Fable III confirmed - Page 2

**Drakul** · 02-12-2010, 05:35 AM

I've not seen anything about the world streaming or not but I hope it does.

**Kalyx triaD** · 02-12-2010, 09:46 AM

I keep coming back to this shot. I remember being legit fond of my Fable 2 family and being able play with my Fable 3 daughter will be cool. The idea that something could happen to them permanently will probably keep me from introducing any of you to my family. I like that this game and it's concepts make me feel that way already.

**Drakul** · 02-12-2010, 11:16 AM

If someone online tries to abduct your child or run off with your wife, I hope we can attack them. Oherwise, a lot of people online will be kidnapping everyones family. I'm going to be very selective of who I introduce to my family. I'd trust pretty much everyone on my friend list but most likely no strangers.

The dev diary is up. We can see the game in motion briefly a few times. Looks like there is a fair bit of blood in the game. The morphs are very interesting to me.

**Drakul** · 02-18-2010, 12:37 AM

I'm a little bored right now so I thought I'd update on Fable III
8 minute interview

Some compiled info:

SPOILER: show

◦Fable III will be out in 2010 (supposedly November 1st)
◦In Fable III you start out as the son or daughter of the Fable II hero
◦Fable III will read your save file of II
◦The Dog will be returning in Fable III
◦There are extreme morphs such as Demon and Angel wings that will come out when you hit the expression
◦In Co-op you can bring your own hero and even your dog. you have separate screens and are not tied together but you have to stay in the same region.
◦Three Regions will be returning from Fable II (Bowerlake, Bowerstone & Fairfax Gardens)
◦Your weapon will morph with you depending how you use it, if you kill innocents it drips blood if you only kill enemies it will glow. It may curve depending on how you use it. Texture and colour depends on what creatures you kill.
◦Aurora has been confirmed as another continent
◦The touch system will allow you to hold hands drag people and throw your child up into the air amongst other things. It is context sensitive so when you meet someone you'll shake hands but when you get to know them better it will become a hug etc.
◦There will be more gore when you kill something if you are evil.
◦Many finishing moves have been added into the combat system
◦Fable III will have no HUD
◦Natal will be used in Fable III but it is completely optional.
◦You start out at the age of 18
◦There is no longer experience it is replaced by the number of followers you have.
◦Expressions make a return on the directional pad along with touch.
◦Your weapons will be unique to your Gamertag.
◦ Your Gamerscore effects your weapon, mostly visually.
◦ You can trade your customised weapon online and it will be named after your Gamertag. E.G. *Gamertag*s Hammer of Hobb-Killing.
◦ In Co-Op you can marry the other player.
◦ Magic has no cap and will just keep charging as long as you hold the button. You could charge your magic for hours and unleash a "Thermonuclear" like attack.
◦ Magic isn't set like it is in Fable II. In Fable III, your magic is set to items you wear (the example Peter Molynuex gave was rings). You wear the small items and each one has a magic attack.
◦ Magic can be weaved togethor. For example, weaving a fire attack and a wind attack togethor.
◦The name of the tyrant king is Logan

Fable III tie-in:

Quote:

Can gamers expect a tie-in product similar to Fable II: Pub Games for Lionhead's upcoming Fable III? Microsoft's Peter Molyneux told attendees at X10 that something was in the works.

Molyneux wouldn't detail the tie-in, only teasing that the product is "a really cute, very very cute 'outside of Fable III' experience that I'm not talking about." Molyneux, who felt a need to reiterate how adorable the "experience" will be, proclaimed: "It's really, really cute. It's not Pub Games." Sadly, whether the "really cute" experience would be a Xbox Live Arcade release wasn't confirmed. What is confirmed, however, is that this thing should be pretty ugly. No. Wait, forgive us. We're pretty sure he said cute.

Source. Since that article was posted, I'm sure it has been confirmed as an XBLA thing.

