Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4921 Ratings

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  1. 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
  2. peterkots34
    May 26, 2019
    1
    Bethesda, this game is straight doodoo. no npc having game, boring gameplay, buggy asf, broken, pay to win, no fun. This is shameful. Please do not make any future games like this, it is a complete fail.
  3. Xantdee
    May 20, 2019
    10
    If you love coop playing, crafting, exploration, building your own shack and experimenting with different builds - this may just be the game for you.

    If you are more into flashy combat and cool story playing solo - maybe not so much. IMO, this game is best experienced with a friend or two. Also keep in mind that the game is constantly improving: adding new modes, quests, items and    If you love coop playing, crafting, exploration, building your own shack and experimenting with different builds - this may just be the game for you.

    If you are more into flashy combat and cool story playing solo - maybe not so much.

    IMO, this game is best experienced with a friend or two.

    Also keep in mind that the game is constantly improving: adding new modes, quests, items and generally more stuff to do.    … Expand
  4. 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.
  5. PesadeloNuclear
    May 13, 2019
    0
    Bugs and bugs EVERYWHERE, outdated graphics, bugs EVERYWHERE, cheaters all over, bugs EVERYWHERE, same stupid music from early games, bugs EVERYWHERE, stupid PVP, bugs EVERYWHERE, connection problems all the time, bugs EVERYWHERE, nonsense economy, bugs EVERYWHERE, FPS problems all the **** time(at least on PS4), bugs EVERYWHERE, super small map to a suposed mmo, bugs EVERYWHERE, super lowBugs and bugs EVERYWHERE, outdated graphics, bugs EVERYWHERE, cheaters all over, bugs EVERYWHERE, same stupid music from early games, bugs EVERYWHERE, stupid PVP, bugs EVERYWHERE, connection problems all the time, bugs EVERYWHERE, nonsense economy, bugs EVERYWHERE, FPS problems all the **** time(at least on PS4), bugs EVERYWHERE, super small map to a suposed mmo, bugs EVERYWHERE, super low content, bugs EVERYWHERE, no end game stuff, bugs EVERYWHERE, nonsense balances, bugs EVERYWHERE, did I mentioned that the game have bugs?… Expand
  6. dingle
    May 13, 2019
    10
    although this game was not at all impressive upon release, it has improved drastically and I'm looking forward to future updates such as the legendary vendor, I'm writing this on the 14/5/2019 so its had time to improve. I would still have given this game a 6 out of 10 upon release as I made it to level 50 within 2 weeks and I had so much fun with my friends. I took a 3 month break andalthough this game was not at all impressive upon release, it has improved drastically and I'm looking forward to future updates such as the legendary vendor, I'm writing this on the 14/5/2019 so its had time to improve. I would still have given this game a 6 out of 10 upon release as I made it to level 50 within 2 weeks and I had so much fun with my friends. I took a 3 month break and have just come back and I still enjoy it a lot. it has a lot of bugs and minor inconveniences but I enjoyed. I believe this was also their first multiplayer game but its still not an excuse. in conclusion I still think this game is pretty fun and is worth half its price, its not perfect but its fresh and its improving, that's just my opinion and I have met many cool people on servers who love the game too, although don't get it for 100 bucks, still a decent game though.… Expand
  7. slothdatree
    May 13, 2019
    0
    This was just awful all around. Bethesda literally took all the great and fun aspects of Fallout with this game.
  8. FerlockV
    May 13, 2019
    1
    I am giving it a 1 for the intent. The game is a bug, it is visually the messiest AAA game I have seen in years plus you wont care for any of the story line since there are 0 NPCs and that takes the soul of the game.
  9. Nefastus
    May 13, 2019
    0
    One of the worst games I ever played in 3 decades. Its pretty much a scam. Only good thing I got out of it was the helmet from the collectors edition (lets forget about the nylon bag).
  10. 7606325486
    May 9, 2019
    10
    the game at first sucked after an update it shows big big promes other then that its a hit or miss but still fun to play and with friends.
  11. goatpounder89
    May 9, 2019
    2
    To call this game hot garbage would be an insult to hot garbage. Time and time and time again Bethesda has released buggy, low quality, shambling monstrosities called "video games", with Fallout 76 being the culmination of how wretched they can be. Deceptive marketing and other promotional products, a money-grubbing micro transaction store, newly introduced pay-to-win micro transactions,To call this game hot garbage would be an insult to hot garbage. Time and time and time again Bethesda has released buggy, low quality, shambling monstrosities called "video games", with Fallout 76 being the culmination of how wretched they can be. Deceptive marketing and other promotional products, a money-grubbing micro transaction store, newly introduced pay-to-win micro transactions, and multiple year old bugs from Fallout 4 being introduced in new patches?

    Nothing about this game was finished, which would make sense, as Bethesda had their B-team on it. For such an ambitious project, only the best in the industry should've been around for it, not the shovelware-tier developers. Development could have continued into Q1 or Q2 of 2020, and I still have doubts that any level of polish would've made its way to 76.

    Countless videos and essays and articles have been written, however, Joseph Andersons' pair of videos ((If you care to have THREE ENTIRE HOURS of bug reviews, plus his full format review)) for the issues with Fallout 76 itself, as well as Internet Historians' video covering everything surrounding 76 are excellent ways to recap everything wrong with modern Bethesda.

    Illegal conduct in the means of marketing, illegal conduct in the means of negligence, illegal conduct in the means of customer deception, as well as inconsistent return policies, and this threadbare, duct-tape-and-bubble-gum excuse for a "video game" leave only one option. Bethesda is never to be trusted to produce a product of quality, instead, a train wreck, to point and laugh at out of morbid entertainment.    … Expand
  12. Luckiernaut
    May 2, 2019
    10
    Great game to play alone or with friends. This is not fallout 5. This is a new way to play fallout while retaining all the immersive elements. It's a little bit grindy but in a good way; it's a fallout playground that you can expore. They are updating and improving the game constantly so its worth checking out.
  13. bomoboko
    May 1, 2019
    0
    Thank you bethesda for killing the Fallout franchise. I miss the good old days with Fallout 1 & 2...
  14. Elshady
    Apr 30, 2019
    9
    Non capisco tutte le critiche piovute addosso già dalle prime ore. E' un gioco che verrà messo a posto con il tempo. Al momento mi sento di premiare l'impegno e la costanza negli aggiornamenti.
  15. iainw
    Apr 16, 2019
    0
    a very average $10 DLC for FO4.
    No endgame AT ALL and a bug-ridden mess.
    No multiplayer mechanics present in the game.
    No chat, no player bank.
    Just awful...
  16. TheIvasha
    Apr 9, 2019
    0
    The game is just a piece of **** such good, fresh, and juicy ****

    The game is the same **** as its creator

    Todd Howard you eat **** you eat that **** that you have been giving your fans for 11 years, Todd **** you!

