A fine flick. Two thumbs up.

User Rating: 8.5 | Fable II X360
By glendale1 | Review Date:
It is a good game. Maybe not great, but very good. The visuals are crisp, although a zoom function would have improved it greatly. In looking at your own character, you can't zoom in or out. Camera movement is limited. Some of the good things about the first Fable are gone. Target lock on is clumsy and inaccurate. The new magic system is fairly flawed. This makes magic a test of dexterity and timing more akin to JRPG's than regular RPG's. The other battle aspects are pretty sweet though. Especially the sub-targeting capabilities of ranged weapons. The soundtrack is pretty and familiar from the first Fable. Dialog is missing, just like in the first Fable. It is a shame not to be able see the characters close up and engage them in conversation as when you go to look at them in first person, you can see they are beautifully rendered. Although most of them are ugly. Must be a British thang. It is actually hard to want to marry any of the fat, dumpy women or the dirty, old, or scraggly men. Maybe it comes from being born and raised in the US, but I always expect the general public to be more attractive than in this series. At least in this outing the gay men are not mincing lisping lilting fops, like they were in the first Fable. The quests are fairly top notch. Most seemed a little too easy, but I tend to over level my character before tackling the good stuff, so it may just be me. The story is nicely done and with enough twists to keep you engaged 'til the end. All and all, a very solid enterprise. I bought the game and I am not sorry although Lionhead did manage it's usual "bait and switch" minor foul-ups routine after all the developer's efforts to avoid that kind of press this time around.

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