There’s a lot of science and tech in the fallout universe that is impractical, but can be handwaved as to why it exists. Even with aliens they made it work by sticking to the area 51 type of little green men that fit in line with the aesthetic.
The synths though? I don’t think they fit. At all. It’s a sci-fi concept that’s too future-tech for fallout.
Nah, it fits. The aesthetic isn’t pure retro futurism. There was a healthy amount of later sci-fi mixed from the start with the body horror of the master and super mutants. That sort of stuff feels more 80s than 50s or 60s. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was written in 68 and Blade Runner was made in 82. That mix of both old and new sci-fi is part of what makes Fallout such an interesting setting.
It’s strange that you take exception to the one aspect that is most likely. You’re apparently okay with super mutants, death claws, ghouls, and giant bugs, etc. but not robots?
It’s 200 years in the future, and the Institute has continued development that whole time, it fits perfectly because it’s future tech. It was just developed in secret.
I think you’re right that the tech doesn’t connect to anything else. You just have to believe that the Institute existed and developed in relative isolation underground, with a lot of great science minds inventing things. In that way, it actually makes sense that synth tech isn’t connected to anything else. But I still agree that thematically, it’s kinda off. Nuclear power in everything down to motorcycles… that’s on-theme. Artificial humans indistinguishable from the real thing? That’s different. Still, I’m okay with different.
There’s a lot of science and tech in the fallout universe that is impractical, but can be handwaved as to why it exists. Even with aliens they made it work by sticking to the area 51 type of little green men that fit in line with the aesthetic.
The synths though? I don’t think they fit. At all. It’s a sci-fi concept that’s too future-tech for fallout.
I think it fits pretty well
Nah, it fits. The aesthetic isn’t pure retro futurism. There was a healthy amount of later sci-fi mixed from the start with the body horror of the master and super mutants. That sort of stuff feels more 80s than 50s or 60s. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? was written in 68 and Blade Runner was made in 82. That mix of both old and new sci-fi is part of what makes Fallout such an interesting setting.
It’s strange that you take exception to the one aspect that is most likely. You’re apparently okay with super mutants, death claws, ghouls, and giant bugs, etc. but not robots?
It’s 200 years in the future, and the Institute has continued development that whole time, it fits perfectly because it’s future tech. It was just developed in secret.
All the things you mentioned are in line with post-nuke mutations the series has going on, even the FEV.
May I remind you that the Fallout series does have robots, just not in the style of Fallout 4’s synths.
I think you’re right that the tech doesn’t connect to anything else. You just have to believe that the Institute existed and developed in relative isolation underground, with a lot of great science minds inventing things. In that way, it actually makes sense that synth tech isn’t connected to anything else. But I still agree that thematically, it’s kinda off. Nuclear power in everything down to motorcycles… that’s on-theme. Artificial humans indistinguishable from the real thing? That’s different. Still, I’m okay with different.