The patch for Fable 3 has been released. For those who have it, enjoy!
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Fable 3 - Patch Released
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Just one question is anybody seriously waiting for the pc release.Based off reviews and other articles its the same crap as part 2 just more simplified.Its a action game not an rpg.I still remember when it was first announced as the xboxs first huge rpg
and yeah the first was enjoyable but im sorry it wasnt a good rpg.Does anybody know any good rpgs without the action added coming out next year?
and yeah the first was enjoyable but im sorry it wasnt a good rpg.Does anybody know any good rpgs without the action added coming out next year?
No.
I played through the original Fable, and I have absolutely no desire to play any of the sequels.
Dwagginz
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No, not any more. For some of us, the "Just like Fable 2" point is moot as we didn't have Fable 2.
If it comes out and I've got money I'll get it, sure, but I'm not holding my breath any more. I was hoping to have it for my birthday but that's not going to happen now.
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DArtagnan
Guest
I'm wating for the patch with this fix:
New Additions
+ Game now worth paying attention to.
Bug Fixes
- Monkeyneux no longer involved.
New Additions
+ Game now worth paying attention to.
Bug Fixes
- Monkeyneux no longer involved.
Is anyone playing this?
fatBastard()
Hello, I'm a Zombaholic
Yes, but due to the general tone towards anything NOT old school here at the Watch, I really can't be bothered to comment on it.
Well can you blame us the trend in rpgs today is destroying the genre not helping it.
Dwagginz
Tea Addict
Changing isn't the same as destroying. Change is necessary if something is to progress and succeed.
Dwagginz
Tea Addict
I was talking about the RPG genre as a whole, not the Fable series in particular.
And there are such things as exceptions to the rule, and you're free to put the Fable series into that category if you so wish.
And there are such things as exceptions to the rule, and you're free to put the Fable series into that category if you so wish.
mbuddha
Sentinel
I'd still be interested to hear a few impressions, comparisons to the rest of the series, if you're so inclined.
Yes diluting the rpg mechanics to the bare minimum while holding your hand through the whole game.Yeah that's progress for the genre.We saw what happendend to a great franchise that wasn't an rpg called command and conquer.The fourth installment was a giant turd because of change.Change is not always good for progress.I can list rpgs to if you want I have been gaming for over 25 years now.
Thank you.
Dwagginz
Tea Addict
Wow, you played the "gaming for over X years card" again - It doesn't mean a thing. I've been gaming for, what, 18-19 years now? Big whoop.
Command & Conquer's failure was due to EA making a massive mistake with regards to EA Westwood, one that I believe EA do regret making. That said, the spinoff independent studio that formed (Petroglyph) hasn't exactly had a world of success either. It wasn't due to the market changing, it was due to corporate screw-ups.
Fable is an exception to the rule in terms of RPG games. Lionhead are a shell of who they once were, possibly (Some might say probably) due to Molyneux being able to speak at all, thus raising expectations and disappointing the customer base. But the Fable series, even during TLC, was never supposed to be hardcore or some bastion of RPG greatness - It's an immature, light hearted fantasy romp.
The move from "hardcore" RPGs is a change in the market. Yes, there are some out there, but even the more "hardcore" series have to adapt. Development costs are getting higher, and development studios are getting bigger, so they need to take more money to make a profit on games - It's easy for many FPS/TPS games, especially from major studios, but not so much for RPG developers because it's not as popular as it was. One good thing studios have going for them is the lack of RPGs, so if they get one out there then it's possibly going to sell more than it would have done because there are so few of them.
I'm not saying whether this is a right or wrong move, but developers (And, more importantly, publishers) want to get the maximum sales out of their product. Do people want a hardcore RPG or a light RPG? If the market suggests light, that's what they do. If you look at the market, where are all the turn-based strategies? They're fading for Real Time Strategies, which have been the predominant style for a fair few years now; Possibly since the days of Age of Empires 1.
I do think there's a hardcore market still out there, and you just need to look at websites like this to see how true it is, but I don't think anyone's willing to truly capitalise on it, and we might see a shift towards Obsidian's New Vegas in that "hardcore" is a setting on RPGs for those who want it, whereas the rest of us (Who were obviously dropped on our heads as children because we can't do BG2) can have a similar experience on a different setting.
Who knows, with New Vegas and Dragon Age's popularity, we might see the market U-Turn a little and go back to slightly more "hardcore" games. Mind you, have you seen Dragon Trainwreck 2? I think that says it all.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got some games to play that I can only just manage with my apparent attention span issues, such as KotOR2, and I'm going to enjoy the hell out of them because they're playable and not up their own backside about being "hardcore".
Er... yes it was actually. At least according to Molyneux.
Dwagginz
Tea Addict
Bad wording on my part. Never, uh... Uh... Seen to be hardcore? My brain just died.
You don't go to Fable for a hardcore game, basically.
I think we should open up a thread specificly dedicated to the discussion of current trends in RPG gaming (or even in gaming regardless of genre) and a look into the future.
But on the other hand, we've already had these discussions a felt 1000 times.
The only discussion we imho did not have was the look into the future. That'd be interesting to read where everyone personally predicts where this game genre and others might go to.
The current trend is that companies try to reach the "Kleinster Gemeinsamer Nenner/Vielfaches", in Englisch it's the "least/lowest common multiple", dict.leo.org translates this to.
But on the other hand, we've already had these discussions a felt 1000 times.
The only discussion we imho did not have was the look into the future. That'd be interesting to read where everyone personally predicts where this game genre and others might go to.
The current trend is that companies try to reach the "Kleinster Gemeinsamer Nenner/Vielfaches", in Englisch it's the "least/lowest common multiple", dict.leo.org translates this to.