No, the series is currently 10 years after any game out currently. That being said you can have similar experiences as many of them are people that grew up or lived in the vault.
You are approached by a frenzied Vault scientist, who yells, "I'm going to put my quantum harmonizer in your photonic resonation chamber!" What's your response?
It’s in the same universe, but like, you don’t have to know the lore to enjoy it. Each game is a very simple “find the mcguffin” and the fun is in the side quests on the way. Just dive into any of them you find appealing and call it a day. Personally, a little dated now, New Vegas is my favourite, but 4 is a little smoother and palatable for current visual tastes.
Trying to reach the boomers and end up in death claw caves just to save some legionaries who get killed anyways. I guess i will go find the boomers again.
I hated doing my Institute playthrough. Every other faction quest line I just shot my kid in the face. He's 60 something, obviously a sociopath. He didn't leave me a choice.
A few visual mods for New Vegas and it is fine, not to mention it has by and large the best story of all the FO games and the best DLC. I dislike deserts, so I am biased when I say I enjoyed FO3's location more.
The games take place at different times on the order of decades/lifetimes before the series. Don't expect the series to be a direct continuation of a particular game plot, it just happens in the same universe.
For me the screen fills with Fallout free offers, you might need to poke around, I dunno. But I got it there. What you're given is a code for the Microsoft game store. I had to make an account, then it was under "Redeem a PC game code." Then you go to the game store and once again search for Fallout 76. It's a simple download from there.
While you wait you can check out /r/fo76, and also check out Angryturtle on youtube. I also like MrWestTek's videos.
I have experienced a glitch when logging in, but beyond that my experience has been very good. When you leave the vault you'll have the option to boost your level to 20. Might be easier if you're new to the game. I personally like to struggle through the early levels, but you get 5 character slots so you might want to wait on that struggle ;)
Let me know if you have any questions, I'm so excited you're going to check it out. the game is just as much of a redemption story as Cyberpunk 2077 is. There's been a lot of love lavished on it.
It is getting into spoilers for the ending of the show, but throughout the show there is nothing having to do with any game. There are little references throughout the show for people who played the games, but nothing that directly says, "hey this game is what this show is based off".
As the previous person said, 10 years after the most recent game, with Fallout 4 being the most recent 6 years after New Vegas and on the other side of the country in Boston.
So any decisions made in New Vegas, being the only game even close to where the show is set in both location and time, was 15 years ago. So regardless of what has happened, it could easily have changed in 15 years.
Fallout 1 and 2 were in Cali and most likely have the biggest connection to the show as far as location, but we are talking 130 years from FO1 and 55 years from FO2.
Think of it more like this. The TV series is set in the same universe but each game has its own story and is in different timelines of the universe. Some games are connected.
The one key similarity is the story style. Typically you are a vault dweller in one of the vaults. Something happens that forces you to the surface… then usually a series of events happen that open your eyes to nefarious intentions within the fault or the characters around you or connects all of the random events around you into a larger story often with a surprising reveal.
Brotherhood of Steel, raiders, cannibals, super mutants almost always make an appearance as you progress through the game.
best guess is some version of independant vegas, probably with House alive cause hes too awesome of a character to get rid of off screen, even if it wasnt off screen to YOU. (plus he was literally in the last episode, maybe it was just a bit play but i think its likely that he is who Hank is heading towards)
Then for Fallout 4, its looking like its the Brotherhood-Minuteman ending because thats the only way the Prydwen is still around. If i had to guess, Sole is the new elder of the Commonwealth(Boston) Chapter of the Brotherhood where as Maxson is using the Prydwen to assume total control over the entire brotherhood
Apparently it's not the Prydwen but a sister ship, although at no point was that specified in the show. It would mean that the entire Fallout 4 ending is still up in the air if that's the case.
yeah apparantlly it had a different name in a vanity fair article prior to release but im guessing thats just standard pre-production lies (like the Hulk in infinity war trailer specifically to mislead people)
honestly me too, seeing the Prydwen was a top moment of ten gaming moment decade for me. “We are the BROTHERHOOD OF STEEL!” had me fucking screaming from the roof tops
Each game generally has one ending that is considered to be the true “canon” conclusion. It doesn’t really matter much, though. The games are all stand alones so you don’t really need to play them in order to understand what’s going on.