    I have no worlds about this game.
  17. Kickgeniuscp3
    Apr 3, 2019
    9
    I personally enjoy fallout 76 mainly because i enjoy all Bethesda Games ,its a ton of fun to do in the massive world and yeah i know there is bugs in the game but they are fixed.The game is totally better then when it was released,please give it a try and if you gave up on it try it out again.
  18. LaMacaron
    Apr 3, 2019
    10
    Прошло 4 месяца от выхода игры, и это самое время ее купить. Почти все баги исправлены, контент новый добавляется каждую неделю. Эта игра напоминает старые игры, в которых твоя фантазия дорисовывает кучу всяких мелочей. Заходишь в дом, и прямо ощущается, что тут кто то жил, чем-то занимался, и хочется исследовать все, и паралельно рисуются в голове истории этого мира. Очень много строчекПрошло 4 месяца от выхода игры, и это самое время ее купить. Почти все баги исправлены, контент новый добавляется каждую неделю. Эта игра напоминает старые игры, в которых твоя фантазия дорисовывает кучу всяких мелочей. Заходишь в дом, и прямо ощущается, что тут кто то жил, чем-то занимался, и хочется исследовать все, и паралельно рисуются в голове истории этого мира. Очень много строчек текста в терминалах. Многие жалуются, что с творческой точки зрения все написано не очень по-художественному,но данный текст писали обычные люди которые либо просто пережили атомную войну, и теперь ищут возможности для выживания в этом мире, либо жители довоенных Аппалачей. Игра, для меня лично 10 из 10. Но зная что многим нравится просто смотреть крутые ролики, и экшон, то в общем 7,5 из 10… Expand
  19. SERG12341
    Apr 1, 2019
    10
    The game was great ! Bugs I have not noticed , and it's a lie that the game with bugs
  20. ErFattone
    Mar 30, 2019
    0
    This game is so bad it doesn't even deserve my words. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.This game is so bad it doesn't even deserve my words. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.… Expand
  21. beelzebubiii
    Mar 29, 2019
    0
    This game is butt

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  22. Ikereviews1
    Mar 28, 2019
    0
    This game is super boring it has no story. The experince of this game is terrible. No npcs just boring robots. You fight the same 3 enemies. Very hard to level up. The weapons misfire alot. You do the same repetitive tasks over and over again that it dosent feel like arpg or mmo. Theres griefers by spawn. Oh and you have to pay money to fasttravel. The only good thing is the radio thatsThis game is super boring it has no story. The experince of this game is terrible. No npcs just boring robots. You fight the same 3 enemies. Very hard to level up. The weapons misfire alot. You do the same repetitive tasks over and over again that it dosent feel like arpg or mmo. Theres griefers by spawn. Oh and you have to pay money to fasttravel. The only good thing is the radio thats it. Do not waste money on this like i did.… Expand
  23. makorayne
    Mar 23, 2019
    0
    Giving this game a 0 because Bethesda ruined this and charged full price for a budget pos game. They reused assets from other games we've already bought and paid for so why bother charging us for this garbage. This should have been free to play and they should have released it in beta and fixed everything before they ever charged for anything. I have lost all respect for this company.
  24. Psiraphim
    Mar 21, 2019
    0
    Бойкот. Бойкот Беседке.
    Это не должно оставаться безнаказанным. Бесезда должна публично извиниться.
  25. Schwarzspuk
    Mar 20, 2019
    2
    Ist ja schon genug drüber geschrieben worden.
    Einfach ein Desaster das ganze Spiel.
    Die Leute, die für die guten gute Spiele verantwortlich waren haben den Laden lange verlassen.
    Hab's versucht ne weile zu spielen aber schon ewig nicht angehabt und das wird auch so bleiben.
    Naja. ist vorgemerkt für den nächsten Titel von der Bande...
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. Trespass20
    Mar 5, 2019
    2
    I am disapointed in this game. It felt lonely. There are large gaps of no enemies. The game has interesting lore, and can be fun to explore. Overall the game need alot of work and better content. I do want to see if Bethesda will continue with there antics, or give us the game we paid for. At this point in time I would not recomend this game. I do love Bethesda games but there is no reasonI am disapointed in this game. It felt lonely. There are large gaps of no enemies. The game has interesting lore, and can be fun to explore. Overall the game need alot of work and better content. I do want to see if Bethesda will continue with there antics, or give us the game we paid for. At this point in time I would not recomend this game. I do love Bethesda games but there is no reason for releasing the game in this state.… Expand
  30. 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
  31. jr1228
    Mar 2, 2019
    0
    The company's attitude and gameplay footage is enough to warrant this rating.
  32. KusoGaki
    Mar 1, 2019
    2
    The most enjoyable moment in this game is when you got banned for playing 100 hours.
  33. aphest
    Feb 26, 2019
    0
    My once beloved company Bethesda finally broke down and released this Micro-transaction cash-grab of a "service". The amount of issues regarding the Power Armor Edition, the thousands of bugs, the old and broken Creation Engine, Oh my god.

    Bethesda used Fallout 76 to get their producers to pay for more studios it seems.
  34. CallumJAger
    Feb 26, 2019
    4
    The team at Bethesda have developed an experience that within a few short hours of early gameplay is worthy of the bargain bin. MMO tropes that by todays standards are instantly outdated. Running on an outdated engine that while continuing to cough out black smoke has created the most colourful Fallout setting to date. The lack of non player characters creates the impression of a dullThe team at Bethesda have developed an experience that within a few short hours of early gameplay is worthy of the bargain bin. MMO tropes that by todays standards are instantly outdated. Running on an outdated engine that while continuing to cough out black smoke has created the most colourful Fallout setting to date. The lack of non player characters creates the impression of a dull world, devoid of life and personality. The main quest line tasks the player with the same mission structure on an agonising repetitive loop. Go here, retrieve this, return, a point which is broken up with gunfights with foes both old and new. Renditions of Fallout favorites such as Ghouls and foes conjured from folk law of West Virginia itself are welcome. However one can struggle with Bethesdas' continuing lack of combat development, with times firing a rifle feels like a BB gun. One such gameplay addition carried over from previous titles is the V.A.T.S system, pausing instances of gameplay and allows the player to target individual body parts, compensating for Fallouts abysmal aiming mechanics. The new iteration of the V.A.T.S system however, built for multiplayer is a pointless inclusion, clunky, unresponsive and seems to have only been included because "Its a Fallout game". So called independent servers are laughable and continue to plague various players experiences with connection problems. Glitches have from launch disconnected players from the game, freezing gameplay and in more extreme instances erased game data.

    Nauseating frame-rate, connection issues and under developed gameplay mechanics solidify why this title deserves nothing short than the full force of the atom.    … Expand
  35. Okel_pj
    Feb 26, 2019
    9
    El juego pudo y puede tener algunas complicaciones, pero ha mejorado radicalmente. Ahora el problema más grande son aquellos que se aprovecharon de los bugs para obtener ventajas y generaron un desvalance en las dinámicas del juego. La historia es diferente a otros fallout, pero sigue siendo profunda y genial. Y sin caer en spoilers, aquí se contestan muchas interrogantes de juegosEl juego pudo y puede tener algunas complicaciones, pero ha mejorado radicalmente. Ahora el problema más grande son aquellos que se aprovecharon de los bugs para obtener ventajas y generaron un desvalance en las dinámicas del juego. La historia es diferente a otros fallout, pero sigue siendo profunda y genial. Y sin caer en spoilers, aquí se contestan muchas interrogantes de juegos anteriores de la saga.… 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. Yaweigh
    Feb 25, 2019
    0
    Worst game ever. Just one giant broken promise tbh, and the scandal after scandal following the company since release only reinforces the desperate cash grab that this game is. It doesn't even look nice. Bad gameplay, completely lazy story design, I honestly can't think of one thing they did right here. I regret my purchase at launch more than any other purchase I've made in my life. NowWorst game ever. Just one giant broken promise tbh, and the scandal after scandal following the company since release only reinforces the desperate cash grab that this game is. It doesn't even look nice. Bad gameplay, completely lazy story design, I honestly can't think of one thing they did right here. I regret my purchase at launch more than any other purchase I've made in my life. Now they can't even give the game away, stores are strapping copies to consoles just wanting to get them out the door. It's pretty likely I will never buy Bethesda again, and before this I was a huge fan, even after FO4.… Expand
  38. Folmer
    Feb 23, 2019
    1
    Gamers community don’t need this game... All Bethesda fans waiting for a new The Elder Scrolls, continuation of Fallout, but not this abominable try to earn easy money for Todd Howard. I hope it will be a good example for other developers.
  39. MJLazzer
    Feb 22, 2019
    0
    I wish I would rewind time and slap myself for buying this game.
    Oh God why?
  40. I_Am_Legacy
    Feb 20, 2019
    0
    I am rating this game 0 because not of joining the hate train, but because this is what Fallout 76 truly deserves. This was released as a full price Bethesda title, that that means quality ( Or it used to mean quality )

    This game about 4 months after launch is still a buggy mess and the only thing working still is the Atom Store ( the micro-transaction marketplace ) I am still    I am rating this game 0 because not of joining the hate train, but because this is what Fallout 76 truly deserves. This was released as a full price Bethesda title, that that means quality ( Or it used to mean quality )

    This game about 4 months after launch is still a buggy mess and the only thing working still is the Atom Store ( the micro-transaction marketplace ) I am still constantly running into bugs, crashes and a whole manor of other issues.

