Player's Don't Need Bethesda's Fallout Remakes, There's A Much Better Option Anyway

Potential remakes of the original games have been a subject of conversation for years, but there's already a better place to look than anything that license holder Bethesda Game Studios might bring to the table. Originally released in 1997 and 1998, the first two games introduced the world to the harsh but darkly humorous wasteland of a post-nuclear America. While these titles were respectively developed by Interplay Productions and Black Isle Studios, Bethesda brought the franchise back in a big way with, and many fans have fallen in love with through its recent entries.

and are still great games today, but jumping into them after playing the modern games can be a big adjustment. An isometric style and complex mechanics present a very different experience from the first-person approach that Bethesda took, even if the flavor of the world is immediately familiar. Although mastering their strategic RPG elements can be incredibly rewarding, it's not something that appeals to everyone, and getting to experience those stories in an updated format is a reasonably common request.

The Fallout series can be intimidating, but there's one path to take that makes it easy to get invested in the post-nuclear world of the wasteland.

Anyone hoping that Bethesda might take a crack at updating and would do best to give up on that notion, as Bethesda executive producer Todd Howard has confirmed that the studio has no plans to do so. As reported by, YouTube creator MrMattyPlays broached the subject in a recent interview with Howard, who quickly shot the idea down. Howard established that the priority regarding the original games is simply to have them available and playable on modern platforms, expressing concern that remaking them in Bethesda's style could "" some of the original charm.

The lack of an official Bethesda treatment doesn't mean that there won't be any updated way to play the games, however, and the extensive creative community surrounding the games can offer the