Without a doubt, Todd has all his points spent in charisma

@njm92495

5 ай бұрын

you need to be when you are the face of a company

@Anekiii

5 ай бұрын

He kinda looks like a crack addicted Bobby Kotick, but with more hair.

@Juiceethekid

5 ай бұрын

😂

@joeking6972

5 ай бұрын

it's nice to know that you're easily manipulated.

@jameson1465

5 ай бұрын

@@joeking6972how dare someone be charismatic

Todd is like the ex-girlfriend that hurt you, but you still have feelings for

@moss42069

6 ай бұрын

hurt you multiple times.

@Broodjemetbeleg

6 ай бұрын

Nah I'm done.

@classicthought266

6 ай бұрын

When elder scrolls 6 comes out me and Todd will be dating again until he hurts my feelings again 🎉

@GamerSlayer5000

6 ай бұрын

Crazy how well this sums up how I feel about him

@jkim-ph1ds

6 ай бұрын

I’ve never played a single one of this dude’s games and I love him

Man not going to lie Todd recording his son hit the heart strings.

@johnmartinez7440

Ай бұрын

Why would you lie?

@BloodAssassin

Ай бұрын

​@@johnmartinez7440he forgot to put a comma

@simple-commentator-not-rea7345

25 күн бұрын

He forgot the part of the speech where he names the price

We all joke about Todd, and he has his faults, but no one can say that this man doesn't truly love video games.

@real_left4you

Ай бұрын

Especially Fallout series. Playing Fallout 4 and 76 makes your mouth brown, cause that's a load of crap that fans eating.

@SpeaksYourWord

Ай бұрын

​​@@real_left4youI bet that sounded cool in your head

@real_left4you

Ай бұрын

@@SpeaksYourWord i bought F4 and F76 and played 100+ hours each. My mouth is also brown, but still i love bethesda Fallouts

@TurtleMan2023

Ай бұрын

​@@SpeaksYourWord pictured Bill saying that while lighting up a cigarette

@imposteramogus2167

Ай бұрын

@@real_left4youof course you wouldn’t like the games if you aren’t a fan of the series lmao

Skyrim having a 100 person dev team is kinda crazy, like that game is absolutely massive.

@DarthWall275

6 ай бұрын

It's my least favourite Bethesda game, but it certainly has a lot of ambition put into it. Edit: okay, so not my least favourite, but middling.

@premsix3939

6 ай бұрын

Okay? @@DarthWall275

@maiden5427

6 ай бұрын

How many of them where assigned to creating dungeons

@hamzehaladwan

6 ай бұрын

​​​@@maiden5427one dude

@onesaucynougat7471

6 ай бұрын

@@maiden5427not that much I would assume

I hope The Elder Scrolls 6 sees a return to a smaller detailed worlds that feel visually connected. That was the strongest parts of TES and Fallout for me, you constantly stumbled upon unique handcrafted location, each with their own stories to discover (many left unfinished for the player to interpret). While Starfield was a huge leap in many regards I feel like the core feel of a Bethesda game was somewhat lost within the scale of it for many of us. Todds son was saying 'Dadda' in Fallout 3 while Emil's son was performing the black sacrament in Skyrim!

@known3617

7 ай бұрын

Starfield is a beyond MID game with terrible performance, you really think ES6 will be any better? When have studios ever pulled themselves out of the hole? The answer is never. Once you become the villain you cannot revert back to a hero.

@Jomchen

7 ай бұрын

@@known3617 Unfortunately the management of these companies often include financiers who make decisions about development they're not qualified to make - who end up destroying their investment while trying to secure it through micromanaging and setting impossible deadlines. You can't really blame them at the end of the day, this is what the financial systems we live in incentivises them to do and as long as consumers continue to support these companies they will continue to exist. If consumers want to see real change: boycott, divest, pirate. Unfortunately most people are too caught up in a system of consumerist idealogues.

@cyprus1005

7 ай бұрын

@@known3617true bsg fell of after morrowind

@DarrenHoussein

7 ай бұрын

Skyrim is and always will be a true masterpiece. I cant go back to it now as I replayed it many times and had hundreds of hours played. You're a pony fanboy, own it. @@known3617

@walasona

7 ай бұрын

I loved Starfield, but regardless, I don't think we should be worried about elder scrolls VI. The game franchise is Todd and the teams bread and butter. Very rarely do they gamble with that series and I have a feeling they'll be firing on all cylinders with that game. There's also a lot starfield does very well that I'm hoping is in TES VI too. The procedurally generated planets is because of starfields setting too and the amount of planets, so I don't think elder scrolls VI will have that obstacle. I'm expecting 2 decently sized provinces, which will most likely be high rock and hammerfell.

They could never make me hate you, Pookie Howard.

That Daggerfall box looks absolutely beautiful. Why can't game boxes look like that anymore?

@dlju8355

3 ай бұрын

Got it for my 12th birthday in 96. I hate myself for throwing the box away about ten years ago.

@aamshaegar8557

3 ай бұрын

@@dlju8355 Such a shame! :(

@jesuschrist36977

Ай бұрын

came here to post this

@daiminh010

Ай бұрын

modern companies love simplicity

@AytekinKaraca

Ай бұрын

@@eciekoc games are cheaper. 60 bucks in 1996 is like 120 bucks today.

I really appreciate how much Todd credits all the teams in almost everything he talks about in this video. He doesn’t make it all about him and when he brings up their faults he admits to being a part of them. Very different and much more real vibe than what he gives off at the big E3 events

@teaboy301

6 ай бұрын

And yet you'll still have haters just bashing him because hes the next available designated "scumbag" and the majority of the internet nowadays is just bashing other people.

