E3: Fable: The Journey Demo Was a "Horrendous Mistake," Says Molyneux
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I honestly don't get where all the hate for Molyneux is coming from. I mean sure, he seems to always promise more than is possible, but all of his games are at least above average (Black & white blew my mind when it came out and Fable games just ooze charm). And I have to say, from what i' ve seen The Journey looks way better than any other kinect game so far.
Given the last time this guy played with Lego he came up with Populous I fully support this suggestioncrimsonshrouds said:
And let us never forget that Peter has had a huge impact on humanity, if only with his invention of dogs -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjzTPFRITrQ
But, seriously, I've been sick of his promises ever since I bought Black and White. I can't help feel that he's locked into trying to add new elements to games that use pretty traditional styles these days. It'd be nice to see him go back to his roots, find a great idea and just run with it.
And by great idea I don't mean - 'Hey isn't Red Dead Redemption popular? That had horses... Hey I've invented something called a horse! Come on guys, let me tell you all about it.'
I would honestly not be surprised if he's got you moving analogue sticks with your feet. At least I hope he'd still consider doing something that mentalvivster said:
In full agreeal with you there.Woodsey said:
In the first game you had a fun character development system, you often had fights that, while not being difficult, at least gave some sense of challenge and the magic system was so much more varied! I've never forgiven his taking the teleport spell out of the game. Nothing more exhilarating than being a tall, bearded muscular warrior in full plate armour, wielding a rune-covered to handed sword all while telporting behind all over the battlefield.
Molyneux isn't ambitious, and hasn't been for a long time. He just enjoys bullshitting people into believing that his games are original in any way (I mean Fable 2 and 3, Black and White was great. Not so much the second one though...). I mean, what kind of boring regency was that in Fable 3?
Peter just needs to realise he needs to stop making Fable. It had it's time - the first game. Now each game is just progressively getting worse and worse. He needs to unplug the life support from poor, mangled Fable and just let it die.
The first game was great, the second way okay (closer to bad than good though), third was awful, fourth doesn't even look appealing this time.
The first game was great, the second way okay (closer to bad than good though), third was awful, fourth doesn't even look appealing this time.
I stopped taking anything Peter says at face value after he over-promised on Fable and it didn't deliver half of what he claimed. Fable was still a fun game, but not even close to being the big open world of adventure he'd talked up.
Did anyone notice that Fable 3's storyline was a big display about how in the real world it's hard to keep your promises! Lol Peter if that's the case STOP MAKING THEM in the first place.
Really he has always sabotaged his own games by overhyping them and now he is backpeddeling away from a demo that his own company organised.
We get shown the demo nothing else, what exactly did he think people were going to assume about the game?
Really he has always sabotaged his own games by overhyping them and now he is backpeddeling away from a demo that his own company organised.
We get shown the demo nothing else, what exactly did he think people were going to assume about the game?
Well, if nothing else it's refreshing for someone to admit failure right off the bat, and I'll take terribly misguided ambition over no ambition any day.