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Fable

  • Video Game
  • 2004
  • M
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
3.3K
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Fable (2004)
ActionAdventureFantasy

Once a young boy has obtained a gift for his sister's birthday, bandits attack his home village of Oakvale. A member of the Hero's Guild, Maze, stumbles upon the boy, saves him and takes the... Read allOnce a young boy has obtained a gift for his sister's birthday, bandits attack his home village of Oakvale. A member of the Hero's Guild, Maze, stumbles upon the boy, saves him and takes the boy to the Guild to be raised as a hero.Once a young boy has obtained a gift for his sister's birthday, bandits attack his home village of Oakvale. A member of the Hero's Guild, Maze, stumbles upon the boy, saves him and takes the boy to the Guild to be raised as a hero.

  • Director
    • Peter Molyneux
  • Writers
    • Mark Hill
    • James Leach
  • Stars
    • Adjoa Andoh
    • Georg Backer
    • Emma Butcher
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.4/10
    3.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Molyneux
    • Writers
      • Mark Hill
      • James Leach
    • Stars
      • Adjoa Andoh
      • Georg Backer
      • Emma Butcher
    • 15User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
      • 3 nominations total

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    Adjoa Andoh
    Adjoa Andoh
      Georg Backer
      • The Hobbes
      • (voice)
      Emma Butcher
        Luke Butcher
          Stephane Cornicard
          Stephane Cornicard
          • Graveyard Voice
          • (voice)
          Jack Cowie
            Peter Dickson
            • Maze
            • (voice)
            • …
            Simon Greenall
            • Fisherman (TLC)
            • (voice)
            Sarah Hadland
            Sarah Hadland
            • Lady Grey (Alternative)
            • (voice)
            • …
            Alex Holland-Shanly
              David Holt
              • The Archaeologist
              • (voice)
              • …
              Alex Hutchings
                Cornell John
                Cornell John
                  Ève Karpf
                  • Scarlet Robe
                  • (voice)
                  • …
                  Jonathan Keeble
                  Jonathan Keeble
                  • Jack of Blades (TLC)
                  • (voice)
                  • …
                  Alex Kelly
                  Alex Kelly
                  • Briar Rose (TLC)
                  • (voice)
                  • …
                  Jonathan Kydd
                  Jonathan Kydd
                  • Bandits
                  • (voice)
                  • …
                  James Leach
                    • Director
                      • Peter Molyneux
                    • Writers
                      • Mark Hill
                      • James Leach
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                    User reviews15

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                    bjo2smo

                    Neat Game!

                    Fable is one of the better RPG games out there (from someone who's been playing RPGs for 20 years). The storyline, though basic, does allow for a lot of wandering and exploring, as well as side adventures not related to the main quest though entertaining and worth taking. This is one of the first games I have seen that has the amount of interaction between the PC and NPCs. The creatures do become progressively more difficult, and you have to always be ready to try something new to defeat them, but learning and mastering the basic skills are what will keep you alive. If you are looking for a game that has a solid storyline, but gives you relative freedom to explore the world, this is a fun, enjoyable, entertaining game.
                    Thorofasgard13

                    Not that good

                    First off, I have beat this game and have already tried different types of characters, and truthfully the game is not that good. First it is way too restricting ( as a great fan of Morrowind) this game is just way too limiting. Second the graphics are not that bad But I would have expected better, It is reminiscent of Sudeki. Third, the story isn't bad but very simplistic and childlike even though the game is made for older players. Finally, the game is too short and has very little replay value, I beat it and I really don't want to play it anymore! This is Not the great game i was expecting or that it was being packaged as , Four years of development for a slightly souped up version of the old style Linear RPG, platform game.
                    7jamisonquinn

                    Peter Molyneux's famous foul-up is actually still a great time.

                    The story of this game is pretty famous but for those who are unaware: studio lead and director Peter Molyneux was an interesting guy. Like a lot of the 90s era gaming visionaries, he saw through the limitations of hardware and finance and wanted to pursue products of his totally realized vision. And like so many creators before and after him, he fell in love with his ideas--when sharing them with the world he talked about what he wanted the game to be, he talked about a total open world filled with choices and consequences where one could truly determine their nature in the world. Problem is, a lot of what he talked about just couldn't be done to the extent of his vision.

                    Fable is not what he promised, and that made a lot of people mad enough to fully disregard the series. However, what it is is still rather deep, very fun, filled with small choices and small consequences, and still tries to demonstrate the players actions shaping the world.

                    Combat is simple but thanks to unrestricted use of melee, ranged, and magic attacks, the combat always tends to feel fresh and varied.

                    The story is actually quite good, introducing us to the rather believable and lived-in world of Albion, a few nicely colorful characters and some genuinely twisty twists. The tone precariously balances on Monty Python humor and mid-fantasy seriousness but rarely stumbles and screws up. The result is a game where you can fart at somebody on command AND witness familial death and not have the two mess with each other.

                    Almost every character in this world is also importantly a character. This is not a game where most NPCs are called trader, vagrant, merchant, etc. A lot of them have names and routines (store owners go home at night, etc) and most can be befriended through interactions and gifts. Most of the opposite gender can be romanced and married, and if you also own a house (can be bought), you can sleep with your partners.

                    The main failing is the concept of being good or bad: there is no nuance--you will always be given a choice of helping or hurting someone, and general actions also tend to fall into moral good or bad. Breaking into a house is always bad, stealing is always bad, etc.
                    Sprunt3

                    I've played it

                    OK its just as good as I hoped......AND BETTER MUCH BETTER I mean at first I was thinking of almost Morrowind graphics (not that there bad) but this game excels in every way I have played it for 8 full hours it rocks the story the graphics I am just so fully impressed with this game cant wait to hear more from you all its such a fun game there's so many choices you can do so much and its not confusing at all to get started in I am so impressed I hope to see more from these creators but I just don't know if there will be any way to give it this games same Majesty its just an all around fun game so lets see what everyone else has to say

                    A VERY SATISFIED CUSTOMER

                    10/10 in my book

                    P.s. ITS NOT HALO 2 IF YOU WEREN'T PAYING ATTENTION IT IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT GAME PLEASE QUIT COMPARING THEM
                    10Laaris8

                    this game really SHI- i mean HITS the spot

                    Easily one of the most quotable games ive ever played. Compared to the usual open-world RPG, it doesn't really take itself too seriously which is a nice change of pace - definitely a game you can chill out to whilst playing - yes, there's a fishing mini-game.

                    It's not what the makers promised it was going to be; the storyline doesn't reeeaaally change from the choices you make and there are the odd glitch and bug (e.g you can get the end-game weapons at the start by wall-clipping)

                    but the beauty can be found in the droll dialogue, the charming soundtrack and the characters - i found the side-quests and their often humerous npc's the most enjoyable parts of the game, along with mixing up the basic-yet-flexible combat system

                    If you're looking for an easy-going, short-ish RPG then look no further, farm-boy.

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                      In the Lychfield Graveyard there is a grave stone that reads "Cpt. J. Sparrow: May the wind always be at your back".
                    • Quotes

                      Woman Townspeople: Chicken chasing, that makes you a true hero.

                    • Connections
                      Featured in Spike TV VGA Video Game Awards (2003)

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                    • Release date
                      • September 21, 2004 (United States)
                    • Countries of origin
                      • United Kingdom
                      • United States
                    • Official sites
                      • Microsoft
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                    • Language
                      • English
                    • Also known as
                      • Fable: The Lost Chapters
                    • Production companies
                      • Lionhead Studios
                      • Big Blue Box Studios
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                      • Dolby Digital

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