New Vegas veteran: Bethesda doesn’t hate Fallout, just misreads its roots
TL;DR
Fallout: New Vegas designer Chris Avellone says Bethesda doesn’t hate Fallout but doesn’t fully understand or care about its roots, arguing the publisher’s take is more spin than faithful homage. The interview traces Fallout’s history from Interplay to Bethesda, touches on the IP bidding saga, and weighs Bethesda’s open‑world strengths against perceived tonal and storytelling missteps in the series.
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