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The Fallout series has existed for almost three decades. During these near-30 years, Fallout has spent all of its time within the borders of the United States of America. With Fallout day this year, we wanted to think about where the franchise should go next. Maybe another state within the USA or maybe a different country entirely? Shack Chat: Where should the Fallout franchise go next? Canada/Alaska - TJ Denzer, Wants a frostier Fallout Almost every single Fallout game has taken place is the south of USA (of course besides Fallout 3, which also included an excursion to Pittsburgh), but I’m ready for a far more frosty Fallout. Throughout the series, we often hear about how an invasion of Alaska was one of the starting points of the US/China war that erupted into nuclear conflict and scorched the world. The only actual dip into that particular lore we’ve ever received was the simulation in Fallout 3’s Operation Anchorage. So I guess I’d like to dip into the northern end of North America for a Fallout game. What’s going on in Canada? What’s Alaska looking like after that initial invasion? Don’t tell me. Show me. Northeast Ohio - Asif Khan, Avid Weather Reporter Fallout 76 has expanded into Southeastern Ohio, but I think it’s time to take a trip up what remains of I-77. Relics of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Cleveland Browns Stadium, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame would all be cool areas to be recreated in the postapocalyptic universe of the Fallout franchise. Antarctica - Sam Chandler, The Terror My first thought is that I’d like to see Australia in the next Fallout game. However, I’ve seen Mad Max and I’m not sure how different a Fallout experience would be (I’d still love to see the Aussie culture in a Fallout world, though). However, what I haven’t seen is a harsh environment like the polar caps shown in a post-nuclear fallout world. Would all the snow be melted away? What’s beneath the snow? Have prehistoric things thawed? It’s a location steeped in geopolitics, with many countries laying claims to regions, so it’s a veritable boiling pot of ideologies. Imagine the weird vaults that Vault-Tec made for Antarctica! What weird and wacky experiments was it running there? London - Donovan Erskine, Went there once London and all its gorgeous iconography would be perfect for Fallout. My mind immediately goes to 28 Days Later as a blueprint for what a post-apocalyptic, worn down London could look like. Mix in some Power Armor, Death Claws, and a bunch of factions, and you could have a hell of a Fallout game. Yes, I know a fan mod exists, but I'd still prefer a game made from the ground-up by Bethesda. Northeast United States - Steve Tyminski, My neck of the woods Where should the next Fallout game take place? I think I’m going with the Northeast United States for this one. You could have things take place in New Jersey and/or New York around the George Washington Bridge, the Empire State Building, Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty and so much more. There could be a lot of locations to choose from to start the Fallout shelter from as well as several locations to have groups of people with different opinions set up life after. The northeast can get really hot and it can get really cold so it could have all kinds of harsh weather/environment to deal with too. It would be an interesting idea to see what the Fallout game could look like taking place in my neck of the woods, aka the New Jersey/New York area. Those are the locations we think Fallout should go next as a franchise. Would you like to see the Vault Dweller visit a new state in the USA or do you think it’s time to see how the rest of the world is fairing? Leave your comments in the thread below!
