Fallout 4’s Automatron DLC is better if you play as the Silver Shroud

What evil lurks in the hearts of robots?

Reactions to Fallout 4‘s first piece of DLC, Automatron, have been mixed. Jordan was cool on the experience, enjoying some of the new locations, but was disappointed by a fairly short run time and that the DLC only seemed to account for characters specifically specced towards it. Personally, as a big fan of clunky ’50s robots, and with a workbench stocked to the rafters with glue, fiber optics, and steel just waiting to be turned into an army of loyal kill-bots, I loved it.

I have a feeling I would loved it more if I’d been wearing my Silver Shroud costume though.

To go hand in hand with the pulp vibe of the DLC, players who confront the Mechanist wearing the Shroud’s trench coat and scarf are treated to special dialog responses and options. It’s silly, dumb, and exactly the kind of thing I love about the series. Fallout is at it’s best when it can make you laugh at the post-apocalypse.

You can watch the standoff between the two hammy, pretend comic book characters in 𓆏the video above thanks to (spoiler warnings obviously in🏅 effect).