While I admit I have never been a fan of Peter Molyneux, I have been a fan of Tim Schaefer, and Time Schaefer thinks I need to lay off Peter Molyneux. Oops.
Speaking up about the recent string of death threats and overall harsh press that Molyneux has received, Schaefer said that he thinks the reactions that Molyneux is getting is a sign of an unhealthy attitude in game journalism, and that they are unfair to Molyneux in general.
“I’d like to send our support to our friend and fellow developer Peter Molyneux,” Schafer began.
“In the last few weeks we’ve seen some extremely rough treatment of Peter on the Internet and from the games press, and I think it’s really unfortunate and unfair and I don’t think it’s healthy.
“Obviously, things did not go as expected with his game, and because of that people are making some nasty accusations about Peter, and I can really relate to that. I’m not saying that developers like Peter and I shouldn’t be held accountable for deadlines, I’m just saying the reaction to recent events, and the tone of their reaction, is really way out of proportion to the seriousness of the events themselves.
“The problems that Peter is having [with his game] are not unique to him, in fact they happen on many, if not most projects.”
To see Schaefer’s full response, check out his video blog.
Source: Double Fine