Fable: The Lost Chapters (PC) Review

PC.IGN has published their review of Lionhead Studios' RPG Fable, which was a big success when first released on Xbox. It didn't quite live up to the promises made on its behalf early in its development but the action-RPG format and the importance of your choices in the game made it a real treasure on the Xbox. The competition's a bit stiffer on the PC, of course, but the PC version of the game is still a worthy addition to any action or RPG gamer's library.

In terms of the interface, Fable: The Lost Chapters works really well on the PC. Though you can rebind the keys to suit your needs, I found the default WASD setup to be relatively convenient. The mouse is used for fighting; the left button attacks, the right button blocks. Shift keys allow you to use the mouse to cast two slotted spells and cycle through to more spells using the mouse wheel. Potions, items and expressions can all easily be mapped to a variety of easily accessible hotkeys. One of the most significant improvements over the Xbox version is that you can now use spells and weapons at the same time.

I definately look forward to play the game...