Fallout 76

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  1. SyxTwelve
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    https://youtu.be/DPl-YMq2WTM
    Remember when Bethesda posted this? Their next game after that is this buggy, unbalanced, unpolished, ugly, multiplayer game.
  2. Beemine
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    FU Bethesda. Sell Fallout franchise to another company and stop digging the grave even deeper. This is first game in Fallout world i never buy. We don't need fallout online. We need interesting story, many good quests, tons of exploring places.
  3. ScegfOd
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Spent almost an hour doing the perfect character. Opened overseer's terminal to get quest. Disconnected from game. Reconnected. Back from zero. Fck that, I'm not playing this FO4 reskin anymore.
  4. zumlin
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    a lot of bugs. the plot is very weak (and it was a feature of the series!!!), plus it destroys the whole history of the world
    also very little choice in the passage, in fact you can not play an evil character or good
    next - can be said, that there is no NPC... okay - yeah - we have multiplayer... but players on a just 24... as result - multiplayer is very poor and very boring... or need    a lot of bugs. the plot is very weak (and it was a feature of the series!!!), plus it destroys the whole history of the world
    also very little choice in the passage, in fact you can not play an evil character or good
    next - can be said, that there is no NPC... okay - yeah - we have multiplayer... but players on a just 24... as result - multiplayer is very poor and very boring... or need a map more than 20 times and players from at least 10000 on the server - or do need to make the game interesting - more quests, return to the NPC, more factions, branching quests, and other things. and so...
    but now -actually - the game is meaningless and boring...

    P.S.
    as yes - graphics remained the same and in fact - it's graphics from Morrowind with an additional package of textures    … Expand
  5. AndreaSch
    Nov 20, 2018
    10
    Fallout 76 is awesome game. Yes its not like any fallout before but still its fun and I enjoy it. And people who want play fallout 5 and ignore that this game is not fallout 5 simply should wait or ask Bethesda for it instead of flame game which is really good but not what they expect.

    Yes its buggy as any other previous fallout. And I really don't think that this is problem because    Fallout 76 is awesome game. Yes its not like any fallout before but still its fun and I enjoy it. And people who want play fallout 5 and ignore that this game is not fallout 5 simply should wait or ask Bethesda for it instead of flame game which is really good but not what they expect.

    Yes its buggy as any other previous fallout. And I really don't think that this is problem because bugs will be fixed. And Bethesda obviously work on it hardly. And I prefer game which get better and better over time instead of average game without support which die buggy.

    What is problem according to me is toxicity of people. How much of those people reporting that its garbage are even 15 years old ? how many of them at least own the game ? Who is just spreading opinions of their favorit youtubers ? and not even play the game :) Who report bug so it could be fixed instead of flaming ? None of those who put here 0.

    I don't care I love fallout game. and I enjoy this one though I really cannot tell how this game will grove in future for endgame content and how much it will be fixed. But I really hope it will.    … Expand
  6. EAsterBunnymund
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Waste of $60 that I would've rather spent on crack. Bethesda has always been the butt of the joke but this time, the joke isn't funny. This feels less like a game and more like a mugging, and the assailant stole something with sentimental value. An insult to the fallout series and video games as a whole. Most frustrating piece of media I've ever endured, a shameless copy+paste with evenWaste of $60 that I would've rather spent on crack. Bethesda has always been the butt of the joke but this time, the joke isn't funny. This feels less like a game and more like a mugging, and the assailant stole something with sentimental value. An insult to the fallout series and video games as a whole. Most frustrating piece of media I've ever endured, a shameless copy+paste with even more bugs and some classic bugs that have been around since the launch of Fallout 4. The worst part is, I doubt Bethesduh will even lose money on this considering they probably spent less than $5k making this sh'art'. I'd mark this review for spoilers but there's no F****** plot in. GET A NEW ENGINE AND NEW WRITERS OR SELL THE FALLOUT LICENSE, YOU CON ARTISTS.… Expand
  7. Chris888
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    There was a time when Bethesda's name carried the same weight as Rockstar and Naughty Dog. As a bethesda fan I gave this game despite the bad comments a chance and played it at least 10 hours alone and further 20 hours with friends to make my own opinion. And i'm totally disappointed by bethesda, it was a waste of time to play Fallout 76. Never thought that I would say that about a Fallout game.
  8. forsethi
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    Im just angry..thats all. And really? Positive reviews? You are kidding right...
  9. Flatout2
    Nov 19, 2018
    10
    Люблю Скайрим 10/10..............................................................................................................
  10. ant1free3
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    This is finish of fallout series. Absolutely ridiculous crappiest crap! Is fallout 4 a worst game of series? NO! NOT NOW! After that ****
  11. Yanize
    Nov 19, 2018
    9
    I liked Fallout 4 a lot and i love Fallout 76. Fun to play and for the first time share that fun with friends. Are there bugs? Shure, still many bugs and glitches but this can and will be fixed. There is a lot of potentiel for the future and i dont get people allready whining about missing Endcontent.
  12. jalexander13
    Nov 19, 2018
    8
    Not the zero most people are putting on here. This game obviously took a lot of time and effort to make and at times can be a lot of fun. Yes there are quite a few problems that Bethesda I'm sure is willing to work on over the years. We're entering into an age where video games take a considerable amount of time and effort to make, especially to constantly be on the cutting edge of thatNot the zero most people are putting on here. This game obviously took a lot of time and effort to make and at times can be a lot of fun. Yes there are quite a few problems that Bethesda I'm sure is willing to work on over the years. We're entering into an age where video games take a considerable amount of time and effort to make, especially to constantly be on the cutting edge of that game design market. They wanted to try something new and it's obviously not their strong point, but they've got to learn somehow.

    I've only put 28 hours in and I've barely covered the map, I'm excited to see what else the game as to offer in the future. (Really hope this wasn't an online test run for Starfield.)    … Expand
  13. Levsque
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    I would rather engage in sexual activity with all of my immediate family members than play this game.

    What is it? 2018? Why the hell would we update anything. People gushed over Fallout 4 so lets just reproduce that and lock it to 63 FPS because its now apparently 2008 and we have Physics based on frames now. It could be worse... ...Oh wait it is They haven't given 2 **** about    I would rather engage in sexual activity with all of my immediate family members than play this game.

    What is it? 2018? Why the hell would we update anything. People gushed over Fallout 4 so lets just reproduce that and lock it to 63 FPS because its now apparently 2008 and we have Physics based on frames now.

    It could be worse...
    ...Oh wait it is

    They haven't given 2 **** about updating their A.I. since Oblivion, and I pray to God if he is still somehow alive that they never release another title with this horrible system.

    Like seriously, the A.I. in offline mode Recruit difficulty has more competence than these A.I.

    They are milking this franchise till it dies, and I will be surprised if they don't just quit.

    Finally, for some reason, I fear to touch this game now.

    The Fallout New Vegas Multiplayer guy made a more effective mod that people would have probably actually payed money for, not whatever this is.

    And for those of you who are like...

    "If yOu DoNt lIkE ThE GaMe jUsT ReFuNd iT"

    I wish I could, but similar to escape from tarkov, I was only told the implications of what I was buying once I bought the game, and wasn't told how hard of a dicking I was recieving for pre ordering the game.

    Battlefield 2 looks like a passion project compared to what I was given with this.

    I will say **** You' for all of the people who had faith and didn't buy Red Dead Redemption 2 because they wanted to play the new Fallout.

    And also **** you for putting an RPG element into a first person multiplayer PvP shooter you absolute degenerates.    … Expand
  14. Riscolar
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    I can't really understand how game like this exists in 2018. I have always loved Bethesda games especially the elder scrolls games. After such bad game which still makes me wonder is this really a Bethesda game, i won't anymore look Bethesda like i used to. I'm sad, i'm disappointed, i'm even mad. After bethesda was one of the top favorite game developers, i fear it has falled all the wayI can't really understand how game like this exists in 2018. I have always loved Bethesda games especially the elder scrolls games. After such bad game which still makes me wonder is this really a Bethesda game, i won't anymore look Bethesda like i used to. I'm sad, i'm disappointed, i'm even mad. After bethesda was one of the top favorite game developers, i fear it has falled all the way down to be worst one. It has to prove me that it can make a good games again. Next game whether it is starfield or the elder scrolls 6, i won't buy it uintil i have seen reviews etc. never thought i would write something like this..… Expand
  15. FTChaos
    Nov 19, 2018
    2
    Honestly, it feels almost like a regression from Fallout 4. They scrapped several mechanics throughout and there just wasn't anything to replace them with. The fact that there is just nobody around in the game NPC wise makes it feel incredibly lonely.
  16. dgcae
    Nov 19, 2018
    8
    I'm going to be a part of the unpopular opinion.

    For me my experience with the game has been phenomenal. I was incredibly skeptical at first but then I played the Beta with my friends and it won me over. I will say this right out of the gate, it's NOT a typical Fallout game and it's designed for a very particular group of fans that have been asking for this, albeit it does not fit    I'm going to be a part of the unpopular opinion.

    For me my experience with the game has been phenomenal. I was incredibly skeptical at first but then I played the Beta with my friends and it won me over. I will say this right out of the gate, it's NOT a typical Fallout game and it's designed for a very particular group of fans that have been asking for this, albeit it does not fit exactly what we asked for but does a good job getting close. The rest of this review will be pertaining to my own personal experience with the game, not what others have dealt with.

    While the world does feel lifeless that doesn't really take away from the overall experience. Sure I miss the personalities of the NPC's but even with all of them gone I still get the Fallout vibe from traveling around the map. The quest system is unique and they REALLY put a lot of work into building up the lore around most of them. The main issue is that it's not spoon fed to you and you have to look around for a note or a holotape to get the full story. I personally love this approach and I'm not being distracted by some random NPC bugging out because it's a Bethesda game either, so that's another plus.

    The gameplay is by far the most fun out of all the previous releases. Combat is solid and now that they've patched out the framerate lock on PC it's even better. The game isn't very difficult, especially if you're with a group. Being in a group offers many perks too. From perk card sharing, bonus xp, and whatever else you and your friends can make up along the way. I can't count how many hours I spent trying to get to a specific objective only for my friend to discover something else and we go and check it out and then we find something else and check that out and so on only for us to have ended up going in the complete opposite direction of the objective and being lost in the world.

    Solo is probably the biggest downside to the game but then again it was NEVER marketed to be a singleplayer game. If you went in thinking you'd get the maximum amount of enjoyment out of this by yourself then you're a fool because it was clearly designed to be played with a group. That's not to say you can't play it alone, you certainly can but I think it kind of negates the true purpose of the game and therefore you can't really complain that it wasn't tailored to you, since they never intended it to be.

    I see a lot of people complaining about bugs, I've seen videos about bugs too, I personally have only experienced one bug and that was the game crashing while loading into a world. That was easily solved by lowering my graphics settings. Other than that I have yet to experience anything else that would warrant complaining about. The worst would be an enemy stuck in t-pose as it loads in but then as I got closer it would correct itself.

