Rumor: Bethesda Teases Next Fallout With New Website - UPDATED

[Muspelheim]

I'm not even American and I know this series needs to stay in America. The cultural references to 1950's America is part of what makes Fallout what it is.

Without the American feel, it may as well not be Fallout.

Yes, but once again, American culture tends to spread, and it did so espesially in the 1950's. I can imagine that it was an even greater cultural force in the Fallout universe.

Pretty much all of the Western world in that universe were likely sipping Nuka-Cola and dreaming about big, nuclear mile-eaters.

That is absolutely true, the 50's world of tomorrow is strictly American.

But, do any other countries have anything comparable? A Fallout game set outside the US can't reasonably be the 50's world of tomorrow setting, but it does not mean it can't be done with the same sense of humor take on some other country's view of a high technology future.

The 50's World of Tomorrow certainly did exist in the outside world at that time. Perhaps as a localized variant, but the broad strokes were there.

Not only that, but it's been well established in the Fallout lore that post-war Europe is dead. D-E-A-D DEAD!
The understanding is that during the resource war, when the UN split up and America annexed Canada, the infighting and inability to agree on a plan of action rendered the nations of Europe incapable of defending themselves against the encroaching Nuclear Armageddon, and as a result, damn near nobody other then the United States and China still have livable atmospheres. The Fallout Bible has more on all this, and it's talked about from time to time in FO1&2.

OT: Even though I know deep down that this is probably a hoax, I reeeeeally want to play a next-gen Fallout title, and it has been quite a few years since New Vegas, so the time is about right.
I guess we'll see on December 11th...

Well, it'd still be worth their time showing us that. It doesn't have to have an entire game for itself, but it'd certainly be DLC material.

Perhaps as an Institute thing, a rebuilt ship carrying scientists and their hired guns (including Mister or Miss Player) travels east or south to recover tech they've found out about in old Pre-War CIA documents recently uncovered.

It'd be interesting, perhaps there could be a gasmask/rebreather mechanic as you explore the lunar landscape, or whatever form it'd take.

 

[Louzerman102]

*27 days from now*

This is Bethesda announcing a new installment in the fallout series. Its free to play and only on iOS.

 

[008Zulu_v1legacy]

Set it in Australia. Problem solved.

I am more interested in what bugs and glitches the games will contain rather than the game itself at this point.

 

[newwiseman]

interesting but... what is Europe like in the eternally idealized post-war pre-sexual revolution 1950s-60s?

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Hoping it's a numbered one...Loved New Vegas but I'm ready for number 4. Hoping it's going to take place in the east coast again, maybe New England.

 

[PoolCleaningRobot]

A next-gen Fallout title?

OH GOD PLEASE YES.

God knows that the graphics in the recent Fallout games are pretty low-end, a touch up would be nice, or alternatively, a huge expansion of the world, using the same graphics, but using the remaining processor power to deepen the game.

Or better than all that, a new engine to fix the root of all the problems.

I find the combat against the numerous glitches and bugs to be part of the authentic Fallout experience.

Indeed. It's not Fallout until until I've completely wrecked the game and exploited all its bugs. It would take away the challenge if I didn't have to pay a visit to the Vault wiki to fix a broken quest. And I totally agree. The only thing the Fallout games need is better graphics and physics to make the world more interactive and add a few survival elements (please add weather!). I hope this site hype-machine is legit

 

[Paradoxrifts]

They should set it in Massachusetts (home of the institute), and have the main character learn that they're a synthetic humanoid halfway through the game. Extra points will be rewarded if your character finds out that a portion of the game up to that point never actually occurred anywhere but inside their own head.

And if they're going to set it comfortably outside of California there shouldn't be any references to groups that are unique to California. No more Super Mutants, no more Brotherhood Of Steel, etc, etc. Just take the 'rules' of the Fallout setting and apply them to bring us something creative and fresh. Stop reheating leftovers. New Vegas was like the perfect bookmark to the story that was started in Fallout 1 & 2. Lets see something new.

 

[Edapurg]

Maybe this is just wishful thinking, but if we're assuming locations based on how the date is written then it's entirely possible that it'll be set in Australia. Which would mean something like Mad Max but with all the irradiated trappings of the Fallout series to boot. That would be pretty awesome to see, especially if the accents are non-terrible.

 

[Arnoxthe1]

Fallout, eh? I was sort of hoping they were working on another Elder Scrolls instead, but oh well. This is probably for the best. Skyrim still has a lot of life in it and we can definitely wait.

 

[Skeleon]

In Britain? Are you guys serious? Replace the USA with a setting so culturally similar? Please don't.
Use somewhere in continental Europe or - maybe even better - China (as the USA's primary antagonist in the war surrounding the nuclear holocaust). See it from their point of view, perhaps?

Also, I'm curious about Africa. I'm not that well-versed in the Fallout setting, but did Africa actually take part in the global war or was it mostly left to its own devices? What was the political situation/stability there during the conflict? Were they even hit with nukes or largely ignored as every major power bombed each other into oblivion? Was there a confederation of nations or were they still splintered?

 

[Scorpid]

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Offend who? The hardcore Fallout fans who want everything to stay the same? While I don't think you should actively try to piss off your fanbase, fans can get pretty ridiculous. Zelda fans freaked out over the look of Wind Waker and DMC fans freaked out over the new direction of the series, even though it was only a stylistic one, so they can get pretty irrational.

