One of my favorites as a kid! I was just the right age to understand the messed up world, but still play like I was a kid. Good times, I bought a house. Thanks for the content!
The mechanic where you can influence how a region grows/deteriorates is one of my favourites and it's been disappointing how few games have adopted this.
Do you remember how after you had a family, your kids, wife/husband and the town would run up to you after you completed a quest and returned home? I have also never seen that in any other game.
Agreed! I dont know why recently RPGs feel like they limit choices to just good ending/bad ending. Like dude let me see how my choices effect the world, the people ect
The one thing I like about Fable 2 more than any other Fable is how dark it got. There was this one moment where you are helping a father find his lost son in a hobbe cave, only for his son, who fully turned into a hobbe kill his own father. Some time after that, there’s a real quest where you have to murder every single person in a village. The consequences of completing that quest are permanent, and ruin any hope of that village ever recovering from your actions.
Man, who could have guessed that in a game series that is known for being easy to exploit for money that it would be a bad idea to revolve your plot around making money.
Can’t believe that I coincidentally came back to Fable 2 last week after seeing it was my first game that I played on my Xbox profile, and that you came back to it at the same time. I personally hope they lean into more of the “Sims”-like mechanics in the reboot.
the colour change for attack types is weird, but I think it was in response to finding out what button positions people preferred for each type, and then having the colours in-game match the button colour (eg, the right-sided button for Magic is the red B button on the controller)
Good morning Mortismal, I don’t usually ever comment on UA-cam videos, but I’ve been wanting to comment on yours for about a month now. I am able to listen to music and Podcasts and UA-cam videos and really truly whatever I want while I’m at work all day long, which is awesome. My wife and I have a newborn who is just one month old right now, but he is in the NICU, and he will be there for another two months at least . To say the least, it’s been a very stressful time for us. But I’ve found relief, and a sense of calm without anxiety as I go throughout my workday listening to your videos. I think I’ve watched or listened to nearly every single video that you have on your channel now all the way back to your originals and really truly just give me a sense of patience and calmness and put me in a free state of mind and allow me to be efficient and focused while I’m at work. So, I just want to say thank you for what you do because right now your videos are really helping me get through this tough and stressful time, I just felt like I should let you know how much your channel has helped me and I look forward to every video that you put out. Keep doing what you’re doing. Thank you for being you and providing such great quality content.
Congratulations on your newborn! I hope the best for him. I also have kids, but I've never had a child in the NICU. Though I understand it is a tough stressful time. Best to you and your family. God bless you.
That's very kind of you, and I'm glad something I've done is able to help in a time like that. When my son was 1 there was a scare that he might have a brain tumor (turned out to just be a big head lol) and the three weeks it took to get the results back were the worst time of my life so I can only imagine, all the best to you and your family!
I seem to remember that back in the day the "strat" for real estate was to buy a single house at the start of the game and then set your 360's clock forward a couple months while offline.
@@NEJCNABfable 3 has not been available to buy for a long time though, so for most intents and purposes, it is not actually available on pc. (and even the version that exists has major crashing issues)
Oh I know. It was one of my problems with the story. One of so many. In my memory I have this as the worst fable but watching your video reminded me that I played this game to the fullest. I got Every house every weapon every (except the red dragon pistol and I'm still bitter) I did mostly everything. It has a lot of great aspects, just not the story.
@@MortismalGamingI think the dog potion description mentioned something about rejuvenating the dogs coat so I just ran with the idea that the dog potion kept the dog from aging
I remember having a lot of fun putting on music/podcasts to this game and doing jobs, especially woodcutting, and playing it as a landlord simulator, don't remember much of the game aside from that, so wasn't all that memorable for me, I did appreciate making my own fun in it though, and I remember really liking Oakfield as a home location
It’s amazing how much your videos dredge up old memories. At the start of the video I was thinking oh yeah I remember fable 2 it was pretty good. Then as the video goes on I realize all of my memories were of 1 and 3.
Fun fact FO3 and Fable 2 came out within a week or two of each other. I remember sitting outside the store with my friend deciding who would buy which game and then swap for the other 😂 Loved both games, as they were phenomenal for their time, but Fable 2 had a weird soft lock glitch that would prevent endgame, and it took foreverrrr to fix
I liked fable 2 a lot. I was let down by the first fable because I bought into the hype too much, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. Fable 2 felt like a good follow-up to that, and i really liked the midgame time jump. It’s a great way to do choice and consequence
I’m here just like everyone else. I have zero memories of the combat, story, or anything else. I remember interacting with citizens, the gifts, and the real estate simulator. Games don’t do those type of shenanigans anymore. I’m praying the new one isn’t just The Witcher 3 in Fable clothes. And keeps the humor and shenanigans of the original trilogy.
