Fallout 4's brighter colors exist to cheer you up, but the world is still broken

When Fallout 4 was revealed by Bethesda, among the many cries of "It's finally real!" and "Shut up and take my money!", you might have also heard fans noticing a big change from the series' typical gray, green and brown color palette to something with a bit more variety. The sky is blue, for Pip Boy's sake! Well, there's a purpose to the change, as game director Todd Howard explains in a new behind-the-scenes video.

"We actually have a part of the world we call 'The Glowing Sea,' which is where the bomb falls. That looks more like your classic Fallout 3 wasteland, but even moreso," Howard explains. In a move that sounds similar to the tornado scene from Mad Max: Fury Road, there will also be radiation storms that flare up and blow through the world. Sounds like players will be in for a lovely day.

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