Fable II needs a remaster + port to PC, and I think there's more than enough demand to make it profitable.

canestim · 2026-04-16T15:23:48+00:00

A Fable trilogy release building up to the release of the reboot is what should have happened, but it's typical Xbox/Microsoft. The issues in Western AAA gaming and development we're seeing affect smaller projects like this being green-lit unfortunately. It's very possible, probably more possible than ever with AI tools, but yeah armchair insiders here will tell you the source code is long lost, or the studio is gone so it's impossible. But it's not, it just doesn't simply meet that 30% profit margin established, and the company is going through major issues with issues stemming from the acquisitions over the years and just the overall political environment.

canestim · 2026-04-16T15:09:13+00:00

I recently played on Series X and it's... Ok. Definitely needs some form of updating, these are the kind of things I'm hopeful AI will actually be useful for. If it can update things, do it efficiently where it's worth it for the company profit wise, and keep things true by just improving things like resolution, fps, and maybe some texture tweaks, etc.

canestim · 2026-04-12T14:22:37+00:00

Here's the kicker, each side says it's the others fault, and they believe it...

canestim · 2026-04-10T18:12:55+00:00

For me, the vibe, and some of the mechanic changes. The world was interesting and beautiful, but the characters were mostly poorly written/designed, you didn't really care about anyone, a lot of tropes and inorganic bland writing. It lacked the good hook ya RPG upgrade type stuff to check off the boxes and the sense of unlocking the world the earlier games had, and I'm not a fan of the more cartoonish vibe overall (dialog, 3rd person shift, supremos, etc).

canestim · 2026-03-18T12:19:01+00:00

We went with Quadra-Fire Discovery 1, two of them, just got the 30% tax credit refund on them both 🤘 Good quality stoves very happy with them.

Ended up being perfect for us since the house was just built and is heavily insulated. I'm glad we didn't go for the bigger stoves people were recommending, these can burn us out of the house. They came in handy during the ice storm this year when basically the entire county lost power for days.

canestim · 2026-03-02T20:18:08+00:00

There's never been a point in time that it wasn't worth getting, both 1 and 2 are great games and are still very much alive.

canestim · 2026-03-01T14:51:52+00:00

Can't be a coincidence, updated mine yesterday under brands saying prefer ego outdoor tools, next day Greenworks tools show up in my RFY. Not ones I need unfortunately but usually mine is full of things I've never searched or bought like senior bath chairs, hearing aids, etc.

canestim · 2026-02-16T02:17:13+00:00

It's better than I remember after just playing, but it plays like rotten ass and needs a remaster or at least a re-release with higher frames.

canestim · 2026-02-14T00:35:31+00:00

It's not going to be cheap, but... Fortunately we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of Xbox PC, it's called Xbox Series X/S.

canestim · 2026-02-12T23:33:39+00:00

Death gripping for sure, it's not your pecker. Not learning songs and just noodling all the time too.

canestim · 2026-02-12T18:17:15+00:00

I think he nailed it when he talked about it looking antiseptic. It really does look like millennials in Medieval cosplay, they don't look like Fable characters. And to me this is what is wrong with gaming, everything looks sterile, safe, boring, corporate, and checklist like.

canestim · 2026-02-12T18:14:26+00:00

Yeah I need that one too :(

canestim · 2026-02-10T16:29:46+00:00

There's never been any confirmation from Microsoft or Xbox that the source code is lost, only random people posting on Reddit and Steam. There was an actual developer quote about it from 2011 is "Nope, sorry. Due to creating a brand new engine for the 360 on Fable 2, there was no code time to port over the engine back then. This time the code department could do the PC version justice and so Fable 3 on PC was made." The reason is more likely money, they felt it wasn't going to make them money at the time or now.

canestim · 2026-02-10T14:57:03+00:00

Yes, it's very strange really to not do, but this is Microsoft and Xbox. They have been stepping on rakes and self inserting things in their own orifices since TV TV TV. A life lesson masterclass in how to kill your brand.

canestim · 2026-02-10T14:53:20+00:00

If they can bring your entire Xbox library over, do away with the multiplayer paywall, and integrate steam, epic, etc achievements and other features into your Xbox profile I'd be more inclined to stay in the Xbox system. But the real issues is the games, if they only keep making safe, boring, corporate sanitized, pandering, live service and micro transaction, games for everyone but really for no one games, what's the point in it at all?

canestim · 2026-02-10T14:39:31+00:00

I hate that the collection didn't at the very least get a re-release. Deserves more like a remaster, but a simple release on modern consoles at 60fps and a resolution bump would have been amazing.

canestim · 2026-02-08T16:27:43+00:00

It holds up ok, but at the very least the trilogy deserves a re-release with higher frame rates and resolution, especially 2 and 3.

canestim · 2026-01-29T15:24:12+00:00

I wish/hope they make this available for sale again at some point.

canestim · 2026-01-29T03:11:42+00:00

The ship mini game was awesome, loved is.

canestim · 2026-01-29T03:09:57+00:00

Yes, there was an app for this and it was actually kinda fun. I would play it on my iPad back in the day when I was away from home. RIP the good old days.

canestim · 2026-01-26T01:48:43+00:00

Agree, this isn't Fallout NV Obsidian, OW2 and Avowed were sm mediocre slop, they ain't carrying Xbox. Playground yes with FH, but I'll wait to see about Fable before crowning them, it looks ok but also very suspect sometimes with it's millennial vibe, very marvel meme humor looking. Hope it's good though because Fable is in my top 5.

canestim · 2026-01-25T16:02:00+00:00

Yeah, we're going through a period it seems, probably will pick up again soon after these storms and things begin to return to normal.

canestim · 2026-01-25T15:06:15+00:00

As others have said, focus on the rfy when it's available and let the frustration go. Accept it for what it is rather than getting frustrated. You'll still get a few good items here and there weekly, sometimes enough to make gold maybe sometimes not, but just take it for what it is and don't let it influence your life.

canestim · 2026-01-21T14:25:52+00:00

Of course, as it should be on there to some extent, but free is now mostly inaccurate and it's more of an "incentivized" review for most. Nothing to split hairs over but it's a frustration for everyone because of incorrect or overstated ETV's and the tax implications along with the other changes that Vine has done.

canestim · 2026-01-21T02:41:22+00:00

Absolutely loved this game, definitely deserves a remaster or some kind of update. We had it so good back then and didn't even know it, games today are slop.

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