FALLOUT 76: WASTELANDERS

Critic reviews

• HHookedGamers

  William Thompson · May 15, 2020

  7.8

  So, the issues I had were just minor nuisances really. But the landscape is gorgeous despite the horrors that can be found within, the soundtrack is amazing, and the stories of those inhabitants that have survived, gives the wasteland and sense of hope. The main story quests are generally enjoyable and there was the feeling that they all had a purpose.

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• WWccftech.com

  Chris Wray · May 07, 2020

  5.5

  Fallout 76: Wastelanders is a clear improvement on Fallout 76, with NPC's actually making West Virginia feel like it's worth exploring and doing things in for the first time since the game was released. The new quests are entertaining and engaging, featuring characters that are genuinely enjoyable to interact with and will put a smile on your face.

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• 33rd-strike.com

  Nickskuh · May 02, 2020

  8.0

  The addition of the Wastelanders DLC is the best thing since the game released. It offers a lot of new content and has made the world very much more alive, as in the past, you would only encounter human bodies, and the only living things you would meet were mutated enemy creatures. The questlines that have been added to the game are amusing to go through and they made the respectable choice of switching back to the old way of communication that was found in Fallout 3 and Fallout New Vegas, by adding NPCs.

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• GGameSpot

  Alessandro Barbosa · Apr 29, 2020

  5.0

  In many ways, it's Fallout 76's initial foundation that so severely holds it back from its most engaging content to date. Wastelanders is a clear return to more traditional and captivating Fallout stories, with characters and quests that give you room to role-play in a way the original quests lacked. But they still require you to dedicate a lot of time to survival mechanics that don't reward your effort, and its frequent combat remains monotonous and uninteresting.

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• DDarkstation

  Jukka Piira · Apr 27, 2020

  7.0

  Bethesda’s backward approach begged the storm of negative critic upon the game, some of which was deserved and some purposely malicious, a common thing in this day and age of toxic social media. Still, Fallout 76 staggers onward like a weary but hopeful vault-dweller, adamant to find its place among hot gaming trends and gather new followers along the way. Wastelanders is clearly a signpost towards better future for Bethesda’s flawed but beautiful sandbox game.
• IIGN

  David Jagneaux · Apr 25, 2020

  6.0

  The Wastelanders update at least solidifies Fallout 76 as something that’s worth recommending to series fans who are interested in multiplayer. The new storyline is great, but not as easy to play with friends as it should be.

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