Top 32 Reasons Why I Hate Fable III!
Angry Joe returns to his Top Reasons Series with this extra angry extended episode with a grand total of 32 Reasons why Fable III sucks!
Fable III
Players: 1 Offline Player, 2 Players Online
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Genres: Action, RPG
Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios
Genres: Action, RPG
Release Date: October 26, 2010
Developer: Lionhead Studios
MSRP: $59.99
Developer: Lionhead Studios
MSRP: $59.99
`What would you sacrifice to secure the crown of Albion? ` This is the question that players will have to answer as the king or queen of a kingdom in peril in the third installment in the acclaimed franchise.
It Has to Be Said: Fable 3 DLC is Absolutely Disgraceful!
Posted By Austichar about 1 year, 5 months ago
Seriously Lionhead? This is the DEFINITION of BAD DLC practices!
We all know of Fable 3, the latest sequel to Peter Molyneux’s apparent favorite series. The Fable franchise has been a little rough from the beginning. There’s been overhyping and broken promises, but despite that, you could tell Lionhead and Peter were putting their hearts into the games. However, it is my personal opinion that somewhere between Fable 2 and Fable 3, it seems that Lionhead lost that spirit and just went straight for the money.
Fable 3 had many features that were removed or just plain ol’ dumbed down in order to make it more accessible to casual players. You would think that they might make some concessions to the hardcore RPG players or the core gamer as well, right?
Lex Luthor himself would be proud of these practices!
Lionhead has turned onto the route of the greedy, manipulating their fans and players into shoveling over more money. Why would I say this? Molyneux talked about having microtransactions, which aren’t a bad thing, but the way Lionhead implemented them certainly is. They hands down took content out of the game and sold it later as “DLC”.
A huge obvious example of this is the black dye that comes with the Dye Pack. The black dye was in Fable 2, so you KNOW they could have easily put it in game on Fable 3. They knew it was popular and would have garnered money, as evidenced in the description as “The long-awaited black dye”. Yeah, long-awaited when the game hasn’t even been out for a few hours. BULLSHIT!
You mean I have to pay real money just to color my clothes black?! WHY!
Hours after this pack was put up it was quickly taken down. There should be no reason for this other than what was evident. They were withholding the Day 1 DLC in order to release it at a later date. Understone was released a full MONTH after the game was released, yet it was already finished and available from day ONE! A few people were even able to download and play all of the DLC, weeks before they were officially “released”.
Why would they do this? I’ll tell you why. It was to make it seem like they had been working oh so diligently on the DLC and that it was not cut from the disc. That is just outright manipulation and exploitation. It is my belief that they removed features from the disc in order to sell it to their fans later on in order to make quick, easy money. The Understone pack features Reaver’s Mansion Colosseum and the Mercenary Camp’s shooting range. BOTH of which you can see in the main game and you can even participate in the Reaver Colosseum. It’s just so blatantly obvious, in my humble opinion, that it was cut out of the game!
As an avid fan of Fable I am honestly disappointed with Lionhead. This is how we are repaid for supporting this franchise throughout its inception? Absolutely disgraceful. I mean this is really the lowest you could get when it comes to DLC. BLACK DYE?! To be able to use the color BLACK!?! On customizable CLOTHES?!?! That’s worse than Horse Armor! What possible justification could there be for this? None! This is the shining example of of GOUGING DLC.
We shouldn't have to pay 400MS, or 80MS or ANYTHING for this crap. This doesn't add value!
But this is pretty much a warning to you all, albeit a week late. Be careful with this DLC. I’d say flat out don’t get it, but that’s up to you. Just remember that Fable 3′s DLC is an exploitation of the fans in a large majority of people’s opinion.
*400MS or $5 for Fable 3: Understone
*80MS or $1 for the right to color your clothes black with the black dye.
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Fable III Review
Peter Molyneux tried to recreate Fable III as an Action/Adventure game and remove the RPG elements. In doing so, he created either a mediocre RPG or a boring Action/Adventure game, neither of which would be considered good in my book.
Fable III Sage Video Review
Any game that has Stephen Fry in it is worth at least a try.
Fable III Review
It's a revolution baby! While the obvious tag line of Fable 3 regards the narrative structure of the game, the word revolution can be applied to so much more. Fable returns to the Xbox for its third installment, this time with far less promises from Mr. Molynuex.
Top 32 Reasons Why I Hate Fable III!
