The World of Fallout

Examining the four main single player games in the franchise and its related spinoff games, this book explores the world of the popular role-playing video game, Fallout.

Autorentext

Kenton Taylor Howard is a Lecturer in the Games and Interactive Media program at the University of Central Florida, USA. His research interests include video games, critical theory, and teaching. His work has been published in journals such as Transactions of the Digital Games Research Association, the Well Played journal, and One Shot: A Journal of Critical Play and Games.

Inhalt

Introduction: War Never Changes, But Fallout Does 1. Origins of the World of Fallout: Fallout 1 and Fallout 2 2. Reviving the World of Fallout: Fallout 3 and Fallout 4 3. Expanding the World of Fallout: Fallout Spinoff Games 4. The World of Fallout as Told by Fans: Fallout 76, Fallout Mods, and Fallout Tabletop Games Conclusion: Success and Failure, Design Strategies, and the Future of the World of Fallout