Peter Molyneux interview

Peter Molyneux has admitted to OXM that "there's low spots in Fable II"

Amongst the problems he is quoted talking about include the lip-sync, animation, navigation and the dog that accompanies you. Molyneux also says that there are "low spots."

"It's no one's fault that these low spots are there, it's just there's a lot to this game," he explains.

[Splenda14]

why does not fix this low spots

[mohib-uddin7986532]

Is this guy trying to be modest even before the game comes out? when somones modest it mostly means "somone thinks" highly of his (peter molenyoux) work

he gives me the impression that "he" think people will really really love his game !

he probably thinks people will think highly of his work !!! ignorant ?

[Rick Astley]

Too late to fix those "low spots" lol. The game went gold weeks ago.

Peter Molyneux is very arrogant. He thinks his games are "scientific achievements" even though he's never made a game that scored above 90% on Metacritic. He also believes that he's the king of innovation. Kinda reminds me of Denis Dyack. Now I've heard from various sources that Fable 2 has frame rate issues but I won't say Too Fable just yet 'cause I don't think Fable 2 will be as bad as the abomination known as Too Human. ;)

[HighDefinition]

To say about your own game.

Not saying it`s gonna be the same thing, but......this sounds alot like something Denis Dyack would say about Too Human. He said wierd statements like that before it`s release.

[MURKERR]

doesnt surprise me dvd9 is old-gen

get ready for the FEEBLE 2 comments

[Saint Sony]

Especially the ones with loads of content and story.
In most games these these "low spots" are environmental detailing etc, but sometimes more important issues are passing quality control while still unpolished.

I have high hopes for Fable II, but news like these does not make me happy.

[FreestyleBarnacle]

Mr. Astley, go back to the day when Populous was released and tell me Molyneux never innovated. You remember 1989 don't you? When you had a career. Go forward to Magic Carpet and look at some scientific achievement.
P.S. Sorry about the career jibe, it was a low blow but the timing was to perfect to resist.

[Amsterdaam]

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[marinelife9]

I actually thought that was rather big of him to admit before the game actually comes out.

[Scrooge]

Did anyone even read the damn article? Or just look at the title and comment. The title of this article was only one sentence in the whole interview. Read it, he says great things about Fable 2.

[MiloGarret]

maybe he was just being honest? I don't know, seems like a cool and honest guy in this interview where he talks about random stuff: http://www.joystiq.com/2008...

[TheDude2dot0]

This is strange. Usually developers want to say their games are good. I'm not really sure what this guy is trying to accomplish.

[BlackTar187]

One was weak be honest its was way over rated but this looks sweet. Give it a chance people just because you don't like it doesn't mean its garbage or flopped whatever you want to say. I hope some of you ahter realize someday that this bicking and hate for a console in specfic is stupid and your only screwing yourself in the end. I hope you do it before to long so you can see all around what a great thing is to be openminded and hit with all these titles. instead of ebing limited and forced to hate.

[madmike]

fu..k off back up sonys a.ss crack

[PimpHandStrong]

i havent read one comment here and this is long past debate time

This is very very clever!

If Kojima came out and told us all "Yea the movies can get long but i had to tie up lose ends" ppl whould have had no where to take the FLAMEBAIT

in fact

ppl would have been in more AWE of the just plain "hugeness" of the story!

is hugeness a word...haha

[Rick Astley]

Failble 2.

[silverchode]

get ready with the ytmd sites :)

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[[Feeble II]]

[AngryXbot]

Didnt I said this before?

8 out of 10. And thats being generous.

[rawd]

Flopble 2

[Blu Ray3]

What's with the Sony fanboy tripe in here on this 360 thread.
A lot of threatened SDF members in here.
Fable 2 will be wonderful when it's released to the world.

[Killjoy3000]

Although I know this game won't meet the same fate as games like Too Human, Peter's comment has Dennis Dyack written all over it lol. It just brings me back to the post Too Human days.

[The gaming GOD]

Molyneux didn't go to a forum and draw a battle line and say " are you for or against Fable 2" like Dennis Dyack did.

With all the negativity Too Human was getting even before Dyack did that, him doing what he did was the icing on the cake.

Molyneux is humble whereas Dyack was just flat out stupid

[Killjoy3000]

I'm well aware of the important figure that Peter Molyneux is, and his position in the industry. I'm simply stating that that line is something Dennis Dyack would state.

