the abnormal situations, there is still a long way to go, because there are still too many issues in quests that prevent me from completing them. And as for freezes, whenever I want to use V.A.T.S. or Pip-Boy, there's always got to be a hiccup to annoy me a bit. It is a case to say that Bethesda was stagnant in time.

    Don't be fooled; I like the Fallout series. And Fallout 76 is packed with mysteries, places to explore, has a good atmosphere and is a fun game to play with friends. But that's not enough. The lack of private servers, the constant flaws and the super-dated graphics engine is to let the hair stand. Fallout 76 comes closer to a Multiplayer mode of Fallout 4 than a new game. And in my opinion, it is a game that isn't worth buying already, by having into count what it offers and the many problems.    … Expand
  45. TheSnitchfather
    Dec 5, 2018
    6
    I was skeptical at first, but got partly corrected when release came.
    I like the way that you can finally play with people you know or just other in general, that's a nice touch.
    Other than that there are a lot of things that f*ck me right off: They keep shutting servers down for maintenance every week for like 6 hours and call that "shortly". I lost two handmade rifles by now, due to    I was skeptical at first, but got partly corrected when release came.
    I like the way that you can finally play with people you know or just other in general, that's a nice touch.
    Other than that there are a lot of things that f*ck me right off:
    They keep shutting servers down for maintenance every week for like 6 hours and call that "shortly".
    I lost two handmade rifles by now, due to **** programming. Once I dropped it for my friend to mod, since he had a better receiver and the paper bag with the weapon just vanished infront of my eyes, same happened with 400 steel scrap I dropped for said friend and it vanished once again. The second time I found a handmade rifle, went about my way, after couple hours of playing closed the game and boom, the next day my rifle was gone....AGAIN.
    Another thing that pisses me off quite a bit, is wtf is up with the spawn rate of junk items like military ammo bags and weapons or ammo boxes and medicine/chem boxes being empty? Every damn time I get into a new server, they never "refill" or respawn the f*cking items, it's ridiculous and when someone else grabs the **** before you get the chance to, it's all **** and gone just like that. They need to fix that **** ASAP.
    I still give this an 6/10 cause it at least is fun and still interesting to wander about discovering and looting locations with people you know. F*ck the RPG elements, Fallout 4 already had 0.    … Expand
  46. Xennith1982
    Dec 3, 2018
    7
    I'm rating a 7 for a Bethesda game and I'm honestly beside myself because of it. I'm a huge fan of Bethesda and the Fallout series and I have over 1000 hours in Fallout 4 and over 500 in Skyrim. That being said I'm a little confused as to what Fallout 76 is. I don't mean the story or the plot, I mean the general idea of what this was supposed to be. I, like many other Fallout fans, wasI'm rating a 7 for a Bethesda game and I'm honestly beside myself because of it. I'm a huge fan of Bethesda and the Fallout series and I have over 1000 hours in Fallout 4 and over 500 in Skyrim. That being said I'm a little confused as to what Fallout 76 is. I don't mean the story or the plot, I mean the general idea of what this was supposed to be. I, like many other Fallout fans, was expecting more. Don't get me wrong. I love the idea of "new fallout" and am thankful that I get to enjoy more areas to explore and that juicy sweet lore to read/listen to. But something feels off. Is it multiplayer? Is it solo with the option of multiplayer? What actually IS this? I want to absolutely love this game but its hard. I'm sad. I actually went back to Fallout 4 to scratch my Fallout itch while still owning Fallout 76. I do have hopes though. Hopes that Bethesda will patch and update and add to this game. One of my quests is totally broken at the moment and I can't progress further. I know it just came out and I should be patient so i rated high. If they improve it in the next couple of months I'll raise my scoring to an 8 or 9. I just don't think this will get a 10 from me. And that makes me incredibly sad.… Expand
  47. JiggyOfficial
    Dec 2, 2018
    5
    I believe this game as a lot of potential but has failed to deliver. I hope updates will make it better but overall this game lacks content. It seems like the character is dropped in an empty world with nothing to deliver, yes there quests to follow but there isn't a feeling of happiness after doing them. Crafting is painful the NPC's are boring and unfortunately,i think even a hardcoreI believe this game as a lot of potential but has failed to deliver. I hope updates will make it better but overall this game lacks content. It seems like the character is dropped in an empty world with nothing to deliver, yes there quests to follow but there isn't a feeling of happiness after doing them. Crafting is painful the NPC's are boring and unfortunately,i think even a hardcore fallout should even skip this one.

    -Review from a PS4 perspective.    … Expand
  48. Rogis57
    Dec 1, 2018
    7
    The game isn't as awful as people say, however, there are many bugged quests, and personal issues would be remove or alter the stash limit, deal with the invisible enemies, and let us at least be able to sell power cores or ammo. Other than that.. still feels like a subpar fallout.
  49. potatowoman
    Nov 29, 2018
    6
    I'm disapointed, in this game and in bethesda. Really put my faith in this and hoped that they knew what they were doing. After playing for many hours, beta and release, I've come to my conclusion. Exploring- fun, especially with another friend/player, but alone not as much, missing companions a lot of times.. Quests- What i found the most fun in previous fallout games, not veryI'm disapointed, in this game and in bethesda. Really put my faith in this and hoped that they knew what they were doing. After playing for many hours, beta and release, I've come to my conclusion. Exploring- fun, especially with another friend/player, but alone not as much, missing companions a lot of times.. Quests- What i found the most fun in previous fallout games, not very interesting in this one, they didn't do it right this time around.. World overall- Beautiful and interesting locations to discover, although anti climatic if one area already has been looted by someone else (server hop solves it but still) or if an area is suuuper cool but there's literally nothing there and i'm left feeling like "that's it?"...
    That's the best things i feel like (at the moment), I do hope that Bethesta take action and fixes all of the glitches and bugs soon as possible. Because there are a lot of bugs let me tell you, and soo many glitches. The things wrong with this game are not okay and they should have waited with release because they're not in any rush to fix them now...
    My advice to anyone wondering if it's worth the money- you can't really know if you'll like it, but it's definitely not worth the 60 dollars! Buy it on sale of wait and see if the issues get fixed.    … Expand
  50. Nuckinfutz
    Nov 28, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Nothing like the previous Fallout games, which were my personal fav games of all time. This latest one ruins the franchise & is simple a drop-dead boring empty world with no goals. I can't imagine what the team @ Bethesda must have thought.

    Simply put, don't buy it, even if you loved all Fallout games, this one really isn't worth buying.    … Expand
  51. Schoolacc
    Nov 28, 2018
    7
    Fallout 76 to me is an average game it is fun if you have free time to play it, should it be in the Fallout game series no but it is a good average game either way. H.B
  52. popo876
    Nov 28, 2018
    6
    alright, so this is not the best game ever, but still its not a garbage too. I played for several hour now and after you got a good basic of all the item, weapon, gun you can enjoy it more. but before that you dont really have the choice to play with always the same tactic over and over.
    The game feel bit empty, but in the same they put some many different creature.
    not bad but not    alright, so this is not the best game ever, but still its not a garbage too. I played for several hour now and after you got a good basic of all the item, weapon, gun you can enjoy it more. but before that you dont really have the choice to play with always the same tactic over and over.
    The game feel bit empty, but in the same they put some many different creature.

    not bad but not good just a game in the middle. the fun wont come to you you need to find it    … Expand
  53. RiotPolice
    Nov 28, 2018
    7
    I have over 2000 hours on Bethesda games.

    This is Fallout 4 adapted for multiplayer, the perk card system is enjoyable, me and my girlfriend are enjoying the game. No crashes, pretty seamless gameplay, the game looks good (Exactly like FO4), and having other players running around makes the game feel more ALIVE. Lack of NPCs is a silly thing to complain about, and the decision to remove    I have over 2000 hours on Bethesda games.

    This is Fallout 4 adapted for multiplayer, the perk card system is enjoyable, me and my girlfriend are enjoying the game. No crashes, pretty seamless gameplay, the game looks good (Exactly like FO4), and having other players running around makes the game feel more ALIVE. Lack of NPCs is a silly thing to complain about, and the decision to remove them for this particular game was a good one.

