The Metro
Photo by tape (Flickr)
The lords of Fallout 3 took their time working on the Metro system, which mimics DC's system very well (while still working within the confines of the game). The layout of each station doesn't replicate its real world counterpart exactly, butborrows the style as closely as possible. Above is Foggy Bottom station (no, we didn't make up that instant fart joke of aname).
Dupont Circle Fountain
Photo by NCinDC (Flickr)
Dupont Circle is a historic district in D.C., and its fountain is the subject of nearlyevery tourist photo takenof the area. A strange decision - Fallout 3's Dupont Circle Fountain is similar in structure, but the statues are all different. Why the sitting pose, why the basins? Where is this inspiration coming from? Maybe there's a hidden meaning, or maybe the designer didn't think that anyone would take a screen of it and compare it to the real thing, and then actually care that they're different.
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