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I'm actually impressed with the way they tied everything back together at the end. I can't say I was surprised that Steph turns out to be working with the Enclave, the deathclaw pack battle was pretty sweet as was the surprise capabilities of the NCR power armor and Thaddeus using his toes to stabilize the rifle. I know it was pure fan service but I love the NCR payoff at the end and while you could criticize it for essentially just setting up the same old faction conflict as all the games do it works. I am curious about what Hank's final plan is and was caught out by the fact it seems he has his own agenda separate from all the classic factions. I also thought it was a hilarious bit with Culkin's Legatus character claiming the title of Caesar and vowing to create a new "palace" to be the seat of the legion's power in New Vegas and declaring the intent to build "Caesars Palace" that shit cracked me up. What did yall think of the end of this season? What do you think Hank's programming is for? Also notably absent from both seasons is any whiff of the Institute, I wonder where they might figure into all this eventually?

And then there of course is that post credits scene.

A new Liberty Prime of course is the logical escalation for season 3

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[-] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

AFAIK no, the deathclaws seem to have destroyed all the securitrons so it sort of conveniently leaves it open ended. House's terminal is still functional but it is implied the Enclave got the last laugh after FO:NV and unleashed the deathclaws on the strip. That's why I am rather excited to see what they do with Colorado given it's a location that really never figures into the game outside a few mentions and the semi-canon Fallout Tactics.

[-] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That's why I am rather excited to see what they do with Colorado given it's a location that really never figures into the game outside a few mentions and the semi-canon Fallout Tactics.

I wonder if they will mine Fallout Tactics for some stuff? I'm a Fallout Tactics defender, I love that game (as a Jagged Alliance like squad combat game, not an RPG). The Midwest Brotherhood is the most interesting version of the BoS. Basically contradictions being resolved through practice and going from inflexible fascists to a diverse coalition of humans, semi-humans and non-humans.

In a perfect world there would have been an Obsidan game about the NCR and the Midwest BoS (with a new better name) fighting a proxy war over a region. Two new superpowerrs flexing over the wasteland.

[-] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

Cool! I haven't seen season 2 at all yet, so I don't know how much it borrowed from New Vegas at all. Sounds like not even Benny is in it. I'm actually cool with them changing a bunch because like, it would be boring if they just repeated what was in the game.

As long as they don't do something dumb like make Mr. House the good guy, I'm happy.

[-] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 5 points 2 days ago

something dumb like make Mr. House the good guy

Definitely not lol. Also it takes place in 2296 so 15 years after New Vegas. Also if they put Benny in it would be pretty fucked up because Matthew Perry who is the only acceptable casting choice for him (did the original VA for the character) is dead.

As for how much is changed, well a lot can happen in 15 years and in the show that includes a few major events that sort of nullify any possible canon New Vegas ending. Caesar is dead, the Brotherhood is still fractured (or split again as fascists often do) and if anything it seems like as I said the Enclave sort of came in and wiped out whatever faction took over the strip. House is possibly still alive but even that is still up in the air as his life support pod is never actually shown. The only postwar House you get is at the terminal where you meet him for the first time in New Vegas. I think they did a good job walking the multi-ending tightrope of New Vegas. Most notably absent is the Institute which again doesn't mean a whole lot since Fallout 4 happens on the other side of the continent.

I imagine they might get teased or be in the background of season 3 and become the major reveal for ending of S3 and story of S4. I know a 3rd season is already planned and I assume it could run a couple more seasons past that without running out of material to draw from if not more. I doubt we will see anything like Big MT in S3 since the show is seemingly setting its sites on Colorado for the next season and BIG MT is supposedly somewhere around southern Nevada/New Mexico (interestingly its speculated that it is in roughly the same geographical location of Black Mesa in the HL series). As for what is known to be in Colorado are both the Legion and the Presidential vault which will likely make an appearance given that they are setting the stage for the re-emergence of the Enclave.

[-] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 6 points 2 days ago

House is possibly still alive but even that is still up in the air as his life support pod is never actually shown

The implication was that he was an uploaded consciousness. He says his physical body was too much of a target and they made a joke it had been shot, bludgeon and stabbed (kind of covering all the ways you could kill him in the game).

[-] Johnny_Arson@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

Yeah I agree that is a possibility. It could also just mean he retreated from the public into his pod/personal vault. It's still left a bit ambiguous.

[-] XiaCobolt@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

Yeah definitely it's a world with incredible science/medicine, cloning, synthetic bodies, VR, all sorts of things that they could use to say he's still physically alive and bring him back.

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

The original house actor is also dead that didnt stop them.

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

As long as they don't do something dumb like make Mr. House the good guy, I'm happy.

Well... Not really. But... Uhhh...

[-] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Oh I know some fans are simping over him for... some reason?

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

The House of the show has very little to do with the House of the games. They took the aspects of liking control and things to be just so and ran with that, but don't really touch on his genuine fondness for Vegas, Americana and just quirky shit. But where that comes into play vis-a-vis heroism is that...
Okay so I don't want to spoil anything, but the House of the show does some heinous shit, but he's also shown actively fighting the greater evil... and like he does stuff. Like he leaves his office a lot.

[-] Dort_Owl@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

Eeeeh that kinda sucks, yeah

[-] shath@hexbear.net 4 points 2 days ago

woaw how convenient

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