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The Commonwealth is no joke

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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.