Fallout 4: 10 Outrageous Rumours That Won't Happen

5. A Ghoulish Affair

A rumour which has been bandied around online for some time now is that Fallout 4 will not limit its players to human characters - in-keeping with the vast array of races on offer in the Elder Scrolls series. In particular gamers are excited at the prospect of potentially being able to play as a ghoul €“ one of the Wasteland€™s zombie-like mutants who were exposed to intensive, elongated bouts of radiation and now suffer from horrifically decayed skin. While they are visually repulsive, being a Ghoul would undeniably add some intriguing gameplay elements; they are allegedly brought back to health by background radiation and fallout so Bethesda would certainly be able to work this into the traits of a Ghoul-character, perhaps at the cost of some charisma points. It may be plausible but we have our doubts that Fallout 4 will allow its player to be non-humans. The likelihood is that if Bethesda were going to introduce such a change, they would have done it with Fallout 3. The fact of the matter is that Fallout is a series of games about survival in the ruins of civilisation; Ghouls are individuals who have failed to survive while maintaining their humanity, so they immediately undermine the principles of the game.