I've been playing this all afternoon. There are some severely silly problems with the UI not correcting itself between online matches and the customization options rely on you being able to get gold medals in races which can be stupidly hard. Other than that, it's fun.
That's a shame. Fable 2 was one of my favorite games from last generation. I'm not familiar with the other studio, but good luck to everyone displaced by this.
You got me nervous man. I thought based off the title you were going to quit playing games.
Ditto this. Hah!
Nah, I think the cuts you've made are reasonable. I like the Broken Sword games and The Dig, but it's often in spite of those games' glaring problems. I can't even halfheartedly say to look up Youtube videos of them, because that'd be almost more tedious than playing them. After having finished the latest Broken Sword, I'm not entirely sure why the hell I keep playing them. But I do. And will. Sigh.
@nephix: If not wanting to see children in games have breast sliders somehow makes me pseudo-related to a dictatorial society, then I guess I'm okay with being a villain in that regard? I'm not even clear on how a business decision to market their game without creepiness in tow in a different region qualifies as censorship, but that's an entirely different argument for an entirely different place on the forums. In any case, I'm glad that companies in Japan are taking active steps to recognize that in certain markets certain things are unacceptable, particularly when it comes ot the exualization of children. It makes some of my favorite games a lot easier to play with a lot less of the guilt.
Great article. There are a number of JRPGs I greatly enjoy despite their tendencies to depict women in certain stereotypical roles, something I often find myself banging my head against despite really enjoying the gameplay mechanics. I'm also perfectly okay with those games removing aspects for a Western audience, like the face touching and boob sliders. That stuff has no impact on the parts of the game I genuinely enjoy and makes it less of an exasperating experience to try to explain.
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