Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition

Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition is the definitive, all-in-one bundle for the 10th anniversary of the game’s release, from the award winning Bethesda Game Studios, creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.

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A screenshot from A Storied Life: Tabitha featuring a stylised artstyle that is reminiscent of watercolours. The screenshot shows the porch area of the game, drawn in an isometric style. The room has wooden floor and blue walls and features lots of items cramped into a small space such as a walking frame, coat hanger, worn floor mat and lots of items strewn about for the player to discover. There is a hand icon hovering over a walking stick and next to this is a lined paper pop up with text on that reads 'Walking Stick. The wood is worn at the apex of the handle, and the rubber ferrule is cracked. It looks too large for the box.'

A screenshot from A Storied Life: Tabitha featuring a stylised artstyle that is reminiscent of watercolours. The screenshot shows the item packing screen in-game, featuring a cardboard box on a wooden table. Inside the box is a grid that players must slot in items of varying shapes and sizes, like a puzzle. There is a hand icon hovering over a photograph and next to this is a lined paper pop up with text on it that reads 'Beloved Family Photo. A wallet-sized photograph of a large family. Everyone is smiling.'

A screenshot from A Storied Life: Tabitha featuring a stylised artstyle that is reminiscent of watercolours and handdrawn elements. The screenshot shows an open journal featuring a polaroid style picture of the dining room in-game, as well as some taped on labels of 'manuscript' and 'replay', indicating choices a player can make on this menu screen. On the right page there are many items that can be found in game lined up in rows in square boxes. Underneath this is a taped in label featuring some words relating to the items, reading 'enjoy', 'connoisseurs', 'my sommelier', and 'full-bodied'.

Overview

Sumo Digital was tasked with porting Bethesda’s critically acclaimed Fallout 4 game to a new audience on the Nintendo Switch 2 platform. Aside from taking advantage of the system’s portability while including all major expansions and a plethora of Creation Club content, the port uniquely gives the option to select from multiple framerates and supports DLSS.

Project Details

Platforms: Nintendo Switch 2

Genre: Action RPG, Third Person Shooter

Partner: Bethesda

Service: Porting

Engine: Proprietary

A screenshot from A Storied Life: Tabitha depicting a stylised hand drawn illustrated style. The screenshot shows a dining room environment with wooden floors and green wallpapered walls. The room is drawn in an isometric style and features multiple pieces of furniture such as tables, chairs, dressers, and many smaller objects atop these items. There is a hand icon hovering over a framed picture on one of the walls and next to this is a lined paper pop up with text on that reads 'Family Portrait. A portrait of a large family with many children. The heavy frame is very ornate and free from dust.

The Ask

Sumo was asked to bring Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition to the new Nintendo Switch 2 platform.

Our Involvement

Adaptation of proprietary engine libraries to new hardware platform.
Rebuilt and modernised the graphics pipeline for the retired middleware UI system.
Shader optimization for improved rendering efficiency and visual fidelity.
Implementation of DLSS.
Developed a modern build and test suite with FPS hotspot detection and smoke capability
Added player-facing controls for selecting between 30, 40, and 60 frame rate targets which are each optimised to balance game performance and graphical quality.

A screenshot from A Storied Life: Tabitha showcasing the memoir choice view, where players select various words related to the items they have kept to fill in an incomplete memoir. The artstyle feels handdrawn and has elements of watercolour and other traditional art materials like pencils.

A screenshot from A Storied Life: Tabitha featuring a stylised artstyle that is reminiscent of watercolours and handdrawn elements. It depicts a bedroom environment drawn in an isometric style, featuring a large bed that only has a fitted white sheet on it. Light streams into the room from the two windows either side of the wall behind the bed. There is a lit fireplace on the wall to the right with a green armchair in front of it, positioned to a slight angle. At the base of the bed is a red armchair with a teddy bear sat atop it. There is a hand icon hovering over this and next to it is a lined paper pop up with text on it that reads 'Well-Loved Teddy Bear. This bear is old and very firm. It has been painstakingly repaired many times.'

Impact

Our work on Fallout 4: Anniversary Edition demonstrates Sumo’s ability to:

Bring well established and successful IP to new platforms.
Deliver work to a high standard, ensuring the legacy and reputation of partner’s IP is protected.

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