What difficulty level are you playing on?

You can't assign the d-pad with items and potions like you could in the old game = fail

Animations seem incomplete

Local co-op seems as incomplete as the online one. You can't use your character you create from another profile as the henchmen, it has to be from a set of pre determined people

Game feels as incomplete as Fable 1 and a bit rushed

Still a great game though

well that blows, i knew it wasnt going to live up to the hype since a lionhead game never has, but hearing that just depresses me. im hoping for at least a 8/10 type of experience. that would keep me happy.

Even with all the great reviews and impressions, I can't seem to be excited for this. I have it pre-ordered because I know I will enjoy it, but I'm just not hyped for it. It's kinda weird.

Nice, i have read enough reviews to agree with you that this game will be GREAT!! :)

Yeah lack of cutscenes pissed me off too, but i'll play the hell out of it anyway and have a blast doing it, then onto Fallout 3..

Fable 1 didn't have custscenes either though. In fact I was surprised they even bothered to use cg as everything has always been in-game

They need to patch it. I'd almost suggest people wait until it's patched to play it.
Animations are incomplete, you see that immediately as you walk down the hall of the castle as a little kid (within the first 10 minutes of the game.
Conversation is really awkward yeah, it drags.
Your kids DON'T grow up to become heroes, this is a really aggrivating discovery...
Also everyone follows you fucking EVERYWHERE. You can't go into your own home without a group coming in to see you, what the hell is that? Harassed at every turn

So what's new this time around?
The world is bigger, you get new quests I guess
You get married I guess? You have kids? It feels very cosmetic and neither has any lasting affect on how you play the game or feel about the game. It needs more depth.
Loading is also excessive

This is just an upgraded Fable 1 to me. Overhyped and overrated.
I still like it, and play it, but god is it lacking.
It could use another year or two if not more

The dog to me is also something just to entertain you between missions.

Fable did in fact have cutscenes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVYXzLb9xpA&feature...

Meh, the negatives really put me off. I don't think I'll be buying this, Far Cry it is then.

BTW, I don't understand how this game doesn't have a fully streaming game world, from the lack of that to LONG loading times? Come on now. I mention this because I was under the impression that it was going to be a streaming world with no loading since you could go "anywhere" this time around.

i dont think its a case of anyone assuming fable 2 would have a streaming world. since as you said, its always been shown as a world cut into individual sections...BUT, that doesnt change the fact that in this day and age where streaming tech is pretty efficient, it SHOULD have been a full streaming world. waiting for each section to load in a game like this is like taking a step back in time imo.

the reason a game like fable 2 SHOULD be an open streaming world is to avoid the 30 second load times....THATS why. im not bothered about games that load between areas or levels, hell, theres plenty of awesome games that do, but when those load times stretch for 30 full seconds, its just not a good thing. it takes you out of the game for far too long...and for a game like fable that prides itself of its immersion and atmosphere. you'd think they would have opted for the far more suited streaming approach. but i guess they like having the player taken out of the game 30 seconds at a time

30sec load times wont put me off, cant wait to dive into the Fable world again, just one more day!!.

Game Informer - 9.25/10

My copy should arrive any minute now. I will post some impressions a bit later on. They will be impressions from a sceptic so you might appreciate that Lebato.

Been playin it all day, absolutely blown away with just how interactive the world is, it's all maybe a little easy though, i already own half of bowerstone.
Load times are fine, i dont see anything over 10 seconds, graphics are really impressive, keep noticing little cosmetic things that make a huge difference, cloth simulations and whatever else. Sound is really well done in it, areas that are populated sound populated and some of the things you hear while doing jobs is brilliant. "Can you still win those vibrating bunnies from this game?"
Can't wait to get back to it.

Cool. I said Far Cry 2 it is, but I can certainly buy both, to be honest, both have things that really put me off, so I might as well buy both or none lol.

I do think the game looks good, but I simply can't call it impressive with how sloppy a lot of animations are and with how horribly directed some of the little cutscene thingers are as well. There's hardly an ounce of polish in this game.

^Agreed

There really isn't a lot that is NEW in this game, and the story is really short.
You would also assume with the exclusion of the need for armor (so you end up looking the same), they would have a shit ton of clothing. BUT they do not. It makes it feel like they just got lazy rather than trying to vary character appearances.

Also load times are really aggrivating since you're constantly going through them when going to Quests, missions or simply entering another section of Bowerstone.

Tomarru, I for one don't like the sound. I don't appreciate in the recent games that when you turn away from someone you basically cannot hear them any longer.

Personally I don't even want to finish the game now (I'm close to the end). I started out in this thread saying it was still really good, but now I feel the opposite. I'm probably going to go sell it soon.
I played most of the game from the social aspect of just buying things and interacting. I went back to the story eventually and within a day I was almost to the end of the game. A story that isn't that great and I'd rather not listen to (the option to skip by holding A has been very used by me, because conversations in real time are painful in this game).
Basically what it comes down to, is I was excited for all these new features apparently in the social aspect, and they were incredibly shallow. Then when I went back to the game's story, it was short and hard to listen to. I think part of it also is the fact I played Fable 1, so it's very clear how much lack of improvement there really is.

I give this game a 6/10 at best.
Animations are flawed, glitches and load times mar what appreciation I had for the graphics.
Lack of clothing and variation
The dog is shallow
Your relationship in marriage is shallow
The children aspect is shallow (they don't age past 10)
The story is short, and I don't want to listen to anyone in the game
Multiplayer is borderline worthless
You can't truly DIE, you just lose XP and are reborn
Infinite mana
Infinite ammo (let's turn on godmode and type in rosebud)
No D-Pad assigning so you have to hit your bumper to do any sort of social interaction (why even have the d-pad function that's random?! I need to use the bumper all the fucking time)

1 more day and this game will be mine, cant wait :)

1UP - A

GameDaily 9/10

Tried to get it early from tesco today, but the bastards wont sell it to me...