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Fallout 76's had a rocky launch, to say the least, and many have used previous Fallout games as a reference point to call out what exactly went wrong. Obsidian's own take on the Fallout universe, Fallout: New Vegas, is often cited as one of the best in the franchise, and the developers just posted a video directly addressing Fallout 76. Unsurprisingly, Obsidian is sympathetic to Bethesda's situation, as they say it's "painful" to see a game developers pour countless man hours into not live up to expectations, and the studio notes they've had some serious failures in the past.
Check out the video here.
"This isn't meant to be negative - it can probably be taken as negative. We really enjoyed making Fallout: New Vegas and people really enjoy Fallout: New Vegas," Urquhart says. "Bethesda is looking to take the Fallout brand in a different direction. There's nothing right or wrong about that. That's their choice. They own it, they get to do what they want with it. But in our mind, there are people that enjoy where Fallout was. That is what we wanted to do with The Outer Worlds, to give people that. And you know what? Maybe that's a bad decision from the standpoint of the number of people that will buy it. I don't know… People seem to really enjoy what Fallout: New Vegas was, so let's give them an experience that's as similar as we can to that."
Check out the video here.
"This isn't meant to be negative - it can probably be taken as negative. We really enjoyed making Fallout: New Vegas and people really enjoy Fallout: New Vegas," Urquhart says. "Bethesda is looking to take the Fallout brand in a different direction. There's nothing right or wrong about that. That's their choice. They own it, they get to do what they want with it. But in our mind, there are people that enjoy where Fallout was. That is what we wanted to do with The Outer Worlds, to give people that. And you know what? Maybe that's a bad decision from the standpoint of the number of people that will buy it. I don't know… People seem to really enjoy what Fallout: New Vegas was, so let's give them an experience that's as similar as we can to that."