Wishlist for the Protagonist of Fallout 5

Fallout 5? Ha, that’s like planning for what I’m having for dinner in five years. Still, can’t help but get all tingly thinking about it. So, I stumbled upon this thing about Amazon’s live-action Fallout making everyone buzz again—kind of like when you’re reminded of an old favorite band and start binge-listening. Fallout 5? Yeah, sign me up.

Now, Bethesda’s playing it coy, not saying a peep officially. Feels like a magician with secrets up their sleeves, huh? Picture me, imagining all those new adventures, fresh faces, and whatnot. Every protagonist’s been their own flavor, but who’s to say Fallout 5 won’t just flip everything on its head? Nostalgia and surprise—a weird but exciting combo.

The whole silent hero debate? Oh boy. Fallout 4 tried giving our main character a voice—to mixed reactions. Some liked it, some didn’t (it’s like when you’re at a party, and the playlist suddenly changes to something not quite your vibe). Maybe going back to no chatter, just vibes, would be the ticket, letting folks pour their own soul into the character—and, heck, it might be what we need after the whole Fallout 4 convo wars.

And those Vaults. Yeh, classic Fallout, right? But what if the next leading character is like, “No thanks, I’m not from those gloomy underground worlds.” Think Fallout: New Vegas did a neat job with that—our pal, the Courier, was intriguing without a Vault backstory. So, why not give it another shot?

About those chat options in Fallout 4—remember the wheel? Kinda felt like ordering at a drive-thru where you forget to specify you want fries. Sure, it sped things up, but wasn’t perfect. Maybe Fallout 5 could ditch it for something closer to the classic choice menus. Fingers crossed, yeah?

And just throwing this out here—what if we go full Ghoul next time? Risky, huh? But could be a game-changer, with a narrative as twisty as my tangled headphones. Imagine being a Ghoul trying to hang onto that humanity while the world around’s all fallout-y. Emotional deep dive, anyone?

Ah, long way to go ’til we actually see Fallout 5. But dreaming up what might be is half the fun, isn’t it?