Coming from a New Vegas stan who hated 3 and 4 while trashing 76 for years, I have to admit, Fallout 76 has the best story and worldbuilding of any Bethesda Fallout, with the gameplay and graphics largely being a refinement of 4. Appalachia is stunning and an absolute blast to explore, with a massive amount of quests and content to keep even solo players entertained for hours. I adore how Bethesda integrated the local culture and folklore of Appalachia into the game, with cryptids such as the Mothman, Grafton Monster, and the Flatwoods monster being represented in the game (and Mothman being a major part of the story with the various sects of the Cult of the Mothman). Fallout 76 is a departure from the single player games of its predecessors, which is a departure almost as big as the switch between the isometric 2D games and the 3D open world ones, and as such its not for all fans of earlier Fallout games. It's an MMO, which entails things like grinding for high level loot, microtransactions to keep the servers online, lack of modding, ect, but also entails things such as being multiplayer, getting constant content updates to the game for free, a major emphasis on cosmetic customization, and more. If you understand and are OK with playing a Fallout MMO, you will have a great time with Fallout 76

Coming from a New Vegas stan who hated 3 and 4 while trashing 76 for years, I have to admit, Fallout 76 has the best story and worldbuilding of any Bethesda Fallout, with the gameplay and graphics largely being a refinement of 4. Appalachia is stunning and an absolute blast to explore, with a massive amount of quests and content to keep even solo players entertained for hours. I adore how Bethesda integrated the local culture and folklore of Appalachia into the game, with cryptids such as the Mothman, Grafton Monster, and the Flatwoods monster being represented in the game (and Mothman being a major part of the story with the various sects of the Cult of the Mothman). Fallout 76 is a departure from the single player games of its predecessors, which is a departure almost as big as the switch between the isometric 2D games and the 3D open world ones, and as such its not for all fans of earlier Fallout games. It's an MMO, which entails things like grinding for high level loot, microtransactions to keep the servers online, lack of modding, ect, but also entails things such as being multiplayer, getting constant content updates to the game for free, a major emphasis on cosmetic customization, and more. If you understand and are OK with playing a Fallout MMO, you will have a great time with Fallout 76