Every character you see is a real person, said Todd Howard at E3, explaining the lack of traditional NPCs in Fallout 76. But I m not so sure. Does Howard really expect me to believe that CocktimusPrime isn t waiting to greet everyone outside their vault? He s there as I step into the light, his big, dumb name floating in front of a horizon that s meant to elicit awe. And there s no reason it shouldn t. That sea of autumnal trees and distant storm clouds are lovely. Having winced at the wonky footage of the Xbox One beta last week I m genuinely surprised at how pretty West Virginia is. Well, the bits of it that aren t CocktimusPrime.
