Is Fallout 76 a Hidden Gem or a Total Flop?

Embark on a thrilling journey with me as we unravel the mysteries behind Fallout 76 and tackle the burning question: Does it truly suck? In this deep dive, we'll dissect the game's unique features and weigh the pros and cons to uncover whether Fallout 76 is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered or a disappointing misstep in the iconic franchise. Get ready for an honest, no-holds-barred exploration of the wasteland as we navigate through the fallout of this highly debated game. Whether you're a die-hard fan or a skeptic, join the discussion and let's find out if Fallout 76 is worth your time or destined for the gaming scrapheap!

[@Lordoftheapes79]

That wasn't the main story. You want the Overseer's Journey. That was the Wastelanders story line.

[@justintaillon4454]

Hes tweakin fr

[@thomashewitt8899]

Is another crappy storyline going to do an inherently bad game any favors? 😂

[@nifftwatkins3135]

Crane's treasure is just a red herring. Wastelanders is a side quest. The main quest is the original quest to launch a nuke on the Queen.

[@johnw8578]

Yep, and it was so very obvious that boy-is-key meant pip-boy. But I do hope that we see the Crane decision again. Maybe if you chose to save him, he is the key to reversing the Scorch plague for those infected or if you killed him, then something bad happens later on because of that choice. Although, it would be cool to find a boy (ala The Invasion) who can either control the Scorched or be the source of reversing it.

[@johnw8578]

You missed the thousands of little encounters, easter eggs, and weird stuff that happens in the wild. SO many people miss these because they fast travel everywhere. For example, all the Sickleman clues or Indrid Cold or the Skyrim easter egg or poor Rufus! Or all the clues that FO76 is just a simulation (lo, that would explain the bugs as they are just holes in the matrix). The cryptids (and the cryptid questlines) are some of my favorite aspects of the game. Especially Calvin's tale and it was so fun to discover more about Calvin later on.

[@ironlung2844]

Here’s the my breakdown of 76 appeal: If you play single player that want a start and finish this game is not for you. It is a live service game the story will be evolving thru it’s lifespan. If u can accept this there are multiple faction stories to go thru. If you’re a camp/settlement builder, I mean the ones that take pics and post on social forums to show it, this game will appeal to you if u accept that it’s a live service game and how it works but there are plenty of base building plans and more got/gets added each seasons scoreboard its not required to purchase anything to build whatever. It hits different when players go to ur camp and give the nice camp emote 😂. Fallout 76 is not the same game since release it’s evolved into basically streamlined FO4 with a online component . But really ,if you’re a fallout fan you’re doing yourself a disservice by skipping 76.

[@FlavioHenrique]

Agreed and i can add, if you build a community of friends who play it weekly you will like this game even more, following people like Nerdyus, TimKerr, MoarBassPLZ, munchkinjesse and RetroProFrank you will find people who love to play along, complete events and participate in missions.

[@bluedawning]

I love Fallout 76. I have been playing from day one. Fallout 76 has come a long way and I am happy about that. I hope that it's true that we will be getting more quests.

[@CadgerChristmasLightShow]

I've tried playing fallout 76 many different times, as a major fallout fan. The last time I played it was a 2 or 3 years ago, and I remember I stopped because my inventory was full and I refused to pay a monthly subscription to be able to play the game with a proper inventory. Is it still the same way? If they fixed the way inventory works I'll try it again.

[@FlavioHenrique]

@@CadgerChristmasLightShow I could advise to manage your stash and inventory, the only things you need more them 100 is plastic, copper, lead adhesive and powder and even it must be capt at less them 300, the rest of the scrap category must be put in the red donate boxes at the trains stations and hubs like white springs, , fort atlas, crater and foundation. Hording food, chem and alcohol is waste of space, the game renew all the time the resources to collect. It is the MMO side of this game, it is not like the others were you take something and need to wait a week of gametime to come back and loot again. Take the steampack and steampack super for example, we need no more them 150 for an event just to have some spare to help another player in need. The rest of it will go wright to the donate boxes cose the vents will give you a bunch and you will find some more scattered around the world. Proper management will make the game turn from trash to pure bliss playing with the folks you find. In game i am flaviohms and you can add me to play along.

[@sgtgreengoat]

Hidden gem. 4k hours in and still having a blast. I love the community and the building aspects the most. If this was a single player game what would be the drive to continue building and designing new camps just to post them online? I'd probably have stopped playing after a few hundred hours. The chance to see other camps and share my builds is part of the fun. There is a ton of lore in 76 in the holotapes and side quests. The Mistress of Mystery happened in the past, but it should be in the top 10 lists of best quest lines in the FO universe. I don't know, but fighting the super mutants in the Steel Dawn update happened and I participated in fighting them off and saving Fort Atlas. All the survivors have a better chance to not turn into Scorched because I made a vaccine. I found and killed the Beast of Beckley. There are plenty of games that are based on past events to drive you in your quest. Every good game or movie should have some backstory to make you care. The server wide events are easily accessible for solo or team players. There's very little in the game that can't be completed playing solo if you have the right build and dedication. I will agree that playing a second character was a bit rough, but there aren't but a handful of games that I've finished and would want to go back to play again. Skyrim comes to mind. The journey to All Powerful was fun, but I hate saying it, going through all that dialog twice doesn't appeal to me. I can't tell you how many people I've met in the game that have said 76 was their first FO game and after reaching high tier levels wish they could start the game over without their current knowledge, just to experience all those little moments of discovery again. In closing, I'd have to say any game you had fun in, met new friends and put enough hours into to get to at least level 50 can't be all that bad, especially if you pick it up on sale. Sounds like you wanted next level action when compared to FO4, but instead 76 is just a chill, laid back, easy going, relaxing, entertaining place to hang out, build, kill a few things, hunt for new stuff and meet new people, kind of game.

