"Masters of Albion": Peter Molyneux feeds rats to game characters
Swords made of bread and rat pie: Developer legend Peter Molyneux is back with a silly god simulation.
(Image: 22cans)
Developer legend Peter Molyneux once made a name for himself with "God Games" such as "Populous" and "Black & White", then his path led to NFTs and mobile games. With "Heroes of Albion", he has now returned to the world of "real" video games at the Gamescom opening.
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"Heroes of Albion" is a God Game that was deliberately designed to be silly. The trailer shows that players can customize not only small towns and houses, but also individual items. For example, you can make your heroes swords with bread blades, make them individual sandwiches or put rats in their pies. Even the villagers' clothing and armor can be customized
While during the day you create more or less useful items and let towns flourish, at night you slip into the skin of a town dweller to fight monsters from a third-person perspective. If things get too tricky in the battles, as a god you can simply send meteorites crashing down on your enemies. It is not yet known when "Masters of Albion" will be released.
Crazy ideas and broken promises
Peter Molyneux is one of the best-known, but also most controversial developer personalities in the world. Molyneux was responsible for the development of "Populous" and is considered the creator of the "God Game" genre. He later developed games such as "Black&White" and worked as a designer at Lionhead Studios on the "Fable" games. He became known for his wacky ideas, but also for his broken promises.
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In 2012, Molyneux left Lionhead to do his own thing. He founded the development studio 22cans, with which he developed largely unsuccessful mobile games and PC titles. Launched in 2013, "Godus" is still listed as Early Access on Steam today and, based on user reviews, only won over 25 percent of players.
With his studio 22cans, with which he is now also developing "Masters of Albion", Molyneux most recently created the browser-playable NFT game "Legacy".
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