All because some dipshit forgot to invent semiconductors and global idea exchanges slowed, the ham-fisted, pin-up U.S post-WW2 culture endures for a century.įrom there, imagine the future as depicted in 1950s-era sci-fi media, then picture the US and China nuking the shit out of each other. Imagine a lady in a pink diner dress, high heels and curly, blonde hair run up to you with a nuke-launcher on the back and try to sell some drugs to you that could enhance you to the level of a Space Marine for hours while jingoistic jazz music blares from radios that were built in the 2040's. You could say it’s set in the metaphorical fallout of the literal fallout.įor those wanting an in-depth analysis of the Fallout storyline, the "Fallout Storyteller" Youtube series has a large number of (mostly accurate) episodes dealing with the subject and can be viewed here.īasically, while technology continued to advance past the 50-60's, the culture did not, which is one of the biggest sources of hilarity in the game. Some say that this was magnified by Bethesda, while others say it's always been like that.Īnd that's all we'll say on that for now. The freedom of approach to how you interact with the world set before you is one of the main selling points of the series, though it has attracted criticism for becoming somewhat unfocused in both writing and gameplay.
"War has changed." – Solid Snake, being a contrarian as always.įallout is a post-post-apocalyptic video game series, with a boardgame released in 2017 (see below), that takes place in America about a century or two in the future where America had been bombed so much that it has been left as a irradiated, smelly and depressing wasteland that happens to have high as fuck raiders come up to you and attempt to kill you with a flaming chainsaw or a laser weapon.ĭespite the setting, most of the games are fairly noblebright, with a darkly humorous streak and a series-long theme of rebuilding.
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