Angry Joe returns to his Top Reasons Series with this extra angry extended episode with a grand total of 32 Reasons why Fable III sucks!
It Has to Be Said: Fable 3 DLC is Absolutely Disgraceful!
Its my personal opinion somewhere between Fable 2 and Fable 3 though it seems that Lionhead lost the spirit and just went straight for the money.
Fable III Review
Peter Molyneux tried to recreate Fable III as an Action/Adventure game and remove the RPG elements. In doing so, he created either a mediocre RPG or a boring Action/Adventure game, neither of which would be considered good in my book.
Fable III Review
It’s a revolution baby! While the obvious tag line of Fable 3 regards the narrative structure of the game, the word revolution can be applied to so much more. Fable returns to the Xbox for its third installment, this time with far less promises from Mr. Molynuex.
Fable III to improve the co-op experience
As has been said before, nobody in Fable 2 wanted to play as a henchman.
Fable III Opening Cinematic
Lionhead released the opening cinematic of Fable III for your perusal today. Interestingly, the hero is not a heroic warrior or a scoundrel with a heart of gold, but a Chicken! That’s right, a Chicken…I love you Lionhead!
Fable III targeting profits of 150 Million.
Lionhead studios is no stranger to reaching for the highest goals due to their ambition,
Fable III to be Shown Next Month
Lionhead’s community manager Sam Van Tilburgh has said that Fable III will be shown to the
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Fable III Announced
Peter Molyneux has revealed Fable III at the Microsoft/Lionhead gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany. Molyneux
Top 32 Reasons Why I Hate Fable III!
Angry Joe returns to his Top Reasons Series with this extra angry extended episode with a grand total of 32 Reasons why Fable III sucks!
Fable III Review
It’s a revolution baby! While the obvious tag line of Fable 3 regards the narrative structure of the game, the word revolution can be applied to so much more. Fable returns to the Xbox for its third installment, this time with far less promises from Mr. Molynuex.
Fable III to improve the co-op experience
As has been said before, nobody in Fable 2 wanted to play as a henchman.
Fable III Opening Cinematic
Lionhead released the opening cinematic of Fable III for your perusal today. Interestingly, the hero is not a heroic warrior or a scoundrel with a heart of gold, but a Chicken! That’s right, a Chicken…I love you Lionhead!
Fable III targeting profits of 150 Million.
Lionhead studios is no stranger to reaching for the highest goals due to their ambition,
Fable III to be Shown Next Month
Lionhead’s community manager Sam Van Tilburgh has said that Fable III will be shown to the
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Fable III Announced
Peter Molyneux has revealed Fable III at the Microsoft/Lionhead gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany. Molyneux
Fable III Review
Posted By Yousif A. about 1 year, 6 months ago
Fable III Review
It’s a revolution baby! While the obvious tag line of Fable 3 regards the narrative structure of the game, the word revolution can be applied to so much more. Fable returns to the Xbox for its third installment, this time with far less promises from Mr. Molynuex. It is well sighted that ol’ Peter vouches for his games the same way as sexually promiscuous teenagers, and the results tend to be just as disappointing when revealed. I went into Fable 3 after finally forcing myself to finish off the last title. The stench of mediocrity emanating from the final encounter of that particular game perhaps lowered my expectations going into the beginnings of the new title. Boy is my face red!
| PROS | Diverse and open world, Loads to do, Some of the best voice acting in any game |
| CONS | Boring combat, Uncontrollable expression system, iffy inventory system |
| WTF?! | Building a chicken army, while dressed as a chicken |
It is no secret that the main story revolves around your rebellious actions against the current king, eventually becoming the monarch yourself. I was immediately concerned that the advertising for the title was giving away far too much information and that the title would be little more than playing out these actions, ending the game in an open world adventure after your rise to power. While the revolutionary part of the game is set in stone (following your destiny and all), the game is so much more than adventure by numbers. Rather than a lengthy tutorial on your path to becoming a hero like the previous titles, Fable 3 thrusts you right into the action. Within 10 minutes of starting the game you are on your way to becoming the hero Gotham, I mean, Albion needs.
