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Originally Posted by Solid-Snake-Eyes Hmm. Thinking of getting it but I'm just not sure. The Metacritic blurbs sound pretty positive, they say it's worse than the previous Fables but I've never played those. I felt the story, dialogue, and characters of Amalur were boring as hell.

If you've not played the original Fable, I definitely think that's worth a go-through. The reviews on III were mixed and 2 was never ported to PC. You could save $10 and just pick up the first game a la carte.

I'm such a sucker for rts games purchased Sins Trinity.

Originally Posted by warreni If you've not played the original Fable, I definitely think that's worth a go-through. The reviews on III were mixed and 2 was never ported to PC. You could save $10 and just pick up the first game a la carte.

Watching the Gametrailers video, it looks pretty good. I like the idea of choices with consequences. And it sounds like there's a ton of sidequests and exploration. I don't mind if it's not as complex an RPG as some others, I like something accessible. I thought the side quests in Amalur were mostly horrible and boring.

I felt like world interaction in Fable was better and that NPCs felt more lively with better voice acting. I also liked the story the way it was hashed out in Fable 3 better than KoA.

However

KoA Reckoning was superior to Fable 3. The combat, the choices, the armor, the weapons, the size of the world, the enemies, etc. I had so much more fun playing KoA than I did Fable 3 that I don't get the desire to own Fable 3 unless it is dirt cheap. The story in KoA is really good but was told poorly and the voices were mediocre. Halfway through you'll still want to know where the story goes and who the characters are and how the game will conclude. What they did right at 38 studios was making the DLC content stories and voices better than the original game. KoA if you can get it will be a game you finish and play again. Fable 3 will probably upset you (or corrupt your gamesaves like it did mine). For what it's worth, I went out to BB during this sale and got KoA on PC for $15 knowing full well I'd have to activate it on Origin. If "Teeth of Naros" DLC goes on sale for even a second, I'm getting it.

I've missed the past 12 hours of comments. If you like Baldur's Gate, GET DA:O! Well, no, they're not quite the same but for the PC it's the closest thing. I hated the game before it came out because of Bioware (EA?)'s bizarre marketing, but the game is good. Real good.

Originally Posted by Solid-Snake-Eyes Watching the Gametrailers video, it looks pretty good. I like the idea of choices with consequences. And it sounds like there's a ton of sidequests and exploration. I don't mind if it's not as complex an RPG as some others, I like something accessible. I thought the side quests in Amalur were mostly horrible and boring.

Well, I liked Amalur but it's been so long since I played Fable: TLC it would be hard for me to draw any kind of analogy. I will say that people definitely respond to your choices in Fable, as you will be showered with greetings if you play a heroic figure and shunned if you play a dastardly character and you can get married, buy a house and do lots of other interesting things.

I don't feel I would ever play KoA again, I couldn't even finish it due to the repetitive nature and I felt the story and dialogue were in the toilet, I got totally burned out on it even when I started ignoring all the side quests.

I guess I'll pass on Fable 3... I like the Gametrailers review but I don't need the game right now and it'll probably be on sale again. I still have Witcher 2 to eventually try to get into again, among other games. I am tempted, though. Thanks for the tips, everyone.

I was very happy to find out that Fable: The Lost Chapters was 75% off as well. Couldn't pass that up for $2.50.

Hey, just a FYI for you all. Saints Row 3 is $10 on Amazon right now and it activates on steam. So if you missed the daily/flash sale for SR3... well, you can get it even cheaper now. Although it's just the base game, no DLC.

Originally Posted by alkaliv2 The story in KoA is really good but was told poorly and the voices were mediocre. Halfway through you'll still want to know where the story goes and who the characters are and how the game will conclude. What they did right at 38 studios was making the DLC content stories and voices better than the original game.

You know, I think the biggest problem with the story in KoA was not that it was bad but that the side quest chains were SO LONG that it was easy to simply forget things that were major parts of the main story when you were off completing faction quests. Well, that and the fact that you could actually achieve maximum status with diametrically-opposed groups with seemingly no consequences (Warsworn and Travellers).

I see that there's a DLC pack for DC Universe Online available. If I buy it on PC would it carry over the PS3 version?

Originally Posted by fluffyfingers I see that there's a DLC pack for DC Universe Online available. If I buy it on PC would it carry over the PS3 version?

No. Nothing is cross-platform for DCUO--not even characters.

Ah screw it maybe I'll grab Fable 3. Wish I had more time to think about it but I have an appointment to get to, fuuuuu-

It's a trap!

I'd recommend the first game, Fable: The Lost Chapters, instead. It's older and not as pretty, but a better game, I think. It's also only $2.50.

Originally Posted by warreni No. Nothing is cross-platform for DCUO--not even characters.

Damn, I keep reading that the PC version is pretty broken. Hmm ... I really wanted to get into this game ... ARGH! Decisions, decisions.

I think this bundle came with something called Lost Chapters. Something that is originally 9.99 down to 2.50. Same thing? I think if I don't buy it I'll regret passing up the opportunity, I'm gonna just put it in my inventory and then do more research later.

Ok I bought it. I don't know if Witcher 2 is anything similar to this or KoA but I don't think I'll be trying Witcher 2 again any time soon and I'm pretty much done with KoA and Skyrim for the foreseeable future. Again, I don't know if those games are similar to Fable, they're just the only RPGs I've played aside from Fallout.

I may live to regret this!!! Impulse purchase!

Originally Posted by Solid-Snake-Eyes I think this bundle came with something called Lost Chapters. Something that is originally 9.99 down to 2.50. Same thing? I think if I don't buy it I'll regret passing up the opportunity, I'm gonna just put it in my inventory and then do more research later.

See above. It's the "director's cut" of the first game. It's really quite good. Fable 3 on the other hand is what happens when streamlining gets out of hand. I'm not like the people on forums who whinge when the slightest change for accessibility is made, but damn, it gets a bit silly. It's not terribad or anything, but it's generally considered the low point of the series. Well, until that awful-looking Kinect game comes out.

I would lean more toward accessibility vs how Witcher 2 kinda throws you into this complicated system with an inadequate (in my opinion) tutorial section. I don't know, hopefully I don't find it too streamlined! Just like the look of that Gametrailers review and this is a fairly cheap price.

Thanks again for the info guys. Gotta get going!

Man I really really hope Prototype and one of the older Call of Duty's hits $5 on a sale, though I'm seriously doubting that's gonna happen considering they're only 25% off right now.

Originally Posted by JustYourAverageJoe See above. It's the "director's cut" of the first game. It's really quite good. Fable 3 on the other hand is what happens when streamlining gets out of hand. I'm not like the people on forums who whinge when the slightest change for accessibility is made, but damn, it gets a bit silly. It's not terribad or anything, but it's generally considered the low point of the series. Well, until that awful-looking Kinect game comes out.

Having never played it, I will wait til Fable 3 has a 2.49 or 4.99 price point. Loved the original game on the Xbox, so picked up Lost Chapters for 2.49, but hearing all this stuff about fable 3 is turning me off to anything but a ~4.99 buy