[@johnw8578]

Yep. I've been playing since launch and I really envy those just starting the game. Also, he missed all the small cool interactions and easter eggs that happen in the wild. Mistress of Mystery questline was a blast. I do think we need much more content to be added (questlines!) because Wastelanders was such a huge win. I've played 76 more that I have any of the other FO games.

[@2shoes155]

It’s a game for people that like to do busy work. Constantly managing weight, farming resources for ammo and food buffs. Grinding away at scrip for RNG gear rolls. Daily quests, daily ops, events, expeditions, acquiring plans. What always brings me back to 76 is the camp building. It’s relaxing and I’ve gotten pretty good at it over the years. Making a camp that’s easily accessible to other players while looking natural to the setting and landscape is probably the most difficult aspect of the game. For me anyway.

[@joaovasco3059]

Hidden gem...I didnt like it when I first tried it, years ago. Now, a couple of my friends convinced me to try it, and I got hooked. A realy hidden gem on plain sight, but I think it is very different playing with friends, I dont think it is a game to play solo. I allways loved gta, some fps like COD and those major titles, but with this one happened to me the same as with Ark Survival Evolved: a descredited game by many, I hated it on the first try, then tried again and realy understood the game, and got hooked like with a drug...despite the many failures and glitches...something Ark and now Fallout 76 have, that got me addicted like almost no other game, and yeah, both are not, for sure, the typical game I would consider including in a best games ever list...but the thing is, I spent so many hours on Ark, that Im forced to include it! It feels like the worst game ever and at the same time the best game ever, its weird. And I suspect the same can happen with Fallout76...it has many differences, obviously the general theme and story, Ark its also good solo, and for example if you die in F76 you keep all your stuf (besides junk) wherever you respawn, which is already a major difference, but it also has "something" that attracts me, like Ark. In the end is just a mater of taste, but I advise anyone to insist with this one for a bit, before deciding if you hate it or love it, its one of those, no mid-term.

[@bud7724]

I don't think MMOs and games like it are for you. Well the story line is done and it could have been better. You said something about the mystery yet you didn't go explore and find the many mysteries and intriguing locations.

[@anti-insomnia8314]

1k hours in the game and still cant stop playing i love the mmo aspect of it again if you’re a single player game its not for you

[@marcusisahooper]

I'm glad you're having fun! I genuinely want to go back to the early days of my first character when I was having fun!

[@SlimmCity]

I just got Fallout 76 for my Steamdeck during this recent Steam Winter Sale and I'm really Loving 💟 it.

[@marcusisahooper]

I’m glad! I really enjoyed it too when I first played!

[@paulharris7660]

One game that needed to be online was Star field. I love 76, 2000 plus hrs building, bonding, and having fun hunting holiday scorched. Good, friendly game.

[@bigdcalilove2634]

💯 agreed! Events on different planets, seeing player ship designs, shops, and bases. Starfield would've been great. I got Starfield a week early, and I was over it. The community is what keeps no man's sky and 76 going.

[@Cat_Turd_101]

Fallout 76 is easily the best game for me because I am not here for the story, but rather the nice community and online aspect. Also New Vegas is Overrated. Get mad

[@marcusisahooper]

That makes sense!

[@JoiRandom]

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[@BoomBoom-ym5oy]

Fnv with a fo4 graphics would stomp out anything from fo3 to fo76 fo2 world building better writing than fnv atually peak fallout With fo4 graphics would demolish

[@JoiRandom]

@@BoomBoom-ym5oy yeah .. well when that happens get back to me

[@eightlights4939]

New Vegas overrated? Why?

[@man-baby-dude4777]

The Wastelanders quest line is not the main quest line. Well, it's a main quest, but not *the* main quest. The main quest is the one ending with you launching a nuke. Kind of surprised the only mention of it was the Raider quest line. Not sure if it was intentionally omitted, or what. Since you kept referring to Wastelanders as the main quest and never addressed the OG directly I'm led to believe you may have the two confused.

[@bikerboy3k]

Definitely hidden gem.

[@johnw8578]

I agree.

[@FarothFuin]

There are actually holotapes about a girl 'hunting' a scorchbeast and together with a mirelurk and other people who 'survived' the fog of the scorchbeast, and then you realized she was a scorched all that time, the mirelurk didnt attack her because they where both scorched Also, that is not the end of the game, there is still not end of the game, you have to rmeember this is not ordinary fallout, is a mmo fallout, its made different, it builts up, it adds, it has bigger ambient storytelling than any other fallout, you can found nonmarked quest everywhere, and actually, mainquest are always boring on fallout games, is the sidequest what make it good, and nonmarked quest and ambient storytelling is amazing, and best fallou stories on other fallouts are usually the ones whrn you have to find out what happened without nobody to tell you, example is some vaults on fo3 andnfonv where everyone is already dead and you discover what happened so you can find something there, just like, oh, wait, fo76 Actually, they just announced a map expansion to the south for this year, and it has to be with atlas observatory pre BoS And for people saying the "read is boring in an rpg" for storytelling, guess what? First 2 fallout almost didnt have voicebacting, so a lot of reading was needed and still are AWESOME rpg games, fo2 is still my favorite over the others

[@marcusisahooper]

That’s really cool! I don’t think I ever found those tapes!

[@johnw8578]

@@marcusisahooper There are tons of little stories in the game. Hers was sad because she went to avenge her dogs. There is also another small dog story of poor Rufus. There are also fun little clues that FO76 is just a big simulation and we are all plugged in, for example, JES-2R has a line that goes "Do you believe all of THIS is real? How could it be?" (or something similar).

[@gametime2473]

I really enjoy the FO76 world. It's so relaxing and I like the end game content with expeditions, public events, building etc. They're adding a bunch to the map from what I hear.

[@marcusisahooper]

I do love the vibe of the game! That music is beautiful!

