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Fable: The Lost Chapters Review (continued)
More User Submitted Fable: The Lost Chapters Reviews
Date: 2007-08-12
A must play.
I bought this game when it came out and went through it as a warrior. I just came back to it and played through doing all the weapon quests and getting all of the special weapons. I have to say that it was so much fun to play the second time. I went through as a mostly good hero the first time. The second time I went through as a completely evil character and got Skorm's Bow (Special Weapon quest) before I did everything and played as a ranger/mage. Loved this game...feel that I got complete money spent value. It was an ambitious project the developers created. Would love to see a sequel.
Date: 2007-08-05
Great game !
My husband brought this game for me & I just love it. I have beaten it 3 times all ready. There are not many games that I enjoy playing over & over but this is differently one of them. I love the graphics & the fact that you never run out of things to do. (BIG THUMBS UP)
This is a game worth buying!
RebelReader
Date: 2007-08-02
Never mind Peter Molyneux -- this is a great game in its own right!
This is one of the few games that convinced me to buy an Xbox, and I'm glad I made the investment. Think GTA San Andreas minus the infuriating difficulty, change the setting to medieval times, and you get Fable. If you're like me, you've been wishing for a more action-heavy RPG, where you viscerally decapitate your opponent with a powerful slash of your sword rather than kill them by choosing options in a menu. Consider your prayers answered!
You have direct control of the hero in fast-paced real-time battles. You'll be swinging your sword around, hitting foes from afar with your bow and arrow, avoiding damage by dodging or blocking, adjusting to the flow of battle on the fly as foes try to swarm and surround you, and even pay attention to the weight and reach of your weapons. I don't think I can ever go back to a traditional RPG after playing Fable!
The main character's quest of revenge is a theme we've all seen before, as are the rather stereotypical characters (i.e. the self-absorbed, condescending rich-girl snob Briar Rose, the old and fatherly Guildmaster, the mysterious Maze, the enigmatic and evil-as-could-be villain Jack, and so on). But what matters most is how fun the game is, and Fable hits the mark. To begin with, there are many things besides the main story quests you can entertain yourself with. You can flirt shamelessly with the lasses (or lads if you prefer) - although they won't give you a second thought in the beginning since you're just another newbie. You can drink at a pub till you drop, gamble away your hard-earned money, or go fishing. If you're feeling spiteful, you can punch people at random or fry them with a lighting spell, or even kill them, although you'll have guards tackling you pretty quick whenever you "break the law." When you get famous enough that people start cheering at your mere presence, you can get someone to fall in love with you and get married. Of course, you'll have to buy a house for your new bride/husband, and since you can own multiple properties at once, you can rent out the ones you won't live in for income.
As is the trend in games today, Fable has no moral compass - be as evil or good as you want to be, although I found that the game actually has a subtle way of pushing you in the good direction: one, the vast majority of the missions that are offered in the Guild are righteous ones. Two, people will flee in terror at the mere sight of you if you're very evil, which makes it all but impossible to show off your quest trophies to earn some quick Renown Points. Three, you'll automatically gain small amounts of good points every time you kill a monster. And four: some gamers have said that merchants will refuse to sell you stuff if you're too evil (I've yet to verify this). All too often I found that being evil was simply too inconvenient, so I took the good path.
Another minor gripe I have is in the combat system: you'll need EVERY button on the controller for combat, and since the Xbox controller is big and clumsy for people with smaller hands (like me), it's a bit overwhelming at first. Probably the biggest fault is that you have to hold down the left trigger to stay locked on your enemy; using the left thumbstick to move the hero while holding down the left trigger is not the easiest task unless you have football player-sized hands. I would have preferred a system similar to Jade Empire, where you can simply tap either trigger once and stay locked on until you change targets. Also, there is a bug that sometimes causes you to lose your lock-on for no reason, even when the left trigger is held down. This is kinda frustrating when you're outnumbered and about to be surrounded.
Another bug I found is that sometimes your magic spells will be "locked" and unusable. This happens when you visit the town of Bowerstone, then leave to another area. What actually happens is that when you visit Bowerstone, the people there will tell you that they "like their peace in their town" and prohibit all magic and weapons inside the town's borders. Your spells are supposed to be reactivated as soon as you leave, but sometimes they get "stuck." When this happens you can fix the problem by simply saving the game and then reloading.
Fable is now one of my favorite RPGs of all time. And the fact that Lionhead Studios took a chance and made Fable exclusive to the Xbox, a console not known for RPG fans, is that much more commendable. I'm eagerly looking foward to Fable II.
Date: 2007-07-27
Great game!
This game was awesome, but honestly not much of a challenge to beat. Replay value would get 2-3 stars. You could rent this and beat it in 3 or 4 days maybe sooner if you had time on your hands.
Date: 2007-07-18
Fun but way too short
For what little was there, it was a fun game to play. Sadly though the entire experience was incrediably short!!! That and the voice acting was horrible... I couldn't stand the accents and I certainly couldn't stand my wife's voice in the game.. ugh!
Aside from that though, it's certainly worth a go for the bargin price!
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