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New Fable 2 Screens

Tony writes,

"Lionhead just sent word via their e-mail newsletter that there's new Fable 2 screens available. They also released the final design of the game's cover, which I think looks really good. It perfectly encapsulates the point of the game and plays off the cover of the original.

There still isn't an official release date for Fable 2, but given how well things appear to be going I am hopeful that we will be hearing something about that soon."

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Bacon5837d ago

Looking good but Peter Molyneux really needs to stop overhyping his own games. I mean they're great but they're not as revolutionary as he makes them out to be. Fable was a good game but it wasn't what I expected.

Boldy5837d ago (Edited 5837d ago )

The only time I here Peter Molyneux talk is in the Video Diaries and at the conferences.

Peter's promises for Fable 1 couldn't really be carried out on the technology of the Xbox, so is it really his fault that things got cut? No, It was just too much for it to handle which is why a lot of stuff got cut, but it was his fault for giving out features of the game that just couldn't make the cut. Now they got the 360 which is much more powerful then the Xbox 1 so I guess we'll see from there. So far, it seems like they are making some very nice upgrades from Fable 1 that are in the game.

pharmd5837d ago

the colors look great, very vibrant... but otherwise it looks very jaggy.... theres still time i guess

dogseye_deadhorse5837d ago

yeah im hyped for this game to but those screens dont look all that great really. cool art direction but, i dont want to say it, kinda xbox 1 graphics in some of those screenshots. nuthin that looks amazing really. just my opinion so dont have a cry.

yesah5837d ago

looks fantastic, the environment, especially the leaves look great.

Superfragilistic5837d ago

I actually feel Molyneux has been pretty well behaved compared to Fable 1, or maybe MS have just got him on a tighter leash this time round.

Either way, I loved the first one and the second fun looks like even more fun. Beautiful art direction and design.

Bolts5837d ago (Edited 5837d ago )

Everything he does is absurdly over hyped. Lets not forget that Black and White was supposed to be a genre breaking RTS with near sentient AI. It turned out to be some sort of pointless pet slapping sim. Then there's Fable, a good game, but not the scientific achievement he claimed.

Its as if he's desiging games in some sort of vacum where mundane features like day and night cycles doesnt' exist and he's the first dev in the world to come up with the concept. Totally absurd. Its a good thing his games doesn't completely suck because he's in a danger of becoming the next Derrek Smart.

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bootsielon5837d ago

I expect the game to meet the hype, and if it does not, screw molyneux

Peekay5837d ago

this and Gears 2 are the only two games that make me want a 360. I'll probably pick one up at the end of October.

Nytr85837d ago

I loved the first Fable, very ambitious for its time.

Rare to have a game that compels you so strongly to want to play twice just to see how good and evil it can really be.

meepmoopmeep5837d ago

it's looking fabulous. no release date yet though

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The 7 Best Xbox 360 Games - Console Exclusives Win the Day

The Xbox 360 was a fantastic console in its day with some truly classic titles, but what are the seven best games for the console?

DrDoomer164d ago

I'm pretty used to these lists being bad, but this one is particularly s#ite.

raWfodog163d ago

I think Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon should have been added to the list.

BrainSyphoned164d ago

I'll go with,
Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Culdcept Saga, Shadow Complex, Ace Combat 6 with the flight stick,A Kingdom for Keflings, A World of Keflings.
Bonus Kinect Games: Happy Action Theater and Sesame Street.
*Skyrim was so bad on PS3 that it almost deserves to be #1*

Husker42c163d ago

I really loved Shadow Complex.

P_Bomb163d ago

Ah yes, Shadow Complex! Good indies back in the day. Summer of Arcade. I enjoyed Trials Evolution as well.

ChasterMies164d ago (Edited 164d ago )

Was this made by a.i.? No human being would put Shadowrun, Fable III, and Splinter Cell: Conviction into a list of the 7 best Xbox 360 games.

Abnor_Mal164d ago (Edited 164d ago )

Would love to play Ace Combat6 on PlayStation, but Xbox decided to buy exclusivity and keep it off a competing platform.

The only mainline game I never played except for one level at a friends place. Game sold less than any other in the series if I remember correctly.

darthv72163d ago

360 had Namco hitters AC6 and RR6... both quality titles. You should at least bust out the 360 for AC6 if you can score the flight stick. Its great.

Hofstaderman163d ago

When the current gen XBOX offering is so lacking people need to refer to games released two generations back....

