Every single problem that arose within the vault had to be resolved using gambling. Everyone in Vault 21 was allocated equal space and equal resources to start off with. Vault 21 inhabitants were subject to an experiment, but by chance the outcome of the experiment ended up being in their favor in a twist befitting the vault sprawling under America's most famous pre-War casinos. Vault 21 is one of the only Vault-Tec vaults that essentially delivered on the company's promise to its inhabitants. While most other Vaults are revealed to be cruel experiments by Vault-Tec ranging from cloning to cryogenics and autocracy, the history of Vaults 3 and 21 are unique. New Vegas may have originally been conceived by Obsidian as a far larger city, but the still impressive version fans ended up getting in the game's retail release took advantage of cities as a storytelling device in a way that one small detail puts the spotlight on.įallout: New Vegas' eponymous city has two vaults within its city limits, Vault 3 and Vault 21.
Although some Fallout games like Fallout 3 and 4 take place entirely within the ruins of cities, the town-like settlements within them like Diamond City or Rivet City are often immersion-breakingly underpopulated.
Cities in Obsidian and Bethesda first-person RPGs aren't known for their size.