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Fable

Fable (XSX) game cover art
Platform: Xbox
Tags: RPG, Action, Fantasy
Developer: Lionhead Studios

Publisher
Region
Released
NA
09/14/2004
EU
10/08/2004
JP
03/17/2005

Staff Reviews

Fable review

Reviewed November 08, 2004

Michael Scott says: "For it's here more than anywhere else that Molyneux has succeeded, not in fashioning a true next gen RPG but in creating a world worthy of the simple joys of role playing itself. And that's kind of what he had set out to do right?. There are of course a number of side quests on offer, as well as a handful of obligatory parlor-esque mini-games to indulge in. All that however is simple window dressing that serves to further enhance the spectacular cause and effect style gameplay mechanics that we've found ourselves coveting these past four years. "
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Reader Reviews

Fable review

Reviewed October 31, 2004

destinati0n says: "Hype. "
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Fable review

Reviewed October 20, 2008

Suskie says: "What a fascinating failure Fable is. I don’t know exactly how long it was in development and I’m too lazy to find out, but I can tell you that I first heard about it when it was called Project Ego during the post-E3 launch craze of mid-2001, a year that inspires repeated use of the phrase “back when.” Back when Microsoft was clearly in over its head. Back when the Xbox was doomed to fade into history as another failed attempt by an inexperienced first party to dominate the console ..."
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Fable Reviews Around the Internet

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7.6

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