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Special Edition Podcast: Todd Howard Skyrim Q&A

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by Matt Helgeson on February 03, 2011 at 08:00 AM

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Game Informer's web coverage of our The Elder Scroll V: Skyrim cover story has proven to be popular with Bethesda's legion of devoted RPG fans. Today, we're pleased to present a special edition of the Game Informer Show, in which Bethesda's Todd Howard answers questions we solicited from our community of online users. It's nearly an hour of freewheeling discussion, we put your queries to Howard, who gives some revealing responses -- while still leaving more than a bit of mystery surrounding the game. Some of the topics covered include the game's combat system, spells, factions, and the powerful dragons that reign terror over the world of Skyrim.

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Note: We thank all our readers who submitted questions. We received an unprecedented number of responses, and as a result, it was simply impossible to have Todd answer more than a fraction of the submissions. In hopes of covering as many readers as possible, we tried to concentrate on questions that were asked many times over by multiple readers. Still, if your question was not answered, we apologize.

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by Sam Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 03:36 PM

created a lot more questions than i had before... but i still loved it! great work guys!!
by Miyuki Snow Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 03:38 PM

Wow, totally answered my burning question! ^_^ I love dragons, and this makes me super excited to see their perspective of them. I can't wait to see how they look either. Thanks for the info GI and thanks for the interview Mr. Howard! ^_^

btw, You should hold a forum questionnaire sometime. That would be really neat. Possibly be able to cover more questions that way? I don't know, but I just know it would be cool to talk to devs that way.
by seaserpent225 Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 03:49 PM

If we can't be friendly to dragons, there should be a substitute so you can somehow be friendly to a variation of dragon, or some other such thing. I'm just annoyed we can't do anything at all about the fact that we have to kill the dragons no matter what. And also... Gameplay is "not that far off" Hope it's soon!
by Drym Shyuan Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 03:58 PM

Oh how bad, my question isn't inside. So perhaps anyone here has an opinion to this question: Is there any connection between "The Infernal City" and its upcoming novel AND The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim? It's something I really really would like to know, in addition to I heard from the epic podcast.
by TamrielTerror Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 04:00 PM

The Greybeards are going to call us. That will be epic.
by Daniel Bonner Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 04:07 PM

I love Gameinformer and Todd Howard; Gameformer should do things like this more often I am really impressed.
by Djmcshifty Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 04:26 PM

i spent more time playing TES games then i did studying in school XD

and i dont regret it!!
by FERSOMEmudcrab Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 04:31 PM

This music makes me want to go out, buy a sword, and just like run through a forest yelling "I'VE FOUGHT MUDCRABS MORE FEARSOME THAN YOU" until the game comes out!
by megashadowzx Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 04:38 PM

The first game I ever played on a next gen console (obviously the current generation now) was Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Being raised on Final Fantasy, Zelda, and Dragon Quest, I thought I understood RPGs. Oblivion completely redefined my notions of what constituted an RPG, and in my opinion forever revolutionized gaming. What made it so amazing is how I could always return to Oblivion, even years after its release. Bethesda truly crafted a masterpiece, and I would go so far as to say that Oblivion was the best RPG made in the last ten years. As such, when Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim was announced, judging from my response, most would have assumed that I had heard of the second coming of the messiah.

Bethesda, everything you touch turns to gold. I cannot think of a developer with a higher pedigree, and I trust that Skyrim will be every bit as magical and groundbreaking as its predecessor if not more so. Some might accuse me of being a tad overdramatic, but believe me when I say this: I am excited for Skyrim.
by IH8UALL1369 Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 04:59 PM

Todd Howard...great interview...Gameinformer...I understand that probably a lot of people didn't ask my same question...But the fact remains that out of all the questions asked mine you can honestly say will not be answered until well after the game comes out and to late for me to buy the appropriate version of the game!!!! I want to buy it for the PS3 however with Oblivion only one of the DLC's were available for that system. So now thanks to my question not being asked I have to wait for god knows how long until the game is out to find out about DLC or take a chance down the crap shoot...So thank you Gameinformer for not informing me and making my next 9 months HELL!!!
by aewilson95 Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 05:01 PM

Almost cummed my pants after the beginning music
by theschooler967 Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 05:12 PM

AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME AWSOME
by Furious Buddha Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 05:18 PM

YES! I can't get enough of Elder Scrolls news!!! 11.11.11 can't come soon enough!
by evolvedape10000 Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 05:28 PM

thank you for giving me something really long to listen to over and over again, while i wait for the next big news break. honestly these short things, videos, articles or what ever, i literally read them watch them listen to them over and over and over again, about 100 times or more and i almost memorize the whole video. now that this is an hour long by the time i memorize it something new will probably be out. so thank you very much.
by Nonexistent Argonian Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 05:32 PM

280 perks?!?!? Wow...
by ThrillhouseWUT Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 05:44 PM

Anyone else replaying the song at the end over and over?
by Mj411400 Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 05:44 PM

Dos nobody care if there is a muti player? I thought that would be one of the most ask things.
by Douglas Bell Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 06:29 PM

I haven't even gotten to the talking bits yet, but that music is so *** amazing that I already crapped myself.
by Zane Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 06:45 PM

Take your time Bethesda. Don't leave anything out. I can definitely wait if it means not skimping on any awesome features.
by Skyrim Is The Best Game Ever 999 Thursday, February 03, 2011 at 07:01 PM

Great Podcast. Can't wait for them to show some gameplay!