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Peter Molyneux has said his next creation will be regarded as a "significant scientific achievement".
He was chatting at the recent Microsoft event in San Francisco, where he promised all manner of innovations for the future.
"I think it's such a significant scientific achievement that it will be on the cover of Wired," Molyneux told Wired.
"My next game will not be Fable 3. It's not a game I can talk to you about right now, but: AI, simulation, the way characters interact - we've had smart people working on that stuff for over a decade with the Fable games and Black and White."
Of course, Molyneux has said all of this before; back in November he told Eurogamer that being "regarded as a major scientific breakthrough" was one of five ways games would evolve in the future.
"I think, one, gaming and social networking will come together more. Two, the devices we use to play games will continue to change radically. Three, we will still have a football game every year. Four, at least three of the existing genres will be redefined! Five, a game will be regarded as a major scientific breakthrough," said Molyneux, who also would rather turn invisible than have lasers for eyes.
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@InsoFox
We could, but won't. It's Molyneux, it won't be as good as he genuinely believes. We don't generally do fair and balanced opinion on EG, we guess based on the past, and he's done this plenty! He's a walking, talking not-fulfiling-promises machine.
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sergeantdisco
20/05/08 @ 14:48
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Scientific Breakthrough?
Has he created a creature in Black & White that doesn't shit exclusivley on houses? |
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PearOfAnguish
20/05/08 @ 15:14
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New from Lionhead Studios: My Little Moly™. This scale-model of the famous game developer has real game-programming action, and comes with several genuine Molyneux catchphrases. Relive his greatest hits, with such classics as 'We're taking acorns to the next level', 'it'll be a significant scientific achievement' and 'the next game will be better, I promise'. My Little Moly™ costs £29.99 and for a limited time only comes with free Panicking PR Pal doll™. Pull Moly's string and watch his public relations rep panic!
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seasidebaz
20/05/08 @ 15:19
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wooo he's going to use the power of the 360 to create clones of the player. in real life.
then you can sit around with your clones, which will have "the best ai" and "the most realistic interaction" of any game. |
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kangarootoo
20/05/08 @ 16:27
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Those of you that have never watched "Keeping up appearances" on TV (errr, like I never have) will be delighted to know that every so often 'comedy ensues' as a result og Hyacinth Bucket's elderley father escaping his old folks home and doing something bonkers. Usually something along the lines of walking into a shopping centre in an astronaut's suit and trying it on with cute shop assistant ladies.
This story kind of reminds me of that a little bit. Its like PM has skipped the clutches of his guardians ("HA, I pretended to swallow the medicine again, but I dind't really!") and scooted off down the town centre to run through a shopping arcade dressed in just his socks. Eventually they manage to get dart him and bundle him into the van, upon which men in black will explain that it was all a trick of the light and the crazy things people heard him say he said was actually just the noise of wet leaves falling onto a galvanised tin roof. If he turns up on the cover of New Scientist (Wired magazine indeed) then I shall gladly eat my words. |
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kangarootoo
20/05/08 @ 16:31
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@Stonker
Its not a binary state you know. Mad bonkers enthusiastic crap talker or cynical black hearted kitten porking villain. I am still very enthusiastic about games. I just wish PM would stop saying things all the time, especially soooo far in advance of actually releasing anything. I tend to get the feeling that the reason he can be working on the next big thing even though Fable 2 isn't out yet, is because he doesn't actually develop games anymore past the high concept phase (which is frankly the easiest part). |
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KillerMonkey
20/05/08 @ 16:33
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I like the man's ideas. I thought B&W was great fun.
It's just a shame the execution could've been so much better. |
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LMFAO @ "internet opinion"
If we all group together and believe the same thing.. we'll look cool.. because we're not cool in real life and we have no friends.. we get picked on every day at school.. big bullies.. I know.. The internet.. I can be anonymous and call i guy I dont know a cock.. Yes i know i like playing his games.. But I'll call him a dick because it'll make me look cool.. because everyone else in the forum is doing the same.. YES!! Loook!! Some more people are doing it!!! YAY!!! I'm no longer unpopular!!! |
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KillerMonkey wrote: "I like the man's ideas. I thought B&W was great fun. It's just a shame the execution could've been so much better."
Agreed. Peter Molyneux always talks the talk, but he rarely walks the walk, but at least he TRIES to be original and TRIES to offer something new in all his games, even if it doesn't always work and his games fall short of the high goals he sets for them. IMO, that's something to be commended in industry crying out for innovation and developers willing to take risks. :| |
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Would you rather PM took the EA approach of giving us more of the same year after year? At least he's trying to move the industry forward instead of running in place. There's about nothing on the market that's innovative in the least, so let's at least give him a chance before we shoot him out of the sky.
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immateriaux
20/05/08 @ 21:38
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@ronuds, on the one hand it is ridiculous to say that there is nothing innovative on the market at all, on the other hand it is also ridiculous to say it is better to have someone talk about doing innovation than actually doing it. It would certainly be nice if after all the chances he has had, Molyneaux did deliver an innovative game (of the type he aspires to) but at this stage, going by his record, it is more unlikely than likely. In the interim, we do have some decent innovation out there and some great games in the stores and on the near horizon which are a lot more rewarding than Molyneaux's vapourware.
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