Fallout: The Brotherhood of Steel

Way back when talking about the Hub I mentioned that you can find out about more locations than I'd mentioned to that point. In fact, let's look at the map again: At this point, if you've been doing everything in plot order, you won't know where the mutants are. But if you've been gathering information … Continue reading Fallout: The Brotherhood of Steel →

Fallout: The Master’s Race

Last time we left off, we were finishing off the ostensible main quest of Fallout. Now, it's time for the real main quest of Fallout. It turns out that the hunt for the Water Chip was roughly the first half of the game. The purpose of this quest was to introduce the player to the … Continue reading Fallout: The Master’s Race →

Fallout: The End of the Beginning

Before we begin: I would like to make my first and last spoiler warning of this series. I know this seems like weird timing, but I'm mentioning it now because here is where the game's likely paths start to diverge. Until now, I've been examining what I consider the default playthrough of the game, and … Continue reading Fallout: The End of the Beginning →

Fallout: Nuts and Bolts

Last time we looked at what I consider the "intro" of the game. This time we'll be looking at what I consider the end of the "linear" part of Fallout. Last time we hung out in Shady Sands, maybe did some small side quests, and found out about two even bigger settlements: Junktown and The … Continue reading Fallout: Nuts and Bolts →

Fallout: How to Open a World

Fallout starts with a simple cinematic. The format is by now familiar to fans of the series: A 1940's pop song plays, setting a dissonant backdrop for a series of clips showing off a world war and its resulting devastation. They have no dialogue and no visible facial expressions, but the animation and body language … Continue reading Fallout: How to Open a World →

Fallout Retrospective – Summary and Mission Statment

I recently started this blog because I noticed I was writing way too much for forums, other people’s blogs, and reddit. Given that I usually just dash off a few hundred words whenever the mood strikes me, it would stand to reason that the smart thing to do would be to start with short posts … Continue reading Fallout Retrospective – Summary and Mission Statment →