The always ambitious Lionhead boss, Peter Molyneux, sat down with reporters during GDC08 to outline the Fable 2 co-op experience in greater detail. Peter discusses the differences between men and women, family life and values and the dangers of giving gamers this much control in a universe while strolling through the beautifully lit world around him. It's an interesting video and gets us ludicrously excited for the game that can't ship fast enough. Fable 2 is set for a 2008 release, but specifics about a release have yet to be revealed.
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2-21-2008 @ 12:51PM
ExMcloud said...
This actually looks pretty damn good...Looks like he might keep his promises on the game this time!
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2-21-2008 @ 12:57PM
jgajewski said...
day one purchase for me
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2-21-2008 @ 1:15PM
Triforceowner said...
Could Peter Molyneux just start talking and never stop and record all of it?
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2-21-2008 @ 1:16PM
todd said...
Characters look as if they are floating when moving. Hopefully that will be fixed otherwise looks great and co-op love it.
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2-21-2008 @ 1:25PM
ChromaTick said...
I agree, they need to fix the float-walk. Other than that, it's looking pretty sweet and I can't wait to play it with my buddy doing co-op.
2-21-2008 @ 1:25PM
Tony said...
I could barely hear half of the video, but I swear when that happens after you meet the child the developer makes some reference to that "not supposed to be happening". It's possible I'm hearing things.
It's obviously a bug, but it did concern me. I'm sure they'll iron it out.
2-21-2008 @ 2:53PM
E.J. said...
@Tony
I think the dev, Peter Molyneaux, was referring to the slide-walking.
I was eating breakfast with some friends this morning and they threatened to sleep with my Fable 2 wife in co-op. Bastards!
2-21-2008 @ 1:23PM
Anticrawl said...
Uhhh, the Fable 2 girl isn't ugly, she has that strong womanly figure the actress who played the other half in Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Can't remember how to spell the name cause I'm so freakin tired.
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2-21-2008 @ 1:37PM
Matt said...
Angelina Jolie
2-21-2008 @ 1:29PM
Anticrawl said...
Game looks amazing. I think my girlfriend may play this with me. Can the second player be a female "henchman"?
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2-21-2008 @ 1:49PM
David W. said...
That simply looks amazing...I was addicted enough to Fable 1, I can't imagine how much I'll be addicted to Fable 2...when do we get to see the castle you can buy?!
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2-21-2008 @ 2:02PM
thisguyrighthere said...
It certainly looks incredible but early on I was worried that all the work going into keeping the dog happy would become tedious. Now I'm really worried that maintaining a family will become intensely tedious with constant maintenance quests to bring food and money all the time. I don't want this to become a really overblown Harvest Moon type game.
I guess I can always just slaughter them if they become an annoyance :)
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2-21-2008 @ 2:14PM
prometh3rus said...
You don't even have to start a family I would imagine--because I agree that it would be tedious and lame to manage a dog, wife/husband, and kids... heck, I have that stuff in real life, I play games to escape the wife and kids!!! HAHA...
Did anyone notice that he mentions they opted not to implement split screen in co-op play? To me that says they are having a local co-op play functionality as well as over Xbox Live... I'll try not to get my hopes up too much, but that would be fantastic!
2-21-2008 @ 2:05PM
NukeAssault said...
Awesome, i think he just sold me the game. =D
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2-21-2008 @ 2:06PM
Kizzle said...
R.I.P. husband #1
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2-21-2008 @ 2:23PM
rockeranimefreak said...
I want this game badly! =) I've been keeping a very close eye on it!
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2-21-2008 @ 2:47PM
evilshindo said...
Yea did anyone notice the whole "We could have implemented split-screen" thing?
Does this mean we will have both Local and Xbox Live co-op? I would hate to have the camera retrain you just because your partner moved to another area in the world...
Or maybe it's just Local co-op...That would flaw the game...But i'm pretty damn sure there gonna have Xbox Live...
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2-21-2008 @ 3:10PM
Charlie said...
So from that video the Dog is in Co-op wasn't it said earlier that the Dog wouldn't be in coop? But bloody hell that game looks amazing definetly reserving me a copy now the only thing I need is a release date and whether to reserve it at a college game store and one near my house now.
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2-21-2008 @ 3:10PM
SadisticHam said...
Worried now, I'm almost positive this wont have online co-op. So lame if it doesn't.
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5-12-2008 @ 4:46PM
christian kent said...
I know i thought i was getting the game for sure but i might reconsider because its A great RPG i know but i personally thought it was A big let down on assassins creed just playing byurself or watching friends...and i no fable 2 will be just as Great OF AN RPG AND MULTIPLAYER HOW MUCH BETTER CAN IT GET..but if it doesnt have it ovr xbox live that will be a big let down to everyone and might get very low sales