IGN: Fable II: 10 Things You Absolutely Have to Know

With Fable II just around the corner, Lionhead fans can start getting legitimately excited. Fable II really is looking like it will be the sequel everyone was hoping for. From a visual standpoint the Dickensian fantasy art direction is stunning and ably backed by polished animations and the visual evolution of the player, while the gameplay is a tasty melange of combat and role playing, in a world that responds to the player in ways both overt and subtle.

If you haven't been following the coverage closely, consider this a ten point primer for one of the most promising games of the year. If you have, then this should be a good recap.

[10YearFlop]

That is all we need to know

[fufotrufo]

you know what ...you suck @ life :D

[TheMART]

Good to know the biggest flops of the year are on the PS3 over and over again:

2007: Lair
2008: Haze
2009: ....

The real flops are on the BluRayStation 3 as just proven, might that be the FLOPS that Sony did put in the paper specs of the POS3?

[marionz]

why do you constantly lower yourself to the same level as idiots like 10yearflop.

fact is both consoles have flops, no need to take it so personal, and as a 360 owner and fan even i can see ps3 is going to outshine 360 in the future, the whole on paper thing just doesnt wash anymore, its not a bad thing either, both consoles still deliver more top quality games then flops, i have alot of gameing to catch up on this year and its going to rock!

games to keep me going in 08

resistance 1 and 2
uncharted
gears of war 2
fable 2
viva pinata 2
ratchet and clank
banjo kazooie
heavenly sword

getting my ps3 in a month or so, so as you can see i have some catching up to do but these are just a few of the games i have to cram in before the years end!

[Freckler]

From what I'm hearing, Sony fanboys have to give 360 fans a bj after Fable 2 outscores the ps3's fall line-up. Better get those jaws in shape.

[Gam71]

well done flop, well done.
I always like to know if the person i'm talking to is an idiot.

had to think about your chosen tag as at first i thought your name was a response to sony's 10 yr plan.

in fact that's how i'll think about it.

freckler do you really want to catch what they have?
you've seen how much verbal diarrhoea they leave here, imagine how long you'd be scrubbing yourself clean afterwards.

[PopEmUp]

know what come to mind when the word "FLOP" come into play? It remind me of Too Human, did that ring a bell to your ears about your AAA games, now that we all should know that "Too Human" should considered as AAA flop games, am I correct, or should I say Am I right? or Am I right?

[Freckler]

That's a good point Gam71, I certainly don't want any scabies on my 5-star Sackboy. Oddly, just like you I thought he was refering to the Ps3 with his username. Great minds think alike huh.

[Pain]

"Good to know the biggest flops of the year are on the PS3 over and over again:

2007: Lair
2008: Haze
2009: ....

The real flops are on the BluRayStation 3 as just proven, might that be the FLOPS that Sony did put in the paper specs of the POS3.

Oh ye stupid kid.

2007 sure Lair suck only cuz of the controls. try playing the game now kid.

and flop of 2008 is TOOOOO HUUUMMMAAAANNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!! Only on XBOX,so u fail there like that condom your dad used.

and Blu-ray failing!!!!!!!!!?????????????? ????? what country do u live in ?? or should i say Back water hick vile USA that your 56k internet is from?????

like i said Fail like your Daddy's Condom did.

Fable will be a let down in some form of the way u just watch. but will get fixed in PC version..like all Games for windows err xbox 2 games....

waits for brainless witty Emo xbot kid mindless dribble response.. ..... ... . .. .. .

[ps3killin360]

what make you think fable 2 will be any good???, fable 1 was the biggest crap i ever play on the xbox. fable 1 was like 5 hour and i hear fable 2 around 3 hour long of bad graphics, bad gameplay, and bad draw distance. this will sum up fable 2.

[Gam71]

not admitting you once owned an xbox are you?

lets keep with your logic. Resistance 1 was crap. AAA flop i believe its described as, so resistance 2 will be crap as well.

Killzone one was overhyped and failed to live up to it... you can see where this is going.

[meepmoopmeep]

Fable 2 is looking/sounding superb!!!

[n4gzz]

This is one my most anticipated game. I never played fable 1 but I am very much interested on this one. It seems like its gonna deliver too.
Happy gaming.

[Gam71]

I never played the first one but i am seriously looking at getting this one.

[Bubble Buddy]

Choice is great, and Fable 2 gives you that. This game looks awesome.

"A charming town in which you can get a soul-sapping mind-numbing medieval job. Or steal sh!t. I know which option I'll take."

haha

[lsujester]

I did play the first one and while it was a good RPG (not great, but good). Many people were pissed, though... during production, Peter Molyneux constantly promised a lot of features, and then when the game came out, much of it was nowhere to be found.

