"Recently, the topic of 2010's Fallout: New Vegas and Bethesda creative director Todd Howard came up during a New Year's Eve party I attended. During the conversation, a few people, myself included, joked about how Howard doesn't like New Vegas, a Fallout game developed not by Bethesda but by Obsidian. Look around online, and you'll see plenty of others joking and suggesting the same thing. Howard hates New Vegas. Or is at least annoyed by its success."
"Here's the thing: There's no evidence this is true, and in fact, Bethesda's famed creative director has stated multiple times publicly that he thinks New Vegas is great. And yet, this myth is so persistent that even I have to remind myself that it ain't true. So what's up with that? Why is this rumor so popular and so widely believed, to various degrees, by so many Fallout fans and gamers? And exactly how and when did it start?"
"Specifically, after the launch of Fallout 4 in 2015, you started to see discussion of this topic pop up online. Here's a November 2015 GameFAQs thread in which someone asks if Howard hates New Vegas, because he doesn't talk about it much, and people complaining about Fallout 4 being worse than Obsidian's spin-off. And I think this is a key part of this myth. A lot of people were disappointed by Fallout 4 for feeling less like an RPG and more like an open-world shooter."
A persistent online belief claims Todd Howard dislikes Fallout: New Vegas, but no evidence supports that claim and Howard has publicly praised the game. The rumor grew after Fallout 4's 2015 launch, when fans disappointed by Fallout 4's shift away from RPG mechanics compared New Vegas more favorably. Early instances include a November 2015 GameFAQs thread questioning Howard's feelings because he rarely discusses New Vegas. Nostalgia and perceptions of Fallout 4 as inferior helped solidify the misconception, allowing the myth to persist despite contradictory public statements by Howard.
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