Fallout 76 (Xbox One/SX)

Fallout 76 lädt in eine riesige Spielwelt ein, punktet mit einem bewährten Gameplay und bietet einiges an spannenden Neuerungen. Doch sowohl die Grafik als auch die Story entsprechen eher dem müden Mittelmaß und könnten einen kleinen Boost vertragen.

There's no sugarcoating it: Fallout 76 comes up short at nearly everything it aims to be. It's not a good role-playing game and it's not a good multiplayer experience. It never really feeds into the gradual RPG power fantasy but it's also inadequate as a survival simulator. In wanting to be so much, Fallout 76 doesn't amount to much at all.

Bethesda has stated it intends to continue supporting the game for a long time, but at launch, Fallout 76 is a poor experience. There are echoes of the series' admirable qualities, but look past that facade, past the cute Vault Boy animations, past the familiar radio tracks, and you'll find no heart--just an inconsequential wasteland doomed to be nuked over and over again.

The rich wasteland map of Fallout 76 is wasted on a mess of bugs, conflicting ideas, and monotony.

When Fallout 76 is working as intended, it's an easy game to lose yourself in, as meaningful discoveries are everywhere. But those moments are often destroyed by glitches, crashes, and technical issues.

Fallout 76 looks and feels like a Fallout game, but its dead world, boring quests, and constant stream of performance issues make this multiplayer outing radioactive.