He sacrificed his career as a lawyer by working 80 hours a week to create a video game from a Skyrim mod!

2023-08-14 17:45:00

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Since its release in 2011, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim has been a worldwide success thanks to its vast fantasy universe, and its freedom to explore. Developped by Bethesda Game Studios, this open-world role-playing game has redefined the standards of the genre, offering players an epic adventure within a world rich in detail and possibility. The title has become a reference in the video game world, and has even changed the lives of some fans.

Skyrim pushes a former lawyer to become a developer!

Great video game player, especially Skyrim, Nick Pearcea lawyer by profession, embarked on the creation of a MOD on his favorite game in 2012. After many years of work, in parallel with his demanding job, the Australian finally released his scenario of more than 35,000 words in 2015. You have no doubt recognized him, he is indeed the creator of The Forgotten Cityan adventure that takes you back to ancient Rome, to discover the mysterious city.

This MOD has been the first to receive the “Australian Writers’ Guild” award the same year, accounting over 3 million downloads. The Forgotten City has caused a lot of talk, to the point of giving its creator the idea of ​​making it a full-fledged video game. Pearce then made a decision that would change his life, he had decided to devote himself entirely to the development of his game, to the detriment of his career as a lawyer.

The Forgotten City is available on Steam

Released in July 2021 following more than 9 years of writing, Nick Pearce has finally realized his dream, to make his MOD Skyrim a full-fledged and complete video game. And this bet turned out to be the right one, since the game that is available on Steam in particular, brings together nearly 97% positive reviews. Many newspapers like IGNor The Guardianawarded him excellent marks, making his hard work a true model of success and courage.

However, Pearce had to work almost 80 hours a week, and call on many professionals to achieve its ends. The studio Modern Storyteller was therefore created to meet his needs, and the former lawyer even went so far as to call on experts from Pompeii to be as faithful as possible to historical reality in his story.

Nick Pearce gives us all a great lesson, that of always believing in our dreams, even if sacrifices are often necessary. When you are motivated and ready to put in the effort to achieve your passion, you will be rewarded, or at least proud of yourself. The Forgotten City is also available on PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.

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