Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4921 Ratings

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  1. bobbyfetta
    Nov 23, 2018
    2
    I had to make an account to signal boost just how bad this is. Full disclosure: I did my research, wasn't gonna buy it, but Bethesda stuck this in EVERY console bundle deal in my region yesterday (black friday), so buying a second PS4 (I have a 7 month secondment across the country coming up and kids at home who would be pretty agro if I took their PS4 with me), meant I had to get thisI had to make an account to signal boost just how bad this is. Full disclosure: I did my research, wasn't gonna buy it, but Bethesda stuck this in EVERY console bundle deal in my region yesterday (black friday), so buying a second PS4 (I have a 7 month secondment across the country coming up and kids at home who would be pretty agro if I took their PS4 with me), meant I had to get this game. It came with Spiderman and Lego Batman also part of the deal, and considering the price and competition I'm pretty sure Bethesda gave it away.

    Like I say, I wasn't planning to buy it, but now owning it, and after a family sesh of spiderman last night, I felt I had to see what all the fuss was about. I've seen a lot of people saying they're having fun with this game, and I heard most of the bugs were on PC, so I was kinda thinking everyone was over reacting and the PS4 version would really be okay. I've put 3.5 hours in at this point, and .. yeah it's the worst AAA game I've played, hands down. If I payed real money for this, I'd be angry - I'm even annoyed that it came with the bundle TBH. I want to give it 1/10, because it really is a joke of a $60 game, but I'll leave it as a 2/10 on the assumption they fix the bugs.

    To be clear, this game will be really boring I think even once they fix the bugs. I would place it around the level of no man's sky in terms of things to do, meaning you try make your own fun. On the topic of bugs, no it's not just PC, yes they are that numerous, yes it is utterly ridiculous for what's supposed to be a AAA game. Most common ones for me are graphics errors where things are not loading or popping in, atrocious frame rate (even though there's sometimes not that many things visible and the ones that are look like assets from a 10 year old game, the framerate will still noticeably slow down), some animation errors where they seemingly don't load the next animation or skip one, and, of course physics bugs. It's not AS bad as what I've seen people saying the PC one is, but it is totally unacceptable. You think; this came with Spiderman which is supposed to be it's equal in terms of price and quality and this game just feels like a cruddy indiegogo game built with fan-made fallout assets next to a polished, quality product.

    As for the game play... there's nothing "wrong" with it, there just isn't really any. You get a list of chores, you do a list of chores, you get bored and see if anyone else is about to play with but they're all bored too.. If bethesday don't do something fast (meaning about a year of development in a month) it seems inevitable that the active player numbers will drop below sustainable by christmas.

    Don't buy this game, and if it came free with your console, don't waste your time playing it until it gets the development it needs.    … Expand
  2. Spartan_43
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    Bethesda

    I purchased Fallout Seventy Crap on launch day, I purchased 2 copies of the tercentennial edition £170 ($220) and to introduce my wife into what it is to play a game like fallout. Fallout 4 had its issues, but the story line was the strength that carried it through. But then, you produce this. hype it up beyond belief, charge so much and for the menstrual gush that fallout    Bethesda

    I purchased Fallout Seventy Crap on launch day, I purchased 2 copies of the tercentennial edition £170 ($220) and to introduce my wife into what it is to play a game like fallout. Fallout 4 had its issues, but the story line was the strength that carried it through.

    But then, you produce this. hype it up beyond belief, charge so much and for the menstrual gush that fallout seventy crap is.

    Even Video game companies are getting in on your hype.

    GAME invested in this double decker bus with an advertisement of the worst game since No Mans Sky launch game not No Mans Sky NEXT.

    How is it wrong? Simple you listened to the wrong people and this is where it gotcha a FALLOUT 4.5

    Major updates:

    Few more enemies (WHOOPEE DOO)

    1 new power Armour (WOW - I feel so warm inside)

    CO-OP playability (There is no sarcasm here... good job Bethesda, but you balls that up too)

    4 times bigger map (really, is that your biggest headliner,oh no wait)

    You can now use nuke codes ( And? so... ah, this is the headliner)

    someone used 3 at once and killed a server - give an idiot a handgun and well.... look what ya did.

    thas it, Kapuut, thas all she wrote...

    oh no, you can now build anywhere ( You had a building system in place and what did you do... ya screwed the pooch)

    DONT FORGET PEOPLE:

    These are the editions you can get your copy of Fallout Seventy crap

    Normal
    Tri (I don’t care anymore) centennial
    A Helmet (to pay this amount for this level of TURD, you must be an idiot)
    A PIPBOY you have to build (kill me now, what think tank thought... let’s get the idiots, I mean consumers have to build a 146 piece heap a balls)

    So in further detail:

    1. Old Engine used
    Fallout Seventy Crap utilises the “CREATION ENGINE”... forget about the bits and what it does, we all know what it does.