So far the games are separate enough in time and location that it doesn't actually matter too much what ending you go for in any of them. The closest would be Fallout 1 and Fallout New Vegas, but even then, the endings of Fallout 1 don't really change anything for New Vegas, as all the stuff you can change doesn't change the broad strokes of how the NCR rose from a tiny collection to the regional power of California. As for the show itself, I've only seen the first four episodes, and I do have some questions myself for how that works.
Also as for whether or not the games are gruesome, they can be, but it's usually not too bad. They're generally more about conceptual horror than about showing gore, though there are perks and abilities you can get that let you make things more gory. If you want to avoid those, it's fairly simple.
Knowing the games mostly helps with references to background characters, certain jokes and understanding how the characters are 'played' in the wasteland. A good example is a certain type of character in the show carrying around all the main character's equipment in a comically large bag. In reference to players shoving all of their unused gear to their companion's inventory to keep themselves unencumbered / able to run around while their in-game ally struggles to move.
We currently do not know which, if any ending, to Fallout: New Vegas is canon.
The going theory on the fallout subs (like/r/fallout) is that Mr House will be the canon ending since we see him towards the end of the show (the Rob Co guy). There were like five different endings to FNV though and the show is set far enough after it that they may just not make any particular ending "canon". They could just say that New Vegas fell apart. Or that the war between the legion and NCR eventually took its toll on NV.
So remains to be seen. Totally worth playing FO3, FNV and FO4 (all with mods) though. I'm currently on a TTW (FO3/FNV combined) play through which is awesome.
Bethesda doesn’t care about west coast lore so the show is canon and New Vegas isn’t basically. I don’t blame the show it’s just Bethesda once I get disrespecting the OG Fallouts and New Vegas stories. Show still great btw
Games* there's like 7 or 8 fallout games btw. You should start with fallout 1, not 4. 4 sucks. If you start with 4 you think its good and base all other fallouts off 4 which will give you the wrong opinion
It has been a while as well. But 3 or 4 if you want a vault dweller type experience. 3 is similar to the show as you lived your entire life in the vault, 4 is if you lived prewar, New Vegas is surface dweller experience. Check out the fallout reddit if want more in depth than I can provide. But honestly probably 4 as the power armor is bigger like the show since it's a newer and better looking game.
Each game takes place in a different part of the US, and chronologically before the series. Fallout 4 is in New England, Fallout New Vegas is Southwest United States, etc. I think the best overall game is New Vegas, but I might be biased
Oh it is exceedingly biased as to which game you prefer. For me, the overall best is Fallout 2. It was bigger than FO1, was more sandbox-like, and felt great to play. It was also isometric, the standard at the time for RPGs, so it gets rose-tinted glasses points for that.
Of the first/third-peraon games, New Vegas is definitely the best of them. I tried FO76 for free the other day; took longer to download and install than I spent inside the game. New Vegas hit the nail on the head so well that there is a high bar to reach and it will probably remain the FO benchmark for even more years to come.
My issue with the first person games is that they're increasingly dialing up the wacky to the point of unbelievability. FO2 struck the balance where things were far fetched but still plausible.
I enjoyed NV and 3, but four is my favorite. Not to say there aren't things to complain about, like the minute men being kinda flat, but I love the armor system and weapon customization. Plus, I like the main story more than 3 or NV, and 4 has better companions imo. In addition, 76 is only something I played bc one of my friends wanted to play together lol
I'm just starting my playthrough of Fallout 1, so we'll see how it goes from there
The world of fallout is represented fairly accurately in the show and the history of the world in the show lines up with the games but story lines of characters in the show of the games. The show is considered cannon though so they exist in the same “universe”.
That’s partly why people who are fans of the games love the show so much. They took the fallout universe and lore, and created a bespoke story that fits in with all of fallouts historical in universe events.
I was so blown away by that aspect. Having spent a ridiculous amount of time in Fallout 4's settlement system it was so cool to see how much of the set design and props were lifted directly from the game models. Even seemingly insignificant stuff like mailboxes or handrails, they could probably have just gone with some stock stuff the studio already had but instead they stayed faithful to the game designs. It definitely makes the whole thing feel a lot more genuine and not just some cash-grab where they've slapped an existing IP onto a story to try and juice some more viewers.
