Certain opinions are so widespread, and so oft-repeated, that I kind of get tired of hearing them even when I share them. For instance, the notion that the version of Cyrodiil we got in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion was a bland, Tolkien-ised thing compared to the descriptions of the province we got in earlier games. I agree, but also I've read variations of that take so much over the last nearly 20 years that I really struggle to care all that strongly about it anymore (and hey, I still like Oblivion a lot; more than I like Skyrim, even).
But I guess I can make an exception when the person saying it is former Bethesda loremaster and Skyrim co-lead designer Kurt Kuhlmann (via GamesRadar). Kuhlmann sat down with Kiwi Talkz recently for a big ol' chat about his life and times at Bethesda, where he worked from 1996 to 1998, then again from 2003 to 2023. Long story short? Hey, Kuhlmann wanted to #KeepCyrodiilWeird too.
