One of the most common points of criticism surrounding concerned its protagonist, the Sole Survivor. Contrary to otherplayer characters, the Sole Survivor never really felt like an avatar for the player.
Instead, with the character's established traits and backstory, players often felt shoehorned into certain choices and events.
The Sole Survivor contrasts directly with the protagonist of , the Courier, who is essentially a blank slate at the start of the game.
Many players enjoyed the freedom this afforded them when role-playing, but that doesn't mean that a protagonist needs to be like this for a game to succeed.
There are plenty of examples of role-playing games that pull off something similar to what was going for, and by looking back at all these games, it's possible to see howthe concept of the Sole Survivor could be improved in future projects. Unlike the other games in the core series, starts before the nuclear war that destroyed the world.