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Fable: Heroes (XBLA) At Microsoft Showcase
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Microsoft is over relying on Fable and it'll soon become stagnant. One of the few franchises they have left.
If MS is not doing one thing, then it is overly relying on Fable.
Fable II release date: October 21, 2008
Fable III: Release date: 26 October 2010
Looking at space between release dates for the previous 2 games i don't really see how in your words MS is "over relying" on a game.
I think some people need to put aside what they think Vs actual facts.
So, I will then.
Uncharted is a 5+ million seller that has received universal praise.
Resistance is basically dead the day Burning Skies ships.
Killzone is cheap to make because they're heavily subsidized.
They exist for the reasons they do, just as Fable exists for the reasons it does.
SuperSonic1305
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It is when you're Microsoft. Gotta have at least 5 games per franchise in a gen.
Well facts don't count here I guess, only one franchise did that.
edit: wait ... no franchise did that actually, could have fooled me with your generalization.
FateBreaker
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Right, cuz like, Sony never ever has multiple projects concurrently in their Resistance or Uncharted franchises.
My point was that he basically declared Fable a dying series, without any further information as of why.
Halo will do that this generation depending on how you view ODST. Since you'll have Halo 3, Wars, ODST, Reach, and 4.
I can't speak for him, but I'm going to guess that was a quality dig. I enjoyed the second game but haven't even bothered with the third because of the stigma and word of mouth about it.
les papillons sexuels
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I get that it looks like MS has no exclusive, and ms is milking their big 4 main games, but cmon now. Nintendo and sony are no different. For every fable and halo release we've seen a pokemon, mario, or uncharted release.
Yeah, that's one. Hardly something you can base a dumb generalization on.
FateBreaker
Member
For the record, I loved Fable III and thought it was better than the previous entries, but I am in an extreme minority here.
And that's all that anyone can ask for. But there seems to be a different standard when it comes to Fable for some reason.
In my head if a game is successful and has a fanbase it gets another game. I'm sure some posters think in their heads that developers think "Oh shit know it all from Neogaf says were over relying and milking this game lets stop development immediately."
Indeed, the fact is that many people love Fable (me included) and dont want it to stopin the slightest, in fact i will get xbox 720 day one for Fable 4 myself
Another fact is that it is one of the best selling series of all time and Fable 3 was the best selling in the series, which means it will never stop as well
These are the facts so far
I do agree that quality wise it is in decline though, mainly the combat becomes more and more indifferent, but other things like the world have become much better and more complex, so it is not all bad and downgrade either, there are things that have improved a lot
Lionhead's only problem is the "if its working, why fix it", if they had kept Fable 1 combat in Fable 2-3, they would have been far better received
REMEMBER CITADEL
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Indeed. To put things in perspective, since 2008 we've gotten 5 Ratchet & Clank games (6 if we count the PS2 port of Size Matters).
And one of the the few franchises they have left? I understand that many people here dislike Microsoft's way of handling their first party portfolio, but there's no reason to get ridiculous.
NemesisPrime
Banned
Insane or sarcasm?
Anyway... I find it interesting that MS seems to be moving big stuff to xbla, surely this must point to the coming of a new console with full BC.
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I don't think MS is to blame.
les papillons sexuels
Banned
I can't believe they got this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U_Q6XX9dE8&feature=related
running on an xbox. I really hope this game gets revived.
MightyHedgehog
Member
Not sure about all the dumb franchise fatigue talk. All I know is that Fable's single strongest element is its charming and very consistent world. I have no problem with different types of action games set in that place. Yeah, it means a whole lot of Fable, but there's a fuck ton of Mario and Zelda and Uncharted and Little Big Planet and blah and blah...
IdreamofHIME
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I own the 3 main Fable games, but have never played a Fable game.
I'm such a whore.
I'm such a whore.
I own the 3 main Fable games, but have never played a Fable game.
I'm such a whore.
I personally really enjoyed playing the original, but number 2 is better in terms of quality.
Neuromancer
Member
What the hell
Anyway Gauntlet style Fable sounds cool
Gotta love comments like this when we have, what 20 plus Final Fantasy games?
I don't even like the Fable games, but it amuses me when people on forums pick and choose which franchises are "burnt out" or "milked" these days. Especially when there's always a far worse example out there.
An RPG franchise has a whole 3 titles in the series?!? Wow, that must be the longest running RPG franchise in history.
Wait. No it isn't.