Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Fallout 4 Speculations: 5 Cities/Regions Fallout 4 Should Visit

Here's number four on my countdown of the top five cities/regions that Fallout 4 should visit:

New York City
If I had to bet on the most logical setting for the next Fallout, my money would be on New York City. New York, despite being an international urban centre, has been relatively ignored in the Fallout series. All the Fallouts to date have taken place in the West, so if Bethesda were to go East, New York would be a promising candidate. It may seem cliche, but I think New York City would be a perfect playground for Bethesda to tweak and tinker with. There are numerous areas in New York that could use the post nuclear treatment; Central Park, the sewers (they would HAVE to put some mutated alligators in there) and Times Square to name a few. Another feature of New York City that Bethesda could play up are the buildings. Consider the progression of open world games: developers are constantly striving to give the players more freedom. However, one thing that still hasn't been done in a modern open world game is the freedom of entering buildings. Of course, games such as New Vegas or Red Dead Redemption generally allow the player to enter every building, but this is feasible only because they don't have many to begin with. I remember playing games like Prototype and GTA 4 and wondering: when are we going to have a game set in a major city that allows us to enter every building? I believe that New York City would be perfect if Bethesda wanted to expand the vastness of open world gaming.

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