Peter Molyneux's Vows of Silence [Feb 13, 2015, 8:11 pm ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
There is
an interview with Peter Molyneux on The Guardian, talking with the designer
about the uproar over the failed
promises of Godus. The thrust of this is his noted habit of letting his mouth
write checks that his games cannot cash, which has become a thornier issue now
that it involves directly disappointing crowdfunding backers. He explains some
of the project's failings, including the lack of reward
for the winner of the Curiosity "game," saying: "The problem we have is we can’t start his reign as God
of Gods until we implement the technology that allows him to have influence over
people’s worlds and crucially allows him to be challenged in competitive games
of Godus and as people have pointed out we have to add combat to Godus still."
He concludes telling them the interview would be his last. Imagine their
surprise when they discovered he said the same thing to
Rock, Paper, Shotgun, and they say they hear he did another interview after
theirs. The RPS interview, meanwhile, takes a contentious, if not hostile tone, starting with
the question, "Do you think that you’re a pathological liar?" The site
is hosed right now, but the article can be read
through a cache. For the record, here's his answer to the liar question:
"I’m not aware of a single lie, actually. I’m aware of me saying things and
because of circumstances often outside of our control those things don’t come to
pass, but I don’t think that’s called lying, is it? I don’t think I’ve ever
knowingly lied, at all. And if you want to call me on one I’ll talk about it for
sure." They proceed to call him out on a variety of statements in a very
uncomfortable conversation.
I'll give Molyneux credit for treating the interviews honestly. So called games journalists will never find the balls to face big publishers with a similar line of questioning. One guy who is largely irrelevant to modern gaming is a safe target. So kudos to him. However, there is no way he will stick to any "vow of silence". His persona is what gets the attention. He will continue doing what he does best: make outlandish claims while his projects get smaller and smaller until the public stops caring entirely.
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