I don't see when it part of PS Plus why you shouldn't at least try.

yes

Elaborate because we all know history with this game

I loved it when I played it. It caught a bad rap because of a flopped launch. But just like Cyberpunk, it recovered and became great. Lots of microtransactions though. That does suck.

It depends on your expectations and your experience with Fallout up to this point.

If you're expecting an experience as deep and wide as Fallout 4, no.

If you enjoy a shorter game, but one that has grindy end-game content (like, if you enjoy grinding for loot / gear), you might get a lot of mileage out of it.

Story content is short, and it's not bad. To really "get your money's worth" out of it, you'll want to be the type of player who likes to do dailies, or repetitive "raid" type content.

Rocky start. Actually pretty decent now with all the content updates and fixes.

The game may not be the very best in story, but the game is constantly updated with service maintenance and special events too. While it may look "pay to win", it isn't as most paid items are decor. You are also given multiple opportunities during events and goals in the game where you can earn the in game currency (atoms) that allows you to freely purchase the paid content. Also the community is nice and and pretty connected so if you'd need help, a majority of people are willing. Despite the crap the game got early on, it's actually very fun.

Good insight. Is the game actually beatable, though, or is it just continuous play and trophy hunting? To clarify -- does it actually have an end, like Fallout 4 or most other games?

As someone who played since release I would yes but be wary of glitches that stop the loading screens from loading the and having to delete the game sometimes.

Bruh.

Honestly was a simple yes to a simple question.

All of the major stories have ends. Original quest has you uncovering what happened to your Overseer. Wastelanders has you eventually raid a vault of gold bullion with either the raiders or settlers. Steel Reign has you fighting alongside the Brotherhood of Steel until you have to make a choice about the future of Appalachia's Brotherhood chapter.

All the story missions and side missions have endings. There's around 20ish hours of story content. Once you've exhausted all of those, then it's up to you if you want to keep playing end-game content which is, as mentioned, repetitive grindy stuff for better gear / character stats.