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The creator of Fable is famous for enthusiastically overhyping his games to the point that they cannot possibly live up to players' expectations. So imagine my surprise, when I meet Peter Molyneux for a Fable III demo during E3 last week, and the first thing he says to me is: "Fable II's story was rubbish."
He wasn't done. Before the end of our half-hour together, the legendary designer had used that same word to trash the maps, menus, visuals, weapons and co-op in his last game as well. Whether you agree or disagree, Molyneux wants us to know that these things will be vastly improved for Fable III. Here are five of the things he promises to do better…
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1) Partaking in sexual intercourse outside of wedlock can get you an STD, and condoms are available for purchase in the game (however rare). No, seriously.
2) The game tracks the in-game location of every single player who is playing. This information is then filtered down to your XBL friends, who appear as glowing orbs (Molyneux hinted at the potential for filtering by geographical location and other conditions, but this is not
Peter Molyneux is full of apologies. First, he apologises for kicking off our day's events slightly tardily, and for having put on a few pounds since we last met. "I've just given up smoking," he says, shovelling a mint into his mouth.
The third thing the Lionhead boss was sorry for was the current state of the Fable 2 code he was about to show us. Clearly, the game's still a little way from being retail ready, even though the white
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