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Seece on 25 October 2010

Fable III Reviews here! - Thanks to Toastboy for letting me remake this thread!

Scores  
100 3
95 - 99 5
90 - 94 22
85 - 89 2
80 - 84 20
75 - 79 1
60 - 74 4
50 - 59 1
Under 50  


* = plus
- = minus

Website/Review Fable III Score Fable II Score */- Difference
       
VGChartz 9 8.5 * 0.5
IGN UK 8.5 9.5 - 1
IGN
   8.8  
IGN AUS   9.2  
Eurogamer 8 10 - 2
EDGE 9 9 0
Level 8 10 - 2
OXM   9.5  
Game Informer 9 9.3 - 0.3
Destructoid 5.5 7.5 -2
1UP 8.3 10 - 1.7
GamePro   9  
GameTrailers   8.6  
Gamespot   8.5  
Onion Club   8.3  
Giant Bomb 6 8 -2
TheSixthAxis 10    
Hardcore Gamer 10 d  
ElectricPig 10    
SFX 9.8    
XXL Gaming 9.6    
CHU 9.6    
BeefJack 9.5    
Real Gamer 9.5    
MIG 9.3    
CVG 9.2    
Now Gamer 9.2    
Xboxliveaddict 9.2    
Computer & VG 9.2    
MondoXbox 9.2    
Sponge 9.2    
RPG Site 9.2    
Gaming Trend 9.1    
Gamesradar 9    
GamingXP 9 9 0
MyGames 9 N/A  
VGUK 9    
Resoloution 9    
GameTactics 9    
TheGamingLiberty 9 N/A  
M2G 9 N/A  
Total VG 9 2  
Multiplayer.it 9 3  
Spazio Games 8.8 4  
Planet X360 8.7    
Everyeyeit 8.5    
Meristation 8.5 5  
VGZone 8.4    
3DJuegos 8.3 i6  
VideoGamer 8 9 -1
Strategy Gamer 8 N/A  
G4 8 10
 -2
Game Reactor 8 N/A  
The Escapist 8 N/A  
FileFront 8 N/A  
GameReactor Sweden 8 N/A  
Eurogamer Italy 8 N/A  
PC World 8 N/A  
JPS 8 N/A  
Guardian 8 N/A  
GMRFM 8    
MSXbox 8    
TeamCTF 8    
GamePro 8    
Chronic Reload 7.5    
CheatCC 7.4    
Co-Optimus 7    
Eurogamer Den 6    
       
Averae 8.5    

Please post any reviews not in the above chart.




 

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toastboy44562 on 25 October 2010

looks amazing thanks

not looking good at beating fable 2's score though.. :(



yo_john117 on 25 October 2010

GamingXP just got their review up on metacritic--Its in German so I can't read it but the score is a 90.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/fable-iii/critic-reviews



KichiVerde on 25 October 2010

Hmm. I was hoping for better, but anything in the high 80s low 90s is still a good sign. And Im thinking LEVEL and Eurogamer dropped it down a few notches from Fable 2 because they took a lot of flack from giving out the perfect scores last time.





Shadowblind on 25 October 2010

GamingXP also gave Fable 2 a 9.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/fable-ii



GOTY Contestants this year: Dead Space 2, Dark Souls, Tales of Graces f. Everything else can suck it.

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Seece on 25 October 2010
KichiVerde said:

Hmm. I was hoping for better, but anything in the high 80s low 90s is still a good sign. And Im thinking LEVEL and Eurogamer dropped it down a few notches from Fable 2 because they took a lot of flack from giving out the perfect scores last time.

Unlikely but perhaps, I dunno if sites really listen to anyone tbh .. flack or no flack.

However Fable II only got a handful of perfect scores, (6) and 2 of those sites have given Fable III a 8, .. soo.

Edit- Thanks for the updates btw guys, just 1 hour to go!



 

KichiVerde on 25 October 2010
Seece said:
KichiVerde said:

Hmm. I was hoping for better, but anything in the high 80s low 90s is still a good sign. And Im thinking LEVEL and Eurogamer dropped it down a few notches from Fable 2 because they took a lot of flack from giving out the perfect scores last time.

Unlikely but perhaps, I dunno if sites really listen to anyone tbh .. flack or no flack.

However Fable II only got a handful of perfect scores, (6) and 2 of those sites have given Fable III a 8, .. soo.


Oh review sites do take flack. More so than movie reviews because of the scale which is usually one to ten rather than four stars in increments of a half star. But the point is review sites dont give them out to readily, and we often see it when a sequel gets a lower score though it is a better game. Its always something along the lines of 'nothing new' or 'revolutionary.'

In any event Im getting the game regardless of the scores. I enjoyed the first two, and often more than the gameplay I enjoyed the look and feel of the Fable series and the third iteration looks to be more of what I have grown to like.





Shadowblind on 25 October 2010
Seece said:
KichiVerde said:

Hmm. I was hoping for better, but anything in the high 80s low 90s is still a good sign. And Im thinking LEVEL and Eurogamer dropped it down a few notches from Fable 2 because they took a lot of flack from giving out the perfect scores last time.

Unlikely but perhaps, I dunno if sites really listen to anyone tbh .. flack or no flack.

However Fable II only got a handful of perfect scores, (6) and 2 of those sites have given Fable III a 8, .. soo.

Edit- Thanks for the updates btw guys, just 1 hour to go!


Well hey. Two 8s, two 9s, its got an 85 right now. Fable: TLC was fun and got an 83. Personally, I only liked it okay, but I loved Fable 2-- like KichiVerde said, the world is what really absorbs you. I could definitely have used more combat depth, though.



GOTY Contestants this year: Dead Space 2, Dark Souls, Tales of Graces f. Everything else can suck it.

naznatips on 25 October 2010

For the record, the embargo for this game is 12:01 AM ET, i.e. in about 30 minutes from now, and these sites are breaking it.



Seece on 25 October 2010
naznatips said:

For the record, the embargo for this game is 12:01 AM ET, i.e. in about 30 minutes from now, and these sites are breaking it.

EDGE and Eurogamer scores were leaked, I guess that's out of their hands. I can't find the LEVEL or GamingXP review online either. Only one is on Meta atm.