[@johnw8578]

I've said this elsewhere but when the game finally dies, I hope that Bethesda adds a questline wherein some baddies get control of the nukes and your character tries to stop them. Some choices are to be made and then at the end, Appalachia is nuked into oblivion! Players can log in on the last day to watch an extremely horrifying and beautiful show as Appalachia is consumed in nuclear fire. Follows is a scene with the consequences of your choices (who survives, what answers you may get, etc.) Then the game can be ported to an offline version. Maybe your memory pod opens up, you realize the whole thing was a simulation, and you really get to exit Vault 76. THAT would be a very Fallout ending!

[@Mestari1Gaming]

Did you do the BoS quests? New map/story quest coming later this year.

[@marcusisahooper]

I did! I might come back and try the new stuff!

[@TraktorTarzan]

Fallout 76 has the most satisfying shooting ive experienced in an MMO and one of the best at pure exploration. it kinda does what skyrim did really well, but oddly packaged. which is why i usually end up not playing after level 60-80 and come back to the game every now n then

[@DestroyTheBeast]

I'm right there with you on your final assessment of FO76. After you finish the main quest and side quests the boredom factor quickly sets in and it just becomes another "grinding for loot and levels" game.

[@kazumablackwing4270]

Yeah..that's the issue I ran into..the story overall is decent, and I come back from time to time to see what's new, but once those stories are done, it's back to just.. grinding for levels or loot, and a lot of the later stuff being untradable is pretty lame imo.

[@Lanky777]

@@kazumablackwing4270 yeah cause that is the point. it is a MMO in the end and that is what most MMO do in the end game.

[@gametime2473]

I mean yeah... that's what live service games do. Some people like "grinding" to get rare loot for their camp etc. There are also lots of hidden quests , public events, expeditions, daily ops, world boss events to do. It depends on the gameplay you enjoy. It can't be as branched and open ended as a single plyer fallout game because of the multiplayer aspect.

[@brentonherbert7775]

Or you could.... Go to one of the locations im sure you havent visited? Done all the after launch quests for the BoS? Settlers? Have you poked around charleston building an actually decent amount? The world OOZES story for those with the braincells to actually read once in a while and take the time to enjoy it... Though you strike me as the "follow main quest marker do generic bethesda mainquest" and completely ignore the setting the rest of the world does.... Its arguably THE best bethesda world and i will stand by that because places connect to eachother like skyrim or obvlvion could only dream of.

[@DestroyTheBeast]

I can see your point, but having played through the main quest and side quests numerous times (with the exception of a few ) and having explored pretty much the entirety of the map it just feels repetitive.@@brentonherbert7775

[@kazumablackwing4270]

To be fair, FO4 also had the problem of "Most of the interesting stuff happened before the character showed up". The whole reason everyone is afraid of the institute, the past attempts at a unified regional government, hell, even the collapse of the Minutemen, all before you emerge from the vault

[@marcusisahooper]

I talked about this in the video! Yes, a big Fallout element is uncovering events that happened before you showed up, but they also include major events that happen around you! The fall of the master in FO1, the battle of Hoover Dam in FONV, etc! All you can say about this one is we found the gold in the vault! But we know caps will remain the new currency for centuries after 76 so that means nothing!

[@takewhataway]

@@marcusisahooper SBQ is (one of) the major event in the game. Where 20 other vault dwellers might join you to fight the big bad so the scorched doesnt spread to other parts of America. You keep thinking these events are just a regular public event in a game, but these are the major thing that happen in Appalachia and we make some dent in history. Its an MMO, the tricky thing is other players will have to experience their own big bad so when we do it over and over, you think "oh its just another SBQ". No, in actuality we are probably helping a noob/player first major big bad in their solo story.

[@bluedawning]

I wish that I had played Fallout 3and New Vegas first. I really wasn't into shooting games. My daughter introduced me to Fallout 4 and I fell in love with it. I have been playing since it came out. Still my favorite. I am limited tho I am on PS4. Can't afford PS5. I don't know if my lab top can handle it. Would love to mod the heck out of it. Lol

[@brentonherbert7775]

@@marcusisahooper Ok... Now name me an interesting thing that happened in fallout 4.... Between these two games ill take 76, 9 times out of 10 for a LOT of reasons. Quality of life. Crafting. AN ACTUAL STORY- Iv found more gripping elements in RANDOM ENCOUNTERS than the entire main story of fallout 4... 76 is pretty much the new vegas version of fallout 4. Lil buggy. But god damn does it hit right with weapons combinations and an epic world.... Because we have what? 9 to 12 different biome types in cluding expiditons now? Fallout 4 effectively had 2.... The glowing sea and not the glowing sea.

[@lionelwhiskerknot]

Is FO76 a okay game now? Yes. Does it justify a Fallout 1st subscription? No. This is why crafting components are needed in large quantities for constant crafting and repair because you get such a small stash. They try to push you to buy Fallout 1st just for inventory management so yeah... When you are doing that then the game is not worth it. However, people going to pay because we have to wait forever and go through college, have a few kids, and change jobs a few times before Fallout 5 comes out because Microsoft wont yank the IP from Bethesda while they are working on Elder Scrolls to give to another company like Obsidian.

[@wildsideadventure]

I played religiously during the COVID pandemic. But once life went back to normal I really struggled to enjoy the game. It became more of a repetitive chore than any resemblance of fun. I haven't played it since early '23 and I don't miss it. Will I ever play it again? Probably, because i know they are doing updates,but i'm in no hurry . Maybe when I try it again it won't seem like a vast uninteresting wasteland.

[@marcusisahooper]

Man, I wish I had played during COVID! I bet they would have been really fun!

