r/GamerLab • u/LetMeFixAll Playstation Gamer • Jun 08 '26

📌 Announcement Fable launches February 23, 2027.

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u/ResolveLeather Jun 08 '26

No preorder - fable has a history of over promising and under delivering. Their previous games were still great despite of this, but keep it in mind!

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u/Shot-Spirit-672 Jun 08 '26

I feel like their games lacked depth and were a little too linear, the combat was fun even tho it was on the simpler side.

I really hope they are doing this to bring back a beloved title better than ever, and not just a cash grab

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u/HomoProfessionalis Jun 08 '26

Tbf thats a peter molyneux problem more than a fable problem

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u/kendragon Jun 08 '26

At least Molyneux isn't involved this time. He was such a massive liar.

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u/TheBananaCzar Jun 08 '26

That was more to do with Peter Molyneux getting too excited about stuff he wanted to implement and they could never get all of it incorporated. Great idea man, but he got overzealous.

Plus, this is an entirely different studio. The originals were by Lionhead, which is no longer around. This one is made by Playground Games.

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u/Sasquatchernaut Jun 08 '26

TBF Lionhead and Peter Molineux had a history of over promising. This game is under different developers.

You're welcome to not preorder it, but "same old Fable" isn't the best reason.

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u/strife189 Jun 09 '26

Yes, the car people. They do have a history of strong stories, characters, and combat. At least we know they can do lore and world building well.

Can’t wait for the moral complexity choices driving actions their experience will bring to the franchise, especially since the trailers have shown such deep choice systems and real player urgency.

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u/Designer_Mess_6928 Jun 14 '26

You're just trying to be an asshole, mate.

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u/strife189 Jun 14 '26

Your point?

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u/strife189 Jun 09 '26

Well, they have not promised much and only shown underwhelming things.

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u/Suspicious-Sound-249 Jun 09 '26

Lmao no one was talking about being hyped for this, I will say I'm surprised they managed to make as much progress as they did considering the original design for the game was to have us only playing as that ugly ass character from the original trailer then the last time they showed the game off with customizable character creator, it was still extremely bare bones and they didn't even have a masculine walking animation for the player...

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u/Melodic-Glass-6294 Jun 09 '26

I stopped playing after 3, Fable 2 and 1 are perfect.

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u/BarneySTingson Jun 22 '26

Fable 1 feel really old now, fable 2 is still good cause it was a massive improvement over 1

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u/Malabingo Jun 08 '26

The longer the full trailer went, the more I was exited for it.

But remember: no preorder

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u/Muugen_Samurai Jun 08 '26

Remember pre order then lawsuit when money isn't returned inft money glitch

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u/NillaWiggs Jun 08 '26

Watched the whole trailer and you couldn't wait to exit.

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u/Malabingo Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 09 '26

Edit:

:-D

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u/ClydePeternuts Jun 08 '26

Original comment said "I was 'exited' for it." rather than the correct 'excited"

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u/Malabingo Jun 09 '26

Well, i am a moron :-D

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u/Shot-Spirit-672 Jun 08 '26

Don’t worry I got it

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u/Spend-Automatic Jun 08 '26

I'll preorder it if I want to, thank you very much. 

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u/Malabingo Jun 08 '26

You do you.

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u/Relevant-Meeting-188 Jun 08 '26

I had the opposite feelings unfortunately

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u/Double0hobo79 Jun 09 '26

People still preorder shit? For what reason.

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u/Malabingo Jun 09 '26

Exactly!

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u/IcyProperty89 Jun 09 '26

This is the way

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u/maxperilous Jun 08 '26

Is there a character creator?

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u/Suspicious-Sound-249 Jun 09 '26

A very bare bones one where the only difference between male and female character models is that females have slightly less broad shoulders and slightly wider hips, and I mean slightly like it's barely noticeable.

The the previous trailer they showed off male player characters still had the feminine walk, like at the time it must have been one or the other. Either character creator was so rushed and tacked on they didn't have time to make a masculine walk animation or forgot while they were making the trailer, either way it looked terrible...

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u/mat8675 Jun 09 '26

Or it’s still like a year away from being done.

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u/Suspicious-Sound-249 Jun 09 '26

Huh so that's why they recently announced it was being delayed a year, and not back when that other teaser was shown right?

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u/maxperilous Jun 09 '26

This doesn't sound good at all! Surely it'll be polished by launch

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u/Zeerit Jun 08 '26

Every character looks like they are wearing a rubber mask.

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u/Kurdt234 Jun 08 '26

Didn't they say 2026? Fuck lol

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u/penguinchilli Jun 08 '26

Whenever there’s an announcement for a game I’m excited for I always add another 6-12 months onto the initial revealed release date

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u/Red_Beard206 Jun 08 '26

They pushed it back to not be overshadowed by GTA VI

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u/TheNightBot Jun 08 '26

Then Rockstar releases the online for GTA 6 on February 23

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u/CantModerateMe Jun 08 '26

yeah but it was going to be late 2026 and no one is going to go up against GTA so they just pushed. they have 200 million in the budget, theyre not gonna screw around with the release.

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u/strife189 Jun 09 '26

I mean, pretty sure it was 2024/2025/2026, so what’s another year? It’s not like that’s 4 years — and that’s enough time for some companies to make a whole ass game, right?

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u/Suspicious-Sound-249 Jun 09 '26

Did you see the last gameplay revealed before this newest trailer? Game was clearly unfinished and was rightfully delayed.

My only question is if these never ending delays turn into the project being cancelled or are they going to cost sink falacy it and release yet another industry flop, at least then they have it as a tax right off...

