Lionhead kills off 'mindless' combat for Fable 3

[Paragon]

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This makes me very happy to hear this news. I was hoping for just a little bit more of a challenge out of gameplay.

 

[KnightImmortal33]

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From what I have seen, the combat animations are much smoother and graphically pleasing. The spell weaving feature is cool to me. I'm interested to see how combo spells will look combined.Also, the fast pace switching gives an extra edge to the hero.

 

[FableTLCFan]

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i personally like the fact that u can use your melee and your ranged attacks at the same time

 

[OpenWorldExplorer]

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It sounds like they're not making the game extremely difficult, but just not as easy as its two preceders. That's exactly what I want.

Just what I'm hoping for, as well. The first 2 games definitely sacrificed a lot of challenge in exchange for accessibilty, but I'd hate to see the series go the other way. There are enough games out there already that are controller-smashingly, hair-pullingly difficult. Give me something more in between (even if it still errs a little on the side of easiness) and I'll be happy.

 

[joslen1]

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Just what I'm hoping for, as well. The first 2 games definitely sacrificed a lot of challenge in exchange for accessibilty, but I'd hate to see the series go the other way. There are enough games out there already that are controller-smashingly, hair-pullingly difficult. Give me something more in between (even if it still errs a little on the side of easiness) and I'll be happy.

I agree, although i am not a brilliant gamer myself, the fable series has always been a little too easy. they should make it a little more challenging, but as long as it doesn't end up like trying to play 'Through the fire and flames' on hard, on guitar hero I'll be happy

 

[KnightImmortal33]

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I agree, although i am not a brilliant gamer myself, the fable series has always been a little too easy. they should make it a little more challenging, but as long as it doesn't end up like trying to play 'Through the fire and flames' on hard, on guitar hero I'll be happy

Fable combat is easy but that is the point. The hero is weak in the beginning and becomes all powerful in the end. The world is at the hero's command.

 

[Mad Money Z]

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That Adaptive Difficulty thing would be vury vury nice!!!
The 3 main reasons Fable 2 sucked for combat


1) The enemy AI was terrible. I could stand for a good amount of time before that attacked me.

2) Imo the hardest boss might have been the great shard because of the time it took to kill it.

3) Once you fully maxed out your health bar and had damage decreasing augments you could withstand loads of damage and see it move very very little.

 

[GhostlyIcicle]

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That Adaptive Difficulty thing would be vury vury nice!!!
The 3 main reasons Fable 2 sucked for combat


1) The enemy AI was terrible. I could stand for a good amount of time before that attacked me.

2) Imo the hardest boss might have been the great shard because of the time it took to kill it.

3) Once you fully maxed out your health bar and had damage decreasing augments you could withstand loads of damage and see it move very very little.

Thanks, that's why I suggested it Haha ^_^
Grim, I'd also like to say that, when I say Adaptive Difficulty liek the Director, obviously it's not gonna get to that point. It'll have it's limits, just most fights will be hard. Supposing your doing well for a prolonged period of time that is. :noexpression:

 

[Lynne]

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I see it both ways. Of course I thought Fable II was mighty easy (except for those stupid trolls which would take me AGES to kill when I first got the game), however I do respect Lionhead for aiming to make their game as accessible to players of all types as possible. I, like many of you, think this would work the best with a difficulty setting, but I understand where Lionhead is coming from. Fable is the one game that got me started playing video games of any kind. Any other game I would try to play, as an unskilled female gamer with little patience...would simply frustrate me enough that I would just stop playing. Fable's been the only game series I, as a casual gamer, have ever finished through. I think that's important to Lionhead. They don't want to make it so difficult that casual gamers would get frustrated and quit halfway through. It's unfortunate for the more serious gamers, but it's hard to please everyone. Especially since what may be extremely easy to you, would be very difficult for me.

 

[GrimWhim]

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I'd be fine with less casual gamers.

Just sayin'.

 

[Lynne]

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That somehow doesn't surprise me. Thing is though- The fable series attracts more casual gamers, and that's how it is. There's nothing wrong with casual gamers- they sometimes turn into more serious gamers. But most people have a job or school or a life or a boyfriend or girlfriend or familes that take up a lot of the time, so to come home from a long day and enjoy an hour or two of a game like Fable is really nice.

 

[GrimWhim]

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Yeah, well, casual gamers have every excuse in the book as to why they are the way they are. But hey, at least I can look forward to Fable III weeding out some of the casuals considering it's supposed to be more difficult than the last two.

 

[SimonKalevra]

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That somehow doesn't surprise me. Thing is though- The fable series attracts more casual gamers, and that's how it is. There's nothing wrong with casual gamers- they sometimes turn into more serious gamers. But most people have a job or school or a life or a boyfriend or girlfriend or familes that take up a lot of the time, so to come home from a long day and enjoy an hour or two of a game like Fable is really nice.

According to what you are saying, that makes me a casual gamer.
But I still kick ass! Fable II was way too easy - take it from a casual gamer

Now pretty please - with sugar on top - make the f*cking game harder!

 

[joslen1]

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even by my standards, which are LOW (as in super mario 64 low) fable 2 was pathetically easy

 

[GhostlyIcicle]

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Hence the adaptive bloody difficulty! Christ sake ..

Casual Gamer : He/She is playing it casually, so they get a casual difficulty.
Hardcore gamer : He/She is playing it seriously, progressing quickly and killing enemies efficiently, thus getting a harder difficulty.

It's that simple. More accesible for both kinds of player.
And anyway, if you're in the Sanctuary, where are you going to go to changeyour game difficulty? The Sanctuary game settings? Adaptive difficulty is way more realistic. Realistic in a magical, Fable kind of way.

 

[joslen1]

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Hence the adaptive bloody difficulty! Christ sake ..

Casual Gamer : He/She is playing it casually, so they get a casual difficulty.
Hardcore gamer : He/She is playing it seriously, progressing quickly and killing enemies efficiently, thus getting a harder difficulty.

It's that simple. More accesible for both kinds of player.
And anyway, if you're in the Sanctuary, where are you going to go to changeyour game difficulty? The Sanctuary game settings? Adaptive difficulty is way more realistic. Realistic in a magical, Fable kind of way.

*lifts handbag in front of chest* OOOOOOOHHHH, keep yer 'air on. I agree, i was merely stating a fact.

 

[GhostlyIcicle]

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*lifts handbag in front of chest* OOOOOOOHHHH, keep yer 'air on. I agree, i was merely stating a fact.

I'm completely calm actually :getlost:
And it was aimed at Lynne..

 

[joslen1]

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I'm completely calm actually :getlost:
And it was aimed at Lynne..

my sincerest apologies, in that case. Lynne, use my quote!!!

 

[GrimWhim]

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Nah, they just need to stop making games accessible to the casuals. The faster we get rid of them the faster we can get some real quality games made.

 

[SimonKalevra]

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Nah, they just need to stop making games accessible to the casuals. The faster we get rid of them the faster we can get some real quality games made.

Yeah!
But the game industry has become too greedy, shipping unpolished games and aiming for a wider audience. It's all about money