Fable 2 is playable! ... sorta

by James Ransom-Wiley { Oct 5th 2006 at 4:20PM }

Word from Lionhead is that Fable 2 has reached the "FP" milestone -- that's dev-speak for "first playable." Don't get too excited, this just means that Microsoft has been sent a few functional areas of the game, so the publisher can be confident its money isn't only being blown on "office refurbishment" and pizza parties.

The FP build also included a never-to-be-released quest, which, according to Lionhead's most recent community update, featured, "a magical potion, some pretty messed-up, dandy-dressed, wizard-types and most importantly such a dramatic outcome of a twisted nature, that it would make Joe Average Jr. freak out." We don't even wanna know ...

Tags: Fable, Fable 2, Fable2, Lionhead, Lionhead Studios, LionheadStudios, Peter Molyneux, PeterMolyneux

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Gerwurztraminer @ Oct 5th 2006 4:24PM

You're crazy! I'm right! You're wrong!

blah blah blah, L33T, blah blah blah profanity

My opinion matters most!

What, too early for that yet?

Bortuge @ Oct 5th 2006 4:27PM

I totally disagree.

LordMinogue @ Oct 5th 2006 4:30PM

What the heck does this game even look like?

Lekko @ Oct 5th 2006 4:31PM

wow, Peter Molyneux over-hyping his game too early again? I'm sorry, I just don't trust him anymore. Not after everything that was supposed to be the first Fable. Good game, but every part of it that I was excited about never made it into the final build.

C. Grant @ Oct 5th 2006 4:31PM

Comment of the month Gerwurztraminer!

LaughingTarget @ Oct 5th 2006 4:33PM

That's alright, the quest will end up making it into Fable 2: The Lost Chapters.

I like to comment @ Oct 5th 2006 4:33PM

I agree with #1

Erik Novak @ Oct 5th 2006 4:37PM

Oh no...HOT POTION!

KilgoreTrout XL @ Oct 5th 2006 4:46PM

In fairness to Molyneux, he didn't write the update. And in fairness to Lionhead, the update doesn't really hype the game at all.*

*He does note that artists have created beautiful environment drawrings for the game. Duh.

anotherjeff @ Oct 5th 2006 4:54PM

First p0st!

pandlcg @ Oct 5th 2006 5:01PM

IGN has it posted that this will be released on OCT 20th 2006!!! Wow they must be way ahead of schedule. Not sure how long until they fix it.

http://xbox360.ign.com/objects/741/741361.html

Sidebuster @ Oct 5th 2006 6:57PM

4. Unfortunatley I agree with post 4. Although I liked fable and played threw it 3 times (I barley play threw games once), He flat out lied about what was going to be in fable, the movies, and black and white 2.. So I have learned to just wait and see with peters games.