#195 - Joshua Jay Interview On Fallout 4, 76, Starfield, Gears Of War, Todd Howard & Creation Engine

Joshua Jay was a former world artist at Bethesda who worked on
Fallout 4, 76 & Starfield, prior to that he was a world
artist on the Gears Of War trilogy.


Josh built a living saloon set in the style of Fallout 76 here!
Check it out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7gBi3_lyag&t=167s


#fallout #starfield #gearsofwar


JOSHUAS ARTWORK CAN BE FOUND HERE


https://www.joshuajayart.com/


https://www.artstation.com/joshua_jay_art


TIMESTAMPS


00:00 - Intro


00:38 - Lord Of The Rings/Kurt Kuhlmann


04:18 - Building A Fallout 76 Saloon


13:43 - Todd Howard/Early Work On Fallout 4


17:51 - Fallout 4’s Colour Palette


19:00 - Josh’s Work On Fallout 4’s World Art


21:38 - Josh’s Gears Of War 3 Art Was Inspired By Fallout 3


22:30 - Epic Games Base Their Games On Licensing/Bethesda Vs Epic
Culture


25:10 - Unreal Engine Vs Creation Engine


28:20 - Problems Developing Fallout 76


33:25 - Why Fallout 76 Wasnt Delayed/Starfield Was Delayed Due To
F076


35:18 - Josh & Kiwi Butcher Shigeru Miyamoto’s Quote


37:00 - Game Development Costs/Fallout 5


38:45 - What Josh Wants To See In Fallout 5


40:15 - Fallout TV Show Being 5 Seasons/TV Shows With Filler


42:50 - Video Games With Filler/Alien Isolation


45:15 - Video Games Should Be Shorter/Elder Scrolls VI/Rockstar
Games


48:30 - Josh Got Burned Out On Gears Of War/Josh Avoided
Starfield For As Long As Possible


52:40 - Working On Starfield


53:30 - Q+A - How Bethesda Seamlessly Transition From Different
Biomes In Their Games


58:09 - Q+A - Were There Talks For Smaller Galaxies In Starfield
In Pre-Production


59:25 - Game Devs Not Having Time To Play Games/Josh Doesnt Play
Many Games These Days


1:01:42 - Josh Loves Shadow Of Mordor & War


1:02:10 - Q+A - How Was Josh’s Day Organised In A Pie Chart At
Epic & Bethesda


1:04:45 - Pros & Cons Of Big & Small Studios/Star Wars
Games


1:07:32 - Josh Loves & Hates The Industry/Story Of Soldiers
In Afghanistan


1:11:24 - Josh Tells A Touching Story Of A Fallout Fan Who Died


1:16:41 - Outro