Summary

Skyrim lead designer Bruce Nesmith had a wide-ranging chat with The Examined Game recently, touching upon topics like the importance of institutional knowledge , what he liked about Baldur's Gate 3, and what he wants to see in The Elder Scrolls 6: Sentinel . But he also dropped a pithy maxim (and less pithy explanation) about his—and Bethesda's—approach to design in general. Here's what he said.

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