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Fable II
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Gromit
International Man of Misery
Just started playing. At first glance it seems huge. A shame if it isn't as big as my first impresions. I want it to last.
Killing wives in random murders when you could be leading them to the Temple of Shadow and giving the wheel a spin?!!!
Love some of the humour. Anyone else spotted the Princess Bride dye? Indigo colour from the family of Montoya, prepare to dye! Brill!
At the moment I'm trying to make loads of money by running guns (well weapons). Buying at huge discounts and then selling em at massive markup elsewhere.
Killing wives in random murders when you could be leading them to the Temple of Shadow and giving the wheel a spin?!!!
Love some of the humour. Anyone else spotted the Princess Bride dye? Indigo colour from the family of Montoya, prepare to dye! Brill!
At the moment I'm trying to make loads of money by running guns (well weapons). Buying at huge discounts and then selling em at massive markup elsewhere.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
Word or warning. If you've completed Fable don't then go and buy the add-on Knothole Island.
£7 for basically 4 quests. I completed it in 2 hours. Very disappointed.
If however you haven't completed Fable and want access to more powerful stones and master weapons with 4 slots and have money to spare then go for it.
But tbh Fable is easy enough even with out those uber 4 slot weapons.
I pretty much owned everything by using timestop 1 to give me time to raise undead 4 and whilst everything attacked my zombies I'd nuke the whole area with a shock 5.
£7 for basically 4 quests. I completed it in 2 hours. Very disappointed.
If however you haven't completed Fable and want access to more powerful stones and master weapons with 4 slots and have money to spare then go for it.
But tbh Fable is easy enough even with out those uber 4 slot weapons.
I pretty much owned everything by using timestop 1 to give me time to raise undead 4 and whilst everything attacked my zombies I'd nuke the whole area with a shock 5.
kabbes
First intersubjective, then internalised
I am sickeningly good in Fable II. Rents/prices are 40/50% less than suggested. Only one wife, with plenty of support. Never stolen anything except when compelled to by a quest. Title of "The Chosen One". All round goody two-shoes. No idea why I have played it this way, since I fully intended originally to be a right bastard.
My halo is a thing to behold.
Anyway, my main hint is to buy property early and often. Then when you have a week without playing the game, you suddenly discover you are rich beyond your wildest dreams. I typically have about 0.3-0.5m waiting for me when I turn the game on after this period of time.
Basically, if you play this property game, you don't need to worry about any other method of making money.
My combat method is not very different to Marius. Initial hit with undead 2, followed by undead 3 or 4, followed by typhoon 5 (or whatever it is called). Nobody gets near me with that combo. I haven't bothered with any stones at all and although the weapons are the best available with casual purchases, I haven't really sought anything out. (Actually, one quest gave me a kick-ass blunderbuss, so I do have that).
I've been doing all the side quests and hence making slow progress in the story. I'm currently undertaking to get Reaver on board (Hero of Skill), but I'm actually messing about in Wraithmarsh. There's tonnes to do if you just generally see what's out there.
Truly great game. I've played it whenever I've had Xbox time since the New Year. I still haven't even opened Fallout 3, which I got at Christmas!
My halo is a thing to behold.
Anyway, my main hint is to buy property early and often. Then when you have a week without playing the game, you suddenly discover you are rich beyond your wildest dreams. I typically have about 0.3-0.5m waiting for me when I turn the game on after this period of time.
Basically, if you play this property game, you don't need to worry about any other method of making money.
My combat method is not very different to Marius. Initial hit with undead 2, followed by undead 3 or 4, followed by typhoon 5 (or whatever it is called). Nobody gets near me with that combo. I haven't bothered with any stones at all and although the weapons are the best available with casual purchases, I haven't really sought anything out. (Actually, one quest gave me a kick-ass blunderbuss, so I do have that).
I've been doing all the side quests and hence making slow progress in the story. I'm currently undertaking to get Reaver on board (Hero of Skill), but I'm actually messing about in Wraithmarsh. There's tonnes to do if you just generally see what's out there.
Truly great game. I've played it whenever I've had Xbox time since the New Year. I still haven't even opened Fallout 3, which I got at Christmas!
Gromit
International Man of Misery
If you want to make silly money quickly.
Buy the blacksmith in Bowertown Market or the weapons stall in Old Town if you short of cash. Make him like you lots.
Buy all his stock dirt cheap cause of owners discount and love discount.
Travel one hour away to Fairfax. Sell those weapons there at a minimum 30% mark up. If the traders like you there you'll make less money so a 0% love hate is best.
Repeat.
You'll then have lots of dosh to go on property splurges.
