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Jun 16, 2023 12:53:31 GMT
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Post by Vandelay on Jun 16, 2023 12:53:31 GMT
She was like a candle in the wind: unreliable. If this is an Xbox exclusive (no PC) I might just have to buy a new console. Fable and Fable 2 were great. Very few blockbuster games have British humour. Ayoade's involvement is a game changer given I trust him not to have got himself involved in anything humiliatingly bad. Has anything been exclusive to XBox and had no PC release? I just assumed everything shown at the showcase was coming to PC as well. |
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Jun 19, 2023 10:12:10 GMT
Post by britesparc on Jun 19, 2023 10:12:10 GMT
AFAIK all first-party games come to PC as well. I'm pretty sure that's their whole policy now. Most (all?) have "Play Anywhere" features on Game Pass.
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Oct 13, 2023 16:09:10 GMT
Post by Blue_Mike on Oct 13, 2023 16:09:10 GMT
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Oct 13, 2023 17:03:24 GMT
Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 13, 2023 17:03:24 GMT
He should look back at the development of Godus and the cube thing
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Post by britesparc on Oct 27, 2023 10:51:32 GMT
I used to really love Molyneux and all his batshit swing-for-the-fences ideas; he was like the British Kojima. And the games he worked on were frequently extraordinary, from his early Bullfrog days right up to the Xbox (Fable II is probably still my favourite Xbox game).
But all the stuff since he formed 22 Cans has been weird, sort of derivative, and occasionally problematic. I don't think I'll ever have the affection for him that I did ten, twenty, thirty years ago, but I do hope he can make at least one genuinely great game again. Reading over that blog, it's interesting to see his thought process as he goes back over the past and mulls future ideas.
Although I do wonder if he's even allowed to set a game in "Albion" anymore.
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Post by EMarkM on Oct 27, 2023 11:31:39 GMT
I really enjoyed reading the blog; thanks for posting it here.
I've always had a soft spot for Peter, and have a great deal of respect for his achievements.
I even genuinely enjoyed my time with Curiosity: What's Inside The Cube?
I think a lot of the problems that surround him (and it touched me deeply when he mentioned mental health issues following press articles) do stem from the "angry-young-man-entitled-gamer" phenomenon.
I'm happy to let the guy have his crazy ideas, create whatever comes, and allow us to enjoy his worlds once more.
I do feel bad for the chap who "won" Curiosity, but honestly don't believe that the situation was entirely Peter's fault (whilst accepting that he was, of course, ultimately responsible for it still).
I hope that he produces something amazing, surprising, enlightening.
I also have this urge to return to Fables 1 and 2 suddenly – they're a damned sight better than Starfield...
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Post by hicksy on Oct 27, 2023 16:00:03 GMT
Guildford Gaming industry godfather.
/doffs hat
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Oct 27, 2023 16:41:28 GMT
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Post by Reviewer on Oct 27, 2023 16:41:28 GMT
It can’t be that Albion (unless he’s bought rights to it) but it can be an Albion as that’s just an old other name for Britain.
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Jun 9, 2024 19:31:34 GMT
Post by Blue_Mike on Jun 9, 2024 19:31:34 GMT
Read a YouTube comment that said "Jeremy, help, I've accidentally run to Oakvale" and laughed for nearly a solid minute.
That barely glimpsed figure right at the end could have been a new version of Jack Of Blades, perhaps?
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Jun 9, 2024 19:32:24 GMT
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Post by baihu1983 on Jun 9, 2024 19:32:24 GMT
Making me think we have to play as her rather than make our own character?
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Jun 9, 2024 20:45:54 GMT
Post by Blue_Mike on Jun 9, 2024 20:45:54 GMT
Probably on pre-rendered video stuff, if their track record is anything to go by. |
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Post by hicksy on Jun 9, 2024 21:22:49 GMT
Along with TES this is my highest hope MS game brewing. Pleeease don’t f*ck it up!
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Jun 9, 2024 23:04:10 GMT
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Post by britesparc on Jun 9, 2024 23:04:10 GMT
Making me think we have to play as her rather than make our own character? No, I think the "she" that was mentioned is the bad guy, and the woman who has popped up as a hero in both trailers so far will just be your customisable player character. Anyway, this continues to look amazing and my expectations are though the roof. |
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Post by Mr Wonderstuff on Jun 10, 2024 8:52:16 GMT
Super Hans in Fable - sign me up.
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Post by dangerousdave on Jun 10, 2024 8:53:24 GMT
Only if they have a scene where you need to free yourself from a bathroom by kicking the door down.
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Post by hicksy on Jun 10, 2024 9:17:52 GMT
Hans down the best trailer from the show.
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Post by oldskooldeano on Jun 10, 2024 9:30:13 GMT
It’s heartwarming to read some level headed respect for Peter Molyneux in here. For us older types he really is the flag bearer for British games development. Many of the games he (Bullfrog et. al.) were seminal and groundbreaking. It’s hard to replicate genius across decades and no doubt he’s made a few mis-steps along the way, but new ideas don’t always work out and if you shove a microphone in front of people with the expectation that they represent development then don’t be surprised if at times people say things that don’t pan out. Enthusiasm over pragmatism.
For me he is a legend. Like has been said, a king of the Guildford scene.
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Jun 10, 2024 9:34:06 GMT
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Post by Jambowayoh on Jun 10, 2024 9:34:06 GMT
You can respect him AND his team's work while still being realistic and calling out his career long bullshit that he's peddled. Enthusiasm can only be an excuse for so long.
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Jun 10, 2024 10:17:34 GMT
Post by hicksy on Jun 10, 2024 10:17:34 GMT
Bulldogshit. I’ll take a bag.
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Jun 10, 2024 18:20:43 GMT
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Post by britesparc on Jun 10, 2024 18:20:43 GMT
Bullfrogshit, surely?
I think his over-excited promises, whilst frustrating (especially for his teams...), are basically forgivable. His recent slide into more hucksterish stuff, and peddling NFTs and the like, I find more problematic.
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Post by Duffmangb on Jun 11, 2024 14:19:40 GMT
Only if they have a scene where you need to free yourself from a bathroom by kicking the door down. Just don't mention crack, Hans loves Crack  |
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