Fable | A Complete History and Retrospective
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
- Hey Dad, let's talk about fable. I begin his journey down the hero's path. Will I use my powers for good, or evil?
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CHAPTERS
Intro: 0:00
Development: 3:28
Review: 6:13
History of Albion: 36:44
Analysis: 43:37
"Evil Playthrough": 1:09:10
Epilogue & Final Thoughts: 1:21:14
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What's your favorite Fable game Dad? ⚔
My nostalgia goggles for the first fable game are set to 20/20
The first of course.
Uh...Ultima 7....because Fable is my son's game.
That's a hard question. There are things I really like about both Fable 1 and 2.
Oddly enough, 3
that scene where the hero has his little flashback in his hometown while talking to the woman, is honestly one of my favorite scenes, i love how they integrated the flashback into the present conversation, even now, as clunky as it looks, the transition is solid, and i love it
I will never forget the constant "Your health is low!" prompt. Lol I remember yelling back 'I know!' as I'm getting my but kicked
"try to get your combat multiplier even higher"
"AAAAAAAAAAGH"
In fable 2 there's book says he was killed with your health is low carved on his head
"Do you have any food? Or potions?"
me: IM WORKIN WITH WHAT I GOT HERE MY GUY!
The skull death scene scared the fuck out of me
Do you have any potions? .. or food?
The stealth section was never a problem for younger me, because I became rather good at decapitating bandits with arrows.
Can't imagine how frustrating it would be to actually sneak past all of em.
Yup! First thing I tried back then. Even that could take a few tries if they see the other guards die or find their bodies.
used to get me all the time too, very frustrating. but in the anniversary you can just run past them all, get the alarm sounded then kill them and the game wont put you back at the start.
I just Runed .
I snuck past them, it was very thrilling for an 8-year old me x3
Does anyone else like Jack's original voice over the one they gave him in anniversary?
It was good for when we don’t know he’s the guy who destroyed Oakvale and our family. After that the new voice is good to show Jack isn’t human and has been deceiving us and all other humans.
Anniversaries generally castrates the game from it's atmosphere
It's been so long since I've played fable and I was thinking how odd it was that I remembered his voice being so different so I'm so glad you made me realize I wasn't crazy lol. BTW I definitely like the original voice better
I like it for when he's a human. The new voice works for when he's a dragon.
Yupp, original is the one I like the best. The new one sounds so "mainstream" evil
When I saw a retrospective video pop up in my notifications I said aloud to myself “that better be my favorite son“ and I just had to laugh at the sentence 😆
It's always me dad.
My man!
A side note. Some of the side quests you completed prior to killing Jack the first time were also part of the lost chapters. The game was a little bare before the dlc came to life, but it didn't stop me from completing it hundreds of times before the dlc came to be. The greatest disappointment from the original was getting the sword of aeons and having absolutely no reason to have it. The game was over, everything worth killing was dead. The lost chapters and anniversary truly elevated the original idea. A masterpiece of its time
"hundreds of times". lol.
@@philipdillon83 you laugh. But this isn't a bad estimate. I literally did complete it hundreds of times. During 2 school years my buddy John and I would beat it again every day after school. Pushing the limits of how we could beat it, what was possible. How fast, how strong could we get, what's the most money we could earn? I consider myself a true fan of the original game, but I've only played 2 and 3 a couple of times each. It just isn't the same, although I do really enjoy them
Just wish they didn't nerf the Sword of Aeons so much in The Lost Chapters. Kinda defeats the point of even using it when other weapons do more damage than it does.
@@ArvelDreth I thought it was statistically equivalent to avos tear?
@@philipdillon83 yes but in the original game there was no Avo's Tear. The Lost Chapters adds in extra content after you beat Jack the first time. In the original game you can just play afterwards but there's no new quests and the Sword of Aeons does like 550 damage.
Fable was such a big part of my childhood, I love it. It was pretty much first "new" game on "new" pc for a kid, who only played 2d games from 90s before, like starcraft, homm3 or warcraft 2 and diablo 2. And when I found out not only you can make "evil" choices, but they also affect things? My mind was blown to pieces.
