8 ways Amazon Prime's 'Fallout' series nails the essence of the post-apocalyptic games
'Fallout': 8 aspects of the game world Amazon Prime series absolutely nails
Prime Video has given Bethesda's nuclear-apocalypse video game series 'Fallout' a television adaptation. With an outstanding 93% on Rotten Tomatoes, the series deftly incorporates loads of game minutiae along the way. The sci-fi series' eight episodes can now be binge-watched on Amazon Prime. The series takes place in the year 2296, a little over 200 years after the majority of humankind is killed in a nuclear war. It centers on Ella Purcell's character Lucy Maclean, who ventures out from Vault 33's protection to locate her father, who has been kidnapped by a group of marauders.
1. Ella Purcell does a fantastic job introducing Lucy Maclean
A new character who isn't in the 'Fallout' games, Lucy, appears in the first episode of Amazon's 'Fallout' TV series. She resembles the gaming character one would play in certain ways. She makes a presentation to many higher-ups in her vault about marrying a man who works in a separate vault. In the episode, Lucy's father is abducted by raiders, and she must travel to the wasteland to find him, per Pocket-lint.
2. 'Fallout' TV series features several unique gaming locations
A lot of ground is covered in the 'Fallout' TV series within the post-apocalyptic New California Republic (NCR), featured in several 'Fallout' games. The series follows the players as they encounter iconic Red Rocket petrol stations and dilapidated Super Duper Marts from the games, as well as Vault-Tec's Hawthorne Medical Laboratories and a desolate town reminiscent of Megaton, Rivet City, New Reno, and Diamond City.
3. 'Fallout' series brings armor, weapons, and gadgets of video game to life
The weapons in the 'Fallout' video games are among the best elements of the series. The Junk Jet, which appears near the end of episode one, is among the most unusual weaponry the 'Fallout' universe has to offer. But that's not all—every weapon from the game has been carefully remade for the television series. These include the traditional 10mm, one of the first weapons players encounter in 'Fallout' games, along with Pip-Boys, power armor, pipe pistols, and laser and plasma weaponry.
4. 'Fallout' series gives a sweet tribute to character creation and skill tree of the game
One can develop their S.P.E.C.I.A.L. (Strength, Perception, Endurance, Charisma, Intelligence, Agility, and Luck) qualities in the 'Fallout' games by mastering a wide range of talents, depending on how they wish to play. In one adorable tribute to the game's iconic character-builder, the 'Fallout' series hair and cosmetics crew has added one of the most recognizable haircuts one can pick for the character in the game: the obscenely called 'Domestic Goddess.' Vault 33 occupant Stephanie Harper (Annabel O'Hagan) sports a '50s-style bob.
5. 'Fallout's apocalyptic setting feels incredibly real due to characters and factions
The characters and factions players encounter while exploring 'Fallout's wasteland setting give it a vibrant feel. The Wasteland's diverse population and factions, ranging from the gullible Vault-dwellers to the fervent Brotherhood of Steel members, are what make the games so great because they effectively convey both the sorrow and hilarity of the real world. The Prime Video series has nailed this section of the 'Fallout' games.
6. 'Fallout' series recognizes the importance of having an accomplice
'Fallout' players will often find themselves with the chance to choose allies to go with them across the Wasteland. In the television series, friends play an equal role. A dog with the new title CX404—a deviation from the original Dogmeat—is among the greatest companions in the game. A mechanical butler named Mister Handy, who is expertly voiced by Matt Berry in the television series, is another companion from the games.
7. Enemies in 'Fallout' series come straight from the game itself
Enemies are something that 'Fallout' has plenty of in both media. Cooper, Lucy, and Maximus have their work set out for them dealing with mutant bears, Fiends (cannibals), and Raiders (gangs of outlaws). Episode 2 features a battle between Maximus and a mutant bear known as a Yao Guai, and viewers will get to see a Radroach—a cockroach damaged by radiation. In episode 3, Cooper lures what looks to be a pink, spiky kind of anglerfish by using Lucy as bait.
8. 'Fallout' series depends on external aid as much as one does in the game
The 'Fallout' series places a lot of emphasis on aid supplies, both chemical and organic. The 'Fallout' franchise is known for its fondness of an Atomic Age food item designed for nuclear blast vaults, which is evident throughout the entire series. Purified water, an important tool in the game, has equal significance in the series. Characters in the series repeatedly inject themselves with various drugs, just like players do in the 'Fallout' video games. In episode 1, a raider uses Jet, a chemical stimulant; throughout the episodes, people administer shots known as "stimpaks" to restore the health of others.
