Fallout

Not sure where I am, think it's 6. Lucy went into the medical building to look for supplies for Max and they discovered something.

I wish they'd named his character Todd Rivers.

I'm not really fussed about stuff being canon or a retcon or anything. It's just the thing they decided to do annoyed me on its own merits.

Also having watched it all I have to agree with

Tell me you haven’t read the Fallout Bible without telling me you haven’t read the Fallout Bible.

I've watched the first two and it is enjoyable. Not spectacular and certainly not in the same league as The Last of Us TV show, but still a very fun watch. And I say that as someone who has never really got onboard with the Fallout games (I just don't like Bethesda's style - NV I liked the most, but haven't played it all).

I think this article basically chimes with my thoughts on what's off: www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/i-loved-the-fallout-tv-show-but-i-did-it-in-spite-of-bethesdas-stifling-take-on-the-wasteland/

Which includes the Bethesda games + the TV show. I did still really enjoy the TV show mind, I'm just not sure I really trust Todd Howard.

Yeah, for sure they’ve been pivoted to be “the face” of the sinister evil overlords rather than just a part of it, but I think that plays up to the anti-capitalist themes better anyway. Honestly, FO1 is largely ignorable in terms of canon lore for the most part, a lot of it was just thrown together from scraps of Wasteland, and it wasn’t until Tim Cain and Chris Avellone sat down for Fallout 2 that they started putting some solid thought behind it all. Though even then they readily admit it was quite the case of “throw everything at the wall and see what sticks” because of Interplay basically going under.

Yeah look, it wasn't a deal-breaker for me or anything, and I don't know how it would play for someone who hasn't played all the games. That last episode just had a couple of reveals (the other one being the Shady Sands one) that didn't really hit for me. But I had a similar reaction to other things from these writers (see: Westworld), so maybe that's part of it too.

But it's fine, I really liked the series overall. Really looking forward to the next one!

I liked it a lot, and no issues with the parts that most seem less keen on. It had a pretty strong plot over the 8 episodes and there wasn't really any filler like there often is; plot, acting, action etc. were all good. Happy for there to be more, as long as each season can keep progressing the story well.

I've played some of Fallout but I quite often find the tutorial/intro sections so boring that I struggle to get past them. I'm sure they're good after that initial hump but it's an issue I have with a lot of games.

It's not going to be by number 1 show of the year (as the finale of one that I like more is on Tuesday) but could be in the top 5 or 10.

Finished it yesterday night. It was good fun. The last three episodes did start feeling like the writers just wanted to have one plot twist after another, and merely a lot of filler in between.

Maybe I'd prefer a TV show where each episode can be self-contained, rather than an attempt to stretch a single plot over a full season. But I guess that would work better with weekly releases. This method of dropping a whole season at once encourages writers to treat TV series as if they were basically just long movies.

On a side note, it did also inspire me to start New Vegas again. So there's that.

Just finished it.

I really enjoyed the ending. The penulimtate episode dragged a bit but I thought it was a very strong ending, and whilst I had some inkling of the twists and reveals the exact nature of them still managed to surprise me a bit.

I'm half way through the season and I have to say, I'm enjoying this a lot more than TLOU (which I also enjoyed).

And done.

Really enjoyed that. There are holes you could easily pick, but I enjoyed the ride a lot so I'll just leave it at that. Happy there's more on the way!

I enjoyed that whole thing yet I'm a little conflicted. On the one hand I feel they explained a little too much and maybe wish they held some of that mystery back but with that said, I'm glad they did spend all of it setting up a season 2 (even if it has already been green-lit).

There is still enough 'smoking man' hiding in the shadows pulling strings and the absolute best bit was the reveal of the thing we all know about the vaults by now so I'm looking forward to more of that kind of madness.

I'll be playing some FO for sure ... I have an itch in need of scratching.