So I'm holding off any ideas of purchasing this game until it ships and is actually found to be really good.

Personally, I've had almost nothing but disappointment in Peter Molyneux's for a while now. While some of his early stuff was magnificent (Syndicate, Populous), since 2000 most of the games have disappointed me. Both Black & White games suffered from horrible bugs, and even when they worked, were not that great. The Movies games could be fun, but felt so limited in what you could do.

[TheDude2dot0]

I hate it when people are like "Fable II looks pwnage awesome! I'm totally going to buy it!". I then ask him/her if they loved the first one too and they are like "No, but this one looks the betterz!".

I garuntee you that this will be fun, but no where near the same level as Fable 1. That's something that I know for sure.

I'm always up for some nostalgia. The same thing happened for me with Pikmin 1 and Pikmin 2.

[The Lazy One]

would it be worse than fable 1? It's got almost the same combat gameplay, better magic system (BY FAR), more features all around.

And! molyneux has been quiet most of the time after what happened with fable1

[GameOn]

I just played through Fable 1 recently and it a really good game.
Looking at Fable 2 it's clear that it's going to be a great improvement over the first. With all the new stuff Lionhead have added I cant see how you could think this will be worse than the first.

Explain yourself if you will.

[Immaculate]

I can hardly wait to play this with my friends on Live, it should be hysterical. : ) I'm going to make the townspeople hate my friends lol.

[TheDude2dot0]

There is no way that Fable II will ever surmount Fable Uno in terms of fun. It will only be helping remember the first one. I played the original so much that playing a game with the same gameplay, but with improved details won't make it better for me.

What I'm saying is that Fable II will never be able to give me the same feeling I got with the first one. The first one was so good and it was one of best memories of the Xbox. This second one will only bring me memories, not a satisfied feeling of what I got with the first one.

[Fade_Walker]

Can't wait for Oct 21st!

[Mao]

Fable 2 and LittleBigPlanet for me! Also, I believe Bioshock for PS3 too right? INCREDIBLE!

[ChrisGTR1]

this game is gonna goty contender. now i just hope the game has alot of substance to it and dosent leave me with an empty handed feeling like fable 1 did after i beat the game in only 10 hours :(

[sack_boi]

I loved the first Fable, and I'll be picking this one up as soon as it's releasd on PC (hope PC gets it's own release too).

Resisteance 2, Gears of war 2, Fallout III, LBP, Fable II (...) this fall is going to be EPIC.

[SCThor]

The contenders will be

-GeOW2
-LBP
-MGS4

[Freckler]

I honestly doubt LBP would even be considered for GOTY. A level editor? Just don't see it.

[TheExecutive]

I actually think the gaming media will overwhelmingly choose LBP as GOTY over anything this year (unless fallout is amazing). In any case gears of war will not win, nor will MGS. Both will be great but both are in many respects "the same old sh*t". I betcha LBP is very very very well received by the gaming media.

[The Lazy One]

Since when did GOTY become about being new and original? It's about who has the best game, period. It can be the most stereotypical shooter in the world, but if it's good, it has a solid chance at a GOTY.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

[Immaculate]

I agree with Freckles, level editors aren't anything special, they have been around for a long time. I used the level editors on Timesplitters and Halo 3 for a total of about 3 hours over 3 days. They just aren't fun if all you really want to do is play a game.

[dkp23]

This game I read is about 10-15 hours if you just play the story mode straight. Now doing side missions and trying to get gold (not being able to collect gold from drops), buying property and doing the stone door riddles. This game can go over 40 hours I am assuming if you want to do all of those things and get good weapons and armor.

The original was about 10 hours after buying some property, getting a wife, and doing a bunch of side missions. It shouldnt dissapoint (I hope)...

[ChrisGTR1]

well i know for shure the 2 player coop is gonna add a good 10-20 hours. i just hope they add alot of of customization and armor ala too human.

you know i actually feel like buying fable the lost chapters. its probably like 10$ or something now.

BTW am i the only one pissed off here? i heard theres extra missions /armor in the limited edition.... thats just F'd up. especially when the special edition is 80$! oh same thing goes for gears 2 silver lancer in game with Special E. damn MS.

[TheColbertinator]

Hopefully its leads up to the hype.But a huge RPG having only 12 hours of story sounds...troubling

[dkp23]

I've played the Final fantasys on the PS and PS2 and played well over 100 hour of each of those games. With one exception, FFXII which I played only 30 hours, it was shorter than I expected and really boring.

