Connecting the Universe of Video Games.

Jumping headfirst into another universe, from the comfort of your home has always been an enjoyment of many. From reading by candlelight to fully immersive video games, there are so many universes you can imagine yourself in.

Recently we got a new Xbox One S console and have been using the game pass, so I decided to throw myself into playing 'The Outer Worlds', which I have started before just didn't get too far. But of course, I've already completed the game before writing this and in all honesty, it was a compelling storyline but also quite short compared to others of its genre. I would have preferred it to have had more side missions and delved more into the background of how the world has gotten to this point, how these corporations had taken over the galaxy and practically forced everyone into submission. But that's me getting off subject as usual, this isn't a review of the game by any standard I just tend to ramble.

Onto my main point, I've had this theory for a while, but this game sort of confirmed it further and prompted me to write about it. My theory is that most of these video games we play are connected in some sort of way, via them being set in the same game universe. There will be games that stand alone, or exist in separate gaming-verse to the other selection of games.

For instance, we've got games like Fabel, Fallout, Borderlands and The Outerworlds, which are just a few of my favourites, and if you pay attention to the layout and the landmarks of these imaginary worlds, you can see the similarities that make you think, it's not a far stretch to believe they exist in the same universe as each other.

In this instance, Fabel, which is set in the old mystical world of Albion, would be part of the long-forgotten history of Earth when we reach the war-torn, nuclear aftermath that is the Fallout series. Fable is also based in old England, whereas Fallout is based in America in the future, so there's no exact distinction of proof here via landmarks, but that doesn't mean it's not a possibility. This isn't a large part of my theory but I thought I could fit Fable in somewhere in the timeline.

With Fallout bringing working robots and synthetic humans into the world, thus showing the already futuristic elements of the game. I believe a group of surviving humans, rather than going underground like the rest, set out to travel the galaxy. Frozen in stasis for years, just like the humans back on Earth following the nuclear war, before landing on other planets, building up the new civilisations we see in The Outer Worlds. In this game, we hear random whispers and radio announcements talking about Earth, but we can never fly to it using our ironically named spaceship, The Unreliable. When we arrive at Terra-2, we are surrounded by many different planets that we can access, the corporate agencies and the alien-like creatures we must battle to make it through the wastelands. It felt so familiar, and I don't think the wild, crazy world of Borderlands is too far a stretch away from The Outerworlds. Perhaps the events of Borderlands follow after, leading to my overall theory.

Borderlands is set furthest in the future from Fable, but the events of each game have led to humans spreading out throughout this gaming verse, the powers some people exhibit in Fable have evolved into the powerful sirens we see in Borderlands. As you can tell I've found it difficult to put this theory into words, and I probably sound like a rambling stoned lunatic, but I hope you can understand my chaotic thought process.

Are there any other games you think we can connect to this universe? Or anything you think I've missed because I know I've left a lot out here. Hope you enjoyed reading it.