My favorite is actually 3. It had a bunch of cool ideas (a virtue in today's market of safe, corporate, formulaic games), it actually tries to do a different story and makes you take advantage of all the $ you get, and the setting (victorian-industrial-steampunkish) is rarely explored. Seriously, the only other game I can think of that uses the same setting is Arcanum - that's it. And that was 20 years ago. The Myst series did it also, kind of - even longer ago (even more niche than Arcanum - and that's saying something).
I went back and replayed the Fable Trilogy at the beginning of 2022, and I can confidently say that Fable 2 is still the peak of the three and the flaws have an oddly charming jank to them (at least to me). The setting and lore for Fable are actually REALLY interesting especially when you dig into things like the court of blades and the first king of Albion, but I agree that the main stories themselves have never really held up under scrutiny. I think it's partially because they couldn't balance telling a serious story with the dry humorous wit they wanted to put in every inch of the game. I'm hopeful the remake finds a good balance between the humor and serious aspects of the world because when things get real in Fable they CAN hit hard. I also kinda hope they bring in some actual RPG elements to the series again instead of it being as stripped down as 2 and 3 were. We still haven't even REALLY seen gameplay though so the game could legitimately be anything at this point haha.
One of the things I remember about this game was how rushed the ending was. It seemed clear at a certain point of the game the publisher came in and told them to wrap it up and push it out the door because they weren't going to get any more money or delays. So the ending feels like a complete afterthought and a lot of mechanics that seem neat never got fleshed out or balanced.
The big thing this game did right was the background economics; something so much fun about grinding as a blacksmith all day to fund your gear for nighttime adventures. Then, later it starts the snowball and you turn into captain moneybags. Bad side is the rest, quest and combat is horribly basic and low effort. Still come back to it every now and then just cos the economic stuff is an itch nothing else quite scratches.
So in Fable 2 they changed the color of magic and melee to fit the buttons of the Xbox 360 controller. So you would melee with X (blue), shoot with Y (yellow) and magic with B (red). A bit of a useless change but kinda neat I guess...
Fable franchise is unique. I dont know of a franchise that has blatantly regressed as it went on. If it wasnt for graphics, i would assume the series went in reverse.
Amazing content as always Mort. I been on the fence about this game for a long time, I love the first one. Now I know I should definitely give it a pass.
GJ bro. Love F1, didin't have a chance to play F2. F3 is quate bad, but thats is not the point of my post. VERY nice video here, appriciate the effort. Tx!
One of the things I actually like about the existing Fable series is that you can buy up property in order to break the game. I enjoy breaking games without worrying about minmaxing. I like it less nowadays, since that's a tactic that's taking place in real life. O.o
For sure one of my favorites, When Reaver killed my dog it was ON SIGHT however, just holding the box up to him mos def took me back. I was HEATED the thing that fable as a series did/does better than imo any other games I've played was getting attached to characters. Maybe its because I have sisters so the sister dieing in the beginning really did hit me. So many thoughts I have, ironically fable 2 I had alot more issues in combat being more difficult rather than the other fables. Still it was good to go back memory lane again.
I remember liking Fable TLC a bit more than Fable 2 when I was a kid because I liked how Fb1 was ripe with Heroes and a bit more medieval whereas Fable 2 was slightly lower-fantasy with no heroes left (kind of like the Jedi from star wars). However, nowadays in retrospect I believe Fable 2 was the better game. It's world was more fun to explore, it had a better story and deeper systems. One small feature I used to love about the game was if you were connected to xbox live you could see other players orbs in the world. Those truly were the days of social gaming experiences that the Xbox 360 was all about. Even playing a single player game it didn't make you feel like it.
One of my favourite games from childhood. I remeber a lot of pointless nonsense and annoyance, however, AOE farming guards with magic in town for hours was awesome.
Charming yet flawed game, the highlights for me was the novel aiming system, the social progress of cities, and just generally the whimsical British folklore humor and themes. Really hoping these unique aspects of the game show up in the new Fable. I struggle to bring myself to revisit the old games, so it will have to be the new one to put me back into Albion.
My first impressions of the magic system were really negative, but it grew on me over time and I actually prefer it to the first game's. Especially the time manipulation spell pairs well with almost everything, and you could really play around with magic quite a lot if you engaged with its quirks. Fable 2 in general was always my favorite of the series, and feels like the one that allows for the most freedom to mess around with the world. The rewards are crap though, especially since becoming The Big Capitalist of the world is so damn easy. Especially since as far as I remember, it keeps ticking the income clock even when you aren't playing, so I would just turn the game on after a couple of days of not playing and instantly get a million out of nowhere.
