It's changed developers' hands several times, switched perspectives, and jumped from turn-based to real-time gameplay, but the Fallout series' survival and consistently high quality games are a testament to the original's strengths.

The first Fallout offered players a post-apocalyptic open world filled with distinctive characters, moral dilemmas, and quests that could be solved in multiple, oftentimes unconventional ways.

At GDC 2012, Timothy Cain, who was the producer, lead programmer, and one of the primary designers for the beloved game, delivered a talk on how he helped create a franchise that set a new standard for open-world RPGs and still resonates with players.

Check it out on GDC Vault.

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In addition to this presentation, the GDC Vault and its new YouTube channel offers numerous other free videos, audio recordings, and slides from many of the recent Game Developers Conference events, and the service offers even more members-only content for GDC Vault subscribers.

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