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Fable: The Lost Chapters (Xbox) | 
| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
New (4) Used (9) from £12.89
Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 5186
Platform: Xbox
Media: Video Game
Number Of Items: 1
Age: 15 - 18 years
Operating System: Xbox
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: V07-00059
UPC: 882224088114
EAN: 0882224088114
ASIN: B000BDEZD4
Release Date: October 21, 2005
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 Take a week off work, Lock yourself in and turn off your mobile! October 9, 2008
The opening narrative, complete with brilliantly illustrated storyboard sets the scene perfectly for what is easily one of the best games to be released on the Xbox.
A compelling plot with more twists and turns than a helter-skelter will keep you glued to your buttocks, given flavour by the well written NPC's. Some will annoy you, this is certain. But when this occurs, you could simply take their head off with an axe if it suits you.
The graphics are pretty, the load times are not too long and the controls are easy to master. Oh, and the graphics are pretty, VERY pretty! (So much so that I have now said this three times!).
What keeps me playing games is the feeling of being able to free-roam, to do what quests I choose, to have my in-game' choices actually affect the game, to be able to customize my character to give them the look that I want. This game has ALL of these things! (And more) From choosing hairstyles, facial hair and clothing down to you body weight! (Eat too many pies & tofu and you may end up as a rotund podger!)
You can play the game as an archer, a warrior or a pure spell caster (mage), or maybe a mixture of all three as one gains experience relevant to the means by which foes are vanquished! - Gain enough experience in some skills and you will be able to steal items out of shops and eventually be able to pick locks and raid peoples homes and shops at night!
Another nice feature is the title vendor. Buy yourself a nice title such as 'Assassin', 'Ranger', 'Gladiator' or maybe even 'Chicken chaser'!? and people around towns and villages will call out to you in adoration - or flee in sheer terror!
Which brings me nicely to the good/evil feature. Your actions in the game determine how good/evil your character is. Slaughter an entire village, smashing down doors and killing villagers as they climb out of their beds and then hack up the town guard and you will gain some serious 'evil' points. Become evil enough and the darkness within will begin to manifest itself in your outward appearance! (Think red eyes, huge horns, glowing red aura). Or be a 'good' natured character and with enough good points, your character will end up looking something akin to an archangel.
The diversity of the gameplay is ever-present. Even when playing through the game 'quests', one can more often than not choose to partake in a quest that is more suited to their alignment. For example one could take the 'Save the Traders' quest, or the 'Massacre the Traders' quest. Which all add to the feeling of a unique gaming experience each and every time you play through this outstanding game!
Other nice features of the game include a horde of weapons with which to equip your character whether it be the blackened Obsidian-bladed Longsword or the Ebony Longbow. One can also augment ones weaponry with crystals that give the weapon extra benefits such as increased damage or extra lightening damage.
You can own and even lease property, get married, have sex, get divorced or...ahem...Widow yourself...You can go fishing, complete or fulfil special requirements to open secret 'Demon Doors' and collect elusive 'Silver Keys' which allow you to open special treasure chests for some pretty groovy items!
The game possibilities are near-endless and the game environments really draw you into a fantastical world which you will not want to escape from. There are hours and hours of adventuring and exploration to be had here and it's a game that I guarantee you will play through again, either as an opposing alignment or just to do a few things differently.
Fable: The Lost Chapters is 33% longer than the original Fable with a truck-load of new additions including new quests, characters and equipment to name but a few.
If you own an Xbox and do not yet own this game then fear not - for their is still time to redeem yourselves! This is one game you will not regret buying!
Great RPG game worth playing August 20, 2008
This is a fantastically designed game for when it was released; it's fun and interest giving the player a variety of choices during decisions and interactions that determine how their character (aligning between good and evil) as well as the plot of their game to progress.
It's enjoyable to explore the world of Fable (though slightly limited in terms of area paths), with hidden treasures, books, 'demon' doors and soforth being part of that. There are also some amusing side games within it for your character to play.
The music themes during gameplay also make the experience even more fun.
Definitely a game worth playing, hours of fun and you can play it again and develop your character in a different way so you end playing another game with a different twist.
From excellent to frustrating November 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I got this game mainly due to the fact I like RPGs and there are little available for the 360. Part of my gripe with Fable is largely due to the emmulation of the 360 console as opposed to the game itself however, Fable still has some irritating aspects which I'll cover first.
On the subject of the actual emmulation, the game requires at least 2 or 3 updates to be installed every time I put the game on which is a bit annoying although undertstandable. However, the emmulation at time causes my game to freeze which takes me onto my next point regarding the game.
The save procedure can be infuriating. While for the most part you can complete a "world" save which stores everything you've done you can't do this mid quest. All you can complete is a "hero" save which stores you're experience but not how far you are in the quest. Bearing in mind some quests are very long winded, and during this you do a lot of battling. What really annoyed me was getting half way through one, then going into a different area of Albion only to find my game freezes on the load page leaving me to restart the console. That also meant that I was back to square 1 with the quests.
