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

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.

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

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

Avoid! Decomposed Bethesda game still using the same game engine as Morrowind that came out almost 20 years ago. There is no depth in the game, no story, no NPCs and is simply not even worth over 100kr.

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If you are a snob and looking to get angry you'll certainly find your reasons with this game. However, if you are prepared to cut this game a bit of slack you'll have a blast. Admittedly it's my first forray into online gaming and there are no doubt tonnes of better versions but I love this game.

40% off after 8 days of release

Fallout 76 feels a bit like an experiment. What would happen if you take a Fallout game and put it online Sure many players have mentioned wanting to explore the post-apocalypse with a friend, but how many sat to think about all the system changes that need to be made

Photomode; Environments look great and varied

Loot and hit detection lag, Bugs and crashes, Game feel lifeless alone, Too many fetch quests, Stash is full; Again

In an effort to do everything, fails to do any of it well enough to form an identity. Its multiplayer mindset robs its quests of all the moral decisionmaking that makes the series great, and all that's left is a buggy mess of systemic designs that never seems to work together and regularly...