The Last of Us

• Lucy (Ella Purnell), a vault dweller leaves the safety of her bunker for the Wasteland to search for her missing father.
• The success of HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation in 2023 set a high bar for game-to-television adaptations.
• However, director Jonathan Nolan has said that he’s coming to this show as a fan, having been hooked on Fallout 3.
• The show expands and develops the Fallout universe and lore, satisfying long-time fans while telling a compelling, standalone story accessible for newcomers.

Character creation and combat

• For example, in the game, Fallout players must create their character, assign values to different attributes and select secondary perks and skills, like faster weapon reloading or radiation resistance.
• Lucy is introduced presenting herself as a candidate for marriage to a partner from a neighbouring vault.
• Fans will appreciate this nod to character creation while the sequence still makes sense for non-gamers.
• Howard’s character also seems to have opted for the “Bloody Mess” character perk judging by the exploding body parts.

You have discovered Vault 4

• Seeking supplies, the duo venture into a ruined medical centre, promptly falling through a trapdoor into Vault 4.
• A particularly memorable encounter for me from Fallout 3 was discovering Vault 108, where I was set upon by vault dwellers, all gleefully and eerily calling out the name “Gary”.
• Watching Lucy and Maximus (mainly Lucy – Maximus is distracted by slippers and popcorn) unpick Vault 4’s story captures that same journey.

Before the bombs fell

• Fallout makes extensive use of discoverable messages on computer terminals in the many ruined buildings across the Wasteland.
• These frequently offer fascinating insight into the lives of people before the bombs fell.
• The time dedicated to these flashbacks is a real series strength, building to a franchise-defining revelation in the finale.

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