Fable 2 Pub Games Review

By Tom Bramwell Published 14 August, 2008

We're not that drunk.

Version tested: Xbox 360

The idea behind Fable 2 Pub Games is a Peter Molyneux special: gamble fictional cash and one day you can merge your Pub Games drunkard profile with your Fable 2 hero profile for a wodge of extra green on the streets of Albion. Or in this case gold. Pub Games will be bundled with Fable 2 - the standard and special editions - and is also available as a pre-order incentive for people who pick the game up at specific retailers, including branches of GAME in the UK. (Update: Lionhead now says something's up with this and codes aren't being distributed after all. We'll look into it.)

The question we've got to answer today though is whether Fable 2 Pub Games is good enough to stand alone, which is what it does on Xbox Live Arcade: you may be able to get it for free elsewhere, but otherwise it costs 800 Microsoft Points, or the equivalent of GBP 6.80 / EUR 9.60. Does it do enough to justify that?

Booting it up, you're presented with the choice of six playable characters, each with a fancy Robin Hood-style wanted poster avatar, and there are six "Hero" slots to fill as well, which is where your Fable 2 characters will be offered. Once you've made this initially arbitrary choice, you'd best head to the Tutorials page to get acquainted with the three gambling mini-games on offer.

Each of them is unique to Fable 2 Pub Games, but fairly familiar. Spinnerbox, for example, is a slots machine where you specify how much gold you want to bet and then spin the box to try and match symbols and bank prize money. The number of spinning symbols varies from box to box and there are a range of bonus variables, along with a winnings calculator to help you manage your bets.

Keystone, meanwhile, is a variation on roulette or craps. A keystone bridge is assembled over a semi-circular board, and each of the bricks in the arch is given a number between 1 and 18. You stack your chips on the bricks, and in segmented areas beneath them, and then win or lose cash based on the roll of three dice.

'Fable 2 Pub Games' Screenshot 1

Fortune's Tower isn't hateful. But it's not very good.

The third and final game is called Fortune's Tower, and is a bit more unusual. You place an initial bet and then three cards are laid out - one is face down, while the other two are face up in a row beneath it. You then blindly lay additional rows and get the option to bank the total number they add up to in gold.

The element of risk is that every time a card in the new row lines up diagonally with the same number in the previous row, it burns out and potentially ends the game. The only things that can rescue you are that single, face-down card at the top of the pyramid, which swoops in to save the day (providing it too isn't a match for a card in the previous row), and special hero cards, which save the entire row from any problems with diagonals.

There are a few potential pitfalls with all this. The obvious one is that, if you make tons of gold, it could unbalance Fable 2's difficulty curve - even in a game that hopes to be extremely open-ended. Of course, we won't be able to judge the impact of a pile of free money until Fable 2 itself launches on 24th October, but if our Pub Games experience (mountains of debt!) is anything to go by, only the lucky few will get to find out whether it breaks Lionhead's opus.

'Fable 2 Pub Games' Screenshot 2

Keystone is a bit dull, but nowhere near as dull as the slots game.

More worrying is that all three of the games are very simple once you've absorbed the windy tutorials, and that none of them boasts accompanying depth. There are a few strategies you can adopt to achieve greater gains (don't keep going in Fortune's Tower when you've used up the card at the top and you're already set to make a bit of money, for instance), but for the most part these are games of chance with the odds stacked against you. Just as it is down the pub.

There's a Tournament mode, in which you can compete against the AI over several rounds, but no online multiplayer. There are leaderboards (it's a technical requirement for XBLA games, remember), but whether you will be able to take much pride in achieving a big tournament total is debatable. The most fun we had was fluking a victory against the AI by placing ludicrously large bets in Fortune's Tower.

Virtually the only other things of note are the 200 Gamerpoints you can unlock by questing after the Achievements (in theory this means Fable 2 is worth 1200 out of the box, since Pub Games comes free - assuming that's the way it's bundled), and the 15 unlockable "unique" items you can then transfer into Fable 2. These include plaited hair, backflip training for your dog, some tattoos, a couple of weapons and a magical ring.

