Fable 2 Achievements unearthed

By Robert Purchese Published 22 September, 2008

"Kick a chicken a good distance."

Lionhead has unveiled the full list of Achievements for October-bound role-playing game Fable 2. And we rather like them.

The activities range from orgies to getting villagers drunk, and from kicking chickens to flashing in public. Interestingly, quite a few are rewarded for simply witnessing a friend unlock the Achievement, like the 100 Gamerpoints given for amassing (or watching a friend amass) a real-estate empire worth 2.5 million gold pieces.

Here's the list in full:

  • The Pooch Pamperer (5) - Play fetch with your dog, or see another Hero's dog play.
  • The Archaeologist (5) - Dig up something the dog has discovered, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Dog Trainer (5) - Teach your dog a trick, or see another Hero's dog learn one.
  • The Persuader (5) - Convince a villager to give you a present, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Show-off (5) - Impress a villager with a perfect expression, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Romantic (10) - Take a villager on a perfect date, or tag along to one. Location and expressions are all-important.
  • The Spouse (10) - Marry a villager, or attend the wedding of another Hero.
  • The Parent (10) - Have a child, or be there for the birth of another Hero's child.
  • The Hunter (5) - Kill a sweet, innocent, fluffy bunny rabbit (remember, safety's off!)
  • The Gargoyle (25) - Find the gargoyles' legendary treasure.
  • The Chicken Kicker (5) - Kick a chicken a good distance, or see one getting kicked.
  • The Cliff Diver (5) - Cliff dive 500 feet, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Workhorse (10) - A Hero must achieve a high-enough chain while performing a job.
  • The Hero of Many Names (5) - Change your Hero's title, or see another Hero change theirs.
  • The Teaser (5) - Make bandits respond to expressions with fear, anger, mirth, and confusion... during combat!
  • The Property Magnate (10) - A property must be sold for twice the price it was bought for.
  • The Rogue (5) - Steal something undetected from a building while there are people nearby, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Illustrated Hero (5) - Tattoo every part of your Hero's body, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Executioner (10) - Sacrifice ten people in the Temple of Shadows, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Gambler (10) - A Hero must win 500 gold at a pub game in one sitting, having tried each game type at least once.
  • The Bigamist (10) - Get married a second time, whilst already married, or attend the second wedding of another Hero.
  • The Swinger (5) - Take part in a debauched bedroom party with several participants.
  • The Pied Piper (10) - Start a party where at least five villagers are dancing, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Party Animal (10) - Get five villagers drunk in under three minutes, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Menace To Society (5) - Commit an act of public indecency, or see another Hero commit one.
  • The Black Knight (10) - Shoot the weapons from a hollow man's hands, blow off his head and then kill him for good!
  • The Duellist (10) - String together a full-speed chain attack, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Sharpshooter (10) - Hit three enemies with one shot, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Archmage (10) - A Hero must kill five human enemies with one spell.
  • The Ruler of Albion (100) - Amass a 2.5 million gold real estate empire, or be there when another Hero does.
  • The Hoarder (25) - Collect every silver key, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Goth (5) - A Hero must dye their hair black, and wear a black outfit and black makeup.
  • The Completionist (50) - Get all expressions, pet tricks and abilities, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Paragon (15) - Reach 100 per cent good or evil, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Extremist (15) - Reach 100% purity or corruption, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Celebrity (50) - Reach 50,000 renown, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Artisan (10) - Succeed at one job to Level 5, or see another Hero do so.
  • The Dollcatcher (10) - Collect all the Hero dolls, or see another Hero collect them.
  • The Muse (5) - Inspire the Bard to compose songs celebrating your great deeds.
  • The Companions (10) - Perform a perfect co-op expression.
  • The Double Threat (10) - Get a co-op combat bonus.
  • The Philanthropist (10) - Send a gift to an Xbox LIVE friend, or watch another Hero send one.
  • The Whippersnapper (25) - A child Hero must collect five gold pieces.
  • The New Hero (50) - The terror of Bower Lake must be defeated.
  • The Hero of Strength (100) - Complete The Hero of Strength.
  • The Hero of Will (100) - Complete The Hero of Will.
  • The Hero of Skill (100) - Complete The Hero of Skill.
  • The Sacrifice (25) - A Hero must choose 'The Needs of the Many'.
  • The Family (25) - A Hero must choose 'The Needs of The Few'.
  • The Egomaniac (25) - A Hero must choose 'The Needs of the One'.

