Gaming Review – Fable III

Similar to the promises made by the hero of Fable III on his path to the throne, there have been a lot of promises coming from Lionhead Studios building up the hope of the people for what this game could be upon completion:  Morphing hero weapons!  The power of touch!  An interactive “menu” that will bring those before to shame!  Now it might be a little harsh to say that the makers chose to path of evil on this one, but what they have created remains disappointing for what was expected.

The Kingdom of Albion must have quite the history book dedicated to the stories of dangers and heroes rising to protect the people from them.  This chapter is one following the rule of Logan, the son of the last great Hero and brother of the player’s character.  No matter how thick blood is, it is your task to gain the support of enough followers who will back you in your fight towards throwing Logan from his tyrannical seat on the throne.  Cue the Beatles’ “Revolution.” [Read more...]

Suggestion Box (Oct. 11 – 17)

This week’s Suggestion Box just has a few gaming videos, including Fable III’s awesome launch trailer and two videos for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.  Maybe next week will have some exciting movie trailers again, but until then, enjoy these.

Gaming:

Fable III Launch Trailer - (360/PC) – Check out the launch trailer for Fable III which is all about the Revolution aspect of the story line (and builds off of a lot of historical imagery, like the Boston Massacre blended with dodgeball), which from what I have heard constitutes a large portion of the early part of the game.  It will be really interesting to see where it goes from there.

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