Poll: Fable took the wrong turn?

[Cavan]

I have to say I haven't played a single fable game which I didn't find to be substandard in general.

In general Fable was: linear, painfully shallow and hilariously badly voice acted by about 5 people.

It also suffered from a bad case of button mashing combat, unbalanced and unoriginal skills and a predictable story (HOLY CRAP HE BETRAYED ME?!) blended into a pretty heavily padded and short, unimpressive campaign.
It was one of the forerunners of the retarded black and white moral choice system (eating tofu gave you good points if memory serves) and the effects levelling up skills and that system had on your character were pretty grotesquely badly done.

There were a couple of decent moments (the arena still sticks in my mind). I cannot fathom how people overlooked so many really blatant flaws to overrate it so much (yes, each to his own..that's why this is a rant and not general consensus ;__.

I might go back and try TLC eventually, I'm sure they fixed a few of my problems with it. The fable franchise has still always gone from average to steadily worse.

Fable 2 was awful and I didn't bother trying Fable 3.

 

[Captain Anon]

i should probably say for those who don't know Fable 1 and TLC are one in the same.
anyways onward

Fable 1 TLC - Fantastic probably one of my favorite rpgs of all time and it was my first rpg i payed

Fable 2 - very good worthy of the name: Fable

Fable 3 - nice graphics and Walter was funny too and very little numbers of different ememies

Fable The Journey - a first person rail will magic only shooter on the kincet. i don't think i need to say anymore about that.

 

[Easton Dark]

I liked Fable 2 because it added guns and using them looked super cool.

Magic's fun.

I liked the buying and rent charging on properties.

If it wasn't an xbox exclusive I'd probably buy it on PC. (which is weird since the others arent)

Fable 3 and that other one just... don't do it right.

 

[spartandude]

Fable TLC - Amazing superfantasical game

Fable 2 - Not as good by any stretch of the imagination, but still alot of fun, especially with friends

Fable 3 - NNNNNNNNRRRRRRAGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!.... just thinking about that thing makes me need an angry dome

 

[sunsetspawn]

Fable was special. Though the gameplay was barely above average, the tone, artistic direction, and music gave us a Burtonesque medieval fantasy world, built upon an ancient mystery, that felt like jumping into a Trina Schart Hyman illustrated Grimm fairy tale. To sum that up more for the layman, Fable felt like twisted Disney.

Shit, Danny Elfman did the main theme, AND every other theme in the game is primed from that main theme and ALL of the games music maintains Elfman's signature sound.

Remember the Oakvale theme?

Fable 2 brought the gameplay firmly below average AND disposed of all of the charm.

Fable 3, I couldn't be bothered to play because, "fool me once, shame on you, fool me, fool me, can't get fooled again." - GWB


Edit to add...

For those looking to play games that seem to resemble the GOOD parts of Fable, in spirit, I can recommend Gothic 2 and Risen. Yes, they're REALLY HARD, but, I feel that they capture the small scale wonder and adventure very well. Gothic 2 is more straight Euro-medieval while Risen is more medieval Greek Byzantium.