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Peter Molyneux experiments, creates game with $77,000 one-of-a-kind DLC
- laserDinosaur 14y ago"But then only the last chip of the cube will reveal what’s inside, and only to the person who performs that last chip with their chisel." So is this a one off game? Once the game ends, it sounds like it's over for good. So if someone spends $20-$30 on this, the game could end in the next few hours forever? Makes the prospect of the $77,000 pickaxe this seems insane. Plus I don't understand the idea of getting everyone to pool their money together to buy the pickaxe when only one person sees the ending.
- gilrain 14y agoIt's clearly more of an art project than a game, or maybe a sociology experiment. I'd suggest the title of "curiosity" refers more to Peter's curiosity than those who play.
- debacle 14y agoThe 'fun' of the 'game' is in chiseling away at a black cube. So, even if you do find this kind of thing fun, the more people who play the game, the less fun you get to have!
- ars 14y agoAnd it wasn't insane if you spent $77,000 and did get to see the ending? Are there actually people in the world who would pay $77,000 just to see an ending? For $77,000 you could hire someone to make a whole bunch of custom movies for you with all kinds of endings.
- tectonic 14y agoNice get-rich-quick-scheme for Molyneux.
- jamesaguilar 14y agoHe's already rich.
- victork2 14y agoIf there's one rule in gaming it is: "Do not trust Peter Molyneux". This guy is the biggest bullshitter in the gaming industry. A guy with such claims that the book "On bullshit" perfectly applies to what he says in many cases. Again this thing looks so pretentious that it gives me nausea just listening to his... uh project I guess. It's the same nausea I feel when I try to listen to artist justifying their performance in "modern art". Sorry to be so harsh.
- ChuckMcM 14y agoIt is not an understatement to say that he is exceptionally poor at managing expectations. Reading/watching this I realize he is experimenting with ways to monetize Minecraft :-)
- cube13 14y ago>Again this thing looks so pretentious that it gives me nausea just listening to his... uh project I guess. It's the same nausea I feel when I try to listen to artist justifying their performance in "modern art". You're assuming that it will work in the first place.
- teamonkey 14y agoI'm absolutely certain it will work. http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/12/ff_cowclicker/all/1 http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/12/ff_cowclicker/all/1
- cube13 14y agoNo, I'm saying that that the concept, if executed properly, would not make money. Sadly, it probably will. I'm saying that it just won't work on a technical level. Molyneux has a history of making promises and then not delivering on any of them.
- teamonkey 14y agoThe difference here is that he's promising something eminently achievable. Easy to to achieve, even, and remarkably clear.
- pilom 14y agoIt says this wont be released for a few weeks. How hard would it be for a game dev to make this and release before them?
- ralfd 14y agoGod, do I hate Onswipe. On the mobile "optimized" site on this url the video and pictures are not shown, it is harder to use and frustratingly crashy.
- shinratdr 14y agoSlate was one of the high profile OnSwipe adopters and they dropped it recently. It's only a matter of time before all website owners see the reduced traffic from tablets because of how terrible OnSwipe is and it dies the slow painful death it deserves. Oh, and don't bother trying to get an answer out of them as to why their product is so terrible, crash prone and memory hungry. I've tried every possible forum, they won't respond to anything other than blind praise. What the hell is the point of participating in every form of social media known to man if you won't actually answer questions or help people with those accounts?
- ars 14y agoI'm assuming DLC is Downloadable content. Am I understanding this correctly? You have to pay money to help someone else enjoy a "game"? If people actually spend money on this they should start selling pet rocks again.