The time of wild adventurers is very much dead. Time has passed in Albion and the age of industry has smeared across the landscape forever changing the way the world works. The beautiful vistas and village folk of the original Fable are long passed, replaced with the factories and the working man. The happy joy of the world has been swapped out for a much more dower vision of a fantasy setting. The initial introduction is surprisingly charming and sets the tone for the adventure perfectly. Thankfully, your father was the hero that saved Albion in the previous title (with no mention of the optional female hero) meaning you carry the powers of a hero. Unfortunately, your brother is the king and it will be a battle between blood that will see the rise or fall of the land.
The guy in the middle is voiced by Simon Pegg, the other two are not worthy
The tale of Fable 3 is presented wonderfully, not only in visual design and level concept, but through the all-star cast of voice actors that bring the world to life. If like me you happen to be English, your heart will swell with pride upon hearing the work of the immediately familiar voices of Stephen Fry reprising his role as Reaver, Simon Pegg as the solider Ben Finn, John Cleese as your butler and the lose mouthed Jonathan Ross. Everyone one of these characters is unforgettable in their own way, which only serves to attach you to the latest title from Lion Head Studios. Of course Zoe Wanamaker reprises her role as Theresa, once again guiding your hero, but perhaps not telling the whole truth.
Of course the title wouldn’t be a Fable game if there was no element of choice in the story. While once again you are bound to fate and have no choice in the direction of your characters adventure, you can decide how to react. One of my major gripes with the older titles was the black and white way the designers laid out your choices. Either your hero was good, bad or schizophrenic. Never did a choice come down to anything less than ‘do you wish to be a douche?’ Fable 3 strays from this stringent formula with every decision you make. Due to your standing in the world, your answers have an immediate effect and a longer lasting ramification. Upon becoming King you are set a task that requires a humongous amount of money to complete, however certain people are in desperate need for money and you made several promises on your rise to power. I found myself picking the good option and fulfilling my promises to the people of the land, but found after my first day on the throne the treasury was over a million gold in debt. I won’t ruin the joy of finding out what the task is, however do understand that being a million in debt could threaten everything I fought to create.
8/10
Fable III Review
Peter Molyneux tried to recreate Fable III as an Action/Adventure game and remove the RPG elements. In doing so, he created either a mediocre RPG or a boring Action/Adventure game, neither of which would be considered good in my book.Fable III Sage Video Review
Any game that has Stephen Fry in it is worth at least a try.Fable III Review
It's a revolution baby! While the obvious tag line of Fable 3 regards the narrative structure of the game, the word revolution can be applied to so much more. Fable returns to the Xbox for its third installment, this time with far less promises from Mr. Molynuex.Top 32 Reasons Why I Hate Fable III!
Angry Joe returns to his Top Reasons Series with this extra angry extended episode with a grand total of 32 Reasons why Fable III sucks!- December 05, 2010 at 09:43am
Man, I love these games, though Fable 1 was really short, the shortest of all the games, 2 was bit longer but the story was meh, but 3 has really taken 1 and 2 further imo. . 1 was way too short and what ruined it for me was the massive hype, because after the game was released and looking for help and things online, I was disappointed about the amount of stuff that was promised but then cut. 2 was better, but the story was really lacking for me.
I think 3 so far is the best. The quests are pretty amazing and fun, I found myself LOLing at many parts in the game, there is a lot of humor in the quests as well as many parts that are just fucking creepy, and yet still funny. One being the puzzle at Sunset House.
Many people complain about the story being shorts. I guess if you rush through it and never complete the non-linear quests or the dozens of non-quest puzzles, then yeah you’re cutting out a lot. But man, there are sure is a lot of doom gloom and creepiness in the game so far. I am about 25 hrs in, and am working on my kingdom.
Only complaints so far is combat seems a little lackluster, game gets laggy at times, which more of the non-quest puzzles were added to the story… the looking for keys, those gnomes and later on flowers get kind of annoying, but this game has been enjoyable so far and I am not even done..
8.5/10
- November 26, 2010 at 09:52am
Sorry, but an extremely well polished turd is still a turd… This game doesn’t deserve 5/10 let alone 8 :/
- November 22, 2010 at 12:19pm
its funny because I love fable 2 and of course the original fable but everytime I play I lose track of what I am doing. I haven’t been able to just finish it. eventrually I will are these games just getting tooo big?
- November 21, 2010 at 01:37pm
Each one tends to improve on the previous mostly. I hope they keep this series going for a while. Maybe a longer game, that would be good.
