I've been watching this whole Molyneux retrospective over the last couple of days. I went into it with the self-assured contempt for Molyneux as charlatan with no concern for the people he disappoint, that I think has become dominant since the Walker interview, and you managed to restore nearly all of my previous respect for the man as a designer and studio head, before slowly taking me all the way back to around my starting position and then with your final assessment send me off with a far more sober and nuanced perspective on one of gaming's biggest personalities. You've absolutely earned a new subscriber, and I'll be spending the immediate future plowing through your archives.
I have to admit, I used to love Molyneux; as a kid, I loved many of Bullfrog's games, and Bullfrog's logo was a symbol of fun times for me. As time went on and I became aware of Peter as a designer/studio head, I followed him from Bullfrog to Lionhead - whilst I didn't love as many Lionhead games as much as I did with Bullfrog, I was still happy with him as a designer and bought many of those games. As time went on, and over the last decade or so Peter Molyneux's career imploded, I was sad and began to see the problems with Molyneux - having watched this retrospective, its a very good summary of his career and its sad to see that a) this seems to be where the story is ending, and b) in the 5 years since this video, not much has changed. Like you, I've has trouble understanding how I feel about Molyneux - and that's because he's a complicated person, a liar who claims his own career in gaming effectively started when he blagged some free computers from Commodore, saw many, MANY quality games, saw him tutor and nurture many talented game devs who continue to this date, but also inflicted stress and crunch on many people too. He made promises and talked of amazing ideas, and delivered some and not others. He clearly could have taken the money and run, or even just taken money from EA or Microsoft forever; like Kim said, he climbed the corporate and pay ladder not once but twice - but he threw those positions away on either principle (microsoft?) or frustration at not being able to focus (EA). Peter Molyneux is a pyschological liar... who created a vast amount of good games and talent, but caused suffering in many and took money from many in the public too. He's not someone who can be easily summarized.
Just seen this after posting a similar comment, mate. This video is indeed superb: I've NEVER seen a TH-cam video manage to conjure suspense before! (And all the while maintain an intelligent gaze throughout.)
Like the saying goes in the bible, "The will is strong but the flesh is weak". I feel sorry for the guy. I think he has good ideas, brilliant ideas, but at every time he tries to make it happen it falls short. Or it takes far longer than what he think it would. So then the next project he feels he has to make up for it, so the ideas get bigger but the input doesn't compensate for it. Fantastic series Kim, well done and thank you.
True, but he needs good people around him with common sense to finish a game. Unfortunately these talented people work like dogs, but he gets rich, they don't.
After all these videos I get the instinct feeling that Molyneaux wasn't so much a genius, as a fisher of men. Someone who picked actual geniuses to make his visions reality. Kinda like John Romero who had the grand ideas and designs of what he wanted, but needed a Carmack to make it really happen.
Zontar82 I think they both needed each other. Carmack had the tech, Romero the ideas and design. When they parted you could see the obvious gaps in which their products had problems I feel.
The new game is with Adrian Carmack (the artist, who also worked on doom etc.) rather than John Carmack. Still will be interesting to see how it turns out though.
Ejacquantumbreeeeze yep,i forgot which one of the carmack was :Pjohn carmack is probably more interested in just getting through new engines or some things like that,rather than a new game..or a game at all
.. Fucking Epic .. This is by far the longest and most interesting video(saga) I have ever watched about some guy in my 40 year life. Let alone on youtube. -Thank you very much Kim
Yeh I'd like to see this as well, since the last series of "sid meier" games have been utter garbage.. and that includes Beyond Earth, Starships and Xcom 2. And I am expecting it to be the same for Octobers Civ 6. Even though, I'll still buy it. Have all the others, why not what will probably be the Death of firaxis.
I knew nothing about Molyneux except for that RPS interview and people's reactions to it, so it's been great knowing just made this man such a big deal. Thanks a lot for this 4-part documentary, it's been quite a ride!
NICE! I was just looking at my subs earlier today thinking this might be hitting soon. Turns out I just had to wait a few hours. Thanks for all the hardwork done on this extensive docu!
If anyone ambles in here and reads this, as of 27th July 2019, neither Godus nor Godus Wars has received any update of any kind since this video was released.
Loved your series on Peter, beyond all logic he's still one of my favourite designers. These videos have been in-depth, unbiased and very informative. Great stuff. Thanks :)
Fantastic series! Being 31 and English I grew up seeing games in the late 80s but never seeing the industry and media behind it all. It's fantastic to have your point of view put across with all the magazine or industry insight to go along with it! Molyneux was indeed a visionary but a flawed one, working in a time that the medium of games exploded but always havign that one foot in the past held him back. Looking forward to any more content you produce, again, fantastic!
