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Todd Howard

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Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Because I remember being sure that there's dragons in Daggerfall as I'm playing it and I'm searching.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Yeah, just a brief tangent on that.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

I thought Redguard was a really, really good game.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

I played it.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Again, you forget stuff, but I remember getting, I guess it was the first in the Elder Scrolls series to put it into that world, but it was like an adventure game.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

It reminded me of another game I really love, like Prince of Persia.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

I apologize if I'm forgetting, but you can jump in buildings and stuff.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

There's a dynamic, airy nature.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

It's a parkour type of situation.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Yeah, it was an incredible game.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Let me ask a dark question.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Why do you think that game was a flop?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Not a dark question.

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Just you personally, psychologically, did you have doubt about yourself from the performance of Red Guard?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Like, do I know what it is?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Where do you get the... How do you overcome that?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

No, but I mean, you love Redguard, right?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

So doesn't that mean, isn't there a kind of self-doubt about, do I know what it takes to create a great game?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

Right, so you were sure, even if it wasn't... Okay, so if you're going to debate, like, do I like that game?

Lex Fridman Podcast
#342 โ€“ Todd Howard: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls 6, Fallout, and Starfield

You mentioned, just referencing this game, on Reddit AMA, that long time ago during Redguard, the lead programmer made me, made all the buildings hop up and down after you played for 10 minutes just to mess with me.