    I feel like the large number of negative reviewers have either not played enough or do not have someone to go through the game with. The good reviews are fewer only because the people who are enjoying are playing, not signing up to complain.

    Fallout 76 does what it sets out to do, and I am genuinely enjoying my time in the game.    … Expand
  54. WollButt
    Nov 28, 2018
    7
    Though the many complaints people hold regarding the bugs and, crushes and glitches are completely warranted, what lies beneath this is an incredibly fun game.

    Whether playing solo or with a group, this game has a huge supply of untapped potential which seems to be within arms reach thanks to the regular updates. It could be argued that this game needed longer in development, but    Though the many complaints people hold regarding the bugs and, crushes and glitches are completely warranted, what lies beneath this is an incredibly fun game.

    Whether playing solo or with a group, this game has a huge supply of untapped potential which seems to be within arms reach thanks to the regular updates.

    It could be argued that this game needed longer in development, but here we are anyway! I've wasted plenty of time into the game thus far, and don't see myself dropping it anytime soon.

    I look forward to seeing any and all updates that Bethesda has in the works in an effort to improve the game.    … Expand
  55. drqualitu
    Nov 26, 2018
    7
    Fallout 76 has its flaws like any other, don't get me wrong, I love this game to death, but this game is not better than Fallout 4 or any other Fallout game. This is not me hating Fallout 76, because in my experience so far with this game, I have experienced barely any glitches. The glitches I've had experienced are not big glitches and made me and my friends laugh. But for BGS' first MMOFallout 76 has its flaws like any other, don't get me wrong, I love this game to death, but this game is not better than Fallout 4 or any other Fallout game. This is not me hating Fallout 76, because in my experience so far with this game, I have experienced barely any glitches. The glitches I've had experienced are not big glitches and made me and my friends laugh. But for BGS' first MMO RPG game, it is the most stable game I've seen out of the entire franchise and every other BGS game. This game I think deserves a 7/10 rating from me.… Expand
  56. Syl20
    Nov 26, 2018
    6
    First of all, you CAN'T rate a game like Fallout 76 upon the first hours of gameplay and I feel that's what a lot of the awful critics did.

    On my initial game time of about 2h, Yeah I would've rate the game "Mediocre" too. But after a couple more game sessions, reaching level 8, getting to spend some perks so that water and food isn't meant to kill me anymore and getting into it a bit    First of all, you CAN'T rate a game like Fallout 76 upon the first hours of gameplay and I feel that's what a lot of the awful critics did.

    On my initial game time of about 2h, Yeah I would've rate the game "Mediocre" too.
    But after a couple more game sessions, reaching level 8, getting to spend some perks so that water and food isn't meant to kill me anymore and getting into it a bit more, I still think this game is under-achieving for a Fallout title but I'll be sticking to it!
    I believe...

    It has potential and it seems like it's been getting better already!
    I'm not getting many disconnections anymore, less glitches and I'm actually having fun playing it!
    It's not a "WOW" factor like I had initially playing Fallout 4 or games like God of War or Horizon Zero Dawn but still I'm enjoying it.

    So if I had to rate the game upon my very 1st experience, it would've been somewhere between a 2 or a 4 / 10 like most of the people here.
    And like most people here, I tought "WTF, I'm just gonna return this garbage of a game..."

    Now I'd probably crank it up 2~3 notches at about 6~7 /10.
    I doubt it will ever reach a 9-10 state but with some more tweaks it could be an 8/10 which would be just fine!

    You can't judge a sandbox game like this before you actually saw more than just the beggining of it.
    Radiations, Food and Water thingie was a turn-off for me in the first 4-5 levels and I was wondering how I would manage to deal with it in a long term manner but after spending 2-3 perks, it now became easily manageable.

    So I understand the frustrations of most people giving the game 0-2 score but if you would've actually cared to play more than a couple of hours before rushing here to bash on it, maybe there'd be more 5-6-7s which would be more accurate.
    Let it grow on you a bit you might be surprised!    … Expand
  57. Gronkar
    Nov 26, 2018
    7
    The game is Basically a 60 dollar beta. It has countless bugs, unfit for any full release. On top of the fact there are no NPCs that you have a convo with, about life, trade goods or anything really. just robots and a super mutant who has nothing to say, really takes away from the game. You are not playing in a RPG game you just kinda hear about the story that happened through reading orThe game is Basically a 60 dollar beta. It has countless bugs, unfit for any full release. On top of the fact there are no NPCs that you have a convo with, about life, trade goods or anything really. just robots and a super mutant who has nothing to say, really takes away from the game. You are not playing in a RPG game you just kinda hear about the story that happened through reading or holo tapes.

    Then there is the weight limits. In a normal game you could use the console or even find a mod that said, hey, maybe it makes more sense that if you have a Base... you should have a much larger inventory size. But without mods, because multiplayer, we are limited to our very small amount of loot we can keep. I find myself selling most of my aids, just because it weighs me down so much. But then I run into the problem of the robots having a very low cap, and even if you buy something worth 200 caps they only get 20 of that? So you never even get back what you spent. This may have been intentionally, to promote player to player trading, but with such a small weight limit I find most players not even picking up anything they don't need.

    Then to the final issue I have really have with the game... the multiplayer aspect and pvp. I like the idea of playing with a friend, teaming up and doin some quests maybe trading some stuff, but I, as I am sure a lot of fallout players do not have many Friends. I met a few people in game but none I really played with a lot.Maybe a hour here or there. A hey trade you my shotgun shells for your .44 or the likes. But I found myself unable to play at my own pace with random people. So, I spent most of my time solo, which was fine. I am highly enjoying the game... until I need to claim anything. I killed this player 8 times as he just zerged this workstation I was at. 10 minutes and he just kept zerging. Eventually he brought 3 friends to just outnumber me and took the work station. I like the idea of pvp in this game, but I feel like it needs a BIG overhaul. It does not reward a solo player, it only rewards players for massing in bands and playing with friends. One scorchbeast drops the same loot for each player, vs solo killing one drops the same loot for just you. I feel like I have to find people to play with just to enjoy the game, which, for me, makes it less enjoyable.

    The game still has a core, and it is very fun imo. I was not expecting to like it as much as I am, it has consumed every waking hour of my week. But now, as the end game content is farming at work stations, like the ammo depot, I just feel discouraged to even play. I need ammo to kill the scaled mobs for my quests but making it is to costly and fighting for it is to free. I killed this dude 8 times. and he just came back.

    I am mainly writing this because I feel the score it currently has IS way to low for the quality that IS within the game, but it's far from perfect. If anyone actually read this, thank you.    … Expand
  58. Greysteel
    Nov 25, 2018
    6
    I'm enjoying it and look forward to what it will become with continued support. If you enjoy Fallout games then you won't be too put off with the occasional glitch or bug and if you don't then you were probably never going to buy it anyway.
  59. Meracus
    Nov 24, 2018
    7
    In short if you liked Fallout 4 you will most likely find your time in this game enjoyabel.
    The game has more then a few things that are worse when you compare it as if it would have been a singelplayer but if you think of it as as a multiplayer fallout spinoff you
  60. chaotic_mayhem
    Nov 24, 2018
    5
    Now obviously i am not in the 0/10 camp. Clearly. But I am going in with a fair pair of eyes while still being critical of the game

    As a Bethesda fan who followed them since Oblivion; First off let me just say I am completely appalled that Bethesda thought this was okay. Especially after that "save single-player" video stunt they pulled last year. Fallout 76 is Bethesda: Buggy,    Now obviously i am not in the 0/10 camp. Clearly. But I am going in with a fair pair of eyes while still being critical of the game

    As a Bethesda fan who followed them since Oblivion; First off let me just say I am completely appalled that Bethesda thought this was okay. Especially after that "save single-player" video stunt they pulled last year.

    Fallout 76 is Bethesda: Buggy, crooked, and most of all a slap in the face to fans who supported them throughout the years. Bad view distance rendering, etc. And all the hallmarks that made Bethesda thrown out the window.

    i could do a whole rant about Fallout 76. But honestly it's been beaten to death. By fans and critics

    So why the 5 out of 10? Well from a Survival gamer point of view. Sadly among this wreckage it's still pretty damn ultra terrible. But! It's your typical survival game. Set in the Fallout universe. Another game cashing in on an otherwise somewhat forgotten genre. Survival Games.

    if you look past the crap that is Fallout 76 and what could've been. It's an average survival game. Now some might and WILL say: "But uh. Those survival games are polished, etc." and that is true. However like some of those survival games. There isn't really any story or npcs. But you, enemy npcs, and other players trying to survival on a gigantic map.