[TheColbertinator]

Yeah I like both short RPGs and long RPGs so I hope this one turns out well because since Mass Effect I have had an RPG itch I've been unable to scratch.

[Gam71]

recently finished mass effect. made sure i completed every mission including side missions i was given before i finished it.

Made me want more, but with all the games coming out and not having so much time 10hrs story and 40hrs if doing the game thoroughly seems perfect for me.

[The Lazy One]

This isn't a linear RPG like many are. This is an open world RPG. Very few games will be as large as old FFs were, but there's a lot more to do through the game than just the main story arc.

Fable is more about the whole world than the main quest. The main quest is just a driving force/goal in the game. It's not the be all end all of the game world.

[Firstkn1ghT]

Anybody that beat the first Fable in 10 hours just cheated themselves a great game. I probably put 30 in Fable: Lost Chapters. The game was so epic I just didn't want it to stop. I will get every achievement in Fable 2. I rarely do that but I will for this one.

[TheColbertinator]

1st Knight,Did you ever kill everyone in the villages of Fable,then buy their houses so you could rent it to make money again?

Fable was hilarious

[sack_boi]

why are people disagreeing with you? You're just talking about your personal experience with a game.

WOW N4G sometimes....

[Firstkn1ghT]

I played Fable on the good side so I never killed any good people. But just the idea of being able to is just insane.

Sack boi...I can say the earth is round and I will still get hit with disagrees.

Edonus, speeding thru a game is always a bad idea. I put exactly 48 hours in Mass Effect and I still didn't get all the side missions. I will be taking my sweet ass time beating Fable 2.

[Famous Wookie]

How did that you get 6 AGREES for that comment?! Kinda pathetic, unless you have other accounts and are agreeing with yourself... which is more pathetic.

[Dyingduck]

HAHA THE next big flop

[zapass]

I'm too human

[ps3killin360]

great to know i can find the must flop at the 360--->

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ps3killin360

[Omniphobe]

I hope you do know that most of those aren't exclusives and almost more than half of them are sport games. I don't see how think Fable will be a flop when Fable 1 got 8.0 on most sites, and Fable 2 massively expands on Fable 1 so I'm just implying that Fable 2 won't flop.

[Mao]

Honestly dude, that was the most pathetic attempt I've EVER seen to claim 360 flopage when 95% of those titles are multiplat...idiot!

[Webswinger93]

Now I'll have to get a 360... *sigh*

[GameOn]

Oh the Shameee!!!

[devilhunterx]

Just pirate Fable 2: The Last Gen on the pc when it comes. I know I will :)

[dantheman1515]

This is defnitely the game im picking up this october. The depth is just amazing, its obvious threw in all the marbles and it is paying off. With the only Rpg ive played this generation being Mass Effect,this looks to be the first true great rpg this generation. I also cant wait For Star Wars: FU, Gears 2, Fallout 3, LBP, and GTWT.

[AIi_The_Brit]

goddamnit why does this have to sound so good?

iv already got sooo many games lined up for my PS3 in october now it looks like il end up getting this for my 360

but wtf guns?

that will tottaly ruin the fantasy feel, crossbows ok, but shotguns?!

[Pebz]

Fable 2 is set 500 years after the first one, in a pirate-like era, making guns not completely out of place.

[Droid]

the whole emo asspirate feel with the hair and the muskets pisses me off.

other than that, im really looking forward to it since fable was one of the best games of last gen.

[AIi_The_Brit]

i can appreciate that but meh.........i wont be using them

[thereapersson]

We need more unique RPG's such as this, and less cookie-cutter turn-based JRPG's that have flooded the market.

[Dmitry Orlov]

I've already saved money for that! Can't wait for that title released - it's gonna be huge.
I've spent 50+ hours playing Fable 1, and I'm definitely gonna make 1000/1000 in Fable II.

[10YearFlop]

I wonder when Flop Season will be over for the Xbots

[SpecialSauce]

this guy doesn't quit

[Droid]

quit isn't a word droids are programmed to comprehend or use.

[Mao]

Certainly have themed the summer of 2008 to be XBOX's flop season, but I'm confident Tales of Versparia, Infinite Undiscovery and Fable 2 will put an end to that issue.

[dkgshiz]

Fable 1 only got a 8.6 from gamespot. This one isn't going to be any different. Face it bots, MGS4 alone smokes your mediocre lineup. Its not like Fable 2 is flop proof.

[Freckler]

GTA4 would get GOTY before MGS4 would.
http://www.metacritic.com/g...

