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Fable 2 (working title)Developer(s)Lionhead StudiosPublisher(s)Microsoft Game StudiosRelease date(s)30th March 2007
Genre(s)RPGMode(s)Single-Player, Multiplayer(possible)Plat form(s)
Xbox 360Media
DVD-ROM
Fable 2 is a
video game for the
Xbox 360. It is the sequel to
Fable.
Lionhead Studios, the parent company of
Big Blue Box, officially announced the game during Microsoft's press conference at
E3. The speculated release date is late 2007. No storyline summary has been released as of yet.
According to the E3 trailer, the game will take place in Albion, 500 years after the original
Fable (according to
PC Gamer UK Magazine). The time period appears to be more colonial than medieval, as evidenced by the characters' wardrobes and the presence of early-period firearms in some scenes.
Peter Molyneux has given some hints, during an interview on
G4, that Fable 2 will most likely have a multiplayer component.
Following the mixed reviews of
Fable, many fans hope the sequel will take a more open-ended approach to the story and involve the player in more quests than the original game.
Confirmed Facts
Note: When Fable was originally being developed under the name "Project Ego", Peter Molyneux claimed certain features which never actually appeared in the game. Be warned that these "Confirmed Facts" may change several times before Fable 2's release.
On July 6, 2006 Lionhead's Sam Van Tilburgh gave a brief update of the game's progress on the company's website:- Fable 2 takes place roughly 500 years after the original.
- Albion has seen some significant changes, both to its scenery and characters.
- The game may be set on another continent than Albion.
- Some "rather cool" twists have been promised.
- From the trailer, early blunderbuss firearms will appear in the game.
- The game will be a bit more mature in content than Fable.
- There is a new woods region that is the size of all of the original Greatwood regions combined.
- The "Good or Evil" element will be much more prevalent in Fable 2.
On September 29, 2006 Lionhead's Peter Moleyneux gave a preview of Fable 2 at X06:- The Hero starts as a street urchin.
- The player will be able to choose his or her character's gender. Their bodies will mature accordingly as they age or level up in experience.
- Property can now be properly invested in, and you will also be able to buy things like castles or even catacombs.
- It is now possible to have children, whether you are playing as a female or a male.
- The designer wants to reproduce a theme of unconditional love in your children.
- The player may now choose from protected sex and unprotected sex.
- The player can plant an acorn into the ground and watch it grow into an oak tree.
- The player can affect the future of a camp by choosing to finance it or slay everyone inside.
- The Hero's child is affected by the Hero's actions. This means that if the Hero is evil, his child will be too.
- The game's antagonist, Lucien, will be able to murder the Hero's family.
- Images found online taken from X06 show a new area called Bloodstone which appears to be a coastal dock-style area for ships.
- Other images from X06 also hint heavily at pirates making an appearance and indicate that the "whores" of Albion, as named in the image, will also reappear in Fable 2.
- The improved combat system will mean that the way the hero swings his sword changes according to proximity of walls, allies, and enemies. Left on the Cutting Room Floor
- The game will not feature cut scenes. Peter Moleyneux said they should be left behind in the old generation of gaming. Easter Eggs In The Trailer
- The eight glowing symbols in the origami fortune telling device the hooded girl is holding are Zodiac signs. They are the Libra, Cancer, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Aquarius, Leo, Capricorn and Aries.
- Two Heroes kill a creature, hinting at a multiplayer element. But don't count on it.
