curious
liberty or license
Barbie's Horse Adventures isn't trying to be a hardcore RPG either but that doesn't suddenly make it more interesting to me. I didn't find Fable much fun - trapped in narrow corridors with the ability to fart instead of proper dialogue - and I haven't paid attention since. I'm sure plenty of people find them fun but I don't see why it is surprising a few posters on a PC-ish RPG site disagree.
this actually surprises me as you're one of the most open-minded and unbiased persons on the site. i agree the first game was all of those things and i have not much fond memories of it. this game like i've said has some of those elements but they can easily be overlooked for a more grown up and engaging story, with loads of exploration and high atttention to detail in level design(graphics and sound). there are actually meaningful choices, which were empty promises in the first game, that often are binary but sometimes more. with all of the "rebellion" going on in the world i don't think to many games have had the maturity or foresight perhaps to write a game that deals with those topics. voice acting has also greatly improved. i was almost ashamed, due to its infantileness, to play the first game and that was how many years ago yet with this game there are no such cases...except the chicken humour