Replayed this recently and loved it like I did when I was a kid, though I'm a much better video game landlord now lol Buying all the items from the Bowerstone blacksmith and selling them in the rich part of town for a markup, getting basically infinite money
I really enjoyed the flexibility of this game. I could fulfill almost every Archetype i could think of, so being a devasting spellblade, weaving in spells between flurries of whirling blades. I also could be the pinnacle of goodness, but have a character who is round bellied and pugnosed, the inverse of an idealized hero. I can just as easily play against a type as i can play into one. it did mean i would have to directly put restrictions on play, instead of just letting a build work its magic, i have to decide to just not use skills.
One thing about the game that played heavily in the marketing back then was the one button combat. As in one button for mellee, one for ranged and one for magic. Which is probably why it feels so limited.
Were you able to get the reward for the arena? I remember struggling to get that lol also kinda love this game and I've been thinking of just buying an Xbox 360 to play it
This series made me replay Fable 1, and damn, this ip is definitely viewed with pink tinted glasses because all the games are pretty bad, even the first one I don't think is particularly enjoyable or anything, the world is charming enough but I wouldn't consider any of the games to have good story, combat, or even roleplay options. I hope the reboot gives us either better rp or better story (I'd prefer rp personally), and I think better combat and rpg mechanics are a given
Definitely. I don't think I would go as far as to call them bad, but they are nowhere near deserving of the classic status a lot of people ascribe to them. Their big ideas are the whole game kind of being a character creator, where your hero develops and changes throughout the playthrough, and interacting with the NPCs and the world. Both are good aspects and what make the games memorable, but on a whole they range from maybe 6 to 7.5 out of 10 for me.
One thing I think both games did great that new games have not touched is the town/world feeling alive and in thr 2nd game changing based on your choices. For example. Fable 1, you go into bowerstone during the day and everyone's working, at sundown shops close and if you go to the tavern everyone in the town goes for drinks then they go to bed. They dont just stand around waiting for you to come and talk to them they wonder around. The second game allows you to control old bowerstone and (bloodridge?). Good choices and the area prospers. Bad choice and it becomes run down. Also the getting married and having a family (as far as I recall) was not done (and still really hasent been done) I know TES oblivion did some of these things but fsble did them well
I just started playing this too. Never really played Xbox before but I started with Crackdown and thought it was incredibly dated, now on to this and getting the same vibe. Especially the visuals and controls. Everything is insanely blurry and it feels like the character is always ice skating!
Re: crackdown, I’m sort of convinced that the people who think of it fondly just didn’t play any games by radical entertainment. Hulk ultimate destruction and prototype bookend crackdown (and still hold up pretty well imo) and the only thing that crackdown does that they don’t is have more of a focus on vehicles. Then a few years later saints row the third even did that better.
@@user-ow1bc4sx2r I agree about Prototype for sure, thought that was even more fun than Infamous too tbh, which most people would probably disagree with.
I enjoyed this game as a kid, but I can agree with some of the systems. But I haven't played the first game yet, I want to when I can get it though. My most ridiculous playthrough of Fable 2 is where I had 7 wives, 12 kids, and 56 STDs 😂. Apparently marrying prostitutes is ok cause they won't divorce you for cheating. They'll be mad temporarily and go back to their "work". One of my wives was Lady Grey and she says the weirdest stuff when you sleep with her 😂
My entire world view is destroyed recently around fable 2. Growing up I heard nothing but love and admiration for fable 2 and recently I’ve heard nothing but mixed reviews and negative opinions about it. It’s still my favourite fable game overall it plays better than fable 1. But it’s not as casual as Fable 3.
I've personally never found the Fable Trilogy to be Hardcore games. I was able to go through Fable 1 with just the stick and my extremely stubborn nature, it actually wasn't that bad tbh. I really can't hate the games for being pretty casual from an RPG perspective and this is someone who got thrown into the deep end with Morrowind as their first RPG, had it on the Xbone. Also I feel that rehashing the Story for 2 kind of fits the fable vibe in a weird way, like all fables and fairy tales they're similar but that helps get the point of the story across. Granted I know I'm looking way too deep into the silly British fantasy game with farts and sex jokes. I don't know many more RPGs set in the early to mid Industrial Era like Fable II and 3, maybe Arcanum but that's more steampunk than Pike and Shot like Fable II. I guess this is a roundabout way of saying that I don't think this game is that bad. Is it old, yes. Is it dated, yes but it's about as dated as any 7th Gen game. Hell even Dark Souls 1 is dated compared to Elden Ring. Does it have a bad ending, yes and no. I think the ending fits when you remember that your adversary is a broken man who lost his family and was refusing to move on from his tragedy. Lucian isn't a demon from the void coming to take the british isles to his domain. He's just a man who broke. I haven't watched your Fable 1 video but I'm going to guess you're playing with TLC installed. I have an original Fable 1 copy and that ending where the last, like what, quarter of the game is missing is way worse than not fighting a nobleman like he's Griffith from Berserk. You kill skeletor jack and game just ends after you yeet the sword into the void. Just a credit roll and nothing to do.
