I had high hopes for this game, and perhaps that was its downfall.

I had never played a game that gave you the chance to be good or evil, so that was an interesting gimmick for me.  Once I got into the game, however, I was underwhelmed.  My character aged so quickly it was ridiculous, and many of the examples of the AI component were, I fear, overexaggerated.

The biggest drawback to Fable, however, was its length.  Just when I was starting to really enjoy myself, it was over.  I played through it a second time (as evil), but it had lost much of the excitement for me.  Even slaughtering whole towns...or even half a town, wasn't that great.  There were some alignment-specific secrets (one demon door requires you to perform an act of great evil in front of it before it will open for you), but even the few alignment-specific parts of the game weren't that great.

It was still fun, don't get me wrong.  I just found it to be less innovative than all the hype had claimed that it would be.  Try Jade Empire instead...(see my review for that)
I had high hopes for this game, and perhaps that was its downfall. I had never played a game that gave you the chance to be good or evil, so that was an interesting gimmick for me. Once I got into the game, however, I was underwhelmed. My character aged so quickly it was ridiculous, and many of the examples of the AI component were, I fear, overexaggerated. The biggest drawback to Fable, however, was its length. Just when I was starting to really enjoy myself, it was over. I played through it a second time (as evil), but it had lost much of the excitement for me. Even slaughtering whole towns... or even half a town, wasn't that great. There were some alignment-specific secrets (one demon door requires you to perform an act of great evil in front of it before it will open for you), but even the few alignment-specific parts of the game weren't that great. It was still fun, don't get me wrong. I just found it to be less innovative than all the hype had claimed that it would be. Try Jade Empire instead... (see my review for that)