Everything We Know About Fallout 4 So Far

When it was revealed at this year’s E3, Fallout 4 instantly became one of the most anticipated games of 2015. Through various demonstrations and announcements, we’re gradually learning more and more about the post-apocalyptic, open-world RPG.

This list is your one-stop shop for all of the big news about Bethesda’s blockbuster; we’ll keep it updated with the latest info and features leading up to Fallout 4’s big release on November 10.

General Tidbits

• Due to the size and scale of Fallout 4, not even game director Todd Howard has seen everything in the game.
• Initial work on Fallout 4 began as soon as Fallout 3 launched.
• The game is “essentially done” as of late July, according to Bethesda’s Pete Hines. The team is using the remaining time to polish and fix bugs.
• The team behind Fallout 4 has about 100 people.
• According to an interview with Howard for The Guardian, Fallout 4 has not been focus tested (and neither were previous Bethesda titles).
• Actor Ron Perlman (of Hellboy and Sons of Anarchy fame) has a long history with the series, and he returns to narrate Fallout 4, speaking his classic line: “War. War never changes.”
• Mister Handy is voiced by Stephen Russell, the same man who provided the voice of Garrett in the original Thief games.
• Players can call in a Vertibird (an aircraft) to carry them between locations.
• It has a full weather system (including radiation storms).
• The development team builds the insides of robots in addition to paying attention to their outward appearances. That means players can blow pieces off.
• You aren’t locked into conversations after they start, and the camera angles are more cinematic, which should make dialogue feel more dynamic.
• Hacking, safe-cracking, and lock-picking (with bobby pins) are ways to gain access to things that weren’t intended for you.

Story

• It’s set in Boston and the surrounding areas. Players will see familiar landmarks like the U.S.S. Constitution and the Paul Revere Monument.
• The narrative is built to have more branching paths and outcomes, and “failing” the quest doesn’t mean you need to reload old saves.
• While you may not be able to do completely non-lethal runs, the team wants to accommodate many play styles, include those that don’t focus on killing.
• The game begins in the pre-apocalypse era, showing the idyllic world that is inevitably ravaged by nuclear war.
• Part of the reasoning behind the beginning is to establish a sense of loss for the player character. Instead of growing up in a post-apocalyptic world, the protagonist is one of the only people who remembers what life used to be like before the war.
• Players eventually end up back in their hometown, and reunite with their Mister Handy robot named Codsworth.
• One area is called Lexington, which has been overrun with ghouls.
• The Brotherhood of Steel once again plays a role in the story.
• The Institute (an organization that rose from the remains of M.I.T.) has been mentioned in previous Fallout games, and its scientists specialize in A.I. and robotics. Given Fallout 4’s Boston backdrop, there’s a good chance players might finally see The Institute in person.

Your Character

• You customize your character using an intuitive face-sculpting system – all as the character is standing in front of a bathroom mirror.
• The player character can be male or female, and both options are fully voiced. This is the first time the Fallout series has used a voiced protagonist.
• Of the new vault suit, creative director Todd Howard says: "We want back to more of a sci-fi flight suit look. It's a tighter look like they had in the earlier Fallouts."
• Bethesda recorded 1,000 popular names, so you will hear other characters refer to you by the name you select, like “Mr. Matthews.” It’s not all serious, since “Mr. F---face” is also an option.
• You are apparently the sole survivor of Vault 111.
• You emerge 200 years after the world-ending Great War, but how you survive that long (cryogenic sleep?) is a detail that has not yet been explained. 

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