    You can build your own base, set up jobs for each of your teammates, do challenges, complete quests, etc. Essentially this is literally a post-apocalyptic survival simulator with the name Fallout slapped on it to bring more attention and all of that dollar cheddar.

    Do i recommend this game? Hell no. Play any other game BESIDES Fallout 76. But! If your a survival gamer enthusiast (and it's your money btw) then if you wait till this game goes on sale for a decent price then it may be worth it. It comes down to what Bethesda does post-launch really.    … Expand
  61. Yontevnknow
    Nov 23, 2018
    5
    The Department of Motor Vehicles quest sums this game up perfectly. It asks you to wait in line, then to operate the line yourself manually, going so far as to print yourself off your own wait ticket, twice! Then, after doing a few mini fetch quests you get ... nothing, because the quest is bugged and one of those previous steps never advanced.

    Why do the creator's of this game show    The Department of Motor Vehicles quest sums this game up perfectly. It asks you to wait in line, then to operate the line yourself manually, going so far as to print yourself off your own wait ticket, twice! Then, after doing a few mini fetch quests you get ... nothing, because the quest is bugged and one of those previous steps never advanced.

    Why do the creator's of this game show such frequent contempt for their audience? Was the quest designed to never complete? Was it just bugged?
    Was the quest symbolic of the pointlessness of life's meaningless tasks?
    Did the game cause me to experience some odd emotional breakthrough?

    I honestly don't know. What i do know though, is that the game is much better once you bug out your carry limit with integer underflow. Also, booze helps.    … Expand
  62. HATFANCY
    Nov 23, 2018
    7
    People have been ripping this game to shreds, and it is probably deserved to be honest. But I really don't think this game deserves anything below a 5. The bad: It has many bugs, one time my friend tried to drop 500 rounds of ammo for me and it fell through the floor. That sucked but other than that I can't think of anything else that was too bad. Also there's no NPCs, and that reallyPeople have been ripping this game to shreds, and it is probably deserved to be honest. But I really don't think this game deserves anything below a 5. The bad: It has many bugs, one time my friend tried to drop 500 rounds of ammo for me and it fell through the floor. That sucked but other than that I can't think of anything else that was too bad. Also there's no NPCs, and that really sucks. It makes the game feel very lifeless, players just can not take the place of a cast of actual characters. Also the quests that are in place are some the worst I have had to endure. So far it has been nothing but fetch quests with absolutely no excitement and lots of backtracking. The good: The multiplayer is very fun. Say what you will but playing this game with my friends has been the best part of it. The multiplayer makes the game for me if it wasn't there it would be garbage. Also the leveling system is pretty good. The card system for perks works rather well and it is a good idea to plan your build ahead. The game is also very visually pleasing, the environments and enemies are quite varied and it is very fun to explore the world. Overall I can see why someone would hate this game, especially, while playing it solo. But with a group of friends just raveling around and finding things is very very fun and worth the buy I would say.… Expand
  63. ShadowCatalyst1
    Nov 23, 2018
    6
    After a week of playing I can see an ambitious title changing the formula to online and while I do have fun with friends my solo play however was not and this is due to how lifeless the game is in the long run with Bethesda omitting NPC's from the game leaving boring robots in its place doesn't give the unique charm Fallout did have years ago. It also doesn't help for a 2018 game this gameAfter a week of playing I can see an ambitious title changing the formula to online and while I do have fun with friends my solo play however was not and this is due to how lifeless the game is in the long run with Bethesda omitting NPC's from the game leaving boring robots in its place doesn't give the unique charm Fallout did have years ago. It also doesn't help for a 2018 game this game runs horribly on all platforms thanks to Bethesda's insistence to use an outdated game engine which in all honesty give unique landscapes technically making this the best looking Fallout isn't saying much when recent releases of Spider-Man, Red Dead Redemption 2 are pushing boundries to keep gaming interesting which Bethesda are struggling to do, while I found some positives wait for a price drop or buy a better game I'll do an edit when the game has managed to fully patched itself.… Expand
  64. Leviax
    Nov 22, 2018
    5
    Игра прикольная, но визуал, баги, лаги и тд портят игру, я не рекомендую брать эту игру, пока Бисезда не доделает ее.
  65. Enrich
    Nov 21, 2018
    5
    Fallout 76 is a game with an incredible amount of potential but ended up being painfully mediocre and a buggy mess. Hope this game gets better moving forward.
  66. Bveee123
    Nov 21, 2018
    7
    No one gonna talk about how great the music is in this game? Sure makes running around finding resources and killing monsters much more enjoyable. I like this game but it does need help. It's not horrible as everyone makes it out to be. I like playing with my buddy.
  67. smithb115
    Nov 21, 2018
    5
    There is nothing fantastic about Fallout 76. It is not comparable to the other titles by any
    means other than its reused assets with a handful of additions here and there from Fallout 4. I gave it a 5 because that is what I personally feel it deserves. As many people have
    pointed out, if you are expecting NPCs with a rich and thriving game world you won't find that here anytime soon. The    There is nothing fantastic about Fallout 76. It is not comparable to the other titles by any
    means other than its reused assets with a handful of additions here and there from Fallout 4. I gave it a 5 because that is what I personally feel it deserves. As many people have
    pointed out, if you are expecting NPCs with a rich and thriving game world you won't find that here anytime soon. The layout is well thought out and the detail of the world is better than average probably given whatever amount of development time everything else on the game took.
    In terms of questing, its pretty much go here, do this, go to the next place, find this, do this. Some of it fun, but most of it not. Keeping up with friends and also listening to all the holotapes is frustrating because of talking and feeling like I cant take the time I need to engage in the world while playing with friends. I'm not sure why Bethesda made the decision to distribute the experience points the way they did because it is very hard to keep everyone at a similar level. My personal
    opinion on the perk system is that it is just meh. I've never cared for the perks in other
    titles as the options don't get me excited about that aspect of the game at all but that is different for everyone.

    I see the potential in Fallout 76 so I won't say it can't get better over time with added
    content and improvements. Having said that I think it falls pretty much in the middle. I'm just
    as sad as everyone else that there was a lot of opportunity lost with this title. There may be
    enough complaints for Bethesda to turn around in the future and release a really fantastic
    game (fingers crossed) but who knows. In short, this game is for you in its current state if you:

    + Enjoy exploring a well laid out but reused environment
    + Building and crafting that is similar to Fallout 4
    + Exploring buildings and picking up junk
    + Engaging in mediocre questing and combat
    + Foraging for your survival (even though it honestly is moot)
    + Doing all this with a few friends

    I'd wait for it to go on sale honestly if you haven't bought it already. Cheers.    … Expand
  68. Rwmfilm85
    Nov 21, 2018
    6
    This game is by no means as bad the hate it is getting, but it's neither great. It's pretty forgettable. I had issues with Fallout 4 and didn't really feel immersed in the Story. It has a thin scattered story through the missions (like trying to track down the Overseer from Vault 76) and reading terminals. But it basically boils down to Fallout 4 without the larger narrative and NPC's.This game is by no means as bad the hate it is getting, but it's neither great. It's pretty forgettable. I had issues with Fallout 4 and didn't really feel immersed in the Story. It has a thin scattered story through the missions (like trying to track down the Overseer from Vault 76) and reading terminals. But it basically boils down to Fallout 4 without the larger narrative and NPC's. It's a fine game if you enjoyed the grinding and building elements of Fallout 4 (which Bethesda seems to think everyone enjoys given the multiple DLC of that game). If you didn't, move along.… Expand
  69. theItalianDude
    Nov 21, 2018
    5
    I knew that F76 would have been an Epic fail since Todd Howard announced the total absence of NPC quest giver, that´s why I didn´t purchase at launch (i rarely do that).
    Then the release came and I had the opportunity to play it at friend's house.
    I was right, the game itself is gorgeous in the environment, I like the design I do not accept that in 2018 the texture quality is still    I knew that F76 would have been an Epic fail since Todd Howard announced the total absence of NPC quest giver, that´s why I didn´t purchase at launch (i rarely do that).
    Then the release came and I had the opportunity to play it at friend's house.

