Many Fallout followers think about Fallout: New Vegas one of the best sport within the collection. So of us have lengthy wished a sequel or comparable spin-off led by New Vegas sport director Josh Sawyer. And in accordance 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 sport out of it. The top result’s a beloved open-world RPG that individuals nonetheless speak about and play so much 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 beneath Microsoft’s roof, folks have questioned if a New Vegas 2 would possibly ever occur. Whereas the sport’s director didn’t verify 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 sport 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 sport.
“Uhhhhhh, positive,” mentioned Sawyer, adopted by some laughter. Nonetheless, he did clarify that he would have some questions earlier than hopping on board a brand new Fallout sequel.
“I imply with any venture 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 large factor appears to be freedom. He mentioned he would solely step as much as make a brand new Fallout (or any sport 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 needs to work on one thing the place the one factor they wish to discover isn’t attainable to discover?” mentioned Sawyer.
He then reiterated that he nonetheless loves the Fallout franchise, including: “I believe there’s nonetheless a ton of tales that may be advised in there and questions that may be requested about society.”
Sawyer ended his reply by mentioning that working with any IP is like that and finally 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 attainable that Sawyer may lead the cost on a brand new Fallout sport, possibly even a New Vegas follow-up? Sure. However Bethesda must let the famed designer do what he and the crew need or they received’t be inquisitive about enjoying in that radioactive wasteland.
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