What was the general consensus when Fable came out in 2004? I heard it didn't deliver a lot on what it promised, so was it the No Man's Sky of its time?
It was the botw of the era
When it came out people thought it was a masterpiece.Then Yahtzee made a video where he whined that Peter Molyneux didn't deliver on the promises he made, that most didn't hear. Then the internet hivemind turned to hate on the game for about 15 years.Then contrarianism took over and now everyone thinks Fable is a masterpiece.
>>722007470>I heard it didn't deliver a lot on what it promised, It was mostly people who spend too much time on the internet saying that. The game was a good time. Had some good ideas and is enjoyable from start to finish.>>722007737This is correct. It's a top selling Xbox game for a reason, it's a good game and if you play it you'll see why.
>>722007470I can remember really liking this back in the day. I was poor and didn't have internet or access to other people's opinions to ruin it for me.
>>722007737>YahtzeeIs that where the PM hate began? I just remember people on GameFAQs memeing about him all the time
It was a good game by Molyneux lied about a ton of features that would be in the game for no good reason so people were mad about that. Personally I really liked it and it has a great OST.
I think regardless of it failing to deliver on all of its insane promises, that ambition is still what made it a stand out title for its time. What the new Fable is lacking are those very same insane promises. It looks very unambitious.
>>722007470I'm pretty sure it was hated by normgroids on the internet because it didn't live up to the hype
>>722007470From what I recall everyone was saying it was amazing. People were blown away by how your character grows up and choices as a child affect things as an adult or whatever.But that was back when you were encouraged to enjoy things.These days people can only hate things. Never should have let normies use the internet. Smartphones were a mistake.
>>722007470It was generally well liked because ignorance is bliss and most people didn't need to download their opinions from the internet back thenChildhood game to a lot of peopleWas popular enough that Lionhead released a cut content version and then two more games after that, while completely abandoning another franchise known as Black and White to be Microsofts bitch
>ocarina of time but not shityeah. what do you think?
>>722009824Kingdom Hearts?
>>722007470It was a revolutionary strive forward for adventure RPGs much like Ocarina of Time once was.
son*ggers shat on itxboxfags said it was the best thing since everdecent game with a pretty good atmosphere, jade empire from bioware released a few months afterwards was much better though imo
>>722010309KungfuToR.
>>722007470It's my second favorite video game ever, so I'm a bit biased, but back in the day, we thought it was pretty good. Not some sort of flawless masterpiece, but just really good. I think the flaws help bring out the charm of the setting and humor. The roleplay aspects were actually super cool back then, seeing your characters' appearances change depending on not just your story choices, but also by what talents you invest in. Sculpting your character into your preferred playstyle over a playthrough and seeing them evolve was something I hadn't seen in a game before.But, if you want to be pessimistic, this Anon is more or less on spot >>722007737I have the unpopular opinion of believing all the Fable games are fun, even that fucking card game that died too soon. I love the humor and more importantly, the air of mystery and folklore that even in Fable 3, never really faded. Like, listen to the Fable 1 OST and let your imagination run wild for a bit. Remember Witchwood, with the mists and dangers outside Knothole Glade? Remember those ancient ruins all over the place spoken of only in ancient legends? It gives off some Brothers Grimm vibes, and few things actually manage to capture that magic.
>>722007470Isn’t this the game where you bang your hot step sister or something
>>722007470I don't know. Me and my friends loved it. I didn't have internet in 2004 I don't know what was the consensus and neither do cringe larpers in this thread.
>>722007470It wasn't that great of a game, but then Fable has never been particularly good.
>>722007737Other anons might agree with him, but in my timeline that wasn't what happened. People weren't mad at Molymeme because of some fast talking fag, they were mad because he was lying his ass off.
>>722007470I beat it at my friend's house and thought it was too easy so I never bought it myselfNever bought the sequels either
>>722010661Wasn’t it this one?
Molymeme said that trees would grow in real time in this game. I don't even know why he lied because the game had fun combat and a great atmosphere.
>>722010476you bang her with a sword through the gut, you get the choice to sacrifice her to become the dark lord of the sith
>>722010958>trees would grow in real timeWhat a stupid thing to promise. Especially for two thousand and fucking four.
>>722010824>thought it was too easyDifficulty really depends on how you build your character. If you minimax into strength or skill, you'll be pretty powerful, especially if you find the best weapons for where you are in the story, and certain spells are just so good that there's really no reason not to take them aside from roleplay.I recommend playing the game start to finish not as just another game to beat, but as a story you help tell to yourself.
>>722010958>I don't even know why he liedPeter can't help himself, anon. He and Todd both get so excited about their games.
>>722010958Peter Molyneux lying is a misconception, he had very lofty aspirations for the game but his development team couldn't achieve most things so they had to let go of a lot of goals. They managed to release a really good game though, and that's remarkable for an upstart team who lucked out into development kits. Their previous entries are all innovation as can be, such as Black & White.
>>722007470underdelivered on the central concept but still a lot of funi don't know why a game whose design was supposedly based around actions influencing character growth would award experience points a player can allocate to whatever, that seemed counter to the whole point of the game
>>722007470It came out when I would only get one game a year, so I loved it. My sister and I would watch each other play on the same save file and just go around burping at people, or buying all the houses in a town, or showing off the trophies and other nonsense. On its own merits, it’s a neat little adventure game. Yeah it doesn’t meet all the absurd promises that molyneux made, but what’s the point of getting hung up on those.
I will take any excuse to post the fable art I've commissioned
>>722007737 I didn't watch any youtube video. I clearly remember reading all of Molyneux's promises in a magazine and being utterly disappointed when I finally got to play it.
>>722011473I see what you mean, it really would have been better if you received EXP for skills you use rather than just assign it to what you want.They chose a sort of halfway compromise in what they released, where if you use melee, you get strength exp, ranged gives skills, magic gives will, but there's still the majority amount that's generic exp for some reason. It feels like they were too afraid to commit to one or the other.
>>722011818exactly. i would have hidden experience all together and just automatically upgraded a character based on their actions
>>722011686>Evil ending>Sword of Aeons + Jack's Mask>own all houses in Albion>married to your pic rel and a bunch of other bootycalls in various townsOne of the best gaming experiences desu
>>722010892huh? who are you replying to
>>722011686That's actually really nice. I'm glad I got to have her again in Fable 2.
>>722011473>>722011818You get both experience for doing melee, archery, and magic, but you also gain general experience points you can choose to expend on whatever you want. That allows a degree of flexibility in that you can try out one style of play, and spec into a new and different style too.
I vaguely remember Peter Molyneux saying you could plant a seed in Fable and watch it grow in real time lol.Anyway it used to be my favorite game but it did not age well at all. The soundtrack is still GOAT though.
