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I agree with debee

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 20
Date: September 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Dont write reviews when you haven't played the game. There is no point. All you do is mess up the star rating system. I like to know what people THINK about games they've bought, I can GUESS about them without any help. You go do that stuff somewhere where Money isn't involved. The 1-star is to counter all the fake 5's

WTF?????!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: September 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I preordered this game from amazon thinking it would arrive the day it released. Why else would I preorder it? If I had known I was going to have to wait a week for it to arrive I would have gone to Walmart and bought the friggin thing, like everyone else I know.

Not what I'd hoped

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: November 12, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I liked some aspects of this game. I liked the graphics and the details - like the fact that you can buy tatoos and hair styles. There was also the fact that your actions affect how people react to you that made the game more interesting. Beyond that, I felt the game was too linear. You follow a story line and there is virtually no room to explore or interact with the world on your own. It reminded me too much of final fantasy, where there is a path to follow and its always the same. I found the game repetative and uninspiring. I was very disappointed. Everyone I talked to LOVED this game, and the review were fantastic. I'm glad I didn't pay full price.

5 STARS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 55
Date: August 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'M GIVING FABLE FIVE STARS EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT RELEASED YET BECAUSE I'M A HYPE-BELIEVING SAP.

Falsely advertised, but still a great game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: September 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

You have to give it to Peter Molyneaux - he simply knows how to get you excited over any game he makes and Fable is no exception. But, like it also happened with Black & White, the end product is not exactly what he promised.

The main problem of Fable is that it pretends to be something is not. The game has been heavily advertised as a role-playing game with very open gameplay, deep story and endless possibilities to change your destiny. Enough to make any Morrowind fan drool. Unfortunately though, Fable is nowhere close to Morrowind or Kotor, but with a reason. You see, Fable is not really a role-playing game, so it cannot really be compared to the 2 best RPGs on XBox. Fable is actually an excellent action/adventure game, very similar to Zelda. It's a great game on its own, even if it does not live to its promises.

So, if Morrowind is what you expect from this game, then do not buy it. The story is very linear, you hardly can make any choices and the number of valuable skills is very limited. But, if you can go over these issues, Fable still has a lot to bring to the table. The graphics are excelent, the quests varied enough to make it interesting, the fighting easy to master and the world - just gorgeously designed.

Other things not to like about Fable - it is very short. You can easily finish it in 12-15 hours, if you do all the quests. Once you fight the final boss, the game ends. There are many things you can do (get married, get drunk, play cards, get tattoos, get haircuts, have sex, etc), but the AI is spotty, like it was in Black & White. Sometimes works and it's brilliant and sometimes it just doesn't.

Overall, I would recommend buying this game. It has a lot of replayability (good vs bad, around 25 skills and you can only max around 6-8 first time around, etc). While it is not Morrowind, it is a welcomed addition to the best XBox hits.

Short and Sweet

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 14, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Fable
Fable was supposed to be the game in which everything you did affected your story and character. Was it? No, not by any means. It is however, an extremely fun game that anyone can pick up and play. It is an RPG, but the game is very simplistic. Any learning curve that exists is explained during the opening hour of the game.

Graphics- 8/10
Fable has a different type of graphical style to it. It's not supposed to look realistic or cartoony. The lighting is there, but I would not consider it the best. Everything is easily distinguished from one another. Environments are all very well done and nothing feels repetitive.

Story- 9.5/10
This is the best aspect of the game. Despite the game being short, it packs in an incredible story. You start as a young boy who is just trying to do deeds to get his sister a birthday present. Soon, bloodthirsty bandits attack your town of Oakvale. They are looking for you and your family. You have no idea why. They kill all of your family, or at least it seems that way at the time. Luckily, you are saved by a man named Maze and taken to the Hero's Guild. From there you begin training to be a Hero, who can be good or evil. You will grow up and take on new challenges as you go along. You can take multiple ways to get through the game. Sadly, despite whatever way you take, you will end up in the same place at the end of the game.

