Poll: Fallout 4, would you buy it?

[The Artificially Prolonged]

Yes I imagine I will, though I doubt we will see one for at least two years. I wish Bethesda would allow Obsidian to make another Fallout game because out of the new Fallout games New Vegas was my favorite. Though given recent news I doubt would happen.

 

[Kahunaburger]

If it's made by Obsidian.

 

[PhantomEcho]

Yes. Yes I will.

And to hell with anyone who suggests I shouldn't! Bethesda, Obsidian, some combination of both, hell... I don't care if it's programmed and written by a species of sentient badgers! So long as it's got an engaging, quirky post-apocalyptic wasteland where I can stroll around free as I please, charming the girlies and blowing away anything and everything that gets in my way...

... I'm going to love it.

 

[Terminate421]

Seeing that it is unlikely that Bethesda would not make another Fallout game.

Whats stopping them?

I would totally buy it, I would prefer that its set in Atlanta as seeing my hometown flattened by a nuke would be great.

 

[putowtin]

I doubt I'd buy it if Bethesda developed it. If Obsidian developed it, I'd pre-order.
Please please please please please at the very least co-develop it with Obsidian. They have Tim Cain as full-fledged staff now! Cain! Sawyer! AVELLONE!

I played Fallout 3 and didn't enjoy it. That was my first foray into Fallout games, so I thought I just didn't like the series. But then I decided to give New Vegas a chance when I heard all about the faction system, which was something I had been saying for a long time that Bethesda games needed. And I freaking love New Vegas. I'm currently on my...fifth playthrough? It's just wonderful.

What would I want to see in it? More cause and effect. More heavily themed quests like there were in New Vegas (especially the DLC). I'd like them to center us on a community. Make us really feel part of it, to the point where we will want to come back and check in. Let us try to help that community in different ways (or destroy it) and have it change over the course of the game.

One of the most interesting parts of a post-apocalyptic game to me is the rebuilding of communities, cities, and societies. I'd like to be a direct part of them, and have the changes be tangible.

^ this is my answer ^

tra la la la la!

 

[pspman45]

unless it's anything like the buggy train wreck Fallout: New Vegas, then sure
Fallout 3 was like my favorite game EVER!

 

[Bvenged]

If Obsidian primarily develops it, I'm not touching it with a 10ft pole.
If Obsidian lend a helping hand and Bethesda primarily develop it, it's already bagged as a pre-order.

 

[Right Hook]

So after the double negative in your intro, I'm assuming you're saying it's likely that Bethesda will make another Fallout, in which case I agree with you.

I enjoy using double negatives. It's like toying with someone.

It sure is, you scared me for a second because I wasn't reading closely. I'd definitely get the next Fallout, it is one of my favorite game series after all.

 

[Jitters Caffeine]

In a heartbeat. Here's hoping they put that Skyrim engine to good use after how boring it was.

 

[GonzoGamer]

If it isn't a buggy mess, sure.

Yea.
I'd buy it but definitely not at launch and probably not for the ps3.
You have to give them a few months after launch to actually get the game working.

 

[Durgiun]

Would I buy it?

*****, I would take it out on the town, get it drunk, have sex with its tight little hole, give it babies, marry it at shotgun point from its daddy and live happily ever after. It's Fallout, damn it!

 

[SajuukKhar]

I would only buy fallout 4 if they got Obsidian to write the plot.

Bethesda showed very clearly with Fallout 3 that they understand little about what makes the fallout series what it is.

all one has to do is look at mothership Zeta to understand why they should never be allowed to write a Fallout story ever again.

 

[Erttheking]

I'd have to get a look at what they were planning for it first, but if I had to dive blind, yeah I guess so.

 

[Muspelheim]

It's always interesting to see the wildly contrasting opinions regarding Fallout 3 and New Vegas, and how so many liked one, but dislike the other.

Indeed, they were rather different yet so like.

I actually liked Fallout 3 the more, since it was my introduction to the series. However, I also think that I'm a bit more of a casual fan, and that it'd honestly be better if Obsidian handled it. There are bigger fans than me, with a very different take on the spirit and feel of the Fallout universe, and I do think they're more "right" than I am.