It's difficult to argue that these represent an 800 Microsoft Points value (the phrase "horse armour" springs to mind), and, overall, it would be impossible to argue that Fable 2 Pub Games represents value for that money. The marriage of XBLA and boxed game is a nice idea, but the Pub Games themselves are lightweight and boring, and the potential benefits for Fable 2 players are the sorts of things typically bundled on Collector's Edition bonus disks in the first place - and typically overlooked by the majority of players who can think of better ways to spend the extra money. Down the pub, for instance. If you're looking at this without an eye to buying Fable 2, definitely don't bother. If you're itching for Fable 2 and can't resist, make sure you take advantage of a pre-order deal. Either way its inoffensive composition isn't enough to escape censure.

3 / 10

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  • Benno #1 4 years ago

    shit then

  • Monkey_Puncher #2 4 years ago

    Agreed, they're awful! Nice idea, but about as much fun as stabbing yourself in your eye with a pencil. Completly luck based, no skill involved, and the odds are so badly stacked against you that you're never gonna make any kind of profit.

    Only worth getting if you're getting them free, though judging by the fact that no retailers in the UK seem to be doing the codes, you might have a bit of a problem with that.

  • cyacomini #3 4 years ago

    Oh crap..

    Back to Ticket to Ride then..

  • EffEmmGee #4 4 years ago

    "and is also available as a pre-order incentive for people who pick the game up at specific retailers, including branches of GAME in the UK."

    Actually no, that site you linked to actually says:

    "There appears to be some confusion over the participating retailers list we posted on our site. We are very sorry for this as we posted it in good faith. We are trying to resolve this confusion as soon as possible. We hope to publish an update shortly. Thank you for your patience."

    So currently only people in the US have this offer, people everywhere else have to either buy this for 800MP or wait to see what happens. I've read instances where other people have contacted their local Game stores only for them to not have a clue about this. Last I heard is that Game is still in talks with Microsoft over this matter, nothings been decided as of yet.
    Edited by 1 at 14/08/08 @ 11:47

  • mcmonkeyplc #5 4 years ago

    Good idea, shit implementation.

  • Chaote-Imagicka #6 4 years ago

    Keystone, meanwhile, is a variation on roulette or craps. A keystone bridge is assembled over a semi-circular board, and each of the bricks in the arch is given a number between 1 and 18. You stack your chips on the bricks, and in segmented areas beneath them, and then win or lose cash based on the roll of three dice.

    Lol wat?

  • Whizzo #7 4 years ago

    3/10 is too high a rating for this complete waste of time, effort and disc space. I can't see myself playing these in Fable 2 either, I've had much more entertainment from stubbing my toe.

  • muscleblade #8 4 years ago

    Why anyone would buy this the same month as Braid, GW2 and BC:R is beyond me. Unless you also buy those of course.

  • daz_john_smith #9 4 years ago

    So, do the XBLA versions of the Pub Games (including achievenents) come bundled on the Fable 2 game disc or are the Pub Games built into the game?

  • HardToast #10 4 years ago

    LOL, same score as Fable 2 will get no doubt.

  • Dezm0nd #11 4 years ago

    The games industry is awful nowadays, these are games which are definitely meant to be playable within Fable 2 in a pub but because they think we're idiots they decide to rip them out of Fable 2 and release a pre-game for 7 quid with some phony gimmick.

    It wouldnt be AS bad if it wasn't a pile of shit, but this is taking the piss.
    Edited by 1 at 14/08/08 @ 11:57

  • DUFFMAN5 #12 4 years ago

    I think this will end up hurting Fable 2, at least in the eyes of the people who are going to purchase.. I'm pissed off, the games are total wank and should have been free at the very least or not been up on Live at all.
    Leaves a bad taste in the mouth. Get an interview with PM and ask him what the fuck is going on!

