


In the “normal” ending, the player returns to their home, The ending of Fallout is decided on the character sheet before the game However, uniquely for a sandbox RPG, these endings are notĭependent on a climactic decision at the end of the story. There is an “alternate” game-ending cutscene in which the player isĬaptured by the super mutants, it isn’t relevant here). The reasons, as always, purely human ones.”

That being said, this detail does not affect the main point I’m communicating, and this is my interpretation of the ending.) CW: This post contains graphic in-game depictions of gore and death.) “The details are trivial and pointless. (EDIT: When I wrote this I hadn’t considered that there’s a chance the water chip could be salvaged by the vault in the alternate ending, this entire post is written under the baseless assumption that it’s not. This is merely a persuasive essay based on my understanding of the game and its themes, and responses are welcome. Though Fallout 2 and the Fallout Bible (lol) expand on the lore of Vault 13, Fallout was written as a stand-alone story without any anticipation of a sequel, and this analysis focuses on the information presented in the original Fallout.
