New Fable 2 video: say hello to the 'populous'

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New Fable 2 video: say hello to the 'populous'

Posted Jun 19th 2008 1:15PM by Richard Mitchell
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IGN has posted a rather lengthy interview with Lionhead's Dene Carter, creative director for Fable 2. Alongside the interview is a brand new video that introduces us to some of the non-player characters (NPCs) in Fable 2. As fate would have it, the interview concerns NPC behavior (imagine that). Specifically, the interview talks about the three NPCs shown in the video: Arfur, Barnum, and Giles. While these characters aren't major NPCs in Fable 2 they still have a profound effect on the world of Albion and serve as "morality signposts" according to Carter. "Your interactions with them alter the fates of others, whole segments of the world and, in one case, the fate of their offspring," said Carter, further noting that interactions with NPCs as a child will have dramatic effects on the future, which players will uncover as they return to their childhood home as adults.

All in all, it sounds like non-player characters will play a much larger role in Fable 2 than they did in the original. If you're looking forward to the game, watch the video and be sure to read the full interview. It's good stuff.

Tags: fable, fable-2, fable-ii, lionhead, lionhead-studios, mgs, microsoft-game-studios

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6-19-2008 @ 1:34PM

numbn8 said...

I am really hyped for fable,,,, actually was. The only thing that I learned in this video is how many shades of brown there can be.

6-19-2008 @ 1:36PM

james said...

sweet

6-19-2008 @ 1:41PM

Delirium said...

WHEN IS THIS AWESOME GAME COMING OUT?

It looks amazing.

6-19-2008 @ 1:52PM

steve said...

October 2008

6-19-2008 @ 1:47PM

sitrukx said...

this is shaping up to be a great game. I can't wait!!

6-19-2008 @ 2:20PM

Dirty said...

I really hope they dont push this back. I will be very angry.

6-19-2008 @ 2:26PM

Nick said...

Why does this game look like ass? Its like higher res xbox graphics

6-19-2008 @ 2:56PM

Deagle said...

Am I the only one who notices the player being as a kid. I think that this means you might start off as a kid like in the first game. Also some of the npc's in the video interact with the kid. This might be the begining of the game where you must do favors for the civilians of the town, like in Fable before you can "grow up".

6-19-2008 @ 10:08PM

LiquidPlague said...

Shouldn't that be "populace"?

6-19-2008 @ 11:03PM

Richard Mitchell said...

It's a joke. One of Peter Molyneux's early games was called Populous.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populous

6-19-2008 @ 10:32PM

Dwag said...

I won't be excited until we get the news of online Co-op which is gonna happen.

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