Fast-forward to Fallout 3 and you can find bits of Power Armor around, but can't make any use of it until you're near the end of the main questline and can train in how to use it. In Fallout 2 the plot revolved around the appearance of the Enclave, a group especially noticeable because their Power Armor exceeded the Brotherhood of Steel. There's no need to go into anal details, but after the first Fallout the series gave Power Armor a little more of a role while keeping it special – and always just out of reach for at least the first half of the game. It just makes sense, in this world, as something to aspire to. So in such a dog-eat-dog universe it stands to reason that the most valuable resource of all is a pristine set of armor made from the finest materials. Undamaged pre-war equipment is a treasure, because there are no manufacturers left. This is a universe where we're expected to believe that resources are so scarce humanity is reduced to trading in bottle caps.
To me that was a satisfying arc and, more to the point, it makes complete sense in Fallout's world. And then it was great armor, easily the best in the game (until you found an advanced prototype near the end) so it all felt worthwhile. This may be nostalgia talking but the Power Armor felt like a real prize: something to be lusted after and, only after a long road, finally acquired. How amazing it was the first time I entered the Brotherhood's HQ and saw the sprites standing around. My memories of the original Fallout may be hazy, but I do remember playing and dying for an awfully long time before I ever really got a sniff of the Power Armor. Fallout's box had Power Armor on it too, but even when you get into the Brotherhood questline there are more hoops to jump through until, eventually, you have it for the final run-in. In the original Fallout the Brotherhood were an unknown quantity until you were well into the game, because the questline's seriously difficult, and though there's a set of Power Armor you can buy it's incredibly expensive. Power Armor is everywhere in Fallout 4, and as a long-time series fan I found this unusual. The Brotherhood of Steel's iconic look has always been the face of Fallout but, with this latest entry, that role carries more responsibility than ever. Since release Fallout 4 has been incredibly well-advertised, and one of the most eye-catching spots is on Fox's NFL broadcasts: the channel's mascot morphs into a Power Armor dude, complete with yappy Dogmeat. The only limitation on its use is Fusion Cores, but these are so plentiful there's no real sense of rationing."
"Power Armor has changed from being an endgame item, or at least something you had to work for, into a power-up. Giving players what they want isn't always the best thing, says Rich Stanton.
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