    My biggest complaints are that the stash size is too small and they do a poor job explaining a lot of the basic things that you will be doing constantly, like perk cards and blueprints for you camp. The stash size is going to be increased in a later patch and I understand how the perk cards work. The blueprint thing I still don't get all too much but I found a good spot to leave my camp anyway so I don't intend on moving it. The camp system is a bit janky at times too but that's more my own personal tastes as opposed to being a fault of the game. It's not the games fault that I want to build a house boat out in the middle of a lake and I can't because the foundations don't reach the bottom. That's mine for wanting to put it in a place it clearly can not go.

    All in all the game has been incredibly fun so far. When I'm playing by myself I'm usually exploring new areas, capturing a workshop, collecting materials for crafting or all three in preparation for when I play with my friends. I enjoy it by myself because it's nice to pop on the classical radio while I rummage through a blown out factory or take down a mob of ghouls in the woods, occasionally running into another player where I offer them some purified water and rad-away (since I easily have over 100 of each after 2-3 hours). Then when my friends are on we get working on those quests or at least try to, not really, one of us ends up getting side tracked and then we all end up getting side tracked. Plus you can't really beat the sense of accomplishment from successfully defending your workshop from a level 50 Scorchbeast or taking down a level 95 Scorchbeast Queen with 20 other players after someone drops a nuke.

    In closing it's a fun game if you want it to be and if you didn't let your expectations cloud what it really, which all it is is a multiplayer open world survival game with the Fallout flair tacked on to it. It's clearly not meant for everyone, judging by the overwhelmingly negative reviews but for those of you who may be interested in it, I recommend seeing if a friend will let you try it out first or if possible then rent it.    … Expand
  17. Contra_Cam
    Nov 19, 2018
    1
    Fallout 76 is a quick cash grab and that's it. I couldn't even start to explain how terribly made this game is and i shouldn't have to. i'm about 15-20 hours in and every session i feel like im forcing myself through it just because i love fallout and i don't remember enjoying and SINGLE thing.
  18. ElektroDragon
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    I played Fallout 1 at launch in '97 in college. Same with Fallout 2. When 3, came out I was mesmerized for over 100 hours. Then in Fallout 4, they ruined it with a needless base building mechanic. In 76, they remove everything that was ever good about the Fallout series, the story, the NPCs, the tactical combat, everything... replacing it with tedious exploration, junk gathering, lameI played Fallout 1 at launch in '97 in college. Same with Fallout 2. When 3, came out I was mesmerized for over 100 hours. Then in Fallout 4, they ruined it with a needless base building mechanic. In 76, they remove everything that was ever good about the Fallout series, the story, the NPCs, the tactical combat, everything... replacing it with tedious exploration, junk gathering, lame survival mechanics, and oh yes, needless, insipid multiplayer. Thank god I rented this turd first so now I can return my unopened Power Armor edition. I'd rather play Assassin's Creed Odyssey which a far better and more playable RPG. Hell, I'd rather play the Spyro re-make than this rubbish rubbish collecting sim. I've played a better version of this game, it's called Minecraft.… Expand
  19. Skatche
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    Maybe true fans of the franchise will be upset that the Brotherhood of Steel were retconned into immediately post-war Appalachia. Personally, I'm livid that "Country Roads" was retconned onto the in-game radio. Am I playing a game, or am I playing an extended marketing campaign for your microtransactions? I wish that were an isolated issue, but I genuinely believe this game wasMaybe true fans of the franchise will be upset that the Brotherhood of Steel were retconned into immediately post-war Appalachia. Personally, I'm livid that "Country Roads" was retconned onto the in-game radio. Am I playing a game, or am I playing an extended marketing campaign for your microtransactions? I wish that were an isolated issue, but I genuinely believe this game was deliberately designed to be a meme about Bethesda games, rather than a game in its own right.… Expand
  20. Hectik
    Nov 19, 2018
    6
    Pretty much a multiplayer version of Fallout 4. But I'm not giving it a 0 because I'm a butthurt fan. It's playable, I find it to be very enjoyable playing Co Op. Playing it alone can be very boring and no NPCs to talk to and listening to Holos and reading **** is not my cup of tea. My only reason why I dropped the score.

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

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

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

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

    *drops mic*    … Expand
  21. Rattazustra
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    Says it was Fallout. Isn't Fallout. Total scam.
    Instead of an online Fallout game, you get a total trainwreck of a game. A trainwreck that is not even interesting to stare at. Broken physics, broken balance, broken world, lifeless and devoid of any meaningful content. And it all runs on grandmas old engine that already looked outdated and odd when Fallout 3 came out. Bethesda is done.    Says it was Fallout. Isn't Fallout. Total scam.
    Instead of an online Fallout game, you get a total trainwreck of a game. A trainwreck that is not even interesting to stare at. Broken physics, broken balance, broken world, lifeless and devoid of any meaningful content. And it all runs on grandmas old engine that already looked outdated and odd when Fallout 3 came out. Bethesda is done. There is not one drop of talent or inspiration left in that company.    … Expand
  22. BRubble
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    Nothing more than a quick, effortless, copy paste cash grab using the same old ancient bug riddled engine. Each time the game gets legitimately slammed Bethesda simply thumbs to yet another page in their "Big Book of Excuses".

    Send a message, vote with your wallet. FO is dead.

    *Edit- So relieved and happy to see critics see and slam this for what it really is.... an abject piece of crap.
  23. NikolayG
    Nov 19, 2018
    9
    Bottom line. I'm addicted to Fallout 76. Haven't played anything else since it came out. My score is intended as an 8.5, but I rounded up rather than down. People are giving this game extreme negative reviews without justification; this game is not a cash grab. The world is huge, new and beautiful, and full of things to do. I find it gets more and more addictive each time I play. Tonight IBottom line. I'm addicted to Fallout 76. Haven't played anything else since it came out. My score is intended as an 8.5, but I rounded up rather than down. People are giving this game extreme negative reviews without justification; this game is not a cash grab. The world is huge, new and beautiful, and full of things to do. I find it gets more and more addictive each time I play. Tonight I had to pull myself away from it simply because I have other things I've got to do. But if I could make Saturday afternoon last forever, I could play this thing nonstop.

    THIS GAME IS FOR PEOPLE WHO WOULD ENJOY a huge, post-nuclear yet strangely beautiful, colorful open world game, and who want to meander around the landscape, explore, engage in combat with creatures, craft, and climb the stats ladder, without much of a story (more than the request to go here or there to fight creatures or collect water now and then with no time pressure) to tether them to any particular in-game obligations.

    THIS GAME IS NOT FOR PEOPLE WHO DEMAND a significant story or who only enjoy turn-based VATS combat. The story in this game (at least so far as I've played) is about as significant as the story in MYST. In other words, it just exists in order to prompt you to explore. The VATS combat in this game is real-time and not useful most of the time. Though in my last few fights I have used it to great effect. A bunch of those floating butler-style robots went AWOL and decided to try and kill me. If it wasn't for VATS I would have died. So it can be used, mostly in close combat situations, but not when your target is a fair distance away.

    The major flaws of this game are: no NPCs, which has to change and I am sure will change; and 2 in PvP combat you suffer almost no damage. I understand wanting to do away with the threat of being killed every 2 seconds, but PvP combat could do more damage. Why not at least let it do as much damage as a roving mutant rat? There's plenty of them around who attack, so what's the difference?

    With those 2 nipicks out of the way, let me say that though I am a big retro point-and-click adventure fan (Tex Murphy; Broken Sword), I find this game extraordinary addictive, way more than any past Fallout game and way more than Red Dead Redemption 2. It's beautiful and plays very smoothly. Some complain about the guns, but this is an RPG. The guns fire in a way commensurate with your various skills and the specs of the weapon. You can't just rapid fire a weapon when your associated skills are low. Fallout 76 differs from past Fallout games in that, so far, the plot is thin. Mostly it exists as an excuse to get you to meander through the landscape, which is more beautiful than any other Fallout game, and more beautiful than Red Dead 2 (which I compare simply because it is the other game I am playing at the moment; although Red Dead 2 has the best animals and most amazing horses and horse animations I have ever seen), forage, defend yourself from random mutant creatures, craft, occasionally team up with other players, and explore. But that just happens to be exactly what I was looking for.

    I love story-intense games, but I also love this type of game where I am encouraged to explore. Story intense games make me so concerned about following the plot, I don't end up exploring much, and Red Dead Redemption 2 will even end your mission and put you back to a checkpoint if you stray to far from a mission area. Fallout 76 does not do this. I'll play an earlier Fallout game or Red Dead Redemption 2 for my plot and story fix and Fallout 76 for when I just want to explore unfettered, not tied down by any sense of obligation to visit a particular store, talk to a particular NPC, or hunt down a particular outlaw, to move a plot forward. FYI there are no NPCs in Fallout 76, unless you can call attacking zombies and mutant dogs NPCs. All quests are given through holo-tapes, notes, etc. I do not think that was a good decision, and it is the only reason I gave this incredibly addictive game an 8.5 (I rounded up), rather than a 10. I suspect Bethesda will catch wise and add downloadable content for free with NPCs and better quests. But even as is, Fallout 76 for me has been like eating a giant bottomless can of Pringles - after each creature I kill or each area I discover I want just one more, and end up creeping into bed at 2AM next to my wife hoping not to wake her up (so I can claim the next morning that I made it to bed by midnight).    … Expand
  24. Lunimei
    Nov 19, 2018
    8
    I've enjoyed multiple Fallout games in the past. Fallout 76 scratches the post-apocalyptic survival itch for me. i was excited about the game from the moment they announced it, because retro-futuristic apocalyptic storytelling is my favorite genre.

    i was worried about initial reviews. The general consensus seems to be that Bethesda may have tied a noose around my favorite series, but    I've enjoyed multiple Fallout games in the past. Fallout 76 scratches the post-apocalyptic survival itch for me. i was excited about the game from the moment they announced it, because retro-futuristic apocalyptic storytelling is my favorite genre.

    i was worried about initial reviews. The general consensus seems to be that Bethesda may have tied a noose around my favorite series, but Fallout 76 is absolutely worth your time. The story alone is worth your time. The parallels they tie between current political issues and the historic issues in the Fallout universe are bone chilling. Don't rush through it; immerse yourself in the story. Every note between family, every political flier, and every protest sign is a stroke of paint creating a portrait of a land dragged down by corporate greed. The restless masses were so close to the point of boiling over that even years later their anger is evident. War would have come to Appalachia even if the bombs never fell.

    Beta/Servers
    i skipped the beta, because i wanted to start on release day. Luckily, i missed the initial server issues due to waiting for it to arrive in the mail. I've only been disconnected 3 times in my entire playtime (20-30 hours i think). You hook onto servers extremely fast.

    Graphics/Gameplay
    I'm playing on PS4. I get lag when i am crafting, but other than that I haven't had any major lag issues. I've had 2 or 3 teleporting enemies (mostly the scorched). Some reviewers say that the scorched are messed up because they act weird, but you learn from the story that they are supposed to act like that. I've been generally lucky with glitches, as I haven't experienced anything game breaking. I have experienced funny little glitches that gave me a good laugh, but nothing irritating.

