Fable 2

[Flawless]

Fable 2 Gets Release Date

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Today, Microsoft Game Studios and Lionhead Studios announced that the highly anticipated action role-playing game “Fable® II” will ship to U.S. retailers on Oct. 21, 2008 and European retailers on Oct. 24, with subsequent release dates throughout the rest of the world in the coming months. Combining thrilling action, heart-wrenching emotional experiences and a genre-bending Xbox LIVE multiplayer mode, “Fable II” is the must-have blockbuster for 2008.

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Fans eager for a head start will have the opportunity to test their luck in the Xbox LIVE Arcade title developed exclusively for “Fable II,” available on Aug. 13; those who pre-order a copy of “Fable II” at participating retailers will be given free access to download the “Fable II” Pub Games, or they can be downloaded without pre-order via Xbox LIVE for 800 Microsoft points. The high-stakes casino-style pub games, titled “Fortune’s Tower,” “Keystone” and “Spinnerbox” will offer players the opportunity to start earning a bounty of gold and treasures to fund their adventures in “Fable II,” ahead of the title’s release on Oct. 21.

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LE - $79.99 Bonus DVD – Includes new ‘Making-of Feature’ with Peter Molyneux and the team at Lionhead Studios and concept art viewer Bonus In-Game Content (Requires LIVE account) – Includes “The Hall of the Dead” Dungeon, “The Wreckager” Legendary Cutlass Weapon and Otherworldly Bonus Collectible Hobbe figure with accessories – From the Qee Collection comes this one-of-a-kind Hobbe figure. Nasty, brutish, and short, he roams the countryside, preying on travelers and spiriting away the children of the unwary. 48-hour Xbox LIVE Gold Trial Card – With Xbox LIVE Gold, players can show off their individual hero by inviting friends into their unique version of Albion or they can visit their friends’ Albion, and earn additional gold, experience and renown to take back into their own. Five printed Fate Cards – These five beautiful cards foretell the Hero’s great destiny to journey across all of Albion, encountering deadly enemies and enigmatic allies. The path leads to a choice that will change the world forever.

[jmood88]

I might buy the limited edition.

[Flawless]

Master Chief costume that's in the game.

[Fresh Tendrils]

That's awesome. I cannot wait for this game.

[Flawless]

Gamespot just posted their E3 awards and Fable 2 took Game of the Show, Best Role-Playing Game, Best Xbox 360 Game.

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Some new info I came across.

• You can name your dog and other random NPC's in the game.
  
• Besides playing ball with your dog, you can play many other games, such as hide and seek.
  
• The icons above your dogs head (i.e treasure etc.), go away after awhile. Your dog has 60 different barks, each with a slight variation.
  
• Show the Quest Map Feature - Allows you to see all quests, and friends in different locations via maps. That's how you find your friends without searching forever for their ambient orb. You click on their small orb on the map, to look at their progress and stats, talk to them, or invite them to play co-op. You can also gift items.
  
• There's about 180,000 of ambient dialogue in the game.
  
• You can jump off cliffs into water. Your dog will follow.
  
• Seasons and dynamic weather.

Dog being mo-capped.

[poster]

Awesome stuff, can't wait for the 21st!

[jmood88]

Quote: Originally Posted by Flawless

Gamespot just posted their E3 awards and Fable 2 took Game of the Show, Best Role-Playing Game, Best Xbox 360 Game. ... Some new info I came across. You can name your dog and other random NPC's in the game. Besides playing ball with your dog, you can play many other games, such as hide and seek. The icons above your dogs head (i.e treasure etc.), go away after awhile. Your dog has 60 different barks, each with a slight variation. Show the Quest Map Feature - Allows you to see all quests, and friends in different locations via maps. That's how you find your friends without searching forever for their ambient orb. You click on their small orb on the map, to look at their progress and stats, talk to them, or invite them to play co-op. You can also gift items. There's about 180,000 of ambient dialogue in the game. You can jump off cliffs into water. Your dog will follow. Seasons and dynamic weather. Dog being mo-capped.

Lol I can't believe they actually mocapped a dog.

[Uga]

lol only Peter Molyneux can think about something like mo-capping a dog...