Recreation designer Peter Molyneux has returned to video video games, and debuted his subsequent venture throughout Gamescom Opening Evening Dwell. The brand new venture, referred to as Masters of Albion, goes again to Molyneux’s roots in god video games, with a number of new twists.
The transient gameplay demonstration confirmed the acquainted disembodied hand floating over a small medieval-looking village. Molyneux stated that you may handle a great deal of particulars in your neighborhood, proper all the way down to what they eat. You possibly can even make them eat rats, if you happen to’re so inclined.
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However getting ready your village with satisfactory protection is essential as a result of at night time, you are attacked by monsters. At that time you possibly can both swap to an over-the-shoulder third-person perspective and battle instantly as one among your city’s champions, or rain down divine fury on the attacking creatures–you may swap between the 2 views mid-gameplay. Molyneux confirmed his champion getting worn out, after which went again to the drafting board the subsequent day to coach them up within the village.
Masters of Albion is coming from Molyneux’s studio 22cans. It is accessible to wishlist on Steam, however no launch date has been set.
Molyneux has been in video games improvement for many years, for the reason that days of Atari, and was instrumental in creating the Fable sequence, in addition to technique and god video games like Dungeon Keeper and Black & White. Within the course of he gained a popularity for daring guarantees concerning the flexibility of his video games. After his studio, Lionhead, was acquired by Microsoft, he stayed with Lionhead for six years earlier than leaving to discovered 22cans.
Throughout his stage look, Molyneux joked about his earlier initiatives, asking, “What the hell was I doing?” relating to his efforts at cell improvement. He stated that pushed him to return “residence” to PC and console, so for Masters of Albion, he is seemed again at Dungeon Keeper, Black & White, and Fable for concepts of what he’d wish to push additional. He additionally talked about he wanted to reassemble a number of the previous workforce, so he introduced again builders from a few of these older video games to make this one.
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