If you play fable one back to back with fable two, the main stories are stupidly similar. It feels like a carbon copy, with some minor characters and story beats changed.. I still enjoyed it.. though much less on a replay. I also agree with rewards for most activities being useless
Ahh, Fable 2 was my first let-down sequel. Fable: TLC (on PC) was and still is one of my favorite games. I was sooo disappointed that it was an XBOX360 exclusive and when I finally got a chance to play it, it felt like a downgrade in every way...
I've never played the game before because it was on console. But I feel like I've played through the whole game already, but I guess that might be from watching too many speed runs on gdq lol. Could have sworn this was the story of the 3rd game lol.
By the time you finish the 3rd game you will likely be frustrated by the hypothetical perfect Fable game that was never made. Fable 1 > Fable 2 > Fable 3. Both sequels improved certain things while downgrading others.
I am on the same boat. I did not like Fable series beyond the first game. The story in Fable 2 and 3 were just not interesting enough and I got bored of the gameplay pretty quickly once i maxxed out my character stats. The different ways you can interact with NPCs and settlements were interesting but they are largely mild distractions that don't really serve much of a purpose beyond allure of having the option. The sequels were largely inferior copies of the first game with diminishing returns.
I recently played this series for the first time, Fable Anniversary on PC, then buying an Xbox Series X (yes really) to play Fable 2 (and of course some other games but Fable 2 was the initiating purchase) and man... what a disappointment this game was lol. The first game had its issues for sure but all around was such a comfy experience, and 3 of course has issues too but 2 is just by far the weakest game in the trilogy, to the point where I agree with you in saying that if you have not played the game before and are looking for a nostalgia hit, it's better to just experience the game vicariously through videos such as this rather than playing it yourself because it is really just not worth the time you put into it.
One of my favorites as a kid! I was just the right age to understand the messed up world, but still play like I was a kid. Good times, I bought a house. Thanks for the content!
Thinking about the Town crier always makes me chuckle: "Wakey wakey, it's day breakie!" Or in the middle of the night: "The time is...very late".
"It is now officially bed time"
The mechanic where you can influence how a region grows/deteriorates is one of my favourites and it's been disappointing how few games have adopted this.
Do you remember how after you had a family, your kids, wife/husband and the town would run up to you after you completed a quest and returned home? I have also never seen that in any other game.
@@adamheeley285 Yes I 'member
Agreed! I dont know why recently RPGs feel like they limit choices to just good ending/bad ending. Like dude let me see how my choices effect the world, the people ect
The one thing I like about Fable 2 more than any other Fable is how dark it got.
There was this one moment where you are helping a father find his lost son in a hobbe cave, only for his son, who fully turned into a hobbe kill his own father.
Some time after that, there’s a real quest where you have to murder every single person in a village. The consequences of completing that quest are permanent, and ruin any hope of that village ever recovering from your actions.
Wait until you see the real-estate market in Fable 3
Man, who could have guessed that in a game series that is known for being easy to exploit for money that it would be a bad idea to revolve your plot around making money.
The truth.
was fable 3 a good game? i own it on steam, but u cant buy it anymore. but don't know if it's good
Truth and Fable 3 far too easy
@khmergodhobbies I found it fun but it is very flawed. A lot of really good ideas but executed poorly.
Of all the retro games I can't play anymore, I think of Fable 2 the most.
Same! It has taken a little part of my soul. As did fable 3 but in a different way lol.
If you got gamepass it's on there
Can’t believe that I coincidentally came back to Fable 2 last week after seeing it was my first game that I played on my Xbox profile, and that you came back to it at the same time. I personally hope they lean into more of the “Sims”-like mechanics in the reboot.
the colour change for attack types is weird, but I think it was in response to finding out what button positions people preferred for each type, and then having the colours in-game match the button colour (eg, the right-sided button for Magic is the red B button on the controller)
@@Psycorde Well Fable 2 is an X Box exclusive, as was stated multiple times at the start of this video
Good morning Mortismal,
I don’t usually ever comment on UA-cam videos, but I’ve been wanting to comment on yours for about a month now. I am able to listen to music and Podcasts and UA-cam videos and really truly whatever I want while I’m at work all day long, which is awesome. My wife and I have a newborn who is just one month old right now, but he is in the NICU, and he will be there for another two months at least . To say the least, it’s been a very stressful time for us. But I’ve found relief, and a sense of calm without anxiety as I go throughout my workday listening to your videos. I think I’ve watched or listened to nearly every single video that you have on your channel now all the way back to your originals and really truly just give me a sense of patience and calmness and put me in a free state of mind and allow me to be efficient and focused while I’m at work. So, I just want to say thank you for what you do because right now your videos are really helping me get through this tough and stressful time, I just felt like I should let you know how much your channel has helped me and I look forward to every video that you put out. Keep doing what you’re doing. Thank you for being you and providing such great quality content.