There are other places to go, you could go to the American south, canada, Cuba/Florida, Texas (though it would probably be more of New Vegas). Fallout hasn't completely explored its twist on 50's america.

Maybe in a superficial sense, but apart from that, what else REALLY has to be explored? I get it, it's American iconography and idealism that was present through the 20's to the 50's twisted and put into a post apocalyptic wasteland, what else you got? It might be neat to see things in the deep south, a region that wasn't reflected in classic American idealism, but I think that's just because I really liked Point Lookout.

As has been said already, American culture in that period of time was not at all isolated to America. It spread all over. It would be cool to see how that might be viewed with a unique filter.

...Then clearly you are looking for a different series. With the exception of post WWII Japan, Cuba and Hawaii(?), American occupations or expat colonies don't register in American pop culture, which is the focus of the series.

EDIT: You could include Native American culture but that would just be seen as too sad and exploitative.

EDIT2: OH WAIT THEY DID DO THAT... and it was that ='(

 

[Syntax Error]

So, the setting will be 18 years after The Courier made the Mojave his ***** and the main character now "The Survivor" has probably been through a lot before the plot even starts. Interesting. I hope Obsidian handles this as well. I was honestly surprised by the choices in New Vegas (not The Witcher - level choices, but it was good where it mattered). I hope they get the benefit of a full project timeline. As glorious my romp through New Vegas was, I have a constant fear of the game suddenly refusing to load my saves and random crashes. That and post-game content. I'll be tuning in to this one.

 

[CriticalMiss]

Beatles!

Since it's a Fallout game they would have to be Radbeatles.

 

[Elfgore]

One good thing about this, is that Bethesda has a clean slate to work with if it does take place in Europe. The BOS is the remnants of the american army and the Enclave of the government. The NCR and CL are both region based. Really am interested in seeing what they do.

I am kinda shocked if it takes place in Europe as I thought there were several articles that mentioned them scouting out the commonwealth and it's area for the next fallout. Hm, curious.

 

[Scorpid]

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Offend who? The hardcore Fallout fans who want everything to stay the same? While I don't think you should actively try to piss off your fanbase, fans can get pretty ridiculous. Zelda fans freaked out over the look of Wind Waker and DMC fans freaked out over the new direction of the series, even though it was only a stylistic one, so they can get pretty irrational.

There are other places to go, you could go to the American south, canada, Cuba/Florida, Texas (though it would probably be more of New Vegas). Fallout hasn't completely explored its twist on 50's america.

Maybe in a superficial sense, but apart from that, what else REALLY has to be explored? I get it, it's American iconography and idealism that was present through the 20's to the 50's twisted and put into a post apocalyptic wasteland, what else you got? It might be neat to see things in the deep south, a region that wasn't reflected in classic American idealism, but I think that's just because I really liked Point Lookout.

As has been said already, American culture in that period of time was not at all isolated to America. It spread all over. It would be cool to see how that might be viewed with a unique filter.

...Then clearly you are looking for a different series. With the exception of post WWII Japan, Cuba and Hawaii(?), American occupations or expat colonies don't register in American pop culture, which is the focus of the series.

It's not about registering with American pop culture exclusively, that's not what I said. I said it would be cool to see the zeitgeist that was American pop culture viewed through a different cultural filter. As I've said already, if we don't innovate, we stagnate. Changing up locations and perspectives isn't derivative, doing the same thing over and over again is.

If they stayed in California, yes I would agree, but they don't they move to different places and different ideas in American Popculture. Washington, Chicago, Las Vegas, briefly touched on Mormonism, as I stated before Native Americans, my favorite DLC covered the Great Gatsby. But it has to stay in America viewed by the decedents of Americans. To do otherwise would be like taking guns out of CoD, or Knives out of Assassins Creed. Taking the Batsuit out of Batman, the sand box out of GTA, or Portal puzzles out of Portal. It would make it pointless to call it Fallout. Innovation for the sake of not being SEEN as derivative isn't a good use of any property if it's taking its entire flavor and identity with it. I mean the worse games in the fallout series, Brotherhood of Steel, tried this and it's no longer considered even canon.

EDIT: Sorry not Chicago, I meant Pittsburgh.

 

[Syntax Error]

I'm not even American and I know this series needs to stay in America. The cultural references to 1950's America is part of what makes Fallout what it is.

Without the American feel, it may as well not be Fallout.

Be that as it may, the lore is actually very rich and has references to other countries. Heck, I'd be really interested in a Fallout game set in the events leading up to the Great War. And while the aesthetics of the game is squarely rooted in fifties America, it's not like devastated America is the only place left in the world. It would be interesting to see how the other continents fared after the bombs fell.

 

[CharrHearted]

Fallout, eh? I was sort of hoping they were working on another Elder Scrolls instead, but oh well. This is probably for the best. Skyrim still has a lot of life in it and we can definitely wait.

Skyrim has... life in it?

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XD no offence but all the characters in skyrim are soulless and you never get the option to change anything in the way you want it, always one set ending, no proper alt paths, everything usually the same, all dungeons having more or less the same set up, it felt so horrible XD Fallout New Vegas however... ho ho ho! There's a keeper, but thats because it was done by obsidian, not Bethesda.

 

[Astoria]

Oh please let this be about Fallout! It's my favorite game series and I've been super keen for this since I finished Skyrim. I don't care where it's set (although Europe somewhere would be interesting) I just want more Fallout