Fable 2 is due out exclusively on Xbox 360 from 24th October.

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Comments (53) Latest comment 3 years ago

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  • andywilkie35 #1 3 years ago

    I thought these achievements were announced ages ago? They've been knocking around for ages anyway

    But they do look good. its 1000 I'll be aiming for

  • seasidebaz #2 3 years ago

    So, the last 3 achievements imply that the game needs to be played through 3 times to unlock all achievements.

    This could be the only game I would ever do that with ;)

  • Lloytron #3 3 years ago

    Lol, looks like you can get a huge GS just by playing coop with someone for a very long time!

  • DanWhitehead #4 3 years ago

    So, the last 3 achievements imply that the game needs to be played through 3 times to unlock all achievements.

    Or just reload a cheeky saved game...

  • miiiguel #5 3 years ago

    "This could be the only game I would ever do that with ;)"
    I did Mass Effect 4 times, and I still miss a couple.

  • alsotop #6 3 years ago

    @DanWhitehead:

    If they are what I think they are - relating to whether you've been good, neutral or bad - this might not really work. And I guess we don't even know what kind of save system is in the game yet, either!

  • kangarootoo #7 3 years ago

    I quite like that list.

    Loads of achievements that are gained by just doing fun stuff, rather than the thin edge of some l33t playing wedge.

  • Darren #8 3 years ago

    Weird how a lot of the Achievements seem to be given for watching someone else get them! Doesn't that defeat the whole point of what Achievemets are, i.e. they're meant to be "personal" goals. If you can earn them from playing co-op with someone else then as far as I'm concerned that's something I won't be doing as it would ruin them IMO. Not that I care that much about Achievements but if I unlock them I want to be the one who did it, thanks!

  • DanWhitehead #9 3 years ago

    If they are what I think they are - relating to whether you've been good, neutral or bad - this might not really work. And I guess we don't even know what kind of save system is in the game yet, either!

    I though that as I posted, but I'm a devil-may-care sort of guy and decided to leave it be. If it is based on how you play throughout the whole game, that would be very impressive. Actually, given Molyneux's way of doing things, I'd suspect that would be the case. Might be frustratingly vague for people who chase Gamerscores by the easiest methods possible, but it sounds like a lot of fun.

  • OllyJ #10 3 years ago

    I don't like all this "or see another hero...."

    how is that an achievement?

  • miiiguel #11 3 years ago

    @Darren : I think many ppl mistake Achievements with stuff which is supposed to be hard to do, or require some special l33t skills - they can be or they can be something completly different. Lately many devs use Achivements to draw atentions to stuff they think itīs worth doing/seeing.
    I like it. They sound fun (although they did go public ages ago).

    btw: there are stupid very stupid Achievements, though - "Die 100 times" in Too Human ???!!! why? I don't want to die...
    Edited by 1 at 22/09/08 @ 10:41

  • Darren #12 3 years ago

    @OllyJ - I agree... that's why I *won't* be playing Fable 2 in co-op, not that I was planning to anyway but now I have a definite reason NOT to! Those Achievements are stupid IMO...

  • Darren #13 3 years ago

    @miiiguel - No, I don't think Achievements have to be hard but they SHOULD be given for stuff that YOU have done not someone else... that defeats the whole point of them IMHO. Of course, score whores will no doubt love them...

  • miiiguel #14 3 years ago

    ^ Darren: Going to a weading is quite different then being the groom, so I really intend to do both (in the game, that is...).
    Edited by 1 at 22/09/08 @ 10:47

  • Pirotic #15 3 years ago

    or see another hero do it?

    Sounds like they couldn't be arsed to take into account co-op players when detecting the achievements.

  • DanWhitehead #16 3 years ago

    Weird how a lot of the Achievements seem to be given for watching someone else get them! Doesn't that defeat the whole point of what Achievemets are, i.e. they're meant to be "personal" goals. If you can earn them from playing co-op with someone else then as far as I'm concerned that's something I won't be doing as it would ruin them IMO. Not that I care that much about Achievements but if I unlock them I want to be the one who did it, thanks!

    I suspect it's to cut down on people playing co-op and doing everything twice so both players can get an Achievement. From the looks of it, all the story-based Achievements must be done by the player. It's mostly the silly stuff that you can get from seeing someone else do it, which makes sense. You can always kick a chicken yourself afterwards, if you really want to, but does it really matter if you got the Achievement for seeing someone else do it first?

