Fable Trilogy
So I'm getting a 360 and I've been on a WRPG binge of late. I'm just wrapping up Fallout 3 and New Vegas and I figured I might try Fable.
What do people here think of the games? Which is the best one and why?
I've been told they are very different from what I'm used to though. No companions like in a BiOWare RPG and no exploration like in Fallout.
For me, I liked the story of the first one was by far the best. The gameply of the second was a little bit more superior than the first, but the story made me not bother playing the third. Being able to play online with your friend was best part of the second.
There is exploration and openness, it's just not quite the "open-world" of fallout and the elder scrolls.
I quite liked the first one. Nothing world changing but a fairly charming and accessible game. If you don't like it within 30 mins, you won't like it at all though.
Really? That's it? I appreciate the two posts Cimminity and Randy but I did expect a bit more input.
These games were pretty popular I thought....
They were, but lions head kind of ruined everything
I enjoyed them well enough and it's fun having a load of families and being a slum lord, but they're not really at the level of Bethesda or Bioware's WRPG titles.
I only played the second one, but I had a really great time with it. It's a very easy game, and it's pretty easy to plow through it mindlessly, but the combat was fun for what it was. There was also something about the moral system that I thought worked better than most other games that tried it. When I did some particularly evil trout, I actually felt bad for doing it. The fact that the graphics are kind of cartoonish means it's aged well compared to a lot of its contemporaries.
Just know that it's not nearly as grand in scope as Peter Molyneux wants to convince you it is. The sim elements of the game, while varied, feel pretty hollow and pointless. Despite this fact, it's still a good game that I'd recommend.
Just to touch on something said above - the moral system is definitely something great. Because the evil choices are definitely the easier ones to make Fable 2 spoilersfor example someone has to become old. Do you sacrifice that random woman you just met because smurf it, or do you take the hit yourself? Also I remember being tortured and losing EXP with every round - how long will you hold out despite your character being actively damaged?
I have played both the 2nd and 3rd games and I liked both.
The third one was a little better. You could play online with friends too.
The story is good and the gameplay was good too.
You should get the trilogy and see which one you like best.
Ride with the steel and the power of the sword.
Stand up and fight now and forever more.
Rise through the night sky with daylight's desire.
To be free there must be Black Fire.
Black Fire by DragonForce. \m/
Well I have my Xbox 360 now and Fable 2 and 3 should be here sometime this week. (Blue Dragon got here already)
I just need my girlfriend to feel better so she can come over, let me borrow her copy of Fable 1 and also take me to Gamestop to get a controller.
Sounds like it'd be something I'd enjoy then since I didn't care for the openness in those two games at all. Mainly due to my lack of direction and not having any idea where to go or what to do. The Elder Scrolls was a little better in that area than Fallout 3 at least. Hell, even Fallout 1 was better than Fallout 3 in that regard.Originally Posted by Randy
I heard some of the choices you make can have some pretty big impact on what happens in the world later, like affecting whether or not a building or group is made or whatnot, but it's been so long and I can't remember specifics. I just remember liking them a lot.
I played Fable 2 and 3 and I enjoyed them both, but I liked 3 much better. They're pretty fun, I might pick them up again one day
They have flaws, but I really enjoy Fables I, II and III.
The Fable series is definitely worth a shot. It's a bit of a Marmite franchise though: either you like it or you don't.
If you go in expecting something like Skyrim or Dragon Age, you're going to be disappointed.
But, if you're not carried away by the hype (Molyneux's biggest flaw is that he's always overhyped these games, creating expectations that they couldn't possibly deliver on) you may find yourself pleasantly surprised.
I played Fable: Anniversary (also known as Fable 1) and that was great. I then started playing Fable 2, but then Sam introduced me to Dragon Age and I've been playing that ever since.
Once I've done my third play-through of Dragon Age: Inquisition I'll probably get back to Fable 2, because Fable 3 looks really good from what I've seen.
I'm on Fable III now, having beaten Anniversary and 2.
So far I'm really liking the story and writing the best of all three games. Sadly, 2 looks like it was the only one with picture perfect gameplay. They changed a lot of things around in 3 that they did not need to. Fable Anniversary....ehhhh, you can really tell it was the first. The UI is not very good.
But yeah, I have enjoyed all of them to a greater or lesser extent. I still have a good ways to go in 3 however.
(SPOILER)Who WOULDN'T choose Love at the end of 2? i had to revive my wife and, more importantly, my dog!
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