Mythos, nothing here is confirmed. Just things that they're either working on or thinking of putting in. Anything here may or may not be in the game even when confirmed as currently being in, as plans change and playtesting can remove any feature.

Three months before the game's release date is when it's finished and being tested then burned to discs. That's when we can start talking about what is confirmed and what isn't.

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Fable - The Musical Design Process
"Ladies and gents, we're still alive
By the skin of our teeth - now it's killing time.
Angel in my pocket, d by my side.
We ain't going nowhere 'cause heroes never die."

thefurie:

Mythos, nothing here is confirmed. Just things that they're either working on or thinking of putting in. Anything here may or may not be in the game even when confirmed as currently being in, as plans change and playtesting can remove any feature.

Three months before the game's release date is when it's finished and being tested then burned to discs. That's when we can start talking about what is confirmed and what isn't.

Not to be mean but my name has a "I" not a "Y"

I know "MOST" is not confirmed Press Conference wise. And I do know, (knowing Peter and past games) take all these articles with a grain of salt unlike a few people on these forums. I know things will be added and taken away from games....i am not a dumb noob.... But there are some things that you know off of common knowledge that is going to be in game like: loading off of Fable 2 save and using the new elements Touch and Judgment or it taking place about 50 years after Fable 2.

But what is not official is how it will be used in game which some people are thinking "Oh because Peter said natal it is going to be in-game" (when in actually he beats around the bush and does not even confirm and deny it. (Microsoft this time is strictly on Peters ass now) What was mentioned when Fable 3 was first announce is official but how it is used in game its not. 

Thats why not to confuse more fans I am asking Moose to separate what is MOST likely going to be in-game (Judgment and Touch....and not an explanation on how) from articles that bring up Rumors and contradictions made by the Lionhead staff. (Adding Natal in game)

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Whether it's official or not, things change. The official announced features for Fable 2 weren't all in the game, even those that were confirmed later on. Confusing or not, if these things get put into a confirmed or most likely section the thread will get taken straight off sticky status and eventually be lost in the boards, as it just causes chaos when people start flooding the place out with complaints about Lionhead lying once the game is released.

Personally I'm all for having the thread reflect what is most likely, what has been confirmed and what is least likely, but the sad fact remains that some people will take it as gospel truth and cause trouble here if the game isn't everything they think they're going to get.

Oh, an sorry about the misspelling.

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Fable - The Musical Design Process
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By the skin of our teeth - now it's killing time.
Angel in my pocket, d by my side.
We ain't going nowhere 'cause heroes never die."

SWEET THREAD MOOSE!!! Im happy ur putting all the info in one place... & keeping it updated... Must be a real pain in the butt to make everything looking right... Make sure to put updated impressions later on in 2010 around june or so... so dont forget about this thread... its helping a lot of people keep informed.

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hey man, just wanted to let you know going to dinner with your wife and plan on boning her until she screams, you'll then get the sloppy seconds

Nice thread Moose, a mew Mort in the making perhaps? Anywho, I'm not seeing anything new or innovative in Fable II yet. That maybe a bad thing or a blessing in disguise. The only thing slightly new is the dynamic touch which Fable III could rely on to heavily. I mean, how exciting is touching things (unless it's with your wroth, muahaha)?

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Okay, some guy got an (early) magazine. Its the xbox 360 World (dec 09) magazine.
I wont link the post because the site kinda illegal.. but yeah what it mentions is:

- If your character was , your kid will be naurished and well-looked etc. While if your character was bad, your kid will be bullied or something? maybe its an exageration me thinks..
- The first half sees your character as an idealist whos unhappy with the current ruler of albion. (so that means your going against the character you were in Fable 2? woah..) so you go around convicning people to join your cause, and making promises.
- Its been 50 years since Fable 2 and Albion has grown towards industrialization, so theres going to be a stark difference in bowerstone between the rich and poor. with ghetos and manors etc.
- it says the 'expression system has been removed'. So the entire thing is gone? so no more farting and dancing I guess :/
- All the magic creatures have been pushed back deeper into the forests/underground because of mans industrialization, and its supposedly a big theme in the game, of nature vs progress.

So yeah, most of the info doesnt seem new though. Sorry I couldnt post the actual link ( I suck at summarizing), but I'm sure someones gona post the entire thing soon anyway.

Did it say you fight your character from Fable 2?

