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The Homes and Graves of Fable 2
Posted by Brian Crecente at 2:00 AM on May 2, 2008
Microsoft sent over this pic to us, just for the Kotaku community, of a home in Fable 2 and pointed out that another new screen on the upcoming game's official blog shows off the game's graveyard. I really like the atmospheric look of both screens, especially the second.
I'm told that the Lionhead Video Diary Six has been wrapped and submitted to the Xbox Live marketplace folks for processing and eventual upload onto the Xbox 360 service. The Msoft folks tell me it's the best one to date and that it will focus on "Art and The Hero". Wonder what that means?


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sascha23
Posted 2:46 AM 2/5/08
The first game had issues and didn't quite do it for me. But, I'm hoping I can add this to the list of titles I want for my 360 this year.
So far, it's looking like a pretty uneventful year for my noisy, but loyal 360.
sascha23
Winterbringer
Posted 2:45 AM 2/5/08
Wow, that looks nice.
Winterbringer
Ess
Posted 2:41 AM 2/5/08
I like how you can see inside the house through the open door which implies no load screens and no vanishing-through-the-closed-door NPCs a la Oblivion.
Ess
zoesch
Posted 2:36 AM 2/5/08
@Krondonian: Even though I liked Fable, those were the elements that I found were lacking.
If they fix them, they'd have one of the best RPG's in the market.
zoesch
Krondonian
Posted 2:34 AM 2/5/08
@Krondonian:
*A combat system that remains easy and fun...
*A completely useless weapon hierarchy system, as there is always one weapon that is the best, which means one of two melee weapons after about 10 hours? Hopefully not, even.
If only Firefox had a Stupid Checker...
Krondonian
jambe
Posted 2:27 AM 2/5/08
Well, it looks good, but I don't like Peter Molyneux, and I'm still playing Oblivion, so there's pretty much no way I'm getting this.
jambe
Krondonian
Posted 2:23 AM 2/5/08
From what I've heard so far, Lionhead are going all out to improve everything I found annoying, restrictive or broken in the last game.
A free world, rather than sticking to bloody paths everywhere? Check.
An in game economy not utterly broken? Hopefully.
A combat system that remains easy and funny, but with hidden depth? Perhaps a check there.
A good/evil moral choices idea that doesn't really mean a slider for good and bad, where massacring innocents is the only way to be evil, and the choices you make have absolutely no difference to the game? Hopefully.
A weapon hierarchy system completely useless, as there is always one weapon that is the best, which means one of two melee weapons after about 10 hours? Hopefully.
Combine those improvements with the awesome dialouge, art, graphics and atmosphere of the first, with true Britishness and flair?
Count me in.
Krondonian
Ashurahori
Posted 2:16 AM 2/5/08
Looks damn pretty. As long as it keeps with the first one's quality and offer more, I'm all in for it.
Ashurahori
Wolfers
Posted 2:16 AM 2/5/08
Looks great!
Wolfers
KirbyMorph
Posted 2:13 AM 2/5/08
Not next gen enough. Needs more brown. And bloom!
KirbyMorph
thebetamax
Posted 2:12 AM 2/5/08
I wonder if your in-game offspring can continue your quest after you have died. So maybe the game encourages in-game families. If that's the case hopefully it rewards gamers who don't have families buy giving them stronger weapons/armor to keep them alive longer...
thebetamax
ChimDeathmonkey
Posted 2:09 AM 2/5/08
@Schoolimangooli:
This may be a reason to buy another 360. I gave up after a RRoD issue.
ChimDeathmonkey
Gray665
Posted 2:08 AM 2/5/08
cool, this is looking damn nice. Between Fallout 3 and this my rpg needs should be sufficiently satisfied this year, thats if I ever stop playing GTA4.
Gray665
MegaWatts
Posted 2:08 AM 2/5/08
Fable was one of my favourite games of all time and I cant wait to play Fable2. This game is VERY high on my must buy list.
I wish PS3 people could enjoy this game on their platform also. The first one was awesome!
PS3 people buy a 360. I did. I have all 3 consoles so I can play all the new games no matter what console the game is exclusive to.
Stupid console war.
=)
MegaWatts
Soopy
Posted 2:07 AM 2/5/08
This is going to be an amazing game. This game, Ninja Gaiden II and Fallout 3 are at the front of my "need-to-buy" list.
Soopy
ara
Posted 2:07 AM 2/5/08
Hmm, wonder when it'll hit their site if it's already done?
ara
Schoolimangooli
Posted 2:04 AM 2/5/08
This is the only game that X360 has that makes my ps3 tendencies cringe. I hope it comes out for PC. I love Lionhead Studios. I hope they could get this done so I can play it and then could make black and white 3!
