Four years have passed since the disastrous release ofFallout 76– but through no small degree of effort, the game has shed its reputation and emerged as a fun multiplayer experience that evokes the best parts of the franchise under Bethesda, and now it’s free for players to try. The game’s first year was rough, and the continued existence of legacyweapons inFallout 76still looms over Appalachia.
Despite the severe backlash it endured at launch, Bethesda wasn’t willing to abandon its Fallout multiplayer spin-off just yet, and the game’s first turning point began with the release of Wastelanders.Fallout 76’s Wastelandersintroduced a proper main story to theFallout 76experience, complete with choices, factions, and a plethora of NPCs that populate the irradiated ruins of Appalachia. Since then, the game kept being expanded upon to the point of becoming a more than worthy entry in the iconicFalloutfranchise.
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As part of Bethesda’s celebration ofFallout’s 25th anniversary,Fallout 76is free to play from October 4th to October 11th, allowing players who have yet to purchase the title to give it a go. Should they find the game to their liking, they can purchaseFallout 76(as well as other games from theFalloutfranchise) at a staggering 75% discount. There may well be no better time to tryFallout 76than during this anniversary week, especially for players who have avoided the game at launch due to its controversial reputation.
There can be little doubt that2022 has been a good year forFallout 76, as the game continues to clean up its rough edges and expand upon the baseline it introduced at launch and through Wastelanders. A unique, and perhaps the healthiest aspect ofFallout 76has been the existence of a bustling in-game economy propped up solely by its players. The game allows them to set up interactive shops at their outposts for other players to browse.
Released last month,Fallout 76’s The Pitt updateis the latest content pack added to the game, introducing a new co-op experience for players to enjoy through its Expeditions. Set in post-nuclear Pittsburgh, players can (optionally) group up and brave its dilapidated streets while undertaking side quests to get the most value out of their Expedition. The rewards are substantial, and far more bounteous than those introduced with the daily ops that still, regardless, remain a mainstay inFallout 76’s experience.
There’s no shortage of ways that players can have fun in Appalachia withFallout 76these days. For those in want of its specific slice of nuclear Americana,Fallout 76provides it in spades – wrapped up in a relaxing multiplayer package that still adheres to theclassicFalloutexperiencethat has defined the franchise sinceFallout 3.
Fallout 76is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
