Related: Fallout 4: A Full List Of Codsworth's Recognized Namesįormer designer Joel Burgess made the announcement early this morning (via Kotaku). He is one of the first companions players will run into at the start of the game since he is located just south of Sanctuary at a Red Rocket Truck Stop. He doesn't provide any perks like other companions do, but he is helpful in terms of distracting enemies, carrying items and being loyal and loving regardless of the decisions a player makes. There are a total of 13 companions the survivor can recruit and explore with or even romance. This open-world RPG continuation of the Fallout series takes place in Boston, MA where the payer is the sole survivor of Vault 111. River even won the Top Video Game Dog of 2015 at the World Dog Awards for her work in Fallout 4.įallout 4 was originally released in November 2015 on PlayStation 4, XBox One and PC, and it is currently available on XBox Game Pass. Not only did she inspire the original Dogmeat team to make the character a German Shepherd, but she also dug into the hearts of members all around the studio to the point that more people found a way to help out the team and bring her personality into it.
River was an integral part of the Dogmeat team when Fallout 4 was being developed.
Joel Burgess, a game designer and lead level designer on Fallout 4, announced on Twitter that River, the inspiration and model for Fallout 4's faithful companion Dogmeat, passed away.
