There is another small mystery related to “Afterlife” this week, the appearance of a mysterious man Fallout: New York online, timely Eliminated by Bethesda Until further developments are seen, even the idea is that this isn’t really a defined project but a real “AI slope”.
The initiative’s author, a user apparently known as “Christ First,” revealed the Ashes: New York project and presented it as a Experimental development based on Claude Opus 5.5so it is actually a product built with artificial intelligence, and there is no official support for the use of this name.
While the idea may be interesting, the truth is Completely constructed by artificial intelligence In this case, there’s nothing particularly unpleasant about ZeniMax’s quick response, which almost nucleated the threat and made it disappear from the internet within a few hours.
The consequences of artificial intelligence
The author’s promise is to deliver a version of Ashes that can be played directly through the browser, but despite this intention, there is no real game behind the statement, which is confirmed by the fact that it is handled entirely by artificial intelligence.
The description for Fallout: New York reads: “Zero texture files, zero audio files, all buildings, weapons, faces and sounds are generated from code.” Mission system, branch dialogue, VATS system and Pip-Boyalthough it’s not at all clear how this all works.
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On the technical side, the idea may be interesting, but in reality, the game seems to function exactly like a typical “AI slop” caused by heavy use of Cloud without minimal art direction or Humanized designas shown in the picture above, according to the interpretation of artificial intelligence, it refers to ghouls.
Additionally, Christ First went on the offensive again after deleting a page related to Fallout: New York, showing a threatening message received from Bethesda regarding the unauthorized use of copyrighted intellectual property, and sparking dispute: “Hey Bethesda, how about we make a Fallout game so I don’t have to do this? I’m sorry to everyone who loved this game, but white collar workers stepped in and the fun was over.”
In fact, not many people seem to appreciate this initiative, as often happens with products focused entirely on artificial intelligence, but also because it risks further damaging the image of similar initiatives in terms of legality, but which are clearly more appreciated in terms of creative work, such as mods for famous series or side projects.
Regardless, keep in mind that Bethesda has already confirmed remasters of Fallout 5, Fallout 3, and New Vegas, as well as a new project in partnership with Obsidian, which Bethesda recently took direct control of.