I won’t lie and say that I’ve always lovedFallout 76. At launch, I jumped on the frankly well-argued bandwagon and hatedFallout 76despite never playing it. Later, after many updates, I finally tried it - purely out of a lack of other co-op games to play with my sibling - and enjoyed my time a lot until a bug caused me to lose all of my progress and, more importantly, saved images of our journey together. I then came back once more in 2020 when Bethesda finally added NPCs, but I struggled to convince myself it was time well spent.
Since then, I’ve kept my eye onFallout 76and its updates, many of which have been intriguing, but never good enough to pull me back in. However,Fallout 76’slatest update is so refreshing, so bizarre, and so brilliant that it has finally convinced me to reinstall the game, give it another shot, and, naturally, rope my begrudging sibling into playing it with me. While I can’t say whether I’ll rediscover my love for Bethesda games through this update, it certainly looks fun enough to try.
Fallout 76 Is Doubling Down On Ghouls
It Is One Of The Best Things To Happen To The Game
Fallout 76’slatest season,Glow of the Ghoul- which is remarkably season 20, something that baffles me considering I never thought it would last more than a few years - is finally bringing the long-teased feature of playing as a Ghoul. This comes months after thehugeSkyline Valleyupdate, which added a new region and more, although I missed it completely. Importantly,along with the announcement of theSkyline Valleyupdate, Bethesda revealed that players would be able to turn into Ghouls via theGhoul Withinupdate.
The announcement piqued my interest, as it felt like something truly new within theFalloutfranchise. I was keen to finally get the opportunity to play as someone other than a typical vault dweller. Of course, I’d have to wait a while to get toplay as a Ghoul, butnow that theGhoul Withinupdate is finally coming - as it coincides with theGlow of the Ghoulseason - I’m finally ready to jump back intoFallout 76. I’m excited for all things Ghoul, and Bethesda doubling down on its ghoulish content makes me think it is too.
What To Expect From Fallout 76 This Month
Some Ghoulishly Good Content
TheGlow of the Ghoulseason is bringing two major additions toFallout 76. As aforementioned,the biggest of those two is theGhoul Withinupdate, which allows players to turn into Ghouls once they reach level 50. This completely changes the player’s overall appearance, while adding some unique mechanics that add a new layer of challenge, while also giving the player some much-needed bonuses. It’s a fun trade-off, one that I think could make the game’s already interesting combat and exploration even better.
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The second feature that theGlow of the Ghoulseason is adding is new C.A.M.P. content. These are all ghoul-themed, including a cool-looking skeleton in a barrel of green ooze, which will surely lead to someimpressive player-made C.A.M.P.sworth checking out. While this side of the season doesn’t really interest me,it is cool to seeFallout 76’sC.A.M.P. feature get so many updates, especially as it feels like the entire reason why the game is an MMO rather than the far better-suited format of a single-player RPG experience.
I Couldn’t Be Happier About More Ghoul Content In Fallout 76
It Feels Like A Refreshing Change
I’ve made it no small secret thatI didn’t loveFallout 76. It isn’t that, on principle, the game is bad, but rather that Bethesda’s handling of it, in conjunction with its rather lackluster approach to game design currently, ruined the experience for me. I wanted to loveFallout 76, but beyond increasing the prevalence of the base-building mechanics that I struggle to believe was anyone’s favorite part ofFallout 4, and making it multiplayer,there was nothing unique about it that made it worth suffering through the bugs and bad performance.
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However, the inclusion of playable Ghouls, in addition to the many admittedly impressive improvements made to the game over the years, feels like a fresh new idea for the series. It is going to injectFallout 76with something that actually helps it stand out, something that isn’t possible in any of the other BethesdaFalloutgames without the use of mods. While I’m not entirely sure that Ghouls will saveFallout 76, I’m hopeful that they’ll do enough to get me back in and remind me of the huge potential this multiplayer game has.
