In Fable 2 I remember reading a lore bit about the events of the first game, something like: there were conflicting reports but apparently the evil Oakvale hero carved 'Your health is low' on the guildmaster's forehead after he killed him.
I really really wish Black and white got some more games, i had such fond memories of the first and second game and there is so much they can expand on
@@JohnnyTightIips I actually bought a usb cd-rom drive for Warcraft III (and some other games) 😂😂 edit: probably not worth it but kinda fun just for the nostalgia. I like the subtle sounds of it spinning up
I wish we could get a remake of the first. Or the third one to be more like the first with the UI and QOL of the second. The second is my favorite but mainly because it lets you know what you're doing and has a proper UI, but if you look close enough it's an RTS through and through. Once the mask falls down it's difficult to not think about it.
13:18 - Tbf, this is also addressed. He originally saw that you have the potential to defeat Jack of Blades. He even gets very excited during your final exam, especially when you do the archery section, he says something akin to, "Yes, that's it! Now, strike lightning at me". At that point, he's stacking his chips on you. But later, he lost hope some time after your final test because Jack was so powerful and so on track to achieve his goals. He thought Jack couldn't be stopped. After you defeat Maze, he realises that you have reached a high enough level of power that Jack no longer seems so unbeatable. You reignite his hope in that fight. THAT'S what he's proud of. You brought him back to that feeling he had when he tested you in your youth
Nit everything needs to be complicated morality balances. Sometimes it's nice to have an obvious good choice not bend you over a rail with a surprise twist. Like the Tenpenny Tower and the ghouls.
What gets me is that the Heroes' Guild will have quests for both good and evil outcomes on the same notice board. So you'll go over there and see a quest reading "Help! Bandits are raiding our shipments and we need protection! The Merchants' Guild", and then next to it is another quest reading "LOL, let's go kill some merchants, Sincerely: The Bandits". It's a bit odd, is all I'm saying.
Its odd but considering the Heroes were like a force of nature controlling the world both for good and bad it makes sense that both kinds of quests are available. Besides the whole concept of good and evil in Fable was very primitive but still interesting.
@@deathstar6998 See, I get that part. All I’m saying is that if I was a merchant in Fable, and had just asked the Heroes’ Guild to help protect my next caravan, only to then pass by their notice board on the way out and find a separate quest to ROB my caravan, I’d feel a bit put off and question the seriousness of the guild. It’d be like going to the supermarket and seeing a notice for ”Missing cat, Mr. Whiskers”, only to find another notice next to it saying ”Check out this sweet cat I just yoinked”. And the notices both have pictures of the same cat.
@@MoffMuppet Cant you boast about it as well, so you've just plopped your cash down to get some heroes to protect you and then as you walk out a hero is outside (a nasty looking dude with horns growing out of his head covered in scars with a massive, massive sword) boasting how hes going to rob and murder you wearing just his underpants, then he pulls out a massive monsters decapitated head to wow the crowd further!
@@MoffMuppet No I get that, which is probably why most quests are issued not in the most conventional means. Besides Bandits were gonna rob you anyway, so you just have to bet that there is a heroic someone who is gonna help defend your farm from whichever hero takes the other quest. So while you might be at mercy of someone being altruistic it sort of makes sense, either get robbed or appeal to someone having better nature.
WHAT A GAME! i used to play this when i was around 17 yo, now im 36 and fondly remember the whimsical music and magical vibe. I absolutely loved this game and im happy to see it come to life again, with the aniversary edition and other reviewers talking about it. Great video! Loved it!
Fun fact: The Lost Chapters nerfed The Sword of Aeons to 230 damage from a whopping 550. This was likely to bring it down to the level of Avo's Tear to balance good and evil.
No way!! I didn't do an evil playthrough until TLC came out, and I was so disappointed by the Sword of Aeons; like you get the exact same sword either way. I guess it makes sense to try to make the new endgame a challenge, but it also makes the most meaningful choice meaningless (though I suppose the mask scene is a good replacement)
Avo's Tear didn't exist before The Lost Chapters, the real reason is so that people could do the post main story quests without having to use the only viable weapon in the game, since they would have to balance the new quests to be a lot harder for people with a 500 attack weapon to not get bored. So instead, by nerfing it they were able to balance the quests more fairly for people who didn't want to use one of the two swords.
Yeah I get it that it's all subjective but having played TLC since childhood the way Anniversary looks just feels so wrong, I would like to play for the controller support but I can't stand it, meanwhile I feel like TLC despite showing its age still retains a certain charm, but maybe it's just nostalgia speaking
If you learn the summon spell and the assassin rush spell you can glitch through the floor in the guild room where the sword of aeons is and pick it up at the beginning of the game.
Many fond memories with this game. I remember buying it in 2004, not really knowing what it was about. It just looked neat on the cover and sounded like fun from the back cover. I don't think my cousin and I turned off my Xbox for weeks. We just kept playing Fable in shifts. I think I did 4 playthroughs back-to-back.
theres so much background lore hidden away I wish they’d expanded on that more and kept the hero’s guild around in the sequels instead of what they did
Part of me agrees, but I feel like a lot of the charm of the world is the fact that it's simple, mysterious, and fairytale-ish. If they focused too much on the specifics of the world it would probably lose those qualities. I feel like the sequels improved the charm of the original by making it a literal lost age.
