Fable III.

After the disappointment of Fable II, I promised myself I’d wait until Fable III was available for 20 quid before I bought it, yet here I am again, with a giant chunk o’ money removed from my wallet with game in drive, attempting to save Albion from tyrannical rule.

Just because I needed something new to play.

Why couldn’t EA release NBA Jam this week?

EDIT: Well, that was all a bit of a letdown.

Fable II was a well presented game let down by Lionhead’s promises and a main game that really didn’t last long enough. Fable III is worse in every way. Combat has been way over-simplified, as has the expression system, which is no longer done with a wheel, but having to stand directly in front of an NPC and pressing a button to interact. It’s clunky and unfun.

Then there’s the escort quests that all now require you to hold somebody’s fucking hand, because the NPCs in Fable II are too stupid to JUST FOLLOW YOU. Because of this they constantly get snagged on scenery, standing like lemons as you run off… I’d rather escort a survivor in the original Dead Rising.

…And the game felt like it lasted half as long as Fable II! The story certainly wasn’t as interesting, and the giant “battle” at the end was a huge fucking a letdown.

I knew I should have waited for the bargain bin. I guess Fable III will be traded in for a jamming session next week.

I don’t understand either. I want to go to bed!