Next Fallout: Ideas?

[crazyfoxdemon]

I want only one thing.. Well.. not only one thing, but everything else has already been said..

Power Armor Samurai...

 

[Brandon237]

London!

When my friend and I were walking around the other week (being the keen nerds we are), we were highlighting places that could be used in a Fallout: London game. Just think about it; it would be awesome. Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, O2 Arena, Thames, London Eye etc etc.

And all the people would retain their British sense of carrying on with their business as usual.[sub]bip bip cheerio![/sub]

But London would be awesome, not only do you have memorable architecture and a ton of recognizable locations and sights.

Spoiler: The most major ones

Tower of London, Kew Gardens, Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, London Eye, Piccadilly, St. Pauls Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, Tower Bridge

Then you got the London underground which is one of the most extensive railway network in the world (perfect for something like Fallout) and a litany of British folk-lore and myths to derive enemies and characters from.

We are mailing you to Bethesda studios now. Please implement those ideas.
I would pay BIG money for a game that did London right.

My vote joins the many for FO London.

 

[WhiteandNeardy99]

I love the idea of setting it in London! There hasn't been a decent open-worlder set in London since GTA 2 really. In fact, can't think of any LOL

Personally I think more realistic damage for enemies. I've just shot you in the head at point blank range with a sawn-off shotgun, a) why is your head still attached? and b) why are you still attacking me???

I think this is being instigated into RAGE so it'll be interesting if Bethseda/Obsidian pick up on it.

The Getaway for the PS2 was a good London sandbox game really caught the grittiness of British organised crime.

 

[CheckD3]

I'd like to explore the lives of Vault Dwellers. There were lots of other Vaults, why don't we get to choose which Vault we start it, and it gives us a hometown, and the ultimate goal is to visit all the Vaults, or play as a decedent of someone who's job it is is to collect data from all the Vaults and see how the "testing" has gone. You'd get travel, new places, and hopefully a rich story that leaves you satisfied "fucking a burning dolphin"

Yeah the quote isn't used 100% accurately, shut up

 

[ChupathingyX]

Simple.

Place the next fallout hundreds of years after the last game, have an area where the enclave had flourished and created a fascist utopia/dystopia, where the main story involves you starting a revolution, though either terrorism, politics, or rising through the ranks.

Ofc the world around the enclave utopia is still a wasteland.

The Enclave have been blown up 3...fucking...times!

They're done, finished, kaput, gone, extinct, only remnants remain, and those remnants were in Fallout: New Vegas.

How about instead of reusing old factions we make new ones?

 

[Ninjamedic]

The Enclave have been blown up 3...fucking...times!

They're done, finished, kaput, gone, extinct, only remnants remain, and those remnants were in Fallout: New Vegas.

How about instead of reusing old factions we make new ones?

If we set it in England or Ireland we could make a faction based on the IRA, Power GAA jerseys!

 

[Brutal Peanut]

1) New Location(s)
We get it! The whole of America is a Post-Nuclear-War Wasteland. From sea to contaminated sea. What about the rest of the world? Is Europe a mess too? What about China? What have they spent the last 200 years doing? Did victory over America fling them into a golden age, or did we nuke them back to the stone age too?

2) Playable 'Races'
Maybe I don't want to be a human. Maybe I want to be a Ghoul (Radiation heals you, but your charisma gets a penalty)... or a semi-intelligent Super Mutant (superior strength and endurance, but charisma and intelligent takes a hit).

3) Vehicle bits
Here's an idea... dump fast travel. Let players buy a rusted old car and let them customize it with salvaged parts and weapons. Players would use said car to get from place to place quickly, and would even be attacked by bandits/raiders/wildlife. It would be like Mad Max!

The more I read these three ideas - the more I like them.

 

[Serving UpSmiles]

I want a Fallout: Australia.

And you thought Australia's fauna was deadly before the radiation. Step aside, Deathclaws, you've just been demoted to 'kitten' level of dangerous.

Why would the chinese bomb Australia? Also radioactive snakes and Kangaroos

 

[seryoga]

Ide like to see it set in mainland europe, preferably in the east. show STALKER how you make an open would rpg with a post apocalyptic theme(i know STALKER isnt technically post apocalyptic). Maybe do a crossover with metro 2033

 

[Phraggah]

Well I don't know where the series as a whole is going BUT the next rumored DLC for New Vegas, called Lonesome Road, focuses on The Courier(player) and the courier that was supposed to deliver the Platinum Chip (his name is Ulysses). Apparently Ulysses disappeared after he figured something out about the Platinum Chip to an area called "The Divide". In typical Obsidian fashion there are small clues pointing towards this area scattered throughout NV and its current DLCs.

At some point before the Second Battle of Hoover Dam, Ulysses contacts the Courier via radio transmission, promising to explain the incident in Primm in exchange for one final job. Depending on how Dead Money ended,

Spoiler

the ending slides say that word would eventually reach both Christine and Dog of some sort of a battle in the future.

The battle is said to take place at the Divide, "beneath the torn skies and the old world flag", between the two couriers, "each carrying a message for the other".

Useful links:
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Lonesome_Road_%28add-on%29
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Ulysses
http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Divide

 

[Turing]

A new game engine.

 

[ChupathingyX]

It's so annoying reading all these comments saying things like "what about Europe?".

How about you get over to the Fallout wiki and read the very well written timeline, then you might know why you couldn't really have a Fallout game set in Europe.

