The loveable and loyal Dogmeat is the star companion, with the canine being inspired by the title character's dog in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. Related: Fallout 3: Where To Find DogmeatĪ key feature of most Fallout entries is the ability to recruit useful companions to accompany the player across the wasteland.

This multiplayer-focused title received very average reviews upon launch for its bugs and glitches, in addition to a barren gameworld, and is easily considered one of the weakest titles in the franchise. While 2015's Fallout 4 was greeted with a (mostly) warm response for its gameplay refinements and creating another immersive world, the same can't be said for 2018's Fallout 76. Bethesda Softworks took over the franchise starting with 2008's Fallout 3, which followed the classic template of a survivor wandering out of an underground vault into a destroyed world and having to battle their way through raiders, monsters, and mutants, in addition to meeting new friends and factions.įallout is famous for its gigantic, open-world gameplay, dark sense of humor and retro-futuristic design.

Trekking across the vast expanse of Fallout 4'sCommonwealth can be a lonely - and dangerous - business without a companion but is it possible for them to die along the way? Fallout is a classic RPG franchise that debuted in 1997 and is set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

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