Fallout 76

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3.3

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 1839 Ratings

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  1. davidpole23
    Feb 25, 2019
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  2. 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
  3. Biffikatti
    Feb 22, 2019
    7
    Enjoying the game when it comes to combat, would've enjoyed it more if it wasn't so buggy with teammates going invisible after fast travel/entering buildings, t-posing enemies and more.
    Still enjoy coming back to the game even if it can be lackluster, jumping around doing events is the only thing driving now.
    Hoping things will get fixed and that the dlcs will be worthwhile.
  4. Darkphoenix1
    Feb 20, 2019
    0
    From day one the game was as buggy as heck, the worst I have ever seen but I was willing to put up with it for a while. There is no story, no end game and not a lot to do other than very repetitive "go here & find this" missions but often the glitches in the game meant having to repeat the mission as you didn't get the reward. This is a perfect example of how NOT to make a game.
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    Following a server crash in early December I have now been unable to connect to the servers for 2 months & Bethesda support has been useless & often going in little circles. Every update I am sent back to square one with the customer support or told to ask the retailer for a new game code as Bethesda are not responsible for issues with codes purchased through a third party.
    The Game is awful & should be pulled, the customer service is worse. In order to get a refund I am now seeking legal advice as the game is not fit for purpose, is not as originally advertised & does not meet the promises made by Bethesda over graphics quality. The gaming engine is the same as fallout 3 & is very outdated, Bethesda are trying to milk a cow that died years ago.
    Avoid the game unless you like wasting money.    … Expand
  5. 80sChild
    Feb 17, 2019
    0
    Where to even begin with this abomination? Lag ridden servers, constant (and I do mean CONSTANT) disconnects, crashes, rubber banding, audio glitches, power armor glitches, gun glitches, weapon wheel selection glitches, pip boy black screen, lighting glitches, hilarious animation glitches and freezing. Loot is level locked, constantly breaking and you'll be farming vegetables to make glueWhere to even begin with this abomination? Lag ridden servers, constant (and I do mean CONSTANT) disconnects, crashes, rubber banding, audio glitches, power armor glitches, gun glitches, weapon wheel selection glitches, pip boy black screen, lighting glitches, hilarious animation glitches and freezing. Loot is level locked, constantly breaking and you'll be farming vegetables to make glue constantly as a result. No human NPC's, no story, "public events" that glitch out and fail or pass you at random. And that's just one session.

    Graphically I think it looks good in 4k. Obviously some of the texture detail up close looks like crap but overall its an upgrade imo. Multiple "stability" patches later and the game can barely handle a party of 4. Mostly a mix of new players and day one vets (most of whom grief the newbies out of boredom. GG Bethesda). PvP is set up in a way that actually encourages griefing and regularly happens between a lvl 100+ and a lvl 20 (and damaged is NOT normalized). Its mind blowing how naive Bethesda is about how people play online games.

    The gameplay loop is fun but the online aspect of it simple does not work on any front be it technically, gameplay or design and execution. No Todd, it, it just doesn't work.    … Expand
  6. FeelsGoodVEVO
    Feb 14, 2019
    0
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! There is a severe lack of content, the mechanics that make it 'revolutionary' are broken and boring. The quest system is terrible as well, there are soo many quests that are broken in this game that there might as well be no possible way to progress through the 'story'. Bethesda takes forever to release an update, that barely effects the game anyway, and its prettyDO NOT BUY THIS GAME! There is a severe lack of content, the mechanics that make it 'revolutionary' are broken and boring. The quest system is terrible as well, there are soo many quests that are broken in this game that there might as well be no possible way to progress through the 'story'. Bethesda takes forever to release an update, that barely effects the game anyway, and its pretty much certain that the only reason this game exists is because they wanted money. This game was an experiment that was designed to drain your wallet. Do. Not. Buy this game.… Expand
  7. AwfulThings
    Feb 13, 2019
    0
    Remember Mass Effect: Andromeda and how big of a disaster that was? Fallout 76 is Bethesda's equivalent to that. First off, anyone giving this game more than a 5 is **** braindead. Some backstory, though before we dive in.. I've been a Bethesda fan boy since Morrowind. MORROWIND. I always had the greatest respects for Bethesda for creating massive worlds with easily 100's of hours of stuffRemember Mass Effect: Andromeda and how big of a disaster that was? Fallout 76 is Bethesda's equivalent to that. First off, anyone giving this game more than a 5 is **** braindead. Some backstory, though before we dive in.. I've been a Bethesda fan boy since Morrowind. MORROWIND. I always had the greatest respects for Bethesda for creating massive worlds with easily 100's of hours of stuff to do and accomplish. Fallout 3 will forever remain my favorite Bethesda title for bringing a post-apocalyptic setting to life so well. However, Fallout 76 is where Bethesda ends for me. It feels like I got slapped across the face by Todd Howard's flaccid dick based on how big of a disappointment this game is.

