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With the release of Fable just a few months away, Xbox and Playground Games shared a new look at one of the areas that players will visit once the upcoming action RPG hits store shelves in February. As the fourth entry in the Fable franchise, the 2027 reboot will take players to a reimagined Albion that aims to set itself apart from its predecessors.
Fable Shares New Look at Action Combat
Five months after Playground Games shared an extensive 30-minute deep dive into Fable, the English studio offered another look at the game’s combat system. Lasting approximately four minutes, the new Fable gameplay video was captured via an internal development build. The trailer starts with some dialogue between the Hero player character and an NPC called Arden. The pair come across a forest that has been corrupted, with dark vines and thorns sprouting from the ground. After walking a short way, the Hero and Arden are ambushed by a group of skeletons and wood nymphs. The Hero then casts a spell that causes some of the monsters to float in the air and finishes them off with a mix of weapon skills and some cooldown-based abilities.
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February 23, 2027
- ESRB
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Mature 17+ / Blood, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Violence
- Publisher(s)
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Xbox Game Studios
- Engine
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unreal engine 4, forza tech