[AIi_The_Brit]

^^ haha do you actualy think all GOTY's are the highest scoring game of that year

[KBDuB]

Uhm. Yea, you got ONE(1) game, bro. As for the 360 owners.. we got/get plenty.

Quality owns Quantity but when the Quantity is Quality then it owns Quality. And, that's what the 360 offers. =)

[Reibooi]

I have never liked Fable. What really annoyed me was what Peter Molyneux did and thats is he promised feature after feature after feature that never was in the final game. Not only does he do this with Fable but he does it with almost every game he makes. It seems Fable II has been the first game where he has been watching what he has been saying and showing videos to prove what he is saying will be there. Personally I always thought of Fable as the poor mans Elder Scrolls.

[Wii60Fan]

Fable is MUCH better than Elder Scrolls.

[quiquitos]

i never really liked fable to me it was just so boring and repetitive and every time i tried to choose a different path (good or evil) i would end up doing almost the same things, the combat was bad and repetitive too and the burping and farting emotion things were just really silly and imo unnecessary.

The new one seems kind of like the way it was intended for it to be in the first place, sounds like they made lots of improvements to really differentiate the story and the way it plays out as well as the world around the player depending on the path they choose, too bad i sold my 360 :(

[Stryfeno1]

Can't wait for this game...I hope Gears 2 don't get in the way though.

[Gamer luv]

i didnt think much of fable at all, but after reading this it certainly sounds quite fun an may have to get it.
I like the idea of being able to drop into someone elses world and how every ones is quite different.
Also i like the idea of having a pet dog.
Does anyone know if the dog is the same type or if you can choose from different breeds and stuf?

Id like to make mine look like my own dog i think that would be really cool.

[Dmitry Orlov]

I dunno about choosing you dog's breed, but it will morph just like you, depending if you are either good or evil.

[air1]

wow, you ps3 fanatics are amazing. saying sh!t like fable only got an 8.6?? wtf? thats a great score, since when did the ps3 camp start having such high standards? i mean last i checked there are more 9's and 10's found on the 360 then on the ps3.

you ppl need to stop acting like a bunch of pre madona's. like if sony has been giving you 4d gaming and sh!t. all you got is 1 game to hold up. any way you idiots keep bashing away while you keep waiting for great games.. and you fanatics are so dumb how can you compare mgs4 with an rpg? why not compare it to another rpg? oh wait you dont have an rpg in the near future lmfao

[Jandre02]

For saying things like Heavenly Sword was a flop, or that Uncharted or Ratchet and Clank weren't good because they didn't get all 90's.

Now that the 360 games are flopping they are just getting a taste of their own medicine. Most likely Fable 2 won't even be RPG of the year (Fallout 3) and people will call it a flop.

It'll be a good game, but will get a lot of negative publicity because the Xbox fanboys(not all owners) started a lot of stupid blind fanboyism last year and people are retaliating. (Yes this is your fault MART)

Fable 2 does look like it will be fun, but if graphics or gameplay has a single flaw its going to get blasted and we all know that. It sucks, but its the state of gaming right now.

[Amp]

Like what you said about Too Human Air? "this is no haze sony fanatics. now move it along, get back to mgs4 and wait for your next game what is it lbp? lol. i cant wait for the 1up review, cant wait to see what you sony fanatics say when it get's a 9 i wana here the new excuses on why it still sucks.. " Your Comment Pal, forget already?

[Gam71]

Jandre

you don't think ps fanboys are better do you?

They cant take it that 360 owners have started using their tactics against them.

Slating the 360 before it was released. Slating every single game. Using scores of websites to show why ps games are great but dismissing scores on 360 games and just hating them.

Attack attack attack on anything 360.

you need to take those blinkered glasses of.

And here's a tissue.

[Fowack]

just for this game and gears, the game looks really fun and can't wait for it.

[air1]

jandre,

it's more like the state of n4g not gaming. do you realy think that what we say effect the choices ppl make in the world? cause i dont. i still got too human is it what it could of been no, but you know what it offers things no other console has . it's still a fun game and a loot fest and its good enough to hold me off till l4d gears 2 and fable 2.

i wasnt here a year ago but all i know is that right now like in today the moment you read this the 360 has more to offer then the ps3 when it comes to games and if you dont beleive that then you are in seriouse denial. so for the ps3 camp to be bashing on games that get 8.6 or 8's it's dumb seeing as the ps3 only has 1 AAA game out this year and we are over the half year mark you ppl are realy happy with that?

i would rather play games with 8's through the summer and get AAA through the winter rather then go through a game drought from sony who owns more studios than micro and ninty combined..

