Key Takeaways
- According to Windows Central editor and video game insider Jez Corden, the upcoming Fable reboot looks “fantastic.”
- Corden noted that former developers from CD Projekt Red were working on the project, which he could feel when watching the game’s combat.
- The new Fable was confirmed for a 2025 release at the Xbox Games Showcase earlier in 2024.
According to first reactions, the upcoming Fable reboot looks incredibly promising. Announced over four years ago, fans have been eager to get their hands on as much information about the Fable reboot as possible, with first reactions from Windows insider Jez Corden indicating the game will be well worth the wait.
It’s been over 20 years since the original Fable hit store shelves, a game that would act as the catalyst for an original, wholly unique RPG series. The original Fable proved to be a hit, with a sequel, Fable 2, released four years later in 2008. Fable became even more mainstream with the release of Fable 3, though the third entry in the franchise certainly proved to be controversial, with many feeling the charm and complexity of the original two games were missing. Fable 3 was noticeably stripped back compared to its siblings, a move that would cause division among the fan base. It’s been 14 years since a mainline Fable game was released, but this all changes in 2025, with first reactions to the previously announced Fable 4, simply called Fable, being incredibly positive.
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Windows Central editor and video game insider Jez Corden recently shared on the Xbox Two podcast that he has seen small tidbits of Fable 2025 gameplay. Despite being in an “Alpha” state, Corden says he thinks the new Fable reboot looks “fantastic,” a short but succinct update for fans eager to learn more about the game. The Fable reboot was initially unveiled in 2020 during the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, among other exciting projects. This announcement took many by surprise, though this would be one of the last updates fans would get on Fable for quite some time.
Fable Reboot Looks “Fantastic” According to Insider
Corden went on to share more of his thoughts about the game. You can tell that this game has CD Projekt Red DNA,” he noted. According to Corden, Playground Games, the developers of the new Fable, picked up developers from CD Projekt Red, the team behind world-renowned games like Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, something that can be felt within the upcoming title. “I believe they picked up the combat designer. And you can kinda tell. I’m not saying it’s 100% 1:1 with The Witcher because it’s not, but you can kinda tell that the melee combat – the pirouettes and the dodging and the dodge rolling, and the seamless hack-and-slash into an execution which looks really, really cool – all that stuff is there.”
The new Fable was confirmed for 2025 at the Xbox Games Showcase earlier in 2024, an announcement that was somewhat surprising considering how low-key information about the game had been up to that point. It sounds like combat, among other mechanics, has been overhauled or reworked in the upcoming Fable reboot, something that will likely please fans of the series who felt disappointed by the direction Fable 3 went in. Fable will be released on Xbox Series X and S, as well as on PC.
