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There are few moments when we have the possibility of returning to something in everyday life, I would say that the impossibility of going back in time often prevents us from seeing things from another angle, taking into account the improvements of the future, but this change of approach In video games, it is sometimes much fairer because we can reassess the importance of certain titles in the industry or simply understand to what extent they have evolved over time, the dedication or investment of the developers.
As we have said many times in this editorial, The new Fallout series breathed new life into the entire saga, with players returning to reminisce about old adventures and many others discovering for the first time what it’s like to leave a shelter after a nuclear war. And why not take advantage of this movement to return to the lands of Appalachia and observe again and in a “holistic” way, as we now say, the evolution of the latest opus of the franchise: Fallout 76?
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A little history
The first online version of Fallout arrived in November 2018 and the reviews were destructive with this bet of Bethesda. Let’s admit that this was not a collection of excessive or unfounded complaints, the players who came to attend this new edition of the Sega classic felt that the soul that constituted the DNA of the IP was missing: the charisma of the different characters, the weight of the elections and many other things.
To all this were added the multiple insects with which the game was launched and how empty the entire territory where the game was developed was, which although huge, seemed completely uninhabited.
Fallout 76 in perspective
The effect of time
Since those days in 2018, almost five years have passed and, unlike other cases, here time has done wonders for the game. The arrival of Wastelanders, while far from being the game’s biggest expansion, was undoubtedly key to the community seeing the game with different eyes. But before the arrival of Wastelanders, in 2019, “Wild Appalachia” with many temporary events, a survival mode and several other elements like the legendary seller and a new camera to represent certain moments of the game.
The same year, “Nuclear Winter” appeared with a free trial period including a battle royale up to 52 simultaneous players, which, in a market completely saturated by the genre, where very few productions have survived, has not made much difference, in fact, the shortcomings in terms of gameplay have become more obvious.
A little later, Fallout 1st arrived, youn subscription service launched in 2019 and it offered, for almost 13 dollars per month or 100 per year, various advantages regarding saving objects and the possibility of having your own private servers (or worlds). Note that Bethesda had promised this functionality, but I never mentioned that I would have to pay for thisso the criticism was quick to come, and just when things seemed about to change…
The year 2020 began with “Wastelanders”, more precisely on April 14 of the same year. Chronologically, the adventure took place a year after the opening of refuge 76 and finally integrated the arrival of human NPCs. Here the game began to incorporate dialogue options with visible consequences depending on the options chosen and a reputation system for the two new factions that have arrived, to which are added new bases and exclusive missions. The update was also free, further supporting efforts to maintain the current player base and to try to bring new souls togetherwhether they are new or disappointed with the previous state of the title.
In June of the same year, “The Legendary Run” appeared with the famous seasons, a form of progression represented by a sort of board game. Here You can unlock different cosmetics, badges, etc.. which could then be exchanged for equipment, weapons, armor or clothing designs, etc.
In the middle of 2020 “One Wastelander for all” arrived, the most important modification of which was that enemies began to adapt to the player’s level, which was an advantage so that newcomers did not have to not to do it. stay only in a small part of the map.
This year ended with “Steel Dawn”, the first of the expansions based on the Brotherhood of Steel, a faction that appeared in Appalachia with a wide variety of missions, items, armor and weapons and with the possibility for the player to decide whether they want to or not. must help the Brotherhood or harm it. This extension also changed the effect of hunger and thirst on players without the effects being as pronounced in a negative way.
“Steel Reign” concluded the Brotherhood of Steel arc in July 2021 with heavy participation from Super Mutants with pronounced changes to how items are created, especially those with legendary level.
Fallout Worlds was the next inclusion with several changes to private worlds such as developer created worlds where no fall damage was taken, unlimited ammo and extreme dismemberment as well as allowing those who were not subscribed to Fallout 1st could benefit from certain elements of the service.
The game would continue to grow with updates like “Night of the Moth”, “Invaders from Beyond” (which is actually returning), “Test your Metal” and “Expeditions: The Pitt”, which even allowed players of return to this Fallout 3 territory.
2022 would bring Nuka World on Tour, the Fallout 4 DLC appearing in this edition with all its Dantesque festival, its events and a new boss.
Eventually, after a few smaller updates, in December of last year, Atlantic City Boardwalk Paradise appeared and took players to Atlantic City. added many new locations for players with various additions of all kinds.
Beyond the pros and cons of each update, the truth is that the game has changed a lot since its release and in general the progress has always been positive so far. We will see what will happen to Bethesda’s production in 5 more years, the truth is that everything predicts that it will continue to raise its level accompanied by a community of players that not only does not decrease, but break new player records permanently.
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