#180 - Nate Purkeypile Interview (Artist On Skyrim, Fallout 3/4 & 76)

Nate Purkeypile is a former world artist and art lead at Bethesda who worked there for over 14 years. He has now released his indie game The Axis Unseen that you can purchase here! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1807810/The_Axis_Unseen/ SOCIAL MEDIA FOR NATE WEBSITE - https://www.justpurkeygames.com/home BLUESKY - @npurkeypile.bsky.social TWITTER - @NPurkeypile YOUTUBE - @justpurkeygames #skyrim #fallout #bethesdaTIMESTAMPS00:00 - Intro00:53 - Working At Retro Studios On Metroid Prime 302:25 - Why Nate Left Retro Studios04:40 - Moving To Bethesda/Fallout 3’s Brown Colour Palette06:15 - Fallout 4’s Vibrant Colour Palette/Fallout TV Show09:24 - Nate Handed In Resignation To Bethesda On April Fools Day10:46 - Bethesda’s Inefficient Management Style13:23 - Unrealistic Expectations Of Elder Scrolls VI15:21 - Game Developers Who Don’t Play Games17:02 - Nate’s Relationship With Todd Howard18:06 - How Nate Mastered Quantity & Quality19:46 - Morons, Crunch & Insane Commutes22:30 - Remote Work/Forcing People Back Into The Office23:32 - Shadow Of The Colossus Influence On The Axis Unseen24:57 - The Scope Of The Axis Unseen26:50 - Timeline Of Axis Unseen27:53 - Useless Meetings At Bethesda30:45 - Being A Lead On Fallout 7632:05 - Todd Howard Obssesses Over UI/Convincing Todd Of Things33:59 - UI In The Axis Unseen34:20 - Working With Different Gaming Engines36:00 - Bethesda Should Migrate To Unreal Engine 540:20 - Nate Programmed The Edge Trimming For Fallout 341:30 - Working Within Constraints/Layoffs44:10 - Q+A - Favourite Project To Work On45:08 -Q +A - How Far Along In Development Would Elder Scrolls VI Be?47:01 - Q+A - Game Development Differences Between Nintendo & Bethesda50:38 - Fallout 3 Switch Port With Metroid Content52:34 - Console Ports Of The Axis Unseen/Certification/Logos57:09 - Vacations Aren’t Vacations With Bethesda1:00:10 - How Pay Works At Bethesda1:01:47 - Nate’s Blood Pressure Was Bad Due To Bethesda1:03:00 - Final Thoughts