    Building/Camps
    i love building and Fallout 76 has somewhat improved upon Fallout 4's system. Building elements snap easier, but you still have to trick things into place every once in a while. i like having to buy building plans because it makes me appreciate every plan i find and REALLY appreciate a plan i shell out caps for. Unfortunately, don't get too attached to a camp because in all likelihood it will go away. if your camp exists where another player has already built their camp then your camp will get stored upon entering that server. It is currently extremely difficult to place the camp blueprint that you receive when your camp is stored. I've never lost any materials when my camp was stored, so rebuilding wasn't that bad for me.

    Perks
    i love the perk system. I am a hoarder, so I took a ton of weight reduction perks. I can carry MOUNTAINS of junk. i then bundle that junk and sell it to vendors everyday for caps so i can buy plans and fast travel. The perk system feels similar enough to the old leveling method so it wasn't too difficult to learn, but it also makes me feel more involved in directing my character's growth.

    Multiplayer
    Even griefers really make the universe. I got my butt handed to me by a team of people preying on other players. Honestly, it was the most authentic raider scenario I've ever had in a post-apocalyptic game. NPCs just can't get on the same level of craziness as flesh and blood human beings. You only lose junk on death, so I got the unique experience, but didn't lose a whole lot from it. There are issues here though. if you do kill your attacker the revenge system can make it difficult to get away from them especially if they are on a team (i believe they can fast travel to team members). I think that if they attack you then they shouldn't get the option for revenge. I've also had some endearing interactions with other players. It's nice to walk by and hear another player humming along with the radio. Just like in real life, there are good and bad people out there.

    NPCs
    There are NPCs everywhere in the game. I can't for the life of me figure out why people keep saying there are no NPCs. There are no human NPCs, but quirky non-human NPCs are everywhere. The lack of people really makes the pain in the story stick. I don't want to get into why there are no people, because i don't want to spoil the story. But i will say that this story would not be even a fraction as powerful if there were people present.

    Story
    Multiple reviews have said that there is a severe lack of story or that the lack of NPCs makes the story weak. Well, the only way that you are lacking a story is if you actively ignore it. I get excited every time I see a piece of paper sitting on a desk because it's another glimpse into a world lost to me.

    Overall, I'm scoring Fallout 76 high, because the game can absolutely stand on its own. It isn't perfect. i came at it as a critic of this genre and I am thoroughly enjoying it. i like the story much MUCH more than Fallout 4. it lets you wander at your own pace and really live in the world without being chained to story characters.    … Expand
  25. FalloutFan101
    Nov 19, 2018
    3
    After 25 hours of playing Fallout 76, and as a Fallout fan since Fallout 3, I can honestly say that I am disappointed with Fallout 76. Here is my list of pros and cons:

    Pros: - World feels alive - Map is gigantic - New weapons and enemies - Build anywhere you want - Weapons and armor can break - More weapon customization Cons: - Same bugs and glitches that Fallout 4 had with    After 25 hours of playing Fallout 76, and as a Fallout fan since Fallout 3, I can honestly say that I am disappointed with Fallout 76. Here is my list of pros and cons:

    Pros:
    - World feels alive
    - Map is gigantic
    - New weapons and enemies
    - Build anywhere you want
    - Weapons and armor can break
    - More weapon customization

    Cons:
    - Same bugs and glitches that Fallout 4 had with more to compensate
    - Enemies are extremely buggy
    - Hit-boxes are generally nonexistent
    - Melee weapons have an unrealistic close range
    - Guns break faster than anticipated
    - Game runs at low FPS
    - Loot de-spawns occasionally when picked up
    - Workshop mode is complicated and has the same mechanics as Fallout 4
    - Enemies have superhuman accuracy
    - World sometimes becomes a colorful, glitchy mess
    - Cannot play if you have no internet capabilities (Xbox Live or PSN)
    - Animations are worse    … Expand
  26. Dtrtwing
    Nov 19, 2018
    1
    Lacks in so many areas. Not enough was done between Beta and Release day. Maybe that will change when private servers are implemented. And perhaps if they had thought to have PVP servers and PVE servers seperate it would have helped too.
  27. Marlock101
    Nov 19, 2018
    8
    I love Fallout 76. I definitely rank it higher than Fallout 4. They are really trying with this game, and it is a blast to play with friends if you go raid a bunch of places. PvP is fun and enjoyable but can get annoying. The AI is sometimes brain dead. The gun play feels satisfying and comfortable, and sometimes intense. The base building aspect is really nice, and can be very beneficial.I love Fallout 76. I definitely rank it higher than Fallout 4. They are really trying with this game, and it is a blast to play with friends if you go raid a bunch of places. PvP is fun and enjoyable but can get annoying. The AI is sometimes brain dead. The gun play feels satisfying and comfortable, and sometimes intense. The base building aspect is really nice, and can be very beneficial. The game does a great job at doing its job, making you feel lonely until you run into someone. It's a decent survival game, and a decentish RPG. It has bugs Bethesda needs to work out, but all around the game is very enjoyable.… Expand
  28. Whatever15
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    This game is a broken waste of money that will never get fixed. They did not even try to create a somewhat decent game. They just just hyped a crappy game to the point that people thought the game would be good. Only die hard fans will even slightly enjoy this mess.
  29. vendetta357
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    THIS IS NOT A GAME IT'S A FLAMING DUMPSTER FIRE!!!! Please do not throw another $60 of your hard earned money to feed this molten pile of garbage! I REALLY wanted to like this game, I loved fallout 4 and played hundreds if not thousands of hours of it. After chewing on this crap sandwich for over three days and building a character to level 20 I had to spit it out and walk away. I justTHIS IS NOT A GAME IT'S A FLAMING DUMPSTER FIRE!!!! Please do not throw another $60 of your hard earned money to feed this molten pile of garbage! I REALLY wanted to like this game, I loved fallout 4 and played hundreds if not thousands of hours of it. After chewing on this crap sandwich for over three days and building a character to level 20 I had to spit it out and walk away. I just can't lie to myself any longer. This game is terrible! It's not even a game. It honestly reminds me of when I was a child and saved up $30-$40 to buy a new nintendo game only to get stuck with a total bomb that was completely unplayable. Everything bad you have read or heard about this game is true. I spent hours getting settlements set up only to be disconnected when servers crashed and lost everything.

    Quest bugs are everywhere!
    Load times are worse than Fallout 4 in survival mode!
    Loot storage caps are unbearable!
    PVP is a total joke!
    The game is WAY too easy
    Quest from holo tapes is annoying and unrewarding

    Everything bad you have heard and more are true. I honestly think all the good reviews are written by staff members and share holders. Don't waste $60 on this game please. I wasted $120 because I bought it on PS4 and Xbox1 because oh yeah, you can't play with friends across platforms either. And another $59.99 to renew my PS4 Online pass, so I'm $180 in the hole for this abomination. If you really think you want to try this game just wait a few more weeks and you can buy !0,000 copies of it used at Gamestop in a few weeks for $2.99 because everyone is going to try to get whatever money they can back before it"s too late to sell it.

    If this game had been released as a disk based title with no way to update it online like games used to be made, there would be riots in stores with people demanding their money back! How can a "game studio" release such an epic title in such horrible condition? Yes, we all want the newest version of the games we love but WTF were they thinking they could cram this down our throats and we would just eat it? Don't give me the "this is a beta" or "it's only opening week" BS!!! Bethesda thinks they are going to reboot, repackage, copy and paste another title with a new map and rob their customers and fans of million of dollars!

    I'm sure hundreds of people worked their asses off to get this game "ready" for release but SERIOUSLY?!?!?! You knew this game wasn't even close to being ready and you pushed it out anyway. Now they are saying they are getting review bombed. Well guess what? I wouldn't have time to write this review if YOU HADN'T DROPPED THIS FLAMING PILE OF SH!T ON ME!!!! I would be spending countless hours enjoying a game I loved, playing online with my friends like you told us we could. But i'm not, cause when we get a group together, we keep getting dropped cause the servers keep crashing and reloading.

    I should really be thanking Bethesda for curing me of this addiction to Fallout. If this game had been half as good as previous versions I would have spent thousands of hours playing online instead of spending time with my wife and kid. But after 20 hours of ignoring them and TRYING to like this game, I just can't do it. I would rather sit with my wife and watch The Bachelor or some other God Awful show on the Oprah network.

    The game play, bugs and glitches and graphics issues aside is just horrible. The card system is pretty cool but you get random cards and have no way to "build a character" like you usually do in a fallout game. Imagine leveling up in Fallout 4 and just spinning a wheel to see what perk you get next. Oh WOW i just looted an awesome weapon, too bad I have to be level 30 to equip it. I'll just save it for later but oh wait, my stash is already full cause I can't craft anything useful till I find some plans for a GD weapon that I already looted 400 times and broke down for parts! I guess I'll just go kill another 10,000 scorched that keep re-spawning in my face every ten seconds and hope one of them drops something useful. NOPE just another A-D block, that's f-ing useful if Shawn was still a kid not a senior citizen. Building your own camp is kinda cool, till the server resets and you lose everything you built and have to start over. Taking a settlement for resources is great, till you logout and lose your progress. Or you invest tons of resources into it and some massive mob attacks it while your trying to complete a timed quest and destroys everything and you can't rebuild cause I'm out of junk!

    This game should have never been released in this condition. It can't be fixed with patches that are bigger than the original version of the game. It is flawed from the ground up and needed years more of work to make it playable. Bethesda has lost all credibility and I will never give them another dime. How they thought they could fool hardcore gamers is beyond me.

