Fallout 76

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2.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 4921 Ratings

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  1. KillPizza
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    War...war never changes...
    But Fallout does.
    Hey everyone!i am here to tell you sad story of Fallout 76. I am a big Fallout Fan(F1,F2,F3,FNV,F4)-finished all of theme 3+ times Now fallout 76.... Empty, soulless, pety... Ok i could handle no NPC's, but lack of activities.....thats too much! All quests are same ,go there ,kill this, bring this.I got bored after 1-2 hours of play.    War...war never changes...
    But Fallout does.

    Hey everyone!i am here to tell you sad story of Fallout 76.
    I am a big Fallout Fan(F1,F2,F3,FNV,F4)-finished all of theme 3+ times
    Now fallout 76....
    Empty, soulless, pety...
    Ok i could handle no NPC's, but lack of activities.....thats too much!
    All quests are same ,go there ,kill this, bring this.I got bored after 1-2 hours of play.
    It's not a true Fallout game.
    It's just a copycat of F4
    Just a way to earn money fast!
    DONT BUY IT!!!    … Expand
  2. Quink666
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    Fallout 76 is not a game for the fans it's a game for the wallet of investors.
    Fallout fans will be extremely disappointed in this game while new players might find some fun in it.
    Everything that was Fallout have been removed and you are left with a almost empty shell of a game. Building is very disappointing and fairly buggy. PVP is useless and there is no incentive to PVP unless    Fallout 76 is not a game for the fans it's a game for the wallet of investors.
    Fallout fans will be extremely disappointed in this game while new players might find some fun in it.

    Everything that was Fallout have been removed and you are left with a almost empty shell of a game.

    Building is very disappointing and fairly buggy.
    PVP is useless and there is no incentive to PVP unless you want to grief people by removing the floor beneath them.
    Weapon modification has less then half the options in Fallout 4.
    Gear drop is stupid since the good gear has level requirements way above your current level.
    There is very little story and about 40% of it you have to read the rest is from holotapes.
    There are NPC's but none are memorable or have anything to offer dialogue wise.
    The world feel really lifeless, way to lifeless even for a post apocalyptic world. Teaming up with randoms is almost impossible.

    There are bugs, but i have not encountered anything game breaking so far. Mostly animation issues and the occasional flying body. Your camp can get reset between log outs if someone else build their camp near yours.
    The game is far to easy. You can kill a level 12 mob at level 4 with ease.
    Microtransactions are there but can be ignored. But it would be better if they weren't there at all.

    But with all that said the game is certainly not a 0/10. With friends you can have a good time but i would be surprised if anyone plays this to max level.

    It's not worth the full 60 bucks so you are better of waiting for a sale and get it when it is below 25 bucks.

    Maybe Fallout 76 will become like No Mans Sky and actually get good after 1 year of updates, but as it currently stands it's a soulless game made with no passion.    … Expand
  3. CallumJAger
    Feb 26, 2019
    4
    The team at Bethesda have developed an experience that within a few short hours of early gameplay is worthy of the bargain bin. MMO tropes that by todays standards are instantly outdated. Running on an outdated engine that while continuing to cough out black smoke has created the most colourful Fallout setting to date. The lack of non player characters creates the impression of a dullThe team at Bethesda have developed an experience that within a few short hours of early gameplay is worthy of the bargain bin. MMO tropes that by todays standards are instantly outdated. Running on an outdated engine that while continuing to cough out black smoke has created the most colourful Fallout setting to date. The lack of non player characters creates the impression of a dull world, devoid of life and personality. The main quest line tasks the player with the same mission structure on an agonising repetitive loop. Go here, retrieve this, return, a point which is broken up with gunfights with foes both old and new. Renditions of Fallout favorites such as Ghouls and foes conjured from folk law of West Virginia itself are welcome. However one can struggle with Bethesdas' continuing lack of combat development, with times firing a rifle feels like a BB gun. One such gameplay addition carried over from previous titles is the V.A.T.S system, pausing instances of gameplay and allows the player to target individual body parts, compensating for Fallouts abysmal aiming mechanics. The new iteration of the V.A.T.S system however, built for multiplayer is a pointless inclusion, clunky, unresponsive and seems to have only been included because "Its a Fallout game". So called independent servers are laughable and continue to plague various players experiences with connection problems. Glitches have from launch disconnected players from the game, freezing gameplay and in more extreme instances erased game data.

