Fallout 76
Fallout 76 Review Summary
Fallout 76 is not a great Fallout game, but it's also not a great online survival experience. In failing to do either, Fallout 76 consigns itself to a mire of mediocrity. With no strong narrative and characterization, you're left with combat, which hasn't been improved much. As a survival game, it has few highlights and the tiny inventory means looting and crafting are constricted. And it lacks several basic online options or features if it's intended to be a more social experience. Fallout 76 may be great one day, but the launch experience doesn't reflect that potential.
2/5
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Gotta go fast.
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Houston, we have a problem.
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Sorry survivors.
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