Fable
June 1st, 2006 • • Andrew Plein
Take your most standard of RPG’s add in massive customization coupled with an option to do whatever you would like. Oh and did I mention there is tons of exploring.
The game play is okay. I became a little confused in the overall expressions system. With the expression system you can assign different expressions to different keys.This worked the same way with the Magic system. It works out most of the time but I really wanted to do a particular expression and would have to search for it. By the time I found it the moment to do it had passed. One of the best things though about the game is the fact that you can either be good or bad. I found myself attempting to be good and finding that being bad is well just plain easier.(My character though currently has a Halo over his head. Hope Master Chief doesn’t try to take it from me.) The leveling in the game didn’t really feel repetitive which is nice since it’s something that you got to do. There were tons of places to explore. I really like the ability to effect other people in the game by your action. You could easily scare a peasant off or get yourself a girl. I found this to make the game a little bit more realistic.
The Load times in the game are horrible. There is a lot of loading next area screens. The Joy that you receive from the game seems to mask the load time quite a bit. Although the graphics were nice but theres some FPS issues as it is a bit choppy.
One of the things that I noticed on the game is the urge to go back and replay the game as Mc.Bastard. Ignoring all the rules and just being really mean and evil. I would say that after you finish it one way your probably going to want to attempt going polar opposite.
Worth the Price? $19.99 Brand New
I would say that that’s a perfect price for a game new. If still finding it steep there is always used copies for about $11.99. I would totally check this game out.