Almost everyone is dead and the place has been turned into absolute ruin. You could have a prequel to Fallout 1 set in Europe or during the Resource Wars but that wouldn't be that great and would be more like an action game than an RPG.

You could have a game set maybe in England but from what little we know it is pretty fucked up and would most likely be barren.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

Florida.

Sun, Beaches, Old People, Amusement Parks, Alligators!

Oh Orlando, very cool. Disney-wasteland :-D

What about pre-Katrina Nawlins?

I like the London idea above but don't think it fits with the Fallout thing. The universe is America post-USA. Although a super-mutant gatling laser showdown in the ruins of the House of Commons would be pretty fantastic :-D Seeing a ruined statue of Eros in Picadilly Circus would be quite poignant.

 

[ChupathingyX]

I like the London idea above but don't think it fits with the Fallout thing. The universe is America post-USA. Although a super-mutant gatling laser showdown in the ruins of the House of Commons would be pretty fantastic :-D Seeing a ruined statue of Eros in Picadilly Circus would be quite poignant.

Hate to be a buzzkill but, Super Mutants are exclusive to America.

 

[A-D.]

The Enclave have been blown up 3...fucking...times!

They're done, finished, kaput, gone, extinct, only remnants remain, and those remnants were in Fallout: New Vegas.

How about instead of reusing old factions we make new ones?

Twice. They were the main-enemy only in Fallout 2 and 3. The Remants appear in NV. They had NO appearance or even mention in Fallout 1.

To be honest, they still exist too, as is mentioned in the NV Dialogue Options. At least a bit more organized Outposts at the very least in the Chicago Area. Midwestern Brotherhood joining up with them maybe?

But yes, a Remake of the originals would be awesome, but its not going to be done because Interplay still holds Rights on those, if not the IP itself. So Bethesda, or anyone, cant simply remake it.

So we have to get a new one instead of a Remake. There are Options of course, Florida, the Everglades (Swamps) and Urban/Beach Areas, potentially even Military Bases such as Harbors. Think Rivet City, just a whole lot bigger, that could be put there anyways, its not like they are strictly bound to some specifics.

Or how about Arizona? It plays at the same Time as New Vegas, hence no overlap of Story, i.e. one affecting the other. Or maybe Montana (Badlands anyone?).

As for Enemies, do not re-use the Legion, instead focus on other Groups that we already know in Terms of Backstory. The Daughters of Hecate, the Hounds of Hecate. Maybe places like the Nursery and such? They have a buttload of Options to play with still before they have to make new stuff up at least.

One thing i want though is, a real bad Enemy. After the Enclave, having Ceasars Legion as the "Enemy" was just a step backwards from the Master and his Super Mutants and the Enclave, even though i hated them in F3 because they were just...weak. NV Remnants are a much closer Portrayal to the effective Power of the Enclave, and thats a 5 Man Team, not a whole Army like in F3.

So thats my Ideas, prolly a bit of a long post there but whatever ;P

 

[Cowabungaa]

Something with more colour and, well, life, even if it's mutated. As such, I vote Florida. Or the New Orleans region. Would add some musical variation as well.

I want a Fallout: Australia.

And you thought Australia's fauna was deadly before the radiation. Step aside, Deathclaws, you've just been demoted to 'kitten' level of dangerous.

In that case just make the Mad Max game I've been wanting for ages.

Texas, it's huge it's diverse it's got Cowboys.

Hm, would be too much like New Vegas.

 

[KingsGambit_v1legacy]

Hate to be a buzzkill but, Super Mutants are exclusive to America.

Fine, we have HYPER-mutants anyway and everyone knows it goes Super->Mega->Ultra->Hyper. So our mutants are better than your mutants and would totally kick your mutants' arses.

 

[ChupathingyX]

The Enclave have been blown up 3...fucking...times!

They're done, finished, kaput, gone, extinct, only remnants remain, and those remnants were in Fallout: New Vegas.

How about instead of reusing old factions we make new ones?

Twice. They were the main-enemy only in Fallout 2 and 3. The Remants appear in NV. They had NO appearance or even mention in Fallout 1.

The Enclave get blown up twice in Fallout 3.

First time is Raven Rock, second time is the Mobile Base.

Also to be even more specific you could conisder Liberty Prime's rampage as a total massacre, even the attack on the Satellite Relay Station was a major blow.

 

[Ice Car]

Fast transportation. Better FPS mechanics, so that VATS is not the only playstyle you can use effectively... Ability to turn at least a little faster, it takes way too long just to do a 180 and try to shoot my attacker. About 4 seconds, when I should be able to do it in about 1 second.

Also, moar items. Moar weapons. Moar armor. MOAR. MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOARRRRRRRRRRR!!! *ahem*

Moar areas. I'd like them to be moar in-depth, and not small-ass pointless caves like half of the areas in Vegas, and not practically identical in layout, mood, graphics, etc like the over 9000 Metro Stations in Fallout 3. Bring back Bobbleheads.

Keep the American setting.

 

[ChupathingyX]

Hate to be a buzzkill but, Super Mutants are exclusive to America.

Fine, we have HYPER-mutants anyway and everyone knows it goes Super->Mega->Ultra->Hyper. So our mutants are better than your mutants and would totally kick your mutants' arses.

Uhhh, I'm not American if that's what you are implying.

Alsp if a Fallout game ever was set in England, wouldn't you rather it be completely unique and not just take stuff from the past Fallouts? A completely new setting should have completely new stuff (unlike Fallout 3).