La Fallout series on Amazon Prime Video has generated great popularity in the saga. To the point that today Fallout 4 is one of the five most played video games on Steam. It's a great moment for this historic action-adventure saga set in a post-apocalyptic setting.
The new players arrive attracted by the series, but they find a very extensive playable universe. Popularity also served other titles that were not so beloved in the franchise, such as Fallout 76, but the case of Fallout 4 on Steam is truly surprising. According to the numbers, sales skyrocketed and it is in first place in the European top.
Steam's five most played games include Fallout 4
The Fallout 4 sales Since the series premiered, they have risen 7500%. It seems like an exaggerated number, but it shows how forgotten the game released in 2015 was. With almost 10 years since its launch, the fact that it suddenly returns with such force is an indicator that there is still a lot of enthusiasm for the game universe.
The television series resumes different elements of the franchise, but the possibility of exploring desolate territories in video games always adds greater alternatives. In Fallout 4, some elements of the role-playing mechanics are maintained, but the combat gameplay focuses mainly on first- and third-person action elements. For the European public, the series served as a driving force to buy the best titles in the franchise, and Fallout 4 is on that list.
What is Fallout 4?
The fourth main game in the saga was developed by Bethesda Game Studios. It takes place in the post-apocalyptic ruins of what was the city of Boston and takes us to the year 2287, a decade after the events of Fallout 3.
Our character is Sole Survivor, a resident of Vault 111 who awakens from cryogenic sleep. His murdered wife and his kidnapped son will force him to travel through the area known as the Commonwealth (in the Massachusetts region) looking for his little one. The adventure is very addictive and allows the player to explore a wide universe full of ruins. There are numerous factions with which you can interact and thus learn different points of view in the construction of the world.
At the time, Fallout 4 received positive reviews and others not so much. The depth of the world and the freedom and open world aspects are among the positive points. Also its large amount of content and the characters and story. But on the negative side, many historical fans miss the greater complexity and components typical of the role-playing games and turn-based strategies of the first Fallout.
Fallout 4, curiosities and winks
The video game Fallout 4 appears with winks at different moments in the television series. For example, the dog that rescues Dr. Siggi Wilzig is called Dogmeat. This is significant because in the fourth Fallout game there is a dog with this name who becomes a strong emotional bond with the character.
There is also the Mr. Handy from Fallout 4 and the story of Barthoomew Codsworth. This man gave up the rights to his voice for all Mr. Handy, but Codsworth is also the name of Mr. Handy who follows us throughout the entire game and accompanies us. With these nods, what the series achieves is to repair the links with Fallout 4.
There is no other way to explain the recent success of the game, which is once again positioned in the top sales, except through the series. Learn more about the characters and places of Fallout, see them represented in the series via streaming. And later exploring again with the video game is a plan that makes the most of the trasmedia offer.
The winks and elements that frame the series in the same universe and solidly do not stop there. The appear Nuka Cola advertisements, the famous Sugar Bombs cereal or the cartoon series Grognak and the Ruby Ruins. All of these are elements that were already present in Fallout 4 and other games in the series. The level of care with the Amazon Prime Video adaptation is largely responsible for the success of the series, and the increase in Steam sales of a game that is almost 10 years old.
The future of Fallout 4
When Fallout 4 came out in 2015, many were eagerly awaiting a new proposal for continue exploring the post apocalyptic universe from United States. Now, in addition to exploring the universe in the form of a television saga, there are forums where people are crying out for a new Fallout.
Those responsible have not responded anything. This is because the initiative is still in negotiations, but it has already been confirmed that there will be a second season of Fallout. Meanwhile, video games are enjoying a new moment of popularity and possibly that will spur some new initiative.
Fan service and care of the Fallout world
For some time now, television series based on video games have not been so successful. The main reason is that they end up being very different from the original product. Is not easy adapt the mechanics and sensations of a video game, to the television format. But the outcome of Fallout is clearly positive. So much so that many fans are interested in the titles that forged the world and traditional mechanics of Fallout.
In that history, Fallout 4 manages to become one of the most played games on Steam. The possibility of getting to know Fallout from another perspective, of learning about the past of organizations and places, is a hook for thousands of players. Everything seems to indicate that the post-apocalyptic future has a lot of fabric to cut. Perhaps in the short term with a series format, but nothing rules out that in the future there will not be a video game in the franchise again. The mutant threat and ruined terrain do not generate optimism, but hope must not be lost. If you haven't played it yet, you can enjoy various offers on Steam for the total Fallout saga.