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Fable II Previews, Molyneux Opinions
Fable II is due out next month, so it's been making the rounds for previews. So has its creator, Peter Molyneux. He talks with Joystiq about the game's Co-op feature, which allows players to drop into the games of others, getting a look at how it would have played out had they made different choices. Molyneux also offered a frank interview to CVG about flaws in the game, such as poor lip-syncing and the occasional "low-spot." (This comes two weeks after he unabashedly rated it as a 9/10 game.) Joystiq also got several hours to preview the game, and Gamespy gave it a test drive recently as well.
Alright guys, you know the drill.
Step 1: Overstate features, generate massive hype
Step 2: Run out of time, cut 50% of promised features, nerf remaining 50%
Step 3: Profit because nobody learned from Black & White and Fable.
The only decent game the guy's made in his life is Dungeon Keeper 1.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, watch it -- I'm huge!
If the God of Hype himself is hesitant to give his own latest and greatest game AT LEAST a 10/10, then this must truly be his worst game production of all time...After all, 90% is most definitely the WORST self-imposed rating he has ever given one of his own games. Remember, each and every one of his previous releases has been a genre-defining, breakthrough masterpiece that changed the landscape of computer games for the next 100 years to come.
The only other possible alternative is that Sir Molyneux has gained just a shred of humility.
...impossible. The game must be god-awful.
What do you want, flying robotic bananas with giant knives for legs?
Let's see if you can get your combat multiplier *even higher!*
Last night I played a blank tape at full volume. The mime next door went nuts.
So you've seen my SPORE creations then?
There is a war going on for your mind.