Fable was easily one of the best things I saw at Summer Game Fest 2026, and I cant wait to explore all of its rabbit holes and meet all its talking pigs

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Wed, 01 Jul 2026 11:56:57 +0000

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I still cant get over Fables enormous potential and branching possibilities, along with its madcap cast of full-fledged NPCs

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter Fable is shaping up to be an absolute belter of a role-playing game. From deep systems like reputation affecting everything you do and stylish combat to funny talking pigs, what
Ive seen so far suggests a splendid fantasy role-playing game (RPG) that will be absolutely worth the wait.

Seeing a sliver of the game set in only one town, Playground Games showed
what its like to carve my own path in the world, what impacts I can have on the locale and the people there, and how it can all affect me as the player. From what Ive seen, its basically a life sim, town builder, economy sim, RPG and pig-fate-decider sim all in one. Latest Videos From Watch full video here: Systems on systems on systems (Image credit: Playground
Games/Microsoft) The main thrust of what I saw at the Xbox event around
Summer Game Fest 2026 was how deep and rich some of the games systems were in how you interact with places and folk, and how your actions have
consequences.

This allows you to play your own way, impacting the way people live and also carving your own lifestyle that doesnt rely on a binary good-bad system, making things more interesting. You may like Best of Summer Game Fest 2026 all the biggest, most exciting, and most innovative things on show I was worried that the Gothic remake would water down the unapologetically tricky 2001 original, but seven hours hands-on has put my mind at ease The 28 best Xbox Series X games to play right now

In the gameplay I saw behind closed doors, there was a talking pig whose fate we could decide, for example. But this wasnt a one-and-done affair, as whatever you chose has consequences: save him, and the butcher is out of pocket, so youll need to cover his costs if you can or get a job to earn the coin, and so on. And each of these steps, whichever route you take, will impact how you're perceived by everyone involved: some will think you're virtuous, some will be annoyed, and so on.

This leads to you garnering an array of reputation qualities for both the overall area and its inhabitants. And it can get very detailed and complex
in a good way given every single fully-fledged non-player character (NPC) will have their own perspective. So while you may follow a path that gets you in with some local businesses that then give you better rates, for example, other shop owners may have totally differing opinions and make your life difficult later on. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.
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Given how deep and rich the systems and reputation mechanics are, it feels like that same depth is needed in other areas like combat Thankfully, the reputation is entirely local, though, so if you go berserk in one town, they wont immediately be on the phone to the next area over. But even if they did, you can still turn things around and change peoples perceptions, but it will take a lot of work to win them back

But, perhaps weirdly, this excellent chain of reactions, reputation characteristics, and events can abruptly stop. For example, in the midst of wooing a potential partner and going through the systems you require, including becoming a homeowner, you can just press a button to own a house.
Or if you need money to buy gifts in the same relationship system and
process, you can simply walk into any blacksmith and earn money at the press of a button.

This juxtaposition was the only thing that really raised my eyebrows, as it felt jarring: one moment youre deep in a hilarious system rabbithole, the
next youre holding one button to solve or part-solve a problem. Im very keen to see more of that and the impact it may or may not have on the experience
on a larger, less isolated scale. What to read next Fable will feature over 150,000 lines of dialogue, Playground Games confirms 'We've had multiple studios set up running in parallel for over 1000 hours just this year alone, just recording VO' The Persona 6 teaser already has me feeling hopeful about the series' future here's why The 26 best Xbox Game Pass games in 2025 But could the sword be mightier than the pen? (Image credit: Microsoft / PlayGround Games) Speaking of seeing more on a larger scale, the same goes
for combat; what Ive seen whetted the appetite, but I only saw a flash.

It was wonderfully slick, swift, fantastical, and elegant and exciting for sure, but over far too quickly. Id love to see more of the options available to players in terms of builds, classes, and skills, and how to team them with weapon choices and magic, and more. It was all over far too quickly in my preview.

Plus, given how deep and rich the systems and reputation mechanics are, it feels like that same depth is needed in other areas like combat, in order to ensure a cohesive experience and feel.

Still, however, the fact remains that Fable was absolutely one of the very best things I saw at all the games events going on in June , and its set to
be an absolute blast to experience all its systems even if I only got a glimpse of them.

I cant wait to dive in and explore all the shenanigans you can get yourself into when the game launches on February 23, 2027, on Xbox Series X and Series S , PS5 , and PC. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Make sure to click the Follow button! The best gaming consoles All the best consoles of this generation

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