The war didn't end after the Lone Wanderer and Brotherhood of Steel defeated the Enclave. Many significant events that took place between 3 and 4.

They ended up being lost on small references made throughout Fallout 4. It was still canon to the series and remains a favorite of old-school Fallout fans. Many gamers disregarded the game since it wasn’t a numbered Fallout entry.

An entire game took place between these two numbered entries: Fallout: New Vegas. Between the end of the base game of Fallout 3, the Lone Wanderer went on to explore the East Coast while the Sole Survivor of Fallout 4 was waking up from a 200-year cryogenic nap. Many gamers were shocked to learn that a mere ten years occurred between Fallout 3 and Fallout 4. They changed the isometric game into an open-world, action role-playing game. Bethesda made it clear that they wanted to make the series more accessible to all audiences. Their developers had some successful game series under their belts, like The Elder Scrolls, but Fallout was a fan-favorite series. Long-time Fallout fans weren’t sure about the future of the series when Bethesda obtained the franchise.

Fallout 4 search for the recon team