Fable 2 Review

THIS GAME IS JUST WRONG....SUCKYSUCKY

I don't get all you "critics" asking questions like "if i wanted to make choices i'd go out and do it!" or " why do i have a dog". I dislike people who only look for the wackness that they seem to see. You know if you don't like something DON'T BE AROUND IT, TOOL. Play a game that you like or read a review of something you might buy. I know that your highly intelligent opinion is very valuable but find something else to do, trolls.

Another post-2am playtime for me on this yesterday. I was barely awake by 1am, but because I wasn't doing anything all that challenging was able to potter around to my heart's content buying property and taking more advantage of stock shortages. It really was quite relaxing.

I spent a good 10,000+ gold on various stalls and houses, so quite interested to see how much my investments recoup overnight.

Oh, and I had sex. Get In My San!

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I've played it solidly for the last four days, and I'm still to get to the second hero. I Spent a good 3-4 hours yesterday doing anything BUT following the main quest... and at the end of it all, I realised I'd basically achieved very little for the amount of time I'd played it... and yet, it was utterly fulfilling.

That's basically me too although I pressed on, got the 2nd hero and pushed on into Wraithmarsh and Bloodstone where I'm currently expanding my property portfolio. Fable II is growing on me and has been elevated to 'perfect timewaster' in my games collection.

It gets even better, keep an eye on the hints that pop up during loading screens and there's one that mentions that there are some quests that only become available once the main storyline is complete. RPG heaven.

Perhaps you've missed the point a tad. I've played it solidly for the last four days, and I'm still to get to the second hero. I Spent a good 3-4 hours yesterday doing anything BUT following the main quest.

I wandered around and uncovered new areas, looking for dig and dive spots, hunting Gargoyles (I've got 10 of the little Scottish buggers now) plus uncovering treasure and unlocking Demon Doors...

I bought items on the cheap and sold them for a profit to stores with stock shortages...

I took advantage of the economic crisis going on in Oakfield right now and purchased a couple of stalls for myself...

I impressed a few locals, by posing, flirting, showing off my Trophies and generally getting my Renown up by commisioning statues...

I dyed my clothes, hunted around to get an idea of house pricing, bought books, taught my dog new tricks...

I took the Red Bandit quest and eradicated them all for a farmer...

And I tried my hand at pulling pints, plus got myself up to being a 3 Star Woodcutter, earning 70 Gold for every chop...

... and at the end of it all, I realised I'd basically achieved very little for the amount of time I'd played it... and yet, it was utterly fulfilling.

I love this game, and I'm in no rush to see it end. That's not somethig I say very often.

Recieve it in friday, played saturday and sunday and complete it. :(( Soooo shoooort :(

If you say so, Tom. :-p

Fable is hard to rate; it's pretty much the only RPG of its type: favouring your character's physical and reputation development over narrative progression. In that sense, it's sort of a singleplayer MMO.

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Decent game, deserving of the 9 on Videogamer's review scale. Especially when you consider they gave the first Gears of War a 10...

Gears was and still is a defining game of this generation.

FantasyMeister: I agree that the game has some flaws and problems, but I don't think they're enough to hurt the game. The inventory system is something I've read a lot of people moaning about, but I really didn't find it an issue. I guess it comes down to what your prior RPG experience is and what you want out of games. For me it made the often laborious inventory management of most RPGs a complete walk in the park.

Using VG.com's review scale it's somewhere between an 6 and an 8 for me. There are just too many glitchy things to make it a 9, like:

- trying to open chests
- trying to examine the boards outside shops and homes
- trying to buy a 'best' weapon from a blacksmith and then discovering that as soon as you buy it there's another 'best' until you've bought the whole inventory
- slippy feet syndrome
- pressing right trigger out of battle and discovering you can't d-pad to a food item/expression because d-pad also controls magic selection
- minimaps look very cluttered in SD
- if you're too popular getting around towns can be bothersome considering the number of people following you around, especially when several of them follow you into your bedroom whilst you're trying to woo your wife.

If you're able to ignore these it's still a good game, much shinier than the original, but whilst it retains the same issues as the original (doesn't always offer appropriate expressions, menu system still needs an overhaul), it throws in a bunch of new ones like those listed above.

In its defence the dog is fantastic, combat is great as ever and hunting Gargoyles is a great way to pass the time, but at the moment I'm struggling to decide whether or not the game is really all it's cracked up to be. Disappointing in places, great in others, I'll have to play it a bit more to decide which feeling wins out.

Decent game, deserving of the 9 on Videogamer's review scale. Especially when you consider they gave the first Gears of War a 10...

This Is A Great Game,They Need To Get Off The Pipe.

It is a good game, 1 button combat is not really bad either when you throw in flourishes and evasive maneuvers , but why is no one stating the one true problem with this game, how come it is always night time? i can barely see anything half the time, it is a good thing the mobs have a red outline or you would be dying all the time, they could have put in a wait mode like oblivion and saved all those problems

this was a totally biased review...

Why does everybody on these comment pages alway make the same arguments? First off, if you haven't played the game, shut the f*** up. Honestly, you have no right no say anything so don't waste your time putting stupid comments on this page. And I don't know if anyone has actually thought about this, but what if the person reviewing the game DOESN'T LIKE THE GAME ANYWAY? If John Doe has a passionate hate for Fable and is assigned to review it, what do you think the review will look like? You can't trust reviews, put simply. There are games that have scored less than 3s, and chances are there is someone out there that thinks that it is the greatest game ever. Reviews of games are not facts either. You can't scientifically prove that a game sucks or doesn't. Come up with your own fricking opinion and don't flame others for theirs.