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[Riven326]

Anyone who has been playing games for the last two or three decades knows the name Peter Molyneux. He is often credited as being a visonary game designer by some, but a liar and fraud by many others. This is the first interview I've come across that asks the hard questions that people have been asking themselves for many years.

 

 

RPS: Do you think that you’re a pathological liar?

Peter Molyneux: That’s a very…

RPS: I know it’s a harsh question, but it seems an important question to ask because there do seem to be lots and lots of lies piling up.

Peter Molyneux: I’m not aware of a single lie, actually. I’m aware of me saying things and because of circumstances often outside of our control those things don’t come to pass, but I don’t think that’s called lying, is it? I don’t think I’ve ever knowingly lied, at all. And if you want to call me on one I’ll talk about it for sure.

RPS: During the Kickstarter for Godus you stated, regarding that you don’t want to use a publisher stating, “It’ll just be you and our unbridled dedication (no publishers).” And five months later you signed with a publisher.

Peter Molyneux: Absolutely. And at that time I wish we had raised enough money to not need a publisher.

RPS: But you got more than you asked–

Peter Molyneux: We could have gone and we were asked to by publishers to publish the Steam version, but we turned that down. The economics of doing Godus, unfortunately Kickstarter didn’t raise enough money. Now the trouble is with Kickstarter, you don’t really fully know how much money you need and I think most people who do Kickstarter would agree with me here. You have an idea, you think you need this much, but as most people will say with Kickstarter, if you ask for too much money up front because of the rules of Kickstarter, it’s very, very hard to ask for the complete development budget. I think Double Fine have gone back and asked for more money because development is a very, very, it’s a very confusing and bewildering time, and it’s very hard to predict what will happen.

RPS: Yes, but you know that. You’ve been working in the industry for over thirty years, you know how much money it costs to make a game and you put a specific amount–

Peter Molyneux: No, I don’t, I disagree John. I have no idea how much money it costs to make a game and anyone that tells you how much it’s going to cost to make a game which is completely a new experience is a fool or a genius.

RPS: But you have to have enough experience to know the basics of budgeting a videogame, you’ve been doing it for thirty years!

 

 

See the full interview HERE.

[Kantr]

In another interview with the Guardian he announced that he'd stop doing interviews. At the time of publishing their interview they learned that he'd done others, so it makes the case that Molyneux is quite the liar.

[mybudgee]

Everything I say is a lie. Including the preceding statement...

 

[Eternal Phoenix]

 

I think peter has good ideas like everyone else but then gets hit with a reality that in between budgets and development, his ideas would not be easily implemented

 

So basically you're saying he's out of touch with reality? I agree.

 

I think he is a pathological liar as well as being out of touch with reality. He hypes all of his games up but most of the features never make it in and they all end up being colossal pieces of crap. 

[Eternal Phoenix]

Yep. He is like the kid that says, "I'm gonna make a game with all of these quantum computer features" but does not know what is implementable.

 

He'd make a good politician I think. Promise everything but then never honour your promises.

 

I find it more amusing though that there were people who thought Godus would be anything but a trainwreck. Given Molyneux's track record and history, you'd think people would be wiser to trust him. Now a fan is trying to clean up his mess and release a PC version. It's one thing to lie but another to abandon the development of a game and assign it to a random fan. The mess of Godus is turning into a bigger mess than AC Unity.

[Eternal Phoenix]

LOL and just reading through that interview, he sounds exactly like a politician trying to worm his way out of a mess he's caused all by himself. His excuses are poor too, this man shouldn't be in game development any longer, period.

 

He's failed to deliver on all of his promises and people should boycott anything with his name on from now on to save themselves from the grief. I learnt long ago and started ignoring him and the hype he generated after Fable 2 when that was even more disappointing than the first game.

 

I don't think he's even a good game designer tbh, he's only good at marketing and generating hype before a product releases.

[TheChris92]

"Actually, after that review, Peter Molyneux contacted me and expressed his hope that Fable II would meet my unreasonable standards. Well, that may have been a little characteristically over-optimistic on your part, Peter! Especially considering you didn't change a bloody thing." ~  Yahtzee Croshaw

 

Oh, how I love when he brings up Molyneux.. 

 

This also takes me back to that one interview Molyneux had with Gametrailers, where he seemed to be pretty drunk.. t'was pretty amusing.

[Eternal Phoenix]

 

LOL you just got to love the two guys on the left. They know Peter is talking bullshit and their faces show it!   He on the other hand looks smug, arrogant and over-confident. He reminds me so much of a politician.

[SmilesJA]

You know there's asking the hard questions, then there's being downright hostile. Calling Peter a "pathological liar" was uncalled for, even if he did deserve it.

[slimgrin]

As nutty as Molyneux is, that interview is a disgrace, and the interviewer a first rate douche bag. Gamez Journalism for you.

[Sully13]

So the feck what if it was hosile.

BSers need to be called out on there BS. there is so mutch of it crammed down out throats these days we are getting to the point we can tell the difference between it by taste alone. 

I agree the interview was pants mind.

[SmilesJA]

So the feck what if it was hosile.

BSers need to be called out on there BS. there is so mutch of it crammed down out throats these days we are gettint to the point we can tall the differend between it by taste alone. 

I agree the interview was pants mind.

 

I get that, but RPS just came off as unproffesional. They should have framed their question differently instead of lashing out at Peter like an angry internet troll.

[Sully13]

No arguments here. im just sick of all the BS i see.

[TheChris92]

I'm inclined to agree with Smiles here -- If self-proclaimed gaming journalism wants to be taken serious as a form of dissemination of news, then it should try to refrain from going all Fox News with its interviewees and remain professional -- The former should be saved for podcasts, livejournals or Tumblr.

[Dr.Fumbles]

Interesting. I do think RPS is correct though in how it was done. I get tired of people sugar coating a question when a straight up answer does the trick. Feelings be damned.

[slimgrin]

No arguments here. im just sick of all the BS i see.

 

Molyneux's or RPS's?

[SnakeCode]

That's the kind of trash journalism i've come to expect from RPS (and videogame media in general tbh.) Doesn't top the clickbait tripe that Kotaku regularly pushes out though. 

[Sully13]

Exactly. 

Molyneux's or RPS's?

do i have to chose?

in my oppinion RPS can barely do there jobs and Molyneux is barely any better.

not that im one to talk being a Hazardous waste technitian.

[Seraphim24]

I kind of just wish all these people were in politics, that was my impression.

 

I keep thinking that more generally, many gamers seem like they would be better off running for office or being lawyers or something..

 

Also I believe Molyneux basically, anyway, so I felt kind of bad for him. I'm sure the interviewer guy backed it also though and is also genuinely fraustrated, It ultimately came off like a lover's quarrel or something, with both parties suffering, it just goes to show how attached people are to their media I guess.

 

It kind of just felt like a way to get out of all these frustrations about all kinds of things at the same time.

[A Crusty Knight Of Colour]

I loved that interview. RPS is desperate for hits though. They definitely wouldn't have gone with this kind of aggression if their publication wasn't being ridden into the ground.