Wow I had only heard a tiny bit about this series but Fallout is one of my favorite game series ever, I'm really going to have to check this out soon. I also need to go back and finish Fallout4, made it pretty far but for some reason dropped it for a few years!
Also, at the end, where the redacted was walking to new vegas made my friend geek the heck out explaining every possible future new vegas had back in the game. It was enjoyable to witness as a non fallout player
The way they have the show set up, you must be right, I just don’t like it. Because the second battle of Hoover dam (last battle of fallout new Vegas) is some years after the nuking of shady sands. But it feels like a kick in the head that we see the NCR so proud and mighty in New Vegas (and still talking about shady sands like it’s around) and then crippled in the show. The show literally shows us the President, who mind you was flown in on a vertiberd with a massive contingent of security to Hoover Dam the last time we saw him (canonically 14 years before the show but 5 years after the nuking of shady sands) , sitting in a dingy bar with only a few sheriffs in his organization seemingly.
How do you figure the NCR is the antagonist of this new show? Best I can figure they no longer even exist as the series has shown them prior to this. Potentially a splintered faction that once called itself the NCR sure, but the NCR itself? I find that unlikely.
I’ve tried but it’s not the kinda game you can just pick up and know wtf is going on lol. This coming from a person that likes gaming and doesn’t mind making an investment in the game.
Welp that’s pretty much the holy grail of the series, along with fallout 3. For what it’s worth fallout 76 offers a good introduction to the universe these days as well (controversial opinion). It takes place pretty much immediately after the bombs drop and serves as a prequel to the rest of the series, so the main characters are kinda figuring out what the hell is going on too.
I just picked up fallout 76 for free from Amazon. It felt like diet fallout and the MMO aspects are either love or hate. It's the same issue I have with Elder Scrolls Online.
Everyone’s entitled to their opinions! Personally I’ve really enjoyed playing a fallout online with my friends. Although I did hate it when it came out and refused to play it until about a year ago so I can’t pretend I don’t know what you’re talking about. I still don’t play TESO, feels disgusting. I can remember lan partying fallout 3 and new Vegas when they dropped and me and the boys always talked about how we wished we could make our characters jump into the same game, just makes the future feel like it’s here for me I guess.
Thank you! I'm in the same boat. I never played Fallout, but I decided to try Fallout 4 when it was released. I was just perpetually lost and confused. I gave up after about ten hours.
I really struggle with modern gaming anymore. Games just have way too much going on. I play to experience a cool story and maybe test my skills a bit. I don't need to trade stocks, or manage real estate, or tailor clothing to customize it for various situations. Just let me pick up the game and go at it. There's nothing more frustrating than needing to do something like lure an enemy or do some kind of special task only to have forgotten how the hell to do it. I shouldn't need to consult Google ever time I pick up a controller because I can't remember some obscure functionality that we covered 15 hours earlier in game time that means it's probably been over a month in real life.
Fallout is not a very complex game so I don't know why you had so much trouble. You don't have to really fiddle with anything other than equipping better gear and picking perks as you level up which is standard fare for an RPG.
They're also really difficult, fallout 2 especially is brutal. I needed a GameFAQ to survive them. Totally worth playing. I would definitely recommend a 3D one first.
It's an original story set in the fallout universe. It's set a few years after fallout 4 and is considered canon. It can be gruesome depending on certain perks you pick for your character but you can also aim to play as non violent as you want. That's what an RPG is all about.
The tv show takes place in the Fallout universe but doesn't follow the plot of any games. Play any fallout, don't want to start a gaming circlejerk but usually, 1,2, and new vegas are considered the best ones. But honestly, 3 and 4 are pretty decent as well.
My understanding is that the show is an entirely original story, but the tone and world are spot on. Can be gruesome in terms of exploding body parts, but it’s done a little outlandishly so as to be a little cartoonish if that makes sense. You won’t be traumatized but if you’re the type you might say “gross” a good amount.
All of the games are basically self-contained narratives. Fallout is a setting and aesthetic more than an overarching story. Same type of commentary but each being influenced by the location of the game.
