Fable II

[Havok]

In this game, you play a guy (or girl) that has a big head and small throat and you go about with swords and crossbows and stuff killing things.

Don't worry, though, you have ninja spin moves and combos and stuff as well as fire spells so it's not that bad.

Anyway, you run around following a boring questline until you actually begin understanding it, and by that point you're at the end. You can buy loads of shops and stuff and get money and make people poor, and then use all of that money to buy thousands of pies and get enormous. It's free-roam, so it's not all bad, although there's not much other than the easy achievements to make you want to continue playing after the main quest.

Oh, and there's loads of fat guys trying to tell you to go kill bandits and stuff, so it can get very irritating at times. You can also be told "A perfect pint" one million times in a job. The best job is probably cutting wood with a massively oversized axe because the only thing you can hear when you do that is your dog bark.

With all of the irritations in mind, I actually liked this one. I haven't touched it since I finished it but it seemed like a really good satirical RPG with a working combat system.


7 out of 10.


/review

[Huwajux]

Good summary. I agree with most of the stuff you've said there.

[Runski]

Reasonable, if you get the DLC for 360 "Knothole Island" you get to control the weather on the island after you complete the quests there. You can choose to have it snow / rain / or have the sun shine. W/ lots of puzzles in the dungeons you may get a little frustrated, but it is possible to beat. Also you have access to potions that, make you fat, skinny, tall, or short. You have more augments to choose from. You can obtain Knight Armor [Changes colors depending on your Evil / Good and Pure / Corrupt]
The constant Dig Spots will also cause you to think about putting a bullet in your dog's head.
SPOILER ALERT!!!! SPOILER!!!!
If you chose not to bring your dog back to life then you can go to the cemetary and resurrect him on Knothole island.
DLC Knothole Island: 8/10