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Fable 2 features to be released at GDC Conference

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Fable 2 features to be released at GDC Conference

If it isn't new to you, well then, its new to me...

"January 9, 2007 - Gamasutra, the web-arm of CMP Game Group which runs the Game Developers Conference, revealed a trio of program additions for GDC 2007. The San Francisco convention runs from March 5-9 and is expected to draw considerable attention this year following the downsizing of E3.

The biggest news is that Lionhead Studio's Peter Molyneux is hosting a session to discuss Fable 2. In 2002, Molyneux held a 90-minute session to discuss Fable and revealed an incredible amount of information about the upcoming RPG. The "Innovations in Fable 2" lecture appears to have similar depth. The lecture "will examine how key game play elements have been refined and expanded. It will also look at what inspiration was drawn for the original game and what lessons were learnt from Fable." Also promised is the reveal of "a totally unexpected feature" in Fable 2. Our guess is co-op play, a feature originally planned for the first Fable."

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wow new to me too nice + rep!
 
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Co-op I'm sure will be an interesting addition to Fable. However due to the large nature of the game, it will most definitely be over Xbox Live or System Link. Splitscreen often butchers the player's view, and as Fable is a very visual game, I don't expect Lionhead to divide the screen.

But nice find :)
 
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Darn I was going to put this up later when I got other things sorted for being news editor but guess you beat me to it. Theres information up on the official GDC site about this as well:

https://www.cmpevents.com/GD07/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=4609

By all accounts Molyneux is going to reveal that huge secret he has been talking about and I would highly doubt its something as boring as co-op play. Its something that nobody expects- and everybody right now is expecting some form of co-op play from the game...
 
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Actually. Steve beat you both. :P But he didnt' make a thread about it.
 
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Sephiroxas;46819 said:
Actually. Steve beat you both. :P But he didnt' make a thread about it.
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I miss being on here for a while and I lose track of everything :'(

Anyway, personally I say roll on March until we find out this gargantuan secret is. Maybe its something like being able to import your old Fable character into the game or something like your main character plays an NPC role somewhere and you can import him and the NPC will look like exactly like your old character. Hmm, I dont even know- totally guess working this from the back of my head....
 
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Sephiroxas;46819 said:
Actually. Steve beat you both. :P But he didnt' make a thread about it.
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I didn't see it, because I directly go to the forum page instead of the homepage.
 
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co-op awesome..............but i dont have 2 controllers >_> and no im not poor..
 
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kave1793;46953 said:
co-op awesome..............but i dont have 2 controllers >_> and no im not poor..
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Theres the possibility that there may some kind of online co-op mode for X-Box Live so if you have XBL you might be in luck- all thats just guess work though but I am sure they will have something working with the live service, downloadable content probably...

I only gots one controller as well - we should start a donation fund...
"360 Controllers for the Underprivilaged."
 
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weirdkidinabox;46957 said:
Theres the possibility that there may some kind of online co-op mode for X-Box Live so if you have XBL you might be in luck- all thats just guess work though but I am sure they will have something working with the live service, downloadable content probably...

I only gots one controller as well - we should start a donation fund...
"360 Controllers for the Underprivilaged."
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lol its only a 10 dollar donation!

anyways co-op online is a no no i have yet to have one game that does that
 
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kave1793;46960 said:
lol its only a 10 dollar donation!

anyways co-op online is a no no i have yet to have one game that does that
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I used to hate playing online, I mean really hate it so badly. Then WoW infected me with its presence- it was all down hill from there... and if F2 did have online co-op or online versus I think I would probably fail Uni and end up a gaming junkie trolling the streets with my 360 trying to find a broadband connection and a TV to get my next fix.
 
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hahahaha WoW did the same thing for me....
 
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Wow can kiss my butt. I still think the option to have co-op without going online would be helpful
 
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It would be cool not to need LIVE to play co-op, but then I myself like the idea of playing with a friend who lives on the other side of the world. Or just someone who can't come over.^_^
 
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Well I like the idea of a normal co-op mode, and I also like the idea of online co-op. maybe we'll all get lucky and it'll have both... I hope that if there is an offline co-op mode that people will be able to put their character data on a memory card and bring it with them so they can play with their own character...
 
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weirdkidinabox;47028 said:
Well I like the idea of a normal co-op mode, and I also like the idea of online co-op. maybe we'll all get lucky and it'll have both... I hope that if there is an offline co-op mode that people will be able to put their character data on a memory card and bring it with them so they can play with their own character...
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Like phantasy Star. :D
 
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I think that splitscreen ruins gameplay, and I feel that if Fable 2 has Xbox Live it won't be as good. I never looked at fable as a multiplayer game, and quite frankly I think it shouldn't be that way. I just can't see a bunch of oversized people running around in thick plates of armor, hitting each other with swords or being decapitated with arrows and hearing that o-so lovely voice bellowing out "HEAD SHOT!" I just can't see that happening, or going hand in hand with Fable...
 
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fablefreak1;47033 said:
I think that splitscreen ruins gameplay, and I feel that if Fable 2 has Xbox Live it won't be as good. I never looked at fable as a multiplayer game, and quite frankly I think it shouldn't be that way. I just can't see a bunch of oversized people running around in thick plates of armor, hitting each other with swords or being decapitated with arrows and hearing that o-so lovely voice bellowing out "HEAD SHOT!" I just can't see that happening, or going hand in hand with Fable...
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Then there will be those people who just run around trying to kill everyone. And people talking about how bad *** their characters are (I Usually call it a P***ing contest, or jacking off)
 
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Well what you folks seem to be thinking online means is that its going to be a proper WoW styled MMO with no option to play alone. If theres the single player plot in it, which there is, then nobody is going to make you bother with the online play or co-operative mode, thats if they even include these features. So nobody will be forcing you to witness ****ing contests, listen people screaming headshot or participate in any of the multiplayer modes.

Personally I would love to see Fable 2 feature XBox Live gameplay and also a co-operative mode, basically because it will drastically increase the longevity of the game, make it more diverse and mean that the Fable series has advanced significantly since the release of the original Fable in more ways than just a new control system and a new plot. It shows advancment. One thing I am pretty sure of though- they are almost definately going to release some kind of downloadable content- its pretty much standard with most games nowadays.

I would also say theres a fairly good chance there will be leaderboards incorporated somewhere along the line meaning that even if there isnt online play- people will be running round the forums screaming:

"I R n0mB@r 2x in D wuRlD j00 aLl ph4ilzorZX!11!one"
 
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weirdkidinabox;47050 said:
"I R n0mB@r 2x in D wuRlD j00 aLl ph4ilzorZX!11!one"
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:lol: I don't even know what that says.
 
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