Fable New Trailer Revealed | Xbox Showcase 2023

You honestly think a system 6 times more powerful than a ps4 can't make something that looks as good as this when you compare the look of the giant scene in ragnarok?
I didnt say that. I have my doubts but far more than whether or not the systems are powerfull enough to render that I dont think there is a chance in hell MS or even Sony for that matter would budget a full RPG to that fidelity...not even close. Also Ragnarok doesnt impress me at all.
 
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Just watched this again and I actually think there's a fair bit of gameplay in here; kicking the chicken, the combat, the end sequence with the giant chasing Ugly Protag.

Obvious in game cutscenes and not CGI throughout as well.

Playground just make games that look that good, if this targets 30fps and 1440p this will probably stake a claim to the best looking video game of all time. Even if it targets 4k the aggressive pop-in of FH will be gone IMO, and that's the only technical negative to their games.

My initial reaction yesterday was a bit WTF but this morning I'm thinking 'at least Playground are far enough now that it looks like they have a clear vision for what this game is'.
Sobered up have you? 🤣 seriously the nonsense last night about how things were CGI when they weren't was pretty sad.
 
There is a clip of Phil responding to one of the GB questions, paraphrasing it.

"so why do you think it wasn't gameplay".

I do think there is an slight truth in the question around the strength of the trailer.

Need to watch the 3rd GB at Nite.
 
I'm sure the game is gonna look great when it finally comes out.

But do we never learn... of course that trailer isn't indicative of the final product, No game two years out ever is.

I'm sorry I'm very much on the side of MS are being deceptive with that trailer, but again If MS execs like greenburg didn't just shut the fuck up, these discussions wouldn't even be happening. That trailer very clearly isn't the game, but it's a target and a pretty ambitious one, if playground get fairly close to that then they've done a really great job.

However we'll have to see what the game actually is.
It's a target now guys, the CGI claims have disappeared but its the old target render instead to downplay an Xbox game 🤣
 
Sobered up have you?
That's really funny, because yesterday I said I thought you had been drinking. I like how you've referenced that.

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🤣 seriously the nonsense last night about how things were CGI when they weren't was pretty sad.
I never mentioned CGI, so maybe you're thinking of someone else (y)
 
It's a target now guys, the CGI claims have disappeared but its the old target render instead to downplay an Xbox game 🤣
The game is two years out.

Do you know what a target is... they are aiming for it to look exactly like that.

I'm sorry but you think you are "clowning" on fools with your attitude but you are acting more like a fanboy than anything else.

Like ALL games 2 years out. This game will not look like that, especially if they are hiring senior developers still for the gameplay.

Remember the halo infinite reveal. With the sub and the rhinos and how awesome that looked.

Exactly

Instead of acting like a 12 year old you can understand that it both looks great but isn't an actual final product yet and will most likely get "downgraded" which actually means optimized but fanboys fail to understand that.
 
I'm actually astounded that people think this isn't in-game footage. Like, does it look THAT good to you that you believe it's CGI or bullshots? lol. It's in-game with modified camera takes for cinematic storytelling, like those Uncharted games. Here I created some gifs for you naysayers to contemplate.

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We can only hope that is gonna look this good, finger crossed.
 
I'm actually astounded that people think this isn't in-game footage. Like, does it look THAT good to you that you believe it's CGI or bullshots? lol. It's in-game with modified camera takes for cinematic storytelling, like those Uncharted games. Here I created some gifs for you naysayers to contemplate.

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IF it looks that good when it comes out on the Series S and X, i'll eat my words. Book marked for reference.
 
People calling this a vertical slice have no idea of what a vertical slice is and they are wrong when they say that a vertical slice is only ready 6\12 months before release.

2016 vertical slice, release in 2019



2015 vertical slice, release in 2017


2018 vertical slice, 2020 release


I can go on if you want.

This is what people fucking expect but it looks like nobody does these type of vertical slice anymore.