    The game itself has no redeeming features once you get over that 5 minute excitement of playing a Fallout game with friends the game is empty, boring and pointless name me one single quest that is fun in this game, not to mention the abysmal controls, its like the whole game suffers from input lag no doubt to the servers not being able to handle the already **** engine Fallout 76 runs on which brings me to my next point. Fans have finally had enough of Bethesda using a 12 year old engine with the same bugs present in Fallout 76 as were present in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, If Bethessda continue to use this engine for TES 6 and Starfield then they are finished, especially if they continue to implement paid mods and micro-transactions which Petey boy insists are mini DLCs when in fact they are paid mods.

    My final point is I am also marking this game down due to the people who sold us this rubbish being quiet, I have not heard a peep from Mr Sweet Little Lies Todd Howard or Petey boy regarding Fallout 76 and this is upsetting as it is a huge middle finger to the fanbase that supported them for years and looked past that typical Bethesda charm ( and by charm I mean every single one of their titles using the creation engine or some form of it releasing as one big mess of bugs which the modding community fixes for them and if your on console dont expect a fix for those bugs as Bethesda will be too lazy to do it themselves.

    I expect quality from Bethesda not this crap, therefore I award Fallout 76 with a well deserved 0/10 due to Bethesda's utter incompetence to not even get a simple Fallout 4 asset flip right.    … Expand
  41. ireviewbadgames
    Jan 31, 2019
    1
    Fallout 76 is a mediocre, bug-filled, over-priced mess, much like a 1-Star pizzaria with a very dubious certificate from the Health Inspector (the smiling gold stars and tape suggest it may be the owner's elementary school diploma). To be be perfectly blunt and concise, do not buy Fallout: 76 and steer very clear from Bethesda for a few years. If you get burned by them again, please helpFallout 76 is a mediocre, bug-filled, over-priced mess, much like a 1-Star pizzaria with a very dubious certificate from the Health Inspector (the smiling gold stars and tape suggest it may be the owner's elementary school diploma). To be be perfectly blunt and concise, do not buy Fallout: 76 and steer very clear from Bethesda for a few years. If you get burned by them again, please help yourself to a Darwin award.

    If you don't follow the game, I'm sure you're wondering what went wrong: was it the unplayable launch, packed with glitches and bugs from the Beta that they didn't do anything about? Perhaps you've heard of the very literal scam that Bethesda pulled with the canvas bags. The pathetic follow-up gesture by their incompetent PR teams offering some pocket-change of in-game currency? Even more impressively, customers silly enough to buy the $200 canvas bag bundle then had their personal information leaked, including home addresses. That should be enough reason to-

    Oh dear, you want more? Very well. . .

    There was the hilariously out-of-touch stream with Ninja, Justin Roiland and some random rapper filling every human on the planet's cringe quota for the next century. How about the gratuitous duplication of legendary/rare items that they can't stop? We also have the completely broken PVP system that the developers looked at each other and nodded, saying, "Yes, this is a good idea," in a completely unironic tone. There is also the constant issue of disconnections preventing you from being able to actually play the game, along with losing your camp that you built over and over. In closing-

    Really? I have to keep going?

    Yes, they're selling Pay-to-Win power-ups in the store now. (As of January 30th, bonus health). Yes, the game is recycled Fallout 4 assets and engine, with the same flaws and glitches. Yes, they sell slightly-altered armor skins for $20. Yes, Bethesda will completely destroy your character's skill build (which you pour countless hours into just to get) with random "balance" patches without offering anyway to respec. Yes, they are actually banning people people for speaking out against them, including closing their Bethesda account so that they cannot play any other Bethesda game that the victim owns. Finally, yes, they managed to correct some bugged content. . . but due to their gross negligence, brought back all of those same issues that they "fixed" in a calamitous patch. You may have originally believed that giving the game a 1/10 if too harsh. I hope this laundry list of issues proves otherwise.

    I'm honestly not sure who to blame at this point, this whole enterprise has been a disaster, thoroughly dragging the Fallout series through the mud, perhaps never to shine brightly again. My working assumption is that those corporate heads grinded their greasy palms together, twirling their rat whiskers when they saw how successful those games like Day-Z and H1Z1 were. What better way to attempt to replicate that with Fallout-76? All they had to do was make a co-op game for the series- just a simple, honest, 2-player adventure through the apocalypse.

    The real tragedy is that most people with common sense knew this game was going to be terrible at the reveal and yet the all-too-common faceless, mindless consumers that seem to always lack critical thinking still fell for it hook, line and sinker. . . a story too often told nowadays. Be the change- don't buy Bethesda.    … Expand
  42. ragalok
    Jan 31, 2019
    0
    I wonder what is this game.
    Past the bug, the unsecure uncrypted game that allow anyome to know your IP, the old engine, Old graphics, screwed mechanic (like level requirement for weapon), lacking obiuos feature for a multi (like tchat or push to talk) and the nonexisting balance (play solo you will have more loot as easely). Which in all are already intolerable for a full price game in    I wonder what is this game.
    Past the bug, the unsecure uncrypted game that allow anyome to know your IP, the old engine, Old graphics, screwed mechanic (like level requirement for weapon), lacking obiuos feature for a multi (like tchat or push to talk) and the nonexisting balance (play solo you will have more loot as easely). Which in all are already intolerable for a full price game in 2018.

    The game itself is . . . empty.
    This is not an rpg as show the lack of npc or the (only) simple quest (go there, kill, loot, repat). You can found storie (trought note and hollodisk or terminal) but you will never be part of anything.
    This is not an FPS, as bugthesda never understand how to make shooter or the ennemi IA that goes with it.
    This is not a survival game as past the few first level you would have no difficulty regarding thirst or hunger.
    This is not an open world PVP as the mechanics are all against pvp (no loot, duel had to be accepted, etc).
    This is not a building game as the limitation won't allow you to build anything biger than a 3 stories house. and anyway you'r camp disaper when you leave server.

    So what is it? It does have the game engine of FO4, it does have the colors of FO4, but it's empty. . . Nothing to do, nothing to see, no fun. Beteshda sould have remeber that FUN is part of the definition of GAME and SUCCES.

    And i had to say it but the atom shop. . . buy usless emoticon, hat or pyjamas are overexpensiv (6$/€ for pyjamas. . . ), pass your way nothing to see.
    At least it doesn't make microtransaction P2W or unavoidable. Which is actualy the only good point of this game.

    The only good point is microtransaction. . . It say it all about how crappy this game is.    … Expand
  43. Feeji9
    Jan 27, 2019
    0
    Bethesda dug her grave, releasing this game into the light. I have no desire to buy your games after this piece of misunderstanding.This is clearly not what we expected.
  44. NojEsco
    Jan 25, 2019
    2
    This is a world that is completely empty and dead, and not in the atmospheric way. Bafflingly, the promise of: "There are no NPC's in this game," was seen as a positive in some peoples' eyes, because it just made a world with interesting ideas and basic art assets one of the least Fun and most Boring games ever made.

    There's simply nothing to engage you with - battles are either    This is a world that is completely empty and dead, and not in the atmospheric way. Bafflingly, the promise of: "There are no NPC's in this game," was seen as a positive in some peoples' eyes, because it just made a world with interesting ideas and basic art assets one of the least Fun and most Boring games ever made.

