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- The top-rated Fallout movie on Prime Video features a new story and fan-favorite stories from the games.
- The series' producers faced backlash for changing the rules of the game, but the series is still well received.
- The open-world nature of the Fallout games allowed for creative freedom in crafting new stories and characters for television.
Prime Video He fallsThe series, created by producers Geneva Robertson-Dworet and Graham Wagner, has been hailed as one of the greatest video game adaptations of all time (alongside HBO's Our lastHowever, when the show was still in development, the duo faced a wave of backlash over the changes they made to the beloved video game franchise.
Based on games created by Interplay Entertainment (now operated by Bethesda Softworks), Prime Video He falls It tells a new story set in the world of video games and includes stories from some of the most popular titles.
Talk to Hollywood Reporter Following the show's 16 Emmy nominations, Robertson-Dworet and Wagner discussed the development process of the series and addressed the initial criticism they faced from fans. Like any worthwhile adaptation, He falls This game changed and added more to the pre-existing stories in the show's universe. However, these changes were met with great derision by long-time fans of the games.
Graham Wagner believes that even the most beloved classic works of literature must be modified when adapted for a different medium, He falls It's no different. He explained:
“Jane Austen isn’t sacred anymore. There was a time when I was probably an extremist if I deviated from the story’s adaptation, but that’s not the case anymore. For Fallout, we changed the course of the game’s official history. There was a Reddit thread that had to be shut down. People were so angry. So it’s kind of the new sacred cow in a way. That makes it kind of fun to play.”
Fallout Producers Compare Their Adaptation to The Last of Us
when He falls The series was released on Prime Video earlier this year, and fans were thrilled with the new adaptation. Starring Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, and Aaron Moten, the series paid homage to the gaming tradition, incorporating dozens of Easter eggs while telling a new story.
The show has received rave reviews from audiences and critics, who are eagerly awaiting a second season. Of course, a good show cannot exist on its own, He falls It was quickly compared to HBO. Our last series.
During the conversation, Geneva Robertson-Dorritt explained the main difference between the two shows. Our last The video game tells a linear story that plays out like a TV series, with each level acting like a new episode. At the same time, He falls The games feature sprawling open worlds where players can choose where they want to go and how the stories develop.
As a result, Wagner and Robertson-Dorritt did not have an accurate narrative to draw on, which was both a blessing and a curse for the duo. Geneva Robertson-Dorritt explains:
“Because it’s an open world game, there are many ways that the story can unfold. It’s not closed and linear like The Last of Us — where they did a very beautiful, direct adaptation of the video game story. We didn’t have that option, because everyone who plays the game does it in a different order. That was incredibly liberating, because we were able to create our own story and our own characters within that world. When we started this project, we asked ourselves, ‘What characters do we want to create in this world and mythology?’”
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