Grrrrr! Peter Molyneux #1 on my hate list
I got hyped up about this game
i pre ordered this game
i waited for it to be released
i got it
i was very angry
Peter Molyneux has done it again with this one
A cliched story, pointless minigames and tiny world make it rubbish
I actually enjoyed the start of the game though but 4 things revealed it to be rubbish to me
#1: Story
The story is boring, pointless and seems a lot like the one in the original Fable. There are even some quests that are exactly, EXACTLY the same, like the choice between smashing a mans barrels or killing the beetles. Peter Molyneux hyped it up as a game with a great story and deep choices which affect the world around you. The story is rubbish and the choices are as deep as a shot glass.
#2: World
Mr Molyneux also stated that his game would have a world 10 times the size of the original fable. It does not. The world is tiny and boring to explore because of all the bandits and monsters you have to fight against every few steps. Your dog is pointless as well, you cant even give him a pet and all he does is find treasure; he could have been replaced by a metal detector and no one would know the difference
#3: Character Interaction
You cant talk to anyone in the game, you merely do 'expressions' which feel like you are trying to communicate with another species and they only have a vague idea of what your trying to say. Having a family is a bore and a waste of money. Did i mention you have to work for money? You basically hit the button when it is in line with a colour and you get some dough. There are all these gambling minigames which are pointless because they pay like crap and if you lose 10 times in a row you just go and chop a few pieces of wood, no dramas
#4: Lack of death penalty
When you die you just fall down and get back up, which brings up the question of why you even have a health bar. You lose about 1000 experience which doesnt matter because YOU WILL WIN THE NEXT BATTLE ANYWAY BECAUSE YOU CANT DIE!!!!!!! Oh and you get a scar which really doesnt matter. Seeing as you wont go back to replay any sections you will finish the game in less than 10-12 hours.
Overall, this game is just a remake of Fable and all its problems are added to with new problems. I ended up trading this game in for Saints Row which was much better.