If you have been following the news in the forums about Fallout 4 it seems there might be some truth to them. According to The Vault Bethesda has trademarked the next Fallout game.
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Bethesda Softworks - Fallout 4 Trademark
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I smell a... wumpus!?
Predictable as ever, Doctor... ummm I mean Bethesda.
Jeez, this 50th anniversary thing is really getting to me.
Jeez, this 50th anniversary thing is really getting to me.
Not going to happen, and I wouldn't want to see that anyways.
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I'm just playing. I do wonder what a Bethesda-made, isometric, open-world game would look like, though.
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Nah, I want them to bring back the awe of leaving the bomb shelter....that first step out in fallout 3 was awesome.
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How about something else instead of walking out of a vault again. It's been almost 300 years since the first game, and it would be nice to start in a town or city.
Agreed. Bethesda gets stuck on an opening vignette and never changes. It's okay for a TES not to start in prison and okay for Fallout not to start in a vault. Start it at the Institute or in the Commonwealth.
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No they didn't but every Fallout game except Fallout NV had you leaving a vault. That's all I meant.
Though Bethesda does have a habit of havng you start as a prisoner in the Elder Scroll games.
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No they didn't but every Fallout game except Fallout NV had you leaving a vault. That's all I meant.
I think, and this is just my opinion, is it is almost a running joke going back to the original arena....which I can see as sort of a calling card.
So far bethesda vault = 1 interplay = 2
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I don't really care where I start - as long as they retain the brilliant exploration. Beyond that, I'm hoping for better writing and mechanics.
Considering how excellent Skyrim was, this is great news. After Oblivion, Bethesda games have improved considerably and I hope they continue to move in the right direction. If they do, FO4 could end up being spectacular.
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Fallout 2 we start in a village, but I agree about TES games, and in their case except Arena and Skyrim we don't know what crime the PC commited to be thrown in a jail...No they didn't but every Fallout game except Fallout NV had you leaving a vault. That's all I meant.
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In Skyrim, the avatar is an illegal immigrant who crossed borders.
Since the series (TES) is about developping the narrative of a character, it is expected you start with a blank character, with no past, no relationship etc....
It does not matter who the avatar' was, it matters who the avatar becomes under the guidance of the player.
Since the series (TES) is about developping the narrative of a character, it is expected you start with a blank character, with no past, no relationship etc....
It does not matter who the avatar' was, it matters who the avatar becomes under the guidance of the player.
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I too would prefer a totally new engine. God knows Bethesda can afford to build a brand new engine to rule them all with the money they're making from Skyrim. The reason they may not do this though is the legion of modders who are trained in Gamebryo/Creation.
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Well you do it's called the Creation Engine, but we all know it's just Gamebryo heavily modified. Still I agree it would be nice if they created, or bought a different engine for all future games.
In Fallout 1 you start outside the vault but you are coming from inside the vault and cannot immediately re-enter. In Fallout 2 you start just outside the vault and your only path is to go inside the vault. In Fallout 3 you grow up inside the vault until you are forced to leave. I always saw Fallout: NV as a spin off so I think it is likely to have a vault related beginning in F4. Will be interesting to see how they can keep it fresh though.