@Pyromaniac77777

4 ай бұрын

I hear you that’s definitely a good thing but isn’t it also the bare minimum? Crediting people who deserve credit?

@AzaleaLuna

2 ай бұрын

@@Pyromaniac77777 For some people nothing is ever good enough.

@DarthB1ggles

2 ай бұрын

@@teaboy301 He's the boss. So yes, the fallout (ha) of releasing unfinished and dull games, does fall on him. That's what being the boss means. It means you take the blame when things go wrong. And MANY things have gone, and/or been done wrong at Bethesda in recent years.

@Pyromaniac77777

2 ай бұрын

@@AzaleaLuna no, giving credit where credit is due is good enough. But it’s not praiseworthy. Is your comment supposed to offer anything to the conversation besides a snide 1 liner?

It´s insane that they made Oblivion in four years

@TheMadnessSkull75

7 ай бұрын

@@finesseandstyle with most of the assets already being made (F3) not really

@Sporfo

7 ай бұрын

its insane how we dont have Tes 6 already

@Orcawhale1

7 ай бұрын

Not really. Back then crunch was practically mandatory, so every developer were putting in a 80 hours a week, if not more.

@christopherwonch1726

7 ай бұрын

insane that my nv saves are all corrupted

@James-eq8cq

7 ай бұрын

I don't think it's insane. Oblivion and so many other 2000s games were made when the baby boomers were at the peak of their careers. Boomers were willing to sacrifice their time by overworking themselves to create things truly beautiful. Now that you have Gen Zs flooding the gaming industry, you're starting to see poorer output since us young people prioritize our mental well-beings. You can also see this in the movie industry too.

Massive respect for Todd. Not many studios are led by actual gamers anymore, and it shows. Todd knows what it takes to make a good game, and he has enough humility to realise when he's produced a game that doesn't sell well and needs improvement. Well done.

@youngc570

6 ай бұрын

Todd and Lord Gaben are the last ones.

@SpeaksYourWord

Ай бұрын

​@@youngc570and kojima

@Bishox

Ай бұрын

@@SpeaksYourWord Kojima is more of like the artist and visionary , often he makes a good game , but he is in pursuit of it as an art form , not a game to get people to play it

@metal6948

Ай бұрын

No way you typed that with a straight face

@lloyd9500

Ай бұрын

@@metal6948 Do please enlighten me

Never knew that baby coo sound was his actual son. Heard it a hundred times, never knew. Cool that they put in the personal touches.

Love seeing Todd being honest about Fallout 76.

@UlyssesM

7 ай бұрын

76 is great now.

@pieck5460

7 ай бұрын

​@@UlyssesMfor new players it's great sure but for end game players the game is dead and it does not play like a fallout game the gameplay loop is ultimately just about collecting plans for your camp. Not a bad game anymore but not exactly a good "fallout" game either, the community is probably the least toxic one I've ever come across tho which is a pretty good achievement, nothing but friendly players trying to help

@benjamink.crowley4889

7 ай бұрын

Uh, I mean, he could've been a bit more honest about the launch being completely unfinished.

@coreymagz3145

7 ай бұрын

Sure man, why not. @@benjamink.crowley4889

@comebackguy8892

7 ай бұрын

​@@UlyssesMnah...

Watching Todd talk about video games just works

@123AffeMitWaffe

7 ай бұрын

Only if youre still dumb enough to believe anything he says^^

@kael7953

7 ай бұрын

He was in the chess club

@porpfi9197

7 ай бұрын

yeah but he always wanted to make video games, so whos laughing now@@kael7953

@criticallol3039

7 ай бұрын

16x the interview

@coolsteve1342

7 ай бұрын

​@@kael7953he laughs now

You can tell Todd has a passion for games. Despite everything he's in this industry for the right reasons and that's all that matters.

@simple-commentator-not-rea7345

25 күн бұрын

It doesn't matter that for all that passion he would never be able to make an actual good one if his life depended on it?

@mannychavez1973

10 күн бұрын

He has made good games. As a Skyrim fan, I just hope Elder Scrolls 6 is as special as Skyrim.

I love how open Todd is about the flaws of games and not being secretive about there being a Fallout V and Elder Scrolls VI and about how impactful the community feedback has been on the challenging times and difficult seasons he faced in building a successful repertoire of games over his career. THAT realness is what builds comfortability, reliability and respect on the consumer side and is the reason I have played all his games and loved them. Need more Todd Howards out there.

This interview has 16x the detail of a regular Wired interview E: I typically don't edit my comments, but I want to spread some positivity. Todd, for all his faults, can be at least proud to be head of a team that is at least attempting (with varying levels of success) to do some grander things in gaming, even if they at times don't execute their vision acceptably. Starfield, despite its many bugs, is a game I've found to be quite fun. I've put in a little over 500 hours into the game, despite the story lacking in a some key areas. Ignore the people online paid in ad revenue and Dollar Shave Club sponsorships to rag on video games and instead try it for yourself with an open mind.

@lewaxer2407

7 ай бұрын

its also 4x the size.

@youtubesucks1821

7 ай бұрын

It just works

@roguesample

7 ай бұрын

I was looking for this comment thank you

@EquaIparts

7 ай бұрын

Please Todd....no...

@brickcinemastudios

7 ай бұрын

It has new lighting, rendering, and landscape technology as well

There’s something about Daggerfall’s box art that is incredible to me. It really captures that 90s dark charm that made games so adventurous and awesome for that time.

