The Original Fallout Remaster Could Be Too Hard To Develop, Says Creator

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Citing Legal Issues, Source Code, And Use Of Proprietary Tools!

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  • The creator of the original Fallout game says he destroyed all the source codes.
  • Fallout Remaster will be challenging without the source code and other legal issues.
  • It seems highly unlikely that Bethesda will remaster the game at this point.

The original Fallout left a huge impact on the gaming industry and has a place amongst the classics of the RPG genre. Since the success of Oblivion Remastered, many fans have been asking for a Fallout Remaster, but that could be a bit tricky. 

The original Fallout creator revealed that when he left the studio, he was asked to destroy all of his work on the game, due to which the remaster could be ‘too challenging’ even if Bethesda asks for it. 

Why it matters: The first Fallout game was released back in 1997, therefore, it is massively outdated at this point, and a remaster would be very logical to reach the modern audience. 

Speaking on his YouTube channel, Timothy Cain, one of the creators of the original Fallout game, talked about the possibility of a Fallout Remaster. When he left Interplay, the studio behind the game asked him to get rid of all source material. 

However, that isn’t the only issue; Cain has enlisted a lot of legal issues that can make the remaster very tricky to make. These include music licensing issues, and the source code was compiled using tools that aren’t available anymore. 

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The original Fallout Remastered will be too challenging to make

Moreover, the cutscenes will also need to be remade because they used proprietary tools. There are also bugs in the game that can’t be removed through patches because of the source code issue. 

So, all in all, it seems very unlikely that we’ll get an original Fallout Remaster. Nonetheless, for the fans waiting on something, Fallout 3 Remastered is rumored to be in development, and will receive a major overhaul over the original. 

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