Kotaku chat with Molyneux at GDC
"It's a little after 9 a.m. and Molyneux is standing by a desk. A nearby television is showing the back of some hero, a sword and a long rifle crossed on his back. The sound of wind and birds fills the room from the game, Fable 2.
As we wait, I ask Molyneux the obvious question: Are you gunshy, I say, talking about discussing your upcoming games' big ideas? You know, since Fable and the whole tree thing.
"I am the most nervous I've ever been in my career," Molyneux says. "I'm going to talk about this feature and it's a scary one for me. There's a big chance that I'll show it and they won't get it. They'll turn around and say, 'OK, what about the big weapons.'"
After everybody arrives Molyneux launches into his pitch..."
The Outerhaven writes: Being fans of Fable, we decided to do an in-depth retrospective on the Fable franchise, exploring its choices, consequences, tone, and lasting impact on RPG design.
The Outerhaven writes: An in-depth retrospective on the Fable franchise, exploring its choices, consequences, tone, and lasting impact on RPG design.
The Xbox 360 was a fantastic console in its day with some truly classic titles, but what are the seven best games for the console?
I'll go with,
Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Culdcept Saga, Shadow Complex, Ace Combat 6 with the flight stick,A Kingdom for Keflings, A World of Keflings.
Bonus Kinect Games: Happy Action Theater and Sesame Street.
*Skyrim was so bad on PS3 that it almost deserves to be #1*
Ah yes, Shadow Complex! Good indies back in the day. Summer of Arcade. I enjoyed Trials Evolution as well.
Was this made by a.i.? No human being would put Shadowrun, Fable III, and Splinter Cell: Conviction into a list of the 7 best Xbox 360 games.
Would love to play Ace Combat6 on PlayStation, but Xbox decided to buy exclusivity and keep it off a competing platform.
The only mainline game I never played except for one level at a friends place. Game sold less than any other in the series if I remember correctly.
360 had Namco hitters AC6 and RR6... both quality titles. You should at least bust out the 360 for AC6 if you can score the flight stick. Its great.
When the current gen XBOX offering is so lacking people need to refer to games released two generations back....
It's a nostalgia peice same reason we get thousands of YouTube videos on sega genisis. Something people have fond memories for but the era is long gone.
It's xboxs golden year imo it was their genisis years the time where they stuck it to the market leaders Sony.
They stuck nothing. Sony screwed themselves giving Xbox an opening. They would have gotten the usual smack down if the PS3 had launched at $399 and was easier to develop for.
I think even Mr. Molyneux is a little worried about some features being loved is understandable. After his last outting he left me rather disappointed. Many features were promised, and although some made it into the game his mouth wrote many checks the game did not cash. Now, if you do some research this guy has been creating more fundamentally amazing games for many years. You would be surprised by some of the games attributed to him. These include: Populous 1&2, Black & White 1&2, Theme Park, The Movies, Entrepreneur, Fusion, Powermonger, Syndicate, Magic Carpet, Hi-Octane, Dungeon Keeper, and Fable. That is a rather impressive list with many hits, and like any artist he is very critical of his works. He probably felt like he let his fans down (and in my opinion he did, as I expect more from the man). I think the dog system will be amazing and I'm not a huge fan of the sword/gun mix a la Final Fantasy Series, This game does look interesting and applaud what is annouced. I just recommend the game keep some of these promises including being much larger and longer, as another 15 romp will be unacceptable...
100X greater then that of Fables, outstanding!
I believe all of Mr. Molyneux's visions will come to pass this time, even though the game may not be released until Christmas '08. Can't wait! :~)