  • Xerx3s #13 4 years ago

    Played it yesterday, definitely not worth 800 msp.

  • Lutz #14 4 years ago

    As a massive fan of XBLA, Fable and little games like this can I just say that 3/10 is too high a mark?

  • Kremlik Verified Co-Founder, Crash To Desktop #15 4 years ago

    It's a novel idea, it's still fun however due to the fact EVERYTHING is based on luck it's damn near impossible to 'win', kinda agree but it's a bit harsh to say the actal game will be the same

  • iancognito #16 4 years ago

    It's put me off pre-ordering. Think they've got this marketing strategy (gimmick?) a bit wrong.

  • jonsaan #17 4 years ago

    They should have just done the Same thing but with real pub games. Not made up rubbish ones. Shame.

    /Fable 2 alarm bell starts to ring.
    Edited by 1 at 14/08/08 @ 12:07

  • miiiguel #18 4 years ago

    Instant buy. Historical reasons and shit.

    (then again, I do not drink)
    Edited by 1 at 14/08/08 @ 12:11

  • menage #19 4 years ago

    Yes, carp indeed, they can't even be called games. You don't do shit most of the time.

    I still have high hopes for Fable but this can only hurt it. What the hell are they thinking.

  • linksdad #20 4 years ago

    Some people (companies) have no shame. 800 points to play a demo of the worset bits of a game!! (They better be the worst bits!)So much for EA quality being so much better these days. Except they arent even publishing it (thanks Brooza) Pete hasnt been with them for a looong time.

    Fingers crossed for good reviews of the full game or I will be missing this one despite looking forward to it for a long while.

    edited to confim closer to English standards and to correct my lie about EA publishing this.
    Edited by 2 at 14/08/08 @ 13:40

  • andywilkie35 #21 4 years ago

    its like they took some good ideas and thought "how can we make this absolutely terrible"

    like the one with the dice and those blocks (can't remember what its called and i hate it so much i'm not even gonna look it up) - they took roulette, took the dice one (craps?) and put them together, and just added a load of complicated shit on top!

    i honestly think what they should have done is literally taken games that exist, i.e. roulette, blackjack etc and just put them in as they are. obviously not very imaginitive but i'd rather have something that makes sense than this bollocks

  • Darren #22 4 years ago

    It was a nice idea but it doesn't sound like it's worked out very well, especially as the pre-order code from GAME which was supposed to allow us to play these games for free are nowhere to be seen! From the words of the review, I certainly would not pay £6.80 for it.

    Still I'm sure Fable 2 itself won't disappoint... I never played the mini-games in the original Xbox game anyway come to think of it...

  • moggsy #23 4 years ago

    Sounds like this whole idea has backfired badly. Shame.

  • superted #24 4 years ago


    this has made me cancel my pre-order, total rubbish...

  • andromeda #25 4 years ago

    i wouldnt even piss on these games, not even with someone elses.

  • anomagnus #26 4 years ago

    this was a bad idea, free, i might have worked, but charging before hand....

    backfire

  • muscleblade #27 4 years ago

    "Historical reasons and shit"

    I dont get it. What to you mean? Wtf is the historical reasons that makes you pay for crappy games but ignore fantastic ones.

    Edit: I dont drink either btw.

    Edited by 1 at 14/08/08 @ 12:47

  • Peew971 #28 4 years ago

    I got them for free somehow and can't spend more than 5 mins at once on them :)
    The odds are so bad, you're unlikely to be rich before Fable II comes out.

  • Dafridge #29 4 years ago

    This won't unbalance Fable 2 because the odds are really stacked against you in Fortune and the roulette one but Spinnerbox is dependant on the payout ratio of the code which is not specified.

  • penhalion #30 4 years ago

    I asked yesterday, why these were being sold separately when they should simply be in the main game anyway. The usual defence force poped up to tell me I was being too harsh and that it was somehow a good idea to pay extra money for something so idiotic.

