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Fable II Premium DLC Coming Soon
Premium is the New Word for Expensive
by Coop
The teased “massive” Fable II announcement has just hit, and you’ll never, ever guess what it is! Features and content that should have shipped with the game, of course? On December 12th, players will be able to download the Knothole Island downloadable content pack to set sail to a dying island, full of new quests and adventure, for 800
. Here’s some of the official press release, and hopefully someone can explain what they hell it’s talking about:
“Fable II” adventures continue with downloadable content and free pack to release on Dec. 12, 2008
The epic journey begun in “Fable II,” the fastest selling RPG on Xbox 360, is not over. Starting mid-December, 2008, fans will be summoned back into Albion’s service with the release of the Knothole Island downloadable content pack. The remote island of Knothole is dying: its golden sands and lush vegetation are covered with snow, its people freezing, its treasures buried. Only a hero can face the trials of the three shrines to bring back the sunshine.
Following its release on Xbox 360 on Oct. 21, more than 1.5 million units of “Fable II” flew off store shelves worldwide in the first two weeks, making it the most popular game, across all platforms, in the U.S. in October. With the release of the first “Fable II” downloadable content, available exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for 800 Microsoft Points, gamers will be invited to set sail for Knothole Island, where new quests, wondrous items and bizarre characters await.
Also on Dec. 12, fans everywhere will be able to enhance their “Fable II” experience with the release of a free “Fable II” downloadable pack exclusively on Xbox LIVE Marketplace. To engage in co-op gameplay with a player who has already downloaded the Knothole Island content, gamers will need to download the free pack. Both co-op players must download the Knothole Island (Premium) pack in order to play new quests and enjoy the complete Knothole Island co-op experience.
The word "free" is mentioned several times, but it's never fully explained what people will get for free. Is it just those three items? If that's really it, then I don't think they should be bragging much about it. Is it some other, unexplained aspect? Hopefully, because the other stuff could just be added with a patch, just like co-op was. I’m not at all impressed with this, and it seems like something they could have given away for free considering the pre-release shenanigans that went on. Come on, Lionhead, cut us a break. Anyone going to download this when it goes live?
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Comments
AH OH MY GOD BIGGEST ANNOUNCEMENT EVER.
If the whole damn thing was free I'd be more excited. No chance I'm getting this anytime soon, maybe early next year though.
800 spacebucks? I'll pass.
I think this is the most fun I've had with a game in recent memory. I'll gladly pay for more game time with it even if I agree it SHOULD have just been included originally.
"To engage in co-op gameplay with a player who has already downloaded the Knothole Island content, gamers will need to download the free pack. Both co-op players must download the Knothole Island (Premium) pack in order to play new quests and enjoy the complete Knothole Island co-op experience."
uh what?
It's kinda hard not to make fun of Lionhead recently, isn't it?
Voyou, the way I read it, you need to purchase the premium pack, then download an additional "patch", if you will, to enable co-op play. And that doesn't make sense.
This whole game doesn't make sense to me. They are charging you for stuff that should have been there in the first place. Not one person I know has enjoyed the ending. How about letting you import your character's look into co-op play? Have they addressed that yet?
I'll first need enough time to get back into the single player campaign before I can download new stuff.