    PROS:
    There are a few new weapon/enemy variations that spices the game up from the typical Fallout formula. That's it for pros.

    CONS:
    This game feels like a horribly ported mod for Fallout 4. It LITERALLY feels like an online mod for Fallout 4. There is absolutely nothing new besides the above listed. I can't describe how disappointing this experience was. I grinded nonstop hoping at some point that the game would get better. Hell, I hit LEVEL 110 AND IT WAS STILL GARBAGE.

    The online doesn't work art all. Seeing Zenimax (the guys who did ESO: Online) it's shocking that they could make a much bigger game like ESO work but not Fallout. Granted, there are at least 10 studios that worked on this game which may be the main reason why it ended up as such a disaster. The graphics are exactly the same as Fallout 4. God rays come out of the f'ing ground (good job Todd). It still has the same old signature Bethesda textures where everything looks like ass up close. It also has BUGS FROM FALLOUT 4. Modders in Fallout 4 LITERALLY MADE A PATCH TO STOP BUGS IN FALLOUT 4. YET THOSE SAME BUGS GOT PORTED TO FALLOUT 76 UNPATCHED. At this point, I feel the modding community should own the rights to Fallout being that they do a better job than Bethesda's devs.

    Now let's talk story. There is none. Okay, there is. But it sucks. You just go around the map, pick up holotapes. Done. That's it. There are ZERO human NPC's. This is Fallout 76's biggest downfall because NPC's are what bring the world to life. But because of Todd's terrible misdirection to make YOU, the player the NPC (no one acts like that).. we end up with this shallow, empty, soulless, obvious cash grab by Bethesda.

    I loved Bethesda ever since I discovered Morrowind. I considered Fallout 4 a low point in their work because the story fell short for me but mod support reassured me that it was a good game because mods fixed a lot of what was broken in Fallout 4. However, Fallout 76, I hope remains on a **** list forever as an example as to what not to do when you decide to become a game dev. I don't know what to say, Bethesda. You **** it up.

