Fable wasn't that good
I mean, cmon, he made a game where you can sexually abuse a giant cow...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4135453.stm
posted by OrangeDeca @ 11:40 AM
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Tuesday, January 04, 2005
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Laundry Sessions is a collaborative blog that covers interactive entertainment, video games and technology. When the two of us were roommates in graduate school, our trips to the laundromat often turned into long chats about these topics, all while waiting for the spin cycle to complete. When design problems came up in our work, the best solutions where often found during one of our weekly "laundry sessions." Now, employed as designers of games and other interactive media, we live on opposite sides of the country. This blog is our attempt to capture the essence of those sessions, in spirit, if not in the exact format.
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I've got to take issue with you on this one, Deca. While Fable alone would certainly not merit the OBE, Molyneux's total catalogue deserves this sort of recognition. When I think of the big names in design, I think of Meier, Wright, Miyamoto, and Molyneux. And PM is the only Brit among them. Can you think of any other Brit game designer who has done more to push innovation in mainstream commercial games? In the years to come, I think we'll see AI and simulation as driving factors in next-gen game design, and Molyneux has certainly pioneered the use of those elements in gameplay. He's a trailblazer and innovator and deserves this recognition.
Also, to be fair, the OBE isn't a knighthood. It's the lowest of the Royal Orders. If Paul McCartney and Elton John can each merit knighthood, I think an OBE for Molyneux is the least he deserves. Here's some other background on the OBE:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire
But for all the innovation he has done, I havent enjoyed a single game that he has made in the last 8 years. I will concede that its possible I could have enjoyed other games that ripped off what he did. And I think Paul McCartney deserves a knighthood.
1) I won't argue Paul McCartney's knighthood. I think he deserves it.
2) Peter Molyneux's games seem to get split reactions. They are almost never universally loved, unlike say the GTA series. People seem to either like or dislike his type of game. I think this can actually be a sign of innovation. People aren't always ready for innovations or prepared to deal with them. In addition, innovative work that aims at the mainstream is often compromised, leaving holes in the vision. That said, Fable, Black & White, and Dungeon Keeper all garnered pretty high praise in the press (Populous did too, but it's so old, it's hard to find data).
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