Fable 2 was single-handedly the biggest dissappointment in 2008. It offered minimal improvements over the original, and instead lost a lot of great qualities the original held, mainly in the story department. A huge criticism for Fable 1 was the fact that it was far too short, yet Fable 2 clocked in at nearly the exact same game time. Merely throwing in gargoyles spread across the land for you to hunt down and shoot does not add longevity to a game except for the fools who feel like spending hours looking for every single one for absolutely no reason whatsoever.
On top of that, the meager additions of a dog and having a child were not fleshed out, and the charm from the original Fable is completely void this time around. The graphics have been minimally enhanced since the original debuted years ago, which is quite depressing and adds to the list of complaints, and specific set pieces such as the prison section do very little to actual engage you.
One key aspect the original Fable boasted was the fact that it constantly threw moral dilemmas at you for you to deal with, and the consequences thereafter would be directly influenced by your decisions, but Fable 2 bluntly bashes you over the head with this moral dilemmas left and right and each and every one of them is entirely contrived and forced. The simple fact of the matter is, they never felt natural.
However, despite all of these complaints the one greatest reason to dislike Fable 2 and it's the only reason needed to not recommend the game is the fact that the ending is a complete and uttter joke. The final boss is completely non-existant, whereas the original had a very memorable boss. In addition to a craptacular boss battle, well actually im not even going to call it a boss or a boss battle because he is neither, well you are also force fed another moral question that is entirely contrived. In the end, it was one of the worst endings to a game that i had ever played and ultimately put the stamp on the case for me to take it back to gamestop and trade it in.
I absolutely loved the original Fable and had plenty of expectations for Fable 2. It's sad that Fable 2 didn't live up to a single one of my expectations and even if i wasn't expecting anything i still would have been immensely dissatisfied by the ending. Overall, Fable 2, as another man said, is completely overhyped and one of the most, if not THE MOST, overrated game of 2008. So im hear to tell you right now, i wont be excited for fable 3 when it inevitably comes around, Fable 2 crushed all anticipation for a third in the series.
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