History Trivia / Fallout4

** This wouldn't be the first time Keythe Farley's portrayed [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 a gravelly-voiced assassin for hire with serious family issues.]]
** Peter Jessop has [[VideoGame/Wolfenstein2009 his own previous experience with]] voicing a soldier that's fought enemies with advanced technology, including robotics, bio-engineering, [[FrickinLaserBeams laser weapons]], and PoweredArmor. Except this time, he gets some Power Armor of his very own.

** One of the hairstyles for the female Sole Survivor is nearly identical to the one worn by Jack in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3''. Both characters are voiced by Creator/CourtenayTaylor. Whenever the female Sole Survivor swears, you can hear the similarity.
** This isn't the first time Courtney Ford's [[Series/{{Dexter}} played a]] a reporter.

** Speaking of ''VideoGame/LifeIsStrange'', Derek Phillips, who voiced Mark Jefferson, is now Elder (Max)son, who keeps on saying Ad (Victoria)m.

** There was at one point an underwater combat system in place for the game, and a weaponized harpoon gun was made to compliment it. There was also a cut quest called "Twenty Leagues Under The Sea" that likely would have showcased this mechanic.

* CreatorBacklash: While Bethesda Game Studios is still proud of their work on the game, Todd Howard has gone on record admitting that he and the other developers regret implementing [[ScrappyMechanic the cut-down dialogue system]].

* RoleReprisal: In a sense. Creator/KarenStrassman plays yet another female ghoul, Overseer Barstow, a few years after [[VideoGame/Fallout3 3]] and [[VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas New Vegas]].

** [[Creator/SeanSchemmel Strong]] mistaking the "Milk of Human Kindness" for [[IsItSomethingYouEat something you actually eat]]? [[Manga/DragonBallZ Why does that sound familiar]]?

** Not exactly the first time Creator/CrispinFreeman's voiced a [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} member of a highly secretive, morally grey faction]]. Although ironically, he has to be worried being eaten ''himself'' via Trappers.

** Peter Jessop has [[VideoGame/Wolfenstein2009 his own previous experience with]] voicing a soldier that's fought enemies with advanced technology, including robotics, bio-engineering, [[FrickinLaserBeams laser weapons]], and PoweredArmor. Except this time, he gets some PoweredArmor of his very own.

** Much like ''Fallout New Vegas'', players would have been able to have Dogmeat accompany them along with a standard companion, rather than Dogmeat occupying the "companion" slot. It's not fully clear why this option was cut, but it appears to have been done late in development -- all followers have dialogue where they comment on Dogmeat being injured in combat, [[NonPlayerCharacter NPCs]] that refer to your companions will comment on you having both Dogmeat and another companion with you, and in both instances their dialogue was recorded and remains in the game.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [[WhatCouldHaveBeen/Fallout Can be found on the series' page]].

** [[Creator/SeanSchemmel Strong]] mistaking The Milk of Human Kindness for [[IsItSomethingYouEat something you actually eat]]? [[Manga/DragonBallZ Why does that sound familiar]]?

* CreatorBacklash: While Bethesda is still proud of their work on the game, Todd Howard has gone on record admitting that he and the other developers regret implementing [[ScrappyMechanic the cut-down dialogue system]].

