Damn....
I woke up this morning thinking it was going to be another crappy day, but that ended abruptly with a journey to one of my favorite gaming companies web sites. Upon arriving I was treated with what felt like a early god damned Christmas gift. It brought up feeling of joy and giddiness that only certain game releases can seem to do for me. No I am not bias towards them either I could defiantly point out many of the flaws from there last incarnate of this series.
Let's move to the pleasantries. I present you with the world teaser trailer for....
Press Release
Compassion or Cruelty? The Race for the Crown of Albion Begins in “Fable III” Exclusively on Xbox 360
Microsoft and Lionhead Studios unveil a thrilling new adventure in the multimillion-selling “Fable” franchise, while introducing episodic distribution of “Fable II” only on Xbox LIVE.COLOGNE, Germany — Aug. 19, 2009 — Alexander the Great. Genghis Khan. Queen Elizabeth I. Che Guevara. Throughout history, revolutionary leaders have taken very different paths to power, bringing about prosperity and poverty, peace and sometimes anarchy to their people. Now Microsoft Corp. and Lionhead Studios will explore the journey to rule, with you in pursuit of a kingdom, in “Fable III,” the exciting new game in the critically acclaimed “Fable” franchise. The title’s debut was confirmed today at gamescom in Germany by Peter Molyneux, Lionhead’s creative director, and will be available exclusively on Xbox 360 in the 2010 holiday season.
“Be not deceived. Revolutions do not go backward.” — Abraham Lincoln
Since its inception, the blockbuster “Fable” franchise has offered players the opportunity to choose their own destinies as a hero, villain or someone between, where the possibilities are limitless and the consequences can weigh heavily on the path to greatness. In this new adventure, players will witness tyranny, poverty and injustice plague their land. They will see a people divided, and they will be compelled to stand up for change. They will also be forced to answer a question: What would you sacrifice to secure the crown of Albion? Will you uphold the values and principles that led to your ascension, or will you be corrupted by the station you’ve strived to acquire? Will you be a monarch of the people, or bring the entirety of Albion to the brink of collapse?“We’ve spent a lot of time at Lionhead thinking about how we can innovate the gameplay and progress the world of the ‘Fable’ games for its third chapter, and we’re confident that players won’t second-guess what we have planned for ‘Fable III,’” said Molyneux, who also serves as creative director of Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Microsoft Game Studios. “Though I can’t give too much away right now, players should expect to have to make much tougher choices with far wider consequences than ever before in Albion — and with many more interactive adventure elements.”
In the epic story of “Fable III,” the journey to rule the throne of Albion begins five decades after the events of the last chapter, and you play as the child of your hero from “Fable II.” As you rule your kingdom as king or queen, you will be called upon to make choices and sacrifices that will test your morality and can affect your entire kingdom. Themes of heroism, leadership and consequence are taken to a grand scale as you fight to unite a divided people.
Now before you go off into a rampage in expletives, and rage about how Fable 2 has only been out for a year and it took the 4 years to develop. Here is a quote from one of the devs at Lionhead on the forums working on Fable 3.
You have to understand that a lot of the dev time for F2 was creating the tools and engine from scratch. Our tools are now at a stage where we can work very fast (we can hot sync to the 360, rather than spend hours building and deleting an object takes seconds rather than 7 minutes).And it's not like we have just suddenly started making F3 last week and are rushing it.
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And it also seem that there are going to be some new game play mechanics or hopefull some that got left out of fable to due to time constraints.
No new mechanics? Just because we have not talked about them doesn't mean there aren't any.
There's some VERY cool new stuff in there.
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There is alot more interesting information at the Fable 3 Section of the Lionhead forum. I suggests you head on over there!
I am going to leave you with some pics to drool over!
