Tim Cain, the creator of the game Fallout, expressed his opinion on the new series based on the well-known game franchise on Amazon Prime and defended it against criticism from fans.
On his YouTube channel, Timothy Cain published a review of the Fallout series yesterday. He enthusiastically commented on the video game adaptation and cannot understand the criticism from some fans at all.
Warning, spoilers for the Fallout series follow: So if you haven’t watched it yet and don’t want any hints, you should stop reading now.
Here you can see a trailer for the Fallout series:
This is why the Fallout creator likes the series
Tim Cain clearly stated that he likes the series. The game developer enthusiastically commented on how well it captures the feel of the games and said: “It’s easy to write post-apocalyptic material that doesn’t fit the Fallout mold.”
He also positively noted that the three main characters felt like three different types of players.
Lucy feels like a player who innocently looks into the game for the first time and wants to be good, while Maximus is much more focused on himself and achieving his own goals. He referred to the ghoul as the Murder Hobo
in the player community.
You can watch the entire review on YouTube by Tim Cain, but beware, there are spoilers for the series:
What the creator thinks about deviations from the games
Tim Cain also addressed the current discussions regarding the timeline and deviations from the game lore.
The main concern is that Shady Sands has already been destroyed in the series, which fans claim does not align with the lore in Fallout: New Vegas. You can read more about this discussion here with our colleagues from GameStar.
Tim Cain reacted calmly and provided his own explanation for why he believes deviations in the narrative can occur:
“Perhaps the data is wrong, either in the games or in the series,” Cain speculated, reminding that “Fallout has a story in many games where people tell you things that are not true.”
“Lore deviation is inevitable with major IPs”
As he further mentioned, it is normal to have small differences in the various stories within well-known franchises, as “lore deviation is inevitable with major IPs.” He used Star Wars as an example.
Moreover, he thinks it is difficult to find a “correct” ending in games like New Vegas, where the conclusions are open-ended, and we as viewers do not know which elements from the games the series creators have chosen for their narrative.
In conclusion, he calmly stated about all the discussions: “I’m no longer responsible for it, and neither are you. Basically, everything Bethesda does from now on is canon.”
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