Why Camden Park is the most important location in Fallout 76
May 2, 2020 This feature was originally published in June 2018.
West Virginia falls victim to a great deal of stereotypes. It’s ‘filled with obese miners’, ‘overrun with redneck opiate addicts,’ or tarnished by another honest blemish the wondrous coal state owns. As a native of Ironton, Ohio, a small town just outside of Huntington in West Virginia, it’s disheartening that these tidbits are extrapolated to represent the whole region.
I’ve visited that region more times than I can count throughout my childhood and college years. Huntington is the place to be on weekends. Compared to the surrounding towns, it’s filled with shops, restaurants, and bars that are actually, y’know, worth a damn. The city is nestled in idyllic foothills, swarmed with a rustic, natural beauty. Most of the state carries this simple, small-town charm, creating a culture that I’ve come to adore.
So, when it was revealed at E3 2018 that Fallout 76 takes place in West Virginia, I couldn’t help but wonder: would Bethesda lean into broad generalisations for a few cheap laughs from the outside world? Or would the studio depict the state’s true form? The answer arrived quite quickly: though it only featured briefly in Bethesda's short location tease, the few seconds of screen time given to Camden Park gave me some assurance that the area would be treated with due respect.
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