10 Incredible Open-Worlds WASTED On Disappointing Video Games

2. Appalachia - Fallout 76

If there's one word to describe Fallout 76 that isn't "broken", it's "uninspired". From the design of the missions to the loot to the mere fact that it's a games-as-service title, the title is devoid of any real creativity. However, that same apathy towards imagination thankfully didn't extend to the setting, Appalachia (and the monsters as well, though they're less impressive considering the A.I. ruins anything they may have to offer).

Unlike most sandboxes in this franchise, Appalachia is unique in how it actually wasn't destroyed by the nuclear apocalypse. Instead of being bombed, it was simply destroyed by radiation, meaning that most of the buildings are left intact, only completely empty and devoid of human life. Not only does this award the game with a particularly eerie quality, but it makes the player feel like they're rediscovering a lost relic, the remains of a time gone by that juxtaposes with just how dead the world is.

It's visually impressive too, taking the colour introduced to the world in Fallout 4 and running with it, leading to a surprisingly beautiful depiction of post-apocalyptic living. There's so much variation to the map as well - it's just a shame that it's all undone by bugs and glitches that take almost everything away from what intrigue this setting could have held.