Fable II, the official thread.

[N_of_the_dead]

So Fable. Anybody know how the pub game money gets given to you? Because if it starts like the last one where you have to learn the game by making a few coins, starting with a few grand may ruin it.
Also, is the magic any good in this one? I understand that you can just spam magic unlike the last game, but does it do anything compared to melee and shooting?

in case you havent already been told by someone else you just go to fable pub games after making your character and he should be in the choices to pick to gamble with and then just choose to combine your hero with the person you have been gambling with and there you go

 

[HSIAMetalKing]

So far I'm enjoying the hell out of the game. My magic guy's already started growing crazy glowing runes on his face for some reason, so I'm pretty psyched.

 

[shadow skill]

What's the skill tree like? Is anyone playing as a female? If yes what is that like?

 

[MGG=REVIEWS]

Hye could i ask you guys i live in england and i am getting the game from game tomorow at 3:00 what are my chances of getting the game?

 

[indyfan]

I have to ask this, in your opinion, is it worth buying? or is it worth renting?

fill me in

also, how long does it take to beat the game? (not including the extra side missions)

don't forget to post spoiler warnings guys

 

[Conqueror Kenny]

Hye could i ask you guys i live in england and i am getting the game from game tomorow at 3:00 what are my chances of getting the game?

Depends where you get it from. If you're lucky the shops will have over stocked and wont be sold out. But I wouldn't put all my hopes on getting it.

Also I hate you necroswanson. I'm so tempted to click that spoiler, but i mustn't spoil the shittyness

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

You can also be a bartender and bounty hunter. Or slave trader if you are evil. Very cool game so far, does anyone know if there is anything specific to make your wife want some whoopie? I get family messages saying she wants sex, then I come home and wait a half hour waiting for her to prompt me to give her the 'thumbs up'

No you are doing it wrong, You must get her a little pumped up.(Try the 3-hit knockout from fable 1. Or just two being if they are proper anyways. Heroic pose and Victory Arm pump or something.) Then when thats done do the expression follow me back to my place and then when shes following you click on the bed and you will get two choices.

 

[reaper_2k9]

I can't wait to get this game the first one was great and this one looks to be fantasic.

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

Hye could i ask you guys i live in england and i am getting the game from game tomorow at 3:00 what are my chances of getting the game?

Depends where you get it from. If you're lucky the shops will have over stocked and wont be sold out. But I wouldn't put all my hopes on getting it.

Also I hate you necroswanson. I'm so tempted to click that spoiler, but i mustn't spoil the shittyness

It's not a very big spoiler. No story stuff or anything.

Also, anyone know where to get the, "Follow me back to my place expression" or is it just follow?

Bowerstone market book store. "Come hither....yayadedadia" You get the point.(Just look for the book with a start of "Come hither"

 

[Jobz]

I love this game. Almost finished with my first play through. Just one more main story quest to go I believe.

*Wonders if it's appropriate to ask for achievement help on these forums*

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

I love this game. Almost finished with my first play through. Just one more main story quest to go I believe.

*Wonders if it's appropriate to ask for achievement help on these forums*

I just finished my first one today. 18 hours of main-quest here.(Plus a little sidetracking.)

So far its been defiantly worth its money.

 

[qbert4ever]

First, the bad.

Spoiler

1: Map system sucks. No minimap onscreen, not able to zoom in on the pause screen map, half the cool stuff like Demon Doors arn't marked, and the areas are all bigger then Fable 1. Pain in the ass does not begin to describe it when you first start out.

2: No heal spell, and most of the the food makes you fat. That only leaves expencive potions. Or you could just not get hit.

3: Combat is toned down a ton from the last game. There's no quick menu on the d-pad, so forget about mapping your items. Most of the stuff that you had from the get-go of the first game needs to be unlocked now, and alot of it is just plain gone (no Beserk spell? What is up with that shit?).

Next, the good.

Spoiler

Everything else. I'm not joking, the story is great, it's about as "open" as you can get, and although it may be simple the combat is still pretty damn fun. But it's the little things that really make the game. The first scene, for instance, starts off as this lush, amazing view that sweeps the land and gives you that "holy shit, this is gonna be big" feeling, which then ends with a bird droping a load on your head. Stuff like that really makes this game something great, and anybody who has even a little bit of intrest should check it out.

Long story short, if you don't mind a bug-bite or two, this game is a great day at the beach.

 

[Thirtysomething]

I've heard this game is....not a bad game by any means, but that it's just a little underwhelming, and very simplified. I don't want to use the phrase "dumbed down" because it has negative connotations and sometimes simplifying can be a good thing if done in the right places. Would you agree or disagree with this assessment of Fable2, and if so is it a good or a bad thing?

This was very much how I personally felt after I bought Spore, which I thought should have had a lot more depth to it than it did. With so many "must-buys" coming out this month, and my limited budget, I want to seek as many opinions as possible and be careful what I purchase so as to avoid feeling the same way I did when I bought Spore.

 

[Reaperman Wompa]

I love the game, few problems with the controls and making my character a really good person (It calls me freaking indifferent) other than that the game is great (in my opinion).