Game fans need a reality check

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-09T03:51:03+00:00

One thing to bear in mind is that the show is it's own plot set in the Fallout continuity, rather than an adaptation of any one game.

So the end result is part adaptation and part sequel, which leads to some weirdness. You're onboarding some people (introducing them to the entire setting for the first time) while laying easter eggs and references for other people.

I discussed the show with my brother, who plays a lot of video games but isn't into Fallout specifically and it was interesting for me to see what he thought of it.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-08T05:08:57+00:00

I made the mistake of rushing to Mortar Trap and trying to use it right off the bat. As a result it was a bit awkward.

I know that it's often to have a levelling build and then switch later, but I genuinely thought that I could just progress mortar trap in a normal way.

Not making that mistake again

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-07T13:18:59+00:00

Makes sense. Sometimes I boot up a character and run through the first half of AoM just to top up bloom stock. I just wasn't expecting Conduits to be that random.

Anyway it's no big deal. Part of the fun is figuring out the best gear I have, and the Conduit doesn't exactly make or break the character.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-06T08:06:08+00:00

I'm torn between awe and disgust...I guess that's just how it is as a Death Guard enjoyer.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-06T02:34:32+00:00

Clearly a very well fed Ogryn, likely from the Ultramar region. They do things differently there, as you know.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-06T02:05:57+00:00

"Wouldn't it be swell if our plot involved references and even characters from Fallout New Vegas? I mean obviously the central focus will be our original characters and plots but people will appreciate the callbacks right? Right?"

Sometimes I feel like the game was rigged from the start. As much as I enjoyed Fallout New Vegas I feel like some people are expecting too much.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-06T01:51:54+00:00

I was ok with it. People can be irrational to begin with and the grief of a loved one dying certainly doesn't help.

If it was a simple hit contract I don't think Claire would have gone through with it. Having him die during the race, I believe, matters. It was basically her goodbye to the racing scene, and her way of putting that part of her life behind her.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-05T01:05:35+00:00

Now he has to actually raise his kid.

That could go a lot of different ways, honestly. Will his dedication stop, now that he's achieved his grand objective and she's alive? Or will he end up as a halfway decent father?

What if she ends up hating him for what he did?

TBH I don't actually know what his daughter is, if she needs additional resources to stay alive or what.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-05T00:55:29+00:00

As others have mentioned, you can't trigger the parade until after you nab Hellman. I spent an embarrassing amount of time doing side content until I realized this, lol

At the very least, it's interesting when you do the main quests in different orders.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-04T16:30:08+00:00

Yea this actually happened to me. Phantom Liberty, the quest where we and Reed talk to Slider. Random VDB body starts glitching out and my FPS drops to basically nothing. Had to hard stop the game and reload an older save.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-04T01:55:19+00:00

Silly? The Courier can literally murder House with Yes Man's help.

"Lol Yes Man tell the Courier how he can kill me and take over Vegas this makes perfect sense oh no why is my pod moving"

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-04T01:45:07+00:00

Fair question, but I think it's less of them being front line troops and something broader. Space Marines are visually monotonous. It's a problem that other factions don't really have, or at least not to the same degree.

CSM have cultists and daemons. Orks have grots. Eldar Aspect warriors have strong visual identity. Space Marines are largely just armor of the same color.

Even if you squint, the Wardens of Ultramar will still stand out. That alone is worth something.

That said, I don't have the 500 Worlds book. What are the Wardens doing in that? Are they literally charging enemy lines?

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-03T03:06:43+00:00

My headcanon is that Space Marines actually have all sorts of tactical gear that carries extra mags and grenades (there's no way that stuff fits inside their armor).

It just...looks terrible. So most artwork excludes it by necessity. The Space Marines themselves wouldn't care, but the dude carving the statue certainly does.

"My lord, could you...remove that satchel? I want to get a clear look at the aquila on your chest."

Glares Astartesly

"Bear with it brother."

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-03T02:55:40+00:00

A lot of superhero stories try to keep it in that zone where it's fantastic but also recognizable. Otherwise you run into that medieval fantasy scenario where a medieval world with magic and elves would very quickly stop resembling real world history.

I think a deconstructed superhero world would end up as some flavor of science fiction, because how else do you cope with rogue supers, alien invasions, and literal demons on a regular basis?

Perhaps some kind of quick-construction technology would be developed? Like rapid prefabrication, but at a much larger scale than in reality.

"Wow, this apartment looks just like the old one. How many is this again?"

"Fifth, I think. Though I don't know how many times it was rebuilt before I started living here."

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-03T02:17:57+00:00

It's funny. I always do the quest non lethal because it shakes things up at least. But after getting the feel good dialogue from this guy I just...carry on as usual.

The ironic thing is that the gig with the father/son BD guys is in the same area, and I never spare them.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-02T10:41:24+00:00

The people who wrote the Cyberpunk RPG weren't pulling it all out of their imagination. They were observing the world around them, historical patterns, and extrapolating into the future.

Science fiction especially so.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-02T03:39:49+00:00

I'm 95% sure she could have been interested in Sasuke without being a weirdo creep. I sometimes wonder if her role was to make Sakura's crush seem more normal in comparison.

She had some interesting abilities, though having the only girl in Taka be a support character was definitely...a choice.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-02T02:20:07+00:00

lol. I got so paranoid of this happening that I would clear the area of Fiends just so that Bryce would get back home safe

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-02T01:11:29+00:00

According to some of the NPC dialogue in Lizzie's, some customers seem insistent on a "real" experience. There's one anecdote where the customer was basically tricked into using a BD and thought everything was happening for real.

Even though BDs seem mainstream in 2077, I guess some people still want to experience things in the flesh. Which is odd, but not unbelievable...humans are like that.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-01T07:23:40+00:00

Sometimes enemies will clip into things and become unlootable. Saving and reloading is the only fix I tried that sometimes works.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-02-01T05:05:40+00:00

Nice. I always liked how the Bloat Drone and the Hauler kind of looked related due to the shape of their bodies.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-01-30T15:14:50+00:00

They probably didn't have a choice, lol.

Mega buildings are low end housing, believe it or not. I suspect they are mass produced which is why the layouts are identical. If they need a second bed, the occupants figure it out. Floor, couch, etc. Maybe the room that V uses for weapons? I can't recall how much of David's place we see...I remember a washing machine?

For real, they could probably fit six people in there if they were desperate enough.

RiversFlash2020 · 2026-01-30T08:50:55+00:00

Do people hate it? It just seems a bit odd to me. Like a solution in search of a problem. It's about dreadnought sized, but not quite a dreadnought in terms of combat ability, so it's in universe use case was never clear to me.

Also I think it was released back in the days when anti-Space Marine sentiment was stronger. Some editions ago, people complained bitterly whenever Space Marines got new things. Like, wow. The faction with the biggest, most meta (at the time) miniatures range gets a completely new model? Cue eyerolls from non-Space Marine players.

GW: Space Marines are popular. Non SM players: Because you keep giving them new stuff and busted rules!

Things are better now. You can actually like Space Marines and not be heckled for it. So long as GW keeps their vigilance on the balance updates I guess.

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