>>722007470>you can plant an acorn and watch it grow into a treeMolyneux overhyped the shit outta the game and underdelivered. Still, it was an entertaining game so he got away with it
>>722007737>When it came out people thought it was a masterpiece.tell me you're too young to remember real time soil erosion without telling me you're too young to remember real time soil erosion.
>>722012006I understand the mechanical reason for it, but what I'm saying is it goes against the core concept of the game being your character growing and changing based on your choices.If you're doing nothing but hacking and slashing for half the game, why would your character suddenly learn how to cast high level spells without any prior experience in magic? But then you may be asking things like "what about the Berserk spell" right?Honestly, the entire system is flawed and I rewrote and perfected it in /tg/ form.
>>722007470I had an Xbox and played morrowind first so I didn't really like it as much as it seemed limited because it was said to be the most open world game ever but was basically on rails compared to morrowind also it was very easy, I think I finished it in two days...I didn't hate it, it was just kinda meh
>>722012385I do not believe it would be remotely as fun and enjoyable if you only ever strengthened the abilities you use. There's a reason why you gain abilities in an RPG after leveling up.
>>722010958>Molymeme said that trees would grow in real time in this game.Oh, the "you can plant an acorn and watch a tree grow"-lie.
>>722007737Rightfully so, because Peter Molyneux is a snake who tried to hide behind the "good intentions, but overreaching ambition" moniker for years.
>>722012747How did she get her eyes back in the latter games? They were carved out of her head, but she appears later with just milky eyes as though it never happened.
>I miss when games didn't have forced diversit-ACK
>>722012003>I'm glad I got to have her again in Fable 2.That mission was so cashcucking Victor Frankenstein out of his waifu was devlish
>>722012901Yeah the cataracts eyes never made sense to me, seems like they forgot anything past "she's blind". Should at least have a scar across her face going through her eyes, I could believe they were just sliced through rather than fully cut out. But as is it just looks generic white blind eyes.
>>722013023Thunder and Whisper at least have a reason for being in Albion. IIRC, Thunder was recruited to the Heroes Guild from a distant land. and you can kill both of them so its ok
>>722013023Yeah, the racial checklist bullshit has been going on for a lot longer than most people think. It's just that people weren't as aware/sick of it back then.
>>722013257Plus there was no Twitter for retarded Devs to go >We have the first BLACK INDIGENOUS POC NEURODIVERGENT OF COLORGENDER IN OUR GAME
>>722013209Posting some peak art. I liked how at first, Briar Rose just regarded you as a little nobody while she was soaking in her fame, only to then aknowledge you as the only dude who's badass enough to save the world.It's the little things in the series that I enjoy most.
I played the shit out of Fable and Fable 2 way back when. I'm still baffled that every Fable but 2 is available on Steam but man I don't think I could ever go back to those games. I have too many to play through already.
>>722013239Not that surprising that they're killable and both annoying/spiteful when you've seen how thunder's concept art looks like a racist caricature of a black person
>>722013442Despite having such few scenes, I really preferred her to the heroes that were more active in the plot of 2 like hammer. I think 2-3 really suffer in general by not having an actual guild.
>>722013023They're literally the only two of their kind in Albion, and even that was a minor miracle since they met with disaster at sea. If this were made today, 70% of the NPCs would be some shade of brown, and these two would constantly be showing up the player character.
>>722007687kek that's kind of apt.>>722007470>ULTRA nerds were upset because you couldn't grow trees or some shit>normal gamers who had no idea what to expect just got pure ludokinoYou have to understand how obscure gaming related news was back then, for millennials. There wasn't youtube and most of us were living normie lives so only extreme nerds had those high expectations.
>>722013508Fable 3 isn't available on Steam anymore, they ran out of keys years ago. Just one of the consequences of GFWL.
>>722014042>There wasn't youtube and most of us were living normie lives so only extreme nerds had those high expectationsand those extreme nerds were older than us and were already absolute fucking losersand then I became like them
>>722013209Is there any way to win this bitch over, or is she really just made to be an asshole for you to out do?
>>722014212It's a lot easier to be a nerd these days.
>>722007470i really enjoyed it but they fucked up by letting peter say whatever he wanted. glad we later got 1 thing he promised in the lost chapters, the dragon fight. there's probably a giant list of shit he said would be in the game but wasn't.i think the closest thing to this happening in another game is miyamoto with oot. said your footsteps in the past and signs broken would be present in the future.also you could kill kids in the beta
>>722014262Nah not really, she's just a bitch until you are the obvious top hero come TLC's events.
>>722013687I just know that Thunder and Maze were really cool early in the game because they both tower over you but later in the game you get to mog both of them.
>>722013884>I think 2-3 really suffer in general by not having an actual guild.Yeah especially 3 because it's literally only you
>>722014374>they fucked up by letting peter say whatever he wantedThe guy lied in order to make more money. He intentionally said things that weren't true in order to get marketing. He was knowingly saying things that were not true with the goal of increasing sales.The "poor widdle baby Molyneux just gets too exited and says things he shouldn't" people are proof that gamers don't deserve human rights.
>>722014514Maze for sure but I could be mistaken but don't think you ever reach thunder's size. Could be wrong but I'd hope I'm remembering correcting after like 20+ play throughs. I've played it at least once, usually twice a year since like 08. >>722014668Honestly the series overarching idea of magic and Will dwindling away as industrialization happens was probably the single worst decision imo. Like when I play 3 I feel like I'm playing as someone fucking larping as the hero of oakvale. Also hated what they did with magic in general and how few spells you get and how several of them are effectively different flavors of the same.
>>722015317>Maze for sure but I could be mistaken but don't think you ever reach thunder's size. Could be wrong but I'd hope I'm remembering correcting after like 20+ play throughs. I've played it at least once, usually twice a year since like 08. I swear I remember getting at least equal to his size but I may be wrong. >Honestly the series overarching idea of magic and Will dwindling away as industrialization happens was probably the single worst decision imo. Idk, the industrial setting was neat but I thought they missed out on still having some magical people around. Like the Temples of Light/Shadows obviously had some Juju not to mention Hobbs having wizards among them >Like when I play 3 I feel like I'm playing as someone fucking larping as the hero of oakvale. 3 in general was weird, although I still liked it. >Also hated what they did with magic in general and how few spells you get and how several of them are effectively different flavors of the same.Agreed, TLC had the best magic by a country mile.
>>722014079microshitnever even once
>>722011971>letting yourself get bodysnatched by Jackretard
>>722015830It's less the industrializing and more the "heroic powers get weaker each generation" bit of lore they added. I wouldn't mind heroes throwing spells and blasting people with flintlocks. In 2 we get the one main hero who can do that while the other 3 are completely locked into one discipline, and then all heroes (save for reaver and technically theresea) are just straight up gone by fable 3.