Some intersting stuff. Marrying the other player is going to be something I'm sure a lot of gaming couples will do. If we can marry another player, do you think we can have kids with them? Sounds like it could be used as a 2-player fantasy based life sim.
I'm liking the whole weapon morph, magic weave thing to. Hope it's extensive.

**RoXer** · 02-18-2010, 12:41 AM

Gigantic fire blast. Gigantic time slow.

Gigantic raise dead.

**Drakul** · 02-18-2010, 12:53 AM

You know someone is actually going to hold down the B button for a few hours just to see how big a specific attack gets.

They should cut to a scene like the famous F-Zero anime scene with the Falcon Punch if you pull off a thermonuclear style attack.

Infact, just make it the ending of the game.

**Funky Fly** · 02-18-2010, 01:44 AM

So far, I like everything mentioned except for the tie in (Pub Games sucks) and the lack of a HUD. I like how Fable 2's HUD was set up.

**Drakul** · 03-05-2010, 01:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Funky Fly

So far, I like everything mentioned except for the tie in (Pub Games sucks)

This tie in wont be Pub Games so no worries there. I'm betting it's either gong to be a tie in where we play as the dog or as our Fable III hero as a really young child. PM keeps talking about how cute it is so I'm assuming it's either dogs or babies.

One of the voice actors/characters has been revealed by LH on Twitter.

SPOILER: show

**Funky Fly** · 03-05-2010, 08:38 AM

Sweet

**Kalyx triaD** · 03-05-2010, 08:55 AM

Reaver was a son of a bitch.

**Big Fat Mike** · 03-05-2010, 09:41 PM

The industrial revolution hit the kingdom pretty quickly.

G · 03-05-2010, 11:18 PM

"refresh" my memory. who is reaver

**Drakul** · 03-05-2010, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by G

"refresh" my memory. who is reaver

The last Hero you recruit.

**Kalyx triaD** · 03-06-2010, 02:53 PM

...A pompous murderer I sincerely wanted to kill after the game was through.

**Drakul** · 03-11-2010, 01:15 PM

Fable III is at GDC. I've been keeping an eye on tweets from Lionhead staff. The first article is up. John Cleese was confirmed as being in the game as our butler:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eurogamer

Peter Molyneux has revealed that comedy legend John Cleese is providing a voiceover for Fable III.

The announcement was made during Molyneux's speech at the Game Developers Conference. He showed the audience how the pause menu from previous Fable games is being replaced with a set of rooms your character can wander around, accessed at any time by pressing the start button.

These include a dressing room where you can see clothes displayed on mannequins, rather than presented in a list you have to scroll through. In the room is a butler, who Molyneux described as being like a cross between P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves and Albert from Batman.

"We were inspired by the idea that people kept saying we were making this game with Monty Pythonesque humour, so we got John Cleese as your butler," Molyneux said. Apparently the butler will lay out your clothes, picking a suitable outfit depending on where you are in the game's story - so fancy robes if you've made it to the role of king, for example.

"We have recorded a vast amount of AI dialogue and having John Cleese big you up in a slightly sarcastic way is absolutely wonderful," added Molyneux. "He is an absolutely fantastic character."

Fable III is coming this "holiday". Look out for a proper chat with Molyneux on Eurogamer very soon

Source.

They spoke about combat and touch as well and had a demo. Expect a video soon. Now, some screens:

Edit: some images taken during the demo:

Your map room.

Map

The map, zoomed in to a town.

Map zoomed into a street. Looks like it even tells you who owns the house, how much the house is worth and how much it was bought for.

**Drakul** · 03-11-2010, 11:40 PM

Some Fable III video. Peter Molyneux interview but you can see the game in the background.

Fable III Xbox 360 Commentary - GDC Demo: Kicking Ass and Taking Names

Fable III Xbox 360 Commentary - GCD Demo: The Importance of Followers

Fable III Xbox 360 Commentary - GDC Demo: Your Kingdom and Your Clothes

**Kalyx triaD** · 03-12-2010, 07:38 PM

Win.

