Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4921 Ratings

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  1. onyssa
    Nov 24, 2018
    1
    Game is a buggy mess ,no real story ,boring queste, no npcs ,even with all the nice locations it feels empty and uninteresting ,pvp absolute not working ,its basically a junk-collecting ,monitor reading and random weak enemy killing simulator
  2. DoctorFox
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Bethesda, a company once beloved for their incredibly deep and expansive worlds has fallen so far from grace.

    The introduction of paid mods (Creation Club) was a major blunder, and now Fallout 76 is yet another abhorrent display of how little regard the company has for its players, new and old. Greed continues to plague the gaming industry with microtransactions, cash-grabs, and the    Bethesda, a company once beloved for their incredibly deep and expansive worlds has fallen so far from grace.

    The introduction of paid mods (Creation Club) was a major blunder, and now Fallout 76 is yet another abhorrent display of how little regard the company has for its players, new and old.

    Greed continues to plague the gaming industry with microtransactions, cash-grabs, and the steady stream of incomplete games being released.

    In the words of Lau Tzu, "there is no greater disaster than greed," and it is clear that greed was the driving force behind releasing the disaster that is Fallout 76.    … Expand
  3. KottarBjorn
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    What a piece of **** game. I am getting constant kicked out and the servers is down and i lose all progress. And when i get logged in i am spawn in the middle of 10 enemies that instant kill me. The game is so broken at this stage that you cant play it. It is so boring. THe NPCs and the story is so **** there is nothing happening. THE HOLE STORY HAPPEND 20 YEARS AGO. WHO WANTS TO PLAYWhat a piece of **** game. I am getting constant kicked out and the servers is down and i lose all progress. And when i get logged in i am spawn in the middle of 10 enemies that instant kill me. The game is so broken at this stage that you cant play it. It is so boring. THe NPCs and the story is so **** there is nothing happening. THE HOLE STORY HAPPEND 20 YEARS AGO. WHO WANTS TO PLAY THAT? I WANNA PLAY NOW. for crying out load, why can this **** happend 2018? go watch jim sterling on youtube. he tells you more how ****ty this game is.… Expand
  4. Durtibandet
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This “game” feels empty, vague and devoid of life. The graphics don’t have to be improved or amazingly better to make a better game. It’s like they took the worst aspects of their formula and put it together. I guess this is supposed to be the “Tamrial Online” for fallout, even so the execution is terrible. The basic part of a game is it should be entertaining. Fallout 76 is extremelyThis “game” feels empty, vague and devoid of life. The graphics don’t have to be improved or amazingly better to make a better game. It’s like they took the worst aspects of their formula and put it together. I guess this is supposed to be the “Tamrial Online” for fallout, even so the execution is terrible. The basic part of a game is it should be entertaining. Fallout 76 is extremely underwhelming and honestly could be a mobile MMORPG. It’s soured me on there entire Bethesda catalog. Innovation is what keeps franchises and companies a float. Keeping the same formula for almost 20 years isn’t… Expand
  5. lilkillpappy
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Fallout 76 is a beta that they want you to buy for full price. They should have gone with Steam Greenlight if they had any respect for their customers.
  6. andrey1983ff
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Эта игра после релиза совсем не оправдала моих ожиданий - куча нерешенных проблем, баги-лаги и прочее. Тупой,бессмысленный гринд и фарм. Очень быстро становится скучно.
  7. sgy0003
    Nov 18, 2018
    0
    You know, this is what happens when you try to build an MMO on a concept that has always been about singleplayer. I mean, fallout always have been about wandering around the wasteland by yourself or sometimes with a one(1) companion, and trying to make a multiplayer only game on that makes it completely fall on its ass. Elder Scrolls didn't get this (at least before the updates) so why doYou know, this is what happens when you try to build an MMO on a concept that has always been about singleplayer. I mean, fallout always have been about wandering around the wasteland by yourself or sometimes with a one(1) companion, and trying to make a multiplayer only game on that makes it completely fall on its ass. Elder Scrolls didn't get this (at least before the updates) so why do it with Fallout?

    The game could have been filled with rich lore, NPCs with a wide variety of personalities, cool looking locations, and amazing storytelling. But no, it's a Multiplayer-only game. There is no narrative within the world, and you have to "make your own story". You mean a story where classic lore has been retconned, NPCs with personalities are nonexistent, discovering dull looking locations, and getting killed by **** players?