Very impressive and comprehensive work. Didn't think there was much to talk about with Molyneux but I was definitely wrong. Thanks for making this incredible feature and for sharing it with the public.
Went through the whole series tonight while recovering from a long hike. Held my interest the entire time. Video editing, research, commentary, all some of the best I have seen on TH-cam. You deliver your salt and vinegar opinion both honestly and articulately. I'm really looking forward to seeing more Kim Justice documentaries in the future!
I don't know how I feel after watching all these videos. To quote from American Psycho: "There is no catharsis." Ultimately, there's nothing that can be done about any of this, and the only thing that could make me forgive Molyneux for breaking my heart so many times was if he made a true successor to Black & White, a real god game, which seems unlikely as hell now. Still... As much as I want to find excuses for him and to focus on his goodwill, Godus makes that so very hard. I can forgive him for hyping up Fable to be something it wasn't; maybe he himself wanted it to be a lot more than it could be. But with Godus I feel there was almost an underlying cynicism and apathy ruling throughout. I can't believe that the man who made all these great games could sincerely believe that Godus is anything but a shitty mobile game. I just can't. Had he put all that money into some prototype that failed MISERABLY and never even saw the light of day, I would've been much happier - at least I could go on thinking he reached for the stars and came crashing down. And if he wanted to make mobile games, why not say that? Why not be honest about it? He could've just said "I want to make a mobile game that will make you switch from your computers and consoles," and most people would still have been game - after all it's Peter fucking Molyneux. I just don't know. I don't know why he did any of these things. He is the only person in the industry I've ever liked as a person, and as a kid I used to watch EVERY VIDEO with him because he was just so inspiring. Even when I knew it was bullshit I still loved listening to him because I thought, hey, this is a man with dreams, a man who wants to do great things and change gaming. Where is that man now? What all of this does prove to me is just how horrible the games industry is. I mean, Molyneux was a god pretty much. And even he felt so restricted that he kept jumping ship. If you can't get people to try new things when you're a renowned visionary and the head of a glowing company then... I'm not surprised mainstream games stink so much nowadays - virtually unplayable.
Hi Kim, I have been following your channel for a few months and I've always enjoyed your work. This four part series has been absolutely superb. I've never played a Molyneux game but I have always been aware of them and him. I was distantly aware of his fall from grace, mostly as a kind of background noise on the Internet. This series has brilliantly illuminated all the twists and turns of his story. Like you I've come away from it wanting to like Molyneux despite everything. I'll probably play one of his games after watching this. I can honestly say this has been one of the most enjoyable and informative things I've ever watched on TH-cam. Well done on a fantastic piece of work. I look forward to more great videos in the future.
Seriously, this is one of the best video essays about game creators i've seen and i hope there are more in the future once enough time is available to do one!
This is an extremely well written and produced video. It's both intelligent and entertaining. And there's something else, which is as rare as hens' teeth in TH-cam videos: it's gripping - which is no mean feat! Superb
A well researched video Kim. Easily the best you have done. As for Peter, he did a hell of a lot of good stuff in the 90's. I think that is what he will be remembered for.
Have to say I loved this series, the detail you go into, and I respect your balanced perspective on molyneux. After watching your videos, I've come to admire Peter a little. He definitely has a casual relationship with the truth, but I love his passion!
Thank you. This is true un-biased journalism, this an insanely good documentary -- going into depth and being comprehensive like you just don't see 99% of the time. Great work.
I think Kim Justice might be my favorite youtuber, i've been marathoning these videos and the longer ones can keep my attention for the whole 30-60 minutes. Even with something like the wrestling videos which i'm not even into i found interesting to watch. Definitely deserves more views/subscribers.
I guess another 5 years down the road there could be a Part 5 of this.. :). Great series Kim! Love the back story and research - there are very few people in the world that could do this like you do it!
I do think it's funny that community update video, ol' Ramsay Bolton in the middle there left within days of it going up. In all honesty though, Peter Molyneux is essentially gaming's George Lucas, a mediocre (at best) creator in his own right, whose only true talent is finding and hiring great talent with other people, then sadly taking all said accolade of their talent for themselves when they get too big. Both of them need some to challenge their ideas in order to make the best possible creation, Lucas had Gary Kurtz for example... But haha, you did use that clip I mentioned in the end :D
man, did you know that GL was considered one of the best directors at one point? im not a fan of almost half of his works, however, he was far from being mediocre. his influence alone on so many directors is absurd, and thats not taking into acount his inovative film making. you probably are thinking Old man GL as the real one, however, if you go back to see how he actually did alot of thing, its almost like a completely diferent person... ironically, its almost the same thing that happened to PM.
