Too bad Peter Molydeux announced "My last and final tweet <3".
https://telegra.ph/The-last-message-01-13
https://x.com/PeterMolydeux
>Had to make the difficult decision today to lay off the entire studio after play testers said our game was ‘too good’. Will start again with a new team to help avoid creating a mainstream game.
>Imagine a game where the main character forgets important information and abilities if you take too long a break from playing.
>Imagine if refunding a game was part of the game. The only way to see the true ending is to send it and receive a video link within your receipt.
>Imagine a game where your character has the ability to switch between different patches of the game in real-time.
>Announcement. My new game will be delayed by 9 months to add polish. This new groundbreaking feature allows the player to polish absolutely anything in a world that is continuously gathering dirt in real-time.
>Excited about creating a remake of one of my games, I just need to finish creating the original first
>I’m about to redefine a new genre of game that has yet to defined.
>Imagine a Metroidvania style game where you lose all emotions and have to slowly gain them all back again, using each one to discover new depths to your inner soul
>My new game is so advanced that it will recognize if you are trying to speed run and make the game longer as a consequence
>Imagine a game where you can access the credits at any time and rearrange it to change your experience. For example putting programmers under art turns the environment into cubes which may be useful for accessing new areas
>Imagine a game that uses music to confuse you. Playing uplifting music during sad moments or scary music during funny moments etc
qarl: You do realize the purpose of the parody Peter Molydeux account is to make light hearted fun of Peter Molyneux, right?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Molydeux
>Peter Molydeux is a Twitter account presented as a parody of the game designer Peter Molyneux. Created by game artist Adam Capone in 2009, it posts audacious game design ideas in the style of Molyneux. The account presents Molyneux as a tragicomic character with unrelenting, creative ideas that are continually received with an apathetic audience. Over time, the account evolved from a Molyneux-based persona into a list of potential game concepts. A common theme of the tweets is the untapped potential of emotional game experiences. Molyneux came to appreciate the parody, and has since met Capone in person.
>The account went viral in 2011 and led to the reinvigoration of Molyneux's legacy. To many, the two became entwined. Molyneux's reputation as a dreamer was reclaimed as a positive trait in light of growing opposition to conservative game design, and the parody account became a mouthpiece for that population. The tweets contributed to Molyneux's decision to leave Microsoft Game Studios and pursue riskier game ideas. They also inspired a game jam, in which about 1,000 game developers worldwide created about 300 games based on the tweets over the course of a weekend. The game jam also brought Molyneux fame within a burgeoning indie game movement. Notable games based on the parody account's ideas include Donut County. Capone retired the character and Twitter account in January 2026.
>I imagined him going through the supermarket with a digital recorder and coming up with ideas while shopping ... And over dinner, he's rearranging his peas and saying. 'Is this giving me a game idea?' And his wife is saying, 'Shut up, Peter. Just eat your food.' — Capone (Molydeux) on Molyneux
>The parody account is in contact with its namesake. Microsoft's press department first introduced Peter Molyneux to his parody account in mid-2011. The game designer was first annoyed at the caricature's "pathetic" and impotent demeanor, but came to regard the parody as clever, creative, and admirable. The account reminded Molyneux of his energy earlier in his career, and helped convince him to leave Microsoft and pursue another audacious game design idea. Free of restrictions on press activity, Molyneux contacted Capone's parody account upon leaving Microsoft. The two met later in person at Molyneux's new studio.
We can't tell if Molydeux is doing the work for Molyneux, or it's the other way around:
https://www.engadget.com/2012-07-18-we-cant-tell-if-molydeux...
Curiosity:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NDUfpmkjw0