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thefurie:

*thinks back to being that age* Sex, drugs and... swing music? That doesn't sound quite right...

i think it was a basic assumption because PM said you will fight a Tyrant King but what if you chose a female character in F2 so that idea is out the window

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I need to point something out. In regards to Natal, Peter is just covering his ***. He said this in an interview:

"I am going to say it's going to use a controller, but I've never said it's not going to use Natal."

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"But let me give this to you absolutely straight. I have not said that we're not going to have Natal in Fable III. All I have really said is it is a controller experience. That doesn't mean there isn't going to be Natal."

Video interview where this was said (relevant Natal comments at [7:00]): http://www.gamekings.tv/index/videos/picnic-2009-interview-peter-molyneux/


Let's remember something... Microsoft's press conference for Natal basically said "You are the controller." Think of it that way and you might be able to say there is remote possibility that Fable III will use Natal in some shape or fashion.

http://kotaku.com/5387026/molyneux-fable-iii-will-use-project-natal

"Gamesbrief founder Nicholas Lovell has been posting snippets from Molynuex's talk on his Twitter account, as spotted by VG247, writing that the Fable lead confirmed Natal support in the role-playing game. Apparently, Molyneux also joked that Natal would be featured in the form of a "*** simulator" for the game.

Surprised by Natal support in Fable III? Doubt it, as Molyneux lead the unveiling of Microsoft's motion and voice recognition controller at this year's E3 with the Natal-powered Milo demo, enthusiastically showing his support of the technology. And Pete has "never said it's not going to use Natal," a roundabout way of saying that the Xbox 360 game was going to use it in some capacity."

Very interesting game concept, Fable goes large! I wouldn't know how to implement it here, but some (playable this time!) form of co-op or multiplayer would be nice. Like being able to fight against someone else's kingdom in a neutral zone or whatever.

 

Regards,

Doc

new page.
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new page. looks like its time to update all the info again moose

I'm waiting on a PM from Mods to see if I can post magazine scans then I will update.

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Updated...Sorry for the DP had to be done. New articles videos and magazine scans...New articles are highlighted in Orange

Compiled Info

• Fable III will be out 2010
• In Fable III you start out as the son or daughter of the Fable II hero
• Fable III will read your save file of II
• For the First half of the Game you will make promises and gain support to gain the throne
• You choices will not just affect you but the land around you as well
• The nation of Albion will be divided
• You will see poverty and injustice
  
• There will be much tougher choices with wider consequences
  
• Fable III takes place 50 years after Fable II 
• Players must choose what promises they keep when they were gaining support
• Fable III will not just take place in Albion
• Fable III is inspired by Historical references
  
• Fable III takes place close to the industrial age
• New features include touch (Expands upon BLOCKED EXPRESSION and Judgment (You judge the people of Albion)  
• Natal may or may not be used in Fable III Right now it is open to debate however what is certain is the controller will still be used and perhaps Natal will just enhance the experience and may or may not be required.
  

Fable III Press Release | (Source - Lionhead)
http://www.lionhead.com/News.aspx?newsid=73

• "Players will witness tyranny, poverty and injustice plague their land."
• They will also be forced to answer a question: What would you sacrifice to secure the crown of Albion?
• "Players should expect to have to make much tougher choices with far wider consequences than ever before in Albion."
• "The journey to rule the throne of Albion begins five decades after the events of the last chapter."
• "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."

First Details on Fable III | (Source - Kotaku.com)
http://kotaku.com/5340557/first-details-on-fable-iii

• "Instead of becoming a hero, players will start out as the son or a daughter of an Albion hero and become the ruler of all, For the first half of the game, players will lead a fight against a tyrant king by gathering support, gaining followers and uniting factions and then face the reality of why those things happen in the world."
• "Players must decide which promises they can keep for their followers, and those choices will not be as easy as they sound."
• "The developer has been inspired by historical figures like Joan of Arc, Richard III and Genghis Khan."
• "Your consequences and your judgments affect not just you, but the whole of your land."
• "Like other Fable games, players can play the title for or . Choices include poverty, greed, tyranny, compassion, progress and tradition. Also, like in Fable II, the player's family will have a role in the game. You can expand your castle to please your queen or king, but at the expense of taking money from the pockets of your people. Characters from Fable II will also be appearing in the title."
• "The landscape of Albion will range from lush green to industrialized to show "dynamic regions" and how they show things like poverty and injustice."
• "Fable III allows players to pardon citizens or sentence them to whatever fate they like."
• "Touch allows players to shake hands, hug, embrace and even give a "full passionate snog."
  
