Fable III Preview

The editors at MSN UK have doled out their own preview of Fable III, the contents of which are based on what was shown during the recent Microsoft X10 event.

Though your hero is no longer affected by experience, their appearance will alter depending on the type of weapon they use. Strong, muscular characters will be those who’ve used big weapons. Characters that favour lighter weapons, such as pistols, will become slender and graceful. A focus on magical objects will result in your character’s look turning mysterious and mystical.

But what seems to be the heart of the game, and what Molyneux spends most of the demo discussing, is the touch mechanic. “Touch is the very first thing in the game that we teach you,” says Molyneux. “[Touch is] all about touching people, hugging people, embracing people, bonding with people. It’s all about shaking people, hitting people, being aggressive to people, grabbing people, dragging people.”