Molyneux gives Fable II '9 out of 10'

To be fair, it's a bit more humble than Dyack, or the Molyneux of olden days.

SIFL AND OLLY SWEET AV!!!

I give my own av a 9 out of 10.

Sensationalist headlines FTL.

"When asked if he'd fulfilled his vision for Fable II, Peter Molyneux gave the title "9 out of 10," reports CVG."

That's not a game rating, you dummies. He rated how well he did on fulfilling his vision.

If he was rating the game, he'd have given it the ultra-exclusive "11" rating. You know how most games only go to 10? Yeah, his goes to 11 baby. Suck it.

Really though, are we so cynical that we'd think a 9/10 game is BAD? If he was rating it, and he gave it a 9, would that be a bad thing?

soo many ppl think this is some kinda nobal act. the guy us such and idiot he will talk about the most obscure and stupid things. iv NEVER seen a video of him where he hasnt done somin where he needs to be punched square in the face.

Yup. Though I have to wonder if this means Fable II is just undeniably horrible....

These ones go to eleven.

Har har har

Yes, but most don't believe their game is ever "finished."

smoking dope are we....

Wha? I'm an RPG fan as well, and am very surprised to hear a fellow RPGer say they liked too human more than fable. I mean, statistically speaking you probably existed, but the chances...

I actually replayed fable this weekend (2nd play through, a rarity for me) and very much enjoyed it. Elaborate on what you didn't like about the first one, and how you felt the second was different enough to justify a console purchase?

"Elaborate on what you didn't like about the first one, and how you felt the second was different enough to justify a console purchase?"

I didn't say Too Human is worth a console purchase, just that I liked it better than Fable. I think the combat system is better (sliding, juggling, ruiners, spiders, battle cries, large scale battles), the character skill evolution is better (Playing through Too Human multiple times is fun because I can choose different trees to go down, which leads to different fighting styles that are actually effective. I played Fable a second time to try a different alignment, but it did not seem worthwhile to try a different tree, because imo, focusing on spells or ranged combat led to a crappy character), the weapon choices are better (subjective, I feel that I had more choices in Too Human in weapon types, and that they had a better range of differences that again, were actually effective), and the armor choices are equal. I feel that Too Human's story is simultaneously weaker (beginning) and stronger (end) than Fable. Overall, I think Too Human is a better game.

What...? Why should Fable have been anything like Too Human? All Fable needed was to be longer, more open ended and more fulfilling. Ignoring the hype, the first game was great, if this is simply a bigger and better version of that, I'm sold.

He hasn't been hyping this one up to extreme levels, and we have a much better idea of what to expect this time.

Like I wrote...

If the combat system was more like Too Human, it would have been cool.

If the skill tree choices were more like Too Human (different choices leading to EFFECTIVE characters), it would have been cool.

If the weapon choices were more like Too Human (different choices leading to EFFECTIVE destruction), it would have been cool.

I had actually forgotten that I was seriously disappointed by how long (short) the gameplay was, and although Too Human isn't any longer, at least replay value is better due to a more complex character development as detailed above.

You're both wrong; Oblivion pwns all! It combines the setting and themes of Fable with the comprehensive weapon and armor customization of Too Human, it's also got that whole open-ended thing down pat. Oblivion is the game Fable only wishes it could be. Too Human won't even get the chance to wish it was Oblivion, since Fallout 3 is coming out soon and THAT is the game Too Human wishes it could be, as well as wishing it was Bioshock, who wishes it were more like Fable II. But again, Oblivion doesn't wish it was anything, since it already IS what it is...

That was deep, man.

Three words: Secret of Mana.

Four more words: Best action rpg ever.

I disagree. Seiken Densetsu III, the sequel to Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu II in Japan) which was never released outside of Japan was better in my opinion.

I give myself three hearts!

No, Duke. WE gave you three hearts.

he doesnt have 3 hearts yet

Resume: D dogg is awesome so give up hope because you can't be as cool as him oh yeah and he might have some sort of opinion about this.

I lol'd.

I don't know you but when a developer says his game isn't perfect the message I get is not “Look how humble I am” but “It turned out to be more or less what we expected”.

wow. You're an even bigger tosser than the usual commentist.

Here's a li'l handy/helpful note; when someone ends their wee rant thats too long for people to be bothered reading in full anyway, with 'thanks for playing!', you know that person's a wanker.

(& yeah, don't be givin' props to wanksters, it only encourages their business-arm).

"Gamers who speak up on blog comments should go f**k themselves... including myself once in a while, but I'm pretty awesome so it's very rare that I should as opposed to the majority of you asswipes."


Since when does sucking your own dick make you awesome?