• "Fable III will arrive holliday 2010."

Fable III Artwork | (Source - Kotaku)
http://kotaku.com/5340560/fable-iii-artwork

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Lionhead Street Theater Troupe Performs Fable III | (Source - Kotaku)
http://kotaku.com/5341478/lionhead-street-theatre-troupe-performs-fable-iii

• Lionhead hired actors to perform the Fable III story so they could see it before it is produced. You can view the video there.

Fable III Release Date | (Source - IGN.com)
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/101/1015404p1.html

• According to Peter Molyneux Fable III will be out late 2010 Lionhead not Planning on Using Natal in Fable III | (Source - IGN.com)

Lionhead Not Planning To Use Natal In Fable III | (Source - IGN.com)
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/101/1016939p1.html

• According to a developer on the Lionhead forums Fable III has no plans to use Natal.

Peter Molyneux A Conversation | (Source - IGN.com)
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/101/1019820p1.html

• Fable III was based on Historical Figures
• Expectations of a Third Game
• Fundamental Changes of not just Fable but all RPG's.

Microsoft Lionhead | (Source - Gameinformer.com)
http://gameinformer.com/News/Story/200908/N09.0818.1550.06094.htm

• "Fable III was announced for a late 2010 release"
• Teaser features the voice of Teresa narrating over a shot of a crown in the grass. "The race for the crown has begun."
• "Players will become king or queen of Albion after overthrowing a tyrant ruler during the first half of the game. Choices and consequences affect not just your hero, but the entire kingdom. Themes include poverty vs. greed, tyranny vs. compassion, progress vs. tradition, etc."
• "Players will control the son or daughter of their character from Fable II several decades after the first game"
• "On Journey to rule, players will make promises to allies in exchange for support and they can choose to follow through or blow them off. They'll also see the injustices of the world and can decide what they'll change when they're in charge. Though there may be a reason why things are the way they are."
• "There will be far more transforming regions in the game similar to Bowerstone in Fable II. The castle can be expanded and fancied up or left to go to ruin due to gold being spent on helping the poor."
• "Adventurers will explore outside of Albion this time, Molyneux displayed some kind of desert region. This seems to indicate that players may have to battle against other kingdoms once they become king."
• "Molyneux admits that Lionhead didn't truly get the drama right in the first two games because the story sections couldn't be evaluated until the end of production. This time around they hired a director and spent weeks filming actors to perform the entire game script to ensure the story presentation is up to snuff. The footage was brought back to the animators to adapt into the game."
• "A new Judgment system allows players to decide the fate of citizens brought before them. Say a woman is brought before you for stealing food out of the royal kitchen. You can decide if she's guilty or innocent right away or wait to hear her side or even go to investigate her claims. When it's all said and done you can throw her in the dungeon, let her go, or give her money if you were hooked in by her sob story of poverty."
• " Molyneux said that heroes in Fable II were detached from the world around them because they don't touch anyone. Touching will be a major mechanic in Fable III. You can shake people's hands when you meet them and move on to hugging and smooching over time. Touching will also be used directly in accomplishing quest objectives. For example, you hear a child trapped in a burning building and you can lead him out by the hand, comfort him if he's too scared, or just pick him up and run out of there."

Gamescon Microsoft Press Conference | (Source - Gamespot.com)
http://gamescom.gamespot.com/video/6216099/

• The entire Lionhead/Microsoft Press Conference
  

Debut Trailer of Fable III | (Source - Gametrailers.com)
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gc-09-fable-iii/54432

• Debut Trailer of Fable III

Behind The Scenes (Cam) | (Source - Gametrailers.com)
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/gc-09-fable-iii/54584

• Just Fable III being acted out again.
  

GC Fable III Interview | (Source - Gamereactor TV)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7mZ2IpDdMc

• (Video) A Nice interview with Game reactorTV, Peter talks about the difficulties of making a third game, how in the first half of the game you will be overthrowing a tyrant and answers many questions.
  

Gamescom 09 Fable III Interview with Peter Molyneux | (Source - Videogamezone)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Kpl4h3FD0c&feature=related

• (Video) Peter does a off stage interview and answers questions on what the player can expect.

