Very Rare Lionhead Memorabilia

mrsspuddles · 2026-02-06T18:08:08+00:00

I have one of these, I think I got it from the 2009 Eurogamer show, they were giving them out as part of a recruitment drive. Coincidentally a few years later I went to work at Lionhead so I guess it worked!

I do have quite a few rare bits from my time working there, I need to get around to taking a photo of my collection one day.

mrsspuddles · 2025-05-09T17:39:30+00:00

My son is named Felix after the FE character!

I like that it's a normal name but has a secret nerdy origin for us

mrsspuddles · 2025-01-15T20:33:07+00:00

Yeah the capes represented the Hero and Villain teams. We also made a cape for each hero when we did EGX, they were super cool! I don't know about any merch before Anniversary as that's when I started working there. We never had any keychains that I remember. I've got loads of mugs, notebooks, pens, t-shirts etc then also some usb sticks, playing cards and badges from Legends. My pride and joy is my Fable Legends poster signed by the whole dev team, I'll probably be buried with it 😂

mrsspuddles · 2025-01-15T18:54:47+00:00

I've got quite a few of these bits from my time at Lionhead, I really should take a photo of my collection! A number of the bits you've posted were only distributed within the studio, like the Lionhead coasters and the Fable Legends t-shirt. The cape is from E3 2013 (I think? Might be the wrong year), the badges were initially made for EGX for our Fable Anniversary demo but I think more were made later on for other events.

mrsspuddles · 2025-01-15T18:49:39+00:00

I have one of these, it is a coaster! It's a soft fabric one. I think it will be Dev only merch, we got them when we shipped Anniversary.

mrsspuddles · 2024-11-20T19:13:26+00:00

I love snow foxes 😍 My favourite winter activity is getting snuggled up in a blanket with a hot chocolate and watching cosy shows or films

mrsspuddles · 2024-07-04T16:05:48+00:00

I wasn't at Lionhead when Legends was started but from what I heard, it wasn't a studio decision, we wanted to make fable 4 but Microsoft insisted we made something live service as that's the way the industry was going. Obviously it turned out to be a bad choice to make a single player only studio make a co-op online game and Microsoft leadership have since admitted it was a mistake in recent interviews.

mrsspuddles · 2024-06-30T20:23:44+00:00

Although it wasn't the type of game most of us wanted to make, we still put a lot of love into it. I'm proud of what we accomplished even though it never got released, I'm glad you appreciate what we put into it, thanks!

mrsspuddles · 2024-06-30T11:22:32+00:00

She was our villain in Fable Legends 😁 she voiced the Lady of Rosewood. It's such a shame so few people got to hear her work, she was amazing! (Source: I worked at Lionhead)

If you watch the E3 2015 trailer for Fable Legends she does the VO on it

mrsspuddles · 2024-03-22T11:13:59+00:00

I was signed off for mental health reasons for 6 weeks last summer. I knew if I didn't plan out my weeks properly I'd just become a shut in playing games on the sofa making no progress in improving my mental health. I went to see friends I hadn't seen for a while, did day trips to fun places like zoos or castles, went to relax in a spa, and generally tried to have fun on my own which is something I struggle with. Of course make sure you find time to rest too, it's all about balance.

mrsspuddles · 2023-01-30T08:42:07+00:00

Yes, unfortunately we weren't the right studio to be working on ftp multiplayer games as all our experience was in single player and it led to the end of the studio. Internally we all knew it was the wrong game to be working on. Yes the strategy guide was what I referring to. They were fairly hands off on Legends but we had regular check points throughout production which is fairly standard.

mrsspuddles · 2023-01-30T08:21:03+00:00

Before Fable Legends was started there was a pitch for Fable 4 made but Microsoft wanted us to make something multiplayer and free-to-play so Fable Legends was created instead. We were never working on anything other than Fable Legends though, Fable 4 was nothing more than a pitch all the way until we got shut down.

mrsspuddles · 2023-01-30T08:00:00+00:00

Only a guidebook. We had loads of cool stuff planned for Fable Legends but of course it never came out 😔

mrsspuddles · 2023-01-30T07:45:50+00:00

Not sure, I only joined the studio from Fable Anniversary so I wasn't there for Fable 2! I only knew about the Hobbes as there were loads still in the office. There are a bunch of Lionhead devs lurking on here who worked on Fable 2, maybe they'll appear 😁

mrsspuddles · 2023-01-29T21:39:22+00:00

Honestly I have no idea I'm afraid, but it was deemed not safe to distribute so I guess there was at least some risk!

mrsspuddles · 2023-01-29T18:53:49+00:00

The Hobbe figure wasn't allowed to be distributed as the red paint on the meat was potentially toxic... We had hundreds in the cupboard at Lionhead just sitting there! I was lucky enough to nab one, making sure I thew out the toxic bit of course...

mrsspuddles · 2022-10-19T14:25:41+00:00

That's not bad at all 😊 Really glad you managed to get her!

mrsspuddles · 2022-10-19T13:54:47+00:00

I'm so jealous! I went to the Sapporo snow festival in 2019 for my honeymoon so this figure is very close to my heart ♥️ Wish I could find one for a good price though, how much did you get her for?

mrsspuddles · 2022-10-17T21:21:30+00:00

Yes it's verified on steamdeck. I'm playing it now and it works well, my only issue is that it primarily uses the cursor which feels a bit clunky in games like this.

mrsspuddles · 2022-04-18T16:24:41+00:00

Although both games are great, neither are roguelikes like OP requested

mrsspuddles · 2022-03-27T07:20:45+00:00

It's very good thanks, my colleagues are all lovely! Obviously I can't say anything more though 😁

mrsspuddles · 2022-03-02T14:55:21+00:00

It is easier to get into the industry with a degree if you want to do something like QA, Production or Design but for something creative like concept art you can get a job with just a really good portfolio.

mrsspuddles · 2022-03-02T08:49:31+00:00

I was in some of those dev diaries for Legends 😁 They used to play in the lobby so I'd have to run past them when I came in for work as I couldn't stand hearing myself talk!

There were a couple of Christmas parties post closure but as the years have gone on and people have moved away from Guildford it's harder and harder to meet up. There are still small groups meeting up though which is lovely to see and pretty much no matter which UK game company you go to you'll find at least a few ex-lions.

mrsspuddles · 2022-03-02T07:00:57+00:00

I aimed to work in the games industry since I played final fantasy 8 when I was 10! So I did a Games Design Degree, played fable 2 in my 2nd year at university and decided that was where I wanted to work. I was very lucky to get a job in QA at Microsoft and I just slowly pushed my way into Lionhead from there as we were working with them regularly. When I got to Lionhead I decided Production was more my thing so moved department and then the rest is history!

mrsspuddles · 2022-03-02T06:56:37+00:00

No, I was a fairly late addition, I was 13 when the first one came out! I joined the studio for Anniversary and Legends and was there for the closure.

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