Fallout 4’s voiced protagonist is the exception, not a new rule Bethesda showed off the first Starfield gameplay during Microsoft’s 2022 Xbox and Bethesda Showcase on Sunday, and it already includes shooting, exploration, and lockpicking in space.
Many players wondered if this meant that the player character would be Bethesda’s usual silent protagonist, or if it might be more like Fallout 4’s voiced protagonist.
Previous to Fallout 4, Bethesda RPGs like The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim and Fallout 3 featured silent main characters.
This means Fallout 4, which launched in 2015, will end up the exception and not the new rule for Bethesda Game Studios RPGs.