[The gaming GOD]

I agree it does sound very much like something Dyack would say. No argument there. I just meant he is far more humble about it than Dyack

[LinuxGuru]

Somebody should tape Peter Molyneux's mouth shut until the game is released.

He just ends up filling people with disappointment.

[NewSchoolGamer]

Too Human all over again? LOL J/K, I expect Fable 2 to be a good game and get above average around the "B" score.

The game looks awesome and I wish it was on the PS3. But honestly I'm gonna be too busy with LBP to even remind myself about that game.

[shutupandplay]

Fuuny, I`ll be too busy playing a cool story, leveling up my characters and doing side quests to worry about making a sackboy jump around.

[Silogon]

Fable 2 is oging to be amazing even with "low" spots. Hell, GTA4 was a low spot and it was still well recived by you morons. Fable2 is going to kill anything on the Ps3 this year. It is my go to game and probably the 1 game I was really looking forward to all year. Maybe cos it is offering up, you know... something other than shooting someone in 1st person or nano armor and cheap, generic, characters forged in a war setting.

Fable 2 cripples anything coming for the Ps3 and xbox 360 and wii combined. Gears of war 2, Resistance 2, Motorstorm 2, nothing can match it.

[HipHopGamerShowFan]

Uh Siligon, LBP outmatches anything this year.

[Silogon]

Uh, no. Maybe for you, but for me, no. LBP seemed more broad than it really is. LBP is nothing more than a create your own obsticle course game and that's it. there won't be much you can do with it outside of what they want you to do with it.

You won't be able to make flying levels and or add new mechanics into the game. You won't be able to create an action game or a fighting game, man. This is all down to restricted mechanics. The same ones they use in the game for their levels.

LBP could have been great and maybe someday they will take the root idea and expand it into more creative and flexible ways, but right now... LBP is nothing more than a user generated create your own obsticle course game. Point A to point B.

Sad but true and until anyone of you can prove otherwise to me, it's the way it is.

[Sony Rep]

WTF are you talking about?! It's a P.L.A.T.F.O.R.M.E.R

Why the fcck would want to create an action game?!

fccking douche bag!

[HipHopGamerShowFan]

Siligon, you not really looking on how big LBP is.

[bouncybullet]

LBP will be cool for about 20 minutes.

I'll buy it if it's $15.

How anyone could even think of comparing that piece of crap to Fable II...?

Pathetic. You are not a gamer. And you should be slapped across the face.

Twice.

[LikAChicken]

Umm why are you comparing a platformer with an RPG? Different genres, different potential buyers, and it ultimately boils down to different tastes. You realize TRUE gamers understand different flavors of games. I understand you would rather buy LBP in a bargain bin, but please don't diss it in the process. It looks like a good "tried and true" platformer.

~I am a gamer...who likes to respect games~

[Sony Rep]

I guess the 360 is really becoming a last-gen machine, then.

[Willio]

"If we just start with Fable 2, then there's Fallout, and after Fallout there's Gears Of War and then there's Banjo Kazooie and God knows what else, and that's just on the 360 and in the space of three weeks."

Xbox360 has 3 exclusives, 1 multiplatform for the Xmas Line up then nothing else according to Peter.

[bouncybullet]

he was listing the games that hes looking forward to.

fallout is the only game i'm looking forward to on PS3.

[Sony Rep]

The 360 can't even run a sh!tty game like Fable?

LOL

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[[poor molyneux,he is damage controlling his game like dennis dyack]]

[bouncybullet]

and like Kojima.

idiot.

Nobody ever cared about Too Human in the first place.

MGS4 is the only exclusive game worth owning for PS3.
Get over it.

[INehalemEXI]

I expect Fable 2 to be the RPG that brings satisfaction. Untill other RPG's like Star Ocean 4, WKC, and FF13 drop. What ive seen of it looks good to me. Im not as excited for it as I am for an FF release but its up there.

The first was good but like he said flawed. I think I know what he means by low spots and I think its not always easy for a dev to build that excitement and keep that momentous epic feeling going through out your entire experience of the game. Few games achieve that.

It takes masterfull story telling and a game built to unravel itself over time just right so that your always content with your gameplay at any given moment while playing. Keep the player on his/her toes and eager to explore.

Edit: Or Not, I could be mistaken.

[Rock Bottom]

You're expecting too much.

