In fable 1, in the forced stealth mission, literally just shoot the heads of the bandits. You can kill em one by one instead of sneaking and it's super easy
fable the lost chapters was actually such a special game. i still think about it to this day. the rest just went off course. the first fable had an amazing storyline.
Just a quick note about Fable 2. You can revive your dog in Knothole Island. There is a tomb right before the first house that you can throw a person into and it will revive your dog. It is shocking how many people don't know about it, but I'm here to help.
"Deep in the algorithm of TH-cam, lay a small gaming channel, about a year old and untouched by the trends. Here lived a boy and his family, a boy dreaming of greatness. Of one day becoming a Content Creator. Sometimes he imagined himself as a noble Retrospective... or an insightful artist. And other times he dreamt he'd be a malicious troll. But in all his dreams of greatness, he could not possibly imagine the power of the destiny that lay before him."
Legend still hold that the first day he tried to speak with his dad about this his dad “brushed him off“ and that was all that was said until one day, he got together all the camera and audio and video recording equipment he needed, and made this magnificent journey into what made for you all so great? Oh so he could have that conversation with his dad again and his dad would have to listen..
Fable 2 still has my heart. It's just endlessly fascinating to me. Steampunk pirate combat with fully customizable characters. Grey morality amid a Dickens dystopia. I can't stop loving that game.
@@Yannaro_Kim There kinda isn't a magic system in Fable. You can sorta make a battle mage,but even that is just casting swords. I get why that's frustrating for mage players.
I loved Fable 2 and 3, I feel pretty alone in enjoying 3 but I really liked the King aspects of it. I just wish there was more of it, the game is so damn short.
Fable 3 is actually my childhood :D and I still love this game… but there are some parts that I don’t like for example that in the end (starting at aurora) it all happens very fast
I'd have liked choices that were more than just "good or evil". For example, you find a vein of Adamant in the mountains, and have three choices. 1. Sell the ore for money (add 10,000 gold to treasury). 2. Mine the ore and turn it into weapons (costs 5000 gold, adds +100 to army offensive ability). 3. Mine the ore and turn it into armor (costs 5000 gold, adds +100 to army defensive ability). Instead of a moral choice, you can get money, better soldiers, or tougher soldiers. That'd have been interesting.
I just played through fable 1 - 3for the very first time during past couple of weeks, really liked 1, absolutely wildly liked 2 and 3, well I started almost hating it and now as I'm wrapping up things after beating crawler it has grown on me quite a lot, I still don't like it nearly as much as 1 and it is so dissappointing in so many aspects.. I have no idea why it is so dumbed down and reduced when it had the potential to be an absolute masterpiece 🤷🏻♂️ I guess the success of 1 & 2 went to molyneux's head and what resulted was this failed experiment of an egomaniac..
I didn’t get too far in any of the Fable games, but my favorite part in Fable 3 was the butler saying: Ah! You’re dressed as a chicken! Wha … wha … what are you planning on DOING while dressed as a chicken?
Biggest disappointment for me in Fable the Lost Chapters is how if you forego the Sword of Aeons, you're given the opportunity to get the Avo's Tear right after which is just a reskin of the exact same thing, so in the end there's no actual sacrifice in power for going the good route
Yeah that does kill the immersion a little bit. Imagine if the Sword of Aeon's was more powerful and enhanced your fire magic while Avo's tear was slightly weaker and boosted lightning and summon sword spell mayhaps?
Wow, your versions of the fable story are so different to mine, where was all the using clones to funnel XP and going missing for decades at a time to accumulate rent? 😂
The music of "The lost Chapters" will forever be embedded in my head, great memories playing it as a child and it was one of my late fathers favorite games aswell! Really looking forward to 4!
You and me both! I have the lost chapters for PC currently and me and my dad played it all the time watching each other. He passed in 2019 sadly but I'll always remember him going: "Hero your health is low if you have any STFU!" When he was getting frustrated he was losing lol or just randomly going: "Chiken Chasah!"
@@elliotmurrey8293 its pretty obvious what he's saying. If they were to make add a feature in a game made in 2023 where sleeping around makes you more corrupt there'd be backlash because nowadays sleeping around is considered perfectly fine. You can have 100 bodies and people act like people can't judge you for it
19:30 so the fact that the general exp has to be gathered is actually for the purpose of building up your combat multiplier as high as possible before collecting to maximize leveling. It could have been implemented to do it automatically but the catharsis of young me beating the arena with no damage using physical shield and seeing how much exp gained per round increase along with the multiplier is a core gaming memory/ milestone.
If you have enough potions and have lightning lvl 4, the amount of xp you get is absolutely wild in the arena and in the late game fighting jacks forces through albion
I always just hooked up a second controller n duped xp had like a million in 15 mins of doin it if you dunno what I mean look it up honestly one of the best glitches in the series n can be done fresh at the start of fable 2 essentially letting you max every skill off the rip
Also js if u do this glitch I recommend getting the red dragon pistol and the daichi sword they’re the best weapons in the game n combined with a maxed character will make u unstoppable thank me ltr when you make trolls look like hobbes 💪🏻🦆
The dog thing is pretty simple; Praise should encourage the dog to do a certain action, and punish should be you telling the dog not to do it. So during the beginning of the game you have dog try a few things to see how you react to it; if you praise it for say scaring random innocents it will begin doing this more, this becoming a more evil dog. At least that's how I would have done it. Kinda like the old Black and White games.
The thing is, Lionhead had that down in Black & White with the Creature. If the Creature was either setting villages on fire or giving them food, you could gently pet it to reinforce the behaviour, or beat it to within an inch of it's life. I think they liked the Creature in B&W and wanted to bring something like it to Fable when they got more involved in F2, but I don't get how they managed to not get it quite right. Still, based dog, taking a bullet. In the Spire neither money nor innocent slaves matter, not even my wife or my sister, only dog.
Fable 2 was basically my childhood. I would replay the game over and over and over again as a kid. Sure it was wonky, but that was apart of the charm. And yeah, it wasn't as flashy as the games my friends were playing, but I didn't care. It was the first game world I actually cared about. It still is one of my favorite games, even though I'm able to see it in a more experienced lens. The game isn't the best, but it still holds a place in my heart.
As a kid the ability to make moral choices was awesome and a huge part of why I loved the game, I always remember never being able to become bad because that's just not who I was. Maybe I'll go back and be evil now as an adult lol
I remember making a cringe fable 2 money guide with my phone recording the screen. Essentially it was buying all the propertys and jacking up the rent and then changing the system clock.
Funfact: In the Spire in Fable 2, you can just immediately start pummeling the Commandant every time he calls you into his office. You don't have to listen to a word he says, and defiance can mean way more than just not obeying him.
Whatever they do with Fable 4..... it needs to have the same concept artist. Those design styles are iconic. It'd be like replacing the Castlevania or Metal Gear Solid concept/cover artists .
The first fable made fall im love with Fantasy as a genre, for movies books and games. I genuinely was a young kid who played fable over and over... then didn't play
Whopper video! 4:04:22 On Kinect: _"The stipulations to play a videogame shouldn't be so long that i have to sot upright, not move forward or backward too much, and keep my legs uncrossed, just to play this game"_ that sentence could've saved Microsoft tens of millions!
The book collectibles weren't new to fable lll, they go all the way back to the original where you could read them to the children at the school to various reactions. Not sure how you missed that on both playthroughs!
Your entire retrospective series made me go back and play through the Anniversary Edition for P.C. I used to watch my dad play. While it will never be the same without him, I Thank You, for helping bring one of my dad's favorite series into light, and if we ever get Fable 4; I know he'll be watching me play just like he used to.
