W ar never changes, but the Fallout series certainly has. Over the lifetime of the series it has shifted from isometric RPG to first-person action RPG to what some would classify simply as a first-person adventure, and now with Fallout 76 the franchise is taking that adventure and putting it online.

Take me home.

Sense of exploration; Good fun with a friend; Decent writing

Lots of bugs and glitches; Base building seems pointless; Frame rate drops; Combat is clunky

Fallout 76 marks the second venture into MMO territory for a beloved Bethesda property. It takes a side step from the core series and allows players to build bases, embark on quests, and explore the nuclear dust storm of West Virginia with other fellow survivors in what is the series' first strictly...

Good game. Loads of extras and the graphics are amazing and the map is massive and you will have loads to do on fallout 76

I love Bethesda games. I've always embraced their janky, driving on two wheels brand of coming in hot. In fact, I could probably be considered a Bethesda apologist. You know, it's not a big deal that the games seem like they might rattle themselves apart – just think of all the fantastic experiences...

Great orchestral score; Interesting setting and world design

Zero permanence in the world; Janky engine behavior; Lonely for all the wrong reasons

Arguably the biggest and best game of the series, Fallout 3 was revolutionary at the time for the way it changed the post-apocalyptic open world landscape, and expanded on a beloved series of RPG games that came before it.

Baz adventures across a nuclear ravaged West Virginia, searching desperately for any signs of life.

West Virginia Location; Time setting; Loot-grind loop

Multiplayer integration; No interactive NPCs; Network issues; Bugs and glitches; Devoid of quirky Fallout personality

Fallout 76 has improved immensely since release. Later this year NPCs are coming which is very exciting. I've played 300 hours since the BETA and the game was never as bad as most of the big reviewers made it out to be, but now that a lot of the bugs have been removed, quality of life fixes have...

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My son asked for this game for xmas and was excited when he received it. He played it a total of about 30 minutes and hasn't touched the game since. When I received the game from Target it was still in the plastic security case which we had to saw through to get off.