- November 21, 2010 at 01:34pm
after you become king the game gets a little boring but still pretty fun
- November 20, 2010 at 05:11pm
One of the wort parts of this game has to be the interactions with the people. The fact that you can’t pick what expression you do sucks, but whats worse is just the way the people work. To become friends, you have to build up relationship with them THEN you must go off and do a chore for them. What the hell?! What kind of friend is that? In any event, they just seemed so boring and like robots.
- November 19, 2010 at 01:08am
I thought Fable 2 sucked personally, but this game just gave me a good time all the way through, even if it was too easy and too short. The magic kicked ass, your character was so over the top with how he/she did emotions that it was awesome, no matter how gender bending it was. I did also like property renting system, really felt like a good investment, especially near the end. I didn’t like the decisions though, as they were always too good or too evil, but hey, I guess I was holding it up to ME2′s standards, still, wish there was someway to be slightly neutral yet still good. Overall, this game was hilarious, definitely worth getting my older brother for his birthday.
- November 19, 2010 at 12:40am
I found the game good in the sense of It was fun, but the (And spoilers are comming, so you have been warned)
Once you hit the “Timer point” after you become ruler, it more or less tells you to be a prick or your screwed, then it preety much pulled a Digimon at the end (By that i mean, making you believe this guy, AKA, your brother, is the big bad, then after you “win” you find out the randon demon spawn you found in the caves that looks like somthing out of Starcraft or somthing is the big bad, and you got to beat him) it just makes you feel cheated in my eyes, but besides the ending, i found it to be a good game. 7/10 if i had to rate it.
- November 08, 2010 at 09:12pm
I agree as well, a very good review. I’ve owned the game since release day and my quibbles are pretty much the same.
I do have one correction though; there is mention of the female hero from Fable II. In my play through my character’s hero parent is referred to as my mother and the Queen. I have yet to find out if this is because I’m playing AS a female hero or if Xbox recognizes my profile’s info from Fable II (wherein I played as a female). It’ll be easy enough to find out however, when I begin a new game as a male hero.
- November 08, 2010 at 09:30am
Awsome review agree with everthing you’ve said. I got the game day one and Im still playing it now and finding new things to do.
- November 08, 2010 at 02:30am
Thanks for the review, I own Fable 3 and i think that your review captures my feelings towards it. Great voice talent, a very good story, and yes combat it’s kinda bland, and the fact that you can’t control the expresions gets a little bit old, and boring (there’s so much dancing with blokes that i can enjoy), but besides that it’s a solid game. Keep up the good work mates.
- November 08, 2010 at 12:39am
Very informative review. I’ve had the game for about a week and I’ve been enjoying it so far. My one major complaint has to be the glowing trail and it’s frequent disappearances. Total Fable 2 deja vu. Stupid glowing trail.
- November 08, 2010 at 12:31am
You know, the moral dilemma of what promises you keep becomes moot if you’re a shrewd enough investor and buy up every house early in the game. By the time I was done, I had 10,000,000 more coins than I knew what to do with. And there’s only so much you can waste just buying up every single item in game.
- November 08, 2010 at 12:21am
Hey everyone, thanks for all the comments. All your positive feedback has made a man smile. Hope to see you all around the site in the future.
- November 07, 2010 at 08:56pm
as much as i’d love to say that i look forward to buying this game, i really dread it. i know im going to buy it eventually, but i HATED the second one with the passion of 1000 suns. all of the good things may outweigh the bad in this one, but it cant cover up the menal scarring that Fable 2 put me through.
- November 07, 2010 at 08:40pm
Thank you for the review, it did flush out several details that I’ve heard mentioned in passing by other reviewers. In truth I can’t say this convinced me to buy the game or otherwise essentially because I’m going to be getting this shortly after it comes out for the PC anyways, only waiting a little longer to ensure that the pc version isn’t a poor port. Hopefully by that time the directional system is fixed as well as any other bugs that may be present.
All in all thanks for writing this up and devoting your time to the game in order to give us this nicely detailed review.
- November 07, 2010 at 06:27pm
Finally another Fable for PC. I was so pissed when Fable 2 was only for xbox. Im gonna buy this when it gets little cheaper.
- November 07, 2010 at 06:18pm
Really because I played this game and watched my roomates play through to the ending. Although I do have to give the game props for good voice acting and actually funny jokes, I find its the plot that takes an even more derivitive turn then the last game. There are NO surprises in this game, the opening to this game feels more like a bad comic with it’s “Let’s Do Something!” narrative from nearly every character. I understand it’s trying to show that a revolution is necessary but there are more suble ways to do this.
