#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 #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