Fable III co-op vastly improved, so sayeth Molyneux

Putting it bluntly, Fable II’s online multiplayer sucks ass. It’s literally one of the worst co-op games I’ve experienced, and quite frankly, in my mind it just doesn’t exist.

Peter Molyneux is looking to fix that with Fable III, and while I won’t fall into his trap, I will entertain the idea that a cooperative Fable could be fun.

Speaking on one of 1UP’s 800 or so podcasts, Molyneux says he heard the complaints and is addressing them. No long are you some arbitrary henchman that means nothing to the game; you’ll be your guy with your weapons and apparently your dog.

An even bigger problem should be resolved, too.

“I heard you — you don’t wanna be tied to my camera, you wanna go off and do your own thing in my world. Fine, fair enough,” he said.

Good.

Implementing one camera for two dudes in an adventure game is one of the worst ideas ever.

I didn’t do much reporting on X10 because I was too busy messing around with Game of the Year junk, but I certainly followed the event. While I’m not altogether amazed by Fable III’s graphical prowess, I really didn’t expect to be.

If it simply manages to improve upon Fable II, adding in some meaningful gameplay tweaks and, of course, environments to explore, I’m in.

This fall is going to be pretty busy, but I’ll have no problem squeezing in some time for another trip to Albion.

Molyneux: Fable III unveiling may get people ‘super pissed’

Getting excited about the X10 unveiling of Fable III? It’s happening this Thursday, so it’s understandable if you’re a fan of the series. Just be prepared, this is a Peter Molyneux title and many words will be spoken about the game; things that will happen in the game, and things that stand no chance of making it into the final product.

Unlike with most of his releases, he’s nega-hyping the X10 glimpse of Fable III.

“We’re making a big announcement about Fable III in the next couple of weeks [at X10]…I hope I haven’t spoiled some horrible PR surprise. Gulp. We’ll be making some announcements about Fable III and there’s some, wow, there’s some very, very big things happening in Fable,” Molyneux said to Gamereactor.”Bigger than you think, and it’s going to really upset people. I’m really scared when I go out and tell people what it is, they’re going to get super pissed off. They really are. But it’s the right thing to do, man. I’m sure it’s the right thing.”

So yeah, be prepared to get “super pissed.” Better yet, have no expectations at all.

This could very well be a complete non-factor that Molyneux is blowing out of proportion, or maybe Fable III has turned into a dating sim.

Thursday should be interesting.

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Expect new game announcements at X10

X10 kicks off soon and I’m hoping for some good stuff to come of it. We already know Fable III is going to make its big debut, but it’s not just going to be a Fable event.

We want to see new games, new things, and new stuff, too. I’m not sure how many new “things” we’ll see, but Microsoft has confirmed new game announcements and other “stuff.”

“I’m gonna be in San Francisco for a press event that we’re doing called X10, which we will be announcing all sorts of cool games and stuff, other stuff that I can’t really talk about yet,” Major Nelson said.

Here’s to hoping Microsoft announces some more in-house projects. That sounds funny in a year with Microsoft publishing Halo: Reach, Alan Wake, Fable III and probably some other big title I’m forgetting. It’s still a small list when compared to their competitors, but Microsoft is all about third party support, I suppose.

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Fable III scheduled for X10 appearance

Fable III appearance at X10 confirmed.

Coming via Facebook (up yours, Twitter), Lionhead announced that their not-so-subtle hint a few weeks back was indeed in regards to a Fable III showing.

“We hinted at this a couple of weeks ago but today it’s official, a big Xbox event called X10 will take place in San Francisco next month showing all the upcoming Xbox games! Of course Lionhead is excited about showing the latest of Fable III, but we’re also very much looking forward to all other games and announcements… coming from this event! So put it in your diaries; 11th February in SF and on the internet, X10!”

There you have it, folks. If you enjoyed Fable II as much as I did, you’re undoubtedly excited to see what the future holds for the series – no doubt Natal will have some implementation in the game.

The question is, do you want Natal support and how integral to the experience should it be? If I were to guess, I’d imagine this would be the big gamer’s game Microsoft could use to draw the core gamer into adopting Natal.

If Natal is indeed as cheap as rumors have hinted, a bundle could work wonders for getting it into the hands of 360 users.

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