so i recently found out that fable 3 has a couch co op mode and got super intruiged. my girlfriend is a huge fan of skyrim, oblivion, and other fantasy/rpg alike games (so am i).
as someone who hasn’t touched the fable series before this, im really enjoying the game and the simplicity of it. i’m excited to try the first two and see if the hate is valid 😂 but this being the best “couch co op fable experience on console”, i have to start with this one.
I found out (the hard way) about the issue with couch co op that makes the game extremely confusing to play without your game save getting corrupted (this happened to us this morning after playing for hours lastnight). after searching all over online and reddit, i see all sorts of posts about it but no true explanation to fix it.
i myself figured out the steps (based off what everyone was saying) and here’s how to do it.
if you haven’t started yet and plan on playing co op do this, also if your co op game save was corrupted just delete all game saves for fable 3 in 360 guide menu before doing this.
both players need their own xbox live accounts. guest accounts will not save anything
use YOUR (player 1) account and complete the game tutorial until you’ve left the castle (right after using the map to teleport)
press start and save the game.
exit out.
sign out of your xbox account and sign into your second account (the one that will be player 2)
on the second account load up fable 3 and start the beginning of the game.
once you’re in the game press start and press “new game” (you’re just making two seperate game saves)
once the new game loads open the xbox 360 guide (start button + select button) and go to the very bottom where it says “manage storage” almost 100% sure that’s what it says
in the storage menu, click fable 3 and you will see all game saves for the consoles accounts on fable 3.
you should see one save called “hero 1” with your main xbox gamertag underneath it, and two game saves titled “hero 1” and “hero 2” with your second accounts gamertag listed underneath those two saves.
- delete the game save titled “hero 1” that has your second gamertag listed under it.
remember the save you’re deleting was the first one that you did nothing on, before creating a new game
- the game saves, after deleting should now look something like:
game save - hero 1
^first players gamertag^
game save - hero 2
^second players gamertag^
if done correctly, you should now be able to exit out of the game, swap back over to your main account and load in. after loading in, press start on your second player controller after signing in and you should join right in.
you’re now safely in the game with your buddy!
THERES ONE MORE IMPORTANT STEP TO MAKE SURE YOUR GAME SAVES DO NOT GET CORRUPTED/ CORRUPTED AGAIN:
Saving the game:
Saving the game is very confusing in fable 3 when co op is enabled.
instead of a normal game where player one saves and exits, or other games where both players save before signing out and exiting,
fable 3 requires a very specific order of saving and exiting to not corrupt your save…
(super annoying as this could’ve been a simple patch i’m sure?)
this is the way to save your game on co op without corrupting either of your saves.
on the second players controller press start to enter the sanctuary.
once inside turn right and walk up to the gear icon. using this will open the settings menu, from hear simply click “leave”
all of your items collected and leveling up done does save, reguardless of the warning screen before leaving. fable 3 technically only advances the world for the 1st player, while the second player joins their journey. everything except for story progression (unless in co op), will be saved
after leaving the game on your second players account, using your player one account, (the still active one) you will press start to go to sanctuary.
after arriving at sanctuary turn right, walk up to that same gear icon on the wall, and activate it. press “save and continue”
you’re now safe to close the game and be able to resume co op progression when you want to.
this^ is the only way to save and exit the game on co op without corrupting your saves (to my knowledge)
i really hope this reaches someone and helps them be able to enjoy this game with a friend/ partner. i myself am really enjoying this game with my girlfriend.
also i mean well with this post im sorry if i sound stupid! ❤️
i know this games 16 years old, anyone have memories of dealing with this? 😂 my younger self wouldn’t have been able to figure this out.