New Fable 2 info and screens

[Tieno]

Some european website probably jumped the gun
http://www.xboxlife.dk/

The build we saw was from the 7th of may. The game is content complete and about 5000 bugs from completion.

We were shown the magic system, a major plot point when you are a kid, some adult parts and I got hands on with the co-op part (local only, so far. Online announcement could come soon).

New stuff:

Mini map is dead. Peter hates it. So he made a "bread crump trail". Which is a golden line on the ground that will tell you which direction to go. It works kinda like a GPS system, so it will change if you go another direction, and will guide you in the right direction.

Magic system: You can either do a focused on one person attack, or a ranged attack. You can build up your attack in five levels. These five levels can be combined, so you can have level 1 be a fire spell, and then it builds up and adds level 2, which can be a slow spell, and so on.

There will be 8 different spells in the game.

You can buy every single house in the game. Each house will unlock something new. Either a sidequest, item or a skill

The game is 20-30 times larger then Fable 1.

What I saw was pretty damn open. At some point Peter said he didn't wanted to explore more. So he jumped from a bridge, and began swimming at some odd direction. Their concept is: if you can see it, you can go there.

The weather is completely dynamic, and will change as time progress. There will be different seasons.

Cutscenes are somewhat interactive. You can use the d-pad to do different gestures, and they can change the outcome of conversations. It's not on the scale of Mass Effect, but it can be done so you have some interactivity with the game world. Example: Some guard was asking me some questions, and I began farting at him. Then he got pissed, be began kicking my dog, and wouldn't give me his quest.

Peter wanted a sex minigame in there, but they had to drop it, due to the nature of the content. Now the screen just goes black, and your hear some moaning. And yes, you can have unprotected sex.

The female character also came close to being cut. But the female designers on the game wanted her in, so they made it happen.

There is three more Fable games planned. Lionhead is currently working on Fable 2 and a new project. The Black & White studio is no more.


I also had a talk with him, about videogames and that stuff. And he thinks that GTA4 is the absolute benchmark of how you can do story in videogames. And with Fable 2 he wants to make people attached to their character, and especially the dog.

He talked about how he was flirting with a girl, and her husband came by. And the husband became so pissed, he began kicking your dog. And Peter actually felt bad for flirting with the girl. He wants gamers to feel like he did.

[hyp]

looks better, but if it plays just like FABLE 1, i'll pass.

[demi]

THE ABSOLUTE BENCHMARK OF STORYTELLING

[hyp]

i'll bet GTA has a better story than this.

[duckman2000]

It certainly doesn't look very hot on a, you know, tech level, but these guys seem to be among the most inspired artists in game development today. Dark, pretty fairytale.

[MrAngryFace]

Fable 2s gameplay sounds like a lot of fun, and the coop demo I saw online a few months back looked like a lot of fun

[hyp]

Fable 2s gameplay sounds like a lot of fun, and the coop demo I saw online a few months back looked like a lot of fun

  coop would definitely spark my interest. 

[demi]

Playing and finishing Fable is on my to-do list before this is released, I'm on this like bears on men

[Vizzys]

He talked about how he was flirting with a girl, and her husband came by. And the husband became so pissed, he began kicking your dog. And Peter actually felt bad for flirting with the girl. He wants gamers to feel like he did.

sounds awesome

[Howard Alan Treesong]

unlike Fable 1, Fable 2 looks like it might be good

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

The game is 20-30 times larger then Fable 1.

Thank god.  I don't know if I've ever played a RPG (or whatever it was) that ended as quickly as Fable.  The game seemed to end as soon as it began.

Hopefully the aging process has been slowed down too. 1 hour into the first game and my character looked like he should be contacting AARP about his social security benefits.

[Mupepe]

Fable 2

Will be GOTY 2008

[FancyFeast]

Those graphics! 

They should just rename this game 'Fable'.  It is shaping up to be the real thing.   

[Bildi]

Getting rid of the mini-map sounds like a top idea.

I really enjoyed Fable so this one is a bit of a no-brainer.  Should be great.

[FancyFeast]

Getting rid of the mini-map sounds like a top idea.

I really enjoyed Fable so this one is a bit of a no-brainer.  Should be great.

Yes, no minimap is a win.  Unless it is better than the shitty fable one.


I can't wait.



BTW I play as a good person in Fable.  Not sure why, think its like that GTA4 thing.


But the difference is, this game offers you that choice.  There is no alternative in GTA4.

[tiesto]

Hope the combat is a bit more interesting than the mindless hack and slash that was the first game. Even though the first Fable is still my favorite Xbox 1 RPG.

[Kestastrophe]

Good God, can we get some AA on those screens. The art style looks pretty cool though and 2 player co-op sounds like fun.

[NME]

I'm on the hook for this because I am an idiot. Sure, I thought Fable was ok, but that's about all I can say for it. I think the ending of the first game was far too abrupt, especially for how epic and adventure it was said to be...by Peter Molyneux.

But, if they do actually flesh out the story (and especially the ending), then I'll be pleased. And if the co-op play ends up being online, then it's going to be difficult for me not to enjoy the game.

[evilol]

what a fucking piece of shit. so after all his inane ramblings about redefining gaming with fable 2, this is what we get?  :tbslol :tbslol

[AdmiralViscen]

I simply avoided anything said about this game for the last year and a half. Now my perspective is "after the car accident that was Fable 1 we might have a complete game here?"

[MCD]

[Tieno]

Really dig the look of this game, somewhat europeanish. That's also how you should do boxart, a nice artwork from the game.

[duckman2000]

Really dig the look of this game, somewhat europeanish. That's also how you should do boxart, a nice artwork from the game

Yep, it's got that Euro spellbound fairy tale thing going, feels very "authentic" in a stylized and unreal sort of way. Nice alternative to American dorkster fantasy that is far too common these days.

[Mupepe]

God that is gorgeous <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
Fable 2

[Vizzys]

looks pretty good

I love the cover art

[AdmiralViscen]

looks like this is on my list

[Brehvolution]

 I loved the first one on PC. I pray to Jah that this one goes PC too. I will by a 360 for this though my wife will kill me if I do(the PS3 purchase was hard enough). But the dog house is temporary. *evil laugh*

[Phoenix Dark]

why does everyone in this game suffer from varying degrees of dwarfism

[trippingmartian]

There will be different seasons.

Awesome. GTA IV should have had this.

[Raban]

God, the art for this game is fucking phenomenal.

[crimsondynamics]

He talked about how he was flirting with a girl, and her husband came by. And the husband became so pissed, he began kicking your dog. And Peter actually felt bad for flirting with the girl. He wants gamers to feel like he did.

I was a blond lesbian who eventually got this hot milf to ditch her husband, son and daughter and move in with me and all we'd ever do is eat and have sex until we somehow had a daughter. That's when I felt, for some odd reason, empowered.

My first experience with The Sims. Different games, I know, but I doubt Fable 2 will make me "feel" as much. I wonder what Molyneux would have felt if he did what I did.