

I spent an hour looking for my digital canine companion. I still remember how upset I was at myself while playing Fallout 4 after losing track of Dogmeat because I forgot which settlement I left him at. KjstYfkV8sĭogmeat ended up being so popular with Fallout fans that River won the Top Video Game Dog Award from The CW’s World Dog Awards. What we wanted was a companion first, and a combat ally second. action game Fallout 4, where users daily post their created mods. This thread is essentially a long form of the story I always tell about River’s role in Fallout 4 that she was the antidote to my biggest worry for the Dogmeat character – a canine weapon, and nothing more. Fusing elements of the Nazi German Flag (swastika and red background) with that of the. He brought River to the studio so his colleagues could bond with her and understand that concept. While Dogmeat helps you attack enemies in Fallout 4, Burgess wanted players to look at the canine as a companion first. (plus, writing about game dev hurts less than grieving) /ayN1Vd6oqQĭogmeat is a non-playable character (NPC) who joins you early in Bethesda’s hit 2015 action-RPG. For twitter, I thought it’d be appropriate to look back at her impact on that game. Heartbroken doesn’t cover it, but I won’t eulogize her here.

I said goodbye today to River, who most of you know as Fallout 4’s Dogmeat. It’s a great tribute to her and I highly suggest you read the thread. River, the German Shepherd who inspired the canine companion Dogmeat in Fallout 4, has died.įormer Fallout developer Joel Burgess announced River’s passing on Twitter. Sad news for the gaming community dropped this weekend.