Fable III's New Touching Mechanic Doesn't Involve Project Natal | (Source - G4.tv)
http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/698683/Fable-IIIs-New-Touching-Mechanic-Doesnt-Involve-Project-Natal.html

• "Oh, yeah" sighed Molyneux, when asked about Project Natal in Fable III. "So, basically, after my press conference, all these PR [public relations people] came and said 'Oh, my god, people are gonna think this is Natal, they're gonna think this is Natal, you've gotta stand up on stage, get everyone back in the room' and by this time almost everyone had left. So, let me make this clear: this dynamic touch is not an announcement of Natal in Fable in any way."

Fable III Preview | (Source - Eurogamer.net)
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/fable-iii-preview

• "You'll see new marvels of the industrial age, devices that the people of Albion are amazed by."
• "Half of Bowerstone will be turned into this mass of pistons and steam and clockwork - everything's moving."
• "One of the main themes here is how the advancement of the new world is having an adverse effect on the beautiful lush environments of Albion. Industrialization is changing Albion, and do you want to put a stop to that?"
• "Fable is inherently the story of one person, remember. We have to have that narrative. It's not something we can get away from. All I can reveal at the moment is that we are working on a way to see the world with a wider view, so that you can directly influence large sections of the kingdom at any one time. But at its heart it's still a third-person action game. That experience of being able to directly change the world is something that would actually blend quite nicely with Fable, pulling the camera back a little and allowing you to see how you're changing things and what's going on."
• "We're making the sim elements more accessible, and making them a part of the story properly. We are still having Fablesque stuff, however: if you want to drill down into the sim activities and that alone, it's still an option, but hopefully most players will be more exposed to the sim element of it in the first place - but not at the cost of distracting from the adventure. Getting that balance is something we iterate on. It's like combat - it's a fundamental piece of the game, but how do you bring that in, without making it just a combat game?"
• "We're making the sim elements more accessible, and making them a part of the story properly. We are still having Fablesque stuff, however: if you want to drill down into the sim activities and that alone, it's still an option, but hopefully most players will be more exposed to the sim element of it in the first place - but not at the cost of distracting from the adventure. Getting that balance is something we iterate on. It's like combat - it's a fundamental piece of the game, but how do you bring that in, without making it just a combat game?"

GC09 Fable III Announced, Coming 2010 | (Source - Gameinformer.com)
http://www.gameinformer.com/News/Story/200908/N09.0819.1136.29599.htm

• Once in command, quests will play out a bit differently than in past games. Being called "judgments," towns people ultimately ask you to make difficult decisions for them. The example Molyneux uses is, "Someone comes in and says, "We've caught this girl stealing food." Players can call in the cook and she says, "We've caught her stealing and we need to set an example." Then, players can either go and investigate further, or can summarily decide her fate. If a player continues, the girl might say, "I'm starving and my family needs some food" and you can go out and see her family. You can think of this as a new way of accepting quests."

The Race for the Crown Begins in Fable III | (Source - Xbox.com)
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/press/2009/0819-fable3.htm

• Xbox press release for Fable III

Fable III Announced | (Source - IGN.com)
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/101/1015409p1.html

• IGN press release for Fable III announcement
  

GC09 Peter Molyneux Q&A | (Source - NowGamer.com)
http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1080/gamescom-09-peter-molyneux-qampa

• Interview with PM he answers questions such as, "Will there be more strategic elements?", "How have you retained the simplicity of Fable?"

Peter Molyneux Part Two | (Source - Gameindustry.biz)
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/peter-molyneux-part-two_4

• Another interview which includes an over view of the game and business standpoints and the success of Fable II.   

Everything PM said about Fable III at GC 2009 | (Source -  G4.tv)
http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/698493/Everything-Peter-Molyneux-Said-About-Fable-III-At-GamesCom-2009.html

• A summary on the Gamescom press conference (And video)

Fable III Video Feature | (Source GameSpot.com)
http://uk.gamespot.com/xbox360/rpg/fableiii/video/6228621/fable-iii-video-feature-2009

• GameSpot interviews PM on innovation, whether Natal is in Fable III, the touch system, judgments and Fable II save files. 

Peter Molyneux on Fable II, Fable III and Natal | (Source IGN.com)
http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/102/1029086p1.html

• Peter Molyneux talks about digital distribution, Fable III and Natal.
  

