In recent years we’ve seen many popular video games recreated as TV shows. Some, like HBO’s The Last of Us, have been mega hits straight off the bat, while others have been met with disappointment, such as Paramount’s Halo. What’s the difference between those that are successful and those that are just “okay,” do I hear you ask? Those that stick to the source material they’re recreating are generally the ones that win over their intended audience, which must be difficult; it’s not like there are hundreds of hours of visual blueprints to follow and heaps of lore to stick to, right? Naturally, the lack of source material leads to mistakes like needlessly removing helmets from fan-favorite characters. Thankfully, at least from the new trailer, it looks like the Fallout TV show is sticking to the script, and I am excited.
Fallout TV show trailer looks faithful to the popular video games
In just over three minutes of footage, the new Fallout TV show looks incredible, is filled with action, and most importantly… features plenty of great-looking recreations from the video games. The trailer gives us a look at Walton Goggins’ Ghoul character, Cooper Howard, who looks fantastic and has a German Shepard for a companion (similar to the games’ Dogmeat) as he meets up with Ella Purnell’s Lucy, a Vault Dweller exploring the wasteland of Los Angeles for the first time.
While The Ghoul is a cowboy-like bounty hunter adept at traversing the dangerous, monster-filled wasteland, Lucy is as in-experienced as it gets, dressed in her crisp blue Vault Dweller attire and Pip-Boy strapped to her arm — at the start, at least. As the trailer continues, we also get some close-up shots of the Brotherhood of Steel’s Power Armor, as well as an introduction to Aaron Morten’s character Maximus, a young soldier from the militaristic faction. The wasteland of LA looks incredible and sprawled throughout the trailer we get glimpses of a Mr. Handy robot attempting to harvest Lucy’s organs, as well as a few creatures like the Deathclaw and Giant Catfish, and plenty of makeshift guns that look to be pulled straight from the games.
Seeing the work that has gone into making the TV show resemble everything that makes the Fallout games great, including the slightly comedic and optimistic tone mixed in with the dark world the characters now live in, I have high hopes that Amazon’s show could become a fantastic addition to the growing list of video game adaptions. I’m eagerly waiting to see if the full show keeps the same positive momentum as this latest trailer.
The Fallout TV show arrives on Amazon Prime with all its episodes on April 11. In the meantime, why not check out some of the best RPGs on Xbox to get lost in while you wait?