>>722016035what a stupid opinio
>>722016052In fact for my pf2e campaign I use this art for which i based on fable, I still have incoming industrialization as a plot point. I just abandoned the magic dwindling bit.
will Fable 2 be stuck on the 360 forever?I had hundreds of hours just fucking around and causing havoc in Bowerstone
It was quickly forgotten. Just like every other Shitbox game.
>Hello little brother. I hope you haven't forgotten what day it is, like you did last year.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m82dVY77ZmU
>>722016035Some Heroes just want to watch the world burn>>722016052I didn't care for that either. Especially when in Fable TLC we see that none of the other heroes are really specialized. Like, Thunder used magic, Maze fought with a staff, Scythe could probably kill you with anything, etc. >>722016143>Whisper with boobaNice>>722016325>will Fable 2 be stuck on the 360 forever?Fraid so>I had hundreds of hours just fucking around and causing havoc in BowerstoneThe blacksmithing mini game is forever engraved into my mind
>>722016608I don't understand why Scythe (Who is William Black in hiding/self imposed exile) is only in Fable 1. He'd survived thousands of years to that point, why not 550 more? Was he just hanging on until Jack died?
>>722016875It was one of many really annoying plot decisions. Doesn't he basically kidnap Rose, off-screen, in the Love ending of Fable 2?
what the fuck was Theresa's problem?
I didn't end up seeing any of the hype beforehand and got the whole thing by surprise. So it blew me away.
>>722017020>Love endingI remember being 10 expecting to see the Hero of Bowerstone reunited with his sister and dog only to get a fucking letter instead. Goddammit Scythe.
>>722015063It's easy to get over because he still delivered good games.
>>722016608>The blacksmithing mini game is forever engraved into my mindYOU CAN'T CATCH ME
>TLC PC port is peak but can't use controller>Anniversary is shit but can use controllerI'll never replay this game
>>722017020Oh I think you're right actually, I remember that now. Still would have rather him be present in some capacity beyond that tiny nod.
>>722007470That it was an okay little action-rpg that had almost all of its over ambitious features either cut or simplified into near irrelevance but was still filled with a lot of very Bri'ish charm. Issue is that a lot of people saw the promises, even my little Dutch gaming magazine that I read had frequent blurbs involving Molymeme's dev diaries, so a lot of people knew about the "trees growing in real-time, they'll age along with your character!" that were nowhere to be seen.
>>722010379>I have the unpopular opinion of believing all the Fable games are fun, even that fucking card game that died too soon.Are you excited for Nu-Fable?
fuck it. fine. im getting this game, even though i dont like rpgs and am actually looking for a TRUE adventure game (more akin to real life, adventurer seeks to find something nobody has every found before, navigating and braving hostile terrain that has yet been tamed by humans, needing to employ their wits against unexpected dangers like crossing a huge cavern, or navigating stormy seas with no land marks, just pure understanding of direction based on the sun etc) more than in aesthetic and structural callback to books and LOTR (unexpected hero journeys to different towns and through different terrain in search of meaning and to fulfill le quest)But fuck it, Ive been so unsuccessful in finding what im looking for, that im just reaching out for any vaguely adventure looking games in hopes they surprise me and offer a new perspective to appreciate adventure, because my perspective is seemingly too specific and high tier for videogames that want and need to appease man children that want to feeling of adventure without the substance of it. (and the only aspect of videogames that seems to try to offer any friction with the advent of dark souls is all frontloaded on action/combat/set pieces, which is just a variation of action)
>>722011686>>722012003>can fuck her in her prime in Fable 1>get a zombie waifu version in Fable 2>don't get to fuck her immortal brain in a jar in Fable 3They could have at least given us a robot Grey
>>722007737Hmm really?in those days, there wasnt the kind of "general groupthink consensus" that social media creates todaySo I don't think you can say there was a general consensus in one way or he other, video game socialization was mostly kept to small irl friend groups or phpbb boards so there was no real way to measure that unless it was just by hype aloneThat is partially why an Xbox magazine article with molyneauxs bs promises had so much influence back thenI remember it being a pretty good game but not up to the standards of KOTOR and the like, certainly not at the level of cultural phenomenon that fallout 3 or halo was
I preferred 23 was hilariously dogshit though
>The Names Chaser. Chicken Chaser.
>>722014262She might be your closest ally in the The Lost Chapters story.
one more before I go do other stuff, may post more if thread is still up later. This one is a bit off canon, in the campaign I run Twinblade got his hands on the Knight of Blades equivalent of the sword of aeons. Party arrived and killed him to prevent him from getting the blood he needed to increase it to full power.
>>722007470>steven is a fraud!!! fuck steven the scammer he robbed us!!!>majority of his games from the time are belevodwas this the cringiest fedora opinion to go mainstream in the late 00s
>>722017309>TLC PC port is peak but can't use controllerShould be very playable on Deck.
>>722019541doubt
>>722007470it was a fun meme game. People thought it was going to be open world like morrowind with a bunch of crazy open world RPG things going on. I still remember my computer gaming magazine that talked about it way back then, it was saying how fable was going to be a huge and open world to explore and it was showing a picture of a road with fences on either side, then i got the game and realize it wasnt really open it was more of an on rails game, but i still enjoyed it for what it was.
>>722019941I finished the PC version of Mass Effect trilogy on Deck this year, MKB controls can be fairly easily emulated with trackpads.
>>722011686tits too small
>>722007470consensus was that it was a good game but a bunch of sour notes that Molyneux lied about...He lied about Lycanthropy being a thing the player could get as well as missing parts of the game like the dragon fight...Theres more that im forgetting but I remember a bunch of people realizing Molyneux was the British version of Todd Howard
>>722007737>When it came out people thought it was a masterpiece.What a load of horseshit. Nobody thought it was a masterpiece. The actual sentiment was something like "delivers on none of Molyneux's lofty promises, but is still a pretty good game."
>>722019941https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hX6df2oatM
>>722020505Most of /v/ were kids when fable 1 came out at this point. So most of them weren't exposed to peter's lies for Fable 1 marketing, they experienced it without any prior knowledge about it. By 2, they were older and saw all his lies, same with 3. So a lot of people here have this misconception that fable 1 had a better reception. related https://youtu.be/xqAtLuk2NqA
>>722017309why are broccoli heads so fucking retarded?
>>722020783Everyone who was consuming gaming content in that era was exposed to his lies. His whole "drop an acorn and it will turn into a tree, kill a bandit and his family will come for revenge" spiel was the entire reason for the hype train around that game.Not sure why you think it's relevant what current /v/ users thought about it when they were fetuses, the question was what the general consensus was at the time.
