Fable Reviews

Professor S · 08-27-2004, 02:31 PM

This is about what I thought Fable would get, too. The story has always been the contentious element of this game and honestly Molyneaux (sp?) games almost have NO story besides the one that you create. I actually find this liberating, but I can see how others who love great stories in their RPGs woulkd find this a serious drawback.

For a sequel I would like to see a bigger game with the same features. Mke a more free roaming world (smaller than morrowind but bigger than KOTOR) with more quests.

But in the end I think the draw of this game will be your character reacting with the living world. I plan on experimenting endlessly with the economic system and good and evil. Just think about the possibilities... Good Mage, Evil Mage, Neutral Mage, Good Warrior, Bad Warrior, Neutral Warrior, Good Thief, Bad Thief Neutral Thief... get married, be failthful, be unfaithful, kill her, get a new one, cheat on here with her sister, kill her... you get my point

Well its under a half a month left before I lose myself to this game as an axe weilding evil bastard (and then a sick ass mage), but I've waited so long a few more days won't bother me much.

Dyne · 08-27-2004, 03:46 PM

Those are going to be some of the better scores.

Typhoid · 08-27-2004, 03:49 PM

I still think while the game doesnt look as gorgeous as previously anticapated and described, it's probably gonna make up for that with the gameplay and wideness of it all.

Professor S · 08-27-2004, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

Those are going to be some of the better scores.

And you say this because...

Acebot44 · 08-27-2004, 05:24 PM

The Intro Movie of fable is titled Gameplay Footage 3 and is on the bottom of the page. It got me all excited and such.

Dyne · 08-27-2004, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by The Strangler

And you say this because...

Watch 1up.com and Gamespot.com in the near future for examples.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe · 08-27-2004, 08:39 PM

Quite a let down, i hope GTA: San Andreas doesn't do the same thing, because its impossible not to relate the two hypes.

DarkMaster · 08-27-2004, 09:06 PM

haha, 9.3, yeah, what a sh*tty score.

Like I said before, Wind Waker all over again. Can't wait to have a good laugh over at the IGN boards.

GiMpY-wAnNaBe · 08-28-2004, 11:31 AM

Its not that its a bad game Darkmaster, its just that a lot of the features that got people really excited aren't in it anymore. Too much Hype was created over it, and in consequence when the hype was not all completely true, people get pissed. But even without all the features that were taken out its still an excellent game.

so anyways, is it on storeshelves yet?

Canyarion · 08-28-2004, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkMaster

haha, 9.3, yeah, what a sh*tty score.

Like I said before, Wind Waker all over again. Can't wait to have a good laugh over at the IGN boards.

Nono, The Wind Waker had ANTI-hype.... and it turned out to be not that bad.

Professor S · 08-28-2004, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Dyne

Watch 1up.com and Gamespot.com in the near future for examples.

Thats hardly an explanation, more of a prognostication. As for Gamespot, they think its their job to score everything lower than IGN so thats not exactly a difficult guess. I've never heard of 1up.com, but I'll check them out now.

I'm waiting more for Gamespy's verdict as I trust them more than pretty much everyone else, but thats just my personal bias.

Anyway you slice it I'm going to be playing this game a LOT come Sept. 14th.

Rumpelstilzchen · 08-29-2004, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by The Strangler

I've never heard of 1up.com

Neither have I, but have you seen those kids wearing 1up shirts? The ones with the green shrooms reminiscent of the days Nintendo was moreso competition than a dying grandfather.

No Nintendo site will give Fable a good review, for this you should believe Dyne. And what I've seen of Dyne's previous posts, surely he's the best at knowing the fan-at ways of the Nintenders (those who tend the dying Nin)

thatmariolover · 08-29-2004, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelstilzchen

No Nintendo site will give Fable a good review, for this you should believe Dyne.

What are you talking about? What Nintendo site is going to be reviewing Fable in the first place? If you're just talking about the fact that Nintendo oriented journalists are going to talk bad about it, then I honestly think that's like saying some people don't like vegetables. I mean seriously. Lots of journalists/gamers are pumped for Fable whether they own a GameCube or an Xbox. I'm a much bigger GC fan than I am Xbox, but I'm still stoked for Fable (and any other good release on the Xbox). Most of the sites you refer to are probably run by a 13 year old kid with his daddy paying the bandwidth. In which case, the people reading them are usually the same type of people. So ignore them.

I mean come on. Your whole arguement is based on the assumption that every Nintendo fan is completely biased and unwilling to see that there are other systems with good games. And that's a pretty weak arguement.

There are a lot of very open-minded Nintendo fans that are only invisible to those who are too close-minded to see them.

Dyne · 08-30-2004, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Rumpelstilzchen

No Nintendo site will give Fable a good review, for this you should believe Dyne. And what I've seen of Dyne's previous posts, surely he's the best at knowing the fan-at ways of the Nintenders (those who tend the dying Nin)

That was the only post I was directing my hate at. I didn't mean to hurt any of your feelings.

Canyarion · 08-27-2004, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by The Strangler

(smaller than morrowind but bigger than KOTOR)

Morrowind really wasn't that large... it was just that you were so rediciously slow.

...... ok gotta admit, it was large. Lots of things to do....
OK I take back what I said about it not being that large.