Well, this may seem awkward writing a review about an xbox live content download but knowing many of us are greatly anticipating Fable 2, I'll just do a short review anyway. So like I said, Fable 2 will be coming out very soon and I recommend getting this game only if you are the imaptient kind and want a little taste of Fable 2 (like me) or if you want to get a headstart for your character when you actually begin playing Fable 2 (also like me). Also be aware that this game will be free for those who had preordered Fable 2. Ok so, now let's get talking about the gameplay. Fable 2 Pub Games consists of 3 different games which will also be the same one you will be getting in Fable 2. The first game you will get is fortune tower, where basically it's a game where cards stack up like a tower, each row having cards of different value which determines the amount of gold you will earn in the end. The catch is, if the nest row has the same certain card which alligns diagonally, you lose. The key to this game is simply knowing when to pull out, and if you are skilled enough, use statistics and the possibility of the card appearing. Having said that, there is recently a glitch discovered to earn tonnes of money in this game, don't ask me for it, it might ruin the fun for uh..."honest" gamers. The next game is called keystone. It's basically roulette where you bet on colours, arches, pairs, doubles and all that but instead of a wheel, you roll 3 dice that determines your luck. This game just like fortune tower can be quite fun. The final and worse game is spinner. This game is pretty much like slots and it is all determined by luck. That's not the worse bit, I did not mention it before but some items which you have to unlock through playing tournaments becomes a crappy chore when having to play this game. In the tournament, you get 100 spins. You use absoluely zero skill and pure luck, having to sit there and just press A 100 times and your chances for winning are pretty slim as you have to fight against 19 other computer opponents. Having said that, Fable 2 is not all that bad. As mentioned before, about 15 unique items can be unlocked through playing the tournament mode. Also about 15 concept arts can be unlocked though more unlockables would be greatly appreciated. Aside from that, all the gold you win...or lose will be transferred to your soon to be Fable 2 character wether he will be extremely rich, or will you bleed him dry- the path is your choice. Presentation: It could be a little more interactive, the game is just menus after menus. (7/10) Graphics: As the game is all menus, how good can it get. Although I do like some of the layout which is pretty much Fable-esque. (7/10) Sound: Good music. Most of which sound exactly how Fable is suppose to sound like though it's repetitive and very limited. (6/10) Gameplay: 3 games is definitely not worth 800 microsoft points. Could have added multiplayer. (6/10) Lasting appeal: It depends really, this is a game you cant go on long for but those diehard fans of fable might play this game for a while to get an extremely rich character. (7/10) Total: (33/50)
Re: [X360] Live Content Download Fable 2 Pub Games - Solus Good review Solus. First review of this kind!
Re: [X360] Live Content Download Fable 2 Pub Games - Solus Cheers mate. Im just so excited about Fable 2
Re: [X360] Live Content Download Fable 2 Pub Games - Solus Nice! I can't wait for Fable 2 although I will be playing the PC version. I think it will come out though just in time for my exams So I might have to wait until I play it properly. Oh well. Good review mate.
Re: [X360] Live Content Download Fable 2 Pub Games - Solus It's about time we have reviews for some live content games.
Re: [X360] Live Content Download Fable 2 Pub Games - Solus You serious Winter??? Oh no, that is terrible news! But maybe eventually it will come out because the original did. I pray it does. We don't all have 360's which sucks. I love 360 but don't have one :-\
Re: [X360 - Arcade Game] Fable 2 Pub Games - Solus I did a little survey on the most common numbers in Keystone and 9 is the most common one out of the 5 games that I surveyed. 13 is the second most common. 11 is the third. If you bet on 9, 13, and 11 each round, you're bound to make decent gains out of it, that is, if you bet the max. Sometimes, it's better to just bet on the Keystone since 11 doesn't give much reward. When you first start the game, the range from 8-14 are the bulk of the numbers. I would recommend putting down bets on all of those numbers as well as the end ones since those instantly end the round. Also, try not to spread out your bets too far, but betting on 9 is a must. If you bet on Trips, then obviously bet on pair if you have enough chips to spare.
Re: [X360 - Arcade Game] Fable 2 Pub Games - Solus If you're talking about that for casual play then, the fortune tower glitch has a better gain for money. And that does not work so good in competition. You're fighting to get at least the top 5 and there are 10? I think CPU opponents. Which means their chances to be in top 5 outweighs you. Theres only one you betting, but there is about 10 of them betting. And somehow, it's as if at times they know where to bet and they place a high score too. I remember a few times i was just barely the 5th place, and with 'luck' a few of the bottom 5 opponents did lucky those round and pushed me all the way to last place. Even catching up was near impossible unless a miracle happened.
Re: [X360 - Arcade Game] Fable 2 Pub Games - Solus Nice review, I have seen many of this kind of content, however not here. Nice to see you did it. However, it's definitely not worth those points... whatever they mean.
Re: [X360 - Arcade Game] Fable 2 Pub Games - Solus With my strategy, I helped my friend get all of the items in the tournaments for winning at least 5th place. I remember on the first roll, I called a 9 with trips (3,3,3) and got over 40k. I have never lost with this strategy and the computers don't jump up that much in winnings unlike the slots type game.
Re: [X360 - Arcade Game] Fable 2 Pub Games - Solus Well im not too worried about winning at keystone. My strategy also relies a bit on luck. I just bet what the opponent is betting and usually try to figure which one will win. The one I am really frustrated with is spinner. Extremely annoying
Re: [X360 - Arcade Game] Fable 2 Pub Games - Solus get your game set up, then change the channel, watch some TV and mindlessly hit the button to spin, and fastforward it.
