GDC09: 'See the Future' of Fable II DLC, next Lionhead game could be at E3

that coulda been great if they hadnt fucked it up

They did not F!!!! Up! That is the only PC game I still consistently play. Fake episodes of Frasier = Win!

yeah I agree, it didn't even seem like the individual environments were that impressive that they needed loading. I suppose that they did and im just taking for granted the aesthetic style that sorta hid more of the detail

If you go to the "Quest/Maps" category in the Pause Menu you can fast transit to any map. If you already knew that and are still complaining then you're crazy.

well that did make it easy, but i didnt really like how enclosed everything felt. I suppose that was probably technical limitations

I think your right. I believe the sandboxing/instancing really was technical limiations. I really can-not-wait for the next-gen consoles to come out. Systems not limited by 512mb of ram. I mean, after overhead that's between 400ish to 460ish mb of ram left for the game depending on which console you use and what your doing.

I can't wait to see what they can do with 4-16GB of system memory. After all, 4GB today probably costs what 512MB did when the xbox 360 was brand-new. If the next generation of consoles are still 3-4 years away, 8gb might be affordable as the new consoles likely will go the pc route of multi-core 64-bit processors. I'm guessing 4 cores minimum but possibly 8-16.

That would be some truly impressive, high definition seemless worlds without loading. Like Crysis 2 but how Crysis 2 looks on a top top top of the line enthusiast machine.

I hope it's a sequel to Black and White, as opposed to a sequel to Black and White 2.

Both were great games, this should be an entirely new black and white as apposed to a sequel in the traditional sense.

the step from one to two really was something epic, even though number 2 was short, the ai was stupid and never attacked, and lacked the overall depth of the first one, i still prefered the second one because you didn't have to babysit those retarded villagers who couldn't take a shit without asking for help, and your creature who was a full time job on top of that.

Why would we kill himself? Fable 2's world was awesome. Has there ever been a game set in the Enlightenment era?

Well, I prefer the swords and bow era of Fable 1 to the generic spell and rifle of 2.

Every spell is same as the last, death isn't an issue in the game, exp is trivial, and rifles are overpowered. Oh, and combat is as deep as lvl 3 time and headshotting your way through it.

Thats why he kills himself before fighting Jack of Blades. He was a true hero, sacrificing himself to save the game itself, not its world. The Jack of Blades will get bored, as does any villian who ends up succeeding in their plot, and everything will go back to normal.

I see, I was wondering if that was just trying to be creative or actually a stab at Fable 2's gameplay rather than setting. I agree in that I preferred the sword and armor setting but stuff like xp and death didn't really matter. It wasn't about getting mad points or kills and diablo like loot, it was about experiencing the world and being hero. However I do agree that using sword and spells was more heroic than guns, it still was a great game

Should I go back and play the 1st one? I mean, obviously I have plenty of games to play, but you think it'd be worth the time investment?