Schoolimangooli
Lanhoj
Posted 2:03 AM 2/5/08
can't wait to die in the game to get buried in there
Lanhoj
7ucky
Posted 2:03 AM 2/5/08
Looks like he's saying, "get ye the fuck out!"
7ucky
DaPress
Posted 2:03 AM 2/5/08
This will be beautiful to play. I can't wait. Good thing GTA IV will keep me occupied in the meantime.
DaPress
mownkay
Posted 3:27 AM 2/5/08
this looks beatiful; i can't wait for fable2.
the first one kept me occupied for quite a while, WHAT a fun game
mownkay
3inst3in
Posted 3:16 AM 2/5/08
erm, red watermark ftl
3inst3in
The Whaleman
Posted 2:59 AM 2/5/08
While I haven't listened to the Molyneux hype this time around either and don't know what to expect to never see in the game, what I have seen and do know will be in there is enough to have me drooling. I love the original Fable, now just improve that slightly, add coop... and I'm sold. As is my fiancée. Hopefully I'll be able to keep my job once this is out.
The Whaleman
hollowfreak
Posted 3:58 AM 2/5/08
@3inst3in: Just in case they want to use it for the cover of the Wii remake.
hollowfreak
robinandtami
Posted 3:46 AM 2/5/08
What I want to know is if you can still make your character fart and act stupid. That was probably the most fun part of Fable!
robinandtami
badmoogle
Posted 4:20 AM 2/5/08
I would definately consider buying a 360 if it had more games like this.
badmoogle
demonknightinuyasha
Posted 4:07 AM 2/5/08
@MegaWatts:
amen to that. I'm so fucking sick of system a is better than system b is better than system c. they all have their ups and downs. I'll probably pick up a 360 closer to the release of this game, it's looking to be shaping up really nicely.
demonknightinuyasha
ryanfrost
Posted 4:44 AM 2/5/08
this game will likely be the one that forces me to buy a 360, man do i hope it hits pc. spore and mass effect shoudl hold me over as i wait on the pc version to be either confirmed or completley tossed.
ryanfrost
Kaneda
Posted 4:41 AM 2/5/08
@badmoogle: Same here. Were the hell are all the usual Playstation RPGs I mostly bought a PS3 for? No FF, no Star Ocean, no DQ, no Suikoden, no Xenogears, No Wild Arms no white Knight (or whatever that was), no nothing. And I know that Valkirie Of the Battlefield game looks cool, but it's not going to get me my fix.
So get to work, people!
Kaneda
JoRo1986
Posted 5:31 AM 2/5/08
Those screens don't impress me that much.
JoRo1986
PownerOfNewbs
Posted 6:25 AM 2/5/08
Hopefully Molyneux can end his 0 for 10 hitting streak...
PownerOfNewbs
underthechestnuttree
Posted 6:23 AM 2/5/08
The original fable was fantastic. REally underappreciated. Plus, best graphics on the original Xbox.
I can't wait for Fable 2.
underthechestnuttree
BMErdin
Posted 6:20 AM 2/5/08
@robinandtami: Indeed. I am looking forward to playing in a friend's world, killing his wife and farting on the corpse.
BMErdin
Stueymon
Posted 6:11 AM 2/5/08
i absolutely loved the original fable, and it was under appreciated, with any luck this game will be even better but keeping the same beautiful style and feel to it
Stueymon
The Operator
Posted 6:11 AM 2/5/08
@JoRo1986: They should! From that screen of the house especially. It shows that they have in-game (I'm assuming) footage.
@7ucky: Yes it does :-P
@Krondonian: You should send that into Mozilla. Maybe we could get an add-on!
The Operator
TheExiledLeader
Posted 9:45 AM 2/5/08
it looks like the chick is pointing to the kotaku water mark
TheExiledLeader
ThatsMrOffDutyNinja
Posted 11:24 AM 2/5/08
Excellent, I'm gettign bored playing the first two(I included TLC as one) to death now. Good thing GTA came out to keep me waiting for this.
ThatsMrOffDutyNinja
Godzilla-Sushi
Posted 12:37 PM 2/5/08
Very excited. Maybe even more excited for it then anything else.
Godzilla-Sushi
mcderek3000
Posted 5:59 PM 2/5/08
Like the first Fable, the art design looks great.
Great house, shame about the wife.
mcderek3000
manlydeadguy
Posted 2:29 AM 3/5/08
The graveyard shot looks, beautiful. Yet the other shot has some sort of red watermark thing in the middle, awful compression, and no anti-aliasing. Fail Lionhead. Utter fail Kotaku.
manlydeadguy