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 5/10 Good --- weblogs.variety.com http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheCutScene
| Variety videogames reporter and reviews editor Ben Fritz tracks the business of games and their intersection with Hollywood. ... |
Thursday, May 15, 2008 --- 72 days ago http://weblogs.variety.com/the_cut_scene/2008/05/xbox-360-08-lin.html
| Apologies for the delay in posting, but getting up to San Francisco, then back, then catching up on everything I missed isn't easy. I'm not really sure how journalists who spend so much time attending press events manage to get anything else done. Anyway, as most of you probably know, Microsoft hosted the press in San Francisco to show off its Xbox 360 lineup for the rest of 2008. Of course, those who want the hottest release dates and screenshots probably found them somewhere else, but here's the things I found most interesting about the exclusive games I got to try:
-"Fable 2" is without a doubt the only game that had me really excited. I'm one of those people who considered the first "Fable" to be one of my most disappointing gaming experiences ever, so I'm skeptical. But Peter Molyneux is a very persuasive speaker and her certainly had me convinced that this game will actually achieve of what he said he wanted to do with the first one: create a world where decisions have long-ranging consequences on everything from the story to the character's look and abilities and relationships. All combined with an interface and controls that can reward hard-core players without alienating casuals. Sure, we've heard it all before, but everything Mr. Molyneux showed certainly indicated that "Fable 2" can actually do it. I was particularly interested in his answer when somebody asked about the path of good/path of evil issue, which as we all ... |
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