@Jardinserpent

7 ай бұрын

it's a big box pc game which is automatically more charming, plus it's shiny

@0x13horizon4

7 ай бұрын

You said it. It’s so very alluring and nothing like what we see nowadays

@moshymosh

7 ай бұрын

It's sad that nowadays people just buy their games digitally through an online platform. Sure, it's easier that way, but I wish there still were (more) physical copies as special as that box. Not every game makes physical versions these days. It feels like the art is lost in that.

@Jardinserpent

7 ай бұрын

@@moshymosh you could make the same argument for vinyl when you talk about music. but since music is more of an established art-form, physicality has its own validity in the (more or less) public eye. with video games, not so much. if video games would be accepted as art in itself, we could still buy old hardware designed to recreate gaming experiences of older generations. all we get is upscaling and remastering or even remakes, disregarding the value of the original way of experiencing said games

@OG_Agrivar

7 ай бұрын

I bought Daggerfall when it was released SOLELY based on that box design! I hadn't played Arena, so I knew nothing of Bethesda and the Elder Scrolls, and had just built my first PC with graphics so I needed something to test it out - and that cover art just grabbed my eye!

I don’t know why but I just LOVE todd Howard, it doesn’t matter how much he can hurt me I can’t stop loving him. He just seems so genuine at all times

As he finished with fallout 3 and got to fallout 4, I thought he forgot something. But then I remembered, ah yes that game game wasn’t his studio

@flame6327

Ай бұрын

which one is that lol?

@dado1208

Ай бұрын

@@flame6327New Vegas! Obsidian Entertainment basically built the game by itself :)

@justinwarren7112

Ай бұрын

@@flame6327Fallout New Vegas

@ian2050

Ай бұрын

@@flame6327new Vegas

@emhummingbird

Ай бұрын

@@flame6327fallout: new vegas BEST fallout game

Despite everything that’s happened in the past couple of years I like that he highlighted the fact that these games are a group production not just him.

@daoyang223

7 ай бұрын

Better to blame the others.

@Malisa1990

7 ай бұрын

But he deserves all the hate and memes. He put himself as the FACE of the company and he KNOWS that he is telling blatant lies about the games. Also he is the lead designer on most of the games, so yes, it is just about him. If literally modders can fix their games for free and Todd isn't capable to hire competent workers, and doesn't care as the lead if something is broken in the game, than how can you blame the others?

@alpeshabhijitchowdhury6895

7 ай бұрын

​@@Malisa1990Lmao no. Mods will never fix your game. Enhance your experience, sure. But they'll never fix them.

@Malisa1990

7 ай бұрын

@@alpeshabhijitchowdhury6895 What are you talking about? Do you know how many mods actually fixed their games? Not entirely of course but they fixed many, many basic bugs. Have you ever used modes?!

@0--Zero--0

7 ай бұрын

Всё правильно, обосрались они все вместе, до этого писали что все решения в компании за Тодом, и всё проходит с его одобрения, а теперь он валит вину на компанию прикрываясь тем что это коллективная работа.

Todd has a truly advanced level of charisma. Depsite all the problems the games may have, people still love the guy. I respect it.

@g3orgge788

7 ай бұрын

He has charisma 10.

@SpitfireFortyFour

7 ай бұрын

@@g3orgge788 And luck 10.

@bluedestiny88

7 ай бұрын

He tells Sweet Little Lies but I can’t help but listen to him

@qcumber6652

7 ай бұрын

He actually is a gamer, which is respectable.

@CuntLucifer

7 ай бұрын

Todd is about the most uncharismatic guy I've ever seen in my entire life. I think I'd have more joy and get excitement talking to a brick wall for an hour.

I love how honest that Todd is when talking about his career. The ups and the downs… He’s so genuine.

@theonlyplain

4 күн бұрын

slopmaster please fill up my piggy trays

It’s crazy that Skyrim came out only 13 years after Redguard - the leap in technological advancement was insane. Skyrim came out in 2011 and I feel like games released in 2023 haven’t come as far as compared to how Skyrim looked in comparison to Redguard. Same-ish length of time but goes to show the rate at which tech advanced exponentially in the early 2000s I think

It's really crazy to think we had two elder scrolls in the 360 generation and now we are going to wait 3 generations for a new elderscrolls

@threedog27

7 ай бұрын

Gave me some chills when he said that next time there will be an TES6 cover. Didnt play Starfield but I have high hopes for TES6. Hopefully they get an similar success like with skyrim.

@Dr_Bille

7 ай бұрын

@@threedog27 Yea, Starfield and 76 were both a pass for me. Breaks my heart that the reason we have waited so long, and keep waiting, for TES6 was so they could do those games instead. Hopefully the monetary gains and the tech upgrades translates into a much better game whenever it does finally release

@Mere-Lachaiselongue

7 ай бұрын

@@Dr_Bille I doubt it will be considered a "Skyrim 2". It'll probably have a lot of woke politics mashed up into the game also, even CDPR has turned woke. Skyrim could never have been made as good if it were developed now.

@UnseenOct

7 ай бұрын

​@@Mere-Lachaiselongueweak

@arthurmiranda8896

7 ай бұрын

@@Dr_Bille Don't hold your breath.

The oblivion documentary still is one my favourite documentary of all time. I love how nerdy they are all and all their passion really shows.

@hillehai

7 ай бұрын

"... Yes I was in the chess club."

@sixx5043

7 ай бұрын

Who’s laughing now?

