MrDollarBills wrote:KnicksGadfly wrote:I'm watching Fallout right now. Pretty highly reviewed. I guess it has its own personality, with some humor, weirdness and the setting, but I don't feel it's as special as the reviews show.
Is it cause I've never played the Fallout games? Anyone with a strong opinion to explain what I'm missing?
I've never played them so I can't say. I started episode 1 but fell asleep.
I think playing the games helps give context but isn't needed
Like, the Enclave is mentioned a few times and shown once but never expanded on what it actually is despite how it's a crucial part of the MacGuffin, but if you didn't know the lore and just watched the show you could get a rough idea of it
They don't really explain a lot, like ghouls just exist and need drugs and they were around before the bombs dropped, and while that's common knowledge for players, it might seem like a part of the worldbuilding that's just not explained if you don't know
I can't really talk about the interesting connections to New Vegas without spoiling a lot of stuff that happens in the final episode (stuff I thought was interesting as twists), but again you don't need to know it to get it, it's almost easter egg type of stuff
I think why people like it is because it's a good adaptation of the setting, it hits the right notes that every great Fallout game has, while also being its own unique story that can take place in the same universe as but isn't really dependent on the games. You'll get more out of it if you've played the games (especially 1, 2, and New Vegas), but I would say it's an enjoyable show regardless.