The enormous success of the Prime Video series of the same name has had an undeniable impact on the Fallout games, but especially on one of the most rightly criticized games in the series.
Six years after its release, Fallout 76 is barely recognizable. But it wasn’t until the release of the Prime Video series that old and new players really became aware that the title had a very sad reputation for a long time.
Radioactive changes for Fallout 76
In 2018, Fallout 76 arrived like a dirty bomb. Full of bugs, with an open world that’s almost empty and not very interesting to explore. The result was one of the worst-reviewed games in history, both by critics and players. The situation didn’t improve when Bethesda added an exorbitantly expensive subscription to an already paid game to unlock features without which the game was a burden.
In 2020, a beginning of improvement came with Bill LaCoste, the game’s lead producer. He slowly but surely helped right the ship and steer the game in the right direction.” I noticed the same problems that players did: the lack of stability, NPCs, and content. So I shared all of this with the team and we worked together to get back on track. “, he explained in an interview with VG247Fallout 76 gradually became more stable and full of content. But for most players, the damage was already done. We had to wait six years after its release and the arrival of the Prime Video series to give it a new lease of life.
A beautiful and rare story of redemption
More than a million new players have started playing Fallout 76, the latest game in the series. This inevitably increased the pressure on the studio, as Bill LaCoste points out. But it was also a great opportunity, as the huge free Skyline Valley DLC was released shortly after, offering new features and a whole new area to visit. So the stars are aligned for the title that was long the least popular in the license, but which has since restored its image.
The venture was not a given, and many publishers would have rather given up on developing such a game than continue. So it seems that Fallout 76 has a pretty bright future ahead of it. Enough to help players wait for a Fallout 5 that may be coveted for a very long time.
