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Boo to associating Britain with heroic failure. We do this too much to ourselves! Actually, British game development industry is a notable success and has turned Leamington Spa from a byword for chintziness to an exciting place to work.
Bullfrog, Rockstar North, Climax, 4J, Rocksteady
- Revolution Software (Broken Sword series)
- Fireproof Games (The Room series)
- Jagex (RuneScape)
- Core Design (Tomb Raider)
- Dovetail Games (Rail and Train Simulator*)
Related: One of the main designers of Fable recently released a free, highly imaginative Ultima-4-inspired game called Moonring. Check it out! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2373630/Moonring/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069160/SKALD_Against_the...
IIRC, II was considered superior, where a lot of the ideas were supposed to have matured and gelled to create a compelling experience. I didn't own a 360, so I never got to see for myself, but I did get to watch a few hours of gameplay while hanging out with my boyfriend at the time. A notable moment: he'd unlocked a Demon Door and was enthusiastically laying out how the game's real estate system worked, and his plan…
In that era of gaming, just waiting a few years meant sequels were better just due to extra computing power, so yes, Fable II was better in most ways (although I'd argue the main story was worse). It was still trying to define many gameplay mechanics that are just standard fare for western made action RPGs. One can play Fable and Morrowind, then look at Skyrim, and see how it owes about as much to Fable as to Morrowi…
Since we’ve brought up the question as to whether Molyneux is overly enthusiastic or just dishonest, I invite you to rewatch this 2009 demo and make up your own mind: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CPIbGnBQcJY&pp=ygUMUHJvamVjdCB...
Molyneux is obviously infamous for over promises and under delivering, but Fable (Fable, Fable The Lost Chapters, etc.) had such a special place in my heart. An amazing game with raunchy wit, moving story, and great fantasy world building. The music still rattles through my brain and I still occasionally say, "Do you chase chickens, Chicken Chaser?". I really enjoyed the games, but especially Fable and Fable TLC (whi…
Lionhead made amazing games, and it’s annoying that Molyneux had to hype them until they were certain disappointments. I liked Fable, and while Black and White committed the sin of being two RTS games without multiplayer it remained really interesting and just a fun experience. But the game that really had me was The Movies. Its story mode was fun, but the movie maker within the game was really something different fo…
Boo to associating Britain with heroic failure. We do this too much to ourselves! Actually, British game development industry is a notable success and has turned Leamington Spa from a byword for chintziness to an exciting place to work.
Bullfrog, Rockstar North, Climax, 4J, Rocksteady
And one that probably few here have heard of: Lapioware - Diesel Railcar Simulator
Mentioning that one because it's a one man show. Made by a man who felt nostalgic for the diesel railcars & landscapes of 1960s Britain. So he ended up making one of the most realistic train sims.
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In that era of gaming, just waiting a few years meant sequels were better just due to extra computing power, so yes, Fable II was better in most ways (although I'd argue the main story was worse). It was still trying to define many gameplay mechanics that are just standard fare for western made action RPGs. One can play Fable and Morrowind, then look at Skyrim, and see how it owes about as much to Fable as to Morrowi…
I think Baldur's Gate is as much to blame for this - that was really the origin of these high-touch, narrative-driven, asset-heavy games, especially with voice acting. It completely demolished the keyword based interactions of the Ultima and Wizardry games, almost completely removed wilderness exploration as an option in RPGs, and turned them into very curated experiences. As much fun as Morrowind was, it was still a…
I vaguely recall playing Fable on the Xbox and being satisfied, though not blown away by it. It was certainly one of the most fleshed-out house-buying/marriage-allowing games I recall playing (not the first, though) and probably paved the way for more complete systems. I love Peter Molyneux and he's built amazing things, but he is certainly a hype factory.
Huh, what this whole article actually led me to find is that the winner of Curiosity never actually got any price. The price they were supposed to get was never even developed. I guess that’s some way to get out of your contractual agreements. Wonder how that would have gone for them if the winner wasn’t a clueless 18 year old.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/08/peter-molyneux-is-bac...
He's a dreamer who won't shut up. Nearly everything that comes out of his mouth is bullshit hype.