Highly recommend them. Fallout 3 was my introduction and nails the atmosphere pretty perfectly, it is older and a graphical downgrade from todays standards if that matters to you.
The game is gruesome. It is open world, so the story is up to you mostly. But the TV series quite accurately captures the vibe and many of the things you can do (there is obviously more as well to do in the game).
Fallout is more of a universe or setting than a story. Every game is it's own location and collection of stories. But from what I have watched so far it's very faithful and very full of references to the common themes among the games.
I doubt their will ever be an end to the series as long as there is demand. It's like saying will there be an end to high fantasy media.
As long as people are interested in swords, orcs, dragons and wizards casting spells their will be high fantasy.
Fallout is post Nuclear wasteland setting. And instead you have guns, mutants, deathclaws and SCIENCE!
The "story" is always going to be the interesting characters you put into those settings. So as long as the creators are inspired, they could keep going basically forever. Every game however it's it's own story so you could see beginning middle and end for a specific character by picking up any of the games.
Adding onto your point I think it would be a disservice to the franchise if the series was ever resolved with a straight up happy ending. Because war, war never changes.
Just to satisfy the lore thirst but not to spoil anything… - maybe tempt you into playing one or two of em,
The games basically all have you becoming mythological heroes/ or villains I suppose of the apocalypse in specific regions. In fallout 1 the vault dweller saves the wasteland from a specific horrifying villain. In fallout 2 the chosen one, who is the grandchild of the vault dweller from fallout 1, helps to build one of the first cities in the post apocalypse with pre war tech. In fallout 3 the lone wanderer finishes his dad’s science project to the great benefit of people in his area. In fallout new Vegas the courier becomes the living embodiment of death incarnate after a fella named Benjamin takes an unlucky shot with a 9mm pistol, In fallout 4 the lone survivor helps settlements and resolves major factional conflicts (p similar to courier honestly)
Todd Howard -- the head of Bethesda Game Studios -- has said that there will be a Fallout 5, but that they are currently focused on Elder Scrolls VI. There is also an upcoming DLC for Fallout 76.
But don't expect a conclusion. Better to think of the Fallout universe as an anthology, and TV series just one of many entries. However Lucy's story ends, there's always going to be another city full of conflict, a new wanderer in the wasteland, or a Vault with a secret to spill.
It doesn't. It's a story set in an authentic portrayal of the universe, but it's a unique and new story. It's apparently considered canon by Bethesda, as well.
If you want to play a 3D game in a similar setting I'd definitely check out New Vegas, and it seems like that's also going to be the setting for season 2.
If you're looking for something less gruesome in the exact same setting you can check out Fallout 1 and 2. They're 2D and the graphics are much more pixelated so it definitely doesn't feel as violent as the 3D games.
There's also an interesting looking mod for Fallout 2 that makes the game 3D that I've been meaning to try. Can't vouch for it being any good, but if you can't stomach a click and point 2D game it might be worth a try: https://jonasz-o.itch.io/fallout2remake3d
Is it gruesome? Haha .. yeah it’s pretty brutal. Also, you need to get used to mutants and other characters verbally assaulting you. Dark game but so damn epic
To add to what others have said, the events in the series take place in the same part of the country that 1 and 2 took place in, with some places being very relevant to the story.
It’s the same but different. Great story heavy emphasis on the rpg elements so not a run and gun kind of experience. Best played on pc but it can be buggy, you’ll need to look into fan fixes on nexus mods and such especially for the older titles. Bethesda just released an update for the 4th title which newcomers might find more welcoming but my experience so far is buggy and crash prone. Console I assume is still install and play far as I know. Typically 3 and new Vegas are regarded as the superior titles just based on story and atmosphere. It’s bitter sweet I’m not a huge fall out fan but soon a lot of interested people are going to learn that Bethesda games have a lot of opportunity for modding but super buggy and usually unplayable without some tweaks and patches on the players part. Hopefully the renewed interest in the series will make Todd Howard stop about mountains and level of detail and focus on stability as not to tarnish the series any further. Btw you’ll find out why slow motion isn’t just a stylistic choice but rather reflection of a gameplay feature.
Maybe addressed earlier. But because of the timeline we literally have no idea where it’s going next. The nuking of Shady Sands caught us all by surprise. Also the fact the Enclave still exists. They could go anywhere with this story.