    There's simply nothing to engage you with - battles are either annoying and overlong hassles, or exploits of terrible AI, what very few interesting story bits that exist are separated by hours of joyless exploration, grinding takes way, way too long (thanks to a patch), the audio is sparse to the point where it sounds like an Alpha build before the sound design was performed and implemented, and visually this game is surprisingly ugly. This isn't because of the Ruined elements - every Fallout game before this, as well as other games involving Ruins, from Metro 2033 to Final Fantasy X, all look miles better than this. This only compounds the survival hassle that is a nice enough idea, but only adds needless busywork to what should be fun. Oh, and the Missions just suddenly appear as if the Starship Enterprise beamed down a to-do list for you.

    This does not bring me pleasure as I've greatly enjoyed most Bethesda games, but those were great because the worlds were grand and interesting, as well as nice looking from both technological and artistic standpoints. But those were also because world-building was a strong factor, so even if you came across a character that was poorly written or poorly acted, you would still keep your level of immersion; it's the same reason why immersion was maintained despite graphical glitches as well. But here, there is literally nothing to distract you from such problems, as the problems, when they come up, are the ONLY things that you are presented with. There is no living, breathing world to think about to allow you to overlook these issues, nor anything fun to do that you can concentrate on either. Monster animations suddenly going odd were fine in Oblivion, for example, because you were engaged in the combat, but the combat here feels more like Metal Gear Survive than the Post-Morrowind games that Bethesda has made over the past decade.

    The reason I don't just give this a 1 is really because this game feels like a legitimately decent game that was simply released in pre-Alpha. This isn't like Metal Gear Survive; there's actual legitimate value here that's simply hidden by a lack of functional design. I can't deny, Oblivion or Skyrim might've been boring as well if you took all of the NPCs out and removed all of the graphical fixes made in the last 6 months of development. But the world is pretty well designed, like I said the story elements that exist aren't bad, and the gameplay works from a basic blueprint; it just feels like they had to abandon a project about 40% of the way through, and then someone released it to the public with working servers.

    But because of these problems, I don't think that this will be fixed. Like ME:Andromeda, the problem here isn't a large set of bugs, but the content itself being fundamentally either flawed, mis-designed or simply non-existent. This game doesn't require fixes, but rather a complete overhaul of the content within. I can ignore the bugs, and even the problems with release like paying $20 for a Santa in-game outfit (although that's pretty disgraceful), but this game is essentially a buggy, ugly and boring experience that has virtually nothing to offer of its own beyond constrictive gameplay and world almost completely free of content.    … Expand
  45. Dal_ReviewedDat
    Jan 25, 2019
    0
    This is my first review at ZERO score.

    Here's why: I am a huge fan of the franchise. I got the game pre-order and cancelled during the Beta, because it was poor in both what I saw and not worth £60 when compared to Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 which released within the month of 76, there's an epic void of quality between the two. Within 9 days 76 was on sale at half price. A    This is my first review at ZERO score.

    Here's why:

    I am a huge fan of the franchise. I got the game pre-order and cancelled during the Beta, because it was poor in both what I saw and not worth £60 when compared to Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 which released within the month of 76, there's an epic void of quality between the two.

    Within 9 days 76 was on sale at half price. A reflection of its actual value. Make no mistake, this is not an original game, I've put in a good 40+ hrs and it's just a poor mans FO4. The AI is actually worst than FO4, honestly, it's really, really bad, and alone this beautiful yet empty world feels boring.
    With NPCs missing, the story is a fetch quest style Go To that only morons could possibly appreciate, logging in to a terminal to read and read then go to next place, pick up tape and listen and listen - it's all so hollow. Where are the characters... oh ...that's right "we are the NPCs" ...no, we're really not.
    In 40+ hrs my encounters have mostly been people running away from me, people waving and trying to give me free stuff, or me shooting people and them logging off / jumping to a new server. There's such poor PVP mechanics, that I wonder why they added it at all - and it's your fault, the solo players that whined when 76 was announced that they didn't want to be bothered by other players - well - they made a game so poor, such bad mechanics that if after a month of logging in your still going, you are alone as everyone else is bored mindless.
    Bethesda's desire to use such an old engine really shows when compared to other PS4 titles in 2018. The animations are 100% from FO4, the boss is from Skyrim, and they released this as a full price game.

    Bugs - seriously - from enemies appearing in walls, items causing crashes, workstations causing crashes and crashes just crashing - this is a total mess. I'm on PS Pro and it's dogsh1t.

    What Bethesda could have done:

    Released the game at £20 as 'early access'. Fixed bugs gradually. Added actual content. Not focused on a bizarre Atom store whereby you spend £20 for an emoji and santa hat. Released it with PVP or PVE servers for players. Let more people on a server. Given it a real story. Kept with lore from previous titles. Given it to another developer to make.

    Overall it really as bad as people say. I thought at half price I'd try it after completing RDR2, but I still want my £30 back. I got 9-10 months out of Ark online, and expected to get at least 2-3 out of 76, but it is so boring, so so boring. I've 68 PSN friends and 1 other played 76 - we hooked up once and had a fun evening - but that's because we have fun in any game, not because of 76. There's players out there trying to collect all the blueprints, trying to get higher level legendries - WHY ? Will a better gun make others want to pvp? Will having a new table type make the base building any more fun? No... your grinding your time out on a crap experience. I'd recommend ARK or any online PVP or even ESO over this ... Christ Besthesda, how could you do this to the franchise and not even openly apologise for it?    … Expand
  46. BreakzJ
    Jan 25, 2019
    3
    Garbage. This should be a free-to-play. So disappointing.Why Bethesda would release a game with so many problems is beyond me. This makes me worried for future installments and for games like Starfield.
  47. DimaFidel
    Jan 23, 2019
    0
    жадность и лень у людей конечно зашкаливают.
    не ожидал от такой студии такого.
    стыд и позор.
  48. BigWaffle
    Jan 22, 2019
    10
    I thought it was decent and enjoyed myself. Had fun with the whole family playing it together.
  49. johnlemon04
    Jan 22, 2019
    1
    All the people who are giving this game a score above 4 are lying. this is a mess. what a big failure. Todd and bethesda are the new hello games plus the new EA. and you know what bothers me? theyre working and theyre the ones who will release the new doom games and that worries me. not going to trust Todd howard again. Why everything that goes mainstream dies or gets destroyed? justAll the people who are giving this game a score above 4 are lying. this is a mess. what a big failure. Todd and bethesda are the new hello games plus the new EA. and you know what bothers me? theyre working and theyre the ones who will release the new doom games and that worries me. not going to trust Todd howard again. Why everything that goes mainstream dies or gets destroyed? just trying to milk the fallout franchise. what a joke and Fallout 4 is one of the weakest games of the series.… Expand
  50. Mollish89
    Jan 21, 2019
    10
    I cant really see where the bad criticism comes from. Sure the game has its bugs but so has most games in the beginning. Played it now for a weekend straight and that alone is worth its money. And it still have so much more to explore.
  51. xSPAZZx
    Jan 20, 2019
    1
    Incomplete garbage. This is what gaming has become...rolling out 20% developed games and full price and over hyping the audience with bought and paid for gaming journalists.

    Cons: +Character Doesn't Speak +No Humans to interact +Lazy copypasta +Gun Play is either 2 or 4 shots kill everything +Music is even more phoned in than in fallout 4... (continually gets worse) Pros:    Incomplete garbage. This is what gaming has become...rolling out 20% developed games and full price and over hyping the audience with bought and paid for gaming journalists.

    Cons:
    +Character Doesn't Speak
    +No Humans to interact
    +Lazy copypasta
    +Gun Play is either 2 or 4 shots kill everything
    +Music is even more phoned in than in fallout 4... (continually gets worse)

    Pros:
    +Hopefully bethesda and fellowing gaming giants Like EA, Ubisoft (don't get me started on Far Cry New Dawn aka Far Cry 5 DLC...Total Cash grab by Ubisoft: with another copy pasta)
    +World is beautiful (sadly)

    I hope this trend of hyping the gaming audience, just so they can keep charging $60 for an unfinished or even worse a copy pasted mess with no heart nor soul. Or they make games like Wokenstein...please stop...

