The Gamer Chick here! I first need to apologize for the long absence. But I am back and not going to let you down! I know I usually post a trailer today, but since I missed Monday Modern Reviews and Tech Tuesday I am going to throw them in today.
Fable has always been one of my favorite series. Today, we will be taking a look a the newest game in the series, Fable III.
The Story
Fable 3 takes place about 50 years after Fable 2. You play the son or daughter of the Fable 2 hero. Albion is now being ruled by the king who happens to be your brother Logan. You live in a castle along with Logan, your dog, and your servant Jasper. Albion is also now in the industrial age, although parts of Albion haven't changed. One of my favorite places to explore is Bowerstone Industrial. Because of your evil brother, children are forced to work in the factories and beggars line the streets. This leads to your first main quest, to overthrow your brother and take over the thrown.
Game Play
There are two very distinct parts to Fable 3. One is you leading the revolution, and the other is you as king.
In order to overthrow Logan, you must rally the support of Albion. You pick up supporters as you travel to Bowerstone Industrial, to Aurora, and then to take the thrown. But in order to gain supporters, you make promises to them. When you become king, you have to fulfill those promises, which can be the toughest thing in the game.
Much like Fable 2, you can have odd jobs, buy houses, have a family (which now you can choose a type of wedding), and commit murder. There are also the demon doors, keys, ancient tomes, and garden gnomes.
You still have the three buttons for the three types of attack (one button per type of attack). They are melee, guns, and magic. A good thing to note is that the longer you hold the button, the stronger the attack.
Aurora is a new desert continent that you get to explore. I wont say much about it, but it's as big if not bigger than Albion and a blast to explore.
The Sanctuary is your 3D map and inventory that is tended to by Jasper, your butler. In the Sanctuary, you can mix and match outfits, mix spells (that's right, mix spells!), analyze your weapons, and check on your achievements.
The Weapons
You start out with the hammer, the sword, the rifle, and the pistol. Just like I said above (in case you are skipping around), there is one button for the melee and one for the guns. Also, the longer you hold the button, the stronger the attack.
The weapons now reflect the characters nature and they have improvements. The improvements include the amount of damage dealt, the attractiveness of your character to other characters, and the amount of experience gained. The only way to gain these improvements though is by using that particular weapon, which leads to one or two weapons being used more, and stronger, than the others.
One last thing to add, you can now mix your spells!! Just imagine all the possibilities! A fire tornado, electric swords, and the list goes on!
Chicken!
Co-Op
Co-op has some cool new features. When you enter into another players world, you bring your own hero, your dog, and your own camera. Each player has their own camera, which allows one player to go explore and another to fight for example. You can even get married in multi-player! Something to keep in mind, when you get married to another player, both players gold is shared with the other. When you get a divorce, the total gold is split between the two players.
The Verdict
There are a few cons in Fable 3. They are:
1. The game does have a few bugs. I have heard of some players not being able to finish a quest, and audio cutting out.
2. My biggest complaint about Fable 3 is that they did away with the old action wheel. Insted of being able to choose exactly which action you perform, you can only choose between good, bad, or funny and then the game randomly chooses an action. Also, you can no longer perform the action for a group of people. All actions are now only one-on-one.
Besides the cons of the game, this is a great game over all. My verdict: BUY.
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