    So with pomp and ceremony I dutifully take up position for a last laugh at those who would advocate such money making nonsense!

    ha ha and a ha ha ha ha to you sir!

  • Peew971 #31 4 years ago

    Ok they screwed up on this idea... But why do people cancel their preorders based on this? This is not Fable II, Fable II is a RPG! What's wrong with you people?

  • muscleblade #32 4 years ago

    "As a massive fan of XBLA, Fable and little games like this can I just say that 3/10 is too high a mark?"

    You can say it cause it is.

  • brooza #33 4 years ago

    "So much for EA quality being so much better these days."

    What do EA have to do with this?

  • brooza #34 4 years ago

    "But why do people cancel their preorders based on this"

    Probably cancelling their preorders at Game and getting it somewhere else for a tenner less

  • lennon #35 4 years ago

    I also dont understand why you would cancel a pre order. Presumably you didnt buy the games without trying them and its no indication of the overall quality of Fable 2 (at least not yet).

    I was all set to buy it but after using the useful trial option decided I only liked the first game so didnt bother.

  • iancognito #36 4 years ago

    Has anyone actually canceled a pre-order then?

  • Mugwum Verified Operations Director, Eurogamer Network #37 4 years ago

    EffEmmGee:

    "Actually no, that site you linked to actually says: "

    The perils of writing on Tuesday and publishing on Thursday! I've added something to the text to reflect this.

    I've also tweaked the line about "1200 Gamerpoints", since, as daz_john_smith posits, they might not actually be there as an XBLA product, thus negating the extra gamerpoints. Didn't occur to me at the time. We'll try and find out, obviously.

    And yes, do not buy this rubbish.

  • Peew971 #38 4 years ago

    I know a few people on several forums have decided not to buy Fable II based on the pub games, which is plain stupid.

  • groovychainsaw #39 4 years ago

    I actually enjoy the fortune's tower game (so sue me), but the other 2 are pretty boring (esp the slot machine - wtf?!). It's not really worth the money, but the tournaments for fortune's tower have kept me going so far.

    The slot machine tournament has to be the most ridiculous thing i have ever played though. The ygive you the money (you just pay a fee to enter), then get 100 spins on the machine. So... basically hit 'a' 100 times, slowly. Then you either win or... erm... lose. It's entirely dependant on the code, no decision making required! The spinner box game gets 0/10, keystnoe 1/10, fortune's tower 7/10, so 3/10 seems like a fair average.

  • GordonCaladan #40 4 years ago

    Thank you for condemning this rip-off.

  • bongofury #41 4 years ago

    I have also been looking forward to fable 2, its a shame the pub games are pretty terrible... the fruit machine one could have copied more popular modern fruit machines and allow you to nudge etc!!

    My only concern is that the folks at lionhead especially PM thought that a) these games were really fun and b) that they were worth nearly 7 quid of our cash... ( i know, free if in the game and if you pre order but still). I think that people are cancelling their pre orders beacuse they are concerned about other parts of Fable 2 that lionhead thought might be "fun" as well!!

    I may have pre ordered this but i will now wait till the reviews come out in late october.

  • Darren #42 4 years ago

    I think someone mentioned it yesterday but really these games should be been completely FREE for everyone (regardless of whether they'd pre-ordered Fable 2 or not) and used as a promotional tool to help sell the main game...

    ... well, it might have worked better if the mini-games themselves had actually been good, mind! LOL

  • muscleblade #43 4 years ago

    Not a huge fan of the first Fable. Fable 2 needs to get a metacritic average of 85% or higher for me to even consider purchasing it. Gears 2 and Left4 dead is out two weeks later and those will easily get an average of above 90% and i know i will be getting those two for sure.

  • Markusdragon #44 4 years ago

    I cancelled my preorder, but ordered it at GAME instead to hopefully get this :/

    I can see myself having a fortune's tower addiction. I really like it for some reason.

