I think Minneapolis/St. Paul would be an excellent choice(and not just because I'm native).
1. It's in an area that hasn't been explored yet, so complete freedom to make up factions.
2. It's far enough north that Bethesda/Obsidian could have nuclear winter with game mechanics based on it.
3. It has two big cities right next to each other, which could set up a two-faction war for the main quest.
4. It has several company headquarters that could be replaced with Fallout equivalents(ex: General Mills=Sugar Bombs HQ).
5. An area like Duluth(with it's large harbor) or Rochester(something focused on the MAYO) could be the subject of DLCs.

Although I highly doubt you are ever going to do this I know that anything is possible which is why i'm asking you this. Please make Fallout Africa, I know this is a strange suggestion but hear are my ideas for the game. In Fallout Africa there would not be as much of an abundance of weapons like in the previous Fallout games. Although radiation one of the things to look out for the other thing to be concerned about is the mutation of the aids virus, the aids virus combined with the radiation has made a deadly combo it mutates the creatures of Africa and if exposed to humans to long the effects could be devastating.

The weapons would mostly be melee like spears and knifes, maybe throwing knifes and maybe some traditional weapons like bows and arrows, there wont be as many shops around like other fallout games so the player must make these him/herself this game focuses a lot more on survival than the other games. The goal of the player is to keep there aids virus at bay while looking for the legendary "Super aids away" which will not only purge the virus from his/her body but will also make him/her immune to it from then on out.

Then the player must find away to distribute this cure to the rest of the people and possibly restore order to the African wastelands, this game is going to be very interesting don't you guys think? Now just sit back and consider it for awhile just let it role around in your head and think about this idea.

Some people might say "Well African nations are armed to the teeth" well if a nuclear bomb hits then those weapons would be gone. Other people might say "this is stereotypical" or say its racist but you see I don't "see" color if you know what i mean, people are people color shouldn't even matter I just think this could be a good area for the next Fallout game.

i think paris would be cool to see the eiffel tower barley even standing i also think cjina and japan would be cool

I think only big cities, or globally notable cities, and always cities in the US will be the location chosen.

That would leave out Minneapolis, because there is no non-US recognition towards it. Washington and Vegas are small in terms of population, but are globally notable.

The only possible locations I can consider are:
San Francisco
Los Angeles
New York
Chicago (funny this one rarely comes up)

And also, I think people are ready for a snowey and winter setting. (Though Beth may already use this in TES:V).

Er.. the first two have been done already. LA is the Boneyard. I think Chicago was done in one of the spinoff games, but I don't remember.

It must be in the usa, right?

Wait... San Francisco's been done already? Or do you just mean LA?
I checked for Chicago; it has yet to have a fallout rendition.

i thinking of three places
texas it's close the east and close to mexico
it would be like a old west shoot em up. oil wells still pumping, with NCR moving in.
new york with a bit of canada. ruin of old new york and on going battles with canada.
and there is florida. but there must be more vaults and was has happen to the rest of the world in the world of fallout
all i know is fall out has to be bigger badder then the rest

Hello,

There have been many different threads started to suggest locations for future Fallout games - so before anyone thinks this is the same thing it isn't - this is just a list of 5 of my favourite potential locations. All of these cities for me could be suitable. As a Fallout fan I am certainly not as knowledgeable as many people on here so if anyone can offer any input whether my 5 potential cities are good or bad suggestions then that would be great. Thanks for reading.


Chicago - Windy Wasteland



Chicago for me would be an excellent location for Fallout 4. Already mentioned briefly in Fallout 3 Chicago has many notable towns and settlements such as Dirt Haven, Devils Graveyard and Brahmin Wood. The Midwestern Brotherhood formed after a Brotherhood of steel squadron headed to assess the super mutant threat in the area, only to crash on the outskirts of Chicago and remain in the area. Chicago is an iconic city, heavily built and would for me provide a perfect setting due to its significance in the Fallout universe.

