Todd Howard: A Retrospective

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  • Опубліковано 28 лис 2024

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  • @GinSoakedBrain
    @GinSoakedBrain Місяць тому +24

    Todd paywalled storage space in Fallout 76. And I will NEVER forgive him for that. Ever.

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +8

      Damn I forgot about this…

    • @dysonlogan3065
      @dysonlogan3065 Місяць тому +3

      Never forget

    • @UmmerFarooq-wx4yo
      @UmmerFarooq-wx4yo Місяць тому +1

      76 is an online game. Online storage costs money. Pay.
      The storage space for a live online version of starfield with all the systems would cost $1 billion.

  • @endlessreservoir
    @endlessreservoir Місяць тому +18

    When bethesda retired from single player to online games like ESO and F76, i knew it was all over.

    • @Mirthful_Midori
      @Mirthful_Midori 28 днів тому +1

      For me, it was the "creation club". They'd rather nickel and dime their customers with micro-transactions than actually make a good game.

  • @jfkst1
    @jfkst1 Місяць тому +16

    I haven't bought anything from BGS since FO4. So if you're falling for it, it's on you.

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому

      It’s mostly the hype he creates. He hasn’t done it for me in a while though

    • @gaulicwarlord
      @gaulicwarlord Місяць тому +3

      FO4 was pure slop, destroyed Fallout imo. Crushes the lore and the weapons are mad lame, pretty sad honestly.

    • @BLUDSON717
      @BLUDSON717 29 днів тому +2

      @@gaulicwarlordthis is why obsidian needs to get there hands back on fallout so some of the ogs from the 90s can pour some soul into it like they did with new vegas and original fallout games back when they where black isle and interplay studios.

  • @danielspoon1234
    @danielspoon1234 Місяць тому +3

    every gamer is just addicted to games and chasing the nostalgia of the ones weve played

  • @vanbolko4620
    @vanbolko4620 Місяць тому +4

    The spell is broken, now everyone sees that the king is naked.

  • @misterSelly
    @misterSelly Місяць тому +5

    I genuinely believe Todd needs to step up into a more overview creative director role at Bethesda publishing, take the little goodwill and sales skills left and guide the direction of what games, but let new generations of creatives take those IPs and produce exciting stuff. I mean when asked what inspired starfield I think he said something like Chris Roberts Wing Commander, which is at this point pre-historic. We have to have fresh meat who when asked what games inspire them they said God of War, Red Dead, Elden Ring. New products, new ideas, new structure. It just works isn't just working so much anymore

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +1

      That last line sums it up well hahaha

  • @talorw8930
    @talorw8930 Місяць тому +9

    Todd has 10 Charisma 😂

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому

      We can’t get enough

    • @VanillaSpooks
      @VanillaSpooks Місяць тому +1

      @@talorw8930 N7 spotted :)

    • @talorw8930
      @talorw8930 Місяць тому

      @@VanillaSpooks Hail N7 :) seriously theres a surprising amount of N7 pfp I've seen

    • @VanillaSpooks
      @VanillaSpooks Місяць тому

      @@talorw8930 N7 day in just over a week too! Hopefully there’s positive news

    • @m.thorton9305
      @m.thorton9305 Місяць тому

      and 100 speech

  • @drbluejay858
    @drbluejay858 Місяць тому +8

    man this is something I haven’t really seen. just a fan with a fan opinion. you seem to be aware of the problems with bgs but you have a level headed take. you ain’t a hater or a lover, jus someone who cares like we do. good channel.

  • @VanillaSpooks
    @VanillaSpooks Місяць тому +12

    I just got Skyrim, I haven’t played it before, I’ve only just gotten through the intro of the game but so far I find the map beautiful and the combat fun

    • @JaymzGames
      @JaymzGames Місяць тому +9

      Enjoy it, don’t look anything up. Just pick a direction and go!

    • @darthxerox15
      @darthxerox15 Місяць тому +3

      Same as the guy before me, don't look anything up or read about it online, at least for as long as you can.
      Enjoy, Dovahkiin.