  • Widge #45 4 years ago

    Surely a metacritic average doesn't mean that you'd like it? Its all down to taste....

  • kangarootoo #46 4 years ago

    @Peew971

    People who write "/cancels preorder" never had a preorder. Its just a fanboy mechanic, which for some reason everyone thinks is very clever and so keeps using.

  • kangarootoo #47 4 years ago

    The principal behind all of this is great. Two games, played seperate, but communicating through save data and influencing each other (I'd like to think I thought of it first, but I almost certainly didn't) is a fine and dandy idea. And the idea of using currency as the basis for a first outing in this area is also a great idea.

    .... the only problem is that the games that form one side of the bargain are shite.

    If the games were good, we would all be delighted. So lets not let these cynical golden oxen spoil our perception of the underlying principal.

    /never had preorder, because I've never quite seen the point of them.

  • Rirekon #48 4 years ago

    The big problem with them is that they are true casino games, the odds are seriously against you and there's minimal skill involved at any level.
    I certainly won't be paying for the full version.

  • muscleblade #49 4 years ago

    "Surely a metacritic average doesn't mean that you'd like it? Its all down to taste.... "

    It usually helps though. Dark Sector is one of my favourite games this year so yes taste is part of the equation too.

  • brooza #50 4 years ago

    I was going to preorder, but I want the free game, so I'm holding off until I find out what's going on with the codes - I'll probably get it on release day anyway (or there abouts), unless I'm on holiday then

  • MrChuckles #51 4 years ago

    My take on this....

    Firstly, remember these games are FREE in game.... Secondly, they are FREE to pre-orders (when someone pulls their fingers out in the UK, already working in Europe and the US).

    They unlock EXTRA stuff in game, they give you EXTRA achievement points....

    Compared to the games in Mass Effect or KOTOR they are way better presented, and the Fortune's Tower thing is pretty fun.... (SpinnerBox is shite)

    BUT.....

    Whoever decided to release them at 800 points for people who DIDN'T preorder, is clearly a fool, at that price, they are a complete rip off...

    Finally, before you all go crucifying LH, i believe these were made by the same company that did UNO on XBLA, not internally at LH so won't be anything like Fable 2.

  • kinky_mong #52 4 years ago

    Good lord I really hope these aren't any indication of the quality of the final game (really shouldn't be to be honest but I'm a pessimistic soul). I've already taken Fallout 3 off my wishlist after the previews and watching my housemate play Oblivion, and the gameplay video I saw of Left 4 Dead this week put the seeds of doubt in my mind about that too.

    I need something other than Banjo-Kazooie to look forward to this winter so I hope Fable 2 actually delivers.

  • Peew971 #53 4 years ago

    @ MrChuckles: What games in Mass Effect? Can't remember those...

    "Whoever decided to release them at 800 points for people who DIDN'T preorder, is clearly a fool, at that price, they are a complete rip off... "

    Whoever buys the games instead of getting them for free is crazy anyway :)

  • sneetch #54 4 years ago

    I thought the plan was to release these free to build press? Didn't Peter Molyneaux say that? Or am I going mad, mad, MAD!?!

    800 points? No thanks, it's sheer folly to ask for it, it'll just cause bad blood and it does kind of reinforce the "they promise far more than they deliver" opinion a lot of people have for Lionheads games.

    Oh well, still looking forward to Fable 2, but with stuff like this my optimism is definitely waning. I've got a feeling that, by the time it's released, I'll be so convinced that Fable 2 will be shite that the game itself will absolutely amaze me. :)

  • Royal Fool #55 4 years ago

    I tried the demo yesterday, I literally fell asleep over it. Fortune Tower is the best of the bunch, as it has at least a very thin layer of strategy, Keystone and Spinnerbox are just horrible and hardly count as games at all.

