Todd Howard revealed in a recent interview that Bethesda has no plans to remake classic Fallout games because he doesn’t think it can recreate their charms, and fans on X heaped praise on this decision.
YouTuber MrMattyPlays conducted an hour-long interview with Todd Howard on June 16, asking the Bethesda director about the future and the state of their IPs. When asked about whether or not Bethesda plans to remake the classic Fallout games, Todd said, “I could argue that some of the charm of games from that era and the original Fallout is a little bit of that age. I would never want to sort of paste over some of that with, ‘Well, we changed how this works, so it’s more modern.’”
He also added: “As long as you can download it, as long as it loads up and runs, I think I’d like people to experience it the way it was.”
When the interview summary was shared on X by PC Gamer, fans of the original Fallout games were happy. Many of them feared that Bethesda’s remaking of Fallout 1, 2, and Tactics would ruin their legacies.
One X post comment wrote, “Translation: they don’t want to piss off the fans, because they have no idea how to elevate those games” Another added: “Finally, something I play and appreciate as a classic won’t be tarnished and destroyed just to make a profit”
In the current gaming landscape, remakes and remasters of older games have become the norm as companies try to recapture the nostalgia of old players and draw new fans to a title that once sold well. While some remakes and remasters have had more success than others, it’s interesting to see Bethesda not wanting to take full advantage of the growing trend.
