Fallout 76 Smashes Steam Player Record Amid Fallout TV Show Success
Fallout 76 Smashes Steam Player Record Amid Fallout TV Show Success
The success of Prime Video’s Fallout TV show has spilled over into the video games upon which it is based, boosting player numbers in even decades old titles.
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I instead started a new Fallout 4 game. Currently helping Valentine get out of a bind.
I don’t hate Fallout 76 but I can’t get into it. I think because of the lack of story, the fact that I can never find any good gear, and the quests I’ve found have been pretty boring. I need some semblance of structure or my ADHD brain is saying bye bye.
I was ready to pounce on you for F076 but you are absolutely right for disliking it.
There's a few quests that have a satisfying conclusion. But a lot of it is just go in a direction, pick up side quests and see what happens. I have a lot of fun just wandering, looting, then returning to my giant house full of all my loot.
I think at some point I have to get over the hump and establish a nicer camp. I see so many elaborate ones that blow my mind and that honestly looks like where the source of the fun comes from for some people. I still go back to 76 somewhat regularly but it never sticks for long. The community is always really nice which is definitely a draw since I’m pretty hesitant to talk to other players sometimes.
I saw that the next-gen update for 4 is coming out next week, so I went ahead and bought the PS4 version for $5 in preparation for the free upgrade. I already have all the DLC from back when it came out, but I had the disc and traded it in years ago.
I got 76 cheap on Steam a few years ago (because I refuse to pay to play online), but didn't get very far. About what I expected, but I wanted to at least try it out.
Pretty much the same reason I bought 76 too. I think I’d like it with a crew, but I don’t really play like that these days. I do find that the community is really friendly and helpful though when you come across people.
Had no idea there was a next-gen update coming. That’s exciting! Fallout 4 already looks great on my Xbox Series X so I can’t even imagine what better looks like.
Yeah, it's coming out April 25th. It's been long enough since I played it that I think another playthrough at 60fps would be worth it. Especially since I already know the story and characters are meh (except for Valentine, he's cool) and will be in it for the exploration and looting. It's certainly a better game than Starfield, at least!
I liked Starfield… for a little while anyway. It felt way too empty though. I finished the story and then there wasn’t really much else to do. I built a cool ship and then got bored.
Valentine is pretty much the character I spend almost the whole game with as a companion. Piper isn’t bad but Valentine is my favorite.