    I wouldn't even recommend this game if it was $20. The price has already dropped to $35-$40 and I feel cheated because I paid a full AAA $60. Thanks, dark souls.    … Expand
  8. 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
  9. Jonasac02
    Feb 10, 2019
    10
    For a start, fallout 76 is not a fallout, why? because fallout 76 is a game out of sequence, so it is consequently different from fallout 4, fallout 3, anyway. Fallout 76 has bugs YES, but does not mean that it is not playable; it is a game to be played with friends, after all, you can not prosper alone. In conclusion, fallout 76 is DIFFERENT, if you created expectations, the problem isFor a start, fallout 76 is not a fallout, why? because fallout 76 is a game out of sequence, so it is consequently different from fallout 4, fallout 3, anyway. Fallout 76 has bugs YES, but does not mean that it is not playable; it is a game to be played with friends, after all, you can not prosper alone. In conclusion, fallout 76 is DIFFERENT, if you created expectations, the problem is yours, after all, Bethesda delivered EXACTLY what she presented at E3.… Expand
  10. Vonsaberhagen
    Feb 7, 2019
    1
    I'm not really sure how someone agreed to ship this.
    They didn't even fix issues that modders had fixed with Skyrim SE and Fallout 4.
    This is the first game I have played that made me sad. Not because of the story, there really isn't one, but because I was playing it. It is just broken. Though, if you want to spend a few extra bucks, you can now buy top level weapons and armor off of    I'm not really sure how someone agreed to ship this.
    They didn't even fix issues that modders had fixed with Skyrim SE and Fallout 4.
    This is the first game I have played that made me sad. Not because of the story, there really isn't one, but because I was playing it.
    It is just broken. Though, if you want to spend a few extra bucks, you can now buy top level weapons and armor off of ebay.
    Good luck.    … Expand
  11. ragepatate
    Feb 1, 2019
    0
    SUper bad. Laggy, noob. Spits on fallout franchise. Todd Coward is a coward
  12. ZombieFan281
    Feb 1, 2019
    8
    Overall Game is amazing. Each Patch is better and better. Great Graphics, Sound Effects, Radio Tracks, Lore and Lore. Ton of side missions, Events, Daily Quest to do.
    8.75/10
  13. 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
  14. JoraBob
    Jan 29, 2019
    0
    the controls and gunplay are terrible. Lastly they have the audacity to charge 60$ with microtransactions added in.Their is nothing done well at all in this so called game which is just a mindless walking simulator.
  15. TechGuy219
    Jan 28, 2019
    0
    Why would i want to pay full price for a game that has decade old graphics and the same boring gameplay? Fallout4 barely held my interest due to the terrible graphics, this game several years later looking like a DLC for fallout4, no. This is garbage, my score is zero, i would give negative if i could for how broken and unfinished it is
  16. logicalplayer
    Jan 28, 2019
    10
    People should not shun the dev team just for wanting to try something new even if the the public says its bad doesn't mean it is. don't actually think that they are selling an unfinished game and its a new game bugs are normal especially in online games. and if you do some digging in the wikis there is some evidence that people were looking forward to an online fallout game that wasPeople should not shun the dev team just for wanting to try something new even if the the public says its bad doesn't mean it is. don't actually think that they are selling an unfinished game and its a new game bugs are normal especially in online games. and if you do some digging in the wikis there is some evidence that people were looking forward to an online fallout game that was cancelled. sure power Armour lv requirements are bad look on the bright side because of the lack of human npcs means that you control the story as one guy made him self a end game boss that no-one could beat without using nukes. at least they didn't buy into that so called "battle royal" **** which is only a 100-man free for all or squad deathmatch. and a massive fad… Expand
  17. mlguts
    Jan 27, 2019
    0
    Well i have been renting games for 3 days before buying them lately. Tired of paying upwards of 70 bucks for a dog. Thank GOODNESS I rented this game first cause WOOOOOOOOF!

    I am huge fallout series fan. But after a few hours.... this game is simply BORING. Games i thought were supposed to be fun but then again who am I to judge. Rent this and you will be grateful you did. Will    Well i have been renting games for 3 days before buying them lately. Tired of paying upwards of 70 bucks for a dog. Thank GOODNESS I rented this game first cause WOOOOOOOOF!

    I am huge fallout series fan. But after a few hours.... this game is simply BORING. Games i thought were supposed to be fun but then again who am I to judge. Rent this and you will be grateful you did. Will be uninstalled shortly after returning the game. Mine was.

