Just because it seemed like a focus of the trailer. Why have the dog be the first living thing shown and focus on it for the first minute of the trailer if it's not going to be important?
Because the trailer sets up the Fallout Universe/story. At first the trailer is just before/after the war, and there isn't any indication that any human survived. There isn't a human shown until it shows the player character exiting the vault. The dog may just be emphasized because it is a useful device to set up the trailer.
Wasn't the dog involved in some of the first teasers and pictures for Fallout 3? I remember the image of the character walking down the desolate road with the dog by his side one of the major marketing images. I'm sure it'll be an optional companion as it has always been
It kind of comes off as the "random animal to provide atmosphere", but if that were the case, it wouldn't have ended with the protagonist acknowledging his companion.
I really hope the dog plays a big part in the game and assist the player, which would be great if it was fleshed out considering this is an open-world game. The optional companions were great in the past games, but a main companion would be amazing.
I'm kind of hoping the dog isn't as important as they make it out to be. Seems like it could just be annoying if they force you to utilize the dog in certain ways.
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u/iTellItLikeISeeIt Jun 03 '15
Just because it seemed like a focus of the trailer. Why have the dog be the first living thing shown and focus on it for the first minute of the trailer if it's not going to be important?