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Peter Molyneux

(1959) Game Programmer

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Peter Molyneux reflects on how game development has changed, from early hype to now removing features like the experience system. He talks about the difficulty of moving a game from PC to console, a process that can take years. He also notes that too much freedom can feel empty, so designers add limits to keep players engaged.

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Peter Molyneux is a game programmer, best known for Health and housing.

Quick Facts About Peter Molyneux

Born: May 5, 1959
Profession: Game Programmer
Notable works: Health and housing

About Peter Molyneux

Peter Molyneux is an English video‑game designer and programmer who created the Fable series, the god games Populous, Dungeon Keeper and Black & White, and titles such as Theme Park and Curiosity: What’s Inside the Cube? He founded the studio 22cans in 2012.

Quotes by Peter Molyneux

We've got this new thing in the game ... they're called dogs

Animal

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You know, Kinect... I'll be honest with you. It was a disaster.

Disaster

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You don't do hero films about old men. They smell of wee, don't they?

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I'm not a PR person. All I am is a designer.

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The trouble is, I'm a terrible PR person,

Inspirational

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RPGs are great for MMO transitions.

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In 'Fable III' we have taken away the experience system.

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I'll always love the time I spent making 'Black and White.'

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Some games work well as straight patches, but 'The Trail' wasn't one of those.

Games

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The new Peter Molyneux has been born that never ever promises things but always ever shows it.

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Derren Brown doesn't really predict the lottery numbers. But there is an enormous amount of entertainment in there.

Entertainment

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To see somebody create something from nothing is incredibly impressive.

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I do miss talking in the press, I miss meeting journalists at shows and stuff but maybe that's more out of habit…

Habit

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We've got plans for 'Fable' III, IV, and V. It's a big story arc, and if you play Fable II, you'll recognize…

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The dream of Bullfrog is that everybody is employed for their creativity rather than their particular skill.

Creativity

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There was a whole sequence of concept art about a 'Fable' set in a kind of steampunk Victoriana age.

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Players will be able to adjust the volume from 1 to 100 in increments of 1. You could play the game 100…

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What we found while making Milo, is that part of the skill of designing this whole new experience is in making people…

Experience

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I just think the days of me doing press and getting excited about games before they're done is over. That's not how…

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Imagine if you're playing at home and your girlfriend is badgering you all the time not to play. Wouldn't it be great…

Game

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I love the mouse, I love designing games for a mouse-based system. I think it's still a way of playing games which,…

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People get so frustrated with me, so much so that they've threatened me, they've threatened my family and it just cannot go…

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Things like engine technology used to be hugely restrictive. You couldn't have more than one baddie on screen, you couldn't have more…

Monsters

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If I really really like you, and I really tell you I think you're fantastic, you're much more likely to like me.…

Human

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I know Microsoft, I know they were only doing things because they thought they were long-reaching and long-thinking. But the world we…

Big corporations

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I'd been away for about 10 days, and literally the first thing I did, even though it sounds very... it just shows…

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The temptation, when you go into Kickstarter, is that the first three days are wonderful, and you believe you're a god. You…

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We had this terrible thing, this awful thing with 'Black and White' happened, where the design of 'Black and White' was actually...…

Black and white

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You don't often talk about the cultural significance of video games in places like China and Korea, but it's a huge part…

Culture

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I remembered a long time ago, Kit Williams hid a golden hare somewhere in Britain and wrote a book which was layered…

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That's what 'The Trail' ended up being, this delightful way of exploring and managing your backpack and crafting and collecting and trading…

Being

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I don't question the omnipotence of belief.

Belief

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Well, I'm always a bit harsh about the things I'm doing.

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Steam is probably the easiest to release on.

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Belief in a religion is the perfect way to control groups of people.

Belief

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I still have nightmares about holding German sausages over my head.

Inspirational

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I play computer games every day of my life.

Computer

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There are going to be some real surprises in 'Fable 2.'

Fable

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Mystery and curiosity are real motivators.

Curiosity

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I play role-playing games, and I love the concept of leveling up.

Character

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