Congratulations on your newborn! I hope the best for him. I also have kids, but I've never had a child in the NICU. Though I understand it is a tough stressful time. Best to you and your family. God bless you.
That's very kind of you, and I'm glad something I've done is able to help in a time like that. When my son was 1 there was a scare that he might have a brain tumor (turned out to just be a big head lol) and the three weeks it took to get the results back were the worst time of my life so I can only imagine, all the best to you and your family!
I seem to remember that back in the day the "strat" for real estate was to buy a single house at the start of the game and then set your 360's clock forward a couple months while offline.
I wish the other 2 fable games got ports to PC like Fable Anniversary. Would be a smart thing to do before 4 comes out
Fable 1 and 3 were always on pc
@@NEJCNABfable 3 has not been available to buy for a long time though, so for most intents and purposes, it is not actually available on pc. (and even the version that exists has major crashing issues)
intersting; fable 2 is my favorite of the 3
Same. Loved this game.
I love that you mention the "Magic" forever living dog.
I mean even with the most generous suspension of disbelief that dog would be over 20 years old by the end lol
Oh I know. It was one of my problems with the story. One of so many. In my memory I have this as the worst fable but watching your video reminded me that I played this game to the fullest. I got Every house every weapon every (except the red dragon pistol and I'm still bitter) I did mostly everything. It has a lot of great aspects, just not the story.
@@MortismalGamingI think the dog potion description mentioned something about rejuvenating the dogs coat so I just ran with the idea that the dog potion kept the dog from aging
I remember having a lot of fun putting on music/podcasts to this game and doing jobs, especially woodcutting, and playing it as a landlord simulator, don't remember much of the game aside from that, so wasn't all that memorable for me, I did appreciate making my own fun in it though, and I remember really liking Oakfield as a home location
It’s amazing how much your videos dredge up old memories. At the start of the video I was thinking oh yeah I remember fable 2 it was pretty good. Then as the video goes on I realize all of my memories were of 1 and 3.
I actually also had misremembered some of the content that is apparently in 3 instead lol
lol I had the same experience. I mixed up 2 and 3
Fun fact FO3 and Fable 2 came out within a week or two of each other. I remember sitting outside the store with my friend deciding who would buy which game and then swap for the other 😂
Loved both games, as they were phenomenal for their time, but Fable 2 had a weird soft lock glitch that would prevent endgame, and it took foreverrrr to fix
This game is so nostalgic & one of my favorites! This game was so ahead of it's time 😢😢
I liked fable 2 a lot. I was let down by the first fable because I bought into the hype too much, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. Fable 2 felt like a good follow-up to that, and i really liked the midgame time jump. It’s a great way to do choice and consequence
I’m here just like everyone else. I have zero memories of the combat, story, or anything else. I remember interacting with citizens, the gifts, and the real estate simulator. Games don’t do those type of shenanigans anymore.
I’m praying the new one isn’t just The Witcher 3 in Fable clothes. And keeps the humor and shenanigans of the original trilogy.
My favorite is actually 3.
It had a bunch of cool ideas (a virtue in today's market of safe, corporate, formulaic games), it actually tries to do a different story and makes you take advantage of all the $ you get, and the setting (victorian-industrial-steampunkish) is rarely explored.
Seriously, the only other game I can think of that uses the same setting is Arcanum - that's it. And that was 20 years ago.
The Myst series did it also, kind of - even longer ago (even more niche than Arcanum - and that's saying something).
I went back and replayed the Fable Trilogy at the beginning of 2022, and I can confidently say that Fable 2 is still the peak of the three and the flaws have an oddly charming jank to them (at least to me). The setting and lore for Fable are actually REALLY interesting especially when you dig into things like the court of blades and the first king of Albion, but I agree that the main stories themselves have never really held up under scrutiny. I think it's partially because they couldn't balance telling a serious story with the dry humorous wit they wanted to put in every inch of the game. I'm hopeful the remake finds a good balance between the humor and serious aspects of the world because when things get real in Fable they CAN hit hard. I also kinda hope they bring in some actual RPG elements to the series again instead of it being as stripped down as 2 and 3 were. We still haven't even REALLY seen gameplay though so the game could legitimately be anything at this point haha.