    Nauseating frame-rate, connection issues and under developed gameplay mechanics solidify why this title deserves nothing short than the full force of the atom.    … Expand
  4. nodesigno
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Today i fnished the first "Dark Souls" and just opened this game. Graphically, they are no different, missions are more empty, and LORE resembles comic trash like the one we played inside the "Pip-Boy". It would seem that these games are so different, but no, here instead of dark fantasy we meet little children's fiction. After killing robots with your own fist, you are wandering yourselfToday i fnished the first "Dark Souls" and just opened this game. Graphically, they are no different, missions are more empty, and LORE resembles comic trash like the one we played inside the "Pip-Boy". It would seem that these games are so different, but no, here instead of dark fantasy we meet little children's fiction. After killing robots with your own fist, you are wandering yourself in empty monotonous locations populated by random mobs and thinking about different things; and about how sh** this game is, nothing can distract you from that, like this game itself from your busy life.

    The possibilities of the world are minimal, adventures you invent yourself. As if we came back to the past, only here there is no place for chaos and trickery, as in the old online games.    … Expand
  5. thedaarkbatty
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    As somebody who loves the Fallout franchise, this game is an absolute joke. It's so buggy that it's basically unplayable, there's literally no story, vats is broken, all the quests are boring(there's literally one where you have to run around collecting bottles), the overworld is boring, the enemies are boring, the game is always online so if Bethesda's servers go down (which they do aAs somebody who loves the Fallout franchise, this game is an absolute joke. It's so buggy that it's basically unplayable, there's literally no story, vats is broken, all the quests are boring(there's literally one where you have to run around collecting bottles), the overworld is boring, the enemies are boring, the game is always online so if Bethesda's servers go down (which they do a lot) you can't play and lose all your progress, the graphics look straight out of 2007... Now I'm going to go try and get a refund from Playstation for selling me an unfinished game for 60 dollars.… Expand
  6. Mattyb584
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Everything that makes fallout games feel like a fallout game is missing from this game. Anyone who says they enjoy this game are either lying or in deep denial. A clunky UI, horrid combat, no NPCS and a lack of any real story. Please Please Please save yourself some money and don't buy this game. The more people who buy this the more likely it is that Bethesda Game studios will keep makingEverything that makes fallout games feel like a fallout game is missing from this game. Anyone who says they enjoy this game are either lying or in deep denial. A clunky UI, horrid combat, no NPCS and a lack of any real story. Please Please Please save yourself some money and don't buy this game. The more people who buy this the more likely it is that Bethesda Game studios will keep making games like this. If starfield is anything like this I will never buy another BGS game again. Ever. So disappointing.… Expand
  7. LMurphy
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    To say disappointed would be an understatement!
    Constantly crashing. SPENT AN HOUR getting no server found message (real fiber optic connection and new equipment) finally found server, connected 3 to 5 seconds, and disconnected again. Came back a few hours later finally got into game. Have to eat and drink so much it comsumes too much play time (especially considering spent so much time    To say disappointed would be an understatement!
    Constantly crashing. SPENT AN HOUR getting no server found message (real fiber optic connection and new equipment) finally found server, connected 3 to 5 seconds, and disconnected again. Came back a few hours later finally got into game. Have to eat and drink so much it comsumes too much play time (especially considering spent so much time just logging in). World had a very empty feeling. Not what I expected from Bethesda. Also didn't get the advertised Beta even though pre ordered a month in advance.    … Expand
  8. awbays
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    I created an account on metacritic just to state how upset I am with all of the poor design choices Bethesda has made with this game. There are no NPCs because Bethesda was lazy and we can all see it. The holotapes are annoying and make for an unpleasant game experience. There is no incentive to interact with other players either for good or bad. I can not recommend this to anyone, and II created an account on metacritic just to state how upset I am with all of the poor design choices Bethesda has made with this game. There are no NPCs because Bethesda was lazy and we can all see it. The holotapes are annoying and make for an unpleasant game experience. There is no incentive to interact with other players either for good or bad. I can not recommend this to anyone, and I will actively tell my friends not to waste their money.… Expand
  9. sbonev
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    fallout 4 in new setting,new enemies, new bigger map, new perk and leveling systems, new building system... and in multiplayer, so far so good! but horrible fighting system, almost useless VAT, limit to inventory, same old horribly organized inventory, pain in the a*s sorting and browsing menu system. Too difficult at times if you are solo and encounter a random swarm of beasts, or theyfallout 4 in new setting,new enemies, new bigger map, new perk and leveling systems, new building system... and in multiplayer, so far so good! but horrible fighting system, almost useless VAT, limit to inventory, same old horribly organized inventory, pain in the a*s sorting and browsing menu system. Too difficult at times if you are solo and encounter a random swarm of beasts, or they gather around you in a second. You have to be online to play it! Perk system resembles more of a solitaire game, then really functional leveling system. Overall is so-so, but really not sure it was worth the money...actually i regret buying it, probably if Red Dead Redemption 2 for pc was already out i wouldn't even consider fallout 76!… Expand
  10. Cloughster
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Complete lack of touch with fallout fans, playing this game has been impressively disappointing as Bethesda puts minimal effort to appeal to the masses. Fallout has lost its identity with another lore retcon, dismantling a fantastic IP created by interplay in the late 90s.
  11. RedPepperChut
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    The story is **** the frame rate on all the consoles is **** even the x and the pro, no npc it makes the game world feel empty, the faction are meaningless, vats is all different because it's online. Pretty bad
  12. hoodedtop
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a cash grab nothing more it is not worth your £60$60 hell it's not even worth $10 it's a free to play game that's overcharging , it's a grind fest it has no story it has no real PVP it has microtransactions, it is supposed to be a nuclear war setting, but no nuclear war setting I have ever seen has green trees, blue sky or living vegetation, plus the sun is shining ??? It's just an inescapable fact in a world wide nuclear war Everything would be dead, sure a few animals and humans might survive but the life they would live in that world would look nothing like fallout 76 implies until at least 400- 500 years after the fact if at all. The gameplay is well lets just say its like destiny & no man's lie had a babe and no one wanted it... That actually caused me pain to think about ...… Expand
  13. Spaceman6
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Patrolling Appalachia almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

