Abstract: Fable II doesnt arrive in stores until October 21, but you can get a head start on Microsofts big RPG a little early. Fable II Pub Games provides three casino-style mini-games to earn money and items for your future Fable II hero. There are fifteen i...
Abstract: Video games have never been renowned for great storytelling but "free roaming" games such as Grand Theft Auto have taught us that the most powerful stories are those you create yourself. The ambitious Fable II presents such an incredibly convinci...
Abstract: Peter Molyneux is known as one of the best game designers around, but Peter has a problem. He has a habit of over promising and under delivering. The best example of this recently was Fable, a game for the original Xbox which promised to react to every...
Large number and variety of activities, lots of world and character customisation, stunning storybook graphics, flexible and enjoyable combat
Unsatisfying main campaign, enemies present little challenge, dog isn’t terribly interesting, some irritating questing quirks
Lots of games claim you can go anywhere and do anything inside their worlds. The trouble is, once you’ve eluded the cops for the umpteenth time, the whole exercise starts to feel hollow when your actions leave no lasting impact. What makes Fable II...
Abstract: Tony Smith9.9 Fable II may be the ultimate “sandbox” game and is definitely a contender for Game of the Year, thanks to the varied and almost open-ended gameplay that has been created by Lionhead Studios. Although the original game of the Series, Fabl...
Abstract: During E3 we were able to play with the demo of Fable II. It was a lot of fun, but now we went one better and met with Peter Molyneux, lead game designer, who talked us through a handful of gameplay features that we hadnt seen previously. The most mem...
Abstract: Adventure offers hundreds of choices along the way.Many games only offer players the illusion of choice, like a dialogue tree whose branches all lead to the same information, or the ability to make decisions that dont actually seem to affect the char...
Abstract: NameOur story begins on the mean streets of a Bowerstone slum, where a mysterious blind sage is encouraging two streetwise orphans to acquire a supposedly magical music box. From the moment a passing sparrow drops a nasty present on my young protagonist's...
Abstract: The ambitious Fable II presents such an incredibly convincing world to explore that you often find yourself sidetracked for hours rather than progressing with the "real" drama of avenging a great loss and ridding Albion of its villain. Dont...
Fantastic graphics. Gorgeous, immense environments. Broad range of enemies and a large number of quests to complete. The effect that your actions have on your character and people around you.
The world is not as non-linear as one could hope. Occasionally the context-sensitive buttons dont work as one would like. You cannot take your own character into co-op if joining another game.
