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To be honest, when Peters horses stampeded with him, the audience happily went along even with the most unreasonable idea. People like him where and are rare, a

To be honest, when Peters horses stampeded with him, the audience happily went along even with the most unreasonable idea. People like him where and are rare, and the games delivered under the name bullfrog where so legendary - (even though half of them he wasnt involved at all), its was allmost impossible to live up to that avalanch of a reputation that had developed around him. Its a sad thing that the people looking for something to hate- aka the web happend to him. I liked him visionary, and even if only half the vision survived, the games where always excellent.

shkkmo 9y ago
The hate for Molyneux is not just due to him over promising. It is due to him continually lying to his supporters and taking their money to build and launch a F2P mobile game that still receives updates even though they haven't bothered to even post an update their steam community in 3 years. He is still misleadingly selling Godus under "Early Access" on Steam even though he clearly has no plans to continue development and there hasn't been an update in over 3 years.
Bromlife 9y ago
Molyneux was/is such a massive bullshit artist, that he would even make promises in front of crowds that the game devs had never even heard before. He just let his imagination and mouth run wild.
- LifeLiverTransp 9y ago
  Maybe the line between hoax and avantgard, never tryied before isnt as clear cut as many want it to be. If you venture into unchartered territory, trying things not done before- you are exploring a very branchy maze- and sometimes its only sheer luck keeping you from exploring a promising dead end. To a outsider, or somebody years later, looking down from the knowledgeable mountain of history- such simple decisions seem "strange" and wastefull. But down, in the trenches of today, they where the best move available. Kickstarter money was always play money of those investing, and once it has been used up- what should those developing eat? Love and air from the fans? He runs off with little sums, while at least delivering, while others venture off with full studio budgets and deliver next to nothing?

shkkmo 9y ago

The hate for Molyneux is not just due to him over promising. It is due to him continually lying to his supporters and taking their money to build and launch a F2P mobile game that still receives updates even though they haven't bothered to even post an update their steam community in 3 years. He is still misleadingly selling Godus under "Early Access" on Steam even though he clearly has no plans to continue development and there hasn't been an update in over 3 years.

Bromlife 9y ago

Molyneux was/is such a massive bullshit artist, that he would even make promises in front of crowds that the game devs had never even heard before. He just let his imagination and mouth run wild.

LifeLiverTransp 9y ago
Maybe the line between hoax and avantgard, never tryied before isnt as clear cut as many want it to be. If you venture into unchartered territory, trying things not done before- you are exploring a very branchy maze- and sometimes its only sheer luck keeping you from exploring a promising dead end. To a outsider, or somebody years later, looking down from the knowledgeable mountain of history- such simple decisions seem "strange" and wastefull. But down, in the trenches of today, they where the best move available. Kickstarter money was always play money of those investing, and once it has been used up- what should those developing eat? Love and air from the fans? He runs off with little sums, while at least delivering, while others venture off with full studio budgets and deliver next to nothing?