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Slimebeast said:
Squilliam said:

Wheres Starcrafts post-mortem on the situation? Since it hasn't been written its pretty obvious that hes extremely disapointed with the game, and to be frank, theres a lot of things to be disapointed about.

Probably the reason why Starcraft didn't make a thread about Fable 2 is because we have to yet again sort through a whole new list of broken promises. Probably the biggest one, and likely the main reason why Starcraft hasn't posted about Fable 2 was the idea of having a sheep companion instead of a dog. Starcraft spoke at length to me in PMs about how he wanted to be more than a "Chicken Chaser". I think it cut him deep, so deep that even a fellow Austrian like Rolstoppable couldn't console him.

With sales this average, why bother to talk about them at all? There are other games that sold worse, and other games which sold better, but one things certain the game didn't live up to expectations. Mario Kart sold 10 million copies this year, and it was an extremely hardcore game. Fable 2 sold barely 1/5th what Mario Kart sold and its extremely disapointing to see such a similar game perform so badly on the Xbox 360. Its probably far too casual, the Xbox 360 has too many casual middling releases so its hard for one to distinguish itself.

The biggest problem I had personally was the emasculating casualness of the game. Its simply impossible to lose!

First of all, Fable II is an awesum game, but we all know Peter Molyneux's out of this world promises so of course it was not gonna live up to them.

I agree, Starcraft has been silent because he is so ashamed lol.
(everyone are still babbling about LBP sales but no one is even mentioning Fable II)

He was predicting sales lifetime of no more than 4 million copies though, which still is reachable (most likely Fable II will sell 3.5 mill, but that is pretty close).

As I said, Fable II is great, but Peter Molyneux lied about it being open-world/sandbox while it actually felt very linear. That was the biggest let down IMO, plus that the game is too easy of course. 

I dont mind easy as long as its fun which fable 2 is



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Torillian said:
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Barozi said:
Funny how many people take this thread serious

Exactly why I posted. Some of us know he is being incredibly sarcastic, but others won't, and this will incite fanboyish warfare.... thus, why I suggested this thread was trolling. No nead to ban the Squill man, he meant no harm, but perhaps a locking of this thread?

 

It's all about how you think about it.  Personally I choose to think about the thread as kind of a weeding process.  Now I know all of the poeple that don't actually read threads (sheep instead of a dog, come on that is an easy catch as a joke) and therefore I can remember to ignore what they say in the future.

Again, exactly why I posted.  Some people like you and me see the ridiculous jokes and sarcasm, but others which have posted saying "Fable 2 didn't bomb!!!" are the ones I am worried about.  Creating a topic like this, no matter the intentions, will incite anger in those that do not pay as close attention or those who do not understand Squilliam's humor.  I seriously find nothing wrong with this thread, but from a moderators perspective it just doesn't seem safe.  You can't assume everyone will understand your topic.

 



I love these types of threads. I love to see the people that come in and overreact or take the topic serious.



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Unbelivable... Squilliam makes a sarcastic thread and the majority don't understand...



     

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Is this a joke thread? How is 2 mill + in 8 weeks poor? In fact it will probably end up with 4 mill + LT? Last time I checked that would be in the top 3 for a PS3 game.



this thread was a utter failure, because fable 2 didnt bomb or bombed hard as u stated it is selling at a decent rate with all the other high profile's that are out. and it will have a lifetime sales of over 3 million when its all said and done, which is a very good amount. and i liked fable 2 alot and i know alot of ppl who did as well. i know each person has a opinion on a game and what they expected from it, but to say it bombed or bombed hard is just complete bs.



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