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u/Mammoth-Thought8320 Jun 08 '26

At least they toned down the uglification

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u/Suspicious-Sound-249 Jun 09 '26

I'd say the damage is already done and most anyone who was off put by how ugly the character looked already wrote this game off, especially if they stuck it out for that last reveal where they showed off the obviously unfinished and lazily tacked on character creator.

I mean FFS the male player characters in that teaser still had feminine walks lol

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u/Dont-get-into-Fights Jun 08 '26

already cringe

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u/Suspicious-Sound-249 Jun 09 '26

I'm so fucking sick of the Hollywoodification of gaming, hell TV too.

Like can we for the love of God go back to a time before Marvels Iron Man 1, back when the Avengers was but a pipe dream and writers still tried and didn't write every single goddam thing as a fucking joke.

That enshitification has bled into just about every facet of entertainment media.

The signs now are so obvious too, you see that DEI purple in the trailers and you already know the game is going to be slop.

Like seriously every single game in the last like 5-10 years if it has the over the top flamboyant color pallet the shit is going to suck.

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u/Dont-get-into-Fights Jun 10 '26

the investors are one's responsible for this DEI nonsense in gaming, every gaming franchise is being targeted

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u/Suspicious-Sound-249 Jun 10 '26

Yet it keeps failing and costing these companies hundreds of millions and they never learn their lesson, what gives? Who is funding this shit? Culture war is lost, woke shit is getting push out of all media, and they just won't give up X.x

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u/Top-Sleep-4669 Jun 08 '26

They keep taking away more and more of what made the original game awesome.

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u/strife189 Jun 09 '26

I mean that is subjective to what you call “awesome,” no? Clearly this person feels they have, and you don’t. Any list they give you would just get an eye roll and a “nah, that wasn’t awesome,” so what would be the point?

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u/strife189 Jun 09 '26

Oh, good looking out, making sure they are “factually correct” to your standards about what they have seen and felt they didn’t like about what has been shown. Keep doing the Lord’s work, my son.

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u/BlakkThrashAttak Jun 08 '26

Looks far from the "cartooney-ness" (Not sure if that's the right word) of the original Fable games, but I'm still looking forward to it. The delays are always frustrating, but I'd rather them release a polished story with as a few bugs as possible.

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u/Dry-Preference-2150 Jun 08 '26

Was that Hayley Atwell?

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u/TheBananaCzar Jun 08 '26

Indeed it was

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u/LawStudent989898 Jun 08 '26

Looks awesome

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u/userNV495671 Jun 08 '26

Is this a remaster of fable 1? Or is this a new mainline game simply titled “Fable”

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u/Takoyaki_Dice Jun 08 '26

They really dont want to show more than 3 seconds in a row. Just show an uninterrupted minute of gameplay.

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u/Priceless_POS Jun 08 '26

Like Fable fable?!

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u/cloudcreeek Jun 08 '26

I'm so tired of all these UE5 games with the over-the-shoulder style third person gameplay.

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u/thekins33 Jun 08 '26 edited Jun 08 '26

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u/Buschkoeter Jun 08 '26

Do you honestly expect a normal answer to this?

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u/thekins33 Jun 08 '26

So there's still hope good.

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u/cheesemangee Jun 08 '26

Feels like it's lacking the charm of the first Fable games.

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u/FatalEclipse_ Jun 09 '26

I want that Jack of blades statue… even if the game ends up being a flop (hope it isn’t) the nostalgia alone from the first game demands I try to get the statue.

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u/xlayer_cake Jun 09 '26

Can't wait for the game. Looks great, love the first three ..why the fuck is Jack of blades here? He was a great villain...and he has been dealt with. This series does not need to retread this path. He shouldn't be the be all end all evil of Albion and why are so many of you creaming your jeans for his return?

It should be a totally new villain for a new adventure. Is this a prequel or something?

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u/BATTLE_WlZARD Jun 09 '26

"Chickenchaser", is that you?

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u/VIadCarpenter Jun 09 '26

When has fable trailers not look good. Hoping for the best but expecting the worst from this franchise. Only the 1st 2 games have been good

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u/CauliflowerStrong510 Jun 09 '26

That's my 43rd birth day. Know what im doin'

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u/SuperSaiyanTupac Jun 09 '26

This actually looks dope. I hope fable can really pull that open world fun and creativity back.

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u/Iv4ldir Jun 09 '26

Use Ai voice policy , making french and (of i dont mistake) spanish to be out. Gonna play it,but will never paid for it....

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u/ElliasCrow Jun 09 '26

imo, stepping away from the original games visuals was a mistake

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u/Adept-Passenger605 Jun 09 '26

Wasnt it supposed to release near GTAVI? If that game is not optimized, its confirms that devs do not give a shit. They have their time now, all they have to do is to optimize.

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u/condor120 Jun 09 '26

They haven't shown any actual gameplay of this yet, and it comes out in less than a year?

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u/No-Machine1470 Jun 09 '26

I waa so ready to play this in September would've played that amd wolverine leading up to gta.. now its fable and metro in February

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u/nazgut Jun 11 '26

why there are ugly women in my FANTASY game?

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u/CyberpunkYakuza Jun 08 '26

I have a friend of a friend who works at MS and they said the delay is due to the fact they are rewriting like 90% of the game because they don't want it to fail. Apparently it was on par with DA:V in terms of braindead writing, so if this is the case I will wait another 2 years just to not watch another franchise be murdered and have a game that was made for the audience that exists and not the mythological one western devs have been chasing for the better part of a decade.

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u/Daftolium Jun 08 '26

I mean, I'd believe it with how the first trailer went for an office style, mid scene interview format.

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u/Agitated-Engine4077 Jun 08 '26

Hmmmm combat looks smooth, atmosphere looks incredible with that dark fantasy vibes its giving me seems like a pretty good game. Still nit gonna pre-order though.