Fallout 76 is a misunderstood experimental game by Bethesda Game Studios. Much maligned in late 2018 through 2019 as the proverbial final nail in the coffin for people's respect for Bethesda, the creators have persevered and continued polishing and adding to the game to prove the critics wrong. The soul here of the game is fun, and as with all Bethesda titles, there is much intrigue to the game world and tons of immersive depth. You just have to balance your play-style between taking your time to soak in dialogue and environmental storytelling, and doubly doing the grindy multiplayer stuff to collect your online game progression rewards.

I will suggest, if you want to not worry about possible FOMO and feel like you are a busy person who needs a game with a more relaxed pace, I'd suggest Starfield, Baldurs Gate 3, or non-live service games. This is easily one of the best, but the nature of it being always-online can be a detriment to some people, and the warning of needing to play a lot to get your limited-time rewards cannot be overstated.

Unlike many, I very much enjoyed the Year One style of storytelling. The intent was for all the "NPCs" of the world to be other players, all fellow vault dwellers from Vault 76 pursuing their own ways of surviving and rebuilding in post-apocalyptic Appalachia. All the stories, however, were from the ones who came before you and failed. People from different groups who all individually failed in a world ravaged by the indiscriminately harshness of a scorched virus and the desolation of a world blasted away by radiation. These stories are still present, but though it bothered many to only experience peoples struggles "too late," to me it made it feel even more brutal and hopeless. Now, new players who come across these stories will most likely infer some of the impact and breadth of these stories, but theres still a way different feel to the game now that its inhabited by more Raiders, Settlers, Scavengers, and Brotherhood types.

These new folks add a lot more additional depth to the game, but again it is a completely different feel from the original release. The dialogue system is much more Fallout 3 than it is Fallout 4, despite using the latter's technology to build the game. Launch Fallout 76 is a bygone time, and even though many spit on it then and still do, I have warm memories of that time and accept what the game aimed to be, and I feel it is definitely that now, and will grow to be even better tomorrow.

If you are a new player, please seek out this game's entry on pcgamingwiki. There you will find different sort of tweaks and their instructions in case you need to edit some things to make the game run smoother on your system. Even only using those, you can make the game feel extremely fluid while maintaining its complete visual fidelity. It's worth a look, and will be absolutely mandatory for some to enjoy the game if they have issues with stutters and performance hiccups.

Fallout 76 is a misunderstood experimental game by Bethesda Game Studios. Much maligned in late 2018 through 2019 as the proverbial final nail in the coffin for people's respect for Bethesda, the creators have persevered and continued polishing and adding to the game to prove the critics wrong. The soul here of the game is fun, and as with all Bethesda titles, there is much intrigue to the game world and tons of immersive depth. You just have to balance your play-style between taking your time to soak in dialogue and environmental storytelling, and doubly doing the grindy multiplayer stuff to collect your online game progression rewards. I will suggest, if you want to not worry about possible FOMO and feel like you are a busy person who needs a game with a more relaxed pace, I'd suggest Starfield, Baldurs Gate 3, or non-live service games. This is easily one of the best, but the nature of it being always-online can be a detriment to some people, and the warning of needing to play a lot to get your limited-time rewards cannot be overstated. Unlike many, I very much enjoyed the Year One style of storytelling. The intent was for all the "NPCs" of the world to be other players, all fellow vault dwellers from Vault 76 pursuing their own ways of surviving and rebuilding in post-apocalyptic Appalachia. All the stories, however, were from the ones who came before you and failed. People from different groups who all individually failed in a world ravaged by the indiscriminately harshness of a scorched virus and the desolation of a world blasted away by radiation. These stories are still present, but though it bothered many to only experience peoples struggles "too late," to me it made it feel even more brutal and hopeless. Now, new players who come across these stories will most likely infer some of the impact and breadth of these stories, but theres still a way different feel to the game now that its inhabited by more Raiders, Settlers, Scavengers, and Brotherhood types. These new folks add a lot more additional depth to the game, but again it is a completely different feel from the original release. The dialogue system is much more Fallout 3 than it is Fallout 4, despite using the latter's technology to build the game. Launch Fallout 76 is a bygone time, and even though many spit on it then and still do, I have warm memories of that time and accept what the game aimed to be, and I feel it is definitely that now, and will grow to be even better tomorrow. If you are a new player, please seek out this game's entry on pcgamingwiki. There you will find different sort of tweaks and their instructions in case you need to edit some things to make the game run smoother on your system. Even only using those, you can make the game feel extremely fluid while maintaining its complete visual fidelity. It's worth a look, and will be absolutely mandatory for some to enjoy the game if they have issues with stutters and performance hiccups.