** "The End of the World", sung by Skeeter Davis has seen a huge increase in views once the game was released.

* NewbieBoom: This is the best-selling ''Fallout'' by quite a lot, and produced as big a newbie boom as [[VideoGame/Fallout3 its predecessor]] did, or bigger.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** [[http://tentacle-explosion.tumblr.com/post/134440441756/huge-fallout-4-spoilers-in-the-audio-and-the-text Cut dialogue files from Paladin Danse]] indicate that the Brotherhood campaign could have unfolded quite differently. [[spoiler: Even after Danse is revealed as a synth, the Sole Survivor could support Danse in challenging Maxson's legitimacy and settling the claim through combat which could allow Danse to remain in the Brotherhood]]. Subsequently, the player character could potentially take the helm as Elder, and implicitly set the Brotherhood of Steel on a course to once again shed their FantasticRacism and aggression.
** Much like ''Fallout New Vegas'', players would have been able to have Dogmeat accompany them along with a standard companion, rather than Dogmeat occupying the "companion" slot. It's not fully clear why this option was cut, but it appears to have been done late in development -- all followers have dialogue where they comment on Dogmeat being injured in combat, [[NonPlayerCharacter NPCs]] that refer to your companions will comment on you having both Dogmeat and another companion with you, and in both instances their dialogue was recorded and remains in the game.
** There was at one point an underwater combat system in place for the game, and a weaponized harpoon gun was made to compliment it. There was also a cut quest called "Twenty Leagues Under The Sea" that likely would have showcased this mechanic.
*** The Harpoon Gun itself, on the other hand, has been reused in the Far Harbor DLC.
** Early concept art reveals that Mama Murphy was at some point intended to [[http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/File:Mama_Murphy_concept_art.png sit in a modified Mr. Handy wheelchair]]. A shame this got cut.
** Visiting the Combat Zone reveals a rather underwhelming raider dungeon filled with mooks and a recruitable companion. Many fans speculated that this was originally going to be an arena that the player could participate in but similarly to the arena in [[{{VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim}} Skyrim]], it was scrapped in the end. Digging through the voice files confirms this, as Tommy Lonegan, the owner of the Combat Zone, has voice files talking to the player about cage matches and "rising through the ranks", and even taking an elevator in the stage floor to rise to the arena. The absence of said elevator suggests the idea may have been cut rather early, but ultimately the voice files proves that it was originally intended as an arena.
*** The ''Wasteland Workshop'' DLC allows you to create your own arenas, where you can pit your settlers against raiders, Gunners, various mutant creatures, or each other. However, there is no in-game benefit to doing so, nor are there quests attached.
** Sony ultimately canning the [=PS4=] mods for ''Fallout 4'', or rather the original version Bethesda planned. As of now, there's no official reason by Sony themselves on why.
** It's speculated that the Lone Wanderer was a some point slated to make a cameo in the game. There is a complete Vault 101 jumpsuit in the game files a well a references to a cut clothing item called "[=FO3=] Pipboy". Not only was the cameo cut, but all references to the Lone Wanderer were removed at some point.
** At one point fully drivable cars were to appear. This was downgraded to having a car that follows you when you fast travel (a bit like the Highwayman in ''Fallout 2'') and finally completely removed.
** There were early plans for a multiplayer mode, but Bethesda didn't think they could do the amount of work required and finish the main game, so it was cut. However, it would serve as the inspiration for the next Fallout, ''VideoGame/Fallout76''.

** The incredible popularity of the building system, [[SidetrackedByTheGoldSaucer which greatly distracts many players from the actual quests]], led to some nicknaming the game ''[[Franchise/TheSims The Sims: Apocalypse]]'' and others.

** Much like ''Fallout New Vegas'', players would have been able to have Dogmeat accompany them along with a standard companion, rather than Dogmeat occupying the "companion" slot. It's not fully clear why this option was cut, but it appears to have been done late in development -- all followers have dialogue where they comment on Dogmeat being injured in combat, [=NPC=s] that refer to your companions will comment on you having both Dogmeat and another companion with you, and in both instances their dialogue was recorded and remains in the game.

** There were early plans for a multiplayer mode, but Bethesda didn't think they could do the amount of work required and it was cut. However, it would serve as the inspiration for the next Fallout, ''VideoGame/Fallout76''.

** At one point fully drivable cars were to appear. This was downgraded to having a car that follows you when you fast travel and finally completely removed.

* RecycledScript: The ''Far Harbor'' add-on is basically a remake of Fallout 3's ''Point Lookout'' expansion. Protagonist sent to look for a young woman by her worried parents? Check. Protagonist sent to another area by boat? Check. Arrives at a ramshackle port-town full of suspicious people? Check. Port-town located in swampland inhabited by deranged tribals and dangerous beasts? Check. Missing woman has fallen in with a local faction? Check. One of the locations is underground and inhabited by people who have their brains stored in jars/robotic bodies? Check.
** It also bears more than a few similarities with ''New Vegas: Dead Money'', in that it involves the player traveling to a mysterious [[DeathWorld Death World]] shrouded from view by a heavy cloud, one of the side characters suffers from severe mental issues brought upon by advanced technology (Dog/God has schizophrenia from Stealth Boy usage, and Jules[[spoiler:/Victoria]] has pseudobulbar affect & amnesia because of [[spoiler: a botched mind-wipe]]), has themes of letting go of the past and beginning again, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking references Vera Keyes]].

