When the rights for the series were up in the air, the team joked internally that they should make Fallout 3. The wide-open world, the tone, the characters, and the fact that a player’s actions really mattered all struck a chord with the Bethesda team. Back in 1997, while working on their own RPG, Elder Scrolls II: Daggerfall, they fell in love with Fallout. It should come as no surprise that the team at Bethesda are fans of the original series. I had a chance to visit Bethesda’s Maryland studios to get a preview of the game, which is set to hit the PC, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 in 2008. Any misstep will be become a feast for Fallout fans and Internet trolls, and for many people, conclusions have already been drawn. There are some big shoes to fill, and they know that all eyes are on them.
The good news? Bethesda Softworks knows this. One thing has been made very clear - if you enjoy eating solid foods, do not f**k with the Fallout formula. Fans of the series are smart and they’re rabid - subsequent titles using the Fallout license that were released when the original team split ( Fallout Tactics and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel) were torn to shreds. Some ten years after the release of the original game, the bar Black Isle Studios set has yet to be truly hurdled. But taking on the pressure of crafting a next-generation Fallout? My cardiologist has advised me to sit that one out.įor some, the pseudo-1950s, post-apocalyptic world of the Fallout series is sacred. And yeah, everyone who works there drives cars that are not only way nicer than mine, but get far better gas mileage. For sure, their award-winning RPG, Oblivion, is going to go down in history books as one of the first truly great titles of this high-definition generation I wouldn’t mind having a stake in that.
I certainly don’t envy the folks at Bethesda Softworks.
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