Fable 2 (Now Released)

Arctyrael said:
I gotta say -- it is disappointing this is a 360 exclusive. What are the chances this will become available for Vista down the road? (Sorry, I'm just not a console gamer...)
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It probably will be available for windows a while after it's released for the 360.
 
That is good to know. I got into Fable I and have been generally anticipating this for a year or so now =).
 
Yeah im sure it'll come out eventually for windows.
 
Started playing Fable 1 tonight and I feel compelled to compare it to Elder Scrolls: Oblivian since they are very similar.

You could say that Oblivian is technically superior in every way. The world is just better built and more complex. The combat is more advanced.

I however find myself having more actual fun playing the dumbed down combat in Fable. Find the main plot more interesting, and the side quests feel better integrated. Also the stories for the quests seem more interesting to me.

I feel like maybe... Fable is something of a gateway-game towards the open-world RPG genre for people more used to linear JRPGs. It's entirely possible playing enough of it will spark more interest in other more advanced open world RPGs.
 
Yeah, the only thing I semi-enjoyed in Fable was the combat. No matter how simple it is, it's fun to just go through a place fightin'... or shootin' birds off a buildin' (if anyone remembers that).
 
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Strid said:
Yeah, the only thing I semi-enjoyed in Fable was the combat. No matter how simple it is, it's fun to just go through a place fightin'... or shootin' birds off a buildin' (if anyone remembers that).
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Yeah that was a lot of fun :) The lil quests to were fun. The race in the academy was fun too!! I have to say though, I got some bitches drunk til they puked many times for a laugh lol. AND omg, I changed my title to ranger and they way the smitten women would say my title would make me laugh. It is a fun game.
 
Firestreak said:
Started playing Fable 1 tonight and I feel compelled to compare it to Elder Scrolls: Oblivian since they are very similar.

You could say that Oblivian is technically superior in every way. The world is just better built and more complex. The combat is more advanced.

I however find myself having more actual fun playing the dumbed down combat in Fable. Find the main plot more interesting, and the side quests feel better integrated. Also the stories for the quests seem more interesting to me.

I feel like maybe... Fable is something of a gateway-game towards the open-world RPG genre for people more used to linear JRPGs. It's entirely possible playing enough of it will spark more interest in other more advanced open world RPGs.
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I agree, however, I like the third person action gameplay in Fable a lot more than the first person style oblivion gameplay.

I can't STAND first person in anything other than a FPS.
 
Oblivion/Morrowind is a good game. However, only when played on a computer does it really change to a great game with all the mods that are available.
 
Makelith said:
Oblivion/Morrowind is a good game. However, only when played on a computer does it really change to a great game with all the mods that are available.
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Yeah you can even download the Oblivion engine for Morrowind. Pretty neat.
 
I will quit FF to play fable II. then when i beat the game 2 days later I will crave FFXi and come back to it
 
From what EGM said about it. It seems like its going to be really good. They pretty much just said that it is everything the first game was suppose to be and more. They also said that this one might live up to the hype.
 
Played some more Fable 1 last night.

I think in a lot of ways, it's like some of the underrated PS3 games this gen. In that it does one of the most important things correct, and that's atmosphere. Playing it is a captivating experience, in that the world feels very fleshed out and well put together. Unfortunately, I'm having trouble with the quests, since they all involve sending me to specific locations and the ability to get to the exact spot they want me to go varies, as well as the travel time it takes. The combat and the quests once I actually get there are fine. As well as the graphics held up decent enough and the music is better than average for a western RPG.

What is strange I noticed, there's a bit of a Tim Burton feel... now I love Tim Burton movies, but I don't think it really works here, it's in a way like it's making fun of everyone in the world, me included. Don't know if anyone else picks up on that.

Other complaint I guess is that it's a little easy to mistakenly do evil things. When I hold down the left trigger to lock on, that locks onto civilians - but when they're mixed in with bad guys, and the bad guys are rushing me, it's easy to not even think about it and kill a few civilians as well- just my opinion.

If Fable 2 is just put together a bit more cohesively, with less load time, and uests that require less traveling effort(I don't mind traveling really except that when you go the same place over and over is boring), it should be a really nice game. Still more interested in Tales of Vesperia cause I prefer more linear RPG plots - but it's something I'll get eventually.
 
The world in that game wasnt really that big travelling wasn't bad at all, only thing i didnt like about fable I was that it was WAYYY too easy/short
 
Fable 2

It has been released now. I played it for a couple hours last night. Really enjoying it so far. The supposed consequences for the glitch that was supposedly put in on purpose is bogus. No consequences Lionshead just wanted to scare people away from using the glitch more. If you want to get your items and money go to a pub and merge your pub games character with your hero and play a game with someone to get the items.
 
I got it this morning at 10:14am! lol and pre-ordered Fallout 3. I will try Fable II tonight yay :)
 
Played it last night for like 30 mins and it was pretty bitching. I knew you could play co-op over live but I didn't know you could do it on the same machine. So me and my friend who came with me to the midnight played around with that a bit. I'll post more after i play some more.

Also merged with old thread.
 
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Grrr mine comes on Friday (lolEngland) and I go on holiday on Saturday :( Only gonna have a few hours to play it. I best pack my bag on Thursday so it don't interrupt my fable playing time!
 
Co-Op if I understand is not spilt screen, it's shared so limited mobility. Something about camera views be limited as well, but that may just be online.
 
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