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8.5

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  1. Sep 7, 2023
    9
    Remember when Microsoft pushed out masterpieces?
    Pepperidge farm remembers.

    Nothing has really cracked the charm and humor of Fable 1 since it's release.

    Give us Fable 4 (Or Conkers Bad Fur Day 2!)
  2. May 19, 2023
    9
    Very nice game with a fantasy climate. I liked a lot chapter in jail where I didn't have anything and had to deal with guards
  3. Apr 30, 2023
    9
    Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»Существуют просто Зло и Большое Зло, а за ними обоими в тени прячется Очень Большое Зло. Очень Большое Зло, Геральт, это такое, которого ты и представить себе не можешь, даже если думаешь, будто уже ничто не в состоянии тебя удивить. И знаешь, Геральт, порой бывает так, что Очень Большое Зло схватит тебя за горло и скажет: «Выбирай, братец, либо я, либо то, которое чуточку поменьше»
  4. Mar 6, 2023
    10
    Played it after Fable II and the game is amazing. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a great time!
  5. Jan 27, 2023
    9
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  6. Jan 8, 2023
    10
    legend. one of the best games in the history. insane atmosphere of fairytale
  7. Feb 24, 2022
    10
    Highly recommended role-playing game

    The narration of the story is very good

    The degree of freedom of the game is very high, you can buy a house, fish, dig treasure...
  8. Oct 13, 2021
    8
    Apesar das limitações da época de lançamento, o jogo envelheceu bem e continua divertido de se jogar e explorar. Ele é bem fácil de se dominar e evoluir, alguns personagens são divertidos e possui um mundo interessante.
  9. Sep 28, 2021
    8
    Красивая, милая сказка с интересными механиками и возможностями. Мы конечно получили меньше чем нам навешали, но всё равно игра получилась хорошей.
  10. Aug 14, 2021
    10
    Excelente juego, el mejor de XBOX por lejos... muy adelantado a su época, de lo mejor que jugue
  11. May 15, 2021
    8
    Pretty decent game. I loved it. It is not too long and not too short also. Don't forget that this game is 16 years old. Overall, a pretty good game.
  12. Jan 25, 2021
    9
    это игра- сказка, в которой тебе приходиться бороться со злом. Великолепная игра!
  13. Dec 12, 2020
    9
    I will for ever remember this game fondly, because of how much fun it gave me. Phenomenal soundtrack, and overall nice gameplay. I was fun to be a ugly bad guy with horns and flies flying around or a heavenly good guy that people like.s
  14. Oct 10, 2020
    9
    Fable takes the role-play element of RPGs to the extreme. You can be good or bad, your hair grow, you get old, your choices matter and have an effect on the world. I sunk many joyful hours into the game and will be replaying it many times.
  15. Sep 6, 2020
    10
    Чудесная, милая, волшебная Fable. Одна из любимых игр ever. раз 10 проходил, и каждый раз это было волшебно. Молинье засранец раньше делал дела конечно. Такую вселенную создал, с таким миром и сюжетом. Очень сильное небанальное произведение, а какая музыка была написана!Просто моё почтение!Игра на века.Чудесная, милая, волшебная Fable. Одна из любимых игр ever. раз 10 проходил, и каждый раз это было волшебно. Молинье засранец раньше делал дела конечно. Такую вселенную создал, с таким миром и сюжетом. Очень сильное небанальное произведение, а какая музыка была написана!Просто моё почтение!Игра на века.
  16. Jul 30, 2020
    10
    Played the original on the first xbox console when i was young, at that time this game was really surprising and entertaining, and now that i got this version i cant believe that the sensation is the same as good! even the adicional storyline only makes it better, the fact that this game is more than 15 years old and still rockin is really amazing.
  17. Jun 13, 2020
    9
    Amazing childhood memories. Finished the game more than 5 times and every once in a while I have this urge to play it again. Excellent story, superb skill and character development. Full of choices. Unfortunately Lionhead failed to give us sequel but it's okay. You won't be disappointed.
  18. Apr 1, 2020
    9
    I played this game back when i was a little kid on the first Xbox. I always replayed the same parts over and over again, on different save files... i fully played it and finished it in 2016, if i recall correctly and wasn't disappointed. It has a great fantasy atmosphere, a nice combat system and cool monster designs! Low key the thing i liked the most. Each location has a charm, from theI played this game back when i was a little kid on the first Xbox. I always replayed the same parts over and over again, on different save files... i fully played it and finished it in 2016, if i recall correctly and wasn't disappointed. It has a great fantasy atmosphere, a nice combat system and cool monster designs! Low key the thing i liked the most. Each location has a charm, from the saddening Witchwood to the dreadful Darkwood, they all feel unique. The soundtrack is also marvellous. The only thing that i have to say about it, is that human models didn't age well at all... as they don't look too great, especially the faces. But that doesn't keep me from saying that this game deserved and still does deserve lots of praise. Expand
  19. Feb 27, 2020
    8
    Very fun game, despite its linearity and very basic good and bad dichotomy.
  20. Nov 28, 2019
    10
    A very pleasant, warm and interesting tale, one of the favorite games of childhood and one of the favorite games in the RPG genre. And for me personally, the game is a test of time, the game has passed, I can always gladly return to this wonderful world!
  21. Nov 17, 2019
    10
    This is definitely my favorite game of all time. This game helped me in moments I really needed
    It made me happy in a horrible time and I really think you should play it too
  22. Feb 24, 2019
    10
    Incredible game! One of the best I've ever played!