@FlyingGospel

7 ай бұрын

Not only is it the greatest video game documentary of all time, but it's about the greatest video game of all time

@Kardfogu

7 ай бұрын

You really believe they are nerdy? todd isn't that great of an actor, you shouldn't get fooled so easily, it's just a facade for PR points. This guy is marketing titan with zero interest in video games, he's just selling a video game by lying about it using obvious marketing mottos. Oh please.

@spiritwildfiregaming1975

7 ай бұрын

@@Kardfogu Source or your claim is invalid.

Oh Todd.... You hurt me so often, but I could never stop loving you.

Todd has made mistakes, but every game director makes one, or many. Even after seeing Fallout 76, I can't deny that Todd is intensely influential to video games as a whole. Won't have nothing but respect and love for him

Tod is so charismatic. This man could sell anything

@Mr.deacle

7 ай бұрын

He just works

@allxtend4005

6 ай бұрын

he could steal my wallet and sell it to everyone in front of you.

@mike15236

5 ай бұрын

He could sell me the same things for several times and I would still buy it!

@w415800

5 ай бұрын

I'm surprised he still l has the balls to appear in public.

@borek92

5 ай бұрын

I keep reading that time and time again about this fraud and I just cannot relate man. He sounds insincere to me all the time. Exactly like that street salesman that's trying to push you garbage. Or some old friends that reach out to meet you only for it to actually be about some "amazing business opportunity".

This guy just works.

@Hirstchs

7 ай бұрын

but his games dont

@coolbreeze3793

7 ай бұрын

@@Hirstchs so why did you buy them!

@Hirstchs

7 ай бұрын

@@coolbreeze3793 i mean i played some bethesda games lol but i haven't played any of the newer ones

@happyatheists9361

7 ай бұрын

With 16x time of the details

@austinflores9597

7 ай бұрын

This is just my opinion, but I think Howard has lost touch with what the gaming community wants, besides those who just want the same game reskinned over and over again

i love how tod calls out his flaws. not alot of game creators have the courage.

I'll never forget the rush of emotion when Morrowind's theme played on my Xbox for the first time. Moved me nearly to tears. Jeremy Soule's music composition, combined with the dev team's love of world and story building invested into the world many of us got to experience as our first Elder Scrolls game holds a special place in my heart. To you and your teams over the years: thanks for the memories, Todd.

@maxgoss5653

2 ай бұрын

My first was fallout 3 and I got the same feeling on that opening intro. I’ll never forget the feeling coming out of the vault. Say what you want about Todd and BGS, but they deliver an impactful experience every game.

90s game boxes are amazing

@Tiermus

5 ай бұрын

I always wanted them back. Those were like collectors edition boxes nowadays.

@vanyadolly

2 ай бұрын

I miss manuals!

Nice of Todd to credit the whole team for their success over the years. He may be the face of Bethesda but it takes team effort to win. ♥️

@evolicious

7 ай бұрын

He's blaming the issues with the games on his team. Read between the lines. He is a scummy liar. The fist thing he says in this interview is a blatant lie.

@imitenotbe

7 ай бұрын

@@evolicious cry harder

@mtf-alpha-1

7 ай бұрын

@@imitenotbelove you hun come here let’s cuddle now you cutie :)

@tzeentch_warp

7 ай бұрын

@@evolicious sweet little lies

@xXxXOwOXxXx

7 ай бұрын

@@mtf-alpha-1 cuddles 🥺

The Terminator games deserve a remaster, currently playing through Future Shock and it's very good.

making a game for hardware that doesn't exist is crazy af

You gotta love his passion and enthusiasm for making games. While they've had their hits and misses over the years, they're still responsible for some of my all-time favourite games and I am hoping to see some more good ones in the future.

@tristankasper7484

7 ай бұрын

Abcolutely, it's a blast go to back and boot up the old classics. I'm always surprised by which have aged well and which ones have not-so-much. Oblivion was an obsession when it came out, now it's probably my least favorite TES game. But I can still sink hours into Morrowind or Daggerfall only to finally look at a clock and realize I'm waaaay too old to be gaming until 3 am on a weeknight...

@chosenblade3878

7 ай бұрын

Good to see you here Bacon

@N_A_R_

7 ай бұрын

Todd games are some of the game that like a wine, the game at first have some minor inconvenience but after couple of years it feels refined.

@cody42693

7 ай бұрын

Bro your little Elder Scrolls shorts make me crack up.

@yesr5674

7 ай бұрын

Woah bacon here

I started with Fallout 3, went up to their latest titles and now I'm back at playing Oblivion. It's so strange that every Bethesda game really makes you dive in into the game. I've spent hours and not noticing how long I've already played. Only a few games achieve this kinda vibe

@stagiestpizza

7 ай бұрын

@@Silvarian don't act like that. the final official patch of daggerfall has dozens of broken skills and several borked classes. the dodge skill actually makes it harder for YOU to hit enemies when you level it up. their games have always lacked polish.

@Al_Paca

7 ай бұрын

@@Silvarian I actually started with vanilla Daggerfall but the progression system is pretty odd

@ethanreilly4737

7 ай бұрын

Bethesda is badddd for that lmaooo. Every time I play fallout 3, 6 hours goes by feeling like it was 1 hour

@laoch5658

7 ай бұрын

Except starfield

@Mere-Lachaiselongue

7 ай бұрын

@@Al_Paca Try the unity rework of Daggerfall it's really cool I had it but I accidentally deleted it off my computer when I was cleaning it to free up storage. Takes a lot of time to set up but it was really fun with the new graphics.

Love him or hate him, you can't deny that Todd is passionate about what he does and he seems to care about the people he works with.

