Fallout 76

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3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1839 Ratings

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  1. Bl4ckSh33p
    Nov 24, 2018
    4
    The game has many bugs and issues and should be labeled as early access title. But exploring the huge world, collecting loot and finding new weapons and lore items is still very fun. If they fix the issues it could be a great game. The cosmetic microtransactions are very expensive (12-18 € for a skin).
  2. astonam247
    Nov 26, 2018
    4
    Bought it saturday since it was so cheap for black friday put in 7 hours of gaming on it then returned it monday for BO4. This game is definitely not the Single player experience that was sold at E3 going solo on the game leads to just doing go fetch quests and without any NPC's it feels so dry and boring especially considering all your missions are given to you by holotapes and terminalsBought it saturday since it was so cheap for black friday put in 7 hours of gaming on it then returned it monday for BO4. This game is definitely not the Single player experience that was sold at E3 going solo on the game leads to just doing go fetch quests and without any NPC's it feels so dry and boring especially considering all your missions are given to you by holotapes and terminals unlike standard Fallout games where NPC's lead the story. Bethesda being well known for their glitches has in fact come in to 76 whether its a mission bug where you can't complete the game or forces you glitching through walls or enemies or not being able to sell items to vendors you will encounter tons of bugs. PVP seems to be extremely watered down i encountered one other person who was attacking me in the game decided to match off with him,he ended up killing me and was a very boring experience no fun or threat or loss of items really just some crafting materials your left with all your main stuff. How much you can carry is definitely a HUGE issue in the game i found only after 4 hours of playing having to drop rare and valuable guns and items just to make some room so your not carrying more weight than you can handle. I am really upset that this will be the last fallout game will see likely of this console generation and for the foreseeable future and hope when Fallout 5 comes out its the experience it once was.… Expand
  3. Estepahead
    Nov 17, 2018
    4
    The bugs and glitches are becoming increasingly frustrating. I am continually getting stuck in or around objects, enemies continually spawn or show up out of nowhere, textures pop in and out, constant frame rate problems and or frequent crashes. Not being able to manually save the game amplifies the problem, often forcing you to lose all progress in a specific location if you need toThe bugs and glitches are becoming increasingly frustrating. I am continually getting stuck in or around objects, enemies continually spawn or show up out of nowhere, textures pop in and out, constant frame rate problems and or frequent crashes. Not being able to manually save the game amplifies the problem, often forcing you to lose all progress in a specific location if you need to restart the game. The PVP system is shallow and boring and serves no purpose but to annoy you. Players, double my level are able to kill me even though I have not started a duel with them. Overall, between the lack of NPC's and coherent story telling, I am feeling very let down by Bethesda.… Expand
  4. Revenant87
    Nov 14, 2018
    4
    Maybe it will do a No Mans Sky and turn into something pretty decent eventually, but at launch this game should be avoided. It is currently drowning in problems both technical and creative and just generally feels like a game thats still in development and about a year off launch.

    - Lack of NPCs takes away a lot of the motivation to explore and pretty much kills PvE, especially solo.    Maybe it will do a No Mans Sky and turn into something pretty decent eventually, but at launch this game should be avoided. It is currently drowning in problems both technical and creative and just generally feels like a game thats still in development and about a year off launch.

    - Lack of NPCs takes away a lot of the motivation to explore and pretty much kills PvE, especially solo. All you're ever going to find is a holotape or note.

    - The PvP system is also quite poorly implemented. Anyone you attack will take drastically reduced damage unless they retaliate, the world is huge and resources are plentiful so theres just no real incentive to do it right now.

    - The world is ironically too much of a wasteland. Some of the environment design is decent but with no proper NPCs (other than protectrons, Mr Handys etc that have limited dialogue) and a very small amount of other human players around (relative to the size of the map) it feels like you're walking through an abandoned museum. Yes, its supposed to be post apocalyptic, but this takes that way too far.

    - The hunger/thirst mechanic is just an annoyance that gets in the way. You need to eat and drink far too often and of course most food/drink gives you radiation.

    - The game lags to absolutely preposterous levels as times. I'm talking literal slideshow.

    - A lot of times it feels like enemies simply materialised 5 feet behind you then darted at you at 100mph with absolute laser focus in a way that you couldnt possibly have pre empted. You can be in the middle of an empty field and then 2 seconds later getting swarmed by enemies that were nowhere to be seen.

    - Graphically its if anything slightly worse than Fallout 4 was.

    It can be mildly entertaining for an hour or so here and there in co op with friends, but most things are. To reiterate - I strongly recommend you wait and see how (or if) Bethesda fix this game, and what they add to, before you consider buying it.

    PS: Gotta love Bethesda spending time implementing microtransactions when the game has a myriad of serious issues that they should be working on first. Absolutely shameless.    … Expand
  5. GamerJosh0137
    Nov 23, 2018
    4
    For once in my life I am reviewing a game that I legit can not understand how ANYONE would find it fun at all. Don't get me wrong, if you do end up liking it, awesome! I'm glad you don't feel robbed of 60 bucks (or 40 bucks now). This game is an embarrassment to the Fallout series as a whole. A soulless husk of a game with nothing more than re-used assets from Fallout 4. Terrible bugsFor once in my life I am reviewing a game that I legit can not understand how ANYONE would find it fun at all. Don't get me wrong, if you do end up liking it, awesome! I'm glad you don't feel robbed of 60 bucks (or 40 bucks now). This game is an embarrassment to the Fallout series as a whole. A soulless husk of a game with nothing more than re-used assets from Fallout 4. Terrible bugs and glitches that far exceed what fans have come to expect from a Fallout game. This is not the usual charming jank that are present in all Bethesda games. Crashes quite often, sometimes up to 3 times in as little as 2 hours, though I'm playing on the Xbox one s and not the X. Maybe it will play better on the X I don't know. The thing is though even if this was a perfectly polished experience that ran smooth consistently it would still be utterly boring. I was at level 12 I think before I decided to walk away for good and I rarely saw any players, and on the off chance that I did, none of them were even remotely interested in fighting or doing anything more than a wave as to say hello. Then again why would they fight me because even if they do kill me they get ABSOLUTELY nothing lol. There is no reason to fight another player. So co-op then right? Good luck getting a party together. You will spend 80% of your time getting it to work right. All in all this game is an embarrassment all around. Old engine, new engine, updated engine, it doesn't matter the game sucks to play and to even look at. How awesome would it be if Bethesda just gave the rights to Obsidian. Sure there were bugs in New Vegas but it was STILL one of the best Fallout games ever. If you are dead set on buying 76, do yourself a favor and wait until it hits about 20 bucks. Trust me it wont be long until it does.… Expand
  6. Maverickneo
    Nov 16, 2018
    4
    Remember all of fallouts great story? Awesome and unique story? Wonderful selection of different factions? Ability to play as good or evil? A world littered with NPCs? A nice working V.A.T.S system? Remember that? Good. NONE of that is in this game. This game on a technical level is garbage. Glitches galore, unstable frame rates, major, MAJOR pop in, screen tearing, uneventful andRemember all of fallouts great story? Awesome and unique story? Wonderful selection of different factions? Ability to play as good or evil? A world littered with NPCs? A nice working V.A.T.S system? Remember that? Good. NONE of that is in this game. This game on a technical level is garbage. Glitches galore, unstable frame rates, major, MAJOR pop in, screen tearing, uneventful and stupid AI that goes from popping and spawning in anywhere they damn please to just freezing and looking at you at times in one place as you just pick them off. Remember NPCs? They are all gone. Now instead you have fetch quests. Even some as eventful as picking up a bottle...Instead of NPCs you are given quests through holo tapes and robots. What else is there to say about this game. Its a stripped down, dirty lazy, cash grab version of fallout. Its an online only, live service game with an outdated combat system that does not work in this online world. Dont let those people that spent their hard earn $60+ on this game and are defending it till no end and giving this game 10s fool you. Rent it first for yourself and make an educated decision before spending your hard earned money or just let Mommy and Daddy (grandma grandpa) buy it for you. "OH BUT YOU CAN HAVE TONS OF FUN WITH FRIENDS" I can also have a lot of fun with a ton of friends as well all sit in a hotel room and get enemas...doesnt mean its good...This game is garbage. A shell of a fallout game. A wannabe fallout game. A vast wasteland devoid of any meaningful things to do while trying to earn your cash through putrid micro-transactions. Im sick of this excuse. "but you need to play it with friends, its fun with friends" A game should be fun on its own merit by yourself or with friends. Having more fun with friends is icing on the cake. This is the same excuse I heard when sea of thieves came out and that game was also a barren wasteland of a game with nothing to do.… Expand
  7. AngryShark92
    Nov 23, 2018
    4
    I thoroughly enjoyed Fallout 3, 4 (more with mods), & New Vegas, with nearly 1000 hours for the latter two. I also enjoy the Elder Scrolls series, so call me a Bethesda fan if you want... This game is not a zero... There is content here, as much as many of you would not like to believe it...

    Fallout 76 should not come as a surprise to anyone complaining about the lack of human NPCs,    I thoroughly enjoyed Fallout 3, 4 (more with mods), & New Vegas, with nearly 1000 hours for the latter two. I also enjoy the Elder Scrolls series, so call me a Bethesda fan if you want... This game is not a zero... There is content here, as much as many of you would not like to believe it...

    Fallout 76 should not come as a surprise to anyone complaining about the lack of human NPCs, this was disclosed at e3... so when you call it "empty" because of that, it is clear you either have not played at all, or played for 20 minutes but were dead set on hating it.

    It looks like some of you should be thanking F76, especially YouTubers, because it has brought more attention, likes, and clicks, than anything else many people have done, congrats on your success, but you're all spouting the same complaints as the previous person.

    Fallout 76 is bad simply because the game is unrefined and released way before it should have, whether that was Bethesda's or Zenimax's fault, it really does not matter, this game was rushed out and was designed to be a cash cow. Your fans did not want a multiplayer game, but were willing to try it out because of sheer loyalty, but this game is barely playable, due to abysmal frame rate, game-breaking bugs, uninspiring quests, useless pvp system, and an outdated engine... all of which could have been fixed, if more time was given to production.

    There are some minor positives in this game that brought my score to a 4, simply, the new map is huge and has some interesting locations and biomes, playing fallout with friends is interesting and nice to finally experience, the lore is there in the form of terminals and holotapes which IS NOT FOR EVERYONE, but can still satisfy the most extreme of fans and is better to experience solo.

    + Nice, big open world to explore
    + Interesting environment/biome diversity
    + Some interesting lore stories
    + Good to finally experience Fallout with friends

    - Bugs, bugs, bugs
    - Poor frame rate
    - Outdated engine
    - Solo is still better than multiplayer
    - No incentive to participate in PVP
    - Micro-transactions are always bad
    - Rushed production, should not have been released in this state
    - Clunky hud and control scheme that is somehow worse than Fallout 4
    - Tarnished Fallout reputation for a quick cash in

    Overall, as a Fallout fan, this is an absolute disappointment, and I am deeply concerned for the future of Bethesda's games, this looks like nothing but a cash-in to me, and I honestly wish Bethesda would just stick to creating single player games like they promised to with the Save Player One campaign that I have not forgotten about, for a reason. I have no doubt that this game could be improved in time, but this business of releasing unfinished games needs to stop, and now that it has happened to one of my favourite titles, I am incredibly disappointed in Bethesda, do better!!!    … Expand
  8. JPK
    Nov 22, 2018
    4
    The Sonic 06 Of The 2010's
    What I mean by that is it's VERY buggy and technically flawed.
  9. osullivanalec
    Dec 19, 2018
    4
    Yeh i've hit the wall already... got almost a month out of it.. But yeh, kinda empty once you get through the limited quests and finish of a decent base + the bugs and crashes are a big concern and can kill some of the better moments you have in the game...It isn't an absolute dumpster fire but it's far from a good game, give it 12 months to figure itself out + add more content and I thinkYeh i've hit the wall already... got almost a month out of it.. But yeh, kinda empty once you get through the limited quests and finish of a decent base + the bugs and crashes are a big concern and can kill some of the better moments you have in the game...It isn't an absolute dumpster fire but it's far from a good game, give it 12 months to figure itself out + add more content and I think it'll be good by then... It feels a lot like an early access beta, and if this was released as that with a price that reflected that I think it would be a much different story,… Expand
  10. calanga
    Jan 16, 2019
    4
    Juego sin ternimar,y cobrar como si estuviese terminado no lo vale, tal vez en 1 año que este mas arreglado valga mas la pena, por ahora es estafa y solo sacar dinero
  11. Scyreaper2
    Nov 16, 2018
    4
    I have mix feeling for the game, I honestly do and I might not be able to cover a lot of glaring issues the game has. Let's begin with some positives:

    I love the world they have crafted. I like playing this with friends, which inherently makes the game fun for my personal expenses and possibly others. I enjoy the 'survival' mechanics of the game and progression it provides to aiding    I have mix feeling for the game, I honestly do and I might not be able to cover a lot of glaring issues the game has. Let's begin with some positives:

    I love the world they have crafted. I like playing this with friends, which inherently makes the game fun for my personal expenses and possibly others.

    I enjoy the 'survival' mechanics of the game and progression it provides to aiding your playstyle.

    The innovations, where you have to scout out plans to craft your fortress, tho with some downsides but a good idea. The regions, another innovation giving all players places to go and fight to progress and not feel cheated at times, which again still issues. The settlement menu feels more fluid and easier to navigate, making it a joy to build, but that's all and now onto negatives. Now I'm level 37 and haven't discovered everything yet so the score could change but as it stands right now:

    I hate stuttering. Never in my life have me and my mate felt so frustrated with a game where we enter a high-level area and the game decides to spawn not one, not 2 or even 5, but 15-20 enemies in the same locations. This threw us off and we were annoyed because it wasn't a quest to defend a workshop but the game-deciding to spawn in too many enemies that tho may seem to be a challenge, it stutters the screen. Even worse, they haven't addressed the automatic stuttering from the beta. Every time you fire an automatic, the game just starts to stutter and you end up missing a couple of bullets that could've killed them. I'm here trying to run a revolver and submachine gun build but can't cause the game decides to stutter. If this doesn't get address ASAP, this game isn't going to be as supported I'm afraid. My friend spoke on this in one of our sessions: What is a game with a beautiful open world to explore if it constantly lags on an ageing engine?