    PLEASE DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY

    I would tell you more but that's my 5000 words    … Expand
  30. Re-view
    Nov 19, 2018
    8
    See, the problem with 76, is that many, aren't playing it correctly. They're expecting it to be like any other Fallout title, but that isn't the case. It's a total deviation, and the hate it is getting is just plain unjust. It's a genuinely fun experience... with friends. See, without friends, the game falls to about a 5/10. Still fun, but Fallout 4 can offer a similar experience. The lackSee, the problem with 76, is that many, aren't playing it correctly. They're expecting it to be like any other Fallout title, but that isn't the case. It's a total deviation, and the hate it is getting is just plain unjust. It's a genuinely fun experience... with friends. See, without friends, the game falls to about a 5/10. Still fun, but Fallout 4 can offer a similar experience. The lack of NPCs is slightly saddening at the worst. I do like following stories, but there is still plenty of that in 76 with terminals and audio logs, and just piecing together details in the environment. Really, don't listen to the poor scores. They're just stuck-up **** who can't have a little fun-who also may have no friends (Which explains the distaste they have for the game).… Expand
  31. mvl
    Nov 19, 2018
    1
    I have loved the Fallout franchise as have many others, but Fallout 76 seems to me to so pointless that I can only assume it is a Bethesda money-grab. And frankly, I wish I had saved my money. There is no plot to anchor you into the game. Whatever storyline there is gets delivered through ethereal voiceovers. There is no reason to join up with other players that I can figure out. AlthoughI have loved the Fallout franchise as have many others, but Fallout 76 seems to me to so pointless that I can only assume it is a Bethesda money-grab. And frankly, I wish I had saved my money. There is no plot to anchor you into the game. Whatever storyline there is gets delivered through ethereal voiceovers. There is no reason to join up with other players that I can figure out. Although the setting is beautiful, all you really get to do in the game is to collect junk and shoot at monsters. If you liked building settlements in Fallout 4, Fallout 76 has all of the worst features of that annoying build system and none of the world-building fun. This game is a true disheartening disappointment.… Expand
  32. kurtwisener
    Nov 19, 2018
    9
    This game is great! Bugs? Yes. System quirks? Sure. A new way for an old thing? Yes, absolutely; but it IS great. Most of the gripes I have come across are the same cookie-cutter, entitled, whiny screeds one must simply expect when a new game drops these days. There's an amazing audience for hyperbolic complaint and more than a few self-appointed BDE oozin' reviewers ready to feedThis game is great! Bugs? Yes. System quirks? Sure. A new way for an old thing? Yes, absolutely; but it IS great. Most of the gripes I have come across are the same cookie-cutter, entitled, whiny screeds one must simply expect when a new game drops these days. There's an amazing audience for hyperbolic complaint and more than a few self-appointed BDE oozin' reviewers ready to feed the pout. On its merits, and allowing for a bit of running-in, Fallout 76 is objectively a great game. Buy it, contribute to it, and enjoy it. Don't let the loud, simple opinions of the Basics discourage you.… Expand
  33. MalrickEQ2
    Nov 19, 2018
    10
    Don't buy a game unless you understand what it is. This is an online survival game based on ARK/Rust. It is very well made with an amazing environment. It's not a singleplayer Fallout game.
  34. peepeeman1488
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    I haven't played it, but I watched a YouTube video that said it's bad. Vote with your wallet.
  35. slackester
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    its basically fallout but without the rpg, story and characters (ikr??)
    even if this turned out great, most part of the fallout fanbase would still hate it.
    but it didnt, its a complete buggy-boring-mess-cashgrab-attempt that reused everything from fo4.

    pls bethesda, stop ruining great franchises.
    and you should just stick to your fps **** cause lets face it, you dont know how to make rpgs.
  36. TechnoMagi
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    This game is a cancerous, buggy mess. Physics are all client side and tethered to framerate. I learned early on, that if I look at the ground, I run significantly faster than my allies because I'm at a much higher framerate. We got caught and stuck in terrain several times. We were killed by invisible enemies. There is nothing redeeming in this crapshoot. I wish I could get my money back.
  37. The_Seaman_
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    Releasing a game in the state Fallout 76 is in, can be expected from a Indie developer.
    Not from a AAA-publisher that asks full price for this.
    Expect your typical Bethesda open-world issues. A generation behind in graphics/visuals Bugs/glitches/crashes that let you think that they don't have any type of QC there Nagging about Cross-play to PlayStation, but when Sony allows it they    Releasing a game in the state Fallout 76 is in, can be expected from a Indie developer.
    Not from a AAA-publisher that asks full price for this.

    Expect your typical Bethesda open-world issues.
    A generation behind in graphics/visuals
    Bugs/glitches/crashes that let you think that they don't have any type of QC there
    Nagging about Cross-play to PlayStation, but when Sony allows it they back out.
    No real story
    Mission structure is givin by just simple computer terminals and robots...

    30 dollars is what I think might be the right price.    … Expand
  38. Ploter8
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    What good is a online game if no body wants to play it ? I bought Fallout 76 because I thought it would be fun to play with a friend . He wanted to buy it but after playing for my self , I told him to come over and test it out first. One hour later he was done. He left me with a question as a fan of past fallout game I’m still ask my self, “ Is this post to be fun?”
  39. Pose1don
    Nov 19, 2018
    8
    In my opinion this game just needs one thing. To remove the fallout from its name. If it had just been called Post Apocalyptic Simulator 2018 it would be scoring so much higher.

    But instead its a fallout game so every New Vegas fanboy is gonna give it a 0 because its not New Vegas 2. To those fan boys i say wait till fallout 5 eventually comes out then your comparisons with traditional    In my opinion this game just needs one thing. To remove the fallout from its name. If it had just been called Post Apocalyptic Simulator 2018 it would be scoring so much higher.

    But instead its a fallout game so every New Vegas fanboy is gonna give it a 0 because its not New Vegas 2. To those fan boys i say wait till fallout 5 eventually comes out then your comparisons with traditional fallout games will hold more weight. For people who aren't looking for Fallout 5 and just want a multiplayer survival game then this game is worth a look.

    The only reason i am not willing to give it more than an 8 is because of the obvious graphical bugs and some balancing issues, but i know these will all be fixed in time.    … Expand
  40. Flarite
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    This game fails to allow me to MOVE AROUND ! Actually pressing the keys to go forward requires europeans to go in the menus to modify the layout and even so will not register forward in construction mode, i'm trying right now to bypass this sheesh by reinstalling the US version and i've already tried to pug a Xbox controller but let me say it was already the case in fallout 4 and has neverThis game fails to allow me to MOVE AROUND ! Actually pressing the keys to go forward requires europeans to go in the menus to modify the layout and even so will not register forward in construction mode, i'm trying right now to bypass this sheesh by reinstalling the US version and i've already tried to pug a Xbox controller but let me say it was already the case in fallout 4 and has never been patched. Yes i have finished fallout 4 walking only sideways and backwards and quite frankly i don t want to reiter the experience with this sequel.… Expand
  41. kop28639
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    Stupid **** stupid **** play your own vyser. Howard - **** Fired! Goats, for such a plant is necessary, the people in dollars bred Pindos bea! Suka Naxui Blyat!
  42. MyNameIsToLong
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    And wontcha look at that, even the critics think its bile. What was that about just 'tantrum' reviews again?
  43. feenixuk
    Nov 19, 2018
    4
    Loved Fallout 3, New Vegas and Fallout 4. Wasn't worried about lack of NPCs in 76 so went ahead and ordered for the PC. I have now requested a refund. The world is nice and big though the visible pop in of horizon objects and flat textures shows how dated the engine is. The game lags, mobs spawn on top of you, the stash is far too small so you have to throw away armour and weapons youLoved Fallout 3, New Vegas and Fallout 4. Wasn't worried about lack of NPCs in 76 so went ahead and ordered for the PC. I have now requested a refund. The world is nice and big though the visible pop in of horizon objects and flat textures shows how dated the engine is. The game lags, mobs spawn on top of you, the stash is far too small so you have to throw away armour and weapons you might want to keep. Weapon finds are tied to character level so having found a good gun you can't use it. Audio conversations between other players you aren't teamed with intrude. Could continue but hopefully this will suffice to convince you not to buy and save yourself the disappointment… Expand
  44. ProNoob
    Nov 19, 2018
    4
    As a longtime Fallout fan I have to say that this is such a shoddy, bland, broken and boring game. Played the Beta and was hoping it would be better once released, but it isn't.

    The graphics are very dated, but Bethesda's greed and laziness has kept them from creating a new, better, and up to date engine. They have used the assets from FO4, which is one of the weaker games, and they    As a longtime Fallout fan I have to say that this is such a shoddy, bland, broken and boring game. Played the Beta and was hoping it would be better once released, but it isn't.

    The graphics are very dated, but Bethesda's greed and laziness has kept them from creating a new, better, and up to date engine. They have used the assets from FO4, which is one of the weaker games, and they have made a whole new, yet terrible online game.

    Anyone on here giving this a 10 is either deluded, paid or just plain wrong, but the same can be said for those giving it a 0.

    This game is a clear cash grab and Bethesda are taking the piss out of their loyal fan base.

    **** this game.    … Expand
  45. TheConMan13
    Nov 19, 2018
    7
    This game is a visual masterpiece. It same optimization issues, but is easily one of the best Fallout experiences to date. Thank you Bethesda.
  46. Ofca
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    Needed to rate it 0, because this oversimplified rating system doesn't allow negative values. :/
  47. Barney62678
    Nov 19, 2018
    9
    I was concern about all the negative reviews I saw before I purchased this game. For me most of the reviews centered around this game not being Fallout 5. If you realize you’re playing a modified MMO that focuses on survival, exploring, gathering resources, and building then you shouldn’t be disappointed. Bethesda was clear that there wouldn’t be NPCs, but rather the players could workI was concern about all the negative reviews I saw before I purchased this game. For me most of the reviews centered around this game not being Fallout 5. If you realize you’re playing a modified MMO that focuses on survival, exploring, gathering resources, and building then you shouldn’t be disappointed. Bethesda was clear that there wouldn’t be NPCs, but rather the players could work with others to increase the gameplay. I’ve been enjoying playing through the game in my favorite style. I enjoy sneaking, locking, and hacking, and have really enjoyed exploring bombed out buildings, forests, and caves. There is a massive Fallout world to explore and I’ve enjoyed teaming up with others for Events to gather even more resources to expand my CAMP. If you realize what you’re buying, you shouldn’t be disappointed. I’ve heard a lot of complaints about bugs and visual issues, but it hasn’t affected my enjoyment. I hope this helps.… Expand
  48. Heizenblog
    Nov 19, 2018
    1
    I'm a huge Fallout fan, so I'm incredibly sad and disappointed to be playing this mess of a game, I do kind of wonder if this is just a cash grab from Bethesda with added micro transactions on an already expensive game.

    The games has massive bugs, terrible PS2 style graphics on a tired and old engine. I hate the multiplayer aspect as this does not fit with the story driven style of the    I'm a huge Fallout fan, so I'm incredibly sad and disappointed to be playing this mess of a game, I do kind of wonder if this is just a cash grab from Bethesda with added micro transactions on an already expensive game.

    The games has massive bugs, terrible PS2 style graphics on a tired and old engine. I hate the multiplayer aspect as this does not fit with the story driven style of the previous Fallout games, give me NPC's and a real purpose. Next time Bethesda listen to your fans and not assume you know what you're doing.    … Expand
  49. Scimajor
    Nov 19, 2018
    9
    First things first. The low ratings this game has received are to be taken for what they are "Tantrum Reviews". It's idiotic to give this game anything 6 or below regardless of what your preconceived notions about what the game should be like. People giving the game a zero are like the guy in the video having a tantrum because he only go stop credit for returning the game.

    The moral of    First things first. The low ratings this game has received are to be taken for what they are "Tantrum Reviews". It's idiotic to give this game anything 6 or below regardless of what your preconceived notions about what the game should be like. People giving the game a zero are like the guy in the video having a tantrum because he only go stop credit for returning the game.

    The moral of the story is to read the content of the reviews rather than looking at the score.

    I don't write many reviews but when I saw Fallout 76 was getting inundated with 0's and 1's I had to set the record straight with an honest review to oppose the punitive Tantrum Reviews. The eagle eyed amoung you might notice that I have given games a zero before but that's only because they were completely unplayable and/or the game description said the game was something that it wasn't.