I do agree with the comparison Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper, Populous were like Molyneux's Star Wars, Empire, THX 1138 etc but then Curiosity and Godus were like Red Tails, The Star Wars prequels etc and it all came out in the wash when he didn't have the original talented team at his disposal. I would say that he is more openly passionate about his craft than Lucas but at least Lucas tempered his aspirations when dealing with the project. Both sold out to megacorp also. The big question is will Molyneux become the comeback kid and redeem himself for his last few blunders or just sink into obscurity ?
I must say Sean Murray of Hello Games (Goodbye Company !) is a very naughty/mischievous leprechaun and deserves more flak these days. Sony UK wouldn't refund my No Man's Sky pre-order after 4 hours play so I'm none too happy with him and his crew. In all fairness it was probably his first bash in the media spot light but then that cheeky leprechaun in him came out and told stories as colourful as the rainbow at the end of which he got his pot of gold after release.
Watching this reminds me of the classic Tarrantino plot. So many times, Molyneux could have escaped with his legacy, but like butch just had to go get that watch, PM refused get out while he was still ahead. Syndicate will always go down as one of my favourite games, even if I'd forgotten how dark it was. Great series, awesome viewing....kudos!
I have watched the series all the way through, and it is great. Actually, all your videos you made in history of companies is great to watch. Please keep up the great work.
Thank you for these videos, Kim. One of the best projects I've ever had the pleasure of watching on TH-cam. Honestly, I feel bad for Molyneux in a way. I don't know why. I mean he brought all of his recent strife on himself so I know I shouldn't feel bad, but a small part of me does for whatever reason. Oh well. At least we'll always have his great 90's games to appreciate. Bullfrog will always be one of the best developers in gaming history in my opinion.
Really well done. Have watched it all unfold since the amiga days & it was a solid fair cover of him with out just sticking the boot in because you can.
Excellent series. I think you hit the nail on the head too that he's a great sales person who is passionate about the industry but, ultimately, without the needed guidance he seems to need but seems to never accept.
Really, really solid and interesting stuff to watch. I followed the link here from a Jim Sterling video, but this is really awesome, comprehensive work.
Peter Molyneux on Kickstarter is one of the worst ideas I think I've ever heard of. Thanks for the great video series. My favourite moments in particular were the Al Pacino clip and noticing the cover of 'what if God was one of us?', purely because they made me laugh out loud. Sadly the rest is quite... well, sad. Great script, your hard work and artistry is appreciate, Kim.
This was a great series man. I watched all 4 parts. Love the documentary format and the detail for 45 minutes per episode. I was wondering what the jokes about peter were all about and you answered that perfectly for me. Must have been a crazy amount of work and you deserve even more respect and appreciation for that! Really deserves more subscribers and views on this channel.
Hi Kim, it may have been brought up already but prison architect is a 1 man team. Technically 2 men but the second person is not a programmer and more a salesman. So really prison architect is just the work of...one man. Whilst not uncommon, it really hammers home that Godus was a terrible failure.
Brilliant work, Kim. Second time I've watched through all four parts. This is intelligent, incisive, surprising, fascinating and even poignant stuff. Great sketch of the PM himself, and an excellent overview of the games and the programmers, artists, thinkers and the rest. Supoib. Thank you for this.
Great series. I don’t think Molyneux is a bad guy, I just think he was given waaaay too much rope. It’s actually a fairly common issue within the creative industry - people who are brilliant at coming up with new and original ideas are inherently terrible at actually managing and completing projects, precisely because they are always coming up with new ideas. He managed to wing it back in the Bullfrog days because the scope of video games was so much smaller because of technical limitations, those guardrails have faded away as computers have become vastly more powerful allowing games to be far more detailed and complex.
Wow - incredible video series Kim. Thanks very much for the huge amount of time and effort you put into this. Really enjoyed it. I think your gaming documentaries might be the best on TH-cam, or anywhere else for that matter. Please, keep it up!
That was fantastic Kim, better than expensive studio productions. Thank you. I would like to see one day Jay Miner's life cause there are not many people mentioning his work on multimedia and one of the first gpu.