One of the things I remember about this game was how rushed the ending was. It seemed clear at a certain point of the game the publisher came in and told them to wrap it up and push it out the door because they weren't going to get any more money or delays. So the ending feels like a complete afterthought and a lot of mechanics that seem neat never got fleshed out or balanced.
You can resurrect the doggo in Knothole Island which makes that end of game choice even more pointless.
I spent waaaaaaay too much time playing the blacksmith mini game in this title lol
Only ever played Fable 2, but loving these reviews to see how the previous games led to three.
The big thing this game did right was the background economics; something so much fun about grinding as a blacksmith all day to fund your gear for nighttime adventures. Then, later it starts the snowball and you turn into captain moneybags. Bad side is the rest, quest and combat is horribly basic and low effort. Still come back to it every now and then just cos the economic stuff is an itch nothing else quite scratches.
So in Fable 2 they changed the color of magic and melee to fit the buttons of the Xbox 360 controller.
So you would melee with X (blue), shoot with Y (yellow) and magic with B (red).
A bit of a useless change but kinda neat I guess...
Fable franchise is unique. I dont know of a franchise that has blatantly regressed as it went on. If it wasnt for graphics, i would assume the series went in reverse.
Amazing content as always Mort. I been on the fence about this game for a long time, I love the first one. Now I know I should definitely give it a pass.
GJ bro. Love F1, didin't have a chance to play F2. F3 is quate bad, but thats is not the point of my post. VERY nice video here, appriciate the effort. Tx!
Cheekin chaser, e chases cheekins 😂
I miss Fable sometimes
Thanks for the vid! Never played Fable 2 myself when I was young, so this was a nice overview of the game in general
One of the things I actually like about the existing Fable series is that you can buy up property in order to break the game. I enjoy breaking games without worrying about minmaxing. I like it less nowadays, since that's a tactic that's taking place in real life. O.o
For sure one of my favorites, When Reaver killed my dog it was ON SIGHT however, just holding the box up to him mos def took me back.
I was HEATED the thing that fable as a series did/does better than imo any other games I've played was getting attached to characters. Maybe its because I have sisters so the sister dieing in the beginning really did hit me.
So many thoughts I have, ironically fable 2 I had alot more issues in combat being more difficult rather than the other fables. Still it was good to go back memory lane again.
I've played all 3 Fable games on Steam Deck, with game pass cloud. It works great, and the initial cloud gaming set up is pretty quick and easy :)
Really good review. Like that you consider the games age in certain criticisms but not completely holding back on stuff that even then was dated
Fable 1 was so great, it was the first game i ever played where i felt the world was alive, oblivion was close but fable idk just felt different
i loved the doggo
Awesome stuff! I myself never got to experience Fable 2 or 3. Hopefully, these end up on PC natively someda
I remember liking Fable TLC a bit more than Fable 2 when I was a kid because I liked how Fb1 was ripe with Heroes and a bit more medieval whereas Fable 2 was slightly lower-fantasy with no heroes left (kind of like the Jedi from star wars). However, nowadays in retrospect I believe Fable 2 was the better game. It's world was more fun to explore, it had a better story and deeper systems. One small feature I used to love about the game was if you were connected to xbox live you could see other players orbs in the world. Those truly were the days of social gaming experiences that the Xbox 360 was all about. Even playing a single player game it didn't make you feel like it.
This is one of my favorite games of all time.
Ah yes Fable 2 the best Real Estate simulator ever made.
One of my favourite games from childhood. I remeber a lot of pointless nonsense and annoyance, however, AOE farming guards with magic in town for hours was awesome.
Fable 1 felt ahead of its time this game isn’t bad but I’m surprised it’s everyone’s favorite
I remember the pub game that came out before launch I believe so you can get a head start on gold.
How you can focus your magic on a single target or use AOE was so fun. Along with no mana bar could just spam blast everything 😂
Great game one of my favorites from the 360
Charming yet flawed game, the highlights for me was the novel aiming system, the social progress of cities, and just generally the whimsical British folklore humor and themes. Really hoping these unique aspects of the game show up in the new Fable. I struggle to bring myself to revisit the old games, so it will have to be the new one to put me back into Albion.
My first impressions of the magic system were really negative, but it grew on me over time and I actually prefer it to the first game's. Especially the time manipulation spell pairs well with almost everything, and you could really play around with magic quite a lot if you engaged with its quirks. Fable 2 in general was always my favorite of the series, and feels like the one that allows for the most freedom to mess around with the world. The rewards are crap though, especially since becoming The Big Capitalist of the world is so damn easy. Especially since as far as I remember, it keeps ticking the income clock even when you aren't playing, so I would just turn the game on after a couple of days of not playing and instantly get a million out of nowhere.
