Update: Peter Molyneux and 22cans have announced that Legacy, the game which was revealed way back in 2019, will make use of blockchain technology – a fact which almost certainly rules out any release on Switch, as was previously anticipated.
Here are some highlights from the Gala Games blog post:
Legacy is a creative entrepreneur’s dream come true, an opportunity for players to build their very own business, designing their very own products from a huge array of possibilities as they create a business empire the likes of which the world has never seen!
Legacy is a game that leverages player ownership, play-to-earn, lend-to-earn, highly functional NFTs and a truly unique community driven economy… and this is just the beginning.
Legacy is here to push the boundaries of blockchain gaming beyond your wildest dreams.
The creative genius of Peter Molyneux, creator of the god game genre (among many others), along with 22cans is now teaming up with the expertise of Eric Schiermeyer and Gala games in order to put Legacy at the frontier of blockchain gaming.
Original Story [Mon 11th Feb, 2019 12:15 GMT]: A few days ago, we published an interview with Peter Molyneux regarding his next game, Legacy, and his desire to bring it to Switch, a console he loves to bits. Now, we're able to bring you the first screenshots of the game, which Molyneux himself says is an intentional throwback to his very first video game, The Entrepreneur, which famously sold just two copies (one of which was apparently purchased by his mother).
In Legacy, you run a business and can build almost anything. Inspired by Molyneux's father, who would spend hours in his workshop creating all kinds of things, the game places you in the role of an inventor and tinkerer who starts off crafting unique products in their garage and selling them to the public; make enough best-selling items and you will out-grow your humble origins and turn your business into a global megacorporation, an evolution which comes with added pressures – such building factories and hiring a workforce. You'll then face issues such as looking after your growing workforce and balancing profitability against moral and ethical concerns.
While platforms haven't been formally announced, it is believed that Legacy will be coming to PC and smart devices initially. Molyneux's affinity for Switch means Nintendo players could also get a chance to play it in the future.
Red Bull Gaming has run an in-depth look at Legacy as part of its excellent Levels series of short documentaries, six films which each look at a different software house and its approach to making games. We've Included a link below but be warned, it does contain some bad language. Let us know what you think of the game so far, and if you'd like to sample it on Switch.
[source redbull.com]
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Looks great! I'll have to pick this one up, Molyneux games are always a hit with me.
"In Legacy, you run a business and can build almost anything" Hasn't Molyface said this kind of thing with pretty much every game he's ever worked on in the past 20 years? Or is it his lies are so many, that they just blur together now?
Visually, and from the description this game just strikes me as any other town builder you can find in abundance on smartphones already.
While I have confidence that Molyneux can bring his usual novel charm to the game, I'll take some convincing that I won't get board of it after a few weeks.
Plus if it's adverts about "We need a pool" I'm throwing it out the window.
@FragRed it's so true. He ruins every game of his I've ever played with his mouth. Fable, The Movies, everything. You can always do anything except you can't.
"When your name is Molyneux, you can promise almost anything."
Did someone say 'moral and ethical concerns'? Lol.
The art style really appeals to me, I just want to go and live in that place.
In terms of the idea, like it too. It would be fun if you could actually sell your product within the game to other players. A kind of in game Kickstarter.
@saintayu Don't start me on The Movies. I was so unbelievably hyped for that game during the months leading up to release.
Looks very interesting and right up my alley. Given that it's Molyneux, though, we can't really take for granted that this is going to even come out, let alone deliver on its promises.
"In Legacy, you run a business and can build almost anything."
Classic Molyneux, straight in there with the promises he can't keep.
Looks fun. I'll keep an eye on it.
Eh, not really feeling it.
I'd take a Fable port any day of the week
Looks promising but I'll wait for reviews before I buy it.
@FragRed It scared me that people gave him kickstarter money based entirely on him talking about his game.
His entire career is effectively one giant anti-kickstarter lesson.
@abe_hikura The same thing could said for Kenji Inafune.
Good old Folly Molly is at it again eh.. I can’t remember the last good game he made that I played.. anyways, he says he’s a fan of the Switch (in my opinion) because it’s the cool hip thing to say nowadays.. I wanna see games damn it.. games from this dude, cliffy b and the rest of the supposed Nintendo switch is great and we love Nintendo etc guys
Interesting that moly now has his sights on wooing the Nintendo crowd. Sounds more like a conman with every release.