I remember in the original (and I think The Lost Chapters too) that the save system allowed you to cheese the Hobbe Cave quest to obtain unlimited silver keys via the Hero Save function. Dig up the silver key at the old lady's cottage during the opening of the Hobbe Cave quest, do a Hero Save, then quit the game. It would save your Hero's inventory but NOT the world state. So the key would be in your pocket + still at the dig spot. Rinse and repeat. Doesn't work in the Anniversary edition though
I was 14 when this game came out and I have very fond memories of it. I replayed the anniversary edition when that released. This was the best of the Fables. I’m hoping the new Fable will be solid.
What a blast from the past. I own the anniversary edition but haven't gotten around to playing through it again. Something about Pathfinder keeps getting in my way. On that note though, still waiting on news that you've followed my advice and bought a motorcycle! Great video my dude 🤘
Day 2 of finally playing Wrath of the Righteous: Wow, now that I’m in the tavern and getting to speak to and make new allies: it just feels like I’m reading a really good book. I’ve done nothing besides spend an hour reading dialogue, but I already know more about my comrades and their personalities than by the end of some other games I’ve played. I absolutely was not expecting the city to open up as much as it did after leaving the tavern. I feel like I have a dozen different places I can go already, and I absolutely love when that moment hits in a game. The transmog golem outside made me laugh too. You were definitely right to warn about bugs, even much later after release, I’m encountering a few every hour. I didn’t even mention that I somehow got entirely stuck in the character creation screen on the last page, it just entirely froze up and I had to force close the game and start from scratch ;-; Can’t wait to see the game open up more. I’m sure the combat is gonna get a ton more complex which is both exciting and intimidating at the same time!
I always thought of boasting as the difficulty control for fable before the use of more common easy hard modes. Like this quest could be easy but you just had to say you would do it naked without taking any damage so have fun.
Man I need to replay this. I am going to have to try the Lost Chapters, it is the version I have and I missed the Steam sale. It also makes me want to play Kingdom of Amalur which gave me very Fable vibes
Man I respect the grind you put into gaming. Reason why I love your channel is because I ain't built like you. I'm a very casual player, only have ever 100% 3 games.
I just love Fable 1. I first played it back in 2004 or 2005 and it's been one of my favorite games ever. Back in the day I used to replay the game a lot, always playing with a different build. As an archer, as a warrior, as a mage, as a made up Death Knight (Warrior with certain magic) and so on. Sadly the game was never as difficult as the first time I played it when I basically played in the way it was intended. I very quickly figured many exploits out on my own back then and have learned many more over the years and now I always play with exploits and just blast through the game like it's no one business. BUT I still love the story, the characters, the world, the setting and I am very excited for the new Fable, the Reboot, because I hope and pray that they manage to bring back the magic of seeing and exploring the magic of Albion for the first time again.
Thanks for this, Mort. Especially at the end, when you point out that Fable is more than the sum of its parts. I worked at a game store when this released, and the discourse around Fable was pretty intense for the time. I for one loved it, but there were a lot of returns from people who either expected too much (thanks Molyneiux) or blazed through the original in a day and couldn't see the value in a "10 hour game."
My question us how did a great company like that get shut down what they made was ahead of its time the world so alive so many ways to play those games
I played Fable when it first came out and the Sword of Aeons was nerfed, HARD. It really was the best weapon before the addition of the Lost Chapters, but for me, the cost was too high. Also, the shop system becomes very broken once you have enough items that a shop wants.
I never knew you could buy other houses if the owner dies. 🤯 I thought that was only expanded on in Fable 2. I was always 95% melee with Fable 1, but this review shows that I could have been having a lot more fun with magic or at least skipping through combat quicker to get to the funner social elements.
Did you know that the Bereaver Weapon can become equally as strong as the Solus Great sword by adding a sharpening augmentation. I can't recall if it was the second or third slot. I used to make it as the opposite of the Solus by adding a lighting augmentation. Have fun!!
The Whisper decision showcases one of my pet peeves in game writing: You get a choice for a character to live/die or stay/leave, but no matter what you pick that's the last time you ever see or hear from them, as though they were never in the game to begin with. It makes sense that they didn't want to write two different story branches, and back then there might have been technical limits too, but in practice, it goes beyond a simple lack of consequence for your choice and takes it to a whole new level by erasing them from existence either way.
I spent 100's of hours playing fable. Being good, being bad collecting every legendary weapon, opening every demon door and silver chest, buying every house and business, becoming champion of fight club, beating the bar games, and more. I loved this dumb game so much. Giving the shop keeper in Bowerstone so many beers so he'd get drunk and I could steal all his stuff! This game was amazing. I'll definitely be interested in your review of the other two. They were shadows of the original in comparison. I did like the idea of the magic gloves in the 3rd one and how you could mix spells by the gloves you wore.
My personal exploit at the start of a new game was that I was very good at the bowerstone pub memory game. I would quickly win enough money to buy obsidian weapons and other top gear. Good times. Really it was always the tone of the Fable games I loved most. The humor always hit just right
Hey Mort long time fan! Quick question I drive a lot for work and love listening to your videos while driving would consider ever putting your videos into a podcast format for like Spotify or something like that?
