Molyneux walks us through one of the early cities, pointing out an annoying bard who will sing of your accomplishments (or cowardice) for all to hear. The conversation system gives you options to flirt or frighten your way into people’s hearts. Every character has a descriptive history that gives you a clue as to what they will respond to. A woman of loose morals is more likely to fall to a male hero’s advances, a lesbian is less likely. The text takes a lot of guesswork out of interaction.

It’s hard not to be a little skeptical about whether the whole thing fits together. A game with a great story and a great open world would be welcome, but gamers have been down the Molyneux Fable road before. Characters will age. Characters will need to work multiple jobs to support multiple families. All kinds of opportunities for evil and heroism are there. The combat system is solid, and there is a lot to see. This fall we’ll get a look at the complete package.

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