[VMAN_01]

"I think the lip-sync is pretty bad, you know, the quality of the animation falls off, you know, quite a lot, I think the navigation can be a bit dodgy sometimes, I think the dog can... get a bit fractured sometimes. But those are sideline issues, you're not going care about those, they're technical issues, and I wish we'd had time to polish every single tiny second of the game."

WTF is he for real?

[InMyOpinion]

And after that he said:

"But you don't want me to do that, you want an experience, and what I'm most happy with is the experience that people are getting when they play through this game. And the only people that have played through this game is the team that's worked on it, and they're the ones that normally turn round to me and say, "What the **** were you playing at!?" And they're the ones now in Fable 2 and everybody at Lionhead said Fable is different to any other game they've played before, it's a unique experience and it's better. The game is actually better than they thought it would be."

[InMyOpinion]

The quote is completely taken out of context. Interesting interview though.

[RageofReaper]

big whoop. hes worked hard on it, he can have an opinion. he believes he's created something memorable and worthwhile, well good on him for having a pop at it.

some gaming fans are just so hypocritical. you piss and moan at every yearly update with EA, you fly off when one of your beloved system exclusive games is slated as been mediocre, and here someone is, with the sheer audacity to attempt to make something abit different within the RPG genre, and all you can do is call the guy arrogant for believing in his own product!

shocking. its not even out yet, and some are giving it scored! one poster was on about it been a 'B'. how the f*ck would you know!!

if only more developers came out willing to admit mistakes.hes clearly not saying that the lip syncing is the worst in th world, but he is been over critical, as a perfectionist may be.

if your buying fable for lip syncing tech, then you obviously dont quite 'get' the idea of the game. oblivions lipsyncing was pretty much the worst next gen attempt so far, and look at how that game turned out.

so far, those who have played it have been very impessed. fable, for all its let downs, as a tremendously fun (if not quite epic) game, that yes, dissapointed in many ways. he sounds confident hes put some of that damage right now though, can we not just wait until its out before we start calling the guy arrogant. if you cant have confidence in your own game, that what can you do, eh

[InMyOpinion]

Great comment. Bubbles!

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Hardcore bubbles.

[IWentBrokeForGaming]

Im glad he can nock his game, too many devs talk their stuff up and it either turns out great/good but not amazing! he learned this with Fable 1... more devs should take a hint from this admission by Peter. Lots of Devs talk all this "big" talk, when in all actuality they could use a few viagra!

Edit = I also see Sony Fanboys in here blabbing off on Too Human when they don't own a 360 or have likely not played it even at a friends house. They can't forget about Too Human, I didn't forget about Haze!

[TheColbertinator]

^^^^^

A lot of Sony fans on this website

[WIIIS1]

You know a game has a lot of potential when the droids feel threatened.

[KiddyBrownTurd]

and they are scared SH1TLESS.

fable 2 > anything on PS3

[Jandre02]

But with the game still not being released, how can you say that? Will Fable 2 get 10/10 from IGN or Gamespot? Most likely not, if the developer is already doing damage control.

IT will probably be very good, but MGS4 already set the bar pretty high this year, and LBP also looks damn good. They are in different genre's of course, but MGS4 is the best action shooter...well ever and LBP could be the new Mario.

Fable 2 looks great, but it won't be the best RPG ever (maybe not even of the year if Fallout 3 is good). I mean I am starting to like the 360 a little more with its price and Gears 2 coming out, but don't set yourselves up like you did with Too Human and Infinite Undiscovery.

It seems like this year we have swapped rolls. Its sad that the only definite positive Xbox360 news of late is that they are getting discounted. If Fable 2 does not perform above 9's, that leaves only one exclusive left for the year that many Xbox360 fans said would be ruled by the 360. The PS3 still has quite a few aces up their sleeves this year, and next year is just a massacre.

[Marquis_de_Sade]

sure, the early part of next year will be strong for SONY, but I personally feel MS is keeping something big hidden, its drawn its release calender in and has made some strange moves, hopefully something big is announced.

[DevastationEve]

I'm betting on it getting some pretty heralding commendations! It's been shaping up to be one pretty good looking game (graphics are astounding). I just hope combat really got fine tuned (I played Lost Chapters on PC w mouse and keyboard). Anyways, I'm sure it's be magically lifting wallets, come this October.

(damn, I have to start making games too.)

[DevastationEve]

They must Like Fable!