His history aside. I think he's overselling what is basically a business SIM/tycoon game. The fact that it's coming to mobile has me expecting one that's pretty shallow as well. So I can't say I'm excited, all things considered.
A different take on a City building be worth taking look at when released or seeing the Demos.
This looks absolutely life changing.......
Still, it's nice to see Molyneaux returning to what he does best rather than aiming for AAA action type games. He's the god sim guy. He should stick with the genre he invented rather than branching into all kinds of 3d perspectives he doesn't have the perspective for. This might be better than his prior outings.
I've read a lot about this guy. All of his games (of his company, 22cans)never left early access in Steam.
Entrepreneur, Populous, Godus, Fable, Milo, Curiousity, and now Legacy? This guy really need to stop using one word title for his games, it just screams lack of creativity to me. Using it for a few 1 or 2 games is alright but c'mon why just one word title for everything?
The concept looks good. I don’t know if it will translate into a purchase for me. We’ll have to see WHEN/IF it comes and the cost.
@retro_player_22 my favourite Molyneux game was called Black & White...
...I thought he hated Nintendo. lol
He made some great games, but his trouble was, or rather, is, that always he hypes things too much.
I still think the best example of hype was Milo (hey who still remembers how Milo was going to revolutionise augmented reality with the Xbox Kinect?). Another concept that you know clearly wasn't anywhere near what he was promising (or demonstrating), hence why poor Milo is stuck on some dead HDD in a basement now.
It's such a shame as well, as the Fable games were great. They just never delivered on the hype in features that he promised beforehand e.g. "Touch is so important, so you can hold hands in Fable 3".... which ended up being a nothing mechanic.
I'd still love another Fable game though. Or Syndicate (although maybe this time try to actually make it a syndicate game, not a FPS "in the syndicate universe")....
The first line of "Building almost anything" was a major red flag for me. He says some variant of this every single time and every single time its been BS
And what's going to set this apart from the countless other management sims currently on the market?
Looks fun. Can't wait to see more about this game.
That was a very nice little video.
Rooting for Molyneux and the rest of 22Cans to really make it this time.
Could've done without seeing the comments on Youtube, but that's how it goes. ^^
@LaytonPuzzle27 That should be everyone's attitude for all games. Hopefully it lives up to his promises, but I have very little sympathy for people who preorder games and then cry when they end up with Fallout 76.
If there is a tie to games being made using keychain and not being able to come to switch then I guess there was one good thing I read in the article.
Blockchain...
Might as well put a forest on fire...
Never going to touch this
Hope the Blockchain trend ends bloody so no one feels the need to touch this crap again
I would say he lost me at NFTs, but he already lost me at Peter Molyneux.
Black and White was fun, everything after that has been disingenouous. Molyneux & NFT shouldn't be associated with Nintendo, thank you.
I'm not surprised that he would do something like this, after previous stunts like the Curiosity game.
But none-the-less disappointed in him.
Sounds like a big scam just like any NFT crap.
I blame myself for giving NL a click on this article that's absurd on multiple levels.
Once again NFTs and blockchain being sold with a promise of a gimmick THAT DOES NOT NEED NFTS AND BLOCKCHAIN TO EXIST.
Everything that NFTs and blockchain are supposedly opening the doors for, can already be done. This is just a new unregulated revenue stream certain companies and developers are hopping on board early to try and get the most out of before the bottom falls out. Or the planet dies.
No thank you. All interest is gone.
Peter Molyneux is Elon Musk. “I had a revolutionary idea! However, I did something cheaper and easier based on existing functionality. I’ll take that money now.”
NFTs?
No,
F***
That
Oh Jesus Christ give me strength
I just love reading the comments bashing blockchain NFTs all based on misinformation. You guys never dissapoint.
‘Beyond your wildest dreams’.
Yeah, we’ve heard that before….
that guy is a hype-creator - first black and white and then fable, lmao
@FragRed
but maybe this time you can really build everything
I wonder what the concept in this article used to be where the first comment was "Looks great!"
@dBackLash i mean you can't deny that there is a lot of criminal energy using or better say abusing the blockchain technology... the technology itself is totally fine in most cases but its just abused in so many cases now...
