Friday, December 12, 2008

Fable 2 Review

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Fable 2 is a game that has been awaited by many for several years. And I must admit I am/was one of those people.
Here is the general Information about the game:
Fable II is an action role-playing game developed by Lionhead, published by Microsoft Game Studios.
The sequel to Fable and Fable: The Lost Chapters, it was originally announced in 2006 and released in October 2008.
The game takes place in the fictional world of Albion, five hundred years after Fable's setting, in a colonial era resembling the time of highwaymen or the Enlightenment;
guns are still primitive, and large castles and cities have developed in the place of towns. Unlike the original, the player may choose to be either male or female.
Creative Director Peter Molyneux has played a major role in presenting this game to the public, as he did in the lead up to the release of the original Fable.

Now onto the actual gameplay.
When I first started playing Fable 2 I was greeted with a marvelous cut scene which showed how the world has changed since the first Fable.
Starting of as a child and Collecting 5 coins, Doesn't that soud very familiar . Yes it is you had to do the same thing in the first Fable.
Working my way through the game I noticed several other similarities between Fable 2 and Fable. I wont go into detail about those for people who haven't yet played the game.

Also one thing I noticed about Fable 2. When Peter Molyneux was advertising this game he promised us it with the universe, but we could at least expect total freedom.
BUT we got quite allot of freedom but not to the extent that Peter was talking about. Such as not being able to kill children. (hey when your evil it is fun) that is taking
away from the freedom of the player.

Also as in Fable those dreaded invisible walls come back. Although the world is more vast than the world in Fable it still limits on some things. As in (Wraithmarsh) when you discover
the ruins of (Oakvale) I really wanted to explore them but sadly an invisible wall blocked my way.

Even though Fable 2 has flaws what game doesn't, All in all Fable 2 offers a New(ish) storyline packed with new characters and introduces a wonderful AI system for you faithful friend your Dog.
I do recommend that if you have a liking to RPGames that you do try this one out. And if you do like it I also recommend looking for that original or the Expanded Fable or Fable: The Lost Chapters.

My final rating is a 9.0 out of 10.
For its Unique system of gameplay, Improved combat system and the many other features that made my gameplay superb. Also for how they developed the storyline to fit in with weather your
character is in a relationship with someone, That is quite unique.
Not a perfect 10 for the slight flaws that the game does have which draw back from its immersion.

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