An amazing game that unfortunately has some faults and disappointments.

User Rating: 8.5 | Fable II X360
By NiteX | Review Date:
I will start off with my disappointments of the game. Same big disappointment I had with the first Fable was that there is a lack of variety in the weapons. No two handed swords, no polearms, no shields, and no dual wielding. Fable 2 did have a nice variety of guns though. A new disappointment was the lack of clothing. I didn't mind not having armor stats or even plate mail, but there should have been much more types of things to wear. I would have loved a cloak or a better trench coat than the highwayman coat. The next big disappointment was the expression wheel. It did not evolve in the slightest bit from the first game. Interaction is basically the exact same as it was in the first game, even adding a voice to your hero would have made a bigger difference. The last thing I have to grip about is the many bug encounters. Why did Lionhead not polish this game up more? I've experienced getting completely stuck and having to load, from enemies getting stuck and not being able to kill them. The most annoying bug is the shopkeeper bugs, where they will not turn green to sell you anything. And another was the time my whole family just disappeared. I cannot talk about co-op since I never played it.

Now that I got all the negatives off my chest I can talk about the positives. The world is pretty big, much larger than Fable 1's. Everything feels very immersive and alive. There's always jobs to do and while some are a little repetitive and shallow they are addicting. This game has some of the best side quests I have ever played. Some even change the world later on. The main story quest is a little weak and cliche but the characters are very intriguing and keep it interesting. Like I said before the world is just so amazing to explore and fight in, finding treasure is simple with your dog, and combat is very fun. The only thing that upset me with the world was the lack of environments, I really like snow levels. I wish there would have been underwater exploring, and I wanted there to be a few more towns to buy and sell in.

Overall I loved the game and hope Lionhead releases tons of DLC. I feel like this world has so much more to offer than what the short and simple main quest had.

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