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Fable vs Fable II: Graphics Comparison - 720p

See for yourself just how much the visuals in Fable II have been improved over the first game.

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PacoDG5656d ago

Wow, a game coming out 3 years into the console's lifecycle compared with the first iteration that came out 4 years ago looks better!?! wha!?

*amazed*

Counter_ACT5656d ago

Exactly. What a pointless video, of course Fable 2 is going to look better.

The Matrix5656d ago

4 years and one console cycle later and almost no improvement in graphics can be seen. Fable II dropped the ball in the graphics department. :s

rhood0225656d ago

Damn, you beat me to the smart-ass comment.

Oh well, bubbles anyway.

hay5656d ago

@Counter_ACT: I can't believe you got disagree.

ericnellie5656d ago

Fable 2 isn't about the graphics anyway, it's about depth and possibilities. Yes, some games are all in it for graphics but they may lack length/storyline/possibilities . Fable does things a little bit differently;)

For the first Sony fan that disaggrees - what about last gen when the PS2's graphics were less than the original XBOX's graphics...it was all about game play then....right?

- Graphics are just one piece of the puzzle -

JonahNL5656d ago

@ ericnellie
I totally agree, take Crysis: Warhead for example. It's very short, 4-5 hours max at Veteran level. But the game is presented in such a beautiful way I can forgive that! It's the same with Fable II, graphics may not be the best we've ever seen, nor is it the biggest leap in graphics, but it's the feeling I get when playing Fable that's just awesome! :D

aliveinboston5656d ago (Edited 5656d ago )

Fable II graphics are an embarrassment to the 360 which is capable of so much more.

On the other hand, they significantly improved the broken gameplay of the original and from that stand point it's reassuring that there's stuff out there that's fresh, different, and thought provoking to break the nearly endless monotony of space marine shooters.

Aquanox5656d ago

Why are they showing the worst possible scenes of Fable II ?

Why not showing the snowy town (just at the beginning) or the forest in daytime :S

mikeslemonade5656d ago

Graphics are important. I think the Wii fans in 2006 who said graphics are good enough are eating back there words, and do you see any true Wii fans defending the Wii in the forumes? No, they're all gone. Graphics are one piece of the puzzle and if your graphics aren't to par then your game isn't complete. That is why it isn't getting perfect scores. Also the physics, animations, and AI usually go together. When the game sucks vuisually the physics, animations, and AI usually suck too.

And PS2 had the game with the best graphics last generation with God of War 2. No xbox game looks better than God of War 2.

mikeslemonade5656d ago

Having bad graphics is like writing an essay and forgetting to hit the spell check button and checking grammar mistakes. If the content is good but the grammar is bad your not getting an A on that paper. The sameway is for games if you don't polish your game it's not going to get a perfect score.

Time_Is_On_My_Side5656d ago

If you think game-play is 100% of the experience then pick up a Nintendo Wii that console is all about game-play. Nothing brings you closer to slashing a sword to playing golf. As for the others the PlayStation 3 and XBOX 360 cost $399.99 graphics better be up there.

The PlayStation 3 always get bashed because people keep thinking graphics are better on the XBOX 360. Now when an exclusive title comes out for the XBOX 360 it isn't about graphics. I do believe game-play is important, but graphics do play an important role too. Otherwise I would have a Wii where it's only about game-play.

LazyDevs5656d ago

With this is a terrible port and the ps3 was the lead, i will not buy this crap, if the dev's are going to be lazy then they will not get my money. Ohhh thats right this is a 360 exclusive well and pc.

ind15656d ago

Graphics do matter if you've paid for it.

Of course if you buy a PS3 and are promised high definition, crisp clear graphics, thats what you want to see. I see the Wii as an innovative console and thats all. Do remember, the Wii is new-gen, not next-gen. All Wii owners and what not would love to have HD graphics which will happen in the future, but its not hard to deal with last-gen graphics, because a good game is a good game. Zelda was fantastic, did it look effing superb? Hell no, but I've had more fun with that then 80% of the Xbox 360 games I own. The 20% being Lost Odyssey and Halo 3 online.