>>722020783Fable 1 had a better reception because it was a good game on its own and we missed how Molyneux lied about the features. We just launched the game and got a fun comfy fairy tale.The quality of Fable 2 is debatable, but Fable 3 is trash.
>>722020917I want to be comfy.>>722020631>16 minutes of the introWorthless. How would you select the weird hotkeys?
>>722020495Wasnt Molyneux around before Todd Howard...
>>722021263The entire hotbar can be implemented as a virtual menu either on a trackpad or on a stick, depending on your preferences. And Deck has four extra back buttons.If I can comfortably play rpgs like NWN, BG1 and DAO, Fable shouldn't be a problem.
>>722021574neat
In the era of normalfags starting to infest the hobby, they loved it.People who had been following along with the development and fell for molyneux felt scammed because of his lies about how much shit would happen to impact your life and, you know generic "choices matter" shit that never came to be.Most people I know thought it was an okay RPG, but not very good at all because of all the lies around it. If you look at it without those, it's okay, lost chapters fixes so much shit it's not even funny though. a lot of people don't even remember the ORIGINAL release, it was HORRENDOUSLY buggy, filled with exploits and crashes.
>>722021749>Most people I know thought it was an okay RPG, but not very good at allWrong.
It's funny to see a bunch of 27 year olds who weren't even sentient pretend like they had their finger on the pulse in that era.
>>722021343idk Morrowind 2000 Todd was director and then Black and White came out in 2002 so id just correlate them with both being Snake oil salesmen
>>722007470It was amazing it came out when I was a kid but I went back to play it last year and there is nothing like it
>>722021980Huh after a google, seems you're right, it wasn't till the 2000's that Molyneux started lying
mm3 was peakshadow man and needle man, buster-only, are some of the most fun bosses to play in the entire seriesthe music is outstandingthe graphics are greatthe slide and rush were introducedno charge shot in sight11/10
>>722021991I can't remember any games with the same fairy tale energy other than Fable 1 and King's Bounty: The Legend + Princess.
oops, wrong thread
Are there any other games similar to Fable 1 and 2? Open world, semi RPG, semi hack n Slash types?
>>722022239Owning a town and renting all the houses off to get money from them. You can murder someone and sell their house so you can make more money it was peak bro same with being able to marry and breed that fine ass princess bitch in the castle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPIbGnBQcJYNever forget
>>722021261>Fable 1 had a better receptionWrong, Fable 2 was better received than Fable 1 at the time because people knew what to expect.
>>722022750Molyneux is a genius, he created AI chatbots before they were created.
>>722022807This.Not many played Fable since Xbox was a bit of a meme for most gamers. Fable 1 later got a PC port and more and more people played it over the years.Fable 2's pre-release hype was huge as a result and people loved it when it came out, mostly.
>>722007470It was heavily memed on due to the comically large scope that Molyneux promised. Still it was recognized as a really good action-RPG-adventure type game and held in high regard, pretty much Xbox's Zelda
>play the shit out of first game with dad on PC>just awesome expirience all around >local videogame TV show says part 2 is announced>few years pass and it's out>x-box exclusiveWHAT THE FUCK WERE THEY THINKING
>Lightning>Physical ShieldIt's practically cheating
i thought it was great because i wasnt a loser that followed what devs said and shit. like who gives a fuck? i played it as a kid, went in blind and had a fantastic time.
Is there anybody who played the game without the preconceived bias againsg Molyneux or not when they were a literal retarded child that either actually likes the game, or has a legitimate reason judging the game on its OWN merits of why its meh or whatever?
>>722023225>i thought it was great because i wasnt a loser that followed what devs said and shit. like who gives a fuck? i played it as a kidBro you were still pissing your pants at the time, you weren't the Fonz.
>>722023326combat system has zero depth just literally button mashing, british humor isn't funny, body changing feature just turns everyone into a wrinkly juggernaut covered in scars, good/evil system has very little impact anything except a handful of canned voice lines villagers say when you walk by, buying property and making money doesn't really have any meaningful purposeliteral definition of a B- game
>>722007470the best game you'd ever played if you were like 8 years old when it came out
>>722023326that describes most people
I spent like 3 hours doing the dig glitch to get out of the map to that area named dragon something. It was nothing, just a string left over from development. But I had fun thinking of the whimsy.
>>722007470Honestly, the most disappointing thing was the stuff they did get into the game and realizing how shallow it really was. Like aging up was a big deal, but really it was just cosmetic changes every time you went from one chapter to the next. Prince of Persia did the same thing, except instead of aging it was all about slowly taking your shirt off.
>>722023793damn fable brothers, this does not look good at all, im worried i will be disappointed if I try and play this game now
>>722024421dont samefag so obviously my man
>>722007470I really liked it, but it was my first exposure to the concept of lying.Molyneux said that you could protect a small woodcutters camp, come back in 10 years and see that it became a city. Nothing remotely like this is possible in the game.I liked Whisper, she was my first video game crush. In my manchild years i've commissioned two porn pieces with her.
>>722024304Aging was tied to leveling up, not chapters. You aged .7 years for every attribute you increase, capping out at 65 years.Which meant that everyone looked very old by about half way through the game, which was dumb.
>>722007470It was pretty shit after playing something like Gothic. Though to be fair, that was the case for most 3d action RPGs.
Is there any non-fucked way to play 2 on PC
>>722024304>Like aging up was a big deal, but really it was just cosmetic changesso? the aging in Dark Stone sucks because if you dick off your character's stats regress to the point everything is unkillable you're so old.
>>722007470No idea, but I found it mediocre when I played it.
>>722007470The music is some of the best in the fantasy genre. The theme of Oakvale is burned into the skull of everybody who played it.https://youtu.be/m82dVY77ZmU?si=ZiX_kFz0Y3P8KjB7
>>722017923Get the old version, not the anniversary one. The graphical changes are soulless.
I played this as a wee lad as my oldest brother owned it. The cover being a child growing into a dark edgelord definitely was instrumental in my gameplay and story choices >Immortal evil blade master with sick masquerade mask >Yes
>>722007470It definitely fell short of all the hype, but I'll always have very fond memories of being a chicken chaser, chasing chickens, and fun combat and exploring without too much wandering or plot
21 years on, still can't find any media that matched its charm.
>>722007470back in my day you'd maybe see a trailer but more likely just see a new game in the store when you were passing through and would buy it because it seemed coolexpectations were minimal and fun was maximal
>>722014079Fuck that shit. Where the fuck is my Fable 2 remaster/port. I only really want it so I can get the fucking soundtrack files.>Release official game soundtrack>Half the tracks are missingWhy the fuck do they do this?I also loved the pure/corrupt slider. It just sucks evil choices were objectively worse because pure/evil looked fucking great. >>722022239If you want something close to the fairtyale energy then I reccommend the movie Stardust. You get some darker elements, some goofy elements mixed in and it's a great dark farytale done well, not too childish not trying to hard to be "mature" and being edgy.
