It’s The Perfect Time For A New Fallout Game To Return To The Series’ Roots

As the series enjoys renewed interest and popularity across all its games, largely thanks to the breakout success of the TV series, it could be the perfect time for the series to return to its classic style of gameplay. Having made the shift from the series' classic style in the transition from to, modern games have largely found success — but the popularity of certain other games on the market could show demand for the old way as well.

Though most fans of will, at this point, associate the series with the first-person, open-world style of gameplay that's characteristic of Bethesda RPGs, the series started with the original and as isometric CRPGs, with turn-based combat and mostly point-and-click control schemes. By the time of 's release, however, that kind of game had fallen out of favor, at least relative to other genres, and seemingly only grew more niche as the industry developed. Just recently, however, it's been proven that the classic style of CRPGs can still draw mainstream success — with the right support.

Though, by this point, has mostly solidified its identity as a series of open-world FPS RPGs, the recent massive success of shows that there can still be significant demand for something closer to the series' classic style. With the series currently enjoying renewed popularity as well, thanks to the TV series, it could be the perfect time for a spin-off game to explore what a modernized take onold-school gameplay could look like, in a similar vein to how built on the classic games.

Although 's popularity has only grown since its transition to a first-person perspective, a sizable contingent of fans still enjoy the first two games (and, for some, ) for their heavier RPG elements, including aspects like progression and the ability to create unique player characters. However, both games have undeniably aged, sporting outdated graphics, obtuse systems, and confusing UI — all of which can be huge barriers to entry for players more used to the modern games.