    The Creation Engine has been around since the PS3 (wait, what?)... The latest character creation tool Creation Engine is an updated heap a programming ass compared to the previous incarnation Gamebryo.

    You have not brought anything to the table that engages the consumer, you say the graphics and the new engine delivers more detail...really, have you seen how crap it looks on a 4k TV with a PS4 Pro... I have more detail in the turd that’s still clinging on to my rectum.

    2. Lazy programming

    Have you played your game? In the last 6 days my wife and I have given you 7 days worth of patience, 72 hours of gaming in the last week. My wife, being new to gaming... she was my wingman on Fallout 4 Awesome... now she wishes I get rabies and my balls fester in a corner due to the fact that she has been infected with playing such a horrendous game. 3. No NPC story telling Fallout 3 and 4 had immense and immersive storytelling, the quests and side quests were superb, the engagement and satisfaction from having “Cogsworth” “Nick Valentine” Paladin Danse”... so many stories. what do we have in Fallout Seventy Crap: Notes, Robot and Holotapes (Wow, really...the level of sarcasm is nuclear level....just wow, I bet you spent thousands working on such guph) 4. Graphic detailing poor at best As previously stated, walk up to a wall and check out the Atari 2600 detail of a wall or a piece of wood. Wow... I thought playing a DOS game was poor 5. Someone’s getting released from their job Over the last 6 days your share price has dropped, your position in the video game industry as a pinnacle of what is right and great in the video game industry has been rocked... by no one else but your own laziness. My wife told me to give you inspiration, to facilitate building you back up... I have as many gamer has invested in the tercentennial and for what...... a blister on the face of gaming humanity “Fallout Seventy Crap” You should have hit the ground running with the success of Fallout 4 Awesome. If Fallout 5 was going to take until PS5, people would have waited, and that’s what you don’t get... gamers will wait, if the game or brand is good enough. Instead... you deliver a un finished travesty. The fact that it does not offer the game play or experience by which it was advertised. No you are in no way shape or form in the position of No Mans Sky, but you have pushed so many gamers away by producing such poop. Who ever pointed the direction of Fallout Seventy Crap to go in “Sack them”, Their vision was blurred by their own vanity believing they were more than what they are. Should have stayed true to a single player game than to go multi player and suffer the slings and arrows of such degradation. Me P.s: I take no joy in what I have written, but this gift that I bought that was Fallout Seventy Crap...was an early Christmas present and the bulk of 8 weeks of saving my money so that she could play the tricentennial. you have failed us    … Expand
  3. RABIDWOOKIE777
    Nov 25, 2018
    0
    I bought this game and in no time at all I wanted my money back. IT'S HORRIBLE. DON'T BE AN IDIOT LIKE I WAS AND NOT GET A REFUND. I have played all the Fallout games, and this is easily the worst ever created. I uninstalled the game within a few days, if that says ANYTHING...
  4. thurgz
    Nov 25, 2018
    0
    If they tried to make a game that was worse than this I don;t think they could have done it. Not only that but I can't get a refund of this trash because I did a digital download. This will be the last dime Bethesda gets form me. So long old friend. It was fun while it lasted until you decided to squeeze $60 from me for an unready and poorly designed game.
  5. Crespo7
    Nov 26, 2018
    3
    This game is clearly a work-in-progress that had a hard release date. It's entertaining enough but I feel like I paid $60 for an early access game. This will hold me over for a little bit, but I've definitely lost some faith in Bethesda. Random Crashes, wasted time traveling, severe stash limits in a game built on collecting EVERYTHING.....poor load times, my CAMP disappearing randomlyThis game is clearly a work-in-progress that had a hard release date. It's entertaining enough but I feel like I paid $60 for an early access game. This will hold me over for a little bit, but I've definitely lost some faith in Bethesda. Random Crashes, wasted time traveling, severe stash limits in a game built on collecting EVERYTHING.....poor load times, my CAMP disappearing randomly because another player on another server built in the same place as me, VATS is also buggy, randomly jumping from 0-95% in an instant.

