Fable III

[Darth Payne]

My CE got delayed to the first of next month.

And now my fingers are tingling.

[TriggerGod]

I've heard relatively good things about Fable 2 and 3 (never picked up 2 due to a lack of 360), and if I can scrounge up the money needed to buy 3 when it finally comes out for the godmachine PC, I'll definitely pay full price.

I did hear from someone that there is a demon door that requires co-op, and pretty much screws you over if you don't have Gold, and idk if fable 3 has splitscreen.

Originally Posted by mimartin

Seeing my princess flip up in the air to land on the bad guy’s neck and break his neck with her thighs always puts a smile on my face.

Did you happen to name her Chun Li? :P

[mimartin]

Originally Posted by TriggerGod

I did hear from someone that there is a demon door that requires co-op, and pretty much screws you over if you don't have Gold...

I found that demon door and already understand that I will never get all of the achievements for Fable 3 (just like Fable 2, it is impossible to get all the achievements without co-op. Still fun to play.

Can't play everything on the PC since I bought the 360 for Mass Effect (when they said it would not be coming to PC).

[Drunkside]

Gonna go buy this tomorrow (its released then) if I have time, Im going to a split Kiuas/Turisas gig and that definetely comes before paying hellish amounts of cash for a game

[Astor]

Missed the damn post so I'll be playing my pre-order on release day like all the other schmucks.

[leXX]

Woohoo, guess what just got delivered. XD

[Darth Payne]

Originally Posted by Darth Payne

Fable III Male Highlander Outfit
Summon the spirit of the highlands with this new outfit, perfect for charging into battle with a rebellious roar. The outfit comprises a bonnet, bracers, boots, top and kilt. These items will be added to your gift queue in the Sanctuary, and will be available when clothes are unlocked in the storyline. Please be aware that retail copies of Fable III contain a code to receive this outfit and you may already own it.

Huh, seems this one has been removed from XBox Live. Hopefully, my copy of FIII CE has the code that is mentioned.

[Blix]

Now that I've got a good paying gig I can't wait until I have saved enough money to buy Fable II & III.

[Astor]

Played it, completed it, liked it.

Nothing more, really. No love like I had for Fable II.

While it's certainly enjoyable, it seems rather short, and, unsurprisingly, a little light on features.

Went for a middle-ground end, though. Going to try again and see what being really good/evil means.

[mimartin]

Originally Posted by Astor

Played it, completed it, liked it.

Loved the first half.

I loved Fable III up until the princess reaches the city of Aurora. I just thought they gave their support way too easily, it was almost like the developer said “We made the PC jump through enough hoops, make her the queen already.”

Fighting: Much the same as Fable 2, with some new cool looking (the first few times you see them) killing moves. Overall nothing to get excited about, but still just as fun as Fable 2 was. I will say I finally used magic in a Fable game since the usage did not make my PC look like a freak. She still was about the tallest person in Albion, but this time she did not look like someone ingesting too many steroids.

Quest: Did 112 and a majority of those were boring as hell. Hate the relationship aspect of this game; it made my princess a monogamist. The real quests were fun, but the friendship quests go from point A to point B and back just became a bore and don’t even get me started with the hand holding follow system for dating, it is utter nonsense.

Overall: Fun experience and I will play it again, but I do not believe it was as good of a game as Fable 2. The story at times was interesting, but at others it was very contrived. While I did not find many bugs, the one bug the kept popping up was damn annoying (the golden marker would just disappear or the dog would point a treasure that was not there. Still both were usually remedied by petting the dog and that seemed to reset the markers). The only other bug was my princess wife seemed to disappear. Not a major problem, but I think the kids were better off in the orphanage.

My total time was just under 25 hours, but I blew off many quests and just quit doing relationship quests. I went full good and blew all my personal money in the second half of the game. Got the good ending, but I did not save everyone.

spoiler:

Loved having to fight Walter as the final boss even though I saw that coming from a mile away

[Darth Payne]

One thing is for sure.

The Fable series is WAAAAAAAY better than the Onimusha series. (The Japanese are weird in a lot of ways.)

[Sabretooth]

The West is equally weird, if you aren't Western.

[Ctrl Alt Del]

Originally Posted by Darth Payne

The Fable series is WAAAAAAAY better than the Onimusha series. (The Japanese are weird in a lot of ways.)

I missed the part where it's explained why they should ever be compared. I mean, action game on this side and RPG on the other.

[Stream]

I loved Fable 3.

I still prefer the first Fable though and to be honest I couldn't get in to Fable 2 at all, not sure why but I really didn't like that.

