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  1. Jun 3, 2021
    0
    Pie.
    I’ve said all I need but the character minimum is there so I’m just gonna include this
  2. Oct 29, 2018
    3
    Думал хужэ, чем Фэйбл 2 сделать нельзя, но я ошибался. Играл до конца, в надежде на чудо, которое не произошло.
  3. Feb 19, 2017
    3
    This is one of the worst RPG's I've ever played and It's also the worst Fable game to date. Unlike a lot of people I actually enjoyed the first two games Although they were never filled with the quality or quantity of Content Peter Molyneaux always promises they were still pretty good.This game was a huge step backwards for the Franchise and the start of a slippery path to gettingThis is one of the worst RPG's I've ever played and It's also the worst Fable game to date. Unlike a lot of people I actually enjoyed the first two games Although they were never filled with the quality or quantity of Content Peter Molyneaux always promises they were still pretty good.This game was a huge step backwards for the Franchise and the start of a slippery path to getting themselves shut down by Microsoft.

    The Good

    --Good Graphics
    --Good Story not great but wasted on a game that's mated to repetitive/un-intuitive combat and progression system that feels like it's geared towards kids and has no place in a game with an M-17 ESRB rating.
    --A few new and unique game-play mechanics but they get dull and repetitive fast.

    The Bad

    --Everything Else that makes a game a game.
    --The implementation of DLC was horrible and a lesson to the rest of the industry on how not to do DLC in a game. Wanna play Co-Op? better download that stupid Yule Hat and just about all the other useless things they try and sell you.You basically had to have matching DLC with the people that you played with(there's a ton of stupid little items in the game store) which sounds exactly like it is.

    What's really unfortunate is that this could've been a Mature Zelda-Like Franchise for Microsoft that they could have milked for years but either Microsoft had too much control over them and didn't know how to utilize them(getting a developer with a terrible track record in Online Co-Op to make a Co-Op Online only game is probably not a great idea) or the Bosses/management at LionHead studios were too incompetent to carry on without Molyneaux wiping their ***. It's a shame we'll never get to see this "Dark" Fable game they were apparently hoping to make or any other game from them for that matter.Oh well

    Please don't buy this game. If you were unfortunate enough to miss out on a free copy from Microsoft don't worry about it cause your not missing much. The lack of fun and challenging gameplay makes this a game that's not worth your time or money.
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  4. Jan 1, 2016
    3
    This franchise is all but dead because of this game - no idea how they still have a following.
    The world is absolutely beautiful and has so much potential, but they come out with this drivel.
    Less than 6 or 7 hours of real gameplay - most of the time is spent on loading screens. The NPC interaction is hollowed out and feels meaningless, the story is mediocre at best. There is no growth
    This franchise is all but dead because of this game - no idea how they still have a following.
    The world is absolutely beautiful and has so much potential, but they come out with this drivel.
    Less than 6 or 7 hours of real gameplay - most of the time is spent on loading screens. The NPC interaction is hollowed out and feels meaningless, the story is mediocre at best. There is no growth or evolution - it's pretty boring throughout.
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  5. Oct 18, 2015
    0
    Not even worth rating stay WELL....... AWAY
    you have been warned this game is bad and has been on my shelf for 5 years still not completed as this game decides to break my heart each time I play it with cancerous gameplay and boring dialogue that kept me from going anywhere near it again
  6. May 21, 2015
    4
    I pre ordered this because I bought into the Peter molyneaux hype, still unaware of his last two fable game promises. Needless to say it was extremely disappointing. Disappointing to the point of being a bad game. It IS A BAD GAME. It wouldn't have been if I wasn't so mislead end and lied to.
  7. Jan 24, 2015
    1
    At first I thought Fable 3 would turn out to be a mediocre action/adventure/RPG, but oh was I wrong.

    It seems like Peter Molyneaux started with an actual Action/RPG game, and slowly divided more of the content into less interesting places. What you've got left with is a pitiful attempt at a Sims game, a pitiful attempt at an action game, a pitiful attempt at character customization, and
    At first I thought Fable 3 would turn out to be a mediocre action/adventure/RPG, but oh was I wrong.

