Peter Molyneux: “I want to make you cry”

4Player - "Fable: The Journey, Lionhead’s next entry into the Fable franchise and first in the series to use only the Kinect, will be no different. Allow me, then to introduce Peter Molyneux trying to make you cry with a horse.

“This horse is one of the most amazing things we’ve ever created,” he claimed. “He’s going to have so much feeling for you. Think about combining the creature from Black and White, the dog from Fable and my hamster from when I was a child.

“I definitely want to make you cry,” he concluded. “I want there to be a lump in your throat. I want you to remember this for the rest of your life. Why would I want to make a game that didn’t do that?”

[Godmars290]

Kiss of death: he wants to make you feel. Wont deliver on that anyway.

Come to think of it, surprised he just didn't mention the horse in Shadow of the Colossus.

[malamdra]

yeah, the problem is that you're not talented enough, Peter

you're just a glorified middleweight who MS decided to put on the spotlight as some kind of visionary

[Mystogan]

Then why did he win so many awards? were these "controlled" by MS too? did MS make all these votes appear for him?

[8bit_Nes_Rambo]

What awards Mystogan? Spike TV? Some crap from that joke called the AIAS? Most awards are a farce these days anyways, mainly based around politics and merchandising. Hell, even Guiness is a joke these days, you can't imagine the contrived awards they create for some games just so they get more attention when they arrive on the market(read up on the categories the new Mortal Kombat won for a hearty laugh).

[StanSmith]

The only thing that brings a tear to my eye is when mufasa dies and simba tries to wake him up in the lion king. Nothing in movies or games has made me cry like that.

[Morbius420]

The only time I cried during a game was when Ryo lost Nozomi in the first Shenmue. I was falling in love with her; I've never felt such an attachment for a videogame character before or since and I'm sure Molyneux's horse isn't going to top that.

[FailOverHero]

You already did, at E3, you made me weep for the Fable franchise

[THC CELL]

He is a fag man lol, be hard to beat the last guardian lol i no thats gunna make tons of people cry lol..

[CrzyFooL]

best picture ever.

[DigitalRaptor]

Heavy Rain, The Last Guardian, MGS4 + ending. Those are the types of games that if anything will make a person tear up.

The story and characters in a Fable game will not make a person cry because they need to make a true emotional connection. Peter's games are light hearted and too silly to get this sort of reaction.

[gdguide]

Exactly. How the hell do you make someone cry when part of your games is farting? He always has all of these ideas, but has no concept what so ever on what goes with what. He just puts every idea he ever has into a game and goes with it. I'm surprised how he misses this consistently with his games. He talks like X game will be a huge step forward in gaming, he releases a game, half of the hype was crap, and then he's hard on himself for not seeing it at the time. It's really strange.

[Elven6]

It's an RPG! You use the mechanics that you want, you can go around farting if you want but don't expect the world to react kindly to you or respect you if you do, unless you come across an immature NPC.

[Neckbear]

"Heavy Rain"

Bwahahahaha

"The Last Guardian"

Give me that time machine, mister.

"MGS4 + ending"

Not quite.

[Takoulya]

You're probably the type of guy who started crying once you got betrayed by Shepard in MW2.

[DigitalRaptor]

Heavy Rain set out what Quantic aimed to do for the most part, which was to provide a dark adventure game that made you connect to the characters and the premise in an emotional sense. Plot holes and questionable voice acting aside, the game did a great job and I don't know anyone personally who was looking forward to Heavy Rain that was let down by it. And I'm sure some people shed a tear or two depending on their outcome in the story.

I don't need a time machine to admire Team Ico's pedigree in this industry and from what I've seen so far from The Last Guardian, it looks to be an emotional ride as far as the bond you form with the creature and the adventures you share with it. It's obvious that Ueda is going to perform similarly to his past 2 triumphs.

And did you really play and watch MGS4 through to the end.. the very end? If you are a hardcore fan of the series, it should bring simultaneous tears of revelation, joy and sadness to your eyes. It was beautiful!

My point was one of comparison. The way Peter is going, he is never going to achieve being even close to making people cry from his games. Lionhead are simply not using the right ingredients or methods to gauge this sort of reaction.

[VictoriousB13]

The only thing Heavy Rain managed to evoke from me was laughter. Shadow of the Colossus on the other hand...:'(

[ChronoJoe]

Yakuza 3 had a sad part, didn't cry or anythin but sad none the less. I reckon I felt more than from MGS4 or Heavy Rain but those are good too.

[blind-reaper]

It is impossible to be a hardcore fan of Metal Gear and not cry in the ending (the one after the credits), it is like the end of an era and totally changes the sense of the many hours you have invested in the franchise. In my opinion the most epic ending in the history of gaming.

[Elven6]

I doubt you've played it but in Fable III there's a pretty heavy scene with a character you're connected to where you can basically leave them to die or bring them with you to get them help.

There's a clear benefit to leaving them behind (you're slowed down and constantly under attack) but if you play the game as intended (this implies to all games with such situations) you'll be facing a moral and emotional dilemma, should I leave them behind and survive myself or take them with me and risk it?

FYI: The Last Guardian isn't even out yet...

[helghast102]

You did, it was called Fable 3.

and it wasn't crying in a good way either.

[BlueTemplar]

Mission complete peter - when i realised you couldnt die in fable 2 and that one of my favourite franchises had been dumbed down in a blatant attempt to win over the casual audience, I wept alright.

On a serious note, fuck off molyneux - your relevance to gamers is now non-existent

[Seventh_Blood_Reborn]

"your relevance to gamers is now non-existent"

Finally someone said it! Bubbles+

[CaptainPunch]

Look it's Sayid!

[Alpha_Gamer]

Such a wild imagination filled with ideas that are either poorly executed or not even seen at all.

Being such a huge fan of the first Fable, Molyneux has done nothing but "Meh" work this generation. Fable 2 and 3 were average games, and that`s being generous. Shame.

[jonboi24]

Aerith's death... nuff said

[d3nworth1]

I was more pissed than sad. All those hours of level grinding only to have her (SPOILER ALERT!!!!!)die.

[Der_Kommandant]

You're doing it right with Fable Kinect

[BlueRevolvuR]

He didn't make me cry, but that picture sure did. LOST <3 :'(

[killerhog]

he already makes me cry in frustration and anger from playing his games.

[pinkyxyz]

I cried when fable 2 failed

[mttrackmaster38]

I cried when Fable 2 ate my taco

[ElementX]

As a person who used to stand up for the 360 all the time (I still like the 360, but prefer PS3 now) I must say that Peter Molyneux is full of sh!t. MS should fire him and hire some real talent. He's a washed up has-been.

[Baka-akaB]

Oh but i cried already , years ago and obviously not for the reasons you want me to .

Even fable lovers must admit that the serie hardly feature a story you'd remember for eons , let alone makes you shed a tear

[bestofthebest]

saayyyyyyyyyyyyyyiiiiddddd

[Redempteur]

oh i cried already when i played fable 2 at a friends over 3 hours ..

i nearly died laughing at my friend who had bought this "game" that buggued at least 10 time in that time period

At this rate it'll become a genocide..

[SovereignSnaKe]

Well Peter.... you best start by getting Kojima on the Horn! :D

[bwazy]

Make another Fable game and then call it a "disappointment" and I'll laugh so hard I'll start crying.

[8bit_Nes_Rambo]

The only emotion Pete evokes from me is laughter. Every modern game this goon has created has fallen flat on it's face, hollow promises and all. Pro tip, leave the emotional stuff to the pros: Team Ico, Kojima and Sakaguchi.