    Gone are the days of putting genuine effort into creation of a memorable game. People like stay goldeneye n64 and resident evils on playstation and metal gear. But no, lets just rake in the $$$.    … Expand
  52. paddystudmuffin
    Jan 16, 2019
    0
    Oh dear oh dear what a pile of donkey do do. Why oh why has no one mentioned you need ps plus to play it! We were told it was just always online like tera etc. Not impressed just traded it in and only got a tenner...price of a large fish supper which isn't always online ))
  53. Bobbyjhonson123
    Jan 16, 2019
    0
    This game did have potently when the trailer came out for E3 but it failed when it came out.
  54. tzbenetti
    Jan 16, 2019
    10
    I really enjoyed the game. It's not like previous titles but the world is very interesting.
  55. AntonSK1917
    Jan 15, 2019
    0
    The worst game of the year and the worst Fallout game ever. I don't know how it looks on PC, but on PS4 it looks terrible. Outdated engine, the absence of NPC and plot - this is not a Fallout, this is not a game. I hope that Todd Howard will stop making new Fallout and sell game rights to CD Project Red. This is the own way to save this series.
  56. Rainsky702
    Jan 14, 2019
    0
    Its was like GTA after a post apocalyptic war, it does lag a lot, and the graphics aren't the best, took my game back the same day I got it.
  57. BrettSiebenhaar
    Jan 12, 2019
    3
    Ok, I will be admit that the game is not perfect, but wow, it doesn't deserve the low scores that it is getting. It is still a Fallout game, it looks like a Fallout game, and it plays like one. I have put about 10 hours in the game so far and I have had fun. I have ran into many other players and they have not attacked me, that is a PLUS! There are no human NPC's. We all know this.Ok, I will be admit that the game is not perfect, but wow, it doesn't deserve the low scores that it is getting. It is still a Fallout game, it looks like a Fallout game, and it plays like one. I have put about 10 hours in the game so far and I have had fun. I have ran into many other players and they have not attacked me, that is a PLUS! There are no human NPC's. We all know this. We are the NPC's for later games. That is the point. You do get most of your missions from holograms or computers, but that is fine. The game world is great. The map is huge. I want to explore, but I am a level 10, I will wait a little while for that. YOU DO NOT NEED TO PLAY MULTIPLAYER! You can go at is solo. That's what I am doing. Please ignore all the low scores. Everyone knew exactly what they were getting into with this game, it was no secret. Nothing will ever beat New Vegas, this game isn't even close. If you liked Fallout 4 for the most part, you will like this game. If you are a Fallout fan in general, you should play this game JUST BECAUSE! Solid 7 so far.

    UPDATE!!!!!!!!! 15 Nov 2018 5 p.m.

    Ok, so there i was just minding my own business and two idiots decide to follow me around forever all the while shooting me. You do take damage after every shot. I was under the impression, if they fire at you and you don't fire back, you only take that first bit of damage, but no, you will continue to lose health. It isn't much health, but still! I don't mind other players running around in the world, but Bethesda really should make an option where if you want to interact or not. If you don't, you should still see the people, but not interact with them.. That's what I think. When I am trying to complete a mission, being attacked by ghouls, that is enough, but no, you have to worry about other people attacking you. Its dumb...DUMB DUMB DUMB. Weren't we all supposed to be from the same vault rebuilding the world? Why would we kill each other? I will leave the score the same. I am still enjoying this game, but I hope Bethesda changes certain parts of the "online" experience.

    UPDATE!!!! 16 Nov 2018 1 p.m.

    Back again with another update. I am really really trying to like this game. I keep telling myself that it is Fallout, I LOVE FALLOUT, but after a while, it doesn't feel like Fallout anymore. A major gripe that I have is using melee weapons. I get swarmed by level 1 ghouls, I am a level 15. I swing the golf club, the ghoul moves. It takes forever to set up again and swing again, the ghoul moves again while I am being attacked by 5, 6, 7 more ghouls. I know, I can use guns, but these are level 1 ghouls! The melee combat sucks. its worse than any other Fallout game. The most annoying part is when you are being swarmed and then the frame rate freezes, then it catches back up and you are no longer facing the way that you were and now the ghouls are behind you. Its annoying. And another thing, since when did the rad moles or mole rats, whatever they are become such a problem. HOLY SH*T! For issues like I have been running into, the score is being lowered from a 7 to a 6.

    UPDATE!!! 22 Nov 18

    Ok, so my mind hasn't changed much regarding this game, but I have something new to gripe about. When you go to an area and there happens to be another real player there and this player is very much above your current level, all the enemies in that area will be around that players level. Top of the World, most enemies are not above level 10, I am currently level 20. I left the area and came back a bit later and there was a level 48 person there, all the enemies were level 45. This kind of takes the fun out of the game. Bethesda should never ever try online ever again. they should stick to what they do best, make memorable single player games! I am still enjoying the game for the most part and for what it is i guess, but this game actually makes me miss Fallout 4, and I didn't like that game that much.

    UPDATE: 26 Dec 2018

    The game sucks, score lowered to a 3. I am pretty sure I don't need to give an explanation as to why my score lowered. Go to youtube and watch people talk about the game. Everything they say is absolutely true! Terrible. I am scared about Rage 2 and the next Fallout. I am scared about TES6!    … Expand
  58. Deltium
    Jan 10, 2019
    0
    too many bugs at launch. absolutely terrible. game developers really missed here.
  59. aaacharlie
    Jan 10, 2019
    0
    I spent $70 on the pre-order, and I'm SO disappointed. I ALSO created a metacritic account just to let people know how incredibly boring and terrible this game is. I played the BETA for about 12 hours, and never had the desire to try it again. I definitely don't want to download 48 gigs on top of the 50+ gigs I already have downloaded (twice). Today, 11/25/18 I tried to get a refund, andI spent $70 on the pre-order, and I'm SO disappointed. I ALSO created a metacritic account just to let people know how incredibly boring and terrible this game is. I played the BETA for about 12 hours, and never had the desire to try it again. I definitely don't want to download 48 gigs on top of the 50+ gigs I already have downloaded (twice). Today, 11/25/18 I tried to get a refund, and was automatically instant-replied that they won't be issuing any refunds. This infuriated me, and because I am such a fan of Fallout, I was truly hoping they would make it right with at least a refund. Because they won't make it right, I was compelled to create a meta-critic account. So here it is. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME.
    UPDATE: On 1/10/19 they are finally agreeing to refund my purchase. I'm going to stop boycotting Bethesda because I believe they finally see the light. This was a terrible experience but in the end, they did the right thing.    … Expand
  60. Canardmou42
    Jan 9, 2019
    0
    I put 0 out of 10 and it no exaggeration: the game is a mess to the point it is unplayable. Bethesda somehow thought it would be a great idea to convert an outdated engine used to make rpgs, remove all rpg content and focus on multiplayer. The multiplayer aspect of the game is a total failure as both PVP et Co-op do not work for multiple reasons others already laid out here, resulting in aI put 0 out of 10 and it no exaggeration: the game is a mess to the point it is unplayable. Bethesda somehow thought it would be a great idea to convert an outdated engine used to make rpgs, remove all rpg content and focus on multiplayer. The multiplayer aspect of the game is a total failure as both PVP et Co-op do not work for multiple reasons others already laid out here, resulting in a game with no story, or anything except bugs, despair, and the **** urge to constantly manage drinks and food.