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New York City - Sleepless Wasteland

New York has been pictured many times in post apocalyptic ruin in many movies and would certainly be a contender for Fallout 4. Its huge building decimated to ruin and iconic statue of liberty would surely be utilised to perfection by Fallouts designers. The former home to the United Nations this could be a significant city in the Fallout universe but not much more in known of the big apple. Though, yellow taxis littered across the streets, a half ruined statue of liberty and a partially destroyed Empire State building surely would qualify for the wastelandy feel of Fallout games.

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Paris - Romantic wasteland

Often referred to as a romantic city, imagine Paris completely un ruin, not purely down to the Nuclear bombardment but from the middle eastern conflict that consumed much of Europe. It is fair to say that this city surely has to be virtually destroyed but I can see that the humour of the Fallout world could be utilised here with an emphasis placed on the romance of the city, small cafes and the odd bustling street still survives in Paris. The Eiffel tower half standing, the Arc de triumph still a symbol of revious war efforts. La Defense completely in ruin, the former powerhouse of the French economy. We could see a struggling to cope Paris, but romance and love playing a key part in how the remaining occupants manage to deal with the hell of the romantic wasteland.

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London - Smokey Wasteland

London with so many iconic images, Big Ben, houses of parliament, the London eye littered across post apocalyptic ruin would be a perfect setting. In terms of an open world setting there would be so much to explore, the radiated waters of the river Thames, black taxis and double Decker buses laying waste across the streets. A fully operational underground system would be a perfect way to travel across the city - underground infested tunnels with ghouls and other creatures. It certainly would be a dark game, scary at times but for me this has to be a contender if the game is placed outside of the USA.

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Tokyo - Imperial wasteland

I don’t know of the significance of Japan in the Fallout universe but I still think its geographical location - being so close to China could be a good contender for a future game. Maybe an overrun Japan from Chinese forces. Tokyo certainly as the credibility to provide a perfect wasteland for a future title but little is known about it.

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I like the idea of a completely urban map like London or New york. A huge city bombed out and deserted. Kind of like I Am Legend or something.

Fallout can't leave the states, lest it lose that Americana feel. Chicago might be interesting, if they wanted to do the whole gangster thing. I wouldn't mind returning to the capitol wasteland though.

If they ever made a Fallout outside the US it'd have to be a spin-off and maybe something based in China.

The Title of the game:

"Fallout: The Institute" - Commonwealth Wasteland (too long??)

Fallout: The Institute can also have New York in it, because New York is right next to Massachusetts. =)

The Institute and maybe the Followers of the Apocalypse are the only factions I can think of that would be there. Maybe the Enclave, too?

EDIT: I thought up the most random easter egg that could be in it, as well: Peter Griffin. Well, because Rhode Island is right next to Massachusetts, it' be perfect. And the character is like dressed up the same and same hair cut and same dialogue. OMG, it'd be epic.

China.

A group of Americans took shelter inside a pseudo vault under the American Embassy. Game could open with Chinese raiders breaking into the Vault...Main quest could involve saving other American's and heading back to America maybe?
I think limiting the series to America is a mistake, because there is more to the world, and the Fallout Universe than the USA. AND you could kill massive amounts of commies!

"In" America: Hawaii. Its close proximity to China could make it interesting.

Fall out 4 Atlanta


Im sorta heart broken right now. For the next fallout in the big consul series I was hoping for a fall out in the south. But instead It took place close to were the first began. While this is ok I was hoping to see what happened in the south. Did it survive, Did it return to what it once was, DID THE CATFISH MIRELURKS TAKE OVER.
To me the very next Fallout game sould take place in the south. Its the only place in america where things havent been shown and would be a great way to tell more story being that majority of Americas best fighters are in the south.
I even have a few monster Ideas

catfish mirelurk
There just as strong as the Super mutant overlord How ever they only attack if you attack first. Rarely alone as they hunt in packs of 4. You first see them when fighting a mirelurk and it runs off after seeing one of these beast right behind you.

Talking deathclaw
These creatures are strait from the west. They live in a small village out side Atlanta. They unlike most deathclaws are nice and only eat Brahmin. They are the biggest farmers of these creatures in the eastern part of the U.S. of A. You will see that most of there meat stock is only 1 headed. They milk the ones with 2 heads.

