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TGS 08: Peter Molyneaux thinks you should skip Fable 1, go right to sequel

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Destructoid's Nick Chester reports:

"Peter Molyneaux is proud of what he and Lionhead have done with Fable II, slated to hit the Xbox 360 on October 21.

"I look at Fable II, and I think it's one of the best games I've ever done," he tells me during a private demo of the title at Tokyo Game Show today.

When he asks me if I had played the original, I admit that I never finished the original. It sits in my pile of shame, I tell him, and I promise that I'm going to do my best to sit down and play it through before the sequel is released.

"No you won't," he says firmly. "Don't.""
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harry190 - 436 days 15 hours ago
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1 - He is right
Fable1 = Biggest lie and most overhyped game ever in this industry.
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Panthers - 436 days 14 hours ago
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It is up there. I did not enjoy it at all. Too short, boring, and easy.
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harry190 - 436 days 14 hours ago
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1.2 - I'm not talking only
about what the game turned out to be , but specially about all the lies and unfulfilled promises he made while the game was in development.
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Master Debater - 436 days 14 hours ago
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TBH, I really enjoyed Fable: Lost Chapters more than most RPGs like the Final Fantasy games. Don't kill me now, but I found Fable to be more deep with the moral choices and the customization of your character. Final Fantasy? Not too much. I liked FF7 with the exception of the running around in the train yard. Took me almost an hour and a half to figure a way out of the 2D environment.
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meepmoopmeep - 436 days 13 hours ago
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1.4 - so....
going by his logic,

should i skip Fable 2 for Fable 3?

:)
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rookeagle - 436 days 8 hours ago
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Never played Fable I, and I'm intrested in Fable II. Good to know I don't need to play the first. :D
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Sitdown - 436 days 14 hours ago
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2 - How do we know...
that he will not be saying the same thing about Fable II as he is about Fable I a couple of years from now? Then how do you trust a developer who admits that he releases products that he knows is a "fractured experience"?
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kingme71 - 436 days 14 hours ago
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Exactly. Maybe he thought that when it was released but didn't want to kill sales.

Just from all the interviews and how he talks about Fable II, I suspect he is pretty happy with this one though.
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kingme71 - 436 days 14 hours ago
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Sometimes Peter is a little too honest for his own good. I actually picked up Fable for like $12.00 used just to check it out. No big loss if it isn't that good, but I imagine I'll enjoy it. I'll play through it before tackling Fable 2.
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Killjoy3000 - 436 days 14 hours ago
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I recommend jumping on it, soon. You'll absolutely love it. Play through it twice with both moralities to get the full experience.
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Arsenic13 - 436 days 14 hours ago
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Can the game media stop taking every sentence he says into news?!
The game will be fun, but holy crap, if he sneezes at a Sony booth will that be news to!?
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Master Debater - 436 days 14 hours ago
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Pretty much, the guy is a pretty legendary developer. His stuff was pretty innovative with minor flaws in almost all his games, probably from all the hype he made but now he seems a lot more humble.
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Killjoy3000 - 436 days 14 hours ago
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I beg to differ.
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Turntable Jack - 436 days 13 hours ago
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everyone who says fable was a bad game, never played it. Sure it was over-hyped and didn't deliver as an epic experience. But darn it that game was very fun. Still a very good game.
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lalapin - 436 days 13 hours ago
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No !!!!!! We should skip them all .
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ApocalyPS3 - 436 days 13 hours ago
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I played Lost Chapters on my PC. I'm actually glad I did, since it was one of the best rpgs I've ever played. I didn't get far in the game though. I was just so lost in it that all I ever did when I loaded it up was just go terrorize some villagers:) It's an incredibly deep game, with lots of replay value and some really great graphics. And the sound was truly defining for its time.
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Snukadaman_ - 436 days 11 hours ago
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9 - I enjoyed fable 1....
It was flawed but had it moments...like halo 3 in IMO...every game has them but it takes a special game to earn critical praise and with Molyneaux opening his mouth and overhyping fable 1 was the reason most people dislike his games..no one cant say he isnt passionate about his
products though and I am happy with the visual upgrades and eagerly await this game.
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