[PureGamer]

Kojima was doing the exact same thing with his game.

[TheColbertinator]

That's right.Then I hope Fable 2 will be as grand as MGS4.

MGS4...I don't think I've played such a great game in a long time.

[PureGamer]

same mgs4 was brilliant.

[iHEARTboobs]

MGS4 really felt epic.

[titntin]

The whole article appears to have been withdrawn.

[PirateThom]

Even if Molyneux never delivers on like 75% of what he promises in his games, the outcome is usually an enjoyable experience. Fable was not what he promised, but it was still a good game. I already have Fable 2 pre-ordered, can't wait.

[Marquis_de_Sade]

Can't wait for this game, will be buying a 360 for this the day it comes out :D Co-op online with friends will be great no doubt. Dam, this is a great year for games, shame a lot of people on this site are too narrow minded to enjoy some of them by alligning themselves to and supporting a facless company only looking to rob your wallet of all its belongings.

[die_fiend]

He's just being honest probably, even tho he wasn't in the past. Like Pirate said, Fable 1 was still a good game and this one's shaping up to be far superior. U can't compare this 2 Too Human or Dyack cos that's just a poor game that look 10 years to make. This took a normal amount and according to hands-on impressions is looking very promising unlike the Too Human impressions which predicted it would be as bull as it was.

[divideby0]

he may be nitpicking...but saying "its no ones fault" (dugh who made the game) is another stupid comment from PM, who at least has learnt not to ramble on as much as he did with Fable 1

[borgome]

I ram my fist into this guys stomach, that ought to shut him up.

[- The Corrupt -]

He knows his game has faults, and he's openly admitting them. While it smells like a little arrogance on his part, I think it's refreshing that a guy as vocal about his pride and joy isn't making it out to be the greatest thing since sliced bread.

[bouncybullet]

You must not know the meaning of arrogance.

He's pointing out tiny things that nobody would even notice.

It's called honesty.

Every single HANDS ON preview has stated that the game is great.
This game is going to be amazing, Molyneux knows it, but doesn't boast at all.

Go google arrogance.

[LeonSKennedy4Life]

Maybe he's just trying to be modest. Honestly, you're probably all taking it the wrong way. Give him the benefit of the doubt.

[CoryPGL]

He definitely appears to be doing some back-peddling this time. I have no doubt that Fable 2 will sell very well, and I expect to enjoy it quite a bit. Despite it's flaws, and the fact that it was way over-sold, Fable was an entertaining game.

It's biggest competition this time around comes in the form of a number of holiday release games Molyneux mentions, such as Gears of War 2, Fallout, and a number of other highly anticipated titles.

It's a good fall/winter to be a gamer.

[creeping judas]

when Kojima (or who ever it is) said that he rates his new game Metal Gear Solid game 2 of 10. You guys were all like "what a nice guy" "he is so modest" "you are the 2nd coming of jesus"

now, Peter M. does the same to get a bit of sympathy. and you guys are bashing him for saying basically the same thing Kojima said.

strange?

[Xi]

every game has problems, even your final fantasy 7's, zelda:oot's, mario, mgs.

Not game is perfect and he's just saying there are thing he can improve on.

You want arrogant, look no further than kojima, he thinks his games are pieces of art, and that no hardware could ever satisfy him, that's arogant.

[cereal_killa]

Im glad he did this... The last blog/interview i read about Peter M. was him saying this game is great and will be nothing less than 9/10.. I never played the first fable and probably don't plan on playing this one but i would rather hear him say it s not the second coming of Christ than him saying how it is and turn out to be a flop.

[GameOn]

its 9/10 of his original ideas for Fable 2 got in to the finnished product. He wasn't rating the game at all.

[The Milkman]

Its called being confident in your work. Hes not a nut case that believes hes god. Its just a psychological move to help him feel confident in his own decisions. The only way to bring innovation is to bring what you feel to the table instead of just everyone elses. When you do that you have to have confidence in yourself.

When you try to innovate it may crash on you sometimes because things tend to steer alot. Peter is no where near a god but I like his work. Fable was as awesome to me as it was to majority of the people who I speak to. I look at Fable 2 and see its kept its atmosphere and I'am confident that I will enjoy Fable 2 as much or more as Fable.

Everyone has there own since of incredible, so I dont look for incredible... I look for FUN and DIFFERENT. We are gamers not critics we have are own list of standards to meet. If you agree give a bubble.