Originally Posted by mimartin

spoiler:

Loved having to fight Walter as the final boss even though I saw that coming from a mile away

Yeah that was pretty obvious, the final giveaway was when you became King/Queen and...

spoiler:

if you chose to save Logan, the reply Walter gave

[leXX]

I'm just going to keep this short and sweet. It's no way near as good as Fable II, the story is pretty crap, the boss makes no sense, the final battle was waaaaay too easy and I didn't like that choosing to be good meant having to spend all of your own money (not exactly a good moral story), BUT I still enjoyed playing it. The fight mechanics are still great, Albion itself is a great place to explore, and the overall sense of humour is brilliant. Had me laughing out loud numourous times. Not as good as I expected/wanted it to be, but I had fun.

[mimartin]

Originally Posted by leXX

...and the overall sense of humour is brilliant. Had me laughing out loud numourous times...

"A girl? Make yourself useful love and bring us a cup of tea!"

[Darth Payne]

I found the intro movie quite amusing.

[Arannor]

I thought Fable 3 was a very good addition to the story. Granted it was short, the final boss was disappointing, and the judgment system was not very "satisfying". I do feel that this game could lead into another game easily. Lionhead made a lot of promises and speculations on what would be in this game and again they came up short, but I think they want to tell their story and the final game they will go all out with a big bang! just my opinion though!

[Darth Payne]

One thing that has been bugging me about the game is the fact that they removed the experience orbs from the game.

[mimartin]

Originally Posted by Darth Payne

One thing that has been bugging me about the game is the fact that they removed the experience orbs from the game.

I didn't really see the difference between experience orbs and the Guild Seals, except you do not get Guild Seals for eating and all your gained experience can now be spent on what you want to upgrade and not a predetermined skill. In Fable 3 it is like getting green orbs all the time. Who really cares if you don’t get experience from eating food or drinking potions, you now get experience for farting in someone’s face (or any other expression).

Personally I like Fable 3 better at least in this regard. I always hated collecting experience points in the middle of a fight before they disappeared in Fable 2. The part I hate about Fable 3 is getting one point for performing an expression on someone for the first time and also only getting one point for delivering a package half way across Albion.

[Dak Drexl]

I haven't gotten the game yet, but what do you guys think of the new main menu system? Is it a good change or just annoying?

Also, if they were to come out with a Fable IV, it would have to be modern times which IMO would be stupid. They should just go back and make another like 1 or something, it seems like they've dug themselves a hole there if they do intend to make a IV.

[Ctrl Alt Del]

Originally Posted by Dak Drexl

Also, if they were to come out with a Fable IV, it would have to be modern times which IMO would be stupid. They should just go back and make another like 1 or something, it seems like they've dug themselves a hole there if they do intend to make a IV.

Not necessarily. Although the last games have shown constant timeline advancement, Albion is not the real world and, although the game eras are candidly inspired on Earth's, it's not the same by a long shot. Plus, from Fable 1 to 2 there was a huge leap on the timeframe. From 2 to 3 however, it was just a 50 years hiatus. Next installment might be even less.

And that if we ignore Molyneux statements that it's his last attempt on the franchise - again. He's starting to sound like an alcoholic trying to drop the vice.

[truJedi]

i hope there is another one i cant get enough of them, loved all 3.
And the main menu system . i like it, its different and unique.

[Arannor]

Originally Posted by Darth Payne

One thing that has been bugging me about the game is the fact that they removed the experience orbs from the game.

I never liked the orbs myself it was too much of a hassle gathering those stupid things. Funny thing is after fighting in Fable 3 I still found myself pulling on RT.

[Darth Payne]

Btw, has anyone found if there are any ways to remove scars in Fable III like it was possible in Fable II?

[Arannor]

Originally Posted by Darth Payne

Btw, has anyone found if there are any ways to remove scars in Fable III like it was possible in Fable II?

I do not think it is possible, most members on the official forums say there is no way. Maybe if by high demand they will make something for DLC.

[Darth Payne]

A return to Knothole island DLC would be cool.

Might be interesting to see how the island and people have changed over the years.

[mimartin]

Originally Posted by Redeemed Jedi

Funny thing is after fighting in Fable 3 I still found myself pulling on RT.

I still do that too.

The easiest way not to deal with scars is don't get knocked down. First game I used melee/magic and got knocked down three times. Two of those happen because I was trying to eat and play at the same time. This game I’m using magic/range and 18 hours in I have yet to be knocked down. Coming from me that means the game is way too easy. I am paying more attention this time in order to get the achievement.

