kain_kusanagi said:
Wall of text time. Everything you said about Angry Joe is the reason I don't click on his videos. Geoff promised him an interview even though he is a nobody. Instead of making an appointment he ambushed him on the red carpet at insulted him with pointed questions. The red carpet is for fluff questions as people walk by. It's not for full interviews and certainly not gotcha questions, even if they failed. Geoff turned the table and proved to the world that Angry Joe is an ego maniac. I don't want to support him with my views. I don't hate the guy, I don't think he's a bad person, I just don't want to contribute to his ego. As for Fable. I have never been the victim of overhype. I get excited about new games that interest me, but I never believe they will be anything more than what I see in the trailers and previews. Peter M. can talk a game up all he wants and I take it with a grain of salt just like I do when politicians talk. Anyone promoting their own product should never be taken as seriously as an impartial video game journalist, so lone and their name isn't Angry Joe ;) I remember all the promises about Fable. I actually didn't pick up the first game because I didn't want to play a hardcore RPG about growing a tree over 40 years and the world twisting as you turn evil or good. It wasn't until I read some reviews and found out that it was a simple adventure game with RPG aspects. The second one was even more so an adventure game with less RPG features. I wasn't looking for an RPG, I wasn't expecting an RPG, and I didn't want an RPG from Fable. I got exactly what I was looking for. Peter M. talks big because he's an idea man who sets the bar high and then has to compromise when it turns out his ideas reached too high. He's a dreamer. I don't fault him for reaching for the stars, especially when his games fall short without crashing and burning. You expected something more, you wanted something more, and you were disappointed about getting something else. That's a valid beef, but you need to step back and look at the games for what they are instead of what you thought they were going to be. If I tell you my apple is the best tasting apple in the world and let you take a bit, but it turns out that it is a delicious orange, you may complain that it wasn't an apple, but it was still a delicious orange. Some people complain about Fable as if it's as bad as the Iron Man games. That's what bothers me. Fable isn't broken and it isn't "RPG for babies". It's an action adventure game that attempts to connect the player to the world through the character on a personal level. It does that well. KoA was good too and so was Dragon Age 2. I honestly don't understand the criticism that Dragon Age 2 gets, but that's another topic for another time. They may even be better than Fable. I just don't see what that has to do with whether or not Fable is worth playing. Your complaints remind me of the Splinter Cell fans that bashed Conviction. They wanted a hardcore stealth game, but got an action stealth game. I tried and hated the original Splinter Cell, but loved Conviction for the exact reason they hated it. They say it's a bad game and I say it's fun. They say the old Splinter Cell is better and I say it's boring and too strict. They say SC: Blacklist looks terrible and I think it looks great. It's a matter of taste. I think we have both said our peace on this. If you reply I will read it, but unless you ask me a direct question I think we are at an impasse. You don't like Fable and I do. Nothing either of us says is going to change that. |
We are at an impasse (and have been for a while). It was never my intention to change your opinion on Fable and nowhere in my comments can it be proven that I tried, I just challenged your opinion on the game to get to the heart of what it makes it special. Essentially I've found nothing, but an honest love for the franchise and I can respect that. I respect your belief in fable and on other games as well. Again, your point had nothing to do with my initial post about responding to the video. Your bias towards Angry Joe whether you like him or hated him killed a concrete conversation about Fable. I posted two videos to be exact. I've had responses from people who are not exactly fans of his as you can see and I have not argued with them as you can see. I am not so hard to figure out you see, if I get a concrete response based on my questions or posts I'll back off after a good conversation. I also now respect that you do not like Angry Joe...which basically means....this whole conversation is pointless. Thanks for your time.
