FABLE II thread and nothing more

[TVC15]

I witnessed Demi having the five way.  If only I could have taken part.

[drew]

Oh yeah well I just had sex with 4 people at once

5 if you count the thumb!

[drew]

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[drew]

demi has abandoned this thread due to intense shame defeat and ownage :'(

[demi]

Actually I'm about to beat it, and get all 1000 points, and trade it off

[drew]

 

jesus christ man, are you going to go through Fallout 3 by next weekend?

[demi]

Maybe

Oh, and

[demi]

You dont actually need all the expressions, I was missing the two scary expressions from being evil, and I still got it when I upgraded all my abilities

[Don Flamenco]

I'm at the Spire quest...is the main quest really almost over?   I've only seen 11 regions.

also, level 5 shock practically breaks the game, as long as you have potions and phials. 

[AdmiralViscen]

How many expressions can you do without though? My friend has all the abilities but he doesn't have the achievement.

[demi]

You need to 5-star every ability (do the exp exploit)

You need every dog trick

You need to 5-star the dog

You need I assume all the expressions you can learn from books... I had every expression except Threaten (50% evil) and Extort (100% evil)

[AdmiralViscen]

Hmmmm I can do that pretty easily, all I need to do is drink lots of magic boosting potions.

[AdmiralViscen]

Should all be doable sub-30 hours.

[demi]

How much time did you put into it, demi? You seem to have got through pretty quickly.

You can just join someone game who has most of the achievements and they can unlock them for you. I had Robby join my game and unlocked every non-story achievement excpet the Gambler (cause it was late and didnt want to sit around).

Oh, and you'll need to trade online for the Hero Dolls

[Don Flamenco]

Passed the Spire...had an orgy...starting to get bored...

[Mrbob]

I wish I could get into this game.

The more I play it...the more I think it is mediocre.  The streaming is horrendous, my 360 sounds like a Dreamcast playing this.  Menus are laggy.  Map system is garbage.  Character movement is sloppy, combat is choppy at best.  The story isn't holding my attention.  Bethesda gets shit for long dialogue trees, but sometimes these NPCs drone on and on forever.  Also, those stupid fucks always tend to get in my way when I'm going around town.  I just saved the first major hero, I hope the game picks up.  I'm having more fun doing jobs and buying properties than playing the actual game.  

[Ganhyun]

I wish I could get into this game.

The more I play it...the more I think it is mediocre.  The streaming is horrendous, my 360 sounds like a Dreamcast playing this.  Menus are laggy.  Map system is garbage.  Character movement is sloppy, combat is choppy at best.  The story isn't holding my attention.  Bethesda gets shit for long dialogue trees, but sometimes these NPCs drone on and on forever.  Also, those stupid fucks always tend to get in my way when I'm going around town.  I just saved the first major hero, I hope the game picks up.  I'm having more fun doing jobs and buying properties than playing the actual game.  

Well, when the NXE is out and you put this on your HDD, it will be much quieter

[Don Flamenco]

The game starts out good enough, but the mechanics aren't really enough to keep things interesting.  The quests kinda suck too.  "Slaughter a whole town" = kill 29 people.   The dog was fun at first, but now I'm sick of digging holes.  Combat is about the only thing keeping me going, but I'm seeing how much it costs for Level 4 Strength and Speed skills and I'm just not feeling like I'll even get that far.

The social stuff is a novelty...there are no consequences.  I did the "Destroy the temple of light" mission, went back to Fairfax, and everyone was scared.  Then I sat there eating tofu and celery for a few minutes, danced a few times, and they forgot about my massacre completely.

Kinda like Fable 1.

[AdmiralViscen]

You can buy EXP potions at the potion shop if you want to level up.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Yeah potions are the way to go if you want to level up to 5 stars for anything.  Potion dealers will eventually start selling concentrated items that'll give you a 62,500 exp boost.

[Ganhyun]

Yeah potions are the way to go if you want to level up to 5 stars for anything.  Potion dealers will eventually start selling concentrated items that'll give you a 62,500 exp boost.

Awesome.

[Tieno]

Best combat in an RPG I've played. Combat usually isn't good in an RPG, but Fable II has simple yet very fun combat that looks pretty cool. I especially like mixing melee with the time control warp. A 5 star area force push is also cool. Haven't got the hang of the chained melee combat. Did a few times by accident but don't know what I should be looking or listening for.

