Fallout 76 uses its charisma to emphasize how special friendship can be

Kickin' a ghoul in the head is a riotous good time, but wouldn't it be more fun with some buddies? And that roving pack of raiders, maybe they'd be a little less fearsome with some trusted pals by your side?

Fallout 76 is Bethesda's first multiplayer Fallout game, and of course the developer doesn't prefer that you wander West Virginia by yourself. It wants groups of Wasteland Warriors raising hell en masse. Shared memories are better memories. Stick with them through thick and thin.

But don't stick with them if it gets too thick. If they end up dead, steal their bottlecaps and find sturdier friends.