@@tribalxredklr4039 my dad didn't play games but he would watch me play fable on xbox and laugh when I made enemies heads explode with a bow and arrow lmao
not really a "masterpiece", the boasts meant nothing (both gold and reknown could be had in gobs easier), the entire morality system was fairly pointless as you could easily just kill guards or donate the 1848978578389 gold you have for points alot of absolute absurdity (JoB is a famous hero, the grand total of 3 references to him in game are that he is a hero....grab the arch? ZOMG JOB IS OUUUUT FOR THIS ITEM) journal entries that shouldn't exist (did you know you were walking into a trap after the arena? no? well then read your quest logs, it literally tells you things you shouldn't possibly know) the entire aging system (all that exp they literally hand you? spend it the wrong way and you end up 30+ looking for your older sister...who's in her 20s) combat even when it was released was a trainwreck that could easily be cheesed (you can easily have near infinite mana and just lightning stun everything into the ground the entire game) the absolute only decent thing about it is the story, and it is a fairly generic fantasy/DnD one you could find in a million and one books and campaigns even before the 90s it was a fun game, but it wasn't a masterpiece or some spectacular thing, one of the best things in the series is that someone killed the guildmaster and carved "your health is low" into their forehead
Dude I can watch you talk about this series for ever. It makes me feel good to be around a bunch of people who all understand the nostalgia and magic of this franchise. Its like we all shared a childhood.
Been waiting for the whole thing to dive in and today is the day! Congrats on this huge project my dude and all the success you've been having - really blazing a new trail in terms of long form videos on the platform!
Unfortunately I never got an xbox and never played it, but it really looks like the big brother of Fable 1 in every way and I always felt that these two look to just get along together perfectly. The third one being more of a conclusion.
I think it's got the most satisfying combat flow to it, yeah. Fable 3 has some neat little additions but is a bit too simplified, and Fable 1 has more complexity and weird fun shit you can do, but more jank as a result. The former maintains a comfortable mediocrity, the latter has higher highs but longer lows, while Fable 2 is just satisfying to a pretty good degree throughout.
Regarding pure mage in Fable: TLC Slow Time and Heal carries the early game and Fireball, Lightning, and Pillars become your main kit about the point of the White Balverine quest. This results in the early game feeling slow (get it), but you actually end up broken powerful. Magic doesn't need augments to do damage.
So I played Fable 2 first a long time ago, and then 1 and 3. I have to say that I was never able to put the admiration (early) and distaste (later) for the story-based character perspective into words like this and I am absolutely grateful. Fable as a series has a super special place in my heart and I'm very glad to have found this video (these videos). Not only were they nostalgic but I was able to agree and disagree with a lot of points and it felt like a calm and relaxing discussion instead of loud opinions. Top merits, great video. I'm very proud of you, son.
Always been a Sony and Nintendo guy so I missed out on this series. But honestly after seeing this I think I might give it a chance just to experience it myself. The way you acted out each side of the play throughs was honestly a joy to listen to. You being a DM makes a TON of sense on how well you write these scripts. Well done, son! You made me proud!
The dog isn't necessarily permanently dead if you choose one of the endings that DOESN'T bring your character's family back. If you have the Knothole Island DLC, you can sacrifice an NPC at a place called "Cheet-Urs Tomb" to bring your character's dog back to life. The tomb doesn't show up until the post-game though for obvious reasons.
I'm only near the end of the Fable 1 part of the video, but I wanted to say I LOVE the role playing of your characters, and telling their thoughts. That's something I haven't seen from any other TH-camr I've seen, and it makes this really special. Thank you for the entertainment. Liked, already subscribed, commenting for the algorithm.
My favorite memory of Fable was at Blockbuster. My friend and I really wanted to rent Fable, but we were both way too young to rent a Mature game. I managed to convince my dad to let us rent it, telling him that the game was all about making choices, and you could choose to be good. My dad made us promise to only make good choices in the game, and he rented it for us to play. Of course, I'm too chicken to make evil choices in games, since I tend to feel strongly for the characters. It's still a funny story to think on, since it introduced me to one of my favorite series ever. Fable 2 is my personal favorite.
Found your channel while specifically searching for long-form gaming analysis videos. Gladly subscribed when I saw how much of this content you've been providing. Couldn't be more proud of you, son
Fable 1 : Magic Dominance Fable 2: Skill dominance Fable 3: Melee Dominance also, Fable 2 had official leaderboards for a time. I had the fastest arena time in the world(forgot the title name), the most STDs in the world (Quicksilver quaffer), and I was the first player to a million renown (forgot if this had a title). I missed those leaderboards. I loved Fable 2
What kind of number of STD's are we talking here, I remember my character had a bit over 1000 because I was curious to see how high the number would go but got bored.
I really don't get why Fable III gets so much hate... I really have a good time everytime I play it, I mean it's not a perfect game, but it's really fun! That's what a game's supposed to be, right?
Game was sub-par and naturally sequels are supposed to be an improvement of what came before and introduce something new and fresh. Fable 3 is none of those. I couldn’t play past the first few parts of it whereas I could play Fable 2 till 3am when I was a teenager. It massively boring. Not to say that Fable 2 was perfect either because if you enjoy 3 then that’s okay but you must acknowledge the problems it has that actually hurt it’s lifetime overall.
It was good until I got to the ruler part then I was annoyed but I kept doing it and had almost enough money to save everyone then the game skipped the last two months of the count down so half the population died and everyone hated me cuz I made them pay max rent so I could save their ungrateful asses. I loved the game almost as much as lost chapters then that happened and I preferred 2 and I hated 2 for getting rid of my decapitating long bow for a stupid gun.
I have two main grumbles with the game. One, the kingdom management is too simplistic and too binary for my tastes, and requires you to either be evil to save everyone or spend a decent chunk of time grinding up enough cash to start up your real estate empire...admittedly you might be doing the latter anyway but its still a very black and white section of the game that feels too shallow for what its supposed to be. Two, it is impossible to get all the legendary weapons without delving into online co-op, which I dislike as a matter of principle in my single player RPG.
It's been ages since I last played any of the Fable games, but I remember not liking really anything about Fable 3 aside from the story, characters, and some side quests. The lack of GUI for equipping stuff and leveling your character, while novel, was cumbersome. The grind you have to do to get your weapons to look the way you want it to was annoying. I didn't like the dumbing down of the magic system. The Demon Gates weren't as fun or challenging. There was just a whole lot of choices in the game that I didn't like, and I only had 2 playthroughs on a used copy of Fable II and no Fable I experience before picking up Fable III.
Honestly watching your fable 1 retrospective made me feel like such a cheeselord. Like I know you can actually save the third merchant during the darkwood escort if you speed run it but that's only possible when running a character who has grinded certain areas beforehand. I also know the zombies eventually stop spawning in during your quest to get into bargate prison because i farmed them for a high combat multiplier. I felt similar when hearing you go into the fable 3 endgame dilemma. I cheesed the in game economy so hard by abusing the game clock/console clock exploit and basically milking everyone while still being morally good. I cheesed my way into a perfect good boy ending where we had the least possible casualties. I guess I'm just a cheesy guy but I did it for the greater good I swear. I suppose I'm just an old coward, boy.
Dude. This is the content I’ve been craving. Love me a good deep dive into a beloved IP. 4 hours of a fable introspective? I’m subbing at 7 seconds in. Fable holds such a special place in my heart. Such fond memories. Many thanks. Cheers 👍
I remember Fable being one of my earliest games ever to play, playing it when i was around 6 years old. I always liked the world that it had and always thought it to be one of the most interesting fantasy worlds in gaming. It's also fun to see that this guy played a hero named Sabre who used a sword, and a villain named Hood who was a magic user. I did the exact same thing (I'd love to see a Mass Effect retrospective from you)
Fable 2's prologue is something on another level of emotional engagement. It touches on the childlike, whimsical nature of childhood and the harsh realities of adulthood. Turning that corner and seeing that hovel really puts into perspective how the world has become a harsher place without magic and wonder. Sure you could argue that good choices or bad choices don't make enough of a difference this time around, but that's so true with life as well. Either choice is irrelevant to the state of their living conditions; orphans on the streets of Bowerstone. The state of Albion has decided so much of people's fate, and that's a recurring theme in the game as well.
It's depressing because in my opinion, Fable: The Journey was by far the most complex story wise. Seeing Theresa's motivations and her complex reasoning for doing such horrid things was suuuuper compelling, and Gabriel coming to terms reluctantly about becoming a hero was super good. Could be better, but still good. Honestly a shame it wasn't just a full fledged fable game, I liked Gabriel as a character.
This was an absolute joy to watch. Fable is one of my favorite childhood series and seeing such deep dives into each (plus the Kinect game) was a treat. Once the new one comes out I’d love to hear your thoughts on it in a similar format to this!