Thank you for the video. I don't share your optimism for the reboot, but I'm frequently wrong. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
Dang might have to give this a shot👊
Replayed this recently and loved it like I did when I was a kid, though I'm a much better video game landlord now lol
Buying all the items from the Bowerstone blacksmith and selling them in the rich part of town for a markup, getting basically infinite money
Loved this game back in the day
Heavily disagree, Fable 2 is a masterpiece and one of the most relaxing games ever
Fable 2 is one of my favorite action rpgs
7:01 My sleep deprived ass: "Wait, the hero of strength will what? What does that mean?"
I really enjoyed the flexibility of this game. I could fulfill almost every Archetype i could think of, so being a devasting spellblade, weaving in spells between flurries of whirling blades.
I also could be the pinnacle of goodness, but have a character who is round bellied and pugnosed, the inverse of an idealized hero. I can just as easily play against a type as i can play into one.
it did mean i would have to directly put restrictions on play, instead of just letting a build work its magic, i have to decide to just not use skills.
One thing about the game that played heavily in the marketing back then was the one button combat. As in one button for mellee, one for ranged and one for magic. Which is probably why it feels so limited.
Were you able to get the reward for the arena? I remember struggling to get that lol also kinda love this game and I've been thinking of just buying an Xbox 360 to play it
Tough to finish off the rock troll in 2.50
The base game or the DLC?
@@MortismalGaming sorry it's called the crucible you get an axe called the chopper
This series made me replay Fable 1, and damn, this ip is definitely viewed with pink tinted glasses because all the games are pretty bad, even the first one I don't think is particularly enjoyable or anything, the world is charming enough but I wouldn't consider any of the games to have good story, combat, or even roleplay options.
I hope the reboot gives us either better rp or better story (I'd prefer rp personally), and I think better combat and rpg mechanics are a given
Definitely. I don't think I would go as far as to call them bad, but they are nowhere near deserving of the classic status a lot of people ascribe to them. Their big ideas are the whole game kind of being a character creator, where your hero develops and changes throughout the playthrough, and interacting with the NPCs and the world. Both are good aspects and what make the games memorable, but on a whole they range from maybe 6 to 7.5 out of 10 for me.
One thing I think both games did great that new games have not touched is the town/world feeling alive and in thr 2nd game changing based on your choices.
For example. Fable 1, you go into bowerstone during the day and everyone's working, at sundown shops close and if you go to the tavern everyone in the town goes for drinks then they go to bed. They dont just stand around waiting for you to come and talk to them they wonder around.
The second game allows you to control old bowerstone and (bloodridge?). Good choices and the area prospers. Bad choice and it becomes run down.
Also the getting married and having a family (as far as I recall) was not done (and still really hasent been done)
I know TES oblivion did some of these things but fsble did them well
I just started playing this too. Never really played Xbox before but I started with Crackdown and thought it was incredibly dated, now on to this and getting the same vibe. Especially the visuals and controls. Everything is insanely blurry and it feels like the character is always ice skating!
Re: crackdown, I’m sort of convinced that the people who think of it fondly just didn’t play any games by radical entertainment. Hulk ultimate destruction and prototype bookend crackdown (and still hold up pretty well imo) and the only thing that crackdown does that they don’t is have more of a focus on vehicles. Then a few years later saints row the third even did that better.
@@user-ow1bc4sx2r I agree about Prototype for sure, thought that was even more fun than Infamous too tbh, which most people would probably disagree with.
Oh a 35 minute video on my favorite xbox 360 game, don't mind if I do.
Man when I learned that experience was duplicated when you played coop I became god. It blew my mind that such an exploit could exist.
Before I even start the video, I'm just going to say.....this game is an absolute banger. Idc what anybody says lol
Are you playing Traitor's Keep for Fable III? I think it's probably the best part but requires work.
Yeah, Ive got it all sorted out and working, it'll be a part of that review
I like this. Thank you
I enjoyed this game as a kid, but I can agree with some of the systems. But I haven't played the first game yet, I want to when I can get it though. My most ridiculous playthrough of Fable 2 is where I had 7 wives, 12 kids, and 56 STDs 😂. Apparently marrying prostitutes is ok cause they won't divorce you for cheating. They'll be mad temporarily and go back to their "work". One of my wives was Lady Grey and she says the weirdest stuff when you sleep with her 😂
I think you will be loving Mount and Blade
Fable 2 is the best of the bunch
My entire world view is destroyed recently around fable 2. Growing up I heard nothing but love and admiration for fable 2 and recently I’ve heard nothing but mixed reviews and negative opinions about it. It’s still my favourite fable game overall it plays better than fable 1. But it’s not as casual as Fable 3.
