Summary
The third installment to the Fable series, the action RPG Fable III will be released in a few days. Not very long.
Fable III has had many tradtional RPG mechanics stripped from it, most noticably the menu system. That's right, Fable III has no menu. "How do you change weapons?" you say. Well, when you press the "Start" button, you're transported to a little place called the "Sanctuary". Here you will meet the player's butler, a fellow called "Jasper" who gives you in-game advice. In the "Sanctuary" you will be able to do all the things that have been removed with the menu through items such as wardrobes and shelves.
Information
Fable III is developed by Lionhead Studios (the same people that made the Black and White series) and published by Microsoft Game Studios. The game is to be released on Xbox 360 in four days (seven days for Europe) and on the PC (as part of Microsoft's renewed PC gaming commitment) sometime in November (and I bet the PC version is smaller).
Xbox 360:
North America: October 26, 2010
Europe: October 29, 2010
PC
December 2010
Plot
Set 50-60 years after Fable II, the game takes place on the continent of Albion where the old monach (the hero of Fable II) has died being replaced by Logan, an evil king. Logan's brother (you) is forced into becoming a sort of revolutionary leader, rallying the support of the Kingdom of Albion's people. In the second part of the game, you have overthrown Logan and you must now govern the public along with facing the chance of going to war with the neighbouring country "Aurora".
Gameplay
The big thing about the Fable series the the "morphing" of things depending on your actions (you and your weapon change depending on your actions). For example, your sword will become bigger if you use more advanced attacks and blocks. The menu system is (as I mentioned before) replaced by the Sanctuary. The game is also calssified as "second life" type of thing. You govern everything in your kingdom such as taxes and crime management. Your are also able to marry and have children (in Fable III you are able to adopt children, you can have a homosexual marrage). Fable III introduces area morphing where places change depending on your actions on it (if you tax the place heavily the buildings will look shabby and the people will hate you). Finally a new feature is the "Expression Touch" and "Dynamic Touch". You are able to do things with these functions, like flirt with NPC's and (hehehe) this could eventually lead to a relationship. Fable III developer Peter Molyneux gave some examples of these functions, if a child was in a burning building, you would be able to use the "Expression Touch" to confort it and then use the "Dynamic Touch" to carry it out safely.
Conclusion
Fable III looks like a great game. The graphics are decent, the "morphing" thing seems totally awesome and the whole "you can do pretty much anything" is NEAT. +++!
Fable III E3 2010 trailer
Fable III E3 2010 demo
Fable III E3 2010 Combat in the Snow gameplay
Fable III E3 2010 Love and Life in Albion gamplay