Profchaos163d ago (Edited 163d ago )

It's a nostalgia peice same reason we get thousands of YouTube videos on sega genisis. Something people have fond memories for but the era is long gone.

It's xboxs golden year imo it was their genisis years the time where they stuck it to the market leaders Sony.

BehindTheRows163d ago

They stuck nothing. Sony screwed themselves giving Xbox an opening. They would have gotten the usual smack down if the PS3 had launched at $399 and was easier to develop for.

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Fable II - A Fantasy Series at Peak Performance

Fable II launched back in 2008 and remains the best the series has offered. Ahead of the series comeback, it's time to look at the classic.

Crows90327d ago

They gotta bring back those gargoyles!

Dudeson327d ago

I'd love to play it again, this time on pc though. Forever waiting on that pc port.

GaboonViper327d ago

Loved this game, oh and i always saved my dog at the end, hope the new Fable has a animal companion.

got_dam327d ago

Fable 2 was the best inthe series. Peter waaaaaaay over promised with fable 1 and it was good but disappointing. He didn't go crazy eith hype for the second game and it was surprisingly awesome. Then he ran his mouth promoting 3 and it was the worst of the 3.

cthulhucultist327d ago

Funny story: Fable 3 had a funny way of keeping the promises you made in the first half of the game and having enough money to defeat the darkness.

You only had to collect enough money to buy 2 stores in a busy market district. You then raise the prices to maximum and you turn xbox 360 internal clock 99 or more years ahead.

The next time you load the game, all the rents from the 99 years are collected immediately.

But yes I agree that 3 was the weakest of the three.

Demetrius326d ago

I only got to play it once 😩 I'm so tempted to buy a Xbox 360 slim but planning on getting the series x soon since I got a PS5 in February Im ready to get saints row 1&2 back, GTA 4, fable 2, but I also want to play infamous 1&2 again Sony screwed us over with the stream only for saints row 2 and other gems smh

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-Hermit-903d ago

Dragon Quest 11 isn't even the best Dragon Quest game, it's a good game, but not the best. Dragon Quest 8 is superior to it in almost every way.

thorstein902d ago

...and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4....

I am biased.

Hofstaderman902d ago (Edited 902d ago )

OK let's end this, in order
Xenogears
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy 6
Chrono Trigger
Legend of Dragoon
Breath of Fire 4
Breath of Fire 3
Dragon Quest 8
Dragon Quest 11
Vagrant Story
Saga Frontier 2
Chrono Cross
Suikoden 2
Suikoden
Threads of Fate
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII
Lunar 2

Jiub902d ago

Sometimes I forget how much of a powerhouse the PS1 was

MadLad902d ago

I don't play too many jrpgs, and I'm trying to diversify a bit.

Outside of FF and Dragon Quest, what two games from that list do you most recommend someone trying? Doesn't matter if it's a sequel to another game or not.

Jiub902d ago

IMO: Chrono Trigger and Suikoden II

thorstein902d ago

Octopath Traveler is really good.

BlaqMagiq1902d ago

You have Threads of Fate on there which means you get my ultimate respect. Underrated and overlooked.

Exvalos902d ago

Man your dang near spot on absolute spot on choices

Epicor902d ago

I like your top 6 a lot. I don't have the same orders but all those games would make my top 10 RPG list most likely. Number 1 for me is FFIX. It holds a special place in my heart and imo it's the perfect Final Fantasy game.

In addition I would give special mention to some western RPG's as well: Skyrim and Mass Effect 2 were iconic games. Out of JRPG's I'd like to add Disgaea 2 on that list.

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MadLad902d ago (Edited 902d ago )

Some of my personal favorites are Planescape: Torment, New Vegas, Morrowind, Kotor 2, Wasteland 3, Witcher 2, Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, Deus Ex, Disco Elysium and Vampyr.

As far as jrpg, while I'm not as big a fan as I am for Western RPGs, I love Persona 3 - 5, Dragon Quest 8 and 11, Rogue Galaxy, Final Fantast 6,7, and 12; and Lost Odyssey.

LoveSpuds902d ago (Edited 902d ago )

Some quality taste in games there squire.

I'd add some Baldurs Gate 2 and Neverwinter Nights from back in the day too.

MadLad902d ago

Should have added BG2. Played through it many times over the years.

Never could get into Neverwinter Nights though. Not sure why.

Omegasyde902d ago

Loved rouge galaxy. Fav game from Level 5.

ManMarmalade902d ago

Legend of Dragoon #1 game of all time for me

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