Andrew wrote:There have been times wandering the Capital and Mojave Wastelands that I've thought a vehicle would come in handy. There's the precedent of the Highwayman in Fallout 2, too. That said, I'm also fine with the idea of traversing the map on foot, given the amount of ruins and whatnot.
Yes that would definitely be a good thing. Traveling on foot is just fine, but I can't put anymore emphasis on the annoying restrictions in the "open world." At least make it so that the terrain offers no other path, but don't have an invisible force barring entry. If that were to happen again this time, I would expect the same mediocrity of a linear "open world" we've seen in the past. While it was possible to arrive in New Vegas from the start of the game - other areas proved to be deliberately inaccessible. As such in their previous titles you'd see mods such as the "Invisible wall remover" for New Vegas.
Cooperative play would also be interesting - though I'm not sure how that would affect the franchise, and their gameplay elements.