Last night at The Overdraught Pub, Canadian community members and press where invited to the launch party for the upcoming exclusive Xbox 360 title Fable 2.
We had our choice of 12 stations to sit down at and play some Fable 2 in either single player or co-op. I decided on playing the co-op mode with another community member and I was very surprised in how well local co-op worked. The graphics and audio were fantastic however the camera can be a bit of pain if your co-op partner lags behind. Much like in the first Fable, your character can be good or evil in this game. Each difficult moral decision will dramatically alter your experience within the world of Albion.
Later I had a chance to speak with Jeff MacDermot from Microsoft Games Studios regarding the Fortune’s Tower exploit found in Fable 2: Pub Games. I asked Jeff what punishment gamers who exploited the glitch would face. He explained that there was nothing to worry about and that those gamers will just start with more gold then they should. He went on to tell me that the bug was not detected during testing nor was it intentionally placed. Does this mean the Peter Molyneux press release telling gamers they would be punished was just a cover-up so that gamers wouldn’t cheat? We shall find out shortly.
I had the chance to speak with Canadian community member Feverdawgg, who was also in attendance at the event. Here’s what he had to say in his own words:
The game itself was a blast, Tehflakes was the hero and I was the Henchman. Tehflakes was running the quests and eventually (After having the dog dig up a condom) we ended up in Bowerstone where he made the mistake of handing me the Hero controller… He left for a second and when he came back I had killed the town crier, several civilians, his henchman was dead, his dog was dead, the Hero was fending off about 8 town guards and the Fearmonger achievement popped up… He was visibly irritated being the noble fellow he is.
Fable 2 will launch on Tuesday October 21st, 2008 at all major retail locations. I look forward to hopping into your game and causing a bit of chaos! See you in Albion!
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