    It seems like Peter Molyneaux started with an actual Action/RPG game, and slowly divided more of the content into less interesting places. What you've got left with is a pitiful attempt at a Sims game, a pitiful attempt at an action game, a pitiful attempt at character customization, and a pitiful attempt at being a comedic game.

    The interface is just a mess, and all broken up by zones that don't even have the decency of giving you a minimap. No, you get to access your little "world map" which has the user friendliness of the stuxnet virus.

    The pathfiding to your dog (i.e. the helper who allows you to access dig sites) is miserable, and either won't recognize when you're following him, or simply won't be able to remain on the path he was leading you on.

    Everything feels scattered and separated, but nothing moreso than the game as a whole. Fable 3 is a game that wanted to branch out in every direction and fell short in every direction. What you get is this simplified, poor-quality product that wants to be a game, but it couldn't tell you what genre it wants to be.

    1/10, only because I like the dog when he chases his tail.
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  8. Mar 21, 2014
    4
    Massive flaws. 1.)It's impossible to fail. Literally. You can fight the biggest, baddest boss in the game, set the controller down without pausing and make a sandwich... Then, you can go to work. Then, you can come home and go to sleep. Then, you can wake up and catch a flight to the island paradise of Maui and spend a week there. Then you can come home and sleep off your jet-lag. If theMassive flaws. 1.)It's impossible to fail. Literally. You can fight the biggest, baddest boss in the game, set the controller down without pausing and make a sandwich... Then, you can go to work. Then, you can come home and go to sleep. Then, you can wake up and catch a flight to the island paradise of Maui and spend a week there. Then you can come home and sleep off your jet-lag. If the game is still running, you will still be alive and completely fine. 2.) None of the original promises of the Fable series are fulfilled in this entry. If anything, it's a step back from 1 and 2 in meeting the goals that were originally set for the project. 3.) The menus are all replaced by a cumbersome 'sanctuary' that you teleport to and walk into different rooms, select certain objects and... interact with menus. It's just a nonsensical, immersion-breaking, extra layer between you and menus. Expand
  9. Mar 21, 2014
    3
    Lionhead has given us a shell of a game that is a major downgrade in every way from it's predecessors. It has a grainier lower quality look, it has had all RPG elements stripped out of it, and it's environments and people are bland and unintersting. The magic system is one dimensional, the weapon selection is laughable, and the road to riches really did make me feel like Disney had aLionhead has given us a shell of a game that is a major downgrade in every way from it's predecessors. It has a grainier lower quality look, it has had all RPG elements stripped out of it, and it's environments and people are bland and unintersting. The magic system is one dimensional, the weapon selection is laughable, and the road to riches really did make me feel like Disney had a hand in this game's development. Having the hardest decision to make in the game occur in the opening tells you how poorly this game was thought out. How can they make a game this thin for 360, I would barely have accepted this game on regular xbox, never mind a next gen system.

    The only redeeming quality to this game is another very well executed storyline that keeps you going until the end.

