Gaming

Modified on 2008/11/12 19:18 by Administrator — Categorized as: Hobbies

Been having some fun with the Xbox 360 lately. I call summer 2008 my "summer in Liberty City" due to how much time I spent there.

Let me share my thoughts on Fable II, or should I call it Feeble II.

First, I really enjoy the RPG genre. I thoroughly enjoyed Oblivion, Knights of the Old Republic, and a few others.

Fable though....boy what a load of hype.

It is so shallow in gameplay. Here is my list of gripes:

What's up with the random treasure chests littered randomly about? Who leaves treasure in a chest by the side of the road?
Why can't I loot corpses? That bandit had a sweet rifle, why can't I have it after slaying him?
Open world my ass. There are so many paths that have these invisible walls keeping you on them, and hardly any quests have different ways of resolving them
Magic is pretty simplistic. I stuck with fire and time freezing and never saw a situation where they didn't work. Why not throw a few fire-resistant challenges at me to force me to get other types of spells?
Infinite arrows and bullets.
Food heals..but it always makes you fat! What about moderate consumption and lots of physical activity to keep a hero in shape?
Very short game. After having spent months getting through GTA IV, it was kind of nice to have a game I could finish in two weeks of casual play, but if I had paid $60 for this game I would feel ripped off (thank you MSA membership for keeping me in company store discounts!)

I'm just glad that Fallout 3 was released right after Fable. Now there is something I can sink my teeth into!