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[-] Hazmatastic@lemm.ee 7 points 7 months ago

I love Fallout and played 3, NV, and 4 avidly. It's a good adaptation. A little campy, but it feels like something made by people who know and love the source material. And with the goofy moments come some real nasty aspects of the wasteland laid bare with no question as to how nasty it is, even in the first couple episodes.

The Vaults setup was unique enough to feel new, but fit the Vault-Tec MO nicely. 4 felt generic, but I think it was mainly included for people who didn't play the games so they could get a general vibe.

The subtle nods are nice, with enough items and mechanics from the games peppered through to make it feel like part of the universe. Some are on the nose like Sugarbombs, but I've recognized generic NPC armor from the games on extras in the background.

It was also odd but fun to see game mechanics work in real time, like seeing drugs heal a grievous injury

If you want an adaptation of Fallout story it may fall short with the lighter stuff. But if you want an adaptation of a Fallout playthrough I think you're I for a good time.

[-] realitista@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

I've finished 3 fallout games but fortunately don't remember any of it well enough for any of this to mean anything to me so I can just enjoy the show.

[-] Saik0Shinigami@lemmy.saik0.com 2 points 7 months ago

Same... but the caveat for me. I remember the gameplay and main story of each game...i can't for the life of me remember any of the flavor text/ world text... so little details that the series gets wrong will likely not erk me like other shows have in the past.

I'm only a couple episodes in at the moment though... who knows, watching might spark all sorts of memories.

[-] TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

They should have made one more episode to where after she gets out, they explain some of the factions, the monetary system, and where in the Wasteland they are. All in all, I liked it and can't wait until season 2.

[-] gregorum@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

On the Prime Fallout site, they have a bunch of extras and bonus content that explains a lot of the background stuff like that. It’s kind of neat. You should check it out.

[-] kbin_space_program@kbin.run 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Its a great show and Im enjoying it despite the massive, glaring world consistency issues.
Like what the hell happened to the NCR?

Or, you know, the lore of all of the games outside of Fallout 3 and 4.

Its painfully clear that Todd is salty that the worst two games in the fallout series are 3 and 4. So he's erasing the pre bethesda games and the best game(that respects the original lore), New Vegas.

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[-] CuttingBoard@sopuli.xyz 5 points 7 months ago

According to my Steam stats I played the 3rd one for about twenty minutes. The game engine seriously hurt it. The show was worth watching because it had nowhere to go but up.

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[-] 1984@lemmy.today 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I stopped watching in the first episode when the tiny girl beat up a muscular huge man.

Felt like avengers but she is supposed to be a normal girl right? I felt it was so dumb.

[-] flumph@programming.dev 3 points 7 months ago

It's a video game show that uses the rules of the video game world.

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[-] Whayle@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

I played the games. I think the show's sets and designs are good, but I can't get into it. It just feels like sequalitis with no soul.

[-] Templa@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago

Best thing in the show was the mistery of vault 31 and the solution was extremely underwhelming. I think people just need time to digest. I hate Maximus.

[-] storksforlegs@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

i am a big new vegas fan, and follow a lot of youtubers and other parts of the fandom - I havent seen this backlash against the show this article mentions? Most NV fans are pretty happy with it that Ive seen.

Maybe this is only happening in the more toxic circles?

[-] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

Anything I should be aware of if I decide I'd like to give it a watch?

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[-] DoctorButts@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 7 months ago

I agree, it's not very good.

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