Fable has a historical place in Xbox's history, particularly the first game with Peter Molyneux and Lionhead Studios at the helm back on the OG Xbox. Of course, Forza Horizon developer Playground Games is making this year's reboot - and following the team's big reveal at Developer Direct, Molyneux has shared his "emotional" response to last month's gameplay.
Talking with IGN, Fable's creator mentioned how "when I was watching the Fable trailer, I just felt myself tearing up [...] I know that I could probably be slaughtered for saying that, but I am someone who cries frequently, and I felt incredibly emotional". Molyneux went on to talk about the things he loved during January's gameplay deep dive:
"This thing that we created, it's going to live, it’s going to carry on. This world, which we loved creating so much, and other people loved, has a life. [...] I thought it was really smart of them to retell Fable 1 rather than have the burden of continuing the Fable story. I loved seeing some of those references. I thought it was super smart to have the kid’s family turn to stone. I thought that was really smart. And so those were all the plus points."
Despite such a positive, emotional response to seeing Fable back in action, the series' creator did mention a few pet peeves that cropped up during Playground's showing. If Molyneux was being "critical", he'd like to see "a little bit more of that character" that was present in the Lionhead games, but the legendary developer did go on to say that "they've got months and months to build in that character"; hinting how he's hopeful that'll be present in the final product.
Molyneux isn't involved with Fable anymore despite his connection to the series - instead, he's working on Masters of Albion with his own studio 22cans. It'll be curious to see how both Fable and Masters of Albion sit with players when they release in the coming months!