What follows the opening is quite simply a stream of fetch questing and combat until you become monarch, where you simply make a stream of choices as monarch, all of which are also derivitve and almost feel tacked onto the entire experience (somehow).
- November 07, 2010 at 01:46pm
Great review, and surprising as well! I would never expect some of the things you’ve mentioned, I gotta play it. For me tho it’s about february till I get my hands on it, since Im a PC gamer only. But, You got me on my toes till then
- November 07, 2010 at 06:57am
Really good review. I think you expressed it prefectly – though it has problems and frustrating moments, they are far outweighted by all good the game has got to offer. I was looking forward to the game nearly all year, so when it came out I decided to pay extra for a Collecter’s Edition, and am so glad I did.
I am looking forward to any add-ons or dlc they come out with! (If there is going to be any, that is) - November 07, 2010 at 06:09am
A good review, im kinda on the fence about actually purchasing this title after fable 2.
I think this is a “let my sister buy it and steal it from her” game.
- November 07, 2010 at 05:19am
Well, I can safely say you have encouraged to at least try the game. I still haven’t forgiven Molyneux over the ending to Fable 2
- November 07, 2010 at 05:13am
I’ve had this game for a week now, and I agree with every sentiment this review says. I was so excited when I saw the way the ending played out, and the vocal work made my day. I’m very glad I own this game.
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Top 32 Reasons Why I Hate Fable III!
Angry Joe returns to his Top Reasons Series with this extra angry extended episode with a grand total of 32 Reasons why Fable III sucks!
Fable III Review
Peter Molyneux tried to recreate Fable III as an Action/Adventure game and remove the RPG elements. In doing so, he created either a mediocre RPG or a boring Action/Adventure game, neither of which would be considered good in my book.
Top 32 Reasons Why I Hate Fable III!
Angry Joe returns to his Top Reasons Series with this extra angry extended episode with a grand total of 32 Reasons why Fable III sucks!
It Has to Be Said: Fable 3 DLC is Absolutely Disgraceful!
Its my personal opinion somewhere between Fable 2 and Fable 3 though it seems that Lionhead lost the spirit and just went straight for the money.
It’s 6 bucks. Who cares? I paid 80 bucks for the game, whats another 6 bucks? I would have wasted it on beer anyway.
It’s the latest trend. Hold off on content that would appear by all rights to have been included in the game, and see how many people will buy it. The fact that it’s still happening is disturbing, in and of itself. We might get to see the people who take the time to complain about these things, but there’s certainly multitudes that just gobble it all up in the blanket of “knowledge” that they’re adding on to the games in question.
EA’s even done the same in the new Need for Speed, with having re-skinned cop cars available for racers at the “low” price of $3. I’m not going to buy the pack, myself, but I’m near-certain there’s plenty that have, which makes my lack of purchase negligible. The cars are even right there in my selection screen, but they’re only “Available in the Store,” which to me, translates to “on-disc.”
I do have the question, though, just what is the size of this dye-pack “DLC?” Anything minuscule would lead me to believe it’s an unlock code rather than an actual add-on.
Somehow I don’t think that these are correct file sizes:
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Fable-III/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d5308d6?NoSplash=1
Previous plan: Wait a few months to see how Fable III was holding up in the community then decide on purchase
New plan: Wait until it becomes a Plat hit with the DLC and then buy it for $20. Sorry Lionhead, but I’m your worst nightmare. I’m very patient!
I’m gonna do the same thing to be honest this news has made me sorely dissapointed. I’ve also been a Fable fan for a few years now and I honestly like the first and second games.
To be honest, I do like Fable 3 more than Fable 2, even if the game is incredibly dumbed down. (Though, a few of my favorite actors didn’t hurt the rating for me.) I do enjoy the combat, simple as it is, and really find the kill moves entertaining.
That being said, I HATE, absolutely HATE people that do this. It just drives me totally mad whenever I’m expected to pay WAY more to get the full experience, AFTER already spending 60+ dollars on the game! I mean, sometimes, I don’t mind. (Bioware, you got lucky when it came to the ME games and DLC.)
But when I loaded up the game for the first time and went into the Shop on launch day, what do I see? Loads of DLC up already. I call bullshit. If you had it finished for that long, PUT IT IN THE GODDAMN GAME! I don’t care if you put it in via a bonus disc on the special editions, or just in the game in general. It shouldn’t have to be downloaded if it’s been done for months.