    I received this for free and still felt like I may have overpaid.
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  10. Mar 16, 2014
    0
    The AVGN should review this boring chore of a game. It sucks. It sucks REAL hard. If you like the game, great. But I see it as one of the biggest disapointments ever.
  11. Jan 27, 2014
    0
    don't plan on playing this game in multiplayer version unless you intend to spend some money. You cannot access multiplayer unless the other person has the exact same downloadable content that you do. now I bet you're thinking it would just be really easy to go and delete an extra downloadable content that you have so that you can then play with this other person, however then you cannotdon't plan on playing this game in multiplayer version unless you intend to spend some money. You cannot access multiplayer unless the other person has the exact same downloadable content that you do. now I bet you're thinking it would just be really easy to go and delete an extra downloadable content that you have so that you can then play with this other person, however then you cannot access your saved game because you are missing your downloadable content. This is just a gigantic fable scam trying to get us all to buy everything so that we can play with each other. Personally it's not worth it and I'm not going to play anymore. Expand
  12. Jan 26, 2014
    0
    One of the worst games I've ever played. Fable 2 was alright at best,but Fable 3 was just flat out horrific. Undesirable plot. Useless melee weapons,over powered guns and magic,repetitive boring combat,and a useless moral system plague this game.Don't pick this game up,ever.It's almost as bad as Aliens: Colonial Marines.
  13. Jan 2, 2014
    1
    The only thing that this game has to offer is the graphics.This game is full of loading screens,poor animation execution,It is also TOO EASY and this makes the game BORING,you can kill all the enemies using the same tactics.
    They've killed Fable franchise,this game sucks and these people saying that this game is awesome are just BRAINLESS FOOLS
  14. Oct 13, 2013
    3
    I don't know i'm meant to be sad when a character dies since all you basically do in this game is fart in people's faces. The only improvements from Fable II is the graphics and co-op. Apart from that, nothing was improved.
  15. Jun 20, 2013
    4
    Extremely mediocre. The story was rushed. The fortification of Albion was too little time. It barely gives you any time to finish your preparations. The Sanctuary may not be terrible (after they somewhat repaired it), but the map is still quite bad. Shops are kind of odd. The combat system is PRIMITIVE and easy as hell. It literally comes down to pushing three buttons. You will anyways endExtremely mediocre. The story was rushed. The fortification of Albion was too little time. It barely gives you any time to finish your preparations. The Sanctuary may not be terrible (after they somewhat repaired it), but the map is still quite bad. Shops are kind of odd. The combat system is PRIMITIVE and easy as hell. It literally comes down to pushing three buttons. You will anyways end up using no more than two (gun and magic or melee). The worst thing about this whole game is easily the HORRIBLE quest system and interface. This could not be done worse. The ending itself is CUT. I had the feeling that I could take this ''darkness'' and ''the greatest threat to Albion ever'' all by my lonesome and win and the final boss battle was a punch in the face. The only reason I got this game is that it was for free. Expand
  16. Jun 18, 2013
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After seeing all the heavy marketting for Fable III only months before its release, I got pretty excited, so I bought Fable II so I could see what all the hype was about. I loved it. Fable II was a great game, and upon completing the game I got even more excited about Fable III. So for my birthday I got Fable III. It was the most dissapointing game of this generation. The combat is over-simplified, the game tries too hard to make the characters heroic or likeable which makes them quite unrelatable, the quests are repetitive, unrewarding and have no substance, developing relationships/friendships is tedious and constantly feels like a chore AND THE GAME IS INCREDIBLY SHORT. To be fair, the game starts off as quite an exciting adventure. The main quest is very compelling and made me completely forget about the rubbish sidequests. The bugs are more or less forgivable, so this could have made a fantastic game. But the problem is that the game builds up and up but then comes CRASHING down towards the end, resulting in a brief, rude and innapropriate ending. As soon as you become king you are told that you have 365 days to save your kingdom from some kind of evil force with a generic name ('the darkness' or something) and that the descisions you make will influence the outcome of the final battle. For example, you could spend money on rebuilding a destroyed part of town or you could keep the money and spend it on more military power for the upcoming battle. So in the end of the day, if you are good more people die and if you are bad you save people. I could forgive this nonsensical system, but there is ONE MAJOR FLAW that almost ruins the novelty of being king: instead of playing every 365 days making decisions the game COMPLETELY SKIPS days, letting you only make 5 or 6 'kingly' decisions that have been so heavily promoted by Lionhead. Once the weak boss fight has ended and Albion is safe from the menace that attacked it, you can still continue playing. But there is little to no incentive to do so. The side quests, as I mentioned before, are as weak as a broken spine and you can't even make any more royal decisions about your kingdom anymore, leaving you a dead (or alive) kingdom full of brain-dead sheep; the only kingly thing you can do is kill your guards while they do nothing. It really is a shame to see a game with so much potential ruined by just a few flaws. Hopefully they can set things straight again with Fable 4, but I'm not holding my breath. Expand
  17. May 31, 2013
    3
    All the problems i had with Fable 2 have not been resolved the game is still to easy and combat is still based on one button. The game even makes things worse by taking away the loot system and adding weapon morphing. They also ripped the bad menu screen and replaced it with the sanctuary which forces you to watch a boring loading screen for five minutes.
    the graphics and property system
    All the problems i had with Fable 2 have not been resolved the game is still to easy and combat is still based on one button. The game even makes things worse by taking away the loot system and adding weapon morphing. They also ripped the bad menu screen and replaced it with the sanctuary which forces you to watch a boring loading screen for five minutes.