Ive always hated the way British people insults you and pass it off as "banter" so the option to murder everyone who ever mocked you was greatly appreciated
>>722027690>British people insults you and pass it off as "banter"pretty sure they call it hate-speech now
absolutely loved this game as a kidwas the first game i played where you could decapitate someone it was so amazing to me back theni always wondered why they never made a sequel and i found out years later that they made one but only for consoleswhich is still baffling to mebefore i had internet i had no idea who made this game or that the guy is hated for lyingback then it was just an amazing game that got recommended a ton if you like fantasy games
>>722028059>they made one but only for consoles>which is still baffling to meI will never not be mad that Fable: The Journey will never be ported to VR. It is literally a first person game based around moving Your hands.
>>722028185>on rails shooter fable gamewat de fugi had no idea fable was an entire franchise with meme games like this
>>722028609>wassad times indeed, and then microsoft fobbed the IP off to a bunch of forza devshere's hoping it sees a revival or spiritual successor someday
>>722007470Peter lied, game was still fun. The Lost Chapters was goat
Best way to play this in modern day? Especially if wanna play on steam deck? Not necessary, so much as being able to play on handheld
you now remember that comfy as fuck dream sequence in Fable 2 where you were reunited with your sister at a farm and had a happy childhood
>>722022750what was even the point of this? Why did they make up such a huge lie just to abandon it anyway?
>>722024549>I liked Whisper, she was my first video game crushhow many times did you kill her?
>>722030360None, not even in the evil playthroughs.
>>722030506It's rare to meet an anon on /v/ who isn't a sicko. good 4 you
>>722030602I absolutely am a sicko, but I don't want to hurt Whisper in that particular way.
>>722029805The Anniversary edition on Steam is Steam Deck verified.
>>722030786I heard people dont like that one for whatever reason
>>722030861I'm sure purists with severe and debilitating autism don't like it. I played Fable multiple times when it came out and the Anniversary edition is fine. Some of the graphics are a bit wonky but it's otherwise the same experience.
>>722030861graphics are soulless according to the people who played it.
>>722017202You get the dog back iirc, not that it matters because Knothole Glade gives him back to you anyway.Lucian kills your wife & children too if you have them before the ending and they come back to life.>>722017231Kek>>722017374Yeah it's not even obvious it's him she's referring to I think one of the devs came out and said it was Scythe. >>7220187012's artstyle was so cool>>722024549>Molyneux said that you could protect a small woodcutters camp, come back in 10 years and see that it became a city. Nothing remotely like this is possible in the game.Pretty sure that happens in Fable 2 if you give the guy in Westcliffe a loan>>722025549Based
>>7220136872000's vidya had great black character art for that type of this Here's one of the heroes in the medievil PSP remake
>>722024549>>722031219Oh, and Oakfield grows if you do the Temple of Light's mission. Similar thing with that farmer with the gay son, I think
>>722029805>>722030861The graphics are legitimately fucking awful but it has gamepad support.If you like KBM play TLC(you will crash when using lightning though so save often) especially at the beginning.
>>722010379BasedFable 1 is a rare example of modern fantasy that captures that pre-Tolkien English fairytale vibe
The games a solid mid 2000's action super lite RPG but if you were an actual millenial or Gen Xer who at the time was looking forward to it I can easily see how all the promised bullshit from Molyneux (it's basically Cyberpunk tier) getting cut would make you mad
>>722010379>Fable 3 enjoyerBased. I thought it was overhated when it came out. Didn't love the voiced protag but it did a lot of neat, fun things.
>>722031320DAMN.
I liked it enough to go to the hassle of modding my character. It's not a hard game, challenge runs are more a hassle than anything, so I have a permanent save file after the intro with a fully upgraded character, locked to the age of 25, with all good karma effects removed. I play the game at least once every two years.
>>722013023Here's some forced diversity for you
>>722007470Played it back then on the original Xbox and it was amazing.Replayed it last spring (Lost Chapters) and it's still very good, even if the black and white moral choices are a bit childish, the game is still a blast and surprisingly very responsive ; combat is satisfying.
>>722022750>>722030189To be fair Molyneux (and some devs for other Kinect games) have said that Microsoft basically lied about what the Kinect would be capable of so they planned games and concepts off of capabilities that were never implemented. Microsoft promised it would be able to read facial and finger features but then they cut the cost down by around $100 which meant all it could do is be a really REALLY shitty low res camera that could do basic body tracking
>>722007470It was advertised as being a game where every choice you made matter and would change the world around you. There was also talk of being able to see a terr grow over the years. Obviously it failed to deliver since we still don't have games like this, but despite this it was still a fun game that was content complete and without excessive game breaking bugs, so not like No Man's Sky.
>can choose to the drain Bower Lake in Fable 3 to help the war effort>it actually gets fucking drained>you can explore the Isengard-esque industrial hellhole where the lake used to beI wish more games did stuff like this
>>722031921https://wimg.rule34.xxx//samples/7215/sample_66c72a84643edda4591c1750f5a362c5.jpg?8232288https://wimg.rule34.xxx//samples/1283/sample_05e7aa8b767b448c26147884a1f22ad2.jpg?9472729Nice.
>>722032476>didn't much care for the gypsy camp in 2>can revisit it in a state of abandonment in 3>suddenly it is beautiful and nostalgicfeel like fables 2 and 3 just stockholm syndromed me into liking them
>>722027690off-brand ryoko is nasty
>>722027690>he can't handle the bants
Fable absolutely shat on all other fantasy games at the time. Shame the sequels sucked.
>>722032927>feel like fables 2 and 3 just stockholm syndromed me into liking themFor all its faults Lionhead was staffed by people that actually liked video games and that shines through in 1/2 (haven't played 3 myself) and you see it even more in stuff like the BTS pics and vids of them doing shit like throwing a vidya theme'd birthday party at Molyneux's Mansion.Most of the biggest mid games from the 90's and 2000's often have more heart put into them then the corporate slop that gets churned out daily now.
>>722017923>even though i dont like rpgs and am actually looking for a TRUE adventure gameTechnically the best thing to do is to go outside in the wild for hiking, fishing, exploration, etc. Its hard to find something like that in video games, since most people play games as a form of escapism, not survival. They want to be the chosen magical hero that saves the world and gets all the pretty girls. But there still are some cool realistic RPGs out there. >Unreal WorldThis game is really old, but its still being updated and most realistic one out there. IIRC the creator behind this game literally lived in the woods so has first hand experience with it.>Kingdom Come: DeliveranceRPG based on real life Middle Ages and not Fantasy>Gothic I & IIKind of like KCD but older and with more fantastical elements. IIRC there are also mods for this game that update it to feel more modern.
