Poll: What should be the next setting of Fallout 4

[Apollo45]

I'd like to see it in Chicago honestly. And not, its TOOOTALLY not because I live near that city.

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I'd like to see it in Colorado, and totally not because I live in Colorado...

Seriously though, it'd be a pretty cool setting having it around Denver, with the mountains to the West and plains/city to the East. Lots of potential for some terrain differences, some actual forested areas instead of just nuclear wasteland with few exceptions, some old military bases (Cheyenne Mountain being the primary, but also the Air Force Academy and the like), a moderately large city to be set around, and so on. Definitely has some potential.

Edit: Of course, after reading up on Fallout: Tactics, I discovered that Vault 0 is already located in Cheyenne Mountain. So there's that.

 

[Taylor Whittington-Heeney]

Australia, Europe, Florida, and New York are all great locations for a fallout games. Personalty I would love Bethesda to give us even small glimpse of the world outside world even if it's just a part of DLC.

 

[Aulleas123]

I would actually place it in the Northern panhandle of Texas.

Essentially, you'd be part of either an opened vault village or a closed vault in the mid-west, close to the border of New Mexico and Oklahoma. You would travel both east and west and encounter the major societies which took root in these areas. I don't know what would be to the East, but one could see Caesar's Legion or an evolved form of such in the West (see note). Basically, you'd be either hunting down someone or something necessary for the future of your community or for revenge of some kind. The setting of the mid-west would allow for major landscapes to be explored without the hindrance of poorly designed cities (such as DC in Fallout 3) and the wide roaming space allows the character to have plenty of time to travel.

(note: I'm not quite sure how far the Legion made it on it's Eastern border but I could see it going into New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, etc. Apologies if I got the geography of the Legion incorrect.)

 

[PedroSteckecilo]

The Southern US, Louisiana would be the best place because of the swamps and such.

 

[Bat Vader]

I think having a Fallout game set in China would be pretty neat. I think it would be interesting to see how China is recovering after the war.

 

[Dr.Awkward]

You know what? Change my recommendation to Indianapolis. Not because it's the capital of my home state, but because a) it would be largely untouched from the war, and b)despite the rather flat urban sprawl, expand the map out a bit and you'd get quite a few interesting locales instead of just the Indy 500.

 

[legend of duty]

maybe the carribean or an archipelgo of some kind. Super Mutant Pirates, sailing around,sea battles with the fatman,and exploring navy warships and aircraft carriers.And with the rebreather explore coves and get scared to death from those fish people.

 

[CaptainMarvelous]

Going with Australia, because all the weird 50's stuff happened everywhere guys. Every country had the 50's. We all had that stuff, odd little cartoons, sale people in bad jackets, itvwasn't just America.
Though plotwise, wouldnt mind a more Skyrim-style device ala Dragonborn. Like you play as a Lawman or something since you can still commit acts of tomfoolery and plain evil, its just notable because you're supposed to be a Marshall.

 

[Wanderer787]

I'd like to see one set in London, personally. I've visited before, and it'd be very jarring to see London transformed into a part of a world-wide wasteland.

 

[Blachman201_v1legacy]

Every location on the US East Coast is fair game, as I want Bethesda as far away from torching the West Coast setting in any way as possible. As much as I think they an adequate job with Fallout 3, I think that they would inevitably mess up what Black Isle and Obsidian has been building up so far.

 

[songnar]

Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas.

When you note the giant metroplex and occasional rural sprawl, you'll understand.

 

[Weaver]

I voted for Ronto because I'm moving there with my fiance in a few months.

Welcome to Canada! Toronto is a great city, I hope you like it

 

[MDSnowman]

I voted for Ronto because I'm moving there with my fiance in a few months.

Welcome to Canada! Toronto is a great city, I hope you like it

Thanks, my Fiance got accepted to University of Toronto for grad school. She lived there a while ago and we're crazy excited to be going there together.

 

[likalaruku]

I think my dyslexic eyes need a break. The first time I read the title, it said "What should I next be setting on fire?"

 

[5ilver]

Oh, it's THIS thread again... que people saying somewhere outside the US, and then people explaining why it can't happen.
OT: Somewhere with famous historical monuments and landmarks and a new environment, like always. I honestly wouldn't mind revisiting some old locales from the previous games, but the rumored Boston sounds like an okay choice.

But don't you see! America is the center of the world! In fact, there's nothing outside of America. Thus, America is the obvious and sole choice and that's why this poll makes sense!


OT: I'll go with Canada or Sweden because I'm tired of the endless deserts.

 

[Demonjazz]

I'd like Fallout 4 to be set in another country. Such as England or Ireland, heck even China would be interesting to see. But if I had to choose one from the poll. Definitely Boston

 

[VoidWanderer]

LucasArts Studios?

Too soon?

Seriously though, as long as it is a decent sized game, ie Skyrim, then I really don't care

 

[Kyber]

Oh, it's THIS thread again... que people saying somewhere outside the US, and then people explaining why it can't happen.
OT: Somewhere with famous historical monuments and landmarks and a new environment, like always. I honestly wouldn't mind revisiting some old locales from the previous games, but the rumored Boston sounds like an okay choice.

But don't you see! America is the center of the world! In fact, there's nothing outside of America. Thus, America is the obvious and sole choice and that's why this poll makes sense!


OT: I'll go with Canada or Sweden because I'm tired of the endless deserts.

You have to understand that it would be a HUGE change if it would be set anywhere else, because if it isn't set in the USA there wouldn't be the 60's Sci-Fi setting that is trademark and is what the series is known for. Also the Vaults, because Vault-Tec was an American company, and only built Vaults in the states. So if the series is set somewhere else, it really couldn't be a Fallout game.
Try to understand this, please.

 

[Muspelheim]

You have to understand that it would be a HUGE change if it would be set anywhere else, because if it isn't set in the USA there wouldn't be the 60's Sci-Fi setting that is trademark and is what the series is known for. Also the Vaults, because Vault-Tec was an American company, and only built Vaults in the states. So if the series is set somewhere else, it really couldn't be a Fallout game.
Try to understand this, please.

Well, it's not as if the rest of the world was going through the middle ages during the era. The futuristic 60's setting can indeed work abroad. I'd hazard the guess that all western countries shared a similar ideal of the World of Tomorrow, not just the U.S. Trust me, there's futuristic Americana out here, as well. If we started comparing old, Zeerusty visions of the future from the 50's, I'd be prepared to bet that they'd match up very closely.

As for the vaults, while they are certainly a fascinating main set piece, I don't think that a Fallout game recieving the appropriate care would fail if they were included in mention only.
The trouble of a title set abroad might be to link it up properly with its American roots, true, but it's not an impossible task. Since there have been characters crossing the Atlantic, it wouldn't be too far of a stretch to have possibly Institute-personell on a diplomatic mission or a colonization effort involved.

That said, I think a Fallout game set abroad is better as DLC-material, or a little spinoff title on the side. But is it doable? With some care and attention, yes. But maybe not for Fallout 4.

In short; it's perfectly possible. But, since it'd be a different theme than the usual Fallout waltz, it'd be better suited for a spinoff or a DLC-title. The "real" games would certainly work better back home.