    Bethesda also decided to make FO76 on the same engine as FO4, which not only is an outdated crappy engine on its own, making FO76 look carbon copy of FO4, but also can be used to create mods. Now mods on Bethesda games generally were great, but the said games were FRIGGIN' SINGLEPLAYER GAMES!. You seriously think some players won't be ****s and create mods that give unfair advantages and may even break the game? Yeah, there could be an anti-cheat software, but then it will also block mods that were genuinely trying to improve the game. And there aren't even private servers yet, which I am hoping there won't be any monetization scheme to run the private servers.

    Guys, just get Red Dead Redemption 2 instead.    … Expand
  8. Graphic-J
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Imagine that, people aren’t fans of cash grab games. Wake up consumers! I really believe it was not released on Steam to prevent players from "Refunding" their purchase. Plus you are able to write reviews and rate the game on Steam. They knew damn well the game was going to get terrible ratings. They are just trying to maximize profit and cover up bad press, thats it. I was suspicious ofImagine that, people aren’t fans of cash grab games. Wake up consumers! I really believe it was not released on Steam to prevent players from "Refunding" their purchase. Plus you are able to write reviews and rate the game on Steam. They knew damn well the game was going to get terrible ratings. They are just trying to maximize profit and cover up bad press, thats it. I was suspicious of this from the start and did not purchase.

    It's Interesting how gaming 'journalists' are so slow to post their thoughts on this one. Hell, Forbes even came out with an article saying 'Don't trust early Fallout 76 reviews'. There is no reason to even glance at game review sites anymore.