Interview With Peter Molyneux | (Source Game Kings)
http://www.gamekings.tv/index/videos/picnic-2009-interview-peter-molyneux/

• The Video interview that states that Natal may be used in Fable III
  

Natal in Fable III hinted by Paranoid Peter Molyneux | (Source Joystiq.com)
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/10/05/natal-in-fable-3-hinted-by-a-paranoid-molyneux/

• Natal is hinted at in Fable III when Peter said ""I am going to say it's going to use a controller, but I've never said it's not going to use Natal."

Natal in Fable III? | (Source IGN.com)
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/103/1031259p1.html

• Another article on Peters quote from the article above. 

Fable III Will Use Project Natal | (Source Kotaku.com)
http://kotaku.com/5387026/molyneux-fable-iii-will-use-project-natal

• Another article about the interview with GameKings when Peter said that natal was never ruled out n Fable III

Magazine Scans

• Fable III | (Source Official Xbox Magazine)

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The Eurogamer section has the same quote twice.

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Fable - The Musical Design Process
"Ladies and gents, we're still alive
By the skin of our teeth - now it's killing time.
Angel in my pocket, d by my side.
We ain't going nowhere 'cause heroes never die."

ahhh moose you never fail to disappoint me.i love you in a strictly plutonic way.

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Thought I'd add this concept art that LH added on Facebook, it's just an updated pic of Bowerstone.

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Fable Definition: A short, pithy animal tale, most often told or written with a moral tagged on in the form of a proverb. Thus to convey a moral is the aim of most fables, and the tale is the vehicle by which this is done.

And again, a long, improperly lubed metal shaft for the PC base.

What's ironic about the whole back-of-the-bus for the PC crowd is that they're creating these games on a PC..  Fable TLC was the only (Lionhead) game I ever bought, not bummed off a friend (console included in said bummage).  All the hardware and software tech that these games are 'pioneering' are all developed on a PC, so that they can make them work on a different chunk of hardware. Sounds absurd and asinine to me.

No flaming intended, I google "Fable II PC" every weekend (set results to only show results less than a week old) and ended up stumbling on someone's flame-rant about Fable III coming up and still no II-PC.. Figured I'd post my two cents.

I'd buy both for double the going 360-rate if that's what it took to get them to un-port the damn thing back to PC.  Be damned if I'm spending $300 on a vastly inferior system just to spend even more money on a game that would look and perform (on my system anyway) at least three times as well as the 360 counterpart.

Lastly, I bought Win7 x64, so it's not like I'm one of those pirate junkies floating around here or that I hate Microsoft, just wish they'd get their $#!% together and put something out for those of us (a percentage of the overall users) that're willing to pay for software that's actually worth the money.

--Some crazy software developer--

BTW for the sand picture i found something out, people thought the symbol was the  Shadow Court Dark Seal but when i did the Oakfield Massacre quest for the Temple of Shadows they gave me "The Temple of Shadow's Seal" and it looked exactly the same,
so maybe its not the Shadow court but the Temple of shadows expanded then collapsed,

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hmmmm weird although that would make since seeing as no really knows were the temple of shadows really originated from.

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info, sounds like an awesome game to me.

1.There should be a construct tool so if u have enough money you can build your own custom buildings in a building forge then add them to where ever you own.
2.Oh and if your the ruler of Albion you should have your own army(Recruit people, start wars with the other nations,go to battle with your troops, execute them, promote them, build bases ect)
3. You should be able to punish people the way you see fit: eg execution, imprisonment, chopping off their limbs fforcing them into your military, cleaners, slaves ect

I was looking at that background image on the front page and I figured out it's Bower lake. As you can see, it it significantly different to the Bower lake of Fable 2. Notably there is a bridge leading to the entrance to the tomb of  heroes. Why would they rebuild the entrance if they still hated heroes? I think there is something there! What do you guys think?

I was looking at that background image on the front page and I figured out it's Bower lake. As you can see, it it significantly different to the Bower lake of Fable 2. Notably there is a bridge leading to the entrance to the tomb of heroes. Why would they rebuild the entrance if they still hated heroes? I think there is something there! What do you guys think?

You should remember that your character from fable 2 is king/queen up until fable 3. Seeing as he/she is a hero the bridge to the tomb would probably be something he/she would build.