Remains to be seen if it will utilize the technology in any particularly interesting capacity.
Here's a novel idea: instead of owning some random NFTs how about we get clear ownership of the games themselves?
Nice seeing 3 year old articles being updated for games that still don't even have release dates but now aren't coming to a Nintendo console. Reminds me of the good ole Wii U days when this was a weekly occurrence. Project Cars, Yooka-Laylee, Kerbal.
@jojobar It's just a few blockchains that are incredibly wasteful. There are a lot of energy friendly options and they are being used more and more.
Most people are just assuming all blockchains and NFTs are destroying the planet. It feels the same as the time when parents thought videogames are destroying there children because all videogames are violent.
I have a soft spot for molyneux games. He got compared to Miyamoto in the 00s for just being capale of bringing even the most abstract ideas to life. It rarely worked out as polished and well as Miyamotos creations did though, but I do agree theres a common creative spirit and his focus on simplicity and usability that other games often lack.
@dBackLash
And I love the astroturfers that always magically appear with their concern trolls and gaslighting
@dBackLash
thats not actually what i meant, its less the usual crypto currency than nfts of artworks etc that gets stolen. at least i read several times on artists twitter accounts that stuff like that happened to them. also nfts work like a pyramide scam, my guess is that this is also the reason why all studios want to have blockchains in their games. imagine a blockchain weapon for ubisoft games that is resellable but everytime it changes its owner ubisoft gets a little cut of the price .
Nations should stop this Energy wasting Crap.
He blethers a lot of pish doesn't he?
I wonder if they ever pay that guy who won their life changing prize in that stupid mobile cube game.
Hasn't a certain popular and well-loved Youtuber thoroughly dragged this guy's name through the dirt enough for him not to be relevant anymore?
Should’ve called it loser simulator honestly
@jojobar You can build anything you want using these unique blockchains. See that acorn? You can plant that and it’ll grow into a tree, by buying out blockchains. 😉
"Peter Molyneux"... pass
"NFTs" even bigger PASS!!
Kinda sounds like my game, not gonna lie.
I always remember Molyneux about his big promises with small rewards. Most notable example would be Black and White from way back.
Block chains and NFTs. Whatever that means.
oh my! can't he just stop
And I was here thinking that 22cans was finally done ripping people off.
Apparently I was wrong. To everyone here saying the game looks great has probably no clue who peter Molyneux and 22cans are.
Yes I'm still salty about Godus.
I am delighted that this blockchain garbage isn't coming to Switch
Where's Guru Larry when you need him?
The best part about all this is that it's being produced by Molyneux, meaning it will either never come out, or if it does it will be a broken mess that bears no resemblance at all to the pitch / hype, and the only people who get hurt will be crypto bros. A win-win!
Sounds like a scam
"... creator of the god game genre (among many others)..."
Steady on, Pete.
I guess most people here never played real blockchain games with assets. This will be a money game with NFTs and open sea type market and most likely bots farming any free peanuts possible.
These games can't really work in America because of tax confusion and other tight laws.
Ah, Peter.
What a curious person.
Quite rightly ridiculed for his horrible broken promise record.
I sometimes wonder… does he do it on purpose? Or Does he get so excited with ideas that he promises things that he just can’t realistically deliver? Like he gets back to the office and the staff say “why did you tell them that? We don’t know how to program that!”
Ehh doesn't look very interesting to me. Would love a new Black & White though...
I steer clear of any game with the name ‘ Molyneux’ plastered all over it. Seems like a daft game some will enjoy though. They lost me at NFTs pahaha
At Bullfrog he was amazing, and I still enjoyed B&W too. But now it's best to ignore what he says after the Curiosity/Godus debacle (the Eurogamer article on what happened to the winner is astonishingly depressing https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-02-11-the-god-who-peter-molyneux-forgot). He's a developer of his time.
That footage is from Feb 2019
This could have just gone from bad to worse idk. According to articles by Eurogamer, IGN, and RPS this game already made about $50 million by selling land on December 12th before its launch.
Here’s the link to the Eurogamer article if you want to check.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-16-peter-molyneuxs-nft-game-legacy-has-already-made-usd50m
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