    Um dos melhores jogos que ja joguei, simplesmente maravilhoso!
  23. Dec 17, 2018
    9
    One of the Grandparents of all RPG’syou can be a mage,a warrior or a archer,play a wedding,fishing,so many mini-games like Blackjack and etc.Can’t wait for a Fable 4
  24. Dec 16, 2018
    9
    I've played this game many years ago. But it's still looking interesting for me.
    One of the best games of my childhood
  25. Oct 29, 2018
    10
    Одна из лучших игор, в которые я играл. Чудесная сказка. Проходил раза 3. Музыка, сюжэт, атмосфера, влияние на мир, все восхитительно, 10 курощупов из 10.
  26. May 30, 2018
    10
    One of the best light RPGs out there. Not much depth but it's an excellent game. Having been playing this game since it first came out on Xbox, I can say for certain that this is the definitive version of the first game.
  27. Apr 9, 2018
    10
    Одна из тех игр, которая прошла проверку времени. Лет 7 назад прошёл её раз 10-15 и недавно раза 2. Эта игра навсегда останется в моём сердце, как одна из лучших рпг.
  28. Mar 10, 2018
    9
    Fable is an amazing game that deserves to be remembered for much more than just Peter Molyneux.
    The graphics are great for an RPG, they don't go for a super realistic approach but just enough to bring closer whats is real and what is fantasy. Day and night cycles actually changes what every citizen is doing, belonging to the game instead of just being there; the local teacher will go to
    Fable is an amazing game that deserves to be remembered for much more than just Peter Molyneux.
    The graphics are great for an RPG, they don't go for a super realistic approach but just enough to bring closer whats is real and what is fantasy. Day and night cycles actually changes what every citizen is doing, belonging to the game instead of just being there; the local teacher will go to the tavern at night for a drink.
    Water physics don't seem to be that good, the game tries very hard to not go near water, no swimming, no boat travelling. But it's not felt that much since everything you do on land is so great. Fishing, Archery, Brawling, Tavern games, stealing, owning houses, marrying, fighting random bandits.
    Your character gets older through time, gets scars if you get hit, can get a halo if you are good, horns if you are bad, heterosexual, homosexual.
    Fable could be a masterpiece if not for community backlash and some faults on the story.
    Fable has a very good but common hero's journey with a nice, yet little predictable twist, and when you think it's over you actually got to 80% of the story, and that, not only, saves the story, but makes it a great story, because what seemed predictable actually was just part1, and almost all quests have a moral choice to be made.
    And it feels like that, like the story was made for more than 1 game but the developers decided to forget a possible DLC and make it into the game.
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  29. Jan 23, 2018
    8
    Возможность встать на сторону зла отличает эту игру от себе подобных.
  30. Aug 14, 2017
    10
    Awesome game! First time I play this in 2005 and even in 2017 I play it time to time. Great story, very detailed world, a lot of weapon, armor and spell. Someone say that this game for children's, but it is a feature of Lionhead Studios games. This game is about simple and idyllic world where you must make your decisions. Great game!
    P.S. Sorry for my English.
Metascore
83

Generally favorable reviews - based on 54 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 54
  2. Negative: 0 out of 54
  1. A very accessible and pretty RPG. Perhaps it could benefit from added complexity and higher difficulty.
  2. PC Gamer
    78
    Fun, but it lacks depth compared to other PC roleplaying games. [Nov 2005, p.78]
  3. 85
    You can see for yourself that Fable has damn fine looking graphics. The attention to detail can not really be underestimated in this respect. The character models look brilliant and the aesthetic changes in your hero’s look over time add just that little bit extra to the game’s finesse.