Does anyone have any faith in the future of this franchise at this point?

It’s possible that Microsoft eventually hands the Fallout IP off to a different studio that is capable of making a decent RPG, and that would be better than nothing I guess. But I don’t see Fallout ever recovering from being the goofy wacky unserious wasteland that it has become. I also guarantee that the anti-capitalism angle will continue to be emphasized at the expense of other themes more relevant to the post-war world.
 
Fallout 4 was pretty abysmal and the Creation/Gamebyro Engine was very much showing its age and limitations even then. The show doesn't bother me as much as what Bethesda put out with Starfield. They're clearly out of energy and the writers do not give a shit anymore. Starfield was supposed to be their crowning achievement, and Todd Howard said as much and made that game out to be some kind of lovechild he's been building for years now, but its writing is shameful and the gameplay is horrible, repetitive, and frankly boring. TES6 has been "right around the corner" for what? Like ten years now?

I don't believe Bethesda is even capable of making a semi-decent looter-shooter (which Fallout 4 basically is) let alone an RPG on the caliber to fit Fallout or The Elder Scrolls. My final judgement will probably wait until after TES6 releases, which will probably be right before Hell freezes over at this rate.
 
Anaphylaxis said:
I don't believe Bethesda is even capable of making a semi-decent looter-shooter (which Fallout 4 basically is) let alone an RPG on the caliber to fit Fallout or The Elder Scrolls.
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Their target demographic has no desire for an RPG. The devs themselves likely doubt the sense or purpose of one. For them it's the Brawndo argument in reverse.

 
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