I wonder what advances to multiplayer is coming (though we a pretty good idea what they'll improve first).

**Drakul** · 03-12-2010, 10:10 PM

All we know about multiplayer so far is:
- We'll have our own camera and we can split up but we're stuck in the same region until we both decide to leave.
- You'll take your actual Hero with you and his dog into multiplayer along with all your weapons and items.
- You can marry the other player.
- You can see where your friends are at anytime by going to the map screen and pressing Y. Look at the above map screens, you'll see the Y button is listed as showing us friends. Peter mentions it in one of the IGN videos.

Peter Molyneux twittered:

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Molyneux

Fable 3 we are defintly having natal

My guess would be to sign promises etc. He mentioned in one of the recent videos that we'd need to sign things. I'm sure it'll have more uses.

Interview:

**Kalyx triaD** · 03-12-2010, 10:12 PM

Win. Much win.

**Khuntry** · 03-12-2010, 11:20 PM

I dont know... the art direction never really caught my eye for this game.

**Kalyx triaD** · 03-12-2010, 11:25 PM

I had a lot of that fantasy stuff in my upbringing because of PBS and the like so I have a soft spot for the story book art.

**Khuntry** · 03-12-2010, 11:39 PM

I guess that explains it

**Kalyx triaD** · 03-12-2010, 11:42 PM

I liken Fable to Halo in the way it takes it's genres conventions, simplifies it, and heavily expands them. It's a narrow kind of game development that polarizes gamers, but it works for me.

**Drakul** · 03-14-2010, 12:58 AM

Two videos. I'd imagine Kalyx will get a bigger kick out of the first video than most of us. "Touch" in action.

Combat, the first half is in Italian but the second half is English. We see some of the finishing moves. They look pretty cool.

I don't know if I've mentioned it already but your physical appearance will depend on the kind of weapon you use. Using a huge hammer makes you large and muscular where as something like a rapier will make you thin and gracefull, for example.

Edit: Forgot to mention, Josh Atkin, the guy in charge of combat, went back and looked at Street Fighter & Soul Calibur to see how to get fighting to feel smooth and enjoyable. Hopefully, it'll make combat much better.

**Kalyx triaD** · 03-14-2010, 05:10 AM

Did I say win, before? Well again: win. And just knowing there's co-op splitscreen or online on top of all of this...

**Drakul** · 04-11-2010, 03:00 PM

A little titbit from the UK OXM. Someone posted this on the Lionhead Forums.

Quote:

Originally Posted by OXM UK

Combat
Lionhead has worked hard on making the combat far more fluid this time around, so when design director Josh Atkins surrounded himself with bandits, he was able to dispatch them all in a series of silky smooth attacks. Instantly switching between a huge hammer and a rifle, Atkins was launching foes into the air with a hefty swing of the melee weapon and then juggling them with gunfire in a sequence of attacks that was more reminiscent of Bayonetta and Devil May Cry's gloriously over-the-top brand of action than traditional RPG hacking and slashing. To further add to the satisfaction, you'll be able to unlock a series of elaborate, and at times surprisingly violent, finishing moves that play out in slow motion.

If you go questing together and become locked in combat, Atkins reckons having two players in the mix will change the dynamic entirely. Like in single-player, you'll earn followers by killing enemies, but in a neat twist the game will reward you with extra followers if you perform combined attacks. They aren't canned maneuvers, but if you tee up a Hobbe with your hammer and then your friend shoots it out of the sky, the game will rightly recognise that as worthy of an extra pat on the back.

Co-Op ruling
You and your friend can rule Albion as king and queen. What's more, the team seems committed to ensuring the experience is in no way compromised. You'll be able to enjoy, ahem, intimate moments with your co-op friend and eventually produce offspring together. But what about absentee parents? Well, just as AI characters have relationships with the host, they'll also have relationships with the visiting player as well. If you don't spend enough time playing with the sprogs, your relationship will suffer. By contrast, if you're popping into a mate's game and he's already married, for example, you can flirt with his wife in an attempt to steal her away. Don't expect to be invited back too often, though.

