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Fable (Xbox): Review @ ESC Mag
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Kristophe
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Fable (Xbox): Review @ ESC Mag
   

Esc Mag's reviewer, Andy Greiser, has this somewhat mediocre <a href="http://www.escmag.com/v5/reviews/review.cfm?rv=417" target="_blank">review</a> of Fable, in which he awards a 7 out of 10 overall rating... <br> <br><blockquote><em> Somewhere, Peter Molyneux must be shouting in frustration. <br> <br>Molyneux, one of the most imaginative and ambitious game designers of our time, has consistently seen his works fall short of their potential. No question, he sets the bar high: Molyneux is fascinated with the roles of good and evil and how they can shape virtual worlds. That's a good topic, especially with more games allowing players the freedom to be less than heroic and still succeed. <br> <br>And Molyneux's ideas are fascinating. Black & White was to have been a huge leap forward in artificial intelligence, with the player's actions directly influencing an AI avatar which would in turn live in the world around it. And now Fable was to have been a dynamic wide-open fantasy world where the player's actions whether good or evil directly affected the character's look as well as the reactions of non-player characters. Even better, rival NPC heroes would compete for quests and the adoration (or fear) of the world at large. <br> <br>Unfortunately, limitations like time and AI advances and the all-important dollar have forced Molyneux's final products to fall somewhat short of his ideas. Black & White was hindered by a steep learning curve (for both player and AI) that often required too much patience from gamers looking for instant gratification. Plus, the spell system, which required elaborate mouse gestures sometimes beyond what mouse drivers could interpret, was needlessly complex. And now with Fable, similar problems have reduced an awesome idea to a fun but not at all revolutionary RPG. </em></blockquote>
Post Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:04 pm
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This is actually one of the better reviews I've read about any game on the net lately. Thumbs up.
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Post Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:04 pm
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If anything this review goes too lightly, if you ask me. But you didn't.

Pathetic results for so much hype and time.
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Post Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:37 am
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I agree. That review is very good. I share the same view of Peter's work in the lasst (almost) 15 years.

I'm not so sure that Peter is frustrated though. I could imagine him laughing out loud over the fact that press and fans obviously still believe in his silly high-handed interviews.
After all this guy has the reputation of a "designer god" while all cool things he ever designed were in his mind but unfortunately not in his games.
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Agreed. Gaming God - what twaddle. The man is nothing more than a charlatan, an overpraised Hype-Meister.

Just look at Piranha Bytes. No hype at all, and the most advanced games made (to date no other game has even come close to Gothic 1, let alone 2).

Eventually one would hope people will look past Emperor Molyneux's new clothes and see there's nothing more than repulsive rolls of over-fed flab from gorging off hype-mined filthy lucre.
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The man is nothing more than a charlatan, an overpraised Hype-Meister.


Ouch. That's a little harsh. I'd say he's a bit excentric, but he's not a charlatan.
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I bet most of you havent even played the game.
Post Wed Sep 22, 2004 9:49 pm
 
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Just a mindless jeering mob, trying to "burn the witch" because everyone else is....
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Originally posted by TheMadGamer
This is actually one of the better reviews I've read about any game on the net lately. Thumbs up.


I agree.

But I disagree with most of the comments on this thread.
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