toadsworth
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I would love a fallout in china. Would be such a great shake up. Probably won't ever happen though
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Will Obsidian do a new Fallout?
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I would love a fallout in china. Would be such a great shake up. Probably won't ever happen though
The majority of the modern Fallout fanbase would likely see that as a step back. And consequently, that's probably not the game Bethesda would want made.
We're better off with Obsidian working independently (or perhaps with Paradox).
aygomyownroad
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I hope they do. Base it in Florida with swamps and a Disney world type place. Be fantastic.
Bethesda would get a slice of the profit as well so it makes sense for another team to make it so they can concentrate on Elder Scrolls.
Or just make New Vegas backwards compatible with Xbox one
Bethesda would get a slice of the profit as well so it makes sense for another team to make it so they can concentrate on Elder Scrolls.
Or just make New Vegas backwards compatible with Xbox one
I'd like to think the mostly mixed reaction to a voiced PC would deter them from going down that route again, but hey Bethesda refuses to improve so many aspects of their games that I would believe they would think its the right choice to have one.
Empyrean Heaven
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With DLC as high-level as it is now, Bethesda could easily add an entire second game's worth of content to Fallout 4 (and given the price of the season pass, that's exactly what they intend to do).
Hopefully that's not their only plans though. Elder Scrolls VI in 2018, baby!
Hopefully that's not their only plans though. Elder Scrolls VI in 2018, baby!
thelurkinghorror
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Hello Michael Pachter!
EmCeeGramr
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Even if it does happen, it would probably the Southwest or West Coast again, aka the traditional Fallout setting. Places like Florida or Boston or China or New York sound like spinoff territory.
They could just rip out the FO4 dialogue system. It is clearly awfully implemented and not very deeply into the games systems.
I want them to make it so they can fix the stuff Bethesda made worse.
Gurgelhals
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This. Sure I would love to get another proper, Obisidian-developed Fallout title and I'm sure they would move heaven and earth again to make a proper RPG out of it (including replacing that dreaded new dialog system with the old one).
However, the prospect of an ongoing cycle of Bethesda making one of their bastardized takes on the Fallout universe that is then followed by another Obsidian-developed title that actually does the series justice which is then followed by another Bethesda-bastardization is a bit silly, to be honest. I think that, at this point, it's better to let it rest and let the series be what it unfortunately was turned into.
Ultimately, it will be mainly up to whether Bethesda is interested in having a third party create the proper fourth entry to the Fallout series after their own spin-off just as they handled things with the third part. Obsidian have more or less publicly stated that they're interested, but I wonder whether they're not better off with doing other projects instead.
littleworm
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I'd say it would be more realistic for Bethesda to bring over key people from Obsidian, but alas it's very unlikely.
RespectThySole
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Hopefully it happens, but I doubt it. That dialogue system is an abomination.
There is a wrinkle in the fact that much of the NV team is no longer at Obsidian.
BouncyFrag
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I'd be down for this.
Rushersauce
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SpacePirate Ridley
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Same here.
Im replaying new vegas with all the dlcs just now, and holy moly. They are amazing building the world, character and stories throught the wasteland.
Ive loved all the rpgs they have done.
BigTnaples
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Figures lol
BigTnaples
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Bethesda Fallout is where it is at.
Also, the whole yearly/biyearly release with alternating team things sucks. See CoD and AC.
New Vegas felt like a mod compilation with a new questline.
Rushersauce
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Yeah, no. Fanfiction Fallout is not where it is at. And calling NV a mod compilation with a new questline is nothing but ignorance.
Get out of here
This post hurts me physically.
What is "it" and how do I stay away from it.
Gurgelhals
Member
Yep. There's also a real possibility that Chris Avellone is going to be involved with that one. I'm wondering though when we they're going to start development on this and/or when we can expect a possible kickstarter. They're still working on Torment at the moment and next up is Bard's Tale, so it seems like an inXile developed Van Buren is still years off.
RowdyReverb
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I would be happy if they did a $30 standalone Fallout game half the size of FO4. Something like Wolfenstein: The Old Blood. Of course, a full Fallout game from them would also be incredible, but I'm not holding my breath.
SpacePirate Ridley
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Well, that would explain why some Skyrim fan mods (interesting NPCs) are better than anything Bethesda does in their games. New Vegas is a mod that makes Fallout 3 good then lol
It doesnt surprise me the tag you got with those kinds of responses.
Wouldn't be a bit unpractical for them though: They already have (moderately) succesful IP in the post apocalyptic RPG genre. Why not just combine it with Wasteland?
