Hooooray, Fallout 4!
There's a few things I noticed.
Pip-boy
The pip-boy is simplified and appears to be updated to have a light globe for the light function, which is a nice addition. It also moved the settings dials to the right, which makes more sense from a usability view.
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Vault Suit
The vault suit seems to be going back to its F1 and 2 style and has almost no visible seams. For Fallout costumers like myself, this is going to be tricky to replicate. It's also very snug, I hope everyone in the vault has been working out, this isn't a design that's suitable for all body types.
The F3 and FNV suits were designed with functionality in mind. I did some research (documented on my blog) on the concept art for F3/NV and found that they chose denim coveralls because it was very 50's, economical, suited all body types and made sense for life in a vault. The Vault 111 suit is more sci-fi and reminds me of comic books. This isn't a bad thing, I'm just a tiny bit disappointed that it's more difficult for people to cosplay a 111 vault dweller than it is to do Vault 101.
What I really like about the 101 suit is how simple or complicated you can make it. If you're more into props and armour, a blue coverall will do the trick, if you're like me and like to sew, a custom denim jumpsuit is also good.
Nuka Cola
Nuka cola now has round labels and a different shaped bottle than the previous ones. I get the feeling that this was more about Cokes IP lawyers and less about improved design.
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Power Armour
I'm
really happy about this, the size of the shoulders on the old armour always bothered me. This looks more compact and protective. I can't wait to see more.
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The Dog
Is the dog was in both pre and post war situations? If so, then the game isn't too long from when the bombs fell (unless there's some kind of cryogenics in the vault?) Dogs live to an average of about 15 years. It's not dogmeat as we know it, Fallout 3 dogmeat is alive in 2277 Fallout 1 dogmeat is alive in 2161. The bombs fall in 2077. Perhaps all dogs are dogmeat, like all horses in the Witcher are "roach" - perhaps they're all related :-\
I'm probably going to be obsessing over this for a while. But hooray, finally Fallout 4 - all of my friends told me it was never going to happen. I'm off to do the "I told you so dance" in their face!