Hounds
While most dogs in the waist land are radiated and very mean the hund dogs of the south where protected for hunting purposes in case the vaults opened.

The red Arrows
A faction only seen in the south that are made up of animal tamers, Talking deathclaw's, and the beast tamed by them. You will see they have captured a large amount of beast and show some off. They have plans to go north and take over (which they have the man power for) but they think its best for them to send a message first. There like Brotherhood of Steel but instead of machines they use animals. They are much stronger then the Brotherhood of Steel but aren't as spread out as them showing they aren't good with communication.

I hope you like my Idea for creatures and hope you want a fallout in the south
as much as I


being that Atlanta is the capital of the south I was shocked to see no one has thought of it.

I'm not saying they shouldn't set FO4 in the Commonwealth, but I don't understand why it sounds so good to everyone. Why is everyone so interested in the Commonwealth?

I'd personally really love to see New York. I'd love to explore the iconic sights of New York and what's happened to them in the Fallout universe. There are so many awesome things they could do with all of the different familiar scenes of NYC. I think that's what a lot of people loved so much about FO3, that they recognized so many things in DC, like the Washington Monument, and the capital building. It's all so familiar, but twisted. People love seeing how the apocalypse has affected the places they know.

Chicago would be nice too, but maybe a bit too similar to DC. (I guess NY wouldn't be much better though with that aspect)

I can't think of anything else that would be reasonable to expect. They've hit all the majorly iconic cities in the US already, other than New York. And after that there's basically no way to go but down. I guess they might try other countries, but 50's American culture is too essential to Fallout, so I honestly hope they don't.

I suppose they could set another game in Los Angeles area again, (like FO1 & 2) maybe a few hundred years after those games, so it's different enough to be a new game, but still the same basic layout.

I'm the exact opposite of you in that I don't understand why New York City sounds so good to everyone. There have been dozens, if not hundreds of games set there, and a fair amount of them were post-apocalyptic. Why should Bethesda use such a terribly cliche setting? I have no problem with the city itself, but it's constant use in games annoys me greatly.

People want to see the Commonwealth because, unlike New York City or any other random unexplored city, the Commonwealth already has lore surrounding it, and that lore is damn interesting. Here's a quick summary of what we know that I made and post when situations such as this arise:



Now I don't know about you but that right there makes the Commonwealth sound much more interesting than New York City, a location who's fate after the war is uncertain and which has never been mentioned in a Fallout game except when talking about before the war.

I think it's inevitable Fallout will eventually return to LA, perhaps the next fallout after FO:4, cause that's just the way game franchises work. They need new USPs with each new game, so they'll be like "We go back to where it all started, we know get a chance to reimagine the original setting where it all started"/ empty pr babble speech.

Putting that aside, I disagree with your point the NY has been overdone in other video games and would not be an interesting setting. Just because its been done 20k times, doesn't make it cliche. It's only cliche if Bethesda wants it to be so they can appeal to a dumb audience, but I think the general Fallout audience is too smart to be interested in that.

Anyway, I can already think of a dozen unique locations for NY;

Metropolis (big settlement at important metro intersection)
Mall Town (commercial settlement inside large mall)
Arkinglot (big parkinglot settlement)
Lilnam (lil' 'nam, regional china town)
Ashanti (shantytown built along the length of a tunnel/highway)
Topside (built along the roofs of skyscraqers)
Garden State (refugee camp for Jersey in Central Park)(anyone get the reference?)
Empire (renovated skyscraqer a la tenpenny tower)

etc... etc...

The metropolitan setting allows for buckets of creative locations. Can't wait for NYC.

Anywhere that's going to be canon to New Vegas. So many things to look up to. The Big Apple sounds promising though. The classic song's already there, the only thing left is how you could connect the last story and side quest to the sequel.

P.S. god I hope they won't use the same damned constant-crashing game engine.

-_- what I dont get is how no one wants something from the south

the north and west had there time
its time for the south to enjoy the spot light

I think that the next Fallout game should take place in the Institute which is in the commonwealth, which is in the state of massachusetts.