No game has ever felt like the original Fable did and it's even more true for Fable sequels.. I really hope the new Fable can take us back to what was so fun about the first game ! Great video man, keep it up !
This genuinely is one of the best retrospective videos I've ever watched. I felt so attached to your character as you explained your story. Well done my dude. Well done
I loved the first one. For me, its strengths were its music and atmosphere. Whenever Fall comes around I think about it. I absolutely love the Oakvale song. Whenever it comes on I get this whimsical wonder feeling.
OOOF - you didnt know that you could gather the AGES potions - go into a story mission area - get a high multiplier, use the Ages potions, then leave the quest area. you keep the experience, but it kicks you out and resets the story mission area with all of your potions and items returned - so you can easily grind a lot of experience to max yourself out in everything before you finish Twinblades
Great presentation, extremely in depth, you covered stuff i didn't expect and i learned ALOT and I've played fable for over a decade. Your voice is very easy to listen to as well which is a huge plus for me personally. Great content definitely subbing.
My least favorite is probably 3. I didn't mind the story but you really feel rail roaded. Like you weren't really a part of the world, a lot of the mechanics were streamlined to the point of being less engaging, and the world felt very small because there weren't many reasons to go back to previous locations outside of story purposes. It feels very hollow. Also I absolutely hate the lack of menu. My favorite is 2. Its just the right amount of freedom with a story that is far superior. Also the combat is simple but I had a great time with it. It certainly took some of the charm 1 had out but there was enough that it didn't really bother me like it did in 3. Also the world felt big and I found myself going back and forth between cities far more than either of the other games. Just a really fun game.
Fable 3's Game Design is just... asinine and boring. It's honestly captivating how shallow Fable 3 feels, Combat is an unfunny joke, Magic is given no context, neither are the enemies or... anything. Doesn't even have a Baby's understanding of Monarchy or Rebellions, the "moral" choices are just so outwardly "Good" or "Bad" that It actually goes right back around and insults my personal Morality system cause it's so black and white. The game gives you reason to be good, only because the bad option is so overwhelmingly monstrous that no person applying their own morality to the game will actually go through with. Csn you tell I fucking hate Fable 3? 🤣🤣🤣
@@agooddaytorespawn57 Theres a lot to dislike about it. I just wish It were two with more elements of one like more magic options instead of a further stream lining of all the rpg elements. I played fable one and two to play in a world that changed as my character did things, not be railroaded into a story that doesn't really matter since I don't feel very involved in whats happening anymore.
@@yersiniopestis2553 I don't actually think Fable 3 is even an RPG. sure, it has the look of one, but it doesn't feel like one to play. Just, how the leveling worked is just absolutely asinine. Like... it includes Emotes and Gestures you can't even use properly as part of the level up system... what the fuck? It's like no one on the dev team had even PLAYED an RPG before like... Elder scrolls... Baldur's Gate or... anything. It's just ass-backwards
Sir, thank you for the most entertaining video on YT to date. I loved the Fable series, 3 been my favorite which I still play today. I'm so looking forward to Fable 4.
I love finding small content creators like you dude who go into detail about games and doing some insane retrospective. Love hearing all the different opinions. Keep up the fire work! Earned a subscriber??
I think the credit Fable deserves isn't necessarily for bringing choices into games and making them a central part of the experience, but for doing so in a more streamlined way and in a game that feels more like an action/adventure than a "hardcore" RPG. After all, we had many great games with interesting choices, Baldur's Gate, Fallout, Planescape Torment but, for one, they were all mostly on PC, then known to be a platform for more complex and ambitious games, and for two, they were all seemingly too complex for the average gamer. Fable did a great job at bringing some of that complexity of hardcore classic cRPGs into a much friendlier and simpler format, which had a huge impact on gaming as we know it.
Still wish the "Punish" option for the dog was more a behavior adjustment tool that just encouraged them not to do things you'd prefer they not do, rather than a senseless "kick the dog trope" button. For example, in Dragon's Dogma, you can have "conversations" with your Pawn to make them more or less inclined to rattle off 24/7 about every little thing they see, or rather ungracefully attempt to alter their proclivity for certain forms of combat. It might have been difficult, but Punish could have just been a firm rebuke if, for example, frequent and loud barking was not something you wanted them to do, or them charging into the fray, or running off in cities or something, but Fable's Evil has always been far less about Order than many other works of fiction.
Love the effort you put into my favorite series! Fable anniversary recording looked like lower FPS compared to lost chapters side by side for some reason
Fable 2 shows you that there are rewards and consequences that can be the same despite being good or bad. Just like in real life. It's not black and white like fable 1.
that shit caught me off guard my first play through, I always listen to NPCs the first run through because I like hearing what the world has to say, and then Reaver just takes my hard earned revenge away from me, kek
When I see in depth videos on games I used to play as a 10-12 year old, the same games that got me into gaming, my heart just warms up! Thank you so much for making this video. I just want to replay this now! You are a true hero, sir ❤
This is triple a content, I watched all of the individual videos and really enjoyed going through them all again with the extra stuff at the end. Thank you son!
good route: i told a woman about her cheating husband evil route: i took money from the cheating husband me who took his money and then told her anyway-
For fable 1 sneaking into the bandit camp, why wouldn't you just shoot them all in the head and stroll through easily? Or just hide behind the rock by the gate and wait for the others to walk out. Edit: it's also not the only forced sneak section in the game. Youre forced to sneak past the warden in the prison as well. Edit 2: Scarlet Robe isn't holding an eagle scepter, it's the Murren Greataxe you can find in the silver key chest located in the heroes guild, which is also the last one you can access in the original game. It's the only weapon available before the final boss to have an experience augmentation on it. Edit 3: the lightning spell has a glitch where it tics its damage like 10 times a second and can kill enemies with so much overkill you decapitate them instantly. Let me say that again. The lightning spell is so strong that once you chain it to multiple people and instantly decapitate them. With lightning. The basic spell you get for free.
I really hope they redeem themselves with the new fable title. This could go really good or really bad and considering this is one of the games from my childhood that I pick back up every now and then I can’t help but want to see them succeed.
Just a quick note about Fable 2. You can revive your dog in Knothole Island. There is a tomb right before the first house that you can throw a person into and it will revive your dog. It is shocking how many people don't know about it, but I'm here to help.
I knew somone who got to be one of the beta testers for fable legends, we were both disappointed when it got cancelled as it was quite fun and interesting.
My favorite Fable game was the first one. Lost Chapters version. I've never played the Anniversary version. I liked Fable 2, but the lack of bosses and the anti-climactic ending with Reaver just shooting Lucien left a sour taste in my mouth. It was also interesting hearing your perspective on the magic systems in 2 and 3. I actually preferred the more grandiose, if more clunky, magic system in the first one. I definitely related with you on feeling that you just never felt as powerful in the sequels as you did in the first.
I liked the magic in 3, but wish it had a Mana Bar to limit how often you can shoot off magic spells. It made magic overpowered in 2 and 3. I'd love to see the magic in 1 return, but I'd move Berserk and Charge into the Might group, and Assassin Rush and Multi-Arrow into the Skill group, to balance out the three groups. I'd love to see the new game add the improvement system of 1 and the improvement system from 3 together in the same game. Physical and Combat abilities in the Fable 1 system, cosmetic and social improvements in the Fable 3 system. We'll see what happens if Fable 4 comes out.