    san    … Expand
  18. LegoEggo19
    Jan 25, 2019
    5
    Don't buy this game unless you know exactly what you're paying for. The usual redeeming qualities found in Bethesda's games are rarely present here. The visual storytelling of Fallout 76 can be interesting, but it can become boring when this is all there is to see. Holotapes can go on for much too long, and really aren't suited to a multiplayer game. When I bought this game I tried hard toDon't buy this game unless you know exactly what you're paying for. The usual redeeming qualities found in Bethesda's games are rarely present here. The visual storytelling of Fallout 76 can be interesting, but it can become boring when this is all there is to see. Holotapes can go on for much too long, and really aren't suited to a multiplayer game. When I bought this game I tried hard to love it like I've loved the previous Fallout games, but this one just doesn't have it. The world is interesting, and can be beautiful, but that doesn't save this game. Too many problems already exist. Even now with most of the bugs fixed, there are fundamental problems with design of the game. With a Fallout game, we expect to have choices, to make meaningful decisions, but this option does not exist here. There aren't any human NPCs, and there aren't any options for dialogue. Theoretically this was supposed to be made up for by interacting with other players, but it just doesn't work in the way that it should. I gave this game a 5 because it has moments of real brilliance, where everything clicks, but it doesn't happen often enough to justify the purchase.… Expand
  19. Dave04anderson
    Jan 23, 2019
    7
    I do not care what everyone else is saying about this game, I personally, am having a good time with this game. It has so much to look at in it. Many of these reviews are band wagon reviews and didn't even give the game a chance. I love the world space and the amount of things to do in the game is insane. I solo this game and was worried that i wouldn't enjoy it solo but i have. The lackI do not care what everyone else is saying about this game, I personally, am having a good time with this game. It has so much to look at in it. Many of these reviews are band wagon reviews and didn't even give the game a chance. I love the world space and the amount of things to do in the game is insane. I solo this game and was worried that i wouldn't enjoy it solo but i have. The lack of NPCs doesn't bother me in the slightest and the grind isn't too bad. i have over 500 hours in fallout 4 and as i am playiny 76 i can definatly say that this game is alot like FO4 but it isnt in its own right. It does have glitches and can be slightly annoying but looking past that its fun. Once you get use to the camp building process that is fun as well. i love finding little pieces of lore and teddy bear setups all over. the most annoying thing on the game to me is the servers being unstable. the game play is fun and the challenge to it is well enough to not frustrate me to quit. as a fan of the fallout series i am happy with this game. its not the best of Bethesda but it isn't terrible.… Expand
  20. Mragusa2
    Jan 21, 2019
    6
    As much as I have tried to stay positive about this game, it just doesn't have much to offer. I don't know why Bethesda thought having no NPCs was a good idea. The world itself is vast and exciting to explore, but the lack of NPCs makes it feel empty & lifeless. The story is incredibly weak, relying on holotapes and robots to tell it. Rewards for completing quests and events areAs much as I have tried to stay positive about this game, it just doesn't have much to offer. I don't know why Bethesda thought having no NPCs was a good idea. The world itself is vast and exciting to explore, but the lack of NPCs makes it feel empty & lifeless. The story is incredibly weak, relying on holotapes and robots to tell it. Rewards for completing quests and events are underwhelming and not worth the time and effort put into them. The stash limit also becomes a liability when you run out of room to stash your gear because of all the junk you've collected. The amount of bugs & glitches are just ridiculous, and unacceptable for a AAA title.

    Above all, it just feels like an unfinished game, and I guess that's partially true. But it feels like it was rushed through development so as to be released in time for the holidays. This game had so much potential, and still does. But Bethesda has yet to show us that they have the ability to utilize it. I'm giving this a 6 to be generous, in hopes that it somehow manages to pull a No Man's Sky on us. In other words, come back and play this game a year from now.    … Expand
  21. InformedGamer
    Jan 19, 2019
    0
    This is NOT Fallout as we know it. This game is BOOOORING and tedious. The lack of NPC's leaves the game feeling hollow and you feel shortchanged as a player. I am a huge Bethesda fan but whoever decided to take the franchise in this direction should be fired. It is really that bad. This is not a game worth buying.
  22. 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
  23. Yaboygraham
    Jan 13, 2019
    0
    Wow...just, wow.

    What a phenomenal game. Bethesda has seriously outdone themselves this time. I've heard great things from this game before, but I never imagined that it would be good enough to top Ocarina of Time(which isn't overrated) as the most critically acclaimed game on Metacritic with an outstanding 100! So, as always, I downloaded it on my Xbox One for a very low $60, booted    Wow...just, wow.

    What a phenomenal game.

    Bethesda has seriously outdone themselves this time. I've heard great things from this game before, but I never imagined that it would be good enough to top Ocarina of Time(which isn't overrated) as the most critically acclaimed game on Metacritic with an outstanding 100! So, as always, I downloaded it on my Xbox One for a very low $60, booted it up...and my life was changed.

    First of all, the graphics and performance have to be the best I have and ever will see. The game looks so, so, SO amazingly perfect, that when I started to play games like Red Dead 2, Spider-Man PS4, and even Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, they all made my eyes hurt due to how unbelievably good Fallout 76 looks. Plus, even with it's holy grail graphics, Bethesda somehow made this game run at a locked 60 FPS with 0 glitches. Woah.