    the graphics and property system keep this game from being a one or two out of ten
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  18. May 27, 2013
    3
    It started in 2010 when I picked up Fable: The Lost Chapters. I played through it once, and then played through it again. I really, really liked it. I saw Fable II and bought that. I really, really liked it. Fable 1 was better, but II was still great. I learned about Fable III, buying into the hype. I bought the game on the day of the release, and I was blown away. Not by it being good,It started in 2010 when I picked up Fable: The Lost Chapters. I played through it once, and then played through it again. I really, really liked it. I saw Fable II and bought that. I really, really liked it. Fable 1 was better, but II was still great. I learned about Fable III, buying into the hype. I bought the game on the day of the release, and I was blown away. Not by it being good, buy by it being the biggest disappointment of my life. I never died once. Fable had always been a fairly easy game, but this...you couldn't even die without trying, and just like Fable II, you get right back up and brush it off. The combat is broken. Why is there a melee weapon when the magic and ranged attacks can kill a Sasquatch in a powerless hit? Instead of a pause menu, they added the Sanctuary. I can't even explain how terrible it is. The Road to Rule is the most stupid way of using experience, ever. You have to open a chest to upgrade your experience. The system in I and II was fine. It might have had a few flaws, but it was fine!!! The expression system is terrible. In Fable II, it was a wheel. It was not perfect and it needed improvement, not to be completely ripped out and replaced with randomly assigned expressions. Oh, you want to give him a high-five? Too bad, dance! This game is not worth buying. This game was the biggest disappointment of my life! Expand
  19. May 10, 2013
    4
    Fable III should better be known as orgy III. The story is as fun as having your nuts kicked in by 5000 people wearing steal toed boats on. The best part of the game is the massive amounts of orgies you can have at any point in time. If you take out the massive amounts of orgies what fun can you have in this game? Well you can always go into your friends game kill have of the people inFable III should better be known as orgy III. The story is as fun as having your nuts kicked in by 5000 people wearing steal toed boats on. The best part of the game is the massive amounts of orgies you can have at any point in time. If you take out the massive amounts of orgies what fun can you have in this game? Well you can always go into your friends game kill have of the people in every town and then kill his wife so he rages, kick you from the game and the party and refuse to talk to you for about 3 hours. All and all i have to give it a 4 for the simple fact that the story was more boring than hearing your grandmother talking about her first period in shark infested waters of Bufu Egypt. What saved this game was the endless hours of torturing my friend by forcing him to have gay orgies until he got his weapon upgrade which never happened. all and all i give it a 4 Expand
  20. Apr 4, 2013
    1
    I haven't played the first two Fables, so I will not be reviewing this as part of the series. First off, the combat is too easy, you can beat the entire fighting section of the game without dieing. I suppose that this would appeal to some people, but personally, I enjoy a challenge. Secondly, the menu system was terrible. At certain points it is entirely inaccessible, but even when you canI haven't played the first two Fables, so I will not be reviewing this as part of the series. First off, the combat is too easy, you can beat the entire fighting section of the game without dieing. I suppose that this would appeal to some people, but personally, I enjoy a challenge. Secondly, the menu system was terrible. At certain points it is entirely inaccessible, but even when you can use it, it still takes forever to use. It is essentially its own level, which causes it to have to load every different category. Speaking of which, the loading screens in this game are terrible. You will see the loading screens very frequently in this game, and they will always have the same music. Honestly, Microsoft could have done a better job and refined this before releasing it. Expand
  21. Feb 8, 2013
    2
    An absolute tragedy. A shadow of the original, this is just BAD. Easy, Short, TERRIBLE DESIGN, TERRIBLE CUSTOMIZATION, AWFUL STORY, AGGGGHHHHH!!!!! I was a HUGE fan of the original, but this in not anything like the first. Just BAD. BAD BAD BAD. I'm sorry, but just save your money, no matter how cheap it becomes.
  22. Dec 30, 2012
    1
    What a piece of garbage. That's several wasted hours of my life, I can't get back. Really enjoyed the first to, couldn't be more disappointed, angered, and frustrated with the third one If I was paid to be so.
  23. Dec 11, 2012
    1
    Simply put Fable 3 is Fable 2 but watered down and without the charm. Additions which have been made are silly and only make the game more cumbersome, and overall it's weaker all-round and has obviously been crafted with about as much love and care as a tin full of spam. A production-line cash-in if ever I saw one, and although the differences between this and Fable 2 aren't that massive,Simply put Fable 3 is Fable 2 but watered down and without the charm. Additions which have been made are silly and only make the game more cumbersome, and overall it's weaker all-round and has obviously been crafted with about as much love and care as a tin full of spam. A production-line cash-in if ever I saw one, and although the differences between this and Fable 2 aren't that massive, the overall gulf in class and gaming enjoyment is. Avoid, avoid, avoid. Expand
  24. Nov 23, 2012
    2
    Very disappointed by this game, compared to the others it seems like a giant step down.
    The story is EXTREMELY short, the is no visuals for whether you choose to be good or evil other then when you perform only one ability which you almost never use.
    Having to load up a map every time you want to access the "menu" is so annoying, you have to actually consider whether it's worth the time
    Very disappointed by this game, compared to the others it seems like a giant step down.
    The story is EXTREMELY short, the is no visuals for whether you choose to be good or evil other then when you perform only one ability which you almost never use.
    Having to load up a map every time you want to access the "menu" is so annoying, you have to actually consider whether it's worth the time and trouble or should you just skip what you wanted to do.

