Review: Fable 3

Fable 3 is an extensive action, adventure, role-playing game that feels a lot like a polished up version of it predecessor Fable 2. Fable 3 takes place 60 years after the events of Fable 2 and you play as your previous heroes son or daughter whom is on a mission to take control of Albion away from your tyrant brother Logan. While on the journey to start a revolution and overthrow Logan you need to gain followers in order to progress down the "road to rule" thereby unlocking new gameplay elements such as spells or the ability to buy and sell property. Throughout your adventures you will also have to make promises to gain the support of the different people of Albion and the new cross seas continent Aurora.

Fable 3 has two major parts of its story, the first half of the game is the journey to rule and the second half of the game is becoming king. Along the first half of the game promises will have to be made but during the second half you don't have to keep them. The idea of Fable 3 is to show how hard it is to be in charge and it is implemented well considering that you are faced with difficult choices from the beginning of the game to the end. The choices made will heavily impact the world, from the environment to the moods of the people of Albion, everything you do makes a difference which will make your land unique from everyone else's. 

In Fable 3 you are given the ability to join someone elses game as a henchman. As henchman you are given the chance to play co-operatively with your friends while earning gold. Unlike Fable 2, Fable 3 allows you to bring your hero and his/her dog with them. Players can do anything from questing to doing jobs and are even able to get married and have kids. When married players will share they're earnings and both players will have access to the gold, however in the case of a divorce, the money will be split 50/50 and custody of the children they may have had will be given to the player who was hosting the game. If players would like to share they're income and not get married they can start a business partnership which is essentially the same thing but with no children involved.

From my experience of playing Fable 3 I can tell you that it is a great game and definitely worth playing if you ever get the chance, and being fun is ultimately the most important thing you could ask for in a game. It is a big game yet it is able to cater to gamers of all skill levels and that in its self is a pretty big achievement. Fable 3 does have its shortcomings with a few bugs here and there but it is worth your time and money. I can respectively say that anyone that likes a good Fable game or is a fan of the genre should look into playing through this amazing game.


- Tyler