Fable Legends FAQ

Lionhead Studios has just published a FAQ for their upcoming Xbox One exclusive Fable Legends, which promises to add co-op online RPGs to the roster of genres the Fable series has touched upon during the years. Here’s an excerpt:

What is Fable Legends?

Fable Legends is the new game from Lionhead Studios, developer of the Fable series. Happily, we can reveal what we’ve been working on and share some details about what’s been happening in the land of Fable. In Fable Legends you will:

Rediscover Fable: Return to a well-loved world of magic, humour and high adventure. Find thrilling stories, exciting combat, and exceptional characters.

New Ways to Play: In Fable Legends, your Hero will never be alone. You can play the game single player, with a party of three AI companions that follow your lead. Or, you can play cooperatively with up to three of your friends to discover the game’s quests and content.

Hero or Villain? Whether your inclination is noble or wicked, we have entirely new characters and possibilities for you to choose from. Fable has always allowed players with an evil streak to express themselves, and Fable Legends presents new opportunities for villainy (cackling included). Instead of controlling a single character, you command the many creatures, traps, and environmental challenges that the Heroes must struggle to overcome. But make no mistake: You aren’t crafting a thrilling narrative at the end of which the Heroes prove victorious. Your goal is to defeat the Heroes by any means possible. The most direct way to do that? Relieve them of their lives. After all, what is the point of a bold beginning without a Heroic end?

What is the setting for Fable Legends?

Fable Legends welcomes you back to the fantastic land of Albion, home to the previous Fable games. Lived out in an eternal (once upon a time,) Albion is a fairy tale world where history, legend, and folklore are practically the same thing. So it’s no surprise that millions of players have visited and adored its welcoming countryside.

Albion is a place full of action, humour, and opportunity. Of course you’ll find monsters, villains, and even the occasional disaster, but you shouldn’t take any of it too seriously. This is a land of fun and light-hearted adventure for you to lose yourself in. Enjoy the shining green fields, the silly accents and the occasional proposition from an (attractive) villager.

When is the game set in history of Albion?

Fable Legends takes us to a time when the land is younger and magic was still rife. Fey, otherworldly creatures lurk just outside the walls of huddling and nervous villages, and these days few in Albion dare to venture into the dark woods at night. After all, it’s dark out there and dinner’s nearly ready.

Heroes represent those brave, dinner-missing few. They prevail over breath-taking dangers. Foul magicks. Hairy spiders. All sorts of scary things. The average townsperson would need a change of underwear! Yet rescuing damsels and lads in distress isn’t easy. In this Fable, those who take the Heroes path must depend on each other to match the challenges that await. There’s no Guild, at least not yet, and so the Heroes of Albion must learn in the midst of their adventures, making their names one step at a time.

Can I play Fable Legends single player?

Yes. In Fable Legends, you can enjoy all of the game’s content in a single player experience.

Can I play Fable Legends multiplayer?

Yes. You can play with other people in a four-player cooperative experience. Your party could be all human players, or a mix of players and AI-controlled Heroes. You can switch easily between single player and multiplayer styles of play whenever you decide, or when a friend signs on. During a quest, you can elect to battle a human or an AI Villain.

As a Villain, you can challenge parties of human players, AI opponents, or mixed groups. After all, as a mastermind of evil, you’re ready to swat aside any adversaries.

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Is Fable Legends an MMORPG?

No. While Fable Legends embraces multiplayer, it’s not an MMO.

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Is Lionhead making Fable 4? Will Lionhead do so in the future?

Fable Legends is the only Fable core game in development, and we have no plans to make a sequel to Fable III. However, in Fable Legends you’ll find many of the great features of Fable I, II, and III have been carried forward in our game’s design. That means the world of Albion, exciting stories, quests, humour, light-hearted action, and memorable characters.