OK, so oakvale is destroyed before fable 1... where would the hero of oakvale come from?
why are you so obsessed with oakvale being destroyed? they could easily NOT give you an option affecting oakvale. plus oakvale was rebuilt in less than 20 years between the bandit raid and the Hero of Oakvale returning, so your argument is a bit pointless. ALSO, your choices at the start of Fable 2, which affected Bowerstone Old Town had no ramifications on Fable 3 which was only 50 years later. Plus, between 2 and 3, a gap of only 50 years, many parts of the world A) change their name and B) become almost unrecognisable when compared to Fable 2. Going back years before Fable 1 would have no effect on any of the previous games.
the hero of oakvale has stories about him that survived for 550 years. most of us (I think) want a hero at least that good again but if there is not even a whisper about any other great hero then claerly we can't we'll just get some other hero that will be forgotten
The Hero of Oakvale was pretty legendary, but only because he defeated Jack. there were heroes around, probably for centuries before him. Also, you are completely forgetting that even when you are given choices in the games, Lionheart then makes them for you for the next games, EG:
- hero of oakvale is said to have fought with the sword of aeons regardless of your choice
- h.o.o is seen as a good hero, regardless of how you played
- Theresa still survives, regardless of whether you killed her with the sword
- the hero of bowerlake is a man/king, regardless of blah blah you see where I'm going