Will Fallout 4 be the greatest game of the next generation? by Carlos Javier aka Cheese

Without a doubt, Bethesda Softworks is planning on releasing what could be the greatest game of the next generation. Pete Hines, Vice president of Bethesda Softworks stated that the company acquired the rights to Fallout in order to produce many games.  Now that we are heading into the next generation of gaming, it is almost certain that the next Fallout title will be part of it.

Ever since Bethesda released The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, they have been developing some of the greatest games to date. Morrowind’s richness in visuals landed it several RPG of the year awards and one game of the year award. Once Bethesda released Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion it was evident that the company was striving to be the best. Released on a different engine and a new console, it became a universal success due to its breath taking graphics, 400 hours of extensive gameplay, the accuracy of the artificial intelligence, and schedule driven non playable characters. The Elder Scrolls IV’s graphics and details were years ahead of its time winning several game of the year awards in the process.  Even games from this year do not match the beauty that Oblivion produced.

Bethesda then released Fallout 3 which is set in post apocalyptic Washington D.C. Bethesda’s recreation of some of the monuments in D.C was phenomenal. They paid very close attention to its graphics, realism, free-roaming, and detail in every inch of the game. Game Rankings gave the game an average of roughly 91.40% for PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. Just like Bethesda’s predecessors, Fallout 3 won a good amount of awards, including game of the year and RPG of the year.

Finally the Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was released and just like its previous releases, Bethesda did not miss a single detail in its broad map.  The large quantity of plant life and animal life, as well as its day/night cycle, season changes and real life weather and climate changes made Skyrim one of the best games of this generation.

With rumors of Fallout 4’s release, one can only wonder what Bethesda is planning for us. The voice actor of the legendary ThreeDog remarked “Back from voicing top-secret game!! Only I, the developers of the game and US Military Industrial Complex have details! Smile!”

If in fact ThreeDog was referring to the development of Fallout 4, this tells us that Bethesda is closely collaborating with US military for possible reinforcements of realistic sound effects for its weapons and vehicles, as well as visual automation and real world mechanics for said weapons and vehicles.

With a record like Bethesda’s, it is clear that they will not miss a single detail in Fallout 4. They could possibly recreate an entire map of the United States, compliment it with the post apocalyptic destruction of the fallout series, and accent the game’s mood with musical classics from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. It is within Bethesda’s grasp to recreate entire cities without missing a single detail. With that in mind, as well as the clear moves made by Bethesda to deliver the best sound effects and realistic physics, there is no doubt that Fallout 4 could possibly be the greatest game of the next generation.