Bethesda has just released it's teaser trailer for Fallout 4, and while a proper gameplay segment will be shown at their special conference for E3, Bethesda is also well known for adding little bits of info and secrets in their trailers, and this one is no exception. So, without further ado, sit back, enjoy the trailer, and then let's get to analyzing.

• 0:00 - 1:29: Nice callback to the opening of Fallout 3. The music is a great touch, and having it zoom out from a Please Stand By tv was the perfect way to get this going. Also, first things first, this game looks FANTASTIC. I'm assuming this is all in-game footage, Bethesda is not known for creating trailers using anything other than their own software, and it would be one of the only companies that I'm not skeptical about when it comes to that. The houses interior looks great, both in it's dilapidated and original states. One of the first things you would notice with the trailer for Skyrim was it's considerable leap in quality from Oblivion, and it looks like Bethesda has done it again. Instead of going with a super-realistic style, Bethesda seems to want to take a more stylized approach: Everything is bright and colorful and less of a brown/green smudge that the original games suffered from. The game reminds me more of a moving Norman Rockwell or J.C. Leyendecker painting. The overall feeling of the opening is very desperate. This might be one of the first times we've seen footage from right as the war is about to begin, and they nail that terrified tone as the world slips off the brink into a full blown thermonuclear annihilation using very simple camera pans and images. Ron Perlman does an awesome job as the radio announcer, and I hadn't even noticed it was him until he says his iconic line at around 1:26. I wonder, however, with as much footage as we have seen from before the war, how much that might factor into this game. Will we actually get to play part of the game before the war? It would be a massive departure from what we're used to in a Fallout game, but not an unwelcome change.
• 1:31 - 1:34: According to reports and some things at the end of the trailer, Vault 111 will be the starting vault for your character this time around. Not much else to say here yet, except that once again the art looks fantastic.
• 1:36 - 1:39: Very similar to Skyrim, we get a few sections of landscape to ogle over. It appears that the vault door into the world this time will be vertical, maybe requiring you to physically climb out of the vault. We also get a first look at a lighthouse or some kind of spire next to an official looking courthouse building as well as a docked/crashed ship. The scale of this game looks just as big as Fallout 3's, if not even bigger, and I have no doubt that you'll be going inside that ship at some point.
• 1:40 - 1:42: A dark, rainy street. Very noir in its look, possibly implying more clandestine behavior. Also I want that dudes trenchcoat/fedora combo. Looks great.
• 1:43 - 1:49: More vistas, showing off a few more enemies and locations, highlights include:Either some kind of huge angry tribals or possible a tribe of Super Mutants. I really liked the continuing plot of Super Mutants in Fallout: New Vegas, so here's hoping that continues. Redesigned Robotron (here's hoping he has the same voice), a fantastic looking Deathclaw in what appears to be some kind of radioactive desert, and a Vertibird landing at what appears to be some kind of communication or radio relay, and ghouls attacking you in a grocery story (very Fallout 3 of them).
• 1:50 - 1:55: A town, possibly your hub-type location ala Megaton or New Vegas called Diamond City. There appear to be several types of stores, including a chem store and a weapon shop. Also what appears to be another Ed-E. Hopefully the loyal companion will return for this game.
• 1:56 - 2:01: Holy cow! What an amazing airship! Could this be the return of the Enclave? Or have the brotherhood gained the power of flight? Also their was a lot of rumors going around that the game would take place in Boston, and now that seems to be confirmed. The decor and architecture seems to indicate a colonial style, and that compared with the overall artstyle of the game feels a bit reminiscent of Bioshock Infinite (you know, except for all the apocalypse stuff).
• 2:02 - 2:11: The scenery continues to impress, I can't say that enough. The game is made to impress, and even in such an early trailer the game looks spectacular. Also, more footage of prewar, right up until the bomb hits. I'm pretty much going under the assumption that this is fluff, but it would still be pretty fantastic if you did spend a little bit of time in the game during Pre-War, learning how the other side used to live.
• 2:15 - 2:33: A good look at some Power Armor. The fact that it's just hanging in this empty garage might indicate that the Brotherhood of Steel haven't been here yet.
• 2:26 - 2:32: Probably the biggest moment in the trailer: SPEAKING PROTAGONIST! If thisis really the man that we will become in the game, then this marks the first voiced protagonist in a Bethesda game, and opens up a huge can of worms. Are they going to be going the full Mass Effect/Dragon Age route with every line of dialogue voiced? That would seem to be the case going by past Bethesda titles. Will there be multiple voice options? Its obvious that we will either have a male or female, but how many different people can they get to voice your characters? Will this limit the dialogue that could potentially be spoken? The Bethesda games are well known for their massive scripts, with many different dialogue options being thought out ahead of time; but one criticism leveled at previous games was its lack of actual voice actors. Many characters, especially those not relevant to any plots, were given the same voices and you would hear them over and over. Hopefully that won't be the case here, and you wont end up hearing your own voice talking back to you from a different character as you play.

Overall Fallout is a series near and dear to my heart; with several, several hours having been put into both Fallout 3 and New Vegas, so its heartening to see that Bethesda might be doing it again. If this trailer is any indication, then we might just be in for a wild ride when Bethesda holds its press conference for E3 on June 14th, as they have promised 20 minutes of gameplay. I'll hold most of my opinions for when I actually get to see how the game is played, but as of this moment I am optimistic and hopeful that this game will be amazing.