    I was right, the game itself is gorgeous in the environment, I like the design I do not accept that in 2018 the texture quality is still years old but ok, let´s hope for a future HR texture free update eh Betty?:)

    I think that the main problem with this title is that maybe Bethesda didn´t realize the main problem of most MMO are the players, you cannot give birth to a so stupid pvp system to face the PK phenomenon, would have been way better to leave the PvP system free but , through an easy faction related system and a time forward related patch system ( yes I know.. system system) everything would have been fitted perfectly.

    Seems like Bethesda is still beta testing this game, with our money on the table of course. Of course, the programmers will take ideas from our Reviews and in the coming month this game will be worth 60 dollars or euros and will be a v good game like Eso, but 4 things need to happen.

    1. Quest NPC and Faction System with CHOICES!
    2. Faction related PVP.
    3. Hi-Res texture activable from the options for everyone.
    4. Private games! I wanted this to be a coop experience with my friends!!

    In conclusion, my 2 days (with a lot of eating and beer )gameplay sensation can be resumed in an experience similar to when you are near to reach the orgasm and your wife stop because she needs to watch the new season of Sex and the City.

    It hurts Todd! do you understand?

    Live long and prosper

    Ciao    … Expand
  70. Moojangle
    Nov 21, 2018
    7
    If your new to fallout (bethesda), it's an okay game. Bethesda games are usually littered with bugs so I wasn't expecting anything different from that.

    If you need a fallout fix that doesn't follow fallout lore, then this is your game. If you want a fallout game that follows the fallout lore, then skip this game. Fallout 76 when it comes to lore doesn't make any sense especially    If your new to fallout (bethesda), it's an okay game. Bethesda games are usually littered with bugs so I wasn't expecting anything different from that.

    If you need a fallout fix that doesn't follow fallout lore, then this is your game.
    If you want a fallout game that follows the fallout lore, then skip this game.

    Fallout 76 when it comes to lore doesn't make any sense especially since this was X number of years after the first explosion. There are no survivors where this could have been done better.

    I haven't come across a 'ghoul' or even a nice one. I've come across what seems to be ferals.

    Lots of dead bodies from settlers and raiders. Some of them look like they have died within the last few weeks as opposed to a few years.

    You'll read the account of survivors but they're all gone. There's this one surviving community which was in an area that was heavily guarded and they *ALL* decide to leave where they would perish. Yay bethesda..

    And only being able to trade items for caps is pretty damn annoying. You would think that would would go back to the barter system. I think Bethesda needs to look up what we used to do historically when there wasn't much cash. It's called BARTER.

    As a survivor type game, it's fine. As a fallout game, it's not.    … Expand
  71. Timin13
    Nov 21, 2018
    5
    Perhaps in the future, the game will have content, but now it is empty, like the head of those designers and writers who made it.
  72. ThunderPsyker23
    Nov 20, 2018
    7
    Lets be real here, there are far worse games than fallout 76. Fallout 76 does something unique that the fallout franchise has never seen before. I wouldn't pay a full 60$ though, get it on sale.
  73. Jubal
    Nov 20, 2018
    5
    The game is underwhelming. For the most part it feels like fallout 4.5, it looks and feels exactly like fo4.

    The world and quests are a bit bland. PVP seems like an afterthought. The lack of human NPCs is strange, but I got used to it pretty fast. To be frank, Bethesda's dialogue/charisma system has always been pretty boring, so taking all that out is a good change. The gunplay    The game is underwhelming. For the most part it feels like fallout 4.5, it looks and feels exactly like fo4.

    The world and quests are a bit bland. PVP seems like an afterthought.

    The lack of human NPCs is strange, but I got used to it pretty fast. To be frank, Bethesda's dialogue/charisma system has always been pretty boring, so taking all that out is a good change.

    The gunplay and crafting system are fun. I enjoy the SPECIAL/perks a lot. And the music is of course great.

    But really that's all this fallout is doing well at the moment.

    I'm already wondering what will keep people playing once they hit lvl 50, end game content doesn't seem great.

    However, idk how many people will keep playing to end game. This game is freaking disaster in terms of performance, netcode, and bugs.

    I constantly get crashes, have instances of the game freezing for 10+ seconds at a time, runs sluggishly, not to mention all the bugged quests and what not.

    I think Bethesda bit off wayyyyyyyy more than they could chew. Fallouts are ALWAYS a buggy mess on release, but this time, this time it's something completely different.

    I'd say, if it was a smooth experience and I could judge the game just from content alone, I would give it a 7. However, in it's current buggy mess, I can't deem it anything higher than a 5.    … Expand
  74. Peacemaker32
    Nov 20, 2018
    5
    EDIT: After a few more days of gameplay I have to edit my original review for the negative. The Devil's in the details and the details are bad.

    -The communication options for players are poorly implemented. PTT is apparently in the works for PC, but you'll still hear EVERYTHING (eating snacks, dogs barking, pointless immersion breaking conversations) if you allow for server chat. if    EDIT: After a few more days of gameplay I have to edit my original review for the negative. The Devil's in the details and the details are bad.

    -The communication options for players are poorly implemented. PTT is apparently in the works for PC, but you'll still hear EVERYTHING (eating snacks, dogs barking, pointless immersion breaking conversations) if you allow for server chat. if you don't there are a bunch of menus to dig through to enable it to talk to a player if you need to and you have to hope they have server chat enabled. Also no text for those requiring it (deaf and speech impediments for example).
    -Moving through menus is inconsistent on PC (could be AD, ZC, or arrows depending on PipBoy, building, or crafting). This needs a PC interface option that takes a keyboard and mouse's capabilities into account. Modders did this perfectly with SkyUI and Skyrim.
    -No way to rename. Renaming makes it easy to know what to keep and sell.
    -Multiple power armor appears with the same name in the inventory so managing multiple suit s a nightmare.

    TL;DR… Fallout ‘light’. Mixed bag at the moment that ultimately scratches the post-apocalyptic itch while leaving you confused as to the purpose of some product decisions. If you’ve played Fallout 4 there isn’t much here unless you are a die-hard must play them all fan.

    Good:
    -Has enough ‘Fallout’ vibe to feel fallout-ish
    -Storyline and (most) lore; yes it is there, but offered though holo-tapes (typically very well voice acted), terminals, robots, computer, etc.
    -Additional build freedom for bases and flexibility in moving them.

    Bad:
    Lore killing: BoS should not be in this game. This could have worked if it was the proto-BoS organization or something similar. They took name recognition over Lore continuity. Fallout has a single-player, story driven fan base. Did they really think that would just slide by?
    -Still very buggy at launch. I had two PC lock-ups in three hours requiring hard reboots. Junk items floating in air, MOB’s respawning during a fight, corpses disappearing immediately after death, warping robo-vertibirds.
    -At times it feels like too much like a Console-to-PC port.
    -VATS just feels weird or acts like a cheat-to-hit button. I find myself not using it..

    Missing:
    -NPC’s. I do not understand the design decision on this one. I find recently deceased farmers, raiders, etc., but no live ones. It makes the world feel utterly empty.
    -Push to Talk
    -Text chat. This is not a pure run-and-gun FPS and there are a lot of players that use keyboard/mouse instead of controllers.
    -Frame rate freedom.

    Hope to never see:
    -Creation Club cash-grabs. Keep the Atomic Shop vanity items only.    … Expand
  75. corssbowmonkey
    Nov 20, 2018
    5
    This game is good dope inhaled trough the wrong hole. They remade the engine of Fallout 4 to support multiplayer and did very well. Even they did compatible with Fallout 4 bugs.

    I dont understand bad reviws is more than a concept game than a real AAA game. It's only testing the engine. No realy new assets, no history and almost no NPC. Fallout absolute naked jus about the radiaton    This game is good dope inhaled trough the wrong hole. They remade the engine of Fallout 4 to support multiplayer and did very well. Even they did compatible with Fallout 4 bugs.

