Fable: A Masterpiece?

[afs]

Fable: A Masterpiece?

The people at this forum seem to REALLY love Fable, and I agree that it's a great game, and The Lost Chapters is even better. But the site itself dubs the game a "Masterpiece", and I that's just wrong.

Previous to getting this game, which I was led to believe was "the most open ended game in history, with tons of choices and consequences for each choice", I was spending a lot of time replaying Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, so Fable seemed really static choice-wise. I would say that Fable has about a dozen or so big choices,and they really don't effect much other than offhanded comments you get from villagers. At the Arena, for example, you either kill Whisper or you don't. Either way, you never see or hear from her again (true, TLC does explain what happened to her if you don't kill her, but it's still not a big consequence).

KotOR gives you a much bigger game, action/reaction wise, so that claim is always kind of bunk in my opinion.

Fable also got a lot of hype over the good/evil aspect. But, again, KotOR already did it, and they did it better (because they made it more than just people liking or being afraid of you).

Don't get me wrong, though. I love the game. But a masterpiece?

 

[Sephiroxas]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

YES..
who cares if Kotor is a much bigger game.
comparing it to something else...

psh..take it for what it is. FABLE not for what something else has and fable doesnt.

and my boyfriend says
KOTOR both of them.
too easy. I watch him..he beats the **** out of kotor..

 

[Tsuyu]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

Let''s put it this way: They promised us a Piccsso, which they bragged on and on about, but in the end they gave us a stick figure on the back of a tissue.

Also, don't get me wrong. The game is awsome, one of the best ever, but not nearly what it could've been.

Fable II has alot to live up to...This time we want that Picasso!

 

[Sephiroxas]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

(not to be a bit**) but you wanna talk about kotor?..go to where you talk about games that aren't fable. Cause all you did was talk about Kotor..and not any other game. And you listed what fable DOESN'T have.

and lots of games have light and dark sides.
Black and White
Jak and Daxter 2/3
In fact..the whole world is based on Good and evil and if you want to go back to the original....GOD VS the Devil, I believe they came before kotor...


Does Kotor give you horns? How about a cloud of smoke???

 

[Vegeta]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

true very true Sephiroxas you are absolutly right you don't join this forum to bash it and say what it doesn't have you come here to say what you like and what it has and what you want it to have.

 

[Hexadecimal]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

true very true Sephiroxas you are absolutly right you don't join this forum to bash it and say what it doesn't have you come here to say what you like and what it has and what you want it to have.

in afs' defense, he didn't actually bash Fable, he just compared it to another amazing RPG, which you should be able to do if a game truly is a "masterpiece", if no game can ever be compared to another than every game would have to be considered a "masterpiece" and the term doesn't mean anything...
and as for the second part, the whole point of a discussion is being able to voice your opinion, not just say what people want to hear...

 

[Vegeta]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

Fable's a masterpiece no doubt.

 

[Hexadecimal]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

Thats also true but if all you do on the forum is compare and say whats wrong with it.... well whats the point?

I think we should just end this thread (Mod plz lock or delete) i mean all we are going to do is get mad at each other...

I know what your saying but you dont just come here to say what you like about other games and say "This game is way better than this game" it's your opinion and all you will do is get into i fight about it so lets just post facts for now on.

I do understand both sides of the argument though.

*sigh*
my point was that there is no arguement... nobody said they didn't like fable, no one said it wasn't a great game
a question was asked as to whether or not fable is or is not a masterpiece, that's all.
I really don't know why you would think anyone would be getting mad at each other this...
If we can have threads about abortion and evolution in here I'm pretty sure we can all handle a discussion on what makes a game a masterpiece... however I will concede that Seph is likely right that this thread is in the wrong section given that more than just Fable is being discussed

 

[Sephiroxas]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

Hey I didn't say that he couldn't voice his opinion, I just suggested he go to GreatWood Park.

as for bashing fable, I didn't say that he did that either, he just said stuff that was wrong with it. That's what I noticed anyway

as for comparing to games to see if fable is a masterpeice, the LEAST that should happen is comparing it to more than ONE game.

no arguments here.