Fable is one of my favourite childhood game series'. I actually loved Fable 2 the most, because i played it the most as a child and had lots of fun. Once i replayed it, i realized that it is actually not that great but the nostalgia remains. However, playing on controller, i much prefered Fable 2's magic system with charging Spells and no mana but it is sad that they removed some spells like multishot and multistrike.
First RPG game I ever played. This is what got me into RPGs and us still one if my favorite games. Yes it has flaws but it's still so much fun and it reminds me of good old days that I just can't help but love it 😊
Bro back in the days of old I played this game completely offline since I had no internet. However there was some game guide from a certain game magazine I used to buy. There was a list of all legendary weapons and how to get them, and I was completely fixated on getting them all. My most vivid memory of this game is immense frustration of not being able to obtain the fucking bow despide clear instructions from the guide. To this day I have no idea what have I done wrong.
i always thought that there should be alternative solution when we get sisters spirit to possess lady grey and that way have a good character for marriage
@@Catheidan lady grey killed her sister which is revealed by spirit of her sister and that is the moment in which you decide if you want to reveal it and get rid of her or hide it to marry her (the only way to open that damned demon door is to marry evil one) an i think that there should be alternative decision when spirit take over the evil one and go with marriage with morally better option
I'll forever remember Fable 1 as the game that got me familiar with unofficial community patches. The base game was great but it was so buggy and broken lmao
I absolutely love this game, mostly because of the hilarious ways in which it is broken. I replay it from time to time, like an exquisite guilty pleasure.
I'm probably remembering this with the rose tinted glasses of nostalgia but I had such a blast playing this as an Archer...Before, all i knew was to be the typical melee brute . Out of boredom I tried a different 'build' and had so much fun with bows (and some light magic maybe? cant say for sure , that was 20 years ago !! ) that melee seemed very basic and boring in comparison.
That's funny, even replaying it now I hate the archery and love the melee/melee spells! The game is so easy to break it feels like you have to find your preferred gameplay, and I assumed my way was the only way growing up.
Mostly remember loving the magic system with a combination of going berserk with time slow magic, don't need to worry about blocking if they are too slow to react I guess haha. I think I like the second game the most, liked the headshot mechanics along with them pulling in the ease of how you could break the game with multiple magic buff spells. Along with the economy game not needing you to turn into a murder hobo to get all of the properties in a city, maybe a bit more grindy since you couldn't take advantage of buying out a stock of gems to re-sell it to traders for more on repeat.
Utterly fantastic game. Sure, it's actually quite broken gameplay wise. But I think most of us never noticed or even cared about this back when we played it for the first time. Partially because we were a lot younger, but also because then it wasn't that common to research everything about the game online. Finding every little secret, solving every puzzle and completing all the sidequests was what made this game so satisfying for me. Fable 2 wasn't -as- good in my experience, for me mainly because the story and gameplay were fairly bland. But it was still enjoyable for those same reasons of exploration. Don't talk to me about Fable 3 though. The awful inventory system ruined that game for me entirely.
Tbh, the physical game manual had all the most important cheese strategies mentioned in it. Afaik, it mentioned "this mission has a load of enemies spawning all the time, it's a great place to stack up your combat multiplier and experience, especially if you combine it with the powerful Physical Shield skill that makes combat easy!" And everyone I know read the manuals back when I was a kid, because that was the only thing to do while the game was installing
One of my favorite memories in all of my time playing games was discovering that "Physical Shield" protected your experience multiplier on hit. You can chug mana potions and easily rack up a massive experience multiplier, maxing out your character really early on. Nowadays, it's impossible for me to not hear about cheeses and exploits, but back then discovering something myself was awesome.
Fable Anniversary lighting is pretty borked on 360 as a heads up. As is the melee combat. I think ive heard the XBox ports of both versions are the intended so keep that in mind.
People have been criticizing the style and looks of the characters from the upcoming reboot, but they must not have been paying attention. Fable has always been gritty, chubby, unclean, "ugly" etc. It's part of the whimsical style. I'm glad they aren't making it as clean and girly (and creepy) as anime or your typical 5 o'clock shadow hero guy world. Fable has charm and personality.
It has been over a decade for me to, but I think you can get younger to if your pour your gold into the good temples donation. Making gold somewhat usefull in the long run. It might also be worth mentioning the skill elixirs give you 1000 point times your multiplayer combat. Soo raising it to 50 and then pop up one elixir will give you 50000 Strenght/Skill/Magic experience.
Hey Mort! Been playing Expedition: Rome and it is fantastic! Thanks for the recommendation. Have you played the other Geneforge games? How are those? I want to play th but I don't know which other than 2 I should invest time in
Man Fable introduction in contrast to its future installment was better paced. Fable 2 i quickly drop it. glad to re-experience the magic again with Kingdom of Amalur.
Until I read this just now, I couldn't place what it was but Amalur felt familiar. It was Fable improved and now I can't believe I never made the connection myself.
Hey! You should totally take a look at fear and hunger termina, this game somewhat remake their genre for the better! Also love the reviews, keep it up!