    I dont understand bad reviws is more than a concept game than a real AAA game. It's only testing the engine. No realy new assets, no history and almost no NPC.

    Fallout absolute naked jus about the radiaton wiped everythib but the players. It's a average game, but not for the fans of the previous games.    … Expand
  76. PhantomLordG
    Nov 20, 2018
    6
    Fallout 76 is....not for everyone. Fans of the series may well be very disappointed with what Fallout 76 has to offer as there is no real campaign to speak of. The lack of NPC's is also a problem for some people. At launch the game has been a buggy mess and has been prone to various problems in this regard. If explorling and rebuilding the wasteland is your thing and you dont mind theFallout 76 is....not for everyone. Fans of the series may well be very disappointed with what Fallout 76 has to offer as there is no real campaign to speak of. The lack of NPC's is also a problem for some people. At launch the game has been a buggy mess and has been prone to various problems in this regard. If explorling and rebuilding the wasteland is your thing and you dont mind the glitches then this may well be the game for you. I enjoy the scavaging and building element and have played online with friends. This is where the real enjoyment can be found. I am hopeful that Bethesda will continue to improve this game over time like they did ESO. I would hazard a guess that the experience people have with this game right now will be much more positive in 6 months to a year down the line.… Expand
  77. DamianDiscTray
    Nov 20, 2018
    7
    In its current state, yes. This is buggy but that seems to be normal business practice these days when it comes to releasing video games. With that said this is just an initial review.

    The bugs are very apparent right now. Enemies standing in a "T" pose, fast traveling to my base to become trapped in the floor, some lag issues, inaccessible quest interactions (Looking at you, Fort    In its current state, yes. This is buggy but that seems to be normal business practice these days when it comes to releasing video games. With that said this is just an initial review.

    The bugs are very apparent right now. Enemies standing in a "T" pose, fast traveling to my base to become trapped in the floor, some lag issues, inaccessible quest interactions (Looking at you, Fort Prickett). These issues are present but they don't ruin the experience but they can be fixed with regular patch updates.

    The stash limit definitely needs to be increased. I feel I've spent too much time managing my items to make room for newer, better items rather than engaging in a new quest.

    The world of Fallout 76 is intriguing and makes me want to uncover more about what happens here. It feels like a big murder mystery. The lack of human NPC's is not an issue with me. I would often skip dialogue in previous game just so I could start the quest quickly. Not having countless human inhabitants repeat the same line over and over again, much like a robot, in refreshing. Having actual robots repeating themselves makes more sense to me and helps me immerse myself this narrative.

    The combat is good even with the revamped V.A.T.S. system. I find it almost as useful as it was in previous titles in the series.

    The perks card system is easy to understand and actually makes you think about how you want play by limiting you 50 points total and 15 points total per stat in S.P.E.C.I.A.L. so you will have a weak area of expertise. You will find your role in this world.

    I will admit that the beta should have been released earlier so we wouldn't have these issue currently. All in all it's a solid game that needs to iron out the wrinkles.    … Expand
  78. Hectik
    Nov 19, 2018
    6
    Pretty much a multiplayer version of Fallout 4. But I'm not giving it a 0 because I'm a butthurt fan. It's playable, I find it to be very enjoyable playing Co Op. Playing it alone can be very boring and no NPCs to talk to and listening to Holos and reading **** is not my cup of tea. My only reason why I dropped the score.

    Frame rate issues and bugs. Obviously these so called gamers    Pretty much a multiplayer version of Fallout 4. But I'm not giving it a 0 because I'm a butthurt fan. It's playable, I find it to be very enjoyable playing Co Op. Playing it alone can be very boring and no NPCs to talk to and listening to Holos and reading **** is not my cup of tea. My only reason why I dropped the score.

    Frame rate issues and bugs. Obviously these so called gamers haven't played a game by Bethesda before. FO3, FO:NV, ES:Oblivion and Skyrim had these issues and still maintained an average of 8 out of 10. So you sort of knew what you're gonna get.

    So my advice, if you are into an immersive single player experience I will wait for a price drop or stick to GoW and RDR 2. If you can find 4 buddies to play with then grab this game, you will have a blast. I found some of the glitches and bugs to be pretty funny and there's the not funny game crashes broken quest type. But I'm pretty sure they will iron out these issues in the near future. Just remember that this is the first MMO for Fallout and there will be issues. If you want to be safe, you can wait for the ultimate edition next year.

    But FFS lay off the review bombing and keep it real fellow gamers. I'm out. Peace!

    *drops mic*    … Expand
  79. TheConMan13
    Nov 19, 2018
    7
    This game is a visual masterpiece. It same optimization issues, but is easily one of the best Fallout experiences to date. Thank you Bethesda.
  80. Rtheom
    Nov 19, 2018
    5
    Meh. Not the worst game in the world, but having friends to play it with is a must. The game is mildly boring with friends, and it only gets worse if you attempt single player. There are bugs galore, but they are nothing we didn't see in Skyrim or Fallout 4, so I'm not sure we can call them bugs anymore. On the upside, there's not enough world immersion for the bugs to break you out of it,Meh. Not the worst game in the world, but having friends to play it with is a must. The game is mildly boring with friends, and it only gets worse if you attempt single player. There are bugs galore, but they are nothing we didn't see in Skyrim or Fallout 4, so I'm not sure we can call them bugs anymore. On the upside, there's not enough world immersion for the bugs to break you out of it, so whatever. A thoroughly mediocre experience.… Expand
  81. fastdak25
    Nov 19, 2018
    7
    Yes it's a buggy mess, but I'm still having fun. Worst parts really are the lock ups and several frame rate drops that spike up and few game breaking bugs such as when you try to complete a quest objective, but no prompt appears at the quest marker leaving you completely unable to advance that story line.
    Still though I'm having fun. in just 3 days of playing I already hit the 24 hour    Yes it's a buggy mess, but I'm still having fun. Worst parts really are the lock ups and several frame rate drops that spike up and few game breaking bugs such as when you try to complete a quest objective, but no prompt appears at the quest marker leaving you completely unable to advance that story line.
    Still though I'm having fun. in just 3 days of playing I already hit the 24 hour play mark achievement. I found it fun and frustrating trying to learn the way this game handles item weight, storage space and food and water consumption. Not till I reached lvl 20 did I finally figure out how to balance it so you're not stuck. Does this game deserve a high score? No, but i don't think it deserves to be review bombed by upset Fallout fanboys who didn't get the Fallout 5 with bits of multiplayer they were hoping for.    … Expand
  82. Motox
    Nov 19, 2018
    5
    So in the sea of "zero" reviews I thought this didn't deserve a zero. The map is beautiful ( colors, elevations, much less "flat" than previous Fallouts ) , soundtrack is great ( Inon Zur really did a great job). Only one radio but a good selection even there. Lots of side quests. Now the absence of NPC. The point is, it's not clear whether it was a technical choice ( i.e. issue with theSo in the sea of "zero" reviews I thought this didn't deserve a zero. The map is beautiful ( colors, elevations, much less "flat" than previous Fallouts ) , soundtrack is great ( Inon Zur really did a great job). Only one radio but a good selection even there. Lots of side quests. Now the absence of NPC. The point is, it's not clear whether it was a technical choice ( i.e. issue with the current engine and non monster NPC and going about their life in a credible way ) , or a creative choice. But in this huge map it's a big missed opportunity: when the dust has settled and the quests are done, there is really not much to do for a character living in an empty world inhabited by infinitely re-spawning monsters, but to take a gun to his head.… Expand
  83. Xantiappa
    Nov 19, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Performance:

    Let's Directly start with the most horrendous aspect of this game. Let me directly state that a company of the size of Bethesda have no excuses delivering us a game of this quality. In my approx. 20 houres of playtime with fallout 76 i encountered numerous crashes, glitches, freezes, FPS drops, pop ins etc.. Out of previous games of Bethesda we know we can expect a certain amount of bugs and glitches, but fallout 76 gives me the overall feeling the game was not ready for a full release.

