Confused? This is the Fable II that was released at retail, only now it's being digitally distributed across five episodes. While the first is entirely free (and weighs in at 2 gigs), you'll be prompted to purchase further episodes in order to complete it as you reach in-game milestones. All of the transactions will take place inside the game, and Lionhead says it should be a seamless experience.
I've tasked Brad Nicholson with downloading this first episode and finding out exactly how all of this nonsense works. Stay tuned for details later.
It's an interesting model, and if successful, one we may see adopted by other publishers and developers. What do you guys think of this piece-by-piece download model?
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9:40 AM on 09.29.2009
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See? It's working already.
It's been wildly successful for Tell-Tale. However, I still refuse to support it on the principle of it being Download Only.
Give me discs or give me death.
Interested to see if this business model sticks.
Why not.
It really doesn't make much sense to me. But hey, if it works, more power to them.
Sure, experiment with episodic releases but make something new, don't just chop an existing title up and charge more money than it would cost to buy a physical copy. How is that testing the water except to see how many stupid people there are?
I guess this is just another one of those games industry tests to check how retarded the average gamer is (like games on demand and the PSPGo.
I know it is and I have it...I just don't support the business model.
See, this is why I love the Wii. No DLC. No pieces. All games come with 100% of their content up front with no strings attached- no Internet required.
Though I think by the time I decide to DL this I'll have already bought the disc.
@Triple Up
You would like DLC if the Wii had any decent FPS or RPG.