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Fallout 4 should include race selection

Xbigy Games' Kamran Draeger writes:

"Inspired by a recent discussion I stumbled upon on NeoGAF, I started thinking about the next Fallout title and if the inclusion of multiple races to chose from when creating your character would make sense.

Similar to the Elder Scrolls series, it would be easy to imagine that before you embark on a new adventure, selecting an exotic race could ensure for a richer backstory and alternative dialogues. What I, however, would find far more intriguing, would be the idea of exploring every origin at the start of your main quest, as you did in Fallout 3."

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claud34926d ago

Not a bad idea. But how many races and who

kamruk4926d ago (Edited 4926d ago )

Even though the classic races and like ghouls and super mutants are obvious, I'd love to see more undiscovered species, such as the aliens or beastmasters

user54670074926d ago

I don't think the Aliens would be a good choice

They are just nice little easter eggs in the Fallout universe...to actually play as them would spoil it in my opinion.

Ghouls and Supermutants are the only choices but can you imagine getting into small locations if you were a massive Super mutant, it would look out of place. You could tell in Fallout 3 that some of them had trouble getting through some doors.

dumahim4926d ago

@ MikeCosgrove

Easter Egg? There was a whole DLC that took place on a spaceship and had aliens all over the place.

mistajeff4926d ago (Edited 4926d ago )

@dumahim

and thus, Bethesda's sloppy handling of the Fallout lore. Aliens were never supposed to be anything more than an easter egg, found in a special encounter in Fallout 2. By that logic, star trek, dr who, and hitchhikers guide to the galaxy all take place in the fallout universe. Even the wanamingos in fallout 2 were FEV-engineered bioweapons. http://fallout.wikia.com/wi...

kamruk4926d ago (Edited 4926d ago )

The Aliens were actually a race that crossed my mind as something that would be unlocked if you, say, finished the campaign on hard. Like you explained, they're more of an Easter Egg.

The Supermutant challenge I would see being fixed in development. Their size shouldn't be a reason not to include them. Having to take on the role of a Super Mutant like Uncle Leo or Fawkes would be sweet, or simply a Super made for negative Karma and destruction.

shodan744926d ago

Love the idea of playing as a Ghoul or intelligent Super Mutant, and having NPCs behave differently towards you depending on your appearance.

Summons754926d ago

that would be cool and it would make it so much easier to demonstrate the racism that is in the game. Fallout 3 it was mentioned a lot and (to me) poorly showed but if you were a Ghoul and you could buy from certain stores or go into a town because your a Ghoul would add so much depth to the game

tommygunzII4926d ago

There goes the neighborhood...

jk xD

xXBlondieVanHarlowXx4926d ago

Getting healed by radiation as a ghoul would sure make things much easier.... Then again people showed alot of hate towards their kind. Maybe having to wear a disguise to get into certain places or just have select towns & shops you can enter. Would add a whole other layer of gameplay. I hope Bethesda also considers implimenting hardcore mode from New Vegas into Fallout 4. It would be good to see that feature return and expanded on.

Kran4926d ago (Edited 4926d ago )

Not sure.

As far as races are concerned, I can only recall there being only 3 or 4 official humanoid races.

Factions: now there's an idea.

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Fallout 4's anniversary update wasn't as impactful as hoped for, Nexus Mods have assembled their own

Following Fallout 4's anniversary update, Nexus Mods have assebled an Anniversary Collection of existing mods designed to offer a free refresh as an alternative

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Todd Howard on 10 years of Fallout 4 and The Elder Scrolls 6: 'We needed a creative reset'

A decade on from its Game of the Year-winning triumph, Todd Howard reminisces on how Fallout 4 changed Bethesda Game Studios, its TV show adaptation and playtesting The Elder Scrolls 6.

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jznrpg105d ago

They need to look at Morrowind and see what the progression should have been from there instead of the regression we got with the next 2 games. They weren’t horrible games but they could have been so much more.

-Foxtrot105d ago

Fallout 4 just felt too streamlined and accessible to me, the perk system was not as fun as it was in Fallout 3, not saying Fallout 3 didn't have issues but 4 just felt like a complete step back.

mastershredder105d ago

So the part where you just sold the same games for the last 10 years while you focused on 76 and merch, was not a reset from the "creative" aspect eh? How very Todd of you.

lukasmain105d ago

I bought Fallout 4 (I loved Fallout 3) at launch and I couldn't bring myself to finish it or even get close to finishing it. It was soooo damned boring and bland. I played on a very hard difficulty and I had hundreds of stimpaks. One of the only games I've played for a while and not ended up finishing it. I hated it. Just flat out hated it.

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Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition Announced

The base game, six official add-ons, and over 150 pieces of Creation Club content get bundled together in one neat package in celebration of Fallout 4’s 10th anniversary. And for the first time ever, Creations are coming to Fallout 4!

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Chryzz23121d ago

Bro if they added London too it wouldve been alot better

Monkeycan8121d ago

I am actually super excited for this. I have been wanting creations to come to Fallout 4 for years!

ocelot07121d ago

The real news here is a switch 2 port is releasing in 2026.