    Comparing to new release this year, the graphics also feel a bit outdated, although i could put this in context if the earlier mentioned problems wouldn't be present. I truly hope for this aspect of the game Bethesda do tremendous efforts to fix it. Weirdly this game has a potential to become a gem, but at this time from a technical point of view it is a raw uncut gem.

    Story:

    Many people state that fallout 76 consists of an ill, bad story. Comparing to previous entries in the series you could say the serie misses out one of its bigges strenghts of the series... The dialogue. Althought after delving deeper in the underlaying story of Fallout 76, it truly captivates me on what just happended to the local residents who resided in the wasteland after the bombs dropped. The main difference with previous entries is, that in fallout 76 alot of the stories is written down in documents, terminals and holotapes. This way you have to do more effort and actually read stuff to understand the bigger picture of the story.

    Game-play: Fallout 76 has the core game-play elements of fallout 4. Exploring the wasteland is still one of it's biggest strenghts. indirectly the absence of NPC's plays a bit of a negative role in this. While you scour trough the wasteland looking for answers, sometimes it feels like you are just killing without any significance to the world around you. the weight limit and stash limit also have indirectly a big influence on your playtime. It truly is frustrating to return you your camp every five minutes to scrap and reduce your weight. Also the use of foods and drinks in the game is unbalanced. It drains to fast and totally takes the pace out of the game. Simple gameplay tweaks concerning food& drinks, weight & stash limits wil increase the fun in-game significantly.

    Sound: This may be one of the only aspects of the game i can't critsize about. The sound, going from ambient sounds, dialogue, soundtrack is top notch. I truly enjoy putting on the radio and hear ghostrides in the sky blasting out. In this aspect Bethesda did a tremendous job again.

    Conclusion: If you like a game with alot of underlying contect, fallout 76 will be your thing. The world itself is of huge proportions and is a joy for exploring if you dont mind the technical problems the game is having right now. With the right care and fixes this game would be one I advise to my friends to play. But at this very moment I would advise people to wait for patches to start rolling out.

    Sidenote: I truly don't understand why bethesta didn't entrust a multiplayer version of fallout to Zenimax. For me Zenimax did a tremendous job with Elder Scrolls Online. Something which Bethesda has failed to do with Fallout 76. The only hope i have is that Bethesda takes the example of Zenimax and have the same devotion to keep rolling out game fixing patches after launch like Zenimax dit with ESO.

    For now i give this game a 6/10. A generous score for a game with alot of problems in it's current build.    … Expand
  84. sturner17
    Nov 18, 2018
    5
    After playing over 40 hours of this game i have to say it falls way short of a Fallout game. NPC's need to be introduced and bugs/glitches need to be fixed. Totally unacceptable state this game shipped in. The core is there to build on but needs some serious work. I question how much of the Maryland studio had a hand in this. I feel it was outsourced to the new smaller studios. TheyAfter playing over 40 hours of this game i have to say it falls way short of a Fallout game. NPC's need to be introduced and bugs/glitches need to be fixed. Totally unacceptable state this game shipped in. The core is there to build on but needs some serious work. I question how much of the Maryland studio had a hand in this. I feel it was outsourced to the new smaller studios. They couldn't have made this game like this.… Expand
  85. SenorCoconut
    Nov 18, 2018
    5
    Okay so i will try to tell as much + and - points. Positive:
    +West Virginia is beautifull and varied
    +Very fun to explore +A lot of new ennemies and creatures +a ton of new items negative: -A LOT OF BUGS AND GLITCHES (honestly you already knew that) -Very ugly shadows -A pretty outdated engine -An absolutely disgusting motion blur -No human NPCs = no characters -No companions    Okay so i will try to tell as much + and - points. Positive:
    +West Virginia is beautifull and varied
    +Very fun to explore
    +A lot of new ennemies and creatures
    +a ton of new items
    negative:
    -A LOT OF BUGS AND GLITCHES (honestly you already knew that)
    -Very ugly shadows
    -A pretty outdated engine
    -An absolutely disgusting motion blur
    -No human NPCs = no characters
    -No companions
    -The quests are not fun because you know that the person that gives you the quest is dead so you don't even have the motivation to do the quest
    -can't change your fov as of right now
    -Your carryweight is very small
    -A story? What's that never heard of it
    -Remember how i said that there were a lot of cool new items ? WELL GOOD LUCK GETTING THEM BECAUSE ENEMMIES ONLY DROP CRAPPY LOOT
    -Your weapons break so often you have the feeling they're made from cardboard
    -Items are leveled. WHY???!!!! this was nerver a feature in fallout and nobody ever asked for this, oh and by the way you cannot upgrade a weapon to your level because that would be too easy
    -The fact that you need to eat and drink (yeah i don't like this feature)
    -The Atomic shop i have nothing to say except that putting microtransactions in a game that already has a bad reputation isn't really a good idea
    -don't even think about doing pvp in this game because the system for that sucks more than a vacuum
    -the servers are not F****** encrypted ! that means someone can cheat ingame, make you disconnect from the server and the worst that he can do is get your IP adress HOW? FFS this the first thing that bethesda should have worked on

    In the end i think the game has potential but has a lot of negative points that really hurt the game in it's gameplay and it's reputation.    … Expand
  86. Wolfhunter4466
    Nov 18, 2018
    7
    A decent game but shouldn’t have been released for a few more months because of bugs and noticeable rushing of the game. So it’s filled with bugs, server issues, frame rate problems and the game freezes sometimes as well... a BIG problem as well is that there is poor balance with weight in the game!!! You start out with 100 carry weight (that’s terrible for a fallout game) and so you getA decent game but shouldn’t have been released for a few more months because of bugs and noticeable rushing of the game. So it’s filled with bugs, server issues, frame rate problems and the game freezes sometimes as well... a BIG problem as well is that there is poor balance with weight in the game!!! You start out with 100 carry weight (that’s terrible for a fallout game) and so you get over encumbered ALOT!! And also the “My stashes” in the game (basically the place where you put your items in but you have the ability to find them all over the map so you can access you stuff.) only has a max weight limit of 400 weight which is STUPID!!! Because that is nothing at ALL so it’s very frustrating because you are constantly again over encumbered all the time!! It’s got to the point where I am now stuck over encumbered... I have heard there fixing this (hopefully soon) i don’t know how well but we will see I just hope they will fix this game because it’s actually ALOT of fun especially with friends! If your looking to play don’t come looking for your typical fallout experience look at it more as a mod or an addon to fallout 4. But something I wish they would have done is delayed the game and fixed these issues before launch so the game could be more stable, but I give them a bit of a pass because it’s there first online game so they have that but a lot needs to be improved on!!… Expand
  87. caffeinatednate
    Nov 17, 2018
    7
    i said that if fallout 76 was half as good as the worse single player fallout then it was completely worth t to me,and it was, there are issues to be sure but the lvl of hate there is on this is unjust
  88. stanowicz
    Nov 17, 2018
    5
    Save your money! Im so pissed I pre ordered it before the reviews came out.
  89. Vanillatwist
    Nov 17, 2018
    5
    it's sad but Bethesda can not handle modern games, being great 10 years ago its not enough anymore. already in fallout 4 ID was made a shooting model for them, the rest was repaired by moders. it just ain't work anymore .
  90. yanbuck
    Nov 17, 2018
    6
    Okay... The game itself is really cool. A beautiful open world. Lots of location you can discover with your friends or alone. But alone you start to feel very alone. There is nothing than robots, to whom you can talk. Its a slight depressing, lonely open world with way to less players in a lobby.
    And what is with the controls? I dont know how it plays on pc, but on PS4 it is a mess. There    Okay... The game itself is really cool. A beautiful open world. Lots of location you can discover with your friends or alone. But alone you start to feel very alone. There is nothing than robots, to whom you can talk. Its a slight depressing, lonely open world with way to less players in a lobby.
    And what is with the controls? I dont know how it plays on pc, but on PS4 it is a mess. There is absolutely no fun playin with controller. You can change the speed for looking around. And thats it!?? The controlls are so lame and slow and react so lately. We NEED settings for the deadzone of the stick and the stick acceleration. You cant even properly aim on console!! Please add these settings.. There is no fun in playing with that garbage controlls    … Expand
  91. DPVart
    Nov 17, 2018
    7
    The game in itself it's not bad. It brings back some of the old fallout mechanics, like breakable weapons and armors...wich is something that i have really missed in fallout 4. The map is really huge and fun to explore, maybe a bit empty in some parts but it's well made for the city/towns/farm parts. Maybe it needs more enemies like good old raiders or some npcs. The only ones aroundThe game in itself it's not bad. It brings back some of the old fallout mechanics, like breakable weapons and armors...wich is something that i have really missed in fallout 4. The map is really huge and fun to explore, maybe a bit empty in some parts but it's well made for the city/towns/farm parts. Maybe it needs more enemies like good old raiders or some npcs. The only ones around apparently are dead... i guess that they have decided not to put them cause in the multiplayer we shall determinate who is the foe and who is the hero. Inon Zur does a great job has always with the soundtrack! One thing of the multiplayer is that people are diffident to team up often, and the missing of the chat makes very hard to make a proper team, even cause you don't know with who you are dealing with, and most players don't even use a mic! For the price i think that is too high...infact i got it with 45% discount! What i hope is that Bethesda puts more effort in working on more stuff for the game, like, for exemple, Facepunch does with Rust. In conclusion, Fallout 76 is what i was expecting when in 2017, before it was announced, i was imagining what Fallout 4 in multiplayer would look like... so it's worth it? Probably! But the price needs to decrease.… Expand
  92. Caerleon
    Nov 17, 2018
    5
    I will not complain about bugs, because it has already become a "trick" of AAA projects