    Limitations in the settlement are a pain in the ass. I get some of the premises behind it, being not being able to 'float structures' (to an extent) or building certain things. But you need plans for a rug, yes, a rug. Not the fancy bear ones but a simple rug. The budget is far too small or the budget cost for certain items like turrets and building is too much, either way, it prevents me from building a cool base for my mates and other players to hang out in the cause of the budget. Stash is also another issue. How the hell can i store items I may need later that are very valuable like most heavy guns and power armour bits if my stash had a limit? You simply can't.

    Various bugs encountered, no surprise there. This one annoying bug has been really bullying my mate I play with and it's such a broken mess it drives him mad. The enemies that can melee him can do damage to him, even when it's not in range of him but still do the damage and he can't fight back, so he is basically fighting ghosts he can't kill. There are times where there would be naked versions for people characters that T pose, there are crashes which don't let you keep the workshops you claimed, the power armour skeleton glitch is back and many more I've not encountered but I'm sure you all have.

    Having no NPCs for me is a big misstep in the wrong direction and makes the world empty, tho I can still play the game without them but it doesn't feel the same. All the charisma and flavour those NPCs had from previous games just made em so memorable and all were are here for is to listen to. I also don't like the linear quests, which is brought from fallout 4s story. Now I haven't done every single quest but from what I've done, it's all pretty linear. Do this, read that, kill it, listen, collect, defend all in its quest lines and now deviates from this formula that should've stayed in Fallout 4. But wait, its a "Fallout 4 multiplayer mod" as most tend to agree, where it has no NPCs and hasn't improved as much? maybe to an extent that your choice to decide.

    Overall, Fallout 76 is an average experience for the player. If you like to play with friends, you will have a lot of fun with them. If you play individually, all the tools are there for you, but at the cost of losses, which you may not like. Though the game does provide good quality of life improvement and a rich world to explore, it is still plagued by issues of the creation engine with all the bugs and glitches that weren't touched and resolved. All I can personally say to Bethesda is this, "roll out weekly updates, patch issue consistently and keep making content, or else your game is going to suffer like it's starting.    … Expand
  12. WillHud
    Nov 18, 2018
    4
    This game is simply disappointing everything contradicts one another and nothing works well if it had focused less on being a fallout game and more on multiplayer I think it would have been fine, on the other hand if multiplayer took a backseat and it focused more on being a fallout game then it probably would have turned out fine but with trying to do both you end up with a boringThis game is simply disappointing everything contradicts one another and nothing works well if it had focused less on being a fallout game and more on multiplayer I think it would have been fine, on the other hand if multiplayer took a backseat and it focused more on being a fallout game then it probably would have turned out fine but with trying to do both you end up with a boring uninteresting mess of a fallout game.… Expand
  13. Phantom90
    Nov 27, 2018
    4
    Incredibly average, day one was somewhat fun minimal glitches and disconnects but as more players joined as they should have been able to, the worse this got it should no longer be tolerated for games to be released as a “ no mans sky” type game....
    I’m not interested in how this game will look in 12 months as it should have been released perfect the first go see rdr2 and take notes.
  14. Tripleleo
    Nov 28, 2018
    4
    Bethesda must have developed this game in a vacuum without any consideration to the core elements that made the Fallout franchise a player favorite. If you couple the lack of historical fan favorite elements with the overburdened glitches, then you end up with a live launch that should have been relegated to early stage Beta, at best. Additionally, I appreciate the whole social platform,Bethesda must have developed this game in a vacuum without any consideration to the core elements that made the Fallout franchise a player favorite. If you couple the lack of historical fan favorite elements with the overburdened glitches, then you end up with a live launch that should have been relegated to early stage Beta, at best. Additionally, I appreciate the whole social platform, but I hate being forced to subscribe to Xbox Live just to play the game. It should have a solo / unplugged option which would satisfy players like me, and cure most of Bethesda's "server issue" plague that haunts the game.… Expand
  15. Jaxxomi
    Dec 6, 2018
    4
    Okay so to start I would give the PC Version a lower rating than the Xbox One mainly because i have had more crashes and bumping into more bugs... But this game is a mess, plain and simple, anyone who disagrees is just a hardcore Fallout fan who doesn't want to admit it and I understand as I used to stand by World of Warcraft till Warlords of Draenor....
    But it is overly buggy, rendering    Okay so to start I would give the PC Version a lower rating than the Xbox One mainly because i have had more crashes and bumping into more bugs... But this game is a mess, plain and simple, anyone who disagrees is just a hardcore Fallout fan who doesn't want to admit it and I understand as I used to stand by World of Warcraft till Warlords of Draenor....
    But it is overly buggy, rendering is atrocious and the story is from dull to non-existent... The way the game runs is laggy, buggy, rendering is terrible even on a decent speed computer and the fact that the textures and look close up isn't much better than Fallout 4 worries me. Most of the textures and items had been copied over from the Fallout 4.
    The game itself... The skeleton is there and I can see its potential, I hm not just here to **** all over the game, there is promise. The story is boring, not engaging and short, the side quests aren't very exciting and make me not care for the characters or lack there of... I think that the game could really benefit from NPCs, maybe add them into a DLC where they come from another vault. The format and the way the game plays seems not player friendly and rushed.
    [I do like the new camera system, the idea of the field of view, the attempt at lighting and other experimental features... Also the nuke idea and the new monster are cool]

    Overall I can't believe I took the risk and bought this full price, I am in shock and only play now because I feel I have to get my moneys worth.
    I would advise against this game till it does a No Man Sky and does a 180 in a year, let us hope for its great future and hopefully Fallout 5    … Expand
  16. Scot72704
    Dec 13, 2018
    4
    The only reason I give this a 4 is because of the fun I had with my friends but besides that this game needs fixing it’s a buggy mess, I’ve played hours upon hours of this like I mean days I reached level 58 and right as I reached that I realized there is really nothing to do Bethesda needs to start listening to there fan base and adding more to this game it’s like releasing an alphaThe only reason I give this a 4 is because of the fun I had with my friends but besides that this game needs fixing it’s a buggy mess, I’ve played hours upon hours of this like I mean days I reached level 58 and right as I reached that I realized there is really nothing to do Bethesda needs to start listening to there fan base and adding more to this game it’s like releasing an alpha version of a game it’s horrible… Expand
  17. LeBronJin
    Apr 23, 2019
    4
    Fallout 76 was the biggest disappointment of 2018, and in the history of Bethesda. The world of Fallout 76 is fun to explore, but ultimately feels empty. All quests are boring and have the same formula to them all. With no NPC’s in the world, the only things to interact with in quests are robots, holo tapes, and terminals. It is a boring game that gives you no motivation to continue. ThereFallout 76 was the biggest disappointment of 2018, and in the history of Bethesda. The world of Fallout 76 is fun to explore, but ultimately feels empty. All quests are boring and have the same formula to them all. With no NPC’s in the world, the only things to interact with in quests are robots, holo tapes, and terminals. It is a boring game that gives you no motivation to continue. There is some fun to be had when playing with friends, but I feel like that is the same for every game. In the end, don’t play fallout 76 unless you have nothing else to do with your life… Expand
  18. Bdonr25
    Jun 20, 2019
    4
    Definitely keeps improving and I think it will have a promising future, needs to be reviewed again
  19. RBLX750
    Jul 1, 2019
    4
    It's very.... meh. I was so excited for this game, and i think as most will agree what we got after the initial hype was a huge huge let down. I just don't get how it ended up so wrong. The whole MMO idea was great, but by removing EVERY human NPC (unless it's a dead body) was a really really bad idea, as reflected in the quest line, which is absolutely terrible.

    The level of initial    It's very.... meh. I was so excited for this game, and i think as most will agree what we got after the initial hype was a huge huge let down. I just don't get how it ended up so wrong. The whole MMO idea was great, but by removing EVERY human NPC (unless it's a dead body) was a really really bad idea, as reflected in the quest line, which is absolutely terrible.

    The level of initial bugs was embarrassing, and this reflected in the game play. It was incredibly hard to play at times, with bugs like invisible enemies, environments not rendering, and quest lines not triggering correctly to name a few.

    The map is fantastic, like awesome. It's huge, you'll never run out of places to find, it's really nicely designed, and just a very interesting place to explore. With a huge variety of environments and terrains, it's a really nicely done aspect of the game. It's just a huge shame the rest of the game lets the experience down.

    I personally found that leveling up takes an absolute age... especially with boring repetitive quests, that don't really feel like they have any depth or interest at all. (Such as, find these objects, bring them here, or escort this robot to this location sort of quest) Like i've sunk 3 days of solid gameplay into it now somehow, and i'm not even level 50 yet. The special / perk system is also absolutely terrible. Fallout 3 had it perfect, Fallout NV improved on it, Fallout 76 took everything good about it and emptied it into a bin. It's a clunky confusing mess that really hinders your characters progression.

    Item condition is back, which means your guns are now essentially made of paper apparently, with them breaking constantly. On the flip side, quite cool how condition has been applied to cooked food items / organic foods, as they can go off and spoil if not eaten in time.

    The soundtrack (as in the atmospheric exploring music) is also great. Visuals are great, from landscapes to guns.

    Overall, this game could've been absolutely amazing. It's just a shame it was botched so badly, meaning we got a really unsatisfying entry to what is a fantastic franchise. Can be fun if played with a few friends, but it gets tiring pretty quickly.    … Expand
  20. JohnstonR
    Mar 30, 2022
    4
    The other reviews hit the nail on the head really, fallout 76 is one of the buggiest games I've ever played. There were many points where I had to reload the game to finish a quest. Enemies bugged out constantly, quest items disappeared etc. I would be lying if I said I didnt have fun occasionally, as the world is still fairly immersive, even if it does seem dead before they added npcs.The other reviews hit the nail on the head really, fallout 76 is one of the buggiest games I've ever played. There were many points where I had to reload the game to finish a quest. Enemies bugged out constantly, quest items disappeared etc. I would be lying if I said I didnt have fun occasionally, as the world is still fairly immersive, even if it does seem dead before they added npcs. Almost all the quests are fetch quests unfortunately. I played at launch and during the wastelanders update. They added more things to do and npcs but it still didnt seem like much of a fallout game. This game seems like a major step back from the usual fallout experience and I can only hope they learned lessons from the user feedback. Despite this I completed the game but I would not recommend it to others.… Expand
  21. BonalsII
    Nov 17, 2018
    3
    This is one unusual game. As a fan of Fallout and Bethesda games I want to enjoy it, I just don't. While it is a great looking game, especially on the xbox one x, the world is just empty. I force myself to play it for a few hours and run into maybe two people? The quests are boring, go to x location, maybe fight something, and then listen to an audio recording. What makes a fallout gameThis is one unusual game. As a fan of Fallout and Bethesda games I want to enjoy it, I just don't. While it is a great looking game, especially on the xbox one x, the world is just empty. I force myself to play it for a few hours and run into maybe two people? The quests are boring, go to x location, maybe fight something, and then listen to an audio recording. What makes a fallout game fun are the characters and the environment. I understand the idea that "we are the people" but all in all thats kinda dumb. The CAMP system from my understanding is supposed to be an improvement on the fallout 4 town system, it isn't. Outside of doing the quests required for it, I have found zero reason to spend any time doing CAMP stuff. Final word, its a bland, boring pretty mess.… Expand
  22. JACLEMGO
    Jan 7, 2019
    3
    What a shame.... I have been a fan of Fallout since the very first version came out on MS DOS. I was a huge supporter of Bethesda, mostly due to Morrowind and Oblivion. Fallout 76 was such a disappointment, that I will never support Bethesda again, not because of the huge amounts of bugs in the game, but more due to Bethesda's values, and the way they handled the feedback from players,What a shame.... I have been a fan of Fallout since the very first version came out on MS DOS. I was a huge supporter of Bethesda, mostly due to Morrowind and Oblivion. Fallout 76 was such a disappointment, that I will never support Bethesda again, not because of the huge amounts of bugs in the game, but more due to Bethesda's values, and the way they handled the feedback from players, like the "canvas" bag.… Expand
  23. XboxWeb
    Nov 29, 2018
    3
    Appalachia je plná potenciálu a v jádru nezapře odkazy série, která učila hráče žít v době po atomové válce. Pořád dokáže zaujmout přeživší složkou, atmosférou a důrazem na podstatu kempu. Ve všem ostatním ale neví, čí je a marně bloumá mezi fanoušky předešlých dílů a nováčky, které láká na nebezpečný svět, kde můžou být největším problémem skuteční hráči. Jako by se bála udělat razantníAppalachia je plná potenciálu a v jádru nezapře odkazy série, která učila hráče žít v době po atomové válce. Pořád dokáže zaujmout přeživší složkou, atmosférou a důrazem na podstatu kempu. Ve všem ostatním ale neví, čí je a marně bloumá mezi fanoušky předešlých dílů a nováčky, které láká na nebezpečný svět, kde můžou být největším problémem skuteční hráči. Jako by se bála udělat razantní krok, aby někoho nepopudila. Snaha naroubovat multiplayer na univerzum Falloutu možná měla dobrý úmysl, ale provedení se naprosto míjí s cílem. Za potlesku sprosté optimalizace jen nevěřícně koukáte, jak nikdo ze zúčastněných absolutně netuší, kde nechala atomovka kráter. A Pip-Boy vám to rozhodně neřekne.… Expand
  24. Zalabar22
    Nov 20, 2018
    3
    I dont usually write bad reviews, however I had to make an exception for this trash heap. Fallout 76 might just be the worst AAA game of 2018. Buggy, dated, and boring with next to no enjoyment to be found. It is sad when a fan mod does better then a AAA release, will not be preordering from Bethesda again.
  25. ElPolloLoco82
    Nov 19, 2018
    3
    First off, anyone giving this game a "10" are being completely dishonest and/or are trying to offset much of the low scores other users are giving this game.

