Customer Reviews
Take a week off work, Lock yourself in and turn off your mobile! - By: Michael Branton, 09 Oct 2008 
The opening narrative, complete with brilliantly illustrated storyboard sets the scene perfectly for what is easily one of the best games to be released on the Xbox.
A compelling plot with more twists & turns than a helter-skelter will keep you glued to your buttocks, given flavour by the well written NPC's. Some will annoy you, this is certain. But when this occurs, you could simply take their head off with an axe if it suits you.
The graphics are pretty, the load times are not too long & the controls are easy to master. Oh, & the graphics are pretty, VERY pretty! (So much so that I have now said this three times!).
What keeps me playing games is the feeling of being able to free-roam, to do what quests I choose, to have my in-game' choices actually affect the game, to be able to customize my character to give them the look that I want. This game has ALL of these things! (And more) From choosing hairstyles, facial hair & clothing down to you body weight! (Eat too many pies & tofu & you may end up as a rotund podger!)
You can play the game as an archer, a warrior or a pure spell caster (mage), or maybe a mixture of all three as one gains experience relevant to the means by which foes are vanquished! - Gain enough experiencein some skills & you will be able to steal items out of shops & eventually be able to pick locks & raid peoples homes & shops at night!
Another nice feature is the title vendor. Buy yourself a nice title such as 'Assassin', 'Ranger', 'Gladiator' or maybe even 'Chicken chaser'!? & people around towns & villages will call out to youin adoration - or fleein sheer terror!
Which brings me nicely to the good/evil feature. Your actionsin the game determine how good/evil your character is. Slaughter an entire village, smashing down doors & killing villagers as they climb out of their beds & then hack up the town guard & you will gain some serious 'evil' points. Become evil enough & the darkness within will begin to manifest itselfin your outward appearance! (Think red eyes, huge horns, glowing red aura). Or be a 'good' natured character & with enough good points, your character will end up looking something akin to an archangel.
The diversity of the gameplay is ever-present. Even when playing through the game 'quests', one can more often than not choose to partakein a quest that is more suited to their alignment. For example one could take the 'Save the Traders' quest, or the 'Massacre the Traders' quest. Which all add to the feeling of a unique gaming experience each & every time you play through this outstanding game!
Other nice features of the game include a horde of weapons with which to equip your character whether it be the blackened Obsidian-bladed Longsword or the Ebony Longbow. One can also augment ones weaponry with crystals that give the weapon extra benefits such as increased damage or extra lightening damage.
You can own & even lease property, get married, have sex, get divorced or...ahem...Widow yourself...You can go fishing, complete or fulfil special requirements to open secret 'Demon Doors' & collect elusive 'Silver Keys' which allow you to open special treasure chests for some pretty groovy items!
The game possibilities are near-endless & the game environments really draw you into a fantastical world which you will not want to escape from. There are hours & hours of adventuring & exploration to be had here & it's a game that I guarantee you will play through again, either as an opposing alignment or just to do a few things differently.
Fable: The Lost Chapters is 33% longer than the original Fable with a truck-load of new additions including new quests, characters & equipment to name but a few.
If you own an Xbox & do not yet own this game then fear not - for their is still time to redeem yourselves! This is one game you will not regret buying!
Great RPG game worth playing - By: J. Moyle, 20 Aug 2008 This is a fantastically designed game for when it was released; it's fun & interest giving the player a variety of choices during decisions & interactions that determine how their character (aligning between good & evil) as well as the plot of their game to progress.
It's enjoyable to explore the world of Fable (though slightly limitedin terms of area paths), with hidden treasures, books, 'demon' doors & soforth being part of that. There are also some amusing side games within it for your character to play.
The music themes during gameplay also make the experience even more fun.
Definitely a game worth playing, hours of fun & you can play it again & develop your characterin a different way so you end playing another game with a different twist.
From excellent to frustrating - By: Azlak, 09 Nov 2007 
I got this game mainly due to the fact I like RPGs & there are little available for the 360. Part of my gripe with Fable is largely due to the emmulation of the 360 console as opposed to the game itself however, Fable still has some irritating aspects which I'll cover first.
On the subject of the actual emmulation, the game requires at least 2 or 3 updates to be installed every time I put the game on which is a bit annoying although undertstandable. However, the emmulation at time causes my game to freeze which takes me onto my next point regarding the game.
The save procedure can be infuriating. While for the most part you can complete a "world" save which stores everything you've done you can't do this mid quest. All you can complete is a "hero" save which stores you're experience but not how far you arein the quest. Bearingin mind some quests are very long winded, & during this you do a lot of battling. What really annoyed me was getting half way through one, then going into a different area of Albion only to find my game freezes on the load page leaving me to restart the console. That also meant that I was back to square 1 with the quests.
