Fallout 4 is coming! In just under a week, many of you will, I suspect, suddenly come down with some sort of mysterious malady that keeps you bedridden – unable to go to work or school. There’s been a wealth of unfortunate leaks before the game sees commercial release; we’ve been inundated with screenshots, videos, lists of the game’s perks and even some bits of the story.
And now you can see the game’s entire map. Captured and stitched together by the chaps at Game Revolution, we can get a glimpse of how big Fallout 4’s post-apocalyptic Boston is. And it certainly looks big. While I won’t attempt to do the maths and embarrass myself once again, it certainly seems like there’s a suitably large area to explore.
In an interview with Digital Spy earlier this year, Bethesda’s Todd Howard said that Fallout 4’s map is “about the same size” as Skyrim’s.
“I avoid answering that, and I’ll tell you why. If you look at our previous stuff, it’s kind of like that. We don’t actually measure it like that. Because Skyrim is one size, but the mountains take up a lot of space.
That’s not really a game place, it’s in your way, you have to go around it, so we’re not really doing that. In the city, it’s very dense, but there is no load – like in Fallout 3, there’s a load – for areas of the city, we don’t do that. So it’s very dense, the buildings are tall, and a lot of them are open, so you can just walk in and around, so… it’s big. I wouldn’t say, you know, if you played Skyrim, I couldn’t tell you it’s X bigger, so we’re just saying it’s about the same size.”
Fallout 4 is hitting your PCs and new-gen consoles next week.
Last Updated: November 4, 2015
Mossel
November 4, 2015 at 09:13
200 years into the future and they still use the imperial system…damn ‘muricans.
Hammersteyn
November 4, 2015 at 09:14
And they drive on the wrong side of the road.
Mossel
November 4, 2015 at 09:14
Cannot. Deal.
PRAFTD
November 4, 2015 at 18:17
What are you talking about? Almost the entire world drives on the right side of the road. That’s one thing Americans got right. Pretty much only former British colonies drive on the left.
Hammersteyn
November 5, 2015 at 08:00
Really? Wow, foot in mouth right now
Captain JJ the Goo
November 4, 2015 at 09:47
There is no hope.
Hammersteyn
November 4, 2015 at 09:13
Dafuq? This game has more leaks than the Iraqi navy
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
November 4, 2015 at 09:48
Their Navy, or their submarine?
Snowlockk
November 4, 2015 at 10:15
In the end it’s the same thing.
Hammersteyn
November 4, 2015 at 10:37
Their version of submarines are ships that sunk
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
November 4, 2015 at 10:42
HAHA!
????????????High By The Beach ????????????
November 4, 2015 at 09:15
The tangents Todd threw with this response would make Pythagorus (SP?) jealous.
Pieter Kruger
November 4, 2015 at 09:22
Doesn’t seem THAT big if a square is 60m and almost half the map looks to be water? What am I missing???
Hammersteyn
November 4, 2015 at 09:22
Scuba gear
Brady miaau
November 4, 2015 at 09:27
to hunt down all the little question marks? Damn. not again.
Hammersteyn
November 4, 2015 at 09:28
Would be nice to see what radiation does to the fish
Brady miaau
November 4, 2015 at 09:30
Could be interesting, a true under water system? Hmm. Yeah, I could go for that.
As long as it is not turn them into question marks
Batman. Witcher 3. I have more or less had enough of question marks.
Marc O Polo
November 4, 2015 at 10:38
Just go to Japan and you can see in real life
Hammersteyn
November 4, 2015 at 10:40
LOL
Captain JJ the Goo
November 4, 2015 at 09:49
I’m too obsessive to have that in my life twice in one year.
RinceThis
November 4, 2015 at 11:21
lol
Captain JJ the Goo
November 4, 2015 at 09:48
It’s like Skyrim, only there aren’t mountains everywhere so it will feel bigger.
Loftus
November 4, 2015 at 09:27
I think this game is being over Hyped with all the “leaks”
Captain JJ the Goo
November 4, 2015 at 09:53
I’m just ignoring all articles and just scrolling down to the comments for funz. The only person who can overhype it for you is yourself in the end.
Loftus
November 4, 2015 at 14:05
I am actually not hyped at all for this game.
Charl van der Merwe
November 4, 2015 at 09:28
“leaks” , “marketing” , “Hype generation”
All the same thing 😉
Hammersteyn
November 4, 2015 at 09:29
Well leak something good then. Not a map the size of a napkin
Charl van der Merwe
November 4, 2015 at 09:30
Its for that authentic leak feel!
Loftus
November 4, 2015 at 09:32
Some one quick register a Fallout 4 Leek soup! we are going to be rich!
#AllYourBottleCapsBelongToUs
HairyEwok
November 4, 2015 at 09:40
“Looks at Fallout 4 map, looks back at google maps Boston” hmmmmm intersting seems it really is post apocalyptic Boston. Though real Boston is WAY bigger than Fallout 4 Boston.
Robert Barton
November 4, 2015 at 21:55
To be fair though an actual full sized replica of real life Boston in game would be way to costly
Captain JJ the Goo
November 4, 2015 at 09:46
I remember when Tod said it was about the same as Skyrim. And that was good enough for me. 😀
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
November 4, 2015 at 09:47
I feel sorry for Bethesda, they’ve managed to keep the game secret for so long, only to have the guiding wings of the nuclear missile that is launch day, bliksem off a week before… Such a sad situation…
Captain JJ the Goo
November 4, 2015 at 09:48
Well, in a way it’s also a compliment for them that people are going this aapkak over a game.
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
November 4, 2015 at 09:50
When you look at it that way, there is simply no way that this game will not sell well, I’m actually wondering what their pre order figures look like…
Captain JJ the Goo
November 4, 2015 at 09:54
Just look at the smile on Todd’s face lately. There’s your pre-order figure. 😉
Hailey
November 5, 2015 at 00:35
Yeah and that Todd is a sexy guy too. 😉
SmurFyZA
November 4, 2015 at 09:52
Who actually leaks stuff like maps, screenies etc? Someone from the inside or do they get hacked or what? Also do you make spelling mistakes on purpose or is there no1 that actually reviews the articles before publishing?
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
November 4, 2015 at 10:01
Those would be the guys violating the NDAs, which are supplied with their review copies, unfortunately the level of control on such issues can only be implemented to a certain extent and by the time the leaks are published it is usually too late.
I don’t blame Geoff for making spelling mistakes, he goes through quite a few articles a day…
RinceThis
November 4, 2015 at 11:20
lol eish. cannot believe this is out already.
Grand Admiral Chief SpaceNinja
November 4, 2015 at 11:46
Is that what she said?
Captain JJ the Goo
November 4, 2015 at 12:42
Haha
Tom Wadey
November 4, 2015 at 17:43
“No mountains in the way”. Now only half the fucking map is underwater.
JB
November 4, 2015 at 20:04
You can swim underwater, theirs even a perk that eliminates you not only gaining radiation from water but also having to hold your breathe.
Tom Wadey
November 5, 2015 at 22:12
True but I really can’t see there being anything of much interest underwater. I much prefer being able to walk places.