Fable 2 - Review

Fable 2 takes you on an adventure like no other game has done before, is it enough to win the hearts of gamers this holiday season?

Coming off the success of the original game, Fable 2 is a realization of everything Fable 1 was trying to be. It has a beautiful story of redemption as you are hit hard early in the game with the death of your sister. The game then quickly shifts to a story about revenge and more importantly how much you are willing to sacrifice along the way. The constant battle between good and evil is evident throughout the entire campaign.

The world of Fable 2 is large, however you never really understand how everything fits in. The shocking map system and menu in general is pretty bad, leaving you to fast travel to all your quests, never really knowing where exactly in the world you are currently at, pretty bad.

Visually Fable 2 looks great, with excellent lighting and a very beautiful world overall. There are problems though. The frame rate in general is pretty bad with some pretty ordinary slow downs in many situations. What really has me upset is that the menu system is terrible, it takes you totally out of the experience and is also very slow, seems to be running at 15 frames a second, unacceptable.

Performance problems aside, there is a lot to love about Fable 2, from the interesting story to the visual style of combat, combat which is easy to pick up and play and very satisfying.

Sound is great although there were many times were characters would talk over each other making it hard to concentrate. Fable 2 is full with atmospheric audio which is its strong point.

The campaign is unfortunately short in length, although you can continue your questing once the main quest line is done.

There are lots of things to do in Fable 2, from getting married and having children to having multiple wives and even having sex with multiple people at the same time.

I just wished that it ran a little smother and was a little harder in parts. Overall a worthy sequel, just not as good as I was expecting from Peter and the boys down at Lionhead.

Gameplay = 8
Visuals = 8
Sound = 8
Game Now Score = 8/10