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92You can tell the amount of love poured into this game, it really shows. An excellent title for anyone who enjoys adventure games, especially those who like the less linear feel that Fable has to offer.
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91While we would've loved to seen a stronger emphasis on the whole 'actions have consequences' premise, Fable still allows the gamer to develop a strong bond with their hero.
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91The game offers a lot to do for any RPG aficionado, including a compelling story bundled into a non-linear package that affords something many RPG gamers want – freedom to act as they please. Fable, with all it offers, is the perfect game for this type of freedom.
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91Fable is a fantastic game and TLC builds even more onto it. The one thing I am disappointed with is that there is no multiplayer mode.
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90A quality port that adds more content as well as perfects the existing gameplay. Every single fan of great storytelling and compelling single-player fantasy RPGs should own this one.
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Offers more of what made the original so unique, and succeeds at making a phenomenal game even greater. [Oct 2005, p.148]
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The production values are perfectly tuned to the game's style as the graphics and audio are beautifully implemented. Quite simply, I loved the game.
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It has everything I look for in an RPG - a quality story, superb visuals, excellent music, a hint of humor that doesn't overstay its welcome, and above all else, a sense of immersion that sweeps me away to another world.
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90The game's audio is magnificent. The entire package is excellent and really brings the game's presentation to first-class standards.
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90It would have been nicer if the storyline was a little longer, but the ability to go back and replay the game, but choosing to be evil instead of good, or a spellcaster instead of a fighter, will allow you to enjoy this game for some time.
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90The best version yet of a game that doesn't redefine the genre but surely reinvigorates it.
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90I did find the game to contain large portions of the elusive element of fun whilst I was playing, and a sense of exploration and wonder at some of the environments and events.
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The improved interface and totally configurable controls along with some superior graphics definitely make this the version of Fable you want to play.
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89If you don't own an Xbox or never got around to picking up the original Fable, do yourself a tremendous favor and buy Fable: The Lost Chapters immediately.
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Fable was, and still is, a cracking and practically beard-free role-player. Maybe in five years from now, we'll see a sequel that actually resembles what we were initially promised.
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88Fable's social systems are a masterpiece of design and, if the story and dialogue tend towards the prosaic, the compelling action and delicious presentation boost the experience far above the ordinary. [PC Gamer UK]
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87At every turn the world feels wonderfully alive and the consequences of your actions have a real and obvious impact on the world around you. The identification you build with your character is stronger than in any other RPG I've ever played.
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87Innovative role-playing on the XBox that continues forth on PC. The control system is a little difficult to handle, however, and doesn't quiet fit the gameplay mechanics.
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86A decidedly great game, all in all. Its most interesting, riskiest features may lie at the fringes rather than at the core--but they're there.
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If it had been launched directly to the PC, Fable might have become one of the greatest games in history, because the potential was there and the early previews stand testament to the designer's intentions. Not the Fable is a bad game, far from it, but I just can't help feeling a little sad, thinking of what might have been.
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There's a little more optional flavor and a great deal more core content. [Oct 2005]
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Although the story may be lacking "epic qualities" and a little short, the game still delivers on many of the promises that it makes.
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85You can see for yourself that Fable has damn fine looking graphics. The attention to detail can not really be underestimated in this respect. The character models look brilliant and the aesthetic changes in your hero's look over time add just that little bit extra to the game's finesse.
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Well-designed, attractive and ultimately quite a fun game. However, it is quite short, and despite the many side-quests and various ways to customise your character, really offers little incentive for subsequent play-throughs.
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The story behind fable has to be one of the best I've ever come across. On more than one occasion, the plot took me completely by surprise.
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85Flawed but irresistable - Fable is lifted by the weight of its ideas. [Nov 2005, p.93]
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Expands the original Xbox Fable with new adventures, equipment and other stuff. The PC conversion is beautiful and an all-around fine piece of work, but the main plot is still too short and the world does not feel alive. [Oct 2005]
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A polished and entertaining ride, jam packed with people to see and things to do. The graphics are nice, the voice acting is superb, and the combat is a lot of fun.
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84I enjoyed the time I spent with Fable: The Lost Chapters, but when the final credits ran I found myself asking, "Is that it?" The game was just lacking something.
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83Unexpectedly engaging, in spite of its utter lack of difficulty. If you are a PC gamer hoping to see Project Ego come to life, you will be disappointed--but most will find Fable to be as fresh as morning daylight.
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While the main game can take about 15 hours at most to beat, completing all of the additional side-quests may take you up to three times as long.
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83A very accessible and pretty RPG. Perhaps it could benefit from added complexity and higher difficulty.
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83Undeniably charming. Technically, it's not the best role-playing game on the market but it is loaded so much personality that its problems melt away underneath a blanket of just plain fun.
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Frustration was heightened by incorporating diverse elements that did not mesh in a smooth manner.
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80For all its beauty, the areas you explore do seem rather small and hemmed in - especially when we're so used to expansive, open-ended RPG worlds.
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80The story is tightly linear, so it's hard to make your character's tale your own.
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Sadly the action based nature of the game hasn't survived the translation to mouse/keyboard as well as we could have hoped. The fundamental character/camera movement and basic combat works well; it just all begins to get a little messy when the vast amount of keys comes into play.
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80Another place that the game really worked was the social system that was put in place. It's not terribly deep, but each town had its own life and people in it. The world changed depending on the quests that you did. The game had a level of detail in it that made me feel like I was doing something.
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80This is Fable on the PC, but the lost chapters remain lost. I was only able to find bits and pieces of new pages strung about. Still, the game was good on Xbox and they've made it good on PC too.
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80Unfortunately, while Fable: TLC does feature a nice open ended single player experience, you're likely going to be done with the game entirely once you've finished it.
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80It's the definitive version of Fable, but only those who've not played the Xbox game, or are die hard fans should pick it up, given the additional content is not as plentiful as one would have expected, nor does it make the game profoundly different from what was released 12 months ago.
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80Graphically it's a generation behind its peers, and the control system betrays its Xbox roots, but if you can put up with that you're pretty much guaranteed a good time.
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80Even if you played through the Xbox version multiple times, there's enough new stuff here for a look.
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80If you already played the original version on Xbox, it's tough to recommend padding Microsoft's pockets again, but noobs will probably get their dollar's worth.
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It's remarkably imaginative, whimsical, and full of life. [Nov 2005, p.68]
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80The controls have been well adapted to the PC and the graphics have been upgraded, so it doesn't even feel like a port.
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It was a difficult task translating the refined Xbox controls to mouse and keyboard, but the system works flawlessly. Combat is basic yet fun, demanding timing.
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79Where the game falls short is in not providing enough for the player to do, so its lack of depth becomes apparent. In the GTA titles the player was kept too busy to worry about the limitations of the world; in Fable there aren't nearly as many options or missions. The storyline is also poorly crafted though engaging with its chilling touches of darkness.
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78Fun, but it lacks depth compared to other PC roleplaying games. [Nov 2005, p.78]
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It's certainly one of the best RPGs out there and there's no doubt that some novices will consider it the best RPG they've ever played.
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70If you have played the original Fable and still own an xbox, I would recommend waiting for the xbox release of The Lost Chapters. If you have not played Fable and won't be disappointed by the relatively short time required to beat the game, then buy it.
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I hate to say this after being such a fan of much of Peter's and the Lionhead Studios work, but once again Fable turns out to be nothing more than a legend.
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70The sound of a leather boot impacting a chicken, and the resulting squawks and flapping that result, must be heard first hand to be truly appreciated.
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Fun and ambitious, but not nearly as substantial as it wants you to think it is. [Nov 2005, p.96]
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