cartman

I just started playing Fable yesterday, and ended up playing for just over 3 hours. I thought I was doing lots of the side quests and such, not rushing through, and stopped playing just after defeating twin-blades and finding my sister.

Today, I look at an online walkthrough to see how far I'd gone, and according to the walkthrough, I'm halfway done! Please tell me it isn't so .

taylor34

That's quite possible, unfortunately. It took me 8 1/2 hours to get through the whole thing.

Taylor34

SomeVoices

Oh great, I beat twinblades awhile back, but didn't think I was anywhere near halfway through.

outer-edge

Wow, I was at 9+ hours at Twin Blades. I tried to do all the side quests available though, and even wandered areas to do some extra combat, find travelling merchants, etc. I also did a lot of thieving and flirting, so I guess it just depends on what you all do in the game. The main story is woefully short though and there needed to be far more side quests.

superdeluxe

This game calls for a rental..if you can complete the game in 12-15 hours..rent the game for 5 days..should be enough...then you compare that to something like GTA: SA, where its 100 hours plus.

Groucho

Kind of a silly comparison, because if you just play the missions straight through in the GTA games, it would take 12-15 hours (just like Fable). But both games have more than just the main missions, and if you take your time, explore, and interact with the world your game experience is a lot longer.

superdeluxe

I'm talking about the newest GTA game to come out..its about 100 hours.

But even with Fable..if you do all th side quests..isnt the total time..maybe around 25 hours?

tsohg

I have been too busy stealing and collecting more hoes than the Godfather (WWF) I don't think I am even at 25% I just got back to my home town and I'm at 7 hours.

I normally hate RPG's but I'm hooked on this one thanks to the thread I read about it here.

mmconhea

You have learned your first lesson about the Microsoft hype machine. Any questions?

nickdawgy

Fable is short, yes, but a rental won't do it justice. Just not enough time to truly experience the game. Unless you rent it for like a month or something. It's definitely worth buying, I am on my 3rd character, and still not tired of it.

Mr.Blonde510

After I beat it, i had no care for it anymore, its a nice experience the first time around, but its nothing i'd care to go back too, especially since I didnt care for the combat system and all the extra little things like getting married and such got boring IMO

Joe Molotov

I beat it in 9 1/2 hours. I guess I could get married some more times, buy some more houses, get some better armor, find all the treasure, but to what avail? I've already beat the last boss and he was a joke. Plus, the whole marriage thing seems pointless after a while. When your status gets high enough, woman fall in love with you instantly and marrying them doesn't really have any effect on anything. It doesn't seem like anything you can do has any effct on the game world. Even going back and playing as Evil character seems pointless now that I've realized that whether you get the good ending or the evil ending just depends on what choice you make at the very end of the game. Fable ain't no KOTOR killer. It ain't no KOTOR killer at all.

pOpus

Technically that wasn't the Microsoft hype machine; it was the Peter Molyneux hype machine. Rule number one for any games that he is a part of is to not pay attention to anything he says. I learned my lesson with Black and White.

I listened to none of the hype, and had no real expectations for the game. I bought it as a highly rated blind buy, and have loved every minute of it. I beat it the first time in about 16 hours; the second trip through has taken me about 17 so far, and I am about to embark on the final quest. I figure that if I can get 35 hours or so out of the game, it was a good purchase for me.

nickdawgy

I for one never expected it to be a KOTOR killer.

Mr.Blonde510

I agree with eveything you said, and for a game that supposedly was suppose to be one of the best rpgs ever, im truely dissapointed, its not mediocre but its not that good either, I have no idea what they were doing in 5 years while working on this game, cause it sure as hell wasnt working on it, seemed like a rushed game.

young

word.

peter got me w/ black and white as well.

Josh H

That's why I passed on it for now. I just have a hard time replaying games, even if there are no quests etc.

I'm trying to play through KOTOR the second time now after a year+ break and still am getting bored with it.

I'd just rather play something totally new in my limited free time, than something with just some new twists.

fujishig

Well, if they were infinitely replayable, why would you buy the sequel?

Bluebomber

I agree completely, after I beat the game my first thought was what the hell just happened?! The game was in development so long yet it was so damn short. My theory is that they wasted so much time on stuff that got cut that the remaining game was just a shell of its former self.