I know it's a bit late in the making.However, it's given me some time to mull over the review. All-in-all, I think Fable was a better game. I think the stories of both are worth about the same in value. Nevertheless, about the only thing Fable 2 has in its favor is better graphics. The first game had a better menu system equipped with a quick menu that could be brought up in game without having to go through the pause menu. Despite the advances in hardware this generation, Fable 1 felt less linear in traveling from location to location. They said that your character can now go off path by allowing him/her to jump fences. So, the makers built terrain that restricts movement off the path instead. There is only a couple of locations in Fable 2 that feels "open" to explore. Even the controls in the first one were better. The map in Fable 2 is a joke. Whereas, the map in the first one was easy to read. As a sequel on new hardware the game should have less loading screens more items, cloths, tatoos,and weapons. Fable 2 is good, but disappointing. About the only thing that really stands out in this game is the decisions within the story arch.