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[Hixx]

Watched those G4 videos and my hype is rising. Got Super Meat Boy and Fallout to tide me over, gonna be a good 2 weeks

 

[mYm|17|]

music is goooooood

 

[watership]

The stream is pretty awesome. Fuck. Now i'm really excited. Just 4 days away.

 

[S1kkZ]

the stream is choppy as hell for me, but my connection is fine (first time i have issues with justin.tv).

 

[derFeef]

The stream is pretty awesome. Fuck. Now i'm really excited. Just 4 days away.

Yeah, seems like a player that cares about the game. Most streams on jtv are more like jumping around, skipping stuff and so on.

the stream is choppy as hell for me, but my connection is fine (first time i have issues with justin.tv).

does it offer a lowerQ stream to you? I never get a fluid stream on jtv :/

 

[ultron87]

Argh! Stop making me want this, I'm already buying Rock Band + Keyboard next week, but this also looks super fun!

 

[Azure Phoenix]

I've been watching the stream for a while now, and while the visuals haven't been improved the level design has taken a massive step forwards. Mistpeak Valley looks breathtaking and the first dungeon is equally impressive, expansive and with a unique style, it's a far cry from the numerous tiny and identikit dank caves of Fable II.

Hype meter reaching critical levels.

the stream is choppy as hell for me, but my connection is fine (first time i have issues with justin.tv).

Click the Popout button and then close your internet browser so that only the video is left running, I find the useless chatroom and adverts cripple the stream. Don't switch to low quality, it's worse than ultra blurry camera footage uploaded to Youtube.

 

[Dabanton]

Watched two mins and i think that was enough.

Want to keep it fresh for next week.

 

[S1kkZ]

question for the guys watching the stream: how are the pop-ups, draw-ins and the framerate?

 

[liger05]

Was I stupid to cancel my pre-order just incase its a flop

 

[Confidence Man]

I see the same dumb expressions from the last game. Burp at people, flex muscles, etc.. what happened to the whole touching thing?

It all looks really similar to Fable 2 to me.

 

[Lostconfused]

One of the designers said in an interview that they looked to Sharpe as an influence.

Well that I didn't know, probably because I never watched any of the interviews. Guess maybe I should get on that now.

 

[Azure Phoenix]

question for the guys watching the stream: how are the pop-ups, draw-ins and the framerate?

It's hard to get a feel for the framerate due to the stream not being particularly stable. Draw distance seems fine - considering how much further you can see into the distance now, it's pretty decent. Pop-up is hit and miss, quite a lot of the time there isn't any but a couple of times I've noticed some large set pieces only appear when the hero is right near it. I've also seen some tearing.

I see the same dumb expressions from the last game. Burp at people, flex muscles, etc.. what happened to the whole touching thing?

To be fair, aside from the opening there hasn't been any need to use it yet. The person playing has just been rigidly following the main quest, aside from belching in the face of a few people.

Well that I didn't know, probably because I never watched any of the interviews. Guess maybe I should get on that now.

The Sharpe quote was from a text interview with the artists on Eurogamer: here

It was quite instinctual too - we knew that the story involved war, and munitions, and colonisation... It just clicked, and we all said, "Napoleonic! Let's watch Sharpe! Let's get Sharpe's Rifles, come on!" That's when the look of the soldiers clicked, the military uniforms...

 

[CitizenCope]

Ok I saw some of the Stream. Graphics look on par with Fable 2 and that is fine to me.
Need to finish Castlevania before this comes out.

 

[Rhino]

Must....stop....watching.....stream....

As a huge fan of Fable 1 I found myself somewhat disappointed with Fable 2 but from the stream Fable 3 is looking amazing!

Can't wait till Tuesday.

 

[sweetvar26]

:lol @ that outfil

 

[Rhino]

Poor Chickens :[

 

[Azure Phoenix]

Oh god, the chickens cluck to the tune of "bottles of beer on the wall" when he did the flap wings expression.