Fable 2 doesn't look AMAZING, but its definitley beautiful. I'm all for these types of graphics. I mean, millions of people play World of Warcraft and games like Counter-Strike: 1.6, but are there graphics nice? Nope, World of Warcrafts graphics are all cheesey and plain, whilst CS: 1.6's graphics are just plain old and outdated. But, their some of the best PC games to be made.

MiloGarret5655d ago

Boston! Man I fücking love that city, favourite place in the US! Hope to go back someday.

Off topic? Lol.

Halochampian5655d ago

that is one terrible simile.

A better one would be: Graphics like writing an essay and not laminating it before turning it in. It makes it look pretty but wont effect your grade any.

dantesparda5655d ago

The place i grew up in, the place where Im from. But yeah, I've been saying this game has weak graphics for a while now. And the content looks weak too.

Bangladesh5655d ago

You PS3 fanboys are hilarious. The truth is, Fable 2 is awe inspiring in certain areas, and average in other areas. But Fable 2 utterly destroys Fable 1 in the graphics arena wholly. I've got both.

ericnellie5655d ago

Did you not read what I wrote? I said graphics are "just one piece of the puzzle". There are a bunch of things that are important in making a good game;)
Why don't you go pick up a Wii;)

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JonahNL5656d ago

Fable II is definitely more detailed and has more graphical effects, but the overall difference isn't that big IMO. Looks like they polished up the engine a bit, but that's it... Expected more, I'll just wait for the PC version! :D

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navyguy215656d ago

Fable 2 has to be played to be appreciated!! There are so many things to do, and so much depth than any RPG that ive played to date. Im not saying its the BEST RPG, but it is among the best. And graphically, it is a BIG LEAP. Just get the game, and explore some of the caves and dungeons............you'll change your mind ;)

JonahNL5656d ago (Edited 5656d ago )

@ arrrgh
[Source please? Didn't knew that.]
Found it: http://www.loinhead.net/fab...
Still, I don't think it's that much of an improvement over the first Fable. It could have been much more, just look at Gears of War. Anyway, let's move on...

@ navyguy21
Unfortunately I have to wait for the PC version, since I don't have a XBOX 360. Have considered getting it many times though, especially for Gears of War 2! And I believe ya, I enjoyed the first one! :D Love it! If the graphics don't do it, the music, atmosphere and endless possibilities will!

freddukes5656d ago

I am a software developer who designs applications in C++... I'm here to clear up a few things about engines..

1. They're virtually ALL written in C++ (In fact, find me one that isn't)... C++ compiles to assembly language which is "machine type" language which cannot be read - it'd be pretty pointless allowing others to take your engine without making money from it...

2. Engines don't have much to do with the detail of graphics - they only run the compiled models. It is up to the creator of the models to make them detailed - I don't know much about modelling myself so I can't go into much detail here..

3. Engines are basically the "Bare Bones" behind any game... It define the GUI Toolkit (Graphical user interface) and hosts MANY mathematical functions and lots of inbuilt algorithms and such to use assembled code in the form of models, materials, maps etc. They do not in no way shape or form define game design, graphics, sound, game play, story etc etc... What they allow things to do is allow for key inputs, automatically use assembled compiled code in the form of models, materials, maps, sounds and embed them into a GUI kit to display on screen using mathematical functions to work out what to display to the player. All game play and story line is done USING the engine, but writing a completely new source.

4. Take the Source engine for example... This is my preferred engine which I use to do a lot of my game design in. Many of you will know that the "Orange Box" bought to life a new Source Engine (Half Life 2 episode 1, episode 2, TF2, DOD:S, portal etc etc)... The engine claimed to be a "complete" re-work - however, only few minor things were changed such as the ways we can add entities into the game and spawn certain entities and load up memory locations from the DLL files. None of these had ANY impact on graphics, sound OR storyline what-so-ever. The fact that HLE1 had better graphics than HL2 was down to more detailed textures as modern PC's can now handle the load easier.

