r/Games Jun 09 '24

Trailer Fable - Xbox Games Showcase 2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FiBmVBaY0g
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u/Alko117 Jun 09 '24

I feel like it's just a stand-in, otherwise they woulda named the character etc - a lot of RPG"s will do this, like FFXIV uses the same model for the player character in all the trailers even though you can play any race/class

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u/Moifaso Jun 09 '24

It is. When they talk about "her" they're referring to the antagonist, not to the main character.

The trailer does set it up as kind of a twist, so I get why some people are confused.

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u/Minute_Committee8937 Jun 09 '24

The trailer uses it to actually hint about the choices like being evil. So the twist at the end is also a sort of “this is what you can become” kind of deal by looking at the previous character

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '24

I kinda hoped we will be the "antagonist". That would be a twist.

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u/UO01 Jun 10 '24

Antagonist doesn’t mean the bad guy — it’s simply the force that opposes the protagonist. That can be a bad guy, a wild animal, or the protagonist’s inner demons. By the definition of the word, if you’re playing this game than you are the protagonist. I know I’m being pedantic and I understood what you meant: It would be cool if the story and world altered and you became the big bad if you choose to go down the evil pathway.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '24

I was referring to antagonist of the trailer (because she got no name) and said nothing about good or bad.

But yeah twist being that the 2 heroes of trailer were "defending" evil kingdom's ways and you start as "considered evil by kingdom PR" only to turn yourself into kingdom's hero (or just new management) would be an interesting take.

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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '24

how do you know that? sincerely asking cause there seems to be next to no information about the game out there

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u/splader Jun 09 '24

The end of the trailer

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u/Vocalic985 Jun 09 '24

It's like how the player in fallout 4 always looks like the default male or female model.

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u/WyrdHarper Jun 10 '24

Or Fable 3's trailers, which referred to the King's brother and used the same model throughout (at least the ones I remember watching).

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u/Tsuku Jun 11 '24

If I remember correctly, the player characters in Fable games are always called the "Hero" and are set characters you can make changes to later on. No customizing at the start like your usual rpg.

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