    Very boring game. The same type of quests, an illusion of a fight between players, a lot of repetitive actions, a stupid plot. This is their first experience in creating an mmo project. It is unfortunate that the game has a huge universe, but it was not used. Guys, you should have done as in the    I will not complain about bugs, because it has already become a "trick" of AAA projects

    Very boring game. The same type of quests, an illusion of a fight between players, a lot of repetitive actions, a stupid plot. This is their first experience in creating an mmo project. It is unfortunate that the game has a huge universe, but it was not used. Guys, you should have done as in the World of Warcraft. You needed to come up with a global and interesting story, as in single-player games, and the multiplayer part should simply complement the storyline.    … Expand
  93. TheBWC
    Nov 16, 2018
    5
    Currently given a satisfactory rating as I have not played the game, yet. However, from what I've observed - this game is genuinely Fallout 4, but with multiplayer. There have been very minor improvements to the game whatsoever and it was thrown into production just before Fallout 4 released. They Frankensteined their plot to cater to the "no humans left" scenario. Completely rewriting theCurrently given a satisfactory rating as I have not played the game, yet. However, from what I've observed - this game is genuinely Fallout 4, but with multiplayer. There have been very minor improvements to the game whatsoever and it was thrown into production just before Fallout 4 released. They Frankensteined their plot to cater to the "no humans left" scenario. Completely rewriting the Fallout lore yet again. This is not Fallout, this is a joke.

    Many people are counteracting the legitimate reviews by claiming that the game is "fun". That's not worthy of a 10, not at all.

    Review to be updated.    … Expand
  94. Gn2056
    Nov 16, 2018
    6
    Look, there are 2 kinds of opinions about the game people that liked Fallout 4 and those that didn't. If you enjoyed Fallout 4 you will probably like this. I didn't play B.E.T.A. and expected a disaster, and was pleasently surprised.

    My biggest fear going in was performance, I play on ps4 pro, which if you played Fallout 4's dlc Far Harbor after pro patch, suffered from unplayable frame    Look, there are 2 kinds of opinions about the game people that liked Fallout 4 and those that didn't. If you enjoyed Fallout 4 you will probably like this. I didn't play B.E.T.A. and expected a disaster, and was pleasently surprised.

    My biggest fear going in was performance, I play on ps4 pro, which if you played Fallout 4's dlc Far Harbor after pro patch, suffered from unplayable frame rate. It's pretty apparrent that they took that into account as draw distances and details suffer in fallout 76 for performance , but it runs well most of the time. You will get stutter when enemies spawn right next to you, hopefully this is patched, til then if you get stutter arm your weapon ASAP.

    Graphically and physics wise it is noticibly improved in all areas to Fallout 4 except draw distances. Gameplay is interesting, and Fallout has a historicaly excellent community and so far my experience in my encounters have been positive.

    If Fallout 3 or 4 was your favorite BGS game and you like Multiplayer you should buy this. If you think new Fallouts suck and Fallout 2 was great or hate multiplayer you should pass. If you love Fallout 4 but hate Multiplayer buy on sale.    … Expand
  95. TheSilentRose
    Nov 16, 2018
    5
    I've always been a fan of the fallout series, sadly this one falls short. After playing for a day, it never left me feeling the sense of wanting to pick it back up the minute i got home like New Vegas or Fallout 4 initially did. The gameplay is mediocre and unchanged, the VATS is a little shotty but the game lags out so often it makes it extremely tough to play and battle. Everytime I'm inI've always been a fan of the fallout series, sadly this one falls short. After playing for a day, it never left me feeling the sense of wanting to pick it back up the minute i got home like New Vegas or Fallout 4 initially did. The gameplay is mediocre and unchanged, the VATS is a little shotty but the game lags out so often it makes it extremely tough to play and battle. Everytime I'm in a gun fight it seems to lag, and its worse with other players around. Looking forward to refinements soon or this game will sadly just collect dust on my shelf until its fixed.… Expand
  96. Tiniel_Cerulis
    Nov 16, 2018
    7
    Metacritic is showing its weaknesses with a lot of players just expressing their disappointment of Fallout 76 not being Fallout 5 and bashing the game accordingly. But truth is the game is fine. It's not the GOTY, some things are wrong, that's true. It has issues like any Bethesda games but does the game deserve a 2 or 3 out of 10 ? Absolutely not. It lacks NPCs but that doesn't make theMetacritic is showing its weaknesses with a lot of players just expressing their disappointment of Fallout 76 not being Fallout 5 and bashing the game accordingly. But truth is the game is fine. It's not the GOTY, some things are wrong, that's true. It has issues like any Bethesda games but does the game deserve a 2 or 3 out of 10 ? Absolutely not. It lacks NPCs but that doesn't make the world empty to explore, there are a lof of things to see and discover. I really have fun playing it, even on my own. And the game will keep being updated and that'll be great.… Expand
  97. Kwalshyall
    Nov 16, 2018
    6
    Somewhat surprisingly, it's the multiplayer aspect of this game that works the best. As with any online title, you'll run into problem players now and again, but Fallout 76's world really is big enough to evade them and be on your merry scavenging way.

    What's bad is that this game feels, in every way, a total cash grab. It's a full price title that locks a huge bunch of content behind    Somewhat surprisingly, it's the multiplayer aspect of this game that works the best. As with any online title, you'll run into problem players now and again, but Fallout 76's world really is big enough to evade them and be on your merry scavenging way.

    What's bad is that this game feels, in every way, a total cash grab. It's a full price title that locks a huge bunch of content behind micro-transactions, is balanced in such a way as to encourage you to spend money, and feels very much like an extension of Bethesda's relatively recent stab at paid mods.

    They're also getting really lazy with the series' canon. Inconsistencies so huge and glaring it almost feels like they didn't even play Fallout 4, much less 3, 2, 1, and New Vegas, and considering how little story there is in this game that's saying something. It's also pretty glaring the number of systems and control schemes they've made more obtuse, complicated, and broken from Fallout 4. Good luck with the new favorites wheel––it sucks.

    We've got a buttload of radio tracks this time, too, from old favorites to new tunes, and there'll be a lot of silence to fill up as you make your way through the absolutely massive game world. The game map itself is fantastic, both the new stylized rendering in the menu and the actual environment, which is why it feels such a shame that they used it for so mediocre a game. There was a lot of potential, here, and it's been squandered to develop a Fallout loot shooter.

    There's plenty of sour grapes over Fallout 76, and while some of them are unreasonable, this game really is underwhelming in a number of ways, having taken some steps back from even the accessible but simplified Fallout 4. If you're on the fence, feel free to miss it.    … Expand
  98. Xaontrae
    Nov 16, 2018
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Many of these reviews are reacting to a new idea, and many people are against the change. The core of this game was to try something new and let the community rebuild after the apocalypse. The reviews that state that this game isn't Fallout are correct, some of the lore has been rewritten unfortunately which is my biggest complaint.

