Actually, we're a little surprised his praise is so mild. John Cleese as your butler? Stephen Fry as Reaver? What does it take to impress you, man?
Actually, we're a little surprised his praise is so mild. John Cleese as your butler? Stephen Fry as Reaver? What does it take to impress you, man?
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:33AM Wiizer said
Wait a second, where's NOLAN NORTH???
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:40AM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
He said "darn" good and not "fuçking" good....so that's why he isn't in it
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:55AM baby sea tuna said
Yeah, John Cleese is certainly no Nolan North.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 12:11PM TheDarkWayne said
Nolan North did the male protagonists voice in Fable 2 fyi
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 12:27PM The Blank Mage Returns said
Nolan North will be the voice of the silent protagonist.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:34AM Rooshma said
Stephen Fry was awesome in Fable II. Let's hope they can top it.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:34AM Dr Blight said
Michael Ironside, Ron Perlman, and Keith David.
Then I'll be REALLY impressed.
Then I'll be REALLY impressed.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:40AM (Unverified) said
I shudder at the very thought sir! Yank accents in Fable!
We don't want those rambunctious colonists in our Albion
Good day to you sir!
(PS we need to entire Monty Python cast, then we'll talk about best cast ever)
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We don't want those rambunctious colonists in our Albion
Good day to you sir!
(PS we need to entire Monty Python cast, then we'll talk about best cast ever)
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 11:31AM LaughingTarget said
Add in Gilbert Gottfried and Bobcat Goldthwaith and you have a powerhouse cast.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:36AM flameofdoom666 said
the greatest cast that any computer game has ever had"
Confirmed for PC??!!
Confirmed for PC??!!
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 3:04PM (Unverified) said
It better happen. Fable 2 also, while your at it.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:38AM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
Just "darn"? Smh
I want a DAMN good cast!!
I want a DAMN good cast!!
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 12:39PM Snake Robot Podium said
Yea I find it hard to believe Molynuex would restrain himself so.
How about a revolutionary cast that will challenge gamers like never before, and also people will be pissed off.
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How about a revolutionary cast that will challenge gamers like never before, and also people will be pissed off.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 1:05PM TraceurRyuk Prepping for LBP2 said
Did you read the article? He didn't even say that. He said "the greatest cast that any computer game has ever had"
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:39AM YuponYumble said
Yet again, all I can see is Annakin and Obi-Wan.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 11:47AM incubeezer said
Here's another similar shot of Fable 3, including a sword-wielding hobbe:
http://media.photobucket.com/image/star%20wars%20the%20clone%20wars/XzN-Staff/Star_Wars__Clone_Wars_Poster.jpg
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http://media.photobucket.com/image/star%20wars%20the%20clone%20wars/XzN-Staff/Star_Wars__Clone_Wars_Poster.jpg
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:46AM Skytwin said
Lets hope the overall game is better then "meh".
Peter should learn to keep his trap shut though. Most annoying bloke in the industry. Yaps on about how good his games and ideas are they always turn out pretty average.
Peter should learn to keep his trap shut though. Most annoying bloke in the industry. Yaps on about how good his games and ideas are they always turn out pretty average.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 11:49AM WMcPete said
I don't take anything Peter has to say about his games pre-launch seriously. If you do, you will just end up being disappointed. While most of the games he works on are ok, none of them have been as great as he touts on about while they are in production.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:52AM (Unverified) said
Now lets see if we can get some gameplay to match.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:53AM sparkster said
In fact I enjoyed the voices in Fable and Fable2 already. They matched the game world and underlined what I loved most in the Fable games: The RPG parody elements (wether they were intended or not. I seriously don't know). I don't really care for the names of the voice actors as long as they do well.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:58AM Accessgranted said
The shops are now closing! The time is... Very late! =) I loved Fable 2.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:58AM baby sea tuna said
It's REAVER not Reaper.
Either way, do I get to kill him this time? Man I hated that guy. Well, except for that part at the end...
Either way, do I get to kill him this time? Man I hated that guy. Well, except for that part at the end...
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 10:59AM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
I just don't get Fable. It's not as big as Oblivion, not as deep as Mass Effect, not as polished as Zelda and nowhere near as fun as any of the aforementioned titles.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 11:07AM MystileArmor said
To me it feels like a combination of Oblivion and Zelda, and that makes for a very fun game.
Not to mention you can run around in your underwear, airhump around the townsquare in make-up, all while being drunk and vomiting. That, my good friend, makes for a fun game.
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Not to mention you can run around in your underwear, airhump around the townsquare in make-up, all while being drunk and vomiting. That, my good friend, makes for a fun game.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 11:13AM baby sea tuna said
Yeah, but it's also not as ugly as Oblivion, as clunky as Mass Effect (the first one, anyway,) or as linear as Zelda.
