Ever since our first journey to the world of Albion in 2004, the Fable franchise has offered gamers the opportunity to choose their own destinies as a hero, a villain, or someone in between, where the possibilities were nearly limitless and the consequences helped shape not only your character, but the world that surrounded them. Determined to explore the farthest reaches of the moral compass, and the world of Albion, Microsoft’s Lionhead Studios have announced Fable III.
Currently scheduled for Fall 2010, Fable III will ask players: What would you sacrifice in order 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 very 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.”
The epic story of Fable III and the journey to rule the throne of Albion begins five years after the events of Fable II, and the character that gamers create is said to be the child of their Fable II hero (or villain). I wonder if the previous character would be imported in some way if you have an existing Fable II save game on your console. If Mass Effect can do it, so can Fable! Furthermore, with Project Natal due roughly at the same time as Fable III, and Peter Molyneux’s known involvement in its development, is it possible that we’ll see Natal functionality in Fable III?
Richard Mitchell is a video game addict living in Toronto. He has been gaming for more than two decades, and despite multiple interventions, continues to game today. He has an Xbox 360, a PS3, a Wii, a Nintendo DS, a gaming PC, and a life, and does his best to juggle them all.
Sweet! I like Fable….well except for the character models. I hope they make those better….what’s the fun in dressing your character up if they look like crap in everything!