Magpie Gamer

  An island paradise in the 17th century is discovered by colonial forces. De Sardet, a noble of the Merchant Congregation, travels to the newly-settled island of Teer Fradee to act as the capital's diplomat and to find a cure for the "malichor", a deadly plague on the continent. Right out of the gate, I loved that the protagonist had a name and presence in the world - a family, obligations, friends... they weren't some random person with amnesia that shows up under mysterious circumstances. Companions were mostly just there. They have distinct personalities and start out interesting, but nothing ever really changes with them. Each one has an individual questline that opens up new conversation options with De Sardet. Of the five party members the player is given (one from each faction), only Kurt's quest added some depth to him by exposing a softer side to the hardened mercenary. Outside of their personal story quest, party members rarely interacted ...

Fallout is an American live-action series based on the video game series of the same name. Since 2008 Bethesda Game Studios (developer) had been approached with offers for a television adaptation, but game director Todd Howard turned them all down for failing to meet the series vision. The marketing executive for the company, Pete Hines, also cautioned against such adaptations in 2015 because "more things can go wrong than can go right" . Amazon managed to purchase the film rights in 2020 after a successful pitch by screenwriter Jonathan Nolan to Bethesda. As an avid game fan, Nolan understood the Fallout universe and was given free reign to craft a standalone story set within the world. The show is considered canon with the games and is set farther in the future than any other piece of Fallout media. Filming took place in New Jersey, New York, Utah, and Namibia in 2022 and uses 3,300 visual effects shots. The show incorporates a licensed soundtrack similar to t...