Indeed. I originally wanted this game to keep, but after renting it, consider it purely a rental and my cramped up thumb (due to the shooting gallery) is thanking me for it. If there's EVER a point in a game that is considered "work" in the same sense as cleaning public bathrooms and/or use the same mini-games that aren't even fun in real-life, let alone simply pressing a button, STOP PLAYING. Games are supposed to be WISH FULFILMENT NOT A 9-5 JOB.cuddly_tomato said:
Killing Hobbes is fun.
Blasting bandits in the groin is more fun.
Watching a meter, muting the TV to listen to a Youtube vid in order to avoid snapping (my mind or a finger) is TEDIOUS, especially when you're just trying to shore up enough cash to buy a better weapon WITH augment slots just so you won't have your ass handed to you when you search for a legendary weapon.
From my own experience, I don't have a storied history with RPGs, pure, hybrid or otherwise though I do have Mass Effect and played through that about 5 times.
I LOVED the variety in characterization (well, except for the voicless Hero aka mime) as even bystanders stood out with personality even if they all blurred together... and blocked your path in tight areas, wanting to marry me.
I liked the variety of weapons be it the bluntness of a warhammer or the "Damn, did I kill them all already?!" speed of a katana and for the most part, the legendaries live up to their worth when you can sweep away a crowd with a stroke of The Daichi or a shot of The Perforator.
I was annoyed at the glitches whether it was during a bounty hunter mission where I was constantly one shadow creature short of completion, an indestructable beetle during my second go in the Crucible or the game-freezing mission with Hammer through Bandit Coast where the game couldn't last for 20 seconds without freezing, requiring me to reload, find some way to kill time THEN restart the mission.
I hated the ho-humness of the "bosses" and "endings," which are a joke whether you're a RPG master or rookie when you consider the formers are a big floating spike that shoots lightning and spawns soldiers while Lucien dies as undramatically from ONE SHOT as Dash the bandit leader AND YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BE THE ONE TO KILL HIM! Then it ends with either unseen people "brought back to life," your dog with a LETTER from Rose as opposed to Rose, herself saying she's ok, or a rich bastard. Other than a trophy, you don't really get anything for beating the game other than to continue playing like the final mission never existed.
I ignored Fable 1 because of the hype and seeing as how Molyneaux seemed to learn his lesson, I gave the sequel a chance. I was more pissed during my first playthrough as I didn't find every "This or That" and chose the "Needs of the Many" ending which I THOUGHT would have some kind of karmic Pay It Forward, but no, same ol' Fable World. Then on my second playthrough (as the Lara Croft-looking chick) I took my time and prioritized missions (though still lost a husband and ho-hum kids) to level up more until I maxed out my Strength and Skill to end up as a big, blonde Daichi and Perforater-clad bodybuilder that was beloved as savior and slut for having orgies in Bowerstone and cock-blocking Johnny Depp-I mean VICTOR to steal his undead would-be wife. I felt... less ripped off when I chose to revive my dog, but didn't really feel inspired to continue playing, so I'll likely return it tomorrow or Sunday.
All in all, the game DOESN'T suck, but it wasn't a must-have for me, so it was more of a satisfying rental that maybe I might rent again at a later date, which is naturally better due to the gold-adding clock.
