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Old 09-18-2004, 05:42 PM
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This game seems pretty good...Anybody plan on buying it. Im sick of MMORPGS so hell no. But..here are some reviews..

Gameplay: 9.5
Granted, many of Fable’s hot announced features have fallen by the wayside, but that doesn’t mean that what is here is not gold. The character development features are fantastic. You can control nearly all aspects of your character’s development, and thusly how the outside world perceives him. Much like in other RPG’s where morality comes into play (Knights of the Old Republic comes to mind) your characters good and evil actions will have an effect on how he looks, how people will react to him when he enters a village, and many other factors. Your character also has an unnatural amount of things that you can do outside of the main quest, as in perform side quests in order to build your reputation, which in turn allows you to have more people recognize you and more ladies will fawn over you (allowing you to marry them if you choose).


Leveling up is a snap once you get the hang of it. You collect experience points and can distribute them as you see fit at the Heroes’ Guild, although you will gain special distribution points for using either a lot of magic, archery or melee combat that will allow you to level up in those areas, resulting in a definite change in your character’s physical appearance.

The combat system is simple to understand and grasp, but tough to master. Switching between magic, ranged and melee combat is done quickly on the fly and feels very fluid, and blocking and rolling is simple to perform.

All in all, there is a lot to love in Fable’s gameplay.
Graphics: 9.3
Fable’s world of Albion is a beautiful fully realized work of art. The environments are lush and full of incredible detail, and the level of artistry in the environments and characters would not seem out of place in a high-budget animated feature film. The lighting effects use a bloom system similar to Prince of Persia: Sands of Time or Deus Ex: Invisible War, resulting in an excellent level of lighting ambience and fantastic spell effects. The only problems were a few bouts of slowdown in an otherwise smooth framerate.
Sound: 9.2
The sound effects are great, with fine voice acting and a rich musical score, including the title theme composed by Danny Elfman of Hollywood fame. There is a ton of recorded voice effects as well, although some phrases are noticeably repetitive.
Difficulty: Easy/Medium
If you blow through the main quest without doing any side quests (which should take you about 10-15 hours), then you probably will find Fable to be a walk in the park. However, if you explore the real meat of the game (the side quests and alternative methods of gameplay), then this will increase both your time playing Fable as well as the challenge level by a bunch.
Concept: 9.4
While a lot of the initial concepts optioned in Fable’s development are MIA, the features that Molyneux and crew were actually able to pull off are great. The game is pretty light on story elements, but that shouldn't prevent anyone from having a great time.
Overall: 9.4
Okay, so Fable isn’t quite the “best RPG of all time” as Peter Molyneux initially stated it would be, but it’s still a fantastic game that will undoubtedly impress any XBox gamer. You shouldn’t go into Fable expecting the overall depth of a game like Morrowind, but if you approach Fable with an open mind, then you should love it the way that I do.

Overall, it is a nice game. here are some screenshots also


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