Leonard Boyarsky, one of Fallout’s lead designers, echoes this sentiment. He recalls the distinct separation between their small team and the rest of the company, though he now looks back on that isolation as a hidden advantage.
“I was perceptive enough to realize our situation was unusually beneficial,” Boyarsky remarks. “It felt like we were developing an indie game but with the luxury of a steady corporate salary. Since management was preoccupied with their ‘guaranteed’ money-makers—the licensed D&D titles—they mostly left us alone. Their attitude was basically, ‘Go do your thing, just don’t get in anyone’s way.'”
History, of course, has shown that their “little thing” became a cultural phenomenon.
Decades later, the franchise remains as relevant as ever. Bethesda’s Todd Howard recently addressed the lingering “anxiety” surrounding the timeline for Fallout 5. While he admits the studio favors a deliberate pace, he reassured fans that active development on the Fallout universe has never truly ceased.
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