Your channel is killer. I've loved all your retrospectives and the games are ones I've all played and had a special connection too. Honestly it's like my mind is being read and its super cool. Like a just made a new friend talking about my favorite video games. You really do the games you play justice too. There are other channels that do retrospectives, but each one seems like a critic trying their best to find the flaws in an older game. I believe that is the difference and what makes me love these so much. You give the games the benefit of the doubt, even when the game has flaws but you never let that get in the way of the big picture, the concept the game is putting forth.
Proud of you son.
Seriously.
Thanks dad!
When Fable first released, I was obsessed with it. I replayed it countless times and just loved how much you could do and influence.
Talk about fluence...my controller was ALWAYS sticky...lol
How little you could do and influence
I love how you actually role-play whilst describing your play through. Role-playing is something I am seemingly never able to do while playing video games, and I wish I was able to. It makes games so much more fun and interactive.
I love how you made a point about Jack of blades monsters sounding out of the world/mechanical. I remember thinking the same thing when I played as a kid. Everything else had a place, these didn't.
Son, you definitely deserve more daddies.
We'll get em dad.
Proud of you son. While I’ve been spoiled in the past by your long videos released as a whole, this is an exciting change and I can’t wait to see the rest of the content.
During the sneaking part of the bandit quest, you can just shoot the heads off the guards to pass. as long as they dont see you it works.
Yeah, pure Will playthrough is basically Fable Hard Mode 😂 absolutely love the Fable franchise, looks like I'll be binge watching these
Edit:
Son: "killing the Guild master was hard"
GM "your health is LOW, do you have any potions or food?"
me: "die old man, now who's health is LOW?"
This game has a special place in my heart. I still have my copy from the jump. I was at a balance between good & evil
Will you do a retrospective on Jade Empire? It's one underrated gem of a game.
Love this vid and its format. I like them too but this is a breath of fresh air amongst all the long form critiques. The way you framed it as the heros journey not your own really kept my attention, especially the way you handled the slippery slope of evil.
Your writing is truly superb my friend.
Loved the video, I was so excited to see that the 2nd and 3rd video are already up looks like im binging
I never actually had problems with the sneaking area... The large stone at the end of the path can be easily hidden behind, you only need to run through and kill the three bandits, then hide behind the rock, wait for them to respawn and start patrolling, and then you just run to the gate...I figured this out when I was 11. You don't even need to sneak.
Always great to see a new video talking about the Fable series. Good job putting this together, researched pretty well and you showed great clarity when presenting it :)
Thanks dad!
@@YourFavoriteSon1 If I was your dad, I would have told you to add more stuff about Cut Content. But your video was amazingly researched, none-the-less!
I maxed out all the stats in this game it is possible. Easy explanation is combat multipliers the legendary bow and undead zones.
I loved Fable, and though I played the sequels and enjoyed the improvements in those and new mechanics, the first one was always my favorite. Far from a perfect game, and somethings always frustrated me about it, but I really liked the feel of it.
Your narration is impeccable son. Amazing work! Your the Morgan Freeman of white guys 👍
Best compliment I could've gotten
I love reviews where they go through the entire story, adding in their own stuff..
I’m playing this right now after 10 years and it’s nice to hear someone else’s perspective on the entire story
The consistency and content quality of this channel is amazing!
hell yeah!! so many great memories staying up all night in 2004 playing Fable.
I always enjoyed trying a Neutral playthrough after so many Good and Evil playthroughs. Not Hero trying get Admiration and Praise. Nor a Villain, gaining Power and Revenge. Just a Mercenary doing things for Fame and Glory
That’s basically what I do I have no problem opening all demon doors that are good or evil or doing all quests good or bad but when it comes down to making choices between the two I always go down with good. However the one quest you get in oak vale in fable 1 where the gaurd wants you to go kill an assassin and you find out he’s the brother, I actually take the assassins side because he was targeted first out of jealousy so I go back and kill the gaurd taking the extra cash from doing that quest. Morality games are amazing dragon age is a good one but fable is a rare breed where your character and the world around you changed based of your desisions, a great example is fable to where the choice you make as a child effects bowerstone olde town aesthetics for the rest of the game
You can do that?
This is how I wanted my channel to like! I will take many notes from your scriptwriting and editing. Amazing stuff please keep going, man!