    The story is absolutely amazing(I'm not the spoiler type), the gameplay is addicting and nearly flawless, and the open world...OH BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fallout 76's world has by far the best use of space ever conceived in a video game. The sheer amount of stuff to do is insane. And to the people whining about the lack of human NPCs, let me just say: human NPCs were TRASH in the previous games, ESPECIALLY in New Vegas, AKA the worst Fallout game.

    All in all, I'd give this game a 76 out of 10. By far the best use of code since the glorious Cory in the House on DS.

    But seriously though this game is trash    … Expand
  24. 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
  25. Damonluker
    Jan 8, 2019
    10
    god i love this game. I got it for Christmas and i thought it wasn't gonna be very good because of the reviews but when i started playing i really loved it. i cant play right now and i have this urge to play it, its addicting. i see all these people saying what a terrible game it is and i couldn't see why, besides the few bugs i really think this is an amazing game. 10/10, i would recommend.
  26. AaronStrong1337
    Jan 8, 2019
    0
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  27. 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
  28. Armyballer
    Jan 7, 2019
    8
    Bugs? Yes....Glitches? Yes. But with that said, it's the most fun I've even had in a multiplayer game and I have over 350 hours played.
  29. taka-4
    Jan 4, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Background - gamer for life since the 90's. I've played Bethesda titles since Morrowind and fallout 3 to this one.

    The good: This is a fine game, much like Ark, DayZ and other salvage / craft / build games. I like the systems in place to prevent griefing, and being randomly off'ed by other players - that takes something from the game that was good drama though. As a casual player, I'm happily missing it. the CAMP concept prevents situations in ark and other games where players fill the map and make it in accessible. It feels more fresh than other MMO's - I don't have to deal with feeling that I don't make any impact or the quests are non-nonsensically repeated (you can only kill someone once!) - quests like repeated supply drops or feeding the people just make sense as dailys.

    [SOME SPOILERS]

    The bad - it glitches, I get T pose and sometimes it crashes, like once per session... that sucks. Lag rarely has led to me getting screwed in combat though, pretty equal to the boning that happens when playing other games of this type.

    Criticism of negativity towards this game:
    THIS IS A 'SOFTCORE' SURVIVAL GAME IN THE FALLOUT UNIVERSE - IT IS A DIFFERENT GAME TYPE

    People are super upset about the deviation in formula, but if you take it at face value as a survival game it is fine in my opinion.

    I can see how it deviates from Fallout - but I don't know how they could of done better with multiplayer fallout. Would people be that more happy to have NPC people standing in place giving quests versus robots? I guess. And the lore of this - its 20 years after the bombs! and, the whole deal of the quest (spoilers) is that beasts have killed all the survivors of the nuclear attacks proper.

    Overall, I'm getting my 60 bucks worth with my nice base, main quest, and the friends I'm making (who are playing an awful lot despite all the **** :D )    … Expand
  30. Eweknow
    Jan 3, 2019
    0
    This is what a point A to point B walking simulator feels like. Listen to pointless babble from a holotape then walk to that area and do a boring mindless thing that takes no challenge or innovation whatsoever. That's what all of the gameplay is in fallout 76. There are no NPCs to interacted with. There is barely any loot in the locations that you discover.No different enemy types besidesThis is what a point A to point B walking simulator feels like. Listen to pointless babble from a holotape then walk to that area and do a boring mindless thing that takes no challenge or innovation whatsoever. That's what all of the gameplay is in fallout 76. There are no NPCs to interacted with. There is barely any loot in the locations that you discover.No different enemy types besides ghouls and mole rats.Your weapons are locked by a level walls. The graphics are ugly with no textures or details. These graphic are overly bright and blurry. The controls and gunplay are terrible. Lastly they have the audacity to charge 60$ with microtransactions added in.Their is nothing done well at all in this so called game which is just a mindless walking simulator. This has to be the most boring and lacklust thing that i've ever experienced in a game.… Expand
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#3 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2018
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#41 Most Shared Xbox One Game of 2018

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Metascore
49

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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