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  • Oct 26, 2010

Tom Mc Shea delves into the Lionhead Studios storybook and uncovers this review for Fable III.

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643 comments
elmerfud43
elmerfud43

In my opinion this game looks great. I played the demo on my Xbox 360 and I loved it

DavedogX
DavedogX like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

This feels like its on rails, moral choices don't matter until you rule and if you decide to be evil it doesn't matter after the main story. Its fun to play but has no replay value.

ZoN1c
ZoN1c like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

ffs WHY are they ruining the fable franchise ?! Why not make a Fable game where you are building up the guild? a Prequel to Fable 1! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!

thequickshooter
thequickshooter like.author.displayName 1 Like

this game says more action adventure less rpg and that's why this game is great

Morbissus
Morbissus like.author.displayName 1 Like

One of the worst games this generation. A step down in every way from Fable 2.

almossbb
almossbb like.author.displayName 1 Like

got this free with my xbox so im gonna have to play and finish it eventually.

MrGaines
MrGaines like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

While I like this game, it is an example how not to do a sequel. If they would have put a little more money and effort into this then Fable 3 could have been like Skyrim was to oblivion.

Xbuxruulezz
Xbuxruulezz

Do i need to play Fable 2 to understand Fable 3's story?

omghaxor45
omghaxor45 like.author.displayName 1 Like

they should of built it off the first one, but they decided to change EVERYTHING AND RUIN IT

khoofia_pika
khoofia_pika

I don't know, I actually like this game...

paulsifer42
paulsifer42

It was fun, just not as fun as it could have been.

sexyweapons
sexyweapons

such a shame i had such hopes and i even ordered the collectors edition.I as a fable fan still enjoyed it

kenthuss
kenthuss like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 2 Like

a great game. but not so exciting. it could be much better

eBentl
eBentl like.author.displayName 1 Like

Tom mentions one of my greatest issues here, ultimately you have to be good. Also I simply don't feel as though it develops upon fable 2 in any way and it still has the freezing issues the golden trail still breaks

carl_rayer
carl_rayer like.author.displayName 1 Like

should i get this or fable 2 thumbs up for this thumbs down for the second one

Keving7
Keving7 like.author.displayName 1 Like

2:00 says it all. I hate this game because all you can do to create relationships is fart, dance or play patty cake with others. wtf. so friggen stupid. combat was dumbed down and ranged combat sucks balls, no aiming any more. I liked that it was smoother and less glitchy than fable 2 but seriously the less of an RPG than fable 1 it becomes, the more i dislike the fable games.

Incetardis
Incetardis like.author.displayName like.author.displayName like.author.displayName 3 Like

Tom clearly didn't bother playing this game. No emotional connection to any character? What about the dog? Whenever an enemy hits my dog in combat, i personally take great offense to it. Once you finish the game there's alot to collect and discover so there's a ton of replay value to keep you entertained. This game is awesome. Deserves a 9

oollw
oollw like.author.displayName 1 Like

come on guys this game is the best of them

blasterchief
blasterchief

I still can't believe Tom gave this half-assed piece of turd a 7.5.

holtrocks
holtrocks

Fable 1 is the best but i have 1 and 2 so i might has well complete the triolgy

kickballer
kickballer

I hated the magic system of Fable II, so seeing that come back is agrivating.

Killingspree303
Killingspree303

Fable I and II was way deeper and more engaging than Fable III.

nechiken
nechiken

Apparently dealing with the menu is a huge pain.

shovonbro
shovonbro like.author.displayName 1 Like

fable III !!!! awesome !!!

StilusNex
StilusNex

Fable has now become a joke of a series and not worth playing. Maybe one day they will put some effort or at least difficulty in it.

exodus_attack
exodus_attack

This game had ridiculous hype, and its painfully obvious it didn't live up to most of it. Every game that is purchased USED by someone else is FIRST bought at FULL price by someone NEW. I can't see how me buying something used that was purchased previously by someone new is taking food off of the Dev's tables. Using their logic if I borrow a game out to a friend am I robbing someone of being able to make enough money to pay their electric bill or buy diapers for their newborn? I think not! I think they need to be more worried about piracy and modded xbox's that read copied discs that anything. The game industry is slowing ruining used games entirely by having these online pass codes and VIP access for people that buy it used or rent it. I almost always rent games or at least play them at a friends house before I whip out my hard earned cash to purchase them. I dont pirate myself but I own plenty of used games some that are quite new, if I can find a newer game used for $44 or $30 its a no brainer to buy it then to pay 15 or 30 dollars more just to take plastic wrapping off of the package. I've been buying used games for years (1992-Present) and only in the past month have I encountered any that were damaged., one was from gamestop and one was from a local mom and pop shop (Last Stop CD Shop for all you midwesterners here)

JoshB48
JoshB48 like.author.displayName 1 Like

for me, it is the best Fable game ever! i'm not wanting thumbs down. i'm just saying that because it's true, that's all.