  • MrChuckles #56 4 years ago

    @Peew971: That was a Black Jack like game in the near the bar on the base city. Remember, that's all these games are in Fable 2, and they are way better than in any other game ever, just releasing them for 800 points was the foolish mistake.

    (EDIT:As was me spelling foolish wrong!)
    Edited by 1 at 14/08/08 @ 15:41

  • Monkey_Puncher #57 4 years ago

    These games weren't actually made by Lionhead, so are in no way an indication of the quality of Fable 2. They were made by Carbonated games, the people behind Uno on XBLA.

  • eepic #58 4 years ago

    still better than any of the shit games on PSN then.

    fuck sony and psn, XBL & GEORS OF WAR 2 FTW

  • itsfuzzy #59 4 years ago

    Thank fuck i didnt bother my arse with this so

  • kangarootoo #60 4 years ago

    "Thank fuck i didnt bother my arse with this so"

    Errr. I think we can probably all agree that was a narrow escape.

  • Mr_Brown #61 4 years ago

    Not surprised at all. When looking at the new additions to Fable 2, the main ones being dog companion, this and co-op, I was instantly put off the game. I enjoyed the first, but those are not the areas it needed improvement. This game just looks ordinary and slightly dull. Co-ops is almost standard for most games now. The dog companion is an absolute joke. And the pub games just suck.

  • kangarootoo #62 4 years ago

    @Mr_Brown

    You seem to be forgetting the combat system, which was much in need of attention from Fable 1, and by all accounts has had quite an overhaul.

    As for co-op being almost standard... so its a good thing that LH included it in Fable 2, right?

    So besides combat, which areas of Fable 1 did you think needed sorting out?

  • MrChuckles #63 4 years ago

    'Co-ops is almost standard for most games now' - I can't think of any RPG's that do co-op (Well apart from MMO's of course)

  • KreyAtiv #64 4 years ago

    I tried it the Trial of it this morning. I like the Fortune's Tower game, although wouldn't keep me interested for long and not really worth the 800 price tag.
    Also noticed a little warning if you have a bit too much debt, it'll affect your Fable 2 character.
    Imagine just starting off, straight after the tutorial or even during it and you have guys chasing you as you owe them money.
    It'll certainly help you get up a few levels I'm sure as you defend yourself.
    I suppose it is a bit of a nice touch and you can get plenty of practice in before you commit to joining the profile up with your character in the game. Not much point really if is will be in the game itself, best to save those 800 points.
    I have to admit though the Trial of it was good as I was half expecting the "Purchase full game NOW" to come up as I was playing a number of hands of the Fortune's Tower and there was no sign of it until I opted to quit it.

  • Krun #65 4 years ago

    Spinnerbox has less skill or interaction than even the most basic slot machine. One button combat may work (lets see), but one button slot machines are really dull.

    The tower game has the most skill, but as said the tactics are fairly basic.

    The dice game would need a room full of sexy ladies in almost nothing, offering me ale and cheering me when I won anything to keep me playing.

    2/10

  • Moribundman #66 4 years ago

    I agree with KreyAtiv.

    As everyone seems to think, Fortunes Tower is a great little minigame. Keystone is also good fun - if a little less accessible. Spinnerbox is good to boost your funds (in a relatively low risk/low pay game) so you can spend them on one of the more "skill" based games.

    What I'm more interested in is the integration with the main game. Blagging unique items is neat.

    What I agree with everyone else on it that there is no way on earth it is worth 800 MSP. According to GAME, they are "looking at ways of making their pre-orders equally exclusive" since they have stated they aren't doing the code deal. I just hope they give away 800 MSP as a workaround.