    Personally, I find the game to be amazing. I love the fact that I can play Fallout with friends. I've been dying for that for a very long time. The entire system is very familiar from Fallout 4 so the learning curve is very shallow for people who have played that game. I do miss the human NPC's sometimes but only just.

    If you liked Fallout 4 there's just no reason to not love Fallout 76. Did I mention you get to play a Fallout game with friends??????

    The good:

    The graphics are amazing with stunning textures.
    As usual, the character animations are nearly flawless.
    The quests are typical Fallout quests which is good because I like those quests.
    It's very stable for only a few days out of release.
    The anti-griefing measures seem to be working well.

    Cons:
    No human NPCs can be a little disconcerting.
    I had a few lost connections on day 1. None since then.    … Expand
  50. Aeq777
    Nov 19, 2018
    9
    I've been unable to tear myself away from Fallout 76 since I started playing on release date.
    I have been playing with mostly semi-auto rifles and shotguns. Probably about 50 hours played.
    There's simply so much to do, and it plays like a higher quality version of Fallout 4, but with random interactions with real people that often make for hilarious events. The quests are pretty fun,    I've been unable to tear myself away from Fallout 76 since I started playing on release date.
    I have been playing with mostly semi-auto rifles and shotguns. Probably about 50 hours played.

    There's simply so much to do, and it plays like a higher quality version of Fallout 4, but with random interactions with real people that often make for hilarious events. The quests are pretty fun, some more than others. I think the daily missions are a great way to break away from exploration or questing if you want immediate, intense gun fighting and action. I only see these expanding and increasing as Bethesda updates the game.

    The questing is pretty standard, and comparing it to something like Destiny 2, the Fallout narratives are much more enthralling, and the Overseer in this game is a compelling and likable character. The balance of her decisions feels authentic, and I feel the writers did a great job on the main story line in particular. The side quests and random daily events are a lot of fun, and there's probably about ~40 of them so i haven't repeated any, except for a few really challenging and fun ones (Defecding the BoS fort from Scorch Beasts). Overall, the removal of human NPC's has had somewhat a positive effect as I hated the chat functions of fallout 4. In 76, the narrative progresses as you play over holotapes, and I think this makes for more of an action oriented game, with less breaks from playing to sit and talk to sometimes boring characters. The robots are also somewhat funny, especially the police bots in Watoga.

    The combat is a mix of low level trash mobs that are pretty easy to clear, to more mid level mobs that can quickly swarm you, to the scorch beasts, which are a challenge. I think there can be some AI improvements on the scorched and super mutants to make them more of a challenge, as they seem pretty easy, whereas scorch beasts are extremely hard especially in groups. If more than 1 scorch beast attacks you, be prepared to pop 10+ stims and run away just to survive. I'd like to see some middle tier enemies between scorch/mutants and scorch beasts.

    The new VATS system is perfect for a real-time multiplayer game. I cant think of any other way they could have done it, and for really fast moving, small enemies, it takes the hassle out of playing.

    I really have enjoyed the interactions with other players. Multiplayer has mostly been co-op, but there is a PvP radio station that when you tune in, makes it more full-on PvP without the "first to fire" system.

    There are small issues here and there, such a visual bugs, etc, but this is such a massive game with so much going on, I have been shocked by how high quality every inch of this game is, from the physics to the textures, etc. Nothing game breaking at all.

    The multiplayer is a great addition to what is an awesome stand-alone Fallout game. Being able to jump into activities with friends when they're on is great. Being able to play on your own or with randoms when your friends are not online is also great.

    The crafting and unlock system really gives the player a feeling of progression, having to scrap many different similar weapons to really build a full crafting recipe library.
    The weapon choices are great, and I am loving the lever-action rifles!

    Overall, this is just about everything I want in a MP Fallout game, and I'm excited to see what new features and content they add. I would like a match-based PvP system, I think that would be cool.    … Expand
  51. Fedeastica
    Nov 19, 2018
    2
    No NPCs, no offline mode, 13 years old screaming, bugs everywhere... someone should throw an atomic bomb at this whole game. Bethesda, listen to your fans and stick to single player games please.
  52. emperorbutts
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    I payed 60 dollars for this. I hope Todd chokes on that money. They won't give a refund unless required by law... Knowing full well what they sold me. I wanted to give Bethesda the benefit of the doubt and try it in full launch ... Don't bother. Don't waste your money. Not that there is much else to spend it on.
  53. remedies
    Nov 19, 2018
    10
    The work I have to put in to build a settlement and get good gear is what keeps me playing, What makes this game so great i show rewarding it feels to get new blueprints and build your settlement.
  54. Enlade
    Nov 19, 2018
    1
    Fire Howard already and give Fallout to Obsidian back! This is a f****ng hilarious.
  55. Rtheom
    Nov 19, 2018
    5
    Meh. Not the worst game in the world, but having friends to play it with is a must. The game is mildly boring with friends, and it only gets worse if you attempt single player. There are bugs galore, but they are nothing we didn't see in Skyrim or Fallout 4, so I'm not sure we can call them bugs anymore. On the upside, there's not enough world immersion for the bugs to break you out of it,Meh. Not the worst game in the world, but having friends to play it with is a must. The game is mildly boring with friends, and it only gets worse if you attempt single player. There are bugs galore, but they are nothing we didn't see in Skyrim or Fallout 4, so I'm not sure we can call them bugs anymore. On the upside, there's not enough world immersion for the bugs to break you out of it, so whatever. A thoroughly mediocre experience.… Expand
  56. yatesy
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    Fallout 4 was an average game in my opinion as didn't live up to the hype of classics like it's predecessors Fallout 3 & New Vegas. This lazy offering is an insult to the gaming community - bland world, glitches/bugs galore (which we didn't mind in 2008-2010 as F3 & NV were so fun but it's been a decade!!!) all in all a complete cash grab!

    Bethesda your once impeccable high standards    Fallout 4 was an average game in my opinion as didn't live up to the hype of classics like it's predecessors Fallout 3 & New Vegas. This lazy offering is an insult to the gaming community - bland world, glitches/bugs galore (which we didn't mind in 2008-2010 as F3 & NV were so fun but it's been a decade!!!) all in all a complete cash grab!

    Bethesda your once impeccable high standards are slipping. Hang your heads in shame.    … Expand
  57. fastdak25
    Nov 19, 2018
    7
    Yes it's a buggy mess, but I'm still having fun. Worst parts really are the lock ups and several frame rate drops that spike up and few game breaking bugs such as when you try to complete a quest objective, but no prompt appears at the quest marker leaving you completely unable to advance that story line.
    Still though I'm having fun. in just 3 days of playing I already hit the 24 hour    Yes it's a buggy mess, but I'm still having fun. Worst parts really are the lock ups and several frame rate drops that spike up and few game breaking bugs such as when you try to complete a quest objective, but no prompt appears at the quest marker leaving you completely unable to advance that story line.
    Still though I'm having fun. in just 3 days of playing I already hit the 24 hour play mark achievement. I found it fun and frustrating trying to learn the way this game handles item weight, storage space and food and water consumption. Not till I reached lvl 20 did I finally figure out how to balance it so you're not stuck. Does this game deserve a high score? No, but i don't think it deserves to be review bombed by upset Fallout fanboys who didn't get the Fallout 5 with bits of multiplayer they were hoping for.    … Expand
  58. jd22
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    Bugs are expected for a Bethesda game, but the fact that the entire world is just dead and boring really seals the deal of this being a poor game. PVP was fumbled really badly, combining the already terrible combat system with player vs player just doesn't work.

    It's just a cooperative PVE game set in the Fallout universe at this point, it does nothing new or interesting, it just makes    Bugs are expected for a Bethesda game, but the fact that the entire world is just dead and boring really seals the deal of this being a poor game. PVP was fumbled really badly, combining the already terrible combat system with player vs player just doesn't work.

    It's just a cooperative PVE game set in the Fallout universe at this point, it does nothing new or interesting, it just makes Fallout 4 multiplayer with more radiant content, less story, and less fun. CERTAINLY not worth the $60 price tag.    … Expand
  59. Xee_Zomboy
    Nov 19, 2018
    10
    Interested in this game? Don't read these reviews, most of them haven't played the game, go watch gameplay and make your own mind up. These "reviewers" are just insecure whelps that can't spot a good game from a mile away.
  60. Milroy
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    the "release it now and fix it later" method is Bethesda game studios at its finest. they release games with more things being bugged and glitched then working as intended only to let modders spend a crazy amount of time to fix their **** Bethesda is a **** company who doesn't care about us as much as we care about them. its an abusive relationship and people defending them are a largethe "release it now and fix it later" method is Bethesda game studios at its finest. they release games with more things being bugged and glitched then working as intended only to let modders spend a crazy amount of time to fix their **** Bethesda is a **** company who doesn't care about us as much as we care about them. its an abusive relationship and people defending them are a large part of the problem. so because this game has learned NOTHING from the previous games under their belt and they have NOT learned from fans who just want a bug/glitch free experience this is worth NOTHING more then a 0. bugthesda can go bankrupt if its up to me, they show 0 respect to us.… Expand
  61. Swabator
    Nov 19, 2018
    4
    After save player one campaign, the announcement of new Wolfenstein, Rage and this raised my eyebrows. But I have never though, that this can come from Bethesda. I consider myself to ve HC fan of TES And Fallout since beginning of those IPs, but this does not mean, that I will be everything. Bethesda is dangerously playing with their name and player base. I still hope, that they can redeemAfter save player one campaign, the announcement of new Wolfenstein, Rage and this raised my eyebrows. But I have never though, that this can come from Bethesda. I consider myself to ve HC fan of TES And Fallout since beginning of those IPs, but this does not mean, that I will be everything. Bethesda is dangerously playing with their name and player base. I still hope, that they can redeem themselves in the future… Expand
  62. Comradepinko
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    Even without the bugs this game would be bad. It removes the most important elements of previous Fallout games (story, choice, interesting characters) and replaces them with the worst elements (not very good FPS combat). This project should never have gone beyond the design phase because the design of the game is fundamentally flawed and a terrible idea.
  63. squall90
    Nov 19, 2018
    9
    I honestly don't understand the hate for this game.

    It's almost exactly the online fallout experience I wanted it to be. Imagine playing fallout 4 in co op. If that appeals to you and you have reliable people to play with, you will love this game. The lack of human-shaped NPCs doesn't affect your enjoyment of it at all. If anything, it teaches you to scour areas to find and build    I honestly don't understand the hate for this game.

    It's almost exactly the online fallout experience I wanted it to be.

    Imagine playing fallout 4 in co op. If that appeals to you and you have reliable people to play with, you will love this game.

    The lack of human-shaped NPCs doesn't affect your enjoyment of it at all. If anything, it teaches you to scour areas to find and build the story yourself from bits of notes and journal entries, rather than having it spoon-fed.    … Expand
  64. EugeneStoner
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    I bought it for my child... I should have told him Santa Clause wasn't real instead.
  65. Kaunn
    Nov 19, 2018
    9
    I feel there is a lot of hate and judgement before really understanding the game. I'm about 20-25 hours in now.

