@Agnates: It just links to the top of the comments because it can't find the user "the picture", but the guy meant @ the screenshot of the guy with no shirt on.

Seinosuke

I just read today that this game will take 12-15 hours to compete. Looks like it is gonna suffer the same fate as the original Fable. The first one was fun, but the fact that is was so short killed it for me. RPGs are meant to be decently long games, at least try and go for over 20 hours. Hopefully there is plenty more stuff to do that is engaging and doesn't equal lame boring mini-games like the first had. Also it was EXTREMELY easy. This one needs a difficulty slider, because it helps with playtime.

nitromic

Want.
And in case of disemvoweling:
W@NT.

Numerous

@Agnates: Whoops does it? That's weird, I was refering to the ogre-thing picture at the top, not you. Don'y worry, you're very handsome..lol.

NeVeRMoRe666

@NeVeRMoRe666: Huh? Reffering to my picture or what? Your link points to me... But how does a military uniform not qualify as sufficient clothing

Agnates

I am super stoked about fable 2. but all these screenshots every week jsut make me wonder, "where are the fo3 screenies?". cmon bethesda. sorry OT

3inst3in

@NeoTurbo: Lol, International Talk like a Pirate Day is coming up Arrrgh Thar!

@the picture: Eeeew..dude put on a shirt, you`re scaring away all the chicks...

NeVeRMoRe666

Every time I see pictures of this, it makes me want to buy another 360 just so I can play this before it dies on me again. If Fable II plays half as good as it looks, I'd maybe just consider that $300+ "extended rental".

futurebiblehero

@Utoom: What crawled up your ass and died? I have a feeling you lack a 360.

AssassinTRIP

Fable was a great game if you did not buy into the hype. I am sure Fable 2 will be another solid RPG.

Muisee

@NeoTurbo: Sorry, THAT shadow girl scares the crap outta me.

Damn typos. <__<

NeoTurbo

Thar shadow girl scares the crap outta me. T__T

NeoTurbo

I will in fact have sex with the case for this game...

...More than once.

VladMalice

Day one purchase . Time to trade in Oblivion.

Nexus6

I loved the first Fable. I eagerly anticipate the sequel. Not sure why you're so surprised by zombies and such in an RPG.

UnholyAvenger

This game looks EXACTLY like Fable 1. Here's to Molyneux blowing smoke up everyone's asses for the umpteenth time in a row.

Just make a sequel to Magic Carpet already.

Utoom

I seriously can't wait for this game and it's still more than a month away...

henri1kk

Looks awesome, can't wait.

WPack911

@Agnates: Lol, well put.

thespyderboy

Yes, whoever heard of spooky sections in light hearted fantasy RPGs, huh? Graveyards, ghosts, zombies and ghouls are rarely seen in such :P

Agnates

@nitromic:

Moan moan moan....this game looks awesome.

CanaryWundaboy

Five, five cool screenshots for the Fable 2 game ah ah ah.

spacecoffin2

@Seinosuke: Oh, ok :P

Agnates

"new screens from the Xbox 360 exclusive"

Don't rub it in! thats just mean! *cries* hehe. Game looks really good. Best title on the 360, confirmed :P (IMO!)

0rin

Local co-op on this sold me already. Looking forward to it. Hopefully Molyneux took all that negativity about the original on the chin and decided to learn from it.

Toasticus

@nitromic: That's why the game lets you play in your friend's game and and kill his wife terrorize his town and basically ruin his entire life. Duhr.

peAr nectAr

@nitromic:

the story is 12-15 hours, not the entire game. 12-15 hours is longer than oblvion's story and im not sure of anyone complaining of its length. And judging from the 1up.com preview that just came out for Fable 2, the game is living up to every expectation Molyneux set for it. GOTY material for sure.

Moar_pr0nz

Is that the guy from Mercenaries?

FreakyFavabean

@Utoom: somebody's jealous ;P

MysteriousStranger

@Kaizuden: But Peter said he was simplifying the combat from the first game. Which means...mashing less than one button constantly, I guess? And the first Fable was horribly short on content, so alot of people are understandably worried about this one. Frankly, the first Fable was graphics over content and gameplay.

dowingba

... The dude in the picture looks like Zangief without the hairy chest.

RStormgull

Screens are looking nice, and for those who do look closely, it -does- look like Fable I, but then again, maybe the first game really did look that good? Anyways I'll take gameplay and content over graphics any day.

Kaizuden

@Moar_pr0nz: 12-15 isn't longer than Oblivion's story.

dowingba

I can't wait for Fable 2. Loved the first one a lot but then again, i never had high exceptions from the so called "hype" (mostly because i never visited game sites back then). So i enjoyed the game for what it was, not what it was suppose to be.

