I don't typically like RPG's, but this is converting me.

User Rating: 9 | Fable II X360
By khankster | Review Date:
For the most part, I prefer shooters, action/adventure and an occasional platform game (though I feel that platformers are slowly abandoning planet earth - Sonic, Crash, Spyro aren't impressing me these days). I have Oblivion, and that game certainly showed me that RPG's have come a long way from the old-school turn-based stuff. What I tend not to enjoy about RPG's is that I usually don't have the patience to listen/watch/participate in a story. I don't read books and I don't enjoy stories much. However, Fable II is the type of game that is somehow keeping my attention. One reason for this is the golden sparkle trail that tells you where to go. It's perfect, because whenever I get lost in a game and have to wander around endlessly for the right path, I get bored and lose interest. With Fable II, you always know where to go, plus, there's always something happening. The lady who narrates the game and guides you along the story line is absolutely perfect.

The graphics: If you buy it and don't like it, you might just be getting bored with video games altogether.
They're excellent. Not completely brilliant upon first impression compared to other games like Oblivion (IMHO), but once you get into Fable II you realize that, compared to a game like Oblivion, although the graphics are nothing new, the detail to the maps is eventually exasperating.

Bugs:
Not many that I've seen yet, but there are a few. Top of the list: the captions that appear giving you pertinent/relevant information often disappear before you can read what they say. I've even tried to "speed read". Another (arguable) bug is that when you use weapons or spells, they often don't hit the enemy you're targeting. Lastly, when battling numerous enemies, it gets a little too chaotic to tell who you're aiming for.

Overall:
Complaints aside, this game is every bit worth the money and also the book. Not being an RPG-er, I bought it because I love games, popped it in, and after about 30 minutes found myself getting immersed in what I think is a modern masterpiece. I can appreciate the kind of work that went into building a game like this.

Bottom line:
This is a masterpiece. If you buy it don't like it, you might just be getting bored with video games altogether.

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