Ever since watching the Fallout present, I can’t get sufficient of it. The present was my introduction to its world, and the ending solely impressed me to dive deeper within the worlds of the video video games that impressed the present. All the things from the evils of Vault-Tec to the eccentric characters fascinated me. Clearly I’m not alone — the sport sequence obtained an inflow of gamers following the discharge of the present — however not everybody can decide to taking part in the video games. It may be a large time funding and even require lots of of mods to play. Fortunately for me, I’ve discovered an effective way to expertise the video games with out truly taking part in them: Watching clips on TikTok.
I can already hear the groans from seasoned followers — that’s legitimate! — since watching quick movies about particular quests, areas, or characters doesn’t in any respect change truly taking part in the sport. However now I get to see a spotlight reel from the individuals who put these lots of of hours into the sport and be taught in regards to the sequence in approach that’s tailor-made in direction of the viewers of the present. For instance, the video beneath exhibits an undetonated bomb in Fallout 3’s Megaton and discusses theories on who first dropped the bombs — which the present straight addresses.
Clips just like the above enable me to be taught in regards to the world because it’s introduced within the recreation sequence and may also give extra details about the lore of the sport. Certain, I might go and skim Wikis on the sport, however that’s simply not as enjoyable. Within the beneath clip, we will find out about a man who runs the radio — a job performed by Fred Armisen within the present — and what occurs should you kill the radio man within the recreation. (Spoilers: It’s humorous.)
Even when I had been to place the effort and time into the video games, it wouldn’t assure that I’ll get to go and see every little thing I need in an ideal approach. Like, I might play, however I won’t know the way humorous the outcome can be if I killed the radio host. In different examples, folks have simply been actually good at highlighting goofy moments. The clip beneath talks a couple of mysterious cult that fashioned across the Gravitron theme park journey.
Folks additionally simply pull hilarious stunts within the video games that I wouldn’t have the time or endurance to drag off. Like this particular person, who collects dozens of Protectrons to defend in opposition to an invasion from the The Brotherhood of Metal in Fallout 4.
Previous to the present, I might need scrolled previous these movies, and TikTok’s algorithm might need taken that as an indication I wasn’t excited by that content material. Nevertheless, now, the present has given me simply sufficient data to contextualize the massive moments proven within the clips. The movies hit a candy spot the place I do know sufficient to know the clips and might acknowledge sure sects or recurring characters, however I don’t know a lot that none of it surprises me. All in all, it’s been an pleasurable technique to be taught extra in regards to the video games, and I’d suggest poking round on TikTok should you’re trying to scratch that Fallout itch.
