Spyxos
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Fallout - Series Reviews
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Timberwolf25
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Never played the games other than a few minutes of the mobile version, so will watch it eventually with no expectations. I did like what I've seen so far in the trailers at least.
analog_future
Banned
93% on Rotten Tomatoes after 36 reviews:
Huge win for Bethesda/Microsoft/Amazon!
Huge win for Bethesda/Microsoft/Amazon!
Ogbert
Member
2am tomorrow for Europe.
Timberwolf25
Member
Just checked. Out now for the US
Edit: will watch later as my backlog is nuts. Might save it for my watch show while I'm on the exercise bike after I finish S2 of Reacher.
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TheDarkPhantom
Member
As always, I'll judge things for myself, was going to watch it regardless. Trailers looked promising and it has talent behind it so I'm optimistic, will binge it all this weekend most likely 
Timberwolf25
Member
lol, IGN reviews are ass and seem to be agenda driven rather than honest reviews.
I never take any of their reviews seriously even for movies/games I'm hyped about.
Mortisfacio
Member
That's my fear. I hated Rings of Power, so I'm waiting on audience/fan reception before checking this out.
analog_future
Banned
It's not just IGN though. Near universal praise thus far from critics.
The Cockatrice
Member
Bipolar gaf strikes again. I thought you guys hated critic scores and that they were useless/worthless. Now, they are not? Make up your minds dumdums.
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adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
New Vegas
GymWolf
Member
Some are gonna say the first 2 because they were the real fallouts, some are gonna say 3 for the atmosphere, very few are gonna say 4 because it has the most modern gameplay (for bethesda standards).
Edit: shit i forgot new vegas, probably the best one in 3d for freedom of choice.
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Mortisfacio
Member
That makes me more optimistic, but I've not liked quite a few movies/shows that have rated 90% or higher. Everything Everywhere All at Once being a more recent example. So still waiting on audience/fan reception.
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semiconscious
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revvin' up my rocket!...
StueyDuck
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Alot of the reviews saying quirky and funny and just like the gamesReviews are showing up alongside the show itself.
Fallout season 1 review - a wild Wasteland safari where naive optimism meets gory mayhem
The creators of Westworld tackle one of gaming’s foremost franchises in the new Prime Video streaming series Fallout starring Ella Purnell, Aaron Morten and Walwww.eurogamer.net
eurogamer 4/5
Fallout Season 1 Review - IGN
A bright and funny apocalypse filled with dark punchlines and bursts of ultra-violence, Fallout is among the best video game adaptations ever made.www.ign.com
IGN 9/10
Fallout review | Episodes 1-4
Fallout follows a trio of characters in a world devastated by a nuclear event. Here's our review of the first four episodes.filmstories.co.uk
Film Stories: positive
Let’s goooo!
I definitely played different fallout games to everyone else. I don't remember laughing out loud at any of them... sure the pipboy gags were satirical and some side quests were silly...
But it's just not a funny game
Punished Miku
Member
The main character is silent in the games. The whole gag of having a cheesy, idealistic and naive 1950s person emerge in the apocalypse is kind of inherently comedic when they have to act it out. It's like Blast From the Past basically, with more violence.Alot of the reviews saying quirky and funny and just like the games
I definitely played different fallout games to everyone else. I don't remember laughing out loud at any of them... sure the pipboy gags were satirical and some side quests were silly...
But it's just not a funny game
RagnarokIV
Member
Yeah, I prefer 1 and 2 as opposed to the Bethout games… As a youngster the game over screen in Fallout 2 gave me a fucken nightmare lolAlot of the reviews saying quirky and funny and just like the games
I definitely played different fallout games to everyone else. I don't remember laughing out loud at any of them... sure the pipboy gags were satirical and some side quests were silly...
But it's just not a funny game
April 11
StueyDuck
Member
Again...that's not really the humor of fallout. Yeah sure there's a tongue n cheek satire to the Innocence of the past juxtaposed to nuclear war.The main character is silent in the games. The whole gag of having a cheesy, idealistic and naive 1950s person emerge in the apocalypse is kind of inherently comedic when they have to act it out. It's like Blast From the Past basically, with more violence.
