When you die you don’t lose any progress, nor any items. It’s a survival game, sure, but you’ll barely have to think about water or food-it dumps so much on you. The stakes were high, for everyone involved.įallout 76 feels like the theme park version of those ideas. I remember meeting other players in DayZ or Rust and how threatening that felt. I just don’t think Fallout 76 gets there.

It’s not so much that I’m against a multiplayer Fallout. I wish Fallout 76 did the same-and maybe it does, for key story beats, but nothing I’ve encountered so far. Destiny 2 solves this problem by heavily instancing certain areas, like the Lost Sectors. There’s nothing more disappointing than being deep in a crumbling ruin and then hearing someone else’s footsteps. Someone’s using the terminal? Better hope they’re a fast reader.Īnd for a series that traditionally relied so heavily on atmosphere, Fallout 76 is quick to undercut its own strengths. Someone’s using the cooking station the mission directed you towards? Stand and wait until they’re done. As if the faux-MMO rowdiness weren’t enough, Fallout 76 also implements one of my least favorite features by forcing you to wait for other people to progress through missions before you can continue.

Cookpot’s “in use”? I guess I’ll just…stand here then while this guy watches a pot boil.

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