"I was just looking at all the props. I realized after a few minutes went by that I had not followed the dialogue at all, because I was so engrossed by it visually."

Cain appreciated the performances and storytelling, but singled out how the show nailed the Fallout “vibe” as its biggest achievement. “I was just looking at all the props,” he said of one scene. “I realized after a few minutes went by that I had not followed the dialogue at all, because I was so engrossed by it visually.”

On a more sour note, Cain took time to address the way fans of the series can behave poorly online, particularly regarding any perceived rivalry between Fallout entries developed by Bethesda (3, 4, and 76), and those from Interplay, Black Isle, and Obsidian (1, 2, and New Vegas). Cain spoke positively of Todd Howard, and said that “Some of the stuff you [series fans] say online is so off.” See also: the debate about whether the show somehow overrode or ignored the events of those non-Bethesda games, which has since been denied by a senior developer at the studio.

  • @L3mmyW1nksEnglish
    9•7 months ago

    What kind of shows are you able to watch when you already need to skim the first episode setting the mood/vibe of the show? TikTok?

    • @[email protected]English
      -3•7 months ago

      Shows that are captivating and offer a glimpse of the long term mystery?

      Now the first episode of the Expanse had the same flow; introduce the different character groups, world build, and set events into motion.

      It ended with multiple different character arcs in motion - an investigation, political drama, lost in space. Fallout had 3 people set off to start their arc maybe next episode? Vault girl leaves, Brotherhood guy leaves, Ghoul leaves.

      The Expanse pulled it off fucking fantastically whereas Fallout just felt flat to me.

      • dogEnglish
        2•7 months ago

        Yeah I’m not feeling great about the show. Sure it’s pretty, but it’s so slow.

        Maybe that’s a deliberate choice, but as the first episode is, I give it a 7/10.

        Not great, not good, but okay.

        • @Juvyn00bEnglish
          1•7 months ago

          Agreed. I think for the way they had to cut it up and introduce so many seemingly “key” characters, it really dragged on for me until about mid way. And I still didn’t have a good handle on the world as a whole at that point. Feeling like I’m missing something the whole time makes me not want to continue.