Fallout

Time and Seasons in RPGs

Inspired by a recent mod that offers four different landscapes matching the four seasons in the Commonwealth for Fallout 4*, Richard Cobbett penned an article on the passage of time in RPGs for his Rock, Paper, Shotgun weekly columns. In the…

Kotaku Re-Ranks the Fallout Games

Kotaku’s Patricia Hernandez has decided to revise her list of Fallout games from best to worst in light of the release of Fallout 4, Bethesda’s second internally developed title since they acquired the rights to the post-apocalyptic franchise. In spite…

Fallout Series Retrospective

Although they specifically leave out Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel because “nobody played these games, nobody really liked them, and they were ultimately forgotten”, I’m still going to point you over to Vice for a…

How Does Fallout 4 Compare to Previous Fallouts?

The internet continues to be swamped in articles dedicated to Bethesda’s latest title, Fallout 4, and today I’ve rounded up a couple of critical looks at the game’s place in the franchise in terms of design and narrative. YouTube video…

20 Years of Fallout

On the eve of Fallout 4’s launch, Gamasutra is offering up a two-page “20 Years of Fallout: Lessons Learned Shipping Games in the Wasteland” feature that provides a quick history lesson regarding the Fallout franchise while also sporting recent and…

Eight of the Greatest RPG Franchises of All Time

Mass Effect, Fallout, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Pokemon, Baldur’s Gate, Final Fantasy, Ultima, and The Elder Scrolls round off The Escapist’s list of “The Greatest RPG Franchises of All Time”. There are some glaring absences, but I…

Fallout Retrospective

Every now and again, a retrospective for Interplay’s original Fallout pops up on the web and we’re compelled to go read it if only to trigger some recessed-yet-fond memories of the post-apocalyptic RPG. And by “now”, I mean right now,…

Fallout Anthology Now Available

Bethesda Softworks fired over a press release today announcing that they’ve released their Fallout Anthology collection here in North America today, with plans to bring it to our European friends later this week on Friday, October 2nd.  I think there’s a…

Fallout Monopoly Announced

Through a tweet on the official Fallout franchise account, Bethesda has announce the release of a Fallout-themed Monopoly. While fans have already provided their takes on a Fallout Monopoly (for example this New Vegas-themed one), this is the first official…