The popularity of the Fallout series, broadcast on Amazon Prime Video, makes you want to relaunch video games. And the biggest winner of the lot is undoubtedly Fallout 76.
In November 2018, we wrote a vitriolic article on Fallout 76 — an opinion which clearly reflected the failure of Bethesda, forced to accept the poor quality of its video game after a barrage of negative feedback. Today, the RPG still exists and the situation has changed: as we can see on the SteamDB database, Fallout 76 has just broken its record for players connected at the same time. More than five years after its launch, therefore.
Fallout 76 shows a peak of 73,368 people in the last 24 hours. This is more than double its previous record, recorded in May 2020 on the Valve platform (32,858). Before the series was broadcast on Amazon Prime Video, which provides some interesting easter eggs and lifts the veil on certain mysteries, the average was around 7,000 fans, with peaks above 12,000. The progression is notable, even if Fallout 76 came from very far away.
Thanks to the Fallout series, Fallout 76 redeems its image
Considering his chaotic departure, materialized by extremely low scores on Metacritic (52 out of 100 for the press, 2.8 out of 10 for the public), Fallout 76 saw a small miracle. Bethesda could also have let go of the matter over time, but the multiplication of updates and the addition of content have made it possible to rectify the situation – a little – (this will always be insufficient in the eyes of some). “ Can we finally admit that this is the best service game of the last decade? », goes so far as to dare MJ, a content creator, in a tweet published on April 21. Dare, when titles like World of Warcraft, Sea of Thieves, Final Fantasy XIV or Fortnite exist.
He then argues: “ Fallout 76 has lasted longer than dozens of other game-services, and it’s still supported ”, before changing his mind: “ In truth, we all know that the best service game of the last decade is either Helldivers 2 or Sea of Thieves. But I really like Fallout 76. »
If we look at the most recent ratings on Metacritic, the average is well above 2.8 out of 10. The sample is small: since the series aired fallout (i.e. April 11), four of the six reviews published are very positive. “ A great fun game! It has improved a lot since its launch, yes there are still bugs but I still recommend it », underlines Fsociety33, which gives 10 out of 10. thiccskull agrees: “ The recent negative reviews do not reflect the current state of the game — a unique online experience that should be enjoyed by most fans of the saga. » More critically, eggmanjames230 deplores the narrative gaps and technical problems. If you ever plan to get started in Fallout 76don’t hesitate to play a character with characteristics close to those of the series.
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