So it was obvious to just take the river for the recordings. As an office dog at Bethesda, she always attended internal meetings anyway, and the more time the developers spent with her, the more they grew fond of her – just as it should be in the game. A full team memberīut Bethesda decided otherwise: River didn’t have to attend a single casting, so she was ultimately chosen for the role of Dogmeat. This of course hoped that the recordings would be as uncomplicated as possible. The first step was to look for a “professional” four-legged friend who already had experience in the film business or as a police dog, as is the case with most games. For many gamers the death of a beloved animal in-game can hit.

An important thing to know about playing with Dogmeat as the companion is that the adorable German Shepherd will never die during the story. According to Burgess, the way there was not easy, because the choice of the dog was already difficult, according to him. Burgesss dog, whose name is River, provided not only video capture footage but also audio clips as part of Fallout 4s design for Dogmeat. The developers intended the exact opposite: First and foremost, Dogmeat should become an important, loyal companion that can also fight – if it has to. Because Burgess’ worst fears about Dogmeat’s role in the game were: He did not want the players to see the dog as an “animal weapon” that is unemotionally set on the opponent. The bitch was a kind of “antidote” for him. Because, as he himself writes: Writing about game development “hurts less than mourning”. Accordingly, he decided without further ado to explain Rivers important importance for the role play.

Joel Burgess posted a short message on Twitter announcing the death of his animal friend. River’s role in the development of Fallout 4 But instead of just mourning, he decided to talk a little about the work on Fallout 4 in memory of her. The developer Joel Burgess, who worked for Bethesda at the time, shared the sad news on Twitter.

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