[@xxcrazy_critr6661]

Almost 5K hours in this game. It is not perfect, but it doesn't suck, your opinion is what it is, thanks for spending time to play it and make the video. There sure is a lot of talk about 76 lately... I wonder if it's because STARFIELD DOES SUCK so bad? The 76 Reddit has a recent influx of players that have come back to 76 because Starfield was just so Meh, they enjoy 76. Fallout 4 and other single player Fallout games are not 76. I too was disappointed at first with 76 after playing through Fallout 4 like 10 times and 1000's of hours, but 76 grew on me, and now I never touch Fallout 4 except when the 76 servers are down for maintenance.

[@MichaelTrocki]

You're actually combining multiple quest lines, which is why all the treasure stuff is confusing.

[@nanotechnicianhq]

Spoiler, you didn't talk about the main quest! Actually, overall your video is good. I like your memes too. Its only a few sleeps till the new zone update too. What you discover is finding smaller stories from dead bodies, finding keys at the top of a Town pushed up into a tree and wondering where they go. Making some really good houses, that fit inside the game world. This soul is the community. Just subbed and belled ya to see what happens next!

[@poptarget]

I couldn't stand how boring FO4's story was. Aside from the ending, it was very mundane and flat. I find 76 tons of fun. I've put 300 hours into the game and I still have a lot more to explore. There is a big learning curve to game mechanics I think everyone misses. The game doesn't just present everything to you. Many aspects simply have to be stumbled upon. People who find it boring haven't been exposed to everything the game has to offer, therefore missing a lot of the uniqueness the game has to offer.

[@diegocarlos3687]

Playing with friends is the only unique thing about this game in my opinion

[@MVRKOFFCL]

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[@jakeiswayblack3377]

I quit playing right after making my first camp lol. It was just so empty and boring at launch. I have never been an MMO kinda guy, but I think I'm going to give it another shot. It looks way better now

[@MVRKOFFCL]

@@jakeiswayblack3377 Def give F76 another chance, it's a completely different game now

[@mac9108]

Now you're just talking out of your ass fo4 story blows fallout 76 without a doubt or hesitation

[@Arleneim]

The weight limit in the camp made this thing unplayable for me. Even though i was trying to be conscious of what i am picking up and breaking things down for crafting materials, there is no way around paying additional money to improve your inventory in general. Combat was meh, quests were meh, overall enjoyment of the game was just bad. They stripped down everything we loved about fallout, made a clusterfuck of a game and tried to shove it down our throats...

[@justindpeak]

I played the game since Beta and saw all the changes as they came. You can absolutely play this game as a single player, especially if you purchase Fallout 1st for the months you want to play and always join your private server. Not a must but definitely can make a better experience. Even if you play on a public server, you almost never see people because the map is huge and there isnt that many people on a server at a time. That said, this game is absolutely worth it if you are a Fallout fan. It can provide hours and hours of amazing content. From exploring, to quest, to events, etc. ....it has everything you would expect from a FO game. It took about 400 hrs of gameplay before I got a little bored with it. Compare that to Starfield that I got bored with after about 70 hrs.

[@marcusisahooper]

Oh yeah, this game is way more interesting than Starfield! No question! And isn't that sad? This game was never meant to be a story led game despite the Fallout name, but Starfield was and this game is still more interesting!

[@Yatezylad]

Spoilers for main quest. One frustrating thing about the quests for Rose is that it's supposed to build up suspense before you see the FIRST HUMAN. Turns out she's a robot. Pretty overplayed twist but still pretty cool. With the updates you see like 10 people before Rose. Same with the Overseer's quest line, following her trail, not knowing if she's alive or dead. Just kidding you meet her almost immediately for another quest. They shoot themselves in the foot so often with the story. Having said that, if you want to switch off your brain and just play some fallout, game is fantastic. Highly recommend playing it to reach the late game and try out some builds

[@eddiehanley4258]

Fallout 76 is a good game after all this time of updates. The quests are a lot of fun, but if the factions were more fleshed out it would be even better. Another great video Marcus!

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

The game was already 3 years old by the time that I tried it. I'm glad that I waited. IMO it's become a fun looter shooter that you can play with friends. No, it will never be a RPG that allows you to change the game world. In 76 your not the chosen one. Your just a guy. I get that being just another guy can be a deal breaker for some people. Personally I'm ok with that. I build camps, help new players and hang out with friends.

[@kazumablackwing4270]

Tbh, being "just a random person" has its own appeal. It's also what drew me into Kenshi...just starting out as a random guy, or random squad that the entire world will absolutely beat the brakes off of given the chance was what made it interesting. The earlier Elder Scrolls games also had that "just a guy" vibe as well. Even after becoming the "Hero of Kvatch" in Oblivion didn't really earn you much respect from other areas until you did stuff for them too

[@marcusisahooper]

For me it’s not the “random guy” that’s the issue! It just feels like nothing of substance happens! What I love about Fallout is the story, and I just feel like the story in 76 is lacking!

[@polmacdhomhnaill3021]

You missed the glass. Did I just glass 😢

[@OttoSigvardt]

Watch Roanoke Gaming's Scorched explanation on how the scorched may still retain some of their previous consciousness

[@Pointman138]

"Crane's Treasure" is the idea of what could be in the vault, no one knew what was actually in it, he hadn't gotten in because he didn't have a pipboy, which is probably what he was obsessing over right before he became scorched, so that's the last figment of his conscious that he keeps repeating. He's not consciously trying to help you find the treasure. The "main quest" you played isn't the games main story quest its the quest line added with the Wasteland's expansion. The Raider quests you liked ARE actually a segment of the games main story line which is about the scorched and SPOILERS -------- figuring out how to get inoculated from the scorched plague, learn about the scorched, and eventually stop them from spreading further by finding and killing the scorched beast queen as the games original final boss.