[demi]

Yeah potions are the way to go if you want to level up to 5 stars for anything.  Potion dealers will eventually start selling concentrated items that'll give you a 62,500 exp boost.

Nope, just do the exprience exploit

* Get a second controller, have it join in - dont sign into a gamertag
* Sell all the second person's abilities
* Have second character quit
* All experience from him goes to your character
* Upgrade abilities
* Sign secnd player back in, repeat as necessary

[Ganhyun]

Yeah potions are the way to go if you want to level up to 5 stars for anything.  Potion dealers will eventually start selling concentrated items that'll give you a 62,500 exp boost.

Nope, just do the exprience exploit

* Get a second controller, have it join in - dont sign into a gamertag
* Sell all the second person's abilities
* Have second character quit
* All experience from him goes to your character
* Upgrade abilities
* Sign secnd player back in, repeat as necessary

So where would I sell the second player's abilities? Shops?

[demi]

In your abilities screen, just press Y

[Ganhyun]

In your abilities screen, just press Y

Thank you good sir.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Yeah potions are the way to go if you want to level up to 5 stars for anything.  Potion dealers will eventually start selling concentrated items that'll give you a 62,500 exp boost.

Nope, just do the exprience exploit

* Get a second controller, have it join in - dont sign into a gamertag
* Sell all the second person's abilities
* Have second character quit
* All experience from him goes to your character
* Upgrade abilities
* Sign secnd player back in, repeat as necessary

Pffft.  Cheater.  I'll stick to collecting rent and do a little bartending on the side to pay for my potion addiction.

[demi]

I did everything legit until I beat the game (unless you count trading my dolls for 5 million gold), so I just did the exploit to get Completionist achievement

[Mrbob]

Spoilers bitch!

Anyway, I'm about to reach the Spire.  Am I over 50 percent done with the main quest yet?  I hope so. 

[Bildi]

Spencer!  Did you just tell us the end of the damn game?!

[Don Flamenco]

played a little more and I completely lost interest...traded it in for Fallout. 

[Mrbob]

Probably for the best.

I'm happy I completely forgot about gamerang sending me this game in the mail, saved me 60 dollars. 

[Mrbob]

I've given this game a ton of shit for being mediocre, but ever since I've hit the spire things have picked up greatly.

Plus I have a high powered pistol with time stop so I keep on using my master katana with time stop with my pistol owning the fuck out of enemies.  Adding a new layer, and having a good time.

I might have to raise the game status from mediocre to good. 

[pilonv1]

omg the LE clothing and weapon

This is an awesome game, only 1hr in and im dying to keep playing it instead of going to sleep.

[CurseoftheGods]

What's more fun to play? Good or Evil?

[Tieno]

I for one liked the ending.

Yeah potions are the way to go if you want to level up to 5 stars for anything.  Potion dealers will eventually start selling concentrated items that'll give you a 62,500 exp boost.

Nope, just do the exprience exploit

* Get a second controller, have it join in - dont sign into a gamertag
* Sell all the second person's abilities
* Have second character quit
* All experience from him goes to your character
* Upgrade abilities
* Sign secnd player back in, repeat as necessary

Pffft.  Cheater.  I'll stick to collecting rent and do a little bartending on the side to pay for my potion addiction.

I just buy weapons and other expensive stuff under the base value whenever I can, then sell it to traders at Fairfax Gardens who always give above base value for it. I keep all the highest weapons and when it became available only one of each master weapon with two augment slots. Easiest way to make money, then put all of that towards buying stores (and then houses) and keep around 50k (100k-200k when master is available) of gold for the next round of weapons. Sometimes I was selling 100+ weapons.

[Tieno]

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I can't decide on the ending. I'm thinking love because, wtf they killed my dog  :'(

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I also picked love, because I thought it'd also bring back my sister :'(. I liked the ending, but the way they killed the dog broke my suspension of disbelief, felt very awkward.

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[Grecco]

I loved it. Yeah Glitchy janky as hell but still really good.  It has its issues but its a flawed gem i guess.


Anyone know how to get the duelist achievment?

[demi]

Get the chain attack skill, then just swing your sword enough times. It has to leave a blue trail.

[Grecco]

I have it i think. What i dont understand is if you have to charge the x attack or not.

[demi]

No you press it at the right time. Read the instructions.

