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Fallout 3's gunplay is "not good," admits former Bethesda designer, and we'll probably see "a lot of that work" that went into Fallout 4 when it comes to the remaster

"It didn’t hold up to shooters at the time"

GamesRadar · Jul 22

Skyrim's lead designer reckons releasing Elder Scrolls and Fallout games faster risks 'disappointing fans'

"The biggest risks of shortened schedules is quality, reduced features, polish, or bugs."

PC Gamer · Jun 28

Releasing The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 faster risks "disappointing fans," Bethesda veteran says following reports that Microsoft wants to speed up development

Three years is the sweet spot, he believes

GamesRadar · Jun 25

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Skyrim lead says Bethesda is "going to feel it" when Todd Howard leaves because he's always touched everything during the development process

"He's struggled throughout his entire career in this letting go process"

GamesRadar · Apr 12

With The Elder Scrolls 6, Todd Howard says Bethesda has "handled" the Creation Engine "better than we ever have" thanks to lessons learned from Starfield

"We're very happy where the tech is"

GamesRadar · Mar 17

Bethesda veterans "wouldn't be surprised" if Fallout 5 went to another company, because the devs "have their hands full" with The Elder Scrolls 6

Increased outsourcing could help, too

GamesRadar · Mar 16

I'm grateful Skyrim 'dumbed down' The Elder Scrolls

Opinion | Without Skyrim's simplicity, I would never have played Oblivion or Morrowind

GamesRadar · Feb 12

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Bethesda could take notes from Baldur's Gate 3 on how to make new RPGs like The Elder Scrolls 6 "meaningful," says Skyrim lead: "The gaming community has spoken"

Players want games "where their actions feel like they have impact"

GamesRadar · Feb 6

Skyrim lead says the $100 videogame may not be the best idea: 'I personally think game developers would be wise to not push the prices higher, but gamers are a special breed... they will pay for what they want'

"I don't think players look at the hours of experience per price of the title once it gets past a certain number."

PC Gamer · Feb 4

'Bethesda's in the bad position of having expectations being so high they cannot be met': Skyrim design lead reckons it might be hard for The Elder Scrolls 6 to live up to the ever-increasing fervor

"Boy, do they have their work cut out for them."

PC Gamer · Feb 4

Skyrim lead designer thinks The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 should be "dynamic" with "meaningful" choices like Baldur's Gate 3 — "the gaming community has spoken"

With The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 on the horizon, Skyrim's lead designer thinks Bethesda should make the RPGs more "dynamic" than previous titles.

Windows Central · Feb 3

"When you make literally billions of dollars on Skyrim," Bethesda veteran would be "shocked" if Amazon's Fallout TV show makes the studio "any money they care about"

"What you're going to make by licensing the IP to this TV show is just peanuts"

Total Film · Feb 3

Skyrim lead designer says the next Elder Scrolls should look at how Baldur’s Gate 3 made things ‘meaningful,’ because ‘the gaming community has spoken’

"Bethesda games have maybe pulled back from doing that a little bit."

PC Gamer · Feb 3

Bethesda veteran says less RPG complexity in the Elder Scrolls series is good, actually: 'We got rid of attributes in Skyrim and you know who complained? Almost nobody'

“I led the charge on that, to be frank.”

PC Gamer · Feb 3

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PC Gamer · Feb 3

Skyrim lead designer's biggest lore regret is checks notes one of the coolest things the series has ever done

You have no idea how upset I am.

GamesRadar · Feb 3

Skyrim lead thinks it's "wiser" for Bethesda to use its Creation Engine for new games like Elder Scrolls 6, with Fallout 76 an example of why it's "extremely difficult" to swap

"That's an enormous thing"

PC Gamer · Feb 3

'Do they really need marketing for Elder Scrolls 6?' Skyrim lead designer says Bethesda probably won't make a TV show for The Elder Scrolls because it's already making 'literally billions of dollars'

"What you're going to make by licensing the IP to this TV show is just peanuts."

Windows Central · Feb 2

Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity dev argues against ex-Bethesda Skyrim lead, says a Morrowind remaster would succeed — "it would sell like f***ing hot cakes"

Oblivion Remastered has many hoping for Morrowind Remastered, too, but an ex-Bethesda dev says it wouldn't do well. A dev at BG3 studio Larian disagrees.

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PC Gamer · Feb 2

Skyrim lead praises Todd Howard for trying 'desperately' not to micromanage and be a ‘bottleneck’, even though he still 'does what he calls seagulling where he swoops in and changes things'

"He tries desperately not to."

GamesRadar · Feb 2

The Elder Scrolls fans fire back at Skyrim lead's fightin' words: Morrowind "manages to hold up better than Skyrim" and Oblivion's Attribute system was great, actually

The Elder Scrolls fans turn up to defend their favorites

PC Gamer · Feb 2

Larian publishing chief wades into the fray, says Morrowind updated with a modern combat system 'would sell like f**king hotcakes'

Cromwelp has entered the chat.