    Is this the Fallout that people loved? it is. However, it's like the kid voted "Most Likely to Succeed" and goes on to become an utterly hopeless junkie. They're still the same person, but just the worst version of themselves.    First off, anyone giving this game a "10" are being completely dishonest and/or are trying to offset much of the low scores other users are giving this game.

    Is this the Fallout that people loved? it is. However, it's like the kid voted "Most Likely to Succeed" and goes on to become an utterly hopeless junkie. They're still the same person, but just the worst version of themselves.

    Let's discuss the graphics first. The game is slightly better looking than Fallout 4, but isn't as polished. You'll see tons of clipping issues, and you'll also see tons of things floating instead of resting on the ground.

    The gameplay for the most part is the same as Fallout 4, except they made VATS real time. VATS occasionally works, and when it doesn't it's frustrating. Like, when you have 95% chance to smash a Stingwing with your super sledge, just to hear the thump of the hit and see your AP go down and the Stingwing take 0 damage. Then you see the same result the next 4 times you try it. VATS is only really useful to close distance in Melee or to land a shot on an extremely agile enemy.

    Then there's the stash issue, and the fact that they lowered the base carry limit from the prior games. So having strength of 10 only gives you 200 units of weight you can carry before you become encumbered, and they give you 400 units for stash. Not to mention, this game is set in the "survival mode" of the previous Fallout 4 and New Vegas. So everything has weight. Oh, and good luck trying to sell anything. Vending machines have 200 caps to buy, and yet you can't sell to them. Vendor bots and various traveling merchants have 200 caps available to buy and it takes forever for them to restock; and when you buy from them, only a small percentage of the caps are returned to the vendors available caps. Also, you can't sell most items. When you can, you get pennies on the dollar; even with max haggling perks, everything always is sold to you at a significant mark up. This inventory issue was the biggest complaint throughout the BETA, and it's unacceptable that it wasn't fixed prior to launch. I've spent 99% of my time in game over-encumbered and unable to fast travel. I've been super encumbered, and forced to crawl , for way too long. That's with weight reducing perks and other tricks.

    Then there are the broken quests. How do I love having my quest giver reside on the SW corner of the map and my objective being on the NE corner and get to the objective just to realise you can't interact with the object in order to complete the quest. Then another you need to search an area and install a tracking signal; only to have the tracking signal stop working; and when you quit, you have no way to install it again, so you it makes finding the item like looking for a needle in a haystack. I've come across at least 3 quests with quest breaking bugs.

    Death in Fallout 76 is like Dark Souls, just instead of dropping all your souls on death you drop all your junk in a, at times hard to see, brown paper bag with all the junk you've accumulated. Usually, when you try to retrieve it while you have a marker to guide you, you either get ambushed by some radically OP mob of enemies like Death Claws, Glowing Ones, Wendigo, Scorchbeast and Yao Gui. They also have a real problem with enemy and weapon balancing, which can be compounded by getting swarmed by the mob of top of the food chain. I hit a KIng Mirelark with 2 mini-nukes, and it may have only took 1/4 of their health; and it was equivalent to the level of the Fatman I was using. Yet, back to my point on retrieving your loot after death, if you die before retrieving it, good luck trying to find it then afterwards. You'll still 400 units over encumbrance. Also, people can take your stuff if they get to it before you do.

    Bounty system is broken, and because of it there is no way to escape PvP. You can open a nonplayer owned box, that clearly doesn't have a player owned item in it, only to get a message that you have a bounty for stealing another player's stuff. Yet when you actually take another player's loot from a world loot box, you get nothing. If you have "pacifist" mode on, it's literally like stealing candy from a baby for anyone hunting you. You do significantly less damage and they can do full. So never, ever, ever, put on "pacifist" mode. Player's can still kill you, and they usually wait to wail on you while you're in someway indisposed so they can whittle you to death, if you never intend to engage them back; and then they get a bounty for murder. You get like 10 caps for a bounty, and basic ammo is like 5 caps each at a vendor.

    Final verdict, is the game fun or have some redeeming qualities? Yes, it can be fun. Even with the "emptiness" and lack of civilized life, it has potential. The fact that they knew about these issues by no later than day 2 of the BETA and failed to fix it by launch, is why the scores, and mine, are so low.    … Expand
  26. Berserklemming
    Dec 1, 2018
    3
    Boring boring boring boring.......

    Now begone heretic for thou hath spurned the very name fallout....

    lack of enjoyable content, can be fun with friends, but be aware you have to make your own fun due to the lack of interesting content, simply put a great boredom simulator.
  27. ZWCincy
    Nov 28, 2018
    3
    Lvl 55
    Pros - Fallout with friends; very neat art direction including fantastic bosses; enjoyable C.A.M.P building
    Cons - No story; very limited loot storage - this is such a huge issue in a game where looting and storing resources is paramount to the experience; regular crashes occur; terrible frame rates in high traffic areas; countless functionality and visual bugs; server hiccups    Lvl 55
    Pros - Fallout with friends; very neat art direction including fantastic bosses; enjoyable C.A.M.P building
    Cons - No story; very limited loot storage - this is such a huge issue in a game where looting and storing resources is paramount to the experience; regular crashes occur; terrible frame rates in high traffic areas; countless functionality and visual bugs; server hiccups which are to be expected but not when a BETA has been released (a great time to work on server issues); can't break down or sell ammunition.

    I remember the days when QA was imperative to the release experience for players, when regulations were in place, and games couldn't release until expectations were met. Have Microsoft and Sony softened their expectations to stay in play while indie, pre-beta "free QA" marketing campaigns thrive? It would make sense if this were the case considering the quality of Fallout 76. It's horse manure with a garnish of mutfruit.    … Expand
  28. MrBeem101
    Nov 14, 2018
    3
    I've not been a fan of the fallout games for very long, my passion for these great games and their interesting setting started in 2013, when I discovered Fallout 3, within moments of playing , I was in love with the series, and played New Vegas and 3 to death, even played 2 for a while. When I heard 4 was coming, I exploded with excitement, I was so happy the day I had Fallout 4 in myI've not been a fan of the fallout games for very long, my passion for these great games and their interesting setting started in 2013, when I discovered Fallout 3, within moments of playing , I was in love with the series, and played New Vegas and 3 to death, even played 2 for a while. When I heard 4 was coming, I exploded with excitement, I was so happy the day I had Fallout 4 in my hands I could have died. Fallout 4 was a good game in my opinion, I was only slightly disappointed about minor changes. It was my least favourite I had played so far, but I still loved it.

    But anyway, this year, when the 76 trailer dropped, I again, was ecstatic, I stayed up until 3 in the morning (Despite the fact I had exams next day) waiting for any news on 76, and I was really disappointed, but optimistic. I got the power armour edition this Monday, I had played some BETA, and the helmet etc was amazing, but, when holding the little steel book which the game was held in, I wasn't excited. Here's the pros and cons.

    (This is what ive gathered from my 8 hours BETA playtime, and my 5 hours full game time)

    Pros:
    Finally, a wasteland I can explore with my friends! (if my friends bought this game and weren't warning me about how crap the game was going to be)

    New lore! New places!

    Meet new fellow Fallout fans! (Or a bunch of 10 year olds with all the spare time in the world to get power armour, new powerful guns etc, and trample over you when you say ''Hello!'')

    (thats about all I can think of for pros)

    Negatives:

    Fallout is a Role playing game, you cannot have this without exchange of dialogue. You cannot communicate with anything in game (Grafton Mayor for example) Though Fallout 4's 'Sarcastic' or 'No' dialogue options were lackluster, lazy and bad? Well, Now you cannot speak to anything in game, unless its another player, and theres a 99% they have no microphone, so you have to communicate with emotes. Weak.

    Alone. You NEED a friend with a microphone to enjoy this game, otherwise its so lonely and deprived of any substance.

    You need so many Caps its unholy. Whats that? You want to fast travel? 16 caps please. Whats that? you want this workshop? 60 caps please. You got killed? bye bye caps! In previous Fallouts, there were caps everywhere, and everything was free. Now I feel like Ebeneezer Scrooge, 'Do I pay 36 caps to teleport there, or do I walk?'

    Brain dead story. With no Npcs to play with, your rely on the odd robot or holotape to tell you where to go, or to get an item. Boring fetch quests. Really Bethesda?

    Welcome to Little Lamplight! Kids galore. Kids with no mics, roaming around in gangs, killing as they please because they have a **** ton of spare time to level up, get op guns armour etc. Anyone under 14, please go back to Fortnite. This game is suffering enough without sweaty children roaming the map.

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    Bugs are a huge problem, whether its textures loading painfully slowly (Fallout 3 looks like a work of art in comparison) or the servers lagging, or just some visual bug (A texture not loading for example) Bugfest 76 is full of glitches.

    So much more. Vats, settlements, perk cards etc. I could go on for ages.

    To summarise, what made Fallout great was its setting, and its genre. RPG. This Fallout is a shadow of its former self, if anything, this makes me want to just go play Fallout 4 again, to be reminded of what fallout is. This may be a good, fun MMO game, but its not a good Fallout Game.
    I look forward to Fallout 5, four years away, with a mix of fear, and hope.

    Seriously, just buy Fallout 3, 4 and New vegas and all the DLC's sor a fraction of the price, you will have a much better Fallout experience, wait until this thing is in the bargain bin, then you might consider buying it.

    (The elder scrolls online was **** Bethesda, take a hint, Turning RPG story driven single player games and turning them into money grabbing, low common denominator sellout MMO's doesn't work.)    … Expand
  29. notarapper
    Nov 15, 2018
    3
    Don't buy this if you're a Fallout fan or want you money's worth, its a broken game and a lifeless world. Everything good about Fallout games like story, characters, and choices are gone for the sake of having other players around, which comes nowhere near replacing any of those things to the point of it being pathetic to think it would. The enemies are interesting and the world looks goodDon't buy this if you're a Fallout fan or want you money's worth, its a broken game and a lifeless world. Everything good about Fallout games like story, characters, and choices are gone for the sake of having other players around, which comes nowhere near replacing any of those things to the point of it being pathetic to think it would. The enemies are interesting and the world looks good for the most part but besides that there's not much about the game thats any good. Controls are still Bethesda-style clunky and downright terrible when compared to most other games released today. It's a half-baked exploration game with a Fallout skin, and that's about as deep as the game goes. This feels like it would have been good on the last gen, but on its own and especially comparing to other games out now you could be buying, the case for Fallout 76 is pretty weak.… Expand
  30. Grave2363
    Nov 15, 2018
    3
    The game is a buggy mess, the world feels more empty then previous games. The game is disappointing and only somewhat fun with friends but this is not a fallout game. The "story" is disconnected but the quests are boring, easy and repetitive. Would prefer a single player fallout with co-op, this is just incomplete and a big mess.
  31. SolidusSnayke
    Nov 15, 2018
    3
    This game is essentially an MMO lite, with no engaging story or characters. if you like the idea of running around with your friends in a sandbox layered with a fallout skin you may get enjoyment out of this game.

    after playing the beta and full release,i can tell you that it is not for me. really feels like they just wanted another vessel through which to sell micro transactions and    This game is essentially an MMO lite, with no engaging story or characters. if you like the idea of running around with your friends in a sandbox layered with a fallout skin you may get enjoyment out of this game.

    after playing the beta and full release,i can tell you that it is not for me. really feels like they just wanted another vessel through which to sell micro transactions and they knew the fallout name would sell. the game itself is passable, but even if it wasnt seen by many as such a step backwards,it would still only be an average MMO lite with no content, no replayability, and endless grinding for menial payoffs.

    ps. as someone living in the south east, thank you for wasting the potential of a great lush setting, by filling it with absolutely nothing interesting to do except shoot people.    … Expand
  32. seaicanmexfood
    Nov 16, 2018
    3
    I’ve been a massive Fallout fan for 10 years and I’ve never been so truly disappointed like I am with Fallout 76. In its current state, I see it as truthfully unplayable. From clunky controls to crashing, this game seems to be an unoptimised mess. I’m lucky enough to have one friend that plays with me and, even in a team, it feel empty and lacklustre.

    It feels like a constant grind for    I’ve been a massive Fallout fan for 10 years and I’ve never been so truly disappointed like I am with Fallout 76. In its current state, I see it as truthfully unplayable. From clunky controls to crashing, this game seems to be an unoptimised mess. I’m lucky enough to have one friend that plays with me and, even in a team, it feel empty and lacklustre.

    It feels like a constant grind for everything; loot, caps, experience, building materials, guns, etc. Not only is this massive playable area completely void and empty, so seems every area of anything interesting to loot.

    I ran into a bug that had me stuck in an entering power armour animation that left me with no HUD and unable to move which left me defenceless against the 10 enemies that spawned right in front of my face. Usually, I would accept that it’s just a random bug but this animation has been around for 3 years, I can’t find a good excuse for it to be showing up now - especially in a title that supposed to surpass the previous titles.

    The story is also luckluster, not having NPCs has harmed to game tremendously. It defeats the point of it being a Fallout title. How could they get this so wrong?

    I’m so disappointed because I truly love Fallout, I want to love this game but I can’t find a reason to. I feel, left in it’s current state, this does nothing but harm a franchise that is so loved.

