Meet the Devs #8 : V - Skyrim

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:57 pm

Hello!

Any of you guys been in Norway?

And In bloodmoon I saw you guys used very much celtic and norse mythology as inspirasjon, Hircine is clearly based a little on Cernunnos, the horned god of the forest and also considered by some to be a god of the underworld in Celtic mythology. Same goes for the udyrfrykte( im from norway so I smiled when i read the name, since it means monster and fear in norwegian). Clearly based on the tale of Beowulf. I think this is so cool

Hope you guys bring back Hircine in skyrim! that would have been epic as h...!

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 2:05 am

But really, what games did you play that made you say "I think I'll make games for a living", and how did you end up at Bethesda?

I think it was the King's Quest games that got me saying I wanted to make games for a living, but SimCity 2000 was the first one I really broke down, took apart, and figured out how it worked.

I ended up here when my last project got canceled and I was looking for a way to move back east. I had always loved Bethesda's games, so I was really lucky to have some friends-of-friends over here that hooked me up with the interview. I don't know if the interview was an int check or a cha check, but either way, I passed. :-)

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:45 pm

What is a "day at the office" like for you guys? Could you give a basic (or extremely detailed, your choice!) rundown of what you do each day at work? Or does it change so often that it cannot be summarized?

It changes a lot. I might spend the day doing dialogue rewrites, debugging some overly-complicated script I wrote, helping a programmer track down a bug, working with an artist on some concept, or playing other people's content for feedback.

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:29 am

What is your favorite movie of all time?
Song?
Decade?
Actor?
Game Genre? (may be a bit biased

)

I have a lot of trouble picking a #1 favorite movie, so unordered top 5: Citizen Kane, The Godfather, The Little Mermaid, It's a Wonderful Life, Titus

"Shelter from the Storm" by Bob Dylan

60s for the politics, 70s for the music, 80s for the video games, 90s for the internet, aughts for the TV

Jimmy Stewart

Adventurey-Actiony with level-building elements

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:11 am

Does your job work well with the ladies?
Did you see my "Plumbing Guild" thread, and if so, did you find it funny (and the fact that it got numerous other threads locked)?

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 1:05 am

Do any of you guys practice or enjoy watching martial arts? That includes western arts like freestyle wrestling and boxing.

Ef the UG

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:25 am

I think it was the King's Quest games that got me saying I wanted to make games for a living, but SimCity 2000 was the first one I really broke down, took apart, and figured out how it worked.

I ended up here when my last project got canceled and I was looking for a way to move back east. I had always loved Bethesda's games, so I was really lucky to have some friends-of-friends over here that hooked me up with the interview. I don't know if the interview was an int check or a cha check, but either way, I passed. :-)

Sim City 2000? PS1? Played it still have it. Among the best SIm City's If you ask me. Those kind of games are such fun you start out with scratch, and then have an Empire. Yes Arena was just going to be another Gladiator game, You and a team of fighters would fight other teams in their arena, trying to acheive Grand Champion in the Worlds Capital, The Imperial City.
"Everything starts from scratch, it's how you use that scratch to build a Empire. What is an Empire without a starting point? That is not an Empire at all."

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:26 am

What books have you started on or want to read this year?
I finally got some Black Company books (1 and 2 so far) by Glen Cook

Can't wait to read them.

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:59 pm

Three Words: Skyrim Benchmark Tool?

Would it be so out of the question to get one like there is for games such as Just Cause 2, STALKER: Call of Pripyat, Resident Evil 5, H.A.W.X. or Final Fantasy: XIV?

...it could bring in more PC users into the fold.

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 1:39 am

What is your fav game you have worked on?

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:23 am

Do any of you have a game that you always keep in mind when you're doing your particular job? A game that does that particular aspect you work on so well that you're always trying to make your work come closer and closer to matching that game's quality? If so, what game is it and why?

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:18 pm

Hey Dev's, I have a few questions.
What College did you go to?
Are there any secret guild wars between gamesas and Obsidian?
What is the air speed of an unladen swallow?

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:42 pm

What is your favorite television commercial of all time?

If you could go to any time period what would it be?

If you could have three wishes what would you wish?

How many boards could the Mongols hoard if the Mongol Hoards did hoard boards?

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:49 am

Favourite Star Trek character?
Favourite Star Trek captain?

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:33 pm

Devs? Still there?

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 3:26 am

How hard was it keeping TES:V secret for so long and how did you feel knowing you knew a secret that millions would love to hear about

?

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:43 pm

If I were to try out "Digital Entertainment and Game Design", what colleges/tech or etc would you recommend? I hear different opinions from people all the time.

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 7:36 am

So, who got tanked out of their tree this New Year's? Any funny or moderately embarrassing stories to tell?

I played board games with the non-alcoholic crowd, a yearly NYE tradition. The games: Power Grid and Pandemic - both were very fun.

On a side note... What is/are your favorite board games?

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:39 pm

What is the air speed of an unladen swallow?

lol i have to ask "African or European?"

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:28 pm

Whats your favorite ES game? what was your favorite part about it?

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:37 pm

How hard was it keeping TES:V secret for so long and how did you feel knowing you knew a secret that millions would love to hear about

?

Incredibly difficult. I couldn't even tell my friends!

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:16 pm

If you weren't in the current position at Bethesda you currently have, what position do you think you'd like to work in? What could you bring to that field?

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 8:03 pm

Thank you guys for making the game series I enjoy above all others.
The elder scrolls world is so well developed and complete, its like the great fantasy worlds of literature, only Im in it.

I really cant think of any question that hasnt already been asked. thought I had one, but I was wrong. So Ill stick to saying thank you:)

» Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:48 am

Incredibly difficult. I couldn't even tell my friends!

I probably would have hinted it to my family, at least - I'd never be able to keep a lid on that

My question: Terran, Zerg or Protoss?

» Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:47 pm

I probably would have hinted it to my family, at least - I'd never be able to keep a lid on that

My question: Terran, Zerg or Protoss?

I play all three pretty well. I enjoy the Zerg the most, but I'm better at playing the Terrans.