Everything Fallout 76 Gets Right, and Mistakes that Need Fixing
The Good: West Virginia Is a Great Setting
Fallout 76 is probably the prettiest game we’ve seen in the series thus far. The open world is so vibrant and full of color, and it’s a very welcome change from the dreary wastelands we’ve seen over the past few years.
Not only that, Fallout 76 actually makes use of West Virginia’s folklore and incorporates them into the game in interesting ways. The most obvious example is, of course, Mothman. For those who might not be familiar with the folklore, Mothman was a strange creature that was reportedly sighted in the area in 1966. It soon got a lot of mainstream attention through books and movies.
In Fallout 76, you can visit the famous Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, and even encounter the creature itself out in the wild. It’s terrifying. And also awesome. It’s not the only one, either, with the likes of the Grafton Monster, the Wendigo, and the Flatwoods Monster also all featuring.
