My dog hides its nose because I farted (that's a trick I taught myself).FABLE II
Platform: Xbox 360
Publisher: Lionhead
This game is an intriguing mixture of traditional fantasy role-playing and simulated-life gaming. In essence: murder some bandits and creatures with your sword while living your life in the village, then get fat because you're eating too much, have sex with both men and women, marry people and buy houses or enterprises, or do community service for trespassing and stealing. What amazes me when playing this is the fact that when I start new games, the events leading to my victory are always completely different. It all depends on how many innocent bystanders I kill, how I treat my dog, and what I wear.I played Fable II through twice—once as a man, once as a woman. In both cases the game began with ecstatic choir music and a huge bird shit landing on top of the head of our street-dweller/hero. As a fart joke devotee, I was convinced from the first moment on. The only clear difference between playing the male character and the female character was that as a woman I instantly got into trouble with sleazy dudes. Every time I was doing something important, like digging for a treasure or preparing to fight bandits, a babbling male character appeared in my face to discuss the weather. When I finally turned the safety off and cut a fellow with my sword, the law enforcement troops attacked and put me in community service. Everybody in the village still calls me "murderer!"As a male character, I experimented with a different approach, and chose to flirt a lot—even with the attacking bandits. Usually everyone told me to sod off, but suddenly an elderly gentleman responded to my sweet nothings. That's how I found out that it's possible to sleep with the villagers. Just make someone love you enough and it could happen to you too, but remember to buy condoms from the back alley salesman. Unprotected sex can lead to unwanted pregnancies and/or itching in the digital unreal too.
I love this game because I think it could be played by completely different people. I imagine that someone extremely kind with strong ethics can make it work just as well as someone who loves the devil and committing crimes.
Extra gold stars for the stray dog too—it follows the character everywhere. You'll need to pet it when it's scared, and you can pause the game at any time to go throw ball with it, even if it really makes no sense whatsoever! MARIA EDLA CANDIA
Platform: Xbox 360
Publisher: Lionhead
This game is an intriguing mixture of traditional fantasy role-playing and simulated-life gaming. In essence: murder some bandits and creatures with your sword while living your life in the village, then get fat because you're eating too much, have sex with both men and women, marry people and buy houses or enterprises, or do community service for trespassing and stealing. What amazes me when playing this is the fact that when I start new games, the events leading to my victory are always completely different. It all depends on how many innocent bystanders I kill, how I treat my dog, and what I wear.I played Fable II through twice—once as a man, once as a woman. In both cases the game began with ecstatic choir music and a huge bird shit landing on top of the head of our street-dweller/hero. As a fart joke devotee, I was convinced from the first moment on. The only clear difference between playing the male character and the female character was that as a woman I instantly got into trouble with sleazy dudes. Every time I was doing something important, like digging for a treasure or preparing to fight bandits, a babbling male character appeared in my face to discuss the weather. When I finally turned the safety off and cut a fellow with my sword, the law enforcement troops attacked and put me in community service. Everybody in the village still calls me "murderer!"As a male character, I experimented with a different approach, and chose to flirt a lot—even with the attacking bandits. Usually everyone told me to sod off, but suddenly an elderly gentleman responded to my sweet nothings. That's how I found out that it's possible to sleep with the villagers. Just make someone love you enough and it could happen to you too, but remember to buy condoms from the back alley salesman. Unprotected sex can lead to unwanted pregnancies and/or itching in the digital unreal too.
I love this game because I think it could be played by completely different people. I imagine that someone extremely kind with strong ethics can make it work just as well as someone who loves the devil and committing crimes.
Extra gold stars for the stray dog too—it follows the character everywhere. You'll need to pet it when it's scared, and you can pause the game at any time to go throw ball with it, even if it really makes no sense whatsoever! MARIA EDLA CANDIA
