Molyneux's tendency to over-promise on his games doesn't change the fact that this is a very fun game to play.
Graphics: This is my favourite part of the game. The graphics (and the music but I'll cover that in a minute) are colourful and alive and really give the game an atmosphere that you can connect with. The detail really astonished me when I looked at it. I know they aren't the most realistic of any game but the cartoon feel of the graphics really help the impression that you are in a story. 10/10
Music: The music score is wonderful as well. Each piece suits the area it is connected with perfectly helping create an engrossing atmosphere. 10/10
Story: I have read many complaints about the shallow nature of the story due to your character not having any lines for the entire game. I have to disagree with this as many good RPGs don't have any main lines for the main character, for example, OBLIVION and Baldur's Gate (the older ones anyway). As for the story itself, I was watching from the side while my best friend played it for 4 straight hours and I found myself completely hooked. 9/10
Gameplay: This where the game begins to fall down for me. The combat system is too simple for such a hyped RPG in my opinion, although it's still pretty fun and the good variety of spells lead to some interesting encounters.
The levelling system is something I never really liked in Fable. Since it's ALWAYS possible to learn everything you can't create a unique character with a Perfect Game. I prefer some restrictions when it comes to strength in my RPGs.
The freedom throughout the rest of the game is very high, going where you like, making money, buying property, making fun of people, scaring people, killing people or just kicking chickens. This has always been Fable's ace in the hole. The only very VERY tiny bad thing about this one is that it is too easy to make money especially for those who bought the Pub Games. 8/10
Online: Ahhhh... the big one. You'll be getting more complaints for this one Peter (not from me I might add I just thought this part was a bit stupid). The online co-op firstly has a terrible camera that neither player has control over, why not give control of the camera to the player who's world it is. The other problem is that the other player appears as a henchman on the screen... WHY?... Apparently the reason was that Mr. Molyneux only wanted one hero per world for the adventure. None of us see the logic there chief, patch it pronto and a lot of people will forgive you.
The one thing I do like is that you can turn on ALL player orbs meaning that (due to the proximity chat) the game turns into a mini MMO, not a bad idea I thought. 7/10
Overall: A worthy sequel let down mainly by the hype. Tip for people who still intend to play future Lionhead projects; Check for release dates, trailers and screenshots, avoid everything else and you won't be let down. 8.85/10