Fox Joins MMO Biz With Family Guy Online

[Psycho Cat Industries]

I don't know.This actually sounds a bit like a scam in the credit fashion.
Still,I shudder at the thought of such mediocrity if this be real.

 

[Strazdas]

everything is going mmo now. and to add to that, its never original either.
its probably a joke, but knowing Fox, they can go though with it and maybe, jut maybe, they will finally go bankrupt and we get rid of this dreadful beast.

 

[SuperNova221]

If you plan to play this I seriously hope you like self-referential humour, I can garuntee that's all the "humour" you will get.

 

[hexFrank202]

I have to say, I really want to play this. I've never even gotten into MMO's. I'd love to see how the FG universe can translate into a freaking online game. What a crazy concept.

I bet you'll use cutaway gags as combo attacks.


"Oh boy! I haven't been this embarrassed since George Romero directed Forrest Gump!"
*cut to clip of zombie hoard in the south*
"Jen-aiy, *sniffs*, I'm only doin' this because I love you." *gunshot blast*

~~18000 points!~~



This game absolutely does NOT sound like a cheap cash-in. If it were a Family Guy FPS, or a Family Guy iPhone physics game, then yeah. But isn't the MMO sub-industry currently infamously known of as the genre in which every game is helplessly mutilated by WoW?

That doesn't sound like the most profitable thing they could make. In fact, it sounds like they're fucking with people. And that's what I like, and the show in general; it fucks with people. It fucks with its fans, it fucks with other PG-13 cartoons, it fucks with the internet, it fucks with everybody.
South Park pisses off old people, religious people and political extremists, and it's great. Family Guy isn't nearly as good, but I like it because it it pisses off YOU; the open-minded young adult of the 21st century. You're constantly telling me how crappy it is and how downhill it went. The show pisses me off too. And you know what? It's hilarious!

My biggest problem was with how snarky and mean its political bias was. It took me a long time, but I finally realized that that's the joke. The joke is: look how outstandingly liberal this show is. Oh my god, it's horrible. It's SO pretentious! ROFLCOPTER.

Soon after, I realized that's what EVERYTHING in the show is about. And that's what makes it so good. Even if the jokes aren't as funny, and the episodes really, really drag on nowadays, the two core things that made it so good--its effervescent self-awareness and its lovable main characters--are still there in every way.

 

[Rasputin1]

I don't really see how this is going to work, but I'll judge it after I actually play it.

 

[Ghengis John]

Well, if it's anything like the show I expect this game to be great for the first few levels and then suck for many, many more.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

...What the hell?! How do you make an MMO of fucking Family Guy?!? Besides, that show hasn't been any good since... Um... shortly after it came back, I guess...

 

[Jelly ^.^]

"Hey you,

So you're in line for the Closed Beta of Family Guy Online. Thanks for signing up. Gotta ask though - did you read the Terms of Use? The Privacy Policy? I mean actually read them? You didn't, did you? You really have no idea what is in there, but you accepted it anyway.

Don't worry about it. It's all pretty standard stuff, except for the part about harvesting your reproductive cells for a top secret government project to make half-horse half-human super-soldiers.

We're glad you're aboard. Watch for more announcements soon!

Thanks!
The Family Guy Online Team"


Will report back with my scientific findings.

 

[The Lugz]

mmo is becoming the lice of modern society if your game or franchise has it, prepare for irritation.

 

[zHellas]

i would be interested in hoe it plays and i want to be the first lvl 80 asian quagmire

That was exactly my first thought when i read this: Will Quagmire be a playable class?

Maybe Sex Offender, but not Quagmire. He'd probably be an NPC.

OT:

This might turn out suprisingly well, but honestly like other people I doubt it but I do and will give it a chance.

 

[Biodeamon]

I'm intrested to see how this goes.


continue.

 

[Fensfield]

I'm steering clear of this >.>

Even if it does by some miracle A: exist and B: turn out to be a passable game, the entire resultant style will almost certainly be everything I don't want in an MMO >.>

 

[snave]

Nah, it'll be some sort of silly minigame compilation Facebook game, mark my words. Think Farmville but with quick cuts to random clips instead of moseying between different fields.

Assuming it's a low-key product instantly unravels the problems of scope, budget, lack of publicity, risk involved (lots for a fully fledged AAA title, jack-all for browser minigames) and most important lack of big-name developer. Occam's Razor guys.

 

[Atmos Duality]

This just might be, in concept, the least appealing game I have ever seen.
An MMO based on a show I absolutely cannot stand.

 

[Grimh]

Oh Man! Between this and the Michael Jackson MMO I'm not gonna have any free time left!


That's right kids MMO's are basicallly drugs except when FOX makes them. Well I guess that's technically true since there's no way anyone will ever get addicted to this shit.

 

[Jezzascmezza]

I'll admit, I like Family Guy as a show, but as an MMO?
Hell no.
You'll probably just go round Rhode Island beating up giant chickens the whole game.

 

[danirax]

What the...uh...uph....how!?.....WHY!?

Just......WHY!?

 

[xMelior]

For the moment, I'll try to remain open to the idea.

Also, great gameplay ideea:

 

[MajorDolphin]

The manatees have collected the following idea balls:
familyguy + mmo + money + massive + ripoff