IGN Fable Review (GMR OWNED!!!)
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10.0 Presentation
A true storybook game, the fresco-painting cut-scenes are a perfect idea and the controls are very intuitive. Albion is a very dense world that has a rich history.
9.0 Graphics
Beautiful environments and great details on your character. The bloom lighting is a nice touch of the fantastic and the magic looks great. Occasional framerate drops and repetitive NPC skins hurt.
9.0 Sound
Beautiful opening score from Danny Elfman and plenty of great voice dialogue. Some of the sounds get repetitive and I wish a few of the creatures sounded a bit more varied.
9.0 Gameplay
It's lost a lot of what would have made it revolutionary, but the combat is good and the game is still a lot of fun. Some of those NPC reactions are priceless. Great humor.
10.0 Lasting Appeal
Sure, the main adventure is short for an RPG, but there's reason enough to play again. Plus, the world is dense with secrets and fun stuff. It's great to just fool around for a while.
9.3
OVERALL:
(out of 10 / not an average)
DOOM3D
A true storybook game, the fresco-painting cut-scenes are a perfect idea and the controls are very intuitive. Albion is a very dense world that has a rich history.
9.0 Graphics
Beautiful environments and great details on your character. The bloom lighting is a nice touch of the fantastic and the magic looks great. Occasional framerate drops and repetitive NPC skins hurt.
9.0 Sound
Beautiful opening score from Danny Elfman and plenty of great voice dialogue. Some of the sounds get repetitive and I wish a few of the creatures sounded a bit more varied.
9.0 Gameplay
It's lost a lot of what would have made it revolutionary, but the combat is good and the game is still a lot of fun. Some of those NPC reactions are priceless. Great humor.
10.0 Lasting Appeal
Sure, the main adventure is short for an RPG, but there's reason enough to play again. Plus, the world is dense with secrets and fun stuff. It's great to just fool around for a while.
9.3
OVERALL:
(out of 10 / not an average)
DOOM3D
Buggy Loop
Member
Long review, i'll read it soon, but poor GMR, western games are an offense to their eastern wannabe tastes.
Littleberu
Banned
10.0 Lasting Appeal
Sure, the main adventure is short for an RPG, but there's reason enough to play again. Plus, the world is dense with secrets and fun stuff. It's great to just fool around for a while.
HAR HAR HAR
Sure, the main adventure is short for an RPG, but there's reason enough to play again. Plus, the world is dense with secrets and fun stuff. It's great to just fool around for a while.
HAR HAR HAR
sonycowboy
Member
I was expecting MUCH, MUCH higher given Hil's constant pumping of this game. If the #1 fan only gives it a 9.3, I'd imagine it will end up averaging less than 9.0
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Just Kidding.
Awesome review and it will be mine in two weeks
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Just Kidding.
Awesome review and it will be mine in two weeks
A 9 in graphics? Heh. For reference btw, Morrowind got a 9.4 from IGN Xbox (well deserved at least on the PC, never played the Xbox version). I'm still looking forward to Fable regardless of GMR's 8 (which is a good score), but I'm more inclined to trust them than 9.2 for Full Spectrum Warrior IGN (GMR scored it an 8 also -- a bit high IMO).
Mama Smurf
My penis is still intact.
Is there a list anywhere of what was dropped from Fable? I didn't follow it that cloesly from Project Ego, I'd like to hear what's been dropped.
Littleberu
Banned
Ahaha, seriously, this review is more like : "This is why I really like this game" than "Here's my review of Fable"... really.
CrimsonSkies
Member
Reverse Damage control. Interesting.
Littleberu
Banned
CrimsonSkies said:
Look who's talking about Damage Control. Har har har.
JackFrost2012
Banned
Mama Smurf said:
Just look for a feature list from 2002!
OH SNAP!
sonycowboy
Member
So, are we going to officially have a seperate thread for each and every single Fable review? If so, I'll just have to do the same for MGS3, GTA:SA, Killzone, R&C 3, Jak 3, blah, blah, blah.
Littleberu
Banned
6.8 said:
You're damage controlling your own damage control in trying to make it teh funny. OMG.
CrimsonSkies
Member
Oh what the hell.
JackFrost2012
Banned
Floyd said:
You know ... like an 8, or something! SHOCK!
PanopticBlue
Member
CrimsonSkies said:
Don't pay any attention to littleberu, he trolls pretty much every xbox game. We're all better off just putting him on our ignore list.
ToyMachine228
Member
Ah...Definitely be picking this up. And don't bring Pikmin 2 into this. If you skip out on this or Pikmin 2, your missing out.
Kobun Heat
Member
There was a turtle by the name of Bert
And Bert the turtle was very alert
When danger threatened him he never got hurt
He knew just what to doooo...
He'd duck! And cov-er...
And Bert the turtle was very alert
When danger threatened him he never got hurt
He knew just what to doooo...
He'd duck! And cov-er...
CrimsonSkies
Member
Hrmm. It appears a mod kissing some ass to maybe work on a magazine gave me a tag. Thanks.
seismologist
Banned
I have a feeling this and TXB will be the highest Fable's score will go.
Based on what was said in some of the text, there's gonna be some scathing reviews out there.
C- anyone?
Based on what was said in some of the text, there's gonna be some scathing reviews out there.
C- anyone?
Just a reminder, kids: There IS an "official Fable troll thread" and you will be expected to use it.
The review sounds like the reviewer is TRYING to like Fable despite the multitude of flaws in it. Its quite disconcerting when he mentiones that the balverines monsters provide an "insane challenge" and then immediately follow up with "(yet, I challenge you to die fighting them)" or something along that line. How the hell can fighting creatures be an "insane challenge" when its difficult to die fighting them...........
WTF?
WTF?
CrimsonSkies
Member
Page 5 of the review has some details about player interactions.