GamerZines writes:
There are few developers that can captivate a crowd as effectively as Peter Molyneux.
The mind behind such successful franchises as Theme Park, Fable, Populous and others delivered a keynote at Rezzed (Rock Paper Shotgun's indie and PC games showcase) and in it he focused on why he decided to leave the cosy setup he had at Microsoft to found his own studio, 22 Cans.
Molyneux being Molyneux, he delivered his reasons in a typically charismatic style and rather than us watering down the passionate sentiments shared during the forty-minute presentation to around two hundred attendees, we decided to let the man himself explain why he's gone back to being an independent developer.
Project currently codenamed MOAT.
Imagine a game where Peter Molyneux presents an extraordinary set of ideas that players will enjoy for years to come. Now imagine that this particular game will come out because it will never exist.
One of the biggest reveals at this year's Xbox Games Showcase was the latest Fable trailer. After a lengthy stint of silence, Playground Games gave us a look at bits of the title, albeit in a trailer that was mostly made up of CGI nonsense headlined by comedian Richard Ayoade, who is playing a rather frustrated giant.
Molyneux asked about what he thought about the Fable reveal.
From Xfire: "Remember when you'd buy a game and... that was it? You got the full experience by purchasing the full product one time. "
Damn, Train Simulator is costing the big bucks. That game is kinda fun but not if you purchase all the DLC.
"All the DLC - Train Simulator 2020, $10,145"
No wonder we're witnessing an increasing number of ports from PC to consoles, you can't nickel and dime PC owners with all their mods over there, lol
"Legatus Pack - Star Citizen $27,000"
Ouch!
Planet Calypso - Entropia Universe, $6,000,000
WTF...?!
He was most exciting at Bullfrog, not now :S
Imagine how full of s*** listening to a conversation between him and Patcher would be :|
I agree in terms of the various new control schemes we've seen over the past few years and the possibilities they bring, but as for the 'indie' studios.. I'm yet to play anything that's got me too excited about them..
This guy(molyneux)! He keeps saying this and that and doesn't provide anything to the table!!!
I remember this guy in the good old days, before he dissapeared up his own ass. How the mighty fall :(