Part of the magic of video games is that when you die, the game, and for that matter, life itself isn't over. Sure, you might lose a precious life, or you may have to backtrack, but the game isn't over. However, while the player character is almost always guaranteed a second chance, NPCs typically aren't. Once they die, well, they die.
That sentiment is very true when it comes to the world of Fallout, Bethesda's post-apocalyptic role-playing-game franchise. The Wasteland is a brutal and unforgiving place filled with grotesque creatures, insects and humans. Oh, and there's radiation everywhere. If the initial fallout (see what we did there) of a nuclear explosion doesn't get you, then a radroach probably will. And if not a radroach, then something probably even worse. That's just a fact of life when it comes to Fallout.
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