![]() ![]() ![]() In the first Fable, players assume the role of an orphaned boy who is forced into a life of heroism when bandits attack his village, kill his parents and kidnap his sister. The period of time progresses with each game in Fable II, Albion has advanced to an era similar to that of the Age of Enlightenment, and by Fable III the nation has been unified under a monarchy and is undergoing an " Age of Industry" similar to the real-world 18th-19th-century Industrial Revolution. The name Albion itself is an ancient albeit still used name for Great Britain. The setting originally resembles Medieval Britain, with some European elements. The Fable series takes place in the fictional nation of Albion, a state that, at the time of the first game, is composed of numerous autonomous city-states with vast areas of countryside or wilderness in between. The series was developed by Lionhead Studios until the studio was closed in 2016, and is published by Xbox Game Studios. Although, he admitted he had "slightly mixed feelings" but he, then, went on to say that the Playground Team "is very talented, and I'm sure they'll do a fantastic job.Fable is a series of action role-playing video games for Xbox, Microsoft Windows, macOS, Xbox 360 and Xbox One platforms. ![]() In an interview with Eurogamer, former Lionhead employee and Fable co-creator Simon Carter said that he was excited to see what's next for the upcoming instalment to the game franchise. However, Molyneux then left Lionhead Studios in 2012 which alienated many fans from the franchise. Fable II and III were both more much more successful. However, the first game didn't do as well as expected, leaving the company in crippling debt and Lionhead was bought by Microsoft Game Studios. Once upon a time, Fable was developed by Lionhead Studios and famously hyped-up by lead designer and Lionhead co-founder Peter Molyneux. However, the tale of Fable certainly hasn't been an easy one. The trailer released by the studio received high-praise from Fable fans for the keeping the fun silliness of the previous games. One of which, by French journalist CronoTK, being that the game is not a sequel to the games at all but, rather, an MMO set in the world of Fable.įable 4 is currently being built by Playground Games, the game developer now owned by Microsoft's Xbox Game Studios, based in Leamington Spa, England. Just exactly how "new" it will be has lead to a lot of rumours to circulate. This choice of game engine is just of one of the big changes that Microsoft has promised about Fable's "new beginning". The news of Fable 4's game engine was not officially announced, but rather a job post for a software engineer by Microsoft said it was: "Enriching the toolset to support an open world action RPG – Fable." However, it's not a huge surprise given how the graphics of the Forza Horizon game series have been highly-acclaimed over the years. ![]() The fantastical creatures and magical lands of Fable seem a far cry from the energy-fuelled car races in Playground's other popular franchise, Forza Horizon. Beyond excited to announce we're making Fable, a new beginning for the legendary franchise! įable 4 is being built using the ForzaTech engine. ![]()
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