    When you combine all those issues with no NPCs and a multi-player aspect that is poorly executed, it just doesn't feel great. When fixes come in, they may warrant a score adjustment.    … Expand
  6. Kukutykluku
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    cash grab, sux game with lot of bugs ! This cant be called fallout ... Bugllout
  7. bonepugz
    Nov 27, 2018
    1
    Ugly, dated graphics. Boring, mindless grind play. I want my money back. A stark disappointing contrast to other amazing releases this year. This game has killed faith in Bethesda. If the next Elder Scrolls uses the same game engine, will not be buying.
  8. clammy
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    Don't support this garbage. I don't care what they promise in the future. This trash was released not for fans and gamers but Bethesda's investors' pockets and that's it.
  9. sempsis101
    Nov 27, 2018
    0
    They took the worst parts of Fallout 4, bundled them, and sold them for $60 bucks.
    I will sum it up for you: There is little to no point in the game other than to collect junk (LITERALLY), scrap said junk, go find more junk, have no place to put your junk, and then kill monsters on your way to find more junk. I have no idea who in their right mind thought this was going to be enjoyable.    They took the worst parts of Fallout 4, bundled them, and sold them for $60 bucks.
    I will sum it up for you: There is little to no point in the game other than to collect junk (LITERALLY), scrap said junk, go find more junk, have no place to put your junk, and then kill monsters on your way to find more junk. I have no idea who in their right mind thought this was going to be enjoyable.
    The story is mind numbing, and PVP is a joke. To top it off, you have to eat and drink every 10 minutes, ,which just turns into a chore having to deal with the terrible inventory system. I literally spend about 20% of the game in the Pip Boy Inventory screen. Who in their right-mind thought this game would be fun? Bethesda should be ashamed of themselves.    … Expand
  10. Kairneh
    Nov 30, 2018
    0
    Suck dick Todd Howard! Your game is terrible, I hope your studio goes bankrupt.
  11. edzomars9
    Dec 4, 2018
    0
    After years of waiting, I was so eager to play Fallout 76 when the day came. Now I am eager to fill the gap that Fallout 76 was supposed to fill. On day one it was almost unplayable, but living in denial leaves me giving the game the benefit of the doubt by saying, "theres probably a ton of people playing. It'll be better tomorrow." However, a week/two weeks later it hasn't improved.After years of waiting, I was so eager to play Fallout 76 when the day came. Now I am eager to fill the gap that Fallout 76 was supposed to fill. On day one it was almost unplayable, but living in denial leaves me giving the game the benefit of the doubt by saying, "theres probably a ton of people playing. It'll be better tomorrow." However, a week/two weeks later it hasn't improved. Glitches are found without even trying, the base building makes you want to pull your hair out, and sometimes your base just disappears! Thanks to these glitches that Bethesda has no urgency to patch. However they are adding items to the atom shop regularly, which is clearly of utmost importance to them. People are around level 200 already, carrying infinite things and dropping nukes left and right, which also makes the entire server lag. The game is pointless when it's that easy, which it is. A company like Bethesda shouldn't be able to get away with this mess. They simply don't care and it's very obvious. After 40 hours, I just can't force myself to enjoy it anymore. As a fan I feel like I've been betrayed, and it does not feel good.… Expand
  12. suspect
    Dec 20, 2018
    0
    The worst Fallout to date and an obvious cash grab. Shame on you Todd, go back to the Bethesda basement where you belong!
  13. Rainsky702
    Jan 14, 2019
    0
    Its was like GTA after a post apocalyptic war, it does lag a lot, and the graphics aren't the best, took my game back the same day I got it.
  14. AntonSK1917
    Jan 15, 2019
    0
    The worst game of the year and the worst Fallout game ever. I don't know how it looks on PC, but on PS4 it looks terrible. Outdated engine, the absence of NPC and plot - this is not a Fallout, this is not a game. I hope that Todd Howard will stop making new Fallout and sell game rights to CD Project Red. This is the own way to save this series.
  15. Okel_pj
    Feb 26, 2019
    9
    El juego pudo y puede tener algunas complicaciones, pero ha mejorado radicalmente. Ahora el problema más grande son aquellos que se aprovecharon de los bugs para obtener ventajas y generaron un desvalance en las dinámicas del juego. La historia es diferente a otros fallout, pero sigue siendo profunda y genial. Y sin caer en spoilers, aquí se contestan muchas interrogantes de juegosEl juego pudo y puede tener algunas complicaciones, pero ha mejorado radicalmente. Ahora el problema más grande son aquellos que se aprovecharon de los bugs para obtener ventajas y generaron un desvalance en las dinámicas del juego. La historia es diferente a otros fallout, pero sigue siendo profunda y genial. Y sin caer en spoilers, aquí se contestan muchas interrogantes de juegos anteriores de la saga.… Expand
  16. Trespass20
    Mar 5, 2019
    2
    I am disapointed in this game. It felt lonely. There are large gaps of no enemies. The game has interesting lore, and can be fun to explore. Overall the game need alot of work and better content. I do want to see if Bethesda will continue with there antics, or give us the game we paid for. At this point in time I would not recomend this game. I do love Bethesda games but there is no reasonI am disapointed in this game. It felt lonely. There are large gaps of no enemies. The game has interesting lore, and can be fun to explore. Overall the game need alot of work and better content. I do want to see if Bethesda will continue with there antics, or give us the game we paid for. At this point in time I would not recomend this game. I do love Bethesda games but there is no reason for releasing the game in this state.… Expand
  17. TheIvasha
    Apr 9, 2019
    0
    The game is just a piece of **** such good, fresh, and juicy ****

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

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

    I have no worlds about this game.
  18. Usrev2
    Jun 20, 2019
    8
    Game is a solid 8 after bug fixes and content.

