Fable 2
 

Right, it's out next month and I cannot fucking wait. Easily the highlight of the year for me and I hope it doesn't disappoint.

For those of you who "cheated" on Pub Games, Lionhead have said the cheat was intentional and anyone who used it is in for a surprise when they play the game for real.

Not only that, but some of the achievements are out there. Any achievement can be gained by doing something, or witnessing another hero do it in co-op, including, for a whopping 30GS, "Witnessing or taking part in a debauched bedroom party with more than 2 participants"

I'm really hoping this game isn't more Lionhead hyperbole because I am PUMPED

Is Fable something worth picking up at this point? I'm not sure if I'm interested in Dable 2 or not, because I'm not familiar with it.

Also, does it play like shit on a 360?

I played through Fable: The Lost Chapters on a 360. Loading times were a little strong compared to my normal XBox (Although I was using a DVD-R to play it on my 360 Vs. not on my XBox) but it played great.

Honestly, I think it's the only XBox game that still stands up today.

IS there a lot in TLC that makes it better? I ask because I can find the original game a lot cheaper, but it seems dumb to miss out.

Once you've finished the main game, a new area opens up with more quests and a new short story. Nothing I would lose sleep over missing to be honest. (Although you do get to kill one annoying prick who I wanted to kill through the entire game but couldn't)

Release could be timed better to be honest - only out a week before Fallout 3 and there's only room for one massive RPG in my life. :(

Yeah, which is why Fallout has slipped down the list for me to get slightly :)

Can't wait for Fallout 3.

Havent paid much attention to the details of this as I want to be surprised when I play through. Cant wait for this.

You can get The Lost Chapters for $10..

Hella worth it..

From who/where? There's been no reviews yet and the previews are pretty good.

The only bad thing is that online co-op would not be ready at launch, but they've fixed that now and it will be ready as a patch on the release day

Shadow is full of shit..

Shadow got his information from Jeff Hardy, who saw it in one of his *wink wink, nudge nudge* dreams.

I saw people bitching about how horrible it was that you have to download a patch just to play online. But I'm thinking, you know, how does it matter? Since you have to be online to play online anyway....

I don't care about the online shit..

This is the only game where I do care about the online stuff. It's the same as the single player, only there are two of you. Hell, you can even fuck his wife while the other guy is on a mission or something.

lol

LOL Really? That's twisted. :D

Bought Fable through XBL Marketplace onto my hard drive, never finished it.

Yeah, I need to get back into Fable and see the other 3 endings.

I haven't got too far. Anyone else get a lot of freezeups on Fable? I know there tend to be problems with BC titles.

Problems with Fable played on a 360: Constantly lagging framerate. Menu to game demos not "'dummied'" and result in a fatal error.

Problems with Fable: TLC played on a 360: Very slow to start up and after about 2-4 hours will crash and need restarting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of..._with_Xbox_360

I haven't noticed a lot of framerate drops. I have noticed freezing, though.

I have TLC, so once I hit the 1.5 hour mark I usually save, go back to the dashboard and then fire up Fable and pick up where I left off.

On a semi-related note I need to go and finish up Jade Dragon. I've seen the open palm ending and the neutral ending, alls gotta do is come back to life and see the closed fist ending.

ARGHH, I don't know whats better, this or Fallout 3. The dog is a great addition, much more than just a gimmick. Some stuff I've done below:

LOL. I can't wait for the outcry from the media once part of that comes out.

AWE-SOME.:love:

:love:

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Sold.

Just watched the review for this on X-Play (they gave it a 5 out of 5 btw.) While I can wait for the price to fall out of this one, it looks like a game worth owning.

Can't wait for this. Going tonight at midnight.

Yeah, I got the special edition preordered. Gonna pick it up tomorrow.

Mine's gonna be delivered to me tomorrow. They had a release date delivery guarantee. :D

Shit. Gotta pick up my LE tonight, but look at this, guys:


According to one of our readers, today's shipment of Fable II Collector's Edition may wind up being less than it was cracked up to be, at least at some GameStop stores. After already being whittled down to near bare bones status, with special CE packaging and a limited Hobbe figurine having already been gutted, all that was left of the more limited SKU was the "Bonus DVD with a new 'Making-of' Feature" and exclusive in-game content.

That content, which requires Xbox Live, featured the following.
• “The Hall of the Dead” Dungeon
• “The Wreckager” Legendary Cutlass Weapon
• Spartan armor and energy sword

If what we heard is true, some of you may not even get that.

According to the report, GameStop corporate has already informed stores that "the majority of Fable II LEs have shipped without the DLC cards inside the case." Allegedly, that's due to two different manufacturing plants.

"Gamestop has told stores that cases WITH an orange '48 hours of live' sticker includes the content, whereas the copies of the game without said sticker do not have the card," the reader wrote. "I can vouch for the missing DLC because I have my copy in hand and it does not include it."

We've checked in with Microsoft PR to verify if this information is true or not, and, if so, how they plan on distributing the content to buyers of Fable II's Collector's Edition. Consider this rumor for now, but to be on the safe side, you might want to make sure your copy has one of those fancy orange stickers on it.


www.kotaku.com

I heard there will be a Day 1 patch for it.

Gay.

Wow, that's really fucked. If I don't get the bonus shit, I'm gonna be pissed.

Good thing I don't give a shit about most LE crap.

I'll just wait and buy this used.

Bonus DLC in this case is nice. Normally I don't give a shit. But since I got the Bonus shit...I'm happy.

Yeah, I want my fucking dungeon.

