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Fable II Review “What Is Your Fable?”

“True goodness and nobility is not about saving this person or that person. It’s about how much you’re willing to sacrifice.” This is one of many guide lines for the sequel to the hit Xbox title, Fable from Lionhead Studios. The question is what kind of hero will you be? Will you be a noble hero or will you be a selfish hero? If you can answer these questions you have now determine the future of Albion because you are the future.

Fable II opens 500 years after the first game in our heroes pre-teens years in the snowy covered town of Bowerstone. When in this period of time, you travel round with your older sister doing missions for gold to try and get a mysterious “magic” box that has attracted your attention from a seller. While attending to one of your mission in the beginning of the game you’ll meet a new companion in the form of a dog, that we like to call “Rex”.

You’ll rescue Rex from a bully that is trying to kill him with a wooded sword and from that point on your bond will begin. Throughout the game Rex will follow you everywhere, which can be both a plus and a minus because he will help you fight off your enemy’s and find hidden items. But, on the other hands he doesn’t really help you beyond that point, which is weird because Peter Molyneux made a very big deal about him.

In many ways you can surely say that this game has a Melodie of music because one of the things that you may notice is the game’s wonderful soundtrack. As you play along in the game you’ll experience different elements and along with these elements comes it’s own sounds, like when I was in a carve the music was very dark. This made it feel as if I was about to be attack, which really kept me on the edge of my seat waiting for an attack.

The games user interface isn’t as friendly as it could of been for one thing, as it was stated in the review details paper. One of my friends played the game that doesn’t normally play video games. And according to him the interface isn’t as “enjoyable” as it is in other games. It’s scrolling system could use some work mainly because when searching for items in a menu you can scroll out of menu pocket at anytime.

The games has some very amazing graphics, it really fits with it’s even more amazing style, but there are some spot in the game that feel weird, graphic-wise. Like if you were to climb on top of the water fall by the monks place, at the beginning of the game, you see a triangle type pace when you look off the edge, everytime.

Closing Statement:

To say that game isn’t what you’ll be looking for is a complete lie, this game has to be one of the best RPG out there, to date. One thing I did wish is that they should have focused less on the bloom effect because sometimes it didn’t feel like if it was needed in some parts of the game. The game has a great cast of characters with even better voice acting and great character customization throughout. You should really pick this game up for the holidays.

Score: A+

More News

• August 19, 2009 -- GC 09: Peter Molyneux Announces Fable III
• January 25, 2009 -- Lionhead: Fable II On PC Imminent
• December 31, 2008 -- Lionhead Developing “Super Secret” Project
• October 15, 2008 -- The First 10 Mins Of “Thy” Fable II
• April 6, 2009 -- Fable II ‘See the Future’ DLC Revealed
• March 26, 2009 -- GDC ‘09: Molyneux’s Next Big Thing Could Be At E3
• November 24, 2008 -- Microsoft Announces First DLC For Fable II
• July 16, 2009 -- Microsoft Talks Natal Launch Titles, And More Hardware
• November 14, 2008 -- Fable II Sales Reach 1.5 Million Worldwide
• February 12, 2010 -- X10: No Traditional Health Indication In Fable III