    when you settle for less, then you get less. That's what gamers are getting with Bethesda. Todd Howard of Bethesda said in an interview that they are not going to make a new engine because it takes too long to learn how to develop for it. He said they are used to the one they have and are just going to keep patching it up even with the new Elder Scrolls 6. They have no intentions on making a new engine. Why.... well I think they don't want to spend the money or time to do so. If gamers would quit settling for less, then you might get the game you want WITH great current graphics. I'm SURE you wouldn't complain about having it all.    … Expand
  9. SnakeVG
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Worst game ever. Totally wasted money for preorder. Boring as hell, buggy and tragic engine. DONT BUY IT!
  10. MickeyFowler
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    A terrible lazy insult to all Bethesda fans, the fallout and elder scrolls game need an updated engine and a better vision for their games.
  11. Mr_Anderson
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Bethesda is busy fixing problems that don't exist, you know, like turning an awesome open world RPG into a buggy online fps suckfest. They should've stuck with what they were good at, making fun albeit embarrassingly buggy open world RPG games. This is an absolute train wreck and they deserve every bad review they can get. Not only are they selling this for a ridiculous $60 at a time whenBethesda is busy fixing problems that don't exist, you know, like turning an awesome open world RPG into a buggy online fps suckfest. They should've stuck with what they were good at, making fun albeit embarrassingly buggy open world RPG games. This is an absolute train wreck and they deserve every bad review they can get. Not only are they selling this for a ridiculous $60 at a time when games like RDR2, AC:O, Spiderman, Divinity OS2, Detroit BH, etc, are abounding, they have the audacity to add microtransactions. The contrast is stark and so is Bethesda's greed. It's like Jiffy Lube opening a pizza shop in their garage. No one wants that and eww! Bethesda is the only AAA studio that still manages to continually churn out game breaking bug ridden games and instead of fixing that, they chose to do this. RIP Fallout IP.… Expand
  12. BlindKraken
    Nov 15, 2018
    3
    Bethesda, just no... I honestly had more fun with the character creation than the actual game itself. This is by far the worst game in the Fallout franchise (including BoS). The game engine is obviously outdated as the landscape constantly pops in and out in the distance and nothing has any actual depth to it. The gameplay is incredibly generic and essentially boils down to hold L1 toBethesda, just no... I honestly had more fun with the character creation than the actual game itself. This is by far the worst game in the Fallout franchise (including BoS). The game engine is obviously outdated as the landscape constantly pops in and out in the distance and nothing has any actual depth to it. The gameplay is incredibly generic and essentially boils down to hold L1 to win. The crafting system is horrendous. The new S.P.E.C.I.A.L. Cards are just an absolute nightmare and it makes no sense why they abandoned the skill tree. There is no plot whatsoever, all youre trying to do is take 3 nuclear silos, thats it. The Pip-Boy makes the most annoying radio static sound at all times that you cant turn off and will drive you crazy in 5 minutes if you play with headphones. Not to mention that the game is shockingly lifeless, it feels like you're the only character on the map most of the time. My legit first reation out of the vault was disgust as I saw how flat, dull, and lifeless the overall world of 76 is. This is not okay Bethesda. Way to release the Fallout equivalent of Mass Effect Andromeda! Elder Scrolls Online wasn't near this bad at launch.… Expand
  13. Downn10
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    Game without content, outdated engine, texture bug, sound, missions. This game blurs the name of the series.
  14. 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.
  15. metadubrev2
    Nov 22, 2018
    1
    After ~150gb of downloads and updates is a game riddled with bugs, frame rate problems and crashes. The "game" is a boring 2nd life with long slow travels walking to constantly find food and water. You're health and action bars are constantly lowered by unavoidable disease, irradiation, thirst and hunger. Your inventory is low, vendors carry little cash and necessary supplies are limited.After ~150gb of downloads and updates is a game riddled with bugs, frame rate problems and crashes. The "game" is a boring 2nd life with long slow travels walking to constantly find food and water. You're health and action bars are constantly lowered by unavoidable disease, irradiation, thirst and hunger. Your inventory is low, vendors carry little cash and necessary supplies are limited. So fine the game forces you to live with very little. Don't get attached to a good weapon because it breaks and you don't have the resources to repair it. Don't build because someone will drop a nuke and you'll lose your camp. Don't modify anything because again it'll break and you can't repair it without looking for items for hours. You can't afford to buy them. You can't afford to fast travel and you can't run so you'll walk forever to go anywhere. If you do fast travel free back to base and when you go through doors both with long load times you'll likely be surrounded by a hoard of enemies when you spawn and you'll die. When you die you lose all junk and you have to go back and die again trying to retrieve it if someone doesn't steal it first. There's no way to play co-op even with friends much less strangers because everyone will take different times to manage items, health, read/listen to items. There's so few people on your server on a huge map there's no help in public events which give you fewer gifts than the supplies you'll use accomplishing them. And if you claim a workshop for a public event your caps were spent on something that disappears when you log off or someone steals it. Welcome to your new life. Basically don't buy, build or get attached to anything. Live off of whatever weapon you can find at the moment and when it breaks or the ammo runs out have a back-up and pick up whatever else is dropped. The maps will show you in general where you'll be walking to but won't show local maps or anything helpful like locations for benches. Since the game is live good luck trying to hack a computer because you'll be attacked during. And good luck trying to use the vats or manage weapon and health items during combat. So if living with nothing, having your whole day be occupied with looking for food and water and having what little you acquire be taken away this is the game for you.… Expand
  16. MrSync
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Horrible game, not even worth 5 bucks. I made an account just to make this review. Spend your money elsewhere.
  17. GandalfS
    Nov 15, 2018
    4