Your magnum opus, Kim. This is set-the-bar-ridiculously-high stuff. I can't wait to see how you'll top it in the future.* *But have and rest, and take it easy. You deserve it.
angry joe: more SFX movie reviews ?!?!? AVGN: mike and bootsy play xxx ?!?!?! the only new videos that excite me nowadays are new 'game sack' and new 'kim justice' videos ;) great work kim, great 'in detail' game journalism on everyone's favorite narcissistic game 'promiser' ;)
I really love Lorerunner's Ruminations series. Though I guess an hour plus of a guy talking into the camera without edits isn't everyone's idea of an entertaining video. Angry Joe seems to have given up. Though no one has fallen as low as Spoony. Not even Peter Molyneux. Spoony is just a tale for the ages.
careful you might trigger some avgn hardcore fans like I did, a bunch of pussies willing to bite your dick off at the mere mention of lack of meaningful content. face it, let's plays ruined youtube gaming that used to be full of great machinimas n sketch reviews. now it's overshadowed by let's plays in every gaming channel smh
Great analysis of Peter at the end, and superb quality work as usual Kim, see you for the next one if I don't get ran over by a bus in the near future.
This was a fantastic series of videos, dude! I only knew about Molly's Fable antics, but nothing before or after that so thanks for filling me in on all the blanks. I'd love to see a Chris Roberts documentary in this style. Kudos! You deserve it! I can only imagine what a massive undertaking this must've been.
Amazing work as always, Kim. This four parter truly masterpiece of your channel. You're really the master of gaming documentaries and jourinalism here in TH-cam. You deserve many many many more views. Cheers!
The saga is over and my God, it was a great roller coaster! I feel so bad and weird for saying this, but even after the Bryan and Godus fiasco, I can't help but like Molyneux as well. It's his charm, one none should trust, but it's enjoyable. Molyneux is basically a suit who makes games and that's pretty admirable. Thank you for the series!
I just love these great great documentaries. So insightful and well researched. Such a tragic character! Having a couple of pints and a larger than life chocolate bar while watching these is just pure fucking bliss!
If you liked this then think about having a gander through my social media, and get yourself on my Patreon: www.patreon.com/KimbleJustice
I've been watching this whole Molyneux retrospective over the last couple of days. I went into it with the self-assured contempt for Molyneux as charlatan with no concern for the people he disappoint, that I think has become dominant since the Walker interview, and you managed to restore nearly all of my previous respect for the man as a designer and studio head, before slowly taking me all the way back to around my starting position and then with your final assessment send me off with a far more sober and nuanced perspective on one of gaming's biggest personalities. You've absolutely earned a new subscriber, and I'll be spending the immediate future plowing through your archives.
I have to admit, I used to love Molyneux; as a kid, I loved many of Bullfrog's games, and Bullfrog's logo was a symbol of fun times for me. As time went on and I became aware of Peter as a designer/studio head, I followed him from Bullfrog to Lionhead - whilst I didn't love as many Lionhead games as much as I did with Bullfrog, I was still happy with him as a designer and bought many of those games.
As time went on, and over the last decade or so Peter Molyneux's career imploded, I was sad and began to see the problems with Molyneux - having watched this retrospective, its a very good summary of his career and its sad to see that a) this seems to be where the story is ending, and b) in the 5 years since this video, not much has changed.
Like you, I've has trouble understanding how I feel about Molyneux - and that's because he's a complicated person, a liar who claims his own career in gaming effectively started when he blagged some free computers from Commodore, saw many, MANY quality games, saw him tutor and nurture many talented game devs who continue to this date, but also inflicted stress and crunch on many people too. He made promises and talked of amazing ideas, and delivered some and not others.
He clearly could have taken the money and run, or even just taken money from EA or Microsoft forever; like Kim said, he climbed the corporate and pay ladder not once but twice - but he threw those positions away on either principle (microsoft?) or frustration at not being able to focus (EA).
Peter Molyneux is a pyschological liar... who created a vast amount of good games and talent, but caused suffering in many and took money from many in the public too. He's not someone who can be easily summarized.
One of the best series of videos I've ever seen on TH-cam. Fantastic.
I adore documentaries, and this was one of the most interesting and exhaustively researched I've ever seen on the topic of gaming. I loved it
Just seen this after posting a similar comment, mate. This video is indeed superb: I've NEVER seen a TH-cam video manage to conjure suspense before! (And all the while maintain an intelligent gaze throughout.)
Thanks!
Binge watched the four parts today, I was entralled all along, thanks for producing such well made documentaries Kim.
Milky Lamb same here! 👍🏼
Cheers. You make the best documentaries on TH-cam.
Like the saying goes in the bible, "The will is strong but the flesh is weak". I feel sorry for the guy. I think he has good ideas, brilliant ideas, but at every time he tries to make it happen it falls short. Or it takes far longer than what he think it would. So then the next project he feels he has to make up for it, so the ideas get bigger but the input doesn't compensate for it.