[@marcusisahooper]

I did those quests as well, but they didn’t feel like the main quest since the game felt like it was HEAVILY pointing me toward the wastelander stuff! I mean, as soon as you leave the vault, you’re immediately directed towards the Wayward, and it’s Dutchess that points you toward the first of the Overseer’s cache! So I assumed that quest line was an offshoot of the “main quest!” I think the game doesn’t make it clear the Overseer’s caches are the “main quest!” After all, you actually get to meet the Overseer in the wastelanders quest line!

[@super_terram]

Psst: Everyone who created/worked on/developed Fallout 76 prior to 2023 is gone. They ALL retired or resigned. Jeff, Mark, Nate... everyone who matters. Gone. The game may have stabilized and built a following, but it's morally bankrupt... and yes, it's insanely boring for anyone not looking for the most casual of casual gaming experiences. Oh yea, if it matters, I have over 5k hours in F76 and have played since b.e.t.a. I've finished every season, and I have every achievement and trophy... so I do actually know what I am talking about.

[@truthsson6083]

I have been playing fallout from the first fallout game many years ago. I have enjoyed them all. Fallout 4 and 76 are my favorites. I play with friends on 76 , Solo things for fun on a team but alone. It is a awesome game with so many different ways to play. Fallout Forever!

[@krulerwest-oz7364]

I have to agree with this vid, I have played all the Fallout series and this from inception was a soulless attempt at doing a "Live Service" game with a well known ip, the fact it took them this long to shoehorn some character into the game well at the same time missing the point to such a degree that it makes you question the whole business model of this product. As I stated before the overall feeling of the game is a soulless live service game with the constant carrot of future improvements that never really fixes the core issues of the narrative and flow of the game.

[@johnw8578]

I sort of liked the Ghost-town aspect of the game when it came out. Figuring out stories when everyone was dead. I felt like a detective trying to discover what happened and solve the problem where everyone else failed. I even printed out a large map and pinned clues to it (Overseer was here, Madagan did this, etc.). Now, it seems like I can throw a rock and hit an NPC.

[@charliebrenton4421]

Fallout lore is better than the Elder Scrolls lore… >Fudgemuppet has entered the chat.< Srsly though, great vid, Sir. Thanks, Mate!

[@sovietmittens3910]

“That’s right no NPCS” all the robots in base game 🤨”am I a joke to you”

[@FilmDat]

Even though the storyline of FO76 was pretty bad, meeting others, building stuff, stopping by others camps, doing quests together was amazing. And the whole post apocalyptic has something special to it. I got to a point where the daily grind didn't really appeal to me anymore and I just quit. However, since I've stopped playing I haven't really been able to find a good replacement. I really hoped STARFIELD would fill in the gap. But even though it looks nice, it feels empty and I really miss random encounters, especially from "real" people. What games have you guys been playing after FO76?

[@michaelcondron1304]

First off, great video! Entertaining, well edited and funny. Second, I have to disagree on one small point... The MOST annoying about teams is having the achievement for clearing the bunker and launching a nuke handed to you because you are on a building team (for the extra XP as you roam around admiring player built fantasies and looking for deals) and one of the other teammates completes a run with their friends (or Solo if they are level 900 or whatever). I think I had *just* cracked level 130 or so, had spent a frankly embarrassing amount on a Fallout 1st sub and extra Atoms when something I HAD to have came to the shop... And that moment and totally unearned achievement wrecked the game for me forever. It may sound melodramatic, but true. I just hope they don't bring the same monetization to Fallout 4, now that paid mods are back.

[@marcusisahooper]

I agree! I didn’t have to do that quest for that reason!

[@johnw8578]

There are other incentives to complete that quest yourself. I still have to launch a nuke myself (I've only helped but never pushed the button) -- one or more of the Pioneer achievements comes to mind.

[@julianbruce7595]

The main story might have not felt finished because they had big big plans for this game long term which clearly never happened due to the horrible reception it had at launch that basically killed any future story content from happening.

[@jh9794]

I can imagine the game being ok and/or fun. But i still find that the bonus for the subscription service was an outfit bathesda themselves had no hand in making from a game they hate admitting exists. Kinda... sad, pathetic? Idk the service seemed eh even with the cool outfit.

[@meepmeep7634]

10:28 bro turned into a new Yorker talking about the sulpher pit

[@ded2thaworld963]

The game doesn’t suck, but it doesn’t hold you in either. Once you do the stuff it’s done.

[@LyricalViking]

Is it better than it was on launch? Arguably yes. Is it better than a singleplayer Fallout experience? No, not unless you only focus on the questing and you still need to power level anyways since it's a FPSMMO. Is it worth it to play? Only if you want multiplayer fallout and that is it, just a MMO-LIKE Fallout experience.

[@belabohlen6156]

Good review but a bit more objective would have been to also talk about the core spects of the game. Its pretty clear that you went into this nit liking it and only looked for points confirming that, you didnt even talk about endgame and events which for most people is the most fun thing. You did good talking about the flaws of the game but thats not what id call a review or anything besides a rant, its a rant with some good points tho.

[@johnboog4437]

I don’t know if this guy got into the meat and potatoes of the game loop. Public events, Expeditions, Daily Ops, looting experience, build progression,scoreboard progression. Pretty key things of mid to late game. Nothing was said about them. It sounds like he just sped through the story and concluded it on the worst part about 76.

[@shaneroyster603]

it's definitely a hidden gem, I've been playing since the first year and i have experienced the massive changes to the game, it's definitely an improvement on f.o4 gameplay and interface wise, and I'm hopeful for the continued growth of the game, i will say the largest insult about the game is the fact that there is practically no real story, and no updates show a future for better storytelling and that's sad especially with such a creative and involved community such as fallout. remember reclamation day is about rebuilding America right...five years later with one companion at your camp at a time and no dog in sight...here's to better in the future tho

[@thatradiogeek]

Idunno man. I like the game and all, but I feel like Bethesda takes that old John Carmack quote about stories in games a little too seriously.