  • Lutz #17 3 years ago

    These have been around for ages, but the list above is tweaked slightly. This whole "see another hero do it" thing is all added on.

    And lame.
    Edited by 1 at 22/09/08 @ 11:04

  • Floppy #18 3 years ago

    I don't like all this "or see another hero...."

    Aye, tell me about it. I co-op'ed with a mate 'in trouble' in Gears of War one night after I'd just bought it. I ended up having two achivements in that game, which tainted my experience and resulted in me trading it disinterested thereafter.

    One achievement for completing the tutorial level.
    One achievement for being there for the death of THE FINAL F*CKIN' BOSS!!!

    I wasn't happy.

  • miiiguel #19 3 years ago

    ^about that you're absolutly right, I always do the stuff single, then coop. Always.

  • Martin #20 3 years ago

    I hope that all you selfish gits who can't play a game with a friend because he/she might get an achievement from something you do die alone and forgotten, as you deserve.

  • Monkey_Puncher #21 3 years ago

    You traded a game in because it gave you an achievement you didn't want?

    Some people take achievements far too seriously....

  • Floppy #22 3 years ago

    It wasn't the achievement per se that made me trade, I'm by no means an achievement whore; it was that it was the ultimate spoiler. My own fault I suppose for blindly joining him co-op, and not piping up with; "are you sure you're not on the final boss?".

    I hate seeing the ends of games shown to me on a plate unnecessarily, especially an hour after I've bought it. Irrational, yes; but spoilt it for me. Just the same as my co-workers spoiling an ex-colleague's enjoyment before he watched The Usual Suspects. Pointing out on the film poster, "it was him!". Although that was quite amusing at the time :)

  • RustyBullet #23 3 years ago

    @Darren so you are going to miss out on the whole co-op aspect just because you dont like the achievements.
    I would rather play single player and when finished expirience it all again in co-op.

  • RustyBullet #24 3 years ago

    @Martin LOL funny but true. Loners.

  • hiddenranbir #25 3 years ago

    Orgies?

    Fable 2 deserves 10/10.

  • Martin #26 3 years ago

    "I hate seeing the ends of games shown to me on a plate unnecessarily, especially an hour after I've bought it."

    This I understand though.

  • BobsUncle #27 3 years ago

    "It wasn't the achievement per se that made me trade, I'm by no means an achievement whore; it was that it was the ultimate spoiler. My own fault I suppose for blindly joining him co-op, and not piping up with; "are you sure you're not on the final boss?". "

    Ha ha ha! So you was stupid enough to join a mates game without checking it's not the final boss, then you was stupid enough to trade one of the best 360 games out because you were stupid! :-D

  • Floppy #28 3 years ago

    Well to be fair, very few games have 'Hello, I'm the final boss' in big flashing lights to let you know. So I can forgive my mate for not informing me :)

    If I co-op now, then its on specific co-op missions (GTA IV etc), not co-op story modes. Lesson learnt. Something I'll venture in all the wiser on Fable 2 I'm sure.

  • Moonprince #29 3 years ago

    It wasn't the achievement per se that made me trade, -

    You didn't miss much to be honest, I wouldn't worry.

  • Britesparc Verified Creative, ITV #30 3 years ago

    I really like the co-op achievements. They're for "fun" rather than "important" things anyway, so chances are if you're "witnessing" it you'll be involved somehow (especially an orgy!). But I like the fact if my girlf is joining in with me (the game, not orgies...) or vice versa, we both get something out of it.

    See, that sounded dirty and I didn't mean it to.

  • KreyAtiv #31 3 years ago

    The "The Romantic (10) - Take a villager on a perfect date, or tag along to one." achievement.
    Not very Romantic having another adventurer tagging along when you are meant to be on a date. LOL.
    Personally I think it is good that you can get most of the achievements on your own or if you happen to see your co-op partner's hero doing it. Interesting getting the "Party Animal" achievement, having to get so many villagers drunk within three minutes.
    Probably have to fork out money to buy them a round of drink and just keep going.
    Definitely a fun list of achievements that certainly caters for those who'll be making good use of Co-op.
    Certainly looking forward to the game.

  • Garulon #32 3 years ago

    ""I hate seeing the ends of games shown to me on a plate unnecessarily, especially an hour after I've bought it."

    Fair enough, but that's a risk playing the game, isn't it?

    Plus it's not really the end in a theatrical plot-curve kind of way, it's basically where they've stopped making things. Gears felt really really truncated.

