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Hopefully the people in this thread actually read the post and take note of the pre-Fable games Molyneux brought us as opposed to just flaming him per usual.
The man deserves it.
The man deserves it.
@mrandydixon
The man does not deserve it, as far as I'm aware we should look at his entire life not just the good days.
The man does not deserve it, as far as I'm aware we should look at his entire life not just the good days.
@Leon Field
So you're saying that he hasn't achieved enough in his life to deserve this?
If so, I say you're wrong.
So you're saying that he hasn't achieved enough in his life to deserve this?
If so, I say you're wrong.
@Leon
That's kinda stupid. Well in that case look at Yokoi's accomplishments. He made the Virtual Boy. That shit flopped.
Everyone in that group had some sort of failure in their career, but they don't look at their failures, but their accomplishments.
That's kinda stupid. Well in that case look at Yokoi's accomplishments. He made the Virtual Boy. That shit flopped.
Everyone in that group had some sort of failure in their career, but they don't look at their failures, but their accomplishments.
Good enough choice.
Not a big fan of his recent work, but he had quite a great track record in the 90's.
Not a big fan of his recent work, but he had quite a great track record in the 90's.
Good on him. The man deserves all the accolades he gets. Wait, we are talking about Will Wright, right? Awwwwwwww fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu-
He deserves the award, anyone who says otherwise should also mention what games they've made that are so much better than Molyneux's.
He deserved the award a while ago - everything as of late has blown monumentally, but anyone who doesn't acknowledge his past achievements isn't thinking clearly.
What Aurain said. Lifetime Achievement for not fulfilling promises. The man doesn't deserve it in my eyes. Too many others that deserve it more.
@Magnalon
I have followed his past achievements and it is the main reason why I feel he doesn't deserve this award.
I have followed his past achievements and it is the main reason why I feel he doesn't deserve this award.
Dungeon Keeper, Syndicate, Populous, Magic Carpet, and Theme Park are all absolutely brilliant. The man deserves recognition for that. I don't think he even deserves as much animosity as people seem to give him. I don't listen to him talk and I quite enjoyed Fable 1 and 2 (never got 3) - they were fun and light. Black and White was also fine. I feel I got my money's worth out of it.
I'd love it if he were able to produce something akin to his 90s hey-day but I'm happy enough with his body of work.
I'd love it if he were able to produce something akin to his 90s hey-day but I'm happy enough with his body of work.
Anyone who somehow thinks Molyneux hasn't done enough to deserve this is nothing short of a raving fanboy moron. His contributions to the industry have been huge.
@mabman
That thing you're doing? You know, that "writing the same comment over and over but using slightly different words every time" thing?
Yeah, that's super effective.
That thing you're doing? You know, that "writing the same comment over and over but using slightly different words every time" thing?
Yeah, that's super effective.
I'm well aware of his contributions but I dont think that warrants a lifetime achievement award from him. He's good but he's not that good. And yes, Fable does and should take away from a little bit of his legacy too.
@Slive
Eh. Maybe you're right? I wouldn't have agreed with that prior to seeing all his games listed together up there, but literally every single on of those games other than Magic Carpet graced my HD during my childhood, and my childhood was a great fucking time.
So yeah, thanks for all the fish, Molyneux.
Eh. Maybe you're right? I wouldn't have agreed with that prior to seeing all his games listed together up there, but literally every single on of those games other than Magic Carpet graced my HD during my childhood, and my childhood was a great fucking time.
So yeah, thanks for all the fish, Molyneux.
Bullfrog made fucking great games. Lionhead? Not one that I found really good. I mean we're talking about games like Populous, Theme park, Syndicate and Dungeon Keeper. Fable or Black & White don't even have remotely the level of awesomeness these old games have. Give this award to Bullfrog, these games are good because the company as a whole was great. It seems no one nowadays tries to hold Molyneux back and says: "We don't have the time nor the budget for this idea." Too big to fail isn't something you can say about game designers. I honestly think that Molyneux can't deliver a good game anymore. I'm sorry to those who think Fable is good, it's just that these old games had so much interesting things in them and Fable is just boring and uninspired. Do you want to be a king or a fucking dungeon keeper?