>>722032927For me, its walking through Wraithmarsh and seeing the landmarks from Oakvale
>>722007470massive disappointment but it was still a good game and the aging mechanic remains a novelty to this day
>>722007470It allowed Xbox to remain a console. Not nearly as many people followed video game news back then nor was the internet as active for what Molyneux was saying to pass by word of mouth.Personally, I couldn't get enough of it. Even coming from games like Diablo II, Fable was very densely packed with stuff to do and was short enough that I could go back to replay it and re-100% it every year or two. All the spells being different kinds of broken (as in, being more than just different color fireballs) also made it fun to start with different spell and break the combat a different way.
>>722018701>wish for my family back>they don't come back>Serenity Farm forever emptyFuck Fable 2.
>>722007470generally positive, i remember everybody was disappointed when they announced the sequel would be 500 YEARS ahead.like bruh what.
I just remembered the incredibly painful process of attempting to gamify your Hero Weapons in 3 by unlocking the aesthetic change and soft resetting if you got a shit oneFucking Hollows constantly giving me that ass bone handle instead of the elegant Richie Rich one
IGN gave it a 9.3 back when 9 meant something so people thought it was good
>>722010379>The roleplay aspects were actually super cool back then, seeing your characters' appearances change depending on not just your story choices, but also by what talents you invest in. Sculpting your character into your preferred playstyle over a playthrough and seeing them evolve was something I hadn't seen in a game beforeNo games do this now, 20 years later. If you want your rpg character to visually change in literally any way after going from 0 strength to 7 quadrillion strength you have to go and boot up Fable. Modern rpgs have customization that's the equivalent of your armor color going from grey to black with red accents
>>722007737What's funny is that Peter Molyneux and Lionhead weren't even responsible for Fable. History has completely forgotten the Carter Brothers and Big Blue Box. It's honestly really fukken sad, especially since it's clear they were just limited by the technology of the time. Just look at how much Dene Carter was able to achieve with Moonring, and that was freeware released by a much smaller studio.
>>722036312>IGN gave it a 9.3>back when 9 meant something>a 9 ever meaning something on IGN>implyingIt has been 14 years since I last typed that out. That's how outrageous your statement is.
>>722007470I was impressed how cool it was. I never listened to Molynoux lies so didn't care about unfulfilled promises had a very solid game and it's still one of my favourite games of all time.
>>722020505You are too young to remember pre internet gaming. What a stupid brat. Reviews were very high and i have played game at launch even had pc box and loved the game.
>>722037109fable is 22 years old
Fable is a pretty fun game but it's not very good at being an RPG, how you progress is extremely linear, loot isn't randomized at all so it's trivial to get a good weapon skipping like two tiers of progress. I had fun with the game, but its replay-ability kind of sucks.
>>722007687I think No Man's Sky is a more accurate comparison.
>>722011686>always marry her even when I'm doing the goodiest of goody little two shoes run I can't help myself
>>722013023Always hated Thunder, but I never really minded Whisper
>>722037332The phrase "you can't spell ignorance without IGN" is around 27 years old.
>>722014514>>722015317>>722015830You could never get quite as big as Thunder even with maximum strength and toughness BUT if you cast max level enraged too then yes you are much bigger than him. You become like the hulk with that combo
>>722038035Wait no it's not Enrage, I think the giant spell is literally called Berserk
>>722035432>Kind of like KCD but older and with more fantastical elements. IIRC there are also mods for this game that update it to feel more modern.Id be playing this one already if not for the retarded seeming controls, looks unbelievably bothersome to play on my deck.>RPG based on real life Middle Ages and not FantasyIve heard even from people that like RPGs or even the immersive frictionlike mechsnics that i like and find in death stranding that its more "tedious" than immersive. Ill have to hear someone REALLY sell this one. Is the sequel or first game better?
>>722037215I was in college when Fable 1 came out, zygote.
>>722017923>>722038601You might like Outward, I didn't, but that's the only game I can think of that somewhat fits your criteria. I didn't like KCD either but I will say the forests and wilderness in that game (meaning the first game) are gorgeous and in terms of first-person one of the best experiences you can find in videogames to simulate walking in nature. The best in both 1st and 3rd person is Red Dead Redemption 2, no contest. In fact if you're able to completely immerse yourself in your own autism customizing UI and maybe looking at some mods then RDR2 might be a good option for you. I had a habit for a while where I would boot up the game just to walk. Like no running or sprinting or horseback, actually just walking across the game world and it was really relaxing and fun especially if you have a big OLED display and good sound system. The game has really great noises for everything. Wind, weather, insects, different footstep types. There's youtube videos of people doing it
>>722040580Interesting ill check out Outward. Yeah ive heard good things about RDR1&2 ill probably check them out one day, im just allergic to open worlds of all kindsThanks for the reccs tho, appreciate it
>>722007470Loved it. Still replay it every few years. Just wish it was a bit longer since I can go through it in a few hours.
>>722007470I remember dropping this game for years after it failed to save my progress during the intro guild section multiple times.
>>722031962>It's microsoft's fault that the Kinect didn't have fully relized AI that is still impossible to achieve 15 years laterPoor innocent Molyneux. Are you retarded? I'm a nigerian prince btw, send me all your money, and I'll make you rich.
>>722040580Damn, based on reviews ive read, this outward game really is the recc, I might legit get this over Fable because its actually cheaper and sounds like a way more challenging, engaging, immersive version of Fable with actual real consequences.I really do hope its not just one of those hard for hards sake games, and really does force you to consider how to solve problems snd earn progression as is implied.First possible good /v/ recc in a really really long time.It has one of the worst review scores ive seen kek (never played a game 74% rated) but ill honestly take that as a good sign at this point with how bad gamers' critical thinking skills are generally.
>>722007470I completely loved the aesthetic and humor. Kinda sad that the game tracking all your shit was barebones compared to what Molyneux was saying in the magazines, but the game still sticks in my head as a core memory. I remember spawning a fuck ton of NPCs by using a spade right outside of the guild, then showing off my sick ass wasp head to them all for a ton of fame. They fixed that in The Lost Ages, but instead made it so I could keep selling and rebuying gems from merchants for infinite money and skill xp
>>722038601>that its more "tedious" than immersiveIt depends on how you define it. A lot of gamers are used to power fantasies and being the center of the game's world, and KCD leans quite heavily on realism so you have to work your way up. To me the only "tedious" thing in KCD is the saving system, though that can be easily fixed with a mod. I should also mention that there is normal difficulty and hardcore difficulty. Hardcore is full on realism for this game. No maps, no fast travel, no HUD, the most immersive experience. Just like what you described you wanted earlier.>Is the sequel or first game better?I only played the first game, but I heard the second game is the first game but with more content. Either way there is still a ton of content in KCD 1 and for Warhorse's first game is absolutely incredible.
