Fable 2 is an action role playing set in the world of Albion.  The game begins in the city of Bowerstone, where a young child(your) known as Sparrow and his/her older sister, Rose, dream about living in Castle Fairfax, the home of Lord Lucien(The name just sounds evil). Their fantasies are cut short when they hear a commotion down at the market. Where a man is selling “magical” wares, such as a mirror that makes one beautiful (though only in complete darkness) and a magic box that supposedly grants a wish. Rose at first scoffs at the idea, but after a conversation with a mysterious woman named Theresa, shes starts consider otherwise. At this point the game puts you right in the middle of this amazing world, trying to save it from the evil emperor.

Title: Fable 2

The Good:

The game is no World of Warcraft(Thank goodness!), the controls are easy, the game play is fun and fast, and the story is deep and compelling. After getting through the first training part as a child and learning a considerable amount of story. You are thrown into the world, where you get your dog, can rent out your trailer and move forward in the world. Then placed into the world in starting some small quests which start to get larger and greater in scale. You then start to mold your looks, your life, your family, and your status ( good or evil). Which will you decide? The controls are simple and intuitive making it easy to cast spells, swing your sword, and use timed attacks.  You can’t really die which is a plus, you just lose some experience. Your dog, your bestest buddy ever, follows you around and even helps you finish off enemies. By far, the best part of the game is the lovely fairy dust that tells you were to go for your next quest, never leaving you lost and confused.

The Bad:

Although the game is an amazing piece of work, I have a few nitpicks. First off, the game isn’t as epic as I was hoping. Where is my giant dragons, ginormous creatures, super sizes ants, etc. I was really hoping the game would get that epic feel. It’s almost like you get to 90% epic and it stops. One other thing, where is my co-op play? I wanted to play this with my friends locally or online. I can’t do neither. You only have the ability to to have a friend jump in as a henchmen, which comes without the look of their character, or their items, stats, magic, anything. You are a stupid henchmen? I was really disappointed by this expecting to play with my friends when we got the game together.

Closing:

This game is rather long compared to most games that I would recommend for the mid-core gamer. You can play it in several settings since pickup and play works pretty well, which makes this a good buy.  Although it doesn’t have the epic feel I was hoping for, the game-play doesn’t ever get dull and the story is always intriguing. It would of been nice to play this game with a friend as their character similar to the good ol Diablo days,  but it just doesn’t quite meet those standards. Perhaps Fable 3, will fix some of the things they missed this time around, as Fable 2 did for Fable 1. At any rate, go pick it up, well worth it!

Game Length: 15-20 Hours
Relationship Status: Very Good
Difficulty Played: Medium
Health Risk: Moderately Dffected
Price: $53.99 NEW or 39.99 USED – via Amazon
Final Verdict: 8.5 out of 10

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