Funny, I ended up watching your reviews of 1-3 earlier today and was like, I really want their perspective on the Journey and Legends and figured I'd have to wait. NOPE, didn't have to wait lol. Now then, as a participant of the closed beta of Legends and a self-proclaimed Fable-head, I can give a little insight on my perspective as to why Legends failed. 1. It was really lacking in the story that sucked me in as an original Fable gamer. Now I know, the beta means the bells and whistles aren't there, but to me it just felt like they were throwing you into a map with a bunch of random people (well, lol, they kinda were) and there was just... no real connection or comraderie (I vaguely remember a chat system that was... broken). I know I could have (and vaguely think i did) play all bots but it just, didn't feel right. I was so used to the connection to the characters, caring about the story and world around me that this jarring experience was NOT worthy of being called Fable. 2. The server connections absolutely sucked. I had more time spent trying to actually load into the game than I ever had playing it. At that time I was a big player of COD BO2 and the zombies campaigns and while I didn't have the best internet connection, I still did pretty well with connections there. Again, caveat of playing a beta but, it felt more like an alpha experience at that point. 3. I was broke AF, I'm sorry, but playing a game that requires you to buy characters you enjoy playing or wait for them to be free on rotation? Nahhhh. It again took us away from what was supposed to be a Fable experience. Every time I thought about what they could have done to make Fable Legends work made me realize that it needed to tank, because the foundation of the game was flawed to the point it didn't fit in the world anymore. The story could have been interesting, but in the end, they were pushed to try and make Fable something it was never meant to be. As an aside though, you missed Fable Heroes - as cheesy and weird as that game was, it was still better than whatever Legends tried to be.
omg gg on playing all the games at least twice to do this video, it's a lot of effort. especially when it comes to fable 3 and having to gather all that money. super well made video! i love to hear people talking about the game so passionately!! all the fable games had some good and some bad and it's a shame that this series hasn't had any successes with games after the third. nostalgia colors a lot of how i see fable, but to me the series has always had really great potential for being a well-built fantasy world with an interesting story. the draw was of course, the morality system, and it had some interesting mechanics to interact with the npcs. but it always felt like the lore had just enough to work with, to hint at there being more history and depth to the huge fantastical magical world, but plenty of space to explore and expand (like samarkand and aurora). i hope the new game explores more lands and somehow ties back into the magical part of the series. the bit of lore about pre-fable heroes like william black/scythe and the creatures of the void is very appealing and it would be cool if they talked more about that. i didn't mind the industrial revolution that happened in the series, but Heroes were whittled away to nonexistence basically and that was a bit disappointing. i'd love to see new magical creatures and enemies because there's only so many times you can fight hobbes, balverines, and hollowmen without getting tired of them. i agree with the salt factory, i'm hoping whatever happens with this new game, they stay true to the spirit of Fable, but if they decide to break the mold, then i hope it turns out really well and revitalizes the series like re7 did to resident evil. if they could just gather all the good bits of the entire series and put that into the new one (and maybe put in some new interesting bits), that'd be lovely.
You are one of my favorite channels. I already feel myself caring for the franchise and wanting to play it, even though I only know of the fable name by passing
The delivery on "I read a whole book about this. It was not very good." Made me crack up on the train. Amazing The story of Fable sounds so good but I tried playing it before and after Fable 2 and just found the combat too frustrating. It was so interesting to hear you talk about the differences between them because many of the things you dislike about Fable 2 were the things I loved. It was really valuable to hear that other side
"i dont kill for money, i kill for power" immediately starts killing only for money lmao edit - this has really made me wanna replay through the series i remember not being as happy with 3 as 2, but happier with 4 than 3 wonder if i'd still feel that way now good work dude, you really went through everything!
@@commanderjor4043 no but i need to wear my frikkin glasses when i type because thats how worn my keys are jesus i am so dumb ill change it later maybe
Man, this video was truly excellent. Fable holds a dear place in my heart and shall remain there forever, and this video was a really nice reminder of that. Mad respect for putting this together! You truly deserve the title of Hero 💜
Fable 3 was my introduction to the series, and I loved it! I loved the industrial era setting, the music, art direction, humor and narrative. It really felt like no other fantasy game before or since, and I hope the reboot is able to keep that. I get why a lot of people would like the new game to return to a more folklore/medieval aesthetic like the first one, but I hope they manage to work in some of that cheeky 1700s/1800s style, because for me that's what made Albion a world worth exploring in the first place.
I'm gonna stop you at the whole "Will is weak!" BS because once you unlock the constant damage plus stun lock of Divine Fury or Infernal Wrath you will never go back to melee.
Surprisingly the Kinect is actually a really impressive piece of technology. Like it was used in movie production for digital actors. The games however did a terrible job in actually recognizing inputs.
Great video man, very very interesting insights and perspective! I really enjoyed how you presented the stories as seen through the eyes of your characters. It really added something unique to the narration. The first Fable was basically my introduction to the world of video games and playing it is an experience I treasure to this day! I only played Fable 2 once, in coop on the Xbox of a friend, but it was great as well. Seeing it summarised here brought back a lot of very fond memories, as well as a fascinating refresher on the story. Regarding Fable 3, I think the whole sequence when we arrive in Aurora and are introduced to the Crawler for the first time is one of the most impactful video game moments of my life. It was so immersive and atmospheric!
There wasn't much in terms of open world RPGs on the 360 generation especially pre-2010. You had Oblivion, and Fable 2, that was pretty much it as far as large titles went, and both are gold standards for RPGs.
What's your favorite Fable game Dad? 🐶
Probably 2, first 1 I played
Same I played fabel 2 first and loved it so much
Great work son I know making videos this long is difficult but I'm glad you stuck it out.
i havent played other fable games so probably the xbox 360 kinect one
I'm proud of you, my son. For the quadruple dip! 🤣No joke, great content, son. Keep it up!
Fable really was something special. Here’s hoping the newest release will keep that speciality.
I really hope they don't give up on, I Know it's been a real task for the team to make a RPG.
God I hope Fable 4 is good
Peter Molyneux won't be involved, so it has that going for it already.
I really hope they go for the kind of story told in Fable TLC, maybe even a return to the lore for the Court of Blades.
it was, and still is. it has done ALOT for games
In fable 1, in the forced stealth mission, literally just shoot the heads of the bandits. You can kill em one by one instead of sneaking and it's super easy
fable the lost chapters was actually such a special game. i still think about it to this day. the rest just went off course.
the first fable had an amazing storyline.
Just a quick note about Fable 2. You can revive your dog in Knothole Island. There is a tomb right before the first house that you can throw a person into and it will revive your dog. It is shocking how many people don't know about it, but I'm here to help.
I’ve got a saved game from 12 years ago I’m finna start back up now🙏
I've beaten fable 2 no less than a dozen times and I had no idea
THANK YOU
Have no idea and no means to test but how incredibly funny would this be if it wasn't true. A dark deed to motivate dark deeds.
@@tzagear dark deeds for a good puppy
"Deep in the algorithm of TH-cam, lay a small gaming channel, about a year old and untouched by the trends. Here lived a boy and his family, a boy dreaming of greatness. Of one day becoming a Content Creator. Sometimes he imagined himself as a noble Retrospective... or an insightful artist. And other times he dreamt he'd be a malicious troll. But in all his dreams of greatness, he could not possibly imagine the power of the destiny that lay before him."
I enjoyed this comment immensely.
Legends say he did it all for his Dad…
Indeed.
Your comment is legendary and so is the channel
Legend still hold that the first day he tried to speak with his dad about this his dad “brushed him off“ and that was all that was said until one day, he got together all the camera and audio and video recording equipment he needed, and made this magnificent journey into what made for you all so great?
Oh so he could have that conversation with his dad again and his dad would have to listen..
Fable 2 still has my heart. It's just endlessly fascinating to me. Steampunk pirate combat with fully customizable characters. Grey morality amid a Dickens dystopia. I can't stop loving that game.
And it had 2 player.
and the beautiful humor
I like Fable 2 but hated the magic
Also I never finished it cuz I hated the magic system so much.
@@Yannaro_Kim There kinda isn't a magic system in Fable. You can sorta make a battle mage,but even that is just casting swords. I get why that's frustrating for mage players.
Incredible amount of work dude, you rocked this series. Thanks for having me on
Thanks again! 🙏
really looking forth to seeing your take on Fable 3 my guy
Blood on the ice
You're what brought me here in the first place, Salt, but now I've come to love my son, too.
@@DarkWraithKevin dumb joke that was dead on arrival of that video dude.
That's all well and good but your health is low. Do you have any potions? Or food?
This Guy：posts four and a half hour Fable video
Me, who didn’t even like Fable: “oh fuck yeah, gonna be a good day”
I loved Fable 2 and 3, I feel pretty alone in enjoying 3 but I really liked the King aspects of it. I just wish there was more of it, the game is so damn short.
Fable 3 is actually my childhood :D and I still love this game… but there are some parts that I don’t like for example that in the end (starting at aurora) it all happens very fast
3 was fun, it was just also disappointing.
I find myself going back to it the most. I really enjoy the story and game play, aside from Road to Rule. Don't like it at all.