"...which I would say is also broken, in a sense that it's not very gHuUd." at 29:20 got me xDDD Anyways, thing with Fable: The Lost Chapters, which I've also played a lot when I was younger, on paper it looks unbeloevably epic, almost too good to be true. And funny thing is, everything is there... sort of. Like, they are not lying per se, it's just all kinda half-assed :D But even then, the game is lots of, taken for what it is, rather than for what you imagine it would be :D
The main thing i want these newer games to realize is the way you get loot. For example. Exaliber in fable is a unique way to get a powerfull weapon. Its not just a drop. Same thing with that hammer in morriwind that ways like 1 million or something lol…. Thats how looting needs to be done.
I love fable 1 I reply it every year or two I like that it’s short and I always try to make the most broken characters with quirky play styles that I haven’t tried before. I generally prefer the lost chapters but I have both.
I remember making money in this game by buying property, placing expensive trophies inside, selling with a profit, smashing the door open, stealing trophies, buying it cheaper and so on. You can buy out so many buildings in this game and live the landlord fantasy LMAO
Thanks for the video. I certainly understand your points, but this game just felt like a series of missed opportunities. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
If you don't want to sacrifice your sisterfor the sword of aeons you can get a sword just as powerful from the guild hall after not sacrificing your sister..
I still don't understand why they never ported Fable 2 to PC, while magic was shit and the finale is underwhelming, I personally think Fable 2 has better post-game content.
I will always have a lot of love for Fable and it has some really interesting mechanics. But I think the true test of any game is how much it defies the passage of time and I just don't think Fable 1 has aged well in that regard. Whereas, for example, the original metal gear solid on PS1 still blows 99% of modern games out of the water for me regardless of its graphics because of the timeless quality of the base product
It's free if you have Xbox Live! I found that out accidentally while signing my wife up to play minecraft with her friends. I still have The Lost Chapters on Xbox!
This is a perfect game for like… a 13 year old. You just get a world to fuck around in and do silly shit. The story doesn’t have to be that good. It’s more fun just making builds and trying out all the different options
"Your health is low. Do you have any potions or food?"
Every. Single. Fight.
Your health is critical!
Hero, your will energy is low. Watch that...
You know you can turn that off, right?
PTSD 😂
In Fable 2 I remember reading a lore bit about the events of the first game, something like: there were conflicting reports but apparently the evil Oakvale hero carved 'Your health is low' on the guildmaster's forehead after he killed him.
@@jalero1596 When I first saw that, I was laughing so hard I couldn't breathe.
I really really wish Black and white got some more games, i had such fond memories of the first and second game and there is so much they can expand on
I just wish they released Black and White 2 on steam so I could play it properly. I still have my old CD but my PC doesn't have a CD tray anymore
@@JohnnyTightIips I actually bought a usb cd-rom drive for Warcraft III (and some other games) 😂😂
edit: probably not worth it but kinda fun just for the nostalgia. I like the subtle sounds of it spinning up
I also like their The Movies game plus the Stunts & Effects expansion. Give me that along with Black & White 2 and I'd be very happy
I wish we could get a remake of the first. Or the third one to be more like the first with the UI and QOL of the second. The second is my favorite but mainly because it lets you know what you're doing and has a proper UI, but if you look close enough it's an RTS through and through. Once the mask falls down it's difficult to not think about it.
It would probably be the mobile game with microtransactions at this point 😅
13:18 - Tbf, this is also addressed. He originally saw that you have the potential to defeat Jack of Blades. He even gets very excited during your final exam, especially when you do the archery section, he says something akin to, "Yes, that's it! Now, strike lightning at me". At that point, he's stacking his chips on you. But later, he lost hope some time after your final test because Jack was so powerful and so on track to achieve his goals. He thought Jack couldn't be stopped. After you defeat Maze, he realises that you have reached a high enough level of power that Jack no longer seems so unbeatable. You reignite his hope in that fight. THAT'S what he's proud of. You brought him back to that feeling he had when he tested you in your youth
Good ol' early 2000s morality system : be a saint or be a demon, no in-between. This game just makes it more obvious
Nit everything needs to be complicated morality balances. Sometimes it's nice to have an obvious good choice not bend you over a rail with a surprise twist. Like the Tenpenny Tower and the ghouls.
@@armelior4610 being inbetween sounds pretty normal though doesn't it? And how do we illustrate that? Just show an ordinary human?
@@Blasted2Oblivion having moral options that are not just simply evil or heroic is far more interesting.
@@Blasted2Oblivion Divorce is more evil than murder in Fable. It doesn't need to be complex, but some of it is silly.
What gets me is that the Heroes' Guild will have quests for both good and evil outcomes on the same notice board. So you'll go over there and see a quest reading "Help! Bandits are raiding our shipments and we need protection! The Merchants' Guild", and then next to it is another quest reading "LOL, let's go kill some merchants, Sincerely: The Bandits".
It's a bit odd, is all I'm saying.
Its odd but considering the Heroes were like a force of nature controlling the world both for good and bad it makes sense that both kinds of quests are available. Besides the whole concept of good and evil in Fable was very primitive but still interesting.
@@deathstar6998 See, I get that part. All I’m saying is that if I was a merchant in Fable, and had just asked the Heroes’ Guild to help protect my next caravan, only to then pass by their notice board on the way out and find a separate quest to ROB my caravan, I’d feel a bit put off and question the seriousness of the guild.
