My Life as a Fallout 4 NPC

My Life as a Fallout 4 NPC

Philadelphia had been sheltering in place for about six weeks when I started my second playthrough of Fallout 4. It seemed like everyone in my life was planting orchards and selling turnips on an island full of charming animal friends, and I got nostalgic for my carefully tended tato gardens, rattletrap cabins, and grumpy villagers. The Fallout 4 aesthetic seemed well-suited to my melancholy mood, thanks to the somber instrumental score and the crushed remains of human civilization littered around the irradiated wasteland. As I started a new save, I reflected that the first characters you meet in the Commonwealth are defined by their losses: the Abernathys lost their daughter; the Minutemen, their home; the Sole Survivor, her entire way of life before the bomb. After six weeks of grief, anxiety, and total physical isolation, I too felt like I had lost something. (more…)

GYGO: FF7 Remake Trailer, Detective Pikachu, Monster Hunter: World Iceborne

GYGO: FF7 Remake Trailer, Detective Pikachu, Monster Hunter: World Iceborne

Happy Wednesday! Every Wednesday, Sidequest brings you Get Your Game On, a round-up of recent gaming news. What games are you playing lately or looking forward to? Let us know on Twitter! I’ve been playing Life is Strange 2: Episode Three, which released last week. It’s been an emotional rollercoaster as brothers Sean and Daniel, who had been train-hopping and homeless since the last episode, have found a community of friends and jobs working at a pot farm. If you’re looking for an immersive story game that explores themes of found family and friendship in the context of insecure employment and living on the margins of society, check out Life is Strange 2.

Here’s news we’ve been thinking about this week! (more…)

THINKGEEK Fallout 2018 Fall Preview

THINKGEEK Fallout 2018 Fall Preview

THINKGEEK arrived at 2018 San Diego Comic Con with tons of fall previews in tow. The most exciting line in their upcoming launches is the Fallout merch and memorabilia that will be available just in time for Christmas. Us here at Sidequest are pretty excited, so we thought we would rank the top five best Fallout releases coming this fall, which are all available for pre-order now! (more…)