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Fable: The Journey – Kinect’s Reason To Exist

However, will the Fable universe work when viewed as one continuous line?

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DaveX3605156d ago

Kinect's reason to exist is to make me walk into walls. Fact.

StrongMan5156d ago

Wasn't that supposed to be Rise of Nightmare(250k sold), then Child of Eden(200k sold), then Gunstringer(260k sold), then Kinect Star Wars(55 meta)? So now Kinect's fate rest on the shoulders of Fable: The Journey? Give it six months after release and Peter M. himself will admit that this game is crap like he always does with Fable games.

from the beach5156d ago

All of the games you mention rock, so this is a case of sales being all-important whenever it suits.

If anything its fate rests on Jutekki, which anyone who actually cares about playing cool videogames should be looking forward to with glee.

BattleTorn5156d ago

I know. I've been waiting for these reasons to be good, but release after release Kinect is still struggling to even have a single game worthy of justifying it's existance.

The last two hopes are Fable:The Journey, and Steel Batallion.

To date, my only use for Kinect is Mass Effect voice-controls, and Fruit Ninja.

Fruit Ninja is a huge hit when I'm having parties.

EasilyTheBest5156d ago

You should try.

Kinect Sports 1
Kinect Sports 2
Child of Eden
Forza 4
Gunstinger

Not sure about RON. Its been flogged on N4G but I loved the game.

BattleTorn5156d ago

I know. I've been waiting for these reasons to be good, but release after release Kinect is still struggling to even have a single game worthy of justifying it's existance.

The last two hopes are Fable:The Journey, and Steel Batallion.

To date, my only use for Kinect is Mass Effect voice-controls, and Fruit Ninja.

Fruit Ninja is a huge hit when having parties.

EVILDEAD3605156d ago

LMAO @ Strongman's ONLY reason to 'exist' on N4G.com is to troll every single Kinect article..and that is a fact.

It's laughable to pretend that games like 'Rise of the Nightmares' or even Gunstringer were EVER these huge make or break games for Kinect.

Look forward to Fable: Journey to see what Lionhead pulls off.

Evil

Hicken5156d ago

That's kinda like how YOU only seem to be here to troll... yet, somehow, you keep getting more and more bubbles.

RoN and Gunstringer were supposed to be the sorts of games that brought core gamers to the Kinect, not "make or break." They failed to do so. Child of Eden is admittedly cool, but it also fell short of expectations(or hype, anyway). Convenient that now that they've not performed as expected, they "never were" supposed to do that well in the first place.

Is that like how the Kinect was supposed to have all these core experiences, and then after failing to gain that audience, last month Microsoft comes out and says Kinect was never for the core? I think it's amazing that 360 fanboys can't seem to stick to one definition or another on things.

If Fable: The Journey does poorly, will the mentality change from "necessity" to "didn't really matter" again?

EVILDEAD3605156d ago

@ Hicken

See that where you fan kiddies on N4G fail. You pretend that by not spending my entire existence bashing a system I don't own then THAT is trolling. But yet you clearly have someone who trolls 360 articles in Strongmans case it's a no-brainer that this is this particuliar account is for.

I laugh at you trolls trying to act like I'm anything like you. I don't have to run info every article of other consoles doing what you and Strongman do daily.

Lol @ your fake statement from Microsoft 'last month'..but thats what the make believe world of trolling is about..Internet ducktales..

Evil

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Top 10 Worst Kinect Games

Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "A few days ago, Microsoft announced that they were officially discontinuing their Kinect motion-sensing accessory. What was once considered a chief-rival to Nintendo’s Wii revolution and an integral part of the Xbox One’s launch has come to an end, and we here at Link-Cable… couldn’t be happier. The Kinect, while sporting impressive technology never managed to live up to its full potential and most of the games released for the device either had shoe-horned in support or barely functioned as intentioned, in part because of the device’s very specific ideal conditions. So as the Kinect sails off into sunset, we’ve decided to remember the worst of times and look back at the Top 10 Worst Kinect games."