    Bethesda is running my favorite franchise into the ground.
  14. phredrikson
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    this is honestly the worst game ive ever played
    awful textures as well
    I would rather play rust
  15. breaksven
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    This is not a game. There is no difficulty, no stakes, no progression- nothing. Don't believe anybody who tells you otherwise. Time better spent playing any other Fallout game.
  16. Dartven
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    It's fully raw and unexpected product, coming up just after Fallout 4 and it looks like a fallout 4 multiplayer mode, but full of NOTHING - means in this game have no meaning at all - have no story, have no gameplay, have no LORE, have no MMO, have no RPG. omg even have no NPC - it seems first "MMO" without NPC at all. and company tries to "feed" u with it like an "advantage", but no,It's fully raw and unexpected product, coming up just after Fallout 4 and it looks like a fallout 4 multiplayer mode, but full of NOTHING - means in this game have no meaning at all - have no story, have no gameplay, have no LORE, have no MMO, have no RPG. omg even have no NPC - it seems first "MMO" without NPC at all. and company tries to "feed" u with it like an "advantage", but no, thanks.
    Actually, i'm a huge fan of Bethesda, and waiting like a dog for TES6 from 2011 (as before i waited for Oblivion and Morrowind) , and as we remember - Bethesda aways did TES - Fallout - TES - Fallout, and now it was a turn of TES6, but we have what we have. I'm just really crying, when see what happened with my favorite studio. Trying to sell us totally raw and BAD product. Please, so.    … Expand
  17. smarteric01
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    Lets just be honest up front about what Bethesda was not so honest about: there is no solo play option (like every other fallout before this one). Clarifying, on the day of release, that Bethesda meant you can play along rather than with a team was a serious lapse of integrity.

    This is essentially World of Warcraft with a Fallout skin. The lack of a solo play option is only made    Lets just be honest up front about what Bethesda was not so honest about: there is no solo play option (like every other fallout before this one). Clarifying, on the day of release, that Bethesda meant you can play along rather than with a team was a serious lapse of integrity.

    This is essentially World of Warcraft with a Fallout skin.

    The lack of a solo play option is only made worse by the processes and glitches that make the game unenjoyable if no unplayable. Stalking a target? Hope some wanker with a machete doesn't go charging in screwing it up and provoking your target into a general melee that you barely escape from. The initial round of guns is laughable. They are so inaccurate, you are better off using stick (which will do more damage anyway). When they do land, they are the equivalent of landing a rough smooch on your target. Mod them to more functional and effective? Sure, all you have to do is level up 20 times and hope the random perk generator allows you to do so. That is, if you can find all the materials and not have them stolen. Then you just have to find a useful amount of ammunition, which should not be a problem in West Virginia where practically every house has a gun and ammunition. Not so with Bethesda's representation ... which is great, because hunting is critical to survival with the addition of a food and water system that is fun for about fifteen minutes and then just becomes tedious. It's somehow like an even more pointless minecraft.

    Oh yeah, you can also be randomly whacked by some immature 14 year old at any second, or just a random spawn that drops on top of you ... as you arrive and search for something that some other player just looted.

    Awesome this is not. I have played other poor games, but this is the first time I have ever wanted my money back immediately.    … Expand
  18. SabinePling
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    **** eat and drink mode. In one our ingame, i eat and drink thinks for one month in realy time.
    I only spend time with eating and drinking
    The other time i spend with looting eat and drink :-(
  19. Big_Denny
    Nov 16, 2018
    0
    Fallout 76 is just a bad online mod for Fallout 4 and Bethesda wants you to pay 60$ for it.
  20. fhl333
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    Gameplay: clunky, boring, full of glitches.
    Graphics: Old looking
    Sound: weapons sound very unrealistic
    Longevity: None. No end game content
  21. TrashLoliSaidSo
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    The game is essentially unplayable. I wouldn't recommend his game to anyone, unless you're a hardcore Bethesda fan and just needed to buy this game. I get it. I'm a COD fan boy and I even bought Advanced Warfare. But even I knew not to buy Infinite Warfare (which is what this game is the equivalent to).