    Orgy Acheivements though? Pre-ordered!

  • BTBAM #33 3 years ago

    I'm so unfeasibly excited for this game.

  • siro #34 3 years ago

    Funny... I never played Gears single player, but coop only. I think those achievements are fine, but kinda lamely described. Also those giving the ending away achievements suck donkey balls.

  • kinky_mong #35 3 years ago

    Ha ha ha! So you was stupid enough to join a mates game without checking it's not the final boss, then you was stupid enough to trade one of the best 360 games out because you were stupid! :-D

    Oh the irony of someone who thinks Gears is the pinnacle of 360 games calling someone else stupid!

  • BobsUncle #36 3 years ago

    "Oh the irony of someone who thinks Gears is the pinnacle of 360 games calling someone else stupid!"

    Did I say it was the pinnacle of 360 gaming? No, I said it was one of the best 360 games out. You see that? ONE OF. I was even careful to specify 360 games, so as not to offend any PS3 fans.

    The co-op campaign in Gears was brilliant fun, (I played it 3 times) as long as your mate didn't spoil the end for you. :-)

    [edit]
    My guess is you didn't like it because without playing the shitty multiplayer for ages you couldn't whore all the achievements like you have on every other game you've played!
    Edited by 1 at 22/09/08 @ 16:29

  • miiiguel #37 3 years ago

    I have to try that Gears game, to see why ppl get all messed up for the fact that others did enjoy it. Same happened with Halo.


    It's like "oooh you like Halo, you're stupid"; "oooh you watched a Fassbinder movie last night, you must be so smart..."; "oooh you're all hyped about LBP, you're soooo in"

  • kinky_mong #38 3 years ago

    My guess is you didn't like it because without playing the shitty multiplayer for ages you couldn't whore all the achievements like you have on every other game you've played!

    No I didn't like it because it had a broken game mechanic as it's selling point (run and cover should NEVER be on the same button) making the whole game an exercise in frustration. I don't whore achievement points, I see them as a way to get the most out of games I enjoy, hence why I have 100% achievements on a number of great games. If I were an achievement whore I'd be renting shit like Lost and Avatar to bump my score up.

  • ronuds #39 3 years ago

    I'm guessing the "watch another hero" achievements are for the fact that many of them are based on morality - and who wants to be forced to be evil or good just to get an achievement. Now you can play the game how you want and still earn all achievements.

  • kangarootoo #40 3 years ago

    @miiiguel

    "btw: there are stupid very stupid Achievements, though - "Die 100 times" in Too Human ???!!! why? I don't want to die... "

    Really? Jesus. I think it speak volumes about the depth of a game when the devs are pushed to think up goals to set the player other than dying.

    @Darren

    I am kind of split on the whole "or witness someone else" business. On the one hand I though is it that big a deal, but then I thought more about how much work would be needed to say, get married, whereas witnessing the event is just a matter of turning up at the right time (like real life I guess).

    The more I think about it, the more it seems like a cynical attempt to get people playing cooperatively online. Though I'm not as angry as you about it, I have to agree in principle :)

  • kangarootoo #41 3 years ago

    "But I like the fact if my girlf is joining in with me (the game, not orgies...)"

    MASSIVE ERROR


    @BobsUncle

    You were doing so well until that last edit.

    I don't really care about achivements, yet I found Gears rather snooze worthy (didn't play coop, which I'm sure would have been a better experience). I tried it three times, but each time I just gave up after getting bored. Sorry.

  • bonker #42 3 years ago

    Fable II co-op play will change gaming forever ...

  • BobsUncle #43 3 years ago

    @Kangarootoo

    The Achievement whore point was meant to be taken as a joke, because they've blatantly put the achievemnts there to force you to play the rubbish MP if you want them. I'm actually quite impressed that he's managed 1000 points on so many games!

    @kinky_mong

    "run and cover should NEVER be on the same button"

    That was gay to be honest, in plenty of other games you just stick to cover automatically. I wouldn't say it broke the whole game though...

  • kinky_mong #44 3 years ago

    I'm actually quite impressed that he's managed 1000 points on so many games!

    Thanks. I worked my arse off getting 1000 on Orange Box but loved (nearly) every minute of it.

    As for Fable 2 I'd prefer to get all the achievements myself rather than witnessing someone else doing them, but I know my friend is very eager play co-op with me so I guess some of them will inevitably activate for me when he accomplishes the target.

