Fallout 3: The Occult Secrets of the Dunwich Building
Fallout 3, Bethesda’s first game with the series, was met with much acclaim, with critics praising its vast world and open-ended gameplay. It’s in these features that the developers were able to create all sorts of unique set pieces that the player might find during their exploration of the Capital Wasteland. One of the most memorable is the location known as Dunwich Building.
The Dunwich Building is a dilapidated office building found in the southwest corner of the Fallout 3 map. Players who choose to explore this ruin will find that it’s much more than a pre-war building. In the very depths of Dunwich Building is an unknown power far beyond human comprehension.
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The Dunwich Building is made up of three distinct levels, each requiring the player to venture deeper into the earth. Multiple hostile feral ghouls roam the floors, and as the player explores these areas, they’ll find multiple audio logs left by a man named Jaime.
The first two levels — the lobby and the forsaken ruins — are relatively normal office interiors with entire floors demolished. The first few audio logs are in the lobby area. These reveal that Jaime was traveling to the Capital wasteland to look for his dad, who he described as “a little nuts.” After some traveling, Jaime eventually picks up on his father’s trail. The man was reportedly heading south with “the goddamn book.” This led Jaime to Dunwich Building, whom the player will also find should they continue into its depths.
When the player enters the forsaken ruins section, they’ll experience a hallucination consisting of a flashback to the pre-war time. The player will see a man in pre-war clothing, and when the hallucination ends, a glowing feral ghoul
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