When you put the hype aside, its an "good" Action-Adventure game with RPG elements.
User Rating: 7.8 | Fable XBOX
Lets start with the gameplay. It has a solid feel to it all around. The combat is pretty entertaining and the spells are fun to use. It feels a lot like Zelda in some ways. Although we really see nothing new or innovative about the Gameplay its still "good". The Graphics are amazing, it is easily the best looking Xbox game. Everything from the monsters, to your character, to the weapons look amazing. The bloom effects do a real good job of making it look nice, while making the infamous "jaggies" blend away. The sound is probably the best part in the game. The music is really epic and all the sound effects sound really good. This is definitely a game to get if you want to show off your 5.1 system to friends. People sometimes say funny things, but more times then not, say the same thing over and over again. The screaming and yelling of help of villigers is so horribly annoying, that you dont want to massacure a town unless you have your sound system on mute. Value is the worst part. Its a really short game. I did pretty much everything there is to do in 12-15 hours. I did every side quest, collected every epic weapon, every epic armour. I mean, there was nothing else to do aside from buying every single building and all that requires is alot of money and killing alot of people. It's really not worth full price. Its a good rental if you have a free weekend and want to play a pretty good action-RPG. In the end, Fable seems like a rushed product that MS pushed Lionhead to finish. It REALLY does not live up to it's hype at all. Its short and the gameplay is pretty generic. All the aging and customization is cool, but its all cosmetic. Its cool to have people like you or fear you, but all it does is making ANNOYING sound effects of screaming or clapping everytime you walk near anybody. The Final word? "Rental" (or borrow it from a friend like me) 