    • @VanillaSpooks
      @VanillaSpooks Місяць тому

      @@JaymzGames thanks!

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +5

      I’m so jealous of you..

    • @VanillaSpooks
      @VanillaSpooks Місяць тому +2

      @@HorseArmour I understand that, that’s kinda how I feel of people who’ve yet to play the Mass Effect trilogy haha
      You definitely should try it out

  • @royal1956
    @royal1956 Місяць тому +12

    Just do what you feel like doing.

  • @SombraCheeks
    @SombraCheeks Місяць тому +6

    "It just works" Bruh Fallout 4 still crashes

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +2

      Sure does. I think it’s ridiculous

  • @jimmycm1236
    @jimmycm1236 6 днів тому

    Thank god a new Todd Howard video came out, I always await more Todd content

  • @AndrewBrownK
    @AndrewBrownK Місяць тому +39

    All cults of personality are stupid. Nobody should make excuses for Todd or the bugs in his games.

    • @Highland-Gaming1
      @Highland-Gaming1 Місяць тому +2

      Dude get a life if you hate their games so much do not buy them & leave people who, want to injoy Bethesda's games alone.

    • @endlessreservoir
      @endlessreservoir Місяць тому +1

      Todd smokes you when it comes to game development.

    • @ChronoStrife
      @ChronoStrife Місяць тому +1

      @@Highland-Gaming1 Todd "injoys" feeding you literal shit.

    • @Azerkeux
      @Azerkeux Місяць тому +3

      Hello Emil, I hope this letter finds you well.
      Your writing is uninspiring and I can't click through it fast enough. Please retire. Thank you in advance

    • @AndrewBrownK
      @AndrewBrownK Місяць тому

      @@Highland-Gaming1 I haven’t bought another Bethesda game since Skyrim (except catching up on older elder scrolls) and yeah I will happily continue not buying their games. I like many other fans, not haters, want Bethesda to do better. If people criticizing their games makes you feel insecure about your own enjoyment, it’s probably because you know the criticisms are true, and/or are afraid for the criticisms to be learned true by the time you experience better games.

  • @darthxerox15
    @darthxerox15 Місяць тому +12

    This video just works

  • @TylerYourBro
    @TylerYourBro Місяць тому +21

    I just realized, after the disastrous Fallout 76 release, I remember thinking that Starfield was going to be the make or break for Bethesda. EVEN AFTER how disappointing Starfield was, we STILL have a glimmer of hope that Todd and the team will cook with TES6. The Todd effect

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +6

      The Todd effect is in full swing

    • @TrickyThe0ne
      @TrickyThe0ne Місяць тому

      The one of the developers a few weeks ago (don’t remember the guys name but he’s an important one) said it will disappoint fans like a week ago.

    • @GinSoakedBrain
      @GinSoakedBrain Місяць тому +1

      The abusive narcissist boyfriend effect.

  • @jabur81
    @jabur81 Місяць тому +2

    I’d be fine with just more Bethesda content, but you do you, man. I think your videos will be good regardless

  • @angelosophy
    @angelosophy 4 дні тому

    Whenever I play stellaris as a megacorporation, my first leader is always Todd Howard and my empire name is Bethesda. I truly believe if we encounter vast alien empires, he will be our best hope of selling them on the idea of our importance.

  • @RoiMateo
    @RoiMateo Місяць тому +3

    Fallout 76 was the breaking point for me. I didn't bought the game because I was not a fan of online gaming, but the disastrous lauch didn't go unoticed. The (new?) greediness of this company and all the lies were more obvious afterwards. I was a Bethesda fan and still enjoy their previous games to this day, but Todd is not able to sell me anything easily since Fallout 76. Too distrustful of an individual.

  • @jamesburke9865
    @jamesburke9865 29 днів тому

    Todd's an unthreathening, regular looking dude that we all feel we can relate to and feel like we can trust. He gives off the vibe that he loves what he's doing and is passionate about what he's showing us. The problem comes when he makes a while bunch of promises that he knows he can't keep or makes flat out lies. We forgive him because we all see ourselves in him. He's like white bread.