    Many games hand hold you into the world, usher you in with a story, and casually present stuff to you as a tour guide showing you each little element of the game and all the stuff to do and be done. This game doesn't have a tour guide and I feel Bethesda might've been    I feel there is a lot of hate and judgement before really understanding the game. I'm about 20-25 hours in now.

    Many games hand hold you into the world, usher you in with a story, and casually present stuff to you as a tour guide showing you each little element of the game and all the stuff to do and be done.

    This game doesn't have a tour guide and I feel Bethesda might've been received better if there was hand holding. What it does is, gives you general quest guides to let you find and figure it out on your own. All the thing you find to do, you'll find through exploration and discovering it yourself. Even hidden mechanics to discover.

    There is a ton of things to do. Its just a matter of exploring and discovering the world.

    The complaint about the lack of NPC's.. I get it, i agree it is missing some of that NPC color in lieu of having any other human being the colorful real life people you interact with. So far this hasn't been much of a negative. I do miss the NPC color, even Preston Garvey, but the genuinely decent community of people I've encounter have made up for it.

    Overall, this game is phenomenal, but its not a guided tour. They're plopping you down in an arcade, you just have to go out and find what you want play and have fun with it.    … Expand
  66. Narniak
    Nov 19, 2018
    10
    One time I pooped my pants while stuck in traffic. Then my car ran out of gas, so I had to walk through the bad part of town looking for a gas station, poo dripping down my legs. Then it started pouring rain. I got mugged and beaten and left for dead, they even stole my soiled underwear. As I lay there unconscious in the alley bleeding to death, a mangy dog peed all over me and into myOne time I pooped my pants while stuck in traffic. Then my car ran out of gas, so I had to walk through the bad part of town looking for a gas station, poo dripping down my legs. Then it started pouring rain. I got mugged and beaten and left for dead, they even stole my soiled underwear. As I lay there unconscious in the alley bleeding to death, a mangy dog peed all over me and into my mouth. A pack of diseased rats then scurried by and stopped to nip at my bleeding flesh. Flying demon pigs finally swooped down, snatching up my body and taking me straight to Hell. Todd Howard was there, and he forced me to play Fallout 76 for eternity.… Expand
  67. mikeycannon
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    I had heard so much about the Fallout Franchise from my friends but I had never touched a Fallout game before. Seeing the reviews, hearing stories and responses for previous games I had no doubt that 76 was going to be a blockbuster, the trailer was chilling and when I bought the game on the PS store I had goosebumps. Soon after my download started I started going through the reviews asI had heard so much about the Fallout Franchise from my friends but I had never touched a Fallout game before. Seeing the reviews, hearing stories and responses for previous games I had no doubt that 76 was going to be a blockbuster, the trailer was chilling and when I bought the game on the PS store I had goosebumps. Soon after my download started I started going through the reviews as approx. 15 hours had passed since the game released.

    I found mostly negative reviews but I told myself "These people must be haters or just wanting another typical Fallout game" I was excited to tryout the first full-online Fallout game myself and I gave the devs a lot of credit to begin with for taking this risk to change the way Fallout games were.

    But f****** h*** this game is a piece of s***, I tried so much to be happy, motivated to go up and play this game but it is absolute nonsense. I only opened the game again because I told myself "I have paid 60 bucks, I need to see where this goes"

    PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY, DO NOT SPEND IT ON THIS C*** !!

    You cannot even sit on a mountain top or enjoy the scenery or sunset rays because some f****** mutant animal or rogue robot will start shooting the f*** out of you !!!

    Yeah great job Bethesda !! Way to go !! Pop all the champagnes you can !! So now if we need to play or enjoy games we need to go around socializing and encouraging people to play it with us !!

    Even when you tag an item while trying to cook, you cannot see it anywhere on the map !! so you expect us to keep searching the entire f****** map with the stamina meter depleting in less than 10 seconds !! F*** YOU !!

    You studio will never be the same as Guerrilla Games or Rockstar !!

    & now you the audacity to release a 42 GB "UPDATE" F*** YOU !!!!!!! The entire game is 52 GB and you are releasing a lot of 42 GB Update !!!!! Have y'all been drinking !!!!!! None of the critics from IGN and popular platforms have released their review... How much did you pay them ?    … Expand
  68. SaintJames012
    Nov 19, 2018
    3
    On the most fundamental level, the game simply does not work. The very concept of exploring the vast world and creating your own settlements is cut down by the fact that the world offers little if anything in the way of exploration, and no NPCs in combination with the limited number of players makes settling a camp a tedious task with nothing to really propel motivation forward. PlayerOn the most fundamental level, the game simply does not work. The very concept of exploring the vast world and creating your own settlements is cut down by the fact that the world offers little if anything in the way of exploration, and no NPCs in combination with the limited number of players makes settling a camp a tedious task with nothing to really propel motivation forward. Player interactions for the most part are surprisingly friendly, but exploring an empty world with a companion is only slightly better than exploring the void alone. Bethesda has never been known for their exceptional or even competent gunplay mechanics, and the idea for covering up that flaw in past games, V.A.T.S., is a complete mess within Fallout 76. overall it is a mess and skippable with no real reason for playing other than to experience the trainwreck occur, and the remnants to burn with a confident, albeit melancholic "I told you so"… Expand
  69. moemoe
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    This is incredible in the worst way. Bought the game on Disc just to realise that this leads to a 55Gb Download which took ages to complete. Played it the last two days, the graphics are horrible and did´t change a bit since ..?? Fallout 3??, the gameplay mechanics still suck. The world is big but terribly empty. Base Building is so limited that it doesn´t feel fun anymore. Enemy AI seemsThis is incredible in the worst way. Bought the game on Disc just to realise that this leads to a 55Gb Download which took ages to complete. Played it the last two days, the graphics are horrible and did´t change a bit since ..?? Fallout 3??, the gameplay mechanics still suck. The world is big but terribly empty. Base Building is so limited that it doesn´t feel fun anymore. Enemy AI seems improved a bit but is still a nightmare. Now the best part, patch 1.0.2 is 47Gb!!! Are you *** kidding me? I'm speechless...… Expand
  70. Motox
    Nov 19, 2018
    5
    So in the sea of "zero" reviews I thought this didn't deserve a zero. The map is beautiful ( colors, elevations, much less "flat" than previous Fallouts ) , soundtrack is great ( Inon Zur really did a great job). Only one radio but a good selection even there. Lots of side quests. Now the absence of NPC. The point is, it's not clear whether it was a technical choice ( i.e. issue with theSo in the sea of "zero" reviews I thought this didn't deserve a zero. The map is beautiful ( colors, elevations, much less "flat" than previous Fallouts ) , soundtrack is great ( Inon Zur really did a great job). Only one radio but a good selection even there. Lots of side quests. Now the absence of NPC. The point is, it's not clear whether it was a technical choice ( i.e. issue with the current engine and non monster NPC and going about their life in a credible way ) , or a creative choice. But in this huge map it's a big missed opportunity: when the dust has settled and the quests are done, there is really not much to do for a character living in an empty world inhabited by infinitely re-spawning monsters, but to take a gun to his head.… Expand
  71. Berrlett
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    The worst news of the year and one of the saddest in a long time for gamers all around the globe. You can't help but thinking of New Vegas, FO3 or even 4 when crying over this. I might add this is a result of the curse of MS on gaming, hyping empty, shallow and soulless multi player, using MS/Xbox/Spencer relationship and influence on Todd Howard destroying a famous and very much lovedThe worst news of the year and one of the saddest in a long time for gamers all around the globe. You can't help but thinking of New Vegas, FO3 or even 4 when crying over this. I might add this is a result of the curse of MS on gaming, hyping empty, shallow and soulless multi player, using MS/Xbox/Spencer relationship and influence on Todd Howard destroying a famous and very much loved franchise in the process. A very sad day for gamers, well done Howard, well done MS.… Expand
  72. RPGjayy
    Nov 19, 2018
    3
    Truly wanted to love this game since I have played enjoyed most of Bethesda´s previous games with the exception of Fallout 4, I played the B.E.T.A and enjoyed it but as soon as I got the real game and put some hours into it I quickly became bored with the repetitive quests. It´s truly sad what Bethesda has become from the masterpiece Oblivion to this mess of a game. I expect better fromTruly wanted to love this game since I have played enjoyed most of Bethesda´s previous games with the exception of Fallout 4, I played the B.E.T.A and enjoyed it but as soon as I got the real game and put some hours into it I quickly became bored with the repetitive quests. It´s truly sad what Bethesda has become from the masterpiece Oblivion to this mess of a game. I expect better from Starfield or else I won´t even bother looking at Elder Scrolls VI… Expand
  73. ChemistryNerd
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    This game is one of the loneliest games I've ever played. There are no NPCs in this game, all the characters that are supposed to help you and make you feel included and special are gone. They are replaced by other players on your server, most of which who just shoot you relentlessly until you die because they are just as bored an lonely as you, but have decided that killing and annoyingThis game is one of the loneliest games I've ever played. There are no NPCs in this game, all the characters that are supposed to help you and make you feel included and special are gone. They are replaced by other players on your server, most of which who just shoot you relentlessly until you die because they are just as bored an lonely as you, but have decided that killing and annoying other players is more fun than playing the game's story. You have the option to be a pacifist and not fight back, but the other players can still kill you anyway. I have never in my life felt so stupid for spending money on something. It's a pretty game but it just feels like you're running around in a sandbox with no motivation to do anything, and you have to account for other irritating players who don't want to be friends or trade, and generally ruin the whole experience. I really wish there was an offline mode.… Expand
  74. Xantiappa
    Nov 19, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Performance:

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

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

    Story:

