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It's Fallout online!
Absolutely riddled with bugs and tech issues
Not enough story for a Fallout game
To say Fallout 76 has had a rough go of things would be an understatement. Praised for its ambition, but lambasted for its stability, design choices, and state of affairs at launch, this marks one of Bethesda Game Studios' lowest-rated titles ever.
Bethesda's attempt at Fallout multiplayer is, like so many of the series' vaults, a failed experiment.
The rich wasteland map of Fallout 76 is wasted on a mess of bugs, conflicting ideas, and monotony.
In 2024, Fallout 76 finally captures a lot of the post-nuclear experience I love. It trades roleplaying decision-making for multiplayer shooter antics, but it still needs more endgame content and a fair inventory solution.
A beautifully crafted but ultimately repetitive world, and a disappointment when it comes to options on PC.
Fallout 76 attempts to take the series into the world of always online multiplayer, but it may have left too much of the original franchise trademarks behind.
A disastrous failure whose technical shortcomings may one day be fixed but whose design failings, and obliviousness to its own potential, suggests a game that is irrevocably broken.
Fallout 76 has glimmers of the trademark series' sci-fi splendour, but they're few and far between.
A Fallout 76 player shares their version of a Mothman Emporium online, showcasing their interest in the mysterious cryptid of Appalachia.
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It has been announced that Nuclear Winter is being removed from Fallout 76
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The games that will be available for this week's Free Play Days event have been announced
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Fallout 76 has come a long way since it was released in 2018 and for evidence, look no further than the 2021 roadmap, which includes a bevy of future free updates that will expand the multiplayer game with new features.
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