Just as you stop to admire the daisies in your front garden, the 'three minute warning' sirens go off, prompting you and your family to flee and find safety in Vault 111.

Of course, this being a Fallout game and all, the blissful suburban atmosphere doesn't last too long. Here's Codsworth - your handy helper-bot, after the armageddon That said, it would be nice if we knew which names Codsworth recognised before starting our game, just for the added cool-factor! With their usual attention to detail, Bethesda have done a fine job of adding personal touches, as Codsworth has been built to recognise hundreds of names, so that if you choose one of the names he can recognise, he'll refer to you by name in game. After making your character, you'll be able to get used to the controls and explore your house, meet your husband (or wife) and introduce yourself to your trusty robotic companion Codsworth. Unlike other Fallout games, the story here actually begins before the bombs drop, in a gorgeous fusion world that takes 50s style America, and mixes it with technology and science. The game begins with a good old character customization section, allowing you to choose whether to dive in to the Wasteland as a male or female, and choose what you want to look like, with an eerily powerful facial editor letting you set everything, from their hair and eye colour, to the size and length of their nose, and even tiny modifications such as scars and blemishes, letting you create as accurate a representation of yourself (or otherwise) as you want. Be careful, if you stare into the mirror too long - you don't know what might look back at you

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