The graphics look absolutely gorgeous for Fable 2. My only hope is the game plays smooth without any frame drops (because that really ruins games).

Walker

@Moar_pr0nz: LOL... silly <3 Oblivions main quest is about 50 hours long... my lonely addicted ass spent over 300 hours on the game (which in retrospect I'm not proud of but would gladly do again).

okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)

I'm so psyched! Eeep

alb1221

@dowingba: Well timed button combos aren't anything new to me which might be interesting, and yeah the first game was all about the visuals with little left going for it. However I'm still holding out on having a true open world environment rather then a small map to small map via the previous game. However... I'm not going to hold out much.

Kaizuden

Hey Moly converted me.Never played the first one either though.I just preordered it Friday.

enewtabie(wants a job at Insomniac Games in NC)

Did Pete finally add in the LONG PROMISED real time tree growth?

If not - no sale.

If he did - dale.

Hey, botanists play games too!

NintendoFanBoy64

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): you can beat oblivion in 10 hrs. and yes i spent 245 hours in it, completed every quest and expansion quest.

ruba-dub-dub

I bought a Xbox 360 just for this and Banjo Kazooie.

DranzerKire

@ruba-dub-dub:
You can beat morrowind in 7 min... that doesn't mean that it has a 7 min long story.

Rendon

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under):

Oblivion's main storyline was not 50 hours long.

Bishmon

@Rendon: never played it. point is Oblivion's main story/plot is 10 hours at it's least.

ruba-dub-dub

still not the slightest bit excited about this. being the big rpg nerd I am I still can't get into this. Fable 1 was so dull and so easy, it was pointless. why should I care about this. Waiting for Fallout 3

kidko

@Moar_pr0nz: I know, but the question is does it have as much side material as oblivion. I never even touched the main story in Oblivion and had a fairly good time. The original Fable didn't have much to do besides the story, so I am worrying about story length on this one.

nitromic

Oblivion's main quest surely is longer than 15 hr if you play it like a normal person. I have a serious love-hate relationship with that game. It's a ton of fun to run around and do stuff and build up a character, but eventually it's just the same thing over and over again and gets too boring to go on with. I've played for I don't know how many hours with different characters playing all kinds of different side quests and faction quests and then I get to that stupid Allies for Bruma quest and a third of the way through decide this game was fun for a while but it lost me. Again.

If Fable 2 can give me 20 or 30 or 50 or whatever fun hours of story and side quests and allows me to finish the freakin' game I'll be more than happy.

I'm still waiting for another Planescape: Torment--maybe this will be it.

viiless

@kidko: That's funny, because I'm also a massive fan of RPGs, and this is shaping up to be my favourite game of all time. I love sand box games like the Elder Scrolls series, because you can take everything in your own time, you're not forced to do anything. I could easily spend hours just roaming the stunning, beautiful landscape with my pet dog, enjoying the view and getting a bit of gold along the way, whereas other people would be rushing through the story and completing it within a week.

Iarwain

I <3 Fable 2

FryDay

I have to see it . For the time that Fable I came out , it was possibly the most horrible looking Xbox game at the time. Also the fact that you could beat it with relative ease and quickness was also super bad.

Fable II has alot of hype to live up to. Too bad the hype for it will cover up any and all problems associated with the game when it's all said and done.

Archaenon

@Utoom: Agreed! (to the second part of your comment that is). The world needs another Magic Carpet, definitely one of my favourite games in the last decade. I used to watch my father play it for hours on end, I think that is the last game he really got into.

*wikipedia* Holy crap, magic carpet is 14 years ago already! I feel old now :(. In my defense, I was living in Africa, so I only got the game in 1998 or so. Heard about it on Cybernet (anyone remember that?), and then got it as a b-day present from my parents.

Anyways, back on topic, I have always liked Molyneux's work, despite its flaws. I'm sure Fable 2 will be enjoyable, and that's enough for me..
Or it would be, except that I'm mainly a pc gamer and dont have the money for an xbox 360 atm :( Hopefully there will be a pc port somewhere in the future. Have there been any rumours about this?

Bashi

Looks great. That fourth screen shot just screams "committee meeting" to me, though.

sibtrag

@Archaenon: Did you play the same Fable? When Fable first came out it looked incredible.

Sweetsauce

@Sweetsauce:

The graphics were good, no doubt. It was the art design (what with my freakishly manly looking younger self with the giant hands, and then the blank look in the later years) that was a little problematic.

However, I'm pretty shocked with the art design of Fable II. Shocked in the very very very VERY GOOD SENSE!

Makes me wish it didn't have to be labelled with the Fable franchise =/

Byakko

those ghosts look badass!

rainofwalrus