Fallout Van Buren (partially found unfinished Fallout game; 2000s): Difference between revisions

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The title screen.

Status: Partially Found

Fallout Van Buren, which was the code name for the original Fallout 3, was an RPG game that was to be developed by Black Isle Studios, the original creators of the Fallout series. The game's intent was to continue the Fallout franchise, but it was not a sequel to Fallout 2. However, on December 8th 2003, Interplay Entertainment laid off the PC development team, and the game was cancelled.^[1]

After this, the series was eventually sold to Bethesda Softworks, creator of the Elder Scrolls games. After the sale, the Black Isle team was disbanded and transferred to work on either Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2, or Fallout: Brotherhood Of Steel 2, another cancelled game. Fallout 3 was released in October 2008, and while it was criticized by the already established Fallout fandom, it was praised by critics and newer fans, splitting Fallout fandom into two era as we know it.

Van Buren's Legacy

The game's logo.

Upon acquiring the rights, Bethesda decided to remake the game from scratch, using neither any of the old code nor mimicking its gameplay and converted it into a first/third-person ARPG with a completely different plot. While Van Buren was seemingly completely thrown out, design documents for the game were leaked by Fallout fansite No Mutants Allowed in 2005, containing almost every detail about the design of the game.^[2]

Screenshots of a tech demo for the game were released on No Mutants Allowed on April 30th 2007, and on May 2nd, a full tech demo was released.

In 2010, Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment, which was composed of a few old employees from Black Isle Studios, created Fallout: New Vegas, which incorporated a number of elements from Van Buren, such as the NCR and the Hoover Dam.

Availability

Apart from the tech demo and several design documents, little else builds of the original game has been released.

Gallery

Gameplay footage.

External Links

Reference

↑ The Vault Tec Inc.'s post on cancelled Fallout games. Retrieved 19 Dec '21
↑ A directory of the leaked Van Buren design documents (indexed on the Fallout Wiki). Retrieved 05 Jun '13

[1] The Vault Tec Inc.'s post on cancelled Fallout games. Retrieved 19 Dec '21

[2] A directory of the leaked Van Buren design documents (indexed on the Fallout Wiki). Retrieved 05 Jun '13

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+'''''Fallout Van Buren''''', which was the code name for the original ''Fallout 3'', was an RPG game that was to be developed by Black Isle Studios, the original creators of the ''Fallout'' series. The game's intent was to continue the ''Fallout'' franchise, but it was not a sequel to ''Fallout 2''. However, on December 8th 2003, Interplay Entertainment laid off the PC development team, and the game was cancelled.<ref>[http://www.thevaulttecinc.com/2014/05/canceled-fallout-games-history.html The Vault Tec Inc.'s post on cancelled ''Fallout'' games.] Retrieved 19 Dec '21</ref>
-What was to originally be ''Fallout 3,'' (also known by its codename '''''Fallout Van Buren'''''), was an RPG created by Black Isle Studios, the original creators of the ''Fallout'' series (aside from parts of ''Fallout'' and all of ''Fallout 3'' and ''Fallout: New Vegas''). The original version was going to be an MMO. However, this idea was dropped. The newer version was a bit like its predecessors and carried on the original ''Fallout'' legacy.
-Black Isle Studios soon started going over some bumps along the way and eventually had to sell the entire franchise, which was bought by Bethesda Softworks, creator the ''Elder Scrolls'' games. After the sale, the Black Isle team was disbanded and transferred to work on either ''Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2'', or the also unreleased and lost game, [[Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2 (lost build of unfinished PlayStation 2 game; 2000s)|''Fallout: Brotherhood Of Steel 2'']], while the first version of ''Fallout 3'' was canceled in 2003.
+After this, the series was eventually sold to Bethesda Softworks, creator of the ''Elder Scrolls'' games. After the sale, the Black Isle team was disbanded and transferred to work on either ''Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance 2'', or [[Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2 (lost build of unfinished PlayStation 2 game; 2000s)|''Fallout: Brotherhood Of Steel 2'']], another cancelled game. ''Fallout 3'' was released in October 2008, and while it was criticized by the already established ''Fallout'' fandom, it was praised by critics and newer fans, splitting ''Fallout'' fandom into two era as we know it.
-Bethesda was very fast to drop the original design and converted it into an FPS/TPS RPG. The plot of the story was nowhere to be found in ''Fallout 3'', and ''Van Buren'' was thought to be gone without a trace. However, in 2005, design documents for the game were leaked by ''Fallout'' fansite No Mutants Allowed, containing almost every detail about the design of the game.<ref>[http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Van_Buren_design_documents A directory of the leaked ''Van Buren'' design documents (indexed on the Fallout Wiki).] Retrieved 05 Jun '13</ref>
+==''Van Buren's'' Legacy==
+[[File:FalloutVanBuren-Fallout3Logo.jpg|thumb|300px|The game's logo.]]
+Upon acquiring the rights, Bethesda decided to remake the game from scratch, using neither any of the old code nor mimicking its gameplay and converted it into a first/third-person ARPG with a completely different plot. While ''Van Buren'' was seemingly completely thrown out, design documents for the game were leaked by ''Fallout'' fansite No Mutants Allowed in 2005, containing almost every detail about the design of the game.<ref>[http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Van_Buren_design_documents A directory of the leaked ''Van Buren'' design documents (indexed on the Fallout Wiki).] Retrieved 05 Jun '13</ref>
-Screenshots of a tech demo of the game were released on No Mutants Allowed on April 30, 2007, followed on May 2nd by the full tech demo;<ref>[http://fallout.wikia.com/wiki/Van_Buren_tech_demo Fallout Wiki page on the ''Van Buren'' tech demo.] Retrieved 05 Jun '13</ref> this would be the most we'd see of ''Van Buren'' for a long time.
+Screenshots of a tech demo for the game were released on No Mutants Allowed on April 30th 2007, and on May 2nd, a full tech demo was released.
-In 2008, The Bethesda version of ''Fallout 3'' was released, with heavy backlash from the established ''Fallout'' community, but with acclaim from critics and newcomers.
+In 2010, Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment, which was composed of a few old employees from Black Isle Studios, created ''Fallout: New Vegas'', which incorporated a number of elements from ''Van Buren'', such as the NCR and the Hoover Dam.
-In 2010, Bethesda Game Studios and Obsidian Entertainment (which was composed of a few old employees from Black Isle Studios) created ''Fallout: New Vegas''. This new entry in the ''Fallout'' series took a great number of things out of ''Van Buren'', such as the NCR and the Hoover Dam.
+==Availability==
-<gallery mode=packed heights=175px>
+Apart from the tech demo and several design documents, little else builds of the original game has been released.
-File:FO3.jpg|The game's logo.
-</gallery>
-==References==
+==Gallery==
-<references/>
+{{Video|perrow  =1
+  |service1     =youtube
+  |id1          =1uuDKrY7eW0
+  |description1 =Gameplay footage.
+}}
+==See Also==
+* [[Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel 2 (lost build of unfinished PlayStation 2 action role-playing game; 2000s)]]
+* [[Fallout Extreme (lost build of cancelled multi-platform tactical shooter; early 2000s)]]
+==External Links==
+*[https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Van_Buren_tech_demo Nukapedia Fallout Wiki page on the ''Van Buren'' tech demo.]
+*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Buren_(video_game) Wikipedia page on ''Fallout Van Buren''.]
+==Reference==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Lost video games]]
-[[Category:Partially lost media]]
+[[Category:Partially found media]]
+[[Category:Historic]]