The fan-made Fallout 76 live-action concept trailer impressed Bethesda. The video’s director, Brian Curtin, managed to capture much of the Fallout franchise’s iconography in his two-and-a-half-minute trailer.
The official Fallout Twitter account posted a video of Curtin, praising him for leaving the team “speechless.” There are many references to Fallout 76 in the trailer, including power armor and Pip-Boy items. Throughout the video, you can hear many lines of dialogue from the game.
This fan-made video capture #Fallout 76 In live action, we were speechless! 🤯
Brian Curtin (@infectious_designer on IG and YouTube) did a great job directing this!https://t.co/m8VofkMHzw
— Fallout (@Fallout) November 14, 2022
Brotherhood of Steel founder Roger Maxson said: It’s not the citizens’ fault. Their failure destroyed almost all of humanity…”
Fallout 76 DJ Julie says, “I know what it’s like to lose family and friends, but there’s one thing that always kept me going and meant something: this music. The video concludes with Scribe Grant’s Plea, the game’s voicetape, showing someone picking it up and putting it into the Pip-Boy.
Fallout 76 had a rough launch, but this year the game is back with a wealth of content exploring post-apocalyptic West Virginia, including Invaders From Beyond and The Pit Expansion. His next Fallout game isn’t in development yet, but Bethesda’s Todd Howard said Fallout 5 is the company’s next project after shipping his The Elder Scrolls VI. A Fallout TV show is also currently in production at Amazon.
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