Ted Peterson Interview | Designer & Writer on Arena, Daggerfall, Morrowind & Oblivion

0:00 Intro 1:22 Ted's role at Bethesda 3:18 Terminator Rampage 5:17 Delta V 7:32 Ultima Underworld 10:37 The sense of power / danger in Daggerfall 12:41 Any other classic games that inspired you? 14:51 Daggerfall's character creation, story and vampires 15:51 Vampire: The Masquerade 18:00 Tabletop RPGs and what makes them unique 23:43 What are TES's story influences? 27:52 Intrigue, factions and politics in Daggerfall 31:18 How Arena's reception changed Daggerfall 34:01 Daggerfall & Arena FMV actors 38:40 Did The Elder Scrolls change the trend of popular RPGs? 41:38 Wizardry 43:45 Arena and Daggerfall were "casual" games 46:03 D&D's complex rules 48:13 Game of the Year award 49:09 Arena was going to be a party-based RPG 52:42 The origin of Sheogorath 59:08 Challenges in worldbuilding 1:05:27 Tamriel nations, puns and creation 1:07:45 How did tabletop RPGs influence TES? 1:09:35 Camoran Usurper 1:10:58 How the original games inspire ESO 1:12:52 Daggerfall's ratings controversy 1:15:13 Randomly generated quests 1:19:32 Are graphics impeding innovation in game design? 1:22:55 The uncanny valley 1:26:23 Preserving old games 1:28:26 Cult classics 1:33:46 Movies as games, games as movies 1:36:16 Studio interference 1:37:47 Daggerfall's huge dungeons 1:44:18 The FMV bubble 1:45:55 Good FMV games 1:50:54 Cut features in TES games 1:52:37 Relationships, starting families in RPGs 1:55:29 Fable series 1:57:25 How would you evolve character creation and progression? 2:00:00 Was it ever a goal to make pacifist playthroughs possible? 2:03:13 Why did you leave Bethesda? 2:05:11 Working for Activision, ZORK, Savage Entertainment 2:10:56 Might & Magic, rebooting a franchise 2:12:25 GoldenEye: Rogue Agent 2:13:17 Star Trek games 2:14:26 Troika Games and Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2:17:52 James Bond 2:22:08 What are you up to now? 2:24:46 New game written by Ted Peterson 2:26:24 Michael Kirkbride's writing 2:32:57 How Bethesda's forums inspired TES lore 2:38:20 Thoughts on post-Peterson Sheogorath 2:40:06 Akavir 2:43:04 Do you have a favorite faction or race? 2:46:11 Who wrote the Lusty Argonian Maid? 2:48:10 The Dwemer 2:51:07 What was your favorite quest or lore snippet? 2:52:39 The most surprising way you saw your writing resurface 2:54:46 How TES's story has evolved 2:58:21 Thoughts on Skyrim 3:02:29 The ideal Elder Scrolls game 3:05:43 What is your favorite role in game development? 3:10:55 Are you still working on games today? 3:12:58 What would your dream game be? 3:20:51 Troubling trends in the game industry 3:25:13 Anything else you'd like to share?