5. Another thing which people mess up on these forums is how easy people think it is to "port" one game over from Microsoft XBox 360 to the PS3 or vice versa... Some of you may know that PS3 uses a graphics engine called OpenGL (the Open source graphics engine which *Unix type systems use to interact with the graphics hardware)... However.. Microsoft being... Well.. Microsoft... Uses DirectX which is a Microsoft only application. These 2 different engines are that... They're completely different engines... It's like writing code in the Source Engine, then re-writing it to work in the Unreal engine... It's a lot more work then just a magical button called "Port"... DirectX will most likely be concentrated on more since it is also the base for any Windows PC machine - which is why most games are only compatible with Windows, NOT Linux or Mac...

Just thought I had to clear things up...

Thank you for reading

-freddukes

MiloGarret5655d ago

And thank you for writing freddukes!

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thor5656d ago

Hmm.. this only serves as a reminder of how good fable 1 looked (is that from the PC version?)

Fable 2 really isn't leaps and bounds better.

jtorry5656d ago

Fable footage is taken from the downloadable version (Xbox Originals) running on the Xbox 360.

Yoma5656d ago

No differenses. just a ported and remade fable

enjoi1875656d ago

Yep and it still outsells ps3tard games

dkgshiz5656d ago

could care less, MGS4 my little friend.

air15656d ago

almost all games on the 360 sell better then the ps3 games. hell, even too human sold better than 90% of ps3 games...

FailStation35656d ago

lmfao.

first of all, "could care less"? "could"

saying you COULD care less implies that you could care less than you already do, implying you do care.

MORON LMFAO. it's COULDN'T care less. "COULDN'T" as in COULD NOT. lmfao. what a moron u must be!

second, "MGS4"? what about it? that movie no one bought? that? what does that have to do with fable? you see, fable is an actual GAME.

look into it ;)

Kleptic5656d ago

why do you idiots think sales have anything to do with how good a game is?...

So the Backstreet boys are one of the greatest bands of all time then right?...

the game is apparently really good...awesome...but there is no denying that it looks like a PS2 could run it...seriously God of War 2 looks every bit as good technically as Fable 2...

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The 7 Best Xbox 360 Games - Console Exclusives Win the Day

The Xbox 360 was a fantastic console in its day with some truly classic titles, but what are the seven best games for the console?

DrDoomer138d ago

I'm pretty used to these lists being bad, but this one is particularly s#ite.

raWfodog137d ago

I think Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon should have been added to the list.

BrainSyphoned138d ago

I'll go with,
Lost Odyssey, Blue Dragon, Culdcept Saga, Shadow Complex, Ace Combat 6 with the flight stick,A Kingdom for Keflings, A World of Keflings.
Bonus Kinect Games: Happy Action Theater and Sesame Street.
*Skyrim was so bad on PS3 that it almost deserves to be #1*

Husker42c138d ago

I really loved Shadow Complex.

P_Bomb137d ago

Ah yes, Shadow Complex! Good indies back in the day. Summer of Arcade. I enjoyed Trials Evolution as well.

ChasterMies138d ago (Edited 138d ago )

Was this made by a.i.? No human being would put Shadowrun, Fable III, and Splinter Cell: Conviction into a list of the 7 best Xbox 360 games.

Abnor_Mal138d ago (Edited 138d ago )

Would love to play Ace Combat6 on PlayStation, but Xbox decided to buy exclusivity and keep it off a competing platform.

The only mainline game I never played except for one level at a friends place. Game sold less than any other in the series if I remember correctly.

darthv72137d ago

360 had Namco hitters AC6 and RR6... both quality titles. You should at least bust out the 360 for AC6 if you can score the flight stick. Its great.

Hofstaderman137d ago

When the current gen XBOX offering is so lacking people need to refer to games released two generations back....

Profchaos137d ago (Edited 137d ago )

It's a nostalgia peice same reason we get thousands of YouTube videos on sega genisis. Something people have fond memories for but the era is long gone.

It's xboxs golden year imo it was their genisis years the time where they stuck it to the market leaders Sony.

BehindTheRows137d ago

They stuck nothing. Sony screwed themselves giving Xbox an opening. They would have gotten the usual smack down if the PS3 had launched at $399 and was easier to develop for.