    Here’s waiting for a year of updates to finally get a experience that feels like a $60 AAA title, a true Fallout experience 100GB update.    … Expand
  33. MasterMantaray
    Nov 21, 2018
    3
    Completely unacceptable entry from Bethesda. The game clearly wasn't ready for release. In trying to appeal to a different audience, they have not only alienated the base of the franchise but even failed to produce a quality multiplayer experience. Fallout 76 appears to be a blatant copy/paste of the fallout 4 game mechanics just applied to a new map. The world is massive but feels devoidCompletely unacceptable entry from Bethesda. The game clearly wasn't ready for release. In trying to appeal to a different audience, they have not only alienated the base of the franchise but even failed to produce a quality multiplayer experience. Fallout 76 appears to be a blatant copy/paste of the fallout 4 game mechanics just applied to a new map. The world is massive but feels devoid of content with the removal of the story and all NPC's. The result is a buggy survival sandbox with a outdated engine and graphics. The $60 price tag, microtransactions, and misleading sales promotion are a real slap in the face for traditional fallout players as well as the new mmo audience this game was targeting.… Expand
  34. BanterBanter
    Nov 22, 2018
    3
    I have spent countless hours play Fallout 3/NV/4 and I cancelled my pre-order after playing the BETA. It is not just that this is multiplayer I do not like, I play Sea of Thieves at it's a blast, this however is soulless. The main story is almost none existent, the Atom Shop is so over priced it is a joke, bugs are everywhere and features/assets from Fallout 4 are now removed or behind aI have spent countless hours play Fallout 3/NV/4 and I cancelled my pre-order after playing the BETA. It is not just that this is multiplayer I do not like, I play Sea of Thieves at it's a blast, this however is soulless. The main story is almost none existent, the Atom Shop is so over priced it is a joke, bugs are everywhere and features/assets from Fallout 4 are now removed or behind a paywall. Moreover I can deny the lore is there, but you will spend hours upon hours listening to holotapes and reading terminal enters about people that you know are dead as they are no NPC's, and even engaging with that is hard as you have other people shouting and what not breaking immersion.… Expand
  35. Mudblood47
    Nov 24, 2018
    3
    On the heels of Red Dead Redemption 2 the emptiness of this game is all the more apparent, I've happily sunk thousands of hours into Bethesda's open world games over the years, 400+ in Fallout 4 alone, and I jumped into the beta hoping for more of that wonderful exploration loop, I like going out, killing things, collecting, and upgrading my character, this made up for a lackluster storyOn the heels of Red Dead Redemption 2 the emptiness of this game is all the more apparent, I've happily sunk thousands of hours into Bethesda's open world games over the years, 400+ in Fallout 4 alone, and I jumped into the beta hoping for more of that wonderful exploration loop, I like going out, killing things, collecting, and upgrading my character, this made up for a lackluster story in 4 and I'd hoped since story seemed to be even further on the backburner here that it'd still hold the game up. Sadly this formula does not translate well when you hobble the game by taking out NPCs and shoehorning in unneeded and ultimately worthless multiplayer. My gameplay style doesn't really translate well to playing in a group so after one session of constantly being separated as I meticulously explored every inch of the landscape I set out on my own.

    This game revealed something I think I'd managed to completely forget since at least vanilla Skyrim. Bethesda games are not very good without mods. Being forced to care about a pointless thirst and hunger meter that never mattered as both things are plentiful as well as becoming constantly over encumbered as I tried to collect much-needed materials became far too tiresome for a game that was proving within 5 hours to have much less to offer F4 did.

    Despite some interesting new enemies the world has very little to offer returning Fallout fans, best to just go back to F4 and tryout some new mods    … Expand
  36. samueljv
    Nov 24, 2018
    3
    Everything that made previous Fallout games fun has been taken away in 76. Quests are atrociously boring, every mission you receive is basically playing fetch. Combat and VATS are ruined. The online aspect makes everything lag even computer characters. Having to eat and drink all the time is a pain in the ass. Honestly Bethesda if you win Game of The Year award for your previous 2 gamesEverything that made previous Fallout games fun has been taken away in 76. Quests are atrociously boring, every mission you receive is basically playing fetch. Combat and VATS are ruined. The online aspect makes everything lag even computer characters. Having to eat and drink all the time is a pain in the ass. Honestly Bethesda if you win Game of The Year award for your previous 2 games what makes you think that scrapping everything is a good idea? C.A.M.P is about the only fun thing.… Expand
  37. PapaSmurfTaken
    Dec 2, 2018
    3
    I gave this game a benefit of a doubt and it failed me as a consumer and fan. I payed 60 dollars for it and within two weeks it now sells for 35 dollars, honestly everyone who payed this 60 dollars should get refunded. It's barley even worth the 35 dollars honestly. The game does succeed at lure, story, pvp, and rpg. Then it fails in every other way, It has real bad lag problems in everyI gave this game a benefit of a doubt and it failed me as a consumer and fan. I payed 60 dollars for it and within two weeks it now sells for 35 dollars, honestly everyone who payed this 60 dollars should get refunded. It's barley even worth the 35 dollars honestly. The game does succeed at lure, story, pvp, and rpg. Then it fails in every other way, It has real bad lag problems in every session of it I cant not have a lag spike it happen most the time in pvp situations and when loading new areas of the map. The bugs are the same that have pledged Bethesda's last few titles some of these bugs even game breaking. Most of these bugs come from their nearly 7 year old engine called the creation engine that desperately needs to be updated becasue it's just barley better then it's forefather Gamebryo that was made in 1997. The dedicated servers for the multiplayer experience are horrendous they can barley keep up with 15 people on a server. Overall the game shouldn't have been released yet it's unfinished for sure. This is one of the worst AAA release this year for sure and it has failed all consumers and fans. Bethesda before you release any other games, please get your act together. Build a new engine before your next games, becasue if you leave such titles as Starfield and Elder Scrolls 6 with these problems you will fail and the fans that have loved this franchise success's have and will turn on you.… Expand
  38. joaoocosta
    Dec 4, 2018
    3
    O jogo atualmente está horrível, não duvido que daqui alguns anos, o jogo fique bom, é apenas corrigir os bugs e atualizar a textura de diversos objetos que estão péssimas. Mas por agora, não recomendo que comprem esse jogo.
  39. TheManincrimson
    Jan 30, 2019
    3
    To Me This Game Is Just One Bad Thing After Another It Has The Potential To Be Great With Allot Of Work On Bethesda's Part And I Have Met People Who Love This Game But I Do Not This Game Is Bad At Least At The Moment And The Promotional Goods Are Absolutely Astounding This Game Is Nothing But A Rip Off Nylon Bag, A Blue Tarp Jacket, And Washed Down With Piss Tasting Rum. But People CanTo Me This Game Is Just One Bad Thing After Another It Has The Potential To Be Great With Allot Of Work On Bethesda's Part And I Have Met People Who Love This Game But I Do Not This Game Is Bad At Least At The Moment And The Promotional Goods Are Absolutely Astounding This Game Is Nothing But A Rip Off Nylon Bag, A Blue Tarp Jacket, And Washed Down With Piss Tasting Rum. But People Can Sometimes Like A Nylon Bag And Have You Seen Modern Day Fashion The Blue Tarp Look Might Stick With Some People And I've Personally Seen People Drink Piss And Enjoy It So It's Not For Most People Including Me But Someone Might Like The Game.… Expand
  40. RecklessRiot
    Sep 12, 2019
    3
    The idea surrounding this game if very enticing, but as more updates are released the pay to win aspect is getting far to intrusive.
  41. stnv25
    Apr 10, 2020
    3
    Убожество полное, каких ещё надо поискать, баги, фризы, просадки это все Fallout 76
  42. Jkc6324
    Mar 23, 2020
    3
    Loved it the first 5 hours and then it became a grind it was the same thing over and over again. Then the hits just kept coming nuka dark rum, vault jacket and the west tek bag. Just a mess
  43. Nicolas9283
    Oct 27, 2020
    3
    The new update is trash the On Wasteland, yeah i liked the daily ops but the adjustment of the enemy levels are just stupid, fallout have that feeling to go to dangerous places where the enemies are powerfull but with this update its ruined, im level 30 and is difficult to play, im in forest and there are strong enemies, and then i see level 2 people in the endgame zone and that ruinThe new update is trash the On Wasteland, yeah i liked the daily ops but the adjustment of the enemy levels are just stupid, fallout have that feeling to go to dangerous places where the enemies are powerfull but with this update its ruined, im level 30 and is difficult to play, im in forest and there are strong enemies, and then i see level 2 people in the endgame zone and that ruin everything, the purpose is to play a lot to go to the dangerous placea but that places are not dangerous, and i always spend my stimpaks and ammo killing only a scorched that attack my base, plase fix that.
    Thank You    … Expand
  44. DumpyDom
    Aug 29, 2023
    3
    Fallout 76 is situationally fun. It can be okay when your not fighting robots, but every other thing you do contains robots, the bugs are plentiful (i get some bugs are bound to make it through but getting a bug that affects gameplay once every 20 minutes is ridiculous). The story is mid as hell and the events are lackluster. The main reason i wound up quitting the game was the terribleFallout 76 is situationally fun. It can be okay when your not fighting robots, but every other thing you do contains robots, the bugs are plentiful (i get some bugs are bound to make it through but getting a bug that affects gameplay once every 20 minutes is ridiculous). The story is mid as hell and the events are lackluster. The main reason i wound up quitting the game was the terrible rng. Rolled 100 3 star legendarys to not get a single legendary worth using. i get that might just be bad luck but oh well. The game is fun with other people and the questing is okay when it doesnt involve robots, if youre going to play solo however just play one of the other fallout games. Its also a game that makes a problem and then acts all high and mighty when they make a subscription to 'solve' the problem… Expand
  45. sprinkill
    Nov 27, 2018
    2
    I'm not mad at Bethesda - I've known that their company and their product was garbage ever since 2015 when they released "Fallout 4." You can refer to my review on that one for further info. This time around, I'm mad at the gaming press, who as far as I'm concerned, is totally corrupt and completely without credibility.

    I've watched and read numerous "professional" reviews on Fallout    I'm not mad at Bethesda - I've known that their company and their product was garbage ever since 2015 when they released "Fallout 4." You can refer to my review on that one for further info. This time around, I'm mad at the gaming press, who as far as I'm concerned, is totally corrupt and completely without credibility.

    I've watched and read numerous "professional" reviews on Fallout 76, all of which are terrible. I'm not disputing the critics' reception to this title - not by a long shot. But my question is this: so what the f*** was going on with you guys when you reviewed Fallout 4? The XONE score was what? An 88? The user score was far lower than that. What gets me is that the professional critics are voicing the exact same complaints that we, the players, voiced nearly four years ago regarding Fallout 4. ALL OF THE SUDDEN, they're appalled by the terrible graphics. "That's odd," I thought. "The graphics in Fallout 4 were among the worst I'd ever seen, particularly on the heels of the Witcher 3." ALL OF THE SUDDEN, they're appalled by the slipshod game performance and bugs. "That's odd," I thought. "Fallout 4 played like it was programmed by a team of high schoolers or undergrads." The list goes on and on, but Bethesda got a lot of positive feedback on "Fallout 4" from the professional gaming press, so what would motivate them to improve Fallout 76?

    I don't know if the gaming press is on the take, or they're trying to curry favor with the big game developers, etc., and I really don't care. The Fallout 76 scandal finally brought into the light the mass corruption in the gaming press that gamers have known about for many, many years.    … Expand
  46. Makaveli
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    Fallout 4 multiplayer for $60, That is what it is.. I also dont understand how Bethesda manages to still make a buggy game when they should be pros with that engine by now.. No NPCs = no likable characters.

    I dont see people playing this game for very long. It's so boring and the people you meet up with dont want to play multiplayer anyway..WTF was Buggthesda thinking with this pos.    Fallout 4 multiplayer for $60, That is what it is.. I also dont understand how Bethesda manages to still make a buggy game when they should be pros with that engine by now.. No NPCs = no likable characters.

    I dont see people playing this game for very long. It's so boring and the people you meet up with dont want to play multiplayer anyway..WTF was Buggthesda thinking with this pos. Easy cash grab.... dont have to hire voice actors, use most of the assets from fallout 4, dont need too program any AI.. So wtf is the $60 price tag for?

    Most games give multiplayer modes for free.. Bethesda charges $60 and STILL have bugs but Bethesda fanboys will defend them no matter what.

    I dont understand how people are defending this game.. is it to justify your purchase?    … Expand
  47. theirrelephants
    Nov 26, 2018
    2
    I paid $60 for this game on console and put it down forever after a few hours because I can't stand how there is visible lag when you run around, look around, or get into combat. It also appears to be stuck in 30 fps mode.

    What's the point of buying a game on a console if it isn't optimized to run perfectly for that console?
  48. VideoGameJunkie
    Feb 22, 2019
    2
    I originally was going to pass on this game until a good friend recommended it. I must admit that I was initially hooked and really enjoyed playing both solo and teaming up with my friend. On the rare occasion that you encounter another player, nobody has attacked me. In fact, most players want to team up or trade. I've even been revived by other players who just happened to be in theI originally was going to pass on this game until a good friend recommended it. I must admit that I was initially hooked and really enjoyed playing both solo and teaming up with my friend. On the rare occasion that you encounter another player, nobody has attacked me. In fact, most players want to team up or trade. I've even been revived by other players who just happened to be in the area. The map is gigantic and was exciting to explore at first, but the game quickly becomes a boring, repetitive slog with minimal challenge. I give Bethesda credit for trying this experiment, but Fallout76 fails as a RPG and as a FPS. They might have been hoping that players would team up and battle other teams- and perhaps that happens, but I haven't experienced that. Scrounging is an essential component for Fallout- and there's plenty of it, but it really sucks when you're exploring a new area and you realize that another player had been there recently and already took everything and killed everything. There are a number of public events that you can join, but after I did an event once, I found little motivation to do it again. There are also Daily, Weekly, and Character Challenges that reward Atom Points which can be spent in the Atomic Shop. While it's easy to rack up Atom points, everything in the store is purely cosmetic. You can also purchase Atom points, but who would spend more money on Atom points when there's nothing but costumes, Photomode Poses, profile icons, emoticons, and a variety of superficial junk you can use in your CAMP? It's logical to deduce that Bethesda intended to offer player "advantages" in this shop (i.e. weapons, armor, Perks) but I guess it would've been too obvious that Fallout76 was never really meant to be a challenging, fun multiplayer experience; sadly in the end, it was just a cash grab.… Expand
  49. Idlemind
    Nov 26, 2018
    2
    Fallout 76 is a blatant self ripoff of Fallout 4. Almost every texture, model, and building is the same as Fallout 4.