If you got lots of money you can advance faster by buying potions and donating to the Temple of Light (if you are a goody two shoes).
Buy the blacksmith in Bowertown Market or the weapons stall in Old Town if you short of cash. Make him like you lots.
Buy all his stock dirt cheap cause of owners discount and love discount.
Travel one hour away to Fairfax. Sell those weapons there at a minimum 30% mark up. If the traders like you there you'll make less money so a 0% love hate is best.
Repeat.
You'll then have lots of dosh to go on property splurges.
If you got lots of money you can advance faster by buying potions and donating to the Temple of Light (if you are a goody two shoes).
PursuedByBears
Go stick your head in a pig
It's a really great game but it's too short.
kabbes
First intersubjective, then internalised
I've been playing it for two months now. On and off, admittedly, but still -- two months. And I'm still nowhere near finished.
I think that it depends how much you rush through it. Admittedly, I'm a sad bastard that took great pleasure in building the property empire that I will never own in real life.
kabbes
First intersubjective, then internalised
I've not been able to get into GTA IV, which shouldn't surprise me because I couldn't get into GTA III either. Something about it just doesn't do it for me. Slow pacing, possibly. Too much meaningless driving about. I dunno. But I hardly got any of it done.
I'm kinda looking forward to finishing Fable 2 so that I can finally find out what all this Fallout 3 fuss is all about!
I'm kinda looking forward to finishing Fable 2 so that I can finally find out what all this Fallout 3 fuss is all about!
tommers
Currently in investor / advisor mode.
I got this yesterday.. second hand from HMV... it's rather good isn't it? Bit cheesy but seems to have a lot of scope.
I can't seem to be evil though. Which is annoying. Can you sneak about and stuff? I've got an assassin coat but I don't understand what it does.
I can't seem to be evil though. Which is annoying. Can you sneak about and stuff? I've got an assassin coat but I don't understand what it does.
fogbat
The Talibum
Heh - I also got it yesterday, after months of lusting after it. It's good fun, with pretty similar gameplay to the first game, and I'm looking forward to meeting Stephen Fry's character.
As far as I can tell, the clothes just affect how people see you. You can steal stuff (walk up to it, and a "steal" option will appear), but if anyone spots you then you'll be in trouble with the local guards.
You also become evil by completing the evil versions of quests (e.g. help bandits raid a farm, vs, defending the farm from bandits), or completing quests in an evil way.
As always, I find myself playing a goody-two-shoes. I know these tiny electronic people aren't real, but I still feel so guilty if I do anything bad
As far as I can tell, the clothes just affect how people see you. You can steal stuff (walk up to it, and a "steal" option will appear), but if anyone spots you then you'll be in trouble with the local guards.
You also become evil by completing the evil versions of quests (e.g. help bandits raid a farm, vs, defending the farm from bandits), or completing quests in an evil way.
As always, I find myself playing a goody-two-shoes. I know these tiny electronic people aren't real, but I still feel so guilty if I do anything bad
Gromit
International Man of Misery
There is no stealth.
Clothes are all about influencing people.
You got scary clothes to intimidate people or lovely clothes to make them fancy you more etc.
Its all pretty pointless to be honest because its easy enough to make a stack of cash to buy whatever you want without you having to care about whether people like or fear you. Its more a roleplay thing.
Clothes are all about influencing people.
You got scary clothes to intimidate people or lovely clothes to make them fancy you more etc.
Its all pretty pointless to be honest because its easy enough to make a stack of cash to buy whatever you want without you having to care about whether people like or fear you. Its more a roleplay thing.
fogbat
The Talibum
I'm starting to get annoyed that I'm so attractive: Half of Bowerstone are hot for me.
Quite apart from the fact that there are little red hearts all over the shop, every time I try to have sex with my wife, people keep wandering into the bedroom and trying to chat me up. I think it's putting her off
Orang Utan
Maybe I like the misery
i don't like it. all that happens is women (and the odd man) falling in love with me and bothering me. it's shit
tommers
Currently in investor / advisor mode.
Yeah, I'm with you on that. It's fucking annoying. I fart in people's faces and they giggle and a little "+3 love" comes out of their head. That doesn't happen in real life.
Still, the good side is that I'm starting to find them all annoying enough to want to seriously fuck them up. I saved last night and then killed everybody in Oakfield, including all the stupid guards. I was disappointed I didn't get all the shops' stuff though.
Fuck it, I'm going to be a bad man.
Does anybody else find it annoying that the "cast a spell, even in a town" button on this game is the same as "close a menu" button on every other bloody game? I keep flinging people into buildings by mistake.
