Survival games are games in which a player fights to stay alive using limited resources. Fallout 3 is the most famous example of a survival game – probably because Fallout 3 is not a survival game. It is an RPG / FPS with optional stealth elements and exploration. The same is true for Fallout New Vegas and Fallout 4, its sequels, which are basically the same game with different plots and characters.
The lack of change between New Vegas and Fallout 3 demonstrates a sensible “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” attitude by the developers, Bethesda. Fallout 3 was incredibly successful. It has had teenagers listening to old swing jazz on public transport. However, the Fallout series in later generations had no real survival challenge LINK.
One difference was that New Vegas improved on Fallout 3’s total absence of survival elements by introducing a Hardcore Mode.
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