I also didn't read any Molyneux promises etc. ahead of time.
Here's my play-by-play, circa 2006:
- ~7am: *crawls out of bed as his mate leaves for work*
- ~7:30am: *digs through his games* "'Fable'? News to me."
- ~8am: "It looks and runs okay..."
- ~12pm: "I'm hungry..." *drinks some long-life milk and resumes the game*
- ~6pm: *credits roll as my aforementioned mate walks in the door* "The hell? You're back already? That was quick!"
Needless to say, I had a lot of fun with the game. It was simple, but not insultingly so, and the world was, as far as little ol' me was concerned, superbly realised.