    Remember, on metacritic ignore all 0s, 1s, and 10s to see the real score for the game
  19. LeTeshNoir
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This is a bad joke
    It feels like an alpha-version of a bad fallout 4-fanmod
    They promised it would feel like real fallout lol
    The only good thing is the music
    Please don t burn your 60$ for this and play fallout 3
  20. Masterhummel
    Nov 14, 2018
    5
    On a basic level, FAllout 76 is fun. It's fun to explore the map with friends, listen to audio diaries and shoot a few crystal zombies. However, after about three hours a feeling starts to settle in that you've seen all there is.

    Fallout 76s world is functional. Someone really had fun with the map editor. They're on-pair with Fallout 4, in some cases even better. The places feel    On a basic level, FAllout 76 is fun. It's fun to explore the map with friends, listen to audio diaries and shoot a few crystal zombies. However, after about three hours a feeling starts to settle in that you've seen all there is.

    Fallout 76s world is functional. Someone really had fun with the map editor. They're on-pair with Fallout 4, in some cases even better. The places feel lived-in and every town went trough little transformations that where build by the survivors.

    Shame you don't meed a single one of them.

    What you meet are crystal zombies, molerats, wild dogs and ghouls that will some times spawn in hordes five meters behind you like in an early 2000s mmo whenever the game feels you need some action. Not that it would be a challenge tho. You can easily outperform the ai by simple walking backwards and shoot the approaching enemies. Often enough they will bug on reaching you, make their attack animation. Then stand there for a second like they just forgot what they wanted to do before approaching you once again.

    Public quests are similiar. I've seen more interesting ones in RIFTS initial release - in 2011. But they don't matter - the loot that they offer doesn't matter. Like most loot in the game. After finding more then fifty pipe pistols it starts to get tideous.

    Fallout 76 feels like Fallout 4 - just less. Less crafting. Less building. Less enemies. Less character development. I would write less rpg too, but the truth is that Fallout 76 isn't an rpg anymore. It's a mediocre shooter with progression trough lootboxes.

    It's noteworthy that there's a surprising lack of clothing and furniture in the game. The cynic in me assumes that it has to do with the built-in online shop. As the 60$ initial cost where merely an entry fee to the shop. Here you can buy hats for 5$, power armor paintjobs for up to 20$ or new furniture for your base. As well as looks for your character and other cosmetics. Even clothing.

    Which is kinda neeeded if you want to stick out. The Character Editor is even more basic then Fallout 4s, which is baffling considering this is a multiplayer title. You will see the same 15 faces again and again. Because that's all you get.

    Last but not least is the inventory management and menu control: It's bad. On the pc, building a base feels like playing the Piano. There was no effort in improving controls. It's really, really dissapointing.

    Fallout 76 feels like something the B team made with existing assets. A quirky little thing for learning and testing the waters. Sold for 20 bucks. But it's not. It's a fully fledged product for 60$ with an in-game shop containing items for hundreds of dollars. And to me, it feels like someone wanted to make the most money with the least amount of work possible. The truly nefarious could even go as far and say that it's another take on paid mods by turning the Fallout franchise in a 'live service'.    … Expand
  21. tux330
    Nov 20, 2018
    0
    bugs, glitches, gameplay, everything is wrong with this game. not i
    only is the game unfinished but it feels largely empty and other than other humans there’s no actual a.i humans to interact with. Horrible game
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. WATAelsabio
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    ooooooooooooooooo la wea maaaalaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
  25. ratchet23
    Nov 20, 2018
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's actually not as bad as I expected. Got vored by mothman and ate his toes from the inside. Real insight into the emergent gameplay potential this game holds but there's just not enough of it.

    Environmental storytelling by way of toejam was verty cool.    … Expand
  26. 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
  27. Phoenix123
    Nov 24, 2018
    0
    This doesn't feel like a new game, more like a DLC for Fallout 4. Probably the biggest disappointment of the year.
  28. 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.
  29. 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.
  30. 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
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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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