>>722040580>>722041259The story is nonexistent but I did greatly enjoy the gameplay and atmosphere of Outward. >>722038601>if not for the retarded seeming controls, looks unbelievably bothersome to play on my deck.If you're looking for immersion and depth, you'll almost never find it on a game built for a controller.
>>722007470Now that you reminded me, weren't they making another Fable? Is it canceled?
>>722007470I took the strategy guide and made a tabletop RPG using all the stats in it that I only ever played by myself.
>>722036312>IGN gave a good review to a big budget title from a major publisherYeah, that really meant something to retarded children like you back in the day.
>>722013132>casting the blades spell on the frankensteined lady grey causes her to use a bandit's war cryThis was one of my favorite glitches in the game. Had to be careful, though. If she ever ran away, she'd disappear for good.
>>722041195>fully relized AIFacial movements and finger tracking have been doable for decades what the fuck are you on about you colossal retard?
>>722007470it was the first game that I had to install 4 fucking CDs to play, the graphics were out of this world and the story was so cool, everything felt so interactive. I don't know the consensus of that era, but for me, it was one of the best
>>722007470Fable was amazing on release. enough so that me and my friends quit talking about jk 2 jedi academy for like a few months.
>>722007470good game.the second game was worse - but it had a dog as an upshotthen it went all downhill from there
>>722009214What are some insane ambitions for modern games?
>>722027690>Chicken Chaser?!? Do you chase chickens?
>>722028059Shooting people in the head and having their heads bloodily spin around in the air for a little bit was hilarious. Flourishes and Force Pushes while enemies were stunned did it too.
>>722029982For all Fable 2's flaws, that moment was pure kino.
>>722040704>>722041259No worries. You can pirate at any time of course but the autumn sale has started and all 3 of those games are on sale right now. RDR2 for $15 is a fucking stealThis sale has stunlocked me personally, feels like I've played everything worth playing and my personal dream game is probably never ever going to happen.>I really do hope its not just one of those hard for hards sake games, and really does force you to consider how to solve problems snd earn progression as is implied.It's been like 5 years, I honestly cant remember if it's the former or latter but yeah I think it's your best bet.I am confused that you said you dont like open world games.... given that your dream game is going on an adventure? 1 more rec I have is Dragon's Dogma 2. The game is reviewed harshly because it genuinely does not live up to its promise as a sequel and IS an objective disappointment, but on its own merits it's a very comfy adventuring game... because it's just a sidegrade of the 1st game which was excellent. Decently large world. For one playthrough it's well worth it
>>722041091You can't properly save during quests, you only keep your stats and items. During the tutorial, you don't even get that. Once you beat the tutorial and aren't currently at the site of a quest, you can save like normal.
Fable tlc has a special place in my heart. I ran it on a shitty laptop that couldn't load all the textures and so all the grass was white. I should really play it again. The reboot is going to be soulless trash. It's going to be the worst and it breaks my heart.
I want to go back
>>722042937>I am confused that you said you dont like open world games.... given that your dream game is going on an adventure?Im very particular about "exploration" I use it differently than most. When I think "Adventure" I think "figuring out how to get to X" I have a whole indepth definition of the parameters of aadventure and why, but theres no point getting into it here. But basically I value "navigation" over "exploration" as its used by modern gamers to essentially indicate what I consider more to be "wandering". Where no direction is the wrong direction, you just wander about until you stumble upon something, there is no thought necessary to employ in finding the right way, since the entire point is just to find something to do, and you can find that without even looking for it per se in the typical open world game.Its not got me thinking, a lot of those Outward reviews complained about a lack of direction, that implies that understanding direction is needed. Maybe the criticisms of an empty overworld are valid, but I wonder if they only say that because its world serves the purpose of navigation more than wandering. I wouldn't necessarily have a problem with BotW's "empty world" if the traversal or navigation itself was engaging. Think something like Death Stranding, I think you could very easily argue its fairly vast and empty in "content". But thats because the content isnt in the world, its contained in the fundamental interaction with the player and the world, therefore the actuam substance of the game is almost everywhere since the players feet and balance is a prerequisite for the game to even be played.Just thinking outloud.
>>722007470i absolutely loved it only years later did i find out people were disappointed by it. then i watched all the peter m0olyneux shit leading up to release and i sorta see why. i was just a 11 year old boy who didnt even know about vidya conventions and interviews so i just saw an ad once and bought it. it was my GOAT for a long time for RPGs until i played wow in HS. then i got swindled by molyeux for fable 2. now that game was utter dogshit somehow i still enjoyed it
>>722007737For me, it's black and white 2
>>722007470Most people thought very highly of it when it came out. I had bought into Molyneux's hype and expected a mountain, so that hill of a game did not meet my expectations.
>>722036973>MooningFinally a good recommendation from /v/
Game went to shit after Jack imprisoned you.
>>722046731i agree. ONLY because it becomes a chore to play. you lose your gear, you have to run around in the jail race thing, you have to sneak around if caught you just age and make your guy look old. then its just a race to capture all the spheres before jack. I will say i do like the TLC but for the most part i agree with you
Its a fun little game, nothing more or less really. The thing that got people were the less than stellar sequels and lies fed by Molyneux about the base game.
>>722011686Who is the artist you commissioned for Fable Arts?
Generally I think most people need to get their combat multiplier even higher.
>>722032842>sampleWHY
I was a big fan of molyneux games since dungeon keeper. I was hyped for black and white and loved it. I was hyped for fable and loved it.Yeah I did read all the outrageous promises in magazines, no it didn't make me outrageous when it came out.I even loved spore even though it was severely scaled down from the original premise.In fact this thread has convinced me to replay fable 1 on the steam deck today. I feel like it will hold up because most of the games I have replayed from my youth really held up. Ocarina of time holds up, dungeon keeper holds up, final fantasy 10 holds up.
>>722048406>summoning the while balverine >spelling Shit with the puzzle stones>not leveling Strength the whole game to get the sword in the stone right away that whole zone was kino
>farming Lychfield Graveyard for a gorillion XP pointsgood times
>>722051318>had specific areas in the game I would go to to farm/build high combat multiplier>later learn that your combat multiplier won't go down from getting hit while mana shield is up
>>722047785cuz I didn't wanna do the extra work of clicking open original
Bamp
>>722038118That's the one
>>722051318>Playing as an old fart
>>722051318go to the zombie area for that
TRY TO GET YOUR COMBAT MULTIPLIER HIGHER
your will is low, watch that
>>722041885Oh yeah I remember seeing this screenshot somewhere else but I can't recall where.>If she ever ran away, she'd disappear for good.She glitched out nearly every time I married her. I remember one time I went into Bowerstone to check on her and my child. She screamed (because my character was an evil murderer I guess) and ran away, never to be seen again.