Did you ever play the Black and white games ?
What I would give for re-releases of Black & White 2 and The Movies
I complete Black & White yearly, different experience everytime
Not in any substantial way
This game taught me the true meaning of disappointment.
It taught me the meaning of bigamy
I've personally never found the Fable Trilogy to be Hardcore games. I was able to go through Fable 1 with just the stick and my extremely stubborn nature, it actually wasn't that bad tbh. I really can't hate the games for being pretty casual from an RPG perspective and this is someone who got thrown into the deep end with Morrowind as their first RPG, had it on the Xbone. Also I feel that rehashing the Story for 2 kind of fits the fable vibe in a weird way, like all fables and fairy tales they're similar but that helps get the point of the story across. Granted I know I'm looking way too deep into the silly British fantasy game with farts and sex jokes.
I don't know many more RPGs set in the early to mid Industrial Era like Fable II and 3, maybe Arcanum but that's more steampunk than Pike and Shot like Fable II.
I guess this is a roundabout way of saying that I don't think this game is that bad. Is it old, yes. Is it dated, yes but it's about as dated as any 7th Gen game. Hell even Dark Souls 1 is dated compared to Elden Ring. Does it have a bad ending, yes and no.
I think the ending fits when you remember that your adversary is a broken man who lost his family and was refusing to move on from his tragedy. Lucian isn't a demon from the void coming to take the british isles to his domain. He's just a man who broke.
I haven't watched your Fable 1 video but I'm going to guess you're playing with TLC installed. I have an original Fable 1 copy and that ending where the last, like what, quarter of the game is missing is way worse than not fighting a nobleman like he's Griffith from Berserk. You kill skeletor jack and game just ends after you yeet the sword into the void. Just a credit roll and nothing to do.
Love this game despite its faults
Is this the first game you reviewed fully with controller?
Yeah
I wanted to subscribe to Mort a second time, but doing that turned out to be a…Fable 2!
First thing about fable 3, you can't lose.
Will you review Two World 1 and 2 sometime?
At some point
Fable UA-cam Jazz 🎶
If you play fable one back to back with fable two, the main stories are stupidly similar. It feels like a carbon copy, with some minor characters and story beats changed.. I still enjoyed it.. though much less on a replay. I also agree with rewards for most activities being useless
I recall enjoying Fable 2. But that was mostly being a real estate mogul XD
Funnily enough, I loved the magic system of Fable II the most in the trilogy lol. I remember it being very fun and flexible.
Ahh, Fable 2 was my first let-down sequel. Fable: TLC (on PC) was and still is one of my favorite games. I was sooo disappointed that it was an XBOX360 exclusive and when I finally got a chance to play it, it felt like a downgrade in every way...
Main memory, searching for shit talking gargoyles. Lol
All I remember of this game is having a dog and advancing my Xbox's clock to cash in my real estate
Gronk!
Its criminal this isn't on PC
19:38 - I didn't know Mort was such a ladies' man. 😆
I've never played the game before because it was on console. But I feel like I've played through the whole game already, but I guess that might be from watching too many speed runs on gdq lol. Could have sworn this was the story of the 3rd game lol.
My favorite part of fable 3 is the weapon collecting, I love it as much as I hate it :/
A game like fable benefits from the power fantasy possible with so many of these broken systems lol.
Of course I would revive my dog companion.
For me fable 2 freez all the time is there a way to fix this ?
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My best friend and I are in the minority. The second is last for us.
1, 3, 2
By the time you finish the 3rd game you will likely be frustrated by the hypothetical perfect Fable game that was never made. Fable 1 > Fable 2 > Fable 3. Both sequels improved certain things while downgrading others.
free comment.
I am on the same boat. I did not like Fable series beyond the first game. The story in Fable 2 and 3 were just not interesting enough and I got bored of the gameplay pretty quickly once i maxxed out my character stats. The different ways you can interact with NPCs and settlements were interesting but they are largely mild distractions that don't really serve much of a purpose beyond allure of having the option. The sequels were largely inferior copies of the first game with diminishing returns.
There's a series reboot coming? Oh no.
I recently played this series for the first time, Fable Anniversary on PC, then buying an Xbox Series X (yes really) to play Fable 2 (and of course some other games but Fable 2 was the initiating purchase) and man... what a disappointment this game was lol. The first game had its issues for sure but all around was such a comfy experience, and 3 of course has issues too but 2 is just by far the weakest game in the trilogy, to the point where I agree with you in saying that if you have not played the game before and are looking for a nostalgia hit, it's better to just experience the game vicariously through videos such as this rather than playing it yourself because it is really just not worth the time you put into it.