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Play Overview
Fable (2004) is an adventure role-playing game, set in a fantasy world where your interactions with the world and villagers, and decisions about your use of magical power, substantially alter the story and the environment. Play involves exploring the world to forge your hero through your actions both in conversation and fights. It stands out for its living breathing fantasy world, but also for how your play defines your path towards good, evil, or in-between.
As you progress through the game over many hours, your character visually changes depending on how you play. As in other role-play games you choose how to develop skills and accrue equipment and clothing. You develop relationships in the game with different non-player characters. You have a pet dog to help you. You can even find a wife and have children. But these things remain secondary to the main adventure story.
The result is a game with the feel of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Saga. It escapes the common hero's journey by depicting the more varied and unintended consequences of your heroic ambition.
Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Fable 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 3 weeks ago.
As you progress through the game over many hours, your character visually changes depending on how you play. As in other role-play games you choose how to develop skills and accrue equipment and clothing. You develop relationships in the game with different non-player characters. You have a pet dog to help you. You can even find a wife and have children. But these things remain secondary to the main adventure story.
The result is a game with the feel of Ursula K. Le Guin's Earthsea Saga. It escapes the common hero's journey by depicting the more varied and unintended consequences of your heroic ambition.
Our examiner, Jo Robertson, first checked Fable 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 3 weeks ago.
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Play Style
Benefits
Age Ratings
Content Rating
Rated for younger players in the US. Rated ESRB EVERYONE for Language, Sexual Content, Use of Alcohol, Violence and Blood and Gore. As players progress through the story, they can engage in combat and use swords, bows, and magic spells to kill bandits and fantasy creatures (e.g., large insects, goblins, skeletons). Combat is accompanied by screams of pain and large splashes of blood. Some attacks (e.g., headshot with a bow) can decapitate human enemies. Some cutscenes also depict torture devices covered in blood. During the course of the game, players can engage in sexual relations with workers at a bordello"sex acts are not depicted, though moaning sounds and suggestive dialogue is often present (e.g., "On knees, now me want to see you beg" and "Yes that's it! Phew that was quite a workout!"). Players' character has the ability to buy and consume alcohol from a bar; screen-distortion effects occur after several drinks. The word "sh*t" can be heard in the dialogue.
Skill Level
11+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. Still, it's important for parents and guardians to consider the maturity required to process the game content. It's also important to ensure children understand in-game purchases and have spending limits set-up. The unusual social progression and decision making, alongside the fighting, magic and fantasy adventure, make this a good match for pre-teenager skill levels. Provided they are comfortable with the content, the game offers a good challenge for their social deduction, identity and narrative processing skills.
Costs
Fable usually costs £26.99 to £29.99.
There are the following additional costs associated with this game:
Although the features of the game developed with each version, Fable II is generally thought to be the best version of the game.
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Fable
 | Xbox One | £29.99 | – | Free Xbox Game Pass |
 | PC | £26.99 | – | – |
- In-Game Purchases: Additional in-game purchases are offered for items that enhance the experience.
Although the features of the game developed with each version, Fable II is generally thought to be the best version of the game.
- Fable (Xbox)
- Fable: The Lost Chapters expansion
- Fable Anniversary remade first game on Xbox 360
- Fable II (Xbox 360) with free Knothole Island and See the Future downloadable content available.
- Fable III (Xbox 360)
- Fable Heroes spin-off game (Xbox 360).
- Fable: The Journey spin-off game for Xbox Kinect camera, that is controlled by motion and gestures alone.
- Fable Trilogy compilation including Fable Anniversary, Fable II and Fable III (Xbox 360)
- Fable (Xbox Series X, PC) Series rebooted for the new generation of consoles from the team behind the open-world driving game Forza Horizon.
It's important to set up your accounts and devices appropriately. More information is on our Financial Resources page.
Game Details
Release Date: 14/09/2004, updated in 2014
Out Now: PC, Xbox, Xbox 360 and Xbox One
Skill Rating: 11+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Adventure, Role-Play and Action
Accessibility: 0 features documented (Tweet Developer )
Components: 3D Third-Person, Open World and Persistant World
Developer: Lionhead Studios (@LionheadStudios)
The Fable Franchise
Fable is part of the Fable franchise of games:
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