Comment on Is the new Fallout TV show depressing?
Weirdfish@lemmy.world 6 months ago
There are a lot of both dark themes and on screen deaths and violence, many of which are pretty graphic.
Fallout as a franchise is well known for some pretty horrific elements, often painted over with bright colors and upbeat music, but horrific all the same.
If Game of Thrones or The Boys were too much for you, then Fallout certianly is.
That said, it is an absolutely brilliant and faithful adaptation of the source material, and as a long time fan of the games, I loved every minute of it.
That said, it is an absolutely brilliant and faithful adaptation of the source material, and as a long time fan of the games, I loved every minute of it.
I’ve only watched the first three episodes so far and there’s already some retcon, plus a certain faction that should control the region which is nowhere to be seen. And a certain faction that shouldn’t be there and yet is. It’s not that faithful. Not a bad show really but it shouldn’t be canon.
I’ll admit, I’m not deep enough of a lore whore to pick out the retcons.
This is the futherest in the future as far as timeline goes, so watch the show to see who controls the region now and what happened to said faction.
meco03211@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’d second this take. I see so many elements that typically get “updated” or “refreshed” when IPs are adapted to different media. I’ve often thought this is a vain attempt to appeal to the non-“fanboys” and appear more accessible. This show does NOT do that and it’s fucking amazing.