Fable III

[CMH]

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Haha, what a thread.

Fable 2 brought everything it promised. If you believe otherwise, you're wrong. Fable 1 did not bring half of what was promised and Molyneux already acknowledged that, apologized, and said he would never hype features that were not already coded. He did a great job talking about Fable 2 because every word proved true.

Anyway, I really like the idea behind Fable 3. Making decisions as a ruler of your country? Now that's using this model the right way.

[goh]

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The dog was nothing but a help and if you didn't want to interact with it then you didn't have to.

Was nothing but annoying and it's not like I could shut off the barking and such.

[Flawless]

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Didn't see it mentioned by any site, but it was confirmed during the conference that a "good portion" of Fable III is set in places that you have never seen before. Albion is but a small continent in the world of Fable, and they will be unveiling more of that world in Fable III.

[jmood88]

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That's cool

[jfsolo]

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Hopefully won't be stuck with a dog again.

The dog made Fable II a non purchase for me, so I'm definitely hoping its not mandatory in III.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I don't understand why people cause such a ruckus over the dog, I never had any problems with it.

[Flawless]

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The dog was one of the best additions, and isn't going anywhere, if anything, it's going to be expanded upon in ways. Embrace the awesomeness.

[jmood88]

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I don't understand why people cause such a ruckus over the dog, I never had any problems with it.

I don't either, especially to the point of not buying a great game because of it. It's not like you had to feed the dog or take care of it, if you wanted to leave it alone you could.

[goh]

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But it doesn't leave you alone is the problem. Though playing as a king/queen in this you'd probably have a horse instead.

[Flawless]

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No more childhood, you will start as an adult. Either the son or daughter of your Fable II hero.

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[Flawless]

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[Flawless]

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IGN: Peter Molyneux: A Conversation

And of course, I'm not announcing any Fable stuff for Natal at all, but the touch mechanic is very much like that.

IGN AU: It's fundamental – the mechanics behind that. Natal is different by its nature – but it's the concept and intentions behind it that are key.

Peter Molyneux: The interesting thing about touch that you really discover its worth once you implement it. You can grab someone – really grab them and drag them, or hold their hand, when you're passing judgement on someone as a king, you can literally grab them and throw them in the dungeon. And because you can do that to someone, with them kicking and fighting against you, it just feels a lot more emotional and ethical than just pressing 'B'. It just does. And you're right about that connection with Milo.

IGN AU: I guess, related to ethics, few adventure games and RPGs have truly done politics well. I mean, there are strategy games that use elements of this, but it's difficult to convey realistically the nuances of political manoeuvring. Mostly it's just been cause and effect. In Fable III, it sounds like you're loosening the choker a bit; can characters challenge you for rule, create risings, revolutions and anarchy, for instance? Can the game push back at you, if you're pushing one way?

Peter Molyneux: Okay, so – yes, is the answer to all of those things. The beauty of this mechanic and the judgement mechanic is that it enables you as a player to get involved in whatever area you'd like to get involved in. So whether you're passing judgement on a small case about a loaf of bread or whether it be a big case about this community should go under military rule, you can decide 'no, I'm going to go out there as king and sort it all out'.

IGN AU: You're the 'active' king.

Peter Molyneux: Exactly. You can be an active or a passive ruler. Or you can say 'my judgement is...' –and I need to be very careful about how I say this, because of spoilers—'one of my advisors is going to go out there and sort it out for me.' And I would just say to you, 'be careful, man – power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely.'

You know that element from Fable 1 and Fable II that we had called 'Renown'? That is super-important now! It's related entirely to what the people think of you and your rule. And if your renown goes too low, don't expect them to just sit there and take it, man!

IGN AU: I want to see some pitchforks and burning stakes!

Peter Molyneux: Exactly! Exactly. And also, when you become king, don't expect it to be all that simple.

IGN AU: That's an interesting point too. We know now that the player can choose to be an active king or a passive king. And this all needs to be directly related to gameplay – and this is also a Fable game, so it needs to revolve around combat and it needs to be fun. So where you have diplomacy and politics on one side, you need to have combat and spells on the other. Ultimately, how do you explain to the player a king or queen taking up the sword and diving into combat? Does it still work like that?

Peter Molyneux: Well, a huge amount of what we did with the mechanics in Fable III are inspired by actual events. Take Richard the Lionheart, for example. He chose to go out to the middle east to lead his troops through the crusades. Back home, King John was trying to usurp him – and Robin Hood was there as a rebel... that's the sort of thing I love.

IGN AU: So we can expect a framework of real historical events as your building blocks.

Peter Molyneux: Yeah, and if you look at the history of Amman in Jordan, the two brothers – it's well worth looking at that stuff as well. That's almost a spoiler. Look at Henry the VIII – not only did he have six wives, but he also threw all religion out of the country and reinvented it. And, he taxed people enormously heavily; that's where the 'window tax' came from – taxing peoples' windows in their houses – and he used five percent of that total tax income just on his wine cellar!

[Flawless]

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Lionhead: Fable III to be shown for the first time “next month”

Lionhead community head Sam Van Tilburgh has confirmed on Twitter that the developer will be showing off Fable III for the first time at an event next month, with videos from the game to be released publicly.

At which event Van Tilburgh did not say, although we assume he means Gamefest in Seattle, which will take place between February 10 – 11.

Natal will be the main attraction at the shindig.

Lionhead has two games in development which involve the motion camera: Milo & Kate, and F3, with Natal involvement for Fable confirmed back in October.

Van Tilburgh said in a tweet:”I’m writing storyboard summaries for two new #Fable3 videos @LionheadStudios.”

He then said in a second tweet:

“videos are to come out when we show #Fable3 for the 1st time at an event next month in SF.”

Microsoft reiterated in a PR released this week that Fable III will still release during winter 2010.

[MC Fatigue]

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I totally missed this the first time, apparently... I still haven't finished a Fable game so I'm probably going to have to pass on this. Unless it's a huge change from the previous games, it just won't be worth it.

[jmood88]

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