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gergroy on 15 October 2012
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darkknightkryta said:
gergroy said:
 

Well, you would know what we are talking about if you had played the game.  Fable 2 at the time (remember, it came out like 5 years ago) wasn't a bad game.  However, the comments were about his comparison to xenoblade, a very recent game.  Comparing a recent game to an older, less well recieved game that is an outlier of the WRPG genre isn't a very good comparison.  

As far as the RPG elements, lionhead removed a lot of them for fable 2 and almost completely removed them in fable 3.  I would classify the first fable as an action RPG, but fable 2 and 3 I would probably call action/adventure games.  

Yes I would know better :P.  All I remember is that Sessler and Webb gave Fable 2 game of the year because of its RPG elements, talking to people, being a polygamist, etc.  Though a game as highly acclaimed as Fable 2 should be able to stand the tests of time regardless so I think it is fair to compare to Xenoblade, one of the best WRPG this gen vs one of the best JRPG this gen.

again, having played it would help you make this argument.  Fable 2 was not a highly acclaimed game, a good game, but by no means was it universally enjoyed.  It's rpg elements were bare bones, if you think hearing the same two lines of dialogue from four different randomly generated character models qualifies as talking to people, then we are going to have to agree to disagree.  

It's interesting you bring up sessler and webbs game of the year award there.  Because that choice was incredibly controversial.  Especially since Fable 2 didn't even win their RPG of the year award (again, a reflection that fable is an outlier of the RPG genre and not really an RPG).  Sessler actually got called out to defend his position because so many people were upset with him over that award.

http://www.g4tv.com/videos/35498/adam-vs-kevin-over-game-of-the-year/