Tsukasa1891 posted...
Agreed. There's no way it has anything to do with the thing they liked being changed to the point of being unrecognizable.
Like I said before, that's not automatically a given when something catches on with the mainstream. I'm not saying it doesn't happen. But it's possible to stick to what appealed people to the property in the first place, even if the people behind the scenes decide to make changes over time, if only to not let it stagnate.
IceCreamOnStero posted...
This really isn't true. Gaming has grown alot but there's still a difference between "mainstream in gaming" and "mainstream mainstream"
With the kind of budget AAA games are given, not just in development, but in marketing and merchandising, they're not just hoping hardcore gamers buy the game. They're hoping casual gamers jump on board too. If those games are successful enough to spawn a franchise, while keeping a AAA budget, it's very likely that that game has enough pop culture awareness that you could call it mainstream.
This is purely anecdotal, so take it with all the salt grains you need, but I've got a number of friends whom are into gaming pretty heavily, and just as many whom don't play games at all. Many of those non-gamers are just as aware of various AAA franchises as the gamers are, Fallout included (and this was before the TV show was announced).