was anyone else really dissapointed with fable 2? (spoiler alert)

The game could have been so good, but theres some really simple things that are missing that make the game feel completely wrong.

1) first off is the length! the game is so short! i thought they would have learned from last time and created a game with a main story line way longer this time, but nope its still short, i thought i was half way through the game then 45 minutes later its over, and i took my time and completed a lot of side quests and did some random time wasting stuff (pillaging bowerstone)  

2)Armor.... anyone? where is the armor! The complete lack of no sort of armor system/armor items makes no sense! this is a midieval rpg!

3) Its also impossible for you to die, the only punishment you get is you lose a whopping like 100 xp and it gets bigger every time. This one thing took all sense of accomplishment from me beating this game, i knew that if i died 5 seconds later i get full health and i dont even have to redo the mission, i can just keep playing like it didnt even matter. Did they even test this game after they made it? Any gamer off the street playing would immediatly spot the awkwardness in this desperatly trying to be different death system. But then again they would have spotted the complete lack of armor too, which for some reason the first one had?

4)Bosses? There is sub bosses, that are just a tiny bit harder than regular foes, and then there is trolls, which seems to be the only real "boss" other than the final boss that you face, they use the same troll boss fight times!  i wouldnt even consider the trolls a boss because they are so rediculously easy and simple to kill. The only real boss is the one at the end, which at least had some difficulty, but still you cant die, so its not like it was a problem.

5) The story, i know this is more than an opinion than a problem, but the ending was incredibly rushed, and gets a 0/10 on the exciting/suspense/ any form of cool ness scale , seriously, you have to find three heros to summon a box? and that box zaps the head honcho then you tap/shoot/spell blast him once and he falls over, there ya go, game over you win........

6) Magic seems a little overpowered,  lvl 2 timecontrol + lvl 4 or 5 inferno = win every time. But this could be because the whole game itself lacks any real difficulty

Maybe they focused to much on other little details and they forgot to actually make a real video game, this game had some cool innovations and it dissapoints me to see that it could have so much better.  

The game could have been so good, but theres some really simple things that are missing that make the game feel completely wrong.

1) first off is the length! the game is so short! i thought they would have learned from last time and created a game with a main story line way longer this time, but nope its still short, i thought i was half way through the game then 45 minutes later its over, and i took my time and completed a lot of side quests and did some random time wasting stuff (pillaging bowerstone)  

2)Armor.... anyone? where is the armor! The complete lack of no sort of armor system/armor items makes no sense! this is a midieval rpg!

3) Its also impossible for you to die, the only punishment you get is you lose a whopping like 100 xp and it gets bigger every time. This one thing took all sense of accomplishment from me beating this game, i knew that if i died 5 seconds later i get full health and i dont even have to redo the mission, i can just keep playing like it didnt even matter. Did they even test this game after they made it? Any gamer off the street playing would immediatly spot the awkwardness in this desperatly trying to be different death system. But then again they would have spotted the complete lack of armor too, which for some reason the first one had?

4)Bosses? There is sub bosses, that are just a tiny bit harder than regular foes, and then there is trolls, which seems to be the only real "boss" other than the final boss that you face, they use the same troll boss fight times!  i wouldnt even consider the trolls a boss because they are so rediculously easy and simple to kill. The only real boss is the one at the end, which at least had some difficulty, but still you cant die, so its not like it was a problem.

5) The story, i know this is more than an opinion than a problem, but the ending was incredibly rushed, and gets a 0/10 on the exciting/suspense/ any form of cool ness scale , seriously, you have to find three heros to summon a box? and that box zaps the head honcho then you tap/shoot/spell blast him once and he falls over, there ya go, game over you win........

6) Magic seems a little overpowered,  lvl 2 timecontrol + lvl 4 or 5 inferno = win every time. But this could be because the whole game itself lacks any real difficulty

Maybe they focused to much on other little details and they forgot to actually make a real video game, this game had some cool innovations and it dissapoints me to see that it could have so much better.  

Yes, I was pretty dissapointed with it, and you took the words right out of my mouth; the only thing I don't agree with was your second point. Peter M announced long ago that there would be no armor. The reason for this is because they didn't want everyone to look the same by wearing the best armor. I agree with this decision, but it was very poorly executed. Clothing and dyes were supposed to offer you a seemingly infinite customization options, however there are only about 10 different outfits so we're faced with the SAME PROBLEM. It's still a decent game, it's just not the awesome game to end all games that Peter M promised to everyone.

