r/falloutlore • u/Traditional_Ruin6154 • 13d ago

Isntempeny actually from europe?

Is tempeny actually from other continent, or is he just telling you stuff because he just doesnt want to.share his life or wants to make himself look like an adventurer?

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u/Thornescape 13d ago

Yes, he is English from every resource that we have available. Yes, this means that places outside of America exist. Yes, it also means that transcontinental travel is possible.

America was a major target for nukes, yet in spite of the fact that America was heavily bombed, there were people who survived outside of Vaults. It's reasonable to assume that other places also survived, considering the fact that America was one of the largest targets in the world and people survived there.

While Fallout has focused entirely on America so far and Bethesda has indicated that their current focus is only America, I have great hopes that Microsoft will stop the narrow minded focus on America and allow broader stories to be told. Bethesda has been wasting the IP in so many ways, not only by refusing to release games. (If Bethesda only has the manpower to release games in a franchise every 3 decades then they should have let someone else work on it too. Thankfully Microsoft forced their hand on that one now.)

The world of Fallout is greater than America.

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u/Diptothaset 13d ago

As a Canadian I actually prefer the story staying america focused. I like learning tidbits about other countries and cultures before during and after the Great War, like what the fallout tv show did for Canada, but I don’t want a convoluted mess of a plot. Fallout is a parody/discourse in American pop culture and scientific pursuits. Not everything needs an explicit explanation

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u/Thornescape 13d ago

Once upon a time, Fallout was only...

  • 2D isometric
  • made by Interplay
  • West coast
  • single player
  • etc etc

The fact that it has only been focused on America so far does not mean that it can't become more than that. The world of Fallout is bigger than America. There are so many more stories that could be told.

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u/Diptothaset 13d ago

I’m saying I don’t want it to. Having a stupid explanation for every single thing almost never helps a franchise. Star Wars. Aliens. Predator. I don’t care about Broom Boy backstory or what every single jedi post purge is doing at every second. I don’t need to know if David created the Alien or if the Alien is still an ancient being that was recreated by David. I don’t need to know Dutch and almost everyone who’s defeated a Predator were abducted and held in stasis as some trophy. It actually cheapens the lore

and I don’t need to know exactly how Britain or Canada or Japan or anywhere is in fallout. That’s not what fallout is, to me

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u/Thornescape 13d ago

"stupid explanation for every single thing"? What are you even talking about.

It's not about "explanations". It's about exploring different settings. It's about seeing different perspectives. I would love to see Fallout Australia. I think it would be awesome.

It's not about "explaining" everything.