    Gameplay:
    The gameplay has a new feel to it with live action VATS, multiplayer, and the C.A.M.P system. Its refreshing as a lot of complaints surround games like Call of Duty are that its the same mundane idea. The players you meet are generally respectful and for the ones who like to take a darker route, there is a punitive system for them. This is not a lazy rebuild of Fallout 4.

    Graphics:
    The graphics haven't changed much since last generation, which people are inexplicably angered by. You take a game and add a multiplayer aspect to it then expect next gen new graphics is unreasonable. This takes more power from the servers and client side systems to run it. Not everyone has the ability to do this, look at how ARK: Survival Evolved works on a standard XBOX One or PS4. This allows more players to get this game, which in return helps the consumer and the producer.

    Bugs:
    While there are definitely bugs within the game, do not believe the reviews that state it is riddled with them. The amount of bugs I have encountered since the day one release has been relatively low, and definitely not game breaking. Since the day one patch, Bethesda showed its community it cared by releasing a patch larger than the game itself to fix the bugs.

    Micro-purchases:
    Yep, there are micro-purchases for Fallout 76, but they don't make you better at the game. These micro-purchases are all purely cosmetic.

    Summary:
    This is not your standard Fallout, its an attempt at a new idea, just like ESO. The game is definitely enjoyable and focuses a lot on team work. It can be challenging by yourself but doesn't let groups of players abuse the lonely ones. Bethesda has pushed to fix bugs and create something new for its players but has been shunned like many of the large game producers. Don't let the day one reviews fool you, they haven't full experienced the game yet, not many have.

    Recommendation:
    Wait a week or two before buying so that a majority of bugs are fixed and they dynamic of the game has been completely experienced so that an educated decision can be made before purchase.    … Expand
  99. pedropicante
    Nov 16, 2018
    7
    First things first: The game definitely is not a 0. Everybody rating this game 0 or 1 is being quite unfair imo. I can understand if one doesn't like this game not being FNV2 but reacting like this is just infantile. I'm trying to rate this game unprejudiced.

    I'm just gonna list some thoughts here: Positive: - impressively huge map (especially if you consider the engines age and the    First things first: The game definitely is not a 0. Everybody rating this game 0 or 1 is being quite unfair imo. I can understand if one doesn't like this game not being FNV2 but reacting like this is just infantile. I'm trying to rate this game unprejudiced.

    I'm just gonna list some thoughts here:

    Positive:
    - impressively huge map (especially if you consider the engines age and the fact that this is multiplayer)
    - great environmental storytelling
    - you can play coop! (yay?)
    - cool crafting
    - many different weapons and cool equipment
    - i encountered no game-breaking bugs
    - graphics fit it's cause and can be both extremely beautiful and utterly disgusting
    - atomic shop offers only cosmetic stuff (has to be honoured nowadays imo)

    Negative:
    - many empty areas with literally nothing to do. So yeah the world is big, but
    comparatively empty
    - multiplayer (see MULTIPLAYER)
    - base building is still a pain
    - less and less cool blueprints
    - ridiculously small storage capacity. i capped after ~8 hours of playtime and had to dump like 3000 shots of ammo
    - you can't sell ammo ¯_(ツ)_/¯
    - the game is WAY too easy for at least the first 20 levels

    MULTIPLAYER
    Sounds good doesn't work. Why? Everything "fallouty" about this game - like the numerous audiologs, letters and terminals (so basically the whole "Environmental Storytelling"-part) - is designed to be experienced by a single person. You can't listen to 5 mins of audiolog while running around with your comrades shooting supermutants - at least i can't. On my first day of beta i was very disappointed about the lack of immersion and the typical fallout-feeling. But since i started playing it like i would play any other fallout - so like a singleplayer rpg - things changed quite dramatically. So try treating the multiplayer part like you would treat an on-top coop mod for fallout 4. Kind of what the community wanted, isn't it?

    But the question is: Is it fun? Yes. Period. For me it began feeling like i was playing fallout at the point where i actually tried playing it like fallout. As said: Don't play it like you would e.g. Borderlands or Destiny or whatever. Play it like fallout and you'll have a great time.

    And stop behaving like 5 year olds. Jesus this community...    … Expand
  100. Saltwaifu
    Nov 16, 2018
    6
    A very average game in comparison to many triple A titles released within the last 2 years. Its game-world is nowhere as polished or interesting as Breath of the Wild, Horizon:Zero Dawn or RDR2. Its technical aspects are half a decade behind most $30 games.
    The game looks, feels and plays poorly. Frame stutters, capped framerate, no FOV slider, no push to talk, janky sounds, weapons feel    A very average game in comparison to many triple A titles released within the last 2 years. Its game-world is nowhere as polished or interesting as Breath of the Wild, Horizon:Zero Dawn or RDR2. Its technical aspects are half a decade behind most $30 games.
    The game looks, feels and plays poorly. Frame stutters, capped framerate, no FOV slider, no push to talk, janky sounds, weapons feel like they have little next to no impact in both audio and visual compared to good FPS, of which there have been plenty since 2017.

    There is a majority of environmental storytelling, if you enjoyed this in other Fallout titles, you will enjoy it here. But there is a significant lack of cohesive main- and sub-plot storytelling. Every location has its own story but you barely ever feel like you're part of a significant storyline with an means to an end. There are also no surprises in storytelling; pretty much every human NPC is dead, you will always return to a terminal or a robot and never be surprised or caught off-guard once.
    The leveling and weapon system are normalized so higher level players don't carry a great advantage over lower level players, making level 20s able to compete with 40s. This artificial balance in turn makes the PvE a complete joke, with the mobs suffering from the typical Bethesda AI flaws since Morrowind (getting stuck, getting confused, standing still. If you shoot a big monster from a position it has hard time reaching, you win).
    As such, there is no real sense of progression either. Hour 3 will feel like hour 30 will feel like hour 300, except you're wearing Power Armor in the end and have an even greater overabundance of Stimpacks to spam and cheese out the already ridiculously easy content.
    The gunplay is incredibly shallow, from bad audio to bad animations and visuals to little impact felt from guns. There is no realism in this shooting, from the way the guns sway to recoil to damage.
    A majority of base movement and combat animations have been recycled from Fallout 3 and Skyrim. You still have swing left, swing right, power attack and block, clunky run animations, clunky wielding animations, pretty much everything that modders worked hard to change for FO4.
    Finally, the character customization is horrible. The most downloaded mods on Nexus for FO4 (and Skyrim) are to improve character customization, visuals, textures and clothes. None of that is in Fallout 76, your character will go through the exact same creation menu as Fallout 4 with barely any improvements made to it, the textures will be bad, the customization will be bad.
    Many clothes just 'hide' your equipped armor pieces, and the majority of armor you find is re-used assets from 4, without even getting a texture upgrade. Customization is one of the most imporant aspects for many people in an RPG and Fallout 76 offers very rudimentary, ugly customization that won't make you feel unique or like a virtual avatar of yourself, just an ugly blob of very dated textures.

    All in all, this game is worse than many early access titles currently, not worth $60 for any of its key aspect: There are many superior multi- and single-player games out on the market. There are games with better storytelling on the market. There are games with better visuals and technology on the market that still offer more interesting gameplay than F76.

    I gave it a 55/100, rounded up to a 6/10 on here. It is an 'okay' game but it's not great. It has fun potential, but not more than other games. Games media will likely give it a deluded high 70 to low 80, but what else is new. Just in terms of graphics, stability and features you'd objectively have to deduct a vast sum of %, but everyone knows they won't.
    Still, it's not a 0/10 like all the bombed reviews claim, but its definitely not a 10/10 with vibrant AI as some of the other reviews claim. The truth is somewhere in the middle.

    Only buy this if you have an abundance of income and don't feel bad for supporting the practice of unfinished, recycled games as a service, or if you enjoy environmental storytelling as the main aspect of a game.
    Fallout 76 is an avatar of mediocrity, and as long as gamers don't start voting with their wallets to force Game Studios to shape up, this will be the standard for many games moving forward.    … Expand
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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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