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

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

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

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

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

    For now i give this game a 6/10. A generous score for a game with alot of problems in it's current build.    … Expand
  75. dannyboy94
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    This game is a joke. as a Fallout fan i must say that i am so dissapointed. i nearly got to level 15 and it is just boring as hell. there is no real story and just bunch of holotapes to listen to, the enemies AI is a total garbage and i couldnt find a single enemy that act or attack without a bug or a glitch. hell one time i had to escort a mr handy to a location in an event, then suddenlyThis game is a joke. as a Fallout fan i must say that i am so dissapointed. i nearly got to level 15 and it is just boring as hell. there is no real story and just bunch of holotapes to listen to, the enemies AI is a total garbage and i couldnt find a single enemy that act or attack without a bug or a glitch. hell one time i had to escort a mr handy to a location in an event, then suddenly the stupid robot got stuck in a tree and the whole mission got to hell. i never had a problems with bugs in Fallout3 and 4 or even slyrim or oblivion. but this game... this game is a glitch itself. the graphics are horrible and dont mke me start about the frame rates, all the guns, armors and items are ported from fallout 4 without any diffrence. the only good part about the game is looting and crafting but thanks to bethesda even this part feel like a torture with the items weights. level up system and the perk cards are kinda cool, but thats it, there is no other good points abut this game. i want to interact with NPCs and barter with them or even hear their opinions. just like the whiterun guards who said "i was an adventurer like you..." hell i want these kind of interaction not with some stupid robots that only say hello or goodday sir and finally the price of the items are a complete joke. i can sell a pistol for 2 or 3 caps and buy the same pistol for 80 caps. what the hell. the game is so boring and so empty. this not a brand new fallout, this is a 20 dollars online dlc for fallout4. shame on you bethesda. not only you didnt fix any problem from your previous games, you add like hundreds more in to this game. i kinda feel worried about elder scrolls 6.… Expand
  76. dyljoh
    Nov 19, 2018
    0
    Do you love Fallout but wish it had no story, characters, choices, roles, factions, companions, villians, heroes, secrets, morality, NPCs, or stakes? Have you secretly wanted it to be just some weird **** FortNight? Well then have we got a game for you!
  77. xenoise
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This game is an absolute disgrace and a symbol for the current gaming scene in 2018. Good software houses are being destroyed because greedy and ignorant shareholders have taken control. Greedy people who have never touched a videogame, who are pushing their developers to do as much as possible in the shortest time and with as little resources as possible. That's why we have a 2018 gameThis game is an absolute disgrace and a symbol for the current gaming scene in 2018. Good software houses are being destroyed because greedy and ignorant shareholders have taken control. Greedy people who have never touched a videogame, who are pushing their developers to do as much as possible in the shortest time and with as little resources as possible. That's why we have a 2018 game with a 90s graphic engine (yes exactly) which was originally wrote for multiplayer 33.6kb MMO's and 3dfx GPUs, then converted to a singleplayer only engine and is now being forced to work online again with broadband and modern hardware. A train wreck basically. No attention was put into the details, constantly you have to look for Jim, for Frank for Anna... they are all dead! They are all dead because there are no NPCs in this game. So you are forced to go look for a person but you know exactly he will just be a corpse because the whole mechanic doesn't exist. It's so incoherent, the gameplay is miserable, graphics look bad.. On the backend the situation is tragic, you can basically see the IPs of other players in plain text and the game speed is bound to the FPS (yes exactly, like they used to do in the 90s) and i could go on for days. If you buy this game without being an ignorant casual you deserve no respect. You are a short sighted person who rewards bad companies for bad work and i can only hope your actions won't lead other SH to follow.… Expand
  78. dissapointed
    Nov 18, 2018
    1
    The huge download for this game was an inconvenience, but not really a deal breaker. Unfortunately, that is the smallest of my complaints about this game. Fallout is a great franchise that they have simply broken with their insistence on making this a multiplayer game. The story is weaker than i would have thought possible, with the first 4 story quests nothing but picking up an audiotapeThe huge download for this game was an inconvenience, but not really a deal breaker. Unfortunately, that is the smallest of my complaints about this game. Fallout is a great franchise that they have simply broken with their insistence on making this a multiplayer game. The story is weaker than i would have thought possible, with the first 4 story quests nothing but picking up an audiotape of the elusive vault overseer. As soon as you pick up one, another shows on the map. Yippee. I cannot pause the game to look through the 400+ items i have or take a piss without being attacked by a mole rat at the base I built. Oh and by the way, they can open doors to your base. the VATS sytem is useless because it cannot slow time, and switching to another weapon in a firefight with with multiple enemies when you run out of ammo is comedy gold. I never got past these things to find out more because i was so frustrated. Did I mention the lag or the 5 second screen freeze during fights? F you, Bethesda, you made a great SPG into a sh** MMO.… Expand
  79. sturner17
    Nov 18, 2018
    5
    After playing over 40 hours of this game i have to say it falls way short of a Fallout game. NPC's need to be introduced and bugs/glitches need to be fixed. Totally unacceptable state this game shipped in. The core is there to build on but needs some serious work. I question how much of the Maryland studio had a hand in this. I feel it was outsourced to the new smaller studios. TheyAfter playing over 40 hours of this game i have to say it falls way short of a Fallout game. NPC's need to be introduced and bugs/glitches need to be fixed. Totally unacceptable state this game shipped in. The core is there to build on but needs some serious work. I question how much of the Maryland studio had a hand in this. I feel it was outsourced to the new smaller studios. They couldn't have made this game like this.… Expand
  80. Vareba
    Nov 18, 2018
    8
    They really need a way to check if people actually bought the game, before allowing them to post here.

    The game is buggy, but it's not bad at all, it's not broken. It's incredibly fun, runs great, and is secure.

    Actually research before you judge - don't jump on the arbitrary hate fad, just copy/pasting the same nonsense.
  81. x1POSSUM2x
    Nov 18, 2018
    2
    terrible...... absolutely......terrible..... sad really was looking forward to this game..... co op fallout sounds great..... pushed it out way to fast...... nothing but glitches non stop........ never have i wanted a refund so bad for a game...... they need to stick to putting work in their games skyrim and oblivion fallout 3 and new vegas..... soooo amazing.....saw them starting to fallterrible...... absolutely......terrible..... sad really was looking forward to this game..... co op fallout sounds great..... pushed it out way to fast...... nothing but glitches non stop........ never have i wanted a refund so bad for a game...... they need to stick to putting work in their games skyrim and oblivion fallout 3 and new vegas..... soooo amazing.....saw them starting to fall with fallout4.....now this...... its a joke..... what you doing bethesda....... return to your old ways cause whatever you are trying now is not working.... i would love to see your games co op....... but not thrown out so fast..........… Expand
  82. Mattthelemon173
    Nov 18, 2018
    2
    This game in it of itself is not "a hit" if anything it's a miss, and an embarrassment to Bethesda and the fanbase. Lack of A.I., lack of Base Building, lack of PVP, lack of meaningful multiplayer, and a lack of good quests other than just protect this person, kill this person, or explore this place and bring something back. Don't give me that lie that lack of characters means immersion,This game in it of itself is not "a hit" if anything it's a miss, and an embarrassment to Bethesda and the fanbase. Lack of A.I., lack of Base Building, lack of PVP, lack of meaningful multiplayer, and a lack of good quests other than just protect this person, kill this person, or explore this place and bring something back. Don't give me that lie that lack of characters means immersion, because it doesn't, it means your just more lonely than ever. Most mechanics like hunger and thirst restrict you too much from actually exploring the world, which is the main point of this game, and other than a lack of things Fallout 76 has dozens of bugs, more than I could count. And don't say "oh wait for an update" because that means we're giving these companies more of a chance to abuse us rather than giving us games that are actually finished. And now more than ever are we being given shlock (except Red Dead Redemption 2) than ever before. I want games to be innovative, and refreshing, not stale, and poorly outdated. And speaking of outdated, Skyrim 2 will be having the same engine as Fallout 76, which honestly makes me cry to think about, poor lighting, an engine being tied to framerate, and probably even fewer RPG elements. Overall, don't buy this.… Expand
  83. K1df0s
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    If you're a die-hard NMA fan of 1&2 don't buy it. If you think NV was the GOAT, don't buy it. If you have no friends or hate co-op game play, don't buy it. If you spend all your time in your parent's basement inventing new ways to grief other players, don't buy it. If you can't understand what made the original Elite so appealing, don't buy it. If you think SWTOR beats SW Galaxies, don'tIf you're a die-hard NMA fan of 1&2 don't buy it. If you think NV was the GOAT, don't buy it. If you have no friends or hate co-op game play, don't buy it. If you spend all your time in your parent's basement inventing new ways to grief other players, don't buy it. If you can't understand what made the original Elite so appealing, don't buy it. If you think SWTOR beats SW Galaxies, don't buy it.

    But...

    If you ever wandered about in 3&4 wishing you could team up with a few chums and have fun in a sandbox environment based on Fallout lore, you need this.
    Seriously, who needs NPC's when you have real life friends to come up with insane ideas and new possibilities for adventure. (Murderhobos need not apply.)    … Expand
  84. Maskeddamien
    Nov 18, 2018
    9
    After playing the game for 8+ hours and reading about all the complaints. I understand the criticisms of the game.
    -The lack of NPCs
    -Seems relatively boring at first -Story is a little bit bland The problem with everyone reviewing this game is that they are writing their reviews in the first hour of playing the game. This Game was designed to be a coop mmo/rpg. There are tons of    After playing the game for 8+ hours and reading about all the complaints. I understand the criticisms of the game.
    -The lack of NPCs
    -Seems relatively boring at first
    -Story is a little bit bland

    The problem with everyone reviewing this game is that they are writing their reviews in the first hour of playing the game. This Game was designed to be a coop mmo/rpg. There are tons of quests, public events that happen frequently, and a ton of unlock able content. I saw complaints that the building and mod menus were very limited. They are only limited because you dont have the content unlocked/ discovered. This game takes time. GIve it a chance like every other fallout game, it just takes time...    … Expand
  85. Baelorn
    Nov 18, 2018
    2
    Fallout 76 is an unfinished mess of a game. I honestly think a team of modders could have done a better job at making an online Fallout game.

    Nothing about it makes you feel like the people working on the game cared about what they were making. FO76 was not a labor of love. It feels more like an obligation to test the waters of online to see if they could have a GTA:O-size hit in the    Fallout 76 is an unfinished mess of a game. I honestly think a team of modders could have done a better job at making an online Fallout game.

    Nothing about it makes you feel like the people working on the game cared about what they were making. FO76 was not a labor of love. It feels more like an obligation to test the waters of online to see if they could have a GTA:O-size hit in the future.