It’d be like going to the supermarket and seeing a notice for ”Missing cat, Mr. Whiskers”, only to find another notice next to it saying ”Check out this sweet cat I just yoinked”. And the notices both have pictures of the same cat.
@@MoffMuppet Cant you boast about it as well, so you've just plopped your cash down to get some heroes to protect you and then as you walk out a hero is outside (a nasty looking dude with horns growing out of his head covered in scars with a massive, massive sword) boasting how hes going to rob and murder you wearing just his underpants, then he pulls out a massive monsters decapitated head to wow the crowd further!
@@MoffMuppet No I get that, which is probably why most quests are issued not in the most conventional means. Besides Bandits were gonna rob you anyway, so you just have to bet that there is a heroic someone who is gonna help defend your farm from whichever hero takes the other quest. So while you might be at mercy of someone being altruistic it sort of makes sense, either get robbed or appeal to someone having better nature.
@@MoffMuppetgod this game is so good hahahaahha. The absurdity is def part of the charm
WHAT A GAME! i used to play this when i was around 17 yo, now im 36 and fondly remember the whimsical music and magical vibe. I absolutely loved this game and im happy to see it come to life again, with the aniversary edition and other reviewers talking about it. Great video! Loved it!
Exactly same here even the ages ;)
Fable, Morrowind, Jade Empire and NFL 2K5 are game's that I still play to this day on my OG Xbox. 😊
I feel like I'm the only person who wants a fable 2 steam release lol
Same!😊
There are dozens of us
You are not alone
Yea really hate the not being on PC essentially anymore.
Like damn miss out on free money.
@@Zephyr116 nice Arrested development reference
Fun fact: The Lost Chapters nerfed The Sword of Aeons to 230 damage from a whopping 550. This was likely to bring it down to the level of Avo's Tear to balance good and evil.
No way!! I didn't do an evil playthrough until TLC came out, and I was so disappointed by the Sword of Aeons; like you get the exact same sword either way. I guess it makes sense to try to make the new endgame a challenge, but it also makes the most meaningful choice meaningless (though I suppose the mask scene is a good replacement)
Which is lame, considering what you had to do to get it.
Avo's Tear didn't exist before The Lost Chapters, the real reason is so that people could do the post main story quests without having to use the only viable weapon in the game, since they would have to balance the new quests to be a lot harder for people with a 500 attack weapon to not get bored.
So instead, by nerfing it they were able to balance the quests more fairly for people who didn't want to use one of the two swords.
@@TheAsj97 Ah, that makes sense.
I actually prefer the Lost Chapters over the Anniversary edition. It just looks nicer overall, even if Anniversary is technically superior.
Absolutely! The original character designs are way more appealing!
@@BraveAbandon Yeah, in the Anniversary characters look kinda ugly. They also have this weird lighting effect where their faces look almost greasy.
Yeah I get it that it's all subjective but having played TLC since childhood the way Anniversary looks just feels so wrong, I would like to play for the controller support but I can't stand it, meanwhile I feel like TLC despite showing its age still retains a certain charm, but maybe it's just nostalgia speaking
If you learn the summon spell and the assassin rush spell you can glitch through the floor in the guild room where the sword of aeons is and pick it up at the beginning of the game.
Many fond memories with this game. I remember buying it in 2004, not really knowing what it was about. It just looked neat on the cover and sounded like fun from the back cover. I don't think my cousin and I turned off my Xbox for weeks. We just kept playing Fable in shifts. I think I did 4 playthroughs back-to-back.
You sound like me im not even joking I didn't know what fable was that is the same reason why bought it
theres so much background lore hidden away I wish they’d expanded on that more and kept the hero’s guild around in the sequels instead of what they did
Part of me agrees, but I feel like a lot of the charm of the world is the fact that it's simple, mysterious, and fairytale-ish. If they focused too much on the specifics of the world it would probably lose those qualities. I feel like the sequels improved the charm of the original by making it a literal lost age.
Dude I played so much Fable growing up.
I remember in the original (and I think The Lost Chapters too) that the save system allowed you to cheese the Hobbe Cave quest to obtain unlimited silver keys via the Hero Save function. Dig up the silver key at the old lady's cottage during the opening of the Hobbe Cave quest, do a Hero Save, then quit the game. It would save your Hero's inventory but NOT the world state. So the key would be in your pocket + still at the dig spot. Rinse and repeat. Doesn't work in the Anniversary edition though
I used the hero save stuff in a lot of areas to duplicate rewards but I never thought to use it there.
The best route was Lynchfield graveyard, you can get three in that area so you only need to make a few runs.
I was 14 when this game came out and I have very fond memories of it. I replayed the anniversary edition when that released. This was the best of the Fables.
I’m hoping the new Fable will be solid.
What a blast from the past. I own the anniversary edition but haven't gotten around to playing through it again. Something about Pathfinder keeps getting in my way. On that note though, still waiting on news that you've followed my advice and bought a motorcycle! Great video my dude 🤘
Day 2 of finally playing Wrath of the Righteous:
Wow, now that I’m in the tavern and getting to speak to and make new allies: it just feels like I’m reading a really good book. I’ve done nothing besides spend an hour reading dialogue, but I already know more about my comrades and their personalities than by the end of some other games I’ve played.