    The only reason one would want to play this game is to find out how much of a failure a poorly developed video game can be.    … Expand
  61. anaconda
    Jan 8, 2019
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. iam a fallout fanboy, fallout 3 is one of my favorite games. But fallout 76 is bad, just bad. i played till end. everyone who give good critics lie. i give this game a real chance. it crashes many many times, it lags, bad grapics, no npc, no story. pvp is crap. crafting is a pain. After i made it to the end i cannot start the nulear missile because of a bug, i had to do this stupid dungeon with endless respawning robots again. no, just no! why bethesta?i delete it immediatly. ET on Atari is a better game than this. you should forced to play this game as a punishment. you rob the people, and deserve the ****… Expand
  62. AaronStrong1337
    Jan 8, 2019
    0
    Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting.
  63. 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
  64. LockdownZ
    Jan 7, 2019
    1
    While being an absolute hardcore Bethesda fanboy, this game is the biggest disappointment of the last decade. The game world is boring, empty and doesn't really add much in terms of renewal. The game is best played with friends is what Bethesda says, this is one of the many, many reasons the game is flop. A classic Bethesda game, like Fallout 3/ New Vegas or Skyrim, should be single playerWhile being an absolute hardcore Bethesda fanboy, this game is the biggest disappointment of the last decade. The game world is boring, empty and doesn't really add much in terms of renewal. The game is best played with friends is what Bethesda says, this is one of the many, many reasons the game is flop. A classic Bethesda game, like Fallout 3/ New Vegas or Skyrim, should be single player only and never even attempt to go multiplayer unless they have a good formula and a really, really good reason to do so. With games like Red Dead Redemption 2, Assassin's Creed Odyssey and Spiderman out there at the exact same time, this game just gets demolished under a pile of garbage while the rest is praised to heaven, like it should be. If this game had to be described with one word it would be: Shame. Shame on Bethesda for putting this game out there, as a lowkey cashgrab that dares to call itself 'Fallout'.… Expand
  65. Carter478
    Jan 6, 2019
    1
    I knew that this game wasn't gonna be mind blowing by any account but my friend and I had planned to both get it to play it together. I thought at the very least it'll be enjoyable playing with them.. I didn't think i'd end up falling asleep whilst it playing with them. I went into this game expecting it to be average but average would be a compliment. Fallout 76 feels like a small gradeI knew that this game wasn't gonna be mind blowing by any account but my friend and I had planned to both get it to play it together. I thought at the very least it'll be enjoyable playing with them.. I didn't think i'd end up falling asleep whilst it playing with them. I went into this game expecting it to be average but average would be a compliment. Fallout 76 feels like a small grade up from those asset flip **** games that people would put on steam. As consumers for Bethesda games we expect bugs on launch... but I got this a month after launch (cheap thankfully) and it's one of the buggiest games I've ever seen. There's no story, no NPCs to talk to and no sense of wonder as youre exploring the map. Buildings and places are just shamelessly reused from other fallout games and pasted.

    It's just a mess and I wish I could sell this game but I'd feel guilty putting the pain of the game onto another living person. This game has broken my faith in Bethesda and I have lost my excitement for Elder scrolls 6 because of it.    … Expand
  66. sammeyerluke
    Jan 6, 2019
    0
    Why i spend 60 dollars on this when i heard what was wrong with it is beyond me. I thought people were salty. Little did i know its by far on of the worst games i have ever played. RIP fallout.
  67. TheRedHood1
    Jan 4, 2019
    4
    I wanted this game to be good. I was one of the people fighting for this game. When this game came out I saw how bad it was I thought it can't be that bad. Then I got the game for Christmas and played it.
    Fallout 76 can be a very pretty game at times but it is ruined when you see a glitching scorched or textures that look very very bad. This game is very boring with the most    I wanted this game to be good. I was one of the people fighting for this game. When this game came out I saw how bad it was I thought it can't be that bad. Then I got the game for Christmas and played it.
    Fallout 76 can be a very pretty game at times but it is ruined when you see a glitching scorched or textures that look very very bad. This game is very boring with the most uninspired bare bones quests that I have ever done. One event quest is literally just escorting a robot through a city filled with like ten gouls. This is not fun this not how you do quest especially fallout quests.
    Fallout 76s world is huge. But a huge world is useless when there is nothing fun to do in it. The world comes off as very empty there are some places to scavenge and enemies to fight but it is still so barren.
    The biggest crime 76 commits are the attom shop. It is broken with fake sales and way overpriced skins. I can deal with overpriced skin in games like fortnite but that game is free to play. 76 is a 60$ game. It just comes off a soo greedy. Truthfully I had some fun in 76 but it was very few and far between.    … Expand
  68. Lycanthropunk
    Jan 4, 2019
    2
    I love the Fallout franchise, and I was totally up for a MMO version of it, but I must echo everyone else on here and say that this is a huge disappointment. I remember the backlash ESO had upon release, people wanting "Skyrim with friends", but that was way better at launch than this, and since then with its upgrades it has become my favourite online game ever. TONS of content, greatI love the Fallout franchise, and I was totally up for a MMO version of it, but I must echo everyone else on here and say that this is a huge disappointment. I remember the backlash ESO had upon release, people wanting "Skyrim with friends", but that was way better at launch than this, and since then with its upgrades it has become my favourite online game ever. TONS of content, great storylines and characters, much better graphics than its main rival, WoW and on the whole, runs very smoothly, even with loads of other players on screen. With this game, I wasn't expecting "Fallout 3 with friends", but at the very least something on par with ESO, vaguely hoping Bethesda would've learnt from Obsidian's release. With its constant bugs, atrocious graphics, awful AI, complete lack of immersion and characters, and enemies spawning out of nowhere, it appears not. It seems that Bethesda have gotten too big for their boots, and if they think they can crap on their customers by thinking that this is good enough for us, then they need to learn a valuable lesson: it doesn't matter how big you are, a business is NOTHING without its customers. We've parted with our cash and been stung this time- we won't next time.
    I can only hope that they have just enough humility to realise that they have really messed up, and hopefully they will sort this mess out and give us the game we deserve, because, as of now, they have not only seriously tarnished the Fallout brand, but also their own brand.    … Expand
  69. VauItBoy
    Jan 3, 2019
    0
    [Everyone disliked that.]
    [You are now enemies with Obsidian Entertainment.]
  70. WastelandN
    Jan 3, 2019
    2
    Having played every iteration of Fallout from the start (including having a stash of Nuka-cola caps somewhere in my bedside table), and a long history with MMORPGs, I should have been the perfect target audience for an open world Fallout game. However, the reality is that Bethesda rushed a half-baked game that stripped the charm of Fallout series from the game, while failing to implementHaving played every iteration of Fallout from the start (including having a stash of Nuka-cola caps somewhere in my bedside table), and a long history with MMORPGs, I should have been the perfect target audience for an open world Fallout game. However, the reality is that Bethesda rushed a half-baked game that stripped the charm of Fallout series from the game, while failing to implement basic aspects of the MMO genre that have evolved over the last decade into standby's of the genre. Gone are the compelling Fallout stories, characters, quests and emotional ties to factions and companions. Gone is the humour and quirkiness, or surprising bits of lore that were embedded into the very fabric of the post-nuka landscape. Effectively, the Fallout world was reduced to another post-apocalytic wasteland with echoes of what drew people to Fallout over the past 15-years. Combine this with failing to implement any form of zoning mechanics, a total lack of instancing, terribly buggy re-spawn, woeful inventory mechanics, recurring and frequent bugs with C.A.M.P. spawning/placement, and totally non-intuitive levelling, and you have an MMO that learned NOTHING from WoW or other pioneers of the MMO space. From vanilla WoW through to Cataclysm, WoW always had a strong storyline and quest-givers that kept you involved - Bethesda could have taken this approach and not rushed the game to market and thereby would have kept the feel of the Fallout world, but alas, they chose not to.
    Overall, after playing Fallout76 for a couple months, giving it more that a fare share of playtime, I can't rate this game more than a 2/10.    … Expand
  71. Bbplayer
    Jan 2, 2019
    2
    I had this at a 6, I did, that was before the bag issue, the miscommunication on the update and the upcoming lawsuit....I tried I really did but this is not a good game. Maybe I will still play it later but I doubt it.
  72. 8008135
    Jan 2, 2019
    4
    Game breaking bugs, mindnumbingly boring quests, horrible ai, and an in game economy ruined by exploiters. I keep playing this game for nothing other than nostalgia, but this game just flatout sucks. the lack of npc's is what really makes it fall flat on its face. if it had npc's and a real story, i could look past all of its problems. i feel like i was robbed of 60 dollars honestly. IGame breaking bugs, mindnumbingly boring quests, horrible ai, and an in game economy ruined by exploiters. I keep playing this game for nothing other than nostalgia, but this game just flatout sucks. the lack of npc's is what really makes it fall flat on its face. if it had npc's and a real story, i could look past all of its problems. i feel like i was robbed of 60 dollars honestly. I wish they would sell the IP of fallout to a better studio who can do the title justice.… Expand
  73. Jorlan
    Jan 2, 2019
    0
    Bugthesda is a lazy software company and never bothered to upgrade and update their Jurassic game engine. Compare this game to other open world game like AC Odyssey and RDR2 and you will clearly see that game engine of Bugthesda is OBSOLETE. They are a AAA game company that outputs the most bugs riddled game and the most outdated graphic game engine. They have milked their game engineBugthesda is a lazy software company and never bothered to upgrade and update their Jurassic game engine. Compare this game to other open world game like AC Odyssey and RDR2 and you will clearly see that game engine of Bugthesda is OBSOLETE. They are a AAA game company that outputs the most bugs riddled game and the most outdated graphic game engine. They have milked their game engine for two decades and never bothered to invest in new engine. The game is absolute mess and they rightfully deserved the low score. Save yourself from the agony and buy other quality games like Spiderman, AC Odyssey, RDR2 and God of War.… Expand
  74. elitegamermax
    Jan 1, 2019
    0
    Fallout 76 is the worst game ever. factor one, this is personal to me, the two things I loved about fallout is the feeling of being a badass and lore both of which very absent. factor two gameplay, its boring ok, although most mobs have the good concept the mechanics suck, to the point in which fighting is like taking turns hitting each other unless its a boss but they take up all yourFallout 76 is the worst game ever. factor one, this is personal to me, the two things I loved about fallout is the feeling of being a badass and lore both of which very absent. factor two gameplay, its boring ok, although most mobs have the good concept the mechanics suck, to the point in which fighting is like taking turns hitting each other unless its a boss but they take up all your ammo which leads to my next aspect. factor three, F-ING ANNOYANCES, one example is how I need to find schematics for things to build which is infuriating for people who enjoy building like me, did I mention how scavenging and scraping resources takes up a little bit too much time? NO, I DIDNT THAT'S BECAUSE IT TAKES UP MOST OF THE GAME, then whenever you do get it and die you lose all your hard earned resources. don't worry though because you can claim plots to gather resources, but here's the catch, NOT ONLY DOES IT COST CAPS BUT HIGH-LEVEL PLAYERS TEND TO RAID IT AND ALL THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT GOES TO THEM, plus most players hate building in the first place unlike me though. moving on we have multiplayer, THE WORST DECISION BETHESDA HAS EVER MADE. ok so multiplayer meant annoying players like earlier, it means when questing theirs normally another player one step ahead of you that spoils the plot, and lastly it means NO NPC'S, WHICH MEANS A HORRIBLE STORY AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST FACTORS THAT MAKES THIS A HORRIBLE GAME. also, the glitches so their everywhere because THE GAME USES A 16-YEAR-OLD ENGINE. also, microtransactions are really expensive one skin could cost almost 20$. plus Bethesda said they were a company about mods but they removed that aswell which is one of the most fun things about their previous games. and don't even get me started on disasters outside the game like how they leaked thousands of peoples personal info. I WANT MY 60 BUCKS BACK.… Expand
  75. konditoque
    Dec 31, 2018
    0
    I love Fallout so much, it is by far my favourite game series. But, I hate every thing about fallout 76, expert from the world, but it doesn't matter when the rest of the game is unplayable.
  76. 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
  77. FO76WHY
    Dec 30, 2018
    1
    It's difficult to give a game a one-star rating when you technically enjoy the setting and gameplay more than most games. Fallout 76 earns a one-star rating despite having the POTENTIAL to be one of the best games of the year because it fails at every level to be a playable game. As I sit reviewing this trash fire of a game, I can still hear another mic'd player lamenting the fact that IIt's difficult to give a game a one-star rating when you technically enjoy the setting and gameplay more than most games. Fallout 76 earns a one-star rating despite having the POTENTIAL to be one of the best games of the year because it fails at every level to be a playable game. As I sit reviewing this trash fire of a game, I can still hear another mic'd player lamenting the fact that I got loaded into his blast zone (no hard feelings, dude, just one of the many glitch-adjacent joys FO76 players get to look forward to) literally TWO MINUTES after I got disconnected from the server and had to Alt F4.