Fantastic series Kim, well done and thank you.
True, but he needs good people around him with common sense to finish a game. Unfortunately these talented people work like dogs, but he gets rich, they don't.
As the Book of Brannigan says, 'the spirit is willing but the flesh is spongy and bruised'
After all these videos I get the instinct feeling that Molyneaux wasn't so much a genius, as a fisher of men. Someone who picked actual geniuses to make his visions reality. Kinda like John Romero who had the grand ideas and designs of what he wanted, but needed a Carmack to make it really happen.
some people says it was Carmack who was looking for a Romero
Zontar82 I think they both needed each other. Carmack had the tech, Romero the ideas and design. When they parted you could see the obvious gaps in which their products had problems I feel.
SaintAlia_of_the_Games
they finally came back together recently though,with a new game too boot.and i can't wait to see it finished
The new game is with Adrian Carmack (the artist, who also worked on doom etc.) rather than John Carmack. Still will be interesting to see how it turns out though.
Ejacquantumbreeeeze
yep,i forgot which one of the carmack was :Pjohn carmack is probably more interested in just getting through new engines or some things like that,rather than a new game..or a game at all
.. Fucking Epic ..
This is by far the longest and most interesting video(saga) I have ever watched about some guy in my 40 year life. Let alone on youtube.
-Thank you very much Kim
Great series. Would love to see a series like this on Sid Meier.
yes please !!! ;)
Sid Meier's: Documentary. Gold Edition
Problem with that is, that on no one else the calmination will be anywhere as satisfiing and entertaining as with Meter Polydeux.
Yeh I'd like to see this as well, since the last series of "sid meier" games have been utter garbage.. and that includes Beyond Earth, Starships and Xcom 2. And I am expecting it to be the same for Octobers Civ 6. Even though, I'll still buy it. Have all the others, why not what will probably be the Death of firaxis.
Just watched all four parts this weekend, I love all of videos. You kept me wanting to come back for more. Great Job KimJustice!!!
Gonzo from the old days of Channel Awesome?
I knew nothing about Molyneux except for that RPS interview and people's reactions to it, so it's been great knowing just made this man such a big deal.
Thanks a lot for this 4-part documentary, it's been quite a ride!
NICE! I was just looking at my subs earlier today thinking this might be hitting soon. Turns out I just had to wait a few hours. Thanks for all the hardwork done on this extensive docu!
Just watched all four of these again. Absolutely love it. Can't even imagine how much work must have gone into this.
Would love to see you do The Rise and Fall of LucasArts
some games of Lucasarts were cancelled, because George keeps touching his Grabby Hands of their work.
Great suggestion
phlaelym Plinkett: His Fingers are in our Wallets, GET YOUR FINGER OUT OF MY ASS WALLET!
Brilliant idea!
its so dense, there so much going on.
Truly enjoyed this ambitious series...more please. :)
Fantastic job, this answered a lot of questions. What a wild ride. Professionally made.
If anyone ambles in here and reads this, as of 27th July 2019, neither Godus nor Godus Wars has received any update of any kind since this video was released.
It’s so sad... honestly one of my favourite games. I would pay for a kickstarter to develop it further.
As of 2020, nothing
2021 here, and ah... yeah, you guessed it: it's still dead.
@@blcollier You could have warned me about all the OTHER shit since July 2019 though!
Loved your series on Peter, beyond all logic he's still one of my favourite designers. These videos have been in-depth, unbiased and very informative. Great stuff. Thanks :)
I thought I was going to be productive today, but instead I spent 4 hours watching a documentary.
Good work!
Fantastic series! Being 31 and English I grew up seeing games in the late 80s but never seeing the industry and media behind it all. It's fantastic to have your point of view put across with all the magazine or industry insight to go along with it! Molyneux was indeed a visionary but a flawed one, working in a time that the medium of games exploded but always havign that one foot in the past held him back. Looking forward to any more content you produce, again, fantastic!
Very impressive and comprehensive work. Didn't think there was much to talk about with Molyneux but I was definitely wrong. Thanks for making this incredible feature and for sharing it with the public.
Went through the whole series tonight while recovering from a long hike. Held my interest the entire time. Video editing, research, commentary, all some of the best I have seen on TH-cam. You deliver your salt and vinegar opinion both honestly and articulately. I'm really looking forward to seeing more Kim Justice documentaries in the future!
Making one of the worst games in a genre that you invented yourself is no ordinary feat.
Paulo Mangano Godus was amazing and had so much potential
"worst"
keksdee I feel it was the best. It had lots of potential that was wasted
I don't know how I feel after watching all these videos. To quote from American Psycho: "There is no catharsis."
