Collateral Gaming Anniversary Special (Part 1): Lionhead Studios’ Fable (2004) (SPOILERS)

Title(s):

• Fable [Wikipedia] [IMDb]
• Fable: The Lost Chapters
• Fable Anniversary

Developer(s):

• Big Blue Box Studios (original)
• Lionhead Studios (TLC/Anniversary), Robosoft Technologies (TLC: Mac)

Publisher(s): Microsoft Game Studios, Feral Interactive (TLC: Mac)

Designers: Peter Molyneux, Dene Carter, Ben Huskins, Mark Webley

Platforms:

• Xbox (original)
• Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X (TLC)
• Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows (Anniversary)

Release dates:

• September 14, 2004 (original – NA)
• September 20, 2005 (TLC – PC: NA)
• February 4, 2014 (Anniversary – 360: NA)

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SHOWNOTES: We are celebrating the fifth anniversary of Collateral Gaming with a two-part special—harking back to our pilot episode on Fable III, we thought it was a perfect time to revisit the Fable franchise! In Part 1, Ash and Megan cover the 2004 titular game as well as its re-releases The Lost Chapters and Anniversary. What earned this action RPG, originally released on the first Xbox, enough acclaim to turn out a franchise? Where does it stand in 2024? How much of a gigachad can a protagonist possibly be? Find out now, and stay tuned for Part 2, where we'll be discussing the sequel Fable II!

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