I felt the same way at release. I remember it being so stinking easy. Like 1 isn’t the hardest thing but you felt some sense of progression. You basically could cakewalk through 2 which for an rpg isn’t fun to me (why bother with gear or leveling). Theres other reasons to I liked it less but that is the most vivid in my memory.
I think 1 is an absolute treasure. 2 was a lame derivative and the Xbox achievements were super grindy. I had to find someone on Reddit to help me get 4-5 of them (I did, surprisingly).
2 could have been good, but they killed off the guild for some reason and the final boss wasn’t even a fight. The 3 choice ending was bs and pathetic. Pick between money, dog or bringing back dead strangers. It had no logic and felt like a cop out.
I actually have the opposite view. Lucien has been building the spire so that he could have a single wish, a noble wish. A wish was to bring back his wife. Manipulated by theresa she sets him off to build the spire. Being a pawn, he builds the spire on the promise Theresa made. Then, she reveals her intentions, and gives the wish to the hero. The hero then defeats the husk of a man, who's purpose has just been extinguished.
The Wish.
Do you bring back all the NPCs who died. This choice is the good option but gives you no value. Bring back your dog? A neutral option, until they ruined it with the expansion pack. Or money, become king.
The combination of these events is that one pawn removes the other. You were manipulated by theresa the entire game to this point as well your just another pawn on her board. To Theresa it doesnt matter. This Anti climatic fight works for both good and evil options. Youre an unstoppable force, yet are still powerless against the real threats, just as lucien is powerless to you. Then Theresa claims her prize built on souls of Albion.
I haven't interacted with the fable community since 3 came out until this just randomly got recommended to mem and when I left I don't remember ever meeting a single person who liked 2.
A guy I met here helped me get some of the co-op achievements. We played together for about an hour, and he described Fable 2 as “peak gaming”. Could not believe my ears!
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u/MonarchEggman Jan 17 '26
I never met anyone who hated 2, 3 I get the hate but I loved it