If the game is a 2025 release there is no reason to not have a proper vertical slice.
 
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Ok, people start to make jokes about the main character while they don't realize it is part of their humor when you hear what is said in the trailer.
Btw, normally the characters look is customizable.
 
People calling this a vertical slice have no idea of what a vertical slice is and they are wrong when they say that a vertical slice is only ready 6\12 months before release.

2016 vertical slice, release in 2019



2015 vertical slice, release in 2017


2018 vertical slice, 2020 release


I can go on if you want.

This is what people fucking expect but it looks like nobody does these type of vertical slice anymore.

If the game is a 2025 release there is no reason to not have a proper vertical slice.

Yes - I really dislike how we've moved away from the use of gameplay as extended first looks.

GOW 2018
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Days Gone

They were banger becuase we got straight to the point very quickly. I knew story beats and how the game played.

I'm very disappointed in Sony in particular for moving away from that. The last time I think we got something like that was Rift Apart in that initial showcase.
 
Ok, people start to make jokes about the main character while they don't realize it is part of their humor when you hear what is said in the trailer.
Btw, normally the characters look is customizable.
the jokes in the trailer referencing the character are about them being "heroic" looking, as in your average chris hemsworth with high cheekbones and perfect charisma etc.

not about them looking.... well what ever they are going for with that generated character in the trailer.
 
Yes - I really dislike how we've moved away from the use of gameplay as extended first looks.

GOW 2018
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Days Gone

They were banger becuase we got straight to the point very quickly. I knew story beats and how the game played.

I'm very disappointed in Sony in particular for moving away from that. The last time I think we got something like that was Rift Apart in that initial showcase.
we just got this with spiderman 2 and people still shit their britches ...

I prefer that method of showing a game, but developers can never win either way.
 
we just got this with spiderman 2 and people still shit their britches ...

I prefer that method of showing a game, but developers can never win either way.
Spider-Man 2 was announced ages ago.

Each of the games I mentioned had their announcement with a very large gameplay demo.

GOW was an in game cinematic into gameplay.
Horizon was an in engine trailer straight into gameplay.
Day's Gone had an in engine trailer, then at the end of the show had a long gameplay demo.
Ratchet went straight into gameplay.

I understand why devs and publishers don't do this all the time but it is the best way of doing it.
 
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Btw i'm not overly annoyed by the protagonist look, i think she looks fine for the type of game and tone of the trailer, it would not have worked with a supermodel doing the same exact thing.

It is funny for "the message" meme but we have a character creation menu so who cares...
 
It's here in black and white you fool :messenger_tears_of_joy:

What you said.


What I said.



Life's hard for the literacy challenged.
So what you said means what? You're referring to Greenberg, are you trying to tell me you're not talking about Greenberg? Try harder buddy! you're making yourself look silly.
 
So what you said means what? You're referring to Greenberg, are you trying to tell me you're not talking about Greenberg? Try harder buddy! you're making yourself look silly.
Let me spell it out for you.

I am talking about Greenberg.

Where did I call Greenberg a liar?
 
Series X | Windows PC

Where is Series S?

Is microsoft violating his own rules?
Is microsoft 'secretly' admitting Series S is a non sense console carrying the old gen?
 
Let me spell it out for you.

I am talking about Greenberg.

Where did I call Greenberg a liar?
Just stop please, seriously english is my first language. We all know what you implied, Greenberg for once had every right to say what he said because he was 100% correct.

So why should he not have said anything? Why post that at all? Is it because you wrongly thought CGI was used? If so that's fine but admit it, that's all I'm asking, have a nice day.
 
Just stop please, seriously english is my first language. We all know what you implied, Greenberg for once had every right to say what he said because he was 100% correct.
Wait, did I call him a liar or did I imply it? You're losing me.