    To summarize this game: glitchy. Quests won't even work, and not to mention that    The game is essentially unplayable. I wouldn't recommend his game to anyone, unless you're a hardcore Bethesda fan and just needed to buy this game. I get it. I'm a COD fan boy and I even bought Advanced Warfare. But even I knew not to buy Infinite Warfare (which is what this game is the equivalent to).

    To summarize this game: glitchy. Quests won't even work, and not to mention that there's not even a storyline or any NPCs. Sometimes an enemy would just spawn on you and you just ... die. If you still want to buy the game after that well ... have fun.    … Expand
  22. GaiaCAT
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    I suggest you watch an hour of continuous game play and then make your decision. If you are bored watching you will be bored playing it. I will never pre-order from Bethesda again. Same graphics and awkward movement as the last fallout games without the memorable NPCs. NO NPCS. Past Fallout games above all else has had memorable characters and intriguing story lines. Not this one. AddI suggest you watch an hour of continuous game play and then make your decision. If you are bored watching you will be bored playing it. I will never pre-order from Bethesda again. Same graphics and awkward movement as the last fallout games without the memorable NPCs. NO NPCS. Past Fallout games above all else has had memorable characters and intriguing story lines. Not this one. Add glitchy servers and immersion breaking multiplayer among other disappointments. Feels like nothing was improved (i.e. game play) and a lot has been taken out or made worse. I consider myself a huge Fallout fan and I can't stomach playing this anymore.… Expand
  23. Elizabeth-Dane
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    Incredibly disappointed with this game having paid fifty quid for what appears to be a hideously grinding sequence of objectives interspersed with clumsy, frustrating combat. If this was marketed as a cheap add on to Fallout 4 it would have been fine but honestly three hours in I’m bored to death and I won’t be going back to it. Awful. Truly awful. What were they even thinking? Well apartIncredibly disappointed with this game having paid fifty quid for what appears to be a hideously grinding sequence of objectives interspersed with clumsy, frustrating combat. If this was marketed as a cheap add on to Fallout 4 it would have been fine but honestly three hours in I’m bored to death and I won’t be going back to it. Awful. Truly awful. What were they even thinking? Well apart from *KERCHING* obviously.… Expand
  24. jaydecay
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    The franchise is no longer an RPG. this game is nothing like Fallout 1 or 2 or 3 or new vegas. it's awful.
  25. Tester69
    Nov 15, 2018
    1
    This Game Is Not Good Bring Back Fallout New Vegas. I do not like the direct Bethesda took with this game. I recommend RDR2 for a better RPG experience.
  26. BenfromCanada
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    The game is incredibly bland and soulless. In addition it is full of bugs and glitches. Clearly this game isn't worth the $60 for a half finished boring game. Total mess, not worth hard earned cash.
  27. jason96
    Nov 15, 2018
    0
    This game such a failure. Looks like Bethesda just wanted to make a quick buck by releasing a online version of fallout 4. The game is full of bugs like every other Bethesda title. Bethesda has ruined a good franchise.
  28. Artoriasxx
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    menuda profanacion a la saga , es muy triste ver como ha decaido esta saga con esta ultima entrega. solo espero que le den a obsidian la licencia.
  29. came2review
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Hands down the most insulting piece of garbage I have ever seen. I used to love Bethesda but they have betrayed me. Instead of making good games they focus on being as lazy and doing as little work as possible, and throwing in the atomic shop to make as much money off this cheap piece of crap as they can. I hope this game and all of Bethesda burns in a hell fire
  30. Raidmaxxx
    Nov 14, 2018
    0
    Bugs galore (what do you expect, its a Bethesda game) FPS is locked, engine is outdated and it shows. The game has an identity crisis, and it struggles to do any one thing right. The PvP is lackluster, and it seems like it is discouraged you have nothing to gain and quite a bit to lose. The building is just as bad as you remember from Fallout 4. The game feels empty and soulless, TheBugs galore (what do you expect, its a Bethesda game) FPS is locked, engine is outdated and it shows. The game has an identity crisis, and it struggles to do any one thing right. The PvP is lackluster, and it seems like it is discouraged you have nothing to gain and quite a bit to lose. The building is just as bad as you remember from Fallout 4. The game feels empty and soulless, The quests that are in the game are boring, and uninteresting. If you enjoyed the boring radiant quests from Fallout 4 you will probably like this game. The lore and the setting makes no sense, and the constant retcons are a slap in the face to many die hard fans.… 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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