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Fable II Game of the Year Edition Now Available in North America

If you still haven't played Fable II for the XBOX 360 since it's release back in 2008, now is the great opportunity to get the Game of the Year edition.

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edgeofblade5222d ago

It seems a little... pretentious... to release a GOTY edition.

Pennywise5222d ago

pretentious.... Right up Peter's ally.

Elven65222d ago

Why would it be pretentious? Fable II did win GOTY awards, if not overall it did win for specific categories like RPG of the year from a few sites.

GameOn5222d ago

So what? It's better value for the consumer.

Bnet3435222d ago

All I have to say is this. I got this game last weekend for $17, IT. IS. AMAZING. If you liked Fable I, you'll like this one even better. The little things like getting a job, earning money, having a wife and kids, your dog, etc. All those little things make Fable II stand out. I recommend any Xbox 360 owner get this game. I wouldn't be surprised if we ever see a Fable MMO in our lifetime.

Bathyj5222d ago

Pretensious? Seems downright delusional in its arrogance.

Sure I guess technically only one mag or website has to give you a GotY award and then you can crow about it all you want, but general concensus never had this game picked.

Probably 2% of the gaming population and media would believe this was the best game of the year.

Its like me claiming to be the worlds best lover just because my girlfriend told me I am.

TheDeadMetalhead5222d ago

Good time for me to finally pick this up, then. I rented it back when I first got my 360. It's a pretty good game. :)

Elven65222d ago

bathyj: As posted below,

http://www.lionhead.com/fab...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

http://www.1up.com/do/newsS...

http://www.joystiq.com/2009...

A lot of places had given Fable II great praise, GOTY nominations and even awards.

Legally all you need is one award to call something "Game of the Year" edition. It would be impossible for a single game to sweep all the awards for every single site, publication, etc.

Bathyj5222d ago

Thats fine dude. I even said that myself.

Just so long as you all know, I'm the worlds greatest lover.

ActionBastard5221d ago (Edited 5221d ago )

Awards
IGN Best of 2008:
Best Original Score (Xbox 360)
X-play's Best Game of 2008 award
Joystiq's Best Game of 2008 award
Best Action and Adventure Game of 2008, British Academy Video Games Awards

Yep. That SCREAMS game of the year. All those accolades make Uncharted 2 look like game of the month. No, really.

theEnemy5221d ago

did win a Game of the Year award.

But Gears 2 on the other hand had none. Unless ofcourse some unknown blog or publication gave that award.

Disccordia5221d ago

This has been out for months in Europe, wonder why it's taken so long to hit NA? Anyway, in the UK, it's actually cheaper to just buy the original version and buy the DLC off the marketplace than purchase this!

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Raf1k15222d ago (Edited 5222d ago )

I was hoping this game would have come to PC by now as it's been over a year since it was released.

Any of you think this, Gears2, Halo Reach, Fable 3 and Alan Wake are enought reasons for me to pick up a 360?

edit: @below, Yeah I heard that's pretty good so I'm guessing Crackdown2 will be too. I'm looking for reasons to pick up a 360 but at the moment I think I might wait until there are more full exclusives on the 360 since I have a gaming PC and a PS3.

edit2: @beans, the thing that's holding me back is that once I've played all these I'll be back on my PC and PS3 with not much else to play on 360.
I think it might be better for me to wait for this years E3 to see what else is coming to 360 before I pick one up unless I can get one really cheap that's a newer model.

CAPT IRISH5222d ago

yes, but gears2 sucks. crackdown should be there instead

beans5222d ago (Edited 5222d ago )

I actually loved Gears 2 single player although I heard the fun was in multiplayer. That's definitely a great lineup and reason enough to hop on.

edit above: Well you just named 5 exclusives that are not on announced for Pc so that's plenty.

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divideby05222d ago

GOTY...someone does not understand what it means...lol

they picked the worst time ever to release this game...serioulsy wth are they thinking.....just look at the games coming out MAG, ME, White Knight Cronicles, Heavy Rain....all within a few weeks...all must buyz..

stupid release time..let it sit on the shelves

Elven65222d ago

Do you not know what GOTY means? Game of the Year (GOTY) is basically a term applied to games that win awards from various gaming publications, sites, etc in a certain year.

Fable II did win GOTY awards, I think it won some overall awards but it also won "Best RPG of 2008" awards from a few sites.

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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?

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DrDoomer145d ago

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

raWfodog145d ago

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

BrainSyphoned145d 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*

Husker42c145d ago

I really loved Shadow Complex.

P_Bomb144d ago

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

ChasterMies145d ago (Edited 145d 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_Mal145d ago (Edited 145d 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.

darthv72144d 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.

Hofstaderman145d ago

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

Profchaos144d ago (Edited 144d 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.

BehindTheRows144d 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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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.

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Crows90308d ago

They gotta bring back those gargoyles!

Dudeson308d ago

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

GaboonViper308d ago

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

got_dam308d 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.

cthulhucultist308d 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.

Demetrius308d 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

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-Hermit-884d ago

Dragon Quest 11 isn't even the best Dragon Quest game, it's a good game, but not the best. Dragon Quest 8 is superior to it in almost every way.

thorstein883d ago

...and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4....

I am biased.

Hofstaderman884d ago (Edited 884d ago )

OK let's end this, in order
Xenogears
Final Fantasy 8
Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy 9
Final Fantasy 6
Chrono Trigger
Legend of Dragoon
Breath of Fire 4
Breath of Fire 3
Dragon Quest 8
Dragon Quest 11
Vagrant Story
Saga Frontier 2
Chrono Cross
Suikoden 2
Suikoden
Threads of Fate
Final Fantasy X
Final Fantasy XII
Lunar 2

Jiub884d ago

Sometimes I forget how much of a powerhouse the PS1 was

MadLad884d ago

I don't play too many jrpgs, and I'm trying to diversify a bit.

Outside of FF and Dragon Quest, what two games from that list do you most recommend someone trying? Doesn't matter if it's a sequel to another game or not.

Jiub884d ago

IMO: Chrono Trigger and Suikoden II

thorstein883d ago

Octopath Traveler is really good.

BlaqMagiq1884d ago

You have Threads of Fate on there which means you get my ultimate respect. Underrated and overlooked.

Exvalos883d ago

Man your dang near spot on absolute spot on choices

Epicor883d ago

I like your top 6 a lot. I don't have the same orders but all those games would make my top 10 RPG list most likely. Number 1 for me is FFIX. It holds a special place in my heart and imo it's the perfect Final Fantasy game.

In addition I would give special mention to some western RPG's as well: Skyrim and Mass Effect 2 were iconic games. Out of JRPG's I'd like to add Disgaea 2 on that list.

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MadLad884d ago (Edited 884d ago )

Some of my personal favorites are Planescape: Torment, New Vegas, Morrowind, Kotor 2, Wasteland 3, Witcher 2, Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines, Deus Ex, Disco Elysium and Vampyr.

As far as jrpg, while I'm not as big a fan as I am for Western RPGs, I love Persona 3 - 5, Dragon Quest 8 and 11, Rogue Galaxy, Final Fantast 6,7, and 12; and Lost Odyssey.

LoveSpuds884d ago (Edited 884d ago )

Some quality taste in games there squire.

I'd add some Baldurs Gate 2 and Neverwinter Nights from back in the day too.

MadLad883d ago

Should have added BG2. Played through it many times over the years.

Never could get into Neverwinter Nights though. Not sure why.

Omegasyde883d ago

Loved rouge galaxy. Fav game from Level 5.

ManMarmalade884d ago

Legend of Dragoon #1 game of all time for me

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