FALLOUT V
Greetings!
If you are reading this message, then congratulations on your appointment to the post of overseer of Vault 99! You are heir to a long line of overseers, stretching back XXXERROR[! generations to the very beginning of the vault program. Vault-Tec knows you will serve with distinction, as you await your glorious return to the surface.
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Our records indicate that the current date is X.X.22XX. This is only X days away from the projected emergence date of X.X.22XX. It seems that you have ascended to you position at an auspicious time! You are now not only Vault 99's overseer, but it's Last Overseer - the one who will usher your people into a bright, nuclear-war free future outside of the vault. It will be up to you to shepherd them as you all adapt to your lives on the surface.
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The world outside has no doubt degraded quite a bit from the one your ancestors left behind XXERROR~V years ago. You will have to brave many dangers and face many challenges on the surface, but we are confident that you will rise to the challenge. Please consult the many holotapes covering survival topics that should have been handed down by your predecessors.
We will now leave you with one last bit of wisdom that you should keep in mind as you undertake the great new journey before you. Si vis pacem, para bellum. If you desire peace, prepare for war.
And war never changes.
What is it?
Fallout V is the latest major edition to the illustrious Fallout franchise. It is set in and around the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, in the late 2280's. Vancouver presents a departure for the Fallout series in a few ways - it is the first game not to be set in the (current) United States of America, it is the first game to take primarily in a cold-weather environment and it is the first game to be designed by some nutter with no actual game design or writing experience whatsoever. In Fallout canon, Canada was annexed by the USA shortly before the outbreak of nuclear war on October 23, 2077. This, plus Vancouver's close proximity to the American border, gives us an excuse to extend the Fallout series' unique aesthetic of 1950's Americana northward, as well as adding in a new flavor courtesy of the Great White North.
The player takes the role of the Last Overseer of Vault 99, a vault located in the area around Vancouver, at a time just before the vault's scheduled reopening to the outside world. The Last Overseer is tasked with being the first to emerge from the vault, to explore the surrounding countryside, discover what has become of the region since the Great War and - hopefully - with allying with those who have survived the fallout from the end of the world.
A central aspect to the game, other than the usual exploration and combat, is how the player chooses to lead their fellow vault dwellers as they adapt to the fallen world they find themselves in. The Last Overseer will have many opportunities to influence the future of Vault 99 during the game, and the consequences of their actions will be felt both in the world, and closer to home. Some options include retreating back underground for good, building alliances with surface-dwellers as trading partners and even abandoning the vault entirely to assimilate in one (or more) of Vancouver's many factions. Needless to say, each and every option can provide rewards - and costs.
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Conclusion
From these elements arise the base of what Fallout V would be, if I had any say in it. This is ending sort of abruptly, largely because it's, like, 2:30 a.m. and I'm tired. I may update it later with a list of possible companions I've thought up and maybe a few major questline ideas.
I'd also love to hear from you folks- does this sound like something you'd like to play? Does the setting make sense to you? What are some of your ideas for things you'd like to see in a new Fallout game?