Recently I was able to find a copy of and start enjoying Fable 2. This Xbox 360 game is fun. And I’m still not finished with it.
I would love to say that I ran through the game in 20 hours of so. I wish I had the time to be a hardcore gamer like I was back in college. But this isn’t Legend of Zelda, and I am 40.
Given those facts, the question remains is the game worth it to an older gamer like myself. Someone who has severe limits on time.
Well the answer is yes. The game is worth the price ($65 new with tax) and annoyance of finding it – especially if you like in a smaller town than New York City. Because you can really enjoy the game.
This is little different than Fable, but yet it is. The game has far superior graphics and sound. The gameplay is pretty intuitive. And you don’t have a real need to mash buttons in exotic combinations you need a flow chart for as some games do.
Your progress is simple to follow and the rewards flow with ease. I still have yet to figure out how you can have sex, but I have several dozen ladies in various towns in the game that are quite smitten for me. While I have seen commercials and reports that state it can be done (in fact they state you could be engaged in various fetish actions – and this is not limited to just heterosexual encounters for those that wonder) I’m still working through how to make this happen, without cheats.
The hours will melt away in the game as you run from here to there and jump from one quest to another. Enemies are plentiful, but a well maintained arsenal of physical strength, solid shooting skills, and a bit of area magic will keep most of the baddies at bay. All the while you will accumulate gold to spend on gifts, businesses, and/or housing. I’m still working on getting just the right house without killing off the inhabitants. But I do own several businesses and am renting a few place.
One downside is the lack of interest in certain quests in the game. There are a few characters you meet that you could just care less about. They aren’t central to the theme of course, but it would have been nice to flesh out their stories a touch more. Still as you roam the countryside you will be remembered even if you don’t recall the character.
This game is admittedly a tribute to the vanity we all have in some degree. It’s fun to watch the character stand in a courtyard holding a trophy high and watch the various stats in the area jump higher. And of course I am already planning the demise of a few areas just to see what happens.
The game is open-ended, so you can choose to be however you wish. In general I’m trying to just be me. Not trying to learn a single all-evil or good response but just how I am. And that’s what hooks you. Just being you and seeing how the game reacts.
It’s fun to watch people scatter because you accidentally pull out a gun or blast an area with magic. And there are consequences of course. Especially with those you are endearing, for whatever reason.
Well what I can say is that after 8 hours of play, the game is still fresh and interesting. There are still jobs to do, and opportunities to explore. And a few twists to drop on the unsuspecting bits and bytes of the realm.
I recommend the game for those of us best considered casual gamers. It’s time you will enjoy getting lost in, and the replay value looks to be refreshingly high. And if you really want to make the game interesting, there is always the option to play against the world on the Xbox Live option. Call it MMO lite.
Oh, that reminds me. I will have a review of Warhammer Online shortly. I just want to get one more character up to level 10 to make an nice comparison.
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