While the big decisions will still be left to the host, the team plans to allow visiting players to make judgements as well, and any gold, items or followers that are accumulated in someone else's game can be brought back into your own. Players can even become business partners and pool their money to, for example, pay for property that is too expensive for either to afford on their own.

**#BROKEN Hasney** · 04-11-2010, 04:57 PM

Fable + Bayonetta =

**Kalyx triaD** · 04-11-2010, 06:21 PM

I was just thinking of the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series adapting action game elements on top of an RPG structure. And the co-op sounds ridiculous, now I gotta worry about dudes stealing my wife as well as killing her. Awesome... for some reason. The prospect of marrying other player's avatars is interesting but being that we're most likely gonna create guys I'll pass. No Prop 8 in Albion.

**Drakul** · 05-09-2010, 02:31 AM

Another famous actor confirmed to have a part in Fable III.

SPOILER: show

**Drakul** · 05-09-2010, 03:03 AM

Intervew:

More info on the games combat:

**Drakul** · 05-13-2010, 07:16 AM

Video Diary 2

**Drakul** · 05-14-2010, 01:27 PM

MCV UK claims this is the leaked box art for Fable III:

It has the "stamp" on it that says "Only for Xbox 360 & Windows". So, PC version?

**Kalyx triaD** · 05-14-2010, 07:00 PM

King me.

**Drakul** · 05-22-2010, 01:35 AM

Limited Edition has been announced.

It contains:

A new quest: Uncover the mystery of the haunted forests of Silverpines and earn the legendary sword, Wolfsbane, deadly against wolves and balverines.

Exclusive location: Unlock a new region, ideal for settling down with a family and discovering new treasures.

�Fable III� playing cards: Created by Lionhead, these cards depict every type of character in �Fable III,� including Heroes, royals, rebels and villains from across Albion and beyond.

Guild Seal Coin: The coin features a Good side (blue) and Evil side (red) to assist players in making critical decisions that will impact the fate of the world forever.

A new dog breed: Renowned for its loyalty, the Boxer is a brave canine companion worthy of greatest Queens and Kings.

One unique outfit: Unearth one male and female outfit from the mysterious, faraway land of Aurora, a new destination in your �Fable III� adventures.

It'll cost you around about $79.99/�59.99/�84.99. GAME usually take �10 off the RRP of games, so it's closer to �49.99, really.

I'm getting Fable III for sure but I'm not sure about the LE. I guess if I don't buy any more games except the "must haves", I could afford the LE. I heard the Fable II LE was a shambles. That makes me a little unsure about buying this LE incase it's the same case with this.

**Kalyx triaD** · 06-14-2010, 03:15 PM

Not the best quality. Direct feed pending.

**Funky Fly** · 06-14-2010, 05:40 PM

Yeah, Fable 2's LE fell apart right before release. Then half the codes for the LE content didn't work, so they ended up giving it to everyone for free. :foc:

**Drakul** · 06-17-2010, 01:34 PM

The Hero as a female:

Misc sceens:

Gameplay/Demo:

**BigDaddyCool** · 06-17-2010, 02:16 PM

Something about this I just don't feel.

**Razzamajazz** · 06-17-2010, 05:08 PM

i loved the first game, but played fable 2 for all of 3 hours the day i got it and never touched it since. this one looks like it may get me interested again

**Kalyx triaD** · 06-17-2010, 05:09 PM

Loved coop and the 'multiverse' sorta deal with the orbs. Would like to see how they expanded that.

