A hero boots a chicken and sends it hurtling through the air, clucking angrily as it soars toward the majestic silhouette of Fable's kingdom of Albion. The hero pauses to admire her work, but the villager nearby just shakes his head. "Yeah, well done," he says dryly, and continues to push his wheelbarrow.
A new trailer for the medieval fantasy RPG kicked off this year's Xbox Games Showcase, making good on the cryptic teaser caught on Twitter last week. Vindication aside, it was so good to see developer Playground Games (who has taken on the franchise, following the closure of Lionhead in 2016) recapturing the tongue-in-cheek, crass humor of the original trilogy in a way that could only be done by a fellow UK studio. Playground's Fable is looking like a cleverly-remade adventure, promising a slick new experience that combines classic references with modern day gameplay.
