Fallout 5 can continue an odd yet entertaining tradition that past games have established regarding a specific weapon type. The Fallout games are no stranger to going in bizarre directions, as several weird quests and the existence of the WIld Wasteland trait have made perfectly clear. Those tendencies don't frequently dip into the game's combat mechanics though, unless one considers lasers and plasma weapons bizarre. However, Fallout's combat can still get pretty unusual, especially with certain weapons involved. Fallout 5 has a particular opportunity to do so by following in its predecessors footsteps in one certain way.