  • Gavage #67 4 years ago

    Just to make it clear for people, the idea behind these games was to allow players to build up their fortune before they entered the Fable II world. I thought this would have been pretty obvious... The idea behind paying for it now is so you get a nice 2 month headstart on building up your cash before other people get the free version or just jump straight into Fable II.
    Reading some of these comments though I was quite surprised at peoples reactions. I don't think it's fair to have cancelled pre-orders of this game just because this XBLA mini game was (in your opinions) kinda crappy. Personally, I think it's half decent. I agree, keystone and spinnerbox are DEFINITELY purely luck based. I mean, on spinner box tournaments you have no control over what you're doing whatsoever, all you do is keep spinning the tiles on a fixed bet and hope you get some better combos that the AI.
    Fortune's Tower on the other hand is not completely luck based. You need to know when to take your money and run, or when to keep pushing and hope for a jackpot. If you do the wrong things, you lose money, do them right and you'll make a nice wad of cash for when Fable II comes out.
    I need to say that all the things about 'there's no way you're gonna make money for Fable II with this game' is utter bullshit. I've already made 10,000 after playing for just a few hours, mainly on Fortune's Tower with a bit of Spinnerbox on the side. Obviously no-one knows how much 10,000 is really going to be worth in the world of Fable II but I'm thinking it's gonna be a nice amount to start with.
    Also, the unique items you unlock are pretty cool, you can unlock an enchanted sword, gun and ring that all aid you in battle. The achievements aren't too hard to get and it's a nice little 200 gamer score on the side of the main game. I think this game is just about worth 800MSP but it's definitely not something you can play for hours on end like some XBLA games.
    Finally, I find it hard to believe that Lionhead are going to give the US this game for free and not the UK. Lionhead is a UK based company and Fable is a great example of a British game. They're not going to give their work away for free to another country and make the UK pay for something made right here. I think this stuff about code troubles is bollocks.
    Well, that's my little (little being debateable) review on this game and I hope I've changed some minds about this. I'd actually give it 6/10.

  • BTBAM #68 4 years ago

    Absolute shit. It's completely random, and totally awful. I know why people are saying they won't buy Fable 2 now - they've already racked up huge debts, and the only way to make the dickheads who made Fable 2 and considered this such a great idea realise that it isn't. I hope no one buys Fable 2 now, and if I continue to get anymore in the way of debts I will not buy Fable 2 either.

    Anyone know whether deleting the demo will clear your debt for the game?

  • muscleblade #69 4 years ago

    You can choose wether you are going to merge with your dealer fom the Xbla game or not. So dont worry. Deleting wont do anything.

  • SFG_Clan #70 4 years ago

    I definetly think that the pub games require no skill to them at all, apart from knowing when to stop playing them. I played it for half a day or so and I ended up in a debt over 60,000. I got so angry and frustrated because I had most of the items but one hell of a debt before I had even entered the Fable 2 world, so I reset my gamble character to clear it (losing all my items in the reset process). The games are all based on chance (especially spinnerbox and fortunes tower). I wish I hadn't dished out £8.50 just to buy the 1000 points bundle so I could get this arcade game. But at least it gives you a life lesson, if thats what being in debt with fake game money is like imagine what real gambling debts must be like. A multi-player mode would have made it much better, like being able to bet with the gold against your friends.

  • BTBAM #71 4 years ago

    Shit, I chose 'Maya' as the character in the pub game, am I going to have to use her in the final game? Sorry, I know that's a thick question, and I'm sure the answer is no.

    I discovered the Towers Fortune glitch, suffice to say I'm now 43 grand in the green. The games are still irredeemably shite, though.

  • pedram #72 4 years ago

    Now here is a fresh idea...chop up bit and pieces of your games and sell em by the slice like a pizza....nice thinking Peter Bullfrog...

  • Adaptor #73 4 years ago

    Gambling != Game

  • CapnCloudchaser #74 4 years ago

    I got my free pre-order code from GAME by email today and, compared to what I was expecting, was pleasantly surprised. I think a score of 3/10 is way too harsh. The Fortune's Tower game is actually fun, the mechanics used to link your pub game account to your Fable 2 account is really clever, and the unlockables make it worth it to me. It's beautifully presented and works, if only a bit boring. The way you guys are going on is like the whole thing is totally unplayable.