    PvE combat is broken due to every enemy AI rushing you at every opportunity. Without the opportunity to slow-time with VATS, combat is inherently broken. Even the AI type that attempts to take cover has laughable AI and easily gets stuck just navigating the world.    Fallout 76 is a blatant self ripoff of Fallout 4. Almost every texture, model, and building is the same as Fallout 4.

    PvE combat is broken due to every enemy AI rushing you at every opportunity. Without the opportunity to slow-time with VATS, combat is inherently broken. Even the AI type that attempts to take cover has laughable AI and easily gets stuck just navigating the world.

    There are no NPC's to give the land a sense of life. Bethesda says it's the story that no one is around. I think they couldn't make them work in multiplayer with their terrible game engine.

    PvP is completely pointless due to the weird "handshake" mechanic where each party has to shoot each other before full damage is done. There is no reward for engaging in PvP to make it worthwhile.

    The CAMP mechanic (base building) is broken due to having to rebuild your camp every time you log out and back in.

    The storage limit in your personal stash is so low that players are hitting the storage limit by level 10.
    You literally do not have enough space to keep extra weapons, which you'll need because the weapons are constantly breaking. Food cannot be saved due to the new "spoilage" mechanic. So much for trying to provide your team with food or potions.

    This game is a terrible self-ripoff of Fallout 4. Do not buy.    … Expand
  50. Gyer
    Nov 19, 2018
    2
    Bethesda have killed the Fallout franchise with Fallout 76. Why? Because
    1) They destroyed all storytelling in the game (previously one of the greatest hallmarks of a Bethesda game) by removing all human NPCs
    2) They tried to make a multiplayer Fallout (which is all well and good), but did it in the stupidest way. Instead of writing a new engine designed specifically for multiplayer,    Bethesda have killed the Fallout franchise with Fallout 76. Why? Because
    1) They destroyed all storytelling in the game (previously one of the greatest hallmarks of a Bethesda game) by removing all human NPCs
    2) They tried to make a multiplayer Fallout (which is all well and good), but did it in the stupidest way. Instead of writing a new engine designed specifically for multiplayer, they just used the old engine and added multiplayer to it. Why is that bad? Because the engine was never designed for multiplayer, which is why we now have all these performance issues and bugs, because you are trying to cram a square peg into a round hole. Not to mention a lot of the features were never designed for multiplayer. The VATS system in Fallout 76 is a complete joke.
    I was a HUGE Bethesda fan before this travesty, but they have screwed up BIG time here.    … Expand
  51. RebelCrabs
    Mar 30, 2019
    2
    This game takes everything good about the Fallout series and ruins it. Instead of an amazing story that you can replay hundreds of times it dums it down to " go here, press button, press other button, i dunno fight a cow along the way, press other button... done." The weapons feel like a downgrade from Fallout 4's with little to no kick. When you defeat a strong enemy you don't say toThis game takes everything good about the Fallout series and ruins it. Instead of an amazing story that you can replay hundreds of times it dums it down to " go here, press button, press other button, i dunno fight a cow along the way, press other button... done." The weapons feel like a downgrade from Fallout 4's with little to no kick. When you defeat a strong enemy you don't say to yourself "I did it! I got amazing loot to help me out on my journey!" you say "wow.... i'm five levels early to being able to use this, time to go grind at the starting area." It doesn't give you a good sense of accomplishment or pride. All in all, a bad experience, Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel was better than this mess.… Expand
  52. Rando1ph
    Nov 15, 2018
    2
    Looks like no one at Bethesda played No Man's Sky because there are some similar problems here.
  53. tecGoblin
    Nov 17, 2018
    2
    Mechanically this game follows the trend of fallout staying behind its times: frequent stutter, glitches, horrible indoor lightning, the worst shooter mechanics out there.
    The franchise used to be redeemed by the storytelling, but now there's almost no story. They could have gone for an emergent player-driven story like Sea of Thieves but this doesn't fit the setting, mood or game    Mechanically this game follows the trend of fallout staying behind its times: frequent stutter, glitches, horrible indoor lightning, the worst shooter mechanics out there.
    The franchise used to be redeemed by the storytelling, but now there's almost no story. They could have gone for an emergent player-driven story like Sea of Thieves but this doesn't fit the setting, mood or game mechanics of fallout. Audio logs get mixed into random voice noise in the chat, the mechanics to encourage player interaction are half-baked at best, and the grind is tragically boring and detrimental to the player interaction, as players can have heavily different power levels. It's as if game designers were totally absent from the process, and the game is a mash up of the board of directors' vague ideas about what a modern cash grab should be.    … Expand
  54. LynnetteJJW
    Nov 16, 2018
    2
    Honest Review? Here you are. My experience and the like.

    i am about a full day in playing this game. 22h on record now. i played by myself for 8 hours. then actually went out to look for a gang to team up with. no one would join me. it seams very very hard out of the maybe 30 people i have run across, that would like to be friends. My first 8 hours of playing this game... it was dead    Honest Review? Here you are. My experience and the like.

    i am about a full day in playing this game. 22h on record now. i played by myself for 8 hours. then actually went out to look for a gang to team up with. no one would join me. it seams very very hard out of the maybe 30 people i have run across, that would like to be friends.

    My first 8 hours of playing this game... it was dead it seamed. it was as if i was playing Fallout 4 after the main mission. I was able to get a power armor frame. and a massive plethora of pipe pistols. that i can only seam to sell for 1-2 bottle caps or deconstruct into one or 2 screws. depending on item condition. and after about 8 of those hours, compiling materials and a few quests. i still couldnt build a full on house (4 walls and a roof). So after i gave up on the building aspect of the game. i then got board of doing the same kind of quests over and over again. ether fetch, baby sit, kill something, or read an entire essay worth of hidden quest paths. I have been around the block a few times with these holotape and such story systems. Fallout 1 and especially Fallout 2 had them already. It wasnt new.

    My next few hours. from hour 8 to about 12 i found one of my friends in game. And we didnt go on some massive adventure our the like. i was helping him get his quests done and the like he was helping with some of mine. We still couldnt really build much. And he got tired of just doing the same kind of quests as well.
    From about hour 12 to 13 we just talked and tried to figure out the leveling system, some crafting, and where to go and do next. so from hour 13 to about 16 we went to the edge of the maps. We tried to find the largest landmarks. and we ended up getting frustrated as we kept running out of ammo, and getting chased down by a gang of 4 other players wanting to PvP.
    My friend left on hour 16 and i went back to where i like to set up my shop. trying to work with the crafting system in some way. seeing what i could or couldnt do.
    Then followed by me Alt-Tabing out of the game to see how to start looking for nuclear launch codes... to no real prevail.

    My Review of this game is a 2/10. its boring. its empty. theres nothing at those cool looking locations. the story didnt hook me or my friend. the quests are generic MMO quests. its still buggy. and as i have seen from previous BGS games, they will remain buggy to the end of their life.
    The Engine is too old for this stuff they expect it to do.
    The players ruined my experience. but it was alright when i was playing with just my friend. the no push-to-talk system is cancerous.
    There is no amusement to about 80% of these locations.
    There is no random special encounters with lets say as happens in Fallout 3 or new vegas.
    Its arsenal is lack luster. it will be an E.A. like system where i have to play some 100+h before i get to end game equipment. that i might not even have the level to use. I already got power armor frame and a minigun though. Ammo is harder to come across.
    The survival aspect of this game is a joke. you dont get hungry or thirst too often at all. Softcore survival just means that you are to not have too harsh of a penalty on death... not have it become a massive chore when you actually need to drink or eat.
    The game is alright for exploring and some time with friends. But thats all that is here. wide as an Ocean, deep as a puddle. ill give it points for the looks and the environment. but everything else? No.

    Out of this entire experience, i came out feeling ripped off. I payed $65 pre-order... i get home to open my PHYSICAL CD case. to find that where the CD is, its a cardboard disk... THERE IS NO PHYSICAL COPY OF FALLOUT 76. and it was STILL a FULL PRICED game. Not only that but the pre-order from Gamesstop; Their special pre-order item? was a Fallout Sticker to put in your car window.

    I have no idea what Bethesda is doing. idk if this is Todd's idea. but if this is a joke. it went right over all of our heads.

    As of today. I know this wasnt your first Online game, Bethesda. i am no longer your fan. Goodbye Bethesda.    … Expand
  55. SevenX
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    thought i would love this game, unfortunately I don't, I'm actually raging I wasted money on it,
    it was slightly entertaining for the first few hours with friends now its just boring as ****
  56. molerats
    Nov 14, 2018
    2
    This isn't Fallout. The game has lost a lot of that traditional Fallout RPG play style that everyone fell in love with. No NPC's makes the game feel soulless playing solo. Scorched and mole rats over and over again with endless, non-engaging terminal entries? No thanks. I'll be sitting this one out. If Bethesda decides to return Fallout to its roots I'll come back but Fallout, as we knowThis isn't Fallout. The game has lost a lot of that traditional Fallout RPG play style that everyone fell in love with. No NPC's makes the game feel soulless playing solo. Scorched and mole rats over and over again with endless, non-engaging terminal entries? No thanks. I'll be sitting this one out. If Bethesda decides to return Fallout to its roots I'll come back but Fallout, as we know it, is done for.

    TL:DR This is a Fallout 4 mod with no NPCs. Game feels overpriced and rushed. I wouldn't pay more than $25 for it.    … Expand
  57. Encode_GR
    Nov 16, 2018
    2
    I'm a huge Fallout fan, and this game is a disaster. A complete disaster...
    It's full of bugs, performance issues, and the content is non-existent, especially for its ridiculous price. Even the PvP concept of the game is broken. Its "Main Problem" however, is that It pretty much has no story, and it feels lifeless, boring and empty.
    It's like it's made by some sort of cheap studio with    I'm a huge Fallout fan, and this game is a disaster. A complete disaster...
    It's full of bugs, performance issues, and the content is non-existent, especially for its ridiculous price. Even the PvP concept of the game is broken. Its "Main Problem" however, is that It pretty much has no story, and it feels lifeless, boring and empty.
    It's like it's made by some sort of cheap studio with lazy devs and managers. Oh well... Looks like Bethesda's goal was to make money from micro-transactions, and not to satisfy its customers and fans. It's a shame and disappointment really.

    -- Positive: Sort of "ok" graphics and atmospheric environment.
    -- Negative: Everything else (PvP, Bugs, Performance, Story, Gameplay, Price)    … Expand
  58. ZeeDeZero
    Nov 16, 2018
    2
    I'm from West Virginia. I graduated from WVU. You would think I would love this game but it sucks! No story, buggy and hollow.... a complete waste of money besides the 3 hours of sight seeing for me.
  59. BradMick
    Nov 18, 2018
    2
    This is the first review I've ever written, and it bothers me it's about a fallout game. I was very, very excited about a new Fallout title, it's one of my all-time favorite game worlds. The graphics are amazing, the world is beautifully detailed...but there's a problem. There aren't any people. The quests are all driven by either Robots or Audio tapes. The cities and towns aren't lived inThis is the first review I've ever written, and it bothers me it's about a fallout game. I was very, very excited about a new Fallout title, it's one of my all-time favorite game worlds. The graphics are amazing, the world is beautifully detailed...but there's a problem. There aren't any people. The quests are all driven by either Robots or Audio tapes. The cities and towns aren't lived in because there aren't any human NPCs to be seen. It's dull, lifeless and boring. Human players are sparse on the ground as well. They're scattered all about the massive world and encounters are few and far between.

    I was okay with multiplayer because the expectation I had was that it'd be Fallout 4 with Human NPC mission givers and other non-human NPCs wandering out. I figured the choice system for dialog would be there as well for interaction and an awesome branching storyline you and your friends could help shape. Nope. There's none of that.

    Now, I'm not going to just complain. I've got an idea on how this can be fixed, if it's something Bethesda decides to fix.

    1. Populate the safe areas with NPCs
    2. Write the story that's seriously lacking with branching choices and meaningful decisions.
    3. Since it's multiplayer, and generally fallout follows a 3 or 4 choice dialogue selection, with one being good, one being bad and the other neutral...with some specials thrown in depending on charisma and the like...make it a "vote" when in a group. So, a tally of the selected dialogue options displays to the player, so if 3 of the 4 selected choice 'b' and the last guy picked 'c', well 'b' is what the group gets. In the case of ties, the neutral choice is the winner by default.
    4. To group likeminded players together, use the karma system that's been in place for forever. This system would help to get likeminded players together for the purposes of decision making. So, if a player has a habit of selecting the 'bad' choice on their own, or in a group, the game will keep track of that and display an icon of some sort to let other players know that's someone they want to play with for a likeminded experience.

