Many Fallout followers take into account Fallout: New Vegas the perfect recreation within the collection. So of us have lengthy needed a sequel or comparable spin-off led by New Vegas recreation director Josh Sawyer. And in line with him, he’s all the way down to do it, assuming he’s not too constrained by Bethesda.
Developed by Obsidian and launched in 2010, Fallout: New Vegas took Bethesda’s Fallout 3 tech and constructed a brand new recreation out of it. The tip result’s a beloved open-world RPG that individuals nonetheless discuss and play lots in 2024. (For instance, folks freaked out earlier this yr when the current Fallout TV present appeared to trace at New Vegas not being canon anymore.) And ever since New Vegas devs Obsidian and Fallout homeowners Bethesda have each been underneath Microsoft’s roof, folks have puzzled if a New Vegas 2 would possibly ever occur. Whereas the sport’s director didn’t affirm or deny something, he did a minimum of say that sure, he’d be up for making one other Fallout.
In a video Q&A posted on August 11 and noticed by Gamesradar, Sawyer answered a collection of fan questions associated to his previous tasks, ideas on recreation design, and basic questions on RPGs. Towards the tip of the video, somebody requested him what his response could be if Microsoft or Bethesda requested him to guide one other Fallout recreation.
“Uhhhhhh, positive,” stated Sawyer, adopted by some laughter. Nevertheless, he did clarify that he would have some questions earlier than hopping on board a brand new Fallout sequel.
“I imply with any undertaking I believe it has to do with: what are we doing? What are the boundaries that we’re working inside? What am I allowed to do and never allowed to do?” defined Sawyer.
For Sawyer, the massive factor appears to be freedom. He stated he would solely step as much as make a brand new Fallout (or any recreation based mostly on a pre-existing IP) if he wasn’t too constrained by the IP holder.
“I believe that with any IP, particularly one I’ve labored with earlier than, the query is what do I wish to do that time that I wasn’t capable of do final time. And if these constraints are simply actually constraining, then it’s not very interesting as a result of who desires to work on one thing the place the one factor they wish to discover isn’t doable to discover?” stated Sawyer.
He then reiterated that he nonetheless loves the Fallout franchise, including: “I believe there’s nonetheless a ton of tales that may be informed in there and questions that may be requested about society.”
Sawyer ended his reply by declaring that working with any IP is like that and in the end it comes all the way down to “what are we allowed to do and never allowed to do” with the characters and world.
So is it doable that Sawyer may lead the cost on a brand new Fallout recreation, perhaps even a New Vegas follow-up? Sure. However Bethesda should let the famed designer do what he and the crew need or they received’t be taken with enjoying in that radioactive wasteland.
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