Lastly on the annoying aspects of this game was the menu set up. Although you can shortcut for quicker access when surrounded by up to 10 undead, fiddling with a trigger button then scrolling through little icons trying to guess which spell was the one you were looking for is time consuming & means you're taking hits all that time. Also, the D-pad shortcut menu also take a bit of getting used to. I allocate expressions to buttons only to find they don't save on the d-pad. Also, when I try to select an apple for health instead of automatically eating apple, the larger item menu appears when it's not short cut to the d-pad button I allocated it to.
Quite a few bad points however, the rest of the game more than makes up for these irritating aspects. I would get annoyed & switch the game offin a huff only to find 10 minutes later I had it back on again as I could't put it down.
You play a young man known as 'hero'. Basically you're trained by the Heros Guild to go out into Albion & complete quests although the way you complete the quests, your choice of clothes, tattoos, haircuts & general actions shape your personality, looks & how the residents of Albion view you.
Your ultimate goal is to rescue your mother (whom you believed dead) from the evil Jack of Blades. By completing the quests, you accumulate experience & upgrade your health, physique & Will (magic) to be able to take on Jack.
The diffculty of the quests rage from ridiculously easy to rather challenging. I'm not a massively seasoned gamer, but I did find the game an easy one overall.
The land of Albion itself is large (and frequently beautiful) so thankfully you have the option to teleport about the place. Be warned however as it was during the teleport load screen that my game crashes frequently.
This game has some nice quirks. I'd single out the upgrade system as my favourite. Hero can perfom some great spells (berserk being a favourite) although you'll go from requiring only a few thousand experience for an upgrade to requiring 20,000 which is a bit of a shock to the system. Fortunately you're bombarded with more difficult enemies & you'll gather this XPin no time.
In short, although Fable doesn't have anything massively revolutionaryin it, it's got something elsein terms of how enjoyable it is to play. It's also curiously satisfying to complete each quest & upgrade.
Give it a go. Just be prepared to want to tear your hair out at times but for the most part, you'll have a daft wee smile on your face as you sitin your Mayor's Mansion & woo the ladies (personality permitting), or when you play the dashing hero, saving villagers & accepting nothingin return.
Just to say..... - By: Oli Taylor, 06 Aug 2006 i know theres been loads of other reviews & stuff so u know wot the games liek by now but yh just to say this is a class game the 1st one brilliant & the added bits on this game make it longer & more fun also for those of you that hav bought it & enjoyed it search on google for fable 2 trailer i'v just watched it & it looks phat set a little bit after the 1st onein the colonel times but still with all the magic & fairy tale bits we love yh go & watch it it look well gd
Fable - a true 'legend' of a game! - By: Eddy Reynolds, 27 Apr 2006 Well, where do I start? This game is phenominal. The story is soin depth & the possibilities are endless! Good or Evil - for those of you that hadn't played the original Fable these are the two choices that face you whilst you play. Will you lead a heroic onslaught of all that is evilin the world? Or will you pursue all that is pure & good, destroying, & creating a reign of terror along your way? The choice is yours. Anyway, onto the storyline - which I must say is superb! The game starts with you as a small child, it's your sisters birthday & your father has asked you to get her a preasent. You have one problem though, you have no money. So your Dad offers you a deal - for every good deed you do around the town he will give you one gold coin. However, there are other ways of getting the money you require. For example: A local bully is threatening a young child for his toy, & the boy cries for help. You are now faced with those two choices again. You could either: defeat the bully & get the gold off your father for performing a good deed...or you could kick the holy crap out of the little kid until he offers you gold to leave him alone. Its quite simple, yet very entertaining! After the gold is gathered for your sisters birthday you buy her a present & just as you go to give her this preseant, bandits raid the town...typical? Your father is killed & your mother & sister kidnapped. You are left alone. That is until a mysterious man appears & explains that he is your only hope of survival. Now this is where the real game starts. This man is infact Maze, head of heroes at the heroes guild. He & the guildmaster(whom you will also meet)train you to become a hero, to fight evilin the world - that is, if you want to of course, lol! You are told that there is a growing evil arisingin Albion (the worldin which the game is set) & you are given a series of missions besides the main story line to complete. Along the way you will grow stronger & wiser, enabaling you to use heavier weapons & powerful spells to defeat your foes. You are faced with a huge arsenal of weapons & spells to choose from, each with there own unique ability & strengths. There are also many types of clothing, armour & mystacal robes to wear - all of which you will buy with your hard earned cash...and its tuff being a hero! As for the extra contentin the game - excellent! Another island to explore more weapons, more armour, more monsters to fight & another chunk of story to play through. There are so many secrets to unvail, so many choices to be made & so many puzzles to be solved that you will simply never grow weary of this game. It can be played again & again. I loved it, so will you! Now go, buy this game, & be faced with the choices that I have...Good or Evil, what will you be? 5/5 - Phenominal!