I absolutely was not expecting the city to open up as much as it did after leaving the tavern. I feel like I have a dozen different places I can go already, and I absolutely love when that moment hits in a game. The transmog golem outside made me laugh too.
You were definitely right to warn about bugs, even much later after release, I’m encountering a few every hour. I didn’t even mention that I somehow got entirely stuck in the character creation screen on the last page, it just entirely froze up and I had to force close the game and start from scratch ;-;
Can’t wait to see the game open up more. I’m sure the combat is gonna get a ton more complex which is both exciting and intimidating at the same time!
I always thought of boasting as the difficulty control for fable before the use of more common easy hard modes. Like this quest could be easy but you just had to say you would do it naked without taking any damage so have fun.
Man I need to replay this. I am going to have to try the Lost Chapters, it is the version I have and I missed the Steam sale. It also makes me want to play Kingdom of Amalur which gave me very Fable vibes
I had no idea the lost chapters added new content. I thought it was just a rerelease of the game thanks for that info I’m going replay it
Man I respect the grind you put into gaming. Reason why I love your channel is because I ain't built like you. I'm a very casual player, only have ever 100% 3 games.
I just love Fable 1. I first played it back in 2004 or 2005 and it's been one of my favorite games ever. Back in the day I used to replay the game a lot, always playing with a different build. As an archer, as a warrior, as a mage, as a made up Death Knight (Warrior with certain magic) and so on. Sadly the game was never as difficult as the first time I played it when I basically played in the way it was intended. I very quickly figured many exploits out on my own back then and have learned many more over the years and now I always play with exploits and just blast through the game like it's no one business. BUT I still love the story, the characters, the world, the setting and I am very excited for the new Fable, the Reboot, because I hope and pray that they manage to bring back the magic of seeing and exploring the magic of Albion for the first time again.
Thanks for this, Mort. Especially at the end, when you point out that Fable is more than the sum of its parts.
I worked at a game store when this released, and the discourse around Fable was pretty intense for the time. I for one loved it, but there were a lot of returns from people who either expected too much (thanks Molyneiux) or blazed through the original in a day and couldn't see the value in a "10 hour game."
My question us how did a great company like that get shut down what they made was ahead of its time the world so alive so many ways to play those games
Bro why is the review longer than the game
Because Fable literally means a short story. Review after 100% means long-ass review
Lmao, this is impeccable logic
Swing and a miss
It's so fucking weird to see someone on this channel use 'bro' unironically.
The best RPG ever made in my opinion. Absolute perfection. If you haven't ever played through it, and are reading this, PLEASE do.
You are correct read my comment at the top of the page
I still go though and replay the lost chapter every year or 2 on my OG Xbox , such a great game 😊
I played Fable when it first came out and the Sword of Aeons was nerfed, HARD. It really was the best weapon before the addition of the Lost Chapters, but for me, the cost was too high. Also, the shop system becomes very broken once you have enough items that a shop wants.
I never knew you could buy other houses if the owner dies. 🤯 I thought that was only expanded on in Fable 2. I was always 95% melee with Fable 1, but this review shows that I could have been having a lot more fun with magic or at least skipping through combat quicker to get to the funner social elements.
Did you know that the Bereaver Weapon can become equally as strong as the Solus Great sword by adding a sharpening augmentation. I can't recall if it was the second or third slot. I used to make it as the opposite of the Solus by adding a lighting augmentation. Have fun!!
The Whisper decision showcases one of my pet peeves in game writing: You get a choice for a character to live/die or stay/leave, but no matter what you pick that's the last time you ever see or hear from them, as though they were never in the game to begin with. It makes sense that they didn't want to write two different story branches, and back then there might have been technical limits too, but in practice, it goes beyond a simple lack of consequence for your choice and takes it to a whole new level by erasing them from existence either way.
I really appreciate the steam deck section talking about compatiblity!
I spent 100's of hours playing fable. Being good, being bad collecting every legendary weapon, opening every demon door and silver chest, buying every house and business, becoming champion of fight club, beating the bar games, and more. I loved this dumb game so much. Giving the shop keeper in Bowerstone so many beers so he'd get drunk and I could steal all his stuff! This game was amazing.
I'll definitely be interested in your review of the other two. They were shadows of the original in comparison. I did like the idea of the magic gloves in the 3rd one and how you could mix spells by the gloves you wore.
Fable was such a huge influence on my brother and I when it dropped, glad to see it still going strong 20 years later
My personal exploit at the start of a new game was that I was very good at the bowerstone pub memory game. I would quickly win enough money to buy obsidian weapons and other top gear. Good times.
Really it was always the tone of the Fable games I loved most. The humor always hit just right
Crazy how the townspeople, economy, day/night cycle and little details are light years better than games now
So true and its pathetic read my comment at the top
HOW DID YOU 100% THIS GAME ALREADY? I SWEAR THIS MAN NEVER SLEEPS. WHY DONT YOU HAVE A MILLION SUBS YET
I love seeing you reviewing these older games. Did you ever play the Two Worlds games? So much Eurojank, but still good fun.
