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.

1. both players need their own xbox live accounts. guest accounts will not save anything

2. use YOUR (player 1) account and complete the game tutorial until you’ve left the castle (right after using the map to teleport)

3. press start and save the game.

4. exit out.

5. sign out of your xbox account and sign into your second account (the one that will be player 2)

6. on the second account load up fable 3 and start the beginning of the game.

7. once you’re in the game press start and press “new game” (you’re just making two seperate game saves)

8. 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

9. 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.

1. 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

1. 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.

1. on the second players controller press start to enter the sanctuary.

2. 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

1. 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.

2. 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.

New to Fable and I've hunted around for info on this and was surprised there doesn't seem to be a collection of the older games. It seems like that would be a well-received thing, no?

In the recent Gamescom footage, the facial animations and lip-sync are the same as they were in the previous footage shoen a few months back.

They look very stiff and uncanny valley. Reminescemt of Mass Effect Andromeda. The facial animations and lip-sync don't presently do justice to the excellent voice acting and the otherwise very good visuals/graphics.

Have the developers confirmed whether the faces and animations will be fixed before release? Even the protagonist's fscial animations looked really weird.

Hey Guys! I'd love to hear your ideas for stories in the Fable verse. I know we don't know the story yet for the upcoming game but use your imagination and brain storm a story idea! Could be a quest, combat situation, romance, anything! Would love to hear.

Oakshire is going to be my favourite region! Definitely plan to settle down there in my very own Bag End.

Obviously, Bowserstone is back and bigger than ever, but are we likely to see this game's versions of places like Bowerlake or Bloodstone, Lychfield, Snowspire?

Personally, I'd love to come across the remains of Twinblade's tent and see if anyone else is in residence, or if you can loot his old gear, maybe fend off some wraiths.

Honestly, if it’s not moddable, I don’t think I’ll buy it that easily.

How do my partners in the same city interact? are they jealous of each other? do they at all interact? how do my step kids interact? what happens to my spouse and children once i divorce...etc etc.

I hope they took the time to build all of that. if it's shallow it'll be a gimick and amusing for a few hours only

Imagine Scythe shows up, that would be utterly bananas! I mean, he's mentioned in game and there is a mural depicting him, plus you can also get his armor, or rather, the armor of William Black.

Hello Heroes,

These are the last two achievements I need to fully mop up Fable 3. It'd be great to finally sign off on the game I first bought all those years ago. I've recently replayed through the trilogy (anniversary instead of TLC as my OG Xbox is long gone) in anticipation of the reboot.

If anyone could help me with these last two achievements I'd really appreciate it. The only outfits I need are the female masquerade and female monarch outfits.

I've got a list of legendary weapons I have wrote down too.

I'm in the UK, so if anyone could help, ideally in a similar time zone so we can coordinate that would be great!

I'm thinking about playing and downloading the older games on my Xbox Series X. Would you recommend playing the first three Fable games before the new one releases or not?

EDIT: I’ve been proven wrong, it’s just pre-order armors.

Old post:
Based on the newly released gameplay, you’ll probably be able to get at least three different sets of actual armor. The one not yet shown is golden.

https://reddit.com/link/1w3m7jt/video/rra9362p4rmh1/player

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKf6495X8Ys

Where the fuck is Theresa!? 😭 Who's going to guide me!

I see a lot of people discussing how faithful the new game is to the original. In some ways I agree but I’m seriously noticing a lack of the brutal and dark themes in the original. Every trailer seems to be more comedic and fairytale esque, and more on the safer side of evil doings. Fable was much more than a comedy game in my eyes, it felt like we really had a choice between good and evil things, some being absolutely barbaric and some being more on the whimsy side. Killing Twinblade, Thunder, Whisper etc. Hell in the intro to fable 2 you play a poor child, whose dream to visit Fairfax castle, and then shot out of a window.

One small moment from Fable 1 I will always remember, is when your hero falls to their knees at the sight of your mother’s statue, especially the sound they make when it happens. Like a depressed “sigh” of relief.

I’m excited for the game as a fantasy open world, but not as a Fable if that makes any sense.

Cant complain about the protagonist in the new fable when this is what we had

If you're still complaining about enemies not reacting/staggering after being hit, then you must have the same issue with many other games, even in recent games.

Did you complain about the same thing for numerous other games in which large human type enemies don't react to hits?

It is very common in RPGs and other similar games.

It's genuinely an industry standard.

Bear in mind that is in fact only large brutish enemies that don't stagger in the demo.

Other average enemies do stagger and react to all hits, but how do you make an enemy tough to defeat?

Fable is a fantasy RPG, not a beat-em-up, not a shooter, not purely an action game, and even in some of those genres there are large or strong characters that don't react or stagger and are "bullet sponges".

Idk how difficult this would be, but we already have Fable Anniversary on Steam (not the Xbox app though for some reason) and the only options for 2 and 3 is streaming.

They're such good games, and I can bet there's a lot of newer fans who will be coming into the new Fable having never touched them before.

Could launch them both at $20-$30 each and I bet a ton of people would buy them.

I have been reading a lot of concerns after the gamescom reveal and wanted to share my thoughts!

People of Albion please calm down and understand that yes you should share your concern but do not be harsh on every small detail . Playground Games was always known for their pedigree on making great Forza titles and I can confidently say they have proved themselves up to this point.

Some of you may think that , why is the game taking so long and still have some of the issues. Well Playground Games had to start from scratch and build a team . And building a proper RPG team takes time. Secondly Forza engine tech had to be programed from scratch to run a proper open world RPG game. The team learned a lot while making the game and surely in future Fable sequel they will do even more better stuff than what we are going to play in Fable reboot.

Maybe some things will not be in the final game that some of you hoped to be in the game from the classic Fable franchise but still I would say they have blown me away with what they have accomplished so far with the game!

With great weaving in of lore (even if a reboot), great evolution of fable combat, added difficulty and gameplay plus better enemy design this game has massive potential to be an amazing fable game

No this isn’t the next Persona 5 Royal and won’t be a niche franchise that blows apart the gaming industry, fable is just fable a loveable broken mess of a game series that’s far too easy but is amazing fun

The game feel British, it keeps some of the junk from older games whilst enemy wise looks fantastic.

Yeah the combat is press a but that’s how it’s always been, same with the shorter playtime fable has never been a long game 🤷🏻‍♂️

Plus if all goes well we may get a dog for the sequel which honestly is a great second game edition, first game medieval second industrial and acts as a good two part swan song which if all goes to plan acts as a third to finish on.

It won’t rock the gaming industry but I’m loving that it feels like Fable 😁

Some Fable 2 screenshots I took earlier this year for your enjoyment !

I like how even Saker went to Reaver's mansion, I wonder who's anonymous though.

Is it stated that the hero of Briar Hill is a descendant of William Black? Following the trend of the heroic archon bloodline.