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.
