
Det er efterhånden meget, meget lang tid siden at Playground Games satte sig for at lave et reboot af Fable-serien, ja det er sågar ret lang tid siden at vi fik den originale gameplay-frie CG teaser fra spillet, der endnu bare hedder "Fable".
Så hvorfor tager det så lang tid? Spørger du Windows Centrals Jez Corden, så er det åbenbart delvist fordi Microsoft insisterer på at studiet skal bruge deres egen ForzaTech-grafikmotor, som ikke helt er designet til et spil som Fable. Han har sagt følgende, men lader også til at være ganske positivt stemt overfor de fremskridt studiet har lavet:
"There's stuff I wish I could share and show, because some of the things I've seen are just so encouraging. There's a danger sometimes, that you don't want to [have] the RPG team go make a racing game or vice-versa. You don't want the shooter team to make a kid's building-block game. You can get in trouble there. But [Playground has] a great technology base, they've got a passion for the IP, and they've just got such a demonstrated commitment to craft and quality. [...] During some of the first reviews, I shared a little skepticism that, look, I feel like we're kind of going out on a limb here, but they've since put that to rest. I'm excited for everybody to see it."
Men hvornår kan vi endelig se spillet i aktion? Ja, noget tyder på at det kunne blive indenfor de næste par måneder.