Fallout 76 impressions

Since my wife surprised me with the game, this will be a thread for my (and maybe some other folks' impressions). I'm not really expecting much with this game, though I love exploration and survival stuff. However, I absolutely hate other people; especially in my games

Very first impression. It's downloading at around 11 1/2 MB per second. Flat out my pc will download at about 20 MB/second so this isn't bad considering the game just released and it's prime time for American downloaders right now.

The Bethesda.net 76 download page looks plain goofy. Oh well

She did? Why doesn’t your wife like you?

Well, she knew I played everything else Bethesda so far…So I downloaded the game, roamed the vault and exited. Found a machete and a crashed vertibird. The game then dumped me to desktop a few seconds later.

It hasn't really grabbed me at all yet. It feels like Fallout 4 with everyone dead except a few monsters. This was enough for tonight. We're supposed to get half a foot of snow overnight. If that happens, I'll load it up tomorrow since work probably won't happen.

So your proclamation about not buying Full Price Bethesda games was false?

Originally Posted by crpgnut
Fallout 4 was my last purchase of a Gamebryo game at full price. I'll wait till the rest hit the $19.99 pile before purchasing. Since Bethesda isn't making anything new, I don't see a reason to pay AAA development costs.

Technically your wife bought it so it's a loophole.

Just messin with ya a bit.

My son picked it up and is enjoying it quite a bit. He has several friends to play with though so I’m sure that makes it more fun for him.

I've played 2-3 hours and far better than I expected. As I don't gave any friends I’m soloing it to date.

Originally Posted by Hurls
I've played 2-3 hours and far better than I expected. As I don't gave any friends I’m soloing it to date.

I just bought it today after spending months deciding I wouldn't.

We should meet up and go for an explore! I'm also in Melbourne!

(Starting download soon)

Originally Posted by SirJames
I just bought it today after spending months deciding I wouldn't.

We should meet up and go for an explore! I'm also in Melbourne!

(Starting download soon)

Sounds like an idea

Wife had a coupon for $30 off any game, so it wasn't horribly overpriced. We didn't get much snow 3" so I'm at work. I'll load it up for a few later tonight.

Not my impressions - but IMO the first minute kicks arse:

That's unacceptable. The general consensus around here is that you are not allowed to say anything positive about this game.

Originally Posted by Caddy
That's unacceptable. The general consensus around here is that you are not allowed to say anything positive about this game.

Believe me there are plenty of negative videos available to watch also.

Originally Posted by Caddy
That's unacceptable. The general consensus around here is that you are not allowed to say anything positive about this game.

From the video: "Fallout 76 is dogshit". Sounds good to me too.

So… basically this is all the annoying parts of Fallout 4 stuck in its own game. But not even as good as that.

Originally Posted by Caddy
That's unacceptable. The general consensus around here is that you are not allowed to say anything positive about this game.

Obviously didn't click on the video.

Won't watch his video as I disliked him ever since his Destructoid days.

Originally Posted by Drithius
Obviously didn't click on the video.

Wasn't talking about the video, but sorry for triggering you!

Originally Posted by Couchpotato
Won't watch his video as I disliked him ever since his Destructoid days.

People change. Why? Don't ask me, ask Ravel and TNO.

Originally Posted by joxer
People change. Why? Don't ask me, ask Ravel and TNO.

Nope he never changed. Just got older.

But he did. You missed the video I linked ages ago, when good old TB was still with us.



So, a thing that can change… Onions?!