 

[TLC]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

masterpiece... yes

 

[Vegeta]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

YES..
who cares if Kotor is a much bigger game.
comparing it to something else...

psh..take it for what it is. FABLE not for what something else has and fable doesnt.

and my boyfriend says
KOTOR both of them.
too easy. I watch him..he beats the **** out of kotor..

Fable is awesome................ This sure looks like it could turn into an argument is what i'm saying... you don't come one a forum of people who LOVE fable and say kotor is better.

 

[Angel]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

No idea who or what Kotor is so really can't comment - but I've never been able to compare RPG's because to me they each stand alone in their own right. All I know is I prefer them to almost any other type of game (except Crash Bandicoot on the PSOne and the awesome Rockstar Ate My Hamster which no one seems to have ever heard of but was hilarious).

 

[Steve]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

Sadly, I have yet to play Star Wars: Knights of The Old Republic (KoTOR) so it obviously isn't my place to compare it with Fable or Fable: The Lost Chapters. But personally, I believe the Fable series is a certifiable masterpiece. It may not come jam-packed with all the bells and whistles of some of the more profound RPG titles out there; such as the Final Fantasy and Neverwinter Nights series, but I believe Fable is an excellent accomplishment on its own merits. Regardless of how others may praise or fault it.

In summary: Fable and Fable: The Lost Chapters is to my mind, a masterpiece. But of course, that is just my opinion.

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

I believe Fable to be a masterpiece of imagination and vision, not quite the games masterpiece it was hyped up to be though as it could have been so much more. In general though Fable is an enjoyable and great game in its own rights and hopefully will be more of a games masterpiece with Fable 2.

Fable is awesome................ This sure looks like it could turn into an argument is what i'm saying... you don't come one a forum of people who LOVE fable and say kotor is better.

If thats their opinion their entitled to it, just becuase you are here on a Fable forum doesnt mean you have to like Fable above everything else.

 

[Hexadecimal]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

Fable is awesome................ This sure looks like it could turn into an argument is what i'm saying... you don't come one a forum of people who LOVE fable and say kotor is better.

KotOR IS better... so what?
Fable is still a great game, a "masterpiece" if you will...
this isn't a creepy religious Fable cult where we must all be of one mind...

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

This isn't a creepy religious Fable cult where we must all be of one mind...

Couldnt have put it any better myself, so what if people think there are games better than Fable... they are on this Fable site and not on another site so what difference does it make?

 

[Aarkan]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

Fable is a masterpeice, for what it did at the time was amazing. Sure,Peter could of done what he said he was going to do but we can all just look forward to Fable 2.

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

Fable is a masterpeice, for what it did at the time was amazing. Sure,Peter could of done what he said he was going to do but we can all just look forward to Fable 2.

Another good point, some of the ideas in Fable hadnt been attempted before which is why its a masterpiece of Vision and Imagination.

 

[Sephiroxas]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

But why does everyone have to say "this games better" it's not BETTER it's differen't that's why it's called Kotor. I don't think Kingdomhearts 2 is better than Kingdomhearts. I don't think Final fantasy 10 is better than final fantasy 9. I don't think Ultimate Spider Man is Better than Dirge of Cerberus, I don't think Half Life is better than Halo 2. I don't think ANY game is better than ANY OTHER GAME. They all have there special place in my heart. And they all have their own thing that makes them special..not BETTER.

 

[Dark Drakan]

Re: Fable: A Masterpiece?

But why does everyone have to say "this games better" it's not BETTER it's differen't that's why it's called Kotor. I don't think Kingdomhearts 2 is better than Kingdomhearts. I don't think Final fantasy 10 is better than final fantasy 9. I don't think Ultimate Spider Man is Better than Dirge of Cerberus, I don't think Half Life is better than Halo 2. I don't think ANY game is better than ANY OTHER GAME. They all have there special place in my heart. And they all have their own thing that makes them special..not BETTER.

Thats the way YOU rate games, not the way everyone does