Ultimately, there's nothing that can be done about any of this, and the only thing that could make me forgive Molyneux for breaking my heart so many times was if he made a true successor to Black & White, a real god game, which seems unlikely as hell now.
Still... As much as I want to find excuses for him and to focus on his goodwill, Godus makes that so very hard. I can forgive him for hyping up Fable to be something it wasn't; maybe he himself wanted it to be a lot more than it could be. But with Godus I feel there was almost an underlying cynicism and apathy ruling throughout. I can't believe that the man who made all these great games could sincerely believe that Godus is anything but a shitty mobile game. I just can't. Had he put all that money into some prototype that failed MISERABLY and never even saw the light of day, I would've been much happier - at least I could go on thinking he reached for the stars and came crashing down.
And if he wanted to make mobile games, why not say that? Why not be honest about it? He could've just said "I want to make a mobile game that will make you switch from your computers and consoles," and most people would still have been game - after all it's Peter fucking Molyneux.
I just don't know. I don't know why he did any of these things. He is the only person in the industry I've ever liked as a person, and as a kid I used to watch EVERY VIDEO with him because he was just so inspiring. Even when I knew it was bullshit I still loved listening to him because I thought, hey, this is a man with dreams, a man who wants to do great things and change gaming. Where is that man now?
What all of this does prove to me is just how horrible the games industry is. I mean, Molyneux was a god pretty much. And even he felt so restricted that he kept jumping ship. If you can't get people to try new things when you're a renowned visionary and the head of a glowing company then... I'm not surprised mainstream games stink so much nowadays - virtually unplayable.
Hi Kim, I have been following your channel for a few months and I've always enjoyed your work.
This four part series has been absolutely superb. I've never played a Molyneux game but I have always been aware of them and him. I was distantly aware of his fall from grace, mostly as a kind of background noise on the Internet.
This series has brilliantly illuminated all the twists and turns of his story. Like you I've come away from it wanting to like Molyneux despite everything. I'll probably play one of his games after watching this.
I can honestly say this has been one of the most enjoyable and informative things I've ever watched on TH-cam.
Well done on a fantastic piece of work. I look forward to more great videos in the future.
Seriously, this is one of the best video essays about game creators i've seen and i hope there are more in the future once enough time is available to do one!
This is an extremely well written and produced video. It's both intelligent and entertaining. And there's something else, which is as rare as hens' teeth in TH-cam videos: it's gripping - which is no mean feat! Superb
I have to say I bloody love these documentaries, please keep it up, it's much appreciated!
A well researched video Kim. Easily the best you have done. As for Peter, he did a hell of a lot of good stuff in the 90's. I think that is what he will be remembered for.
Have to say I loved this series, the detail you go into, and I respect your balanced perspective on molyneux. After watching your videos, I've come to admire Peter a little. He definitely has a casual relationship with the truth, but I love his passion!
Thank you. This is true un-biased journalism, this an insanely good documentary -- going into depth and being comprehensive like you just don't see 99% of the time. Great work.
I think Kim Justice might be my favorite youtuber, i've been marathoning these videos and the longer ones can keep my attention for the whole 30-60 minutes. Even with something like the wrestling videos which i'm not even into i found interesting to watch. Definitely deserves more views/subscribers.
I guess another 5 years down the road there could be a Part 5 of this.. :). Great series Kim! Love the back story and research - there are very few people in the world that could do this like you do it!
I do think it's funny that community update video, ol' Ramsay Bolton in the middle there left within days of it going up.
In all honesty though, Peter Molyneux is essentially gaming's George Lucas, a mediocre (at best) creator in his own right, whose only true talent is finding and hiring great talent with other people, then sadly taking all said accolade of their talent for themselves when they get too big.
Both of them need some to challenge their ideas in order to make the best possible creation, Lucas had Gary Kurtz for example...
But haha, you did use that clip I mentioned in the end :D
"Peter Molyneux is essentially gaming's George Lucas" lol, that's just what I was thinking!
man, did you know that GL was considered one of the best directors at one point? im not a fan of almost half of his works, however, he was far from being mediocre. his influence alone on so many directors is absurd, and thats not taking into acount his inovative film making.
you probably are thinking Old man GL as the real one, however, if you go back to see how he actually did alot of thing, its almost like a completely diferent person... ironically, its almost the same thing that happened to PM.