I'd have liked choices that were more than just "good or evil". For example, you find a vein of Adamant in the mountains, and have three choices.
1. Sell the ore for money (add 10,000 gold to treasury).
2. Mine the ore and turn it into weapons (costs 5000 gold, adds +100 to army offensive ability).
3. Mine the ore and turn it into armor (costs 5000 gold, adds +100 to army defensive ability).
Instead of a moral choice, you can get money, better soldiers, or tougher soldiers. That'd have been interesting.
I just played through fable 1 - 3for the very first time during past couple of weeks, really liked 1, absolutely wildly liked 2 and 3, well I started almost hating it and now as I'm wrapping up things after beating crawler it has grown on me quite a lot, I still don't like it nearly as much as 1 and it is so dissappointing in so many aspects.. I have no idea why it is so dumbed down and reduced when it had the potential to be an absolute masterpiece 🤷🏻♂️ I guess the success of 1 & 2 went to molyneux's head and what resulted was this failed experiment of an egomaniac..
I didn’t get too far in any of the Fable games, but my favorite part in Fable 3 was the butler saying: Ah! You’re dressed as a chicken! Wha … wha … what are you planning on DOING while dressed as a chicken?
Biggest disappointment for me in Fable the Lost Chapters is how if you forego the Sword of Aeons, you're given the opportunity to get the Avo's Tear right after which is just a reskin of the exact same thing, so in the end there's no actual sacrifice in power for going the good route
Yeah that does kill the immersion a little bit. Imagine if the Sword of Aeon's was more powerful and enhanced your fire magic while Avo's tear was slightly weaker and boosted lightning and summon sword spell mayhaps?
Avowed sword has different enchantments not the same as the sword of aeons...
Also Solus great sword is stronger than the sword of aeons...you won't ever use sword of aeons or avos tear once unlocked anyways.
Wow, your versions of the fable story are so different to mine, where was all the using clones to funnel XP and going missing for decades at a time to accumulate rent? 😂
The music of "The lost Chapters" will forever be embedded in my head, great memories playing it as a child and it was one of my late fathers favorite games aswell! Really looking forward to 4!
You and me both! I have the lost chapters for PC currently and me and my dad played it all the time watching each other. He passed in 2019 sadly but I'll always remember him going: "Hero your health is low if you have any STFU!" When he was getting frustrated he was losing lol or just randomly going: "Chiken Chasah!"
I love how "having sex" is a corrupting influence, but "having a happy family" is a purifying influence.
Imagine the cancelling and rage it would cause today
@@fs5866 what the hell are you on about? How does that even make sense
It's obvious you have no clue what I'm talking about
@@fs5866 yeah that's literally what I'm saying. Not sure you do either
@@elliotmurrey8293 its pretty obvious what he's saying. If they were to make add a feature in a game made in 2023 where sleeping around makes you more corrupt there'd be backlash because nowadays sleeping around is considered perfectly fine. You can have 100 bodies and people act like people can't judge you for it
19:30 so the fact that the general exp has to be gathered is actually for the purpose of building up your combat multiplier as high as possible before collecting to maximize leveling. It could have been implemented to do it automatically but the catharsis of young me beating the arena with no damage using physical shield and seeing how much exp gained per round increase along with the multiplier is a core gaming memory/ milestone.
And then use all exp potions. Instantly OP.
@@dalujo Exactly my man. Enter the arena a hero, leave a living legend!
If you have enough potions and have lightning lvl 4, the amount of xp you get is absolutely wild in the arena and in the late game fighting jacks forces through albion
I always just hooked up a second controller n duped xp had like a million in 15 mins of doin it if you dunno what I mean look it up honestly one of the best glitches in the series n can be done fresh at the start of fable 2 essentially letting you max every skill off the rip
Also js if u do this glitch I recommend getting the red dragon pistol and the daichi sword they’re the best weapons in the game n combined with a maxed character will make u unstoppable thank me ltr when you make trolls look like hobbes 💪🏻🦆
"I actually read a whole book called Fable : The Balverine Order...it was not very good🤣🤣🤣" that delivery had me dying
The only good Fable book is Blood of Heroes, the rest have decent parts but overall they suffer really badly from the loose and floppy worldbuilding.
The dog thing is pretty simple; Praise should encourage the dog to do a certain action, and punish should be you telling the dog not to do it. So during the beginning of the game you have dog try a few things to see how you react to it; if you praise it for say scaring random innocents it will begin doing this more, this becoming a more evil dog.
At least that's how I would have done it. Kinda like the old Black and White games.
The thing is, Lionhead had that down in Black & White with the Creature. If the Creature was either setting villages on fire or giving them food, you could gently pet it to reinforce the behaviour, or beat it to within an inch of it's life. I think they liked the Creature in B&W and wanted to bring something like it to Fable when they got more involved in F2, but I don't get how they managed to not get it quite right.
Still, based dog, taking a bullet. In the Spire neither money nor innocent slaves matter, not even my wife or my sister, only dog.
Black and White was before its time honestly XD
That would require it be on PC and not on a shitty console.
That would’ve been cool
Fable 2 was basically my childhood. I would replay the game over and over and over again as a kid. Sure it was wonky, but that was apart of the charm. And yeah, it wasn't as flashy as the games my friends were playing, but I didn't care. It was the first game world I actually cared about. It still is one of my favorite games, even though I'm able to see it in a more experienced lens. The game isn't the best, but it still holds a place in my heart.
As a kid the ability to make moral choices was awesome and a huge part of why I loved the game, I always remember never being able to become bad because that's just not who I was. Maybe I'll go back and be evil now as an adult lol
I remember making a cringe fable 2 money guide with my phone recording the screen.
Essentially it was buying all the propertys and jacking up the rent and then changing the system clock.
@@mr.voidroy6869 - Me as a kid changing the Xbox’s clock to collect rent money:
S T O N K S
Yeah I was obsessed as soon as I played it
It was technically competent for its time and the depth of the NPC interactions along with player choice weren't common in the industry at that time.
Son, I'm very proud of you. Your efforts on not going unnoticed. Thank you for making one of the most diffcult times in my life easier.
Glad I could help Dad.
Funfact: In the Spire in Fable 2, you can just immediately start pummeling the Commandant every time he calls you into his office. You don't have to listen to a word he says, and defiance can mean way more than just not obeying him.
Kind of funny that he apparently never gets the message
I did this while i was playing. When i was asked to kill Bob, i just kept turning to the commandant and hitting him with the sword
Whatever they do with Fable 4..... it needs to have the same concept artist.
Those design styles are iconic.
It'd be like replacing the Castlevania or Metal Gear Solid concept/cover artists .
The first fable made fall im love with Fantasy as a genre, for movies books and games. I genuinely was a young kid who played fable over and over... then didn't play
Whopper video! 4:04:22 On Kinect: _"The stipulations to play a videogame shouldn't be so long that i have to sot upright, not move forward or backward too much, and keep my legs uncrossed, just to play this game"_ that sentence could've saved Microsoft tens of millions!
No their arrogance wouldn't have heard it.
The book collectibles weren't new to fable lll, they go all the way back to the original where you could read them to the children at the school to various reactions. Not sure how you missed that on both playthroughs!
It's extremely easy to miss
Your entire retrospective series made me go back and play through the Anniversary Edition for P.C. I used to watch my dad play. While it will never be the same without him, I Thank You, for helping bring one of my dad's favorite series into light, and if we ever get Fable 4; I know he'll be watching me play just like he used to.
And he will be proud i bet! I really hope fable 4 wont dissapoint us. I still can't believe there really is a 4th installment in the works.
My dad let me play this as my first rated M game on the original xbox. I remember him fighting the troll and being like yoooo.
@@tribalxredklr4039 my dad didn't play games but he would watch me play fable on xbox and laugh when I made enemies heads explode with a bow and arrow lmao
RIP to your father bro
@@israelgomez695 Thank You, Everyone for sharing the memories with me!
"Luckily, Reaver has a back entrance"
Everyone has a back entrance
👀
Reaver is my daddy
@@generaltobias3777 Reaver is my son, does that make me grandpa
@@nebulouscat2210 I thought you died after oakvale was destroyed for the second time..
Well, of you don't, you should probably get medical help.
