Bethesda are without a doubt the most ambitious fantasy developers of the last few years. Their Elder Scrolls series is best known for its open sandbox style that brings with it fantastic graphics, depth and brilliant storytelling that are all crafted into a seamless classic within each instalment. While fans of the series are no doubt excited that they can soon play Skyrim there have recently been murmurs of what could have been.
Tod Howard the series executive producer revealed in a recent interview that his team had apparently turned down an opportunity to make the official games based on George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Fire and Ice novels.
The fanbase for these books has grown considerably since the debut of the popular adaptation series on HBO, and many devotees have begged for a game worthy of the source material. Howard explained that the studio are already massive fans of the property and were very close to making it a reality. I mean who wouldn’t want to wander a Bethesda created Westeros?
‘We were actually asked a while ago to turn those books into games’, said Howard who found that the property had a lot of similarities to their Elder Scrolls series.
Obviously A Game of Thrones is a large story that has now progressed into a 6 book series (the third instalment has been cut into two books) and it certainly seems like a money spinner. Howard agrees but found that although the partnership was very tempting the team were too invested in their own IP that they didn’t want to take the project on.
Bethesda have always been keen to create their own worlds and invested many hundreds of hours into the story of Tamriel. It is a shame that the studio turned down this opportunity as I’m sure many fans would think they were the perfect candidates for the job. If it means that Skyrim would have suffered though I’m glad we will be experiencing their own world in the way it was intended. Maybe Bethesda will rethink their options once they complete the release of Skyrim on 11th November this year.
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