Was Fable 2's 8.5 score justified?

Long loading times.

Towns feel a bit linear and not as open as I would hope.

Mediocre voice acting coupled with some "What the hell?" dialogue.

Bad characters.

Weak story.

Incredibly easy.

Not much penality for dying.

Holds your hand and tells you where to go.

The whole "choose your own path" leads down the same road, anyway.

Getting women to sleep with you is too easy.

Short quest.

Unsatisfying combat (to me) that feels too basic to last you throughout the whole game.

No MP or arrow limit? I guess this might not be a flaw, considering magic isn't that much better than melee. But I don't know. I just played the beginning, so I wouldn't know if it can be abused.

I think people expected more out of this game. To be honest, I only played the game just today at my friend's house and don't own, but that's what I felt. I lost a battle and lost 29 exp. Then I beat one enemy and gained 30 exp. Also, my friend told me it isn't full interacting with characters.

Bad characters and a weak story alone should've brought it down to AA. People were freaking out before, but now that the hype has died down, do you think the 8.5 score was justified?

that bad, huh?

don't fancy Fable, Not my type of game. At least we can agree that it ain't no Zelda.

that bad, huh?

don't fancy Fable, Not my type of game. At least we can agree that it ain't no Zelda.

Eyezonmii

I didn't play the full game. I don't own Fable 2, or even a 360. I'm just telling you what I experienced from my time with the game. My friend just got it.