The first fable is a masterpiece it's one of my all time favorites I would recommend it to anyone
not really a "masterpiece", the boasts meant nothing (both gold and reknown could be had in gobs easier), the entire morality system was fairly pointless as you could easily just kill guards or donate the 1848978578389 gold you have for points
alot of absolute absurdity (JoB is a famous hero, the grand total of 3 references to him in game are that he is a hero....grab the arch? ZOMG JOB IS OUUUUT FOR THIS ITEM) journal entries that shouldn't exist (did you know you were walking into a trap after the arena? no? well then read your quest logs, it literally tells you things you shouldn't possibly know)
the entire aging system (all that exp they literally hand you? spend it the wrong way and you end up 30+ looking for your older sister...who's in her 20s)
combat even when it was released was a trainwreck that could easily be cheesed (you can easily have near infinite mana and just lightning stun everything into the ground the entire game)
the absolute only decent thing about it is the story, and it is a fairly generic fantasy/DnD one you could find in a million and one books and campaigns even before the 90s
it was a fun game, but it wasn't a masterpiece or some spectacular thing, one of the best things in the series is that someone killed the guildmaster and carved "your health is low" into their forehead
Dude I can watch you talk about this series for ever. It makes me feel good to be around a bunch of people who all understand the nostalgia and magic of this franchise. Its like we all shared a childhood.
Been waiting for the whole thing to dive in and today is the day! Congrats on this huge project my dude and all the success you've been having - really blazing a new trail in terms of long form videos on the platform!
Thanks Dad!
It may be an unpopular opinion, but I geniunely find Fable 2 to be the most enjoyable game in the series.
Unfortunately I never got an xbox and never played it, but it really looks like the big brother of Fable 1 in every way and I always felt that these two look to just get along together perfectly. The third one being more of a conclusion.
I never actually beat it but I did enjoy it more than the other two.
I think it's got the most satisfying combat flow to it, yeah. Fable 3 has some neat little additions but is a bit too simplified, and Fable 1 has more complexity and weird fun shit you can do, but more jank as a result. The former maintains a comfortable mediocrity, the latter has higher highs but longer lows, while Fable 2 is just satisfying to a pretty good degree throughout.
Regarding pure mage in Fable: TLC
Slow Time and Heal carries the early game and Fireball, Lightning, and Pillars become your main kit about the point of the White Balverine quest.
This results in the early game feeling slow (get it), but you actually end up broken powerful. Magic doesn't need augments to do damage.
So I played Fable 2 first a long time ago, and then 1 and 3. I have to say that I was never able to put the admiration (early) and distaste (later) for the story-based character perspective into words like this and I am absolutely grateful.
Fable as a series has a super special place in my heart and I'm very glad to have found this video (these videos). Not only were they nostalgic but I was able to agree and disagree with a lot of points and it felt like a calm and relaxing discussion instead of loud opinions. Top merits, great video. I'm very proud of you, son.
Always been a Sony and Nintendo guy so I missed out on this series. But honestly after seeing this I think I might give it a chance just to experience it myself. The way you acted out each side of the play throughs was honestly a joy to listen to. You being a DM makes a TON of sense on how well you write these scripts. Well done, son! You made me proud!
This and Knights of the Old Republic were the series that got me to get an Xbox.
The dog isn't necessarily permanently dead if you choose one of the endings that DOESN'T bring your character's family back. If you have the Knothole Island DLC, you can sacrifice an NPC at a place called "Cheet-Urs Tomb" to bring your character's dog back to life. The tomb doesn't show up until the post-game though for obvious reasons.
I love how when narrating your good play through you act nobelly, but during the evil playthroughs you're much more sinister. Excellent work, son
I was going to write the same. The narration adapting according to playstyle is just pure bliss. Great work.
I'm only near the end of the Fable 1 part of the video, but I wanted to say I LOVE the role playing of your characters, and telling their thoughts.
That's something I haven't seen from any other TH-camr I've seen, and it makes this really special.
Thank you for the entertainment.
Liked, already subscribed, commenting for the algorithm.
The musical score for the first Fable is amazing!
My favorite memory of Fable was at Blockbuster. My friend and I really wanted to rent Fable, but we were both way too young to rent a Mature game. I managed to convince my dad to let us rent it, telling him that the game was all about making choices, and you could choose to be good. My dad made us promise to only make good choices in the game, and he rented it for us to play. Of course, I'm too chicken to make evil choices in games, since I tend to feel strongly for the characters. It's still a funny story to think on, since it introduced me to one of my favorite series ever. Fable 2 is my personal favorite.
Found your channel while specifically searching for long-form gaming analysis videos. Gladly subscribed when I saw how much of this content you've been providing. Couldn't be more proud of you, son
Thanks Dad!
I love the narrative you use to describe the quests. Very immersive and entertaining.
Fable 1 : Magic Dominance
Fable 2: Skill dominance
Fable 3: Melee Dominance
also, Fable 2 had official leaderboards for a time. I had the fastest arena time in the world(forgot the title name), the most STDs in the world (Quicksilver quaffer), and I was the first player to a million renown (forgot if this had a title). I missed those leaderboards. I loved Fable 2
Sorry to hear you having most STDs in the world. Hope you get better
What kind of number of STD's are we talking here, I remember my character had a bit over 1000 because I was curious to see how high the number would go but got bored.
@@peekay120 dont remember the exact number but it was well over 1k. The #2 person wasn't even close at the time lol.
@@DemolitionboyXX really digged those fade to black giggles and squeaks, huh?
@@nicholassheavils209 not my proudest achievement
Man, I've never seen Fable: Journey before but I think I would've loved to have played a mainline fable game with that art style.
I really don't get why Fable III gets so much hate... I really have a good time everytime I play it, I mean it's not a perfect game, but it's really fun! That's what a game's supposed to be, right?
Game was sub-par and naturally sequels are supposed to be an improvement of what came before and introduce something new and fresh. Fable 3 is none of those.
I couldn’t play past the first few parts of it whereas I could play Fable 2 till 3am when I was a teenager. It massively boring. Not to say that Fable 2 was perfect either because if you enjoy 3 then that’s okay but you must acknowledge the problems it has that actually hurt it’s lifetime overall.
It was good until I got to the ruler part then I was annoyed but I kept doing it and had almost enough money to save everyone then the game skipped the last two months of the count down so half the population died and everyone hated me cuz I made them pay max rent so I could save their ungrateful asses. I loved the game almost as much as lost chapters then that happened and I preferred 2 and I hated 2 for getting rid of my decapitating long bow for a stupid gun.
I have two main grumbles with the game. One, the kingdom management is too simplistic and too binary for my tastes, and requires you to either be evil to save everyone or spend a decent chunk of time grinding up enough cash to start up your real estate empire...admittedly you might be doing the latter anyway but its still a very black and white section of the game that feels too shallow for what its supposed to be. Two, it is impossible to get all the legendary weapons without delving into online co-op, which I dislike as a matter of principle in my single player RPG.
It's been ages since I last played any of the Fable games, but I remember not liking really anything about Fable 3 aside from the story, characters, and some side quests. The lack of GUI for equipping stuff and leveling your character, while novel, was cumbersome. The grind you have to do to get your weapons to look the way you want it to was annoying. I didn't like the dumbing down of the magic system. The Demon Gates weren't as fun or challenging. There was just a whole lot of choices in the game that I didn't like, and I only had 2 playthroughs on a used copy of Fable II and no Fable I experience before picking up Fable III.
Yes! I loved the third game. It was always my favorite.
2:30:54
"I posed inappropriately for the man's photo."
*dabs*
Honestly watching your fable 1 retrospective made me feel like such a cheeselord. Like I know you can actually save the third merchant during the darkwood escort if you speed run it but that's only possible when running a character who has grinded certain areas beforehand. I also know the zombies eventually stop spawning in during your quest to get into bargate prison because i farmed them for a high combat multiplier. I felt similar when hearing you go into the fable 3 endgame dilemma. I cheesed the in game economy so hard by abusing the game clock/console clock exploit and basically milking everyone while still being morally good. I cheesed my way into a perfect good boy ending where we had the least possible casualties. I guess I'm just a cheesy guy but I did it for the greater good I swear. I suppose I'm just an old coward, boy.
