https://www.cnet.com/news/fallout-76-youll-never-walk-alone/

I liked Fallout 76 a lot better the second time I played it. My first session in the beta I was presented with something that looked and felt a bit like Fallout, but had unfamiliar menus and a blandly spare opening level in a now-abandoned vault.

It's true that, like most players I suspect, I spent an inordinate amount of time in the character creation screen, experimenting with different chin lengths, hairstyles and nostril sizes. That part never gets old.