>>722007737youtubers are populist. they don't change public opinion, they reflect/validate it.
>>722029982It was so sad. Almost mirrored the prologue of Fable 1.
>>722007737Revisionist bullshit.
>>722054421>>722054436>no one quotes anything from the game for almost 12 hours since the threads up>2 anons suddenly quote the same character within 15 seconds of eachotherexplain that, atheists
>>722014042We had magazines and we had xplay. Websites also absolutely existed, you just had to read posts instead of watch a video.
>>722007470The hype man for it, Molyneux, was talking it up in pc gaming mags and articles saying how complex the AI was gonna be, and saying you could go anywhere and do anything and there would be a million features. I never had an xbox though so luckily I never got to be extremely disapointed in it when 95% of what he said either got cut or was never gonna make it. I think kids who didnt know anything about it still enjoyed it.
>>722054586these are boomer games, the Matlock rerun just ended
>>722007470It is one of the games everyone should play in their lives. Like some ppl itt are saying it is kind of a masterpiece. Definitely a timeless classic that set new standards in gaming.I followed the development at the time and Penis Molly made a lot of claims. A good deal of them actually happened. A chunk did not. I feel like he aimed for the stars and hit the moon. We got an amazing and experience out of it...so what's the problem then?
>>722047545>>722054421>>722054436>"Shortly after the hero slew Jack of Blades, the Hero Master was killed as well. It's said that the words "Your health is low" were cut into his forehead."Fable 2 loading screen, Chicken Chaser canonically got tired of his shit.
>>722020505Yeah, this is the only correct post. Lots of revisionism going on in the thread.There was also some hate for it because it was Xbox exclusive for a while
>>722054869The problem is that he lied and knew he was lying. It's still a good game he's just an asshole.
>>722007470>What was the general consensus when Fable came out in 2004?It was a great game and most people liked it. Peter Molyneux made some stupid promises about like being able to plant an acorn and watch it grow into a tree that were obviously bullshit when he said them. Unless you were dumb enough to believe everything Peter Molyneux said you weren't disappointed. Fable 3 shit the bed though.
>>722054825>We had magazines Gaming mags were so cool. The last cool one I got was back around 2010 before Skyrim came out. >and we had xplay. I miss Xplay>Websites also absolutely existed, you just had to read posts instead of watch a video.For me, it's GameFAQs
>>722007470I didn't follow any of the hype so I had no expectations. Was a cool little rpg that I thoroughly enjoyed at the time, and years later.
>>722032117Yeah I remember people liking Fable, it was one of the big games of the original Xbox. No Man's Sky wasn't the same because it was a bare-bones product that was buggy. Especially as NMS was way more hyped than I remember Fable ever being.
>>722055027Facts
>>722021261>but Fable 3 is trash.fable 3 was fun and multiplayer was a lot of fun being able to join new players and replay the game with them. I barely remember fable 2. I dont hate it, but it wasn't memorable. Always got the feeling that people hated Fable 3 because they got upset they didnt save enough money to save the people. Buying all the houses was a pretty standard thing by the time 3 game along.
Do you have any potions, or food?
Oh well I'm flattered, but...
>>722007470Luv fable shame about the aging system, getting stronger means getting old is ass
>>722007470Enjoyed it, thought it could do a bit more meat story wise and exposition wise but the plot is simple and theres some replayability value
>>722007737pretty much this
bumping & pumping
aight chat this thread got me interested in Fable 1, which version should i buy/play?og, lost chapters or anniversary?
>>722017202>we were denied the sheer kino of seeing the Hero, all weathered and grizzled after decades of fighting and adventures, reuniting with his older sister who's still 14
That it was a masterpiece. I don't know who these people are that were reading press releases and reviews in 2004. Someone told you "play this game it's good" or you liked the cover and you played it. Everyone I knew was blown away.
>>722062452Look at the screenshots and decide for yourself. They're really only different when it comes to textures.Anniversary looks better to the modern gamer, but lacks soul.Lost Chapter is dated, but has soul.
>>722065305>They're really only different when it comes to textures.And a bit of interface, but it's so minor, it's not worth mentioning.
>>722007470comfy
I remember achievement hunting fable 3 and every expectable guide being horse shit.
>>722062452play it on the xbox if you canthe lost chapters on pc has shit controlsand the anniversary editiion looks like literal shit
>>722065998What a cutie
>>722042607Native 1080p 60fps.
Does BC on series X/S fix the framerate problem with 2?Never finished it on 360 because of that.
>>722007470It's the only good game in the entire franchise.
>>722007470Extremely soulful British kino
Fable 2 on PC NOW YOU FUCKING NIGGERS
CHICKEN CHASA
>>722051658I remember grinding to get that mace with the mana regen before doing the big arena setpiece, just so I could boast that I wouldn't take damage during the entire event.Mana shield sure did have an annoying sound effect, though.
>Darkwood Bordello
>preordered the first gameIt was a bad game then, it's a bad game now. The sequels are more of the same (boring slop).
>>722007470Really wish they ported the second game to PC.
Peter Molyneux taught me that polygamy was based and divorce is the literal devil
I think I liked the idea of Fable. I never actually got to play it fully, my friend had it on Xbox and showed me a bit of it and it was mindblowing.Mostly I was impressed with the character morphing based on your actions, I didn't really focus on anything else.I got Fable 2 on the 360 and was hyped, only to be really underwhelmed. Fable 2 was the first "follow the yellow market" game I recall playing, it was a very bland cakewalk. I imagine that the first would have been the same, cooler to hear about than it is to play
>>722054437Fable 2 was a buggy mess. Release day it was practically unplayable in certain areas. Your dog could soft-lock you in the tutorial if he body-blocked you into a corner before they made it so you can just push him out of the way.I dunno if they ever released the patched version on Xbox Game Pass, since it constantly crashes when I try to play it there.
>>722056041A lot of the hate for Fable 3 comes from the complete bastardization of the magic system, the poorly telegraphed points of no return, and the start menu being replaced with an area you teleport to. The game still had the same soul and I still loved the gameplay. Melding spells together was neat, but there were too few spells to work with. The morph weapons were a neat idea, but kinda shit in practice.
>>722073276>and I still loved the gameplayBut the combat is incredibly boring.
thread still updemand fable the journey be remade for VRand black and white while you're at itlionhead was a VR studio before VR was popular