Lastly on the annoying aspects of this game was the menu set up. Although you can shortcut for quicker access when surrounded by up to 10 undead, fiddling with a trigger button then scrolling through little icons trying to guess which spell was the one you were looking for is time consuming and means you're taking hits all that time. Also, the D-pad shortcut menu also take a bit of getting used to. I allocate expressions to buttons only to find they don't save on the d-pad. Also, when I try to select an apple for health instead of automatically eating apple, the larger item menu appears when it's not short cut to the d-pad button I allocated it to.
Quite a few bad points however, the rest of the game more than makes up for these irritating aspects. I would get annoyed and switch the game off in a huff only to find 10 minutes later I had it back on again as I could't put it down.
You play a young man known as 'hero'. Basically you're trained by the Heros Guild to go out into Albion and complete quests although the way you complete the quests, your choice of clothes, tattoos, haircuts and general actions shape your personality, looks and how the residents of Albion view you.
Your ultimate goal is to rescue your mother (whom you believed dead) from the evil Jack of Blades. By completing the quests, you accumulate experience and upgrade your health, physique and Will (magic) to be able to take on Jack.
The diffculty of the quests rage from ridiculously easy to rather challenging. I'm not a massively seasoned gamer, but I did find the game an easy one overall.
The land of Albion itself is large (and frequently beautiful) so thankfully you have the option to teleport about the place. Be warned however as it was during the teleport load screen that my game crashes frequently.
This game has some nice quirks. I'd single out the upgrade system as my favourite. Hero can perfom some great spells (berserk being a favourite) although you'll go from requiring only a few thousand experience for an upgrade to requiring 20,000 which is a bit of a shock to the system. Fortunately you're bombarded with more difficult enemies and you'll gather this XP in no time.
In short, although Fable doesn't have anything massively revolutionary in it, it's got something else in terms of how enjoyable it is to play. It's also curiously satisfying to complete each quest and upgrade.
Give it a go. Just be prepared to want to tear your hair out at times but for the most part, you'll have a daft wee smile on your face as you sit in your Mayor's Mansion and woo the ladies (personality permitting), or when you play the dashing hero, saving villagers and accepting nothing in return.
Just to say..... August 6, 2006
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
i know theres been loads of other reviews and stuff so u know wot the games liek by now but yh just to say this is a class game the 1st one brilliant and the added bits on this game make it longer and more fun also for those of you that hav bought it and enjoyed it search on google for fable 2 trailer i'v just watched it and it looks phat set a little bit after the 1st one in the colonel times but still with all the magic and fairy tale bits we love yh go and watch it it look well gd
Fable - a true 'legend' of a game! April 27, 2006
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
Well, where do I start? This game is phenominal. The story is so in depth and the possibilities are endless! Good or Evil - for those of you that hadn't played the original Fable these are the two choices that face you whilst you play. Will you lead a heroic onslaught of all that is evil in the world? Or will you pursue all that is pure and good, destroying, and creating a reign of terror along your way? The choice is yours. Anyway, onto the storyline - which I must say is superb! The game starts with you as a small child, it's your sisters birthday and your father has asked you to get her a preasent. You have one problem though, you have no money. So your Dad offers you a deal - for every good deed you do around the town he will give you one gold coin. However, there are other ways of getting the money you require. For example: A local bully is threatening a young child for his toy, and the boy cries for help. You are now faced with those two choices again. You could either: defeat the bully and get the gold off your father for performing a good deed...or you could kick the holy crap out of the little kid until he offers you gold to leave him alone. Its quite simple, yet very entertaining! After the gold is gathered for your sisters birthday you buy her a present and just as you go to give her this preseant, bandits raid the town...typical? Your father is killed and your mother and sister kidnapped. You are left alone. That is until a mysterious man appears and explains that he is your only hope of survival. Now this is where the real game starts. This man is infact Maze, head of heroes at the heroes guild. He and the guildmaster(whom you will also meet)train you to become a hero, to fight evil in the world - that is, if you want to of course, lol! You are told that there is a growing evil arising in Albion (the world in which the game is set) and you are given a series of missions besides the main story line to complete. Along the way you will grow stronger and wiser, enabaling you to use heavier weapons and powerful spells to defeat your foes. You are faced with a huge arsenal of weapons and spells to choose from, each with there own unique ability and strengths. There are also many types of clothing, armour and mystacal robes to wear - all of which you will buy with your hard earned cash...and its tuff being a hero! As for the extra content in the game - excellent! Another island to explore more weapons, more armour, more monsters to fight and another chunk of story to play through. There are so many secrets to unvail, so many choices to be made and so many puzzles to be solved that you will simply never grow weary of this game. It can be played again and again. I loved it, so will you! Now go, buy this game, and be faced with the choices that I have...Good or Evil, what will you be? 5/5 - Phenominal!
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