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Fable 2 is the anticipated sequel to the popular original that sold more than 3 million copies. Created by famed game designer Peter Molyneux, Fable 2 for Xbox 360 features an epic story that picks up 500 years after the first game. It offers an open world environment giving players a massive amount of freedom to explore and play as they please, with every decision made contributing to the game itself.
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Every Choice Has Its Consequences
Fable 2 provides players with a truly immersive experience where a virtually limitless number of choices can be made, all of which have their own consequences, making each game unique. When you start the game, you choose either to play the role of a boy or girl, and depending on your choices, the hero will grow up to be tall or short, good or evil. Players can get married and have children; female player characters will become pregnant, which will then be reflected by their physical appearance.
Early in the game, players are presented with a stray dog for a best friend, who will need to be fed and loved, and will accompany the player throughout his or her life. Depending on the player, the dog will change appearance and assist him or her in various ways, such as alerting of impending dangers and attacking enemies.
Players inhabit the world of Albion and are free to roam the land to as they please. Players can use different expressions to communicate with others, such as taunting and laughing, and even belching or farting.
As the players grow, so does Albion, reflecting the choices that were made earlier in the game. Every house, hut, castle, and dungeon can be purchased if the player wishes. Players can buy up all the land in a town and can become mayor, king, and even emperor of the entire land.
Fable 2 presents a dynamic and free-roaming world that doesn’t demand a player to take any one set path. At the same time, players seeking a plot line will find an epic story and quest that they can follow if they wish, along with many side adventures.
Fight Using Different Weapons and Magic
Fable 2 introduces a new combat system that allows for mastery of hand weapons, such as swords, long range weapons such as cross-bows and guns, and, of course, magic. Players improve at each discipline with time, and can combine different combat styles when they fight. Other advanced design features include tactical positional advantages that can bring new strategic elements into combat.
Bring Other Players into Your World
Fable 2 has a multiplayer mode that allows you to bring other players into your own world. Consistent with the rest of the game, the actions of these other players can be permanent and affect your world. You can explore and fight together with these other players, share treasures, and even fight each other.
Note: Fable 2 will not ship with Online Co-op mode. An update with this functionality is rumored to be released shortly after the launch of the game.
Xbox LIVE Arcade Mini-Games
Gamers can play minigames through Xbox LIVE Arcade and earn currency that can be used in Fable 2 to purchase weapons, armor, and other items for the hero.
Fable 2 is rated M for having mature content that may be suitable for persons ages 17 and older.
Depending on your choices, the protagonist can turn out wildly different — male, female, good, evil, and more.
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WAY TOO SHORT
Rating:3 out of 5 stars
I am a huge fan of the fable series. Coming off fable and fable the lost chapters. This game at its best was only mediocre. It lacked depth like its previous. Yes the graphics were better and the game had a dog as your pet. But thats about all it had. Game was too short way too short. The magic spells wernt anywhere near as many as the original fable. I was expecting much much more from this game. Character customization isnt all that original. Yes you change as you grow to look more and more demonic or more holy but its only really sudal changes. The addition of family and children is a nice new thing but its subpar. Buying property and getting gold by doing jobs is fun and rewarding when your wallet starts bulking up regularly. All and all i can only reward this game with 3 stars siting that its way too short and lacks the gameplay and complexity of the original.
A tad short
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
As a big fan of the original Fable, I was really looking forward to this one. And I really enjoyed it… while it lasted.
Let me explain. This game will not take long if you’re used to RPGs. If you just blow through the main story and don’t do any side quests you are looking a maybe a long weekend of play. The main story isn’t even that deep – you basically know all there is to know within the first few hours. This is a big disappointment, because since you know who the final boss is going to be right from the get-go, and you know enough of his past to be intrigued, you are ready for an engaging story… but then they never build on that excellent foundation. Even the final “battle” – if you can call it that – leaves something to be desired, as the whole “fight” consists of pressing and holding the A button.
As disappointed as I am with the game’s length and plot, Fable II did fix a lot of the issues I had with the original. Combat has now been mapped to three buttons – one for melee, one for ranged, and one for spells – which makes combat more intuitive as you don’t have to keep switching weapons between attacks (e.g. you can chain melee-melee-ranged-melee-area of effect spell-melee-directed spell-melee just by pressing X-X-Y-B-X-B-X).
There are fewer spells, but the spell selector is now much easier to use. You pre-select spells for up to five levels, each level increasing in power, and you hold the B button until you charge the level you want to cast. Each spell also has two modes – area of effect and directed, and they do just what they say. So the “Fireball” and “Enflame” spells from Fable I are now under “Inferno” here; charge up and release for a radial attack similar to Enflame, or charge up, target an enemy and release for a Fireball equivalent.