Fable is my favorite game. I love it so much. And while I've thought about how weird it is that they are okay with you being evil, I just now realized exactly how weird it is. Compare it to Star Wars. Say they train people with the force and you were free to be Sith or Jedi and they wouldn't judge as long as you didn't take down the council... xD
So the stealth mission to the bandit camp, I just use my bow and try to get a clear shot. If your bow is powerful enough and you're accurate enough, you can decapitate each bandit. None of the bandits will alert anyone if they happen to come across a dead body, unlike town guards.
This was a genuinely fantastic video. There's not enough classic Fable content out there and I felt like this hit many nails on the head correctly. If you're after more Fable lore, I recommend Skyrionn here on CZcams, he has a large playlist of Fable lore!
I was definitely thinking about you doing another video I loved the format it brought back to life for me it was one of the first games I sunk hours and hours into. The narration was perfect
I have watched your legacy of Kain video and an currently working through the fable videos.
I was never a fan of the fable games but your work makes them bearable for me.
Good work on this one, I liked how you went back through the evil choices
Just found your channel and this video. Absolutely love the narration you do along with the game analysis. Cheers mate!
What a great retrospective! This has finally convinced me to play Fable. Your roleplaying in the summary of the story, both good and evil, was amazing! I loved it.
Yeah I haven’t played majority of the games you review and do retrospectives on (except DMC franchise and Fable) but I’m addicted to watching your videos, son. They’re so so good and I can’t wait to see more in the future!
Absolutely love this long format man, high quality content. Subbed right away
Thanks Dad!
Your retrospectives have been keeping my mind occupied while going through a very hard breakup. Thank you.
"Fable brought it to the masses and made people realize that this was a game that could be made"
Uhhh Black & White? Extremely popular at its release and being good or evil was the entire gimmick of the game. Made by the same studio as well.
I've literally watched this video about 8 times, I can't wait for your fable 2 video!
Thankyou so much for keeping these games alive!!!
Hey Son, I found your channel through the DMC retrospective and I'm checking out all your other videos. Really enjoying your perspective! ❤️
I loooooove Fable 1 and 2. I never had a chance to play 3. That being said, they have their problems, but I enjoy them. Thanks for the nostalgia trip, son!
Well if you thought the economy in 1 and 2 was broken you haven’t seen nothing yet
The soundtrack is so memorable
Holy shit. This is an amazing review/retrospective! Fantastic. I hope you keep making videos. Will be watching more :)
Hold up, Danny Elfman wrote the theme for Fable? No wonder it hits so hard!
I like the role play you used to rationalize your characters choices. It helped the video feel more cinematic instead of just a breakdown of the story. Great job covering one of my favorite games from my childhood!
It’s been years since I even thought about this series. I only played the first two so I’m pumped for this.
My favourite son covering my favourite video game. This is something else, good shit dude, keep it up!
It's the in depth, quality retrospectives like this, that makes you my favourite son 👍
Great series of games, does have its low points but overall it's good, the first one was one of the games that really got me into RPG's
HOW do you not have more followers?! Another amazing video! Thank you for your hard work!
Now this is an epic video. Thank you for making it possible to relive this masterpiece again! :)
Nice! Another video, you're doing a great job son proud of you
Well made video this game will always hold a special place in my heart.
If you stand where the Will training dummies (if they had eyes) line of sight, where they intersect, then hold shift, you can hit all three in a row without needing to adjust in between. Just be careful as you can hit the Guild Master while doing this.
Started watching the video 3 days ago, paused it midway, downloaded Fable, got all steam achievements, returned to finish watching the video.
Yes, I am easily distractable.
Fable taught me that if you're evil and rude, you'll go bald. So be good people
Tremendous video, I forgot how much Fable really influenced the choices of games I chose to play when I got older. With that being said release the 2nd part now! I can't wait!
Soon dad.
@@YourFavoriteSon1 go to your room, you may come out when you've pressed the upload button X
This video convinced me to buy fable anniversary years after I played the original game when I was younger and while it only took 2 days to basically complete everything 100% it was a really fun 2 day nostalgia trip thank you! 😊
Woaw already a new vid? Amazing. Thanks son.
I can't believe i watched the whole thing, that is a first for me. I absolutely loved this retrospective video.
Loving these vids! Keep it up can't wait to see what's next! Would love to see you try to tackle the resident evil or silent hill franchises. Haha would be a nice long vid or good multiple part vids haha
I am so happy your doing this I can't wait for more
Appreciate your work as always
Nice video son, very excited for the 25 hour long retrospective of every assassins creed game!
