Ginormous Fable Preview

[Professor S]

Here's a note for those of you concerned about graphics:

In a game filled with so much to do, it almost seems an insult to discuss how it looks. There have been some rumblings to suggest that the game is looking worse over time. Let me allay your fears. Fable looks great. It is not the best looking game on the Xbox, but at the same time the production design speaks of a focused team with a vision of how their world should look. There is consistency and vibrancy in every item and person in the world. Character models are detailed and animate superbly, even during the fast-paced battle sequences. There is no slowdown evident in the near-final release candidate we played, and despite the massive scale of the world, there's no popup either.

And here is their final word:

When the game was first announced, Molyneux predicted that Project Ego (as it was titled back then) would be the best RPG ever made. What we have seen and played would have us thinking along the same lines. Fable is huge, gorgeous and a joy to play. There is a distinct disparity between story-centric and gameplay-centric titles, and Fable seems to be in a unique position of being able to cover both approaches. Certainly, it's one of the most ambitious titles of this or any other generation of videogames. But it's much more than that. Fable is a sterling example of the best that videogames have to offer, and come autumn, it will be responsible for turning millions of gamers into something more - heroes.

One month is too long to wait.

[Crono]

After reading that... wow... just wow... I need to buy an Xbox.

[Canyarion]

Kicking chickens? Is it the new cow-tipping?

Seriously, they shouldn't suggest things like that in games.

(and don't give me crap that Zelda had you abusing chickens, it was different)

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Canyarion

Kicking chickens? Is it the new cow-tipping?

Seriously, they shouldn't suggest things like that in games.

(and don't give me crap that Zelda had you abusing chickens, it was different)

They don't make kicking chickens a part of the quests or even suggest that you should do it, they just let you know that you can do it if you want to. Its just one of the many moral decisions that you can or cannot make in the game.

Don't blame the game, blame the player because he is the one who has decided to abuse the animals, the game just allowed him the option of doing it if he wished (just like... *gasp*... real life)

[Null]

Can you pick up the chickens and carry them? because in zelda i always enjoyed throwing chickens off a cliff or such.

in this it would be fun to carry a chicken to the top of a cliff, then give a big kick off.

[Acebot44]

Well, you can kick heads off of hills. Hopefully you can pick up chickens and move to a desired spot to punt them That's gonna be fun!

[bobcat]

Originally Posted by Acebot44

Well, you can kick heads off of hills. Hopefully you can pick up chickens and move to a desired spot to punt them That's gonna be fun!

is that a chicken??

@.@ It looks like a fish

[Swan]

This game looks great. I wish I had money for an X-box.

What are you going to do if you get it? I mean are you going to play evil, good or in between?