A former Bethesda developer who worked on both Skyrim and all three of the studio's Fallout games says RPGs "live and die" on the strength of their story.
Jeff Gardiner served as project lead on Fallout 76, and also worked across Skyrim, Fallout 3, and Fallout 4. Before joining Bethesda during Oblivion, however, he also worked on Activision's 2005 Fantastic Four game. During an interview with the Boss Rush Network podcast, he was asked about the differences between making the game in someone else's IP, and getting to play around in a more original franchise.
