stealth toilet
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Ok, I've been playing Fable for almost 10 hours now. My character hasn't fallen over and died of old age yet, in fact, I've married two wives since, so he must be reasonably verial. And from what I can tell, he's not going to have a cardiac arrest anytime soon. So that leaves me to question some of the criticism that was handed on to this game. I mean, from what I understand I've still got a fair number of quests to go through. I'm on the verge of getting some kickin rad armor and weaponry, but I don't have a ton of money and I'm nowhere near maxing out any of my experience attributes. I've also got several places that I haven't even explored, quests I haven't completed, and demon doors I haven't even begun to gain access to. I've yet to unlock any silver key treasure chests, and there's a whole island on the map that I haven't even gotten to yet, that is assuming I ever will.So what I'm wondering is why did I hear a bunch of comments about this game being a short one? Most games I've played recently take about 10 hours to beat, even collecting the extras. I've barely scratched the surface of this game and I'm already 10 hours into it.
The only thing I can come up with is that people played this game just for the quests, which really haven't been a big deal for me. Before every quest I usually make sure all my armor and weaponry is up to date, that I've upgraded my experience points, checked in with the wife, haggled a few deals, had a few rounds at the bar, and have explored every area I now felt confident I could survive in. Then after each quest I always had fun seeing what new items were available, finding the cheapest price, stocking up on supplies, checkin in with the wife, and running a few side quests and whatnot on the side. Arguably I don't need to do any of that, thus making the game considerably shorter, but many great games can be beaten fairly quickly if that's all that one tries to achieve. Plus, this is a game that's meant to be played through several times in different ways. I know for myself being an evil character next time is going to be a lot of fun, and also playing through as a thief or merchant will be ver interesting. Even if playing through each time only took me 6 hours, that's still 18 hours worth of enjoyment from one game!
I dunno, to me the criticism seems unwarranted. I mean, SMB3 can be beat in like 10 minutes (well, I'll say a good half hour for us regular folk, maybe 1 hour to be safe) if that's all you want to accomplish. But playing through the whole game is a much longer, and more enjoyable, experience. To me, that's what Fable is like. I could just stick to the quests and "beat" the game, but there's so much more I can do in the game, and so much more fun that I can have, why would I limit myself to the quests?
The only thing I can come up with is that people played this game just for the quests, which really haven't been a big deal for me. Before every quest I usually make sure all my armor and weaponry is up to date, that I've upgraded my experience points, checked in with the wife, haggled a few deals, had a few rounds at the bar, and have explored every area I now felt confident I could survive in. Then after each quest I always had fun seeing what new items were available, finding the cheapest price, stocking up on supplies, checkin in with the wife, and running a few side quests and whatnot on the side. Arguably I don't need to do any of that, thus making the game considerably shorter, but many great games can be beaten fairly quickly if that's all that one tries to achieve. Plus, this is a game that's meant to be played through several times in different ways. I know for myself being an evil character next time is going to be a lot of fun, and also playing through as a thief or merchant will be ver interesting. Even if playing through each time only took me 6 hours, that's still 18 hours worth of enjoyment from one game!
I dunno, to me the criticism seems unwarranted. I mean, SMB3 can be beat in like 10 minutes (well, I'll say a good half hour for us regular folk, maybe 1 hour to be safe) if that's all you want to accomplish. But playing through the whole game is a much longer, and more enjoyable, experience. To me, that's what Fable is like. I could just stick to the quests and "beat" the game, but there's so much more I can do in the game, and so much more fun that I can have, why would I limit myself to the quests?