    Something along those lines would keep the multiplayer aspect, provide longtime fans of the game a bit more of what they were expecting, and help form and solidify player interactions and the community. Honestly though, unless a major overhaul of the present system happens, I will more than likely not be playing the game anymore. It's boring and lifeless and a real drag to play.    … Expand
  60. sandwichodoom
    Nov 24, 2018
    2
    I have been playing this game since BETA, and have now seen enough to write an informed review.

    The idea of this game is somewhat laughable. They made a large map, with no human npcs. This wouldn't be so bad, but the robots, intercoms, and radio conversations are all either completely automated, or you get one option: 'interact'. this really does make the game feel boring, and i quickly    I have been playing this game since BETA, and have now seen enough to write an informed review.

    The idea of this game is somewhat laughable. They made a large map, with no human npcs. This wouldn't be so bad, but the robots, intercoms, and radio conversations are all either completely automated, or you get one option: 'interact'. this really does make the game feel boring, and i quickly found myself mashing a to get through terminals, and ignoring the one sided dialogue.

    the player interaction was a good idea, but poorly implemented. proximity voice chat is finicky, and automatically switches off if you play in a team. on top of that, there is no push to talk, so many don't use mics anyways. This means that 80% of the player 'interaction' is you walking up, spamming an emote, then either going away or shooting them.

    The player pvp system is terrible and easily abused. you shoot someone, do 99% reduced damage, until they shoot you back once, then both people do full damage. this means you can jump in front of gunfire to be allowed to shoot someone, and the pacifist option is hidden in menus and actually causes gameplay glitches. this also means stealth isn't an option, making a whole play style useless. once you are high level, you cant damage low level players but they can hurt you. i could write this whole review about how bad pvp is but i digress.

    The pve is very obviously just finished enough to be 'functional', but lacks any extra structure, and has many glitches that basically make it a click to hurt enemy system. basic enemies lack basic intelligence, character models regularly glitch, and animations look terrible even when running properly. higher level enemies and enemies with unique mechanics, often just don't work. you'll get the scorchbeasts (boss enemy) firing continuous breath attacks out of their tail for 10 minutes straight from the air, assaultrons continuously using their charged death laser attack without charging it, and with no delay until you kill them, and digging and teleporting enemies will magically spawn directly behind you already attacking. on top of that, the enemy variety is laughable in most areas, to the point that you stop caring what you're shooting at.

    the weapons and armor system is more varied, as they added quite a few base weapons. It's too bad you can't keep most of them because the game limits you to 400lbs worth of gear. by level 20 you will be dropping high level guns and ammo, throwing away power armor, and generally spending 1-2 hours a session on just inventory management.

    the building and workshop mechanics themselves have better functionality than fallout 4, but are hampered by terrible design choices and myriad glitches. by design, your whole nicely built camp will disappear when someone else has a camp there, but the game will often glitch and make you have to rebuild it instead of it being stored. the workshops are nice, and fun to fight over, but most of the time you will lose your workshop when the game crashes.

    did i mention the game barely runs? 30 frames a second is lucky. most of the time, you will have small lags and drop frames, and big combats can cause minute long freezes. doing anything with lots of players or enemies in one place will consistently lag the game, and sometimes crash the server. nuke zones have a 50 50 shot of crashing the server. randomly, you will have server disconnects. you wont be able to rejoin, and will lose workshops, quest checkpoints, and items.

    to top it all off, the game is incredibly buggy. too many bugs exist in this game, and a lot of them have not been fixed from the beta test. most of the community doesn't believe the fixes will come anymore.

    Tl;Dr the game was a great idea, but lazily implemented, filled with bugs, barely runs on xbox, hampers gameplay with design choices, and has a fully working microtransaction system so you can buy cool paints. buyer beware.    … Expand
  61. Orakkus
    Nov 26, 2018
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (After 1.02 patch) I love the new perk system, love the locale, love the variety of scenery. I see what Fallout 76 was supposed to do and I like all of the concepts, but it still needs work. The main reason for the low score is simply that the game is just too buggy to play. I haven't had a successful game session over two hours, and the game crashes are random, even had it once crash as I was quitting the game. Lots of crashes when I tried to get into power armor. Lost an claim workshop event because the pathing for mobs was so bad that I couldn't find them, then I lost both the workshop event, and the subsequent event re-take in the same minute. I am glad they are going to address the inventory issues in future updates. Basic shooting is pretty buggy too, as I can shoot a target pointblank miss, yet deliberately shoot to the right or to the left of the target and hit them.

    Mob placement is weird too. Level 62 ghouls intermixed with level 9 and level 15 ghouls, and yet they aren't instant death to me at level 25 (in fact, I killed quite a number of level 62 beasts).

    The number of players per server is a bit small, and should be doubled especially considering the number of people. Haven't tried the PVP yet, but considering general shooting is a bit buggy too

    The lore seems a little off too. Not just the Brotherhood of Steel (would have made more sense as Enclave), but other things don't make sense with the overall story.

    So, if it was bug-free, I'd give it a 7 or 8. If they fixed the lore, the mob location, and had more people per server then I'd put it at a 9. Overall, it looks like Bethesda was trying to do something new using technology it knew how to use, but it was just a bridge to far. I don't mind paying for the risk though, if they are going to keep supporting Fallout 76.    … Expand
  62. bobthebuilder2
    Nov 27, 2018
    2
    the game is a disappointment we wanted a fallout game with co op but we didn't get this and i constantly disconnect from servers and the ai in the game is just broken.
  63. rndlmrtn
    Nov 27, 2018
    2
    I have enjoyed previous versions of Fallout. Fallout 76 has a lot of possibilities but it appears that Bethesda went for the gold (or rather our cash) and released an early beta version of the game with little to no quality assurance work. The game engine is seriously dated, the graphics would look great on a PS2 or PS3, I encountered 3 game ending bugs in three hours of play last night.I have enjoyed previous versions of Fallout. Fallout 76 has a lot of possibilities but it appears that Bethesda went for the gold (or rather our cash) and released an early beta version of the game with little to no quality assurance work. The game engine is seriously dated, the graphics would look great on a PS2 or PS3, I encountered 3 game ending bugs in three hours of play last night. Did someone forget a user save option? Hello? What is up with a multiplayer only option? Everything that you could possibly do wrong in a game seems to have been included in this version. I know Bethesda has hopes that they can save this pig with many patches in the future, but honestly, I didn't pay $80 dollars to be a @#!$ beta tester. I expected a little competence for my money. At this point I will settle for more time in Red Dead Redemption II and shelve this garbage for a few more months and maybe by then I will be able to play for an afternoon without being booted from their server or crash after crash. Spoiler alert; skip this for at least a year and maybe by then Bethesda will have basic gameplay issues resolved.… Expand
  64. mdiggity
    Nov 27, 2018
    2
    I love Bethesda and I love the Fallout IP. Unfortunately, the game should not have been released in this state. I really wanted an online Fallout game but this completely missed the mark in what I wanted. There is a bit of promise there and you can have a little fun with friends. I just became worn down by issues with broken CAMPS, broken Quests, Broken Physics, Lost Progression, LostI love Bethesda and I love the Fallout IP. Unfortunately, the game should not have been released in this state. I really wanted an online Fallout game but this completely missed the mark in what I wanted. There is a bit of promise there and you can have a little fun with friends. I just became worn down by issues with broken CAMPS, broken Quests, Broken Physics, Lost Progression, Lost Loot, etc... Outside of that I appreciate the chance Bethesda took and I also appreciate how they immediately responded to my refund request, so major props to their customer service. The game may be worth revisiting in a year or two.… Expand
  65. DrewDatGames
    Nov 29, 2018
    2
    Fallout 76 is a bug filled attempt at a multiplayer game by Bethesda game studio. It's a early access title at best, at this time. I hope they do fix this.
  66. Zolerii
    Nov 30, 2018
    2
    This game should have been delayed until it was properly finished. Instead, Bethesda released a half finished game to the ire of everybody who paid full price for it. It is a chore to play, and I recommend you save your money.
  67. Bossgeekknight
    Dec 3, 2018
    2
    Hands down the worst fallout game ever released, even worse than BOS. I have no idea how some users are giving this a 10 on here, I pretty much exclusively play the fallout franchise, with fallout 3 being my favorite, but I played the beta and now I've put about 20 hours into 76 after the beta, and it's just a terrible experience. It never gets better, quests are boring, game breakingHands down the worst fallout game ever released, even worse than BOS. I have no idea how some users are giving this a 10 on here, I pretty much exclusively play the fallout franchise, with fallout 3 being my favorite, but I played the beta and now I've put about 20 hours into 76 after the beta, and it's just a terrible experience. It never gets better, quests are boring, game breaking bugs everywhere, getting kicked from the server, and it's basically just a bad version of H1Z1 with a fallout 4 skin (with worse visuals somehow, not sure how that happened). I've just went back to playing fallout 4, worst $60 bucks I've ever spent.… Expand
  68. RaymondJackson
    Jan 9, 2019
    2
    I was incredibly hyped for this game, just like I bet everyone else was, but I have to admit I was extremely disappointed and still am. It freezes way too often, the graphics are glitchy, sometimes takes 3-4 attempts just to enter a world, and the crafting and base building aspects have become tedious. It would be much better to have it be a solo game with an option for online multiplayerI was incredibly hyped for this game, just like I bet everyone else was, but I have to admit I was extremely disappointed and still am. It freezes way too often, the graphics are glitchy, sometimes takes 3-4 attempts just to enter a world, and the crafting and base building aspects have become tedious. It would be much better to have it be a solo game with an option for online multiplayer and online co-op with 1-3 friends. Either that or have a pure solo version and online co-op version as secondary options while keeping online multiplayer as the default, but just add in solo and co-op options. The public workshops are ridiculous as claiming and building them is not worth the hard earned caps. I went from playing it 9 hours a day 5 days a week to 1 hour a week.Forget Fallout 76 and just keep your hype for Elder Scrolls 6, hopefully that game will be 50x better than this.… Expand
  69. Zurgiock
    Feb 12, 2019
    2
    I was so exited for this game to come out, I pre-ordered it as soon as possible and when the beta launched, I loved it. A few bugs here and there but it was pretty fun with my friends for like 2 hours.
    But soon all the problems began to build up and soon the game went from gold to garbage. It's a boring, under-cooked, effortless cash grab that takes advantage of fallout fans. I've lost so    I was so exited for this game to come out, I pre-ordered it as soon as possible and when the beta launched, I loved it. A few bugs here and there but it was pretty fun with my friends for like 2 hours.
    But soon all the problems began to build up and soon the game went from gold to garbage. It's a boring, under-cooked, effortless cash grab that takes advantage of fallout fans. I've lost so much respect from Bethesda because of this. DON"T BY THIS GAME.    … Expand
  70. humunguschungus
    Apr 16, 2019
    2
    I played this game once and once only during a free weekend some time ago, and in that short period of time I learned that there is no bottom of the barrel for modern games. This game is pure **** and Todd Howard should be fired.
  71. SwissPatrick
    Nov 4, 2019
    2
    I bought Fallout 76 upon release and was slightly disappointed. Compared to its predecessors its story line is quick, easy and boring, and you find yourself finished after 10-15 hours of playing. The endgame is not very satisfying, as there is only one hard enemy that usually bugs out and disappears before you actually manage to gather anything. Otherwise you find yourself grinding for noI bought Fallout 76 upon release and was slightly disappointed. Compared to its predecessors its story line is quick, easy and boring, and you find yourself finished after 10-15 hours of playing. The endgame is not very satisfying, as there is only one hard enemy that usually bugs out and disappears before you actually manage to gather anything. Otherwise you find yourself grinding for no reason. The DLC is free but bad, compared to the paid DLC for Fallout 4 which actually added fun things into the game such as Nuka World and Far Harbor.… Expand
  72. Sovetski
    Mar 5, 2019
    2
    I love Fallout, love the idea of playing it with friends, base building, PvP in the Fallout universe... that being said F76 has been a major disappointment. There is no replayability, PvP is a broken unbalanced mess, more bugs than any other Fallout game, gaining caps is a grind, missions outside the overseers quest line are soulless, repetitive and boring while the overseers quest is aI love Fallout, love the idea of playing it with friends, base building, PvP in the Fallout universe... that being said F76 has been a major disappointment. There is no replayability, PvP is a broken unbalanced mess, more bugs than any other Fallout game, gaining caps is a grind, missions outside the overseers quest line are soulless, repetitive and boring while the overseers quest is a go here listen to this now go here quest. In short if you are a fan play it have fun, get bored/frustrated and move on.... I did. Hell it has only been out less than 6 months and it is already selling at below a third its original price, so not a bad price if you have a spare $20.… Expand
  73. Zavoloka
    May 25, 2019
    2
    No NPCs is the biggest mistake in gaming history. I hope whoever championed that idea is fired. Like all past Fallout games it's the NPCs that really make it a meaningful experience. With the addition of other players it could have been perfect.

    Let me say that the first problem is the location. West Virginia simply is not the best place for a fallout game. They really made a mistake by    No NPCs is the biggest mistake in gaming history. I hope whoever championed that idea is fired. Like all past Fallout games it's the NPCs that really make it a meaningful experience. With the addition of other players it could have been perfect.

    Let me say that the first problem is the location. West Virginia simply is not the best place for a fallout game. They really made a mistake by pretty much making all of the WV map available, now future above ground maps can't be added.

    Most importantly the glitches and bugs. It could never be more clear that the devs were not capable of making the game. They fix one glitch only for a dozen more to show up. The game has been out for how long and still it's difficult to play because of these bugs?

    Survival mode? Why? What is the point? Survival mode would mean something if once you entered a character in that mode and that was the only mode you could play. No, you can swap between normal and survival mode taking the teeth out of pvp. I remember back in the days of WoW you leveled on a pvp server and you lived under the constant threat of being ganked. Here, you go in, ???? log out and accomplish no meaningful pvp content.

    If Devs really want to fix survival mode they need to make it stick to the character.