[@tylersmith7498]

I love FO76 ... for only a few weeks / months at a time . Because it does get boring like you said . After a certain period of the game . It just becomes repetitive . The one thing that keeps me interested is the amount of different builds / weapons' you can do . Its easy to change up the playstyle at anytime . Also collecting the rare items . But like i said . i can only take a few weeks / months at a time lol

[@heroicgangster9981]

It's a pretty good game thanks to Wastelanders. But, Bethesda could be doing so much more with having more of a staff to update this game. If ESO keeps getting updates despite its bad launch, why can't Fallout 76? Each big update meant to make people play more of Fallout 76 should iterate on Wastelanders than do less of it.

[@marcusisahooper]

I agree! It seems most of the updates have been focused on limited time events which I’m just not interested in!

[@iiiin4red446]

I heard nothing of expeditions, i heard him describing a side quest as if its the main quest, nothing about the fact thats its a live service online game, with a market and economy between players and rare plans / weapons, nothing about events, nothing about the great scoreboard system, wich we all are sad about it leaving this month, your opinion is your opinion, but it was also very surface level, and definitely from someone who isnt very well versed in the game and wants single player.. i love fo3, fo4, and new vegas, but to me 76 is alot better... story wise? No... longevity wise? Yes.. i prefer to have fun with my friends in fallouts amazing universe... i cant stand playing a single player game, alone, for more than a month.

[@The_Dying_Rose]

I just like Mothman being here

[@JulianJohnston919]

The controls alone make this game a pos. Bethesda can't even figure how to make your character jump with out having to pre-plan it 5 seconds in advance. It could be one of the greatest online games, but Bethesda doesn't care about it's users.

[@takewhataway]

Im not a game dev and I dont play other MMO, but idk why the fans keep comparing 76 with the previous games that are made for solo player. Ofc it's different. Making a full story for one main character compared to a game for multiple players, with several (faux) choice, that plays the game in different level of completion is definitely not easy. And people keep wanting it to have the high standard of the Fallout franchise. I mean, look at RDRo. Almost the same case, but at least 76 is still thriving and RDRo is basically dead. And like you said, there are stories here and there that are good, but definitely not the main. And maybe some of you can make a better coherent bombastic story for 76, but I'm not that smart lol This game is not a "gem", but it is (finally it was in it's 3rd year) a decent game for fallout fans to have fun and live as if you're inside the fallout universe with fellow fallout fans. I met so many new friends in the game just like you, sometimes we'd just chat for hours in game and do tours of our camps lol Male, female, young, old, anyone. We got tons of things to do, tons of things to challenge us, fuck around and find out, so many options. Like it or not, 76 is more advanced and have more options without the need of any mods to install like other Fallout games. If you keep playing with a solo player kind of mindset, you'll never enjoy 76 the way it should be So, 76 is just different and its ok. Sadly It's also got blind haters that lives in the past, spreading wrong information. On another note, honestly your boredom is really ruining the validity review of this video. It's half done so you can only share half of what you enjoy. Regardless of your boredom, you should've still make a complete video about what you experienced when you play months ago. And now (im sorry for being honest), you're like a sulking child that doesn't wanna do your task because it's not fun for you anymore. It's not the game's fault that you didn't finish the video, you're the one who postponed doing it. I'm not saying you cant be bored with a game, it's your feeling, it's valid. I even commend you for playing longer than half of the reviewers that only played up to level 10 max. But to have a youtube channel, and making a "review video" I'd expect more. Tell the viewers all the good and the bad.

[@netjunkie8284]

After a few minutes, I knew the outcome of this video. It's a personality trait you have that does not do well with this and other games. For the rest of us, we feel the opposite.

[@perceivedvelocity9914]

Who is "the rest of us"? Last time that I checked everyone has their own opinion and all opinions are subjective.

[@istrumguitars]

You’re def not speaking for me, that’s for sure. Bethesda’s writing is contrived trash. I could spend years in the Mojave. I can’t capture that feeling in Bethesda’s Fallout games because they give me no agency to be myself.

[@Nanatsaya77]

Yep,when I saw he was such a low level and finished the wastelanders story,I knew automatically he never attended events,never teamed up for a challenge,never min/maxed anything,never grinded for high level items. All in all,he spent maybe 6 hours in at best. In a game that needs 200 hours at minimum. He didn't touch the camp building at all,his box build in the divide is clear proof of that. Ultimately,I like the review,but with 4000 hours in and as a member of a BOS group for 5 years,his lack of knowledge and experience is very very visible.

[@menace4082]

​@@Nanatsaya77well said, and I'm only 900hrs in

[@Wasteland_Wanderer76]

I honestly think it just became popular to crap on 76. It's a good game it just started out glitchy...what bethesda game hasnt had glitches?

[@metalbacongaming]

The real main story is doing quests that shows how everyone died but Bethesda added cranes treasure to steer you away from that, before wasteland update the first place you probably ended up was flat woods and you look and see dead bodies every where and you find holotapes and computer entries about how they helping each other fight and live and they was either murdered or died of drug overdose, or maybe you ended up at Morgantown and find everyone turned to scorch they too was just trying to be helpful and rebuild but they turned into something of there worst nightmares and a lot of people didn't pay attention to this they just complained about no human NPCs and so Bethesda added them but they don't feel like part of the landscape they feel like people cosplaying at people they don't really add to the story that was there at launch.

[@marcusisahooper]

Also, the game steers you toward the wastelander quests more so that feels like the main quest! Especially since main quests in previous Fallout games had NPCs so it feels like the storyline you should focus on!