    On top of the total lack of passion and care that went into this game is all the technical issues that Bethesda would normally rely on their fans to fix. In this case, though, it all falls on them and it isn't something they, or their more die-hard fans, are used to. We'll see if they can get it together but I wouldn't count on it.    … Expand
  86. Speedy_Duck790
    Nov 18, 2018
    9
    the game is fun after 50hrs of playing the game is fun but not everyone will enjoy it, for example if you like hoarding items, ''in your face'' story, single player experiences and smooth non buggy games you are not going to like the game because the stash storage is super low (but is getting buffed in the coming weeks) and the story is good finding your way thought the waste land findingthe game is fun after 50hrs of playing the game is fun but not everyone will enjoy it, for example if you like hoarding items, ''in your face'' story, single player experiences and smooth non buggy games you are not going to like the game because the stash storage is super low (but is getting buffed in the coming weeks) and the story is good finding your way thought the waste land finding out the story's of the many factions in the game and following there legacy but the game is not fully based on its all ready made story its also half based on the stories you make with your friends like running away from lvl 50 scorch beasts, if you also don't like other people in this game you will be disappointed you can avoid them but time to time you will meet other people but if you are worried about trolls its safe to say that its unlikely to meet one with the current bounty system out of my hours the only time people have killed me is because of accidental bounty that people want but playing with people does make the experience better, also the bug situation is bad but its a Bethesda game and its the first week it will be find they will fix the game with the busy update schedule they already starting on but it will take time this game has to be seen as a project that will constantly updated with fixes and content. but this game is just not made for people but some people get the wrong image from this game, this game can be thought about differently when your lvl 30 than when your lvl 2 because to be honest the start story/tutorial is not that great and can give you a bad feel of the game and is the big reason for a lot of these reviews, but once your passed the basic tutorial its all good from there, the story will take you around 50 hrs also and the leveling system is faster than fallout 4 so dont worry about weapons and armor that you cant access until certain level because you will make to that faster than you think ( well only if you do stuff like killing creatures and doing missions) also when you exploring the map i suggest going to to the top then make your way to the bottom just so you meet leveled creatures because you don't want to meet a level 30 gulpers in the mire by accident when your level ten but there would be more about level areas online, the shooting mechanics are like fallout 4's and the vats are still fun to use the weapons are pretty bland at the start but after level 15 it gets more exciting with weapons. ignore what people say about the map being empty, the map is full of interesting locations and interesting non human npcs like rose a raider robot at the top of the world ski resort so don't believe people who have played 1 hr of the game saying ''the worlds empty and boring characters'' well there wrong or have there expectations too high, lastly the settlement building is a improvement of fallout 4's but i would be nice if i could scrap annoying rocks and trees but it is a nice improvement but in conclusion i think this a great game and i admire companies like Bethesda trying out new thing which alot of companies have a hard time doing and don't do in that makes everyone making the same genre of game like the fps and battle royale genre that has been overdone so i rate this game 9 but would be a ten if they would increase stash size majorly and improve plans to pop up more than now… Expand
  87. Kylewalkamile
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    You do not even need to play the game to know it’s bad. I feel bad for anyone who paid money for this. I am so disappointed in Bethesda Game Studios.
  88. Dilduo
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    1. The fact that no Hardly any critic reviews scored this and are still TBD is a huge red flag. Are reviewers so scared to give a bad review to such a large company in fear of loosing their jobs? This is what happens when review companies accept money for reviews. I don't know what kind of power Bethesda has to have a review embargo or whatever. Its been 5 days since release and there are1. The fact that no Hardly any critic reviews scored this and are still TBD is a huge red flag. Are reviewers so scared to give a bad review to such a large company in fear of loosing their jobs? This is what happens when review companies accept money for reviews. I don't know what kind of power Bethesda has to have a review embargo or whatever. Its been 5 days since release and there are only 2 critic reviews, Doesn't something about that seem very odd to you? I read that as a lot of damage control by Bethesda.

    Im glad this game is getting such terrrible reviews. I love Fallout and elder scrolls games but we cant keep rewarding Bethesda for giving us outdated and just plain lazy game design. They even plan on using the same engine for Elder Scrolls 6 and there new space game. If this backlash doesn't wake them up and cause them to actually give us a new game for elder scrolls 6 then Bethesda deserves to crumble.

    I mean honestly how do these game concepts get approved by a room full of People? No npcs? Weird PvP that just ruins the game. (have separate PVP and Pve/pvppve servers and people will make their choices like every other game that tries to do this. You cant make everyone happy and when you try you make no one happy. The game is a buggy mess that just isn't ready, there is no content, no end game, and base design sucks. There is nothing going for this game period. Every time a new bethesda comes out I start to lube up because I know Todd Howard is going to **** me.    … Expand
  89. Fenderperry
    Nov 18, 2018
    10
    I really am enjoying this game, The world is huge. There are endless areas to discover and explore. I am enjoying the missions and quests.
    I am not bothered at all by no human NPCs.
  90. chriszr18
    Nov 18, 2018
    1
    Contrary to most of the gamers, I loved Fallout 4 more than FO3 and New Vegas. But this is a rip off, they are giving me the SAME game with a bigger map, NO NPC'S (where are you Preston?!?!?!), the game engine is old, the enemies have the SAME LOOT, and there are the worst MICROTRANSACTIONS I've seen lol (5 dollars for a hat?!?! WHERE ARE THE MODDERS?!?!?). Bethesda is just doing the sameContrary to most of the gamers, I loved Fallout 4 more than FO3 and New Vegas. But this is a rip off, they are giving me the SAME game with a bigger map, NO NPC'S (where are you Preston?!?!?!), the game engine is old, the enemies have the SAME LOOT, and there are the worst MICROTRANSACTIONS I've seen lol (5 dollars for a hat?!?! WHERE ARE THE MODDERS?!?!?). Bethesda is just doing the same that EA does, overhyping people, charging a lot for the game, charging EVEN MORE for the in-game purchases and the game is trash.
    There's a lot of issues with the scripting, and I bet there are gonna be a lot of hackers if Bethesda doesn't fix that.

    They really could have just made Fallout 4, play with a buddy edition    … Expand
  91. Vilgrym
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    They make online on Creation Engine? - mistake.
    It's so boring, no NPC, only bugs, lags and etc. problems. Fie!
  92. Hobojobes
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    I didn't think it possible for Bethesda to dumb down this franchise any further. They have proven me wrong.

    This game will appeal to the Bethesda fanboy and no one else. The game spits on previously established lore, further removes RPG elements and is a lazy bug ridden cash grab. The fact that Todd Howard isn't bedridden with utmost shame for this travesty shows just how much of a turd    I didn't think it possible for Bethesda to dumb down this franchise any further. They have proven me wrong.

    This game will appeal to the Bethesda fanboy and no one else. The game spits on previously established lore, further removes RPG elements and is a lazy bug ridden cash grab. The fact that Todd Howard isn't bedridden with utmost shame for this travesty shows just how much of a turd he is. Bethesdas only hope from here is to remove Todd from the lead and hire people actually capable of writing a decent plot (Goodbye Emil also.)    … Expand
  93. Sanghera_MD
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    This game is awful looking, bug-ridden and the gameplay is uninspired. Save your money, personally, i'm glad I rented this game through my subscription.
  94. CThorne
    Nov 18, 2018
    9
    Fallout 76 is a very different fallout experience that should be experienced with at least one other person as it will get old playing solo it has its problems but since when has a Bethesda game not had problems. The base building is great in this game while I found it monotonous in Fallout 4. The lack of NPCs doesn't detract from the experience one bit as you still get quests and sideFallout 76 is a very different fallout experience that should be experienced with at least one other person as it will get old playing solo it has its problems but since when has a Bethesda game not had problems. The base building is great in this game while I found it monotonous in Fallout 4. The lack of NPCs doesn't detract from the experience one bit as you still get quests and side objectives from things around the world like killing a certain enemy that drops an item that starts a quest line. My only issue is that it has kicked me off the servers a few times but I expect that will be fixed in a coming update.… Expand
  95. MGRDesperado
    Nov 18, 2018
    9
    Let me start off by saying that out of all the times I've played Fallout 76 I have been playing with a friend .

    Fallout 76 has been the Fallout game I've been dreaming of since Fallout 3. There is nothing like exploring the wasteland with a buddy doing quests, building our camp and taking down a tough enemies. Over the 15 hours of gametime me and my friend have only discovered a small    Let me start off by saying that out of all the times I've played Fallout 76 I have been playing with a friend .

    Fallout 76 has been the Fallout game I've been dreaming of since Fallout 3. There is nothing like exploring the wasteland with a buddy doing quests, building our camp and taking down a tough enemies. Over the 15 hours of gametime me and my friend have only discovered a small part of the map, that shows the game does not lack any content. This game does come with a fair share of it's problems, the constant bugs that has soured my experience once. For example my friend died and dropped his resources and then got booted off the server. It was extremely annoying but we got more resources for him in 2 hours of game play. Fallout 76 is the most fun I had with a fallout game, if Bethesda can patch these glitches and make some improvements to the game world like ( putting a marker on the map so other players can see if you're a trader selling goods. Fallout 76 isn't for everyone but if you love Fallout and have a buddy to play with please give this game a chance .    … Expand
  96. EmaDom
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    El juego se cae a trozos, lo siento pero no puedo dar mas calificación. Esta vez la empresa se ha pasado bastante metiendo mas presupuesto en simple publicidad engañosa que simplemente meterle mas dinero al desarrollo del juego como tal
  97. EnriqueAcevedo
    Nov 18, 2018
    2
    A big disappointment... A Fallout game without an interesting story, completely full of bugs and a AAA price... I really love Bethesda games but this is unacceptable... A long wait to Fallout 5
  98. motbot
    Nov 18, 2018
    3
    Sometimes it's good to stretch one's comfort level and try new things. Sometimes, it doesn't work out. Piling on here, but this game is not fun. I thought I'd give it a try, even though it was not going to be a single player game. I didn't understand that meant the game would lose the strong thread of storytelling and character that even Fallout 4 exhibited (though maybe not as well asSometimes it's good to stretch one's comfort level and try new things. Sometimes, it doesn't work out. Piling on here, but this game is not fun. I thought I'd give it a try, even though it was not going to be a single player game. I didn't understand that meant the game would lose the strong thread of storytelling and character that even Fallout 4 exhibited (though maybe not as well as some other editions of the franchise.) By losing the tension of the Lone Wanderer, this game has lost its heart. My other real complaint -- and this is probably my lack of understanding how online gaming works -- I did not understand that I would have to sign up and pay for a Playstation+ account to play this game for more than two days. Given that all the previous editions were single-player games, I think Bethesda should spell that out. For those of us who long for a game and story as well-told as Fallout New Vegas, let's hope that Bethesda learns from this mistake. It's also up to us to vote with our dollars -- don't buy this if you're on the fence! All that said, I did think the graphics were well done, and I liked the idea of a prequel. I think you could have some amazing NPC characters in that world!… Expand
  99. strobein
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    To the people that are writing positive reviews of this joke of a game, how much money did Bethesda pay you? This game is a huge disappointment, and can be compared to the likes of Mass Effect: Andromeda and Metal Gear: Survive. Bethesda should just hand over all their games to Obsidian Entertainment, as Todd Howard and his pile of fecal matter only want a quick way to make money withoutTo the people that are writing positive reviews of this joke of a game, how much money did Bethesda pay you? This game is a huge disappointment, and can be compared to the likes of Mass Effect: Andromeda and Metal Gear: Survive. Bethesda should just hand over all their games to Obsidian Entertainment, as Todd Howard and his pile of fecal matter only want a quick way to make money without any hard work and dedication to their games.… Expand
  100. vanguard7654
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    Fallout 76 had a lot to say when it was revealed. It was multiplayer, it had the largest world of any Fallout, it was going to be fun. The trouble is that it just doesn’t work, the world is too big and empty, and the quest design as uninspired as it gets. If the only way for a game to be entertaining is by having your friends make jokes about it as you journey together, then it has failedFallout 76 had a lot to say when it was revealed. It was multiplayer, it had the largest world of any Fallout, it was going to be fun. The trouble is that it just doesn’t work, the world is too big and empty, and the quest design as uninspired as it gets. If the only way for a game to be entertaining is by having your friends make jokes about it as you journey together, then it has failed at one of the things that most games should be. It has failed at being fun, it has failed at being entertaining in its own right.… 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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