Fallout 76

Well here it is, my first review and what better way to start proceedings than with a game that has divided people more than any game in recent times. Many of you guys (me included) preordered this based on previous Bethesda accomplishments, if not read on and I’ll explain why you shouldn’t believe all the negative hype. We’ve all no doubt ventured into the world of mmorpg’s in the past and are quite aware of the formula, Kill 20 of those or collect 10 of these. And for an old gamer like me the allure of Xp levelling was quite enough to keep me coming back for more. But times change and so does technology, but I’ll touch on that at another time. Back to fallout 76 and what I like about it. Now I’ve played every fallout game ever made and it seems an online version seems the logical choice but Bethesda didn’t do themselves any favours by releasing an unfinished, unpolished game to the masses. The first release was confronted with many a gamer wanting their money back, and who could blame them. But at the end of the day we are the game testers and Bethesda have listened and implemented some great changes and bug fixes in recent times and aren’t finished yet. If you’ve ever played fallout 4 you’re at an advantage because the gameplay and graphics are almost identical, right down to the controller configuration so jumping right in is not a problem. Exploring the vast map isn’t without reward either, thanks to the ( build your own home base feature) you’ll be picking up every resource you stumble upon, from wood laying on the ground to plants for food to survive. 

Building seems to be a high priority to most players I’ve met in game and it’s easy to see why. To start with you need somewhere to store your workbenches to repair, build and improve your weapons and armour, as well as water purifiers and food so you have a steady supply. How fallout 76 differs from other online games is as soon as you leave the vault you can go and do whatever you want regardless of your level, and this is a refreshing change. As you may have noticed by now I haven’t gone into to much detail about in game content and that’s for good reason. Too many times we play a game knowing how to max level or get the best gear from level 1 and that takes the fun out of any game. The war is over so leave the vault, dust of your vault suit and explore, make friends and most importantly survive.