someone says the 360 has not quality exlusive in 2008
he goes on to say thres no such thing as gears of war 2 when its been announced as a trilogy and on every major game sithe has Gears of war 2(working title)
next he says fable 2 is not a quality exclusive when it hasnt come out yet and has all these feature:lol:
Fable 2 is an upcoming role playing video game for the Xbox 360, in development by Lionhead Studios and will be published by Microsoft Game Studios. It is a sequel to Fable and Fable: The Lost Chapters. Announced in 2006, a 2008 release date is currently planned[1] although, according to play.com, Fable 2 has a UK release of October 26, 2007, yet this has not been comfirmed.[2] The game will take place in Albion, 500 years after Fable's setting, in a colonial era resembling the time of highwaymen, but guns are still primitive, although the entire area is free roaming and is more developed, with huge castles and cities in the place of towns.[3]
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Storyline
At the X06 speech about Fable 2 on September 29, 2006, Molyneux revealed the beginnings of the storyline.[4]
"Now let's talk about the opening of the story, as I said, you can be a man or a woman, the story starts in ****c computer game **** It's all about this regal bird, flying through this amazing and incredible landscape, through down valleys, over mountaintops, through city streets, the bird just comes to rest on the top of this tower. The camera follows the dump down, it comes down, the crap lands on this kid's head - that's you. Anyway, that's the ****of the game. You're nobody, you're nothing, you live in the sewers, everybody, you know, just disregards you. Your destiny is to be a truly great hero.The story has a baddy, who's Lucien, we're trying to make him the most cruel baddy you've ever seen, not evil, cruel. He is destined to build this tower, called the spire, that tower will end up five miles high, what you do with that tower is very much dependent on how you play the game, we are really going in, and anyone that saw the talk with Peter Jackson this morning and heard some of the things that I said will realize that I'm really into the world and the story connecting, what you are, so you will find the story slightly different when you play it, but you still will be able to talk about that, you are destined, in that story, to bring together a group of heroes rather like the Magnificent 7.
"Gameplay
Combat
Announced at E3 2007 there is a new revamped combat system. All melee combat takes place on the X button. All ranged combat runs on the Y button and magic on the B button. Flourishes will be shown in a different perspective and time will slow down to show finishing moves. Moves done in melee combat are also dependent on where the player is located. For example, if a player is on top of a tower, pressing the X button may cause the player to throw a certain enemy off of the tower rather than attack with a weapon. Also, in the X06 edition of the combat with a not yet ready combat engine shows you can use the environment which leads on to different combat reaches. The character can get into a bar fight shown in the combat demo (the first tested engine).
There are multiple different weapon types known of so far: guns, axes, swords, hammers, and maces. Longbows have also been confirmed and crossbows remain a possibility. In addition to the traditional bows and crossbows, the usage of a musket is shown in the game trailer, and in another gameplay demo the player is shown slinging one across his back, possibly suggesting that it could be equipped.[5]Dog
The player will encounter a dog that will stay with him or her for the rest of the game. Molyneux has stated that the dog is an entity that will get the player to care, to experience love, when he announced this feature at the GDC 2007. Every dog will be unique in some way and morph depending on a variety of factors such as alignment. The dog will assist the player by alerting him to threats (although never giving the player away to the threat) and so completely replacing the mini map, and attacking whatever enemies the player is weakest to, depending, for example, on the weapon drawn. In a recent interview and game demonstration Molyneux showed some of the interactions players can have with their dogs, including buying toys, playing fetch and rewarding or punishing their dogs for their behavior.
Obeying three main laws (do not aggravate the player; unconditionally love the player and self-preservation), the dog features advanced AI. Although the dog is not directly controllable, it will respond to the player's actions; moving to attack will bring it to attack, running somewhere will have the dog run. Behavior is context-specific, and the dog will stay much closer in towns or when the player is hurt than when outside. He is, to a degree, trainable using expressions. Molyneux also revealed that if the player seriously does not want a dog, then they have to run away and escape from it (preferably when it is injured), although the dog will track down the player, causing him or her to run away again. One example given is if the dog is injured and the player leaves and goes to the pub, later there will be a scratching at the door. Someone will open the door for it and observers will react negatively.