  • @chadreese9501
    @chadreese9501 Місяць тому +2

    This was enjoyable.

  • @ncrtrooper7153
    @ncrtrooper7153 Місяць тому +1

    Patrolling the Mojave almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter.

  • @jackgurney6961
    @jackgurney6961 Місяць тому +4

    Title makes it sound like he died

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +1

      Oh he’s alive and well

    • @calumlittle9828
      @calumlittle9828 Місяць тому

      I was so sad when I realised he was still alive.

  • @jacob7117
    @jacob7117 16 днів тому

    selling a bottle of wine at an AA meeting might be easier than you think lol

  • @FilipOrekhov
    @FilipOrekhov Місяць тому +2

    I havent enjoyed a Beth game since Fallout 4. But man I like Todd, I genuinely believe he loves making games, he is just spread too thin on too many projects.

    • @ilari90
      @ilari90 Місяць тому

      I think he has gone so long on the road with "keep it simple, stupid!" that it's becoming simple and stupid and he too.

  • @Zack29810
    @Zack29810 Місяць тому

    he really is likeable for some strange reason. for example, I'm starting to get pretty sick of Bethesda's laziness (Starfield) and greed (Fallout 76's paywalls) but I still can't dislike Todd. I want to, and I know I should, but I can't. the dude is just charming in a weird way, even while he's telling you lies. he would've been an incredible politician.
    and personally, I like that this is a Bethesda-focused channel. I also like that you don't stretch your videos out to be extremely long. thank you. for a lot of other channels, this video would've been like 40 minutes long or maybe even an hour. please always keep your videos around this length.

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +1

      Dude yes he 100% could be a politician 😂. And hey thanks! I do want to occasionally make long video essays but I’ll stick to the 9-12 minute range hopefully in the future

  • @Xpl0rerX
    @Xpl0rerX 4 дні тому

    I think you have a winning formula with Bethesda content. Endless material, nostalgia, etc. I like your videos. Are these 8 all you have ?

  • @_vlpin
    @_vlpin Місяць тому

    So true, man... I hate Bethesda now, but I just can't hate Todd. Despite everything, he's got that underdog in him.

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +1

      I’ve never said to myself while watching a game showcase event “Man I sure hope we don’t see Todd today”

    • @_vlpin
      @_vlpin Місяць тому

      @@HorseArmour I watch all of Todd's new announcements even if I don't care about new games.

  • @510DeshawnPlays
    @510DeshawnPlays Місяць тому +2

    16x the hype

  • @forthgoever
    @forthgoever Місяць тому +1

    Vision is just as important as the coding aspect - aligning both is where the magic happens .

  • @RachelLouren28
    @RachelLouren28 Місяць тому +2

    This video set back my therapy at least two months. Now I see Todd Howard in my dreams again.

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +1

      I’ll pay for your next few sessions

  • @JJGuidesUK
    @JJGuidesUK Місяць тому +1

    Something about Todd that really appeals to me, I really like him😅Just wish he would give us some ES6 updates every now and then…

    • @darthxerox15
      @darthxerox15 Місяць тому +1

      And encourage some more role-playing in his games x,x

  • @olsonbrandon91
    @olsonbrandon91 Місяць тому +2

    Yeah something about Todd for sure lol

  • @williamdistefano5698
    @williamdistefano5698 Місяць тому +1

    Ohhh... this is sure to rock ❤

  • @gratermccheesy9650
    @gratermccheesy9650 Місяць тому

    this is not a retrospective, but i like it.

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому

      Oh I know 😂 I felt it would be funny

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому

      Also thank you!!!