    Where to even begin. From the constant server crashes to the fact that the Bethesda team only ever seems to apply patches to things no one actually gives a crap about ("WOW, this game lags so much it's like playing a slideshow but THANK GOD someone fixed the shadows left behind on the Nuka Cola bottles!"), the entire player experience just feels like a joke. A really, really bad joke.

    The storyline is OK. The graphics are decent. The gameplay is really fun IF you can go 5 minutes without getting knocked from the server or randomly being teleported into a horde of enemies. I didn't have strong feelings about multiplayer one way or another, but it's not even possible to rate the game on those terms, because it just frankly doesn't work. This outdated engine is so clunky that if it was a car, you couldn't sell it to one of those businesses advertising that they "buy junk cars" for $5. It is really, really that bad.

    Just such a waste of potential, such a waste of an incredible setting, cool lore, and standard but enjoyable mechanics. Oh, well. I guess if you like the idea of Fallout, but instead of a playable game, it's a slideshow, this one's great.    … Expand
  78. ThisIsGreat0-10
    Dec 30, 2018
    0
    Just made an account to give this mess 0/10. There is literally nothing but an empty world with repetitive enemies in it. Be bored alone, or play bored together with a friend. Not quite sure exactly where the enjoyment is meant to come from. It's not on steam because the developers/publishers didn't want the convenience of refunding to be available to consumers.
  79. Dfens
    Dec 30, 2018
    1
    I really, Really, REALLY tried to love this game. I have been a huge fan of all of the other Fallout games but this one has soooo many things wrong with it, I just don’t know where to start! After playing only 50hrs (and only at level 22) I am ready to throw in the towel. I have spent far too long trying to manage the weight of my items and the amount I am able to carry with no luck. AfterI really, Really, REALLY tried to love this game. I have been a huge fan of all of the other Fallout games but this one has soooo many things wrong with it, I just don’t know where to start! After playing only 50hrs (and only at level 22) I am ready to throw in the towel. I have spent far too long trying to manage the weight of my items and the amount I am able to carry with no luck. After dropping nearly everything I owned I still only just came under the weight so as not to be overencumbered. On top of this there have been so many game freezes and bugs that it borders on ridiculously frustrating!
    I have enjoyed the brief time of actual gameplay/building/exploring etc I have been able to do without becoming annoyed by something stupid in the game. But frustration heavily outweighs enjoyment!
    I look forward to Fallout 5 - fingers crossed.    … Expand
  80. Fireantus
    Dec 30, 2018
    0
    Bethesda banned people for using graphic improvement mods and ask them to write essays about why it's so bad. A company. From which you PURCHASED a product. Ban you from using a product you paid for. A product you DID NOT misused. And ask you to write a **** schoolyard essay about why you are a bad person in their eyes.

