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[Lunatic_Gamer]

The next entry in the Fable series was among the highlights of the Xbox Showcase, and the impressive in-game trailer just got more impressive, as it wasn't captured on a high-end PC.

Speaking on Twitter, Playground Games' Lighting Artist Lukas Kelz confirmed the trailer was captured on an Xbox Series X, which almost sounds impossible, given the high quality of the visuals seen in it. Playground Games always does impressive work, and it seems like they are really bringing their A-game for the anticipated next entry in the series.




Fable is currently in development for PC, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S, but a release window has yet to be confirmed.

Fable Impressive First In-Game Trailer Was Captured on Xbox Series X

The impressive first Fable in-game trailer became even more impressive, as it was captured on Xbox Series X and not on PC

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[feynoob]

You mean CGI in-game trailer?

 

[Negotiator101]

Yeah looked really good, games obviously been in development for years now so it stands to reason they'd have in-game graphics to show us. Next year we'll probably get a gameplay demonstration with a 2025 release looking the most likely.

 

[HL3.exe]

The rendering looks good indeed.

You know what's even more impressive? Showing complex game-logic and everything running underneath serving for gameplay purposes, and it still looking this good.

So i'll take a 'wait and see' approach.

 

[SJRB]

Let’s see some actual gameplay before jizzing our collective pants that the Xbox can render some cutscenes.

 

[Mister Wolf]

It looks "next gen". Kudos to Microsoft for being the one to push gaming visuals forward.

 

[Gojiira]

Lol right In-engine…Killzone 2 reveal was ‘in-engine’ and we all remember how that went. Watchdogs reveal was ‘in-engine’, lol no this is CGI since no gameplay, no hud etc was shown.

 

[Mr Hyde]

For the Series S-version they will just port the original Fable.

 

[Negotiator101]

The rendering looks good indeed.

You know what's even more impressive? Showing complex game-logic and everything running underneath serving for gameplay purposes, and it still looking this good.

So i'll take a 'wait and see' approach.

You're under the impression everything shown was a cutscene? Definitely looked to me like a few scenes were actual gameplay.

 

[Negotiator101]

Lol right In-engine…Killzone 2 reveal was ‘in-engine’ and we all remember how that went. Watchdogs reveal was ‘in-engine’, lol no this is CGI since no gameplay, no hud etc was shown.

No KZ2 was CGI 100%.

 

[StueyDuck]

I keep saying it... MS employees need to just keep quiet now and let people stew. Why even entertain morons on Twitter looking for scoops or fame.

This tweet will 100% be bookmarked and brought up when the final in game product inevitably doesn't look as good. Like why create an unnecessary future headache for yourself.

Just say "running on series X, subject to change" and your good.

 

[MikeM]

Can’t wait for another 30fps “artistic choice” game.

 

[Riky]

Definitely some gameplay there which looked truly next gen, the part with the fireball for starters. The giant part looked gameplay but more on rails like a lot of cinematic games.

 

[RoboFu]

“believe his truths”

 

[Moses85]

It Looks very Good for Sure but I Cant see anything what looks better than Horizon.

Imo its on par

 

[Mister Wolf]

Can’t wait for another 30fps “artistic choice” game.

That's the price you pay for true next gen games. The same price of 30fps that was paid every past generation.

 

[feynoob]

Let’s see some actual gameplay before jizzing our collective pants that the Xbox can render some cutscenes.

This is the thing that matters the most.
If you want me to buy your game, give me a gameplay.

 

[JCK75]

If this really is what our protagonist looks like, I'm getting this on gamepass and will just repeatedly throw her off of a cliff.

 

[Moses85]

That's the price you pay for true next gen games. The same price of 30fps that was paid every past generation.

Graphical fidelity all over 60FPS

 

[HL3.exe]

You're under the impression everything shown was a cutscene? Definitely looked to me like a few scenes were actual gameplay.

Looking at the camera movement, Collisions and animation blending: yes, all of it was handscripted/canned animated. Even the best most polished gameplay demonstrations still have slight clipping/blending errors showing you it's code and underlying game-logic is running at runtime (Star Wars Outlaws is a great example). There is a difference.

I've been on this rodeo for a very long time now to know where to look. It is running 'In-engine', that not that hard to believe these days. The difference lays in the game-logic, animation, naturalistic NPC behavior, etc. But we'll see when it releases.

 

[Moses85]

If this really is what our protagonist looks like, I'm getting this on gamepass and will just repeatedly throw her off of a cliff.

 

[feynoob]

If this really is what our protagonist looks like, I'm getting this on gamepass and will just repeatedly throw her off of a cliff.

That is British. There is nothing wrong with that

 

[Bernkastel]

Let’s see some actual gameplay before jizzing our collective pants that the Xbox can render some cutscenes.

Relavant

Proof that the fight was in-game

There were many gameplay bits within the trailer.

If this really is what our protagonist looks like, I'm getting this on gamepass and will just repeatedly throw her off of a cliff.