[@metalbacongaming]

But it feels like a uh oh we made a mistake don't look at this look at this shiny new thing

[@TxSakura]

Definitely a hidden gem. I only started playing F76 back in September of last year and already got over 200 hours in and I enjoy what the game is and what it offers in terms of a multiplayer Fallout. Ive been a big fallout fan since Fallout 3 and I'm mad at myself for not trying the game sooner, ngl I was put of playing after seeing how bad the launch was and how empty the world was without npcs. From playing the past couple of months I can say the game is definitely worth checking out, for the most part everyone ive met on the game has been super helpful, friendly and ive made a good few friends from playing. At times its grindy but Ive played mmos so its fine for me, quests can be a bit annoying with constantly traveling but they're not the worst but i really enjoy the faction based quests. It is a live service game and not for singleplayer but dont let it put you off because the game is worth checking out, from the Camp building (my favourite thing to do), collecting clean items is fun, the events are fun and consistent while playing and help break up the grind, seasonal events are good and semi regular, weapon grinding can be tedious but not the worst. Doesn't mean the game is perfect or without it's flaws because it definitely has them. Most of them for me are personal flaws I have such as maybe raising gear level cap and the crashes but the game is definitely in a much better state than at launch and shouldn't be overlooked.

[@pilvipw4040]

Fallout 76 is one most underrated game ever. Legit, legit its perfect, good graphics and you find always something to do.

[@johnw8578]

I always thought it would have been cool if your character got infected with the Scorch plague in the beginning and the questline to find the cure had a timer on it. Failing that would mean permadeath for that character.

[@TheSamLowry]

I absolutely loved the decimated, empty world. All the tragic stories, all the lives lost. This is what the aftermath of a nuclear war should be, aside from the dragons & lore-breaking nonsense. The arrival of living, speaking NPCs ruined '76 for me. I hate it, and can't go back.

[@wizstorm172]

excellent video. the main quest could have been one of the best if it had npcs in my opinion

[@Just-Ignore-It_88]

If fallout 76 private servers go free, then yeah i will buy it. Just can't stand online community. Done with that rubbish years ago and never looked back. As a matter im more hyped for fallout London, fallout Miami and Cascadia when they release.

[@Nord_Meadly]

Dude it's a mmo lol there will be more to come I've played since launch and although it sucked then it got better every year, I love the brotherhood of steel and they ended up adding that faction eventually for a lengthy questline it's all about perspective and how you want your character to be without restrictions

[@marcusisahooper]

I love mmos (my channel was built off of RuneScape), but most mmos have more engaging content! The skilling and questing in RuneScape, or the amazing story in SWTOR! 76 just doesn’t have enough to keep me engaged! There might be more to come, but it’s been SIX YEARS since launch! They should already have enough content to keep people playing long term! I know some people are playing long term, but most people feel the way I do!

[@johnw8578]

@@marcusisahooper I think the problem was that they promised free dlc -- I would definitely pay $20 a year for continuous content for the game. Bethesda treats it like a step-child and thinks Starfield is the golden child.

[@Solbrick]

I find it to be a bit like Minecraft. It’s a playground but no real story to it, and no end.

[@polmacdhomhnaill3021]

The game needs glass from scoreboard one now that it’s hardly ever used by players.

[@Nadhriq00]

Dude got invested to much on boy is key 😂

[@SoyGaro]

76 day one is horrible, as today it's really good, the amount of lore that this game has is insane.

[@jdredd8034]

Sorry Mr. Hooper but your conclusion on what type of game FO76 was incorrect. The majority of your video was keenly focused on the narrative aspect of the game, then finished with the game relies soley on its community to keep you engaged. You are clearly looking for a game that gives you a guided experience with heavy narrative themes. That is perfectly fine but that is NOT what FO76 is. This game is not for everyone, but too many video's and comments have misunderstood this game and how to go about enjoying it. FO76 is for people who know how to set their own goals, so you create your own gameplay loop with activities that you find interesting. Players can experiment with different characters builds like Aristocrates, Bloody, and Junky then figure out which legendary effects they like to have on different weapons. They can learn the ways to max out Vats effectivness by increasing Crit damage, Actions Points, and AP regeneration. Learn about all the buffs from food, bobbleheads, and magazines. Learn which items are valuble to stock you vendor with to get good sales like .45 rounds, camp plans, and legendary weapons. Each season introduces a new weapon, armor, and camp theme into the game. And of course camp building where each player adds their own creativity camp to the landscape of appalachia. I could continue..... This video never covered player mutations, the diverse weapons that are fun to slay enemies, camp shelters, seasons, selling and purchasing items from other player vending machines, and other game features. It seems evident that you have not put enough time into this game to give it a proper review. It's perfectly fine if FO76 is not the type of game for you or others. But at least accuratly describe the end game so viewers who have never played have the right idea how players spend their time. A large part of this video was obsessed with Crane's side quest when this is an open world game where you choose to go off on your own or sink your teeth into a quest.

[@brianpatterson3775]

I just played through New Vegas again and I just can’t fathom how Bethesda did this with the franchise. Fallout 4 had its problems but was close enough to 3/NV for me to really like it. The multiplayer format, vibe that nothing matters, item collecting quests, etc. make me not want to revisit.

[@joeguy5989]

Don't you know? Boy is key! I didn't know either, LOL

[@MrTehru]

Yes, it’s a lot of fun. There’s a lot to do. There’s a really great community. And it runs great and it’s got five years of updates. It’s free on game pass. It’s cheap everywhere else. You can play just fine without fallout first. I would recommend getting it for one or two months and filling up your scrap box as much as you can but you can play just fine without it. Camp building is a great thing. So no it’s not a total flop. There are still a lot of people playing and enjoying it. Of course there are a lot of haters because it’s the Internet. And that’s what people do. Ignore them. So yes it’s fun. It’s an expensive. It runs well and there’s a lot to do. That’s all you need to know. Try it yourself don’t listen to other people.

