Review: Fallout 76 (Steam)

In Fallout 76: Wastelanders, people are coming back to West Virginia. Embark on a new quest for the Overseer, forge alliances with competing factions, and uncover the truth of what’s in the mountains.

Pros:

• Decent graphics.
• 61.85gb download size.
• Steam achievements.
• Full controller support.
• RPG gameplay.
• Graphics-presets/monitor selection/window mode/resolution/depth of field/item fade/Fov slider/water, lighting, shadow quality/HUD opacity.
• Can rebind controls.
• Powerful character creator, anything and everything can be tweaked.
• 3rd and 1st person views can be changed at any point with a button press.
• Tutorial pops up videos as you play, the initial bunker scenario has stalled with info on them.
• Steam trading cards.
• Massive huge open world.
• Camp-is portable and for a price ca be deployed anywhere, it allows you to build structures for crafting and cooking or even a town.
• Play how you want.
• Three modes of play-adventure/private/nuclear winter.
• Nuclear Winter is a Battle Royale style game mode.
• Can break items down into resources.
• Earn EXP, level up and get perk cards, equip cards, and level them up to increase your stats or abilities.
• Can pick up nigh on everything.
• Compass-shows point of interest, markers for missions, personal marker.
• Satisfying level up/reward pop-ups.
• Food and hunger system in play which affects how stamina works.
• Daily and weekly tasks.
• Clear manageable mission markers.
• Full building engine that allows Minecraft levels of creation and world-building.
• Bobblehead collectibles.
• Multiple choice interactions.
• Task givers are humans/creatures I stead of voice tapes.
• Lockpick locks for secrets.
• Day/night cycle.
• Uses the VATs system where you lock on to enemies but it doesn’t slow time like usual and I stead acts more like a targeted shot.

Cons:

• Loading times are long.
• Private servers are on the Bethesda subscription service.
• Stuck in the scenery a lot of times.
• Characters look wooden.
• The small dot is used for interaction so being precise can be a pain.
• Loose gunplay.
• Slow starter.
• A lot of menu surfing.
• The building is tricky and has confusing menus.
• In-game purchases with real-world money.