Fable
System: XBox   Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios   Developer: Big Blue Box   Genre: RPG   Release Date: 09/14/04

Everyone has a certain style of fighting that they like to use in games.  Some prefer magic and others like to cut enemies apart with edged weapons.  In this game your preferred style of fighting will have an impact on the character's appearance and abilities.  If magic is your choice then the character will age much faster and physical combat will become difficult.  If using weapons like a sword or a club is more your style then the character will beef up and probably end up with more scars.  Whatever the choice your character will change accordingly.  You will also gain experience points in the type of fighting style that you use when killing your enemies.  These points will boost your ability in that fighting category allowing you to kill your enemies with more skill and ease.

You can buy titles that you want your character to go by.  The title that you choose will determine what people call you; you can change the title at any time by just buying a new one.  There are titles more appropriate for evil characters and titles for good characters.  If your character is a good hero then the people in the villages will come up to you more often and women will want to marry you (men too).  If your character is evil then people will run from you more often and it is harder to find a wife.  Either way your name will be known all over the world.

The fighting in this game is really simple.  You will be given a choice to use a weapon like a bow and arrow which takes more skill or use a sword which takes more brute force.  The bow is mostly used when you do not want to be detected by your enemies or your enemies are too far away.  The bow is the hardest weapon to use.  Using the edged weapons or blunt objects are very easy to master, but that also depends on what size, shape, etc. the weapon is.  You need to get a weapon that is fitting to your character's strength and skill.  The magic is also very easy to master and is the best part of the fighting once you have upgraded the power levels. 

Missions are not the only thing that this game has to offer.  There are hidden objects all over the place.  Be sure to buy a spade and a fishing pole because these will be helpful in uncovering important hidden items.  There is also a status screen that will keep track of all of the things that your character has done (including how many times he has had sex).  You can marry multiple people, become a widow, get a divorce, buy property, and the list just continues.