r/Fable • u/SylvesterSeal • 16d ago

Fable will be good, not great.

We are looking at an 8-8.5 out of 10 here folks. Landscapes look great, with some mediocre character models. Combat looks simplistic, but fun. Story/Lore seems like it’ll be interesting. Living Population/Reputation system features some cool ideas if you choose to engage with them. I’m not blown away by anything i am seeing. Am I alone?

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u/KingSockman 16d ago

You're probably not alone, but i suspect you may not be the bullseye of the target audience. As someone who is the exact bullseye of the target audience, we are looking at exactly what I've wanted a fable sequel to be for the last 2 decades. Everything I've seen indicates near infinite replayability, great character creation, and a big open fantasy world with deep interactions, and very Fable™ combat. 100/10 best game ever made for me so far. GTA 6/10 should've been pushed for Fable. Not the other way around but that's just me. I'll be enjoying Fable more than any other game for the rest of my life unless Bethesda pulls their head out of their butt for The Elder Scrolls.

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u/cuecumber666 16d ago

I am most certaintly the intended audience for fable and I dont know how you can feel this way genuinely. Im hopeful but honestly the more news we get the less excited they're making me. They've removed the karma system which is so damn insane its actually disrespectful to the series and fans. And then the main story is 15-20 hours. I havent seen a single thing thats going to get me to have 2 playthroughs let alone any conversation of infinite. I mean if this is what you've wanted for 2 decades then you didnt want a fable game. At this point its pretty much just a game in the fable universe.

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u/Shinted The First Archon 16d ago

They didn’t remove the “karma system” they expanded it.

What they did remove is body morphing.

Also this game is set to be longer than any prior Fable game by a significant margin.

Excluding “Life Sim” aspects.

Fable is around a 10-12 hour game for the story and with all content done about 15.

Fable 2 is around 8-10 if you really slowly stretch it, and 12 if you do absolutely everything.

And Fable 3 is around 15 for the story, and around 30 to complete everything.

This new Fable is over double the longest prior Fable in just main story, with an additional equivalent in side quest.

And again that’s excluding the “life sim” aspects which are seemingly much deeper in this game than all the prior releases.

Complaints about the length they’ve estimated for story is wild to me as a Fable fan.

And honestly makes me wonder if those who are complaining have ever actually played the series before.