    Overall if you find this game on sale for about $5 or less it might give you a few hours of enjoyment but will be quickly shelved and forgotten.
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  25. Jul 31, 2012
    2
    Fable 3 is definitely one of the worst games I've ever played. Its combat is broken and horrible. Its "moral choices" are so ridiculously simplistic that they have to add a random third act to justify them. Gameplay as a king is horribly restricted. Sidequests are thrusted upon you. A deadline you have to reach comes at you with no warning. The world is bare and the peoples are walkingFable 3 is definitely one of the worst games I've ever played. Its combat is broken and horrible. Its "moral choices" are so ridiculously simplistic that they have to add a random third act to justify them. Gameplay as a king is horribly restricted. Sidequests are thrusted upon you. A deadline you have to reach comes at you with no warning. The world is bare and the peoples are walking clones. There's so many things I despise about this game I can't even keep count. Expand
  26. Jul 3, 2012
    3
    An abysmal mess of a game that has threatened to derail what was once a successful franchise. Fable 3 takes everything good about the RPG classic and dumbs those elements down into a game which is as stupid as it is short.

    The gameplay is awful - melee combat is completely broken; you simply shoot people in the face for the whole five hours of actual gameplay you'll have in this game.
    An abysmal mess of a game that has threatened to derail what was once a successful franchise. Fable 3 takes everything good about the RPG classic and dumbs those elements down into a game which is as stupid as it is short.

    The gameplay is awful - melee combat is completely broken; you simply shoot people in the face for the whole five hours of actual gameplay you'll have in this game. Yes, five hours. An epic RPG experience this is not. You'll maybe play ten hours in total, but half of that will be load screens and following a golden breadcrumb trail to your next location. The storyline absolutely dies after the first half an hour. Within three hours you simply don't care.