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Baldur's Gate 3 Producer Has Joined Fable Developer Playground Games

Baldur's Gate 3 producer Ryan Clark, who worked at Larian Studios for four years, has joined Fable developer Playground Games

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Obscure_Observer203d ago

Xbox is definitely the house of RPGs and it´s getting bigger and better by the day!

Fable will be fantastic!

Marcus Fenix203d ago

I hope to see the following at Microsoft’s June games showcase:

Contraband (3rd party exclusive)
ID Software
Machine Games
The Coalition
Playground
Ninja Theory
The Initiative
Double Fine
Rare

Im sure we won’t see all these studio’s projects but at least 5 of them would be nice.

Sciurus_vulgaris202d ago

I’m surprised Gears 6 hasn’t been announced by the Coalition as of yet. Gears 5 released 4 years and the Coalitions hasn’t another AAA title since then, excluding the co-developed Gears Tactics.

Lightning77202d ago (Edited 202d ago )

Todd hinted at Indiana Jones being at next year's E3.

I heard Contraband is going through some sorta rework. I don't really have much hope for that game at this point in time.

Btw Gears 6 is in full development they took time away to learn Unreal Engine 5. Yeah... If we're going off of Immortals Of Aveum performance. They have allot of work ahead of them.

GhostScholar202d ago

I’m with you, but you had to know that comment wouldn’t be popular here lol

Sonic1881202d ago

The house of western RPGs. There, I fixed it for you

Crows90202d ago (Edited 202d ago )

Not even accurate though. They haven't made a single RPG yet. Starfield is barely an RPG as it is...there's no role picking unlike in elder scrolls games...especially the older ones. No skills...no attributes...just perks.

Imagine baldurs gate 3 where all you get to pick are feats.

Sonic1881202d ago (Edited 202d ago )

Starfield was probably the worse RPG from Bethesda. Especially when it comes to review scores on Steam

https://www.gamespot.com/ar...

https://youtu.be/NuJumZT7Kt...

darthv72202d ago

All games are RPG if you think about it. You play the role of a character and do the stuff required to win the game.

Technically speaking.

Zeref202d ago (Edited 202d ago )

I couldn't be happier about that. I heard even Infinity Ward is working on an RPG. I am hyped af to see what they can do outside of CoD!

Crows90202d ago

What new RPGs has Xbox made recently?

jjb1981202d ago

I played the Fable Legends closed beta and actually kinda liked it. It sucks that it was canceled. I'm definitely looking forward to the new Fable.

Crows90202d ago

So it could have been really good. They lacked vision for the end product.

Barlos201d ago (Edited 201d ago )

Absolutely. I loved FF7 Remake and I've been playing the hell out of FFXVI and BG3 on my Xbox and I can't wait for FF7 Rebirth next February!

Oh hang on, none of them are on xbox are they?

House of the RPG indeed.

Obscure_Observer201d ago

None of the games you mentioned are first party.

Those aren´t even exclusive.

In case you didn´t notice, Fable is an first party RPG among many others in development at XGS.

CappyBlack201d ago

When's the last time Sony released a JRPG; let alone an actual RPG? Outside of 3rd party payouts. I can say the same for virtually every genre that isn't a linear action game or a racing game that doesn't press their competition.

Barlos201d ago (Edited 201d ago )

"None of the games you mentioned are first party.

Those aren´t even exclusive.

In case you didn´t notice, Fable is an first party RPG among many others in development at XGS."

And where in your original post did you mention first party? Regardless of exclusivity, none of the games I mentioned - some of the biggest RPGs around - are on Xbox but you seem to think Xbox is home of the RPG. You have Starfield and...oh, Fable. Wow.

But that's OK, if you want to move the goalposts to make yourself feel better, go right ahead 👍

Also, if you want to talk first party, some would say that Horizon and God of War are action RPGs. I personally don't, but they could be classed as such since they have RPG elements.

Obscure_Observer201d ago (Edited 201d ago )

"And where in your original post did you mention first party?"

This topic is about Ryan Clark from Larian joining Playground Games.

I said, "Xbox is definitely the house of RPGs and it´s getting bigger and better by the day!"

