Saturday, October 20, 2007

Fable: Was done way before I was.

I played this entire game from begining to end, along with a majority of the side missions, in 4 days. Neadless to say it wasn`t long enough and I couldn`t put it down. So, I tried it again.


The first time I did everything right. I helped the old man get rid of the bully; and the farmer stop the bandits from taking his storage boxes. I was called `chicken chaser` by all the villagers, bulked up after every mission and finished the game. First time through, it was awesome. Everything was new. I couldn`t get enough of exploring the land and discovering all of its hidden secrets.

Second time through I did every thing wrong and desided to follow the path of evil. I learned how to chase people away by farting and burping at them (which is perhaps amusing the first time but loses it`s `freshness` quickly. None of the villagers called me names, but none of the ladies would come near me either. The Game promissed that following a different path I would have access to completely different missions and powers. In reality I was playing the same missions only this time I was taunting and farting at the old man and helping the bandits steal the storage boxes instead of stoping them. The core missions where exactly the same as well.

Whether you play good or evil mode the game still has some cool features. You can buy houses and collect rent, (though there`s no such thing as `direct deposit` in the Fable land so you have to visit the house to collect). You can woo a lady and get married. You can complete many side missions and fish for keys or, amasingly, fish. you can solve the misteries of the demon doors and collect their treasure, but sadly all the above mentioned things don`t change if you play goosd or evil.

So, all in all, though the game is entertaining the first time through, great even, it has no replay value.

Photos courtesy of http://www.gamespot.com/

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