E3: Fable 2 combats
2008-07-19 01:46:23 by BlimBlim
Snoopers had one last Fable 2 video available, this one showing the combat system in action. And with this video, I can finally go get some much need sleep!
E3: Combat gameplay
Since 1228 Days
2008-07-19 11:11:22
im likein what im seeing!!
must faster pace to it
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*A Bathing Ape*
Ape Shall Never Kill Ape..
Since 333 Days
2008-07-19 12:14:25
Please. Oblivion took me around 15 hours to complete the first time through, and that includes the massive grind of the Oblivion gates, that were clearly there, just to artificially increase the length of the game. Same goes for games like Zelda, they don't take much more than that to finish either. What about a game like MGS4, take out the cut-scenes and it can be finished in around 4 hours.
This isn't a JRPG, it's not filled with dialouge scenes or CGI, there's not even any cut-scenes in Fable 2, it's all done in real time.
And if nothing else, at least they're being honest this time. Remember with the original game, we were told it would be over 100 hours, IF you ignored side quests. My first time through, I fully completed the game, with every item, etc in less than 20.
Considering the type of game Fable is, 12 hours seems right.
Since 146 Days
2008-07-19 12:18:09
What's up with the dog? A non-fighting no good for nothing furball?
Since 1081 Days
2008-07-19 13:55:09
I buy every single building in the game MUH HUH HAHA HAA!
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Since 511 Days
2008-07-19 14:07:50
i really dont like the way you slide into your enemies when your attacking... its not next gen at all... i would make 60fps smooth realistic combat one of my prioities... its an rpg afterall i want to feel immersed, i dont want to feel like im playing a hack n slash game...
and also, that magic trail... that right there is proof that the dog dosnt work, or at least they couldnt get it to work 100%... i thought the dog was your mini map, i thought the dog was going to show you where to go. its like they are not confident with it so they just quickly add a gold trail. see this is why peter should shut his mouth until he has things actually working. just seems to me now the only thing the dog will do is bark at you when you are near a side quest. a clever divice to make the game longer i guess.
i'm still gonna get fable 2 though, i loved the 1st one. i'm just slightly dissapointed from what ive been seeing. but im sure the final version will be much better anyway
Since 764 Days
2008-07-19 14:23:56 In reply to DavidDC (2008-07-19 03:12:10)
without Sidequests: around 100 Hours
With Sidequests: 500 + - Hours...
FF series are longest games ever (most are ~35 hours Minimum!! +best games ever)
Fable 2 looks really cool (the environments are gorgeous!!!
Combat.....good but not perfect!!!
Since 769 Days
2008-07-19 14:42:57
The magic trail is the same as the golden minimap sign in Fable. It's only shown if you have an active quest.
Since 443 Days
2008-07-19 15:12:31
lol, dig those corn-rolls
Since 202 Days
2008-07-19 15:21:57
do you know that you can actually get a sexually transmitted desease in this game? . .. now if thats not a game seller i dont know what is!
Since 511 Days
2008-07-19 15:26:53 In reply to bleachedsmiles (2008-07-19 15:21:57)
why not have a toilet meter at the top of the screen, to tell you when your character needs to go to the toilet. i'll tell you why, beacause its pointless lol.
Since 866 Days
2008-07-19 15:28:05
I guess the games so short because story and quests change depending to decisions you make.
Its like 12 hours of story for each, the good and the bad fellah...
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Since 202 Days
2008-07-19 15:49:26 In reply to jioann00 (2008-07-19 15:26:53)
why not have a toilet meter at the top of the screen, to tell you when your character needs to go to the toilet. i'll tell you why, beacause its pointless lol.
Also..it can happen the other way around, ignore her too much and she's cheat on you. If you get a desease you can also get sick and weak if you dont take your medicine.
So there is some gameplay purpose there.