I do agree with the comparison Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper, Populous were like Molyneux's Star Wars, Empire, THX 1138 etc but then Curiosity and Godus were like Red Tails, The Star Wars prequels etc and it all came out in the wash when he didn't have the original talented team at his disposal. I would say that he is more openly passionate about his craft than Lucas but at least Lucas tempered his aspirations when dealing with the project. Both sold out to megacorp also. The big question is will Molyneux become the comeback kid and redeem himself for his last few blunders or just sink into obscurity ?
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Well stop asking me to include him in videos. I'm more than happy to stop
I must say Sean Murray of Hello Games (Goodbye Company !) is a very naughty/mischievous leprechaun and deserves more flak these days. Sony UK wouldn't refund my No Man's Sky pre-order after 4 hours play so I'm none too happy with him and his crew. In all fairness it was probably his first bash in the media spot light but then that cheeky leprechaun in him came out and told stories as colourful as the rainbow at the end of which he got his pot of gold after release.
Wow! Another one. This is turning in to one of the best series/documentaries I've ever seen.
Watching this reminds me of the classic Tarrantino plot. So many times, Molyneux could have escaped with his legacy, but like butch just had to go get that watch, PM refused get out while he was still ahead. Syndicate will always go down as one of my favourite games, even if I'd forgotten how dark it was. Great series, awesome viewing....kudos!
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superb work kim. informative, witty, professional, and very entertaining.
Excellent series. Well researched, well put together, well written and well narrated.
Amazing retrospective my good sir!!! All 4 videos are fucking awesome!!
I have watched the series all the way through, and it is great. Actually, all your videos you made in history of companies is great to watch. Please keep up the great work.
Magnificent work Kim. My partner was talking about wanting to rewatch Glengarry Glenross earlier today. We've got the DVD somewhere..
Thank you for these videos, Kim. One of the best projects I've ever had the pleasure of watching on TH-cam.
Honestly, I feel bad for Molyneux in a way. I don't know why. I mean he brought all of his recent strife on himself so I know I shouldn't feel bad, but a small part of me does for whatever reason.
Oh well. At least we'll always have his great 90's games to appreciate. Bullfrog will always be one of the best developers in gaming history in my opinion.
Really well done. Have watched it all unfold since the amiga days & it was a solid fair cover of him with out just sticking the boot in because you can.
Excellent series. I think you hit the nail on the head too that he's a great sales person who is passionate about the industry but, ultimately, without the needed guidance he seems to need but seems to never accept.
Really, really solid and interesting stuff to watch. I followed the link here from a Jim Sterling video, but this is really awesome, comprehensive work.
Really brilliant series. I've been glued to the whole lot all afternoon.
Peter Molyneux on Kickstarter is one of the worst ideas I think I've ever heard of. Thanks for the great video series. My favourite moments in particular were the Al Pacino clip and noticing the cover of 'what if God was one of us?', purely because they made me laugh out loud. Sadly the rest is quite... well, sad. Great script, your hard work and artistry is appreciate, Kim.
This was a great series man. I watched all 4 parts. Love the documentary format and the detail for 45 minutes per episode. I was wondering what the jokes about peter were all about and you answered that perfectly for me. Must have been a crazy amount of work and you deserve even more respect and appreciation for that! Really deserves more subscribers and views on this channel.
Informative, well researched, entertaining and very professional. Keep up the amazing work Kim!
Kim, that was fantastic. As always, the amount of research you put into your work is incredible.
Hi Kim, it may have been brought up already but prison architect is a 1 man team. Technically 2 men but the second person is not a programmer and more a salesman. So really prison architect is just the work of...one man.
Whilst not uncommon, it really hammers home that Godus was a terrible failure.
Holy shit it's 2021 and it's still in "Early Access."
Thanks for this whole series, Kim. Great work. I admire your indefatigability.
Brilliant work, Kim. Second time I've watched through all four parts. This is intelligent, incisive, surprising, fascinating and even poignant stuff. Great sketch of the PM himself, and an excellent overview of the games and the programmers, artists, thinkers and the rest. Supoib. Thank you for this.
Excellent job! This was a brilliant coverage of Peter.
He was an auteur in his time but that time has passed and now he is stuck as a fossil trying to recapture the old magic.
Wow. Bravo Kim. Fascinating stuff
Great series Kim, so well produced, well done 👍😀
Great series. I don’t think Molyneux is a bad guy, I just think he was given waaaay too much rope. It’s actually a fairly common issue within the creative industry - people who are brilliant at coming up with new and original ideas are inherently terrible at actually managing and completing projects, precisely because they are always coming up with new ideas. He managed to wing it back in the Bullfrog days because the scope of video games was so much smaller because of technical limitations, those guardrails have faded away as computers have become vastly more powerful allowing games to be far more detailed and complex.