    Well that's a big no from me, guys.
  81. v1p3r1
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    276/5000
    bethesda you gave me a reason with fallout 76 no more of you to buy a single game it is already sad that the fans make your games better than YOUR own can and then you also ban such players who take your job # boycottBethesda

    I should still thank you for giving me such a good reason THANKS BETHESDA :)
  82. 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
  83. usererror123
    Dec 29, 2018
    8
    I have to admit, Bethesda, you did a decent job with this game. i don't know what all the hate is about surrounding this game. The character creation is one of the best features, bringing back all of the settings from fallout 4 and adding more cosmetics. One of the main flaws is the campaign, it does not feel like it has much of a story, pretty bland and short also. Overall decent game
  84. CabbageBoy
    Dec 29, 2018
    0
    Silly Todd Howard, I could make a better game than this in a day! You have disgraced the Howard name with this trash! Unfortunately Todd, this does not just work. Please resign, and formally hand over your position to me, it's about time the Bethesda community fight back against Todd's tyranny! Rise up gamers! Now we must fight!
  85. xTh-3-nDx
    Dec 28, 2018
    0
    Just save your money and buy any other games it’s buggy and lagging so bad it’s unplayable
  86. ExcuseMePrinces
    Dec 28, 2018
    0
    It's not made for Fallout fans because it got rid of all of the best features from past Fallout games. it's not made for survival fans because the survival mechanics are beyond gimped. Who exactly was this made for? Failout 76 does absolutely nothing right. No wonder it was discounted 50% less than a week after release. Way to screw your fanbase Bethesda!
  87. jbrobst865
    Dec 28, 2018
    3
    **UPDATE** After playing about 40 more hours, I think I've hit burn out on this game. It took two weeks for the community to go from helpful to toxic. It's repetitive, full of game breaking glitches, and often times more frustrating than it's worth. If you can stay online for a few hours without a crash, someone attacking you to take everything you've worked hours to get, or find**UPDATE** After playing about 40 more hours, I think I've hit burn out on this game. It took two weeks for the community to go from helpful to toxic. It's repetitive, full of game breaking glitches, and often times more frustrating than it's worth. If you can stay online for a few hours without a crash, someone attacking you to take everything you've worked hours to get, or find something new there is some enjoyment to be had. Your friends use you as an ATM and a parts resource for everything they need. Don't waste your money… Expand
  88. 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
  89. Slava_Antonov
    Dec 25, 2018
    2
    Это какой-то лютый пипец. Сначала они убили диалоги и квесты в Fallout 4, а теперь и всю игру в целом.
    Не покупайте это недоразумение.
  90. KillDaNoiz
    Dec 24, 2018
    0
    Go **** yourself all Bugthesda employees involved in the development of this **** game
  91. Paradox490
    Dec 23, 2018
    0
    Fallout 76 is huge garbage, there you are hours on the way to start in a silo, the atomic bomb and always the game crashes .. I want to make more use of my hobby play games with good developers .. Disappointing .... Never again fallout and bethesda
  92. Incarnaden
    Dec 23, 2018
    10
    I know that so many people loath this game but I find it extremely entertaining with over 200 hours played I’m still exploring and finding new things I’ve changed my build multiple times so you can tweak it to your preferred build. The game solo is a bit mundane but with friends it has been a blast. Ya I blue screen at least twice a day and the number of bugs can be infuriating but theyI know that so many people loath this game but I find it extremely entertaining with over 200 hours played I’m still exploring and finding new things I’ve changed my build multiple times so you can tweak it to your preferred build. The game solo is a bit mundane but with friends it has been a blast. Ya I blue screen at least twice a day and the number of bugs can be infuriating but they bugs can also be hilarious.… Expand
  93. houmie
    Dec 22, 2018
    1
    The game has a weak story and contradicts its own lore. It's a complete asset flip from Fallout 4. They have recycled the entire graphics, even though fallout 76 is supposed to be only 20 years after the war and not 200. With the exception of God-ray lighting, the in-game graphics and animations are from a decade ago. It feels very dated in 2018. The lack of NPCs makes the game a veryThe game has a weak story and contradicts its own lore. It's a complete asset flip from Fallout 4. They have recycled the entire graphics, even though fallout 76 is supposed to be only 20 years after the war and not 200. With the exception of God-ray lighting, the in-game graphics and animations are from a decade ago. It feels very dated in 2018. The lack of NPCs makes the game a very lonely place. While the game has fun moments, I left frustrated after the game deleted my entire hard-earned power armor due to a bug. The game has too many game breaking bugs. I would stay clear for 6-12 months until they have fixed everything and added better content, let your wallet speak, maybe they'd stop rushing it for next time like this.… Expand
  94. 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
  95. saixo
    Dec 21, 2018
    0
    I even enjoyed No Mans Sky more than this piece of unfinished money collecting crap machine game.

    Bethesda should shame alot for this. I will never buy a game made or published by bethesda anymore!

    This is the biggest joke i ever saw in game industry in the 25 years i play games.
  96. Gaudia
    Dec 21, 2018
    9
    I've been playing FO76 since the Beta and have had a great time. In over 50 hours of gameplay I've had around 5 disconnects, and the few bugs I've encountered have been pretty inconsequential. The map is huge and packed with interest. Anyone who tells you it's 'empty' is, frankly, dishonest, or is weirdly blind to the vast amount of content in this game. At a rough count there are 800I've been playing FO76 since the Beta and have had a great time. In over 50 hours of gameplay I've had around 5 disconnects, and the few bugs I've encountered have been pretty inconsequential. The map is huge and packed with interest. Anyone who tells you it's 'empty' is, frankly, dishonest, or is weirdly blind to the vast amount of content in this game. At a rough count there are 800 primary and secondary locations, not including the many others that aren't listed in the game guides. People complain that it's not 'proper' Fallout (however you'd care to define that term), but it's a multiplayer game based on FO4 which is exactly what Bethesda promised, and exactly what they delivered. Making this a multiplayer experience necessarily changes the way has to be designed compared to previous versions. If you're one of the critics who don't understand that, perhaps think about it a bit harder. TL;DR If you liked FO4, you'll have a lot of fun with this game.… Expand
  97. suspect
    Dec 20, 2018
    0
    The worst Fallout to date and an obvious cash grab. Shame on you Todd, go back to the Bethesda basement where you belong!
  98. xthefirex
    Dec 20, 2018
    10
    I play with a group of 4, 3 fallout series followers and 1 newbie. We are having a blast with this game. Occasional kick from server happens and sometimes we have to reset a quest but then we are right back in. The map is huge and plays like a fallout game. I don't mind having the npc's as voice only quest guides. Saves me time fast traveling back and forth to them for predictable dialogI play with a group of 4, 3 fallout series followers and 1 newbie. We are having a blast with this game. Occasional kick from server happens and sometimes we have to reset a quest but then we are right back in. The map is huge and plays like a fallout game. I don't mind having the npc's as voice only quest guides. Saves me time fast traveling back and forth to them for predictable dialog and grinding trophies based on my responses to them. Like being able to swap around perk cards like paragon. Pvp is not really happening but i didn't buy it for that, I bought it to have fun with my friends and it has been worth every penny. 100+hours so far… Expand
  99. Moony545
    Dec 19, 2018
    0
    0 баллов за наплевательское отношение к фанатам.
  100. Tribos
    Dec 18, 2018
    0
    I have played every Fallout since the original by Black Isle and am soooo disappointed by 76. So much potential...so little delivered. Admittedly, great graphics, great ambient sounds but by far the weakest story ever. Basically, follow the leader with no real purpose. Fallout is and always should be a single player (lone wanderer...) Fallout MMO has been described as 'non-canon' and II have played every Fallout since the original by Black Isle and am soooo disappointed by 76. So much potential...so little delivered. Admittedly, great graphics, great ambient sounds but by far the weakest story ever. Basically, follow the leader with no real purpose. Fallout is and always should be a single player (lone wanderer...) Fallout MMO has been described as 'non-canon' and I have to admit I agree. In my opinion, the best games are always me vs the machine (the programmers.) Can I solve the mystery, can I find the water chip, what is the FEV and how can I stop it? All of these made for great games. Running around the wasteland holding hands and singing kum-bah-yah...not so much. Very disappointed. Hope Fallout V will return to wasteland where I can once again save the world with my trusty hound by my side. Sadly, even Fallout Shelter has a better premise.… 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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