Skyrim: The Creation Kit Experience
My latest trip back to Skyrim didn’t start with a dragon attack. It started with homework. Specifically, sitting down with a pen to watch a couple of hours worth of YouTube videos created by Bethesda, with the goal of transforming its Creation Kit from “Oh my god…” to “Oh, I see!” Skyrim is a world I’ve spent many, many hours exploring, questing my way through, and burning fools with fireballs for my own amusement and sometimes justice. I tinkered a bit with the previous version in Fallout: New Vegas, but that game’s world of radioactive dirt and cold metal simply has nothing on the epic sweeps of Tamriel’s chilliest corner. This is a land of magic and monsters. I’m already its saviour. Did I have what it took to be its master? Make no mistake, the Creation Kit is amazing – but it’s also incredibly intimidating. It’s the same tool that Bethesda itself used to create Skyrim (at least, officially – there’s always a chance it just pressed a big red ‘Make Game’ button and this is all a big ruse) and opening it up is to see the whole thing laid out in front of you. Every map. Every object. Every quest. Every marker. It’s all there to be played with, and in case you haven’t noticed, Skyrim is a pretty big game. Read more…
