Fable: The Lost Chapters
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Fable: The Lost Chapters is a version of Lionhead's Xbox-exclusive Fable, featuring enhancements to storyline and gameplay.
The game expands the main plot of the original release, continuing it beyond the final confrontation as well as adding nine new areas and sixteen quests. A few characters from the earlier version participate in the storyline more actively and have their own quests. Additional content includes new buildings, monsters, weapons, spells, items, and armor. The protagonist also has more expressions and ways of communicating with people at his disposal. In the computer versions players have the ability to create their own tattoo designs and import them into the game.
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- 神鬼寓言:失落的章节 - Chinese spelling (simplified)
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- Console Generation Exclusives: Xbox
- Fable series
- Gameplay feature: Aging
- Gameplay feature: Arena fighting
- Gameplay feature: Armor / weapon sets
- Gameplay feature: Brothels
- Gameplay feature: Fishing
- Gameplay feature: Gambling
- Gameplay feature: House ownership
- Gameplay feature: Multiple endings
- Xbox Best of Classics releases
- Xbox Best of Platinum Hits releases
- Xbox Classics releases
- Xbox Platinum Hits releases
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Critics
Average score: 83% (based on 77 ratings)
Players
Average score: 3.8 out of 5 (based on 112 ratings with 7 reviews)
Not really a RPG to begin with
The Good
The best part about this game was sadly the presentation. If you can stand the art direction (oversized gloves and charicatures), you'll enjoy the graphical quality of the game. Also, the sound is very pleasant. If the game had been more balanced, the character creation would have been a blast to play with too.
The Bad
Fable is a completely linear game that plays out the same way every time you play it. No matter what you accomplish in the game, it will still stay the same. No matter how you choose to create your character, the main story will stay exactly the same. The only thing you are able to affect are the amount of challenges (a really dumb idea) and sidequests you want to participate in.
Character creation starts out good, as it seemingly lets you create exactly the character you play, ie. you get experience points for the skills you use. Unfortunately, the game is extremely badly balanced, and once you get a specific 'skill' (won't mention it here as I feel it is a spoiler) you will never find any difficulty again.
The last thing I didn't like about this game are the confined maps. The maps are all very small, corridor-like and uninspired. This is hardly noticeable at first, because the graphics dazzles you, but after a while you'll notice that you practically never get lost. "Just follow the corridor in the forest, young padawan!".
The Bottom Line
Fable isn't really a true RPG. There are no dialogue options for starters, instead you communicate with body language. The exploration parts are there, but they are extremely weak as you're bound to go basically everywhere eventually anyhow because you have to (main quest). It plays out more like an action adventure (all combat is real time, twitch based) with RPG elements than anything I would refer to as a RPG.
Windows · by Mattias Kreku (413) · 2005
A little bit better than the original game
The Good
The new content, more quests, more areas to go and just more than the original game
The dragon quest was amazing, with great graphics and fluid movements. It was challenging and felt better of an ending boss than the original games ending boss.
Avo's Tear was really cool because i was always good and really wanted the Sword of Aeons in the original game but i had to throw it away.
The money glitch is really cool in TLC and is (probably) better than the glitch in the original. When you get level 7 guile, sell all gems to any trader and than buy them back and you get 100+ gold for each.
Also, during the souls quest, if you go through the demon door in Darkwood Bordello, look around for a digging spot and when you dig there, you will find an exp. augmentation.
The Bad
You couldn't do the glitches as in the first game such as the dig glitch.
It is really hard to get the 30 key chest since one of the keys you need to get requires you to marry lady grey but that isn't the end of the quest since there is more to lady grey ( i wont spoil what she did but if you tell the guard about it you get good points and become the mayor of Bowerstone but if you marry lady grey you have to (i believe) accept to cover up the incident and get evil points for it).
ONE VERY BAD THING: They brought down the damage of every weapon in the game so the Sword of Aeons in the original game (550) was brought down significantly in the new game (230) and now the weapon with the most damage is the Solus great sword (315)
The Bottom Line
A game that should be in all gamers libraries and is defiantly worth the money (xbox version is 30$ less than the original's price on release).
Xbox · by Todd Bello (28) · 2006
The Good
Fable, the ambitious game formerly known as “Project: Ego” Was leaked to the public in about 2002. From the get go it seemed like one of those games that would never come out. It seemed to be just too big of a project, even for Lionhead Studios, whom have always been known for pushing the envelope. I preordered the game and when it shipped I raced home to play it. In the end it was not as unique as I was led to believe but still a solid RPG. Later Fable: The Lost Chapters came out. Having enjoyed the original version I had to play this one. For 20 bucks I got a more complete Fable, and found myself enjoying it again.