Echoing what others have written - really good series. Please keep making videos for this channel. Great quality.
Absolutely loved this series, beats most TV documentaries on the industry. Well done!
Been looking forward to this episode. Great work. Always great to hear Mansun too.
The Mansun tune certainly took me back to younger days. Being a girl was a B-Side to that single which was a pretty good tune too.
this series was ridiculously good (and mildly depressing). thank you Kim.
Great series! Thanks so much for taking the time to research and put them all together.
Love your videos, Kim. Congratulations on the new job. You will do great!!
Wow - incredible video series Kim. Thanks very much for the huge amount of time and effort you put into this. Really enjoyed it. I think your gaming documentaries might be the best on TH-cam, or anywhere else for that matter. Please, keep it up!
Thank you for all the effort in making this series. Impressive one person job! Good work, Kim.
I've really been looking forward to this -- thank you, Kim!
Laughed hysterically when the "What if God was one of us" bgm started, genious!
You have the best game-docs on TH-cam, going to check them all.
That was fantastic Kim, better than expensive studio productions. Thank you.
I would like to see one day Jay Miner's life cause there are not many people mentioning his work on multimedia and one of the first gpu.
Your magnum opus, Kim. This is set-the-bar-ridiculously-high stuff. I can't wait to see how you'll top it in the future.*
*But have and rest, and take it easy. You deserve it.
angry joe: more SFX movie reviews ?!?!?
AVGN: mike and bootsy play xxx ?!?!?!
the only new videos that excite me nowadays are new 'game sack' and new 'kim justice' videos ;)
great work kim, great 'in detail' game journalism on everyone's favorite narcissistic game 'promiser' ;)
Narcissist is going a bit far.
I agree
AVGN has basically become "The Let's Play with Mike Matei Show!"
I really love Lorerunner's Ruminations series. Though I guess an hour plus of a guy talking into the camera without edits isn't everyone's idea of an entertaining video. Angry Joe seems to have given up. Though no one has fallen as low as Spoony. Not even Peter Molyneux. Spoony is just a tale for the ages.
careful you might trigger some avgn hardcore fans like I did, a bunch of pussies willing to bite your dick off at the mere mention of lack of meaningful content. face it, let's plays ruined youtube gaming that used to be full of great machinimas n sketch reviews. now it's overshadowed by let's plays in every gaming channel smh
Haha! That shocked Molyneux face at 12:46 is amazing!
This entire series was an absolute masterpiece. Thank you so much for putting it all together and presenting it so well.
Thank you. Amazing research and presentation. Brilliant writing as well. You rock Kim Justice!
Great analysis of Peter at the end, and superb quality work as usual Kim, see you for the next one if I don't get ran over by a bus in the near future.
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Thanks for the great series Kim. Brilliant. Phenomenal.
You're number 1 content creator in youtube. Thank you!
Excellent job Kim! Love your work.
Excellent series of videos, thank you for taking the time to make them.
absolutely fantastic series Kim!
Fantastic, in depth and entertaining series. Thank you.
This series is incredibly good, fantastic work Kim!
This was a fantastic series of videos, dude! I only knew about Molly's Fable antics, but nothing before or after that so thanks for filling me in on all the blanks. I'd love to see a Chris Roberts documentary in this style. Kudos! You deserve it! I can only imagine what a massive undertaking this must've been.
The depth of research and writing are second to none on these videos.
I love this series, thank you for spending your time creating it.
Amazing work as always, Kim. This four parter truly masterpiece of your channel. You're really the master of gaming documentaries and jourinalism here in TH-cam. You deserve many many many more views. Cheers!
The saga is over and my God, it was a great roller coaster! I feel so bad and weird for saying this, but even after the Bryan and Godus fiasco, I can't help but like Molyneux as well. It's his charm, one none should trust, but it's enjoyable. Molyneux is basically a suit who makes games and that's pretty admirable. Thank you for the series!
Thank you, this was a fantastic series. Also - two Mansun tunes? You really are spoiling us! : )
Impressive documentary! Thank you very much for going through the work of putting this together! Very well done!
Incredible work, Kim! A very-well detailed analysis on Molyneux's legacy.
Amazing job, as always, Kim.
Wow, this series was fucking great. Glad to see the final part come a week earlier than expected too :)
Amazing videos. I was so glad you mentioned how buggy Fable II was. As good as it was it always frustrated me that some of it just didn't work.
This just might be your best work.
Just done all 4 parts in one sitting. Really great doco. I sub now.
I just love these great great documentaries. So insightful and well researched. Such a tragic character! Having a couple of pints and a larger than life chocolate bar while watching these is just pure fucking bliss!