Many of us remember how Peter Molyneux hyped up the original
Fable. We were all let down because many promises weren't kept. But, it looks like Peter has learned his lesson and wants to regain our trust. Who says you need to see actual gameplay to get excited for a game? The following details should make you all giddy inside for
Fable 2.
The game starts off with the camera following a bird as it flies across the land. This bird spots its target and does what birds do best –- it craps. The camera then proceeds to follow this waste as it lands on your character's head. Now that's a creative intro if I do say so myself.
One of the most impressive new features of
Fable 2 is a dynamic world that is affected by the player. Molyneux explained that if you took a small encampment and waited 10 years later, it would then become a village. But what if you decided the villagers needed to be killed? In 10 years, there would be no village at all. Instead there would be a boring old forest.
Continue reading to find out how
Fable 2 will encompass love, money, and fighting.
• You will have the ability to court members of the opposite sex, and marry them if you can keep your cool. You can even decide if you want to have protected or unprotected sex with your lover. If you are one of those guys that likes to play as female characters, then you will notice an increase in belly size when you get pregnant in the game. When the baby is born, it actually becomes a family member:
"If you went out on a quest and came back and a period of time had passed, the doors of your house would burst open and your child would run out and greet you. Your kid always loves whether you're good or evil."
• If you become rich in
Fable 2, you can spend your wealth on weapons, locations, real estate and more. Every freaking building including castles and the like are up for purchase if you have the necessary cash.
• The game will take into account the environment your character is in. This will allow your sword swinging to become more realistic. Your weapon will interact with the world, so you can't just swing around at enemies like a raving lunatic.
• The last detail is a big secret:
“The fifth feature Molyneux said was so crazy that his team couldn't believe he wanted to include it. He thinks it will be the feature that everyone talks about when they talk about Fable 2. He then told us that he wouldn't be telling us what it was anytime soon. According to Molyneux, right now, the game might be shown sometime in March.”
What do you guys think? It looks to me like
Fable 2 may actually be an epic game. Hopefully it will take more than six hours to complete.
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7:01 PM on 09.28.2006 | 
