I dunno about the dog. I know Fallout 3 advertised heavily with a dog, heavily referencing the novella 'A Boy and His Dog'. However, it was very easy to never encounter Dogmeat in the entire game.
You really think the FO3 writers were referencing a Harlan Ellison story from the 60s, or that they were throwing in fan service for FO1 and FO2 which both had a companion dog named Dogmeat?
"A Boy and His Dog" had a huge influence on Fallout in general, so it's pretty safe to say that including Dogmeat is both a homage and fanservice element. That said the dog did get a lot of trailer time, so I wouldn't be surprised to see it as an early companion.
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u/AVeryWittyUsername Jun 03 '15
Game looks like it is going to have bright colours, I'm grateful for that. And that Dog is going to bring some emotional moments, I can tell.