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Fable: The Lost Chapters (XBox) Goes Gold

Scott

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News hit last week, but I don't believe it's been posted:
Just one more...

...time we'll do this, but Fable: The Lost Chapters for Xbox has gone gold. The game will be available on October 18, 2005 and is priced $19.99. Everyone at Lionhead Studios is proud that all our games (Fable: The Lost Chapters, Black&White 2 and The Movies) are now finished. Most of us can now pick up our social lifes again, hoping to rescue what's left of them.
Source: http://www.lionhead.com/fabletlc/news/197

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Yup...
 
Fable is actually my favorite RPG on the Xbox. Above both KOTOR and Jade Empire. In fact I started playing it again this last Sunday. I might just trade it in, and get Lost Chapters which on Xbox is only $20.
 
game is no where near bad.... yeah it didnt live up to all expectations but its still a great game in its own right.
 
I hate dumbeddownconsoleshitonmyPComgXboxsucks etc. yet I loved Fable.

I don't know why, maybe because it has one of a kind, perfect flow? and reminds me of Zelda oh-so-much?

Anyway, The Lost Chapters SPOILERS for those who won't buy the game:

TLC is about 2-3 hours long so short that it sucks ass. 6 new maps (small!) and one new big quest - kill Jack of Blades once again! The shitty part is that you have to do a major part of this quest on the MAINLAND (areas from original Fable). That SUCKS ASS even more! You re-visit Arena, Circle of Dead and Oakvale to finally meet JoB in his new form - a big red dragon. The last battle is pathetically easy - slow-time + multihit for the win, and it is SO similiar to Metroid Prime's Ridley fight that it ain't funny.

I rated Fable 10/10 on my personal scale, TLC gets 2/10 for being:

- short
- easy
- and for the hated backtracking
 
Not to spoil borys spoilers, but you're telling me that the "extended Fable edition", made because Fable is too short...... is too short? GODDAMN IT PETER MOYKAJSDLEUX!
 
LakeEarth said:
Not to spoil borys spoilers, but you're telling me that the "extended Fable edition", made because Fable is too short...... is too short? GODDAMN IT PETER MOYKAJSDLEUX!

Yes.

This isn't an expansion pack for a reason! It's just an short epilogue to Fable's story.

If you do everything the "wrong" way (kill the good guys) it takes maybe 60 minutes to finish. 60 MINUTES! That's really weak :(

Fun stuff found in TLC:

- Demon Door that
takes all your silver keys!
- 30 SK Chest!
 
I enjoyed Fable. I thought it was a fun action RPG that had a lot of character to it, but I agree that it didn't live up to the hype that Molyneux built it up to be. It was also way too short, and didn't offer enough free roaming exploration. Still, I enjoyed it enough that I thought about picking up The Lost Chapters, but if it really doesn't add much extra play time, I'll pass. I look forward to the possibilities of Fable 2 on Xbox 360.
 
WTF this came out last week in the UK!?!


GAF you are slipping.


Broys what are the loading & graphics like on the PC version (dont know if you've played the xbox one to compare)? and how does it control (without a joypad). i need to decide which version im gonna get.
 
How can it only be
3 hours
long? I thought it was the complete original game with new quests integrated, not a separate side quest.
 
Ghost said:
WTF this came out last week in the UK!?!


GAF you are slipping.


Broys what are the loading & graphics like on the PC version (dont know if you've played the xbox one to compare)? and how does it control (without a joypad). i need to decide which version im gonna get.

I don't think the xbox version is out anywhere yet.
 
Borys said:
Yes.

This isn't an expansion pack for a reason! It's just an short epilogue to Fable's story.

If you do everything the "wrong" way (kill the good guys) it takes maybe 60 minutes to finish. 60 MINUTES! That's really weak :(

Fun stuff found in TLC:

- Demon Door that
takes all your silver keys!
- 30 SK Chest!

wtf?! Molyneux said this game would add 6 hours to the game...ffs! Is that all that has been added then? I won't fucking bother buying it if that's all it is.
 
123rl said:
wtf?! Molyneux said this game would add 6 hours to the game...ffs! Is that all that has been added then? I won't fucking bother buying it if that's all it is.

It's only $20 on Xbox. And if you're a Fable fan, trade in Fable for a little bit and put that towards Lost Chapters.
 
I enjoyed this game more than most. I didn't read much about it pre-release so I really had no expectations. I thought the game had a certain charm to it. I probably got a good 15 hours out of the game, but I did practically every quest and opened most of the demon doors. I find it hard to believe that people claim to have beaten this game in 6-7 hours. Maybe they did, but they sure as hell skipped through most of the dialogue, most of the quests, and probably a good half of the game.
 
So let me make sure i am following this right????


This will have the original game on the disk with an added bit of new stuff?

So if i got rid of my original would i still have all the original content on the new LC?
 
Ghost said:
Broys what are the loading & graphics like on the PC version (dont know if you've played the xbox one to compare)? and how does it control (without a joypad). i need to decide which version im gonna get.

It's out on PC for at least one week in Europe.

Yeah I played it on a PC (mid-range) and it ran like DREAM. Looks absolutely fabulous with AA and in higher resolutions but controls like... a console game controlled with K&M. I don't know if it allows for gamepad control (in-game graphics shows mouse buttons) but it would certainly play better with a gamepad.

So...
...pick whatever version you want, Ghost.

I heard it's only $20 for the Xbox one! so it should be a no-brainer ($30 in your pocket saved).

beermonkey@tehbias said:
How can it only be
3 hours
long? I thought it was the complete original game with new quests integrated, not a separate side quest.

Yeah it's the original game (13-20 hours) + TLC epilogue.
After you beat Jack of Blades the story continues.

I did almost everything in the original "campaign" and it took me 21 hours. TLC took me 3 hours and I also did everything in there plus had to level up a bit cause
Summoners
are pretty tough.

So it's not 33% of the original, only 15% or like 7% if you are bad and MEGA-SPOILER
decide to kill Thunder, Bria (spelling?) and Guildmaster
.

Ending:
you decide to put Jack's mask on or not. That's all - similiar to throwing out that sword at the end of original Fable.
 
Fable Lost Chapters and soon Serious Sam2.:)
I recently saw the video review for the PC version-apparently the new stuff comes after you've beaten the original game? Kinda blows,but then as long as its fun and has a nice flow to the original then thats all that matters.

Are you guys sure Fable isn't selling for $20 in the states?
I could have sworn that I saw it for this price at stores like Best Buy,Target,and BlockBuster Video.

Hopefully they add memory card support this time around,I love backing my favorites to a card incase I have another Xbox die on me.
 
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