Bill Lavoy
ShacknewsFallout 76 review: Tough times in Appalachia
Published 11/30/2018
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Series X|S / PS4 / PC / PS5 / XONE - 11/14/2018
Fallout 76
Bethesda Game Studios welcome you to Fallout 76. Twenty-five years after the bombs fall you and your fellow Vault Dwellers, chosen from the nation’s best and brightest, emerge into post-nuclear America on Reclamation Day, 2102. Play solo or join together as you explore, quest, build, and triumph against the wasteland’s greatest threats. Explore a vast wasteland, devastated by nuclear war, in this open-world multiplayer addition to the Fallout story. Experience the largest, most dynamic world ever created in the legendary Fallout universe.
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- Bethesda Game Studios
- Publisher
- Bethesda Softworks
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Critic avg
52
55 scored reviews
Total coverage
55
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Score range
0–92
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 52 across 55 scored reviews, with a 92-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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55 included scored reviews
90–1001 review · 2%
80–892 reviews · 4%
70–797 reviews · 13%
Below 7045 reviews · 82%
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Dan Keener
Gaming NexusFallout 76 Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 11/30/2018
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65
+13 vs critic avg
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Read originalDamien Gula
MMORPG.comFallout 76 Review - Our Verdict on Bethesda's Wasteland Extravaganza - MMORPG.com
Published 11/29/2018
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70
+18 vs critic avg
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Read originalMatthew Zimmari
Press StartFallout 76 Review - Out Of The Vault Too Soon
Published 11/29/2018
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60
+8 vs critic avg
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Read originalBrett Makedonski
DestructoidReview: Fallout 76
Published 11/29/2018
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40
-12 vs critic avg
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Read originalTony "OUberLord" Mitera
Worth PlayingPC Review - 'Fallout 76'
Published 11/28/2018
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57
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalDenny Connolly
Game RantFallout 76 Review
Published 11/27/2018
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50
-2 vs critic avg
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Read originalChris Shive
Hardcore GamerReview: Fallout 76
Published 11/27/2018
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Read originalNoah Buttner
DualShockersFallout 76 Review — Over-Encumbered, Underwhelming
Published 11/27/2018
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20
-32 vs critic avg
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Read originalPaul Sullivan
COGconnectedFallout 76 Review – Nuclear Wasteland
Published 11/26/2018
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38
-14 vs critic avg
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