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Title: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on December 11, 2013, 05:54:06 PM: Fuck this franchise really if true.

Of all the post apocalyptic locations it has to be boring usa again.

Give me Japan, China, Russia, South East Asia, Central Europe, Scandinavia... Something else ffs!

I will not explore the us wasteland for the 5th time.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on December 11, 2013, 05:55:26 PM: Link

http://kotaku.com/leaked-documents-reveal-that-fallout-4-is-real-set-in-1481322956
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: TakingBackSunday on December 11, 2013, 06:06:10 PM: I think it sounds cool. Visiting a still standing but super-mutant inhabited Fenway :drool
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 11, 2013, 06:08:15 PM: Lager and Himu, don't worry. I'll buy extra copies to reward Bethesda's US-centric setting of the series.

:usacry
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 11, 2013, 06:08:33 PM: Part of the point of the Fallout series is satirizing the 40s and 50s atomic age and the American way of life and attitudes during that era (even though it's set in the future). Don't know if that type of humor would play as well set in other countries.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: drew on December 11, 2013, 06:09:07 PM: OP should go play STALKER instead...
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on December 11, 2013, 06:12:20 PM: I know eel, but they really should explore the theme a bit. It has gotten really stale and how many times can it be charming?

Its not like socialist russia wouldnt have had just as iconic (hate hate that word) settings and humour tied to socialism. Same could be said for wacky 80/90's japan.

Fallout has become more boring the GTA now.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Himu on December 11, 2013, 06:13:15 PM: I think what's worse than being in the US is doing a location so similar to DC. Fallout 3 was already full of the origins of America/Fall of America crap. You just know Boston is going to have that too as it's THE American town. I just don't know why they didn't choose a different area like I don't know, New York or Seattle, Dallas (or Houston), or Chicago or something. Why Boston? You just know many of the themes and storylines be repetitive and reused from Fallout 3.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 11, 2013, 06:19:28 PM: ITT: people who play yearly installment football games and The Sims complain that a series with two installments in the past five years has "gotten stale," thus proving that self-awareness is a thing that simply can't be taught.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Himu on December 11, 2013, 06:19:40 PM: See now, those locations would excite me. Baltimore or New Orleans? Fuck yes. But Boston? Fucking Boston? After FO3 was in DC? :zzz
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: brob on December 11, 2013, 06:21:02 PM: The south seemed like an obvious one to me following DC and Vegas. Texas or New York, like himu mentioned, are also good ones that are identifiably different but still fit the americana style of fallout.

Also, what about Hawaii?
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 11, 2013, 06:21:10 PM: Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on December 11, 2013, 06:19:40 PM
See now, those locations would excite me. Baltimore or New Orleans? Fuck yes. But Boston? Fucking Boston? After FO3 was in DC? :zzz

...I actually agree with this assessment.

HOWEVER! I will still be there on day one.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on December 11, 2013, 06:24:30 PM: Yeah new orleans would have been nice as well. Or some place with snow and mountains.
But its going to be the same stuff again :(

Hawaii is a great suggestion too.

But it would still be us culture only :/ so in the end it would be pretty much the same except for skins.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Himu on December 11, 2013, 06:24:41 PM: Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on December 11, 2013, 06:21:10 PM
Quote from: Formerly Known As Himuro on December 11, 2013, 06:19:40 PM
See now, those locations would excite me. Baltimore or New Orleans? Fuck yes. But Boston? Fucking Boston? After FO3 was in DC? :zzz

...I actually agree with this assessment.

HOWEVER! I will still be there on day one.

Well, it's been the crux of my argument this entire time. My main problem is the location. It feels so redundant. I know DC and Boston are TOTALLY different, but at the same time, they share so many similarities. For one, Boston is what I think of when I think of THE American city. Sure, there were other ones in the 1700's, but Boston is the one I think of immediately when I put something on that time period. I know just that they'll put stuff about the Boston Tea party in there. It's not that I don't dislike Fallout - I fucking love Fallout - but if you're going to follow up a game, put the sequel in a location that isn't really, really fucking similar.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 11, 2013, 06:27:05 PM: Eh, I can get that, but try to look at it from Bethesda's view- FO3 likely sold really well for them, so I'm sure somewhere up the food chain someone making decisions is all, "how can we make it thematically similar?"

AAA games are expensive propositions.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on December 11, 2013, 06:28:16 PM: Do you really think FO4 would sell much less if it was set in lets say... Tokyo?

We need oscar to give us some sales numbers across continents.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Himu on December 11, 2013, 06:28:39 PM: I dunno. New Vegas did pretty well for itself.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Himu on December 11, 2013, 06:31:11 PM: I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. Haven't seen a trailer so who knows, could surprise me. I'm open-minded, however I do find my critique to be warranted.

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I hate redundancies. Sorry. It's a major pet peeve of mine.
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Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Positive Touch on December 11, 2013, 06:31:44 PM: a post-apocalyptic game set in the shittiest city in the world? seems fitting
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on December 11, 2013, 06:32:20 PM: I dunno Wrath.

Fallout 3 was good, skyrim was kind of boring (gameplay and story, not the setting which was ace)

What else have they done?
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 11, 2013, 06:36:15 PM: Quote from: Lagerless on December 11, 2013, 06:28:16 PM
Do you really think FO4 would sell much less if it was set in lets say... Tokyo?