  • @tovarishleninade9436
    @tovarishleninade9436 Місяць тому

    By azura, by azura, by azura!. The tenth divine!, the sacred divine of the chess club

  • @ClellBiggs
    @ClellBiggs Місяць тому +1

    It's funny that you said he was a salesman (which is 100% true) and the Vault Tec salesmen in Fallout 4 was based on him. They knew what they were doing there. lol

  • @Daniel-wt9bh
    @Daniel-wt9bh Місяць тому

    I play Skyrim a lot. I love that game! I really hope TES6 makes me feel the same way...

  • @JataDaYokudan96
    @JataDaYokudan96 Місяць тому +1

    Todd Howard is my favorite snake oil salesman. He's been lying to me since I was a dewy eyed 10 year-old in '06.

  • @RaymanRocks822
    @RaymanRocks822 Місяць тому

    To be honest, I've never watched a Todd Howard presentation or interview. I've only ever seen him in video's like these or compilations or memes. Even still, I can't deny that his charisma is off the charts. I think that your last point is the main reason for that. Whenever he overpromises stuff, it isn't because he's trying to fool us to make money. It's because he's genuinely excited about whatever idea, concept or mechanic he's talking about. His mind is racing with all kinds of amazing possibilities and cool stuff, just like with fans. Unfortunately, the execution of anything he talks about is rarely as good as he makes it seem, but that's human. Getting overhyped is easy, and he's just as susceptible to it as any other fan. It's just that because of his position, that hype is going to be infecting hundreds of thousands of people and getting them just as excited as him. Which will unfortunately brand him a liar whenever a game inevitably falls short of expectations.
    Eventually reality always disappoints but that's only partially Todd's fault. He's not malicious about it. I just see him as that friend from school that convinces you to do all kinds of dumb stuff that you know isn't going to end well. You know it's not gonna be as good as he promises, you know the game is going to be buggy or a feature is going to end up a lot less impressive that he makes it sound. But he's your friend and you get convinced by his excitement anyway.
    Or maybe not, it's just the impression I always got from Todd 'The Godd' Howard.
    On the video topic subject, I came here for Bethesda stuff so I'm in favour of keeping it your main thing to talk about. Though you can of course do other stuff, I'd appreciate it if Bethesda and especially Elder Scrolls stay a core part of your channel.
    P.S. Oblivion run is going swell. About 60 hours in, Main quest is at Battle of Bruma and keeping it there for a while. I'm now in Garlas Malatar, about to put the Divine Smackdown on Umaril.

    • @dragonmummy1
      @dragonmummy1 Місяць тому

      Todd is like everyone’s favourite teacher - friendly, honest, knowledgeable. But you know, he looked us in the eye and told us that there were going to be 1000 planets to explore. That’s when I knew Starfailed was going to be crap. Now, either he believed it himself and he’s stupid, or he thinks we are. And he says Starfailed is the best game they’ve ever made: again, he’s either going senile or he’s lying to us in his friendly, relaxed “would I lie to you?” manner.

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому

      I appreciate your oblivion updates. As always your comments are a refreshing read ❤️❤️ KEEP THE PLAYTHROUGH GOING STRONG!!!

  • @mygetawayart
    @mygetawayart Місяць тому

    i'm always trying to be optimistically level headed about ESVI, to not necessarily fall into doom, cynicism and hopelessness, but also not dreaming up the universe and it's a way to manage expectations while imagining, within those contraints of what Bethesda is capable/willing to deliver, what the game could be like. So i was curious, would you be willing to make a video explaining your "optimistically level-headed" expectations for the new game? Most videos coming out are, in my opinion either too cynical or too unrealistic with what they expect or what they envision might happen.

  • @atrixtussand2369
    @atrixtussand2369 Місяць тому

    With BGS games you never know.. is it a bug?...or a feature?

  • @fzzy5739
    @fzzy5739 Місяць тому

    Analyzing Evil: Todd Howard

  • @0xNWM
    @0xNWM Місяць тому +1

    You mention bugs so many times but bugs are the least of Bethesda's games' problems.

  • @kagame192
    @kagame192 Місяць тому

    Todd Howard | A Quick Retrospective (8:16:54)

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому

      Shoulda been this long honestly

  • @spiritgaming1442
    @spiritgaming1442 Місяць тому +1

    The only problem i have with todd is that he has not fired Emil after 17 years of meh to bad bethesda writing.