…That being said, I will still play and support the games that Lionhead makes. But if they keep this shit up, I likely will spend my money elsewhere. (Sorry, Pete, but I’m not gonna blow my cash on a hopeless case.)
-Z
PS: the lionhead Studios are not the first to make you pay to colour your avatar.
This kind of transaction is quite popular among MORPG with microtransaction.
They are simply the first to apply that on a Singleplayer game with a bit of Multiplayer.
But mostly DCL are the ring of junction between the singleplayer and the Microtransaction MORPG so again not much surprise.
…um. Where’s the proof? How do you know the dye was taken out with the intention to be sold?
…Black is a colour not a “features”. What proof do you need?
Normally games need a DCL or an expansion to add the support of the Black colour in the game?
No but they decided to… not let you use this colour unless you pay an additional cost.
And way they have done that?
Because now is common knowledge that in MORPG White and Black are the most used colours by high spender gamer.
For example Guildwars have an in game market for “vial of dye” used to colour armour with price based by offer/request of an item.
Black: 9.500g
White: 4.300g
Red: 250g
Blue vial: 230g
Silver: 180g
All other 100g (lowest price possible)
Not need of a Nobel price in economy to notice that many people are willing to spend a lot to colour their armour in White and Black but not in other colours. And the step from gold pieces to few dollars is short… also this is a common knowledge in MORPGS where the real world/in game currency exchange is quite popular.
This just goes to show how bad game developers can be, just like star wars the force unleashed 2. I loved the first game and they hyped me up for the second one but i beat it in 4 hours! plus the repetitive gameplay, and boring enemies. I mean i was literally paying 15 dollars an hour to play that licensed piece of shit! I know that’s going a bit off topic but c’mon 4 hours!!? I mean i was just speech-less when I beat darth vader, i thought it was only half-way through the game! hope that other companies will not steal our money with false advertising and dlc that should be there in the first place!
what is really funny to me is I think that dlc in general is a waste of time and they shouldn’t be able to milk something unless they really have worked hard on it. For example I find that adding 3 muiltiplayer maps to a fps isn’t really worthe money esspecially since we could just make them in the forge map maker to begin with for free. If you add a new story line with new characters and plots and extras! I think its worth the money. don’t screw with my achievements just because you added 3 new maps to a game I am almost over. HALO!!!!
I’m not so disappointed because to “disappoint” someone must have higher hopes than what the reality is.
But we are talking of Lionhead Studios… Black and White and Fable developers!
They are master in disappointing people with inappropriate marketing-driven promotion and lunch.
So as a Fable PC fan I’m already used to this and still waiting Fable 2 for PC anyway…
So let them keep their black dye and remember that if they sell a black dye is only because people are willing to spend money on those things.
i never understood certain DLC in games like a new costume that does nothing but make you look better i mean thats the kind of stuff you would get for completing a game on a hard difficulty dont buy clothes for a fake character but anyway yeah ive been a fable fan since the 1st one and this shit with the black dye is just revolting paying for a colour that was in the last game plus if you already have loads of coours in the game why leave out black? money!!! wow i hate DLC when its not something big because something big is the only thing worth paying for like new levels and missions but clothes or weapons OR BLACK DYE is a stupid thing to pay for in a video game
I expect more of the same of this sort of money sucking DLC. Companies are pumping so much money into mediocre (at best) games, that the $60 price tag isn’t enough to make them cost effective unless they get into 8 digit sales numbers. This instance is particularly vile since it does show pretty clearly that they cut out stuff just so they could sell it off as DLC later.
Anyone with even a passing interest in video games really need to learn to be a more cautious consumer because this sort of behavior by publishers/developers WILL become more common since they can get away with it.
It is an opinion but an opinion well explained and with good reasons to back it.
Damn right on your opinion! I’ve never really been a huge fan of Fable because the games are to short! It’s good for maybe a 10 hour kick. I’d say rent it.
I can’t believe BT gave an 8/10 on this game but then again, I’m critical about everything. You should see my posts on other things ; )
Game companies pull this crap all the time though. Why not point out Resident Evil 5 charging to play multiplayer? And they’ll continue to do it cause they can. And seriously, crying over having to spend a dollar for dye? It’s a dollar. And no one is forcing you to buy it. I was perfectly content with the colors in the game. Fable 3 was an awesome game. As are a lot of games now in days that pull that crap.