Not idea how you though I was talking about third party games.

"Regardless of exclusivity, none of the games I mentioned - some of the biggest RPGs around - are on Xbox but you seem to think Xbox is home of the RPG."

Xbox as a brand, doesn´t have to own all of the RPG games available in the market to be considered "the house of RPGs". I made that statement because today, Xbox is the brand with more dedicated RPG studios under its wings.

Besides, Phil has a new partnership with SE in place, we already got FFXIV from Yoshi P´s team, I wouldn´t be surprised if FF7R and FFXVI are the next. BG3 is also coming to Xbox this year, it´s not like we ain´t getting that game.

" You have Starfield and...oh, Fable. Wow."

Pentiment
Project Dragon
Towerborne
TESVI
Fallout 5
Avowed
Clockwork Revolution
The Outer Worlds 2

All first party. So now you know.

Like I said, Xbox is undoubtedly the house of the RPG games. You may not like it, but it´s nothing but a fact. Unless of course, you have some actual facts to counter the facts the brought here regarding first party RPG development.

"Also, if you want to talk first party, some would say that Horizon and God of War are action RPGs. I personally don't, but they could be classed as such since they have RPG elements."

You know as well as everybody that those games are action/adventure games with some RPG elements thrown into the mix.

Unfortunately at the moment, Sony is not investing in first party RPGs or RPG studios. Sorry.

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Crows90202d ago (Edited 202d ago )

Still waiting to see what kind of game fable will be. Hope it has gargoyles...probably not.

Hope you can pick between male or female and choose something else to distinguish yourself during character creation.

Super excited for this and perfect dark...excited to see what they make that is. Don't have any high hopes but maybe MS can prove me wrong. Playground has been their studio for a long time and the initiative is their only new studio

Lightning77202d ago

"Hope you can pick between male or female and choose something else to distinguish yourself during character creation."

That's a staple in most if not all RPG's.

henbayward202d ago

Not these days, it ain't! 🤣🤣

VersusDMC202d ago

This is a good get as Baldur's Gate 3 is highly regarded.

But this has to be a hire for their next game right? Why would Fable need a producer now?

BrainSyphoned202d ago

Because the current producers at Xbox are helping produce some real bangers.... I'm sure Fable is in a great state right now.

Charlieboy333202d ago

Can't wait to see what their '10 year plan' is for Fable.....just like Halo and now Forza. I'm curious to see just how badly they fuck this up with online focused, drip fed content, design and gameplay. Because I know it's going to be nothing like the previous games and anyone expecting that is in for a nasty surprise.

Popsicle202d ago

I really am hoping against hope that you are wrong, but I think you are probably right. Unfortunately

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Fable II - A Fantasy Series at Peak Performance

Fable II launched back in 2008 and remains the best the series has offered. Ahead of the series comeback, it's time to look at the classic.

Crows90301d ago

They gotta bring back those gargoyles!

Dudeson301d ago

I'd love to play it again, this time on pc though. Forever waiting on that pc port.

GaboonViper301d ago

Loved this game, oh and i always saved my dog at the end, hope the new Fable has a animal companion.

got_dam301d ago

Fable 2 was the best inthe series. Peter waaaaaaay over promised with fable 1 and it was good but disappointing. He didn't go crazy eith hype for the second game and it was surprisingly awesome. Then he ran his mouth promoting 3 and it was the worst of the 3.

cthulhucultist301d ago

Funny story: Fable 3 had a funny way of keeping the promises you made in the first half of the game and having enough money to defeat the darkness.

You only had to collect enough money to buy 2 stores in a busy market district. You then raise the prices to maximum and you turn xbox 360 internal clock 99 or more years ahead.

The next time you load the game, all the rents from the 99 years are collected immediately.

But yes I agree that 3 was the weakest of the three.

Demetrius300d ago

I only got to play it once 😩 I'm so tempted to buy a Xbox 360 slim but planning on getting the series x soon since I got a PS5 in February Im ready to get saints row 1&2 back, GTA 4, fable 2, but I also want to play infamous 1&2 again Sony screwed us over with the stream only for saints row 2 and other gems smh