Post by Cyberstrike on Apr 8, 2018 0:35:24 GMT
Fable 3 is the newest installment in the Fable series.
The Story: You play as the second son or daughter of the Hero of Fable II (who unified the land and became it's ruler and has died) your elder brother, Logan who is the King, is becoming a tyrant forcing people to pay high taxes, work in crappy conditions, stopped education, etc. After he forces you to participate in a cruel demonstration of power, the Hero, the dog, Sir Walter (a knight who helped your parent become the ruler) and your butler Jasper escape the castle via your parent's tomb, where you find the Guild Seal and are teleported to the mystical The Road to Rule and there you meet Theresa (the guide in Fable II) and she explains that you are the Hero chosen to save Albion from destruction and that your brother has to go.
After escaping from the tomb you wind up in The Sanctuary (which is basically your map, info, save point, closet, armory, XBL connection hub) and Jasper decides to stay there to help you. From there you must recruit allies including the military, the Dwellers (a group of mountain folk), the town of Brightwall, the Bowerstone resistance, and the people of Aurora a new country and continent (which as said to be the game's version of America but it looks more Africa to me) to help you overthrow your brother. In Aurora you meet the game's true villain, the Crawler and his the darkness (which includes shades, giant robot birds, and dark sentinels). After you overthrow Logan and you assume the throne you have one year to prepare your country for war with the Darkness here you must decide on how to rule and save your country.
Pros: Top notch voice cast including Simon Pregg, Sir Ben Kingsly, and British comedy legends John Cleese as Jasper and Stephen Fry returns as the decant Reaver. A lot less menus than Fable II. Some cool weapons (swords, hammers, pistols, and rifles) that become good or evil with you. You can adopt kids, hold hands, hug, dance, tickle, and kiss people. Some funny lines and quests. Very tough choices to make as the ruler of Albion. The dog and the combat controls are pretty much the same as it was in Fable II; except now you can mix spells fireball, frost, shock, blades, and vortex with some very cool effects while time control and summon creatures spells are now potions. There are some very cool flourishes this time as well. Albion is HUGE this time and your Hero actually talks and has dialogue.
Cons: Most of the Albion peasants have the same dialogue that they had in Fable II. The relationship quests are annoying as hell. The import feature only deals with the gender of your hero in Fable II not the decesions you made in it. No life meter in combat.
If you have 2 games you play as the most recent one and no option to choose which hero you want to play like in Fable II. Some of the load times are long. No main menu or in quit game option. One save file per hero and it's always overwriten when you save or the when the games autosaves.
King Logan and the Crawler are by far the LAMEST Fable villains to date! Logan doesn't even put up a fight and the Crawler feels more like an excuse to make political points. Which basically boils down as Progressive-Liberalism is good and the people of Albion will love you and by going this route will get most of your subjects killed. While Conservatism is evil although it will grant you enough money to build a mighty army that will defend your more of people, who will hate your guts.
Final thoughts: Pretty much a refinement of Fable II in terms of gameplay. The story is pretty much predicable and pretty straight forward, probably the best in the Fable series even if the villains are lame. Some great Monty Python-style humor and some great serious commentary on the state of our world. Unfortunately the franchise has yet to find the right balance between humor and commentary and that is where the game comes up short. Some basic game design (no quit screen and no main menu) flaws.
If you're a fan of the franchise or want to try out the Fable series for the first time then it's worth it, although if you're political sensibilities are easily offended then you might want to rent it.
I give a 3.5 out of 5.
The Story: You play as the second son or daughter of the Hero of Fable II (who unified the land and became it's ruler and has died) your elder brother, Logan who is the King, is becoming a tyrant forcing people to pay high taxes, work in crappy conditions, stopped education, etc. After he forces you to participate in a cruel demonstration of power, the Hero, the dog, Sir Walter (a knight who helped your parent become the ruler) and your butler Jasper escape the castle via your parent's tomb, where you find the Guild Seal and are teleported to the mystical The Road to Rule and there you meet Theresa (the guide in Fable II) and she explains that you are the Hero chosen to save Albion from destruction and that your brother has to go.
After escaping from the tomb you wind up in The Sanctuary (which is basically your map, info, save point, closet, armory, XBL connection hub) and Jasper decides to stay there to help you. From there you must recruit allies including the military, the Dwellers (a group of mountain folk), the town of Brightwall, the Bowerstone resistance, and the people of Aurora a new country and continent (which as said to be the game's version of America but it looks more Africa to me) to help you overthrow your brother. In Aurora you meet the game's true villain, the Crawler and his the darkness (which includes shades, giant robot birds, and dark sentinels). After you overthrow Logan and you assume the throne you have one year to prepare your country for war with the Darkness here you must decide on how to rule and save your country.
Pros: Top notch voice cast including Simon Pregg, Sir Ben Kingsly, and British comedy legends John Cleese as Jasper and Stephen Fry returns as the decant Reaver. A lot less menus than Fable II. Some cool weapons (swords, hammers, pistols, and rifles) that become good or evil with you. You can adopt kids, hold hands, hug, dance, tickle, and kiss people. Some funny lines and quests. Very tough choices to make as the ruler of Albion. The dog and the combat controls are pretty much the same as it was in Fable II; except now you can mix spells fireball, frost, shock, blades, and vortex with some very cool effects while time control and summon creatures spells are now potions. There are some very cool flourishes this time as well. Albion is HUGE this time and your Hero actually talks and has dialogue.
Cons: Most of the Albion peasants have the same dialogue that they had in Fable II. The relationship quests are annoying as hell. The import feature only deals with the gender of your hero in Fable II not the decesions you made in it. No life meter in combat.
If you have 2 games you play as the most recent one and no option to choose which hero you want to play like in Fable II. Some of the load times are long. No main menu or in quit game option. One save file per hero and it's always overwriten when you save or the when the games autosaves.
King Logan and the Crawler are by far the LAMEST Fable villains to date! Logan doesn't even put up a fight and the Crawler feels more like an excuse to make political points. Which basically boils down as Progressive-Liberalism is good and the people of Albion will love you and by going this route will get most of your subjects killed. While Conservatism is evil although it will grant you enough money to build a mighty army that will defend your more of people, who will hate your guts.
Final thoughts: Pretty much a refinement of Fable II in terms of gameplay. The story is pretty much predicable and pretty straight forward, probably the best in the Fable series even if the villains are lame. Some great Monty Python-style humor and some great serious commentary on the state of our world. Unfortunately the franchise has yet to find the right balance between humor and commentary and that is where the game comes up short. Some basic game design (no quit screen and no main menu) flaws.
If you're a fan of the franchise or want to try out the Fable series for the first time then it's worth it, although if you're political sensibilities are easily offended then you might want to rent it.
I give a 3.5 out of 5.