You're awesome! Great job, and thank you for all the hard work!
Enflame is the best spell in game. It's DPS is just insanely high, even when compared to other spells, like Infernal Wrath and Divine Fury. This is because I can cast Enflame like 7-10 times in the time it takes to cast Wrath/Fury even once, almost tripling or even quintupling the overall damage. In simple words Enflame/Physical Shield combo is broken OP
I love Fable. Still play them from time to time. I was excited to see this on my feed.
Duuuude, you brought memories of my childhood I had forgotten about the Fable games. 2 was my all time favorite but the 3rd had so much potential but was squandered
Just found your channel, awesome video man. You got a sub and now I'm off to watch some more of your stuff 👍 keep it up!
Two main playthroughs??!? I very much appreciate the dedication you put into these videos Son.
Ever try a neutral run? Shits difficult lol
Wow, your portrayal of evil hero world-viewing lens was very fascinating! I never really looked at it with this point of view in mind
Thanks, son. You're making these quick. I'm so proud
@yourfavouriteson Hey dude, your work is appreciated. We like what you are doing. Me and my brother loved your soul reaver review. Would you be so kind as to review Elder Scrolls series from first game to skyrim.
It's on the list dad
Ooo very excited for fable content!
Hoooly shit, you really ARE my favorite son! Hyped to watch it this evening
When I was 6 yrs old, my cousin recommended me to augment an ebony bow & aim for the heads of bandits instead of sneaking by.
I'm really glad got to watch your channel. Just finish watching Retrospective on Legacy of Kain 🤩
Welcome dad!
This is a great video very well researched. I appreciate that you took the time to show both perspectives of this game. If you enjoy Kotor or Kotor 2 I think this style could work well with those games.
Well get there dad!
Fable 1 is the best fable in my opinion and your video did it justice! I subscribed!
Great video, this game is nostalgic but man does it still hold up for me. The main menu music for fable the lost chapters is still one of the best tracks in a game for me, it's called summer fields for those who want to listen to it
My favorite is fable the lost chapters I didn't have the anniversary edition though. My favorite route was evil route. I felt so amazing and cool once I got the mask at the end. God that shit was so edgy and cool xD
And here I was just recently thinking wonder what his next video is going to be and then you pull out this That's my boy I knew there was a reason you were my favorite son
My favorite part of Fable was always the age progression when you start game at like 10 years old and end the game at 70 years old
Keep up the good work, young man.
Easily my favorite essay youtuber, im proud of you son
thanks dad!
If I had heard your evil playthrough without context I'd be mortified. This was an amazing video and I can't wait to watch the other two. Bravo.
Fable 1: Legit story great game
Fabel 2; The Mony Python of Fable but still good.
Fabel 3: MY BOY WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BOY!!!!
When is the next video coming out, son? Your Dad is very proud of your work thus far. This video was very well done.
March 6th
You just hit me a nostalgia uppercut lol. Good stuff
I think the dialogue lines are fine in their spacing. Better than the five second delay between lines in games like the elder scrolls. It feels like a natural talking pace for somewhere that just talks fast. I know that there are places in the US that talk faster than that.
As a teen i brought a xbox one because i wanted that cancled fable game only to learn it was cancled months after
Id played though fable 3 more times then i can remember as a kid, i loved the game
i love that the algorithm randomly suggested this video to me, fable is my favourite game series, and I absolutely agree with most of your points, I only really disagreed on your point in fable 2, when you said the choices in fable 2 arent obvious, maybe its because I have been playing the game since launch, but although its not down to the point of this is good this is bad, I still think it was pretty obvious which was the right answers to go for on a good play through, I love this channel and have been watching all your other videos and hope you get the subscribers you deserve
You can actually save the trader bitten by a balverine, it just requires pretty much rushing to the camp after agreeing to take him with you. Nice retrospective though, definitely gonna watch the other Fable videos!
Can't wait for the next part
Love the new format, and I think it'll allow you to grow faster this way. Also, not having to edit 5 hours of content together should be a touch less taxing on your mental health too. Keep it up boyo, and stay awesome!
Well done Son. Keep it up, proud of you.
After seen that deform child on the very start I do remember why I uninstalled and never gave that game a chance...
I did try to give the 3th a try back in the day but game was so CPU intensive that my PC wasn't up to the task.