I haven't read many reviews of Fable 3.  In fact, I think I may have skimmed over two reviews......maybe.  For me, Fable 3 was a sure thing and I didn't want any spoilers.  So I just finished Fable 3 this morning.  Maybe nostalgia is playing a part--even though Fable 2 is only a couple of years old--but I think I enjoyed Fable 2 a bit more.

There was no sense of desperation like there was in "the Crucible" from Fable 2.  There were no cool "over the top" characters like Hammer from Fable 2.  You can't pick your shots with a ranged weapon like you could in Fable 2 (Oh, how I enjoyed shooting a Hollow Man's arms and head off before finishing them off!).  90% of the enemies from Fable 3 are from Fable 2.  You can't really choose your expressions like you could in Fable 2 and the training of your dog is not as deep as it was in the older game.  It seems like character creation options weren't as diverse this time, either.  People don't even call me different nicknames or sing of my adventures, anymore.  This is all off the top of my head.

Now, co-op was much better this time and I apprecieate the fact that our character speaks a little this time but......I had more fun with Fable 2.  Both are awesome games but I just recall being drawn into the adventures of "Little Sparrow" quite a bit more.  I plan to go back and play a little Fable 2 just to make sure that it's the same game I remember.  But in the meantime, am I alone in thinking this?

Yes, it is. Fable 3 isn't bad, but I only thought it was "good", at best. If you've seen any of my Fable-related posts, you'd know how much I wanted Fable 3 to be better then Fable 2. But it isn't.

Fable 2 is still the best in the series by far, imo.

Really enjoyed both but i would tend to agree, i did prefer Fable 2.

You summed up my thoughts exactly.

It seems Peter decided to remove the features 70% or so Fable II players didn't use (find the article) and made Fable III very shallow for the 30% or so that did use everything in Fable II.

The only great thing about the game over its predecessor is Coop but even that is lacking compared to other games.

One feature that I really miss was that I could recieve rent for my property, even when the game was turned off.  It made it feel like Albion was alive, even when I wasn't around.  Plus, I always looked forward to the huge money bonus.

And not being able to upgrade my character based on experience points, rather than unlocking chests--I don't like that.  There should have been an option.  I like having a stronger looking character because I used melee weapons or a powerful looking character because I used more magic.

Well for me the series is a B series through and through, Fable III I hear is even easier than Fable II which was easy lol, and from what I've read story and choice wise Fable II is better as well.

Fable III is wtf easy. The last boss felt like a joke. 

I disagree 100%. I think Fable III is miles ahead of Fable II, and I really like Fable II. Some of the "claims" I've read as to how Fable II is better are stuff that makes no sense, like the IGN guy who said the magic system was better. And heck, the way some of these people talk, you'd think they thought Fable II was perfect, which is far from the case.

Erm, I disagree about the story and choice wise. You see a lot more of your choices make a difference in the latter half of the game, and the story isn't a repeat of Fable I as Fable II was.

And I don't see how difficulty determines a series' grade quality. Prince of Persia is fun and you can't die in that game either. Don't see how anybody can say Fable III is easier when you technically never die in either game.

fable 2 is in my backlog. i should play it some time and see if it is really that good