    • @Mirthful_Midori
      @Mirthful_Midori 28 днів тому +1

      They were close friends in high school. Nepotism is considered a bad thing for a reason.

  • @numberonedad
    @numberonedad Місяць тому +3

    way too easy on him, he's just an unrepentant scammer

  • @Daniel-wt9bh
    @Daniel-wt9bh Місяць тому +1

    I like Bethesda stuff

  • @R-Byte-3D
    @R-Byte-3D Місяць тому

    Fun Fact: BS had a lead world and level designer, carrying the BS games but he left after the FO76 shitshow and now we only have Todd with no idea why „his“ games are stunning.

  • @lucaa420
    @lucaa420 Місяць тому +3

    I see Todd Howard as a salesman. He doesn’t make the products, at least not as actively as he used to. He says what the company wants him to say, but at the end of the day, he doesn’t deserve the hate he gets imo, that hate belongs to Emil Pagliarulo

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +2

      Agreed

    • @Mirthful_Midori
      @Mirthful_Midori 28 днів тому +1

      Emil Pagliarulo only has the job because of Todd Howard. Todd and Emil were friends in high school. Todd is ultimately the one enabling Emil's terrible decisions.

  • @PenumbranWolf
    @PenumbranWolf Місяць тому +6

    I've never much cared for Todd. He's not the reason Bethesda is where it is today. The three men responsible for that are Ken Rolston, Michael Kirkbride and Julien LaFay. They are responsible for the first three games that really put Bethesda in the map. Todd was a hatchet man brought in half way through Morrowind's development to shove it out the door before all the bills were due. He has proven he's not creative or talented enough to recapture what made Daggerfall and Morrowind truly special.

    • @Gabe_-pw7xv
      @Gabe_-pw7xv Місяць тому

      Todd was the project leader for Morrowind and he was involved in making Daggerfall

    • @PenumbranWolf
      @PenumbranWolf Місяць тому +3

      @@Gabe_-pw7xv No, he wasn't. On paper maybe, but according to people who were there, he was nominally involved with Daggerfall. The first three Elder Scrolls games were made by three core people, Christopher Weaver who founded the company, Ken Rolston who was the chief creative early on, and Julien LeFey who was and still is a genious hacker who wrote the code for the first two games and laid the framework for the engine that Bethesda uses to this day. They don't change it likely because they don't have a programmer half as talented anymore and cant. Most of the creative direction for Morrowind was from Ken Rolston and Micheal Kirkbride. Literally none of those people work at Bethesda anymore and they all left either during or just after Morrowind.
      Todd was brought into Morrowind halfway through development when the company was going under and his job was to shove it out the door as quickly as possible so they could try to pay as many bills as possible before the lights got turned off. The only game during that time that Todd had control over was Redguard and it sucked. That is the only game you should look at when you want to see what he is actually capable of.

    • @Gabe_-pw7xv
      @Gabe_-pw7xv Місяць тому

      @@PenumbranWolf Todd was the project leader for Morrowind from the start dude. Lefay had already left after Battlespire, there was no one else before Todd that was the project leader for Morrowind

    • @PenumbranWolf
      @PenumbranWolf Місяць тому +2

      @@Gabe_-pw7xv Morrowind was in development immediately after Daggerfall. It's slow production was a contributing factor to the studio almost closing along side Battlespire being lackluster and Redguard outright failing. LaFay was responsible for both the Daggerfall engine and the early work done to the Gamebryo engine to make it the Creation Engine that they still use. Todd was not a major contributing factor in the success or creative decisions of the good Bethesda games. He was just the one left holding the bag after the dust settled. His contributions to The Elder Scrolls have only ever been subtractive.