 

[CrunchinJelly]

Guys... Careful what you say, some might want to go in complete dark and get angsty at the smallest details.

 

[Seth C]

So has any store started selling this bad boy early? I know it shipped early, and I remember picking up Fable II almost a week early at Miejer.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Impressions one hour in:

The main girl has tits bigger than Lara Croft.
Voice-acting is excellent; lips don't match up t ho.
Pretty big choice to make near the beginning.
Graphics seem improved, a little blurry though.

 

[Lostconfused]

Graphics seem improved, a little blurry though.

Well the 2nd game is definitely blurry. So that might be the same, which kind sucks.

 

[DancingJesus]

Watching the stream...

This game seems really rough around the edges. After the disappointment of the second, I think I'm going to pass.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

Watching the stream...

This game seems really rough around the edges. After the disappointment of the second, I think I'm going to pass.

Speaking of that.. my character just got stuck in a dig site and i couldnt move.. lost 2 hours of gameplay because everytime i tried to reload it just put me back in the same spot.

 

[Nelo Ice]

Speaking of that.. my character just got stuck in a dig site and i couldnt move.. lost 2 hours of gameplay because everytime i tried to reload it just put me back in the same spot.

damnit other than that hows the game been?
upgraded to the LE but if the games glitchy or the game is disappointing then i'll go back to my original plan of getting the standard then eventually trading it back to amazon :lol

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

its pretty fun.
i recovered my game, lost 10 minutes or so but fuck that was scary and annoying

 

[fernoca]

Where did you get the game by the way? Used the DLC card(s)?

 

[Snuggles]

Is there anything new or different about the dog?

 

[~Kinggi~]

Damn, stream has been going for a long time now. I took a peak, looks great.

 

[Snuggles]

Just checked out the stream for the first time, they're playing the king part right now. It looks like a lot of fun, you're making some big choices. The Fable games have always been ego strokers. I definitely like what I see, but I hope theres a lot of substantial content behind the king stuff since Fable II, as fun as it was, felt too short and left me wanting more. It would be a true bummer if you only get to play the king simulation part for a few hours since it's a concept they could get a lot out of.

On a side note, I've always liked the character design in the Fable games and it looks better than ever in the stream.

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

this game is sooo glitchy
just got in a game breaking one again where a door wouldnt open because i couldnt put something in it.

 

[Dead]

Dude on the stream beat the game in

Spoiler

a little under 11 hours

. Though it seems like he barely did anything other than the main quest and just powered through it.

 

[GillianSeed79]

So, I loved Fable II. Finally going to preorder 3 later today. Think its worth it to play the first? I downloaded it awhile ago on live but my backlog took over. Any chance of a midnight release for 3? I'm going to be stuck in a murder trial next week that was supposed to plead out but the nutter balked. Nsver fails. I'm always stuck in a damn trial whenever a game I'm looking forward to releases.

 

[Snuggles]

So, I loved Fable II. Finally going to preorder 3 later today. Think its worth it to play the first? I downloaded it awhile ago on live but my backlog took over. Any chance of a midnight release for 3? I'm going to be stuck in a murder trial next week that was supposed to plead out but the nutter balked. Nsver fails. I'm always stuck in a damn trial whenever a game I'm looking forward to releases.

Whoa.

Anyways, playing OG Fable isn't a necessity, but I would recommend it. It's a neat little game when separated from the hype/disappointment. If anything it'll give you a better perspective on the series. Be sure to play the Lost Chapters version since it has extra content, I should track down a copy one of these days.

 

[UrbanRats]

the fuck is wrong with those wings? I was watching the streaming, they are horrible!

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

game's menus and stuff are definitely better now.. you can basically fast travel to any location (stores, etc) in any town. also, you can change in and out of outfits really quickly. also, i have to say - it's a pretty hilarious game at times.