GamesRadar · Feb 2

Fallout works as a TV show because it's "unique," says Skyrim lead – but Bethesda's other RPG series might not: "Do they really need marketing for Elder Scrolls 6?"

"There is nothing like the Fallout universe anywhere else"

PC Gamer · Feb 2

Skyrim's lead designer thinks Bethesda should stick to its in-house engine: 'The benefits that you get from switching to Unreal Engine are probably not going to materialise until two titles down the road'

According to Bruce Nesmith, the huge disruption of such a switch would outweigh any potential upsides.

GamesRadar · Feb 1

"Go back and play Morrowind and tell me that's the game you want to play again," says Skyrim lead, who thinks players "will cringe" at a possible remake

The Bethesda veteran doubts the original source code still exists, anyway

GamesRadar · Feb 1

Skyrim lead thinks Starfield "would be talked about like the second coming" if a new studio made it, but "expectations were so much higher" with Bethesda

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SHOCKING: Bruce nesmith - You Need To See This

Fallout 3's gunplay is "not good," admits former Bethesda designer, and we'll probably see "a lot of that work" that went into Fallout 4 when it comes to the remaster

Skyrim's lead designer reckons releasing Elder Scrolls and Fallout games faster risks 'disappointing fans'

Releasing The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 faster risks "disappointing fans," Bethesda veteran says following reports that Microsoft wants to speed up development

Skyrim lead says Bethesda is "going to feel it" when Todd Howard leaves because he's always touched everything during the development process

With The Elder Scrolls 6, Todd Howard says Bethesda has "handled" the Creation Engine "better than we ever have" thanks to lessons learned from Starfield

Bethesda veterans "wouldn't be surprised" if Fallout 5 went to another company, because the devs "have their hands full" with The Elder Scrolls 6

I'm grateful Skyrim 'dumbed down' The Elder Scrolls

Bethesda could take notes from Baldur's Gate 3 on how to make new RPGs like The Elder Scrolls 6 "meaningful," says Skyrim lead: "The gaming community has spoken"

Skyrim lead says the $100 videogame may not be the best idea: 'I personally think game developers would be wise to not push the prices higher, but gamers are a special breed... they will pay for what they want'

'Bethesda's in the bad position of having expectations being so high they cannot be met': Skyrim design lead reckons it might be hard for The Elder Scrolls 6 to live up to the ever-increasing fervor

Skyrim lead designer thinks The Elder Scrolls 6 and Fallout 5 should be "dynamic" with "meaningful" choices like Baldur's Gate 3 — "the gaming community has spoken"

"When you make literally billions of dollars on Skyrim," Bethesda veteran would be "shocked" if Amazon's Fallout TV show makes the studio "any money they care about"

Skyrim lead designer says the next Elder Scrolls should look at how Baldur’s Gate 3 made things ‘meaningful,’ because ‘the gaming community has spoken’

Bethesda veteran says less RPG complexity in the Elder Scrolls series is good, actually: 'We got rid of attributes in Skyrim and you know who complained? Almost nobody'

Skyrim lead designer's biggest lore regret is *checks notes* one of the coolest things the series has ever done

Skyrim lead thinks it's "wiser" for Bethesda to use its Creation Engine for new games like Elder Scrolls 6, with Fallout 76 an example of why it's "extremely difficult" to swap

'Do they really need marketing for Elder Scrolls 6?' Skyrim lead designer says Bethesda probably won't make a TV show for The Elder Scrolls because it's already making 'literally billions of dollars'

Baldur's Gate 3 and Divinity dev argues against ex-Bethesda Skyrim lead, says a Morrowind remaster would succeed — "it would sell like f***ing hot cakes"

Skyrim lead praises Todd Howard for trying 'desperately' not to micromanage and be a ‘bottleneck’, even though he still 'does what he calls seagulling where he swoops in and changes things'

The Elder Scrolls fans fire back at Skyrim lead's fightin' words: Morrowind "manages to hold up better than Skyrim" and Oblivion's Attribute system was great, actually

Larian publishing chief wades into the fray, says Morrowind updated with a modern combat system 'would sell like f**king hotcakes'

Fallout works as a TV show because it's "unique," says Skyrim lead – but Bethesda's other RPG series might not: "Do they really need marketing for Elder Scrolls 6?"

Skyrim's lead designer thinks Bethesda should stick to its in-house engine: 'The benefits that you get from switching to Unreal Engine are probably not going to materialise until two titles down the road'

"Go back and play Morrowind and tell me that's the game you want to play again," says Skyrim lead, who thinks players "will cringe" at a possible remake

Skyrim lead thinks Starfield "would be talked about like the second coming" if a new studio made it, but "expectations were so much higher" with Bethesda

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