Sunday, June 5, 2011

Update

I'm housesitting and playing Fable III.  I have to say I'm sorely disappointed.  As is often the case, the sequel cut out some of the things that made the previous game interesting and unique.  Ah well, when I hit it rich I know better what game I'll produce.  I'm not done with the game yet, it may improve.  But it says something when the strongest feeling it evokes in me is a desire to play the last game again.  I may do a mini-review in the future.
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  1. ze buletteJune 5, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    I never got into Fable. I'm hooked on Avernum (5!) again lately. Old school goodness. No linux version but it would probably Wine fine.

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  2. LokiSoonerJune 5, 2011 at 2:39 PM

    I liked the dialogue writing (although I think they underutilized John Cleese) and the environments they created, but I was disappointed when it came time to do serious exploring. Maybe I'm too partial to the sandbox model.

    I look forward to read your mini-review, and will reserve further comment until that time.

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  3. OddbitJune 6, 2011 at 7:25 AM

    One of my biggest complaints about the game, besides the length, and some things you will discover late in the game, is the way a rather decent sized portion of the map and the items you can get there are locked till VERY late in the game. Had I not stopped from the freight train of an ending to explore when it didn't seem possible to do so, I would have missed a lot.

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  4. TelecanterJune 8, 2011 at 7:36 AM

    Thanks for the comments.

    @zb: I'll check it out.

    @LokiSooner: I really liked hearing Cleese's dialog, maybe because he has what I consider a pleasant voice, or maybe because it was familiar. Yeah, too bad he was mostly saying "check out the shop," trying to sell me stuff in-game blarrgh.

    @Oddbit: Yes, Fable II had this same problem to a lesser degree. The design team doesn't seem to know how to balance exploration play with their movie plot. If they would just write in a few months of breather in their script that I could utilize to, you know, play the game, it would be a lot more fun and make a lot more sense-- wait the world is about to end and I'm buying furniture for my houses!?.

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