Still, the good side is that I'm starting to find them all annoying enough to want to seriously fuck them up. I saved last night and then killed everybody in Oakfield, including all the stupid guards. I was disappointed I didn't get all the shops' stuff though.
Fuck it, I'm going to be a bad man.
Does anybody else find it annoying that the "cast a spell, even in a town" button on this game is the same as "close a menu" button on every other bloody game? I keep flinging people into buildings by mistake.
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
As always, I find myself playing a goody-two-shoes. I know these tiny electronic people aren't real, but I still feel so guilty if I do anything bad
This is a good read: Bastard of the Old Republic
Monkeygrinder's Organ
Dodgy geezer swilling vapid lager
Does anybody else find it annoying that the "cast a spell, even in a town" button on this game is the same as "close a menu" button on every other bloody game? I keep flinging people into buildings by mistake.
Yeah I kept summoning the dead by accident and scaring people.
I've been playing this recently and it's quite good but not great IMO. It's just a bit too easy - you could pretty much go through it just tapping the x button when you're fighting seeing as it doesn't really matter if you die. And the character interaction is a bit rubbish.
tommers
Currently in investor / advisor mode.
fogbat
The Talibum
tommers
Currently in investor / advisor mode.
I'm rapidly losing patience with this game.
I've taken to taking anybody who asks for a ring straight to the temple of shadows. It's better than before, and I can wear black and stuff but it's still a bit twee. In Oblivion the evil missions were proper nasty, in fallout3 you get to destroy an entire town, in fable you speak to some upperclass idiot in a mask who talks about how the (pretty tame) killings turn his stomach!
If you kill a shopkeeper do you lose access to their shop for ever?
People also seem to have the attention span of a fish. Right, I was in the pub, chatting up this young lady who's raunchy, unchaste and randy. My wife walks in and says something about "how could you cheat on me?!?" (I hadn't even) and then runs off. I try to sleep with this other girl (I was trying to do it in front of my wife, kinky) but no luck. So I go back to my wife, fart in her face and she giggles and starts going on about how this is what makes our marriage work! Gah!
And the combat! It's quite nice I suppose, but it's SO easy. I looked at my stats the other day and I've dealt out 30,000 odd of damage and taken... 300. There's no challenge. It's not "how am I going to kill these things?", more "in what of my many ways shall I kill these things, cos it really makes no difference."
It's more like a twee sandbox than an actual game. I still want to explore it and see what's there but I'm a bit disappointed at the moment.
Oh, last thing, how do you put trophies up in your house? I figure a few decapitated heads might liven it up a bit.
I've taken to taking anybody who asks for a ring straight to the temple of shadows. It's better than before, and I can wear black and stuff but it's still a bit twee. In Oblivion the evil missions were proper nasty, in fallout3 you get to destroy an entire town, in fable you speak to some upperclass idiot in a mask who talks about how the (pretty tame) killings turn his stomach!
If you kill a shopkeeper do you lose access to their shop for ever?
People also seem to have the attention span of a fish. Right, I was in the pub, chatting up this young lady who's raunchy, unchaste and randy. My wife walks in and says something about "how could you cheat on me?!?" (I hadn't even) and then runs off. I try to sleep with this other girl (I was trying to do it in front of my wife, kinky) but no luck. So I go back to my wife, fart in her face and she giggles and starts going on about how this is what makes our marriage work! Gah!
And the combat! It's quite nice I suppose, but it's SO easy. I looked at my stats the other day and I've dealt out 30,000 odd of damage and taken... 300. There's no challenge. It's not "how am I going to kill these things?", more "in what of my many ways shall I kill these things, cos it really makes no difference."
It's more like a twee sandbox than an actual game. I still want to explore it and see what's there but I'm a bit disappointed at the moment.
Oh, last thing, how do you put trophies up in your house? I figure a few decapitated heads might liven it up a bit.
Gromit
International Man of Misery
You need a house with a trophy mount. Not all houses do. Then enter the house in decorate mode (set it from outside).
tommers
Currently in investor / advisor mode.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Badger Kitten
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help
Mr BK needs help with fable 2 in getting a new dog.
After killing Lucien he sacrificed his loved ones and dog to bring back innocent people to life, and now he needs a new dog.
can anyone remember what he has to do to get one?
He has looked on the internet and can't find out.
PS. I liked the dog, I am sad about a virtual dog in a game I can't play, how pathetic is that?
Mr BK needs help with fable 2 in getting a new dog.
After killing Lucien he sacrificed his loved ones and dog to bring back innocent people to life, and now he needs a new dog.
can anyone remember what he has to do to get one?
He has looked on the internet and can't find out.
PS. I liked the dog, I am sad about a virtual dog in a game I can't play, how pathetic is that?
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