Classic Game Postmortem: Fallout

Why it was recommended

GDC post mortems are amazing, especially the ones on Diablo[0] and Fallout[1].

Strong recommendationsomedude895 · Original2022-03

What it covers

Timothy Cain's 2012 GDC postmortem of the original Fallout, covering how he helped build the game and set the template for open-world RPGs. He talks through production. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

GDC Festival of Gaming

Length

59 min 3 sec

Year

2017

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