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
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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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