Considering the current state of the British economy, it's fair to say I've resigned myself to never getting on the property ladder. But while I'll be a forever renter in reality, there's a distinct possibility I'll have a chance to live out my land lording fantasies in Fable 4, should the devs at Playground Games allow it. Yep, real estate mechanics are a thing in the Fable franchise. What, you didn't know Fable was part-management sim? Let me tell you a story about RPG property ownership.
I went back to the Xbox 360 recently to play Fable 2 in wake of Fable 4 announcements, and remembered that it was not only possible but highly lucrative to form a portfolio of owned properties and rinse my tenants for all they're worth. It's one of the best ways to earn a few bob – and yes I will be using British slang here, because Fable. Previous Fable devs, Lionhead Studios (RIP), introduced real estate mechanics way back in the franchise's infancy with the original game, though the necessary steps for acquiring said properties was, uh, kinda brutal.
