Fallout 4: 10 Great Open World Games It Must Learn From

1. Red Dead Redemption

With video games fighting harder than ever to be taken as seriously as other narrative mediums like film and television, elements like tone and framing are starting to become more important for titles with particularly heavy aspirations. So far Bethesda's series has managed to capture an interesting atmosphere with its take on the Fallout series, but it's going to need to build upon that if it will meet the weight of expectation on Fallout 4. In New Vegas, players will have experienced a world in which the surviving inhabitants have reverted to a strange blend of World War 2 and Wild West mentalities. The whole thing was a little confusing, but it made natural sense given that there's no blueprint for how to act after surviving the end of the world as we know it. Now however, with the dust settling and people getting accustomed to their new lives, Bethesda need to pick a side. The Wild West comparisons will best suit this, and Bethesda can take inspiration from Rockstar's impressive Red Dead Redemption to see how to perfectly capture the tone of a frontier where only the strongest survive at the expense of anyone not equipped enough to defend themselves. The Wasteland is a brutal place, and capturing the essence of this struggle could see Fallout 4 not just deemed a great game, but perhaps a brilliant piece of art in the wider field of entertainment. Which other open-world games do you want Fallout 4 to learn from? Let us know in the comments!