    Hello. This is my first review so be gentle. First things first, the people who are rating this game anything above 7/10 are straight up lying. Also the 0/10 and 1/10 are also exaggerated. This game in its current state feels like an 20 dollar early-access game. Keep in mind it was developed by a Triple-A studio so normally you would expect a quality game for your 60 dollars that this gameHello. This is my first review so be gentle. First things first, the people who are rating this game anything above 7/10 are straight up lying. Also the 0/10 and 1/10 are also exaggerated. This game in its current state feels like an 20 dollar early-access game. Keep in mind it was developed by a Triple-A studio so normally you would expect a quality game for your 60 dollars that this game costs. On top of that price tag you get microtransactions, hell yeah. How these so called game "journalists" are ok with this is beyond me 'cough' Schreier 'cough'. The game itself is really bland. Especially the story/quests that remind of a certain Preston Garvey, hmm i wonder why. But seriously though .Combat is fine, just like in fallout 4 which was decent. World feels quite empty, considering its essentially the only thing you do in the game; Explore. Fallout 76 PvP mechanics are not what you want in a multiplayer game. You seriously need consent for PvP; garbage. While writing this beatiful review i came to the conclusion that this is boring and i dont want to write any longer. Oh, i nearly forgot to mention the awful Pc-port. Due to bethesda's bootleg game engine, the game is locked at 63 fps. Controls feel clunky and are not fit for a online game, Pipboy etc. You cant rebind hard coded keys, amazing. Also you cant change essential graphical options like DoF, Fov and Bloom. Not good. If you managed to read this garbage all the way through, well done, i'm proud of you, love from Finland.… Expand
  18. Morax1983
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    Bethesda non poteva fare una scelta più infelice. Adoro Fallout ma odio i giochi multiplayer. Sto provando a giocarlo in solitaria ma risulta una delle peggiori esperienze videoludiche della mia vita. Speriamo col tempo possa risollevarsi...
  19. FiauraTankGirl
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    This is a no effort game! On top of this without the characters within the Fallout Universe to interact with it removes the soul of Fallout.
    It's a Survival game with a Fallout skin. Furthermore the bugs and continued use of the creation engine without the engine being fixed is just bad not even including the motion sickness reported by myself and 1/2 of the people watching my stream    This is a no effort game! On top of this without the characters within the Fallout Universe to interact with it removes the soul of Fallout.
    It's a Survival game with a Fallout skin. Furthermore the bugs and continued use of the creation engine without the engine being fixed is just bad not even including the motion sickness reported by myself and 1/2 of the people watching my stream (51.2% of those who took the straw poll were motion sick watching).
    They have no intent on fixing this.
    Lastly, Fallout is about Choice and Consequence. This world has no choices to be made and no consequences to suffer or enjoy.
    I won't even talk about the broken PvP or how the system is far too easy to abuse. Just this game, is just bad as a game, it's terrible and fails on so many levels as a game and as a Fallout Game It is WORSE than Brotherhood of Steel.
    I never thought I'd say that but I'd rather play Fallout: BoS than this.    … Expand
  20. Zura69
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    I've registered only to write this review. I've been playing Fallout for my entire life, starting form it's 1st part; got many discussions about how bad or good are NV, F3, F4. 4th part was pretty bad and stupid as for me. But this... This is as bad as game just can be. After this piece of garbage I would rate 4th part 9/10 because otherwise I can't scale down the grade for "76" enough:I've registered only to write this review. I've been playing Fallout for my entire life, starting form it's 1st part; got many discussions about how bad or good are NV, F3, F4. 4th part was pretty bad and stupid as for me. But this... This is as bad as game just can be. After this piece of garbage I would rate 4th part 9/10 because otherwise I can't scale down the grade for "76" enough: "None / 10". F76 is the worst game ever. God please. If you just released it under other name. Or didn't try to sell it like something good. You just have dishonored the whole title. Everyone who used to develop this game must be shamed for the rest of their life until they pulicly apologize. Devs, you have to return money for everyone who bought it, think about your souls and karma.
    P.S. Forgot about "Brotherhood" part. Even "brotherhood" was infinitly better than "76". Never though I would say something like this.    … Expand
  21. mortendynamo
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    I pre ordered this game and expected something similar to previous games. I played it for some hours, but i'ts a dead lifeless world with good things missing from it. Biggest disappointment I have had with a game for as long as I can remember.
  22. Laura_Barms
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Absolutely not worth my money. I should have listened to people who warned me about this. The glitchy pop in graphics, the bugs, the lack of NPCs and the inundation with notes and holotapes, the issues with stash size, etc. I'm seriously regretting laying down $60.00 USD for this game. If it were a $20-30 expansion for Fallout 4, ok fine. I still wouldn't enjoy it, but I wouldn't feelAbsolutely not worth my money. I should have listened to people who warned me about this. The glitchy pop in graphics, the bugs, the lack of NPCs and the inundation with notes and holotapes, the issues with stash size, etc. I'm seriously regretting laying down $60.00 USD for this game. If it were a $20-30 expansion for Fallout 4, ok fine. I still wouldn't enjoy it, but I wouldn't feel nearly as ripped off. T… Expand
  23. HarryLesch
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    My god.. where do i even start? The game is a complete mess. Gameplay is still not satisfying because of the same old engine, tons of reused models and animations (even from Skyrim), the story doesn't even deserve to be called story (there are MMO's with better story during simple faction missions) and there is absolutely no soul to be found. Todd Howard said that they love the GamebryoMy god.. where do i even start? The game is a complete mess. Gameplay is still not satisfying because of the same old engine, tons of reused models and animations (even from Skyrim), the story doesn't even deserve to be called story (there are MMO's with better story during simple faction missions) and there is absolutely no soul to be found. Todd Howard said that they love the Gamebryo engine because it's super easy and fast to create things (at the cost of texture quality). Fallout 76 seems to be take this ideology to a whole new level. Quantity over quality in every single aspects. The fact that most players don't seem to want to play with strangers and absurd ways to grief players (primarily involving the C.A.M.P. system) makes the experience even worse. I wanted to give the beta a try because i was really skeptical about this game and boy did it strengthen that believe. Achievements/Trophies related to the story also don't carry over from the beta according to Pete Hines which is a **** joke. The entire advertising point of the beta was that you could gain an advantage over others by playing early and carrying your progress over. Now you need to make a new character anyway if you want to get the story trophies. As i've already said, this game is a mess in every single aspect. It's one of the worst games in the "so mediocre that it's just functional and nothing more" category.… Expand
  24. VideogamsIsok
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    This game is unacceptable trash, you can not just **** out a game with this many issues that Bethesda is know for as it's getting old and needs to stop.

