Fable II

spidey008's Fable II (Xbox 360) review

Fable 2 is a solid RPG on the Xbox 360

You know I expected more out of Fable 2’s story than what I got out of it.  Many games these days are like movies you watch and don’t remember the story a week later.  Fable 2’s story was like this.  It was very generic and didn’t capture me like I was expecting it to.  It wasn’t a bad story, but it was weak and short.  In fact, I’ve already forgotten most of it.

Now that I’ve ranted about the story, let me talk about the rest of the game.  I loved the combat and the use of magic.  The combat mechnics felt very satisfying.  I also enjoyed being about to buy houses and shops. 

Fables good and evil system is really neat.  It is implemented way better than in the original Fable.  It was a lot of fun to go around towns and talk to the villigers.  I chose to be a good hero, so everyone loved me.  The world seemed a bit small to me.  I guess this is because I’ve played Oblivion and World of Warcraf a lot. 

Overall, Fable 2 is a really good game.  The weak story hurts, but doesn’t kill the game.  If the story had been better and the game had been longer, then I would give this game 5 stars.  I would recommend Fable 2 to anyone who likes a modest RPG experience.

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