Fallout 5: 13 Things We Want To See

13. Return Of The Silent Protagonist

Easily one of Fallout 4's most complained-about aspects was the controversial addition of a fully voice-acted protagonist.

It's an interesting idea, albeit one that had many fans wishing for the return of a silent protagonist, due to a definitive voice taking away some of the immersion for players who may wish to ascribe their own internal voice to the character.

Add to this the fact that the dialogue options were blatantly simplified to accommodate the voice recordings and it resulted in a communication system that felt blatantly dumbed-down from previous games.

The tone of the player's voice doesn't always suit the urgency of the dialogue and the dialogue options themselves just aren't specific enough.

In short, restoring a silent protagonist would give the player more freedom in the long run, and would absolutely not feel like a step back given the nature of the games.

How Likely Is It?: To be fair, this one could actually happen, given the company's own admission that it didn't work as well as they hoped. 6/10