![]() ![]() ![]() On this day, Eurogamer published an article titled “Sources: Microsoft plots Fable return”. Before we get to the announcement trailer, we need to go back to January 17th of 2018. Not much is known about the new entry in the series, but we do know it has been in development for a while. Luckily, Xbox and the new developers Playground Games had the same idea. The series has been dormant for a long time and players have long been wanting go return to the world and see what the series would look like if it were modernized. Fable is about choice, clearly, and while not everything that was promised of the series came to fruition, a lot of those promises did. Ultimately, the world itself would alter depending on the decisions of the player parts of a town would flourish or flounder depending on those moral choices, for example. Spells and Legendary Weapons would only be attainable if the player was aligned properly (in the third game of the series, weapons would even morph based on the player’s alignment). The world’s population would revere or recoil if the player was good or evil. Whereas most games that offered morality mechanics rarely changed the outcome of events beyond the finale or a few points throughout the game, Fable’s morality systems extended well beyond that. Beyond the traditional trappings of fantasy RPG, Fable leaned into a bevy of unique characteristics: its signature British humor, player driven choices, and unique renown system driven by the player’s progress and interactions with the world’s NPCs.Īlso intertwined with the series’ player choice-driven narrative was its morality/alignment system. The series primarily takes place in the fantasy world of Albion, a unique and fantastical take on England that set itself apart from other games in the genre. Some even consider the original Fable one of the best RPGs of all time. While the series never lived up to what Molyneux promised, the games were still very good, offering elements that few games have been able to blend as successfully today. ![]() The series was originally developed by Lionhead Studios, led by Peter Molyneux, a man who is well known for promising the world and never quite living up to expectations. There were also a few spinoff games that were not of much consequence, as well as the ill fated Fable Legends which was canceled in 2016. The main series ran its course when Fable released in 2004 through 2010 when Fable 3 released. Thanks to Daniel “Knottian” Knott for helping research and write the article.įable is an iconic franchise in the history Xbox and holds its place as one of the best RPG series of the last decade. ![]()
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