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Fable 2 "is Finished"

[July 14, 2008, 1:02 pm ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

The Microsoft E3 press conference is currently underway, and so far they've rolled out a look at Fallout 3, saying the post-apocalyptic sequel will be followed by "substantial" downloadable content for the game that will be exclusive to Xbox LIVE and Games For Windows. Todd Howard's demo of the game shows off the ability to choose a stealthier or more straightforward approach to combat, as well as a bit on the moral choices you'll be faced with. Jun Takeuchi then demoed Resident Evil 5, which will be the first RE game to appear on a Microsoft System. Word is to expect a simultaneous worldwide release for all platforms on March 13, 2009 (except Japan, where it will appear a day earlier). This was followed by Peter Molyneux taking the stage, starting off by declaring Fable 2 "is finished!" He then showed off the game's intro, quickly falls back on old habits talking about "you've never experienced anything like" the game's pet feature, and shows off a new simplified way to initiate cooperative multiplayer play in the game. In a bit of a surprise considering the presentation began with the declaration that Fable 2 "is finished," Peter concludes saying the game will be released in October.

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19.	Re: No subject	Jul 15, 2008, 17:59	Prez
	"You have never experienced anything like..." Peter just doesn't learn. He is such an idiot.




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18.	Re: No subject	Jul 15, 2008, 00:02	Darks
	What they really mean is hey we decided to rip out some of the orginal game content and call it free downloadable content. now give us some of your lovin! Hellgate London tried this they failed miserably and are now out of business.

17.	No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 22:58	Karnisov
	i don't have a problem with downloadable content as long as its free. start nickle and dimeing me for horse armor and thats where i get sore.




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16.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 22:07	Creston
	Well since the ign preview and the gamespy preview just stopped short of calling Fallout 3 "oblivion with guns," one has to look and see what kind of downloadable content was available for oblivion. While everyone loves to harp on the stupidity that was horse armor, Bethesda actually did release some pretty cool downloadable content. Mehrune's Razor - while a ridiculously overpowered weapon - also had a really cool dungeon that came with it. The Wizard tower was a very nice expansion and ,apart from the location, the fighter's keep was also solid. Ofcourse, Mass Effect was also going to get "tons" of downloadable content, and so far that's been one 90 minute world. And the less said about the GTA4 downloadable non-content, the better. Creston

15.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 21:17	PropheT
	Don't recall saying 'turn based' but by your standard, the first two Legend of Zelda games are RPGs instead of Adventure games. In fact, you could even say DooM was an RPG using your criteria, so maybe we should be a little more specific when defining our genres. You didn't say turned based, but it's the same argument. Diablo's not an RPG, Fable's not an RPG, etc... And Zelda and Doom wouldn't be RPG's by the criteria I stated. You get new equipment in those games, but you don't level up, have stats that progress, choose a class, choose an alignment, or create your own identity for yourself throughout the game... so none of the criteria I mentioned. Fable's an RPG in as much a sense as Knights of the Old Republic, which is to say as much as any computer game ever made. You can define that type of character you play, you progress in both gear and statistics while you level, you can decide if you want to be good or evil based on your actions, and your actions affect the overall story and the NPC's within it. Part of the charm of Fable in general is that you really get to define the role your character plays in the story; it's totally up to the player who your character is, or at least as much as it can be in a computer RPG. The only reason I could see that anyone would say it's not an RPG is because it plays like an action game (i.e, it's not turn based). A session of D&D with a premade character isn't any more RPG than Fable is... just not sure what else you want a game to do to be an RPG.

14.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 20:48	Orogogus
	That's what System Shock 2 and Deus Ex are usually pigeonholed as, right? I don't think "hack and slash adventure" is any kind of accepted genre, anyways. Is this where Diablo would go? Or is it supposed to be more like Quest for Glory?

13.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 20:41	Jerykk
	I wouldn't go so far as to call Doom an RPG. On the other, I wouldn't exactly call Fable an RPG either. I'd call it an action game with RPG aspects.

12.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 19:39	sponge
	Duh, you play the ROLE of the Doom marine. You start at level 1 with the pistol, but then you level up when you get the shotgun, and again with the chaingun. You can choose to shoot some imps or not which gives you consequences of changing the score at the end. Except no one who's not trying to force a definition into something else would call that leveling up. They would call that picking up items.

11.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 19:01	Fuzzmatang
	So you can "level up, improve in stats, choose what type of class you want to be, choose your alignment, and create a unique identity for yourself" in Zelda and Doom? Duh, you play the ROLE of the Doom marine. You start at level 1 with the pistol, but then you level up when you get the shotgun, and again with the chaingun. You can choose to shoot some imps or not which gives you consequences of changing the score at the end. This message was edited at Jul 14, 19:02.

10.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 18:59	m00t
	As much as you can in Fable, yes. That is to say, virtually not at all. Fable is not an RPG.

9.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 17:21	nin
	So you can "level up, improve in stats, choose what type of class you want to be, choose your alignment, and create a unique identity for yourself" in Zelda and Doom? Wow! ------------------------------------------------ http://theslip.nin.com/ "The Bellic boys! Talking over your town, assholes!"




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8.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 17:17	m00t
	Don't recall saying 'turn based' but by your standard, the first two Legend of Zelda games are RPGs instead of Adventure games. In fact, you could even say DooM was an RPG using your criteria, so maybe we should be a little more specific when defining our genres. This message was edited at Jul 14, 17:18.

7.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 16:25	PropheT
	Fable was not in any way an RPG. It was a typical hack and slash adventure game. You can level up, improve in stats, choose what type of class you want to be, choose your alignment, and create a unique identity for yourself based on decisions made through the game. How is that not a role-playing game? RPG's don't have to be turn based to be RPG's.

6.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 15:30	JohnBirshire
	When I saw "is Finished" I was hoping they had canned it. Haha, I lol'd irl. I stopped playing Fable when I realized I couldn't save my game when I wanted to, leading me to literally have to replay parts of the game everytime I decided to play. WTF?!?! In this day and age, that is asininely ridiculous. If they can't get PC Gaming basics down, then they can stick to the inferior console.

5.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 15:29	Zaibach
	Fable was not in any way an RPG. It was a typical hack and slash adventure game. More or less or an RPG I agree, but still, the way they tell the story is great compared to most games nowaday, and the voice acting is strong. There was nothing that typical about it imo. It had enough small details to keep it apart from other games.

4.	No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 14:35	Tanto Edge
	Why stop at dog armor. Chances are you'll have dog armor, car armor, truck armor, different types of vehicles, guns, gun armor, special ammos, special melee weapons, special npcs, plus all new quests and quest armor!




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3.	Re: No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 14:35	m00t
	LOL. Molyneux said something, that alone should tell you it's bullshit. When I saw "is Finished" I was hoping they had canned it. Fable was not in any way an RPG. It was a typical hack and slash adventure game.

2.	No subject	Jul 14, 2008, 14:12	Overon
	What form of downloadable content will be available for Fallout 3? Well since the ign preview and the gamespy preview just stopped short of calling Fallout 3 "oblivion with guns," one has to look and see what kind of downloadable content was available for oblivion. Oblivion you could get "horse armor" in your 2.99 microtransaction. In Fallout 3 aka "oblivion with guns" you will get "dog armor." YES, you heard it here first.

1.	Hell yeah!	Jul 14, 2008, 14:11	Zaibach
	Finally. The original Fable is still one of my favorite RPG ever. Played it so many time, and still haven't done everything.

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