The Fallout TV Show made me decide to leave the fandom.

I love Fallout. Fallout 1,2, and New Vegas are what I would consider to be 3 of the best RPG’s of all time. Since Bethesda have taken over, things have changed. I don’t want to be the type of toxic fan that thinks that a series, franchise, or fandom should exclusively cater to what I think it should be. Because of this I don’t want to say that modern Fallout is worse than the Fallout I love. I easily could have titled this article something like

“The Fallout TV show killed the series!” 

I just didn’t want to. I want this article to be a personal piece about my farewell to a series that has meant a lot to me over the years. 

Fallout 3 is where things began to change for the series. It’s where the modern Fallout began to pull apart from the classic.

Dungeons and Dragons, Honour Among Thieves, The Druids Call Review

Writen by E.K Johnston

Punblished by Penguin Books (2024)

ISBN: 9781804945773

Tomb Raider I-III Remaster Review

I played on: Switch
I paid: £34.99
Available on: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S & X, PC, Switch
Notes: n/a

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is a graphical and control remaster for the original 3 Tomb Raider games. These are old games, originally releasing once a year between 1996-1998. Does this remaster do enough to bring these classic gems up to modern standards?

Resident Evil Caliban Cove Review

Written by S.D. Perry
Published by Pocket Books, New York (1998)
ISBN: 9780671024406

Caliban Cove is a sequel to both the original 1996 Resident Evil game on the PlayStation and its novelisation: The Umbrella Conspiracy. While most of the PS1 Resident Evil games got novelisations, Caliban Cove, stands apart as the first original novel set in the Resident Evil universe. It’s no longer considered cannon but that doesn’t stop it being a fascinating part of the franchise’s history.

Aliens Dark Descent Review

I played on: PlayStation 5

I paid: £39.99

Available on: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S & X

Notes: n/a

When Xcom: Enemy Unknown released in 2012 I remember wishing for a similar style game but instead set within the Alien Universe. 11 Years later I find that wish being granted by Focus Entertainment. While this game is fun to play, I still find myself unable to shake the feeling that this game I wished for was granted by a cursed monkey’s paw.

Alien 3 The Unproduced First-Draft Screenplay

Written by William Gibson (Screenplay), Pat Cadigan (Novelisation)

Published by Titan Books, London (2021)

ISBN: 9781803361130

After Alien and its sequel Aliens were massive hits with audiences and critics alike there was little doubt to anyone that the duo would soon become a trilogy. Despite this massive success, the third film, spent years in preproduction hell. It was written, then rewritten, over and over again. The finished project that we got in 1992 was far from what it had started as in the early days. Alien 3 The Unproduced Screenplay is a rare look at what this film could have been. This means that it’s a fascinating read despite not being considered canon anymore. This is obvious in the fact that Corporal Hicks, Ripley, Newt, and Bishop share very different outcomes in this story than in the final Alien 3 film.

Pokémon Adventures Vol.3 Review

Written by Hidenori Kusaka
Art by Mato
Published by VIZ Media, LLC, San Francisco, CA (2009)
ISBN: 978-1-4215-3056-7

Volume 3 of the Pokémon Adventures manga sees Red, Blue, and Green take on the villainous Team Rocket in a climatic final showdown. Vol.3 covers what would be the final part of the Red and Blue GameBoy games. Is this final chapter in the Red and Blue story as impressive as the games they’re based around or is it another disappointing step-down in quality?