[@Sir-Creampop]

I love fallout 76 but it still needs lots of work ❤❤

[@polmacdhomhnaill3021]

I’ve been playing since scoreboard one and i would say it’s a waste of your life. Unless you use glitches and a lot of them, as the best ones have been patched, you’ll spend seven years playing everyday and £24 a month to get to the level you need to be at which is level 700 for the cards you need for your perks cards to max out. As a long term player I’ll continue playing the long grinds to level up, I’ll also take breaks for real life stuff which is forgotten about when your playing this game. The game crashes every single day and multiple times when your grinding. The game sucks and many players leave for six to twelve months and if your a team you’ll not find anyone to team up with. There’s so many negatives to say they’ll out weight why long term players still play today.

[@chavezchavo]

Bethesda and their terrible writing. Half the time it's the players who have to write the stories and fill whatever nonsensical gaps FOR the devs. Once in a while an open interpretation is good. But if the players are the ones who always have to fill the gaps, it's just outright pure incompetency on their writing.

[@CMBgreenbird]

Four or five crashes a year? I get four or five a month and at least one or two weekly blue screen login crashes

[@marcusisahooper]

Yikes! Rip your computer!

[@CMBgreenbird]

@@marcusisahooper ps4

[@ronaldweaver7835]

Hmm interesting, I can go for hours just ending raiders, collecting just and improving my camp. But you do you.

[@rdreeves2332]

It is now a Hidden Gem. I never thought Id say that after what it started as. I got it over a year ago for free as a Prime member. To this day I haven't spent a penny of "real life money" on the game and I still play almost everyday. It was just on sale on steam for $8 USA. It is more than worth getting even without a sale.

[@gcarr5355]

I recently started playing solo on a private server and am enjoying it even more than the other Fallout games, which came as quite a surprise to me

[@johnw8578]

I played solo for the longest time but when I started following some streamers, I made some good friends to play with online. Also, just because you are on a team, doesn't mean you have to hang with them.

[@WolfMoonstarMAC]

Asa someone who started playing in the beta/pre-release phase, I know how interesting the bugs were...*cough* slider ghouls *cough*. From the video I see that Marcus fell victim to what many new players do, they get side tracked away from the original story onto the story released with Wastelanders. It is confusing...very very very confusing.

[@marcusisahooper]

It feels like the game funnels you into that story! It tells you to go talk to the ladies outside the vault and they point you toward the the Wayward, etc!

[@WolfMoonstarMAC]

@@marcusisahooper believe me I know. I tried a new character after Wastelanders and it breaks the system. But, as it is an online game, it is one of those things that happens over time.

[@bluedawning]

I'm a solo player. I love Fallout 76 except for the fact I am bored doing daily grinds. I love Quest!! I never can get team rewards. I would like to team but scared to do so. I haven't had the best experiences with other players in Adventure mode. I keep looking for this Fallout love people talk about. I haven't seen it.

[@gametime2473]

Don't be hesitant to join a public team. You don't have to do anything differently and you get a lot of perks. Get the "herd mentality" mutation, it will boost you even more.

[@xxdragonlordxx3618]

U can play with me. I also search for people to play with.^^

[@bluedawning]

@@xxdragonlordxx3618 That would be cool 😎

[@lewisner]

You seem to have looked for reasons to dislike the game which is implied in the title. All the people who have played the game since launch day and are still enjoying it must be wrong .

[@warlordhax5995]

Glad hindsight Marcus added noted cuz was abouut to start defending what i still consider a damm paid mod for fo4😅 (nah modders would have it running better 😂)

[@andrepomroy8621]

In my opinion it's one of the best games out there

[@markm7411]

Totally agree with you, played so many games on my ps5 already this is by far the best game I played yet, don’t understand how some people still hating on this game sure not nice if games get released in bad state but they made the game so good now

[@Jay_Silvia]

Cyberpunk is great and fo76 is too in my opinion.

[@marcusisahooper]

I love Cyberpunk!

[@ItzAprilLOL]

I loved this game, and the story does go somewhere?

[@FlashWarrior]

my man pleeaase timestamp for the end of spoiler section it can help greatly

[@marcusisahooper]

Great point! I’ll add timestamps!

[@jeremyfields2639]

Bussy is key

[@ReachTea]

If you love fallout 4 and it's more boring parts, you'll like 76 if you like RPG's with choice and an interesting story; you won't

[@marcusrp9]

It's not horrible, but it doesn't really feel like a fallout game. It's way worse than 3, 4 and NV. Feels like an empty and soulless neverending grind for legendary items.

[@marcusisahooper]

Agreed, Marcus!

[@Oppetsismiimsitsitc]

I don't think "Hidden Gem" is applicable in this situation. 76 is infamous.

[@nukafanatic2455]

I got so bored in this game. Once you complete everything and it is just grinding now.

[@prizmovr8817]

You missed the main story.

[@blvckhelicopters]

I bought it on sale for $10 after a few years from release and it is boring and tedious as hell. You're constantly managing your carry weight and picking stuff up to breakdown for resources and that's like 80% of the game. The story sucks. The NPCs suck. The graphics suck. Yes, the community is awesome but who cares if the game is trash? Not even worth buying on sale.

[@drewmortenson]

I loved fallout 4, because for me the way a game feels is sometimes more important than the gameplay itself. The gun fights in 4 felt amazing. Fallout 76 has essentially the exact same gunplay, but the gameplay is so awful I couldn't ever bring myself to enjoy it. I felt like they took the worst parts of fallout 4 and condensed it into a single amalgamated mess.

[@moniumus6303]

It’s an absolute waste of time to play this when there’s way better things out there

[@maybepurrf2]

Don’t play multiplayer games if you don’t like I don’t see why you bothered!

[@QIKUGAMES-QIKU]

76 is best looking and only one i watch

[@GameEr445]

Some of the better titles proceeds to name off, fallout 4

[@marcusisahooper]

Well, it’s definitely better than this! 😂