Game Director Todd Howard has showcased the demo of Fallout 4 at Quakecon. Details have been emerged from several attendees though social media and in blogs. Here are some things we gathered:
- Mr. Handy’s internals have been modeled, as you can see his parts if he’s destroyed.
- A large number (over 1,000) of character names have been recorded, and will be spoken, including “fuckface.”
- The dog “Dogmeat” in the game is modeled after “River,” belonging to the the Lead Level Designer.
- Preston Garvey is the Leader of the Commonwealth Minute men. He has only five men left to lead.
- One of the environments of the game is Diamond City, built in the ruins of Fenway Park (the stadium of the Boston Red Sox).
- Preston Garvey can be a companion, alongside the female Piper, Dogmeat and Mr. Handy. There will be about twelve different companions in the game.
- Human companions can be romanced regardless of gender.
- The terminal hacking and lock picking systems are included in the game. They look similar to Fallout 3 and New Vegas.
- The strength stat will allow the player to carry more items.
- A series of videos will be released showcasing each stat.
- There are perks, chosen by the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. menu (that looks like a poster), and you can pick one every time you level up. There are seven categories and ten rows of increasingly better perks.
- Examples of perks are “Attack Dog” and “Intimidation.”
- Looting works with a smaller list view that pops up and can be scrolled through.
- More environments of the game are the town of Lexington, the Corvega power plant.
- The laser musket reloads after each shot by cranking a lever on the side.
- It’s possible to check out the cover of books and comics books by zooming on them and rotating the view.
- There are battles between different NPC factions, and the player can stand back and let them kill each other, or intervene.
- The Fallout Brotherhood power armor is back, alongside the Fat Man launcher. There are also airships. The Fat Man was used in the demo to blow up a Behemoth mutant.
- Gore is included, and heads can be blown up.
- Ghouls can climb through windows.
- You can look at the Pip-boy in combat. It pauses the game.
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