I also wrote the FAQ on Black & White, Peter Molyneux's previous game, and
from the reports I've heard, it seems that Fable suffers from the same
bullshit that Black & White did: Over half of the promised features didn't
make it into the game, so you are basically left with a shallow empty shell
of a game (and a short one too).

I dearly wanted to get into the European World of Warcraft beta, but it
appears that I didn't make the cut. I will still buy the Limited Edition
somehow, just for the art book that accompanies it.

/Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kyle West" <barrick75--hotmail.com>
To: <<Address Masked>>
Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: Player ages and Country


> i might've asked this already a long long time ago...... ;-) were you
ever
> on Lower Lights BBS?
>
> I grew up in SLC also... altho thanksfully I managed to get out about 7
> years ago :-) now I live in Denver.
>
> and to contribute in a not-so-age/country way.. has anyone played Fable on
> the xbox? I took a brief look at it and they keep touting that you have
> morality (again, about 20 years after AR...) it looks really interesting
> except i think it's kind of dumb how they spell out for you whether what
you
> are doing is good or bad. Not quite worth buying an xbox for still.
>
> And I am still loving Final Fantasy XI ;-) talk about eating away at my
> free time. I really don't think I'd stayed up til 5am playing games
without
> realizing it *since* AR, except for a 3 week unemployed stint with
> starcraft.
>
> And for those of you holding off for World of Warcraft.. anyone heard much
> about it yet? I have talked to a couple beta-testers who also play FFXI
and
> they say it's complete and utter crap. It sounds like it is designed more
> for the casual gamer than the insane addicts which are most MMORPG
players.
>
>
> >From: "Dan Burget" <byock_--hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: alternatereality-From-barrick75-hotmail.com--alternaterealityarchive.com
> >> >Subject: Re: Player ages and Country
> >Date: Tue, 05 Oct 2004 15:52:37 +0000
> >
> >I thought I was young when I played AR, but you have me beat! I am 31
live
> >in Salt Lake City, and have played AR since 1987(?). Atari games were
hard
> >to come by then, so I got both the city and dungeon from a copy. I later
> >purchased both from a mail order. :) Played the City a little on the
Atari
> >800, but the Dungeon had my interest far more. Passed the it, mapped
every
> >square inch. took me 2 years, but I still have the map.
> >
> >As to the platforms, the City on the Amiga was the most impressive with
> >sound and graphics. The PC version was not worth loading IMO. The city
was
> >hard on the Atari 800, as no jobs, no guilds, we died fairly quickly. The
> >dungeon was best on the Atari. I load it every once in a while, just for
> >fun, and to listen to the music.
> >
> >Did anyone ever manage to join a guild on the City? I heard all sorts of
> >rumors you had to go at certain times, but never managed to join one.
> >
> >Dan
> >
> >
> >
> >
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