I never played those.

I understand they have a following but they won't play on the console in front of my sofa .

This is my worst fear.

I like the idea of everyone jumping the hype train, I want F4 to be successful so Bethesda will one day give us the next installment.

Can you imagine the horror?

Choices... with consequences...ugh the horror

Dialogue choices... with grammar... we have to burn them now!

It's understandable, no one makes games like Bethesda

Don't forget the terrible combat and writing.

The other stuff can be looked over pretty easily.

Not likely. Less than 1% of the current fanbase actually posts on the internet and therefor has very little influence on the series. It's already been established that the greatest influenece on the development of BGS games is the modding community. Nothing is going to change at BGS due to an insurgence of buyers for FO4.

'Grammar'... Right. Listening to that woman Razor in Fallout 1 scream ' THOSE BASTERDS!!!!! I"LL KILL THEM!!!!!!" sure was a monument of grammar and RPG writing.

To each her/his own... But personally I'm getting.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqBNSMbEzI0

The more the merrier. Some will see the light and never play a bland FPS again, some will be disappointed that Fallout is not a bland FPS.

As long as fallout remains true to fallout I'll be happy.