Fable II

[kyektulu]

I havnt got a Xbox but Fable II looks so good, is it worth buying a Xbox for this game?

I have not played Fable 1, nor even heard of it but advertisements for its new installment seem to be everywhere and im tempted but dont want to spend so much money on a console and game if it isnt really worth it.

[Cayal]

Don't get a console for one game IMO. Putting all your eggs in one basket is a risk.

Fable 1 was good, not great. I think 2 is much the same (but I have a PS3 so I haven't played it, though I do wish it would come to PS3).

[Commonmind]

Fable 2 is a much better game than the first, but Cayal is right; picking up a console for one game isn't a smart idea. There are exceptions to this rule, of course -- had I not owned a PS3 beforehand, I would've purchased one simply to play Metal Gear Solid 4. But than again, I've been a fan of the series for some time, and I had a general idea of the quality of the experience before I even got the game in my hands.

Fable 2 is definitely charming. There's lots to do and multiple ways to approach and play the game, but even with all that accessibility and replay value, the main quest is relatively short. If you find yourself uninterested in petty side-quests, you may feel the 300 dollars you spent to pick up the game and the console was wasted in under 12 or so hours.

[Writers Blocked]

Originally Posted by Cayal

Don't get a console for one game IMO. Putting all your eggs in one basket is a risk.

Absolutely. Fortunately there are lots of good reasons to get a 360, Fable 2 is just one of them. This isn't an excuse to start an argument over which console is best. remember, in the console wars, there are no winners, only losers

[Cayal]

Originally Posted by Writers Blocked

Absolutely. Fortunately there are lots of good reasons to get a 360, Fable 2 is just one of them. This isn't an excuse to start an argument over which console is best. remember, in the console wars, there are no winners, only losers

You're right. Look at what is available for both consoles and see which ones interest you more.

[Writers Blocked]

Originally Posted by Cayal

You're right. Look at what is available for both consoles and see which ones interest you more.

Fortunately console exclusives are becoming less and less relevant as developers realise they can make more money by releasing them on more than one platform. But this really is the best way to decide which console to buy.

So since we've gone in that direction, what games DO you like to play?

[Cayal]

Originally Posted by Writers Blocked

Fortunately console exclusives are becoming less and less relevant as developers realise they can make more money by releasing them on more than one platform. But this really is the best way to decide which console to buy.

First party games are the ones you'd probably look at since they will always be exclusive.

So since we've gone in that direction, what games DO you like to play?

Anything really. Whatever looks good.

I'd rate my top 5 PS3 games as -

Metal Gear 4
Uncharted
Ratchet
Cod4
Resistance: FoM

I guess you could say Adventure and FPS lol. But lack of RPGs doesn't help either.

[Manarion]

Hell, if I could, I'd go back to the SNES simply for its Final Fantasy games, back before VII introduced all that technological crap.


But of course, it's impossible to find one that still works nowadays, and its games are probably relics everywhere except maybe Ebay, I'm guessing....

[Urlik]

Originally Posted by Manarion

Hell, if I could, I'd go back to the SNES simply for its Final Fantasy games, back before VII introduced all that technological crap.


But of course, it's impossible to find one that still works nowadays, and its games are probably relics everywhere except maybe Ebay, I'm guessing....

why buy an old one that might not work for long when you can emulate the SNES on your PC?

[Manarion]

There is that too.

Hell, though, I don't have the money for anything anyway, hehe.

[kyektulu]

Originally Posted by Writers Blocked

Absolutely. Fortunately there are lots of good reasons to get a 360, Fable 2 is just one of them. This isn't an excuse to start an argument over which console is best. remember, in the console wars, there are no winners, only losers

What else RPG wise is available for the 360?

I only play rpg's, I am just not keen on any other genre of games really.

[Writers Blocked]

Well I'd say that PS3 and 360 are pretty evenly matched for RPGs. Not so long ago I would have said you should go for the PS3, since it'd get the major share of the JRPG exclusives, but with the likes of Infinite Undiscovery and Final Fantasy appearing on 360, that's not really the case.

On the 360 I'd recommend Eternal Sonata, blue dragon, enchanted arms and Infinite Undiscovery for the JRPG feel, and Fable 2, Oblivion and Mass Effect if you like the western touch. But you can't go wrong with the PS3 either, but as the younger console its list of RPGs is less impressive, most of them being available on the XBox first. If you were going to get a console, I'd say to go for the 360.

[Cayal]

^ Only exclusive PS3 RPG I recommend is Folklore. Eternal Sonata, Enchanted Arms and Oblivion are multi-platform.

Final Fantasy XIII is multi platform, however Final Fantasy XIII Versus is PS3 exclusive.

[Writers Blocked]

Originally Posted by Cayal

^ Only exclusive PS3 RPG I recommend is Folklore. Eternal Sonata, Enchanted Arms and Oblivion are multi-platform.

Final Fantasy XIII is multi platform, however Final Fantasy XIII Versus is PS3 exclusive.

How good is folklore? I heard some mixed things but I was thinking of taking a look during the summer dry spell when I can get it cheap.

[Cayal]

It's different, but it's good from the little I played (only played the demo). It was fun IMO.