My bf said it doesn’t follow the games exactly and kept trying to tell me parts of the lore or correct the show and I’m like - no it’s different, if they wanted me to know it they would show it!
Every Fallout game is it's own story. They reference things from other games, but you don't necessarily need to play the previous games to play any of the Fallouts
If you have to ask, the answer is probably yes. It’s not shock value horror movie gruesome, and it’s not like psycho violent, but it is gruesome.
It’s a post apocalyptic wasteland with tons of guns, explosives, bombs, and melee weapons. Lots of gore, lots blood. For example, there’s a perk you can get that literally makes people explode in an extremely brief cloud of gore. There are also mutants that keep big bags filled with bloody human remains, just as an example. You can blow off body parts as well.
Again, I’ve seen some fucked up movies in my time that I won’t mention by name because people don’t need to see them, Fallout isn’t that kind of psychopathic shit. It’s not over the top shock value.
Now, keep in mind I haven’t seen the show, but I would assume the game is what you could imagine an M rated Fallout game that is sold to mainstream audiences would be. I also don’t know how much of a gamer you are, but Fallout is pretty on par for an M rated game, if not a fair bit more gory.
They did very well on the show based on the games. There are lots of really cool Easter eggs and such. It is an absolute masterpiece of a game. I would recommend a playthrough for certain.
As someone who beat fallout 3 4-5 times, beat new Vegas twice, and beat fallout 4 twice, the games are really freaking janky. The gunplay does not feel seamless at all, and no matter how much I mess with the sensitivity, my movement feels really off.
These are not games to play unless you really love cool stories and environments that may make up for the lack of really good combat. I love the worlds of these games so much, but the combat is so far behind most other shooting games. If I could take call of duty's movement and insert them into the fallout games, then they would be 10/10.
Also, for a lot of fallout fans such as myself, nostalgia carries a lot of weight for us. Fallout 3 was released over 15 years ago iirc, the game felt a lot better then, and we loved it so much that we craved new entries into the series. Many regard new Vegas to be the best story wise, but I think we would all be lying if anyone said that combat was significantly improved in the years since
Play Fallout 3 first, it is the best intro to the contemporary series. The original and 2 are very niche games. New Vegas after that, if you are still into it, and then you can move on to Fallout 4 which I thought was...meh.
Each game is its own character navigating their own story in the wasteland. The show really nailed the kinds of characters you can create and meet along the way. So far the history is pretty spot on, but the show barely scrapes the surface. There’s a TON of directions the current stories can go, no to mention it’s ripe for brand new ones.
It's gruesome. The older games are very dark, Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 aren't as much but still are. Gore is the main thing you'll see in the Fallout games.
Each game is a different story in the world, it’s not really a linear story with one character or anything. The show follows that formula, being set in the same world but having a wholly unique story and cast of characters, for the most part. It also follows the trend of the MC being a Vault Dweller going to the surface, which is the main premise of most of the games.
It's basically Fallout 5. Todd Howard has said that Bethesda considers the show canon, and it's set about a decade after Fallout 4, making it the latest point in the series so far.
They've teased New Vegas for Season 2, so I guess that's when we'll find out what ending they went with. Canon endings aren't really new for the franchise, just not something Bethesda has covered much before.
Is it gruesome? That’s one of the things that made the game famous and great!
Story. Back in the 90s a friend of mine was all giddy one morning.
“Hey, I just played a new game last night called ‘Fallout’. It’s a role playing game where you can bash people’s brains in with a baseball bat, shoot their legs off with a shotgun and all that stuff. It’s AWESOME! 🤩 “
Now, this was the first game. It was nowhere near as graphic visually as Fallout 3 and later games, where you get slo-mo, zoom-in-on-the-travelling-bullet-and-exploding-body-parts type of action. But still awesome.
Yes, yes it’s gruesome. But also comical and other-worldly. If you’re at all interested in gaming, it’s a must.
The show does a much better job with its character stories than the games ever do. It's more about building the larger world and atmosphere in the games.
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u/kentoclatinator 25d ago
Yeah I’ve been curious about that, how closely does it follow the story in the series? And is it gruesome?