Today marks International Dog Day, a day to celebrate our four-legged friends and all the good they do for us. We often take our pets for granted but without their love and support, we wouldn’t be as well off as we are I believe. What better way to honour dogs than to talk about some of the best in video games?
Angelo
With the upcoming release of Final Fantasy VIII Remastered on September 3, my mind wanders to one of my personal favourites – Angelo, Rinoa’s trusty pet dog. Did you know that Angelo is in fact, a female and her name are Sant Angelo di Roma. Her design is based on one of Tetsuya Nomura’s co-worker’s dogs, a black-tricolour Australian Shepherd. She accompanies Rinoa for most of the game and uses Angelo in battle against enemies. Rinoa’s Limit Break also includes and is able to learn new tricks through six issues of Pet Pals magazines found around the world.
Koromaru
Dogmeat
The best boy from Fallout 4, Dogmeat is a German Shepherd who accompanies your character as you explore the Commonwealth. Dogmeat was easily the best part of my playthrough and knowing he was just behind me or helping ensure I didn’t die when facing off against Mutants is reason enough to love this dog. Dogmeat is also able to track enemies and is another shining example of being loyal to those he is close to.
