76 has a rich, expansive world of interesting environments and Fallout lore. At its best, it paints an eerie picture of life in the wasteland immediately after the war, detailing the struggle - and ultimate failure - of the survivors. It was lacking in direct narrative, but Wastelanders (tentatively) seems to be addressing that well. I've only played a little bit, but the characters I've talked to were likeable and interesting, and they've reintroduced FO3-NV style dialogue.
The shooting of 76 is well-done, but not exceptional. It's not DOOM Eternal or anything. Wastelanders has made it smoother and more responsive than ever, and I generally find the guns satisfying to use. My only real complaint is that some weapon categories like pistols or laser/plasma rifles could use more love.
The looting system can be frustrating compared to something like Borderlands. It's not that it has more RNG than Borderlands with its million guns, but the legendary system means that many items you find will end up being garbage. This ailment is somewhat relieved by the ability to recycle legendaries to buy new ones, but it could still use some work in my opinion. Regardless, as a fellow looter-shooter fan, I enjoy looking for Legendary enemies to murder and plunder.
It's not a flawless game, but I think it's well worth it for any Fallout fan who likes the shoot/loot loop.
Maybe if it was cheaper I would've bought it and tried it out. But the loot is also scaled to the player, so you're not really getting random loot. You just get scraps and bites until you've invested too much time before anything good drops, because the loot is scaled to the player.
Michael White
we get it todd
John Lewis
Is he wearing the latest "most advanced prewar power armor even more advanced than T-51/T-60 tm" in that pick? Also does Bethesda care at all about internal consistency of storytelling anymore? Or does Pete simply walk into the writers room on occasion and smear any quality work with his ass?
Julian Price
>Shoot guy in FO1 >get loot Wow. Can't like a game now can we? >it took Bethesda this long and the game still makes retard seethes more than Fallout 4 Cope >you're not really getting random loot No, you are. It's just tied to a leveled list. The loot you get is still random, it just doesn't go outside of a certain range. >o-only shills like good games!!!!11 They can do whatever they want with the universe afaic. The additions are there to make gameplay fun. The story is there to make gameplay fun. Gameplay is fun, so what's wrong with what they do? Besides make you have an autistic fit, that is.