 

[Nelo Ice]

game's menus and stuff are definitely better now.. you can basically fast travel to any location (stores, etc) in any town. also, you can change in and out of outfits really quickly. also, i have to say - it's a pretty hilarious game at times.

so it sounds like the game itself is good but are the glitches bad enough to ruin the experience?

 

[DevelopmentArrested]

so it sounds like the game itself is good but are the glitches bad enough to ruin the experience?

those glitches were horrible, and this is coming from someone who's just played Fallout New Vegas for 15 hours. As long as they don't happen again, it'll be okay but two game-breaking bugs in first 2 hours sucks! I wonder if the guy on the stream ran into them or if it's just me... either way the game is great.

 

[Nelo Ice]

those glitches were horrible, and this is coming from someone who's just played Fallout New Vegas for 15 hours. As long as they don't happen again, it'll be okay but two game-breaking bugs in first 2 hours sucks! I wonder if the guy on the stream ran into them or if it's just me... either way the game is great.

works for me though lionhead is going to take forever to patch that shit =/

 

[les papillons sexuels]

I'd really love to see lionhead turn the fable engine into a middle-wear platform and see a dungeon crawler or MMO on it. It seems almost perfectly suited for such a role, just throw in some optimization.

You could even turn the land-owning mechanic into guild housing or something.

 

[HadesGigas]

Does this have regenerating health? What with the no health bar and all.

 

[VegaShinra]

Does this have regenerating health? What with the no health bar and all.

The color of the screen darkens as your character takes damage in battle.

 

[HadesGigas]

The color of the screen darkens as your character takes damage in battle.

Yeah, but does it stay dark... or do you regen like in pretty much every other game with that kind of mechanic (Mass Effect, tons of FPS games)

 

[VegaShinra]

Yeah, but does it stay dark... or do you regen like in pretty much every other game with that kind of mechanic (Mass Effect, tons of FPS games)

Regains. Potions and stuff can only be used while in battle, so you'll need to be getting beaten pretty bad to be forced to use a health potion.

 

[HadesGigas]

Regains. Potions and stuff can only be used while in battle, so you'll need to be getting beaten pretty bad to be forced to use a health potion.

Hm. That seems like it'll make the game even easier. Though not like it's much different. There was no shortage of free healing items in either previous Fables, but now you don't even have to stop and use them! (Also no getting fat from using foods as healing)

 

[Azure Phoenix]

Speaking of that.. my character just got stuck in a dig site and i couldnt move.. lost 2 hours of gameplay because everytime i tried to reload it just put me back in the same spot.

Did you try warping to the sanctuary and then using the map to quick travel to another area? Quick travel usually fixed a lot of the "I'm stuck on something" glitches in Fable 2.

(Also no getting fat from using foods as healing)

Food still heals and makes you fat, according to the description for Mutton during the stream, so I'd assume it can be used during combat.

 

[InaudibleWhispa]

Hm. That seems like it'll make the game even easier. Though not like it's much different. There was no shortage of free healing items in either previous Fables, but now you don't even have to stop and use them! (Also no getting fat from using foods as healing)

If I remember correctly, I had something in Fable II which made my health go up every time I hit an enemy. I don't think I ever died. To be fair though, I really don't play Fable for the challenge, I'm happy to just experience the world.

 

[supermackem]

Hmmm dont know if i should go Normal or limited on this.

 

[DenogginizerOS]

Hmmm dont know if i should go Normal or limited on this.

I went with LE simply because it sounds like there are 1 or 2 areas to explore that are not available in the SE. Hopefully, those extras along with the weapon are worth $20....

Hmmm, saying that outloud kind of makes me think I should get the standard. :lol

 

[Nemesis_]

I went with LE simply because it sounds like there are 1 or 2 areas to explore that are not available in the SE. Hopefully, those extras along with the weapon are worth $20....

Hmmm, saying that outloud kind of makes me think I should get the standard. :lol

The price difference is actually negligable here. So I think it's very much worth it.