Fable Reviews

[Professor S]

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.

[DarkMaster]

Originally Posted by GiMpY-wAnNaBe

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?

I thought my post pretty well implied all that, what with the and all. I know it's not a bad game, and it was hyped up to the ass, and all that. My point was, I thought a 9.3 was a great score, but just like Wind Waker, which got a 9.6 instead of everyone's expected 9.9-10.0, people begin to go berserk and say a lot of stupid sh*t, i.e. ign boards.

Originally Posted by Canyarion

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

Don't give me that, you can't tell me a ZELDA game had anti-hype. Lots of people were bullsh*tting about the graphics, but everyone was looking forward to it. First Zelda on GCN, you can't tell me it wasn't hyped up to all hell.

[thatmariolover]

Originally Posted by DarkMaster

Don't give me that, you can't tell me a ZELDA game had anti-hype. Lots of people were bullsh*tting about the graphics, but everyone was looking forward to it. First Zelda on GCN, you can't tell me it wasn't hyped up to all hell.

Depends on who you look at. Some people hyped it up (namely objective and mature game players that understood the market) and others didn't (the standard game players that bitched about the graphics.

I'm not denying that it was hyped. I'm just saying that it kind of depended who you were looking at.

[Rumpelstilzchen]

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]

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.

[The Germanator]

Isn't 1up.com somehow affiliated with EGM? They always mention it in the magazine...

[Bond]

1UP is owned by Ziff Davis, who also owns EGM.

[Stonecutter]

The fact that a game that started off this ambitious was even released, let alone not turned into a monumental cluster****, is something far more than anyone could have reasonably expected.

The fact that it's still earning 9's is one of the greatest upsets in video game history.


and still, nobody's going to play it, because it's forever doomed to xbox, the greatest system that nobody loved.

poor, poor lionhead/BBB

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Stonecutter

and still, nobody's going to play it, because it's forever doomed to xbox, the greatest system that nobody loved.

poor, poor lionhead/BBB

[Crono]

How many people here are even getting the game? All I know is myself, DM, Strangler, Bond, SC (?), Acebot (?). The game is just a little over two weeks away. I can't wait, regardless of it's review scores.

[Acebot44]

Yeah, I'm getting it. I've had it fully pre ordered since last July, I think, but I bet I'll still get it a day or two late

[Crono]

We should make some kind of sticky or main thread for Fable impressions and stories when the game comes out. That'll be fun.

[thatmariolover]

I've got it preordered. I can hardly wait.

[Acebot44]

"Apparently a reliable user over at GameFAQs was able to test out Fable at PAX yesterday.

Needless to say, with over 300 posts in an hour (and counting), the poster is being heralded as the second coming of Christ.

In a nutshell, he asked the Microsoft rep a variety of question concerning the cuts to the game, as well as things mentioned in the review. Apparently, IGN and Team Xbox were less than accurate about some parts of the game (quest length, Will usage aging you too fast etc.)

Here's the Q&A from his first (of many) posts in the topic

Q: do the review vials make the game too easy or make it hard to get killed?
A: no not really, the vials do restore you to full health, but they are rare and expensive.

Q:in the ign review they said there were only 30 quests from the guild and then thats it is this true?
A: hmm 30?....that seems really low... and yes at the end of the game there are no more quests from the guild but there are many NPC-given quests.

Q:Ign said in their review that the game was only 20 hours, 20-25 if rushed.
A: well you maybe could beat it in 25 hours if you knew everything and rushed along, but when i played though it and i got all the secrets and everything it took me about 80 hours.

a warning: this pissed me off quite a bit
Q: was the reason for the cuts because of the limitations of the xbox, or because they wanted to get it (the game) out?
A: because they had to get it out, the people in marketing say" it must be out then" and the developers have to cut it where it is and hope for the best.

Q: are there dragons?
A: no.

Q:why is everything fenced off now?
A: because we found that it took away from the experience of the game because you did not get lost a lot when you go town to town.
Q: so does that mean we can't get lost in woods like sam?
A: yes.
Q: awwww

Q: How much does magic use age the body? Ign said that if you played for 20 game days using magic heavily that you would reach 65.
A: no not really, if you were to use nothing but magic for the entire span of the 20 days you might but i don't think so, and if you just use a little magic for fights then it won't make you age like crazy. i had a character you used magic in combat but not primarily and he was still youngish looking and had a full head of blond hair.

Q:if you go bald from magic use can you go to a barber and get a full head of hair?
A: Yes.

Q: do horns limit helmet choices?
A: no, if you want people to think you are good then you can hide the horns under a helmet.

Q: are there any expressions for going to the bathroom?
A: you mean like peeing? no but you can fart and...(i stopped him because i knew about the expressions)

Q: is there any point to sex? besides the gifts?
A: yes.

Q: you know i can take all the cuts but why do you have to start a mission over if you fail?
A: i think it's a bad idea too. but the reason they did that was for the story, so you would not be screwed on the main quest if a key character died."

http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gen...topic=15981171

Part 2 http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gen...5984152&page=0

[DeathsHand]

Originally Posted by Crono

How many people here are even getting the game? All I know is myself, DM, Strangler, Bond, SC (?), Acebot (?). The game is just a little over two weeks away. I can't wait, regardless of it's review scores.

I'm definately getting it... Once I get an Xbox that is... Hey give me some time, I just bought a replacement PS2...