There is also a lot more to do outside of the main story here – between jobs, numerous side quests and other oddities you will find yourself spending an amount of time on Fable II roughly the same as if you had gone through the main story of Fable I. When the main story ends, the play continues – some quests aren’t even available until the story ends, so there’s more to do after you save the world. The downloadable content – currently there is a “Knothole Island” expansion and a “See the Future” expansion – are also very good and worth the points to buy them, as each tacks on at least a few hours of gameplay.
They also fixed the cumbersome “rent” system by automatically dropping gold into your account every five minutes (even if you are not playing; if you find you’re low on cash just play another game for a day or two and when you go back to Fable II you get a nice windfall); this has a downside of making gold incredibly easy to get, even early in the game.
And finally, the dog. If you love exploring the map to search for hidden items, you will hate his guts. But if you’re like me and don’t mind being led to treasure chests and dig spots that are near where you are, you will love him. The dog is especially useful for the dig spots, as they are truly hidden and rarely hinted at as they were in Fable I (like being in the center of a ring of flowers). I won’t spoil any endings, but if you want to dig up as much treasure as you can you might want to forgo the plot once you level your pooch’s treasure hunting skills up, because, just like in Fable 1, you have a choice to make at the end of the plot that will greatly influence the rest of your game.
Fable II retains all the humor and fun of its predecessor, but suffers a serious lack of quality plot-driven gameplay. If you liked the original, it’s a good buy, as you will get roughly the same amount of aggregate play time. If, however, you’re not one for doing sidequests or sticking around after the credits roll, make this a rental first.
Great action/adventure game.
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I got this game for free, along with Halo 3 when I bought my xbox. My wife had played Fable 1 and told me that it would probably be awsome. I was kind of exited to play this game because I heard that the fable games were based on morality, and if you did bad/good things it would effect your appearance.
The game is an action/adventure hack and slash. The the roleplaying element is based on what skills you choose, what equipment you equip, and how evil or good you are.
I played all the way through and was blown away. The graphics were amazing. The scenery was bright with colors and detail. There were only some cave scenes that I need to turn up the brightness.
The game mechanics have a lot of detail as well, you have a large range of options as to spells and abilities. It seems the best way to win the game is to pick one track, magic/ranged/melee, and just smash the skills your good at. It’s easy to fall into doing the same moves over and over again for hours. That kind of gets boring without storyline or something to distract you from the repetition.
The storyline was fun and full of side quests. It is easy to steamline the main quest and skip a lot of side quests though. The first time I played through the game I skipped almost every side quest, I went back and finished them all. The majority of the side quests are kind of similar how ever. example being, here is a plot element, kill this group of people, return.
This game kind of reminds me of the Sims. You can manage houses and there furniture, marry, have children, and get a job. But, in addition it’s a fantasy hack and slash, and you can destroy and ruin everything you build.
There are so many side quests and little small things to do the replayibility is awsome. There are opjects and objectives all over the map. You can spend ages trying to find all the annoyiong grargoyals, keys, demon doors.
My biggest problems with this game is that it was too easy, they should have emplimented some difficulty setting or something for people that get too good at it. I could be wrong though, I haven’t played the DLC. Maybe the DLC is more difficult. The storyline is a tad too short too, I beat the game in just a couple go’s.
Overall the game was amazing, just short of being perfect. The hype for this game is well founded. What other game can you score with hookers, make leud gestures at children, and steal from the poor. I aplaud the Lionheart video game makers over in England for introducing so much mature humor to the gaming world, and not being afraid to go there. I look forward to playing the DLC, and picking up Fable 3 whenever it comes out.
*****
Game Play: 8/10
Graphics: 10/10
Music/Sound Effects: 8/10
Storyline: 8/10
Re-playability: 10/10
Overall: 8.8/10
*****
Disappointed
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
The beginning is too slow. I don’t have the time anymore to play a game and hope it gets interesting. I loved the first FABLE, but I also found the beginning of that one to be slow. The same goes for this game. Too much time is spent running around doing stupid things. It should get more interesting faster! However, because I lost interest and stopped playing the game early on, perhaps it does get better.
Solid game so far
Rating:4 out of 5 stars
I only give this game 4 instead of 5 stars because it had a bit of a slow start. I’ve since gotten going further into the game and its getting better. I really like the concept behind the game. I like the large explorable world where you are free to roam and do as you please. I’d recommend it to anyone who is a fan of rpgs, especially MMOers looking for a single player experience.
