Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4921 Ratings

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  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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.
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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.
  10. AFwegerbhesh
    Nov 15, 2018
    7
    This game gives an interesting experience. F76 is a cool experiment from my favorite studio. I can not say that this is a masterpiece. But 7 points she deserves for sure. In principle, I liked the presentation of the plot. I also love to explore the world in the games of this studio. There is a lot of research in this game.
    And, no, I put 0/10. I have no friends, I can not play this game    This game gives an interesting experience. F76 is a cool experiment from my favorite studio. I can not say that this is a masterpiece. But 7 points she deserves for sure. In principle, I liked the presentation of the plot. I also love to explore the world in the games of this studio. There is a lot of research in this game.
    And, no, I put 0/10. I have no friends, I can not play this game in the company of friends.    … Expand
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Crash1947
    Jun 20, 2019
    7
    Tons of bugs have been fixed, very nice community, promising new content coming.
  14. Iwasinthehatch
    Jun 21, 2019
    7
    Still early in the game, but there's something special playing a fallout game with 3 of your friends.
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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!!
  20. 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
  21. 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.
  22. 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.
  23. 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.
  24. 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
  25. 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.
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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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