Fallout just isn't a comedy game. Sure it has comedy elements but so do things like doom and gears of War. If I made a gears tv show it wouldn't be borderlands/marvel quips.
Strategize
Member
I think critics get it right more than the audience does on average, at least I know they're actually reviewing the show as a show rather than bitching about minor lore details or it being "woke" for having a female protag or something.
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Punished Miku
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It will automatically diverge from the games when you have to have the main character have a lot more actual personality. Just speaking and acting as a 1950s sheltered person who knows nothing instead of just a silent vessel will automatically be more comedy. All the tutorials are comedy style cartoons designed to showcase the weird infantile nature of the vault dwellers.
GymWolf
Member
After the high scores to the last jedi, nobody should trust reviewers ever again.
And you are naive if you think that some reviewers don't add points to overly woke shows or that they are all apolitical when they judge something, reviewers are humans afterall.
tmlDan
Member
huh? no it's not, its available 6PM PST today. Unless i'm mistaken.
It's on Prime but can't watch it.
StueyDuck
Member
I mean we'll see but what they've shown so far and the reviewers doubling down on quirky I'm just expecting marvel dialog. Which will suck cause the fallout games generally have a decent carrot on the end of the stick to chase story wise.
They aren't narrative brilliance sure but they can provide some good twists n turns for the show.
I just hope its not a rogue band of anti heroes making jokes and doing silly things while violence happens. That shtick is so over done now... and again, not fallout, at least not of the 4 games I've played
BigBeauford
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I remember how normal critics behaved during Hogwarts Legacy's launch.
Punished Miku
Member
Best case scenario I'm hoping for is that over time the main character transitions from comedic and ignorant about the world to adapting as they explore more serious storylines that will span a few seasons. I think it makes sense they will be a bit of a moron for a while in season 1, as long as they adapt to survive.I mean we'll see but what they've shown so far and the reviewers doubling down on quirky I'm just expecting marvel dialog. Which will suck cause the fallout games generally have a decent carrot on the end of the stick to chase story wise.
They aren't narrative brilliance sure but they can provide some good twists n turns for the show.
I just hope its not a rogue band of anti heroes making jokes and doing silly things while violence happens. That shtick is so over done now... and again, not fallout, at least not of the 4 games I've played
Strategize
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Yes, the game with a *checks notes* 84 on metacritic. Man, they really bombed that thing huh? /s
semiconscious
Member
we're gonna have to agree to disagree:
of course, having an ever-present grim/twisted sense of humor in no way invalidates the ability to either feature interesting characters or to tell an interesting story...
John Bilbo
Member
I hope they capture even some of that retro futurism in more than just on the surface. I think the characters and dialogue will be mostly in line with the current era of 2020s than the 1950s though.
Punished Miku
Member
Yeah, that would be a missed opportunity if they don't. Even Marvel has Captain America who has comedic moments in this exact way.
BigBeauford
Member
Strategize
Member
Good. Deciding not to review it is better than purposely leaving a bad review. Besides the game still managed to rack up over 100 reviews on Metacritic from other sites so you're not exactly proving your point here.
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Laptop1991
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Oxhorn has rated the show highly, he is a massive Fallout fan and well respected, that'll do for me.
Little Chicken
Member
hmm 5 more hours 
Gen.Grievous
Member
Sounds really good. Maybe Bethesda should hire some of the shows writers for their games.
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
It's going to be available 6pm PT.
Edit:
How to watch ‘Fallout’ on Prime Video, premiering April 10
Set in the world of the best-selling global video game franchise, Fallout will exclusively premiere all eight episodes on Prime Video.
www.aboutamazon.com
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SNPlayen
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Remember that one “reputable” site gave it a 1/10 because *checks notes* TRANS derpy derp!!!
ShadyAcshuns
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It's GO time!
You sir, win the internet
ShadyAcshuns
Member
Deciding not to review it is not doing their job. Most regular people would get fired for doing that.
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Generic
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I watched the first few episodes and it was fine.
Singular7
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By fine do you mean not "the agenda"? Is it just a show about Fallout or a political messaging system?
Putting it on shortly.
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