    The maps suck, the characters suck, even the trademark Fable humour just sucks in this instalment. The dog you have is utterly, utterly pointless. The game crashes once every few hours. Even the inventory system is an absolute ballache. But the most disappointing thing about Fable? It's how it squandered so, so much promise. I could forgive this title if it was from some fledgling company with up and coming staff. I could make a claim that the intent was there but the execution was way off. I couldn't recommend the game, but at least I'd have some encouraging words for their next effort.

    But this is Lionhead - you simply expect better. Not only have they not improved on Fable 2 with this sequel, they've smashed the franchise with a hammer.

    It's such a shame. As a big RPG fan and a big fan of the potential of Fable, I was watching this series progress with interest. After this, I'm dreading Fable 4. 3/10, and the end of an RPG era in my eyes, as resurrecting this franchise would seem to be as implausible as the plot of Pet Cemetery at this point.
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  27. Apr 2, 2012
    4
    Don't get me wrong, I love this game. I still think the first Fable was BY FAR the best of the three, and I think Fable 3, made many improvements over Fable 2. What I don't love is the glitches. This game was released broken, and the biggest of fans who paid full price for it lost that money they spent on it. It is true the game was dumbed down from previous entries, but it still remainsDon't get me wrong, I love this game. I still think the first Fable was BY FAR the best of the three, and I think Fable 3, made many improvements over Fable 2. What I don't love is the glitches. This game was released broken, and the biggest of fans who paid full price for it lost that money they spent on it. It is true the game was dumbed down from previous entries, but it still remains fun and most of all, funny. But maintenance and support are part of the overall package and should therefore be included in the score of the game and that is why I gave it such a low score. If you contact Lionshead Studios, they WILL NOT reply when you have a game-ending bug. In contrast, if you contact a company like Activision, your issue will be resolved promptly. With better support, this game should receive a 7. Now, most people will make it from beginning to end without a glitch, but Lionshead should not be exempt from the same support that most people expect out of any software they purchase. When you pay $60+ for software, you expect it to work. When it doesn't, you expect it to be corrected. My recommendation: Buy it cheap because if it glitches, you are out that money. Expand
  28. Oct 15, 2011
    3
    i love fable games the first one and second one was really amazing but fable 3 is a wasted of time and money the story line is plane and really short you can end the main story in one weekend.
  29. Oct 14, 2011
    4
    Fable III is a simple game for small children. If you
  30. Jul 3, 2011
    1
    How can I say this, in the nicest possible way, Fable III is just terrible. It's a far cry from Fable 1, which actually held promise. Peter Molyneux may have promised the world in Fable I, but regardless it was a fairly enjoyable game, with a fairly decent story. Fable III on the other hand is just poor. The dog is back from Fable II, but yet again it's merely a treasure hunter. TheHow can I say this, in the nicest possible way, Fable III is just terrible. It's a far cry from Fable 1, which actually held promise. Peter Molyneux may have promised the world in Fable I, but regardless it was a fairly enjoyable game, with a fairly decent story. Fable III on the other hand is just poor. The dog is back from Fable II, but yet again it's merely a treasure hunter. The combat has been dumbed down even further, and yet again the game relies on mashing one button. It's simplistic and annoying. The social interaction is even worse now. Fable II provided some variety but even that has been simplified to pathetic proportions. Now it's random.... Fable III isn't even an rpg any more, it's a tech demo and a cash grab from lionhead. Just disgusting... Expand
Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 88 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 88
  2. Negative: 0 out of 88
  1. Jan 31, 2011
    80
    Lionhead carefully preserved everything that made Fable 2 so good. Though it's a pity that the "king simulator" concept is totally wasted here.
  2. Jan 16, 2011
    85
    There are more highlights in the first two missions of Black Ops, then in Medal of Honor. The requirements of Treyarch seemed to be better, than in the past few years. They made an interesting setting. In addition, there's a nice zombie mode and an overwhelming multiplayer. No doubt, this is Treyarchs best Call of Duty ever!
  3. Jan 15, 2011
    60
    Flaws in design and execution are even more obvious with this new game and, as usual, Lionhead fails to live up to the expectations.