Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Fallout television series features an important timeline shift away from the events portrayed in the original games, which should help the show avoid some common problems found in videogame adaptations. Most videogame adaptations have found themselves wrestling with how to translate beloved characters and concepts for film and television.
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Fallout's Open-Ended Nature Wouldn't Work In A Standard Adaptation Close One of the biggest appeals of the Fallout games is the freedom afforded to the player. The various Fallout games take place over several hundred years, with only a handful of characters appearing in multiple entries in the franchise. The player usually takes on the role of a nameless Wanderer who escapes from one of the Vaults scattered around the United States.
Related Who Is The Ghoul? Walton Goggins' Fallout Character & Video Game Connection Explained Amazon's first look at the Fallout TV series has viewers wondering who the Ghoul, Walton Goggins' Fallout character, is in relation to the video game. Fallout Having Its Own Story Is A Great Sign For The TV Show Fallout is instead seemingly telling its own story, taking cues from the various elements of the original games to explore something singular and unique.