Sleeping Dogs worked because they basically just ripped off every HK crime movie ever made, Bethesda would either have to put in a ton of money/effort or mess the whole thing up royally by trying to fake their way through it.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Steve Contra on December 11, 2013, 06:36:27 PM: Who gives a shit about the setting. All I care if it's more FO:NV ( :hyper) or FO3 ( :zzz)
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Himu on December 11, 2013, 06:41:58 PM: I find it kinda odd to not care about setting in a game like 3d Fallout. It isn't like the combat or gameplay is good. So writing, quests, and setting is all it's going to have for it.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 11, 2013, 06:43:57 PM: Gee I don't know maybe they'll use the other parts of Massachusetts that are different from Washington DC that's just a guess though the whole game world will probably be just downtown Boston or something
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Positive Touch on December 11, 2013, 06:49:31 PM: the setting/map is always critical in a bethesda game because god knows they fucking suck at writing characters
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Himu on December 11, 2013, 06:51:23 PM: I think they really improved on characters in Skyrim.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Positive Touch on December 11, 2013, 06:55:06 PM: it felt like they tried with the guild questlines, but they were still boring as shit. the ugly fixed camera and spergy "list of questions" mode of conversation REALLY hold back interactions in their games tho
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Himu on December 11, 2013, 06:57:00 PM: I can't hate on the dark brotherhood storyline. I dunno, I really like their writing. It isn't perfect, but it does the job.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 11, 2013, 07:47:05 PM: Is this gonna be another thing where everyone says how much a Bethesda game sucks after dumping 100 hours into it
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Stoney Mason on December 11, 2013, 07:55:57 PM: File this under I don't give a shit where it's located. Game just needs to be awesome.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 11, 2013, 09:47:10 PM: Looking forward to gunning down some supermutants that have taken over Martha's Vineyard. :rock
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Positive Touch on December 11, 2013, 09:55:52 PM: think i'll let the bad guys win this time around :obama
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Himu on December 11, 2013, 09:57:00 PM: let me play as a mutant and dress him up in a pink skirt
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: drew on December 11, 2013, 10:29:36 PM: snowy mountainous Fallout? Hawaii Fallout?!

nicca you be trippin
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: The Sceneman on December 11, 2013, 11:42:01 PM: Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on December 11, 2013, 06:27:05 PM
Eh, I can get that, but try to look at it from Bethesda's view- FO3 likely sold really well for them, so I'm sure somewhere up the food chain someone making decisions is all, "how can we make it thematically similar?"

AAA games are expensive propositions.

except Fallout games have B- production values...

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don't get me wrong I love F3 and New Vegas, but you have to admit they jank ass shit
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Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 11, 2013, 11:45:51 PM: They're pretty jank, I just find that sentiment HIGHLY AMUSING coming from you of all people :lol

Suddenly concerned about presentation, Sceneman?
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: The Sceneman on December 11, 2013, 11:52:53 PM: No way, I love jank! I wasnt saying its a bad thing, just I thought the definition of AAA was super polished blockbuster on rails shit, which Fallout isn't. I have no idea how big the Fallout budgets are though.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Human Snorenado on December 11, 2013, 11:56:30 PM: BIG. Not sure of exact numbers because I honestly don't care about that shit, but it can't be cheap to make such big fucking games. I have loved the shit out of everything Bethesda has done since Fallout 3, because I like engrossing worlds and timesink games.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Diunx on December 12, 2013, 12:07:59 AM: Anything interesting in Boston?
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 12, 2013, 12:22:44 AM: Is the main character black?
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Himu on December 12, 2013, 12:24:43 AM: You customize your character.

So yes.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on December 12, 2013, 02:06:28 AM: Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on December 11, 2013, 11:56:30 PM
BIG. Not sure of exact numbers because I honestly don't care about that shit, but it can't be cheap to make such big fucking games. I have loved the shit out of everything Bethesda has done since Fallout 3, because I like engrossing worlds and timesink games.

Im not sure its that expensive.

Thy have been using the same level editor for a decade now, and with this being in Boooston they can reuse 90% of the textures too!
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on December 12, 2013, 09:07:14 AM: Borys stealth troll of America
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: fizzel on December 12, 2013, 05:18:19 PM: So long as bethesderp set all their shitty fallout games in the east coast I'm happy.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Phoenix Dark on December 12, 2013, 05:31:04 PM: guys I just got Fallout 1 and 2 for free on GoG. Are they good?
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 12, 2013, 05:48:06 PM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 12, 2013, 05:31:04 PM
guys I just got Fallout 1 and 2 for free on GoG. Are they good?

Yes.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on December 13, 2013, 03:58:36 AM: Quote from: Phoenix Dark on December 12, 2013, 05:31:04 PM
guys I just got Fallout 1 and 2 for free on GoG. Are they good?

Better then Fallout 3 and NV imho.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on December 13, 2013, 04:48:10 AM: I didn't like New Vegas much, maybe I was burned out on Fallout already but it was just more of the same, plus it wasn't as tight as 3. I quit NV once I got to the Roman guys at the river cause I had some Obsidian glitch there.
Title: Re: Fallout 4 is set in Boston?
Post by: StealthFan on December 13, 2013, 05:44:36 AM: Quote from: Borys on December 13, 2013, 04:15:29 AM
I'd argue FO1 is not better than New Vegas.

FO2 >>> New Vegas >= FO1 >>> euro jank >>> Wii U >>>>>>>>>>>>> FO3

Bullshit. Nothing is better than euro jank.