As if the big reveal at E3 2015 in June packaged with the measly five month wait for its launch didn’t populate the hype train sufficiently, Bethesda has continued to rekindle the flame of anticipation among its fans with video after video of sneak-peak-esque explanations of Fallout 4 ‘s features and mechanics.
‘s features and mechanics. Most recent is a video explaining the perks system of the game and touching lightly on the 7 SPECIAL stats.
This video is one of several on the Bethesda Softworks YouTube channeloutlining some of the various systems in place within the game, and while this one focuses on perks and only lightly on the SPECIAL system, there exists a currently-incomplete video series outlining each one individually. Found on the mentioned YouTube channel are three of seven videos for the Strength, Perception, and Endurancestats, with Charisma being the next to come, followed by Intelligence, Agility, and Luck: SPECIAL.
As the video demonstrates, the new perk system makes it much more clear to players which SPECIAL stats lead to which perks, which was completely invisible to players in previous iterations. While veterans will be able to tell you that, of course Endurance unlocks Marathon Runner, but the new system makes navigation and planning much clearer for players new to the franchise. For more information on all of this, take a look at the page on Bethesda’s website.