Dude. This is the content I’ve been craving. Love me a good deep dive into a beloved IP. 4 hours of a fable introspective? I’m subbing at 7 seconds in. Fable holds such a special place in my heart. Such fond memories. Many thanks. Cheers 👍
I remember Fable being one of my earliest games ever to play, playing it when i was around 6 years old. I always liked the world that it had and always thought it to be one of the most interesting fantasy worlds in gaming. It's also fun to see that this guy played a hero named Sabre who used a sword, and a villain named Hood who was a magic user. I did the exact same thing (I'd love to see a Mass Effect retrospective from you)
I remember when my friend Ben brought over fable for the first time. I've been an Xbox gamer ever since and fable is my favorite franchise ever.
Fable 2's prologue is something on another level of emotional engagement. It touches on the childlike, whimsical nature of childhood and the harsh realities of adulthood. Turning that corner and seeing that hovel really puts into perspective how the world has become a harsher place without magic and wonder.
Sure you could argue that good choices or bad choices don't make enough of a difference this time around, but that's so true with life as well. Either choice is irrelevant to the state of their living conditions; orphans on the streets of Bowerstone.
The state of Albion has decided so much of people's fate, and that's a recurring theme in the game as well.
It's depressing because in my opinion, Fable: The Journey was by far the most complex story wise. Seeing Theresa's motivations and her complex reasoning for doing such horrid things was suuuuper compelling, and Gabriel coming to terms reluctantly about becoming a hero was super good. Could be better, but still good. Honestly a shame it wasn't just a full fledged fable game, I liked Gabriel as a character.
This was an absolute joy to watch. Fable is one of my favorite childhood series and seeing such deep dives into each (plus the Kinect game) was a treat. Once the new one comes out I’d love to hear your thoughts on it in a similar format to this!
No game has ever felt like the original Fable did and it's even more true for Fable sequels.. I really hope the new Fable can take us back to what was so fun about the first game ! Great video man, keep it up !
This genuinely is one of the best retrospective videos I've ever watched. I felt so attached to your character as you explained your story. Well done my dude. Well done
I loved the first one. For me, its strengths were its music and atmosphere. Whenever Fall comes around I think about it. I absolutely love the Oakvale song. Whenever it comes on I get this whimsical wonder feeling.
OOOF - you didnt know that you could gather the AGES potions - go into a story mission area - get a high multiplier, use the Ages potions, then leave the quest area.
you keep the experience, but it kicks you out and resets the story mission area with all of your potions and items returned - so you can easily grind a lot of experience to max yourself out in everything before you finish Twinblades
hope they keep the lore,and humor from the older games, im worried there going to completely change everything about fable tbh
Great presentation, extremely in depth, you covered stuff i didn't expect and i learned ALOT and I've played fable for over a decade. Your voice is very easy to listen to as well which is a huge plus for me personally. Great content definitely subbing.
My least favorite is probably 3. I didn't mind the story but you really feel rail roaded. Like you weren't really a part of the world, a lot of the mechanics were streamlined to the point of being less engaging, and the world felt very small because there weren't many reasons to go back to previous locations outside of story purposes. It feels very hollow. Also I absolutely hate the lack of menu.
My favorite is 2. Its just the right amount of freedom with a story that is far superior. Also the combat is simple but I had a great time with it. It certainly took some of the charm 1 had out but there was enough that it didn't really bother me like it did in 3. Also the world felt big and I found myself going back and forth between cities far more than either of the other games. Just a really fun game.
Fable 3's Game Design is just... asinine and boring. It's honestly captivating how shallow Fable 3 feels, Combat is an unfunny joke, Magic is given no context, neither are the enemies or... anything. Doesn't even have a Baby's understanding of Monarchy or Rebellions, the "moral" choices are just so outwardly "Good" or "Bad" that It actually goes right back around and insults my personal Morality system cause it's so black and white. The game gives you reason to be good, only because the bad option is so overwhelmingly monstrous that no person applying their own morality to the game will actually go through with.
Csn you tell I fucking hate Fable 3? 🤣🤣🤣
@@agooddaytorespawn57 Theres a lot to dislike about it. I just wish It were two with more elements of one like more magic options instead of a further stream lining of all the rpg elements. I played fable one and two to play in a world that changed as my character did things, not be railroaded into a story that doesn't really matter since I don't feel very involved in whats happening anymore.
@@yersiniopestis2553 I don't actually think Fable 3 is even an RPG. sure, it has the look of one, but it doesn't feel like one to play. Just, how the leveling worked is just absolutely asinine. Like... it includes Emotes and Gestures you can't even use properly as part of the level up system... what the fuck? It's like no one on the dev team had even PLAYED an RPG before like... Elder scrolls... Baldur's Gate or... anything. It's just ass-backwards
Great to see young people enjoying the Fable Universe! Halfway through the video. Love this !
you really changed my opinion on fable 3. I hadn't played it since I was but a wee son myself. I should give it another go some time
Sir, thank you for the most entertaining video on YT to date. I loved the Fable series, 3 been my favorite which I still play today. I'm so looking forward to Fable 4.
3 was your favorite? Oof
Tbh when you showed the side by sides of fable anniversary with fable the lost chapters I thought the lost chapters looked better imo
I love finding small content creators like you dude who go into detail about games and doing some insane retrospective. Love hearing all the different opinions. Keep up the fire work! Earned a subscriber??
This is the first time I hear about Fable Journey actually being released. I thought it got cancelled at some point.
I think the credit Fable deserves isn't necessarily for bringing choices into games and making them a central part of the experience, but for doing so in a more streamlined way and in a game that feels more like an action/adventure than a "hardcore" RPG. After all, we had many great games with interesting choices, Baldur's Gate, Fallout, Planescape Torment but, for one, they were all mostly on PC, then known to be a platform for more complex and ambitious games, and for two, they were all seemingly too complex for the average gamer. Fable did a great job at bringing some of that complexity of hardcore classic cRPGs into a much friendlier and simpler format, which had a huge impact on gaming as we know it.
Still wish the "Punish" option for the dog was more a behavior adjustment tool that just encouraged them not to do things you'd prefer they not do, rather than a senseless "kick the dog trope" button.
For example, in Dragon's Dogma, you can have "conversations" with your Pawn to make them more or less inclined to rattle off 24/7 about every little thing they see, or rather ungracefully attempt to alter their proclivity for certain forms of combat.
It might have been difficult, but Punish could have just been a firm rebuke if, for example, frequent and loud barking was not something you wanted them to do, or them charging into the fray, or running off in cities or something, but Fable's Evil has always been far less about Order than many other works of fiction.
21:12 "Molyneux was criticized for promising features that never appeared in the game"
no way
Love the effort you put into my favorite series! Fable anniversary recording looked like lower FPS compared to lost chapters side by side for some reason
I will always and forever be “CHICKEN CHASER”
Fable 2 shows you that there are rewards and consequences that can be the same despite being good or bad. Just like in real life. It's not black and white like fable 1.
around 56:14 Maze says "Why'd I do it? I guess I'm just an old cowboy"
Pretty sure in the originals he says Coward, just a quick catch.
loved the 1st one, it has a lot of charm and the childhood fairytale or folklore athmosphere was awesome
I've watched this multiple times. It's like a movie made out of my favorite childhood game. Thank you for the content.
Did you know, in fable 2, if you let lucian do on his monologue at the end, eventually Reaver will shoot him for you?
that shit caught me off guard my first play through, I always listen to NPCs the first run through because I like hearing what the world has to say, and then Reaver just takes my hard earned revenge away from me, kek
I was scrolling for this answer while waiting for him to mention it. Reaver was a great character and him pulling the trigger on Lucian was awesome.
When I see in depth videos on games I used to play as a 10-12 year old, the same games that got me into gaming, my heart just warms up! Thank you so much for making this video. I just want to replay this now! You are a true hero, sir ❤
This is triple a content, I watched all of the individual videos and really enjoyed going through them all again with the extra stuff at the end. Thank you son!
good route: i told a woman about her cheating husband
evil route: i took money from the cheating husband
me who took his money and then told her anyway-
After II, the series really is only interesting from a lore perspective in my opinion.