@EpicKx-Dtoid
Peter Moleyneux is a liar, I rate him just under kotick as far as bullshitting goes.
If he had made mistake say not delivering on everything for fable 1 then sure. Thats fine, but he continues to lie and lie and lie.
Peter Moleyneux is a liar, I rate him just under kotick as far as bullshitting goes.
If he had made mistake say not delivering on everything for fable 1 then sure. Thats fine, but he continues to lie and lie and lie.
@mrandydixon
Deserving or not from his previous works, he should do something worth his name again. The new Fable games look embarrassing.
Deserving or not from his previous works, he should do something worth his name again. The new Fable games look embarrassing.
10 years ago I think most of us would have seen this as a worthy title. However, the man has lost his innovative streak and has made a windbag of himself and liars of his dev team.
Considering his overall body of work, I suppose he's still earned his stripes, but these last few years have seen him become more and more out of touch with gamers and with his own games.
I look forward to a time when he's faded so far into obscurity that nobody think he's remotely newsworthy. I feel just as conned as the next guy, so the less I think about him the better.
Considering his overall body of work, I suppose he's still earned his stripes, but these last few years have seen him become more and more out of touch with gamers and with his own games.
I look forward to a time when he's faded so far into obscurity that nobody think he's remotely newsworthy. I feel just as conned as the next guy, so the less I think about him the better.
@Monodi
Oh, I'm not saying the guy is perfect by ANY means. I'm just saying that he's produced more GOOD games than most people could even dream of. Sure, he's fallen off this generation, but I think his past work more than compensates for his current lapse in judgment.
Oh, I'm not saying the guy is perfect by ANY means. I'm just saying that he's produced more GOOD games than most people could even dream of. Sure, he's fallen off this generation, but I think his past work more than compensates for his current lapse in judgment.
The funny thing is although Monoleux hasn't made any amazing games in quite a while he hasn't made any bad ones either. The anger towards him seems almost exclusively based on his habit of over hyping things. Fool you once, shame on him. Fool you more times, shame on you.
@Leon Field: Lying? Eh whatever you're still an idiot if you believe everything he says. He's a hyperbolic ranter. Either way it has no bearing on his actual achievements. I don't say Stanley Kubrick wasn't an important director just because he was a bit of a shit person.
He has made a number of great, innovative games. Say what you will about the Fable series, but at least he's out there doing something different. The first Fable may have been over-hyped, but standing on its own, it was a great game with unique gameplay mechanics. Fable 2 was a fun ride, shallow in some places, but full of character. I haven't played Fable 3, so I can't comment on it, but at least he's out there finding interesting ways to incorporate new ideas into his games whether they always work or not. Dude deserves the award more than anyone else I can think of in the industry right now.
Steel Squirrel: "but at least he's out there finding interesting ways to incorporate new ideas into his games whether they always work or not"
No, he DID interesting things. Now he wants to create shit like Milo or take boring stuff from real life into his game. There's no imagination anymore. Just features and promises that he can't hold and are not even that interesting. When you take Magic Carpet as example. This guy has an imagination like no one else. Fly around on a carpet, destroy enemies and transform the golden orbs to mana orbs so you can build a fortress or take enemy bases. That's some creative game design.
No, he DID interesting things. Now he wants to create shit like Milo or take boring stuff from real life into his game. There's no imagination anymore. Just features and promises that he can't hold and are not even that interesting. When you take Magic Carpet as example. This guy has an imagination like no one else. Fly around on a carpet, destroy enemies and transform the golden orbs to mana orbs so you can build a fortress or take enemy bases. That's some creative game design.
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