My kids and I watched the first two episodes last night, and I'm impressed. It feels like Fallout. I like the characters so far, and they squeeze in enough game references to keep my brain spiking with recognition.

We set the bar pretty low on video game adaptations, but I feel this one's doing alright so far!

What does everyone else think? (Let's keep spoilers to a minimum. Most of us probably weren't able to watch the whole thing in one night.)

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I had never heard of the games until I saw a combo pack that included Fallout 1 & 2, at Walmart for $10. It sounded like an interesting game, and at $10, it was worth the risk.

That random purchase honestly changed my life.

I keep going back to the wasteland every chance I get.

[–] Monotron@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I got the first game used at Electronics Boutique for like $15. I was getting into computer RPGs as a kid and the scifi setting made this seem unique. The box art was striking too. Like you, that purchase changed my life. I went from “yeah, I enjoy RPGs” to “This game is part of my personality now.”

I own each game and I replay either 3, 4, and New Vegas at least once a year.

I’m presently revisiting the first game, the TV series put me in the mood. First time I’ve played it in maybe 15/16 years. Stuff is still magic, even if it’s jarring to go back to how things began

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've tried to play the originals again, but between the jankiness of a game that old, the difficulty, and an overall lack of free time, I didn't get very far in either of them.

That's ok though, scratched that itch at the time!

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That’s a shame. I still think the first game has the most interesting and viscerally repulsive villain.

It’s quite tight and honestly not very janky. The second game has the tradeoff of massive expansion for more instability and bugs.

[–] Monotron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

They certainly laid a foundation for something incredible