Lionhead teases a HD Remake of fable for the 360 by the looks of it

http://majornelson.com/cast/2013/06/04/announcing-fable-anniversary/

Confirms new UI,lighting,animations,mesh models,textures,save system,etc.

This makes me so exicted. Fable 1 is my favorite in the series and one of my favorite RPGs, period.

I don't have any love for the Fable series except for 2 and even that is stretching it. This, Crackdown and Dynasty Warriors are the series that baffle me in terms of how popular they are.

seems like they don't know what to do with the series if they are going to just remake the first game.

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Cool, I never played the first Fable. Can't believe I had an Xbox and played stuff like Raw 2 and Wreckless instead of this game. I wonder if they'll update the gameplay this time, unlike Halo Anniversary.

meh, got gifted the PC version by someone on here and I'm sure it'll be exclusive to the XB1.

And not looking to buy one of those anytime soon

I will be interested to see how far they go with this remake, whether it will be just a straight hd port or something more. Loved the original Fable when it launched, but not sure it still holds up all that well.

The first post says 360. Did you scroll down to comment with your eyes closed?

The changes could be more substantial than just upressed textures.

Fable 1 for Xbox 360? Not Fable 4 for Xbox One? ..... ok *Shrugs*

I like the way it looks like it's going to explode in to hundreds and hundreds of twitter requests, but then ends up being about 15. Which is probably fairly accurate to how many people actually want a Fable 1 HD remake.

The video implies it's just an HD port, not a full blown remake like what Nintendo are doing with the Windwaker.

But I think a remake would make sense too. The series has been passed to new developers (mostly). Starting with a remake before going on and doing another sequel makes some amount of sense, like what they did with Halo.

The developer is still Lionhead. The directer is a different one.

Oh wow, fable 1 came out in 2004, it doesn't feel that long ago, I can't remember if fable: the lost chapters had wide screen, I should buy that on steam or something cause I probably can't find my disc, if it's widescreen on PC you can probably up the resolution so it looks HD. I'm still waiting for fable 2 on PC, where the fuck is that?

The Jack of Blades model implies to me that it is a new art assets and not just an upscale.

Pfffftttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

I hope it plays better than the original Fable did, I also hope the world is at least a little more seamless. I'm not sure I really want to go back to Fable the way that game played.

@generiko: I assumed that was just for the trailer. Remake and HD remake are two very different terms. If it was a full remake, surely it wouldn't be a 360 game?

Who's ready for it to be broken day one?

... I hope it's not full price. Sory lionhead, but I'm not willing to shell out when playstation has its hd ps2 stuff for 10-20 bucks.

Why not Fable Heroes 2?
Seriously though, Fable 1 was a fine game but I really don't need a remake. Good for those who want it I guess but I pass.

I loved the first Fable, but I'd prefer a Fable 4.

Or a shorter XBLA game set in the first Fable era.

I doubt they would spend time on that model if it wasn't also in the final product. The video is also available in 1080p, so it could be a 360 & One title? I don't know, but it doesn't make sense to tease an up res.

There really is no reason for this. Fable 1 is a good game, but Fable 2 took everything that was good about the original, fleshed it out, and polished it up as well. Even the basic beats of the story are almost identical.

I don't get why people want HD remakes of all those games. People are angry when they drop BC, but when they start shoving HD remakes as a quick cash grap as a result from the neglected support for BC, they sing praises about how awesome this is.

I get it when they do it right, like Halo Anniversary for instance. Using 360 models and textures and applying it to the halo 1 gameplay. Even the music was re-recorded. But when they upscale a PS2/XBOX texture, that feels cheap.

If you want your HD remake, go and install an emulator. With a bit of patience all our XBOX and PS2 games will be emulated, just like with the NES, SNES, GENESIS, GBA, GBC, DS, etc.

Until than, enjoy the new stuff ;-)

You know what, I would probably buy and play a HD version of Fable:TLC, since I loved that game and imagine I probably still would despite its myriad quirks.

But I guess it will fall to pricing and platform. I will not budge if it's AUD$80 out of the gate like most games, just like I happen to for most games these days.

@pop: Pretty certain that the Fable: TLC on Steam is 4:3 only. I also don't think it has any controller support, which sucks.

I'd say there's a pretty good precedent for HD remakes being $15-$20

I'd be a lot less interested if it was for the Xbone, but if it's for the 360? Fuck it, I'm in, loved the first one.

I would hope so. I just played it last month for PC and the gameplay leaves a lot to be desired. If they can make the combat more like 2 and 3, that will be a huge improvement

@LionheadStudios: Is the original Peter Molyneux ever gonna get remade?

#HideTheBalls

http://majornelson.com/cast/2013/06/04/announcing-fable-anniversary/

Confirms new UI,lighting,animations,mesh models,textures,save system,etc.

Linked for us lazy folk

They're announcing Fable IV for E3. It's the same deal as with Halo, and they sure seem to know what to do with that series.

Man, the first Fable just has a certain 'Feel' that they never quite managed to recreate with the rest of the series. It's super hard to describe but I can always remember what playing Fable felt like. Something about the atmosphere and music and stuff that I'll never forget.

Updated the OP thx for the infos^^

But do the trees actually grow in real time this time?

I'd rather they remake Black and White.

Did they add fun to the game?

Looking back, Fable is a checkered series. I'm not entirely sure it is worth the time or effort to create an "HD Collection" but if they can do it cheap then they should probably try.

For me the Fable creates the best worlds in video games, any excuse to go back in and i'm there.

I loved Fable II, but I never played the first. I believe it's time to rectify this horrible mistake.

Still have to finish the it.I left it in the middle ages ago.

Sweet, I remember the wait for the original Fable, back when it was being previewed I had not yet learned that Molyneux is a dreamer who overreaches when he designs, so like many others my expectations were severely out of whack when it finally came out.

This update looks like it's making it so damn fresh that I may be able to go back and have that first time experience with realistic expectations. I'm pretty damn stoked about that.

@reisz: Yep. "Project Ego" was one of the reasons that I bought an Xbox, and even though Fable didn't live up to Molyneux's promises, I still really enjoyed it. Fable II is probably my favorite in the franchise, but the first game is a very close second.

Fable is a bit like Dragon Age in that its reputation is bolstered by a later nosedive in the franchise. Fable 1 wasn't really held in that high a regard when it came out, and for good reason.

This will probably be my final Xbox 360 purchase. It's kind of weird, considering Fable was my first Xbox 1 purchase as well.

Its for the 360, so it seems alright.

I never got that far in to Fable 1 despite completing the second game, some sort of annoying glitch occurred while playing it and I lost a lot of progress and never got back to it in the end. It's cool to have a reason to go back to it especially if it's got improved graphics and other tweaks so I may give this a look.

Id buy it.

https://soundcloud.com/marcus-cox-1/sets/fable

It obviously didn't live up to the massive hype, but I still thought Fable was pretty great.
I never played The Lost Chapters so might just wind up picking this up so I can do just that.