![]() ![]() What brings reverence to the “war never changes” speech is that is was first uttered in a game that launched in 1997 and still retains truth about geopolitical conflicts around the world 18 years later. It just so happens that in 2077, each side of the world was successful in their task, bringing about complete destruction of life on the Earth’s crust. The players might be different, but the play remains the same one side squabbles with the other over land and life-sustaining materials, while both try to wipe each other out. Narrated to perfection by Ron Perlman, “war never changes” encapsulates the idea of armed conflict as a permanence. Imprisoned safely behind the large Vault door, under a mountain of stone, a generation has lived without knowledge of the outside world. Your family was part of that group that entered Vault Thirteen. And from the ashes of nuclear devastation, a new civilization would struggle to arise.Ī few were able to reach the relative safety of the large underground Vaults. In two brief hours, most of the planet was reduced to cinders. In 2077, the storm of world war had come again. For these resources, China would invade Alaska, the US would annex Canada, and the European Commonwealth would dissolve into quarreling, bickering nation-states, bent on controlling the last remaining resources on Earth. Only this time, the spoils of war were also its weapons: Petroleum and Uranium. In the 21st century, war was still waged over the resources that could be acquired. Hitler shaped a battered Germany into an economic superpower. Spain built an empire from its lust for gold and territory. The Romans waged war to gather slaves and wealth. It led me to this ultimate question Which statement is more accurate? War. Upon looking it up on Youtube, the recommended videos bar beside the player included one from Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, where Solid Snake was making his “war has changed” speech on the precipice of armed conflict between private military companies. Since we all knew that this Fallout 4 reveal would be coming today, it got me thinking about the franchise, including that famous speech that began in the original Fallout. Not only did we see a bit of the Fallout world we know and love placed in a Bostonian setting (in addition to actual colors!), we also got to hear the series’ most prolific saying: “War. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, only to emerge right now to specifically search out this article about two famous video game quotes, Fallout 4 was officially revealed today with a game engine + cinematic trailer. By Daniel George 7 years ago Follow Tweet
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