Fable II

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

zombie_filet — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 05:32:45 GMT

clark1250:
zombie_filet:

It was indeed an excellent read.

I have to say, it has taken PM a lot of balls to stand up and say that he messed up promising gifts he didn't have to give. Even more balls to stand up and make up for it buy giving you those gifts and even more. Way to go Molynater, Way to go!

He said that so he did not look dumb just to let you know and to make sure he is an honorable man not one that makes promises then brakes them and leaves them alone like he did nothing.

Indeed, he is an honorable man! ^_^

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

clark1250 — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:54:10 GMT

map7688:

In that new picture on page 1, is that the hero sitting down on the floor. And if that is, do you think that possibly confirms that our hero can sit down in Fable 2 (in chairs and on the floor)?

Possibly I guess since he is sitting down.

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

map7688 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:36:37 GMT

In that new picture on page 1, is that the hero sitting down on the floor. And if that is, do you think that possibly confirms that our hero can sit down in Fable 2 (in chairs and on the floor)?

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

HornsandHalos — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:06:51 GMT

Scarfftastic:
games like this that make me wonder how it is that bioshock, and cod4 can be so highly rated...

You ***.

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

clark1250 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:53:01 GMT

zombie_filet:

It was indeed an excellent read.

I have to say, it has taken PM a lot of balls to stand up and say that he messed up promising gifts he didn't have to give. Even more balls to stand up and make up for it buy giving you those gifts and even more. Way to go Molynater, Way to go!

He said that so he did not look dumb just to let you know and to make sure he is an honorable man not one that makes promises then brakes them and leaves them alone like he did nothing.

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

BayStone — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:40:23 GMT

*Mad clap*

Great stuff, absolutely brilliant.

job Byrneda.

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

zombie_filet — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:23:32 GMT

It was indeed an excellent read.

I have to say, it has taken PM a lot of balls to stand up and say that he messed up promising gifts he didn't have to give. Even more balls to stand up and make up for it buy giving you those gifts and even more. Way to go Molynater, Way to go!

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

moonfever — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:02:27 GMT

It's not long now. Wonderful reading the articles. Thanks!

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

Exis88 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:24:46 GMT

Dylsie:
BYRNEDA:

So how do you bridge this divorce between a game’s mechanical interactions and its narrative paths? Carter and Molyneux talk about spe
cific incidents, which we’ll avoid for the sake of the experience. But in conceptual terms what you will face in some of Fable II’s most crucial moments is a stark truth: ness isn’t rewarded. It might be the right thing to do, but it’s often not the sensible thing to do, and you avatar’s entire character, both internally and externally, will be affected in a way that many players will find, at best, disquieting and, at worst, an outrage. And if your choices affect your character’s physical wellbeing, strength and abilities – and not in the tired old ‘dark path – dark powers’ way – will you be content with just the warm glow of having done something right? “The things that begin to happen to you and your final choice,” begins Louise Copley, Fable II’s executive producer, “they’re hard, hard things – but that’s the path of a hero. Do you want to be one or not?” You can lose almost everything. You can lose your hard-won experience. You can grow old and you can be permanently scarred. You’ll be bullied by other characters, and they won’t hesitate to mock the type of player you are. It’s taken a while to find expression in games, but now being isn’t about wanting to be and clicking the right option: it’s about self-sacrifice. “Now it’s hard,” says Carter. “So, you’re . What if that stops you doing this? Still ? What if we take this, and this, and this from you? Still ?”

this part really reminded me of the tales of albion #2, meaning liek when the hero in tales of albion saves knothole glade from bandits, he is being a hero doing a deed, but the townspeople turn on him for it. so I'm thinking that in fable 2 the heroes may still be hunted or if not hunted, disliked so by doing deeds and being a heroe it get's you eventually hated by the people of albion jsut liek in tales of albion.

this would tie in with where in this interview he says that being will be harder because i mean if you saved a town then everyone turned on you and started shouting and putting you down for being a hero, then to be honest youd jsut say oh ok lets slaughter the townspeople!

I am sure i jsut explained my point very badly, but if anyone can understand what i mean? and does anyone agreee with me?

yeh i agree with you, that could well be in the games storyline

and that was an awesome read thanks, why does it have to be a damn month until it comes out!!!

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

alreadyinuse — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:14:28 GMT

Scarfftastic:
games like this that make me wonder how it is that bioshock, and cod4 can be so highly rated...

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Edge Online - Inside Fable II

BYRNEDA — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:10:21 GMT

Thanks to everyone who took the time to reply.
If you're fed up of having to highlight and read the text, Edge have finally made this article available online.
You can view it here
Enjoy

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

DrMollusk — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:47:16 GMT

Still reading the article, but I do agree with the Shadow of the Colossus bit. I really did feel bad near the end of the game, the colossi didn't do a thing, yet here you are killing them for personal gain.

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

TwilightBlade — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:37:13 GMT

That was an extremely well-written article, and the game just seems even more incredible than it did before. I have to say, I got almost as much of a visceral reaction from that article as I did from the blog in which Peter came upon one of his fellows who had just finished playing the game, and that man had tears in his eyes, saying that Fable II was by far the most incredible game he had ever played.

I get the feeling I'm going to be rather emotional at many points in Fable II, and I have no doubt there will be tears in my eyes when I finish it.

Thank you Lionhead, thank you Peter.

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

azadbal — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:30:00 GMT

tnx man

Re: (SPOILER ALERT!) Exploring Fable II - Has Lionhead finally made a game to match the hype?

kayera — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:59:06 GMT

Great article!
I really liked all that says in there, although I think I might have forgotten what it said by the time I got to the last word....