"A bad TV show no one will remember in 3 months…": Some Fallout Fans are Gatekeeping Pretty Hard after New Vegas Revelations and Retcons Send Them Over the Edge
fandomwire.com
external-link
The Fallout TV show is something a lot of fans have been waiting for, and with good reason. The success of live-action adaptations such as The Last of Us
@1984@lemmy.today
link
fedilink
1
edit-2
7M

Yeah I don’t know the fallout backstory at all, but A+ doesn’t change things like physics.

ElectricMachman
link
fedilink
English
87M

It’s an RPG, of course it does! Particularly if you decide to give your character the ‘Bloody Mess’ perk, which causes every enemy to violently and horrifically explode in a shower of miscellaneous chunks.

Well I guess, if the TV show is supposed to be like a game, then at least I understand why she is overpowered.

sethw
link
fedilink
107M

What a journey that was for you to discover the obvious

Beko Pharm
link
fedilink
27M

@1984 in Bethesda games it does 😜 No seriously, their engine is known for most hilarious ragdoll moments.

Yeah I’ve heard about that actually :) Funny…

@Zozano@aussie.zone
link
fedilink
14
edit-2
7M

The only backstory you need is right after the prelude, it showed that she was really good at judo.

A woman beating the shit out of a man does not defy physics.

@1984@lemmy.today
link
fedilink
2
edit-2
7M

I removed the smiley since I didn’t intend it to be condescending. But I’m 100% certain that guy would knock that girl out in a second. It wasn’t just “a man”, it was a fit fighter man with tons of muscles.

But like I said, if it’s a game, there is no real physics so anything is possible.

@jarfil@beehaw.org
link
fedilink
4
edit-2
7M

There is an anecdote about a judo teacher from where I live: he also liked his motorbike, so one day he was joining the highway, when some car rear-ended him at twice the speed, crushing the bike into the barrier. Driver was all panicky, then weirded out when the guy showed up to check if everyone was all right. Turns out he instinctively jumped out of the bike, did a somersault over the car, and landed rolling, then got up and ran to check on the driver.

No game physics needed.

So yeah, go ahead and be “100% certain”. I’ve seen actual martial arts masters IRL, and you wouldn’t believe how quick a fight can end with a thug biting the dust, or a lamppost. Technique beats muscles any day.

If anything, that fight on the show was slowed down and drawn out for “dramatic effect”.

Being strong doesn’t make you a capable fighter.

Knocking someone out is not as easy as it may seem, it takes skill, more than strength.

One in eight men think they could score a point against Serena Williams

Who do you think would win between an Olympic level male swimmer, or an amateur level female UFC fighter?

Create a post

From video gaming to card games and stuff in between, if it’s gaming you can probably discuss it here!

Please Note: Gaming memes are permitted to be posted on Meme Mondays, but will otherwise be removed in an effort to allow other discussions to take place.

See also Gaming’s sister community Tabletop Gaming.


This community’s icon was made by Aaron Schneider, under the CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.

  • 1 user online
  • 119 users / day
  • 208 users / week
  • 484 users / month
  • 1.72K users / 6 months
  • 1 subscriber
  • 2.71K Posts
  • 43.3K Comments
  • Modlog