[duckman2000]

The game is  awesome and generally quite pretty, but the screen tearing and foliage popping into view a feet away from my character makes it feel like it's just about ready to fall apart at times. Oh well, console gaming. 

On a separate note, this game shits all over Zelda in every way imaginable.

[demi]

That's why it's better. It's a realistic take on the happy ending. No build up, no epic fight, just STFU you lost. Then once it's all over, you're still the same hero from before.

[TVC15]

The game is  awesome and generally quite pretty, but the screen tearing and foliage popping into view a feet away from my character makes it feel like it's just about ready to fall apart at times. Oh well, console gaming. 

On a separate note, this game shits all over Zelda in every way imaginable.

I'd agree, if the story didn't suck and the end had an actual climax.

Because Zelda games have awesome stories, right?

[Bloodwake]

For someone who didn't love the first game:

Is it worth picking up? I get paid next week.

Basically someone give me some pros and cons.

Oh yeah, and how long is it?

[demi]

It's short if you blitz the story. Theres barely any sidequests compared to Fable 1.

[Oblivion]

The game is  awesome and generally quite pretty, but the screen tearing and foliage popping into view a feet away from my character makes it feel like it's just about ready to fall apart at times. Oh well, console gaming. 

On a separate note, this game shits all over Zelda in every way imaginable.

I'd agree, if the story didn't suck and the end had an actual climax.

Because Zelda games have awesome stories, right?

But in Majora's Mask you fight someone that's not Ganon, you see.

[chronovore]

The weirdest part about this game is that the only woman who aren't totally ugly are hookers and zombies. 

JUST LIKE REAL LIFE.

[pilonv1]

Forgot to post I finished this. Final 1/3-1/4 of the game is laughable and there's nothing to it. The battle at the end when you come out the tunnel sucked a giant cock too.

I'll go back and do the side quests eventually but I'm glad to be free of this for a while. Was fun for the first half when I was trying to work out what I could/couldn't do. Story is naff and the there's more fun to be had fucking around.

[chronovore]

trading dolls with other men on the internet = PORCELAIN PANSY

I'm still hoping to get in on this distinguished, effete pastime.

[AdmiralViscen]

Fuck, the DLC got moved from the 12th to the 22nd.

[AdmiralViscen]

Check your achievements page, there are new Knothole achievements.

The Collector
Acquire all the mystery items in The Box of Secrets shop, or see another Hero do so.
   25
Locked

The Meteorologist
Bring all of Knothole Island’s weather problems under control, or help another Hero to do so.
   50
Locked

The Bibliophile
Find all the books detailing the history of Knothole Island, or help another Hero to do so.
   25
Locked

[demi]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[AdmiralViscen]

Did you trade off the game? Or you just don't wanna buy the DLC?

[demi]

I sold it and I don't plan on buying the DLC

[siamesedreamer]

Tried to buy Knothole Glade, but its not up. Searched the interwebs and it looks like its delayed until late January:

http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/f/fable2/knotholeisland/default.htm?WText.camp=Xb oxLive&WText.campSrc=RSS

[chronovore]

On a separate note, this game shits all over Zelda in every way imaginable.

So it has better dungeons than Zelda?

Heh. Uh... no.

[chronovore]

I may be SOL as of this morning. The past week there have been a few times when the game freezes mid-loading, and the Xbox message sound chimes, but does not display. Other times it does display and says "Disk is unreadable." As of this morning, it generates that message whenever I try to launch from the Dashboard.

The disc is pristine. The problem may be the drive, but every other game I have loads just fine. I wonder if the disc has some sort of odd compression, or if it's dual-layered and the other games I'm trying (Rock Band 2, Bully, Dead Space) may only be single-layered.

It may just be another in a long list of buggy issues with the game; the HUD gets elements "frozen" into it, such as this morning it would not let go of the more information pane along the top of the screen for focusing on individual NPCs. This meant that, instead of pulling my gun out and shooting, I could only get more information about the last NPC I'd focused on.

Another problem was that the HUD elements are apparently part of the save data, as the Westridge shooting range's "target: 15, (something): 1" stayed on my HUD for a few play sessions until I went back to it and did the range again.

Is buggy software a British thing, or is it just Sir Molyneux's fyne efforts?

[AdmiralViscen]

Never had a problem here

[y2kev]

What's the comparison to Zelda really? Zelda's meat and potatoes is puzzle solving in dungeons. This game doesn't really have that.