Todd Howard wants to preserve the 'Americana naivete' by keeping Fallout mostly based in the USA: 'keep the mysterious lands mysterious'

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Harvey's history with games started when he first begged his parents for a World of Warcraft subscription aged 12, though he's since been cursed with Final Fantasy 14-brain and a huge crush on G'raha Tia.

The Fallout franchise is beloved for a lot of good reasons—it's got a timeless aesthetic, nukes are cool to look at when they aren't melting your flesh off, and the blend of post-apocalyptic Americana with radiation that's borderline indistinguishable from magic is pretty appealing.

While I can definitely see the argument—I can't help feeling like there's some untrod ground Bethesda's just plain reluctant to explore. New Vegas is great, in part, because it's a game of contrasts. You think you're in the wild west, but then a bunch of neo-Roman Empire worshippers show up and start nailing people to crosses. PeopleRegardless, Howard says that another motivating factor is the want to preserve mysteries:"In any world, I don't feel the need to answer.

Personally I'd like to see a Fallout: South England spinoff where grim-looking raiders ride Mad Max-style tractors and fling irradiated hay bombs at each other, but Bethesda hasn't returned any of my pitch emails.

 

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