Overheard@E3: 'The pie will be mine'

by Ross Miller { Jul 16th 2008 at 9:45PM }

In an interview today (we'll have more from this later), Fallout 3 executive producer Todd Howard let us in on a little Bethesda family tradition. After the release of its games, the team holds a speed run contest to see who can get through the title the fastest (without cheating, of course). For Oblivion, Howard lost to the QA lead, who managed to best the Elder Scrolls RPG in 1 hour and 15 minutes.

"But this time [with Fallout 3]," he said, "the pie will be mine."

Tags: bethesda, e3, e3-2008, elder-scrolls, fallout, oblivion, pie

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

MN Guy @ Jul 16th 2008 9:49PM

Wow, an hour and 15 minutes! It took me like 4 months.

WiiFTW @ Jul 16th 2008 10:51PM

Here's a speed run of Oblivion in about 11 minutes.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Cfmdl9-tnSU

It involves glitches so it's not exactly legit yet still insane.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=m1IRxTN-_kU

Now a 7 minute 30 second run of Morrowind involving more glitches.

I'm part way through Oblivion so I haven't seen through the first and I never played Morrowind so I'm watching it now.

Dwag @ Jul 16th 2008 9:56PM

Well I'm just hear to say FATMAN is the best weapon of this whole console gen even better than the Lancer.

j.howlett @ Jul 16th 2008 9:59PM

i like pie

nelson @ Jul 16th 2008 10:17PM

The pie is a lie!

ugg.tryptophan @ Jul 17th 2008 12:07AM

no, the pie will be mine

exodus264 @ Jul 16th 2008 10:20PM

I hate to say it Todd but doesn't QA have a pretty distinct advantage since it's, you know, their job to play through the game and attempt to test all the possibilities in the game?

eldee @ Jul 16th 2008 10:40PM

I don't think he's denying it.. I think he's trying to tell us that he's *that* good. or something

At any rate, when I get Fallout 3 I won't be trying to finish it as fast as possible- I will be savoring the flavor. I plan to spend 80+ hours milking every last ounce of entertainment it has to offer heh.

Vladeon @ Jul 16th 2008 11:17PM

I don't know, judging from the G4TV footage of him playing through the game, he seems to have it pretty down pat. I bet the same QA guy wins it this time too, though. Something tells me that it'll be a lot harder to beat Fallout 3 quickly than Oblivion, seeing as how the enemies aren't scaled down to your level.