Fable 2 Missing Online Co-Op At Launch

[vlad321]

Just to resurrect an old thread, here's a snippet from 1up's review, now please tell me how you can consider this not rushed. It's still interesting to see how some games can be slammed and brought down so many notches for under-delivering on multiplayer (or singleplayer for multiplayer games) yet this one wet scott-free.


"The real action was supposed to be in the online co-op mode, where two players would saddle up with their fully customized characters and hack their way through the game together. And while this hasn't been completely compromised in action, Lionhead -- in this instance -- again underdelivers on their original concept. Players hoping to play together online are restricted to A) the host player, who has his fully kitted-out character on display, and B) the guest player who -- again -- must select from the default set of six character types. What's in it for the guest character, then? By joining a game with your Xbox Live account, you're able to take all of the experience, money, and skills earned during your online play session and transfer it back to your own character once you're finished playing. So, basically, you're sending a proxy into another player's game world. In actual practice the camera is beyond your control most of the time, as even in online co-op both players must illogically share a single screen (instead of just having your own screen, like you would in an MMO), resulting in a perpetual tug-of-war. The whole appeal of playing together in a game like this is to show off your personal style. Remove that, toss in a nightmarish camera, and factor in the total lack of an online setup screen, lobby, or multiplayer interface and this is easily the worst thing about Fable 2. It's a painful example of lost opportunity -- it was supposed to be one of the best things about the game. "

 

Apparently everyone's on-line experience has been affected and is different from what was promised due to Molyneux unable to push back a date.