Reviews of the Fallout series appeared on April 10, a day before the release on the Prime Video streaming service. The show has an average score of 78 out of 100 on Metacritic based on the first 10 reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, it had a 93% “fresh” rating at the time of writing.
The Fallout series is a bright post-apocalyptic story filled with black humor and satire that perfectly convey the atmosphere of the original games, wrote the reviewer of IGN. According to him, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy have one of the best video game adaptations, which is on par with HBO’s The Last of Us in terms of performance.
Quirky yet highly entertaining, the Fallout series is unlike anything you’ve ever seen, and that’s why alone you won’t be able to put it down.
Variety Reviewer
The authors of the series fascinatingly showed the story of three heroes who met each other in the vastness of the Wasteland. The adventures of each of them are very interesting to follow, although several reviewers wrote that they were less impressed by Maximus’ storyline than others. The author of Collider also noted that the acting of Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins stands out favorably against the general background.
The series has a large number of details that will be noticed and appreciated by fans of the Fallout series, IGN noted. The creators of the show have been very sensitive not to disappoint fans of the franchise, the reviewer wrote.
Due to the fact that the series perfectly reproduces the atmosphere of the franchise and perfectly follows its main ideas, it not only repeats the games, but also significantly expands them, and does so with confidence.
Paste Magazine columnist
On the downside, the series asks more questions than it answers at the end, a Collider journalist wrote. He also noted that those who are not familiar with the Fallout series may enjoy the show less, as it will be more difficult to understand the story.
