Quote from st0lve2d; For the game developers that got anything to do with art or code, no it's not really important, you can get all of that from Interplays concept art etc. etc.BUT: For the dialogue, story and all of that, you NEED to know what the Fallout universe is like, you simply cannot get it right, or even close to right without having played the games.. It's like selling the Half Life IP to someone who haven''t EVER played the game, and they try to make a sequel...
Yes you are right, however, my point really was that you don't have to be expert (or in this case have played the games) to be hired on the team in the first place
Professionals learn and adapt very quickly. I think any designer would understand the importance of research if you where asked to work on a sequal ![]()