Fable Review

Overall Rating

I don't know where to start. This game has so many good points from the awesome graphics, to the captivating storyline. This is definitely a game you do not want to miss.

The game is too short.

Let me just start out by saying that I read alot of reviews on Fable before I bought it, and most all the reviews were very positive about it. Then there were a few people that said that Lion Gate Entertainment owed them money for not delivering what they promised. Well I have no idea what they were expecting because this game is awesome. It is the funnest game I think I have ever played, and I promise you will love it. I just finished it and I couldn't wait to write the review to let you know how great this game is. The game takes place in a world called Albion where you are trained to be a warrior, and later to become a hero. You complete quests (for good or evil) to gain strength, power, and most of all fame. You can choose to conquer all evil and be on the good side, or you can steal, kill, and work with bandits and other mercenaries to obtain great power on the evil side. Every decision you make effects your life story and you never play the game the same way twice. It is always different because there are so many paths you can take in life. You also fight in the Arena like gladiators for much fame and fortune. You can show off your your trophies you aquire from slaying large foes and gain tons of fame and renown all over Albion. The game does not have the basic taking turns RPG concept at all, and you don't go into battle mode or anything like the Final Fantasy Series. Instead you just run up to the people and kill them with swords, large greathammers, and many other weapons. You can also shoot them with many different kinds of longbows and cross bows. You can use Will powers which are like magic. You can shoot lightning or fireballs and many other cool will powers. You must fight to gain experience points so that you can learn new powers or upgrade your strength and health. With the money you get from completing your quests you can buy over 300 different items from weapons to potions to gifts and clothing. You can also buy houses and live in them or fix them up rent them out for money. You can also get married to women in different cities and then they will live in the houses you own.

As you can see from the little I have written this game is awesome, but there is only one thing I didn't like about it. That is that I think it was too short (it took me about 12 and a half hours to complete). I mean on a game like this you don't ever want it to end, but especially not in 12 hours of gameplay. I was just getting into the game real good when it ended, so it was kinda disappointing. I don't want that to scare you off though because you would be missing out on the best game ever if you didn't play it. The more you play it the better it gets, and it even starts out great. If you look on the cover of the game the graphics look kinda bad, but the game graphics are not bad at all. It has great graphics and beautiful background scenery. Well last of all I promise that you will love this game, and if you don't play it you are missing out on one of the best games of all time.

Game: Fable
Gameplay: 9.5
Graphics: 9.5
Sound Effects: 9.0
Story: 9.0
Multiplayer: none
Overall: 9.25

Members' Comments onZackMan's Review

• stevey t 306 on 4th Oct 2005

  It was absolutely amazing when i finally got this game home and played on it. They milked it and milked it and then didn't release the thing and then finally, it came out. I played the game for hours and hours. I'm one of them RPG gamers who leaves out nothing and by the end of the week I had done it. A game being made, designed and thought up from the 80's right up to the millennium and it only took me a week? If this game had of been maybe Twenty hours longer and had an interesting story line it would have easily rivaled old school classics such as final fantasy and Grandia.
  
  However it is still an amazing game the battles and equipment scenery and accents of locals is mind blowing! Each character has some hilarious voice that you would expect farmer giles off the fast show to have! It is also more open than any other game in the world it even rivals games such as Vice city etc purely for the fact YOU choose the destiny its not set like a normal game. However it is difficult to get your self killed - all enemies, and bosses are very easy no matter what strength or skill's your character possess.
  
  However I was expecting more aspects of games such as boldurs gate and Ice wind dale the fact that the main character has to be a man and can only be a mage, thief or warrior? Come on think about it such an amazing game and you can only be one of three main people?
  
  After having done the game twice I would say it is one of the greats of its time one of the best games on the x box for playability unlike graphics which is all the x box seems to be about. If you do buy this game be evil, and don't be a knight its too easy!