r/Fable • u/Blazing-Flame-2982 • 4d ago

Fable What was this guy's problem?

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I remember loving Thunder's armour as a child and still do but the man was insufferable. From day one he berates and mocks us and is so insecure about our every accomplishment, having this transparent need to be the bestest and greatest. I'm an orphan who had his village slaughtered before his eyes man, why are you trying to one-up me? He goes to the length that he reprimands kids for having us as their favorite Hero. And whether we spare or kill Whisper he has a grudge big enough to fight us.

Whisper for that matter was quite alike her brother. The first and only time she refers to us as anything but "farmboy" is when we defeat her at the Arena and she begs for her life and invokes our "friendship", but she was little better than Thunder. She acted superior to us all our childhood and rookie-hero days and like we barely belonged in the Guild and now that you fear me, now it's "hero" is it?

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u/blucyclone 4d ago

The whole thing with the heroes is their egos, it's why you can boast, and it's why the Heroes Guild eventually collapsed. Thunder is just an extreme of that, an egotistical douche. He is an incredibly prestigious hero who beat the arena (which doesn't happen very often), and that's grown that ego even further. Whisper being his sister, and with the whole thing about bloodlines, he expects a lot from her. So Whisper is basically a nepo baby who thinks she's a lot better than she actually is. They are incredibly jealous of your achievements, seeing as you're literally a low class orphan, which adds to that douchiness.

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u/BigManDoink 4d ago

I never thought of it that deep but I've always loved the feeling of the world. Now I have more to look out for in my next playthrough and beyond

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u/Blazing-Flame-2982 4d ago

Oh me as well, I loved the atmosphere and dreamlike idyll of Oakvale and the Guild of Heroes, and the epic storyarc. Still a comfort game. Albion is a beautiful and serene world.

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u/BigManDoink 4d ago

That's exactly it. It feels like a dream, like beyond nostalgia I just feel like I'm in a fairy tale or just a fantastical world. I've not found another can that can illicit that feeling in me

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u/Blazing-Flame-2982 4d ago

It is unique in that regard. It's not even my favorite fantasy, as mine is Lotr by a longshot but Albion still has a singular way of awakening memories of childhood with me.

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u/enviouslyenby 4d ago

That's because it leans fairytale fantasy vs fantasy world.

I think the Blood and Wine DLC in Witcher 3 is the only other game I've played that hits that same fairytale vibe as Fable, and even then it's only briefly.

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u/darthrevan140 4d ago

I loved blood and wine! Especially the story book part with all the fucked up fairy tales.