Yes, that’s what I said.
Bethesda and Carlsberg are teaming up to create ‘Fallout BEER’, which is, you know, beer themed on Fallout. The game, not the vile aftermath of nuclear war. Which is what the game’s about.
I’m a little behind the times here, but I wanted to post a quick review of a mobile game I’ve been playing lately.
Until I downloaded Sorcery! (whole other story, fantastic game) I was pretty engrossed in Fallout Shelter; the promotional tie-in to Fallout 4.
The gist is that you take on the role of Overseer and look after a vault of post-nuclear survivors. The art style of the game perfectly captures the tongue-in-cheek vibe of Fallout, based on the art seen in the menus of the first (and subsequent) games. The sound supports it nicely with little daytime TV style riffs.
Edit: the game has just been updated, so I’ll tell you about those updates at the end.
The only thing worse than a movie based on a game is a game based on a movie.
That’s what I always thought, anyway. We’ve seen some truly awful tie-ins that were never quite solid games in their own right, but rather exercises in cross-marketing.
When the game of Mad Max was announced and it clearly appeared to be a movie tie-in, I was extremely sceptical. Then again, I was the same about the new movie.