Fallout
A post-apocalyptic RPG series.
Where Fallout comes up1 episode or test
- 1Pose a skeletonPose hints at funny or sad death
- 2Player finds the sceneNobody tells them the story
- 3Player deduces what happenedStory worked out from the scene
- 4Shooter fans skip itStory never gets in the way
From Mark Brown on environmental storytelling
What was said about Fallout
Fallout poses skeletons so players deduce how people died. The Fallout games place skeletons in deliberate poses that suggest funny or sad deaths. Players work out what happened from the scene instead of being told.
Mark Brown cites this alongside Bioshock's signs, corpses and scribbles as environmental storytelling. Players who only want the shooting can ignore these vignettes without the story getting in the way.
How Level Design Can Tell a Story
Its skeletons are posed on purpose to suggest funny or sad deaths, so players deduce what happened.
Fallout poses skeletons so players deduce how people died. The Fallout games place skeletons in deliberate poses that suggest funny or sad deaths. Players work out what happened from the scene instead of being told.
Mark Brown cites this alongside Bioshock's signs, corpses and scribbles as environmental storytelling. Players who only want the shooting can ignore these vignettes without the story getting in the way.
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