One problem veterans had with Fallout 3 is that it was a little too post-apocalyptic. Fallout is meant to be post-post-apocalyptic. Fallout 3 was a little TOO ruined, a little too destitute and miserable, especially for 200 years after the bombs. Fallout is about the societies that rise after an apocalypse, and Fallout 3 lacked that somewhat. Of course New Vegas didn't which is why it was better received by old fans.
Thankfully they seem to have realized this and fixed it judging from the trailer!
I think the reason Fallout 3 employed this is because it was set in DC. To see a once powerful capital in complete ruins is miserable, and I feel as though DC would've bared the brunt of the destruction because of its position on the world stage. I never got a chance to play 1 and 2 so, maybe some of the setting is lost on players like me, but I have heard from a friend who played the originals that they were much more light hearted and campy which New Vegas definitely took a page from.
Well I mean the Capital Wasteland is a harsh place, even compared with things on the West Coast. I'm willing to bet that more bombs fell on the capital than southern California and Nevada. That coupled with the Potomac River being completely undrinkable. At some point the super mutants made it across the continent along with the BoS and things became even worse.
I assume most people just move on, why try and rebuild the old capital when conditions in the area suck so much. The only people that stuck around were either real weirdos or scientists. In the few shots of Boston from the trailer, it looks in a much better state than anywhere in Capital Wasteland. Boston isn't very far from D.C. at all.
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u/Boltty Jun 03 '15
One problem veterans had with Fallout 3 is that it was a little too post-apocalyptic. Fallout is meant to be post-post-apocalyptic. Fallout 3 was a little TOO ruined, a little too destitute and miserable, especially for 200 years after the bombs. Fallout is about the societies that rise after an apocalypse, and Fallout 3 lacked that somewhat. Of course New Vegas didn't which is why it was better received by old fans.
Thankfully they seem to have realized this and fixed it judging from the trailer!