When I first heard that "Fallout" was going to be a TV series, I didn't have any expectations. After all, the viewing experience of game adaptations is no different than opening a blind box, and the recent results of Todd and Cup are not satisfactory. However, after the launch, the reputation of the "Fallout" TV series has soared, and several friends who have played "Fallout" also recommended it to me. In addition, I am really curious about "what happened to New Vegas", so I couldn't help but watch a few episodes. .
Then I regretted it: Why didn’t I watch it earlier! Otherwise, it won’t be spoiled by various news and memes.
What I love most about the Fallout TV series is that the viewing experience is like playing a new Fallout game, with several protagonists each carrying different styles of player shadows. For example, when I saw Lucy wearing a classic shelter uniform walking through the door of the shelter and entering the wasteland to "find her father", the look on her face that was mixed with anticipation, uneasiness and confusion reminded me directly of the first time. Myself when I walked out of Vault 101 while playing Fallout 3.
He is a "ghoul" who has lived for more than two hundred years and has seen through the warmth and coldness of the world and the ugliness of human nature. He is also like a "veteran" player who has been playing for many weeks. He is decisive, cold and experienced, exuding the aura of a strong man. .
There are also many plots in the drama that make game players smile. For example, in the early plot, the protagonist Lucy was entrusted to go to a distant city. The entruster operated Pip-Boy to input the coordinates of the city and display it on the map. This is the link of "taking on a mission and obtaining mission coordinate guidance" that players are extremely familiar with. The TV series concretely presents it in a reasonable way. There are many similar details in the play, from the details of the placement of objects to the behavioral patterns of different characters that match the settings, they are all very familiar.
The iconic power armor of Fallout also has a very eye-catching performance. In the play, the character puts on the power armor for the first time. The feeling of "I am invincible when I put this on" is the same as the feeling of many people in "Fallout 4" The experience is exactly the same. It's just that in the game, what the player boards is just an old T-45 with damaged legs, which is completely different from the intact new T-60 in the show.
Not to mention the names familiar to "Fallout" players such as "Yummy Deviled Eggs", Invincible Supermarket, Red Rocket Gas Station, and Shade City, as well as the faithful restoration of these game elements, which are extremely familiar and can be felt Yes, there are "own people" in the production team.
The TV series also spends a lot of space describing the daily operations of Vault 33 where the heroine lives: planting crops, repairing equipment, resisting foreign enemies, and starting a family to increase the population of the shelter. These elements are still quite rare in the main "Fallout" series that is dominated by adventure and exploration, and even if they are mentioned, they are often brushed aside. On the other hand, in the mobile games "Fallout Shelter" and "Fallout Shelter Online", players do need to play the role of shelter supervisors. When they wake up every day, their minds are filled with questions such as "Is the water purification chip broken again?" How do we regulate people’s eating, drinking, and diarrhea?" Watching the trivial matters in the play, the supervisors also resonated with this.
Although the "Fallout" TV series still has small problems such as a heavy studio shooting and special effects that need to be improved, it also involves some important settings in the "Fallout" worldview, which has caused extensive discussions about "eating books" and "orthodox works." But there is no doubt that it brings people's minds back to the post-apocalyptic wasteland where the jungle is full of predators and dangers are everywhere.
For those viewers who are still unsatisfied after watching the entire series, in addition to waiting for the second season, many people also choose to go to the game world of "Fallout".
After the "Fallout" TV series was launched on April 10, the number of online players on Steam for all Fallout games has increased significantly. Among them, "Fallout 4" has increased from an average of 10,000 to 20,000 online players per day to 93,294 online players, which is the highest number since May 2016. highest value. "Fallout 76" has reached 43,000 online numbers, which is the highest since it launched on Steam. Various novice tutorial videos and new player trial experience videos of "Fallout 76" have also sprung up in major domestic and foreign games. on the video website.In addition, all series of games have also launched heavy discounts during this period. If you have not tried the "Fallout" series before and want to experience your own wasteland adventure, now is a good opportunity.
Friends who want to add a bit of wasteland atmosphere to their daily life can also consider buying some physical peripherals. When I looked up, I saw a whole row of radiation boys arranged by some teacher. I was really greedy.
Although it seems a bit strange to have a large-scale Magic card next to Fallout Boy, the two of them have really interacted with each other. Not only does Magic have the usual high-level card surface to recreate classic characters and scenes from past generations, but it even includes v.a.t.s.
Finally, I would also like to give an advertisement to Youyan Society: Our company’s mall sells "Fallout" tarot cards, and they come with detailed instructions. In addition to being used for divination entertainment, the included theme stickers can also be used to decorate furniture, computers or mobile phones. Interested friends can purchase them through the official account or Taobao mall.
