While Fallout 76 disappointed fans and critics alike, that doesn’t diminish the importance of the Fallout franchise. Because like BioShock and The Elder Scrolls, Fallout and its sequels offer a unique RPG experience while also presenting interesting moral dilemmas.
Set in a post-apocalyptic version of America with a classic 1950s aesthetic, each Fallout game follows a different protagonist as they leave the protection of an underground bunker and wander. ladder on nuclear wasteland. While it could be argued that these games were influenced by the computer game Wasteland, there are also a number of films that have inspired the Fallout franchise, including those listed below.
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blade runner
While Blade Runner’s setting is more retro than post-apocalyptic, its ethical debate about robotics can be seen in the Fallout games. Fallout 4 in particular, focuses on Synths (or Android, as they’re called in Fallout 3).
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These cyborgs, created by the Institute, are the source of the conflict between the two factions in Fallout 4 with which the protagonist is involved. There’s even a synthetic detective named Nick Valentine that emulates the retro-noir style of Blade Runner. Now, although film noir is more pronounced in 1940s films, it is still present in the early 50s.
mailman
In the late 1990s, two post-apocalyptic films starring Kevin Costner were wildly successful. But while the age has gone well with the first of these films, Waterworld, the same cannot be said for the second, The Postman.
However, the postman deserves a special mention in Fallout: New Vegas, as it tells the story of a courier caught among warring factions in a post-apocalyptic America. In addition, the Holnist group in mailman Authoritarian beliefs similar to Caesar’s Legion in New Vegas. Both even have a dam that plays a major role.
six-string samurai
A major element of the Fallout games are their references to various pop culture, although some are less well known than others. Fallout: new vegasfor example, there’s the Samurai trophy in New Vegas, related to the hit movie Samurai Six Strings.
But with Samurai on Six Strings and New Vegas sharing many similarities in plot and setting, this seemingly petty reference becomes all the more important. For example, both take place in an alternative America ravaged by nuclear war, but the cultural elements of the 50s are still there. They also have a main character trying to get to Las Vegas while avoiding gangs and cannibals.
eli .’s book
Among the post-apocalyptic films of the 2010s, The Book of Eli is rarely mentioned today because it barely makes an impression and is quickly forgotten by the public. But what attracted the attention of many gamers at that time was that the game screen and plot of the movie were identical to Condor 3.
This is mainly due to the pale colors of the Book of Eli, similar to the graphics in Fallout 3. Additionally, both are stories about a man traveling through post-nuclear war America. However, the protagonist of Fallout 3 is searching for his father, while the protagonist of Book of Eli is trying to deliver a book, and the two have different motives.
Surname! (1954)
It cannot be overemphasized that the Fallout games borrow a lot of imagery from the 1950s. Especially sci-fi movies like the 1954 classic They! Set during the Cold War, the film tells the story of a giant ant that was mutated by atomic radiation and is now a threat to the American public.
Although the premise sounds absurd now, it comes from serious speculation about how atomic energy will affect the environment. Naturally, starting with Fallout 2, the Fallout series took this concept a step further, making giant ants the natural enemies that player characters encounter in the land. nuclear waste.
cursed alley
Besides the giant ants, another mutant creature appearing in the game Fallout is the giant scorpion. Called Radscorpions, they made their debut in the first Fallout game, and several subspecies appear in the sequel.
But Fallout isn’t the first work of fiction to send giant scorpions into a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland, as a little-known movie from the 1970s has a similar concept. It’s called Damn Alley, and it’s based on a book by famous science fiction author Roger Zelazny. The story follows a group of Air Force officers who travel across desolate America in search of a mysterious source of transmission.
Fido
Shaun of the Dead’s success was followed by other similar zombie comedies. While some like Zombieland managed to get a sequel, others like Fido didn’t. Although Fido doesn’t specify when, it does imagine a world with tamed zombies.
This is largely done through special necklaces that help curb a zombie’s natural appetite for human flesh, like the bracelets from the recent Disney Channel movie “Zombie.” Regarding Fallout, the zombie part in Fido resembles the zombie-like ghouls that appear in the game. Additionally, there is a 1950s aesthetic and a war that precedes the events in both works.
Crazy Max 2: Street Fighter
If there’s one movie where a lot of people compare Fallout games to each other, it’s the Mad Max series. Starting with the 1979 film, these Australian post-apocalyptic films are about a famous villain wandering through a wasteland filled with gangs and cults.
There are also references in the Fallout games, though where the series might have its own style is in Mad Max 2: Road Warrior. For example, the first Fallout game featured a dog, similar to the dog Max has in The Road Warrior, that the player character can befriend. Even Max’s iconic costume and gun from that movie are obtainable in the game.
A boy and his dog
While Mad Max may have popularized the post-apocalyptic genre in cinema, there have been previous installments including The Boy and His Dog. Based on the novel by another famous science fiction author, Harlan Ellison, this is a coming of age story of the 1970s.
However, there’s a twist to this classic scene: It takes place in a post-apocalyptic world and the dog has telepathic abilities. So it’s easy to see how this affects Mad Max and Fallout gameplay. After all, the dog is an optional companion, nicknamed “Dogmeat”, used as an insult by the main characters of A Boy and His Dog.
radioactive dream
Another often overlooked sci-fi film, Radioactive Dreams hit theaters in the mid-1980s and evolved into a cult hit. But what’s more interesting is how much this movie has similar elements to the entire Fallout game.
For example, both focus on characters isolated in fallout shelters who decide to venture into a nuclear wasteland inhabited by gangs and mutants. They also have elements of the 1950s, when the main characters of Radioactive Dreams grew up reading detective novels. In addition, there is a secondary character wearing a device similar to Pip-Boy.