Fable: The Lost Chapters
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| Developer(s) | Lionhead Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Microsoft Game Studios (Xbox, Windows), Feral Interactive (Mac) |
| Designer(s) | Peter Molyneux |
| Release date(s) | PC Xbox |
| Genre(s) | RPG |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Mature (M) |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Mac OS X, Xbox |
| Media | CD-ROM (4), DVD (1) |
Fable: The Lost Chapters is a remake of the 2004 Xbox RPG Fable, developed by Lionhead Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios for Windows and Xbox in September 2005. The game is currently being ported to Mac OS X by Feral Interactive. The Xbox version retailed for USD$19.99 as part of the Platinum Hits line of software. The Windows version originally cost $49.99 and had only a few minor differences from the Xbox version.
This game acts as an extended version of the original Fable. It features all the content found in the original Fable, as well as additional new content such as new monsters, weapons, items, armour, towns, buildings and expressions. The story receives further augmentation in the form of nine new areas and sixteen additional quests. Using the in-game menu systems, the player can examine their characters basic details such as romance information (which includes: sexuality, number of spouses, number of weddings, number of divorces, etc.), or other details such as their title (which they can pay a vendor to change to numerous other things including Hood, Ranger, Paladin, Avatar, Necromancer, Druid, Sabre, Maleficus, Deathbringer, Gladiator, Assassin, Pilgrim, Arrow Dodger, Piemaster, Chicken Chaser, or even Arseface).
Gameplay is highly detailed, as everything the player does has an effect on their future and appearance. For example, if the player does many evil things (such as attacking people for no good reason or breaking laws), their hair will get darker, they will grow horns and will be feared. If the player never does anything wrong and always does favours for other people, their hair will become blonde, butterflies and a halo surround them and they will be respected in the world over.
The graphics in the Windows version have been enhanced with increased resolution and graphical effects.
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[edit] Added features
- Five new silver keys, and a few more silver key chests, including one that requires 30 keys to open.
- Two new suits of armor — the "Fire Assassin" suit, which is very similar to the normal assassin suit but with a red cloth and designs (found in Snowspire Village in various cupboards), and the armor of Archon, which is a shinier version of the standard platemail in the game, much stronger and has a helmet while the normal plate armor doesn't (found in a 25-key chest in Necropolis).
- A new torso armor — The hooded guild apprentice shirt (there is no dark version of this hooded shirt).
- Two new offensive spells — "Divine Fury" and "Infernal Wrath"; area of effect spells which deal large amounts of damage to opponents in the player's radius.(some spells look slightly different, such as Assassin's Rush now bearing a blue after-effect instead of a white one).
- Briar Rose; a hero who was almost entirely scrapped from the original release, is now included in several main quests and sidequests.
- Scythe; another hero who was cut from the original game, is now a primary character in the new end game, and appears early in the game based on the player's actions.
- Jack of Blades; the main antagonist, has a deeper, more demonic-sounding voice as opposed to his original roguish tone, and he has a more explored background.
- Jack of Blades transforms into a dragon, the new final boss.
- Several new demon doors.
- The Northern Wastes, which were cut from the original release, are back. There are about six new locations there, which contain a new town, a demon door, some silver key chests, and an extension of the story.
- The Darkwood Bordello, an area cut from the Darkwood portion of the game. Finding it allows access to a couple of sidequests, a new demon door, and of course, a house full of prostitutes. The player has the option of working as a prostitute by equipping any dress, the red head wig, and a clean shave. He also has the option of taking control of the bordella or changing it into a woman's refuge.
- Several new weapons, including a sword called Avo's Tear, which acts as an opposite to the devastating Sword of Aeons. Avo's Tear can only be acquired by a good character after destroying the Sword of Aeons in what was the original end of the game. This time, after the sequence the game continues, and if you undertake a sidequest, you can obtain this new sword. There is one sword strong than these two, and that is The Bereaver. The Bereaver takes a great sacrifice to gain it, as you must give the demon door all of your silver keys in order to obtain it.
- The player may now solve the mystery surrounding the death of Lady Grey's sister.
- The player can now become the Mayor of Bowerstone. Besides access to the mansion, there are no benefits of becoming mayor.
- Several new sidequests and minigames. Minigames include the new chicken kicking competition in Oakvale, and the fishing competition at Fisherman's Creek. One of the sidequests involves donating books to the Bowerstone school library, as well as curing a local boy of a "terrible illness" which is in fact an intoxicant-inspired hallucinogenic journey.
- New monsters — Ice Trolls, Summoners, Wraiths, and Frost Balverines.
- New actions — The player may now do several new dances, many of which are quite humorous, like the Cossack dance and air guitar.
- The Sword of Aeons has had a downgrade to make the new game elements harder yet still remains one of the strongest weapons in the game. (Because of its speed as a light weapon, it can hit twice as fast as a heavy weapon.) The sword has a damage rate of 230, whereas in the original Fable it had 550.
- The Battle Charge spell no longer affects non-hostile and non-targeted characters.
- Demon Doors on the mini-map are purple instead of red to eliminate confusion between enemies.
- Flourish-charged weapons now glow purple instead of fiery to eliminate confusion of fire-augmented weapons.
- Jack of Blades' mask is no longer a trophy, but a quest item. Depending on the second ending that the player chooses, the mask can either be worn or destroyed. (Once worn, it can never be removed)
- After Jack of Blades is defeated the first time, the Hero Guild is rebuilt and completely accessible.
- Ripples in water are now more continuous instead of "pulses" and have a slightly different look.
- Timers turn red when there are only ten seconds left.
- You can find Whisper at the Oakvale Tavern after the Arena if you choose not to kill her.
There is now an Oracle in the game which can be asked questions with some of the new actions the character can learn. Once the player reaches the Oracle, it can tell them what has happened to the other characters in the game, which increases the impact of some of their earlier decisions. It can also talk to the hero about a number of other topics, including information about Albion's past and where certain monsters come from, the which adds much more lore to the game. The Oracle even seems to know a little something about the Singing Sword, which it links to the better bard, and the Sandgoose and its origins. In order to seek answers from the Oracle, the player has to perform a series of four actions, which form the characters YMCA.
[edit] Trivia
- In Lychfield Graveyard, there's a grave that says "Captain J. Sparrow. A wind at your back forever, sir." This is a reference to Jack Sparrow, one of the primary characters in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
- When you attack the guards they might say: "It's just a flesh wound." a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
[edit] Gameplay Information
For additional gameplay information on Fable: The Lost Chapters, please see the article on the original Fable.