Totally satisfied
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
I ordered this game for my brother and I wasn’t expecting to receive it for at least one week. To my surprise, it was here in two days! Also, it was in perfect condition.
Great story
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
This is a great game, not the most graphically advanced or best game play but it is very entertaining. Better than a good movie, and you get to determine how the story line goes.
Very fun game and still worth playing
Rating:5 out of 5 stars
My wife loved the first game so i bought Fable 2 for her but i found myself playing this more than her. I loved the story and my quest for vengance but in the end, your stuck with a hard 3 way decision on what to do and how to end the game. After the game ends, you can contiue to travel and look for the Legandary weapons and acheivements. Game is not that hard but you earn experience on every fight. The exp is uesed in different collors of orbs. Each colore would upgrade a different ability or power and their are stors that sell potions for that quick exp. You can max out your fire or choose to bring back more dead guys to help you fight. All you have to do is power up to the max that you got and unlease the power. The downside is that you can be attacked and so you have to be careful. Their are different types of enemies so its not that repetative.
There are side thing you can do like get married and recieve something nasty. You can buy houses and remodel them, raise a famliy or two in two different towns, purchase weapons and on some you can add a crystal type thing to boost you sword power. Their is plenty of money to be earned so buy as much protery as you can. Its not just for the game but for online trading. Trading you say… Their is an acheivements to collect all 7 Hero Dolls but some poeple will only sell them for 7-10 million. Crazy but if you go to xbox360acheivements you will be able to find people that are willing to trade. The other reason is to trade legendary weapons or items that someone needs to get an acheivements like unlocking all the Demon doors.
I think there have been 2 DLC’s that have been release for the game and each with its own missions and new perks. Get your dog back if it died and the ablility to change the type of dog you have. Dalmation, Bloodhound, Husky or your old Mutt are the potions that the guy sels and there not that expensive.
The co-op play is terrible and you have to share the same screen. So if my and my wife wanted to play, the screen does not split. If me and my friend from another sate wanted to play, you still share the same screen wich means you both have to stay close together within view range. The online aspect is that if you wanted to trade with a friend, you will have to look for their orb. Its in the setting menue and you can see several orbs running around and poeple asking to trade for hero dolls or weapons. If you are trading with someone, you have to go up to the orb and trasfer certain items and the game will save after each trasfered item.
The game is really fun and i hope this help you in what you need to know
Disappointment
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
I really looked forward to this game. I loved the first Fable and still play it once in awhile, so the sequel was top of my list for new games to buy when it came out. I was very disappointed! Some of the best things about the first Fable were absent from the second. Molyneux explained a couple of these-1) the mini map has been replaced by a golden trail you follow along the ground. The reason for the change? Players were spending a lot of time following the map and missing the wonderful scenery (it is wonderful). 2) The armor is no longer available. The reason? Players all wanted the best armor so ended the game looking alike. For a game that is supposed to rely heavily on choice, important choices have been taken away, decided instead by the developers as what would be best for us, the players.
It would have been more appropriate to give us the choice to use the mini map or armor instead, in the game.
The characters are incredibly unattractive. The female character as she gets stronger, takes on a very male appearance. What does that say?
The loot sucks, plain and simple. You can find most of it in the store. There is very little discovery of wonderful items.
On the plus side, the graphics are beautiful. The music too.
I think they managed to take a great deal of the fun out of what was one of the best games out there. I hope future games will include what they removed from this one. Either way, I will rent the next one before choosing to buy.
Major disappointment
Rating:2 out of 5 stars
Essentially, this is a boring action game with an unrelated virtual-pet mechanic in the form of townspeople.
I rarely write reviews, but this game promised so much and delivered so little that I felt compelled to write one. If you’ve ever played an RPG, then you know that the most important part of the game is the connection you have to the characters, the world and the story. This game substitutes a vague, silly, tamagotchi mechanic for this type of emotional connection. You interact with people not by talking or asking questions but by doing “gestures”. You can get people to like you or hate you. But in the end, what’s the point? The people have no bearing on the rest of the game. It’s just a gimmick that’s slapped on. The core game is a short, pointless action game with absolutely no challenge. I kid you not, it’s virtually impossible to die. And get this, if you do die, you COME RIGHT BACK in the same spot. This game is absurd. It’s the hubris of the creator, who thought his sandbox (e.g. the tamagotchi part) was so compelling that the actual challenge could be an afterthought.
This game is another Peter Molyneux failure. His games are big on ego and short on vision. He substitutes shallow gimmicks for genuine depth. He dispenses with the elements that make traditional games work, but fails to replace them with anything compelling. No amount of graphical polish can hide this concept’s failure.