So why should he not have said anything? Why post that at all? Is it because you wrongly thought CGI was used? If so that's fine but admit it, that's all I'm asking, have a nice day.
Well, no, it's not. Hence why I didn't say that. If that's all you extrapolate from that comment, then I feel for you (y)
 
Yea this looks bad and the tone/humor was totally off from the old games. I hope it turns out good but right now my first thought is this is what happens when you tell a car game company to make an RPG.

This definitely did not look bad. At all

This was also a in-game trailer:



The video title has 'in Engine' in it. Not 'in game'. You couldn't even be arsed to read it before posting this?
 
It's not CGI, you can tell by the look of hairs, fidelity of skin on Moss's face or his teeth, cloth folds, facial animations, ect. Montage at the end looks like it is from some kind of demo (look at the textures when the heroine is holding to the table). It's just very well crafted with really good post-process.

The question is - is the cinematics in the game will look this good (because it was made for trailer/demo and not for the game itself)? Gameplay will have some form of simplification (not the same post-process, LOD's, mesh culling) that's for sure.
 
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I mean we can all agree that Fable character is dog ugly and is ugly even for a man, but why are we seeing people who are TLOU2 fans here having a pop at this character? Let's not be hypocrites when it ain't the the console which you support.
 
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Btw i'm not overly annoyed by the protagonist look, i think she looks fine for the type of game and tone of the trailer, it would not have worked with a supermodel doing the same exact thing.

It is funny for "the message" meme but we have a character creation menu so who cares...
Yep Pick Your Battles People.
 
The game is two years out.

Do you know what a target is... they are aiming for it to look exactly like that.

I'm sorry but you think you are "clowning" on fools with your attitude but you are acting more like a fanboy than anything else.

Like ALL games 2 years out. This game will not look like that, especially if they are hiring senior developers still for the gameplay.

Remember the halo infinite reveal. With the sub and the rhinos and how awesome that looked.

Exactly

Instead of acting like a 12 year old you can understand that it both looks great but isn't an actual final product yet and will most likely get "downgraded" which actually means optimized but fanboys fail to understand that.
You sound like a fanboy here man, not him, he is just excited about the game, you wrote an article assuming things. Sony is a goddamn cult nothing else.
 
It's not CGI, you can tell by the look of hairs, fidelity of skin on Moss's face or his teeth, cloth folds, facial animations, ect. Montage at the end looks like it is from some kind of demo (look at the textures when the heroine is holding to the table). It's just very well crafted with really good post-process.

The question is - is the cinematics in the game will look this good (because it was made for trailer/demo and not for the game itself)? Gameplay will have some form of simplification (not the same post-process, LOD's, mesh culling) that's for sure.
The guys part definitely looked closer to doeable than the town and pub parts which screamed CGI.
 
Yes, so my character will look more beautiful.

They purposely choose that model to please woke gamers?



Also those who saying CG. Watch video again or let me post this.

Ingame in trailer itself


It makes me wonder if the part with guy was ingame since it doesnt look nearly as good?

Devs playing word games again? No way rest of the trailer (town and pub) represents the game.
 
All the people complaining about the looks of the characters in this game...I personally feel its intentional...

Fable, I feel...was always influenced by Terry Pratchet and just look at how his characters are described or how they are visualised in his books cover art...this looks kind of like a perfect blend of that and the original Fable style imo...
They're trolling because they never played Fable and don't know it has a character creator. Like you said, it's intentional for the humor in the trailer. But it's low hanging fruit for warriors to shitpost with.
 
Really liked the trailer, I'm getting classic Fable vibes from it and the game. I don't think the game will release in 2024, but maybe at the end of the year.

Graphically it looked good, the general atmosphere was typical Fable, not it's waiting on what the game will actually be about. Not necessarily the story, but what is possible.
 
Yes. And? It's a terrible trailer. So many years in production and this is all they have to show? It tells you nothing about game systems and role playing mechanics present in the game.
Is it coming out this year? They are probably still fine-tuning that stuff. This was to show the general atmosphere in the game, and how it will look graphically.
 
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