Yeah, that shit is awesome bonus material. I don't care about the extra disc of "the making of" shit, but on the flipside, extra Dungeons and equipment and stuff?

Fuck yes.

The only problem I'm having is too many games. Now I've got Fable 2 and Saints Row 2, in on the same day. And I'm still heavily into Rock Band 2. I did the prologue and a couple missions in SR2, then I switched over to Fable 2. I got through the beginning "quest," earned myself a fireball ability, and killed Fag...Err...Thag.

I'm loving the options, but man...I can't help but wonder how long it's gonna take for me to finish all this shit.

Dude, I am like 20 games behind as far as my 360 goes. That doesn't even include XBLA shit or original Xbox titles.

Same, and I know it's going to get much worse with Gears 2 because I'll invest entirely too much time in the online for that, neglecting my other games even more :(

God, friday is taking way too long to get here, I need to play this now!

This game is great.

The only bitch I have is the lack of a minimap. Regardless of what anyone says, the dog doesn't place having a map there.

That's my only gripe. This is amazing all the way around.

And the fact they did away with armor ratings is a GREAT move, IMO. That way, people will wear what they want instead of everyone wearing that gay ass plate armor that was found along the way in the original Fable. Right now, I'm wearing one of those Revolutionary War Style Coats/Hats. Loving it.

I should be dressed like a mufuggen Spartan straight outta Halo, but I was one of the "lucky" few who didn't get the bonus content card. According to Microsoft, they'll have a solution by Oct 28th.

Yeah, it's a pain, but you should be good. Apparently they were aware of it before midnight on the release, so that's a good sign, at least.

Yeah, but it's still gay

Yeah, I'd rather have a minimap than a dog and glowing trails. Though I like the addition of the dog. It just shouldn't replace that shit.

I barely got through the intro last night, and I haven't played it since. I'm enjoying it, but I've had three chances to MP on Saints Row, which ate up my time. I definitely like the button mapping more than the first Fable, too. Leveling up that first time confused me, because I was looking for options that weren't there. Which is more my fault, and being accustomed to the "old" system, than a flaw with the game. I'm just so used to games keeping the options the same, but it's MUCH better that they streamlined shit for this one.

You still have issues with contractions, doncha?

I don't believe that to be true.

I :heart: this game.

Word. Just beat

Not too far into it, but I love the little changes thus far... except for the minimap being gone. That takes getting used to.

Wow. You really aren't far in. I've mostly been dicking around, and I'm a bit further.

Kane Knight is a superior human being than you Funky.

Gotta love meth head logic.

I'll not contest that, but I will say this: Fable (and by extension Fable 2) is a game where you are supposed to dick around for ages before getting on with the main game.

As such, with the limited time I've had to play lately, I've made a fair bit of headway. Not bad for around an hour of play, I say.

Yeah, I've done the hero of strength main quest and have just been getting on with other stuff. Almost all of the women (and some men) in Bowerstone market area are in love with me, but so far have just the one wife and kid.

Got up to 5 stars in the wood chopping job, very boring though. Currently have just the one house and two stalls, but will no doubt get more soon.

I'm past hero of will, and I took one of the bandits' quests. Then I went right back to buying stuff. I love the fact that you make money even while you've got the game off. I'm now getting like 2 large every five minutes, and that's including the discounts I gave (Since I'm sure there are enough douchebags in Fable). Pretty cool, since the next time I boot it up, I'll probably have the cash for either a badass weapon or another couple of shops/homes.

Wood Chopping is easy money, at least. It's just slower than blacksmithing. Anyone done the bouny hunter job yet? I was going to try it out this morning, but I'm running short of time.

I "double crossed" the bandits, and the reason they wanted me to loot was funny.

Hero of will is straightforward. That's as far as I've gone on the main quests, though.

Anyone tried joining the cult? Sacrificing people? I haven't grabbed any villagers yet, though I'm tempted to sack my wife.

That kinda sucks.

I love the Temple of Shadows sacrificing, the whole temples hilarious.

I got this and got to just past the first time you go to the Hero's Guild..

Changes are taking some getting used to, but the graphics are amazing.. Kinda hard to read the subtitles and hints though due to me not having an HD tv but it's all good..

Awesome game..

I couldn't even play Dead Rising, due to not being able to read the subtitles..

gay

I dunno.. I just don't know why on games like this, they don't make a "non-hd" option so you know, people without hd tvs can actually enjoy games..

Get with the times, bastards. HD tvs aren't even all that expensive anymore. You can get a 46 inch tv for like $1200 if you do a little looking.

Yeah, I'm not spending that much for a tv right now, bro.. They should just make it where you can choose a standard or HD format.. Really not that much to ask, IMO..

Ok, I beat the part where you have to chase and kill that bandit named "Dash" earlier (on the railroad tracks) and the actor doing the voice is def Plank from Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels..

It's gotta be him..

Started playing it today and I've only put like 2 hours into it..

Oh, I did get the CHOPS, with a sweet handle bar mustache, and an even sweeter mullet..

I look like a f'n badass..

Sorry, you suck. I cite the Destor postulate.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/10/28/mi...e-2-dlc-codes/
Anyone can get the dlc now, bought LE version or not.

MOtherfuckers.

I just bought it yesterday, and I havent done shit but make money blacksmithing and being a slum-lord.

Real estate simulator 5000.

Where can I get sweet armor?? I mean, every clothing vendor has the same shit and the ranger outfit is the best I have but it is still mad gay..

Get the DLC from the link above and get some spartan armor.

gay

The dark chain mail in Fable 1 was so f'n sweet, with the huge spikes and whatnot..

:wavesad: