The
infamous
Peter
Molyneux
made
his
return
to
game
developement
at
yesterday’s
Gamescom
Opening
Night
to
reveal
his
latest
project,
Masters
of
Albion.

The
Fable
series,
which
Peter
Molyneux
helped
create,
are
also
set
in
Albion.
So
what
gives?
Well,
Albion
is
actually
just
another
name
for
Great
Britain,
meaning
Peter
Molyneux
can
set
his
new
game
there
without
any
copyright
issue.

But
that
isn’t
where
it
ends.
Pete’s
new
game
does
tempt
fate
more
by
drawing
obvious
comparisons
to
the
Fable
games,
from
the
art-style
to
the
name
of
the
town
in
the
trailer
–
Oakridge,
which
sounds
close
to
Fable’s
town
of
Oakfield
located
in
Rookridge.
Then
there’s
the
humour,
the
chicken
sounds
(Fable
is
famous
for
its
chickens)
and
even
the
descriptor
of
“my
hero”,
which
feels
like
an
obvious
nod
to
all
of
Fable’s
lead
character’s
being
called
the
Hero.

But
what
actually
is
this
new
game?
It’s
a
blend
of
genres.
IGN’s
preview
describes
it
best:
“Masters
of
Albion
aims
to
be
something
of
a
Molyneux
Greatest
Hits;
a
project
that
revisits
ideas
from
many
of
the
prolific
designer’s
past
games
and
reinterprets
them
for
the
modern
age.
The
result
seems
to
be
a
mashup
of
Dungeon
Keeper,
Black
&
White,
and
Fable
–
a
city-building
god
game
that’s
also
a
third-person
RPG.
Yup,
Molyneux’s
trademark
wild
ambition
is
definitely
back.”

The
trailer
though,
is
janky.
Clunky,
stock-sounding
sound
effects,
and
weirdly
janky
cursor
movements
give
this
new
project
a
very
rough
feel.
Hopefully
that’s
just
because
it’s
very
early
in
development.