    The Graphics are ok, some of the dynamic weather is beautiful especially the rain.

    I truly enjoy the survival aspect especially the requirement for food water and weapon maintenance make it a more dynamic experience.

    I'll end this review wit ha suggestion to improve Survival mode:

    1) Make it stick to a character, if you are in survival mode you stay in (Unless you use atoms to xfer, think of how much you could make)

    2) drop the top 3.

    3) Add twice as many players to the server    … Expand
  74. Dashthunderman
    Jun 22, 2019
    2
    This game is awful and the absolute worst game of the last 2 years worse than anthem was. The only redeeming quality I can give this game is it is pretty. It has a non existent story it can't be played offline the game is buggier than a dirty run down high school in Detroit and it lacks any originality from the other fallout titles. This game to play it you will need mods as without themThis game is awful and the absolute worst game of the last 2 years worse than anthem was. The only redeeming quality I can give this game is it is pretty. It has a non existent story it can't be played offline the game is buggier than a dirty run down high school in Detroit and it lacks any originality from the other fallout titles. This game to play it you will need mods as without them your experience will be awful… Expand
  75. InfluentialP
    Jul 4, 2019
    2
    Still waiting on my Canvas bag... basically this game was is and will always be a disaster... the game that may have ruined bethesdas good faith that gathered, will forever remain in the mind of every massive fallout and elder scrolls fan (like me) who will second guess a preorder or a buy when they announce the next fallout or elder scrolls game... I haven't played since last Christmas,Still waiting on my Canvas bag... basically this game was is and will always be a disaster... the game that may have ruined bethesdas good faith that gathered, will forever remain in the mind of every massive fallout and elder scrolls fan (like me) who will second guess a preorder or a buy when they announce the next fallout or elder scrolls game... I haven't played since last Christmas, updates may have fixed it but the damage is done! The combat is glitchy if theres too much going on, on your screen the frame rate dies, enemies appear out of thin air... just remember folks, it's not how it launches It is what it becomes... A fail in every sense of what a game should be… Expand
  76. WillowedAspen
    Dec 20, 2019
    2
    The world is empty, a lot of the questlines in this game feel as if the conclusion is known before you start due to the fact there are no NPCs. Game is a very bad look for the fallout series which is one of my favorites. Buggy mess that is only fun with friends, only somewhat though.
  77. GabFire
    Aug 10, 2020
    2
    O pior jogo já feito pela Bethesda, que forma ridícula de tratar uma franquia gloriosa como essa, espero que nunca mais façam um jogo dessa franquia, porque para eu morrer nesse ''76''.
  78. DawgPoundJoe
    Sep 4, 2020
    2
    I put over 100 hours into this game because I wanted it to be good, but it just never really came through. I don't like the bugs/glitches, but it's not a deal breaker for me. What really bugs me is the fact that inventory weight management is what you spend the most time on.
  79. Chris1503
    Jun 17, 2023
    2
    It kinda feels like a lite/worse version of Fallout 4. The new missions with npcs made the game better, but the stories are still not really interesting and way to short. I wouldnt play this game solo, because it just doesnt feel fun, i only played it with friends. Why did they even make a cap for the players chest this just ruins the fun. A change a while ago completly ruined the game forIt kinda feels like a lite/worse version of Fallout 4. The new missions with npcs made the game better, but the stories are still not really interesting and way to short. I wouldnt play this game solo, because it just doesnt feel fun, i only played it with friends. Why did they even make a cap for the players chest this just ruins the fun. A change a while ago completly ruined the game for me tho. Enemies now scale with your level so there is not really any player progression. A low level will deal as much damage to an enemy as somebody with a higher level since the enemies scale to each player. When you get stronger over time the enemies in the same area get stronger aswell so there is not point for me to upgrade my character. The System before was way better, where enemies would have a certain fixed level in a specific area. I also prefered the perk system in Fallout 4 where you could unlock every single perk. It is a grind to unlock every perk, but this was another reason that kept me playing. Why couldnt they just make a Fallout with coop combatibility instead of an online Fallout. Im just gonna stick to the other Fallout entries for now.… Expand
  80. Ddowney65
    Jul 16, 2022
    2
    not a fallout game .
  81. MelodicVirus
    Nov 18, 2022
    2
    This is a game completely removed of what made Fallout such a great experience to begin with. I can't find much to like about it, everything about it back then and now is still pertinent. Simply put, Fallout 76 stinks - and has left a mark on Bethesda's reputation for how they handled everything surrounding the game afterwards.
    After seeing how much of a train wreck this game was on    This is a game completely removed of what made Fallout such a great experience to begin with. I can't find much to like about it, everything about it back then and now is still pertinent. Simply put, Fallout 76 stinks - and has left a mark on Bethesda's reputation for how they handled everything surrounding the game afterwards.
    After seeing how much of a train wreck this game was on release and beyond, I made a huge promise to never buy this game if I valued myself as a fan of the Fallout games. A few years later and I would find this game in a bargain bin for the low price of £2, so I decided to get it and see the complaints. Below are some articulated points I have for this game:
    Although I do see the appeal for online games, I rarely play them. This is mostly because I hate paying for subscriptions to use a service I'm already paying for. So this problem may be commonplace in online games and I'm just not aware of it, but the AI in this game is horrendous. The main enemies in this game are these weird ghoul creatures that technically aren't ghouls, and they have some unconventional movement patterns and behaviors that I'm not used to seeing as a predominantly single-player sort of person. Might just be a nitpick, but I personally found it annoying to see enemies constantly sidestep and jerk around irregularly.
    They initially released the game with no NPCs, the entirety of the game's story was told with audio logs. After some vocal complaints, Bethesda quietly began adding NPCs for the player to interact with - and yet I still don't know what they were going for in terms of story. If it's a prequel all the games preceding it, then why are there Super Mutants in the wasteland? The NCR didn't form until after the original Fallout, yet you can still obtain their gear somehow. And the overall game has this bizarre late 60s vibe as opposed to the previous games' post-World War II Americana. Basic plot points in that have been illustrated since the beginning have been disregarded for what I would love to describe as poorly-written fan fiction at this rate.
    I would think to myself how Fallout could have worked as an online experience, but this is not how to do it. What upsets me the most is that the previous Fallout games by Bethesda had something going for them, there was something about Fallout 3 and 4 that thematically felt like Fallout - but were otherwise completely different tonally. I find it difficult to give this game a recommendation: Play any other Fallout game other than this.    … Expand
  82. ilovebirdsalott
    May 11, 2023
    2
    Maps terrible and doesn't feel like a fallout map, pretty bland and the map looks misleading if im honest. Boring story and i can't really think of any memorable characters unlike previous fallout titles, the game might be fun with friends though?
  83. mortendynamo
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    I pre ordered this game and expected something similar to previous games. I played it for some hours, but i'ts a dead lifeless world with good things missing from it. Biggest disappointment I have had with a game for as long as I can remember.
  84. huszarka
    Nov 28, 2018
    1
    I love Fallout series, but this awkward part is very annoying. Why cant you make a good version after the perfect 3rd and the 4th part???? There are plenty of bugs but the microtransaction works very well!!!!! 2018 shamest game... Technically and overall. Thank you Bethesda. 2018 and this game is in the stores for (much) more than 10$ (it worth that price) and any trash can release theseI love Fallout series, but this awkward part is very annoying. Why cant you make a good version after the perfect 3rd and the 4th part???? There are plenty of bugs but the microtransaction works very well!!!!! 2018 shamest game... Technically and overall. Thank you Bethesda. 2018 and this game is in the stores for (much) more than 10$ (it worth that price) and any trash can release these days?????????… Expand
  85. sirglenn
    Nov 19, 2018
    1
    There is nothing redeemable about this game. As a Fallout franchise fan, I have been deeply hurt by Bethesda Games and their complete lack of creativity here. I didn't even have to check the spoilers box because there is nothing to spoil. You leave the vault and search for loot, shooting a bunch of stuff mindlessly and without purpose. I gave them one point because they did one thingThere is nothing redeemable about this game. As a Fallout franchise fan, I have been deeply hurt by Bethesda Games and their complete lack of creativity here. I didn't even have to check the spoilers box because there is nothing to spoil. You leave the vault and search for loot, shooting a bunch of stuff mindlessly and without purpose. I gave them one point because they did one thing right. They've re-created a wasteland in the literal sense. A gaming wasteland. Devoid of life and hope and light. Shame on you Bethesda.… Expand
  86. Joellemm
    Mar 8, 2020
    1
    Despite my love of the fallout series, its taken over a year since release to purchase Fallout 76, and another few months later to pluck up the courage to actually play it. Sadly, it is worse than i'd even expected.

    Narrative is minimal. Characters are non-existent. RPG elements stripped away. Don't worry though, its still got all of that Bethesda charm.; bugs, re-used assets, outdated    Despite my love of the fallout series, its taken over a year since release to purchase Fallout 76, and another few months later to pluck up the courage to actually play it. Sadly, it is worse than i'd even expected.

    Narrative is minimal. Characters are non-existent. RPG elements stripped away. Don't worry though, its still got all of that Bethesda charm.; bugs, re-used assets, outdated graphics.

    I've played a few hours and i'm yet to encounter another player. Therefore, I'm successfully playing the game solo. That does not mean i avoid the disadvantages of a multiplayer game. Server crashes, lag, and annoying delays in interacting with anything, add to the game's frustration.

    I really don't know why this got released. Its not a fallout game and its not good enough at being something different to warrant the risky new direction. Who is this for? Don't get me wrong i'm enjoying exploring more of the fallout universe, but as game, its really, really bad. I don't typically write a review before completing a game, but i'm not sure i can finish it. There is literally nothing, beyond a new world, that is keeping me playing. Its actually so bad, it makes me want to go outside; like, in the real world (*gasp*).    … Expand
  87. brandonb7
    Nov 20, 2018
    1
    Just seems like a shell of a game. No NPCs, quests are boring, and everything seems meaningless...and that's all when the game is actually working.
  88. LasseVK
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    No motivation to start up the game and continue playing. The story is as thin as a cheap soup. When, after 1 hour of playing the game, you wonder *why* you're playing the game it is not good. Apparently, someone else, the "Overseer", got a mission to complete, and you're tagging along *after* that someone. Let's hope they succeed because I doubt I will ever bother running after them longNo motivation to start up the game and continue playing. The story is as thin as a cheap soup. When, after 1 hour of playing the game, you wonder *why* you're playing the game it is not good. Apparently, someone else, the "Overseer", got a mission to complete, and you're tagging along *after* that someone. Let's hope they succeed because I doubt I will ever bother running after them long enough to find out what happens next.

    Technology-wise, it is Bethesda at its *finest*. Bugs-galore. Performance is right out. I have an Xbox One X and when I say the game chugs along at 15-ish fps in public events I'm being generous. Couple that with the game not reacting under those conditions and you got a recipe for disaster. Forget firing your gun at mobs, or even moving, if it's not the terrain bogging you down it's the melee attacks of the mobs, which under 10-15fps you simply cannot outrun or move away from. Forget about getting a stimpack going and surviving, that's right out.

    If this game ran at 60fps or had better graphics on my Xbox One X I could see it as a technology demo but right now it is far from a demo of anything but mediocrity.

    This is not "Fallout with multiplayer", this is a multiplayer walking simulator with guns, in a Fallout world, nothing more.

    Give this one a pass. They can patch out all the bugs, even improve the performance, but I highly doubt they can ever make this game fun.    … Expand
  89. Soles
    Dec 7, 2018
    1
    Start game, play play, bug, play play play, bug bug, play play, bug bug bug, play, bug, play, bug bug, disconnected... >=/. Reload game, play play play play play, bug bug, crash. Reload game, play play, bug, play play, bug, disconnected. Reload game AGAIN, play play play, bug, play, bug, play, bug, play, bug....getting super annoyed and angry..play, bug, play, bug...grinding teeth...playStart game, play play, bug, play play play, bug bug, play play, bug bug bug, play, bug, play, bug bug, disconnected... >=/. Reload game, play play play play play, bug bug, crash. Reload game, play play, bug, play play, bug, disconnected. Reload game AGAIN, play play play, bug, play, bug, play, bug, play, bug....getting super annoyed and angry..play, bug, play, bug...grinding teeth...play play play play play play..starting to enjoy it a bit more..play play, bug, play play play play play.....play play, bug bug, play play play, disconnected...reconnect..play play disconnected..reconnect..play play bug bug bug bug..crash...reload...play bug DISCONNECTED AGAIN! >=| ...*rampaging mood...* calm down....reload game...play play bug..DISCONNECTED!!! *throws mouse into wall*....uninstall game...bit more happy now..what an experience..bug spotting, disconnections, alot of *woooosaaa* and learning to be super patient..not the gaming experience i was expecting or hoping for...Fallout 76...the buggy disconnected experience… Expand
  90. SkinnySkittles
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    I must say I am quite surprised. Bethesda has grown so much as a studio. They've made some of the most inspired games of all time, though often buggy, and have made my G.O.T.Y. for 2016, DOOM. This year, they made a perfect example of what NOT TO DO. This game is a buggy mess, and after playing it for 1 hr, I will be going back and getting a refund. I am done with Fallout 4ever.(Get itI must say I am quite surprised. Bethesda has grown so much as a studio. They've made some of the most inspired games of all time, though often buggy, and have made my G.O.T.Y. for 2016, DOOM. This year, they made a perfect example of what NOT TO DO. This game is a buggy mess, and after playing it for 1 hr, I will be going back and getting a refund. I am done with Fallout 4ever.(Get it 4ever cause Fallout 4 is stupid.)… Expand
  91. Nihelus
    Nov 18, 2018
    1
    I'm giving this game a 1 primarily for two reasons. First, the world feels dead and it's awkward. I'm supposed to believe every single human survivor suddenly died in the last few months to 3 years? There's TONS of evidence of people that were here recently but NOT ONE of them is alive? Okay....

