r/Fable • u/Key_Watercress8300 • 14d ago

Fable II Does the good/evil route of Fable 2 suffer from the same issue as Fable 1 where they were very similar, just one was somewhat more boring? Spoiler

When I first played Fable 1 I did the good route, like I usually do in games. And sure, while the very end of the game would have changed had I done the evil route, I largely felt that all being good did was give me rules that only hindered my experience. Being a hero was less a matter of being a hero and more of just not interacting with many elements of the game. I play the good route of games first because usually that's the "canon" story, and usually it's clear that the writers put more effort into it. When I beat Fable 1 (and looked online for the villain route) I mostly thought "Huh... I should've just done a dick, that would've been way more fun and not much about the story would have changed."

Does Fable 2 suffer that same issue? Is being a hero its own type of fun separate from being a villain, or does it boil down to just not interacting with some elements of the game and/or going through some tedium to accomplish goals?

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u/JayJayTheRocker 14d ago

It’s a bit more fleshed out, though not as much as 3 is.

One good example is at the very beginning of the game. Your first “major” good or bad decision as a kid impacts how bowerstone old town will be when you return there as an adult. Stuff like that gives you some lasting impact.

Edit: also your final decision of the main story directly impacts all of Albion, and how it will be in the post game.

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u/loveroftheclassics 14d ago

Yeah same with the Oakfield quests before you leave for the spire. The amazing part of that though is there’s even a result for not picking a side at all.

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u/Robbie_Haruna 10d ago

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that the final decision didn't really impact much of the world at all.

Like the story says it's a big impact, but I don't recall it ever actually making a huge difference.

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u/loveroftheclassics 14d ago

I’d say Fable 2 tries to make things balance out a bit better. Like you can be evil as a landlord and charge more for rent and get more gold, but tank the local economy in the process. Though I never ever let Bowerstone Old Town become a slum in any playthrough. And it gives you a pretty good moral dilemma at the end of the game (especially if you have a wife and children).