9 Fan Theories That Save TERRIBLE Games
1. It's A Training Exercise For Fallout's Vault Dwellers - Rage
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Rage had so much potential, but this post-apocalyptic open-world FPS most often feels like an uninspired mishmash of other popular games from the era (namely Fallout 3 and Borderlands).
It's hardly the worst thing you'll ever play, but from the barren-in-a-bad-way world to the janky gameplay, it's a real snoozer.
One delicious fan theory posted to Reddit shortly after the game's release, however, re-contextualises Rage in a fascinating way, suggesting that it might actually be a virtual training exercise played within the Fallout universe.
The theory posits that because Rage was criticised by many for feeling like a Fallout rip-off - despite also being published by Bethesda - it might've actually been developed by Fallout's Vault-Tec as a way to prepare vault dwellers for life above ground.
Given that simulations are already established in Fallout lore - such as Vault 112's Tranquility Lane and the Anchorage Reclamation - this theory actually checks out pretty effortlessly.