That Terminator game was one of my fav games back when I was a child with my very first computer

Anyone who produces Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Skyrim in under a 10 year period is a certified legend.

@brian9829

7 ай бұрын

Technology advanced so much in the past 10 years. Bethesda use homebrewed game engine, they need to keep updating that engine WHILE developing their games at the same time to not fell off.

I like how honest he was with their mistakes in the past with Redguard and then bringing TES back online with Morrowind. It's good to see him like this, because in the usual presentations at E3 or other conventions he is the big sales man. It was nice the see a different Todd, really shows his original background of being a game designer.

@thomaswest6650

7 ай бұрын

Lex Friedman has a good interview with Todd Howard that is just conversational like this (but much longer)

@Nahuelero123

6 ай бұрын

Bethesda is trash

@sandycrash8868

6 ай бұрын

Then he goes and blew it when talking about fall out 76

@BrokenStylo

6 ай бұрын

Wow. A different Todd eh? Yeah.. I'm going to refer you to a beautiful comment above that aptly compares Todd to an ex who hurt you, but you still have feelings for. Please wake up and don't get back with. You deserve more!

@Dhaos620

4 ай бұрын

Corrupt cops too make mistakes with redguards

It feels nice to hear him talk about the vision of the team for the game not our interpretation and saying out loud that they've made mistakes and struggled with fallout 76 for example it's nice to see Todd more down to earth

@SquekretGenius420

5 ай бұрын

Todd is very charismatic

I like Todd. He's good with protecting projects' secrecy, which is infuriating, but all part of a great marketing ploy. He's also honest about how they messed up and try to fix things and gives credit to the team as well. I wish I could sit down and have a private talk about their projects and dig into his passion more.

I know Todd has become a meme in recent years and a punching bag for all of Bethesda's haters, but I hope he and everybody else realize how incredibly important and influential he has been to the industry. He's clearly a guy with a lot of passion and talent who just unfortunately ended up as the public face of a company with a lot of big problems.

@nighttime9539

6 ай бұрын

Good point. It's tempting to put all the blame on one guy, but I feel his situation.

@holdeenyo8914

5 ай бұрын

I would agree, but more than just optimization and mechanics, the story of starfield especially was not good. The whole game just did not hit

@indiecore-2022

4 ай бұрын

Starfield was so bad, really makes me sad cuz i love skyrim, oblivion and fallout. As a whole bethesda has forever changed and affected gaming for the better but ever since fallout 76 theyve just had letdown after letdown​@holdeenyo8914

@veh3mence963

4 ай бұрын

@@indiecore-2022I liked starfield a decent bit, even with its faults. They focused WAY too much on quantity over quality and it was horrendously optimized, but I had fun with it. Nonetheless, I agree with a lot of the criticisms and I hope Bethesda takes them into consideration before publishing TES VI or a follow-up game in the starfield universe

@cwpv2477

2 ай бұрын

he an absolute legend and achieved and gave us more then most artists, no matter what ppl think of starfield yee

The part about his son calling him Dada on his first birthday and used the audio for your character when he’s turning 1 is deep. I’m gonna miss this guy when he officially retires

@SpaceMissile

7 ай бұрын

yeah that was a new piece of trivia for me. absolutely wholesome

@ammagon4519

7 ай бұрын

I tend to forget that Todd is a real person with a life and a family and not just some internet creature thing that creates videogames

@GHOSTRIDER373737

7 ай бұрын

I hope he stay with us for at least one more Fallout game.

@null_geodesic

7 ай бұрын

@@GHOSTRIDER373737 He already said TES VI is likely his final game, and couldn't be gone any sooner. Fresh blood is needed. Todd peaked with Morrowind/Oblivion. Has been rehashing it ever since.

@CurtisSmal

7 ай бұрын

@@null_geodesicnot quite, he said itll be his last elder scrolls, but they are going to be doing fallout 5 and starfield 2

When standard games look like Deluxe Editions of today.

I really wish Starfield was actually Skyrim in space 😢

Despite Starfield not living up to what I had hoped it to be, Bethesda will always be responsible for giving me some of the best memories I've had playing video games.

@zenituragaming5043

7 ай бұрын

What were you hoping for? It is was always going to be fallout 4 in space Bethesda has one gimmick and they'll stick to it forever

@SpaceMissile

7 ай бұрын

@@zenituragaming5043 you listened to todd talk for 15 minutes about the intricate details and challenges and all the ways they've changed and distilled that all into the word "gimmick." haters gonna hate. potatoes gonna potate.

@zenituragaming5043

7 ай бұрын

@@SpaceMissile you know what I am talking about all their games since morrowind have been the same "oblivion with guns""skyrim in space" Don't get me wrong some of them like fallout 3 and skyrim have been exceptional but it's clear that the formula is getting stale at this point

@SpaceMissile

7 ай бұрын

@@zenituragaming5043 i hear ya, but that goes for anything if you break it down that far. sure they're a little formulaic, but nowhere near as samey as cod, fifa, or pretty much any other major group.

@omegakilo871

7 ай бұрын

You didn’t put enough time or understand what you were playing.

The Elder Scrolls series genuinely changed my life. I've always struggled with maths, and Morrowind put it all in a way that just clicked

@SweetyNutmeg1

7 ай бұрын

Can you elaborate on connection between Morrowind and maths. Do you mean you learnt modding in Construction Set which uses some math through Morrowind?

@fujtkrisztian

2 ай бұрын

​@SweetyNutmeg1 I would really like to know that too

Really miss the old game boxes with manuals.