    • @Gabe_-pw7xv
      @Gabe_-pw7xv Місяць тому

      ​@@PenumbranWolf no, Morrowind's development started after Redguard. One of the most important creative decisions that Todd made for Morrowind was to set the game in Vvardenfell, instead of the entirety of Morrowind, so they wouldn't have to use procedural generation and instead make the landscape and environment hand-crafted. This decision is what made Morrowind and even Skyrim to have such immersive and unique locations to explore.

  • @unicyclepeon
    @unicyclepeon Місяць тому

    Just make videos on what you like. I'm picky and mostly only like Bethesda games, but I dont expect anyone to cater to my insanity :)

  • @PseudoNym13
    @PseudoNym13 Місяць тому

    The bugs are back

  • @NIL0S
    @NIL0S Місяць тому

    SIXTEEN times the detail

  • @animeesq4241
    @animeesq4241 Місяць тому +1

    I don't like Todd Howard. I used to like him, he's charismatic, but he regularly talks lies.

  • @notgoddhoward5972
    @notgoddhoward5972 Місяць тому

    In my defence.
    You wasnt even there.

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +1

      You scared me bc I thought you were Godd Howard but turns out you aren’t :/ :/

  • @GIOfgo
    @GIOfgo 29 днів тому

    I hate and love todd howard 😭

  • @KujiraFEl
    @KujiraFEl Місяць тому +1

    omg i hope he won't fuck up the tes 6

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому

      Stay strong

    • @KujiraFEl
      @KujiraFEl Місяць тому

      ​@@HorseArmouri don't get it😅

    • @gtfokthxbyecya
      @gtfokthxbyecya Місяць тому +1

      They will. Have you seen how they've fumbled and continue to fumble Starfield?

    • @KujiraFEl
      @KujiraFEl Місяць тому

      @@gtfokthxbyecya true

  • @swaggitypigfig8413
    @swaggitypigfig8413 Місяць тому +1

    How many times are youtubers going to beat this dead horse? Bethesda is long gone, we get it, Todd lied. Stop caring about Bethesda, why you all so obsessed?

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому

      “Cause there still some good left in this world Mr. Frodo”

    • @Mirthful_Midori
      @Mirthful_Midori 28 днів тому

      Why do you care if other people care? Two can play this game and it's pointless.

  • @verablack3137
    @verablack3137 Місяць тому

    Elon Musk made me appreciate Todd Howard more, both are corporate hype men, but Elon will absolutely just tell bold faced lies, sometimes even the same ones over and over again, but Todd will tell you the truth in such a way that it sounds like a good thing. He would tell us fully autonomous cars aren't going to be ready in two years and that is a good thing, and somehow make it sound believable instead of the Elon way of just saying it is two years away every year.

  • @AthulMiju
    @AthulMiju Місяць тому +5

    Stop glazing the dude so much. You should watch the dev diaries of Skyrim and see how they made it. Stop undervauing the work the devs put in. They were the real heros. Look at Bethesda now, the real devs left and all we are getting is slop.

    • @IbbyTaz
      @IbbyTaz Місяць тому +3

      Did you watch the full video?

    • @HorseArmour
      @HorseArmour  Місяць тому +4

      He probably saw that I never mentioned the hard works that developers put in and thought “oh HorseArmour must think that the devs don’t put in hard work”
      It’s the twitter effect

    • @AthulMiju
      @AthulMiju Місяць тому

      @@HorseArmour Atleast I am not a Bethesda D!ckrider lol

    • @garcemac
      @garcemac Місяць тому +2

      @@HorseArmour I think he started typing before the video even started.

  • @AnarchyJesus
    @AnarchyJesus Місяць тому

    Lol

  • @X3n0n36
    @X3n0n36 Місяць тому

    I still love the guy but not gonna spend a cent in any of his projects until I see something good

  • @Shadowhunterbg
    @Shadowhunterbg Місяць тому +1

    "Beloved". If i had to choose between saving a cockroach and this snake i would choose the roach anytime.

  • @calumlittle9828
    @calumlittle9828 Місяць тому

    We have a psychopath grifter on the team we can't get rid of, what do we do? Put him up front.