I havent but they are on my to-do list
Hey Mort long time fan! Quick question I drive a lot for work and love listening to your videos while driving would consider ever putting your videos into a podcast format for like Spotify or something like that?
No current plans, but never say never
Fable is one of my favourite childhood game series'. I actually loved Fable 2 the most, because i played it the most as a child and had lots of fun. Once i replayed it, i realized that it is actually not that great but the nostalgia remains. However, playing on controller, i much prefered Fable 2's magic system with charging Spells and no mana but it is sad that they removed some spells like multishot and multistrike.
First RPG game I ever played. This is what got me into RPGs and us still one if my favorite games.
Yes it has flaws but it's still so much fun and it reminds me of good old days that I just can't help but love it 😊
Bro back in the days of old I played this game completely offline since I had no internet. However there was some game guide from a certain game magazine I used to buy. There was a list of all legendary weapons and how to get them, and I was completely fixated on getting them all. My most vivid memory of this game is immense frustration of not being able to obtain the fucking bow despide clear instructions from the guide. To this day I have no idea what have I done wrong.
The original Black and White was my favourite Lionhead game. It delivered on most of what I was expecting.
i always thought that there should be alternative solution when we get sisters spirit to possess lady grey and that way have a good character for marriage
You want to marry your sister?
@@Catheidan lady grey killed her sister which is revealed by spirit of her sister and that is the moment in which you decide if you want to reveal it and get rid of her or hide it to marry her (the only way to open that damned demon door is to marry evil one)
an i think that there should be alternative decision when spirit take over the evil one and go with marriage with morally better option
One of my favorite games of all times. I’ve been looking for a game to make me feel like Fable did for a very long time now
I'll forever remember Fable 1 as the game that got me familiar with unofficial community patches. The base game was great but it was so buggy and broken lmao
I absolutely love this game, mostly because of the hilarious ways in which it is broken. I replay it from time to time, like an exquisite guilty pleasure.
I’m a sucker for a game that’s more fun than balanced
Loved this series of games when I was younger, looking forward to the video
Thanks for Fable review. Grew up playing this game several times. Really charming game even to this day..
I'm probably remembering this with the rose tinted glasses of nostalgia but I had such a blast playing this as an Archer...Before, all i knew was to be the typical melee brute . Out of boredom I tried a different 'build' and had so much fun with bows (and some light magic maybe? cant say for sure , that was 20 years ago !! ) that melee seemed very basic and boring in comparison.
I'll be honest with you. I don't think it's rose colored glasses. This game was genuinely a good game ahead of it's time.
That's funny, even replaying it now I hate the archery and love the melee/melee spells! The game is so easy to break it feels like you have to find your preferred gameplay, and I assumed my way was the only way growing up.
Mostly remember loving the magic system with a combination of going berserk with time slow magic, don't need to worry about blocking if they are too slow to react I guess haha. I think I like the second game the most, liked the headshot mechanics along with them pulling in the ease of how you could break the game with multiple magic buff spells. Along with the economy game not needing you to turn into a murder hobo to get all of the properties in a city, maybe a bit more grindy since you couldn't take advantage of buying out a stock of gems to re-sell it to traders for more on repeat.
Utterly fantastic game.
Sure, it's actually quite broken gameplay wise. But I think most of us never noticed or even cared about this back when we played it for the first time. Partially because we were a lot younger, but also because then it wasn't that common to research everything about the game online. Finding every little secret, solving every puzzle and completing all the sidequests was what made this game so satisfying for me.
Fable 2 wasn't -as- good in my experience, for me mainly because the story and gameplay were fairly bland. But it was still enjoyable for those same reasons of exploration.
Don't talk to me about Fable 3 though. The awful inventory system ruined that game for me entirely.
Tbh, the physical game manual had all the most important cheese strategies mentioned in it. Afaik, it mentioned "this mission has a load of enemies spawning all the time, it's a great place to stack up your combat multiplier and experience, especially if you combine it with the powerful Physical Shield skill that makes combat easy!"
And everyone I know read the manuals back when I was a kid, because that was the only thing to do while the game was installing
One of my favorite memories in all of my time playing games was discovering that "Physical Shield" protected your experience multiplier on hit. You can chug mana potions and easily rack up a massive experience multiplier, maxing out your character really early on.
Nowadays, it's impossible for me to not hear about cheeses and exploits, but back then discovering something myself was awesome.
Fable Anniversary lighting is pretty borked on 360 as a heads up. As is the melee combat.
I think ive heard the XBox ports of both versions are the intended so keep that in mind.
People have been criticizing the style and looks of the characters from the upcoming reboot, but they must not have been paying attention. Fable has always been gritty, chubby, unclean, "ugly" etc. It's part of the whimsical style.
I'm glad they aren't making it as clean and girly (and creepy) as anime or your typical 5 o'clock shadow hero guy world. Fable has charm and personality.
This game was my favorite game from 2005 to 2011, when I got to play Skyrim.
It has been over a decade for me to, but I think you can get younger to if your pour your gold into the good temples donation. Making gold somewhat usefull in the long run.
It might also be worth mentioning the skill elixirs give you 1000 point times your multiplayer combat. Soo raising it to 50 and then pop up one elixir will give you 50000 Strenght/Skill/Magic experience.