Family
Another mechanism to get the player to care are families. The player is able to flirt with anyone (of either gender) and get married. The player may have protected or unprotected sex with NPCs of the opposite gender, which may result in a child. The child's looks will depend on those of his parents, and his attributes will be dependent on the player's actions and alignment. Female player characters may become pregnant.
Death
In Fable 2, the player's character does not die upon defeat. Rather, he or she falls unconscious once he or she loses all of his or her health. The enemies will then injure the character while they are unconscious by beating, kicking or stabbing them, which will leave permanent scars. The new system of "death" is intended to simulate the humiliation of defeat, while sustaining scars will negatively affect NPCs attitudes toward the player. Molyneux stated during the E3 2007 combat demo that boss enemies will inflict major, disfiguring scars, which will have a major negative effect on NPC relationships.
However, falling unconscious (said to last around 30 seconds according to Molyneux) can be avoided, if the player is willing to sacrifice one of 3 things: gold, reputation or experience gained.
[edit] Cutscenes
There will be no cutscenes in the game, apart from the beginning cutscene which lasts approximately 1 minute. Rather like pressing the Y button in Gears of War to focus in on a team mate, pressing a button during a major event in Fable 2 will focus in on the main point of interest.
Dynamic world
Molyneux has stated that his aim is to create a dynamic, changing world on a large scale. Since the game will take place over a hero's lifetime, many things will change; he gave an example of a trade camp the player could help or destroy that would later be a town or ruin. Trading in such camps would increase their profit, resulting in a small town growing around them, while stealing from the camp or massacring the camp will result in the abandonment of the area. Additionally, every property in the world is ownable by the player, often unlocking further content such as quests. Titles will be awarded for buying property, for instance, if you were to buy every building, and every piece of land in a town, you may become known as the mayor, king, and eventually emperor of the entire realm.
It is also rumored that towns and villages from Fable and Fable: The Lost Chapters have "grown up". One example is Bowerstone, which in Fable and Fable: The Lost Chapters was a small town. It has been confirmed that it is in Fable 2 and is rumored to be a thriving city. The first published screenshot of the game is of Bowerstone.
It has also been confirmed that the Hero is from the slums of Bowerstone.
Pre-release marketing
Online competitions
Just as Lionhead has done with The Movies, online competitions were made available through Lionhead's forums. The competition involved creating a "Hero Title." The winning hero title was "Lionheart," which is supposedly going to be available as a hero title in the game. In the previous game these titles were bought, however Lionhead has not explicitly stated whether these titles will be bought or whether they will be earned in Fable 2.
Teasers
Lionhead released a Fable 2 teaser video in 2006 and stated that it included 10 hints about the game's final content.During the GDC seven things were revealed for sure.
Playing as a male or female hero, using guns, dynamic regions, starting off as a child, becoming an adult, and choosing between good and bad all ties in with the dynamic world. The dog was not alluded to in the teaser; what other hints there have been, or indeed, if there have been any at all is uncertain.
E3 2007
At E3 2007 Peter Molyneux played a short demo of Fable 2 and talked about how combat in the game will work. There will be one button for melee attacks (X), one button for ranged attacks (Y), and one button for magical attacks (B). He then explained that by holding down or quickly tapping one of these attack buttons different moves will be done. He then went on to say depending on your surroundings, your alignment, and many other social factors your attack will be further changed.
"You will be able to do anything that you want with no restrictions", quotes Peter Molyneux. In addition, he demonstrated that the player will be able to perform such actions as throwing bottles simply by using the same button as "attack" while standing near a bottle. This suggests that the combat buttons will be context sensitive, and vary according to location and the presence of props. Molyneux stated that this may result in such actions as swinging from a chandelier into an enemy during a bar fight.
last with all the games that are exclusive to 360 in 2008 anyone who says they have no good games is a fool i wld list them but i alredy have such a lng post and at tgs 07 microsoft reps said theyre announcing even more exclusives so ill post it after that
Seriously though, Fable 2, like the original, will be fun. Come-on - it's Peter Molyneux! :P
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