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Alleged Fable concept art seems to point towards a return to Fable 2's rogueish hive of scum and pub islands (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
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[–] big_slap@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago (2 children)

I was neutral about this game coming out when I heard the forza guys were making this.

not to sound like a total bummer, but with everything Microsoft is doing in regards to Xbox, how can I get hype over this or gears?

[–] commander@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My concern on it is whether the game leans too heavily into parodying folktales/fables/fantasies and missing out on the simulation aspect of fable. Way stronger tech than a 360 or the OG Xbox. I had hoped Fable would keep building up the world simulation aspect of it. Like a watered down Black and White but in the form of a third person storybook RPG

Without the Lionhead god game elements, I'd think it'd struggle to stand out. Pretty much banking on nostalgia for the first 2 Fables

[–] Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Simulation aspects?

[–] commander@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

It wasn't done well but each Fable game were hyped up about how your actions would change how NPCs and the towns/cities/kingdom would evolve. It never amounted to a lot but Fable wasn't a complete left turn from Lionheads god games. Super watered down to the point of barely being memorable but that was the hype of Fable. Changing evolving world based on your actions

[–] meathappening@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

And changing yourself. Frequent magic users would get old and spindly, I believe occasionally glowing. Axe swingers would get ripped. Your character would be a literal representation of your playstyle and that was cool as hell.

I'm actually pumped the Forza guys are making this. They've done a pretty good job with that series, but obviously racing is a whole different ballgame.

And I completely agree with your opinion above. If this turns into some overarching parody of western folklore, I'm out. That's not the tone I'm hoping for.

[–] VindictiveJudge@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

And changing yourself. Frequent magic users would get old and spindly, I believe occasionally glowing. Axe swingers would get ripped. Your character would be a literal representation of your playstyle and that was cool as hell.

It was both more and less involved than that. Putting XP into the Strength stats made your character buff, Skill stats made them tall, and Will stats gave you glowing patterns on your body, except in 3 where they made your tattoos glow instead. What you actually did was irrelevant, just how you spent your XP. In Fable 1, buying levels also made your character older, but age became connected to plot in 2 and was dropped as a morph in 3. Moral alignment in all three and ethical alignment in 2 and 3 also affected character appearance, but the specifics varied a lot between games.

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

You‘re right. I love Fable. The first one that is. I‘ve played two and three as well simply because I enjoyed the first one so much. I probably won‘t play this one. Ever. Microsoft can piss off.