And again, if it's mod-friendly, it'll be easy to adjust it according to my personal tastes anyway. Hell, I found the prospect of playing as a regular old human boring enough in Fallout 3, so I went and got a custom race-mod (and a furry-race on top of that, too). So, yeah, "proper" fans really do deserve the game they like more than I do, at the end of the day.

 

[Launcelot111]

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For the record, FO:4 is most likely going to take place at or around the Capital Wasteland again. The original two Fallouts were put out by a company in the California area, which is why they were based in Cali. Fallout 3 was put out by Bethesda, which is situated in the DC Tri-State area. Since Bethesda is going to put out the next Fallout as well, I would be shocked for it not to be in the Capital Wasteland again. That said, I could definitely see side companies, like Obsidian, picking the game up. I've had my fingers crossed that a British company will raise their hands next.

I doubt we'll see too much green, unless Oasis is followed up on. As for size, I have a feeling that, based off of what Skyrim has done (rendering the map of the entire Tamriel Landscape, but only actually "populating" the province of Skyrim) I have a feeling that Bethesda may move in the direction of creating a larger world space than they use, and then populating the rest in larger "expansion-pack" type installments. One of the big rumors for Skyrim is that the three expansion-packs will take place in Hammerfell, Morrowind, and Cyrodiil respectively, which would mean that the explorable-world space could quardruple in size. Considering that the land is already pre-rendered (which was actually the major hurdle in modding efforts to create other parts of Tamriel in earlier games), it would make sense. What does this mean for Fallout? Well, it would be possible to recreate DC, and then extend the map over the course of three or four major installments, expanding the scope of the game greatly. My personal opinion is that is what I hope they do. Unlike a lot of people, I don't mind if Bethesda releases a game that isn't fully finished. I'd like for them to finish the main story arc and associated side quests, but past that, I'm ok with waiting for the other parts to come out.

I think it's overly simplistic to say that the location of the games are a direct result of where the company making the game is based. 1/2/NV are all very connected in terms of characters/factions/history, so keeping things in the same geographic area to allow for continuity of the setting seems like a more pressing concern than simply saying that the games are in California just because Black Isle/Obsidian are in California. On the same page, Bethesda is in Maryland, so it may have some unique insight into Washington compared to other developers, but Washington is probably the most distinctive American city in terms of landmarks, history, and role in the country, so it was an inspired choice to set 3 in DC regardless of where Bethesda is based. Now, 3 also shows us that there are other notable East Coast settlements like the Pitt and the Commonwealth. I think Bethesda might stay on the East Coast, but I think they will explore the expansions of the lore they have developed rather than limiting themselves to the Capital Wasteland.

Moreover, seeing as the first person limits the size of the map compared to the isometric perspective of 1/2 where you could get a car and drive a couple hundred miles, I think that reusing DC would be boring because that one city would be the whole game rather than one of 10 major cities, and we have already seen that city in great detail. And even more, the conflict in the Capitol from 3 was more or less resolved, so the story would be either seeing how rebuilding would be coming along after Project Purity or introducing another random invading force , which would be too similar to the Enclave.

Long story short, I think Bethesda or whoever makes this would be smart not to revisit DC so soon. My choices would be New York (forget the wasteland, go all out urban), New Orleans (to see the intersection of the unique local culture and the developments of the Fallout universe, with mutated crocodiles for good measure) and San Antonio (because it's small enough to not be a major target, so the story could be a hampered society dedicated to protecting America from some post-apocalyptic menace coming out of Mexico, with a final battle where you hold off overwhelming opposition from the Alamo)

 

[Link Kadeshi]

I'd happily donate more money to Bethesda'a "Take Over the World Fund" for a Fallout 4. I'm not so keen on paying an extra $10 for a PC game, mind you... It's more greed than anything else.

 

[BlueberryMUNCH]

See I know this is heresy, but I didn't like New Vegas. That said, Fallout 3 is...definitely in my top 10 games of all time. Hmm. Just didn't like it haha, dunno why.

Nowadays I can't really afford that many games, so yeah I'll probably get it if it turns out to be good or when it comes down in price.

[small]or if it's set in London...[/small]