11:46 the reason was because Xenimax was pushing for their studios to create online games with microtransactions

Oblivion was it for me. It hooked me with the E3 trailer, I got every magazine I could get my hands on to read about it, my school notebooks were filled with drawings and skills and trying to make my character before I ever bought the game. When I left that sewer system for the first time it was like my real eyes opened wide and I realized how much I loved video games. I played them all my life but that moment was mount Everest for me and it resonated with me so heavily that it changed my life. Thank you Todd and Thank you Bethesda.

@Brokenlance

7 ай бұрын

This right here. Oblivion was a core moment in my middle school years and growing up in general. It informed a lot of my interests and still, to this day, every time I boot it up that magic never fades. I truly believe even when I’m 80 I’ll STILL be able to boot it up and play it non stop.

@FlyingGospel

7 ай бұрын

Best video game of all time. I always come back to it and somehow, almost 20 years later it still manages to feel fresh, original, insanely immersive and completely unique. I love this game so much.

@kithranen1542

7 ай бұрын

Coming out of the sewers in Oblivion was a remarkable moment in gaming history for so many of us. Seeing the rolling hills to the east, the mountains to the north, and the swamps downriver to the south, and knowing it could all be explored, was breathtaking.

@jessemiller3108

7 ай бұрын

Sean Bean and Demons? Can't beat that! lol Seriously though, the demonic invasion was so interesting. I love dragons and high fantasy, but Oblivion just did the atmosphere to that game right

Oblivion was life changing and Todd will forever have my respect for that one, even despite the horse armor.

@psyche141

7 ай бұрын

It just works!

@Morbing_Time

7 ай бұрын

The reason why we have 60€ lootboxes in full price games now is because people say "it's not that bad"

@lordthruxawe504

7 ай бұрын

​@@Morbing_TimeI totally understand the criticism, but a lot of the responsibility falls on gamers too. If the whales stopped buying microtransactions they wouldn't implement them. I'm not saying all gamers are at fault for this, but those that buy microtransactions are the ones ensuring that they will continue to be implemented.

@DiocletianLarius

7 ай бұрын

@@lordthruxawe504 Bruh don't put the blame on them, the consoomers exists thanks to the corporations. If a company is good enough with their marketing they could sell you even DLCs of rocks and grass, is not the people's fault. I personally don't think Bethesda is selling us rocks, but the quality has been kinda off lately and I really hope they put their sht together and start improving on the things they do wrong.

“This is when we released our 5th unfinished game”

Who made these game transition noises jeez

Oblivion and Skyrim was a good part of my childhood and I really want to thank Todd Howard for being in the chess club.

I love how the most replayed part of the video is the part where Todd talks about Fallout 76

@JesusHComedy

2 ай бұрын

lol why is everyone talking about Bethesda on here?

Remember how you used to make Elder Scrolls games a few decades ago? That was pretty cool.

Bro and his team is what made Gaming Industry so big, and what it is today. So show some respect.

To this day, Skyrim is one of my favorite games of all time and my first ES. Still listen to the OST

@chopstyx141

7 ай бұрын

Love the OST

@androiduberalles

7 ай бұрын

That ost is fire

@Joseph843

7 ай бұрын

The ambient music and sounds in Skyrim were wonderful. Really helps with the setting.

@bigbananadealer846

7 ай бұрын

probably best OST for any game though Starfield is pretty close now, especially how good the death metal in that game is

@wawa6711

7 ай бұрын

Christ, what a sad post

Thank you WIRED for bringing Todd Howard, he's such an inspiration for me and others. Pillar of the industry, 16x the detail, passionate and dedicated. He just works.

@844pm2

7 ай бұрын

you forgot to include /s

@locinolacolino1302

7 ай бұрын

Todd Howard is the OP we didn't know we needed in our lives

@eyespliced

7 ай бұрын

**glitches through floor**

@ZennExile

7 ай бұрын

He's a scumbag scammer who buys up bulk talent and resells it. Nothing about him is real. NOTHING. He's just the CEO. That's not even a real job.

Honestly 76 is really fun now. Actually feels like a fallout experience finally

love how Howard recorded his son saying dada for baby section in fallout 3, now that's sweet and a good memory for his son when he decides to play the game.

I have been playing videogames for +40 years and Skyrim is still the game I've spent the most hours at. Thanks Todd and Bethesda for all the awesome experiences!

@firehouse5767

7 ай бұрын

Was just thinking how it's crazy it came out over a decade ago and it still trumps every single game that Bethesda has released lol

@dwarfie24

7 ай бұрын

Congratz on being 41 years old. Hope life is treating you well.

@sexuallobster134679

7 ай бұрын

​@@SilvarianI'd say they've aged less gracefully.

@tatianaes3354

7 ай бұрын

@@firehouse5767people say Oblivion and Morrowind are better, that Skyrim is a downgrade, a dumb-down.

@frog6054

7 ай бұрын

@@tatianaes3354 Sure but Skyrim has a great modding community so we can easily download some overhaul mods that makes the gameplay of Skyrim similar to them and at the same time overhaul other aspects like the combat, movement,etc. Meanwhile the modding community in oblivion and Morrowind is just not big so there is nothing I can do to fix the outdated combat and janky movement.

Wow he is surprisingly humble. Especially talking about Redgaurd

@evolicious

7 ай бұрын

He is lying to you. Slap yourself.