For fable 1 sneaking into the bandit camp, why wouldn't you just shoot them all in the head and stroll through easily? Or just hide behind the rock by the gate and wait for the others to walk out. Edit: it's also not the only forced sneak section in the game. Youre forced to sneak past the warden in the prison as well.
Edit 2: Scarlet Robe isn't holding an eagle scepter, it's the Murren Greataxe you can find in the silver key chest located in the heroes guild, which is also the last one you can access in the original game. It's the only weapon available before the final boss to have an experience augmentation on it.
Edit 3: the lightning spell has a glitch where it tics its damage like 10 times a second and can kill enemies with so much overkill you decapitate them instantly. Let me say that again. The lightning spell is so strong that once you chain it to multiple people and instantly decapitate them. With lightning. The basic spell you get for free.
I really hope they redeem themselves with the new fable title. This could go really good or really bad and considering this is one of the games from my childhood that I pick back up every now and then I can’t help but want to see them succeed.
I wouldn't get your hopes up...
Just a quick note about Fable 2. You can revive your dog in Knothole Island. There is a tomb right before the first house that you can throw a person into and it will revive your dog. It is shocking how many people don't know about it, but I'm here to help.
Damn dude, you put a shit ton of hard work into this video. You need to do more.
Funny that fable anniversary released in my birthday, 1 year before i played it in xbox 360.
I knew somone who got to be one of the beta testers for fable legends, we were both disappointed when it got cancelled as it was quite fun and interesting.
My favorite Fable game was the first one. Lost Chapters version. I've never played the Anniversary version. I liked Fable 2, but the lack of bosses and the anti-climactic ending with Reaver just shooting Lucien left a sour taste in my mouth. It was also interesting hearing your perspective on the magic systems in 2 and 3. I actually preferred the more grandiose, if more clunky, magic system in the first one. I definitely related with you on feeling that you just never felt as powerful in the sequels as you did in the first.
I liked the magic in 3, but wish it had a Mana Bar to limit how often you can shoot off magic spells. It made magic overpowered in 2 and 3.
I'd love to see the magic in 1 return, but I'd move Berserk and Charge into the Might group, and Assassin Rush and Multi-Arrow into the Skill group, to balance out the three groups.
I'd love to see the new game add the improvement system of 1 and the improvement system from 3 together in the same game. Physical and Combat abilities in the Fable 1 system, cosmetic and social improvements in the Fable 3 system.
We'll see what happens if Fable 4 comes out.
Funny, I ended up watching your reviews of 1-3 earlier today and was like, I really want their perspective on the Journey and Legends and figured I'd have to wait. NOPE, didn't have to wait lol.
Now then, as a participant of the closed beta of Legends and a self-proclaimed Fable-head, I can give a little insight on my perspective as to why Legends failed.
1. It was really lacking in the story that sucked me in as an original Fable gamer.
Now I know, the beta means the bells and whistles aren't there, but to me it just felt like they were throwing you into a map with a bunch of random people (well, lol, they kinda were) and there was just... no real connection or comraderie (I vaguely remember a chat system that was... broken). I know I could have (and vaguely think i did) play all bots but it just, didn't feel right. I was so used to the connection to the characters, caring about the story and world around me that this jarring experience was NOT worthy of being called Fable.
2. The server connections absolutely sucked. I had more time spent trying to actually load into the game than I ever had playing it. At that time I was a big player of COD BO2 and the zombies campaigns and while I didn't have the best internet connection, I still did pretty well with connections there. Again, caveat of playing a beta but, it felt more like an alpha experience at that point.
3. I was broke AF, I'm sorry, but playing a game that requires you to buy characters you enjoy playing or wait for them to be free on rotation? Nahhhh. It again took us away from what was supposed to be a Fable experience.
Every time I thought about what they could have done to make Fable Legends work made me realize that it needed to tank, because the foundation of the game was flawed to the point it didn't fit in the world anymore. The story could have been interesting, but in the end, they were pushed to try and make Fable something it was never meant to be.
As an aside though, you missed Fable Heroes - as cheesy and weird as that game was, it was still better than whatever Legends tried to be.
omg gg on playing all the games at least twice to do this video, it's a lot of effort. especially when it comes to fable 3 and having to gather all that money. super well made video! i love to hear people talking about the game so passionately!! all the fable games had some good and some bad and it's a shame that this series hasn't had any successes with games after the third. nostalgia colors a lot of how i see fable, but to me the series has always had really great potential for being a well-built fantasy world with an interesting story. the draw was of course, the morality system, and it had some interesting mechanics to interact with the npcs. but it always felt like the lore had just enough to work with, to hint at there being more history and depth to the huge fantastical magical world, but plenty of space to explore and expand (like samarkand and aurora).
i hope the new game explores more lands and somehow ties back into the magical part of the series. the bit of lore about pre-fable heroes like william black/scythe and the creatures of the void is very appealing and it would be cool if they talked more about that. i didn't mind the industrial revolution that happened in the series, but Heroes were whittled away to nonexistence basically and that was a bit disappointing. i'd love to see new magical creatures and enemies because there's only so many times you can fight hobbes, balverines, and hollowmen without getting tired of them. i agree with the salt factory, i'm hoping whatever happens with this new game, they stay true to the spirit of Fable, but if they decide to break the mold, then i hope it turns out really well and revitalizes the series like re7 did to resident evil. if they could just gather all the good bits of the entire series and put that into the new one (and maybe put in some new interesting bits), that'd be lovely.
You are one of my favorite channels. I already feel myself caring for the franchise and wanting to play it, even though I only know of the fable name by passing
The delivery on "I read a whole book about this. It was not very good." Made me crack up on the train. Amazing
The story of Fable sounds so good but I tried playing it before and after Fable 2 and just found the combat too frustrating. It was so interesting to hear you talk about the differences between them because many of the things you dislike about Fable 2 were the things I loved. It was really valuable to hear that other side
"i dont kill for money, i kill for power"
immediately starts killing only for money
lmao
edit - this has really made me wanna replay through the series
i remember not being as happy with 3 as 2, but happier with 4 than 3
wonder if i'd still feel that way now
good work dude, you really went through everything!
There's a 4th?
@@commanderjor4043 no
but i need to wear my frikkin glasses when i type because thats how worn my keys are jesus i am so dumb
ill change it later
maybe
seeing Fable 1 warms my heart. I love this series. This is a great video. Thanks for giving this series the time it deserves
Man, this video was truly excellent. Fable holds a dear place in my heart and shall remain there forever, and this video was a really nice reminder of that. Mad respect for putting this together! You truly deserve the title of Hero 💜
To be honest when i saw the duration of the video, I had to check if I hadn't stumbled on Joseph Anderson's videos.
Fable 3 was my introduction to the series, and I loved it! I loved the industrial era setting, the music, art direction, humor and narrative. It really felt like no other fantasy game before or since, and I hope the reboot is able to keep that. I get why a lot of people would like the new game to return to a more folklore/medieval aesthetic like the first one, but I hope they manage to work in some of that cheeky 1700s/1800s style, because for me that's what made Albion a world worth exploring in the first place.
I'm gonna stop you at the whole "Will is weak!" BS because once you unlock the constant damage plus stun lock of Divine Fury or Infernal Wrath you will never go back to melee.
Doesnt Matter , Dragon age Origins is Like 5x better in every aspect of the Game
Surprisingly the Kinect is actually a really impressive piece of technology. Like it was used in movie production for digital actors. The games however did a terrible job in actually recognizing inputs.
you know you made a good video essay when someone like me, who has never heard of the game in queation, can listen to 4 and a half hours about it
Great video man, very very interesting insights and perspective! I really enjoyed how you presented the stories as seen through the eyes of your characters. It really added something unique to the narration.
The first Fable was basically my introduction to the world of video games and playing it is an experience I treasure to this day! I only played Fable 2 once, in coop on the Xbox of a friend, but it was great as well. Seeing it summarised here brought back a lot of very fond memories, as well as a fascinating refresher on the story. Regarding Fable 3, I think the whole sequence when we arrive in Aurora and are introduced to the Crawler for the first time is one of the most impactful video game moments of my life. It was so immersive and atmospheric!
There wasn't much in terms of open world RPGs on the 360 generation especially pre-2010. You had Oblivion, and Fable 2, that was pretty much it as far as large titles went, and both are gold standards for RPGs.