2nd playthrough I’ve been taking my time exploring every nook and cranny while not allowing myself to continue the main quest until I get enough Guild Seals to purchase everything available at that time from the Road to Rule. Have everything up to Gate 7 now, but still not going to continue the main quest until I have 245 Guild Seals for the next gate. That means I’m doing a lot of relationship quest this time around, still I’m also making way more money than I did last time around.

Really surprised about how many caves, dive spots and dig spots I missed the first time I played. I’m well on my way to finding all the keys, books and gnomes.

[Blix]

I'm jonsing for some Fable action (uses time spell to speed up to Payday )

[Arannor]

Originally Posted by mimartin

2nd playthrough I’ve been taking my time exploring every nook and cranny while not allowing myself to continue the main quest until I get enough Guild Seals to purchase everything available at that time from the Road to Rule. Have everything up to Gate 7 now, but still not going to continue the main quest until I have 245 Guild Seals for the next gate. That means I’m doing a lot of relationship quest this time around, still I’m also making way more money than I did last time around.

Try and find a legendary weapon that will reward you with gaining guild seals faster after unlocking an augment. I use Avo's Lamentation, only need to make 5 villagers love you while sword is equipped.

Originally Posted by Blix

I'm jonsing for some Fable action (uses time spell to speed up to Payday )

You got that backwards, Time Spell slows time down, not speeds it up.

[Dak Drexl]

Originally Posted by Ctrl Alt Del

Not necessarily. Although the last games have shown constant timeline advancement, Albion is not the real world and, although the game eras are candidly inspired on Earth's, it's not the same by a long shot. Plus, from Fable 1 to 2 there was a huge leap on the timeframe. From 2 to 3 however, it was just a 50 years hiatus. Next installment might be even less.

And that if we ignore Molyneux statements that it's his last attempt on the franchise - again. He's starting to sound like an alcoholic trying to drop the vice.

I agree with you here, but it's just that I remember Molyneux saying something about continuing with the timeline in the future, but also like you said, you can't really trust that guy, he's a kook

I need some $ so I can give this a shot since blockbuster is now non-existent. From what I've been reading though, it sounds exactly like Fable II. Yes, it's a great game, but it still lacks the "innovative" stuff that Molyneux keeps promising.

[Darth Payne]

I'm kinda guessing the 'guy' that came up with 'The Swinging Sword' is something of a pervert.

What is needed to upgrade that sword to 100% is sex, and a whole helluva lot of it too.

Edit: Just noticed that the Aurorian Sand Furies seem to be using the Diachi model for their swords.

[Darth Payne]

I've now unlocked every chest on the road to rule and is left with some 400 GSPs.

My question is: Is there a way to get rid of them? Such as giving them to another player via LIVE?

[mimartin]

Originally Posted by Darth Payne

I'm kinda guessing the 'guy' that came up with 'The Swinging Sword' is something of a pervert.

Did not find that sword. Looked up the requirement to upgrade and I would have to say that there is little doubt the “guy” is a pervert. That was not the sword I received from that chest.

Finished my second playthrough last night and got the “Tough Love” achievement. What a joke achievement. I had more than enough money to save everyone and still make all the good choices and keep all the promises.

More importantly, I got all of the darn gnomes. Still need to find a few more keys before I have to decide to give the game a third go around or go back to Fallout: New Vegas.

[truJedi]

Originally Posted by Darth Payne

My question is: Is there a way to get rid of them? Such as giving them to another player via LIVE?

SHOTGUN ...if there is lol

[Canaan Sadow]

Finished the game three times, twice good once evil... what I dislike is that you have to have a full bank in order to save all the people of Albion from the

spoiler:

Crawler

. If your hero is a good character it makes it damn near impossible to save all of them... but when you're evil it's easy and if you work from the start to have people hate you, I rather think it's a waste to save them and have them love you... where as if you try to be a good guy and nearly everyone dies and the few that do survive hate your guts... hmmmm... >.> I mean really? Is anyone going to waste time playing Lute Hero or any other profession until they reach nearly 10 million gold for the stuff you have to do to be a good king and to keep the treasury full? Probably not... it gets boring. That is really the only complaint I have about Fable III.

[Darth Payne]

I've created a character via the villagermaker, but i can't seem to find said character in the game.

So, how do i get said character into the game? (Seeing as it didn't seem to work the first time.)

[Canaan Sadow]

As far as I can tell, the character should be in the place where you said they were born... ie my created character's hometown is Brightwall, so I assume, she'll be in Brightwall. However, I have yet to download her, so I'm not sure.

[Darth Payne]

And, how do i download my character?

[Canaan Sadow]

When you log onto your Xbox Live profile, you should start the game and search for available content, I think is what site said after I saved her to my account...