We may be learning more and more about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim with each passing day, but the fact is the details can’t come fast enough. It’s safe to say that fans have wanted to know all there is to know about Skyrim since the game’s announcement trailer, but aside from a few bits and pieces, the game is still mostly a mystery. Luckily, a new set of videos from Game Informer fill in the blanks and paint a picture of how the developers at Bethesda are going about designing the game, and how the music and voice acting are playing a major role in creating the world of Skyrim.
Fans of The Elder Scrolls know that it takes more than compelling writing and set pieces to craft a satisfying game. The devil is in the details, and from team meetings to audio tuning, the future of the game rests in the hands of a hundred designers with the weight of a franchise on their shoulders.
The first video introduces us to Todd Howard, the game’s director. Howard appeared at the Spike VGAs to unveil Skyrim, and now takes fans into the Bethesda offices to show the intricacies of the team’s approach to game design. From whiteboards to memorabilia, the video pulls back the curtain on the men and women who will be spending their days hunched over computers until the game is released in November.
The game holds a special place in a long line of Elder Scrolls titles, and according to Howard, that fact isn’t lost on the development team.
It may be instinct to picture the designers as hooded and cloaked mages, but as it turns out, they really are normal people:
