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Fallout III Trailer, Teaser and Gameplay Videos

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 | Gaming | No Comments

In anticipation of Fallout III’s release later this year, here’s the official trailer, a teaser, and a gameplay video:

Trailer

Teaser

Gameplay

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Lost Odyssey brings more turn-based console RPG greatness!

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 | Gaming, Microsoft | No Comments

I think I’ve been playing far too much Lost Odyssey… but seeing as Metacritic gave the game 8.4 out of 10, that might be forgivable.

Lost Odyssey is a turn-based RPG game produced by Hironobu Sakaguchi (the creator of the Final Fantasy series), developed by Mistwalker and feelplus and published by Microsoft Game Studios on Xbox 360 earlier this year.

Your main character is Kaim, a man who has lived for a thousand years but suffers amnesia about his past. Throughout the game you regain Kaim (and his companions’) memories and uncover a plot against you by an immortal who travelled with you to the world a thousand years ago.

The gameplay is similar to the earlier Final Fantasy games, and it has all the eye-candy you’d expect from a Square Enix title:

Lost Odyssey Trailer

Lost Odyssey Gameplay

Before Lost Odyssey, I played Blue Dragon (also produced by Hinonobu Sakaguchi and developed by Mistwalker), officially the largest Xbox 360 game (spanning 3 DVDs) until Lost Odyssey was released (spanning 4 DVDs).

Blue Dragon Gameplay

Fans of turn-based RPGs for the Xbox 360 are now eagerly awaiting the release of the next instantiation of the genre, Final Fantasy XIII, in 2009:

Final Fantasy XIII Gameplay

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Fable II Trailer and Gameplay Videos

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008 | Gaming | No Comments

In anticipation of Fable II’s release later this year, here’s the official trailer and a gameplay video:

Trailer

Gameplay

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Fable II Collector’s Edition Details

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 | Gaming, News | 2 Comments

Fable II offers more choices and builds on the core gameplay theme of “Fable”, where a player’s every decision continually defines whom they become. Set 500 years after the original, Fable II will provide gamers with an epic story and innovative real-time gameplay, including a massive amount of freedom and choice to explore a vast collection of dungeons, catacombs and caves in the world of Albion.

If you have a Xbox 360 and you liked games like Blue Dragon, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and Lost Odyssey, you’re probably eagerly awaiting the release of Fable II on October 21st.

Ars Technica recently posted that Lionhead Studios have released details on the contents of the Collector’s Edition of the game:

A bonus DVD including a “Making-of Feature” and concept art viewer.
Bonus in-game content: “The Hall of the Dead” Dungeon, “The Wreckager” Legendary Cutlass Weapon, and Otherworldly Bonus.
A collectible Hobbe figure with accessories.
Five printed Fate Cards detailing the Hero’s journey across Albion.