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@AMP

yea i said that cause i played the demo at that time and sure as hell didnt think of it as a 5 outa 10 and now that i got the game it still shouldnt be that low but not a 9 either 7.5 i would give it. so i was wrong for defending a game that is good but not great like i hoped so what.. but my point still stands all you got is mgs4 this year right? so far we got ng2 and too human while both not great but good to hold me off till the great stuff..

[10YearFlop]

hahaha this guy bought too Human

[10YearFlop]

Its easy to spot a Flop;just follow an xbot into their Flop Den and ye shall be surrounded by Flops

[air1]

kid i will put up my library against yours any day of the week. it's simple, we havnt called out another flop yet for the ps3 cause they have sh!t to offer right now even though they have the most studios.

10yearflop. you are a flop you spend more time here then mgs4's cut scenes ouch..

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[Freckler]

You are the only flop in this story.

[Old Snake]

I think I'll wait to see how much stuff Moloneuyx promised is actually in the game

[Boldy]

Everything that he's said that will be in the game have been shown IN THE GAME at various conventions so I'm sure that most if not all of his promises have made it into the final build.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Looking forward to this game.Loved the first one,this one should be ace

[El Padre]

Wow, it actually sounds innovative and - most of all - very fun. Maybe Microsoft first party is finally catching up to Nintendo and Sony?

[JokerSGS]

This sounds like it can be a really good game. I like the way it's incorporating more options that you wouldn't think of in an RPG and making everyone in the world actually a part of it. Kind of like an MMO except without having to waste hours in the game and deal with the highest peak of ignorance.

It's funny how better technology may allow this game to become what it was intended to be in the first place, yet many of you will try and criticize games like Killzone who had a great idea but was obviously limited by the hardware with the console they were on. Now they have the tools to make the game what it was suppose to be and people try to bash it.

[NanoGeekTech]

But it was extremly short....This Fable II seems pretty interesting...the only game I was going to get for my 36o was GOW 2..but Fable II looks like it may be a pretty good buy....

[10YearFlop]

Possibly the biggest flop next to too human this year

[foodbox]

6.8/10 on Metacritic != flop.

Sorry, Lair & Haze == Flop. Too Human == good. Not "great maybe"... but no way in fcuking hell is it "flop".

Sorry.

[silverchode]

d= barely passing c= average b= good a= great.

[xbox-bot]

I'd like more games to give you the choice of being married and stuff like that. The XboX so far has the most games like that for consoles (This and Mass Effect) I hope more games come out like that.

I like the fact your dog also changes depending if you are good or evil. I wonder what constitutes as good or evil. Does having many women on the side count as evil? if you are evil, does staying out of your children's lives count as good?

interesting social set up.

[foodbox]

"Thankfully, you can also choose to simply steal gold, and if no one sees you, there'll be no repercussions... other than the impact such devious acts have on your character's development. So rather than trying to steal from a shop in broad daylight, which will probably end in you being chased by the local constabulary, you may be better off waiting until night, then breaking into the store."

Finally, someone designing games that make *sense*.

[ThatCanadianGuy]

Bethesda already did that with oblivion.

[Gam71]

Lets hope it's implemented better in this game.

The owner of the house you was breaking into would just appear not giving you any chance to escape, then guards would appear out of nowhere to arrest you.

Poorly done in oblivion.

[GameOn]

When your wife finds out about your thievery, you'll need to kill her before she divorces you. That way you don't loose half you stuff.

[Arsenic13]

Sweet. Cant wait to raise some virtual kids and beat them...JK
Im loving the amount of features iv already seen. GOTY? Maybe.

[IPlayGames]

That would make all the racist on Xbox Live happy.

[GameOn]

Look m8 it sucks that the world is still full of racists but there's only so much live can do to find them. It's really up to the live users to report them like any responsible person should do.

I know what you mean though and its disgusting that people can act that way.

[Pebz]

Many large societies, where anonymity is prevalent, unfortunately tend to follow this simple equation; http://www.penny-arcade.com...

[GametimeUK]

2nd best game of 08 is my estimation
(seriously nothing will top mgs4)

[scarslasher]

August through October are the best months of this year.

Godly games coming. Mercs 2, Tales of Vesperia, Fable II, LittleBigPlanet.

.. I'm going to have to make room in my game shelf. :P

[Dyingduck]

Here comes FLOP #4 after Flop #3: Banjo-I-wish-I-was-still-in-N6 4

RIP XBOX (R=RROD)

[wildcat]

When I get a 360, I'm definitely picking this up for its art style alone , if not for anything else.