

Today we finally saw the long awaited announcement of Bethesda Softworks’ Fallout 4, the latest entry into the campy post-apocalyptic series that is quickly approaching its 20-year anniversary. While Bethesda is expected to make a more complete showcase of the game at its upcoming press conference at E3, we wanted to take a quick look at some of the things we have learned so far from the all too short trailer.
A few landmarks, such as a statue of Paul Revere and a repurposed Fenway Park, show that the new game will be set in Boston, Massachusetts. As with the previous Fallout games, it will likely include other nearby locations in the New England area as well.
Fallout 3, for example, included a few locations near its Washington D.C. setting, including Arlington and Springvale. Fallout: New Vegas also included locations like Zion National Park and the Hoover Dam.
Some players criticized Bethesda’s decision to apply a green filter to Fallout 3, making the entire environment appear washed out and cold. Fallout: New Vegas received similar criticisms for its orangey-brown environments, although at least that game had the excuse of being set in the desert.
The new trailer, however, shows an almost cartoony color palette that captures the world’s retro future setting.
The trailer contains so many iconic Fallout series references that it could take fans several days to dissect them all.
Vaults, Pip-Boys, Deathclaws, Mister Handy, Dogmeat—you name it, and the trailer probably had it. Sharp eyed viewers may even catch a quick shot of the famous Vault Boy bobble head.
Many gamers feared that Fallout 4 would also include support for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, but the trailer showed only support for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC.
Why is that a good thing? Including support for the older consoles could drag down the potential of the game. The developers would effectively be working with one hand tied behind their backs to keep the game functioning on older hardware, making the overall game suffer, even for people playing on the newer systems.
We can’t entirely rule out last-gen support, but the fact that it was left out of the trailer is telling.
You can watch the full trailer below.
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