    Avoid this game like a plague and a virus.
  25. Mariarty
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    История будет помнить много всего, но Говарду будет отведено отдельное место. Есть масса известных, культовых личностей о которых приятно читать, смотреть биографические фильмы. У людей из будущего на полках с классикой будет стоять два произведения, одно про Увэ Бола, вторая про Говарда! Просрать выживастик по фолауту в эпоху виживастиков, тут нужен особый талант!История будет помнить много всего, но Говарду будет отведено отдельное место. Есть масса известных, культовых личностей о которых приятно читать, смотреть биографические фильмы. У людей из будущего на полках с классикой будет стоять два произведения, одно про Увэ Бола, вторая про Говарда! Просрать выживастик по фолауту в эпоху виживастиков, тут нужен особый талант!
  26. trevock
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    I'm rating this a zero for the simple fact that Bethesda is so out of touch with what gamers want. They should take lessons from Rockstar and CD Projekt Red. Fallout 76 is not what gamers want.
  27. Syrona7
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This isn't a game. This is just a platform to fleece idiots out of their money.

    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME
  28. Redbu11
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    As a die-hard Bethesda fan I am dumbfounded. They have utterly ruined the Elder scrolls with the Elder scrolls online, and now have officially ruined fallout with fallout 76. I agree with their idea of making these games multiplayer, but the way that they implemented it was just awful. You should be the hero of your own game and you should be able to choose whether or not you want to playAs a die-hard Bethesda fan I am dumbfounded. They have utterly ruined the Elder scrolls with the Elder scrolls online, and now have officially ruined fallout with fallout 76. I agree with their idea of making these games multiplayer, but the way that they implemented it was just awful. You should be the hero of your own game and you should be able to choose whether or not you want to play online at all or just with friends. They need to follow the way Rockstar games gave players the choice. It's your world, our world or the world. Step it up Bethesda or your going to go broke and we are all going to be worse for it.… Expand
  29. Lampp
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    Can’t fully opt out of PvP, got hunted down trying to get away (you still take damage even if you don’t fire back). I really didn’t need this on top of two separate questlines that terminated, unresolved (Path of Overseer and Signal Strength), the “might as well not have it” V.A.T.S., basically everything they had steadily moved away from (dehydration, hunger, disease, etc.)... well it’sCan’t fully opt out of PvP, got hunted down trying to get away (you still take damage even if you don’t fire back). I really didn’t need this on top of two separate questlines that terminated, unresolved (Path of Overseer and Signal Strength), the “might as well not have it” V.A.T.S., basically everything they had steadily moved away from (dehydration, hunger, disease, etc.)... well it’s every improvement nobody wanted. However most disappointing to me, is to see this descend into Battlefield and Call of Duty territory.
    Thanks for trying guys, World looks great. Prospect of working together with people is intriguing. If they decide to implement more punitive action against aggressor players they might have something worth taking on as a second job.

    I’ll be taking this back.    … Expand
  30. Kannibal
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Could you just not do this? Please? Total buggy garbage don't buy this it is not Fallout, just generic money-grubbing trash. New Vegas was broken and buggy but we loved it. This is incredibly cynical and in no way appropriate to sell for money
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 43 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 43
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  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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