@Erksah02

7 ай бұрын

He has some moments in which he looks like a prick and sometimes hes really down to earth I dont get it

@jollygrapefruit786

7 ай бұрын

Yeah I expected more N-bombs when talking about Redguard

@intrepidturtle8483

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, believe it or not, some people aren't the sum of the content people make about them. Including this and also stuff like Crowbcat

@chriscueva1866

7 ай бұрын

Yea despite being a pathological liar, he’s really likable and a perfect spokesperson/salesman/head game designer.

Morrowind remains unmatched to this day in depth, lore, atmosphere, and freedom. Not even Divinity 2 or BG3 can recapture that feeling of playing morrowind for the first time. Walking out into Sedya Neen and just being dumbfounded. And Fallout 3. I agree with Todd, the best intro to a game ever. Loved all the side quests. Loved the vibe. Remains one of my top games ever. And Skyrim is obviously a classic that I have come to appreciate more and more through the years. Outside of Nintendo, there's not many game developers with a resume like that. I will admit the last 3 games haven't lived up to my expectations, even though there was something to enjoy about all of them. But that in no way tarnishes the amazing memories I have of the earlier games in the series. Thanks for all the great years, Todd and Bethesda.

Loved seeing Todd talk about Daggerfall. That game came out just under THIRTY years ago and the scope was incredible.

His career spans a hundred videogames. 90 of them Skyrim.

@Mister_Rat_

2 ай бұрын

Not his fault people keep buying it and playing it on new consoles. Honestly wouldn't mind if they did it for fallout 3 and NV

Gotta respect the man for acknowledging his faults. Really shows how humble he is. Oblivion is still one of my favorite games of all time.

@Puxi

6 ай бұрын

yeah yeah and he was in the chess club bla bla. In Germany we've got a word for people like you. It's called Schleimer.

@ewjiml

6 ай бұрын

Just because he acts humble doesn’t mean he’s humble….case in point Starfield. He literally forced every department to go to him for approval. Real humble.

@lilmoonbbyy

6 ай бұрын

@@ewjimlhes literally game director is that not his job? lmao

@dorianknockout

6 ай бұрын

@@ewjiml emotional

@VinnyB117

6 ай бұрын

@@Puxi ok

Without a doubt, I love to hear Todd tell me sweet little lies.

Was half expecting KZread to crash once he got to 76 (76 is my first and all time fav online game)

@gingerbolam

6 күн бұрын

ahahah

I remember being 11 years old round my friends house in 2002. We fired up Morrowind for the first time and I was blown away by this weird alien fantasy world. The memory of killing my first mud-crab with a bow has stuck in my brain all these years later! Dunmer for life!

@KonohaRamenNoodles

7 ай бұрын

Same

@carrot623

7 ай бұрын

Me too 11-12 in 2002

Thanks for Fallout 4 Todd.

@Ledoux26

7 ай бұрын

Fallout 3*

@chknrsandTBBTROX73

7 ай бұрын

I read this in a sarcastic tone

@Maximus5798

7 ай бұрын

@@Ledoux26New Vegas **

@Lokhir100

7 ай бұрын

Starfield makes Fallout 4 looks like a masterpiece in comparison

@melingdiab6613

7 ай бұрын

@@Lokhir100 lemme just direct you to the Fallout 4 guns

I am just never sure if he is lying or not since Fallout 4 ;). That Morrowind-Oblivion-Fallout 3-Skyrim era was legendary though. Still a fan of all those games, especially Oblivion.

Todd Howard is pretty close to becoming my favourite person on this planet. Truly a legend

@totalygamingtemplar

2 ай бұрын

he may have lied to us a few times, but the man is so charismatic

Of all the games I play, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout are the ones I spend the most time playing, Todd has my thanks

@mr.commonsense

7 ай бұрын

and he has my thanks for making one of my favourite games release on my birthday, fallout new vegas

@tomsmolinski9833

7 ай бұрын

​@@mr.commonsense HE didn't make it.

@ZiddersRooFurry

7 ай бұрын

@@mr.commonsense Todd had nothing to do with New Vegas. That was J.E. Sawyer and the team at Obsidian games.

@subsume7904

7 ай бұрын

​@@mr.commonsenseObsidian made Fallout New Vegas, not Bethesda

@mr.commonsense

7 ай бұрын

@@tomsmolinski9833 Making the fact that this specific game released on my birthday, you happy now?

I was hoping he'd go through every time he released Skyrim, this video would be 2 hours

Great video

Fallout 4 was my first Bethesda game. I couldn't remember why I decided to buy it but I bought it maybe a year post-launch. I think I saw a KZreadr play it and thought this style of game was really intriguing to me at the time, it's a new genre that I've never experienced being an FPS fan (COD / Battlefield) and Open World fan (GTA / FarCry) myself, Fallout 4 really widened my perspective. It totally blew me away and I've never been more devoted into a game this much since the original MW2 and Star Wars: Kotor.

@TheProxyd

7 ай бұрын

Tactical "play fallout new vegas" missile strike incoming

@GHOSTRIDER373737

7 ай бұрын

@@TheProxyd I will always say this. New Vegas is still a Bethesda game, Obsidian couldn't make New Vegas all by themselves.

@repuIsive

17 күн бұрын

@@GHOSTRIDER373737hahahaha “kotor” you ain’t widen your sphere you just picked up a new interest legend 😅

I’ve spent thousands of hours in front of a television because of this man. Godd Howard lied for our sins but we still love him all the same.

@investmentguru9920

7 ай бұрын

Ctfu 😂 Lied for our sins

@nonyourbusiness165

7 ай бұрын

Who is we 💀

@jameswhite6612

7 ай бұрын

Speak for yourself. I think hes the poster boy for everything wrong with capitalism and the current state of the gaming industry. I cannot stand the dude.