2)Armor.... anyone? where is the armor! The complete lack of no sort of armor system/armor items makes no sense! this is a midieval rpg!

Hajikaido

Actually, the game takes place in more of a colonial time period, hence gunplay. So no armor is completely understandable. Other than that, I agree with your other points.

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2)Armor.... anyone? where is the armor! The complete lack of no sort of armor system/armor items makes no sense! this is a midieval rpg!

Lanezy

Actually, the game takes place in more of a colonial time period, hence gunplay. So no armor is completely understandable. Other than that, I agree with your other points.

 Yeah i see where your coming from, but its still in a time where they use big axes and maces, dont you think somone would be smart enough to wear armor to defend themselves from axe/mace/sword blows? whatever no big deal.

This game is defenetly fun and keeps me coming back, but i just see such a massive room for improvement that makes me wonder why the developers didnt see it themselves, thats mainly why im dissapointed. I feel that if it was improved on in these areas it could have been an instant classic, but now its just a "good" game. Whatever, i guess they hyped it up so much that i saw what they delivered and thought they could have done so much more, guess not.

The game could have been so good, but theres some really simple things that are missing that make the game feel completely wrong.

1) first off is the length! the game is so short! i thought they would have learned from last time and created a game with a main story line way longer this time, but nope its still short, i thought i was half way through the game then 45 minutes later its over, and i took my time and completed a lot of side quests and did some random time wasting stuff (pillaging bowerstone)  

2)Armor.... anyone? where is the armor! The complete lack of no sort of armor system/armor items makes no sense! this is a midieval rpg!

3) Its also impossible for you to die, the only punishment you get is you lose a whopping like 100 xp and it gets bigger every time. This one thing took all sense of accomplishment from me beating this game, i knew that if i died 5 seconds later i get full health and i dont even have to redo the mission, i can just keep playing like it didnt even matter. Did they even test this game after they made it? Any gamer off the street playing would immediatly spot the awkwardness in this desperatly trying to be different death system. But then again they would have spotted the complete lack of armor too, which for some reason the first one had?

4)Bosses? There is sub bosses, that are just a tiny bit harder than regular foes, and then there is trolls, which seems to be the only real "boss" other than the final boss that you face, they use the same troll boss fight times!  i wouldnt even consider the trolls a boss because they are so rediculously easy and simple to kill. The only real boss is the one at the end, which at least had some difficulty, but still you cant die, so its not like it was a problem.

5) The story, i know this is more than an opinion than a problem, but the ending was incredibly rushed, and gets a 0/10 on the exciting/suspense/ any form of cool ness scale , seriously, you have to find three heros to summon a box? and that box zaps the head honcho then you tap/shoot/spell blast him once and he falls over, there ya go, game over you win........

6) Magic seems a little overpowered,  lvl 2 timecontrol + lvl 4 or 5 inferno = win every time. But this could be because the whole game itself lacks any real difficulty

Maybe they focused to much on other little details and they forgot to actually make a real video game, this game had some cool innovations and it dissapoints me to see that it could have so much better.  

 

 

Hajikaido

I wasn't completely disappointed with the game, but I do agree with some of your points, the game was too linear. it was an 8.9 for me. So close to the magic nine, but not enough positives to achieve that score.

well i love the game and cant get enough of the game but i do agree that you sould be able to die, and its a tad bit to easy,

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2)Armor.... anyone? where is the armor! The complete lack of no sort of armor system/armor items makes no sense! this is a midieval rpg!

Lanezy

Actually, the game takes place in more of a colonial time period, hence gunplay. So no armor is completely understandable. Other than that, I agree with your other points.

You couldn't be anymore wrong, they used alot of armor in colonial times, it was the only deffence against guns back then. It was only when artillary and more rapid firing weapons were made, when armor and the tactics of the day were usless.

i have to agree sadly, i mean at the begginning your like oh S***t here we go, but once u get further in, it just reminds me of the old Fable and it just gets boring.

CO-OP could have been way better btw stupid camera

I agree with all your points, i was rly dissapointed with the game, I mean it was way too easy, their was almost no challenge at all, and as in the first fable their should have been a mana bar and a limited amount of arrows/ammo, just becaue it makes it a bit harder or they should have at least had real bosses.hackR2

 The lack of challenge is a big dissapointment too. I liked the game and i still feel like playing it to finish all the sidequests but thats about it, not once did i get remotely "stuck" in this game.