“Fallout 4” is now available for pre-order at $60 for Playstation 4, Xbox One and PC. The story takes place “in an alternate timeline that diverges after World War II”, and “can be viewed as a stylized representation of the future through the eyes of those living in the beginning of the Atomic Age”. The publishers simply adds, “Welcome home”.
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The game’s lead character and AI companion Dogmeat. Players can also opt to buy the $30 (AU $42) DLC pass. Players can also choose to buy a special Xbox One Bundle which launches on Nov.10. They apparently went a step further not happy just tinkering with their own game but worked specifically with graphics card maker Nvidia in which they said was to add incredibly distinct lighting and “atmospheric effect”. Although the crafting system isn’t as expansive, it does appear to be enough coupled with the elements of fighting, running missions, and massiveness of what is Fallout 4.
It’s really hard for me to legitimately defend Bethesda without playing the game, so I’ll keep this short and sweet: hold off judgment until the game is released.
The trailer introduces players to the various factions occupying post-apocalyptic Boston, and gives us a loose idea of what Fallout 4’s story will be all about. You can checkout the official launch trailer for the game below.
Bethesda is the company behind the Fallout series and their head of PR Pete Hines has had a few choice words to say about the leaks.
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Below, is a select selection of the images in question, which show off, to start, the interior of a Vault, a female protagonist, and various areas of the Wasteland at different times of the day. It wouldn’t be a surprise for a return trip to the wastelands to do just as well. Since it is widely known that Bethesda releases a game every four years, it could be inferred that the Elder Scrolls 6 could possibly be released by 2019, following the 2015 release of the Elder Scrolls Online.