[XxPh1l5t3RxX]

all games have low spots, with Oblivion the main quest was one very long low spot but the side quests and guilds made up for it. Ultimately Fable II is going to be a great game that will be better than the original in every regard, also it's a game that many people (including me) are going to enjoy for a long time.

P.S Online Co-op is going to be sweet.

[zozol]

who is worse Kojima or Molyneux STFU !!!

[Radiodread]

I'm tellin you, two weeks of LBP and it'll get boring unless you have a fetish for sack dolls and floaty things. Though LBP is a first of its kind and I could be wrong. I gotta give credit to the innovation. Fable 2 on the other hand has a good rep from the first one, and while Fable was missing a lot that shoulda been there, Fable 2 will compensate for that. So please people STFU and stop the bashing, instead worry about about your own exclusives and their failures. *Cough* lair *cough* heavenly sword *cough* Haze. Push and you'll get pushed back.

[LikAChicken]

EVERYTHING is a stretch for sure but I'm not sure if it's going to be tired after 2 weeks. That kind of harsh. Especially with the innovation in there. A game like LBP is a good investment as well as Fable2 because they have longevity to me. I for one know I will be playing LBP with my younger sister when she gets a break from school

~I am a gamer...who loves his sister~

[name]

You shouldn't bite the man's head off just because he's critical of his work. If he so willingly admits this then he must be really confident with the rest of it.

[Blu Ray3]

looks as stupid as it seems to play IMO(in my opinion).
SDF grasping for straws in here,pathetic.

Peter is simply being HUMBLE,
he's not doing damage control, as some of you silly little Sony boys
claim.
Go play/watch some MGS4 and stay out of our threads girlfriends.

[Naked-Snake]

Why are you asking them to leave ,it's true i don't own a 360 but i can't read it's news?

[Marquis_de_Sade]

Because as of late, there has been a large volume of anti 360 posting on 360 news articles from PS3 'fans' bored waiting for games to come out, kinda like me. Hopefully be picking up a 360 for this game :D.

[Blu Ray3]

But don't do needless bashing like many others do.
I constantly PM buttheaded XBOTS to stay out of PS3 posts.
Sure,I bash the PS3,in 360 threads only though!
Big difference.
But it seems this foolish site thrives on it!
N4G is a laughing stock me thinks.

This site does NOTHING but create and add hostility to the gaming world and allows fuel to be thrown on to fires(open zone).
It has zero intention of bringing harmony to all gamers IMO.

The head honchos in here should ban anybody from commenting(for 1 month or more)as a punishment for going into a pS3 thread and talking sh1t about that system or it's games.
Same on all the other consoles threads.

If you want to talk smack about other systems,do it in your own sections,that way,if you don't like the comments,you're probably in the wrong section.
If you are not bias to one console,then it shouldn't bother you anyways.

Come on N4G,
be a respectable and revered gaming site.
Spread a little love,don't support hate.

[LikAChicken]

I think Fable 2 is going to be a great game. I really enjoyed Fable on the Xbox even through its issues. Even though my brother will get it he is probably going to hold the 360 with him at school. This is a game I would have wanted on the PS3 actually. I mean Fable is no KOTOR but its a helluva good game. Peter Molyneux seems like a really humble developer (reminds me of Hideo). Cheers

~I am a gamer...who sees the purpose of competition and isn't a FANBOY~

[cemelc]

Im pretty sure it was him, and in the interview hes going like: no i have never overhyped the game,not once.

On the other hand those mistakes he is talking about seem more like the hardware cant keep up with the software kind of deal(i mean the mistake he is refering is--> you start hearing a conversation and then after a second the character reacts, just like in video files when your computer cant keep with maximum def).

And about a question after that: "With these games you mentioned, do you pull parts out of those games and use them?

Peter Molyneux:No, I think that's a mistake, I think it's a mistake to look at something like Half-Life and say , 'They've got a gravity-gun, we should do something with gravity-guns,'

Dindt fable did exacly that??? if you preorder you can get a GeoW Suit and you have a light saber from the halo games in Fable.

[enjoi187]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"Dindt fable did exacly that??? if you preorder you can get a GeoW Suit and you have a light saber from the halo games in Fable."

what are you talking about.....

[cemelc]

You didnt know?

If you preorder Fable you get a GeoW skin, and they also announced that the game had the light saber from the halo franchise.