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| Fable: The Lost Chapters | 
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| From: Microsoft
Category: Video Games
List Price: $19.99
Buy New: $17.40
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New (36) Used (11) from $13.50
Avg. Customer Rating:  72 reviews
Sales Rank: 1323
Platform: Windows Xp
ESRB: Mature
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 17 - 20 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1.2
MPN: 100722
UPC: 882224042819
EAN: 0882224042819
ASIN: B000A76ZNO
Release Date: September 20, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 It's good, but not great October 16, 2005
7 out of 13 found this review helpful
I found the game fun. It lacks in some respects like extent of voice tallent (all/most females sound the same), story, and creativity. But, the worlds are rather great to roam in and the monsters can be tricky.
Still, the mechanics of the game that you are encouraged by the instructions to challenge are rather flawed. Economics allow you to do some rather brutal things like buy everything from a vendor who sells cheap and sell them back at the new (high) market price.. and repeat for as long as you want to be as rich as you want. Oops, a rather major game flaw.
Secondly, the game ends early with the defeat (holding back spoils) of the enemy... and the game continues. Just to beat him again, and then the game very suddenly ends in credits!
I didn't like that, especially with side-quests still pending. I left with the feeling that the developers made the game too short in beta and then found that they had to extend it for a bigger game.
Thirdly, but not lastly, the game has an amiguous save fuction. In other games you either have save-points or you can save anywhere. In this game it is mixed and ambiguous. I simply kept the PC and game running and paused it when I wasn't playing to avoid loss of progress (which I've had).
 GREAT GAME! A MUST PLAY! October 14, 2005
5 out of 10 found this review helpful
This is a must buy!
Pros- Great customization/amazing fighting styles/ good magic effects/cautious approach, gorrilla tactic, and full on charge are just some of the tactics that the amazing AI has prepared for.
Cons-Bad shadow resolution/ Currently has a bug where you have to run in compatibility mode/ Kill Bill type kills, Ex: you chop someone's head off and blood sprays twenty feet in every direction.
Overall- This is a great game
Fun game with little changes September 27, 2005
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
I started playing Fable yesterday after waiting forever, and nearly buying an XBox just for the title. So far the game has been pretty fun, although the controls are a little quirky, and when you are leading NPC's around, they don't really listen well. Having to purchase your appearance is also an interesting twist. So far it is very fun, with great graphics, and a new look on RPGs.
Good RPG but not worth 50$ September 26, 2005
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
I had been waiting for this game to come to PC for a long time. I really enjoyed the developer's other PC game, "Black & White," and if anyone on here liked Fable, then they should try "Black & White" as well. I wasn't sure what to expect with this RPG. The graphics turned out to be very nice. The hair on the characters was done very well - you can see many fine, individual strands of hair on the NPCs. Also, the game world itself is very lush. The game reminded me of the Zelda games for Nintendo Console, however with its own uniqueness. For one, Link in the Zelda games, could never choose an evil path. Another great thing about this game was the boasting option before going into a quest. This allowed you to do fun things like complete a battle while in your underwear for more gold, kind of a wager. I also liked being able to try and impress the ladies in the towns.
With all that being said, the game however did not impress me too much overall. Flirting with the local lasses was too easy. Also, when my character's scariness increased, all the female NPCs would cringe in fear. What about the dames who like the bad boys, where are they? Basically, the NPCs were too simplistic.
Overall, the game was fun and interesting. However, I don't think it was all the hype made it out to be. I've played lots of RPGs, and right now, I would say Everquest II is still the best, however it is an MMORPG so it is another league altogether. Fable was not much better than "Morrowind" to me when it comes to AI. Like I said the AI of the NPCs was still too simplistic.
I would give this game 75%, and if I could give more than 3 stars, it would be 3 1/2. I would probably give it a better percentage, if the game itself didn't cost so much. I can't totally slam this game though because it does have merits.
A cross between KOTOR and CSI... September 26, 2005
7 out of 10 found this review helpful
The only problem with this game is that you really need to pay attention to the environment to pick up some things, like if you walk past a statue you will have to notice the spade icon comes up and you can use it. It requires a really focussed mind, and you get rewards if you're good.
But, on the other hand, the game makes some things blatantly obvious: eg where to go next, who can see you, who has something for you, where's the goal, etc. It's good, but it is a sort of irony- it makes it easy for you and hard as well. But then the game is not that hard... it makes you make decisions. The story is very well written, and I'm happy with everything else. The graphics are good, music, combat. Although the system gets you more involved than KOTOR.
90%
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