Developer- Lionhead Studios/Microsoft Game Studios
About a month ago i picked this game up to see if it was any different from its predecessor on the xbox. I can assure you all the good content is still here, and the bonus content rocks. This time I decided to change my approach on
what system I bought this game on considering Microsoft released it on both the xbox and pc, the latter of the two
being the one that I bought. Its quite amazing how much the lost chapters for the pc outshines the xbox version in many different areas all of which I shall begin to explain in this review. Graphics- I must say that this game is simply stunning for its generation of games. Its no Cod4 or assassin's creed
but if you have the right equipment on your pc, this game can be quite beautiful. Every aspect of the game, from the
bright plated armor you have on to the leaves on the ground have been fine tuned in this awesome pc title. If you're
still running on a slightly older model I should recommend the xbox version, otherwise gamers, this game will make
your eyes blush like a little school girl on her first date.
Also, the pc version loads areas pretty much instantly whereas the xbox version might take a couple seconds, but as a gamer and very impatient individual I know every
second counts. Sticking to tradition, My character ingame relied heavily on the use of magic, which of course looks
brighter, more detailed and quite fun to use, especially the leveled up lightning ability which is like a
thunderstorm of epic proportions bound to give you a seizure if used to much.Sound- I didnt really a notice a difference in the music from the first title and this one. Needless to say this is
nothing to worry about considering fable had a very nice soundtrack, one with music that put you in the moment of the
game, delivering the mood and giving you the feeling as if you were living the life of your character.I do beleive there are new voice overs to the game though, along with a couple familiar voices from the original, all very well
done and topped off with those wonderfully familiar accents. This game sounded quite well coming out of my new
logitech surround system speakers.
Gameplay- The aspect of gameplay in fable is one those of the pc gaming types will appreciate. For those who played the xbox version, the controls might take some getting used to. Other than that, it took me but an hour before I was
multi-casting on the run, and racking up a huge combat multiplier so have no fear of this title's controls. I
especially enjoyed cycling through my spells with the roll of my mouse wheel, which gave me freedom of choice for how
to obliterate my enemies, and how better to fare against the many bosses of the game. Again I relied heavily on the use of magic. The controls are what you would expect, WASD being movement, the mouse controlling the camera, left
click for attack, right click for running, q and r taking out either your flame augmented solus greatsword, or your piercing augmented arken's crossbow,not to brag or anything. Of course if you had a different scheme in mind the buttons could be tuned to your liking at the options menu. Another thing I liked about the lost chapters is the handy number keys 1-9 which could be assigned to just about anything from items, to your gestures (my favorite being the flamenco dance aha), or even magic.The customization of this game like the last gives you what gamers want in a game, a vast amount of choices in
which determine the outlook of your character. For example, like armor?; There's tons of different kinds, mostly
which are the same thing just different colors and different stats.Though the combination of the many different kinds of armor will have you spending at least five minutes every hour or two customizing your golden hero, or in my case, dark knight. Again Lionhead studios entices your brain in two separate directions tearing at your insides about
which you'd rather be, a hero saving the day from the forces of evil, or, well the forces of evil bringing darkness
to the lives of the innocent, slaughtering legions of men, looting villages, and eating baby chicks. Muahahaha.
Experience is the same as the last, massacre your enemies to gain experience needed to increase the power of your hits, the length of your health bar, how well you shoot a bow, sneak up upon an unexpecting villager, or how powerful
your new spell divine fury can be. Yes there is an addition of two new wonderful spells, which in turn got me all
giddy like a fanboy at a britney spears concert.The two new spells have a dark and light esque mood to the both of them, the first being divine fury; A huge magic circle appears around your character which in turn summons heavenly beams of light to incur the fury of the divine upon whatever unlucky enemy happens to be within a fifty foot radius of you, and Infernal wrath; I didnt actually use this one but is sounded cool, buy the game to experience it for
yourself. Like the original you start out as a young boy performing good deeds so you can buy a gift for your pysch- I mean
older sister, when a huge event happens and well I hate spoilers myself so pick up the game to find out the rest.
Again as a boy you perform good deeds but where there are good deeds there are little hormonal boys that want to
destroy every crate in oakvale and kick every chicken around until the guards eventually get a hold of you. Hehe.Not only does the armor and clothing define how your rugged warrior of darkness looks but what you do ingame also
determines how attractive or scary you look. Perform good deeds and you'll have a halo above your head in no time and
the crowds will all praise you. Perform bad deeds and that halo will cease to exist and in its stead will be two very
unpleasant horns to distract the villagers eyes and insults from you. Again Lionhead did well on the choices that can
be made in this game. Conclusion- Overall Fable the lost chapters is a great game worth buying whether, you've played the original or are
buying this game for the first time. The game is not very difficult so those looking for challenge might consider the
possibility of completing this game thoroughly collecting all the silver keys (quite a task) and maybe completing
the story as both good and evil. Again those who HAVE played the original, Lion head has added a different ending,
one of the main reasons I bought this title besides the fact that I traded in my xbox one and wanted to play this
game. The bonus content is nice and while its not much it does make this version of fable better, and those you love
your pc's this game looks really pretty.Presentation- 9/10
Graphics- 9/10
Sound- 10/10
Gameplay 10/10
Lasting Appeal 9/10OVERALL--47/50
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