FALLOUT 76. YEEES.

ONLY 47.77 GB. 

It has come. I’ll admit, I am a Fallout fanboy, but I also like open exploration worlds that are full of detail and intrigue, which Fallout has yet to disappoint. 

The opening is reminiscent of FO3, where you are a dweller that has been in the Vault life for some time (25 years, to be precise). The year is 2076, our country’s 300 birthday. 

I slap on the newest PipBoy and immediately play a bartending holotape for about 15 minutes. After I get that out of the way, I’m reminded of how awesome I am with my various trophies. 

A romp thru the vault shows that, however awesome I am, I’m also lazy and am the last one out of the vault. Naturally I go thru the overseer’s computer to find she has her own secret mission. I make my way past tutorial standees and then triumphantly out the vault door. 

Walk out, and it’s dark. Wish it had a think like Conan where the opening was always day and then the player caught up to server time. Oh well.  Found myself a pink bat, beat some Scorched with it, and proceeded to follow the Overseer’s trail.  Thought the pink was a graphic error at first.

I then make my way to the nearest town and get introduced to the (now ex) Responders, those who helped people after the bombs dropped. I became a ‘volunteer’ and got a few more tutorials before heading out to follow the Overseer’s trail once again. 

And BAM it’s 4am. So little, yet so much. Gotta admit, there isn’t TOO much change from the format of FO4. Vats is 100% realtime and there is no pausing (scary). I’m interested to explore the C.A.M.P. system and how multiplayer pans out. I only spoke to one other player, and some other newbie tried to shoot me. I’m on board with how the PVP works, but am a bit worried people will still abuse it. Encumbrance works a bit different and after looting everything I could, I chew thru AP instead of grind to a single encumbered speed. Need to force invite friends to party up with.