Tim Cain is particularly fond of him here: The Ghoul, played by Walton Goggins.
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The Fallout franchise is riding a wave of success thanks to the Amazon series. The crazy, post-nuclear world is the topic of conversation everywhere, and the number of players on Steam has climbed to dizzying heights. Especially the newer parts from Bethesda were able to welcome many old and new players (back) to the wasteland.
Back to the roots
A fact that is sometimes forgotten today: Fallout does not come from Bethesda, but from the American development studio Interplay Entertainment. In 1997, project manager Tim Cain was in charge of imagining the world of Fallout.
Cain now works at Obsidian, where he worked on The Outer Worlds, among other projects. But even after leaving Interplay, Cain remained loyal to the Fallout universe – as a fan.
In the meantime, Cain no longer had any influence on the development of new parts and rarely commented publicly on them. But the creator was of course invited to the premiere of the Amazon series and was enthusiastic afterwards.
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What did Cain say?
In a video he recently shared on YouTube, Cain shares his first impressions of the series. He emphasizes that he really enjoyed the show and particularly praises the showrunners' attention to detail:
Everything just feels like fallout. […] That's hard to do, believe me. I know how hard this is to do. It's easy to write post-apocalyptic stuff that doesn't fit the typical Fallout mold, and it would also have been easy for them to accidentally get too silly by showing things that don't feel like a part of Fallout. But they didn’t.”
Above all, Cain was enthusiastic how well the series reflects its role-playing origins and the various possible play styles associated with it. Because, according to him, the three main characters all felt like conceivable paths, like players the game [Fallout, Anm. d. Red] would play.
All types of players represented
Vault dweller Lucy is the nice one
, i.e. a player who only wants to be good and makes morally right decisions. Brotherhood candidate Maximus, on the other hand, is not so clear. He represents players who prefer to take the direct route to their goal, even if blood sometimes has to be shed. True to the motto: The end justifies the means.
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Fallout: Walton Goggins gives a behind-the-scenes look at his transformation into a ghoul
The Fallout creator is particularly fond of the third member of the group: The Ghoul, played by Walton Goggins. According to Cain, he represents the murderous hikers
, who shoots first and then asks questions. He really enjoys playing this type of character himself.
So as you can see, the show has the blessing of the Fallout mastermind. If you're wondering how actor Walton Goggins was able to become such a convincing ghoul, we recommend the video above.
High praise from the creator of the now world-famous role-playing game series. Who, by the way, is almost 27 years old, but I only mentioned that in passing. What do you think about it a few weeks after the Amazon release: Do you think the Fallout series is as good as Tim Cain? Who is your favorite character? Feel free to write it to us in the comments!