"Go back and play Morrowind and tell me that's the game you want to play again," says Skyrim lead, who thinks players "will cringe" at a possible remake

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The Bethesda veteran doubts the original source code still exists, anyway

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
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Remaking The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind comes with two theoretical problems, according to a former Bethesda Game Studios lead. One is that the company might not even have the original source code anymore. Two is that Bruce Nesmith, Skyrim's lead designer, thinks people would probably "cringe" playing the 20-year-old RPG.

"The problem with doing Morrowind is that I bet they don't have the original code," Nesmith guessed in an interview with Press Box. "The game is so old. I don't know if the original source code exists anymore. If it does, can you even compile it?"

"The other thing I would say is go back and play Morrowind and tell me that’s the game you want to play again," he then said, perhaps controversially. "We all have these fond memories of things that were pivotal moments in our gaming fantasy histories... but you go back and play a 20 year old game and you will cringe."

Kaan Serin
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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