Fable begins with you, as a lad in Oakvale, a sleepy village in Albion. After playing a portion teaching you learn about the morality of the land as well as a few other things. After this tutorial, Oakvale is raided by bandits, you survive, few others do. From here you are taken to the Hero’s Guild. Where you train to become a great hero.
After you graduate it is up to you how you will carve your destiny. You can be a righteous warrior, a seedy assassin, or powerful mage. This is really where Fable shines. The freedom you have in what type of character you play as well as how you play it is excellent. Yes other games have done similar things. But in most of those games you choose these things before you start playing. This game reacts to your actions.
You also have control over the way your warrior looks. That includes haircuts, tattoos, and the weapons and armor you use. NPCS will even react to how you look! Woman and even men will either fall in love with you or be disgusted by you. Your prestige also plays a factor in this. The more popular you are the more people will like even if you are unattractive, kinda like real life.
By completing quests you gain prestige and become more popular. You can also show off any trophies that you have won on quests. You can also be an example to others. If being evil is your goal you can make the populace fear you. This can be achieved by taking evil quests. And by committing crimes and just being rude.
You even have freedom over your class. Drinking habits. And sex life. You can be hetero, homo, or even bi, sexual. You could even opt to be chaste.(But what fun would that be?) However before any of that sort of thing can take place you must marry. You can marry once in every village. For a total of 6 wives. (Why would you want more than one? Insanity?)
There are some discrepancies in the morality system, but more on that later. The plot is simple but enjoyable and to the point, with a few plot twists thrown in for good measure.
The Graphics in Fable are incredible. The detail put into the areas, monsters weapons, armor, and characters are great. The power of the Xbox is shown here in full force. The lighting effects are superb as are spell effects. It is hard to put into words how great this game looks, so I will stop now.
The Music and Sound department excels as well. With the main theme of Fable composed by Danny Elfman, how can you go wrong? The rest of the music is up to snuff as well. The voice acting is quite well done. The similar dialects of the inhabitants of Albion help make the world seem more real. The sound effects are very good. This is often neglected in RPGS not so here. Play it in 5.1 surround sound for maximum effect, if you have the means.
The Bad
The morality system could use some work. For example, killing your spouse only nets about 25 evil points, while getting a divorce gains about 1,000. What? Furthermore the game is designed for those who follow the good path. There should be an “Anti Heroes Guild” or something.
Why would you become evil after witnessing an evil act as a child? What is this a horror movie? Would Batman become evil? This game is short and can be cleared in under 20 hours even with the new content. This is not necessarily a bad thing however. But for most people it is.
The occasional bug kills gameplay. For instance once I was in a village and I was attacked by an assassin. Yet when I went to defend myself I was fined for murder. WTF?
The Bottom Line
Overall Fable: The Lost Chapters is an enjoyable RPG. Now with a $20 price tag, and 15% more Fable, you can at least try it. It may not be Lionhead’s best game but it is certainly worthy of the name of the legendary developer.
Xbox · by MasterMegid (723) · 2007
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Trivia
References
In the Lychfield graveyard, there is a tombstone that reads: "Yaggath Sonnog-Sleeper in the Dark, wake and rise." This is a reference to H.P. Lovecraft's Great Old Ones of the Cthulhu mythos. Yog-Sothoth, is the most powerful and most mysterious of the elder gods. This is little surprise as Lionhead is based in the UK. Where Lovecraft has a huge following.
Title translation
A verbatim translation of the Chinese title is:
shen = god
gui = devil
yuyan = fable
shiluo de = lost
zhang = chapter
jie = segment
It's interesting to note that the title broaches the game's main issue, it being a "Fable of a God or a Demon" according to players' decisions.
Information also contributed by Little Yoda and MasterMegid
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Fable TLC Walkthrough
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Fable: The Lost Chapters
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Fable: The Lost Chapters - FAQs & Guides
A collection of files on GameFaqs.com including strategies, codes and more -
Forge Your Destiny in Fable: TLC
An Apple Games article about the Mac version of Fable: The Lost Chapters, with commentary provided by Creator Peter Molyneux (April, 2008). -
Game Guide for Fable: The Lost Chapters
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Official Webpage (Mac)
The official product page for the Mac version of The Lost Chapters on the publisher's website, which provides a trailer, an overview of the various weapons and abilities within the game, desktop wallpapers, and purchasing information, among other such details. -
UHS Hint File for Fable: The Lost Chapters
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Game added by Jeanne.
Macintosh added by coolfrost. Xbox added by JRK.
Additional contributors: Unicorn Lynx, Mr. Sefe, UV, Zeppin, Patrick Bregger.
Game added September 21, 2005. Last modified April 16, 2024.