Yah, it might only be a dollar but it’s not only that, it’s the principle of the deal you fool!
Also, Resident Evil sucks. I got into to it on other threads so I won’t here.
I think Angry Joe covered that Resident Evil deal a few years back. But yeah, I enjoyed Fable 3, but all the cut out content and the dlc bs, this game left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth. I’m hoping they’ll atleast get an expansion in the coming year.
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I was really excited for Fable III, it’s one of the games that made me want to finally get an Xbox. After reading this I’m not sure I even want the game anymore. Why should I support a company that is willing to do things like this?
Even F2P grinding games aren’t this obviously blatant in their greed.
FU Lionhead and the horse you rode in on.
No doubt there horse is in armour aswell
Nice…. paying IRL money just to get the right to colour your clothes black… nice…
I have the game and allthough I like it, it still feels like a certain Peter is looking down on us gamers… Fable has always felt like a dumbed down RPG game. Too be honest it doesn´t even feel like an RPG game. It´s really more of an action/adventure game. Allthough you have some leveling, you have no options on the matter whatsoever, and your clothes do NOTHING except change your outward appearence. This in NOT an RPG.
Great rant though! =)
“It’s just so blatantly obvious, in my humble opinion, that it was cut out of the game!”
So, is it a fact, or your opinion? This article has a lot of problems. Half of the time, you’re saying that “THIS IS WHAT LIONHEAD DID!” and then sneaking in a small “in my opinion” to keep it as an editorial.
I respect your opinion, but you might want to look back and rephrase your sentences, and even show some market trends that may point to something conclusive. As of now, this article is more of a rant than an editorial.
An Editorial is an Opinion. This is a damn good opinion if you ask me. He even gave links and proof – just because you dont play it and havent seen it with your own eyes doesnt mean it didnt go down.
Its his opinion that this occured and is occuring, and in my opinion (remember its an editorial) I agree with it 100%. What Lionhead did was BULLSHIT. One possible explanation is whats laid out here in this article.
Period.
Nonetheless, it’s really more than just a simple opinion – It’s plainly obvious that the developers are fucking over the consumers. This is fact.
Dragon Age did something similar, Joe. Doesn’t mean it’s on the disc.
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It doesn’t mean its not on the disc – I doubt we will ever know. The problem here is that pay for black dye shouldn’t exist on or off the disc in my opinion – thats the bad type of DLC.
Dragon age ? what did they do ? A
m planning on getting the ultimate edition, Joe says it kicks ass and i dont have any other source. (i don’t really buy all of IGN’s crap)
If I remember right, Dragon Age had day one DLC so that once you got past the introduction section of the game you’d get to your camp and already there would be a guy there as a messenger who would ask you to do a quest and your options are 1) Pay Us to do the quest, and 2) feck no. It was incredibly intrusive for a game in that genre.
See here:
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2009/11/6/
Seriously, it was blatantly obvious by virtue the game itself.
Go to the wardrobe at the end of the game and look at the dye shelf.
There are holes. There are holes in the collection.
There are holes in the game.
Holes to be filled by DLC.
It’s almost like the missing memory sections in AC2, only a bit more frustrating and/or infuriating.
It’s ridiculous that so many companies are abusing the DLC system like this. I bet in Fable 4 it’ll cost us 1200MSP to unlock the ability to level up.
Actually, by the time Peter Molyneux gets around to releasing the next bastardization of his pet project, 1200MS will seem like a deal for the black dye. Unlock the ability to level up will probably cost you three or four human souls.
God, why do people still sell full games? They might as well split everything up into tiny packages.
$5 for a costume!
$10 for character!
$20 for a quest!
You’ll eventually get a full game!
Seriously wish I’d seen this before I bought it……ugh, what a let down.
Yeah, I wanted to get this out as quickly as possible, but the first week that saw Understone’s release my family was in town and couldn’t put the time into this. Sorry though that I was too late for some people.
Ugh. Now that is quite disturbing.
The one time Molyneux doesn’t blatantly lie about something, it’s about charging people for useless crap. Nice.
That is horrid. I hate any kind of DLC that charges you for aesthetics, and this kind of nickel and diming needs to stop or else I feel that before long game companies are going to start charging for creativity.
They already do…
Why not, they’re already charging us for stuff that lacks creativity.
Well this is disappointing…