Massachusetts is located to the right of New York, so New York City can also be fit in the game (as a lot of you wanted), and it could have Rhode Island in it, which could have more of the Point Lookout feeling to it (which a lot of you wanted because a lot of you wanted the south to in the next game).

The main factions could be:

The Institute
The Faith
The Railroad
(insert faction for New York here) - Have yet to come up with a good enough faction for this city.

And there could be dozens of little minor factions scattered throughout the Wasteland. - The Commonwealth Wasteland

For those of you who don't know who the Faith are, the location of their HQ is unknown, but since the Missionary from Point Lookout was from the Faith, I would think their HQ could be near the Commonwealth. Since Maryland is close to Massachusetts as well.

For those of you who don't know who the Railroad are, they are the people who help escaped Andriods (or Synths) that escape the institute, the very same Railroad that saved Harkness from the Institute.

If you have any suggestions on what else should be in the game, say it. It'd be perfect for the next Fallout game to be here. =)

I sort of have the Main Storyline thought up if you guys want to read it:

You are an Android, the most technological Android ever made in the Institute, but one day, a freak 'accident' in the Insititute caused the whole Insitute to unlock all the cells and all the Androids were released. During all the chaos, you manage to walk and learn the controls (this will be the tutorial) and eventually escape the Institute. Then you'll have to find who caused the accident at the Insitute and yeah that's all I got.

Wha? "The Faith?" That never existed in Fallout 3. The Abbey of the Road is a Christian monastery, and the worshipers at the Ark & Dove Cathedral never called their religion "The Faith," so I have no clue where you got this "The Faith" from.

If Fallout 4 takes place in the Commonwealth, New York City is nowhere near close enough to include in the game. Maybe as a DLC, but not in the game.

All the androids being accidentally released makes no sense because they aren't just in holding cells, they're integrated into society like Harkness who worked in the Synth Retention Bureau. And even if they were to escape, capturing them is what the Synth Retention Bureau is for so if anything, the player character should be a member of that.

The group that the Missionary in Point Lookout was from 'The Faith'. She is located in the South-West portion of the map, where the four tents are. She even says she is from the Faith. I just re-played Point Lookout, I would know.
I think that the game can have New York in it, New York is right next to Massachusetts. Much like Fallout 3 having Virginia in the mix of it.
Well, if the player would successfully escape the Institution, there would be Synth Retention Bureau Security that is looking throughout the Commonwealth Wasteland trying to find the Player Character. But your idea is good, too.

But why would you assume that this The Faith has a presence in the Commonwealth?



If Bethesda plans on doing a single wasteland like they did with Fallout 3, and also plan on including The Institute, which is near Boston, then no, they can't have New York in it, as Boston is quite far from any part of New York.



The Institute is a "sealed environment," so says Zimmer, so I really don't think escaping is viable. And there is no Synth Retention Bureau "security," because they are security, or rather, a "special branch of the Commonwealth Police." Yes, the Commonwealth has a government and a police force with it's own sub-branches, it isn't like escaping a single faction, you're escaping an entire government.

No really why does no one want the south as a game

I know there are various Fallout 4 topics and 'what would you like to see' threads, but I've never seen anyone asking for a UK Fallout.

I'm not overly sure of the backstory of the UK, all I remember hearing is that Europe split into 'city-states' and went feudal between themselves. With the UK being bestest buddies with the US (I assume it was similar in the Fallout universe), did the Chinese attack us just to get us out the way? or were we spared most of the bombs?

Obviously, even if the UK was spared the bombs, we'd have still suffered the fallout, nuclear winter, and so forth. Were there Vaults in the UK? I would guess there was at least one in (or near) London for the Prime Minister. Would we have super mutants? (I would doubt it, but hey, who knows!)

What about the rest of the country? Birmingham (the 2nd biggest population centre outside of London)? Wales - lots of countryside, hills, open ground with lots of small settlements, villages and the like.

Scotland? Massive hills, lots of place for underground vaults, vaults built into the hillside, possible lots of wild animals/mutant animals roaming the countryside...

So, other ideas? (Especially from UK players!!)