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Fable 3
Ozymandias:
It's kind of impressive to me that Lionhead actually managed to go even more backward from their ambitions in this game. I didn't think it was possible.
maxusy3k:
That pretty much sums up how I felt about Fable 3. Fable 2 was just... better in every way. There was never a moment that I was doing anything in 3 where I wasn't just thinking "I'd rather be playing Fable 2 again.".
The only things Fable 3 had going for it, in my view, was the world itself, which I liked exploring a lot more than 2's environments, and the weapon morphing system was kind of cool, albeit unpredictable. These improvements were pretty much trampled on due to the fact the level of character customisation seemed to have been scaled back in terms of actual appearance modifiers - the purity / corruption attributes coupled with good / evil made for some awesome combinations - as well as the amount of actual clothing and outfits available. That might be a minor concern and one that probably wouldn't matter so much to other people I guess, but coupled with a generally buggy, short and unfulfilling game it just serves to top off my feelings of being underwhelmed.
If / when they release another, I can only hope they restore Fable 2's pretty amazing level of customisation, make the game LONGER, and generally just actually learn from their mistakes, but I'm beginning to suspect that might be expecting too much. Fable's history is one of failing to live up to it's promises I suppose, and while usually the lack of features promised by Molyneux doesn't detract from a fairly entertaining gaming experience - I've played through Fable 2 maybe half a dozen times now and wouldn't mind doing it again - this time it just feels like, I don't know, something just went wrong somewhere.
imagist42:
--- Quote from: Storm Rider on 20 Dec 2010, 05:23 ---I think I probably still could but I've never actually gone through Amazon's return process so I don't know how it works
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just go to a retail store and get store credit/exchange it for what you really want
Papersatan:
I don't really check this section of the forum, so I am late to the bitchfest.
--- Quote from: maxusy3k on 20 Dec 2010, 10:46 ---There was never a moment that I was doing anything in 3 where I wasn't just thinking "I'd rather be playing Fable 2 again.".
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This is so true for me that after finishing the story in Fable 3 I re-bought Fable 2 (which we had traded in) and I am re-playing it. It is so much better.
Everything in 3 was so dumbed down it was ridiculous. I don't play many fighting games because I can't remember combos and I have bad aim and bad timing. I could play Fable 2. I was good at it. They didn't need to make it easier. I didn't get knocked out once. While I understand that this character already had combat training when the game started I was disappointing that there were no real upgrades to how I fought. She started with aim and zoom and flourishes and so I never felt like she was improving.
I also loved the world in 2, the graphics, the people, the choices. All of these were taken away. I was so disappointed that I couldn't choose my expressions beyond "good" or "bad." I kept waiting to get out of the tutorial mode and get all my choices but it never happened. I guess it was nice not to have a whole mob of people getting in my way everywhere I went, but I am their glorious leader dammit. Also I didn't feel like I had nearly as many choices for my appearance. Hair styles in particular seemed particularly slim.
Also a glitch I found which annoyed me: My family died in the most heartbreaking way. I moved them to a new house because it had beds for the children and, while it dosen't matter to the game, I wanted my kids to have their own beds. The house was destroyed in the attack against Logan and they all died, not 2 days after I moved them from the safety of Brightwall. That is ok, but after their deaths I still had to pay them upkeep and I was still able to see them waving at me on the map. At first I thought it was a nice touch for that my family could perish, but if they intended for that to be able to happen, why does half the game think they are still there?
Damnable Fiend:
This game has a lot of flaws, while at the same time not doing anything particularly new and/or interesting (as compared to Fable 2, anyway). It's the difference between this game (which I'll likely never play) and Alpha Protocol (which I really liked despite its flaws)
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