    In regards to Gears the controls maybe didn't break the game but it was one of the two big reasons I found the game soul destroying (the other being that stupidly difficult bit at the end of level 3 which sent me back to the beginning of the woefully appaling dialogue ("Look at all dat jooce!";) EVERYTIME I DIED!!!)

  • Tetsuo_Shima #45 3 years ago

    I remember the good old days when you played a game inside out just for the fun of it instead of for filthy achievement points.

  • andywilkie35 #46 3 years ago

    "run and cover should NEVER be on the same button"

    well, it worked perfectly for me, and if I was in the middle of a firefight and wanted to move from cover to cover quickly, then again, it worked perfectly. if i was running down a hallway and didn't want to stick to cover, I merely let go of the button. easy. worked better than the cover in GTAIV anyway

    I'd rather get the fable achievements myself as well, but at least there's that option I suppose

  • BobsUncle #47 3 years ago

    @Kinky_mong

    I hate to break this to you mate, but "I worked my arse off getting 1000 on Orange Box" does make you a bit of a whore! :-)

  • kinky_mong #48 3 years ago

    I remember the good old days when you played a game inside out just for the fun of it instead of for filthy achievement points.

    I still do that anyway. Got 120 stars on Mario Galaxy and still working on getting all trophies and stickers on Smash Bros. Achievements are just a handy way of showing how well you are doing at the game to friends. Really don't see why people complain about them. If you don't care about them just ignore them.

  • kinky_mong #49 3 years ago

    I hate to break this to you mate, but "I worked my arse off getting 1000 on Orange Box" does make you a bit of a whore! :-)

    Again I'll refer you to the fact that there is a difference between achievement whores and completists. Achievement whores boost their scores by buying games they have no interest in to get an easy 1000 like Avatar, and going on forums to set up online games specifically to organise games for getting achievements. Completists (The sort of OCD in computer games that I've had since I spent ages unlocking all the cheats on Goldeneye) like to get everything out of a game they enjoy.

  • Tetsuo_Shima #50 3 years ago

    They're a bit too invasive at times for me to ignore them, no matter how hard I try. Often I'll find them dictating the way I play a game and that spoils the experience a bit for me, especially in RPGs and the like where you end up making big choices in the one direction to get the points instead of playing it as it comes. There's got to be some way to turn 'em off

  • BobsUncle #51 3 years ago

    @kinky_mong

    Ok, well your definition is a bit different to mine. The way I see it is, if you are playing a game just for the achievements then you are whoring. I've been called a whore loads of times for doing what you would call completionism. i.e. I'm playing Mass Effect for the third time now for the Achievements, I've completed the game fully already, so getting the "Use the Quarian ally" achievement makes no difference to the amount of completeness I get out of the game. It's just a little badge that the devs decided to put in there. Would I be replaying it with a crap character if the Achievement wasn't there? Probably not, and the fact I am doesn't make the game and more complete than if I hadn't.
    Likewise, games that have a "Get xxx kills with some shitty low powered weapon" don't make the game more complete when you get them, they are just there as a little challenge the devs came up with. GRAW had a "Place first on the world leaderboard" achievment, and the fact I never got it doesn't mean I never completed the game fully.
    You just SEE achievments as making the game complete when in actual fact getting the achievments is really a different game to the actual game you're playing.

    Don't take offence to it, but I'm pretty sure I'm not the only one who considers playing a game just for the achievements whoreing. And there are plently of people that do it, me included.

    However, if people buy a game purely because it's easy to get points, that just makes them a knob. And that also applies to Forza, where you can use the AI driver to get 90% of the achievments for you. :-)

  • kinky_mong #52 3 years ago

    However, if people buy a game purely because it's easy to get points, that just makes them a knob. And that also applies to Forza, where you can use the AI driver to get 90% of the achievments for you. :-)

    Is that on Forza 2?! I got that free when I bought my 360 and never even took it out of the cellophane because it looked like a dull GT clone and I prefer arcade racers. Might play it if it's an easy 900

  • BobsUncle #53 3 years ago

    Don't turn to the dark side! At least you work for your Achievements.

    But yeah, you can just stick the AI driver on and leave it running to earn enough cash to buy all the cars, and even get him to win the races. You need to do a few yourself though, as the AI will only win on easy difficulty. My mate used the AI to win him most of the race trophies, he'd just leave it on overnight and while he was at work earning cash so he could buy all the cars. At least I did all the races myself.