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RyanDJ3114d ago

Kinect, for me, is easily worth owning for two things: Dance Central for me acting like an idiot and having fun, and Kinect Party for my kids when they want to have easy-access stupid fun at like a kid's party. Those were the only games I have enjoyed on it, and they couldn't be done any other way (well, I guess that KP is EyeToy-level work). But my hope is that when motion control falls away, we'll get a proper DDR again.

andrewsquall3113d ago (Edited 3113d ago )

Yet for 150 quid it is and was most certainly not worth owning for solely those 2 games, that you have to pay money for also.

Now far be it from me to tell you what is worth it or not worth it to you. But if that is what is worth it to you, I don't want to know what ISN'T worth it lol.

RyanDJ3112d ago

It was worth it to buy one used for half price and get one of those two games for free. ;)

datriax3113d ago

All of them are tied for 1st place.

darthv723113d ago

Star wars wouldnt be so bad if it didnt have.... the dancing. Ughhh that dancing.

They should do a list of 10 best kinect games as well. I'm sure fruit ninja and gun stringer would be on there. Those are actually fun to play.

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15 Xbox Games With Absolutely Horrible Sequels

When an original game becomes a hit, it can be difficult to re-configure its secret sauce into an equally enjoyable sequel.

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Christopher3280d ago

Would you say absolutely horrible hyperbole? :D

4Sh0w3279d ago (Edited 3279d ago )

Halo 5?....pffft to each his own but Halo 5 is a great game, every Xbox owner I know enjoyed it, the campaign was nice I like the teamwork concept and the multiplayer keeps 'em coming back with great gameplay & modes so much content, 343 did a helluva job.

Christopher3279d ago

@4Show: Uh... going to assume that's a comment intended for someone else.

spicelicka3279d ago

Not Halo 5. It had a bad story COMPARED to past games but it didn't have a bad story overall. The gameplay was top notch, and multiplayer is still one of the best on the market right now. Custom games browser is the single greatest thing 343 did which I'm grateful for.

ninsigma3279d ago

Nah it really was a bad campaign. MP was great but seriously, that was a hugely terrible story mode.

spicelicka3278d ago

The story maybe, but some of the missions were extremely fun. The Sangehlios ones are right up there with the best missions in the franchise.

Kingthrash3603279d ago

Halos mp was great but became boring quicker than most.
The story. Naw that was bad and it's marketing was a lie. Made it seem like old master chief was gunna fight that new fake master chief but the conflict ended up being a one punch cgi sequence.
Not to mention fighting the same boss over and over and over....plus add the no split screen mp and whala! You got the worst canon halo ever made

brich2333279d ago

Compared to Halo 4, Halo 5's story was trash and not memorable at all.

ninsigma3278d ago

That's not really saying much though cuz that was pretty bad as well.

ninsigma3278d ago

Agreed on sanghelios. That was one of the very few times it actually felt like halo.

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Aenea3279d ago

And another article with 15 items from this website *shakes head*

MadLad3279d ago

Halo 5, FarCry 2, Dragon Age 2, Nuts and Bolts, and Gears of War: Judgement were all far from bad games. Hell, even Crackdown 2 was pretty fun.

There's a difference between a lesser sequel, and a bad game.

rlow13278d ago

With a Title that says "horrible sequels", most of these are far from that. Better title should be disappointing sequels. But I'm sure they went with the former to get clicks and bring in the fanboys.

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oSHINSAo3727d ago

i miss a Black and White game so much

Bahamut3727d ago (Edited 3727d ago )

Good times. Back when Lionhead Studios actually meant something. Black and White was awesome, Fable was great, Fable 2 was real good, then it all went downhill from there.

They had such big aspirations and goals, it's a shame that it came to this. I knew it wouldn't last when Peter Molyneux left. Say what you want about the man, but he had vision. True he never followed up on 75% of what he said, but nevertheless the heart of Lionhead Studios came from him.

Imalwaysright3727d ago

Who wouldn't miss being a god?

gangsta_red3727d ago

If someone asks you if you're a god, you say yes.

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