Please take part in 'No GamePad Day' September 4th

I am calling on all true gamers to come together on 4th September and refuse to play any games using a gamepad. Instead of buying a tired sequel on that day such as Far Cry 3 try something new and exciting such as Fable : The Journey, a game that shows just how tired games like Far Cry 3 are becoming. True gamers are fed up of pressing a button to open a door, they want a step closer to reality where you FEEL the excitement of opening a door. Inserting a key by pushing forward, rotating your wrists and pushing again. I remember when Nintendo introduced the first gamepad in the 80's and everyone was behaving in the same way they are now towards motion controls.

"I don't have a joystick to hold anymore? but all games need joysticks??" etc

Yet now no gamer would want to go back to joysticks. In 5 years time, I promise you right now that nobody will want to use gamepads again. For this happen the industry needs to hear our voices, I urge you all to refuse using a gamepad on September 4th and tell everyone about it. Buy Fable: The Journey instead of FarCry 3 and let publishers feel the heat. Let the world know that gamers deserve more than a tired technology that has been crawling along slowing game creativity for over 25 years.

Ok pete. For you.

Do you know someone that can get me Far Cry 3 on September 4th?

No.

I was about to report spam but you made me laugh, is this the owner of the infamous twitter account?

I like playing with my joystick thank you very much.

Keyboard and Mouse it is then.

Assuming this is a joke.

I'll move on from a game pad once people figure out how to make motion controls a fun and responsive system.

The second annual Molyjam will have the stipulation that all games must be controlled without a gamepad.

Now I have a strange urge to play Far Cry 3, despite having no interest in it before reading this thread.

More proof that the GB forums are becoming /v/

Every day is No GamePad Day in PC-Land.

I really hope this is the real Molydeux.

I shall burn my gamepad and inhale deeply of the fumes. Then I shall be able to see the world as Peter Molyneux does.

No thanks. I don't like on-rails games.

I was expecting this to be a keyboard+mouse elitism thread. I don't know if I should feel relieved or disappointed.

Nope.

@JoeyRavn said:

I was expecting this to be a keyboard+mouse elitism thread. I don't know if I should feel relieved or disappointed.

Exactly what I was expecting, I don't think a Molydeux troll is quite as bad though.

I'm gonna fondle all of my controllers on this day.

I am but your humble disciple Molydeux

@ProjektGill said:

Keyboard and Mouse it is then.

And I'm not sure if @petermolydeux is trolling or not cause Fable: The Journey is technically a sequel even though it doesn't play anything like the other fable games.

@ProjektGill said:

Keyboard and Mouse it is then.

Beat me too it.

@ProjektGill said:

Keyboard and Mouse it is then.

I second this motion.

@McGhee said:

I'm gonna fondle all of my controllers on this day.

The best thing would be if this was actually Molyneux all along

I should report you to the department of justice for identity theft & fraud Peter.

@ProjektGill said:

Keyboard and Mouse it is then.

It would have been this anyway, but sure.

@Bourbon_Warrior said:

I was about to report spam but you made me laugh, is this the owner of the infamous twitter account?

I don't think we know if this is the real fake Molyneux yet. I have a feeling not though, because the real fake one usually has better ideas :P

So, just like every other day then...

@Chavtheworld said:

@Bourbon_Warrior said:

I was about to report spam but you made me laugh, is this the owner of the infamous twitter account?

I don't think we know if this is the real fake Molyneux yet. I have a feeling not though, because the real fake one usually has better ideas :P

You saying we have a fake real fake Molyneux in here?

Well maybe I won't play anything that day instead.

@ProjektGill said:

Keyboard and Mouse it is then.

I second this motion.

IT'S NOT ON RAILS.

Okay, you've convinced me to go out and get a Novint Falcon

Killzone 3 with Move then.

@BlackLagoon:No because Killzone wasn't made by a designer who loved motion controls. They just threw it in there randomly as a gimmick.

Hey Molydeux.

This is fucking stupid.

Touch screen it is then. Now where the F is my 3DS...

i hope i can buy a nexus 7 by then...

@TheHBK said:

This is fucking stupid.

Agreed.

Peter Molyneux no longer works for microsoft. Why would he promote that game?

He's not a real guy, Sam!

@ProjektGill said:

Keyboard and Mouse it is then.

Nuff said.

Did Far Cry 3 steal your lunch money? :D

Why of course! I could play some great games on that day without a gamepad. Been a while since i've done any diablo 3 now...

I use gamepads quite rarely anyway.

@ProjektGill said:

Keyboard and Mouse it is then.

Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

@Demoskinos said:

I like playing with my joystick thank you very much.

reading that instantly made me think of this

Even better than the Ron Graphite account.