Sound- 7/10
There isn't much bad you can say about the sound. Everything sounds good. The music is always good, but it can get tedious after a while due to them playing a lot of the same music over and over again. The music will always fit what is going on though. The sounds effects of everything are average to good. The weapon sounds are a little below average. Your foes sounds are pretty good.

Gameplay- 8.5/10
This game really shines in this area of judging. Fable is very fun to play. You will play it many times just to have an evil or good character. I found it to be much more interesting to be evil myself, but you may feel differently. That is one of the great things about this game. You have melee combat, archery, and magic at your disposal. Sadly, there isn't much variety in weapons. They are usually just stronger than your last weapon. Magic on the other hand is very fun to use. There is a fairly large variety of magic spells you can use. Some spells are for hurting your opponents, but some are for helping you. It all depends. Also, body armor/clothing is lacking in this game. There is usually just a dark suit, normal suit, and light suit at each level of clothing. Your appearance plays a role as to how people treat you, but not a big enough role for it to matter how you dress.

Difficulty- 5/10
The game is short and easy. The only thing you could have problems with is the final boss and the arena challenge. Everything else is as easy as block/attack/block. The game can be completed in a few hours. The only side quests are Demon Doors, which you have to do a task to open, and they aren't that great anyway.

Overall- 7/10 (Note- This is how much I like the difficulty)
This isn't the best game in the world, but it is a solid game. It's easy to pick up if you aren't a committed game player. Many hardcore gamers will be let down by the game's simplistic design and lack of options that mean anything. Still, the good story and ability to be good or evil makes this game good and I suggest it to anyone. Just don't expect a Final Fantasy XII type game.

Sims Killer.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 122
Date: August 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Think about this for a minute.

In the Sims 2 (which is going to be released on the same day as this consiquently) You have a character who has aspirations, dreams, hopes, can pass their DNA down through the line, and the Sims franchise will basically live your lives for you because you weigh 30 pounds over the "projected perfection" and you're too afraid to go out and live life.

In other words, the Sims 2 will be the ultimate chick game and the ultimate waste of time.

Now FABLE comes along and offers close to the same thing, only more. More = violence. Forgive me for sounding chovanist, but the idea of marrying a young lass struck with amazement at your status in the game, knocking her up, and fighting for good and evil, does comprise MORE than a game based coded personalities (no matter how many algoritims there are that make up these personalities) which after a while, I assure you will be tapped out.

So, if you want to go and live life through your computer and marry Prince Charming or that raven haired woman you can't approach at work, go ahead and waste your money on the Sims. But if you want a life experience in which you have a dramatic role in fighting off evil (or slaughtering innocence) in the world around you, while still engaging in day to day activities. Pick this up.

FOR EVERY CHOICE, A CONSEQUENCE..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: October 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

FABLE,is the best adventure/rpg game I've played since Lengend of Zelda. Hearing all cry babies out there, complaining the game is too short. Yes, you can probably beat the game in under 13 hours (if you dont have a personal life) but you'll never have the same experience playing it through again. Playing as a good guy,bad guy or something in between, changing your appreance with hair cuts or tatoo's is a cool idea. So, stop reading this and play FABLE loser..

MUST HAVE GAME!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 12
Date: August 19, 2004
Author: Amazon User

this is the best game around i mean c,mon you can choose whether you become evil or good and this has unlimited possibilities like get a tatoo ,fight bullys,kill creatures master spell casting skils and even get married and also you dont have to play through the game ether you could stay in a certain town have a job and every time you fight your muscles will build and your skills will increase!!! you can make friends or make your friends enemies ether way you choose this game rocks!!!!!

Fable- a choice.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: August 14, 2004
Author: Amazon User

If people compare this game to Morrowind, it's a pretty hard choice for people that's attached to the game. If not, than this is a pretty smart choice. Fable allows you to choose your path, as for other games take you into levels that are the same every time you play them. Like D&D, this game allows you to choose that path you take when you are young and lets you progress it when you are older. You can also change your path if it is not working for you. You can be a heroic heroe. You can perverted loser. And you can be a evil villainist. Overall, this game let's you have the destiny that you would actually choose in reality. I've seen the trailers, the game looks excellent.

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