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Is Fable really worth getting taking into consideration the next few months?

I have the DS on pre-order, Halo 2 and Prince of Persia 2 on pre-order, my US PS'TWO' arriving this week with KillZone, GTA San Andreas and Xenosaga 2 on pre-order as well as Metal Gear 3 and Gran Turismo 4.

I don't want any 'ums' or 'ahhs', I just want a straight forward, honest, quick and dirty paragraph to sum up the game, both pros and cons and whether or not you actually think it is worth getting.

Cheers!

Fable > Wind Waker > Everything else

Fable = Xbox's Zelda - Platforming + more fights + evil/good thing + even more replay value

Well the US version is for definite. I'd imagine the UK one is too, since Pandora Tomorrow was region free (US->UK) and I tried my UK one in my US Xbox and it worked.

It's worth a shot, saves you wasting £30-40 if you don't like it.

Fable is region free?

It's region-free.

A UK copy should work in your US machine - it works the other way round anyway.

I can't rent or buy PAL games so I either buy to keep or don't buy it.

Cheers for the opinions. Will probably go ahead and get it before Xenosaga 2 is released.

I agree. i didn't go to church yesterday thanks to this game!!

Let's put it this way.

I had plans to go out this weekend, but instead I've clocked up 24 hours play on Fable. That's the longest time I've spent on a game in a very long time, even Wind Waker didn't have me hooked for that long in such a short space of time.

I guess it all comes down to what sort of gamer you are, me I could just spend hours and hours messing around with the communities and levelling up my character with not a single thought going to the missions or the storyline.

If you're looking for a quick fix though it also caters for that, Hedfix has shown that the game can be completed in 11 hours, probably quicker.

Anyway, I love it. Definetly the best single player game on Xbox so far and I've still got a long way to go. Not to mention I'll be playing it through numerous times to try out different methods and tactics and stuff.

Just don't go expecting a straight forward RPG.

I really like it. Been playing for like 10-12 hours and i havent even got around to doing most of the stuff. When slawter came over my house last night we got my character absolutely rat arsed. Muchos fun. :D

I'd say yes, it's worth it - but after my initial play on Friday, I haven't gone back to it and don't feel compelled to.

Just buy it from GAME and return it within the 7 (or however many) days.