** Peter Jessop has [[VideoGame/Wolfenstein2009 his own previous experience with]] voicing a soldier that's fought enemies with advanced technology, including [[FrickinLaserBeams laser weapons]] and PoweredArmor. Except this time, ''he'' is the one in the PoweredArmor.

* DuelingGames: With VideoGame/{{Wasteland 2}}, which released its Director's Cut Edition making the game available to consoles 5 months prior. Both games are sequels to [[WesternRPG Western RPGs]] set in a [[AfterTheEnd Post-Apocalyptic]] United States. Ironically, Wasteland 2 is made by many of the people (Director/Producer included) who worked on Fallout 1 and 2 [[note]] and much later, FalloutNewVegas [[/note]] who created Fallout as a SpiritualSuccessor to Wasteland because they couldn't get the rights from Electronic Arts at the time. Many Fallout veterans see Wasteland 2 as a SpiritualSuccessor to the first two Fallout games because it's an Isometric [=CRPG=] with a turn-based combat system.

** This isn't the first time Courtney Ford's [[Series/{{Dexter}} played a]] HotScoop.

** It's speculated that the Lone Wanderer was a some point slated to make a cameo in the game. There is a complete Vault 101 jumpsuit in the game files a well a references to a cut clothing item called [=FO3=] Pipboy. Not only was the cameo cut, but all references to the Lone Wanderer were removed at some point.

** It also bears a few similarities with ''New Vegas: Dead Money'', in that it involves the player traveling to a mysterious [[DeathWorld Death World]] shrouded from view by a heavy cloud, one of the side characters suffers from severe mental issues brought upon by advanced technology (Dog/God has schizophrenia from Stealth Boy usage, and Jules[[spoiler:/Victoria]] has pseudobulbar affect & amnesia because of [[spoiler: a botched mind-wipe]]), has themes of letting go of the past and beginning again, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking references Vera Keyes]].

* DuelingGames: With VideoGame/{{Wasteland 2}}, which released its Director's Cut Edition making the game available to consoles 5 months prior. Both games are sequels to [[WesternRPG Western RPGs]] set in a [[AfterTheEnd Post-Apocalyptic]] United States. Ironically, Wasteland 2 is made by many of the people (Director/Producer included) who worked on Fallout 1 and 2 who created Fallout as a SpiritualSuccessor to Wasteland because they couldn't get the rights from Electronic Arts at the time. Many Fallout veterans see Wasteland 2 as a SpiritualSuccessor to the first two Fallout games because it's an Isometric [=CRPG=] with a turn-based combat system.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Sure Sony, make the [=PS4=] version the worst version, by default, by not allowing external files for mods. [[SarcasmMode That definitely is a good idea]].

** One of the hairstyles for the female Sole Survivor is nearly identical to the one worn by Jack in VideoGame/MassEffect3. Both characters are voiced by Courtenay Taylor. Whenever the female Sole Survivor swears, you can hear the similarity.
** This isn't the first time Courtney Ford [[Series/{{Dexter}} played a]] HotScoop.
** Not exactly the first time Creator/CrispinFreeman played as a [[Manga/{{Hellsing}} member of a highly secretive, morally grey faction]]. Although ironically, he has to be worried being eaten ''himself'' via Trappers.
** Creator/AshlyBurch once again voice acts a character called [[VideoGame/Borderlands2 Tina]]. A different character she voice acts, [[AxCrazy Crickett]], is what Tiny Tina could have become when she grew up. This Tina [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange has a connection to "chems", now and then mentions a Rachel and desperately wants to leave the place she is living in right now.]]
** Speaking of VideoGame/LifeIsStrange, Mark Jefferson is now Elder (Max)son and he keeps on saying Ad (Victoria)m.
** [[VideoGame/LifeIsStrange Victoria]] is now another spoiled rich girl named Imogene Cabot

** There is also "Mayor [=McDonut=]" for Mayor [=McDonough=], "Presto Gravy" for Preston Garvey and variations of "Cornflakes" for Kellogg.

** Preston Garvey is sometimes referred to as "Preston Taylor" due to his similarity to [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 Jacob Taylor]], being a level-headed, military minded black man who joins up early and is fairly boring compared to the more zany companions.

** A ''lot'' of ''VideoGame/MassEffect'' actors voice characters in this game.