The protagonist will look like how you design him/her in the character creator. Or it would be like Fable Legends, where you could select one of the many heroes.

 

[CGNoire]

Avatar 2 the way of Water will be "Captured On" my PS4 when it hits Bluray.

Devs sure love to come up with increasingly hollow captions for there reveals.

What does "Captured On" mean to you?

 

[CuteFaceJay]

Am I missing something? Looks like same kind of CGI stuff we see on a daily.

 

[analog_future]

Am I missing something? Looks like same kind of CGI stuff we see on a daily.

Yeah, you’re missing that it’s in-game footage and not CGI.

 

[Bernkastel]

What does "Captured On" mean to you?

Am I missing something? Looks like same kind of CGI stuff we see on a daily.

There were in game gameplay alongside the CGI.

I'm actually astounded that people think this isn't in-game footage. Like, does it look THAT good to you that you believe it's CGI or bullshots? lol. It's in-game with modified camera takes for cinematic storytelling, like those Uncharted games. Here I created some gifs for you naysayers to contemplate.

 

[xion4360]

CGI means it was rendered by many PC's into a movie file...real time means it was rendered by one console or pc.

theres a big difference there, and if its "real time" you can at least expect it to look that good. Gameplay usually looks slightly worse than cutscenes but not by that much.

 

[Tsaki]

Sure and this was running on a PS4 nearly a decade ago but it wasn't the same when you had a controller in-hand. But the trailer does establish a base of how the game will look all around and it looks pretty sweet.
Edit: Beaten by a minute lmao

 

[Diddy X]

Some cannot believe it's in-game and then some say Horizon FW looks on par, I don't get it.

 

[CGNoire]

There were in game gameplay alongside the CGI.

Yesi saw your previous post and It seems that may very well be the case but if True then why does "captured on" even matter if its clearly a composited video file playing back on the hardware?

 

[Thirty7ven]

Halo Infinite reveal and second reveal were also in game and then they showed that gameplay everyone remembers.

Let’s wait for actual gameplay, this goes for pretty much any game from any company.

 

[Mr Moose]

That is British. There is nothing wrong with that

 

[Ar¢tos]

If this really is what our protagonist looks like, I'm getting this on gamepass and will just repeatedly throw her off of a cliff.

It looks like somebody pasted a man's face on a woman's head that is a bit too small for the face.

 

[Bernkastel]

Yesi saw your previous post and It seems that may very well be the case but if True then why does "captured on" even matter if its clearly a composited video file playing back on the hardware?

How will they show you the trailer if they don't "capture" footage from a Xbox Series X dev kit?

 

[DenchDeckard]

If this really is what our protagonist looks like, I'm getting this on gamepass and will just repeatedly throw her off of a cliff.

Solid 7/10 for the UK that...great fun after a few pints.

 

[CGNoire]

How will they show you the trailer if they don't "capture" footage from a Xbox Series X dev kit?

Its word play meant to convince others that the whole video was in realtime on the hardware showcasing how powerfull it is.

It could run a 10fps and there playing the footage back @30fps for all we know.

Devs choose there words carefully he knows what he was implying.

 

[The Pleasure]

Fable in a nutshell

 

[feynoob]

It looks like somebody pasted a man's face on a woman's head that is a bit too small for the face.

It's his daughter.

 

[Riky]

How will they show you the trailer if they don't "capture" footage from a Xbox Series X dev kit?

Yeah I think they said captured on Series X because people would presume something looking that good was on a high end PC.

 

[GymWolf]

I want to believe because the guys behind forza are arguably the best studio M has graphic wise.

 

[Beer Baelly]

 

[OceanGaming]

It is gonna look like this.

But it will be 30 FPS.

Such is the way of life.

 

[onnextflix5]

Who cares what In engine cut scenes look like, show me gameplay or fuck off,

 

[feynoob]

Today is the Xbox extended showcase right?
Hopefully we can get some gameplay of these games.

 

[DryvBy]

But what kind of game is it? Is it Fable or Hogwarts?

 

[The Pleasure]

Are they imitating bleach or is that pussy deflection?

 

[ANDS]

Oh fun, we've already got the "characters aren't bangable enough" conversations going.

. . .also, the trailer was clearly impressive and if the actual beat to beat gameplay has that level of fidelity then FABLE is absolutely going to be a great game. However people don't want to see heavily curated machinimas (even if they are running in-engine and not a CGI movie), they want a mix of both to showcase what the game will actually look like in practice.

Like the art style is giving me major HWL vibes, just with the fidelity turned up even more (and as boring as that game was it does look really quite good), so we know this isn't impossible to pull off, but it would still be nice to confirm that the fluidity in these cutscenes is just as present in the regular gameplay.

 

[Bernkastel]

But it will be 30 FPS.

Playground has already used their engine for 60 fps modes in Forza Horizon

 

[LostDonkey]

Can't wait for the crow.

Playground are top tier.