I picked up the video game. It takes place in San Francisco.
The two main characters are on a transport with you that crashes.
At that point you are picked up by other NPCs.
I think that there will be references to things that happen in the game, and i would hazard a guess that perhaps season 2 will be affected by what happens in the game during season 1.
But these shows are shot so far in advance and written even further in advance that other than a quick script change to mention something, nothing significant can transpire from the game to the show quickly.
That's my take anyway.
It is a bit of a 3rd person shooter the way the controls work.
I am more of a TAB, press 1, 2, 3, etc... next target.
This one you have to aim and keep aiming.
But it seems quite fun.
As to the show, I have seen episode 1 and 2. Waiting for my wife to catch up to watch #3. And #4 now.
So far I like it. My wife noticed the Twilight Romeo-and-Juliet ring-giving in the meadow back lit with the sun.
And the pale faced aliens look like D&D elf vampires to me.
But they exude a certain... sinister (the two main aliens that is, husband and wife).
I like the ex-mayor plotting something.
Certainly much better than Terra Nova.