As for fun, Fable is the kind of game where you get out what you put in. You get to make your own story within the framework that they build for you and get to create a character that is truly unique to you. If you just want to burn through the main story, you'll get a short and shallow experience, but the depth is there if you want it. I mean, I probably spent as many hours over 3 playthroughs just dying clothes, customizing weapons, and decorating my rental properties (for the achievements, naturally) as I did playing through entire games like Uncharted 2 or CoD:MW.
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As for fun, Fable is the kind of game where you get out what you put in. You get to make your own story within the framework that they build for you and get to create a character that is truly unique to you. If you just want to burn through the main story, you'll get a short and shallow experience, but the depth is there if you want it. I mean, I probably spent as many hours over 3 playthroughs just dying clothes, customizing weapons, and decorating my rental properties (for the achievements, naturally) as I did playing through entire games like Uncharted 2 or CoD:MW.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 11:33AM Petebot330 said
Yeah, I try, but I always get bored with them. The game has personality, but none of the characters do, if that makes sense.
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 11:53AM WMcPete said
@Petebot330
I totally understand where you are coming from. While I thought the Fable games were ok, there was just something about the NPCs in the game that I just could not get into. Almost all of them bothered me for some reason. Weird thing is, I never felt this slight irritation towards the NPCs in any of the other games mentioned above (Oblivion, Zelda, Mass Effect, ect)
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I totally understand where you are coming from. While I thought the Fable games were ok, there was just something about the NPCs in the game that I just could not get into. Almost all of them bothered me for some reason. Weird thing is, I never felt this slight irritation towards the NPCs in any of the other games mentioned above (Oblivion, Zelda, Mass Effect, ect)
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 1:44PM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
"Not to mention you can run around in your underwear, airhump around the townsquare in make-up, all while being drunk and vomiting. That, my good friend, makes for a fun game."
After I read Mystile's comment, I made a mental list of things that I hate more than Fable's interaction system of dancing and farting to make people like you and this is what I came up with: Parents that name their children "Kyler", people named "Kyler", customized licensed plates, moms that refer to themselves as "cool", third-party gaming peripherals named after animals, American Idol and - let's say it together now, people - Hugh Jackman!
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After I read Mystile's comment, I made a mental list of things that I hate more than Fable's interaction system of dancing and farting to make people like you and this is what I came up with: Parents that name their children "Kyler", people named "Kyler", customized licensed plates, moms that refer to themselves as "cool", third-party gaming peripherals named after animals, American Idol and - let's say it together now, people - Hugh Jackman!
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 11:35AM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Lets just hope the game is good shall we before we concern ourselves with the cast of voice acting, which has never really made much difference to me. I don't get attached to voice actors, I get attached to characters.
Though, saying that, I do like Stephen Fry, but his voice alone would not be enough to warrent me paying for a game I won't enjoy.
Though, saying that, I do like Stephen Fry, but his voice alone would not be enough to warrent me paying for a game I won't enjoy.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 12:14PM TheDarkWayne said
Voice actors make good characters. You could have the best written character ever and if he;s voiced by someone who isnt even a professional VA youd probably hate him
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 12:52PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Not necessarily, I agree with proffesionalism, but recognition isn't a crucial factor, the voice actor just needs to know what they're doing and be suited to the character, I admit that bad voice acting can turn me off a game or just make the game look downright hilarious, but that's if the script told to read is terrible to begin with, plus the fact the voice actor is just amateur.
Personally I would rather play a game with a good unheard of voice actor then a game that sticks...say...stephen fry in it just for the sake of it.
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Personally I would rather play a game with a good unheard of voice actor then a game that sticks...say...stephen fry in it just for the sake of it.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 11:36AM koehler83 said
Voice casting is important. It's a shame about the Game Director though...
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 11:47AM Ballistic3188 said
Hyperbole and Molyneux should be synonyms.
but we will see ME2 had an amazing cast. and it would take every more than cleese and fry to even compare.
but we will see ME2 had an amazing cast. and it would take every more than cleese and fry to even compare.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 11:48AM Spike Spiegel Humble Bounty Hun said
Glad to hear they have a great voice cast. A game can be ruined by annoying voice acting and terrible dialog. When a good majority of the game is hearing people talk, you can't just pick up any ol' joe shmoe off the streets.
Posted: Apr 8th 2010 12:15PM Spike Spiegel Humble Bounty Hun said
Don't get me started on John McCain. We'll be here all day!
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Posted: Apr 8th 2010 12:07PM Morph156 said
I'm interested to see how Fable 3 turns out. I LOVED the first game, and felt that the second lost some of the "magic" of the first one. Not spells mind you, but the actual feel of the world around you. I still loved the 2nd one, just not as much as the first.
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