[modokode]

He is still a man with great ideas, and an amazing ability to hype them. But yes, they get overhyped. Black & White sounded a lot more awesome than it turned out to be when released (still a good game, though, but nowhere near as epic as we'd all heard). Fable was, in essence, the same thing. The Movies, I feel, isn't much of a game, but curtains for the movie making thing (which worked nice), but by that time I had figured out the hype machine and expected less. Lionhead makes solid games overall, but it amazes me how the gaming magazines and sites swallow everything Molyneux says hook, line and sinker.

And now I want to play Populous II again. :/

[hammmatt]

I hardly think a guy that LIES about what his product is doing and has success merely because people decided to buy the product regardless. It is almost like he owes his success to the low self-worth of gamers that they would still play a game that is lacking NEARLY ALL the features that were promised.

You can listen to what he has to say, but in my mind, he is a liar and uses his costumers gullibility to his advantage. That is the only secret to his success, and really it is not repeatable in most industries. And if it were, I wouldn't recommend using it because it is insanely immoral, not to mention that living on lies is just a horrible way to go through life.

[runevault]

I'm not sure if he'd get away with it but for the fact he had some great successes with his name attached in the past, so people seem willing to keep giving him a pass. Why after so long, I have no idea.

[_delirium]

He does still produce interesting products I think, just overhyped. For example, Fable 2 actually comes somewhat close to what Fable promised, albeit a few years later, and not hitting much of what Fable 2 itself promised. But it's still one of the more interesting games in that space that's come out in the past few years.

[hammmatt]

I don't think you realize the severity of his lies over Fable, and Fable 2.

Back when it was Project Mayhem (can't recall exact name) he promised very life accurate features, graphic engines that would redefine presentation, and gameplay mechanics that still do not exist today.

He didn't say, "We are toying with the idea," or something like that. He said, each blade of grass would sway in the wind. That you could free roam maps like never before.

Among the features not delivered in Fable 1,2 or 3: - When you die or age, you can play as your child to advance the plot. - You can workout to increase your strength. Not working over time makes you weaker. - You can roam freely thorughout the world. - You can steal anything. - You can break anything. - You can use any object as weapon. This list goes on for pages that I do not care to relive.

What did fable II feature? A dog? What the hell is that? How is this related to the core concept? Peter is the result of giving a 5 year old a gaming company. All the grandest coolest plans in the world and in the end having neither the resources, discipline or skill to carry it out.

But it is okay, because people are willing to accept an inferior product, and really just forget all the lies he tells. Just like your comments.

Isn't this supposed to be capitalism where this type of behavior gets you punished?

I'd rather shove a stake in my eye than take his advice on how to be successful. I could learn more about how to be successful interviewing a child about a lemonade stand. They atleast would have interesting comments on sales techniques, that don't rely on your audience not minding being abused.