Video game adaptations have become increasingly popular, and they’re targeting an audience beyond those interested in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. While traditional adaptations may have been boxed in by their faithfulness to the source material, Prime Video's Falloutusesthe original games as a launchpad for more creativity. The world is vast and complicated, but the series tells a surprisingly emotional story about three characters of different affiliations whose paths cross. Fallout isn’t a standard post-apocalyptic story because it isn’t filled with the doom and gloom that has come to dominate science fiction; instead, its compelling new landscape feels like a futuristic Western that opens up a new frontier for humanity.