{"id":1743278,"date":"2026-11-09T12:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/AG6uK5ZiyEhAwnZZUK4ehe"},"modified":"2026-11-09T12:28:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T12:28:31","slug":"skyrim-lead-designer-gives-the-most-succinct-summary-of-bethesdas-design-ive-ever-heard-youre-not-playing-my-game-im-making-your-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/skyrim-lead-designer-gives-the-most-succinct-summary-of-bethesdas-design-ive-ever-heard-youre-not-playing-my-game-im-making-your-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Skyrim lead designer gives the most succinct summary of Bethesda&#8217;s design I&#8217;ve ever heard: &#8216;You&#8217;re not playing my game, I&#8217;m making your game&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"high\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/10mvuCMbc9Y\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Skyrim lead designer Bruce Nesmith had a wide-ranging chat with The Examined Game recently, touching upon topics like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/the-elder-scrolls\/lead-designer-bruce-nesmith-says-skyrim-was-a-hit-because-it-was-built-on-institutional-knowledge-from-oblivion\/\">the importance of institutional knowledge<\/a>, what he liked about Baldur&#8217;s Gate 3, and what he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/the-elder-scrolls\/skyrims-lead-designer-has-2-big-asks-of-the-elder-scrolls-6-sentinel-and-only-one-of-them-is-something-most-players-have-ever-thought-about\/\">wants to see in The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel<\/a>. 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