Courtesy of MachineGames and Bethesda Softworks. In an interview with VideoGamer on May 1, 2025, Bruce Nesmith, a key figure behind Oblivion and Skyrim, called loading screens a “necessary evil.” ...

Bruce Nesmith, who worked at Bethesda on everything from Oblivion to Starfield, told VideoGamer that segmentation is an important part of Bethesda game design, and so using zone loading is too.

With fast SSDs now commonplace, a lot of games have moved to seamless loading, but ex-Bethesda designer Bruce Nesmith explains that this isn’t really possible for Bethesda’s style of RPG.

For those unaware, Bruce Nesmith is a former lead designer who has been with Bethesda for quite some time. He didn’t opt to leave the company until before Starfield was released.

Bruce Nesmith, a developer on the original Elder Scrolls IV, doesn't believe that will be the case. Speaking with VideoGamer, Nesmith suggested player choices should trump stat management in The ...

Describing the gun combat in Fallout 3 as "not good," Bruce Nesmith, formerly of Bethesda, explains that the shooting mechanics for a potential remaster would likely be overhauled.

Original The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion senior game designer Bruce Nesmith says Bethesda and Virtuos’ Oblivion Remastered is so impressive that he’s not sure calling it a remaster “actually ...

At least one former Bethesda dev agrees, Nate Purkeypile, a Lead Artist who worked on Starfield, Fallout and Skyrim, and has now set up his own studio. In a recent interview with KIWI TALKZ, he ...

One Bethesda veteran is offering some insight into why that is the case. Speaking to Videogamer, former Bethesda developer Bruce Nesmith brought up the topic of expansions.

by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 November 2024 / 2,016 Views Former designer Bruce Nesmith speaking with VideoGamer described Starfield as similar to the first Mass Effect or Assassin's Creed game.

Former Bethesda lead designer Bruce Nesmith is convinced that Starfield 2 will become an outstanding game thanks to the experience of developing the first part. Nesmith, who left the studio in 2021 ...

Starfield System Designer Bruce Nesmith expects that Bethesda's latest game will get a sequel. Nesmith believes Starfield 2 will be a great game that will build on its predecessor's foundation.