@Caucasian60

7 ай бұрын

@@jameswhite6612 No, I will continue to speak for you as well.

@perceivedvelocity9914

7 ай бұрын

​@@jameswhite6612Hahaha. Without capitalism there would be no video games.

Wow 16x details about these videogames than any other interview deepdive.

This was a great watch, thank you.

This is really sweet. Not a Bethesda fanboy, but you can tell todd really cares about the games he works on.

@TheGreatOne-gw7xh

5 ай бұрын

He used to care, not anymore.

@holdeenyo8914

5 ай бұрын

nah he probably still cares, but he's just a moron@@TheGreatOne-gw7xh

@SquekretGenius420

5 ай бұрын

lol

@DaddyShlong

5 ай бұрын

@@TheGreatOne-gw7xhhow you know

@zestorm6233

2 ай бұрын

@@DaddyShlong because you play morrowind oblivion and skyrim and you can tell that skyrim has a lot less love. It clearly does not feel like the game they wanted to make but rather the one that would sell the most. and sadly it worked and that is why most games starting with skyrim had no soul

I used to spend my nights as an undergrad Computer Science student drooling over the Bethesda and Blizzard Job pages. I would drive 100 miles to UMBC's Game Development meetings, and my enjoyment of games supercharged my drive to learn to code on my own and also pursue mathematics more seriously while in school. Todd Howard, Chris Metzen, and the other folks who bet their career on what back then was anything but a 'safe' industry really paved the way for today's game developers. It's also a cautionary tale of how important it is for studios to stay independent, take creative risks, and not oversell a game's features prior to mature release. I look forward to the next Elder Scrolls game.

This just works.

as much as people joke about him re-releasing skyrim, he's still an absolute icon of the industry, it'll make me cry when he eventually retires

You may hate or love Todd but he has profound impact on the gaming industry and is a legendary dev imo

Such a wholesome interview and you can tell how passionate Todd Howard is, cant wait for the Elder Scrolls 6!

@numberonedad

7 ай бұрын

sweet little lies, like starfield's marketing and paid reviews

@mr.niceguy3583

7 ай бұрын

He needs to start putting out games that aren’t dogshit

@777Godsgift777

7 ай бұрын

So many suckers falling for this!!!

@fettidarko

7 ай бұрын

​@mr.niceguy3583 calm down Todd only has 3 misses

@joyfulfishman5445

7 ай бұрын

It's genuine@@numberonedad

I dont like starfield but Tod is a legend forever. No matter what happens.

Excellent video.

12:20 "we love this, please fix it" is genuinely how I wish more people would give feedback

Back when i was 13 yrs old Todd Howard was my hero and i literally watched "the making of oblivion" documentary so many times that i can quote the entire thing to this day. I'm now 25 and working at a certain studio because of this guy.

@SkiesWRLD

7 ай бұрын

name the studio for me

@aaronramen5926

7 ай бұрын

Which one 🤔

Top 3 life time gaming moments 3. Fighting liquid on top of Metal Gear 2. Clapping alien cheeks in Mass Effect 1 1. Being born in Fallout 3

Honestly Todd hasn’t been perfect before but I appreciate the care he gives to his games, he genuinely wants to make a cool game and push things beyond what others have done. It can be easy to give Todd grief but, I really love the games he’s made. (Shout-out oblivion for being my childhood game)

I remember getting my hands on Morrowind the first time and it completely changed my understanding of what was possible in a game. I loved that game world and how different the experience was everytime you played it.

Would love to see a biography written about Todd Howard and/or Bethesda. I read Masters of Doom (about ID Software) and Jacked (about Rockstar Games) earlier this year and that kind of peak behind the curtain at the history of Bethesda would be fascinating.

@heta007

7 ай бұрын

check out @noclip docos theres a great one on the history of Bethesda

@REALLIFEALWAYS

7 ай бұрын

you should check out the videos Noclip has done on Bethesda - they are awesome

@WallNutBreaker524

7 ай бұрын

it may explain to us why Bethesda's been giving us garbage games these days.

@DeadPixel1105

7 ай бұрын

Masters of Doom was phenomenal.

@RHYSHALLDIGITALART00122

7 ай бұрын

The making of oblivion and skyrims a good video to watch

Todd was way too humble about the 360 era and the impact skyrim has had on the gaming community and pop culture entirely. I give props to TH. No matter how buggy Bethesdas games have become lately, we cant forget that they paved the way for RPGs in the Gaming Scene.

i never played daggerfall but that´s a beautiful box, it really has 16 times the details

I really love Todd’s transparency about Redguard and Fallout 76

@ThrashingBasskill

7 ай бұрын

You mean the part where he apologized for the completely broken game even after months, the goodies that never arrived or when they arrived, they were not what they advertised entirely (like the canvas bag)? Yeah, loved that part as well. But it must be another video instead of this one...

@posillicoty2608

7 ай бұрын

@@ThrashingBasskill bro have you not let go of that grudge this many years later???

@xacvhFAs

7 ай бұрын

@@posillicoty2608stop liking your own comments. Also your mom doesn’t love you. She never will

@bigbananadealer846

7 ай бұрын

​@@ThrashingBasskilltodd wasnt really a big part of 76s development. he took a hiatus and then was working on starfield. still though, he took the complaints on the chin as if he was the sole reason it failed and now fo76 is considered by many to be an actually pretty good game

@flyingplantwhale545

7 ай бұрын

Yeah, I especially loved the part where he quicky switched to how succesful the game was and how proud he is of what's been done with that whole scam. @@ThrashingBasskill