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Re: Fable III
« Reply #40 on: Friday, May 21, 2010, 01:32:47 PM »

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #41 on: Friday, May 21, 2010, 02:01:12 PM »
Good to hear. I might pick it up but I'm still undecided. It had better have gamepad controls this time around!

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #42 on: Friday, May 21, 2010, 03:35:07 PM »
Good to hear. I might pick it up but I'm still undecided. It had better have gamepad controls this time around!

It better support the X360 control-pad, since it will be on the X360 - it would make logical sense, if you ask me. Especially if somehow they fudge the PC keyboard/mouse controls.

Though, I thought Fable: TLC PC's keyboard/mouse controls were fine myself.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #43 on: Friday, May 21, 2010, 03:55:10 PM »
The KB+M controls were acceptable, actually they were pretty damn good considering how well they ported the game. t the end of the day it's a gamepad-peferred game; like Devil May Cry or Street Fighter. The aiming in Fable is minimal, even then it is assisted.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #44 on: Friday, May 21, 2010, 04:02:42 PM »
The KB+M controls were acceptable, actually they were pretty damn good considering how well they ported the game. t the end of the day it's a gamepad-peferred game; like Devil May Cry or Street Fighter. The aiming in Fable is minimal, even then it is assisted.

If I recall, you didn't have to use the lock-on for Fable TLC PC...
You could free-aim...

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #45 on: Friday, May 21, 2010, 05:14:22 PM »
If I recall, you didn't have to use the lock-on for Fable TLC PC...
You could free-aim...
Yeah, you could on the Xbox too. You zoom in with the bow/crossbow and a crosshair comes up for manual aim.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #46 on: Saturday, May 22, 2010, 02:34:33 PM »
Yeah, you could on the Xbox too. You zoom in with the bow/crossbow and a crosshair comes up for manual aim.

Well that's good.

Yeah, kinda odd the original Fable TLC PC did NOT support X360 pad...

I think any game on PC and X360 should obviously support KB/mouse and gamepad - let the gamer pick. Especially if you want console gamers to pick-up a PC copy of the game - especially when the PC version gets cheaper and older. And if the designers have to use two different UI's depending on what controls you using dictates which UI opens (Pad style UI or KB/mouse), so freakin' be it...

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #48 on: Monday, July 05, 2010, 05:56:22 AM »
Well that's good.

Yeah, kinda odd the original Fable TLC PC did NOT support X360 pad...

I think any game on PC and X360 should obviously support KB/mouse and gamepad - let the gamer pick. Especially if you want console gamers to pick-up a PC copy of the game - especially when the PC version gets cheaper and older. And if the designers have to use two different UI's depending on what controls you using dictates which UI opens (Pad style UI or KB/mouse), so freakin' be it...

The original Fable wasn't on the 360.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #49 on: Monday, July 05, 2010, 06:14:13 AM »
The original Fable wasn't on the 360.
Oh yeah....
*slaps self upside head*

Though, Fable (X-Box version) does work on the X360 now though if you bought the version w/ the HDD and have the emulator, right?

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #50 on: Monday, July 05, 2010, 08:47:14 AM »
Poorly, but yes.  Unless they've updated it in the past year or so.  Loading times took forever, and there were a lot of hiccups in the emulation.


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Re: Fable III
« Reply #51 on: Monday, July 05, 2010, 09:01:19 AM »
Poorly, but yes.  Unless they've updated it in the past year or so.  Loading times took forever, and there were a lot of hiccups in the emulation.
Well, that stinks that there's a handful of issues there...ugh...

EDIT - July 13, 2010:
PC Gamer - Fable 3 PC preview.
GameSpot - Fable 3 to have over 47 hours of dialogue.
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Re: Fable III
« Reply #52 on: Monday, August 02, 2010, 01:51:22 PM »
Hmmmm....

Pre-order F3 w/ certain retailers and you'll get a Create Your Own Villager Tool in which you can put your own villager (NPC) in the game and interact w/ them and then share them w/ the Internet.

EDIT:
Joystiq's video from Lionhead w/ Create Your Own Villager Tool.

EDIT 2:
Fable 3 PC Version = DELAYED.
X360 version still set for Oct. 26th.


EDIT 3 - Aug 5, 2010:
Fable 3 X360 won't support Kinect out of the box at launch.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #53 on: Sunday, September 05, 2010, 09:05:58 AM »

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #54 on: Friday, October 15, 2010, 07:01:44 PM »

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #55 on: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 03:39:51 PM »
I'm still looking forward to Fable II at some point.  I'm way behind.  Sucks to be poor.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #56 on: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 08:38:58 PM »
First half of Fable 2 will be some of the most joyous video gaming you'll ever experience.

The second half you will become insanely rich and the game will suffer for it.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #57 on: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 09:33:16 PM »
For the $20-30 the game costs now, that sounds like a winner to me.  Thanks!

