Fallout Beats The Last of Us at One Particular Thing, And Here’s Why

Set in a post-apocalyptic world in the US after a nuclear war, Fallout was first released in 1997 and has since become a long-running franchise with fans around the world. And now Amazon Prime has released a series of the same name based on the game – not a direct adaptation, but an expansion of the Fallout universe. The new project is already compared to The Last of Us, and for the better.

TV series based on video games, especially good ones, are still an extremely rare phenomenon; you can count them on one hand. But even if we compare Fallout to both movies and shows based on video games, it can be said without a doubt that this new series is the best thing to happen to games on the small and big screen.

Fallout Tells a New Story in a Familiar Setting

Fallout may be the first case of an adaptation that does not simply exploit the game, does not cling to it in every difficult situation, as happened with The Last of Us, but has an exciting, lively dialogue with it on an equal footing.

The plot is completely original, but it is built on the familiar bricks of the games: the main character crawls out of the bunker in search of her father and finds herself in various adventures that completely change her perception of the world.

The Last of Us Is Practically a Retelling of The Original Game

The main difference is that The Last of Us is an attempt to film the story of the game. And the Fallout series is a new story-driven work in the world of the game. Because of this, the former received accusations of unnecessary plot branches and misrepresented moments, as well as a casting controversy, while Fallout easily avoided this.

The Last of Us has hit a wall of its own making: it is a great adaptation and a good series in its own right, but it's not as interesting to watch if you've already played the game. After all, those who have played The Last of Us don't just know the story – they've already seen it.

Comparing The Last of Us to Fallout is largely a matter of form. Yes, the creators of the zombie series had every right to film the game almost frame by frame, and most viewers liked it. At the same time, there is no denying that the creators of Fallout chose a more successful and viable format with an entirely new story in a familiar setting.