Fable
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Fable

Big Blue Box

2004•RPG•PEGI 16

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyanimalsdetectivehistoricalmonster/alien/supernaturalrobots/ai/spaceteenvehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphs

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and stylish: a sweeping RPG, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

In Fable, the players' every action determines their character's skills, appearances and moralities. Life stories are created from childhood through adulthood and on to old age. Players may choose the paths of righteousness or dedicate their characters' lives to evil; observing as they transform into reflections of their actions and decisions. As players' characters develop, the world reacts to them and their actions. People comment on their successes, failures, appearances and behaviors. Their many opinions are expressed through applause, mockery, trepidation, panic and even flirtation. With each person characters aid and every creature they slay, the world is changed forever. In Fable, gamers decide: "Who will I be?"

Summary: IGDB

Story

On his sister's birthday, a young boy's village of Oakvale is raided by bandits; killing the boy's entire family. An old Hero, Maze, rescues the boy, seeing great potential in him; Maze trains the boy to become a Hero at the Heroes' Guild. Years pass; after honing his skills, Maze informs the Hero of a blind seeress living among a bandit camp near Oakvale, and advises the Hero to infiltrate the bandit camp. To the Hero's surprise, the blind seeress is actually his older sister Theresa who was taken in by Twinblade, a former Hero and the present Bandit King. After a showdown with Twinblade, the...

Screenshots

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyAnimalsDetectiveHistoricalMonster/alien/supernaturalRobots/ai/spaceTeenVehiclesAll consuming questComing of ageFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceRescue/escape/jeopardySocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphs

Keywords

PiratesGhostsMedievalMurderMagicFishingGamblingChicken

Details

Developer
Big Blue Box
Publisher
Microsoft Game Studios
Released
14 September 2004
Series
Fable
Platforms
Xbox
Modes
Single player
Perspective
Third person
Age rating
PEGI 16
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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