Wasteland 3 : Van Buren
Dr. Kitty Muffins
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I wish Obsidian would help with the DLC and perhaps Inxile too.
BigTnaples
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New Vegas was fun. I finished it, finished all of the DLC too.
However Obsidian gets too much credit. They iterated on an already great game and system. Yes there were improvements, in the questline, and you can argue back and forth about the writing.
That said, the world building was a huge step back, and most of the new gameplay features, like ADS, Hardcore Mode, Companions, etc, were all featured in FO3 mods before NV was even announced.
Props to Obsidian for maintaining Fallout in the intermediary period, but really they stood on the shoulders of giants to achieve what they did. People make it seem as if they created it from scratch, or worse, that the game engine and tools in place somehow slowed them down.
However Obsidian gets too much credit. They iterated on an already great game and system. Yes there were improvements, in the questline, and you can argue back and forth about the writing.
That said, the world building was a huge step back, and most of the new gameplay features, like ADS, Hardcore Mode, Companions, etc, were all featured in FO3 mods before NV was even announced.
Props to Obsidian for maintaining Fallout in the intermediary period, but really they stood on the shoulders of giants to achieve what they did. People make it seem as if they created it from scratch, or worse, that the game engine and tools in place somehow slowed them down.
Ultimadrago
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Not the best idea on a first thread.
In any case, I feel people should move on from the idea. Let Obsidian utilize their heads to make use of properties they own.
Bethesda doesn't need Obsidian to make their games financially successful and vice versa.
In any case, I feel people should move on from the idea. Let Obsidian utilize their heads to make use of properties they own.
Bethesda doesn't need Obsidian to make their games financially successful and vice versa.
Rushersauce
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Lololololol what a joke you are, buddy.
I actually felt my blood pressure increase while reading this.
Lol. Obsidian founders made Fallout 1 and 2.
Stevey
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I dunno man.
The writing was better in NV, but the world was hollow and shit.
If they could combine the Bethesda world with Obsidian writing, it'd be great.
i don't see why it wouldn't be likely. not doing it would be leaving money on the table... the engine is just sitting there, and it's not exactly lightyears beyond what was used for NV.
i think the whole metacritic/bad relations thing is a little overblown, or if not, it's negligible in retrospect since NV ended up being a critical and commercial success. the only thing i'd imagine getting in the way would be prior commitments on obsidian's part. i think at the very least the next game will be outsourced to somebody if not obsidian.
bottom line is it wouldn't make business sense to release these games between a ~7 year gap when there's a sensible way around it
i think the whole metacritic/bad relations thing is a little overblown, or if not, it's negligible in retrospect since NV ended up being a critical and commercial success. the only thing i'd imagine getting in the way would be prior commitments on obsidian's part. i think at the very least the next game will be outsourced to somebody if not obsidian.
bottom line is it wouldn't make business sense to release these games between a ~7 year gap when there's a sensible way around it
Rushersauce
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hollow and shit? OK...
The perfect counter-point to Boston would be Portland, which only avoided being named Boston due to a coin toss.
Who knows? Maybe they'll make Van Buren more FPS/open world to appeal to Fallout fans who started with the new ones.
This gotta be a form of trolling together with his avatar and tag'n'shit. This gotta be, this gotta be.
BigTnaples
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Something I am well aware of. Was not talking about Fallout the franchise. I was referring to the game systems in place.
Much the same as Kotor II iterated on Kotor I. Of course it improved in some areas, but it also took huge steps back in others.
Obsidian does best iterating on already great franchises, and even then, they have a rough time.
Alpha Protocol, while it has it's moments and some cool ideas, has more of a cult following than anything else. And that's because while some aspects are great, most are mediocre.
What is "Bethesda world"? Themepark where everyone is world saving Jesus?
Rushersauce
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It was a better game and a better Fallout. Hell, I can say it's the only modern Fallout game that exist. The other 2 are poorly written fanfiction.
Stevey
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I just got more enjoyment from exploring Fallout 3 than New Vegas.
And to be fair video game writing is the bottom of the barrel anyway, so saying NV is better than FO3 based on it's writing is pretty dumb IMO.
There's 6 Fallout games.
Nice edit lol.
BigTnaples
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Metacritic disagress with you.
Rushersauce
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FUCKING HELL, METACRITIC? SHIIIT, I'M SO FUCKING WRONG, THEN.
Nobody uses Metacritic as a measure unironically.