Fallout 76 Review: 4 Ups & 7 Downs

A disastrous misfire from Bethesda.

By Jack Pooley /

Bethesda

Fallout 76 has been out for a few days now, and given the online-only nature of Bethesda's new open-world survival game, reviews are only just starting to emerge.

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The early reception from fans and critics alike hasn't been good, and having put 20+ hours into the game since launch, it's incredibly difficult to argue with the still-forming consensus.

Fallout 76 is without question the most disappointing game released this year so far, and one of the most stunningly inept AAA productions in recent memory.

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It takes the much-loved gameplay of the prior entries and reinvents it as a soulless, technically atrocious cash-grab that clearly needed a ton more time in the oven.

While it's possible that the end-game could perk things up a little, it has to be said - how many players are actually going to persevere through its aggressively boring world and make it to the finale?

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If you're on the fence about this game, make sure to educate yourself on its nearly game-breaking abundance of issues, because with a product this shamelessly rough, Bethesda really doesn't deserve your hard-earned cash this time around...