You can reduce your age by 5-10 years one time if you donate 50k. Correct about the elixirs but exp is so easy to get it really doesnt matter much imo
Must have felt like a holiday playing through this after your recent hard work on Pathfinder. Can't wait to hear your thoughts on number 3. Cheers
Yeah kinda lol its why I chose it next, I knew it was short and funny
Hey Mort! Been playing Expedition: Rome and it is fantastic! Thanks for the recommendation. Have you played the other Geneforge games? How are those?
I want to play th but I don't know which other than 2 I should invest time in
Just 1&2 so far, wanting to see if 3 gets a remaster announcement like the first two
You really should play Myst and Riven remasters, absolutely amazing
Man Fable introduction in contrast to its future installment was better paced. Fable 2 i quickly drop it. glad to re-experience the magic again with Kingdom of Amalur.
Fable 2 and 3 just weren't the same, honestly. 2 is fine but 1 will always be the best
Until I read this just now, I couldn't place what it was but Amalur felt familiar. It was Fable improved and now I can't believe I never made the connection myself.
Hey! You should totally take a look at fear and hunger termina, this game somewhat remake their genre for the better! Also love the reviews, keep it up!
Always impressive to see a 100% review so quickly for recently released games Mortismal
I knew the audio director on this project. She was pretty good.
I've been hoping against hope that they'd put Fable 2 on PC. Never got a chance to play it and I always hear it's the best of the original run.
omg i love your reviews videos. i need to play this game someday
Yes please do its the best R.P.G. ever made and one of the best games ever made dont skip out on this one
"...which I would say is also broken, in a sense that it's not very gHuUd." at 29:20 got me xDDD
Anyways, thing with Fable: The Lost Chapters, which I've also played a lot when I was younger, on paper it looks unbeloevably epic, almost too good to be true. And funny thing is, everything is there... sort of.
Like, they are not lying per se, it's just all kinda half-assed :D But even then, the game is lots of, taken for what it is, rather than for what you imagine it would be :D
I played through this earlier this year and I just spammed Time Slow and went to town on everyone with a legendary sword. Still fun even in 2024
Fable's cartoony artstyle remains charming to this day, while many other games from 2004, that chased realistic graphics faded into obscurity. 🎨🖌
I love fable art style so much and I also love the music
The main thing i want these newer games to realize is the way you get loot. For example. Exaliber in fable is a unique way to get a powerfull weapon. Its not just a drop. Same thing with that hammer in morriwind that ways like 1 million or something lol…. Thats how looting needs to be done.
I love fable 1 I reply it every year or two I like that it’s short and I always try to make the most broken characters with quirky play styles that I haven’t tried before. I generally prefer the lost chapters but I have both.
Damm I loved this game
I played Fable 1, 2, 3 and Fable 1 is still my favorite from the series.
1 of the best RPG game..i play the OG on PC..its very unique..
I remember making money in this game by buying property, placing expensive trophies inside, selling with a profit, smashing the door open, stealing trophies, buying it cheaper and so on.
You can buy out so many buildings in this game and live the landlord fantasy LMAO
I remember this game being super fun and from what you said here it's still the same if you don't take it too seriously.
Thanks for the video. I certainly understand your points, but this game just felt like a series of missed opportunities. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
I let Whisper die, they never failed to mention it. I thought overall it was a bit underwhelming.
We could use some Capcom-quality remakes of western RPGs like Fable
If you don't want to sacrifice your sisterfor the sword of aeons you can get a sword just as powerful from the guild hall after not sacrificing your sister..
I like this. Thank you
Lady grey awakened something inside of me.
i miss when games used to make weapons "glow" to show you improved them :(
I still don't understand why they never ported Fable 2 to PC, while magic was shit and the finale is underwhelming, I personally think Fable 2 has better post-game content.
It's available on PC via the xbox pc games pass, it basically streams through their servers or something.
One of the best! Love this game so much....
Wow he finished Fable 1 remake in record time!
I will always have a lot of love for Fable and it has some really interesting mechanics. But I think the true test of any game is how much it defies the passage of time and I just don't think Fable 1 has aged well in that regard. Whereas, for example, the original metal gear solid on PS1 still blows 99% of modern games out of the water for me regardless of its graphics because of the timeless quality of the base product
nice
Fable didn't really hold up THEN. But its charm and fun have always shone through.
$35!?!?
I had no idea
It's free if you have Xbox Live! I found that out accidentally while signing my wife up to play minecraft with her friends. I still have The Lost Chapters on Xbox!
All I want from a Fable game is to one day be able to kill Reaver.
Ahh Fable. Also known as Landchad simulator.
I love the world design. I hope the remake goes the same route. I don’t want another open world game!
Can't recall if you said you'd take a look at Nobody wants to die
Should take a glimpse if it hasn't hit your radar.
man... 20 years already...
❤ my childhood 😭😭
Gronk!
I dont think I've EVER knew my character gets taller 😅
The name of the game fits well then. :)
How your child reacted to it?
Wasn't interested
This is a perfect game for like… a 13 year old. You just get a world to fuck around in and do silly shit. The story doesn’t have to be that good. It’s more fun just making builds and trying out all the different options