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 #bethesda TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro 00:53 - Working At Retro Studios On Metroid Prime 3 02:25 - Why Nate Left Retro Studios 04:40 - Moving To Bethesda/Fallout 3’s Brown Colour Palette 06:15 - Fallout 4’s Vibrant Colour Palette/Fallout TV Show 09:24 - Nate Handed In Resignation To Bethesda On April Fools Day 10:46 - Bethesda’s Inefficient Management Style 13:23 - Unrealistic Expectations Of Elder Scrolls VI 15:21 - Game Developers Who Don’t Play Games 17:02 - Nate’s Relationship With Todd Howard 18:06 - How Nate Mastered Quantity & Quality 19:46 - Morons, Crunch & Insane Commutes 22:30 - Remote Work/Forcing People Back Into The Office 23:32 - Shadow Of The Colossus Influence On The Axis Unseen 24:57 - The Scope Of The Axis Unseen 26:50 - Timeline Of Axis Unseen 27:53 - Useless Meetings At Bethesda 30:45 - Being A Lead On Fallout 76 32:05 - Todd Howard Obssesses Over UI/Convincing Todd Of Things 33:59 - UI In The Axis Unseen 34:20 - Working With Different Gaming Engines 36:00 - Bethesda Should Migrate To Unreal Engine 5 40:20 - Nate Programmed The Edge Trimming For Fallout 3 41:30 - Working Within Constraints/Layoffs 44:10 - Q+A - Favourite Project To Work On 45:08 -Q +A - How Far Along In Development Would Elder Scrolls VI Be? 47:01 - Q+A - Game Development Differences Between Nintendo & Bethesda 50:38 - Fallout 3 Switch Port With Metroid Content 52:34 - Console Ports Of The Axis Unseen/Certification/Logos 57:09 - Vacations Aren’t Vacations With Bethesda 1:00:10 - How Pay Works At Bethesda 1:01:47 - Nate’s Blood Pressure Was Bad Due To Bethesda 1:03:00 - Final Thoughts
