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Fable
III
makes the previous
two previous Fable
games look feeble.
Lionhead Studios
went above and
beyond and developed
a fantasy RPG game
that’s incredible,
deep, moving, fun,
and thoughtful. It’s
has multiple
dimensions and
levels- and it
really feels like a
game that could go
on forever. In
short, Fable III is
amazing.
In
Fable
III,
you take on the role
of the Hero Prince
(or Princess) you’re
the son (or
daughter) of the
Hero King in
Fable
II.
It’s been 50 years
since the events of
the last game and
now the oldest son
of the Hero King-
Logan is ruling the
land like a vicious
tyrant. He’s taxing
the people heavily
and he’s a
notoriously vicious
ruler. Your job as
his younger sibling
is to win over the
kingdom by dolling
out money and
favors, gathering an
army, earning
supporters and then
storming the castle
and taking the
throne…. That’s
where it starts
anyway. You get to
preside over your
throne after you
take it and you rule
the land, keep your
promises, and make
the world a better
place. That’s not
the gist of
Fable
III
though, because the
real truth is that
there’s no gist to
Fable
III.
You can do multiple
things for an
indefinite amount of
time. You can become
a benevolent ruler
and make everyone
happy, you can
become a tyrant and
become hated, or you
can find a balance
between the two. And
that’s just what you
can do after you
take the throne.
Before that you’ll
go through buying
real estate and
property, going on
relationship quests,
literally doing
hundreds of things
before it’s time to
take the throne and
claim what’s
rightfully yours.
The
best thing about
Fable
III
is its setting.
Albion is a huge
place. There are
tons of areas to
explore and they’re
all seamlessly
integrated with each
other. You can go
from one area to
another and not
immediately notice,
but they’re all
still unmistakable.
Every area in Albion
is unique and
identifiable but
they all have one
thing in common- the
visual work is
impressive.
Textures, graphics,
and lighting effects
are well done and
each area in your
kingdom looks
stunning.
The visuals are
awesome- but the
audio work is just
as extraordinary.
The voice work done
for this game was
done by several
great actors-
including Sir Ben
Kingsley and John
Cleese. There are
tons of great voice
work sections done
by the main
characters, but you
also get some great
voice work done by
villagers and
side-characters. And
although at times
the voices overlap,
It’s still adds a
big dynamic to the
game. This is the
best voice work
you’ll hear in an
RPG game for sure…
maybe a game period.
I
generally dislike
RPG games. I’ve got
too much to do and I
don’t have the time
to tell and elf to
knock a wizard in
the head and use
twenty points. I
love RPG games that
are streamlined. The
games that have easy
choices to make so
it’s easy to know
where you need to go
next and they’re
generally easy. I
hate RPG games where
you don’t get to do
combat…
Fable
III
you get to do combat
and it’s a great
system of magic,
long-range weapons,
and melee weapons.
The combat is always
fun with easy
controls and some
spectacular
finishing
animations.
It’s
true that
Fable
III
is a touch glitchy
in spots, but how
can it not be? The
game is huge. The
different areas,
main quests, side
quests, and
relationship quests
make this game
incredibly detailed,
incredibly fun, and
a must-have on X360.
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