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #58 on: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 09:36:57 PM »
I did like 2 quite a bit.  I was trying to get back into it just a little while ago, but the call of Fallout 3 was just too strong.  But this one was definitely a huge improvement over the first, and it's got a lot of charm and style and a fun sense of exploration.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #59 on: Saturday, October 16, 2010, 09:46:32 PM »
More good press.  Awesome!  I liked the free intro chapter, when you're a kid and a bit beyond.  That's from when they tried to offer it as episodes, with the first one free.  I was thinking of downloading that again, but they've yanked it, and its link now points to the $20 offering in "Games on demand".  Sorry, I always want a boxed disc when available.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #60 on: Monday, October 18, 2010, 02:34:50 PM »
1Up -> Molyneux says Fable 3 is not a trilogy.
Looks like there's gonna be more Fable, after F3.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #61 on: Monday, October 18, 2010, 02:53:27 PM »
Not surprising.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #62 on: Thursday, October 21, 2010, 03:04:28 PM »
Shacknews -> New copies of Fable 3 X360 will contain a code for FREE DLC.

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    The code provided in new copies of Fable 3 gives players:
    * Raise Dead Potion, allowing players to call undead minions to your side
    * Slow Time Potion, allowing players to extend battle time for attacks
    * The Scot Male Hero Outfit or the Scot Female Hero Outfit
    * Highlander Tattoo Set, for either a male or female character
    * Red Setter Dog Skin, transforming your faithful pet to a new breed of pup

EDIT:
HookedGamers.com -> Fable 3 - PC Preview.
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Re: Fable III
« Reply #64 on: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 12:04:11 AM »
Very good, but not great.

Not surprised.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #65 on: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 06:24:03 AM »
I think I can safely put this one on the back burner for a bit.  I'm interested, if anything because of how much I enjoyed the first game (and most of 2).  But I've still got Other M and Fallout: New Vegas to work on.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #66 on: Tuesday, October 26, 2010, 06:37:36 AM »
It seems like kind of a shame that most reviews LOVE the "Being King" part of the game, but they complain that portion is so damn short (like 2-3 hours).

I think we all know now, since we do know there will be some DLC and all, what they should do for DLC: at least add more "Being King" stuff.

EDIT:
Shacknews -> Free "Weapons Pack DLC" on XBLM released for everybody who buys Fable 3 X360.

So, if you got XBL, check the marketplace and DL it.
THIS is NOT the Free DLC that comes bundled w/ the game.
This Weapon Pack DLC is something else that is FREE and an extra bonus.
Enjoy.

EDIT 2 -- 10-26-2010:
Lionhead Forums -> Holy crap at all the DLC released to purchase today for F3.
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Re: Fable III
« Reply #67 on: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 12:51:47 AM »
hahahaha oh my god... fuck IGN has really done it this time.

This is the opening paragraph of the review:


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I'm just going to come right out and say it. As far as I'm concerned, Fable III is a step backwards from Fable II and a big disappointment. Both games have huge flaws, but unlike Fable II which was able to overcome its issues, leaving an experience where the whole was greater than the sum of its parts, I think Fable III is defined by its failings because the experience doesn't come together into a unified whole nearly as well. Let's break it down.

This is also the quote on the main page, and had me convinced it was going to be a scathing review.

Now here is the score:

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8.5
IGN SCORE
"Great"

Can you believe it?

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #68 on: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 12:56:01 AM »
Wha? IGN is weird like that.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #69 on: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 01:01:27 AM »
Read the whole thing X. Or at least try to. How do they get paid for this?

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #70 on: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 01:05:47 AM »
Can you link the review because the IGN review on D's list is different.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #71 on: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 01:14:21 AM »
This is IGN Australia I think. It is on the main page.

edit:

http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/113/1130705p1.html

It isn't a review. It is an 'editorial'. My bad... but the formatting and page look the same.

It is still poorly written.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #72 on: Saturday, October 30, 2010, 07:20:46 AM »
From that IGN Australia Editorial...
(click to show/hide)
Oh, my - that's pretty crazy! LMAO.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #73 on: Monday, November 01, 2010, 04:02:25 PM »

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #74 on: Monday, November 01, 2010, 06:17:11 PM »
There's seems to be decidedly little fanfare for this game.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #75 on: Monday, November 01, 2010, 08:45:12 PM »
Yeah.. So far the impression seems to be that it's Fable 2 with little changes and a new story; which is fine and dandy for the PC crowd since we didn't get Fable 2.

I may check it out once it's released for PC. I'm not wildly excited but I am still curious about the story and gameplay.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #76 on: Tuesday, November 02, 2010, 04:20:04 PM »
There's seems to be decidedly little fanfare for this game.

Since the PC version is supposed to be coming next - hopefully Lionhead can iron out some issues for the PC version.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #77 on: Tuesday, November 02, 2010, 06:38:21 PM »
Ironing out issues is fixing bugs. Fixing fundamental design issues is making another game.

I wouldn't hold my breath for either.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #78 on: Tuesday, November 02, 2010, 10:41:03 PM »
Don't you worry, MyD. I'll hold Sy's breath until Lionhead fixes Fable III.

Sy, I hope your sacrifice will appease the Gods of Gaming.

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Re: Fable III
« Reply #79 on: Tuesday, November 02, 2010, 11:09:28 PM »
Sy only sacrifices to appease the Great Unclean One.