Featured Image Credit: 22Cans
Topics: Indie Games, Fable
Peter Molyneux might have upset a big portion of his early fan base by overpromising and underdelivering on some of his releases, but the man is still responsible for some of my favourite games of all time, so whenever something new is about to drop, then I'll always be there to listen.
If you somehow don't know who he is at this point, Peter Molyneux was a pioneer in the god game genre, bringing out titles like Populous, Black & White and Dungeon Keeper, all of which still stand as absolute classics of their era.
He then moved on to the Fable series within which the second game is arguably my favourite of all time, with that franchise about to be rebooted under new developer Playground Games, with a release scheduled for later this year.
Now, his final project is on the way, and after an extended period of radio silence, we finally have a release date and trailer showing us what we're going to be playing.
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Peter Molyneux's upcoming and final release, Masters of Albion, has just received a new trailer and a release date, with the game set to arrive in player's hands on 22 April.
In confirming the news, developer 22Cans (a studio founded by Molyneux that incorporates original staff members from Media Molecule) shared a brief statement for fans.
"Blending strategy, simulation, town management, and real-time defence, the game gives players extraordinary freedom to play the game the way they want to play it,” 22cans confirmed.
“Taking inspiration from some of Peter’s classic titles, Masters of Albion is a return to form, blending gameplay mechanics from multiple genres, strategy with simulation, town management with defence, to reinvigorate the god game, and give players the power and freedom to create. Or destroy…”
It all sounds quite encouraging, and I'll be keeping everything crossed that we don't have a repeat of the Godus debacle. Molyneux himself also shared a brief statement on the game's release, saying, "Masters of Albion is the culmination of my life’s work, a game that owes so much to titles like Dungeon Keeper, Black & White, and Fable. It’s a totally unique game that we hope will delight players, a game that brings god games into the modern gaming landscape and puts the genre firmly back on the map.”
The god game genre has fallen bizarrely by the wayside in recent years, particularly considering how much more achievable they are in the modern day. Let's hope Molyneux can go out with a bang and Masters of Albion is everything we want it to be.