Not even close to Fable II

User Rating: 4 | Fable III X360
Wow...this game blows...how it was rated 7.5, when Fable II was 8.5 is beyond reasonable explanation.

Good

1. It's predecessor was a fun game.
2. I made it to the end, doing virtually every quest in just over 12 hours....the good there is that I made it to the end when I wanted several times to quit.

Bad

1. Where Fable II was very easy from a combat perspective, it had a ton of charm which made up for it....this game is far easier combatwise (I didn't get knocked out even once!!!...its so easy there isn't even a healthbar) and has NO charm.
2. Money has almost no value...you can buy property, which gives you more money, to buy more property...your weapons are free, there is no armor...you don't need more potions than you randomly come across...its insane!
3. You have to go to the 'Sanctuary' (pause screen) to check inventory, the map...its beyond silly.
3, The only character that may have had depth dies immediately....and there is no one else that you could possibly care about.
4. The game has 2 distinct parts...the first is boring and the 2nd, painfully boring...and none of your 'decisions' matter in the least....it still comes down to the same fight that is won in 60 seconds.

Huge letdown after the fun the II provided.