Just watching the footage, they say they only need the polishing up left to do.. i would say the camera needs some work though
Since 511 Days
2008-07-19 16:03:39 In reply to bleachedsmiles (2008-07-19 15:49:26)
Also..it can happen the other way around, ignore her too much and she's cheat on you. If you get a desease you can also get sick and weak if you dont take your medicine.
So there is some gameplay purpose there.
Just watching the footage, they say they only need the polishing up left to do.. i would say the camera needs some work though
i'm just thinking whether implementing it was time well spent or not on the devs part. i just think if they hadnt bothered maybe they could have used the time for better things. like smoothing the combat animations. i hate the way your character slides into where the bad guy is then does the attack animation. how hard would it be to make your character take a STEP forward and then attack. maybe its not practial that way. but i'd rather they sort out the camera and the animations before putting in STDs as part of the gameplay. i would guess combat should be the priority over STDs as a feature.
and whats with the dog? seriously i thought it was going to be a big part of the game and was quite excited. now theres a golden trail doing the dogs job. the dog dosnt even seem to attack anymore... :(
dont get me wrong though, i'm nitpicking, its gonna be a great game ive just been looking forward to it since the last fable so i'm a bit sensitve if i see something i dont like lol. i just want it to be everything its been promising to be!!
Since 567 Days
2008-07-19 16:12:47 In reply to jioann00 (2008-07-19 15:26:53)
Since 511 Days
2008-07-19 16:29:18
^^true lol i guess videogames send out good messages afterall :)
if its true people say kids copy what they see in videogames, then fable 2 is going to solve the STD problem lol.
Since 202 Days
2008-07-19 16:41:42
they have a good background, the last fable was great.. the dog i still have hope for as we dont know just what part of the story he'll play and how invested we'll get into him because of that
Since 202 Days
2008-07-19 16:43:15 In reply to jioann00 (2008-07-19 16:29:18)
if its true people say kids copy what they see in videogames, then fable 2 is going to solve the STD problem lol.
Since 567 Days
2008-07-19 17:58:47 In reply to bleachedsmiles (2008-07-19 16:43:15)
Since 582 Days
2008-07-19 17:58:49 In reply to jioann00 (2008-07-19 16:03:39)
i'm just thinking whether implementing it was time well spent or not on the devs part. i just think if they hadnt bothered maybe they could have used the time for better things. like smoothing the combat animations. i hate the way your character slides into where the bad guy is then does the attack animation. how hard would it be to make your character take a STEP forward and then attack. maybe its not practial that way. but i'd rather they sort out the camera and the animations before putting in STDs as part of the gameplay. i would guess combat should be the priority over STDs as a feature.
and whats with the dog? seriously i thought it was going to be a big part of the game and was quite excited. now theres a golden trail doing the dogs job. the dog dosnt even seem to attack anymore... :(
dont get me wrong though, i'm nitpicking, its gonna be a great game ive just been looking forward to it since the last fable so i'm a bit sensitve if i see something i dont like lol. i just want it to be everything its been promising to be!!
Since 755 Days
2008-07-19 18:01:16
Some massive overreactions in here... especially on the main quest thing.
You could finish mass effect in 8 hours if you wanted to, you could even finish fallout 1 in less than half an hour if you chose to. Not if you're playing like any normal person would play those games though.
Oh, and you can turn off the breadcrumb trail if you don't like it.
Since 750 Days
2008-07-19 18:28:32 In reply to SimonM7 (2008-07-19 02:49:20)
Since 333 Days
2008-07-19 21:50:40 In reply to KORNdog (2008-07-19 17:58:49)
Since 1108 Days
2008-07-19 22:01:00
Length was definitely a big bummer about the frst one, looks like this one wll be the same
I wouldn't mind being able to keep playing after beating the game like the last one too
That being said, this looks like it has much improved models and animations in this one. Combat is definitely improved
Since 1154 Days
2008-07-19 22:11:12 In reply to SimonM7 (2008-07-19 03:20:30)
Since 266 Days
2008-07-19 22:50:26 In reply to MoonWalkinYiddo (2008-07-19 22:11:12)