Darksonic666
Darksonic666

It was a fun game but not anywhere near as fun as fable 1 or 2

mtait01
mtait01

I loved Fable 1 and 2, I litterally played them for hour and hours. This one however for me was a letdown... thats not saying it wasnt a good game. It's just that it felt far far too linear. Sure you can go around and buy houses and mess around with the locals, but the plot is too linear. The art style is amazing as always and the comedy is top notch... the combat isnt as great however. The game just wasnt paced properly imo and unlike the other 2 fable games, it didnt keep me coming back for more

alpha_unit97
alpha_unit97 like.author.displayName 1 Like

this game is fine and so underrated its not even funny... i mean surely it doesent measure up to the likes of the elder scrolls or assassins creed but it definitely deserves some more credit.

Larouche911
Larouche911

Whoever thinks this game is awesome should seriously have their head examined. Biggest disappointment of my whole gaming year. Thank Joe Pesci I didn't buy this game and just burrowed it off of my buddy, who now greatly regrets buying it.

Torture64
Torture64 like.author.displayName 1 Like

If you played Fable 2 on your friends Xbox 360 yours or any ones and you liked it that you shouldn't be thinking of getting this on Xbox 360 you should just get it!

Medic_B
Medic_B like.author.displayName 1 Like

Great Game liked it more then fable 2

pitosga
pitosga

After this review, I'm actually glad the PC version is still TBA. Hopefully, this sub-par X360 version serves to spur them to make/finish an all the better PC version with all this time they're taking to release it. Not only graphically, as usual, but a proper upgraded version, as they tend to be when they're released months after the console versions; i.e.: Fable: The Lost Chapters. Hahah! And sounds like an upgrade is all it needs to bump its value a good several notches higher. I'll cross my fingers for that.

khoofia_pika
khoofia_pika

I don't know what the hate is all about, I found Fable III to be awesome, better than Fable II and obviously more polished and streamlined.

aFatDog
aFatDog

If you ask me they were generous with the review score. This game took the stuff i didn't like about fable ii and EXPANDED on the problems. The combat has devolved into something more like god of war, and the game DOESN'T HAVE A MAP, just a golden line that frequently glitches and a wildly inaccurate 3D table that's only good for buying houses. Every single weapon is a legendary weapon (?) aside from the starter weapons, the leveling system has been SCREWED (All you do is open chests, and the amount you can level is limited by storyline progression) and all the social interactions involve holding the same button over and over until they like or hate you. And who's the genius who decided to replace all the menus with walk-around rooms? It takes longer to walk than it does to scroll, and it takes you right out of the game. Honestly, this was my most disappointing purchase in a long while.

i_Frank_Da_Pug
i_Frank_Da_Pug

WTF is up with everyone hating fable 3 i think that it was better than fable 2 and i give it a 9.

arual7
arual7

Well, Fable 2 never came to PC, so I guess I won't be suffering from any deja vu.

mdboomer
mdboomer

This game was anything but funny. Sorry Tom but wearing drag, dressing like a chicken and playing patty cake is just lame. It was lame in Fable 2 and just plain annoying in Fable 3. Lionhead screwed up with this pile of trash. Its too short, too linear and just too freaken easy!

CongressManStan
CongressManStan

I don't understand why this game has to be so short. I would probably have bought it if it was longer.

enragedcritic
enragedcritic

this one had the best story out of all the fable games, but was WAY WAY WAY too short and too linear

InExcelsis
InExcelsis like.author.displayName 1 Like

I think the review is a little low it should be like a 8 or maybe an 8.5.

calm_syrface
calm_syrface like.author.displayName 1 Like

I wanted to rent Need for Speed Hot Pursuit but Gamefly sent me Fable 3. I have never played any Fable game so i'm pretty skeptical...you can never top the original game. Look at New Vegas....

Jex9
Jex9 like.author.displayName 1 Like

I also think its safe to say that Fable is making the transition from rpg to action (or, as the media are calling it, "streamlining". Like Mass Effect 2) which is fine its just...not Fable...

Jex9
Jex9 like.author.displayName 1 Like

I really hope that the next Fable will go back to Fable 1 roots, where there was actually armor and different weapons and an AWESOME spell system. Fable 3 is still pretty good though

sikimaru
sikimaru like.author.displayName 1 Like

nice review..this game looks awesome

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