03-14-2010, 12:58 AM	#64
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	Two videos. I'd imagine Kalyx will get a bigger kick out of the first video than most of us. "Touch" in action. Combat, the first half is in Italian but the second half is English. We see some of the finishing moves. They look pretty cool. I don't know if I've mentioned it already but your physical appearance will depend on the kind of weapon you use. Using a huge hammer makes you large and muscular where as something like a rapier will make you thin and gracefull, for example. Edit: Forgot to mention, Josh Atkin, the guy in charge of combat, went back and looked at Street Fighter & Soul Calibur to see how to get fighting to feel smooth and enjoyable. Hopefully, it'll make combat much better. Last edited by Drakul; 03-14-2010 at 01:04 AM.

05-22-2010, 01:35 AM	#74
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	Limited Edition has been announced. It contains: A new quest: Uncover the mystery of the haunted forests of Silverpines and earn the legendary sword, Wolfsbane, deadly against wolves and balverines. Exclusive location: Unlock a new region, ideal for settling down with a family and discovering new treasures. �Fable III� playing cards: Created by Lionhead, these cards depict every type of character in �Fable III,� including Heroes, royals, rebels and villains from across Albion and beyond. Guild Seal Coin: The coin features a Good side (blue) and Evil side (red) to assist players in making critical decisions that will impact the fate of the world forever. A new dog breed: Renowned for its loyalty, the Boxer is a brave canine companion worthy of greatest Queens and Kings. One unique outfit: Unearth one male and female outfit from the mysterious, faraway land of Aurora, a new destination in your �Fable III� adventures. It'll cost you around about $79.99/�59.99/�84.99. GAME usually take �10 off the RRP of games, so it's closer to �49.99, really. I'm getting Fable III for sure but I'm not sure about the LE. I guess if I don't buy any more games except the "must haves", I could afford the LE. I heard the Fable II LE was a shambles. That makes me a little unsure about buying this LE incase it's the same case with this.

02-12-2010, 05:35 AM	#41
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	I've not seen anything about the world streaming or not but I hope it does.

02-12-2010, 09:46 AM	#42
Kalyx triaD Raw Video Footage Posts: 45,950	I keep coming back to this shot. I remember being legit fond of my Fable 2 family and being able play with my Fable 3 daughter will be cool. The idea that something could happen to them permanently will probably keep me from introducing any of you to my family. I like that this game and it's concepts make me feel that way already.

02-12-2010, 11:16 AM	#43
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	If someone online tries to abduct your child or run off with your wife, I hope we can attack them. Oherwise, a lot of people online will be kidnapping everyones family. I'm going to be very selective of who I introduce to my family. I'd trust pretty much everyone on my friend list but most likely no strangers. The dev diary is up. We can see the game in motion briefly a few times. Looks like there is a fair bit of blood in the game. The morphs are very interesting to me.

02-18-2010, 12:41 AM	#45
RoXer History's Greatest, Mr. E Posts: 42,425	Gigantic fire blast. Gigantic time slow. Gigantic raise dead.

02-18-2010, 12:53 AM	#46
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	You know someone is actually going to hold down the B button for a few hours just to see how big a specific attack gets. They should cut to a scene like the famous F-Zero anime scene with the Falcon Punch if you pull off a thermonuclear style attack. Infact, just make it the ending of the game.

02-18-2010, 01:44 AM	#47
Funky Fly The Satanic Mechanic Posts: 52,521	So far, I like everything mentioned except for the tie in (Pub Games sucks) and the lack of a HUD. I like how Fable 2's HUD was set up.

03-05-2010, 08:38 AM	#49
Funky Fly The Satanic Mechanic Posts: 52,521	Sweet

03-05-2010, 08:55 AM	#50
Kalyx triaD Raw Video Footage Posts: 45,950	Reaver was a son of a bitch.

03-05-2010, 09:41 PM	#51
Big Fat Mike Brad Vickers Posts: 5,380	The industrial revolution hit the kingdom pretty quickly.