    Second, this game is buggy even by Bethesda standards. It lags and glitches extremely    I'm giving this game a 1 primarily for two reasons. First, the world feels dead and it's awkward. I'm supposed to believe every single human survivor suddenly died in the last few months to 3 years? There's TONS of evidence of people that were here recently but NOT ONE of them is alive? Okay....

    Second, this game is buggy even by Bethesda standards. It lags and glitches extremely often on every system. The Xbox one X is the worst though. Many people complain they have no audio, though I don't have this issue. The issue I and a ton of One X users have is an issue with "overheating". I put that in parenthesis because the system isn't actually overheating. It's a bug that shouldn't even be possible but Bethesda's legendarily bad programming has found a way. It happens most often when fast traveling or leveling up but can really happen at any time. I rarely play more than 20 minutes without the system shutting off and I've never played over an hour at a time.

    This game was not even remotely ready for release, and Bethesda should be ashamed that they pushed it out anyway. Absolutely disgraceful.    … Expand
  92. Ezap
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    I preordered and after playing the beta which wasn't a beta in reality but a pre-release and realized that for the first time that a Fallout game wasn't for me. No npcs, limited story structure and after you explore everything, this game will have no replayability factor. While some fanboys are overly negative or on their knees positive, I'm looking at it as a fan of the first game on andI preordered and after playing the beta which wasn't a beta in reality but a pre-release and realized that for the first time that a Fallout game wasn't for me. No npcs, limited story structure and after you explore everything, this game will have no replayability factor. While some fanboys are overly negative or on their knees positive, I'm looking at it as a fan of the first game on and seeing the game without biased opinion either way and this isn't a fun game, without the name Fallout on the cover, this game would be a huge failure. But bc its Bethesda who even while they fail to deliver a workable game without modders to help them and theres no mods untilnext November, they can't be questioned or bc Fallout has name recognition, this game will probably do well in sales but as the rush of the first few weeks dies down, so will the players bc the world while big is a boring mess without too much to enjoy.

    The game is awful trying to play solo even though Bethesda tries to trick people into buying it telling you its just as enjoyable experience alone as it is in a group. Its a multiplayer game and they try to shoehorn you to do so even more than they tried to force you to be a minuteman in Fallout 4. PvP is a joke so the CoD gamers will dislike it and Bethesdas usual customer base will dislike it bc how theres no rpg in the game. So you're left with a huge world with so little content that its sad its a $60 price tag on it. Its not worth 60, if you're dying to get it, wait a few months when the price will inevitably drop bc either they won't sell enough copies or won't be able to keep players interested to continue to log on. The game tries to be 2 different genres and fails to stand out in either one. Avoid unless you have money to burn. If you're on the fence, I'd say wait and see. Come back to the idea around Christmas, see what they've fixed, what they've done to improve long term playability and then make up your mind if this is for you.

    Pros
    -Huge world
    -Decent new enemies
    - Multiplayer questing can be fun at times
    - Is a loot simulator. If you enjoy looting in Skyrim or Fallout 4, it may be something you look forward to doing.
    - Game is brighter in some areas

    Cons
    - No npcs( it does matter in a huge world like this)
    - No story outside of reading (Bethesda hasn't done a good story in a very long time so maybe that's a plus?)
    - Rpg elements are completely gone
    - Recycled Fallout 4 EVERYTHING. Very little is different from that game, from design to profile. Very cost effective cut and paste.
    - Being shoehorned into playing with others. The game is pretty awful by yourself.
    - Very little challenge fighting enemies.
    - Gunplay and VATS is completely trash in this game and its not an effective shooter to aim manually exceptionally well.
    - PvP isn't interesting enough to keep people fighting.
    - Game seems confused on what it wants to be.
    - Game is unfinished. Bethesda has even admitted as much. So essentially you're paying full price for a game that's been shipped far too early and not even done yet. (Bethesda has a first day patch BIGGER than the WHOLE ACTUAL GAME! That should be a red flag on anyone on the fence about this game.
    - Without modders this time around, its up to Bethesda to fix their own bugs which they've proven they are poor at.
    - Bugs galore and framerates drop frequently.
    - Game lacks significant polish, seems thrown together in spots and the outdated Creation engine is showing its age considerably. Game overall seems rushed while I wouldn't call it a complete cash grab, its a cash in attempt. As I said before, if this didn't have Fallout in its title, it would be a flop, panned critically and player wide and forgettable within the first week.    … Expand
  93. PalpetineSheev
    Mar 20, 2020
    1
    What a complete disaster. That is the only way that I can describe anything regarding this game. The gameplay, controls, glitches galore. And that's only the game itself. The way Bethesda reacted to it... ho boy.
  94. Fersay777
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Worst game ever. 200 mb on disc,only online,witch sucks ,50 gb download day one,dated graphics. Rip Bethesda
  95. JetStride
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    First off, the creation engine needs to go, and is the major issue holding back this game. the engines issues are especially noticeable due to this games multiplayer features. If you care about fallout lore this game also throws some standing lore down the drain in a more severe way than fallout 4 did. This game was not built for fallout or even Bethesda game fans, but to try and drawFirst off, the creation engine needs to go, and is the major issue holding back this game. the engines issues are especially noticeable due to this games multiplayer features. If you care about fallout lore this game also throws some standing lore down the drain in a more severe way than fallout 4 did. This game was not built for fallout or even Bethesda game fans, but to try and draw people for other major multiplayer games like fortnite and survival games like ARK, rust, etc. In my concluding remarks id warn anyone wanting a true fallout experience to stay away from this game, and for anyone that likes repetitive tasks and doesn't know much about fallouts lore you may enjoy the game.… Expand
  96. GreenV
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Unplayable, the controls on console are by far the clunkiest I've ever experienced. A friend watched me play and said it looked like I'd never played a video game before. You know when you're a console noob and can't aim/don't know how to use the sticks? He said it looked like that. And it FEELS like that. When in fact ive been playing console games for YEARS.

    I am absolutely    Unplayable, the controls on console are by far the clunkiest I've ever experienced. A friend watched me play and said it looked like I'd never played a video game before. You know when you're a console noob and can't aim/don't know how to use the sticks? He said it looked like that. And it FEELS like that. When in fact ive been playing console games for YEARS.

    I am absolutely disappointed because the franchise is my FAVOURITE. But it is completely unplayable. Xbox won't let me refund either. I've never refunded a game in my life, but I REALLY felt let down by a AAA developer.

    It's 2018, HOW is it still possible to have such awful clunky controls?! Red Dead Redemption 2 just came out and it plays FANTASTICLY.

    How can you do this Bethesda? I feel cheated/upset/disappointed.    … Expand
  97. fallout411
    Nov 14, 2018
    1
    Let's give them a score for showing up, but this isn't a fallout game anymore than Mass Effect Andromeda was a Mass Effect game. Using the game as a skin and playing off the name doesn't make it part of the series. This is the MEA of the fallout world, and will be rated accordingly.

    While there are endless opportunities to criticize the game for everything no one wanted, lets focus on    Let's give them a score for showing up, but this isn't a fallout game anymore than Mass Effect Andromeda was a Mass Effect game. Using the game as a skin and playing off the name doesn't make it part of the series. This is the MEA of the fallout world, and will be rated accordingly.

    While there are endless opportunities to criticize the game for everything no one wanted, lets focus on one thing. NO one wants to read through endless terminals or listen to endless halotapes, in an empty environment. The same disregards EA made with MEA, is being made all over again with Bethesda and 76. The reviews should reflect accordingly.    … Expand
  98. shrills
    Nov 16, 2018
    1
    I would understand if Fallout was similar to Call of Duty in the sense that you can just scrap a campaign because nobody cares, but Fallout was a single-player franchise for years and they EXCELLED at creating lore and a one-of-a-kind survival experience.

    So for Bethesda to suddenly just release a ~new~ game, which is basically just an inversion of Fallout 4, scrap NPC storylines, scrap    I would understand if Fallout was similar to Call of Duty in the sense that you can just scrap a campaign because nobody cares, but Fallout was a single-player franchise for years and they EXCELLED at creating lore and a one-of-a-kind survival experience.

    So for Bethesda to suddenly just release a ~new~ game, which is basically just an inversion of Fallout 4, scrap NPC storylines, scrap stagnant settlements, delay mods, and just throw everyone into an open world with each other, camping and fighting is bogus for what this game has consistently offered in the past, a personal experience. I don't know why they'd emphasize on the PvP aspect when the map is humongous with barely anyone in each server. Did the devs grasp nothing from the turnout of Elder Scrolls Online?

    You don’t have to think beyond surface-level to get involved with Fallout 76, you can’t develop multiple theories inspiring multiple play-throughs. This game is like a post-apocalyptic dust bowl of GTA Online, but at least they even had a campaign lol. For Fallout this honestly doesn’t make any sense. It’s an empty sandbox. Can we at least get our own Dogmeats? Moreover, my heart aches without Curie to walk around with.

    Mind you, it took a lot for me to initially dislike game—I am STILL trying to get into it as we speak—I spent months anticipating this new chapter, but now just want it to close. I want the $80 wasted back into my pocket. I still respect Bethesda for prior releases, but this game is an utter disappointment and more or less highway robbery.

    I'd cut some slack if this wasn't a series that has worked wonders with creating a survival realm. How do you spend years designing beautiful games, developing a worthwhile franchise to release a flop? No dialogue to choose from!!! Come on. Not even random raider d-bags shouting at you.

    What would a DLC even look like at this point? Far Harbor was one of my absolute favorite expansions, but without NPCs, no dialogue, no definitive campaign, no companions, no settlements, nothing that has enveloped Fallout in the past, I don't plan on spending money any further. I am baffled that I feel this way about a Fallout game.    … Expand
  99. Kittenpants
    Nov 16, 2018
    1
    Most of the fun of previous Fallout games centered around the wacky dialogue and behavior of the NPCs, and the ridiculous ways they'd interact with each other. From their absurd requests to their hilarious and often totally misguided conflicts with each other, I could usually overlook the dreadful game mechanics and technical workings of the game because the NPCs were just so thoroughlyMost of the fun of previous Fallout games centered around the wacky dialogue and behavior of the NPCs, and the ridiculous ways they'd interact with each other. From their absurd requests to their hilarious and often totally misguided conflicts with each other, I could usually overlook the dreadful game mechanics and technical workings of the game because the NPCs were just so thoroughly amusing.

    With Fallout 76, it seems that Bethesda has stripped away the aspects of the game that made it worthwhile, and lazily left in everything that made it so frustrating and broken. Even most of the bugs and broken mechanics that were in Fallout 4 initially are still here, along with a slew of new issues. The game just feels like garbage to play, and it looks like a total mess. I'm glad I played this game on a friend's machine instead of purchasing it myself, and I feel bad for all of the people who foolishly pre-purchased it at full price (with even more milking to come through microtransactions and future DLC).    … Expand
  100. spqrlegio
    Nov 17, 2018
    1
    This has to be a massive disappointment. I have played the Fallout series going back to 2008 when Fallout 3 was released. Fallout 76 is not Fallout, it has no soul, no story, no character, it makes up stuff, like the Brotherhood being there 20 years after the bombs fell, which makes no sense! The game is buggy, the game has no fun, people don't want to team up. I can't believe BethesdaThis has to be a massive disappointment. I have played the Fallout series going back to 2008 when Fallout 3 was released. Fallout 76 is not Fallout, it has no soul, no story, no character, it makes up stuff, like the Brotherhood being there 20 years after the bombs fell, which makes no sense! The game is buggy, the game has no fun, people don't want to team up. I can't believe Bethesda turned their backs on their loyal fan base for a quick cash grab and to milk microtransactions. Based on how all the previous Fallouts have sold, they didn't need to go in a different direction, Fallout sells. They should have made a traditional Fallout game that used the same engine as 4, and made it a spinoff like Fallout New Vegas. But instead they turn their back on their fan base, and appeal to a smaller crowd who doesn't play Fallout, just so they can milk microtransactions. I did not like playing Fallout 76, I can't get immersed in the game because there is no NPCs, and trying to read a terminal or note only to be getting shot at by another annoying gamer trying to pvp me. It's annoying, and is not Fallout.
    This is just a mmo with Fallout skin, but it is not Fallout, just a desperate cash grab.....    … Expand
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#41 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

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Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 33
  3. Negative: 13 out of 33
  1. New York Daily News
    Dec 20, 2018
    60
    But it’s hard to feel as if you’re truly affecting the world when there are no NPCs to express satisfaction or disdain, or to be directly influenced by your actions. Even killing feels hollow. Some of my best battles in Fallout 4 came when I stumbled across an outpost and found there a raider in there; he’d yell and scream at me as we were facing off. The Scorched, while armed, feel like nothing more than zombies.
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  2. TrueAchievements
    Dec 11, 2018
    50
    The addition of multiplayer feels as though it comes at the expense of Fallout’s memorable story-driven moments. What good is a vast map full of players if they're given little to no purpose? When no other players are around, the game’s world feels almost empty. The attention-grabbing locales and landmarks add to Appalachia's charm, but it's difficult to not wish for living, breathing characters to inhabit it. Post-apocalyptic West Virginia is described as a wasteland, and this term paints an inadvertent but accurate picture of what Fallout 76 is right now.
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  3. Windows Central
    Nov 30, 2018
    60
    If you enjoy multiplayer games of this type and are willing to overlook the engine anomalies, you may find yourself rapidly addicted to the game's exploration density and loot systems. If you're easily frustrated by bugs and issues, you may want to sit tight a bit to see what Bethesda does to polish things up, cus oh boy, it could use a bit right now. If you're a fan of the single player, branching narrative the series is known for, you'll want to wait for Fallout 5.
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