Oblivious

Sorry for the lack of a news post last night, I was just too tired.

Well, I have just viewed the video of Fable 2. I have no desire to hurry to play this, but it seems as though LionHead have not messed it up. I was rather annoyed that the video displayed very little gameplay footage, and mostly seemed to involve fancy views.
Gamespy gave the game four-and-a-half stars.
Fable 2 seems to boast a 'free and open world', something which has been tried countless times before (The Elder Scrolls series being the best here). However, in this game, you are allowed do do more with your freedom (Or so it says). While in games like Oblivion, your freedom is used mostly for the old classic Dungeon Raiding, in Fable 2 you can make a living as a bandit hunter, or just help people out and forget the main quest for a bit.
All games try that. This is fine, as long as the story all people will eventually get around to is good. According to Gamespy, the story is very good. Fable 2 takes place 500 years after the first game, which means no returning characters. I had hoped that the game would allow better character creation, but all Lionhead have done there is now allow female characters.
You can also play multiplayer, or so I have heard. Over XBOX Live for the real thing or a simple version on the same XBOX (Using the popular 'Drop in-drop out' system).
Right then. Lionhead did say something about doing more with the whole romance thing, so they have included dates, and made all men/women have interests in certain things, rather than all of them liking the same things. This worries me a little, for I liked the fact that getting married was simple, and that I could just get back to doing quests and hitting things. I don't want to spend hours and hours dating a girl just to convince her to marry me. When I'm a six foot giant clad in golden armour, I shouldn't need no dates.

Well, enough complaining. I should really play it first. Thats my number 1 rule: Don't hate a game before you've played it. You have no right.

Wow, I am not keeping a good record with news posts, am I? I need to write this to tell you that I am going to be missing an update or two, because its my Birthday today. I am going to take some time off to play some games for a while (Such as Fable 2 and Fallout 3).

Yes! I have played Fable 2, and I must say I am impressed by it so far. I have married twice, and no dates seem to have been required. Maybe being a kickass warrior who dresses like a pirate captain can still get random people to beg you to marry them, eh?
My only complaint is that dying seems to pose no real threat. You tumble to the ground, lose a tiny bit of experience and then you get up again. In the first game, you either had a means of coming back to life, or you loaded your game. Bah.
I have noticed that you seem to be able to have children in the sequel. I have not tried this myself, but I am pretty sure you can. I never spent much time at home in Fable 1. I just tended to come home sometimes, mount a new monster head on the wall, give a gift to my wife and then leave. She seemed happy, so why are they so quick to leave in this game? Meh.