Larian Studios set the bar high with Baldur’s Gate 3 in every possible way. The game, which swept awards in 2023, received a lot of critical acclaim. One of the biggest factors that set the game apart from the rest of the games out there is its approach and philosophy.
Baldur’s Gate 3
An ex-Bethesda designer recently spilled the beans on Bethesda’s ideology behind making games and the difference in design philosophy between games like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, and Baldur’s Gate 3.
What makes Bethesda games superior?
In an interview with MinnMax, ex-Bethesda designer Bruce Nesmith, who was the lead designer behind Skyrim, revealed that Bethesda games are built differently compared to others. The choices and consequences are often limited in scope. The side quests are almost always played in isolation from the main quest. This allows them to be experienced by as many players as possible.
Baldur’s Gate 3
An ex-Bethesda designer recently spilled the beans on Bethesda’s ideology behind making games and the difference in design philosophy between games like Fallout and The Elder Scrolls, and Baldur’s Gate 3.
What makes Bethesda games superior?
In an interview with MinnMax, ex-Bethesda designer Bruce Nesmith, who was the lead designer behind Skyrim, revealed that Bethesda games are built differently compared to others. The choices and consequences are often limited in scope. The side quests are almost always played in isolation from the main quest. This allows them to be experienced by as many players as possible.
- 4/25/2024
- by Amarylisa Gonsalves
- FandomWire
After 6 years in development, Baldur’s Gate 3 launched last year to overwhelming critical acclaim. The D&d tabletop game swept RPG fans clean off their feet, with an expansive experience you could easily sink hundreds of hours into.
The astounding array of choice that BG3 offers (a crucial ingredient for RPGs) is unparalleled, and will no doubt have raised eyebrows from established RPG experts such as Bethesda, with one former developer admitting how Larian’s Goty winner beats out The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Wins Thanks To Its Emphasis On Choice
Your choices completely determine how Baldur’s Gate 3 goes. Credit: Larian
In an interview with MinnMax, former Bethesda designer Bruce Nesmith praised Baldur’s Gate 3 for evoking the feeling of playing a tabletop RPG in an expertly produced Aaa title:
I think [Baldur’s Gate 3] is a triumph of trying to make the tabletop experience actually happen right there in the computer.
The astounding array of choice that BG3 offers (a crucial ingredient for RPGs) is unparalleled, and will no doubt have raised eyebrows from established RPG experts such as Bethesda, with one former developer admitting how Larian’s Goty winner beats out The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Baldur’s Gate 3 Wins Thanks To Its Emphasis On Choice
Your choices completely determine how Baldur’s Gate 3 goes. Credit: Larian
In an interview with MinnMax, former Bethesda designer Bruce Nesmith praised Baldur’s Gate 3 for evoking the feeling of playing a tabletop RPG in an expertly produced Aaa title:
I think [Baldur’s Gate 3] is a triumph of trying to make the tabletop experience actually happen right there in the computer.
- 4/9/2024
- by Viraaj Bhatnagar
- FandomWire
Now that Starfield has been released, Bethesda fans around the globe grow restless for news about the next chapter in the beloved Elder Scrolls saga: The Elder Scrolls 6.
It’s been nearly 6 years since the RPG was first announced with a vague title trailer at E3 2018, but now that Bethesda is actively working on it, we can expect occasional leaks for TES6 over the next few years, with former employee Bruce Nesmith being one of the first to offer some tantalizing hints.
Magic May Be A Focus For Elder Scrolls 6 We haven’t really been given much to go on regarding The Elder Scrolls 6 thus far. Credit: Bethesda
In a YouTube interview with MinnMax, Nesmith, who played a major role in shaping The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim‘s world, suggests that The Elder Scrolls 6 might borrow and “further develop” features from past Bethesda games, possibly going all the way back...
It’s been nearly 6 years since the RPG was first announced with a vague title trailer at E3 2018, but now that Bethesda is actively working on it, we can expect occasional leaks for TES6 over the next few years, with former employee Bruce Nesmith being one of the first to offer some tantalizing hints.
Magic May Be A Focus For Elder Scrolls 6 We haven’t really been given much to go on regarding The Elder Scrolls 6 thus far. Credit: Bethesda
In a YouTube interview with MinnMax, Nesmith, who played a major role in shaping The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim‘s world, suggests that The Elder Scrolls 6 might borrow and “further develop” features from past Bethesda games, possibly going all the way back...
- 4/7/2024
- by Viraaj Bhatnagar
- FandomWire
New information has been revealed about the upcoming game Elder Scrolls Skyrim. On the official Bethesda blog, some of the game developers (Game Director Todd Howard, Lead Designer Bruce Nesmith, Lead Artist Matt Carofano) answered 25 questions about the game. These are fan answered questions and there is some pretty interesting information about some of the games until now not talked about features. One example is the developers explain about the ability to get married and have a partner in the game.
Other interesting tidbits include how boss fights work, how being good or evil affects the world around you, and whether you can keep playing after finishing the main quest. If you have any interest in Skyrim you should read through all 25 questions.
Elder Scrolls Skyrim is personally one of my most anticipated games of the year. With the improvements to the animation system and the world being even bigger than before,...
Other interesting tidbits include how boss fights work, how being good or evil affects the world around you, and whether you can keep playing after finishing the main quest. If you have any interest in Skyrim you should read through all 25 questions.
Elder Scrolls Skyrim is personally one of my most anticipated games of the year. With the improvements to the animation system and the world being even bigger than before,...
- 7/8/2011
- by Matt Mann
- Obsessed with Film
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