03-05-2010, 11:18 PM	#52
G Selectively Social Posts: 16,336	"refresh" my memory. who is reaver

03-06-2010, 02:53 PM	#54
Kalyx triaD Raw Video Footage Posts: 45,950	...A pompous murderer I sincerely wanted to kill after the game was through.

03-11-2010, 11:40 PM	#56
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	Some Fable III video. Peter Molyneux interview but you can see the game in the background. Fable III Xbox 360 Commentary - GDC Demo: Kicking Ass and Taking Names Fable III Xbox 360 Commentary - GCD Demo: The Importance of Followers Fable III Xbox 360 Commentary - GDC Demo: Your Kingdom and Your Clothes

03-12-2010, 07:38 PM	#57
Kalyx triaD Raw Video Footage Posts: 45,950	Win. I wonder what advances to multiplayer is coming (though we a pretty good idea what they'll improve first).

03-12-2010, 10:12 PM	#59
Kalyx triaD Raw Video Footage Posts: 45,950	Win. Much win.

03-12-2010, 11:20 PM	#60
Khuntry Maverick Hunter Posts: 525	I dont know... the art direction never really caught my eye for this game.

03-12-2010, 11:25 PM	#61
Kalyx triaD Raw Video Footage Posts: 45,950	I had a lot of that fantasy stuff in my upbringing because of PBS and the like so I have a soft spot for the story book art.

03-12-2010, 11:39 PM	#62
Khuntry Maverick Hunter Posts: 525	I guess that explains it

03-12-2010, 11:42 PM	#63
Kalyx triaD Raw Video Footage Posts: 45,950	I liken Fable to Halo in the way it takes it's genres conventions, simplifies it, and heavily expands them. It's a narrow kind of game development that polarizes gamers, but it works for me.

03-14-2010, 05:10 AM	#65
Kalyx triaD Raw Video Footage Posts: 45,950	Did I say win, before? Well again: win. And just knowing there's co-op splitscreen or online on top of all of this...

04-11-2010, 04:57 PM	#67
#BROKEN Hasney BAY BAY Posts: 36,524	Fable + Bayonetta =

04-11-2010, 06:21 PM	#68
Kalyx triaD Raw Video Footage Posts: 45,950	I was just thinking of the Marvel Ultimate Alliance series adapting action game elements on top of an RPG structure. And the co-op sounds ridiculous, now I gotta worry about dudes stealing my wife as well as killing her. Awesome... for some reason. The prospect of marrying other player's avatars is interesting but being that we're most likely gonna create guys I'll pass. No Prop 8 in Albion.

05-09-2010, 03:03 AM	#70
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	Intervew: More info on the games combat:

05-13-2010, 07:16 AM	#71
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	Video Diary 2

05-14-2010, 01:27 PM	#72
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	MCV UK claims this is the leaked box art for Fable III: It has the "stamp" on it that says "Only for Xbox 360 & Windows". So, PC version?

05-14-2010, 07:00 PM	#73
Kalyx triaD Raw Video Footage Posts: 45,950	King me.

06-14-2010, 03:15 PM	#75
Kalyx triaD Raw Video Footage Posts: 45,950	Not the best quality. Direct feed pending.

06-14-2010, 05:40 PM	#76
Funky Fly The Satanic Mechanic Posts: 52,521	Yeah, Fable 2's LE fell apart right before release. Then half the codes for the LE content didn't work, so they ended up giving it to everyone for free. :foc:

06-17-2010, 01:34 PM	#77
Drakul "Steven, your fossa!" Posts: 9,603	The Hero as a female: Misc sceens: Gameplay/Demo:

06-17-2010, 02:16 PM	#78
BigDaddyCool Pelvic Sorcerer Posts: 64,762	Something about this I just don't feel.

06-17-2010, 05:08 PM	#79
Razzamajazz it's really real meat Posts: 7,366	i loved the first game, but played fable 2 for all of 3 hours the day i got it and never touched it since. this one looks like it may get me interested again